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 Your E-mail address will NOT be published and only will be used to contact the winners.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).