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Episode 82: NCAAF – Championship Week 2014

It’s the final week of the college football regular season! What do Peter and Joel think the results of the championship games and the playoff teams will be? Additionally, Florida and Nebraska hire new, unexpected head coaches. Also, NCAAF Week 15 picks, NFL Week 14 predictions against the spread, and Michigan fires Brady Hoke as head football coach.

QUICK HITS

– College Football Top Four Teams: BAMA, ORE, TCU, FSU
– Brady Hoke fired at Michigan
– Florida (Jim McElwain) and Nebraska (Mike Riley) hire new coaches

RECAP

Peter: NCAAF 3-4, NFL 0-6
Joel: NCAAF 2-5, NFL 2-4

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 15
Arizona vs Oregon (-13.5) (FRI, 9 PM ET) (in Santa Clara)
– Iowa State at TCU (-33.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
Alabama vs Missouri (+14.5) (SAT, 4 PM ET) (in Atlanta)
– Kansas State at Baylor (0) (SAT, 7:45 PM ET)
Florida State vs Georgia Tech (+4) (SAT, 8 PM ET) (in Charlotte)
Wisconsin vs Ohio State (+4) (SAT, 8:17 PM ET) (in Indianapolis)
– Extra Point – Fresno State at Boise State (-20) (SAT, 10 PM ET)
— Peter: EXTRA POINT
— Joel: EXTRA POINT

NFL WEEK 14
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Carolina at New Orleans (-10) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Kansas City at Arizona (-1.5) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
Seattle at Philadelphia (-1.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
New England at San Diego (+3.5) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– Atlanta at Green Bay (-12) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 36: NCAAF – Georgia at Clemson

RED ZONE
20: Miguel Cabrera chasing the Triple Crown again
Make the play: Will Cabrera win a second consecutive Triple Crown?

10: Rex Ryan burned by putting Mark Sanchez in preseason game late
Make the play: Will Sanchez start at QB for the Jets in Week 1?

5: Johnny Manziel’s autograph-for-pay scandal
Make the play: Will Manziel miss games due to NCAA punishment this year?

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR PREDICTION PARTICIPATION

PICK 6Peter and Joel
– Rice at Texas A&M (-26.5) (SAT, 1 PM ET)
– Syracuse at Penn State (+8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Mississippi State at Oklahoma State (-12.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Alabama vs Virginia Tech (+19) (SAT, 5:30 PM ET) (in Atlanta, GA)
Georgia at Clemson (+1.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
LSU vs TCU (+4) (SAT, 9 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Boise State at Washington (-3.5) (SAT, 10 PM ET)
— Peter: Central Michigan at Michigan (-31.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: William & Mary at WVU (-22) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)

NCAA Football 2013 Predictions

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

Pick division winners and conference champions
American Athletic champion
Peter: LOUISVILLE
Joel: LOUISVILLE
ACC champion
Peter: FLORIDA STATE vs Miami
Joel: CLEMSON vs Miami
PAC-12 champion
Peter: STANFORD vs UCLA
Joel: OREGON vs UCLA
Big 10 champion
Peter: OHIO STATE vs Nebraska
Joel: OHIO STATE vs Nebraska
Big 12 champion
Peter: BAYLOR
Joel: TEXAS
SEC champion
Peter: ALABAMA vs Georgia
Joel: ALABAMA vs South Carolina

Heisman Trophy winner
Peter: A.J. MCCARRON (Alabama)
Joel: DEANTHONY THOMAS (Oregon)

Rose Bowl
Peter: Oregon vs OHIO STATE
Joel: STANFORD vs Ohio State
Sugar Bowl
Peter: GEORGIA vs Boise State
Joel: SOUTH CAROLINA vs Louisville
Fiesta Bowl
Peter: Baylor vs MICHIGAN
Joel: TEXAS vs Georgia
Orange Bowl
Peter: FLORIDA STATE vs Louisville
Joel: CLEMSON vs Baylor
BCS National Championship Game
Peter: ALABAMA vs Stanford
Joel: ALABAMA vs Oregon

Episode 17: NCAAF – Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl

RED ZONE
20: Jets to explore QB options
Make the play: Who opens the season at starting QB for the Jets next year?

10: OKC wins 12th in a row, Clips 11th
Make the play: Will one of these teams win the Western Conference?

5: Pat Kelsey makes passionate Newtown speech
Make the play: WIs this a speech that will make a difference in the gun debate?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 47-51, Joel 46-52 – (NFL) Peter: 48-42, Joel: 50-40
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper, MajorMoses

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAA Bowls (doesn’t count yet)
– San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs San Diego State (+2.5) (THUR 12/20, 8 PM ET)
– Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl: UCF vs Ball State (+7) (FRI, 12/21, 7:30 PM ET)
– R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: East Carolina vs Louisiana-Lafayette (-4.5) (SAT 12/22, 12 PM ET)
– Maaco Bowl: Washington vs Boise State (-7.5) (SAT 12/22, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 16
Atlanta at Detroit (-3.5) (SAT, 8:30 PM ET)
New Orleans at Dallas (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Washington at Philadelphia (+4.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (-4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
New York Giants at Baltimore (-3) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
San Francisco at Seattle (-1) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)

Episode 14: NFL – Philadelphia vs Dallas

RED ZONE
20: Tyrann Mathieu enters NFL Draft
Make the play: What round is The Honey Badger picked in, if selected at all?

10: Suh fined for Thanksgiving Kick II
Make the play: Does Suh get in trouble with the league before the end of the year?

5: Steroid era enters baseball Hall of Fame voting
Make the play: Do Bonds, Clemens, or Sosa get elected this year?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 42-49, Joel 42-49 – (NFL) Peter: 40-32, Joel: 41-31
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 14
– Northern Illinois at Kent State (+6.5) (FRI, 7:00 PM ET)
UCLA at Stanford (-8) (FRI, 8:00 PM ET)
– Alabama at Georgia (+7) (SAT, 4:00 PM ET)
– Texas at Kansas State (-11.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
Florida State at Georgia Tech (+14) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
Nebraska at Wisconsin (+3) (SAT, 8:17 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Boise State at Nevada (+10) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: Kansas at West Virginia (-20) (SAT, 2:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 13
Minnesota at Green Bay (-9.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Arizona at New York Jets (-4.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Tampa Bay at Denver (-8) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Baltimore (-3) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Dallas (-10.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
New York Giants at Washington (+1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)