Week Fourteen Results - 7 on 7 Drills

Well well well. We have a tie heading into the final week of the regular season. It should be an interesting finish.

WEEK FOURTEEN

1. Maryland @ Boston College

Brent: Boston College

Jason: Maryland

2. Fresno State @ Boise State

Brent: Boise State

Jason: Boise State

3. Georgia Tech @ Georgia

Brent: Georgia

Jason: Georgia

4. West Virginia @ Pittsburgh

Brent: Pittsburgh

Jason: West Virginia

5. Florida @ Florida State

Brent: Florida

Jason: Florida

6. Oregon @ Oregon State

Brent: Oregon State

Jason: Oregon State

7. Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State

Brent: Oklahoma

Jason: Oklahoma

WEEK FOURTEEN RESULTS

Brent	5-2 (71.4%)
Jason	3-4 (42.9%)

SEASON RESULTS

Jason	64-34 (65.3%)
Brent	64-34 (65.3%)

WEEK THIRTEEN - 7 on 7 Drills

Well, Brent, you can't seem to close the gap on me. Down by only one game in 7 on 7 Drills, you'd think a 6-1 week would at least pull you even. Not so fast my friend. My second perfect 7-0 week gives doubled my lead to two games. Here are the results:

WEEK THIRTEEN

1. Ball State 31, Central Michigan 24

Brent: Ball State

Jason: Ball State

2. Oregon State 19, Arizona 17

Brent: Arizona

Jason: Oregon State

3. Florida State 37, Maryland 3

Brent: Florida State

Jason: Florida State

4. Cincinnati 28, Pittsburgh 21

Brent: Cincinnati

Jason: Cincinnati

5. Utah 48, BYU 24

Brent: Utah

Jason: Utah

6. Penn State 49, Michigan State 18

Brent: Penn State

Jason: Penn State

7. Oklahoma 65, Texas Tech 21

Brent: Oklahoma

Jason: Oklahoma

WEEK THIRTEEN RESULTS

Jason	7-0 (100%)
Brent	6-1 (85.7%)

SEASON RESULTS

Jason	61-30 (67.0%)
Brent	59-32 (64.8%)

Week Twelve Recap - 7 on 7 Drills

Thanks to the ACC, both of us here at Pikes Picks had a mediocre week in 7 on 7 Drills. It seems like every week the top of the ACC chokes against the bottom half of the conference. So even though we're more than half way through November now, 9 of the 12 teams in that conference still have a chance to go to the ACC Championship Game. Ridiculous!

WEEK TWELVE

1. Georgia @ Auburn

Brent: Georgia

Jason: Georgia

2. Ohio State @ Illinois

Brent: Ohio State

Jason: Ohio State

3. BYU @ Air Force

Brent: Air Force

Jason: BYU

4. Boston College @ Florida State

Brent: Florida State

Jason: Florida State

5. North Carolina @ Maryland

Brent: North Carolina

Jason: North Carolina

6. California @ Oregon State

Brent: Oregon State

Jason: California

7. South Carolina @ Florida

Brent: Florida

Jason: Florida

WEEK TWELVE RESULTS

Jason	4-3 (57.1%)
Brent	4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON RESULTS

Jason	54-30 (64.3%)
Brent	53-31 (63.1%)

Week Eleven Recap - 7 on 7 Drills

WEEK ELEVEN

1. Maryland @ Virginia Tech

Brent: Virginia Tech

Jason: Virginia Tech

2. Notre Dame @ Boston College

Brent: Notre Dame

Jason: Notre Dame

3. Georgia Tech @ North Carolina

Brent: North Carolina

Jason: North Carolina

4. California @ USC

Brent: USC

Jason: USC

5. TCU @ Utah

Brent: TCU

Jason: Utah

6. Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech

Brent: Texas Tech

Jason: Oklahoma State

7. Alabama @ LSU

Brent: LSU

Jason: Alabama

WEEK ELEVEN RESULTS

Jason	5-2 (71.4%)
Brent	4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON RESULTS

Jason	50-27 (64.9%)
Brent	49-28 (63.6%)

7 on 7 Drills

In a week that saw us agree on only three of seven games, Brent was able to close my lead to just one game. My upset pick (Tennessee over Alabama) didn't work out so well, and my vengeance pick (Kansas over Texas Tech) was even worse. At least my Nittany Lions took care of Brent's Buckeyes and knocked them out of the national title race for good.

WEEK NINE

1. Alabama 29, Tennessee 9

Brent: Alabama

Jason: Tennessee

2. Florida St. 30, Virginia Tech 20

Brent: Florida State

Jason: Virginia Tech

3. USC 17, Arizona 10

Brent: USC

Jason: USC

4. Texas Tech 63, Kansas 21

Brent: Texas Tech

Jason: Kansas

5. Texas 28, Oklahoma State 24

Brent: Texas

Jason: Texas

6. Georgia 52, LSU 38

Brent: Georgia

Jason: Georgia

7. Ohio State 13, Penn State 6

Brent: Ohio State

Jason: Penn State

WEEK NINE RESULTS

Brent	6-1 (85.7%)
Jason	4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON RESULTS

Jason	41-22 (65.1%)
Brent	40-23 (63.5%)

Week Eight Results

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Week Games: 2-1 (66.7%)
Saturday: 29-20 (59.2%)

Week Eight Total: 31-21 (59.6%)
SEASON TOTAL: 193-177-9 (52.1%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Week Games: 2-1 (66.6%)
Top 25 Picks: 15-1 (93.8%)
Under the Radar: 4-0 (100%)
Picks for Breakfast: 3-7 (30%)

Week Eight Total: 24-9 (72.7%)
SEASON TOTAL: 187-58 (76.3%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 2-2 (50%)
Other Picks: 4-5 (44.4%)

Week Eight Total: 6-7 (46.2%)
SEASON TOTAL: 51-43-1 (54.2%)
SEASON TOTAL ("Locks"): 25-13 (65.8%)

It took eight weeks, but one of us finally tasted perfection in 7 on 7 Drills. I did as well as you can possibly do, going 7-0 and padding two more games on my lead in the process. And Brent, if you keep picking against Texas I'll keep adding to my lead.

1. #23 Georgia Tech 21, Clemson 17
Jason: Georgia Tech
Brent: Georgia Tech
2. Boston College 28, #18 Virginia Tech 23
Jason: Boston College
Brent: Virginia Tech
3. #12 LSU 24, South Carolina 17
Jason: LSU
Brent: LSU
4. #4 Oklahoma 45, #14 Kansas
Jason: Oklahoma
Brent: Oklahoma
5. #21 TCU 32, #8 BYU 7
Jason: TCU
Brent: TCU
6. #6 Ohio State 45, #16 Michigan State 7
Jason: Ohio State
Brent: Ohio State
7. #1-t Texas 56, #9 Missouri
Jason: Texas
Brent: Missouri

WEEK EIGHT RESULTS
Jason 7-0 (100%)
Brent 5-2 (71.4%)

SEASON TOTALS
1. Jason 37-19 (66.1%)
2. Brent 34-22 (60.7%)

Week Six Results

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Week Games: 2-5 (28.6%)
Saturday: 26-17-2 (60%)

Week Six Total: 28-22-2 (55.8%)
SEASON TOTAL: 139-128-6 (52%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Week Games: 3-2 (60%)
Top 25 Picks: 14-3 (82.4%)
Under the Radar: 2-2 (50%)
Picks for Breakfast: 9-3 (75%)

Week Six Total: 28-10 (73.7%)
SEASON TOTAL: 148-41 (78.3%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 4-1 (80%)
Other Picks: 4-3 (57.1%)

Week Six Total: 8-4 (66.7%)
SEASON TOTAL: 39-28 (58.2%)
SEASON TOTAL ("Locks"): 19-10 (65.5%)

Upset Picks
Upsets called: 0/2 (0%)
SEASON TOTAL: 3/10 (30%)

Both of us here at Pikes Picks rebounded nicely after our abysmal 2-5 showings last week. Brent picked up a game on me to cut my lead back down to a single game. With another strong slate of games on the schedule for this week, there's a chance for some shake ups in the standings.

1. #23 Illinois 45, Michigan 20
Jason: Illinois
Brent: Illinois
2. North Carolina 38, #24 UConn 12
Jason: North Carolina
Brent: North Carolina
3. #21 California 24, Arizona State 14
Jason: Arizona State
Brent: Arizona State
4. Florida State 41, Miami 39
Jason: Miami
Brent: Florida State
5. #9 USC 44, #22 Oregon 10
Jason: USC
Brent: USC
6. #17 Vanderbilt 14, #11 Auburn 13
Jason: Auburn
Brent: Auburn
7. #8 Ohio State 20, #18 Wisconsin 17
Jason: Ohio State
Brent: Ohio State

WEEK SIX RESULTS
Brent 5-2 (71.4%)
Jason 4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON TOTALS
1. Jason 25-17 (59.5%)
2. Brent 24-18 (57.1%)

Week Five Results

Phew. All those upsets sure threw a wrench in my 85% picking accuracy for the season. Brent on the other hand took this opportunity to hurdle right over the 50% mark against the spread.

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Thu-Fri Games: 3-0 (100%)
Saturday: 23-21-1 (52.2%)

Week Five Total: 26-21-1 (55.2%)
SEASON TOTAL: 111-106-4 (51.1%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Top 25 Picks: 8-9 (47.1%)
Under the Radar: 2-2 (50%)
Picks for Breakfast: 10-2 (83.3%)

Week Five Total: 20-13 (60.6%)
SEASON TOTAL: 120-31 (79.5%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 3-1 (75%)
Other Picks: 3-4 (42.9%)

Week Five Total: 6-5 (54.5%)
SEASON TOTAL: 31-24 (56.4%)
SEASON TOTAL ("Locks"): 15-9 (62.5%)

Upset Picks
Upsets called: 1/2 (50%) - Northwestern over Iowa
Warned 1 upset (Maryland over Clemson)
SEASON TOTAL: 3/8 (37.5%)

Ugly ugly ugly. There's no other way to describe it. Both of us went 2-5 in the 7 on 7 Drills for Week Five. This can't possibly happen again, can it? Let's hope not.

1. Central Michigan 27, Buffalo 25
Jason: Buffalo
Brent: Buffalo
2. Florida State 39, Colorado 21
Jason: Colorado
Brent: Colorado
3. #13 Auburn 14, Tennessee 12
Jason: Auburn
Brent: Tennessee
4. Notre Dame 38, Purdue 21
Jason: Purdue
Brent: Notre Dame
5. Virginia Tech 35, #22 Nebraska 30
Jason: Nebraska
Brent: Nebraska
6. #8 Penn State 38, #19 Illinois 24
Jason: Penn State
Brent: Penn State
7. #11 Alabama 41, #2 Georgia 30
Jason: Georgia
Brent: Georgia

WEEK FIVE RESULTS
Jason 2-5 (28.6%)
Brent 2-5 (28.6%)

SEASON TOTALS
Jason 21-14 (60%)
Brent 19-16 (54.3%)

Week Four Recap

This is why I leave the picks against the spread to Brent. My 5-7 record isn't going to impress anybody. In the mean time, Brent finished over .500 against the spread for the second consecutive week after a great start to the day. I'm guessing the "experts" got nuthin' on him. I took a slight step down picking games straight up, but I still have an 85% rate for the season.

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Wed-Fri Games: 0-2-1 (0%)
Saturday morning: 9-3 (75%)
Saturday afternoon: 7-8 (46.7%)
Saturday night: 7-8 (46.7%)

Week Four Total: 23-21-1 (52.2%)
SEASON TOTAL: 85-85-3 (50%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Top 25 Picks: 16-1 (94.1%)
Picks for Breakfast: 7-5 (58.3%%)

Week Four Total: 23-6 (79.3%)
SEASON TOTAL: 100-18 (84.7%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 3-2 (60%)
Other Picks: 2-5 (28.6%)

Week Three Total: 5-7 (41.7%)
SEASON TOTAL: 25-19 (56.8%)
SEASON TOTAL ("Locks"): 12-8 (60%)

Upset Picks
Upsets called: 1/1 (100%) - N.C. State over East Carolina
Warned 1 upset (Boise State over Oregon)
SEASON TOTAL: 2/6 (33.3%)

For the second consecutive week I displayed my mastery of picking the seven toughest games of the week. I took a two game lead overall and only missed one pick (how many times can I pick against Wake Forest?).

1. Miami 41, Texas A&M 23
Jason: Miami
Brent: Miami
2. Virginia Tech 20, North Carolina 17
Jason: Virginia Tech
Brent: North Carolina
3. Michigan State 23, Notre Dame 7
Jason: Michigan State
Brent: Michigan State
4. Wake Forest 12, Florida State 3
Jason: Florida State
Brent: Florida State
5. #4 Florida 30, #24 Tennessee 6
Jason: Florida
Brent: Florida
6. #1-t Georgia 27, #23 Arizona State 10
Jason: Georgia
Brent: Georgia
7. #7 LSU 26, #11 Auburn 21
Jason: LSU
Brent: Auburn

WEEK FOUR RESULTS
Jason 6-1 (85.7%)
Brent 4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON TOTALS
Jason 19-9 (67.9%)
Brent 17-11 (60.7%)

Week Three Results

Week Three saw Brent get back in the saddle and have a good week picking games against the spread. Not only did he finish above 50% for the first time this season, three of his losses came at the hands of that pesky 1/2 point. I did pretty well picking games straight up, but I'm disappointed that my Mississippi State upset fell one point short. That offense is even worse than I thought. I came back down to earth with my 4,000 gold nickel locks of the week too. Here's the recap for our picks in week three.

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Thursday: 0-1 (0%)
Friday: 2-0 (100%)
Saturday: 21-18-2 (53.7%)

Week Three Total: 23-19-2 (54.5%)
SEASON TOTAL: 62-64-2 (49.2%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Under the Radar: 5-0 (100%)
Top 25 Picks: 16-4 (80%)
Picks for Breakfast: 8-2 (80%)

Week Three Total: 29-6 (82.9%)
SEASON TOTAL: 77-12 (86.5%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 3-3 (50%)
Other Picks: 6-4 (60%)

Week Three Total: 9-7 (56.3%)
SEASON TOTAL: 20-12 (62.5%)

Upset Picks
Upsets called: 0/2 (0%)
Warned 0 upsets
SEASON TOTAL: 1/5 (20%)

This week I made up the ground that I lost last week, thanks to Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, and South Florida. We both sort of missed the boat on the UCLA/BYU blowout, but hey, the season is still young.

1. Notre Dame 35, Michigan 17
Jason: Michigan
Brent: Notre Dame
2. Virginia Tech 20, Georgia Tech 17
Jason: Virginia Tech
Brent: Georgia Tech
3. #1 Georgia 14, South Carolina 7
Jason: Georgia
Brent: Georgia
4. #10 Wisconsin 13, Fresno State 10
Jason: Wisconsin
Brent: Fresno State
5. #25 BYU 59, #22 UCLA 0
Jason: UCLA
Brent: UCLA
6. #17 South Florida 37, #19 Kansas 34
Jason: South Florida
Brent: Kansas
7. #2 USC 35, #3 Ohio State 3
Jason: USC
Brent: USC

WEEK TWO RESULTS
Jason 5-2 (71.4%)
Brent 3-4 (42.9%)

SEASON TOTALS
Brent 13-8 (61.9%)
Jason 13-8 (61.9%)

Week Two Results

How did we do on our picks this week? Looks like J.Pike is ascending while B.Pike is descending. However, in the head to head matchup that we like to call 7 on 7 Drills, Brent won. Go figure. Here's the recap for all our picks for Week Two.

B.PIKE

Against The Spread
Thursday/Friday: 1-1 (50%)
Saturday morning: 3-6 (33.3%)
Saturday afternoon: 5-7 (41.7%)
Saturday night: 10-10 (50%)

Week Two Total: 19-24 (44.2%)
SEASON TOTAL: 39-45 (46.4%)

J.PIKE

Straight Up
Top 25 Picks: 19-2 (90.5%)
Picks for Breakfast: 8-2 (80%)

Week Two Total: 27-4 (87.1%)
SEASON TOTAL: 48-6 (88.9%)

Against The Spread
Locks: 4-1 (80%)
Other Picks: 5-2 (71.4%)

Week Two Total: 9-3 (75%)
SEASON TOTAL: 11-5 (68.8%)

Upset Picks
Upsets called: 0/1 (0%)
Warned 1 upset (East Carolina over West Virginia)
SEASON TOTAL: 1/3 (33.3%)

J.Pike is losing ground on B.Pike after another 4-3 week. The upset pick of Ole Miss over Wake Forest fell through on a last second field goal by Sam Swank. And apparently Chris Crane is no Matt Ryan. B.Pike's solid week was only one pick away from 7-0, and that's because West Virginia decided to get manhandled in the trenches by East Carolina. Here are the results.

1. East Carolina 24, West Virginia 3
Jason: West Virginia
Brent: West Virginia
2. Oklahoma 52, Cincinnati 26
Jason: Oklahoma
Brent: Oklahoma
3. Wake Forest 30, Ole Miss 28
Jason: Ole Miss
Brent: Wake Forest
4. Georgia Tech 19, Boston College 16
Jason: Boston College
Brent: Georgia Tech
5. Arizona State 41, Stanford 17
Jason: Arizona State
Brent: Arizona State
6. Penn State 45, Oregon State 14
Jason: Penn State
Brent: Penn State
7. Florida 26, Miami 3
Jason: Florida
Brent: Florida

WEEK TWO RESULTS
Brent 6-1 (85.7%)
Jason 4-3 (57.1%)

SEASON TOTALS
Brent 10-4 (71.4%)
Jason 8-6 (57.1%)

WEEK TWO - 7 on 7

Week One Results
Jason 4-3 (57.1%)
Brent 4-3 (57.1%)

Season Totals
Jason 4-3 (57.1%)
Brent 4-3 (57.1%)


WEEK TWO PICKS

1. #10 West Virginia at East Carolina
J.Pike’s Pick: West Virginia
B.Pike’s Pick: West Virginia

2. Cincinnati at #4 Oklahoma
J.Pike’s Pick: Oklahoma
B.Pike’s Pick: Oklahoma

3. Ole Miss at Wake Forest
J.Pike’s Pick: Ole Miss
B.Pike’s Pick: Wake Forest

4. Georgia Tech at Boston College
J.Pike’s Pick: Boston College
B.Pike’s Pick: Georgia Tech

5. Stanford at #15 Arizona State
J.Pike’s Pick: Arizona State
B.Pike’s Pick: Arizona State

6. Oregon State at #14 Penn State
J.Pike’s Pick: Penn State
B.Pike’s Pick: Penn State

7. Miami at #5 Florida
J.Pike’s Pick: Florida
B.Pike’s Pick: Florida

Week One Results

Well week one came and went, and much like the top 25 teams in action this week, we got fat on the cupcakes and struggled in the big games. Here's how the picks went.

Top 25 Picks
Jason 21-2 (91.3%)
Brent 21-2 (91.3%)

Against the Spread
Jason 2-2 (50%)
Brent 20-21 (48.8%)

Upset Picks
Jason 1/2 (50%)
Warned 1 other (East Carolina over Virginia Tech)

Thanks to Clemson pulling a Clemson and Tennessee's monday night collapse, the opening weekend didn't go well for us here at Pikes Picks. My Michigan State upset didn't quite come through, but Fresno made the cross country trip and knocked off Rutgers to even us up. Here's the results for week one.

1. USC 52, Virginia 7
Jason: USC
Brent: USC
2. Fresno State 24, Rutgers 7
Jason: Fresno State
Brent: Rutgers
3. California 38, Michigan State 31
Jason: Michigan State
Brent: Clemson
4. UCLA 27, Tennessee 24 (OT)
Jason: Tennessee
Brent: Tennessee
5. Utah 25, Michigan 23
Jason: Utah
Brent: Utah
6. Alabama 34, Clemson 10
Jason: Clemson
Brent: Clemson
7. Missouri 52, Illinois 42
Jason: Missouri
Brent: Missouri

WEEK ONE RESULTS
Jason 4-3 (57.1%)
Brent 4-3 (57.1%)

WEEK ONE - 7 on 7

It's finally football time. To kick off the festivities, I'll introduce my picks for the first week of 7 on 7 drills. Brent and I will each pick the top seven games of the week and track our records. I'm not sure what the stakes are yet, but it will be a competition nonetheless.

Week One features more cupcake games than anybody should be willing to count. There are enough directionals and 1-AA competition to make even the most loyal fan yawn. Luckily there are a few schools willing to go out and schedule difficult games off the bat. The top two games this week each feature J&BP Top 25 teams squaring off in neutral sites. I'm taking the favorite in both matchups.

One of the week's most compelling games is in Ann Arbor where Rich Rodriguez makes his coaching debut as Michigan hosts one of the best teams not in a BCS league. I like the upset here because Utah is ready to go and Michigan still has a long way to go in learning Rodriguez's new schemes.

The other four games on the list includes Michigan State and Tennessee traveling out west to play games in California, and Fresno State and USC traveling cross country to play games on the east coast. Will all the travel have an effect? Probably, although I managed to pick three of the four road teams to win. I'll probably regret that. Here's the picks.

1. USC 33, Virginia 10
2. Fresno State 25, Rutgers 24
3. Michigan State 23, Cal 20
4. Tennessee 30, UCLA 16
5. Utah 24, Michigan 13
6. Clemson 23, Alabama 17
7. Missouri 31, Illinois 27