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Picks Contest Week 2

Posted Sep 2, 2008 by Brett McMurphy

Updated Sep 3, 2008 at 08:07 PM

Ahhhh, UCF week. Nothing like it. The color, the pageantry. The media conference phone sex lines. And there will be nothing like it again when the series goes kaput after Saturday.

On to the week two picks, where defending champion Ben Forlaw conveniently “forgot” about last week’s picks contest and finds himself 10 points behind Julio Hernandez, who not only predicted last weeks’ 56-7 score, but also that USF would be No. 17 in the AP Poll. Now that the AP rankings were out from Week 1, the scores have been updated (scroll down to the Week 1 Picks Results post).

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 Your E-mail address will NOT be published and only will be used to contact the winners.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 UCF by more than 14 1/2 points?
2- Who will have the most yards rushing? Mike Ford, Grant 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 Matt Grothe have more than 274 1/2 yards total offense (rushing and passing yards combined)?
5- Will West Virginia win by more than 8 1/2 points at East Carolina?
Bonus #1: What will No. 17 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-UCF winner and exact score (worth five points).

Reader Comments

Por (NYBullsFan) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- yes
2- Ben Williams
3- A.J. Love
4- yes
5- yes
Bonus #1: 16
Bonus#2: Pick USF 37 - UCF 9

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Por (Rich L) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1-Yes
2-Grothe
3-Hester
4-Yes
5-No
B1-#16
B2-USF 42-10

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Por (josh burcham) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1-Yes
2-Grothe
3-Love
4-No
5-Yes
B1-#16
B2-USF 28 -10

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Por (Randy Holm) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1) yes
2) Ford
3)Bogan
4) yes
5) no
B#1) #16
B#2) 37-14 USF

UCF SUCKS

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Por (Carina Geiger) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1.  Yes
2.  Greg Gregory
3.  Taurus Johnson
4.  Yes
5.  Yes
Bonus 1 - #17
Bonus 2 - USF (31-17)

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Por (Ben Forlaw) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Ben Williams
3- Taurus Johnson
4- Yes
5- Yes
Bonus #1: 17
Bonus#2: USF, 44-14

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Por (Perry Lerner) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- YES
2- Moise Plancher
3- Jessie Hester
4- NO
5- YES
Bonus #1: No. 16
Bonus#2: USF 38 - 13

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Por (Brian Motroni) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Plancher
3- Love
4- Yes
5- Yes
Bonus #1: 16
Bonus#2: USF 31 UCF 10

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Por (Brian Lorentzen) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Yes
Plancher
Love
Yes
YES
17
USF 41 UCF 17

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Por (DAVID STRICKLAND) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

- Will USF defeat UCF by more than 14 1/2 points?  YES

2- Who will have the most yards rushing? Mike Ford, Greg Gregory, Matt Grothe, Richard Kelly,
MATT GROTHE

3- Who will have the most yards receiving? Dontavia Bogan, Marcus Edwards,
EDWARDS

4- Will Matt Grothe have more than 274 1/2 yards total offense (rushing and passing yards combined)?
YES

5- Will West Virginia win by more than 8 1/2 points at East Carolina?
YES

Bonus #1: What will No. 17 USF be ranked in next week’s AP Poll?
16

Bonus#2: Pick USF-UCF winner and exact score (worth five points).

USF 32   UCF 14

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Por (Philip Wolf) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes


2- Jamar Taylor

3-  Taurus Johnson

4- No

5- No

Bonus #1: 16

Bonus#2: USF 59 - 17

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Por (Gregory Charlebois) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Ben Williams
3- Marcus Edwards
4- Yes
5- Yes
Bonus #1: 16
Bonus#2: USF 51 - UCF 6

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Por (Brian) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes, easily
2- Moise Plancher
3- Dontavia Bogan
4- No, Grothe will be resting for Kansas in the 2nd quarter
5- Yes, VT was just that bad
Bonus #1: 14
Bonus#2: USF 59 UCF Goose

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Por (Thomas Kenyon) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Taylor
3- Love
4- Yes
5- Yes
B1- 15
B2- USF 38-13

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Por (Joe Ferguson) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1. Yes
2. Matt Grothe
3. Carltom Mitchell
4. Yes
5. Yes

Bonus 1. #16
Bonus 2. USF 52
      UCF 3

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Por (Casey Cobb) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Grothe
3- Johnson, I like 89’s
4- Yes
5- Yes, ECU tired

Bonus #1: 15
Bonus#2: USF 37 UCF 12

Go Bulls!!

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Por (Kevin Verpaele) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1.Yes
2.Taylor
3.Love
4.Yes
5.Yes

Bonus 1: #16
Bonus 2: 52-9

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Por (Jay Mize) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1. Yes
2. Grothe
3. Love
4. Yes
5. No
6. 15
7. 42-13 USF

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Por (Jon McKee) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1. Yes
2. Matt Grothe
3. A.J. Love
4. Yes
5. Yes
B1. 16
B2. 45-10 USF wins

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Por (J.J. Loesch) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1. YES !!
2- Matt Grothe
3- A.J. Love
4- Yes
5- No
Bonus #1: #15
Bonus#2: USF wins 31-13

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Por (Jason Strickland) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- You better Bullieve it, YES!
2- Jamar Taylor
3- Jessie Hester
4- Yes
5- No
Bonus #1: 15
Bonus#2: USF 41, UCF 13

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Por (Sam Yanka) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1. No
2. Moise Plancher
3. A.J. Love
4. No
5. Yes
Bonus 1. 15
Bonus 2. USF-28-UCF-17

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Por (Brandon Aldridge) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

Yes
Williams
Hester
Yes
No
#16
USF 41 UCF 17

Brett,
    You owe me from last week for correctly picking USF to finish #17. 
Thanks.

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Por (Richard Ziegler) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1) Yes
2) Grothe
3) Johnson
4) Yes
5) Yes
B-1) 16th
B-2) USF 38-13

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Por (Shawn Hay) on September 03, 2008 (Suggest removal)

1- Yes
2- Plancher
3- Hester
4- Yes
5- Yes

B1- 15th
B2- 44-13

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