GUEST: Michael (Skulljumper)

QUICK HITS

– College Football Top Four Teams: MSU, ORE, FSU, TCU
– College Football Bloopers: Butt Fumble, Fumble Return ORE vs UTAH, LSU player pulls down Alabama player’s pants.

RECAP

Peter: NCAAF 2-5, NFL 4-2
Joel: NCAAF 4-3, NFL 5-1

PICK 6

Joel versus Michael
NCAAF WEEK 12
– Ohio State at Minnesota (+12) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Clemson at Georgia Tech (+3) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Mississippi State at Alabama (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Nebraska at Wisconsin (-6) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Auburn at Georgia (-2.5) (SAT, 7:15 PM ET)
– Missouri at Texas A&M (-4) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Florida State at Miami (+2) (SAT, 8:00 PM ET)
— Joel: EXTRA POINT
— Michael: EXTRA POINT

NFL WEEK 11
– Houston at Cleveland (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Seattle at Kansas City (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Green Bay (-6) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Detroit at Arizona (-2) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– New England at Indianapolis (-3) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Tennessee (+5.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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RED ZONE
20: NHL playoffs begin
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the Conference Finals?
10: NBA playoffs begin
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the Conference Finals?
5: NFL Draft is impending
MAKE THE PLAY: Who goes #1 overall?

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10: Arian Foster admits to receiving money at Tennessee
Make the play: Will Tennessee receive any punishment from this?

5: NHL regular season starts next week
Make the play: Who plays in and wins this year’s Stanley Cup Finals?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 4-3, Joel 2-5
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf and Decaff78: 16-12
(NFL) Peter: 3-3, Joel 4-2
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78 and Skulljumper, 12-6

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 5
– Oklahoma State at West Virginia (+18) (12 PM ET)
– LSU at Georgia (-3) (3:30 PM ET)
– Oklahoma at Notre Dame (+3.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Mississippi at Alabama (-15.5) (6:30 PM ET)
– Wisconsin at Ohio State (-7) (8 PM ET)
– California at Oregon (-36) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Florida State at Boston College (+21.5) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 4
– Chicago at Detroit (-2.5) (1 PM ET)
– Cincinnati at Cleveland (+4.5) (1 PM ET)
– Seattle at Houston (+3) (1 PM ET)
– Dallas at San Diego (+1) (4:25 PM ET)
– New England at Atlanta (0) (8:30 PM ET)
– Miami at New Orleans (-6.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Calvin Johnson’s record
Make the play: Will Johnson break 2000 receiving yards this season?

5: NFL playoffs soon set
Make the play: Which two teams make the final NFC spots?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 47-51, Joel 46-52 – (NFL) Peter: 52-44, Joel: 53-43
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Bowls
– Chick fil-A Bowl: LSU vs Clemson (+3.5) (MON 12/31, 7:30 PM ET)
– Capital One Bowl: Nebraska vs Georgia (-8.5) (TUES 1/1, 1 PM ET)
– Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs Michigan (+4.5) (TUES 1/1, 1 PM ET)
– Rose Bowl – pres. by Vizio: Wisconsin vs Stanford (-6.5) (TUES 1/1, 5 PM ET)
– Discover Orange Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Florida State (-14) (TUES 1/1, 8:30 PM ET)
– AllState Sugar Bowl: Louisville vs Florida (-15) (WED 1/2, 8:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 17
– Baltimore at Cincinnati (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Chicago at Detroit (+3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Houston at Indianapolis (+4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at New York Giants (-9.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Minnesota (+3) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Dallas at Washington (-3.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)

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10: Seven Big East schools considering leaving
Make the play: Will the Big East be dissolved in the next couple years?

5: NFL thinking about expanding playoffs
Make the play: Will this change actually take place?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 47-51, Joel 46-52 – (NFL) Peter: 45-39, Joel: 46-38
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NFL Week 15
– New York Giants at Atlanta (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Chicago (+2.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Denver at Baltimore (-4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Dallas (-2) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– San Francisco at New England (-6) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Tennessee (-1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Heisman trophy awarded this Saturday
Make the play: Who wins the trophy?

5: College football bowl schedule
Make the play: Who wins the National Championship game?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 46-52, Joel 45-53 – (NFL) Peter: 41-37, Joel: 42-36
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper, MajorMoses

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NFL Week 14
– Dallas at Cincinnati (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Baltimore at Washington (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Miami at San Francisco (-10) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New Orleans at New York Giants (-4.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Detroit at Green Bay (-7) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Houston at New England (-3.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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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 6 – Joel 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)

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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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10: Alabama LOSES to Texas A&M
Make the play: Two weeks to go – who plays for the title?

5: Lakers fire Brown, hire D’Antoni
Make the play: Will the Lakers at least make the conference finals?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 37-40, Joel 38-39 – (NFL) Peter: 33-27, Joel: 33-27
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 12
– Rutgers at Cincinnati (-6.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
– USC vs UCLA (+4) (SAT, 3:05 PM ET)
– Ohio State at Wisconsin (-3) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (-10.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Oklahoma at West Virginia (+10.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Stanford at Oregon (-20.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: NC State at Clemson (-17) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 11
– Green Bay at Detroit (+3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Washington (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– San Diego at Denver (-8.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Indianapolis at New England (-9.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Baltimore at Pittsburgh (+3) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Chicago at San Francisco (-4) (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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RED ZONE
20: Warren Moon defending struggling Newton
Make the play: Will Newton remain a starter in the NFL past next year?

10: David Stern to retire Feb. 1, 2014
Make the play: Will Stern actually retire on this day?

5: World Series
Make the play: Will our “Tigers win the World Series” predictions hold true?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 26-30, Joel 28-28 – (NFL) Peter: 20-22, Joel: 19-23
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter vs (David)
NCAAF Week 9
– NC State at (North Carolina) (-7.5) (SAT, 12:30 PM ET)
– (Florida) at Georgia (+7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET at Jacksonville)
– (Texas Tech) at Kansas State (-7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at (Oklahoma) (-11) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– (Michigan) at Nebraska (-2.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– (Mississippi State) at Alabama (-24) (SAT, 8:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: USC at (Arizona) (+6.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP
— David: EP

NFL Week 8
– Seattle at (Detroit) (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– (Atlanta) at Philadelphia (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Washington at (Pittsburgh) (-4.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– (New York Giants) at Dallas (+1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– New Orleans at (Denver) (-6) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– San Francisco at (Arizona) (+6.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Chiefs fans cheer Matt Cassel’s concussion
Make the play: Will Cassel return as the Chiefs’ starting QB this year?

5: MLB playoff update
Make the play: Will you make any revised picks on who you think wins the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 19-23, Joel 20-22 – (NFL) Peter: 14-16, Joel: 14-16
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 18-10 – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 7
– Texas vs Oklahoma (-3) (SAT, 12 PM ET, at Cotton Bowl)
– Wisconsin at Purdue (-2.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Stanford at Notre Dame (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– USC at Washington (+11.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– South Carolina at LSU (-2.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech (+9) (SAT, 9 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Oregon State at BYU (-6) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Illinois at Michigan (-23.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Texas Tech (+3.5) (3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 6
– Dallas at Baltimore (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Detroit at Philadelphia (-4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– New England at Seattle (+3.5) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New York Giants at San Francisco (-5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Houston (-3.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Denver at San Diego (-1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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