Welcome back SF friends!

If you've never played before, this is a fun way to while away the upcoming college football season.
In a nutshell, pick one team that hasn't lost yet. If they win you get to pick another team the next week. Lather, rinse, repeat. No prizes, just for fun.
By the 8th or ninth week of the season, the number of undefeated teams usually gets down to 10 or 15, so you might want to save the top teams for deeper into the season.



Rules
1) Pick one college FBS team per week. (134 choices week 1!)
2) The team you pick MUST BE UNDEFEATED and PLAYING THIS WEEK.
3) Once you pick a team you MAY NOT PICK THEM AGAIN.
4) If your pick loses you're out. You only advance to the next week if your pick wins.
5) If you fail to pick in a given week, you're out.
6) Last player standing wins.
7) Picks must be posted in that week's thread.
8) If all the undefeated teams lose in a given week or no survivors can advance to the next week, the tie breaker is the player who posted earliest in that week's thread.
9) Each succeeding week, post your pick for that week, as well as those of your previous picks. This helps YOU not to repeat a pick.
10) If you decide to change a pick, don’t edit the original post, just make a new post. I use the last post you make for your pick. This will also affect tie breaker (Rule 8)
11) Be very clear with your pick. Follow the name format of ESPN Conference Standings. (i.e. OSU could be Ohio State, Oklahoma State, or Oregon State)
12) Schedule weeks are per ESPN.
13) Keeping up with your picks is part of the game. If someone picks a team that has a loss or is not playing that week, don't feel it is your civic duty to point out the error of their ways.
14) Pick must be in thread before kickoff of your game.

Here is a link to the Week 1 Schedule: https://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule

Tricky bit in week one as 6 teams play twice in “Week 1” (Rule 12). If you pick one of those, you must designate which game.


Post your Week 1 picks in this thread.

Florida State Week 1 Game 1

SMU over Nevada in Week 1.

Bowling Green over Fordham - 8/29/24.
I had the prestigious distinction of being the 1st prognosticator out last year! Hope to make to week 2 this year. Go Falcons !

Glad to have you taking this on again jmtgsx, thanks.

Week 1: Washington State

I was going to pick Georgia Tech for week 1, then noticed that they open their season week 0, and are likely to have a loss. Back to the drawing board.

Thanks, jmtgsx

Week 1: Syracuse Orange over Ohio, thanks very much!

And thanks for running this again. Glad I'm not so stoopid this year to miss the week one pick!

I'll take the UTSA Roadrunners over Kennesaw St.

Oh, I see... that doesn't qualify. Not FBS.

How about South Carolina over Old Dominion?

Week 1. Kentucky Wildcats

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Originally posted by chellim1:
I'll take the UTSA Roadrunners over Kennesaw St.

Oh, I see... that doesn't qualify. Not FBS.

How about South Carolina over Old Dominion?

You're first pick is absolutely valid as UTSA is FBS

Week 1: Texas

quote:

Originally posted by jmtgsx:

quote:

Originally posted by chellim1:
I'll take the UTSA Roadrunners over Kennesaw St.

Oh, I see... that doesn't qualify. Not FBS.

How about South Carolina over Old Dominion?

You're first pick is absolutely valid as UTSA is FBS

Actually, so is Kennesaw St as of this season.

Week 1: Baylor

Thanks for doing this, look forward to it.

Week 1. Texas

week 1: Washington State Cougars.

Week 1: Indiana Hoosiers

Week 1: University of Memphis Tigers

Thanks for doing this again. Ever since my wife passed away in January, I have had no interest in anything outside of shooting.

I have always been an avid sports fan and this may help me get back on my bike.

IIRC, I was in the catbird’s seat until the last week, where I lost in the tiebreaker. Looking forward to competing again.

I’ll have my week 1 pick by Saturday.

Good luck, Gentlemen.

quote:

Originally posted by Ironmike57:
Thanks for doing this again. Ever since my wife passed away in January, I have had no interest in anything outside of shooting.

So very sorry about your wife’s passing, Mike

Thank you. Life is still upside down. I have always been a college football fan. Now, I have something to focus on.

quote:

Originally posted by TMats:

quote:

Originally posted by Ironmike57:
Thanks for doing this again. Ever since my wife passed away in January, I have had no interest in anything outside of shooting.

So very sorry about your wife’s passing, Mike