at a crossroads

Well kids the week has almost come to an end and that means another football pick em post.  Not sure what I am going to do with this Purdue pick.  Also quick shoutout to Topolk for beating me by 1 last week!   First off though I want to share a video of my all time favorite Purdue tradition that happens at every football/basketball game it's called Hail Fire or better known as the IU Sucks song. What makes this so great is the story behind it, a group of students when the band first started playing this thought the song and dance were just plain horrible so they added IU Sucks to the end of it in hopes that the song would then become banned.  Well, year's later it's still going strong, and infact the entire student section in all sports do the motions and of course the best part is in unison IU SUCKS!  It's fun to watch opponents fans or people that don't know it's coming when they are like what wait they aren't even playing IU today haha.

OK on with the picks!!  Picking with me today is one of my favorite bloggers well he doesn't really blog anymore, but he's a swell guy.  The one and only Boise State Bronco DUCK!!  So onto the games. Patriots and Rams were both off this week

PRO GAMES
Pittsburgh Steelers(Rocket) at New York Giants
Phats- No clue but I don't like anyone with the name Manning
STEELERS 28 giants 24

Duck- Giants! (Even though I think Eli Manning is a bit of a prick I still like his team better than the Steelers, who I will hate forever)

Minnesota Vikings(Thomas) at Seattle Seahawks(Duck)
Phats- Go Seahawks!   SEAHAWKS 31 vikings 24

Duck- Seahawks! (only because they're at home. If this was being played in Minnesota I'd pick the other guys)


COLLEGE GAMES
Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes(DG)
Phats- Kent State coming off a nice win over Rutgers can they keep that momentum going?
KENT STATE 35 akron 31 

Duck- KENT STATE

Missouri Tigers(Nutz) at Florida Gators
Phats- Umm Missouri stormed the field beating UK pathetic, Fla rolls
FLORIDA 55 missouri 7

Duck- Florida  

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(Emily) at Maryland Terrapins
Phats- Ga Tech is not very good, but then again neither is the ACC
Maryland 31 ga tech 17

Duck- GA TECH

TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers(Angel Jr) 
Phats- Hmm could be a shoout out give me the home team in a close one
West Va 49 tcu 42

San Jose State Spartans at Idaho Vandals(Shife)
Phats- VTFU BITCHES!!!
Idaho 31 SJSU 17

Duck- IDAHO

Texas Longhorns(Gary, Cheryl) at Texas Tech Red Raiders(Jef Fuzz)
Phats- Is this considered a rivalry game?  Should be a good one going with the road team
Texas 35 texas tech 31 

Duck- Texas Tech

Nebraska Cornhuskers(Travis) at Michigan State Spartans
Phats- Oh Nebraska picking the wrong time to face Sparty as they have some momentum, and at home Huskers will head back to Lincoln with a L
MICHIGAN STATE  28 nebraska 17

Duck- Michigan State

Troy Trojans at Tennessee Volunteers(Tiggy)
Phats- Hmm this could be close Troy used to be good
Tennessee 41 troy 28

Duck- Troy

Clemson Tigers(Topolk, Emily) at Duke Blue Devils
Phats- Well Duke is bowl eligible but can they upset the Tigers, NOPE
CLEMSON 55 duke 21

Duck- Clemson

Alabama Crimson Tide(Cheryl and Gary) at LSU Tigers
Phats- Does this even count as an upset?
LSU 6 alabama 3 

Duck- LSU

Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
Phats- Hmm I want no wait I need Oregon and K-State to keep winning to keep ND out of the title game  soooo GO DUCKS!!!
OREGON 49 usc 10

Duck- OREGON

San Diego State Aztecs at Boise State Broncos(Duck)
Phats- You have to admire what BSU does year in and year out, and what do they do exactly what they will do in this game keep on Winning!
BOISE STATE 49 san diego state 14

Duck- Boise State

Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
Phats- I am so torn on this game part of me wants us to lose out IF Danny Hope gets fired, but I am a Boilermaker, and I hate losing.  Not to mention I want to see Marve excel if nothing else to be a virtual FU to Danny Hope for not playing him sooner.  I really don't know what's going to happen, which PU team shows up, but I always pick Purdue so this should be no surprise
PURDUE 10 penn state 3

Duck- PURDUE!!!!

Hail Hail to old Purdue all Hail to our old gold and black
Hail Hail to old Purdue our friendship may she never lack
Ever Grateful, ever true thus we raise our song a new FIRE UP!
Of the days we've spent with you, all Hail our own Purdue
GO BOILERS!

BTFU!!