KUsports.com staff’s Week 8 college football picks

By Staff     Oct 19, 2012

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KUsports.com staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 8 of the college football season.

Week 8 games

Kansas at Oklahoma

Kansas State at West Virginia

Baylor at Texas

Texas Tech at TCU

South Carolina at Florida

LSU at Texas A&M

Off-the-wall question: What is the worst movie you’ve seen?

Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (25-11 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 65, Kansas 14

Kansas State 31, West Virginia 28

Texas 35, Baylor 3

TCU 44, Texas Tech 38

Florida 28, South Carolina 21

LSU 31, Texas A&M 3

Question: “Night of the Creeps.” I highly recommend it.

High school beat reporter Benton Smith (24-12 overall, 3-3 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 41, Kansas 14

West Virginia 35, Kansas State 34

Texas 45, Baylor 31

Texas Tech 27, TCU 23

South Carolina 27, Florida 23

LSU 30, Texas A&M 17

Question: “Johnny Mnemonic.” My dad, brother and I went to see it because we were bored and all three of us fell asleep.

KU football beat writer Matt Tait (24-12 overall, 3-3 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 38, Kansas 21

Kansas State 45, West Virginia 40

Texas 34, Baylor 28

Texas Tech 39, TCU 31

South Carolina 24, Florida 20

LSU 31, Texas A&M 21

Question: Much like many years ago, when I finally nailed down a favorite Beatles song because I got tired of not being able to settle on one every time someone asked me, I recently made sure to pinpoint the worst movie I’d ever seen. It wasn’t hard. Thanks to some down time last July at the Westin in Dallas for Big 12 media days, I now can say with certainty that “Psychosis,” starring Charisma Carpenter and directed by Reg Traviss, is the answer to this question. And it’s not close.

Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (24-12 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 42, Kansas 10

Kansas State 24, West Virginia 21

Texas 30, Baylor 21

Texas Tech 23, TCU 22

Florida 27, South Carolina 21

LSU 31, Texas A&M 17

Question: “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” (It’s so bad, it’s good).

KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (23-13 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 49, Kansas 17

West Virginia 31, Kansas State 20

Texas 24, Baylor 17

TCU 24, Texas Tech 20

Florida 30, South Carolina 22

LSU 44, Texas A&M 38

Question: Tie: “2001 A Space Odyssey” (unbelievably boring) and Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups” (just awful).

KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (22-14 overall, 3-3 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 49, Kansas 7

Kansas State 42, West Virginia 28

Texas 49, Baylor 35

Texas Tech 45, TCU 28

Florida 24, South Carolina 14

Texas A&M 28, LSU 24

Question: “Dawn of the Dead.” I still remember saying, “That’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen” within minutes of watching it.

Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (22-14 overall, 2-4 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 35, Kansas 17

Kansas State 33, West Virginia 30

Texas 45, Baylor 30

Texas Tech 28, TCU 14

South Carolina 23, Florida 20

Texas A&M 25, LSU 23

Question: I thought the Steve Martin remake of “The Pink Panther” was just painful.

Sports editor Tom Keegan (21-15 overall, 3-3 in Week 7)

Oklahoma 42, Kansas 14

West Virginia 42, Kansas State 28

Texas 41, Baylor 38

TCU 31, Texas Tech 28

South Carolina 31, Florida 30

LSU 28, Texas A&M 14

Question: “French Lieutenant’s Woman.” Fell asleep, snored, got elbowed in the ribs.

KUSports.com staff’s Week 8 college football picks

By Staff     Oct 21, 2011

KUSports.com college football staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 8 of the college football season.

Week 8 games

Kansas State at Kansas

Oklahoma State at Missouri

Illinois at Purdue

Wisconsin at Michigan State

Penn State at Northwestern

Georgia Tech at Miami (FL)

Off-the-wall question: What is your favorite commercial?

Matt Tait (28-8 overall, 5-1 in Week 7)

Kansas State 38, Kansas 28

Oklahoma State 49, Missouri 41

Illinois 30, Purdue 24

Wisconsin 35, Michigan State 33

Penn State 27, Northwestern 21

Miami 31, Georgia Tech 27

Question: As far as I’m concerned, every commercial that’s ever been done for ESPN’s SportsCenter is absolute gold, but the one above is of my favorites.

Tom Keegan (23-13 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Kansas State 34, Kansas 24

Oklahoma State 44, Missouri 35

Illinois 28, Purdue 21

Wisconsin 34, Michigan State 21

Penn State 31, Northwestern 28

Georgia Tech 41, Miami 38

Question: Drew Barrymore Covergirl commercial. It made my eyes pop.

Gary Bedore (21-15 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Kansas State 49, Kansas 24

Oklahoma State 27, Missouri 20

Illinois 22, Purdue 20

Wisconsin 44, Michigan State 29

Northwestern 28, Penn State 27

Miami 34, Georgia Tech 21

Question: Advertising selling land in Meadview, Arizona.

Eric Sorrentino (20-16 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Kansas State 32, Kansas 21

Oklahoma State 45, Missouri 35

Illinois 30, Purdue 20

Wisconsin 24, Michigan State 21

Penn State 27, Northwestern 14

Miami 30, Georgia Tech 24

Question: Could switching to Geico really save you 15 percent or more on car insurance? … Can futbol announcer Andres Cantor make any sport exciting?

Jesse Newell (19-17 overall, 4-2 in Week 7)

Kansas State 42, Kansas 14

Missouri 49, Oklahoma State 45

Purdue 21, Illinois 17

Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 31

Penn State 24, Northwestern 17

Georgia Tech 35, Miami (FL) 31

Question: ESPN Y2K: “Follow me to Freedom!”

KUsports.com staff’s Week 8 college football picks

By Staff     Oct 22, 2010

The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 8 of the college football season.

Week 8 games

Texas A&M at Kansas

Texas Tech at Colorado

Kansas State at Baylor

Oklahoma at Missouri

Nebraska at Oklahoma State

LSU at Auburn

Off-the-wall question: Which TV show are you embarrassed that you watch?

Andrew Baker

Texas A&M 31, Kansas 14

Texas Tech 42, Colorado 31

Baylor 38, Kansas State 28

Missouri 35, Oklahoma 32

Nebraska 28, Oklahoma State 24

Auburn 38, LSU 24

Question: Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Matt Tait

Texas A&M 35, Kansas 13

Texas Tech 30, Colorado 27

Baylor 31, Kansas State 23

Oklahoma 27, Missouri 17

Nebraska 30, Oklahoma State 19

Auburn 28, LSU 17

Question: Dancing with the Stars: Not enough room here to explain.

Eric Sorrentino

Texas A&M 31, Kansas 10

Texas Tech 30, Colorado 17

Baylor 28, Kansas State 21

Oklahoma 21, Missouri 14

Nebraska 27, Oklahoma State 24

Auburn 31, LSU 24

Question: Millionaire Matchmaker

Gary Bedore

Texas A&M 47, Kansas 6

Colorado 22, Texas Tech 21

Baylor 37, Kansas State 22

Missouri 24, Oklahoma 21

Oklahoma State 34, Nebraska 30

Auburn 42, LSU 29

Question: 3 Stooges on YouTube

Kevin Romary

Texas A&M 31, Kansas 14

Texas Tech 42, Colorado 21

Baylor 35, Kansas State 27

Oklahoma 31, Missouri 17

Oklahoma State 27, Nebraska 21

Auburn 45, LSU 31

Question: Sabado Gigante on Univision (Seriously, it sucks me in!)

Tom Keegan

Texas A&M 20, Kansas 17

Texas Tech 31, Colorado 28

Baylor 28, Kansas State 21

Oklahoma 35, Missouri 24

Nebraska 34, Oklahoma State 31

Auburn 21, LSU 17

Question: The Drive

Jesse Newell

Kansas 28, Texas A&M 24

Texas Tech 27, Colorado 14

Baylor 31, Kansas State 28

Oklahoma 35, Missouri 21

Oklahoma State 42, Nebraska 38

Auburn 21, LSU 17

Question: Jerry Springer

Week 7 results

Matt 4-2

Andrew 3-3

Kevin 3-3

Tom 2-4

Gary 2-4

Eric 2-4

Jesse 2-4

Overall standings

Matt 25-11

Tom 24-12

Eric 23-13

Kevin 23-13

Andrew 23-13

Gary 22-14

Jesse 19-17

KUsports.com staff’s Week 8 college football picks

By Staff     Oct 23, 2009

KUSports.com college football staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 6 of the college football season.

Week 8 games

Oklahoma at Kansas

Colorado at Kansas State

Iowa at Michigan State

TCU at BYU

Penn State at Michigan

Arkansas at Ole Miss

Off-the-wall question: What is your favorite cover song?

Dugan Arnett

Oklahoma 38-28

Colorado 24-21

Michigan State 24-17

BYU 24-20

Penn State 17-14

Ole Miss 28-24

Question: Dumb question.

Kevin Romary

Kansas 35-31

Kansas State 27-21

Iowa 24-13

TCU 21-14

Penn State 31-21

Ole Miss 35-28

Question: It’s NOT Britney Spears ruining Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.”

D.J. Whetter

Oklahoma 34-31

Colorado 27-21

Michigan State 24-17

TCU 21-20

Penn State 35-24

Arkansas 35-31

Question: “Dock of the Bay” by Michael Bolton.

Matt Tait

Kansas 33-21

Colorado 27-13

Iowa 23-10

BYU 28-20

Penn State 25-19

Arkansas 20-19

Question: “Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix.

Eric Sorrentino

Oklahoma 34-31

Kansas State 27-17

Iowa 20-17

TCU 28-21

Penn State 30-28

Ole Miss 23-20

Question: “Turn the Page” by Metallica.

Tom Keegan

Kansas 28-24

Colorado 28-27

Michigan State 24-21

TCU 31-28

Penn State 27-21

Arkansas 31-28

Question: “These Days” by Gregg Allman covering Jackson Browne tune.

Jesse Newell

Oklahoma 35-31

Colorado 27-21

Iowa 30-26

TCU 35-33

Penn State 38-17

Arkansas 41-24

Question: “Smooth Criminal” by Alien Ant Farm.

Gary Bedore

Oklahoma 41-20

Kansas State 28-14

Michigan State 24-22

TCU 35-31

Penn State 21-20

Ole Miss 28-24

Question: “Goodnight Saigon” by Saturday Night Live performers.

Week 7 results

Eric 3-3

Dugan 3-3

D.J. 3-3

Matt 3-3

Gary 3-3

Kevin 3-3

Tom 2-4

Jesse 2-4

Overall standings

Dugan Arnett 26-10

Eric Sorrentino 26-10

Kevin Romary 24-12

D.J. Whetter 24-12

Matt Tait 23-13

Jesse Newell 23-13

Gary Bedore 22-14

Tom Keegan 20-16

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