Finally, there are some good games. After last week’s less than intriguing matchups, this week brings rejuvenation. There are various top 25 games to pick from, and The Blue House Lives is more than excited. The Striker Report’s “go for broke” strategy paid off last week, as Striker came out looking good by picking Oregon State and Nebraska in big upsets. The Blue House Lives tied the Striker Report. The Hampton Forecast, although surging the past couple of weeks, was a game back.

 

 

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The season is winding down, and here’s our Week 11 BHCS poll:

 

 

Rank	Team	BHL	Hampton	Striker	Average
1	Florida (9-0)	1	1	1	1.00
T2	Texas (9-0)	2	2	4	2.67
T2	Alabama (9-0)	2	3	2	2.67
4	TCU (9-0)	5	5	3	4.33
5	Boise St. (9-0)	4	4	6	4.67
6	Cincinnati (9-0)	6	6	5	5.67
7	Georgia Tech (9-1)	7	8	7	7.67
8	Pittsburgh (8-1)	9	7	9	8.33
T9	LSU (7-2)	8	11	14	11.00
T9	Houston (8-1)	13	9	11	11.00
11	Utah (8-1)	12	13	10	11.67
12	Oregon (7-2)	15	10	12	12.33
T13	Iowa (9-1)	16	14	8	12.67
T13	USC (7-2)	10	15	13	12.67
15	Miami (FL) (7-2)	14	12	16	14.00
16	Ohio St. (8-2)	11	17	15	14.33
17	Penn St. (8-2)	17	18	18	17.67
18	Oklahoma St. (7-2)	19	16	19	18.00
19	Arizona (6-2)	18	24	17	19.67
20	BYU (7-2)	20	21	21	20.67
21	Wisconsin (7-2)	22	19	22	21.00
22	South Florida (6-2)	26	20	20	22.00
23	Virginia Tech (6-3)	21	28	28	25.66
24	Clemson (6-3)	27	22	29	26.00
25	Stanford (6-3)	24	25	32	27.00

 

 

Here are this week’s squirreliest picks:

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The “Fight Vols Fight” Pick of the Week:

 

Tennessee Volunteers at  Mississippi Rebels

The Vols stumble into Oxford missing three players lost due to attempted robbery. Does the fact that Tennessee’s players rob people with pellet guns frighten Ole Miss at all? Who cares? What should terrify the Rebs is the Tennessee defense. They have been playing lights-out lately. Ole Miss struggled in Week 1 with Memphis, and the Vols crushed the Tigers last Saturday. This tidbit puts Tennessee over the top.

The Blue House Lives:

Tennessee 31    Mississippi 27

 

Hampton Forecast:

Tennessee 33     Mississippi 24

 

Striker Report:

Tennessee 24     Mississippi 23

 

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We Hate Huskies Pick of the “Weak”:

 

Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers

The Huskies continue to slip, and The Blue House Lives continues to enjoy it. This week, Washington limps into Oregon State, who is still celebrating their beat-down of California. With the Jonas Brothers buying the Space Needle, the Huskies are going to be way too distracted to win in Corvallis. Another week, another loss.

The Blue House Lives:

Oregon State 38     Washington 16

 

Hampton Forecast:

Oregon State 37     Washington 15

 

Striker Report:

Oregon State 36     Washington 22

 

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Game of the Week:

 

#11 Utah Utes at #4 TCU Horned Frogs

What a strange season. This week marks the second week this season that the Mountain West Conference takes precedence over the more powerful and glamorous SEC and Big 12. There is one question that inhabits the mind of every college football critic: Is TCU good enough to play for the BCS championship? The Blue House Lives sees possibility, although we think that there is another non-BCS team that is just as good. This game should bolster TCU’s resume.

The Blue House Lives:

TCU 31     Utah 21

 

Hampton Forecast:

TCU 33     Utah 21

 

Striker Report:

TCU 35     Utah 12

 

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 #13 Iowa Hawkeyes at  #16 Ohio State Buckeyes

 

The Blue House Lives:

Ohio State 30      Iowa 24

 

Hampton Forecast:

Ohio State 22     Iowa 17

 

Striker Report:

Ohio State 37     Iowa 18

 

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 #25 Stanford Cardinal vs. #13 USC Trojans

 

The Blue House Lives:

USC 33     Stanford 20

 

Hampton Forecast:

USC 35     Stanford 28

 

Striker Report:

USC 34     Stanford 21

 

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 #19 Arizona Wildcats at California Golden Bears

 

The Blue House Lives:

California 31     Arizona 30

 

Hampton Forecast:

Arizona 32     California 17

 

Striker Report:

Arizona 25     California 20

 

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8 Pittsburgh Panthers

 

The Blue House Lives:

Notre Dame 28     Pittsburgh 27

 

Hampton Forecast:

Wanstache 37     Notre Dame 23

 

Striker Report:

Pittsburgh 27     Notre Dame 17 

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Review:

 

Game	BHL	Hampton	Striker
Tennessee at Mississippi
Washington at Oregon State
#11 Utah at #4 TCU
#13 Iowa at #16 Ohio State
#25 Stanford vs. #13 USC
#19 Arizona at California
Notre Dame at #8 Pittsburgh

 

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Records to Date:

 

The Blue House Lives (43-26   0.623)

Hampton Forecast (31-19   0.620)

Striker Report (25-13   0.673)

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