10: First BCS standings are released
Make the play: Will a team currently outside the top ten play in the national championship game at the end of the year?

5: World Series begins
Make the play: Who wins the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 1-6, Joel 4-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf: 26-13
(NFL) Peter: 4-2, Joel 2-4
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) GymleaderBen, 8-4

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 9
– North Carolina State at Florida State (-31.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Texas Tech at Oklahoma (-7) (3:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Missouri (-3) (7 PM ET)
– UCLA at Oregon (-22.5) (7 PM ET)
– Penn State at Ohio State (-14.5) (8 PM ET)
– Stanford at Oregon State (+3.5) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Tennessee at Alabama (-28) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Kansas State (-10.5) (3:45 PM ET)

NFL Week 8
– Dallas at Detroit (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Cleveland at Kansas City (-7.5) (1 PM ET)
– San Francisco at Jacksonville (+17) (1 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Cincinnati (-6.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Minnesota (+10) (8:30 PM ET)
– Seattle at St. Louis (+10.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Maryland and Rutgers head to Big Ten
Make the play: If Big Ten adds two more teams, which do they acquire?

5: NFL Thanksgiving Games
Make the play: Who wins each game?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 39-45, Joel 39-45 – (NFL) Peter: 36-30, Joel: 37-29
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 13
– Michigan at Ohio State (-3.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
– Oregon at Oregon State (+9.5) (SAT, 3:00 PM ET)
– Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (-7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Florida at Florida State (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Stanford at UCLA (+2) (SAT, 6:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Clemson (-4) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Notre Dame at USC (+6) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Iowa State (+1.5) (FRI, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 12
– Pittsburgh at Cleveland (0) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Atlanta at Tampa Bay (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– St. Louis at Arizona (-1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– San Francisco at New Orleans (+2.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at New York Giants (-2.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Carolina at Philadelphia (0) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 36-34, Joel 36-34 – (NFL) Peter: 29-25, Joel: 29-25
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 11
– Miami at Virginia (-1) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
– Oregon State at Stanford (-4) (SAT, 3:00 PM ET)
– Texas A&M at Alabama (-14) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Penn State at Nebraska (-7.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Mississippi State at LSU (-14.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Boston College (+18.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Baylor at Oklahoma (-21.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Northwestern at Michigan (-10.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Oklahoma State (-7.5) (SAT, 3 PM ET)

NFL Week 10
– Detroit at Minnesota (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Atlanta at New Orleans (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Seattle (-6) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Dallas at Philadelphia (+1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Houston at Chicago (-1) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Kansas City at Pittsburgh (-11.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: AL Triple Crown race
Make the play: Will Miguel Cabrera win the Triple Crown?

5: Seahawks/Packers MNF Debacle
Make the play: Will this expedite the process for getting the regular officials back to work?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 10-18, Joel 12-16 – (NFL) Peter: 9-9, Joel: 10-8
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 18-10 – (NFL) Joel, MajorMoses

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 5
– Baylor at West Virginia (-13) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Ohio State at Michigan State (-2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Tennessee at Georgia (-13) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Texas at Oklahoma State (+2.5) (SAT, 7:50 PM ET)
– Wisconsin at Nebraska (-11.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Oregon State at Arizona (-2.5) (SAT, 10 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter/Joel: Clemson at Boston College (+9.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 4
– Minnesota at Detroit (-5.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Seattle at St. Louis (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Miami at Arizona (-6) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New Orleans at Green Bay (-9) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– NY Giants at Philadelphia (-1) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Chicago at Dallas (-3.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Ending of Bucs/Giants – Kneeldown rush
Make the play: Will there be a rule change at the end of the year forbidding the “Victory Formation”?

5: Jim Calhoun retires
Make the play: Does UConn make the NCAA basketball tournament this year?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 9-12, Joel 9-12 – (NFL) Peter: 8-4, Joel: 9-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 14-7 – (NFL) Joel

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 4
– Virginia at TCU (-17.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Oregon State at UCLA (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Michigan at Notre Dame (-5.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
– Kansas State at Oklahoma (-14) (SAT, 7:50 PM ET)
– Clemson at Florida State (-14) (SAT, 8:00 PM ET)
– Arizona at Oregon (-24) (SAT, 10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter: Missouri at South Carolina (-10) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Maryland at WVU (-27) (SAT, 12 PM ET)

NFL Week 3
– Buffalo at Cleveland (+3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Tampa Bay at Dallas (-7.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Arizona (+4) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Houston at Denver (+1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– New England at Baltimore (-3) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Seattle (+3) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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