Thursday, November 23, 2006

Week 13 Footbal Picks

Show Update:  The Jeff Scott Show will on Tuesday, November 28, not Monday as originally planned.

I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!

Pentagon cites alternative to Baker report
Whistle-blowers Tip Feds to $1.3 Billion in Fraud
Whites Only Scholarship Creates Outrage

Balko:  National Mall Morphing Into a Monument of Monstrosity
Williams:  Should We Copy Europe?
Lambro:  Some solace for GOP:  Core conservatives fared better
Cost:  Republicans Are Lucky They Did Not Lose More Seats
Lindsey:  Compromised
Limbaugh:  Addressing the elephant in the room
Adams:  Planet U-MASS


Top 25
#6 Notre Dame vs. #3 USC
South Florida vs. #7 West Virginia
#8 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh
Texas A&M vs. #11 Texas
#12 Boise State vs. Nevada
#13 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
Syracuse vs. #15 Rutgers
#21 Brigham Young vs. Utah
Colorado vs. #23 Nebraska
Purdue vs. #25 Hawaii

SEC
#9 LSU vs. #5 Arkansas
Kentucky vs. #19 Tennessee
Mississippi State vs. Mississippi

ACC
Virginia vs. #17 Virginia Tech
#18 Boston College vs. Miami
#20 Wake Forest vs. Maryland
East Carolina vs. NC State
North Carolina vs. Duke

ACC-SEC
#4 Florida vs. Florida State
#16 Georgia Tech vs. Georgia
South Carolina vs. #24 Clemson

Friday, November 17, 2006

Week 12 Football Picks

Wal-Mart digs at Edwards
Researchers:  Forest fires may cool, not warm, regional climate
Arctic resists warming
April 28, 1975 Newsweek:  The Cooling World
McCain says GOP needs to recover ‘lost’ principles
Boehner to lead House Republicans
District slayings usually with gun
Preaching the Gospel of Small Government
Bush:  Emerging U.S.-Vietnam relations offer a lesson in patience with Iraq war


NYT:  Speaker Pelosi Tempts Disaster
Washington Times:  Economist of the Century
West:  GOP balks
WSJ:  Capitalism and Friedman


Top 25
#2 Michigan vs. #1 Ohio State
#17 California vs. #4 USC
Army vs. #6 Notre Dame
#7 Rutgers vs. Cincinnati
South Florida vs. #10 Louisville
Buffalo vs. #12 Wisconsin
Utah State vs. #13 Boise State
#16 Oklahoma vs. Baylor
New Mexico vs. #23 Brigham Young

SEC
Western Carolina vs. #3 Florida
#5 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State
Mississippi vs. #9 LSU
#15 Auburn vs. Alabama
#22 Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
Middle Tennessee State vs. South Carolina
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Kentucky

ACC
#19 Virginia Tech vs. #14 Wake Forest
Duke vs. #18 Georgia Tech
#21 Maryland vs. #20 Boston College
NC State vs. North Carolina
Miami vs. Virginia
Western Michigan vs. Florida State

Monday, November 13, 2006

No Show Today, Tomorrow

The Jeff Scott Show will not air today (Monday) due to course registration or tomorrow (Tuesday) due to a meeting with the Student-Faculty Board of Appropriations.  We will return with a full show on Wednesday.

My football picks went 18-6 this week, bringing me to a season total of 237-58 (80.3%).

Friday, November 10, 2006

Week 11 Football Picks

Al Qaeda gloats over Rumsfeld
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Claims It’s Winning War
GOP furious about timing of Rumsfeld resignation
Khamenei calls elections a victory for Iran
NY congressman says no offense intended with Mississippi remark
Miss. Congressman Wants Rangel Apology
RNC asks Steele to replace Mehlman


Noonan:  Concession Stands
WSJ:  Bridge to Somewhere
Goldberg:  Blame the Politicians, Not the Ideology
Krauthammer:  They’re Bummed
Toomey:  Why We Lost
Byrd:  What to do now that I have decided not to blame Diebold


Top 25
#1 Ohio State vs. Northwestern
#2 Michigan vs. Indiana
#4 Texas vs. Kansas State
#21 Oregon vs. #7 USC
#8 California vs. Arizona
#9 Notre Dame vs. Air Force
Cincinnati vs. #10 West Virginia
#14 Boise State vs. San Jose State
#16 Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Texas Tech vs. #17 Oklahoma
Nebraska vs. #24 Texas A&M

SEC
Georgia vs. #5 Auburn
South Carolina vs. #6 Florida
#13 Tennessee vs. #11 Arkansas
Alabama vs. #12 LSU
Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky

ACC
#18 Wake Forest vs. Florida State
#19 Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina
Kent State vs. #20 Virginia Tech
Duke vs. #22 Boston College
Miami vs. #23 Maryland
NC State vs. Clemson

Friday, November 03, 2006

Week 10 Football Picks

GIs Drop Smart Bomb on Kerry
Kerry’s ’72 Army Comments Mirror Latest
U.S. troops should stay longer in Iraq:  Talabani
Report:  Iraqi insurgents using children
Offer of free flu shots halted at polling places
Mideast terror leaders to U.S.:  Vote Democrat
U.S. speeds attack plans for North Korea
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer
E-Mail Ballots for Military Questioned
British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il
Immigrant must dismantle All-American display
3 Mile Island reactor shuts down
Orgies in Wahabi Saudi Arabia:  Western culture blamed


WSJ:  Climate Non-Conformity
Lomborg:  Stern Review
Feulner:  The Best Tax Policy
Coulter:  Jihad Is Fun!  Vote Democrat!
Evans-Novak Political Report


Top 25
#1 Ohio State vs. Illinois
Ball State vs. #2 Michigan
Oklahoma State vs. #4 Texas
#9 USC vs. Stanford
UCLA vs. #10 California
Penn State vs. #17 Wisconsin
#18 Oklahoma vs. #21 Texas A&M
Washington vs. #24 Oregon
Arizona vs. #25 Washington State

SEC
Arkansas State vs. #6 Auburn
#7 Florida vs. Vanderbilt
#13 LSU vs. #8 Tennessee
#12 Arkansas vs. South Carolina
Mississippi State vs. Alabama
Georgia vs. Kentucky
Northwestern State vs. Mississippi

ACC
North Carolina vs. #11 Notre Dame
#16 Boston College vs. #22 Wake Forest
Maryland vs. #19 Clemson
#20 Georgia Tech vs. NC State
#23 Virginia Tech vs. Miami
Virginia vs. Florida State
Navy vs. Duke