NCAA Picks 2008-2009: week 10 results, week 11 schedule

Phillip Fulmer as a senior on the 1971 Vols

Phillip Fulmer as a senior on the 1971 Vols

We all knew this day would come eventually, but that doesn’t make it any less sad. Ultimately, Phillip Fulmer was crushed by the weight of expectations created by his own success during 30 years as a player, assistant and head coach at Tennessee. He is a class act who gave more to the school than most of us will ever realize, and I hope history remembers him well.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel has a good retrospective on his career here.

Unless something changes between now and 5 p.m., Coach Fulmer will be allowed to coach the Vols for the rest of the season. I’m planning to take a road trip to Knoxville Nov. 29 to catch his last home game if anyone wants to come with me.

Results

Week 10
PlayerPoints
Archibald Throngbow10
Griftdrift10
Rusty10
Ben K9
Garrett8
rugbyfan8
Tony8
Sara7
Tony Ventry7
Alyssa6
Carl Lindecrantz6
Jen5
Reginald5

The tiebreaker this week is refreshingly uncomplicated compared with last week. Archibald, Griftdrift, and I each scored ten points. Archibald was the only one of us to correctly pick Texas Tech to win, so he is this week’s winner.

The full results spreadsheet for week 10 is here. If you find an error, let me know and I’ll adjust the results.

Overall standings
PlayerPoints
Rusty98
Carl Lindecrantz90
Griftdrift88
Ben K86
Garrett85
Tony84
rugbyfan81
Tony Ventry80
Jen79
Archibald Throngbow78
Sara78
Alyssa77
Reginald71

The full overall standings with week-by-week scores can be found here. If you find an error, let me know and I’ll adjust the results.

Week 11 schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 4
TimeGameLine
8:00 PM ETNorthern Illinois at Ball State (18)Ball State by 9.5
Thursday, Nov. 5
TimeGameLine
8:00 PM ETTexas Christian (11) at Utah (9)Texas Christian by 2.5
Saturday, Nov. 7
TimeGameLine
12:00 PM ETGeorgia Tech (20) at North Carolina (19)North Carolina by 4
12:30 PM ETGeorgia (14) at KentuckyGeorgia by 11.5
12:00 PM ETOhio State (12) at Northwestern (25)Ohio State by 11
12:00 PM ETPurdue at Michigan State (17)Michigan State by 10
2:00 PM ETUtah State at Boise State (10)Boise State by 31.5
2:00 PM ETSan Diego State at Brigham Young (16)Brigham Young by 31.5
3:30 PM ETAlabama (1) at Louisiana State (15)Alabama by 3
3:30 PM ETPenn State (2) at IowaPenn State by 7.5
3:30 PM ETOklahoma (4) at Texas A&MOklahoma by 25
3:30 PM ETClemson at Florida State (24)Florida State by 6.5
7:00 PM ETCincinnati at West Virginia (23)West Virginia by 8
7:00 PM ETKansas State at Missouri (13)Missouri by 26
8:00 PM ETCalifornia (22) at Southern California (6)Southern California by 17.5
8:00 PM ETOklahoma State (8) at Texas Tech (3)Texas Tech by 3
8:00 PM ETFlorida (5) at VanderbiltFlorida by 24
TBABaylor at Texas (7)Texas by 26

Game of the Week

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech. No commentary this week.

How to enter your picks

You read the rules, right?

The short version:

  • You’re picking which teams won’t cover their spread. You must choose at least one team not to cover unless there is only one game being played that week.
  • You’re also entering a predicted score for the Game of the Week, which cannot be the same as a predicted score another player enters.

Example:

Florida and Clemson don’t cover. Alabama wins the GOTW 19-14.

If I entered that, that means I think Florida and Clemson either would lose or not cover their spreads, and you then wouldn’t be able to predict a 19-14 win for Alabama.

15 Responses to “NCAA Picks 2008-2009: week 10 results, week 11 schedule”


  1. Frankly, it is starting to look like a race for second place unless Rusty starts bombing every week.

    Won’t cover:

    TCU
    UNC
    BYU
    ‘Bama
    West Virginia
    Texas Tech

    GOTW: Ok State - 38 Texas Tech 30
  2. Jen

    FWIW, I will miss Phil Fulmer.
  3. rugbyfan

    Only FSU and UNC cover.

    GOTW: FSU 3423410938134 Clemson the entire team goes to jail before the game.

    Fulmer will be a welcome addition to FSU’s coaching staff.
  4. Reginald

    Bama, west va, unc, ohio state, florida, and tcu wont cover GOTW: 21 Texas Tech 10 Oklahoma state.

  5. TCU, Michigan St, UNC, Florida and Teas won’t cover. GOTW: Texas Tech 31, OK St 24.

  6. Ball State, North Carolina, FSU, West Virginia, USC and Florida don’t cover.

    GOTW Texas Tech 42, Oklahoma State 35
  7. Carl Lindecrant z

    Will not cover: TCU; Georgia; Ohio St.; W. Virginia; Missouri; Florida
    GOTW: Texas Tech 45 Oklahoma St. 42

  8. TCU, North Cackalatia, USC, Florida

    GOTW: Texas Tech 42 - 31
  9. Tony Ventry

    TCU, UNC, Michigan State, Oklahoma

    GOTW Texas Tech 45, Oklahoma State 38

  10. Doesn’t cover: TCU, Ohio St, UNC, WVA don’t cover

    GOTW: Texas Tech 39 - OSU 31
  11. Jen

    Damn, I was too busy picking out drapes for the Oval Office to be bothered with submitting my picks on time..

    Won’t Cover: North Carolina, FSU, West Virginia, USC
    GotW: TT 38, OSU 31
  12. Archibald Throngbow

    Penn St, West Va, Missouri, USC, Texas Tech, and Florida don’t cover.

    OK St 31, Texas Tech 30

  13. TCU, USC, WVA, UNC, Texas Tech, Florida don’t cover.

    GotW: OK St 45, Texas Tech 38

  14. FSU, Texas Tech, and Florida don’t cover.

    OK State 27, Texas Tech 24

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