KUsports.com staff’s Week 10 college football picks

By Staff     Nov 2, 2012

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KUsports.com staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 10 of the college football season.

Week 10 games

Kansas at Baylor

TCU at West Virginia

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Texas at Texas Tech

Oregon at USC

Alabama at LSU

Off-the-wall question: What is the best Halloween costume you’ve made/worn?

Sports copy editor Chris Cottrell (35-13 overall, 5-1 in Week 9)

Baylor 31, Kansas 21

West Virginia 42, TCU 35

Kansas State 49, Oklahoma State 21

Texas Tech 31, Texas 17

Oregon 38, USC 31

Alabama 20, LSU 10

Question: A ghost.

Associate sports editor Drew Hartsock (34-14 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 42, Kansas 14

West Virginia 42, TCU 35

Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 42

Texas Tech 52, Texas 14

Oregon 60, USC 58

Alabama 17, LSU 14

Question: Mr. Goodcents.

KU football beat writer Matt Tait (32-16 overall, 3-3 in Week 9)

Baylor 31, Kansas 21

West Virginia 40, TCU 28

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 27

Texas Tech 33, Texas 27

Oregon 56, USC 31

Alabama 30, LSU 21

Question: I’ve had quite a few that I liked: Ozzy Osbourne, Hugh Hefner, David Hasselhoff’s “Baywatch” character Mitch Buchanan and Teen Wolf the basketball player … but one of my favorites came a couple of years ago when my wife and I went as Brett Favre and former New York Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger, complete with all the “props.”

High school beat reporter Benton Smith (32-16 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 34, Kansas 24

West Virginia 38, TCU 37

Kansas State 45, Oklahoma State 24

Texas Tech 41, Texas 31

Oregon 45, USC 27

LSU 17, Alabama 16

Question: Kenny Powers. So much fun I went out as the Shelby Sensation two different years.

KU men’s basketball beat writer Gary Bedore (32-16 overall, 5-1 in Week 9)

Baylor 47, Kansas 14

West Virginia 31, TCU 24

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 34

Texas 31, Texas Tech 28

Oregon 44, USC 20

Alabama 21, LSU 20

Question: Count Chocula, I mean Dracula.

KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell (31-17 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 35, Kansas 28

TCU 31, West Virginia 24

Kansas State 42, Oklahoma State 28

Texas Tech 41, Texas 35

Oregon 52, USC 35

Alabama 31, LSU 10

Question: A slot machine back in grade school.

Sports copy editor Nick Gerik (29-19 overall, 3-3 in Week 9)

Baylor 32, Kansas 23

West Virginia 40, TCU 33

Kansas State 50, Oklahoma State 27

Texas Tech 35, Texas 23

Oregon 44, USC 34

Alabama 24, LSU 21

Question: When I was in kindergarten, a few ironed-on patches and a cheapo plastic mask turned me into the (original!) red Power Ranger. Many terrible martial arts moves were attempted that night.

Sports editor Tom Keegan (28-20 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Baylor 45, Kansas 28

West Virginia 45, TCU 21

Kansas State 45, Oklahoma State 31

Texas Tech 42, Texas 31

Oregon 45, USC 38

Alabama 28, LSU 21

Question: Mark Mangino last year on The Drive TV show

KUsports.com staff’s Week 10 college football picks

By Staff     Nov 4, 2011

KUSports.com college football staff picks.

The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 10 of the college football season.

Week 10 games

Kansas at Iowa State

Missouri at Baylor

Texas Tech at Texas

LSU at Alabama

Virginia at Maryland

Syracuse at UConn

Off-the-wall question: What is your favorite call of a play by a sports announcer?

Matt Tait (36-12 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Iowa State 41, Kansas 17

Baylor 45, Missouri 41

Texas 31, Texas Tech 21

Alabama 17, LSU 13

Maryland 27, Virginia 21

Syracuse 28, UConn 26

Question: Dick Enberg’s call of John Elway’s “helicopter dive” for a first down late in Super Bowl XXXII. “Elway scrambling, looking, running, DIVING inside the 5-yard line for a first down. Is he only 37? How important is this football game? How bad does John Elway want to win this football game? When you see that, quarterbacks go down. Not Elway.”

Tom Keegan (30-18 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Iowa State 38, Kansas 28

Baylor 41, Missouri 38

Texas 31, Texas Tech 21

Alabama 31, LSU 28

Maryland 28, Virginia 24

Syracuse 34, UConn 31

Question: Every grand-slam call by late great Seattle Mariners voice Dave Niehaus.

Gary Bedore (28-20 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Iowa State 51, Kansas 20

Missouri 27, Baylor 20

Texas 31, Texas Tech 24

Alabama 35, LSU 31

Maryland 22, Virginia 21

Syracuse 28, UConn 21

Question: Hawk Harrelson on any Sox home run

Eric Sorrentino (28-20 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Iowa State 34, Kansas 10

Missouri 35, Baylor 34

Texas 28, Texas Tech 21

Alabama 17, LSU 14

Virginia 30, Maryland 22

Syracuse 27, UConn 17

Question: Spanish announcer goes crazy after a Kobe Bryant three-pointer (ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!!!)

Jesse Newell (26-22 overall, 4-2 in Week 9)

Iowa State 38, Kansas 14

Baylor 42, Missouri 24

Texas 28, Texas Tech 27

Alabama 21, LSU 17

Maryland 28, Virginia 13

Syracuse 31, UConn 20

Question: Dick Vitale on J.R. Giddens (52 second mark in the video): ‘Oh! Hello! Up, up and away! The elevator man! He’s a high-riser!”

KUsports.com staff’s Week 10 college football picks

By Staff     Nov 5, 2010

The following are the Journal-World/6Sports staffers’ picks for Week 10 of the college football season.

Week 10 games

Colorado at Kansas

Texas at Kansas State

Missouri at Texas Tech

Baylor at Oklahoma State

Oklahoma at Texas A&M

TCU at Utah

Question: If the only Presidential candidates were our seven weekly football pickers, who would get your vote, and why?

Andrew Baker

Colorado 21, Kansas 17

Kansas State 28, Texas 21

Missouri 31, Texas Tech 21

Oklahoma State 45, Baylor 38

Oklahoma 35, Texas A&M 21

TCU 35, Utah 31

Question: Gary “I want you!” Bedore. Nobody gets things done like GB.

Kevin Romary

Colorado 24, Kansas 13

Texas 28, Kansas State 14

Missouri 38, Texas Tech 35

Baylor 42, Oklahoma State 41

Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 24

TCU 28, Utah 24

Question: Gary Bedore … He speaks softly and carries a big stick.

Eric Sorrentino

Colorado 24, Kansas 17

Texas 24, Kansas State 21

Missouri 40, Texas Tech 21

Oklahoma State 40, Baylor 30

Oklahoma 31, Texas A&M 21

TCU 38, Utah 27

Question: Andrew, because he’d alter the record books. Most ripped President ever and may also supplant 5-foot-4 James Madison as shortest President ever.

Tom Keegan

Colorado 20, Kansas 17

Texas 31, Kansas State 17

Missouri 34, Texas Tech 28

Oklahoma State 41, Baylor 34

Oklahoma 31, Texas A&M 14

TCU 38, Utah 28

Question: Matt Tait because he would text me photos from the Oval Office.

Matt Tait

Colorado 26, Kansas 16

Texas 27, Kansas State 21

Missouri 33, Texas Tech 20

Oklahoma State 45, Baylor 43

Oklahoma 38, Texas A&M 27

TCU 41, Utah 33

Question: Gary. So many good ideas and not a single enemy.

Gary Bedore

Colorado 44, Kansas 13

Texas 38, Kansas State 14

Texas Tech 24, Missouri 21

Oklahoma State 49, Baylor 28

Oklahoma 30, Texas A&M 20

TCU 28, Utah 21

Question: Jesse/Eric split vote (both worship national pastime, baseball)

Jesse Newell

Colorado 31, Kansas 6

Texas 38, Kansas State 35

Missouri 42, Texas Tech 28

Oklahoma State 35, Baylor 31

Oklahoma 28, Texas A&M 14

TCU 42, Utah 24

Question: Gary. He’d be the hardest worker in the White House.

Week 9 results

Tom 5-1

Andrew 4-2

Gary 4-2

Kevin 4-2

Matt 4-2

Eric 4-2

Jesse 3-3

Overall standings

Matt 34-14

Tom 34-14

Andrew 33-15

Eric 32-16

Kevin 31-17

Gary 30-18

Jesse 25-23

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