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Reversal of fortune in week six after last week where CFMinded.com won 11 of 12 picks and won 8 of 12 against the spread.

X Oklahoma X -7 yes vs. Texas “The Red River Battle Bowl”

Northwestern @ X Michigan St W -10 no  “The Down For The Count Bowl”

X Missouri @ South Carolina W -2 no  “The SEC East Show Me Bowl”

Boston College @ W North Carolina St X -5 ½ yes  “The ACC Moving On Up Bowl”

X LSU X -2 yes @ Florida “The Not Yet Not Yet Bowl”

Florida St @ W Miami X -13 ½ yes “The South Florida Bowl”

Iowa St @ X Oklahoma St W 9 ½ no “The Down & Out Bowl”

San Diego St @ X Boise St W -10 ½ no  “The Early Far West Championship Bowl”

Arizona St @ W Colorado W -11 ½ no  “The PAC 12 South Challenger Bowl” Too high altitude

Kentucky @ W Texas A&M X -5 ½ yes  “The SEC New Challengers Bowl” Too much home cooking

X Auburn X -3 ½ yes @ Mississippi St “The Sinking Hopes Bowl” On a mission verses Cinderella

W Notre Dame W -7 yes @ Virginia Tech “The Last Trap Bowl” Now or never?

X California X -2 yes @ Arizona “The Get Off The Mat Bowl”

Utah @ X Stanford X -2 yes @  “The Recovery Bowl”

CFMinded.com Picks – Underlined

Last week, CFMinded.com won 11 of 12 picks and won 8 of 12 against the spread. (See article – Week Five College Football Results)

The questions were asked last week, are they who we think they are? Answers: Ohio State yes; Notre Dame yes; Kentucky yes; Duke no; West Virginia yes; Oregon yes

Oklahoma -7 yes vs. Texas “The Red River Battle Bowl”

Northwestern @ Michigan St -10 no  “The Down For The Count Bowl”

Missouri @ South Carolina -2 no  “The SEC East Show Me Bowl”

Boston College @ North Carolina St -5 ½ yes  “The ACC Moving On Up Bowl”

LSU -2 yes @ Florida “The Not Yet Not Yet Bowl”

Florida St @ Miami -13 ½ yes “The South Florida Bowl”

Iowa St @ Oklahoma St 9 ½ no “The Down & Out Bowl”

San Diego St @ Boise St -10 ½ no  “The Early Far West Championship Bowl”

Arizona St @ Colorado -11 ½ no  “The PAC 12 South Challenger Bowl” Too high altitude

Kentucky @ Texas A&M -5 ½ yes  “The SEC New Challengers Bowl” Too much home cooking

Auburn -3 ½ yes @ Mississippi St “The Sinking Hopes Bowl” On a mission verses Cinderella

Notre Dame -7 yes @ Virginia Tech “The Last Trap Bowl” Now or never?

California -2 yes @ Arizona “The Get Off The Mat Bowl”

Utah @ Stanford -2 yes @  “The Recovery Bowl”

CFMinded.com Picks – Underlined

Week Five College Football Results – Won 11 Games, Lost 1 – Won 8 Spreads, Lost 4

Ohio State -3 ½ yes @ Penn St  “The Big 10 Quarter Finals Bowl” – Won Game/Lost Spread

Stanford @ Notre Dame -5 ½ yes “The Playoff Hopes Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

South Carolina @ Kentucky -1 ½ no  “The SEC East Quarter Finals Bowl” – Lost Game/Lost Spread

Mississippi @ LSU -11 ½ no  “The Must Win Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

Syracuse @ Clemson 25 ½ no @  “The Fired-Up Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

Virginia Tech @ Duke -4 ½ no  “The League Hopes Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

West Virginia -3 ½ yes @ Texas Tech “The Big 12 Quarter Finals Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

Texas -8 yes @ Kansas St  “The Slippery Bowl” – Won Game/Lost Spread

Iowa St @ TCU -10 ½ no  “The Come Back Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

BYU @ Washington -17 no  “The Who’s For Real Bowl” – Won Game/Lost Spread

Utah -2 ½ no @ Washington St  “The North & South Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

Oregon 2 ½ yes @ Cal  “The Keep Hope Alive Bowl” – Won Game/Won Spread

Picks – Underlined

Are they who we think they are? Ohio State, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Duke, West Virginia, Oregon

Ohio State -3 ½ yes @ Penn St  “The Big 10 Quarter Finals Bowl”

Stanford @ Notre Dame -5 ½ yes “The Playoff Hopes Bowl”

South Carolina @ Kentucky -1 ½ no  “The SEC East Quarter Finals Bowl”

Mississippi @ LSU -11 ½ no  “The Must Win Bowl”

Syracuse @ Clemson 25 ½ no @  “The Fired Up Bowl”

Virginia Tech @ Duke -4 ½ no  “The League Hopes Bowl”

West Virginia -3 ½ yes @ Texas Tech “The Big 12 Quarter Finals Bowl”

Texas -8 yes @ Kansas St  “The Slippery Bowl”

Iowa St @ TCU -10 ½ no  “The Come Back Bowl”

BYU @ Washington -17 no  “The Who’s For Real Bowl”

Utah -2 ½ no @ Washington St  “The North & South Bowl”

Oregon 2 ½ yes @ Cal  “The Keep Hope Alive Bowl”

Picks – Underlined

These up and down teenagers on the field are drowning my picks. Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson appear to be in a class all alone.

Washington St. lost,  Boston College lost,  Notre Dame won,  Alabama won,  Georgia won, West Virginia won,  TCU lost,  Oklahoma St. lost,  Oklahoma won,  Mississippi St. lost,  Stanford won,  Washington won

Washington St., Boston College, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia (close), West Virginia (big), TCU, Oklahoma St., Oklahoma (big), Mississippi St. (big), Stanford (close), Washington

Who said Herm Edwards is a questionable new coach hire and praised the hiring of Chip Kelly, Scott Frost, Willie Taggart, Kevin Sumlin and Chad Morris? The CFMinded.com motto “My view, your view, they don’t know.” My view is that they will all be successful in the long term.

Oklahoma 33  -18 @ Iowa St 21 “The Revenge Bowl” [Oklahoma 37, Iowa St 27 – Should have called this “The OU Defensive Coordinator Hot Seat Bowl” because this is what it turned into.]

LSU 20 @ Auburn 22 -10 “The Credibility Bowl” [LSU 22, Auburn 21 – Predicted the scores but not the team. LSU got credibility back. What a difference a quarterback can make.]

Boise State 37 – 2 ½ @ Oklahoma State 27 “The Impression Bowl” [Oklahoma State 44, Boise State 21 – Lesson for us all. Do not poke a cowpoke too much.]

Alabama 50 -21 @ Mississippi 25 “The Quarterbacks Bowl” [Alabama 62, Mississippi 7 – The Alabama quarterback and defense questions have been answered. Let’s move on.]

Ohio State 35 -12 @ TCU 19 “The Acting Coach Bowl” [Ohio State 40, TCU 28 – “They are who we thought they were” in the words of an NFL coach.]

USC 26 @ Texas 27 – 3 ½ “The Coach’s Hot Seat Bowl” [Texas 37, USC 14 – USC coaches will not be sitting this week. This team has the top 10 offense units on paper: Wide Receivers, Offense Line; the top 5 defense units on paper: Linebackers, Defensive Backs.]

Washington 27 – 4 ½ @ Utah 21 “The PAC 12 Hopefuls Bowl” [Washington 21, Utah 7 – Washington’s defense will win the PAC 12 against weak PAC 12 offenses.]

Oklahoma 33  -18 @ Iowa St 21 “The Revenge Bowl”

LSU 20 @ Auburn 22  -10 “The Credibility Bowl”

Boise State 37  – 2 ½ @ Oklahoma State 27 “The Impression Bowl”

Alabama 50  -21 @ Mississippi 25 “The Quarterbacks Bowl”

Ohio State 35  -12 @ TCU 19 “The Acting Coach Bowl”

USC 26 @ Texas 27  – 3 ½ “The Coach’s Hot Seat Bowl”

Washington 27  – 4 ½ @ Utah 21 “The Pac 12 Hopefuls Bowl”

Georgia 29 – South Carolina 18 “SEC Early East Bowl” South Carolina’s offensive line not good enough. [Georgia 41 – South Carolina 17;  Got it right about South Carolina’s offensive line] 

USC 33 – Stanford 31 “PAC Coaches Bowl” Stanford’s defensive line and defensive backs too week.  USC QB test. [USC 3 – Stanford 17; How foolish of me and the USC coaches to think a high school senior QB can lead this legendary program. USC has a top 15 defense and also a top 10 offense if an experienced QB was in place. The warm seat is getting hot.] 

Arizona State 25 – Michigan State 22 “Coach Excitement Bowl” Coach’s opposite excitement level is the story. [Arizona State 16 – Michigan State 13; Underestimating a very good coach with great motivational skills is dangerous] 

Arizona 32 – Houston 25 “Rematch Bowl” Coach Sumlin will have the inexperienced offensive line playing better with a running QB. Ed Oliver will show out. [Arizona 18 – Houston 45; Can’t fix an experienced offensive line in a week, no returning starters]

Georgia 29 – South Carolina 18 “SEC Early East Bowl” South Carolina’s offensive line not good enough. 

USC 33 – Stanford 31 “PAC Coaches Bowl” Stanford’s defensive line and defensive backs too week.  USC QB test. 

Arizona St 25 – Michigan State 22 “Coach Excitement Bowl” Coach’s opposite excitement level is the story. 

Arizona 32 – Houston 25 “Rematch Bowl” Coach Sumlin will have the inexperienced offensive line playing better with a running QB. Ed Oliver will show out.