The first week of THE EXPERTS was a barn burner*! RMK edged DRE by 3 points in the tie-breaker to take home the Week 1 title. I did not award him a weekly prize though because he celebrated by saying something ridiculous about Kobe Bryant.
Here are the results, for those of you that weren’t scoring at home.
THURSDAY
SOUTH CAROLINA 17 NORTH CAROLINA 13
CDB – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0
JLB – NORTH CAROLINA – 0-1
RMK – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0
DRE – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0
OKLAHOMA STATE 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 13
CDB – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0
JLB – OKLAHOMA STATE – 1-1
RMK – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0
DRE – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0
UTAH 24 MICHIGAN 17
CDB – MICHIGAN – 2-1
JLB – MICHIGAN – 1-2
RMK – MICHIGAN – 2-1
DRE – MICHIGAN – 2-1
TCU 23 MINNESOTA 17
CDB – TCU – 3-1
JLB – TCU – 2-2
RMK – TCU – 3-1
DRE – TCU – 3-1
FRIDAY GAMES
Baylor 56 SMU 21
CDB – Baylor – 4-1
JLB – BAYLOR – 3-2
RMK – BAYLOR – 4-1
DRE – BAYLOR – 4-1
FORT DODGE 69 SIOUX CITY NORTH 0
CDB – FORT DODGE – 5-1
JLB – FORT DODGE – 4-2
RMK – FORT DODE – 5-1
DRE – FORT DODGE – 5-1
GILBERT 40 BOONE 37
CDB – BOONE – 5-2
JLB – GILBERT – 5-2
RMK – GILBERT – 6-1
DRE – GILBERT – 6-1
AUDUBON 31 IKM-MANNING WOLVES 13
CDB: IKM-MANNING – 5-3
JLB – AUDUBON – 6-2
RMK – AUDUBON – 7-1
DRE – IKM-MANNING – 6-2
SATURDAY GAMES
IOWA 31 ILLINOIS STATE 14
CDB – ILLINOIS STATE – 5-4
JLB – IOWA – 7-2
RMK – IOWA – 8-1
DRE – IOWA – 7-2
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 41 KANSAS 38
CDB – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 6-4
JLB – KANSAS – 7-3
RMK – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 9-1
DRE – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 8-2
NORTHWESTERN 16 STANFORD 6
CDB – STANFORD – 6-5
JLB – STANFORD – 7-4
RMK – STANFORD – 9-2
DRE – NORTHWESTERN – 9-2
TEXAS TECH 59 SAM HOUSTON STATE 45
CDB – TEXAS TECH – 7-5
JLB – TEXAS TECH – 8-4
RMK – TEXAS TECH – 10-2
DRE – TEXAS TECH – 10-2
UCLA 34 VIRGINIA 16
CDB – UCLA – 8-5
JLB – UCLA – 9-4
RMK – UCLA – 11-2
DRE – UCLA – 11-2
AUBURN 31 LOUISVILLE 24
CDB – AUBURN – 9-5
JLB – LOUISVILLE – 9-5
RMK – AUBURN – 12-2
DRE – AUBURN – 12-2
BYU 33 NEBRASKA 28
CDB – BYU – 10-5
JLB – NEBRASKA – 9-6
RMK – NEBRASKA – 12-3
DRE – BYU – 13-2
OKLAHOMA 41 AKRON 3
CDB – OKLAHOMA – 11-5
JLB – OKLAHOMA – 10-6
RMK – OKLAHOMA – 13- 3
DRE – OKLAHOMA – 14-2
KANSAS STATE 34 SOUTH DAKOTA 0
CDB – KANAS STATE – 12-5
JLB – KANSAS STATE – 11-6
RMK – KANSAS STATE – 14-3
DRE – KANSAS STATE – 15-2
TEXAS A&M 38 ARIZONA STATE 17
CDB – ARIZONA STATE – 12-6
JLB – ARIZONA STATE – 11-7
RMK – TEXAS A&M – 15-3
DRE – ARIZONA STATE – 15-3
NOTRE DAME 38 TEXAS 3
CDB – TEXAS – 12-7
JLB – TEXAS – 11-8
RMK – TEXAS – 15-4
DRE – TEXAS – 15-4
WEST VIRGINIA 44 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0
CDB – WEST VIRGINIA – 13-7
JLB – WEST VIRGINIA – 12-8
RMK – WEST VIRGINIA – 16-4
DRE – WEST VIRGINIA – 16-4
ALABAMA 35 WISCONSIN 17
CDB – ALABAMA – 14-7
JLB – ALABAMA – 13-8
RMK – ALABAMA – 17-4
DRE – ALABAMA – 17-4
BOISE STATE 16 WASHINGTON 13
CDB – BOISE STATE – 15-7
JLB – WASHINGTON – 13-9
RMK – BOISE STATE – 18-4
DRE – BOISE STATE – 18-4
MONDAY GAME
#1 OHIO STATE AT VIRGINIA TECH – 7 PM (ESPN)
CDB – OHIO STATE – 16-7
JLB – OHIO STATE – 14-9
RMK – OHIO STATE – 19-4
DRE – OHIO STATE – 19-4
TIE-BREAKER
Iowa State 31 UNI 7
#1 (11)-CDB: CYCLONES 38 PANTHERS 3 – 17-7
#2 (13)-JLB – ISU 28 UNI 17 – 15-9
#3 (17)-RMK – ISU 26 UNI 19 – 20-4
#4 (20)-DRE – ISU 21 UNI 17 – 20-4
Remember if you wish to participate in Week 2, you need to email me your picks by the kickoff of the first game of the week. 7:30 PM. Thursday.
*No barns were actually hurt in this week’s challenge.