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Steve Stacy collapsed under the pressure last season. Now Ben Forlaw tries to avoid the repeat jinx and carries the burden of trying to become the first repeat champion of the Tampa Tribune/TBO.com USF picks contest.
The picks contest - to repeat a bad joke - is back by popular demand. That’s Joe Popular of Temple Terrace, as opposed to Ed Popular of Lutz from last year. This is our third year and you guys thought we wouldn’t even make it through the first month of year one.
Anyway, this is a fairly simple contest: make your predictions on the five-seven questions each week. The person(s) with the most points at the end of the regular season wins some fabulous prizes or a new car. This just in: Once again, we’ll award gift certificates to the top three finishers that can be used at either Bulls Heaven or Bulls Outfitter. First prize: $100, second prize: $50, third prize: $25. Perhaps next year we’ll give away a car?
I will post my picks on Game Day, in case you care to brag to your friends that you had more correct answers than I did.
If you must know more, read the fine print.
The fine print: Each week, pick the winner of USF’s game and other assorted predictions about USF and/or the Big East. There will be five questions weekly – each worth one point – and a three-point bonus for correctly predicting USF’s weekly ranking and a five-point bonus for correctly predicting the exact final score. So for those who participate each week, you increase your chances of winning.
To enter you must respond to the “comments” link below and answer the five questions. First and last names, hometown and a valid E-mail address are required. Your E-mail address will NOT be published and only will be used to contact the winners. The deadline for entries is usually an hour before USF’s kickoff (check below). Remember when posting your comment/picks sometimes it won’t post immediately, so be patient. Only one entry per person per week is allowed. Each week - hopefully by Monday - I will post the updated season standings. The final week of the contest is USF’s final regular season game Dec. 6. If you see a mistake in your season points total, E-mail me with the correction. The ruling of the judge - that would be me - is final.
This week’s deadline: 6 p.m., Saturday.
1-Will USF defeat Tennessee-Martin by more than 41 1/2 points?
2-Who will have the most yards rushing? Mike Ford, Greg Gregory, Matt Grothe, Richard Kelly, Moise Plancher, Jamar Taylor, Ben Williams
3-Who will have the most yards receiving? Dontavia Bogan, Marcus Edwards, Jessie Hester, Taurus Johnson, A.J. Love, Carlton Mitchell, Patrick Richardson, Jeffrey Wilson?
4-Will George Selvie have more than 1 1/2 sacks?
5-Pick Sunday’s Kentucky at Louisville winner.
Bonus #1: What will No. 19 USF be ranked in next week’s AP Poll? Since I vote in the AP Poll, I will not make this prediction each week. (worth three points)
Bonus#2: Pick USF-Tennessee-Martin winner and exact score (worth five points).
Posted by Justin Aultman, Fort Worth, Texas on 08/30 at 04:17 PM
1. No
2. Jamar Taylor
3. Taurus Johnson
4. No
5. Kentucky
B1: 17
B2: USF 38 UTM 6
Posted by Doug Currier II, Columbia, SC on 08/30 at 03:59 PM
1- No
2- Williams
3 - Johnson
4 - Yes
5 - Kentucky
Bonus 1 - 17
Bonus 2 - USF wins 37-10
Posted by Julio Hernandez, Orlando, FL on 08/30 at 02:49 PM
1.Yes
2.Williams
3.Taurus Johnson
4.Yes
5.Louisville
Bonus 1.17
Bonus 2.56-7
Posted by Joe Parra, on 08/30 at 02:21 PM
Correction...Yes will win by more than 41 1/2 points.
Posted by Joe Parra, on 08/30 at 02:20 PM
1-USF 47-13
2-Mike Ford
3-Dontavia Bogan
4-Yes
5-Kentucky
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: USF 47, TM 13
Posted by Brian Smith, Raleigh, NC on 08/30 at 01:59 PM
1. No
2. J. Taylor
3. T. Johnson
4. Yes
5. Kentucky
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus #2: USF 37-10
Posted by Chris Cline, Kansas City, Mo on 08/30 at 01:11 PM
1. No
2. Mike Ford
3. Taurus Johnson
4. Yes
5. Louisville
Bonus 1: 17
Bonus 2: USF 42-6
Posted by Mike Berman, New Orleans, LA on 08/30 at 12:40 PM
1. No
2. Ben Williams
3. Dontavia Bogan
4. Yes
5. Louisville
Bonus #1. 19
Bonus #2. USF 45-10
Posted by greg budzban, carbondale, il on 08/30 at 10:49 AM
1-no
2-Ford
3-A.J. Love
4-yes
5-UK
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: USF 48-10
Posted by Nabeel Mulla, Dayton, OH on 08/30 at 10:47 AM
Was going to use the Playstation 3 sim to answer these, but it played the starters the entire game and USF won 124-0. I will choose my own answers…
1. Yes
2. Ben Williams
3. Carlton Mitchell
4. Yes
5. Kentucky
B1: #20
B2: USF 52 - Tenn Mart 10
Posted by Allen Brown, Tampa on 08/30 at 10:36 AM
1- Yes
2- Mike Ford
3- Taurus Johnson
4- Yes
5- Louisville
Bonus #1: 19th
Bonus#2: 48-0
Posted by Chris Waring, Lakeland, FL on 08/30 at 07:48 AM
1-No
2-Jamar Taylor
3-Jessie Hester
4-YES
5-Kentucky
Bonus #1: 17
Bonus#2: USF : 37 - 10
Posted by Brad Solomon, Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 08/30 at 07:06 AM
1. No
2. Jamar Taylor
3. Marcus Edwards
4. Yes
5. Loserville (aka louisville)
Bonus 1: 19
Bonus 2: USF Bulls 41 - ut martin 9
Posted by Kaybeth Nowotny, Fern Park on 08/29 at 11:27 PM
1-No
2-Ben Williams
3-Marcus Edwards
4-Yes
5-Louisville
Bonus #1- 17
Bonus #2 - USF 36-17
Posted by John Nowotny, Fern Park on 08/29 at 11:12 PM
1. No
2. Ben Williams
3. Carlton Mitchell
4. Yes
5. Kentucky
Bonus #1: 19
Bonus #2: USF wins 42 - 3
Posted by Joey Suarez, Boston on 08/29 at 09:27 PM
1- No
2- Mike Ford
3- Taurus Johnson
4- Yes
5- Louisville
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: 45-13 USF
Posted by Robert Abrego, tampa on 08/29 at 08:10 PM
1-no
2-taylor
3-Bogans
4-yes
5- UK
6- 19
7- 48-10
Posted by Jason Sobzak, plant city fl on 08/29 at 07:49 PM
1- no
2- ben williams
3- taurus johnson
4- yes
5- kentucky
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: Pick USF-Tennessee-Martin winner and exact score (worth five points). 48-9 usf
Posted by James Calamore, Centreville, VA on 08/29 at 02:25 PM
1-No
2-Mike Ford
3-Taurus Johnson
4-Yes
5-Kentucky
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: USF 37-13
Posted by Brandon Lang, Tampa on 08/29 at 10:48 AM
1. no
2. williams
3. tj
4. no
5. louisville
b1. 19
b2. usf 38, t-m 7
Posted by Mat Ratner, Boca Raton, Fla. on 08/29 at 08:53 AM
1-Will USF defeat Tennessee-Martin by more than 41 1/2 points? No
2-Who will have the most yards rushing? Matt Grothe,
3-Who will have the most yards receiving? A.J. Love
4-Will George Selvie have more than 1 1/2 sacks? Yes
5-Pick Sunday’s Kentucky at Louisville winner. Kentucky
Bonus #1: What will No. 19 USF be ranked in next week’s AP Poll? 18th
Bonus#2: Pick USF-Tennessee-Martin winner and exact score (worth five points). USF, 35-10
Posted by Jordan Howes, Lakeland on 08/29 at 07:35 AM
Thought I already did this, so I’m sorry if it shows up twice
1-no
2-Who will have the most yards rushing? Jamar Taylor
3-Who will have the most yards receiving?Taurus Johnson,
4- yes
5- Kentucky
Bonus #1: 18
Bonus#2: USF 38 Tennessee-Martin 7
Posted by jeffrey saff, annapolis, md on 08/28 at 10:02 PM
Brett,
It is great to be in contact with you again.
1. No (like just about everybody else)
2. Williams, B.
3. Johnson, T.
4. Yes
5. Wildcats
B1. 17
B2. USF 39 TN-M 16
Posted by D. Simon, Alexandria, VA on 08/28 at 07:56 PM
1. No
2. Williams
3. Johnson
4. No
5. Kentucky
Bonus 1. 16
Bonus 2. USF 34 UTM 9
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Posted by Dan Coe, Apollo Beach, FL on 08/30 at 04:42 PM
-Will USF defeat Tennessee-Martin by more than 41 1/2 points? Yes
2-Who will have the most yards rushing? Ford
3-Who will have the most yards receiving? A.J. Love
4-Will George Selvie have more than 1 1/2 sacks? Yes
5-Pick Sunday’s Kentucky at Louisville winner. UL
Bonus #1: What will No. 19 USF be ranked in next week’s AP Poll? 17th
Bonus#2: Pick USF-Tennessee-Martin winner and exact score (worth five points). USF, 45-3