Doubtful I get half of these right, but oh well here goes my best guess as to where everyone plays this postseason.


Only 7 win team without a bowl would be Kent St at 7-5. The replacements are my best guesses for those conferences that cannot fill all their spots. I have no idea the pecking order of how those bowls would determine who goes where.

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Greetings OSU fans,

I’m sure you’ve all heard the phrase “saving the best for last.”

Well over the past 10 weekends, I’ve been traveling to every Big Ten school in the nation to do some tailgating, watch a football game, see the sights, try the local fare, and more.

When building the schedule, I intentionally saved Ohio State for last

So while I only have 40 hours in Columbus, I’m looking for your suggestions – Where should I tailgate (& how much is it to tailgate there), what bars/restaurants should I stop in at, what sights should I get a photograph of/with, what traditions should I be watching for during the game?

To get a look at what we’ve accomplished to date, check this out: www.THEbig10tour.com.

Personally, I feel that Iowa is the most overrated team in college football and should NOT be representing the Big Ten in Pasadena, so I’ll be cheering for the Buckeyes!

Thanks a lot!

Drew Cieszynski

Some of our previous stops:

http://www.thebig10tour.com/penn-state.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/minnesota.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/northwestern.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/illinois.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/iowa.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/michigan-state.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/purdue.html

http://www.thebig10tour.com/michigan.html

And onto another week of picks. More midweek games starting this week and through the end of the season. Also, seems to be Sunday games the next few weeks. That really makes my "rankings" a bit more difficult, so I may have to wait until Sun nite to crank those numbers instead.

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A few tough matchups this week.

Would love to see Georgia pull of the upset (not that I picked that) and I did take Oregon at home vs USC which will probably come back to bite me.

Onto the picks ......

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Not a whole lot of upsets to choose from this week. But that probably means there will be a lot more and my numbers will suffer because of it.

C'est la vie ...

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After a good week, that usually means a poor week the following. Let's see if I can change that.

Took GA Tech in the upset this week, just cause they are at home .... would love to see Oklahoma and Tex Tech pull off upsets, but no confidence in doing so .... I think Cincy exposes South Fla this week .... took Iowa on the road, but would not be surprised to see Wiscy win at home ... hopefully Cal rights their ship after a bye week and I am not convinced Stanford can win on the road .... for BCS chaos, we need Arkansas and/or South Carloina to step us this week.

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After my first difficult week, hopefully time for some bounceback.

Although i called the Troy game correctly (see Week 5 thread). Am switching my pick on Nevada/LA Tech game after seeing Nevada put up 60+ points last week.

Also, a few other comments ...

Took VA Tech at home, but BC is playing well and I think Fla St keeps sliding.... I think Nebraska, Tex A&M and Kansas are frauds so far, but I think Kansas squeaks one out this week.... welcome back to the living Mich St, lets see if you make it two straight (I knew I should have taken them last week, argh) .....also took Purdue in an upset .... I hope Stanford wins, but took the home team as Ore St plays well at home .... picked one upset in Tennessee over GA and am guessing Tebow doesn't play, so I took LSU.

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I really, really have little confidence this will turn out to be a good week results wise. It seemed to me at least 75% of the favored/higher ranked team are on the road this week. Home teams always sneak out a few wins here and there.

I honestly don't think Mich St is all that bad, but until they win a game, I can't pick them anymore.

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There is no point to this post, as far as actual discussion. I haven't actually posted on SB before, but I just gotta say, Malcolm Jenkins is the man.

I'm a Saints fan. This kid has already been worth the pick on special teams alone. I had dreams of getting him before he decided to return for his senior year, and it was one of those things where as a fan I was thinking "yeah right, we'll never get that lucky. The perfect player to improve our shitty secondary? Right..."

But he fell to us a year later, because people care about 40 times too much. Through three weeks he's got two forced fumbles on spec. teams, chased down a possible return to the house, and completely shut DeSean Jackson down. He just makes plays. Smart, and incredibly sound on fundamentals.

I just had to say this somewhere, so I tracked down the blog. Jenkins is filthy good. Thank you.

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"Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not" said Terence of the Roman Republic (thinkexist.com). The Heisman trophy award can be good to win it may be an indicator of future success. But, there, also have been many Heisman trophy winners that have had unsuccessful professional careers. This has led for many football experts and fans to believe that there is a Heisman jinx. Therefore, is winning the Heisman a blessing or a curse?

There have several Heisman winners that have had unsuccessful professional football careers. Jason White has been hit by the Heisman jinx. Jason White had a phenomenal college career. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2003 after he threw 40 touchdowns and he had only eight interceptions. He is currently the University of Oklahoma's all-time leader in career passing years with 8,012 and 81 touchdown passes. Jason White never had an NFL career despite his previous successful feats. He received a tryout from Kansas City Chiefs. They decided not to sign him. He was then signed by Tennessee Titans. However, he decided to quit football because of bad knees.

Likewise, Matt Leinart success in college has not transferred to success in the NFL. He had arguably one of the greatest college football careers ever. He won two national championships with USC. He won the Heisman trophy in 2004. Additionally, he led USC Trojans to a 34 game winning streak. He was a consistent winner at USC. He was 37-2 as a starter. He is USC's all time leader in career TD passes and completion percentage. He is only second behind Carson Palmer in completions and yardage. He entered the NFL as the 10th overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft. He did fall somewhat in the NFL draft. He was not the first Quarterback (QB) selected despite his great college career. Matt Leinart played in 11 games in 2006-07 NFL season. He had marginal numbers with 11 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. The Arizona Cardinals had the four wins and seven losses with him as the starter. But, his season was ended due to injuries. The 2007-08 season he started five games.  Then his season was ended due to injury again. The 2008-09 NFL season began with a highly contested quarterback battle for the starting job between Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner. Kurt Warner officially won the job after Leinart threw three interceptions versus Oakland Raiders in the third preseason game. Now going into the 2009-10 season Leinart is in a highly contested battle for the backup QB job with Brian St. Pierre.

Similarly, Eric Crouch’s great college career did not lead to professional success. Crouch is Nebraska all- time total offense leader with 7,915 total yards. He also is the Big 12 all-time career rushing quarterback leader. He was very fast and he had a great athleticism. He was a game breaker. For instance, he had against Missouri a 95 yard touchdown run the longest in school history. He is also the 3rd player in Division one history to rush for 3,000 yards in his career and pass for 4,000 yards. He was drafted by St. Louis Rams as a wide receiver (WR). He still wanted to play QB. Although he was told his athleticism and his short build were better suited for WR.  He decided to leave the Rams since he could not play QB. He was later signed as QB by the Green Bay Packers. But he quit and he asked to be released after the Packers choose to draft University of California QB Aaron Rodgers. He later signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a safety. He was sent to play in NFL Europe. He is now currently a free agent.

There have been a few Heisman winners that have not been affected by the Heisman jinx. Most of the Heisman winners that have had success in professional ranks have played positions other than QB, such as HB and WR. There have been some exceptions where quarterbacks have not been affected by the Heisman jinx too. But, it is mainly positions such as HB and WR that have had the most success in the NFL after winning the Heisman. For instance, Tim Brown was not affected by the Heisman Jinx. He won the Heisman trophy award in 1987. He had an impressive professional career. He was named to the pro bowl nine times. He ended his career with 1.094 receptions, 14,934 receiving yards and 100 TDs. Likewise, Charles Woodson won the Heisman trophy in 1997. He is the only defensive player ever to win the Heisman Trophy. He has continued his success in football at the professional ranks. He has been named to five pro bowls. He has had over 643 tackles along with 36 interceptions. He in his prime was a shutdown cornerback. QBs were afraid to throw to his side of the field. Additionally, Barry Sanders won the Heisman trophy in 1988. He had both a brilliant career in college and the professional career. He is arguably the greatest running back in NFL history. He rushed for 15,269 yards in his career. He had his own unique style. He was too quick for defenders to hit on a consistent basis. He was an amazing football player. He routinely embarrassed defenders that made attempts to tackle him.

Another reason the Heisman jinx is continuing is because whoever is the QB on the best team in college football usually wins the Heisman. There have been exceptions where it was truly the best player. But, that is rarely the case. This is why a lot of Heisman winners are failing in the NFL. If the Heisman winner was selected on solely their individual feats and not also based on their teams success then this would happen less. But if a great player is on an average or bad team they have little chance to win the Heisman. Equally important, some Heisman winners fail in the NFL because they are not suited for the NFL style of play. For instance, Andre Ware had great success in college because he was good in the innovative run and shoot offense. Once he got to the NFL he could no longer play in that type of offensive system. He was not as good in the NFL pro style offense. There have been other Heisman winning QBs that were not suited for the NFL pro style offense such as Danny Wuerffel.

The Heisman jinx does exist in football today. It is going to continue. The only way it would stop is if the Heisman trophy was selected differently.  It is doubtful that the selection process will ever change. Therefore, winning the Heisman will continue to be a blessing and a curse. 

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