# Oak's College Pick'em '12 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 19, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934 "2012-08-19T04:15:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/61 "2012-11-16T23:59:45Z")
I see it’s the annual SEC Cupcake Week, so a half dozen of these were no-brainers. Well, I did pause a minute for Auburn - Alabama A&M. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/62 "2012-11-17T04:48:02Z")
I guess I’m going to have to involuntarily forfeit. I’ve been signing into Yahoo Sports from China using my Facebook account (I need a VPN to bypass the Great Firewall). Since the start of China’s Congress last week, China has cracked down on VPN’s big time and I can’t get mine to work to login and place my picks. If it miraculously starts working before the games start, that’s great but I don’t have my hopes up at this point. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/63 "2012-11-17T05:25:02Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I see it’s the annual SEC Cupcake Week, so a half dozen of these were no-brainers. Well, I did pause a minute for Auburn - Alabama A&M. 🙂 That’s what happens why your conference starts playing conference games in week 1. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/64 "2012-11-21T17:36:30Z")
Rivalry Week is here! Egg Bowl! Iron Bowl! Ohio St v Michigan, USC v Notre Dame, Florida v Florida St, South Carolina v Clemson, LSU v Arkansas, etc. Your official Upset Special is Florida St at home over Florida. Hail State! Roll Tide! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/65 "2012-11-22T21:47:21Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Rivalry Week is here! > > Egg Bowl! Iron Bowl! Ohio St v Michigan, USC v Notre Dame, Florida v Florida St, South Carolina v Clemson, LSU v Arkansas, etc. > > Your official Upset Special is Florida St at home over Florida. > > Hail State! > > Roll Tide! I want to know the bookie that is giving points to Florida State. My bookie says I got to give 8 pts if I want the Seminoles. My upset specials: Go Wolverines (except that I actually picked tOSU) Go Trojans (I did pick the raincoats!) No undefeated teams left in the FBS. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/66 "2012-12-02T00:25:18Z")
Did Oregon State just figure that they would not play the PAC-12 Championship game so they schedule Nicholls St today? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/67 "2012-12-02T00:55:36Z")
ROLL TIDE Bring on Notre Dame! SEC! SEC! SEC! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/68 "2012-12-02T01:03:55Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Did Oregon State just figure that they would not play the PAC-12 Championship game so they schedule Nicholls St today? Game was originally scheduled for week 2 or 3 (unlike some conferences, the Pac 12 gets all the OOC games done in the first 3 weeks) but was postponed by hurricane. I’m surprised they decided to play it; I guess Nicholls St needed the paycheck. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/69 "2012-12-02T01:04:59Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > ROLL TIDE > > Bring on Notre Dame! > > SEC! SEC! SEC! Yay. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/70 "2012-12-02T01:43:57Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Game was originally scheduled for week 2 or 3 (unlike some conferences, the Pac 12 gets all the OOC games done in the first 3 weeks) but was postponed by hurricane. I’m surprised they decided to play it; I guess Nicholls St needed the paycheck. “…the Pac 12 gets all the OOC games done in the first 3 weeks..” :dubious:When did Notre Dame join the PAC-12.:dubious: Seems like I remember USC playing Notre Dame last Saturday Night? Was that game postponed from a hurricane? I also remember Stanford playing Notre Dame playing Stanford in week 7. And for the record, the SEC model works pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/71 "2012-12-02T01:53:47Z")
As in everything else, Notre Dame is the exception. 🙂 And to the best of my knowledge, it’s the only ongoing OOC rival for any Pac-12 team; and it is for 2 (Stanfurd and USC). And I doubt my own statement, now that I think of it. I just read it this week in an article about next year’s schedule, but I know there have been years where there’s a conference game in Week 1. I will leave commentary on SEC scheduling alone. That horse is long since gone to glue. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/72 "2012-12-02T02:07:41Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > That horse is long since gone to glue. Not a chance. You and the rest of anti-SEC nags 😛 will bring it up week after week after week. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934/73 "2012-12-02T02:53:29Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > ROLL TIDE > > Bring on Notre Dame! > > SEC! SEC! SEC! Roll Tide! Rammer Jammer Yellowhammer Give 'Em Hell Alabama! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-12/631934.md?page=3)