Week 5 of Highly Inaccurate Sports Prognostication

So I ran away with last week’s title:

Week 4:

1. Humble Narrator – 21-6 – .778
2. JB59 – 18-9 – .667
3. Dre – 13-9 – .591
4. RMK – 13-14 – .481

Overall Standings:

1. JB59 – 71-32 .689
2. Me – 67-36 .652
3. RMK – 58-39 .597

Not Enough At Bats

Dre 13-9 .519

ONLY GAME THAT MATTERS

Iowa State should be embarrassed for only squeaking by a terrible Big Ten team. Hopefully allowing Iowa to hang around will be an eye opener and they play to their potential on Saturday night against Baylor.

Everybody keeps comparing this game to the Oklahoma State game. Big difference. This team is better offensively. However, something that is being overlooked by most people is that Baylor’s defense is incredibly improved. Their defense might be better than their offense now.

Plus, as good as Baylor’s offense is, it often struggles away from home (in relative terms) and can be slowed down by good defenses (which we might not have, but are getting there).

No way there is a repeat of last year. Too much pride. Too much Rhoads. Too much Mangino. Too much Burnham.

That is why this one is lower scoring than people think.

Iowa State 10 Baylor 6

OTHER CYCLONE STATE GAMES

IOWA (3-1) whoops PURDUE (2-2)

TENNESSEE TECH (1-2) falls to #10 UNI (1-2)

DRAKE – BYE

#8 GRAND VIEW (2-1) rebounds to pound #9 SAINT FRANCIS (INDIANA) (2-1)

TOP 25

#11 UCLA (3-0) lucks runs out #15 ARIZONA STATE (3-0) big.

BIG 12

TEXAS TECH (2-1) gets embarrassed by #24 OKLAHOMA STATE (2-1) THURSDAY!
UTEP (2-1) can’t even keep it close #25 KANSAS STATE (2-1)
TCU (2-0) humiliates SMU (0-3)
TEXAS (1-2) and their JV loses to KANSAS (2-1)

SEC

ARKANSAS (3-1) keeps it close, but falls in the end to #6 TEXAS A&M (4-0)
MISSOURI (3-1) gets crushed by #13 SOUTH CAROLINA (3-1)

PAC-12

#16 STANFORD (2-1) clips WASHINGTON (4-0)
OREGON STATE (3-0) falls at #18 USC (2-1)

ACC

#1 FLORIDA STATE (3-0) nips NC STATE (4-0)

“BIG” TEN

MARYLAND (3-1) gets by a flat INDIANA (2-1)

COACH MAC BOWL WATCH

BYE

BCS BUSTERS

UTAH STATE (2-2) falls to #20 BYU (4-0) big.
MARSHALL (4-0) stays undefeated to get by OLD DOMINION (3-1)
CINCINNATI (2-0) comes close to #22 OHIO STATE (2-1) who is badly missing Braxton Miller, but doesn’t get the job done.

KHD GAMES OF MODERATE INTEREST

Pretty weak collection of games.

GIANTS (1-2) @ RACISTS (1-2)THURSDAY! – RACISTS
PACKERS (1-2) @ BEARS (2-1) – PACKERS
BILLS (2-1) @ TEXANS (2-1) -TEXANS
PANTHERS (2-1) @ RAVENS (2-1) – RAVENS
SAINTS (1-2) @ COWBOYS (2-1) – SAINTS
EAGLES (3-0) @ 49ERS (1-2) – EAGLES
PATRIOTS (2-1) @ CHIEFS (1-2) – PATRIOTS

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES MUSTANGS (3-1) @ BOONE TOREADORS (0-4) – DCG
FORT DODGE DODGERS (3-1) @ MASON CITY MOHAWKS (0-4) – Dodgers on the march to the playoffs!
AUDUBON WHEELERS (2-2) @ MAPLE VALLEY-ANTHON-OTO RAMS (0-4) – Wheelers, big!