Archive for August 29, 2012

Episode 1: NCAAF – Michigan vs Alabama

RED ZONE
20: Red Sox/Dodgers blockbuster deal
Make the play: Do the Dodgers make the playoffs? If so, how far do they go?

10: Lance Armstrong stripped of 7 Tour de France titles
Make the play: Does public opinion over Lance Armstrong change in the next year because of this? How so?

5: NFL confirms replacement officials for Week 1
Make the play: In which week do the regular officials return to work NFL games?

PICK 6Peter and Joel
South Carolina at Vanderbilt (+7) (THUR, 7 PM ET)
– Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (-7.5) (MON, 8 PM ET)
Notre Dame vs Navy (+14) (SAT, 9 AM ET) (in Dublin, Ireland)
Clemson vs Auburn (+3.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET) (in Atlanta, GA)
– Boise State at Michigan State (-7.5) (FRI, 8 PM ET)
– Michigan vs Alabama (-11) (SAT, 8 PM ET) (in Dallas, TX)
– Extra Point
— Peter: Hawaii at USC (-39) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Marshall at WVU (-22) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)

NFL 2012 Season Predictions

Pick division winners
NFC North
Peter: GREEN BAY
Joel: GREEN BAY
NFC South
Peter: ATLANTA
Joel: ATLANTA
NFC East
Peter: PHILADELPHIA
Joel: NEW YORK
NFC West
Peter: SAN FRANCISCO
Joel: SAN FRANCISCO

AFC North
Peter: BALTIMORE
Joel: CINCINNATI
AFC South
Peter: HOUSTON
Joel: HOUSTON
AFC East
Peter: NEW ENGLAND
Joel: NEW ENGLAND
AFC West
Peter: KANSAS CITY
Joel: DENVER

AFC Playoffs
Peter: NE, HOU, BAL, KC, DEN, BUF
Joel: NE, HOU, CIN, DEN, KC, BAL
NFC Playoffs
Peter: SF, GB, PHI, ATL, NYG, CHI
Joel: GB, SF, NYG, ATL, PHI, CHI

Coach of the Year
Peter: ROMEO CRENNEL (Kansas City)
Joel: GARY KUBIAK (Houston)
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Peter: ANDREW LUCK (Indianapolis)
Joel: ANDREW LUCK (Houston)
MVP
Peter: TOM BRADY (New England)
Joel: PEYTON MANNING (Denver)
Super Bowl
Peter: SAN FRANCISCO vs Baltimore
Joel: HOUSTON vs San Francisco
Super Bowl MVP
Peter: ALEX SMITH (San Francisco)
Joel: ARIAN FOSTER (Houston)

NCAA Football 2012 Predictions

Current AP Top 25: http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

Pick division winners and conference champions
Big East champion
Peter: Pitt
Joel: Louisville
ACC champion
Peter: FLORIDA STATE vs Virginia Tech
Joel: FLORIDA STATE vs Virginia Tech
PAC-12 champion
Peter: SOUTHERN CAL vs Oregon
Joel: OREGON vs Southern Cal
Big 10 champion
Peter: MICHIGAN STATE vs Wisconsin
Joel: MICHIGAN vs Wisconsin
Big 12 champion
Peter: OKLAHOMA
Joel: OKLAHOMA
SEC champion
Peter: GEORGIA vs Alabama
Joel: ALABAMA vs Georgia

Heisman Trophy winner
Peter: MONTEE BALL (Wisconsin)
Joel: LANDRY JONES (Oklahoma)

Rose Bowl
Peter: OREGON vs Michigan State
Joel: MICHIGAN vs Southern California
Sugar Bowl
Peter: GEORGIA vs Michigan
Joel: GEORGIA vs Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl
Peter: Oklahoma vs ALABAMA
Joel: OKLAHOMA vs Louisville
Orange Bowl
Peter: Virginia Tech vs WEST VIRGINIA
Joel: Florida State vs West Virginia
BCS National Championship Game
Peter: Southern California vs FLORIDA STATE
Joel: Alabama vs OREGON