Week 7 Review
Written by David
We’re about halfway through the Pick’ems contest! So, let’s review what happened in Week 7.
The Buckeyes turned turnovers into touchdowns like a magician pulling rabbits from hats. Illinois blinked, and Ohio State made them pay—34-16. Julian Sayin was sharp, but it was the defense that said, "We’ll take that ball, thank you.”
Alabama’s Ty Simpson played hero ball, tossing three TDs and sealing the win with a fourth-down dagger. Missouri’s 15-game home streak? Gone. Final score: 27-24. Tigers got close, but Alabama said, "Not in our house—or yours.” Bama has now beaten three ranked teams in a row. Now, a ranked Tennessee is up next.
UCLA dropped 38 unanswered points like a piano on Michigan State’s homecoming hopes. Jalen Berger ran wild against his old team, and MSU looked like they forgot it was game day. Final: 38-13. After being an after-thought, UCLA has ripped of 2 strait games and is 2-1 in Big 10 play. Watch out!
Indiana went into Autzen and stole Oregon’s lunch money. Mendoza threw darts, and the Hoosiers’ defense turned Ducks into sitting ducks. Final: 30-20.
Arch Manning outdueled a banged-up John Mateer, and Texas turned defense into dominance. A 75-yard punt return was the cherry on top. Final: 23-6. OU got Red River’d right out of the Top 10. Maybe Texas is ba… I refuse to finish that statement.
Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola threw three picks but still led a comeback for the ages. Final: 34-31. Maryland had it, then didn’t.
Texas Tech ran through Kansas like a hot knife through Jayhawk butter. Cameron Dickey had 263 yards and made defenders look like traffic cones. Final: 42-17. KU’s second-half offense? Missing in action.
USC turned the Coliseum into a house of pain for Michigan. King Miller ran wild, and Michigan QB Bryce Underwood looked like a freshman...again. Final: 31-13.
LSU overcame red-zone blunders and still clipped the Gamecocks 20-10. Trey’Dez Green was a mismatch nightmare, and Sellers got sacked like groceries. Beamer’s boys fought, but LSU had the final say.
Double overtime drama in the BYU at Arizona Match-up! Bear Bachmeier ran like a bear on a mission, and BYU stayed perfect. Arizona had chances but couldn’t seal the deal. Final: 33-27.
Florida State, what the heck is going on? After dropping their game to Pittsburgh 34-31, the Seminoles are now 0-3 in league play and 3-3 overall.
On to Pick’ems…
Samuel continues to widen the gap from the top spot to second place. That gap now is 22 points wide.
Chris must have spotted that sinister red balloon bobbing near the sewer drain, its string twitching like it was beckoning him. Drawn in by something he couldn’t explain, he stepped closer…and that’s when Pennywise, with his twisted grin and dead eyes, pulled him into the darkness. It’s the only explanation that makes sense for why Chris never made his picks.
Even with Chris’ zero points for Week 7, I’m only 3 points ahead of him. It goes to show you how terrible I, and a few others, have been doing.
You probably didn’t even notice, but Sean quietly sneaked into 2nd place. But really, who’s he kidding? Everyone knows that disaster is right around the corner for him. It’s as predictable as sunset.
Adam and Wendi sure have been hanging out a lot. A family trip England, then at Samuel’s football games, and now hanging out in 3rd place together? Nope, nothing to see here.
Yeah, we see you moving up Kim and Cindie.
Most Points for the week: Mike took home the $20 cash prize this week after snagging an incredible 47 points. With that effort, he moved into 4th place. He’ll probably bomb week 8 though…just watch.
Least Points for the week: Outside of Chris whiffing on the Week 7 picks and putting up a goose egg, Rick M could only muster up 30 total points.
Best Pick of the week: Evelyn was the only one who had any sort of confidence in Indiana beating Oregon on the road. Even if it was 2-points. However…
Worst Pick of the week: Evelyn clearly had not been watching any Michigan games this year as she placed 7-points on the Wolverines…and lost. Maybe it was a nod to Wendi for being a Michigan fan. But most of us didn’t trust that match-up between Michigan and USC.
Here’s how we rank heading into Week 8:
Sam– 269 points
Sean M – 247 points
Adam – 246 points
Wendi – 246 points
Mike H – 236 points
Kim – 226 points
Cindie – 226 points
Rick M – 225 points
Marc – 209 points
Noah – 203 points
David – 192 points
Evelyn – 190 points
Chris D – 189 points
Mike M – 189 points
