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Due_Connection179 Ballot for 2023 Week 4

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 18, 2023, 6:21 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I watch games all day Saturday then for the games I don't watch I go through that games play-by-play to see what happened instead of just looking at the final score.

Rank Team Reason
1 Washington Huskies Last Week #3 at Michigan State : Won 41 - 7. My preseason Heisman pick Michael Penix Jr had another great day today adding 473 yards and 4 TD to make his current season stats at 1332 yards with 12 TD to 1 INT. Washington jumping up to #1 is also more of what the other schools did (or lack there of) than Washington destroying another opponent. Next Week vs Cal : Prediction - Win by 30+
2 Georgia Bulldogs Last Week #1 vs South Carolina : Won 24 - 14. A lot of SEC teams continue to struggle, especially in the 1st half of games. Georgia was down 3 - 14 at the half, and yes they pitched a shutout in the 2nd half, but they need to put together complete games and start looking like a playoff team if I'm going to keep them in my top 4 moving forward. Next Week vs UAB : Prediction - Win by 21+
3 Michigan Wolverines Last Week #2 vs Bowling Green : Won 31 - 6. This is going to be a trend this week. Michigan having only a 14 - 6 lead and turned it on for only the 3rd quarter and coasted in the 4th. McCarthy went 8-for-13 on pass attempts and 3 of the 5 incompletions were interceptions. They are pretty lucky this week that the teams under them struggled as well, or I probably would've put them lower. Next Week vs Rutgers : Prediction - Win by 17+
4 Florida State Seminoles Last Week #4 at Boston College : Won 31 - 29. Started out slow, climbed by to take a 31 - 10 lead, then was almost a muffed punt away from blowing it with 2 minutes left in the game. There were a few concerns in the LSU game where if the defense didn't step up early, then they would've been down around 3 TDs early in that game and a few of those problems came up late in this one. Next Week at Clemson : Win by 10
5 USC Trojans Last Week #6 had a Bye Week. Only reason they moved up was because of the struggles from Texas and Alabama this week. Next Week at Arizona State : Prediction - Win by 21+
6 Texas Longhorns Last Week #5 vs Wyoming : Won 31 - 10. Tied at 10 going into the 4th quarter. Ewers looked bad most of the game, and probably should've had a couple picks, but the Longhorns pulled away to avoid the upset at home. Next Week at Baylor : Prediction Win by 21+
7 Ohio State Buckeyes Last Week #9 vs Western Kentucky : Won 63 - 10. Ohio State finally looking like The Ohio State for a full game. They need to carry this over to next week because they play: Next Week at #9 Notre Dame : Prediction Lose by less than 10
8 Penn State Nittany Lions Last Week #10 at Illinois : Won 30 - 13. Penn State didn't dominate this week, but they didn't look in danger during this game either. A little concerning that they had two FGs under 30 yards, but they got the job done. Next Week vs #25 Iowa : Prediction Win by 10
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Last Week #11 vs Central Michigan : Won 41 - 17. Not to much to say about this one. Next Week vs #7 Ohio State : Prediction Win by less than 10
10 Utah Utes Last Week #7 vs Weber State : Won 31 - 7. Getting very concerned about their offense, and they are going to need to do something about it with 6 games remaining against ranked teams this season. Next Week vs UCLA : Prediction Win by 13
11 Oregon Ducks Last Week #13 vs Hawai'i : Won 55 - 10. Blowout from start to finish. Next Week vs #12 Colorado : Prediction Win by 17
12 Colorado Buffaloes Last Week #14 vs Colorado State : Won 43 - 35 (2OT). More concerning than needing 2OT to beat Colorado State is the fact that they lost Travis Hunter for at least 3 weeks. I'm content with keeping them #12, but I am worried about their next two weeks being at Oregon and vs USC. Next Week vs #11 Oregon : Prediction Lose by 17
13 North Carolina Tar Heels Last Week #15 vs Minnesota : Won 31 - 13. Drake Maye kept trying to get Minnesota back in the game, but UNC dominated the last 25 minutes and took care of the win. Next Week at Pitt : Prediction Win by One Score (upset watch)
14 LSU Tigers Last Week #17 at Mississippi State : Won 41 - 14. Absolute domination. At one point the yard output was 290 to 7...in the 2nd quarter. Mississippi State has problems and LSU exploted them. Next Week vs Arkansas : Prediction Win by 21+
15 Oklahoma Sooners Last Week #18 at Tulsa : Won 66 - 17. Cruise Control. Next Week at Cincinnati : Prediction Win by 21+
16 Ole Miss Rebels Last Week #19 vs Georgia Tech : Won 48 - 23. Destoryed the Yellow Jackets to the tune of 31 - 14 in the 2nd half (not counting the late TDs by both teams that didn't really matter). Next Week at #17 Alabama : Prediction Win by a Walk Off FG
17 Alabama Crimson Tide Last Week #12 at USF : Won 17 - 3. Absolutely terrible game from the Tide and I only have them as high as #17 out of respect for Saban. They really need to figure out the offensive issues quickly with the Rebels coming to town. Next Week vs #16 Ole Miss : Prediction Lose by a Walk Off FG
18 Oregon State Beavers Last Week #21 vs San Diego State : Won 26 - 9. Not really much to talk about here. Beavers defense looked pretty good. Next Week at #20 Washington State : Prediction Lose by 10
19 Duke Blue Devils Last Week #22 vs Northwestern : Won 38 - 14. Cruise Control. Next Week at UConn : Prediction Win by 21.5+ (covers)
20 Washington State Cougars Last Week #23 vs North Colorado : Won 64 - 21. Cruise Control. Next Week vs #18 Oregon State : +3 underdogs / will win outright
21 Miami Hurricanes Last Week #24 vs Bethune Cookman : Won 48 - 7. Cruise Control. Next Week at Temple : - 24 pt favorites / will win + cover
22 Missouri Tigers Last Week NR vs #15 Kansas State : Won 30 - 27. Great game from Mizzou's defense and they pull off the upset on a 61-yard game-winning FG! Next Week vs Memphis : - 7 pt favorites / will win + cover
23 Kansas State Wildcats Last Week #15 at Missouri : Lost 27 - 30. From start to finish Will Howard (QB) looked shakey and probably should've thrown more than 1 INT last week. Offense put the defense in a bad spot for most of the drives, and they need to fix that quickly to have a chance at back-to-back Big 12 titles. Next Week vs UCF : - 6.5 pt favorites / will win + cover
24 Kansas Jayhawks Last Week #25 at Nevada : Won 31 - 24. Did they cover? No. Do they deserve at top 25 ranking? Probably not. But as long as the Jayhawks keep winning, then I will keep giving them love. Next Week vs BYU : - 9.5 pt favorites / will win but will not cover
25 Iowa Hawkeyes Last Week NR vs Western Michigan : Won 41 - 10. Interesting thing about the OC. He needs the Hawkeyes to average 24 PPG or he is fired after the season. Just something to watch moving forward (for those wondering, they are currently at 28.3 PPG). Next Week at #8 Penn State : + 14.5 pt underdogs / will lose but will cover

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