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**Udog** · 10-19-2014, 08:59 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks in the Westgate Hotel handicapping contest, where some of the best handicappers in America put up $1,500 apiece, pick 5 games a week:

6) Bears, -3-- Starting OL practiced together for first time this week.

5) Ravens, -6.5-- Going against Atlanta on the road.

4) Seahawks, -6.5-- Must have been fun flight after Harvin trade.

3) Giants, +6.5-- Underdogs dominate in Dallas home games.

2) Colts, -3-- Indy won four in row after an 0-2 start.

1) Chiefs, +4.5-- KC lost to Chargers twice LY, both by a FG. .

Season record of six most popular picks each week: 19-17

2013 season record of six most popular picks each week: 42-57-4

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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Summing up a super sports Saturday

13) Florida State 31, Notre Dame 27-- Tremendous game, really great; wouldn't be shocked if they met again in January, in the playoff. Notre Dame ran 30 more plays than FSU, but couldn't score in last minute, when they had ball inside 5-yard line. Total yardage was 470-323, Notre Dame.

Have to give Jimbo Fisher lot of credit; nothing seems to bother him. His teams are cool under pressure, because he doesn't show stress. Note of caution for Jameis Winston: your next coach (in the NFL) won't be so quarterback-friendly.

12) Ole Miss 34, Tennessee 3-- In 2009, Vols could've hired Brian Kelly, but they hired Lane Kiffin. In 2010, they hired Derek Dooley and Notre Dame hired Kelly. Tennessee eventually got it right with Butch Jones (who succeeded Kelly at Central Michigan and Cincinnati) but having Kelly would be better.

11) Missouri 42, Florida 13-- Total disaster for the Gators, who will be looking for a new head coach soon. Consider this timeline:
14:49 1st-- Missouri runs opening kick back for a TD
13:01 3rd-- Missouri runs punt back 82 yards for a TD
7:25 3rd-- Missouri runs fumble back 21 yards for a TD
5:57 3rd-- Missouri runs INT back 46 yards for a TD

Missouri gained 119 total yards and scored 42 freakin' points.

10) West Virginia 41, Baylor 27-- Mountaineers were -3 in turnovers, were flagged 14 times for 138 yards but won by two TDs, holding Baylor to its season-low 318 yards. Bears had 18 penalties for 185 yards, completed only 16-37 passes. Baylor had scored 136 points in its last two games against WVU.

9) Kansas State 31, Oklahoma 30-- Coaching job 75-year old Bill Snyder has done in the Little Apple is totally amazing; they were weakest of the doormats before he got there, a pinata other teams pummeled every year. Now they're the epitome of sound football, with gutty senior QB Waters leading this year's team.

8) Alabama 59, Texas A&M 0-- Wheels have come off in post-Manziel Aggieland; the SEC is a meat grinder and right now A&M is the meat. This game was so awful that only two penalties were called; second half was basically running time. Aggies allowed 142 points the last three weeks- they have a bye next week and then a win when UL-Monroe comes to town, so they'll get bowl eligible then. Hope they like playing in the Weedeater Bowl, or some such lower-level bowl.

7) TCU 42, Oklahoma State 9-- Horned Frogs lost 61-58 to Baylor last Saturday, after beating Oklahoma the week before so this sound beating they handed OSU was really impressive. TCU gained 671 yards in this game, 261 on the ground.

6) Texas 48, Iowa State 45-- What percentage of the Longhorn faithful you think was pleased with this result? There were 17 points scored in last 1:19 of this game. Cyclones are 2-5 and lost to North Dakota State- they gained 524 yards here.

5) South Florida 38, Tulsa 30-- Golden Hurricane led this game 27-7 at the half at home, but lost, their sixth loss in seven games.

4) LSU 41, Kentucky 3........Ohio State 56, Rutgers 17-- Kentucky/Rutgers both began the day 5-1, then reality set in.

As Tom Berenger's character said to Charlie Sheen's in the classic baseball movie Major League, "This isn't the California Penal League, Vaughn...."

3) Colorado State 16, Utah State 13-- Jared Roberts kicked two 46-yard FGs in the last 1:51 as the Rams moved to 6-1 in front of 32,546 fans that gave Colorado State its first home sellout in a decade. CSU coach Jim McElwain used to be OC at Alabama; bet he is having more fun this year, with a much smaller budget.

2) Clemson 17, Boston College 13-- Tiger QB Cole Stoudt will probably never play in the NFL like his dad did, but his gutty play made Clemson a winner here, in game where BC receivers dropped two TD passes that would've made a difference. Eagles beat USC at home last month; they were held to 120 rushing yards here.

Stoudt got a pain-killing shot before the game and another one at halftime. It is easy to criticize athletes these days, but this is a kid who gutted it out for his team today.

1) Arizona State 26, Stanford 10-- Todd Graham is a really good coach, winning this game with his backup QB, avenging two losses to the Cardinal LY. ASU plays Washington/Utah the next two weeks, before Notre Dame visits the desert.

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