RazorPicks 2009 — Week 13 Results
Dec 10
Here they are, finally!!!
#3 Texas 49 @ Texas A&M 39
Some are saying Colt McCoy may have won the Heisman Trophy with his performance against that 110 ranked defense out of 112 in the country. Really??? If that is the case, why not give the Heisman to Dan LeFevour. He had better stats and played against better competition. Just because you play for the most overrated team in the history of sports doesn't mean you should be a Heisman Trophy frontrunner.
Illinois 36 @ #5 Cincinnati 49
Cincy held up their end of the bargain for next week's showdown with Pitt in the de-facto Big East Championship game. Can the Panthers do the same (see below)? Also, now with it all but official that Charlie Weis is gone in South Bend after his loss to Stanford, when does Brian Kelly get the call?? Does he answer it?? He would be stupid not to, IMO.
#2 Alabama 26 @ Auburn 21
War Eagle pulled out all of the stops and for the first quarter they had the jump on Bama. However, after the D settled down, the Tigers only scored 7 more points the remainder of the game. And with an epic championship drive, McElroy pushed Bama to the SEC Championship game with a perfect record. If Mark Ingram doesn't win the Heisman, he can blame Auburn. Just like Darren McFadden back in 2007.
#9 Pittsburgh 16 @ West Virginia 19
Stewart finally got his "signature" win as the Mountaineers head coach. And it couldn't have come against a better opponent for him. The epic Backyard Brawl was punctuated by superior defense and great play all around. So now, the next week show down at Hines Field has lost some of its luster. Will Pitt respond?
Nebraska 28 @ Colorado 20
Suh and the Cornhuskers setup their matchup with Texas next weekend in the Big XII Championship game. Will they be the sacrificial lamb that everyone is predicting? Can Suh dominate in that game like he has so many games before? Will Colt McCoy have a great performance against a real defense? Lots of questions answered next weekend.
Georgia 30 @ #7 Georgia Tech 24
So, the ACC is all hyped about getting to flex its muscle this weekend against lower-tier SEC teams leading up to the ACC Championship game. Jackets get JawJa at home and look to take out some pent up frustrations. But oh wait. The Bulldogs were playing for their embattled DC. They showed up to play and did they ever. The Bulldogs send Willy Martinez out in style by upsetting the triple option Jackets and embarrassing the ACC yet again.
#25 Ole Miss 27 @ Mississippi State 41
So about that pre-sesason #4 ranking. Yeah, well, that was WRONG! So wrong. Man, HDN is the absolute worst front running coach in the history of college football. Dan Mullen is going to whip his tail all up and down Mississippi in recruiting. Rebel fans will be wailing and gnashing their teeth by the end of next year when Ole Miss returns to 6 – 6 or 5 – 7 when HDN has his own players and not Ed Orgerons. Good luck their Agent Chaos.
#12 Oklahoma State 0 @ Oklahoma 27
They don't call this rivalry Bedlam for nothing folks. Not one person in college football would have predicted that OU would shut out and completely shut down "I'm a MAN! I'm 40!" Honestly. Who saw this coming? Bob Stoops couldn't have even predicted this. Oh well, just goes to show how big of a sham the Little XII really is.
#18 Clemson 17 @ South Carolina 34
In the other ACC vs SEC matchup pitting the ACC conference game participant against a lower tier SEC team, guess who got the better of this one? Yep. The SEC. I am sorry folks, but until you actually have to go through the brutal schedules that SEC schools have year in and year out in the conference, you don't fully understand how difficult this conference is. The SEC truly is the minor league for the NFL. Period. End of story. No debate.
Give the Score (tie-breaker)
Arkansas 30 @ #15 LSU 33
1:18. 78 seconds. That is all the time the Hog defense had to stop the LSU offense. Just hold them from getting in FG range and you win in Baton Rouge for the second consecutive time. But, one horrible call by an official ruling the LSU RB getting out of bounds, and then a wide right kick from the RIGHT HASH (for the love of God someone listen to me when I say Tejada can NOT kick from that hash!!! PLEASE!!!!) and the Tigers escape with a win they should have never had. The loss may have cost the Hogs the Capital One or at the very least the Cotton Bowl. Lord it is frustrating!!!
Brick of the Week (BOTW)
This week, there really wasn't one clear cut pick that stood out as being the worst pick of the week. However, there were two games that qualified for POTW honors and therefore, we will take one of those and give 19 of the 20 contestants for the week the BOTW for the West Virginia vs Pitt game. Only Mr. Jamey "Must be Witten's Turn" Vaught correctly picked the Mountaineers to win. Therefore, everyone else, you know who you are, you get the BOTW award for Week 13. Enjoy it and wear it like a badge of honor!
Pick of the Week (POTW)
As I stated there were two potential candidates for POTW and I gave one of those to the entire board as the BOTW. Therefore, the other one will go to our POTW contestant. I wouldn't have given this team any chance to score 14 points in their week's game against their in-state rival. However, not only did they score 41!!! But they walked all over their in-state rival to the delight of every red-blooded Razorback fan. Therefore, the POTW goes to Mr. Jerry "Agent of Chaos goes down!" Tucker for his pick of Mississippi State over Hootie and the Rebels. Congratulations my friend.
Champion of the Week (COTW)
Wow. What a brutal, brutal week for everyone. The average number correct was 4.5 out of 10 for the 20 contestants who submitted picks. Holy cow that has to be a record low. Don't remember it ever being below 5 before. There were two individuals who were able to correctly navigate the week and get 7, yes 7! correct for the most for the week. Their tie-break scores were 12 and get this, 3, THREE! Both of them picked the LSU win over Arkansas in OT. Therefore, the winner of Week 13 and the COTW goes to Mr. Gene "Would rather Arkansas won!" Strode. His final score pick was 32 – 28 LSU. Amazing!
Standings for Week 13
7- 3
Gene Strode (3)
Steven Leija (12)
6 – 4
Alex Rowland
Jerry Tucker
5 – 5
April Mashburn
Jonathan Butcher
Carroll Walls
Jamey Vaught
Jon McCurdy
Jessica Leija
Lance Williams
Brian Mashburn
Tammy Tucker
Jon Patterson
4 – 6
Jarrod Fannin
Travis Stout
Jason Wesson
Ben Gilbert
Lisa Hill
Damon Hill
Overall Standings After Week 13
95 – 35
Gene Strode
93-37
Jason Wesson
Jamey Vaught
91 – 39
Lance Williams
Jon Patterson
April Mashburn
89 – 41
Steven Leija
Jerry Tucker
Jonathan Butcher
Travis Stout
Ben Gilbert
Lisa Hill
88 – 42
Tammy Tucker
87 – 43
Carroll Walls
Jessica Leija
86 – 44
Damon Hill
84 – 46
Brian Mashburn
83 – 47
Alex Rowland
82 – 38
Jason Shirey
81 – 39
Jarrod Fannin
75 – 35
Jon McCurdy
57 – 33
Lee Smith
47 – 33
Charles Hopkins
