{"id":6031,"date":"2018-10-29T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T19:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2018-10-29T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T19:41:02","slug":"6031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=6031","title":{"rendered":"Alabama and Notre Dame have tough games this weekend-my picks; Big Twelve and National Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sooners, Mountaineers, Longhorns all vie for two spots in Big Twelve title game<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Cyclones and Red Raiders still in the race too!<\/span><\/h4>\n

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There is\u00a0a three team race for the two spots that are available for the Big Twelve Championship game in Jerry’s World in early December.\u00a0 With the upset of the Texas Longhorns Saturday night in Stillwater\u00a0by Oklahoma State, the Horns, along with Oklahoma and West Virginia are all supporting 4-1 conference records.\u00a0 Iowa State and Texas Tech bring up the next two in the standings with 3-2 records and a slight outside change of playing the title game.\u00a0 OSU’s win was Texas’s first\u00a0conference loss.<\/span><\/h6>\n
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Significant games\u00a0upcoming Saturday, with West Virginia going to Austin this Saturday to play the Horns in DKR; and\u00a0OU to Lubbock to play Tech in the other primary game of the weekend, the Big Twelve is an open race for the title game.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Recap of the weekend games:<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Oklahoma destroyed Kansas State 52-14 as the defense showed up for Lincoln Riley and defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeil.\u00a0 McNeil has had a positive influence on the defense the past two games and playing some of the youthful defenders is proving effective. As usual, Kyler Murray was flawless as the offense had a plus 700 yard game as both the running and passing was overpowering to the Wildcats.\u00a0 OU continues to look the part as a Top team nationally.\u00a0 As for KSU’s 79 year old head coach, Bill Snyder, the clock is ticking and how much longer will the old man stay in his position?<\/span><\/h6>\n

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OU and Kansas State in Norman OK. Photo credit below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Oklahoma State got out of it’s funk with a surprising 38-35 win over Texas.\u00a0 The Cowboys quarterback Taylor Cornelius accounted for five scores, three touchdown passes and two running scores as Texas played a terrible first half.\u00a0 It was a loss that tells the world that UT is not a world beater.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Texas Tech’s trip to Ames to play the Cyclones was not good for the Red Raiders.\u00a0 Iowa State held on to win a turnover, mistake prone game by both sides, 40-31.\u00a0 Another nice game for Iowa State and a tough loss for Kliff Kingsbury and the men from the South Planes.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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TCU folded in a shocking loss to Kansas in Lawrence, 27-26.\u00a0 KU has three wins this season and their first Big Twelve win since the Texas game two years ago.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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West Virginia looked sharp in 58-14 win over Baylor, getting back on the rails after their loss to Iowa State just a week ago.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Big Twelve rankings<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. \n
    Oklahoma<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    West Virginia<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Texas<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Iowa State<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Texas Tech<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    Oklahoma State<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    Kansas State<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    Baylor<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
  9. \n
    Kansas<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    TCU<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Big Twelve predictions (Last week 3-2, Season 36-18)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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    Oklahoma 56 at Texas Tech 35-Do not see Tech slowing down the Kyler Murray train.\u00a0 It will be a rowdy atmosphere and if Tech can have great success on defense in the first quarter they might make it a fourth quarter shootout.\u00a0 Even if that happens, OU still has the bigger and more numerous guns.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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    West Virginia will beat Texas in DKR.\u00a0 Look for much success for the Mountaineers as Will Grier will light the Horns secondary up.\u00a0 It will not be close.\u00a0 West Virginia 42 and Texas 24.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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    Kansas comes back to earth as Iowa State finally gets a game against inferior competition.\u00a0 Cyclones 49 and Kansas 14.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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    Baylor hosts Oklahoma State and the Pokes have their grove back. OSU wins here 41 to 28.\u00a0 “Corndog” and his running backs will chew up that Baylor defense.\u00a0 Not close.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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    Kansas State and TCU play in Fort Worth in a game that both teams need to recover from bad loses.\u00a0 I like KSU here as TCU will not turn out much of a crowd in this home game.\u00a0 Look for KSU to run the ball.\u00a0 Wildcats win 28-17.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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    Fred’s Top Twenty Five<\/span><\/h4>\n
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      Alabama<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      Notre Dame<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Clemson<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      Oklahoma<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      LSU<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n
      Georgia<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Michigan<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      West Virginia<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Washington State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Ohio State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Kentucky<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Univ. of Central Florida<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Houston<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Utah State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    15. \n
      Fresno State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Florida<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Penn State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Utah<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Texas<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Iowa<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    21. \n
      Iowa State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    22. \n
      Mississippi State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Northwestern<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
    24. \n
      Washington<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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      Michigan State<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      My Final Four<\/span><\/h4>\n

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      Alabama vs Oklahoma<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Clemson vs Notre Dame<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Title Game:\u00a0 Alabama vs Clemson<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Alabama and Notre Dame\u00a0 to lose this weekend<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      Notre Dame vs Navy, Oct 27th, 2018. Photo credit: Jake Roth, USA Today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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      National Predictions<\/span><\/h4>\n

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      Thursday, Nov. 1<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Univ. of Central Florida 37 and Temple 14<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Friday, Nov. 2<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Virginia 31 and Pittsburgh18<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Arizona 27 and Colorado 24<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Saturday, Nov. 3<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Clemson 46 and Louisville 12<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Ohio State 48 and Nebraska 14<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Syracuse 31 at Wake Forest 29<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Auburn 27 and\u00a0Texas Aggies\u00a021<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Ole Miss 21 and South Carolina 20<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Wisconsin 56 and Rutgers 6<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Michigan State 28 at Maryland 23<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Army 33 and Air Force 29<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Georgia 23 at Kentucky 18<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n

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      Purdue 31 and Iowa 17<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Cincinnati 27 ad Navy 19<\/span><\/h6>\n
      NC State 31 and Florida State 17<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Minnesota 36 and Illinois 29<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Michigan 23 and Penn State 20<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

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      Virginia Tech 24 and Boston College 21<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Florida 29 and Missouri 25<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Utah 34 at Arizona 28<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Tennessee 21 and Charlotte 18<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Houston 34 at SMU 21<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Tulsa 49 and UConn22<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Miami (Fla) 26 and Duke 21<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Northwestern 25 and Notre Dame 23<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

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      Mississippi State 35 and La. Tech 7<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Oregon 42 an UCLA 24<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      LSU 20 and Alabama 19<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

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      Washington 38 and Stanford 19<\/span><\/h6>\n
      USC 37 at Oregon State 17<\/span><\/h6>\n
      Fresno State 38 at UNLV 28<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      California 36 at Washington State 28<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n

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      Utah State 32 at Hawaii 27<\/span><\/h6>\n

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      Photos:\u00a0 Matt Lunsford, Manhattan Mercury<\/span><\/p>\n

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