# Oak's College Pick'Em '13 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 9, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824 "2013-08-09T18:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/21 "2013-09-11T14:55:16Z")
Different Year, same story. Oak picking upsets that are not upsets!! Nebraska is a 4.5 point favorite!! Just because a team is higher ranked doesn’t automatically mean that they are a favorite! And as PUBLIC SERVICE [A LINK TO THE HOMEPAGE](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college). ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/22 "2013-09-11T15:43:29Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Different Year, same story. Oak picking upsets that are not upsets!! Nebraska is a 4.5 point favorite!! > > Just because a team is higher ranked doesn’t automatically mean that they are a favorite! > > And as PUBLIC SERVICE > > [A LINK TO THE HOMEPAGE](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college). I don’t go by betting lines, I go by rankings, and sometimes pure whimsy. It is good to be the King. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/23 "2013-09-16T22:55:47Z")
There appears to be a bug in the Yahoo program. It is [dropping week 1](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college/4891/weeklyperformance) for everyone even though it is not the worst week for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/24 "2013-09-17T02:20:34Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > There appears to be a bug in the Yahoo program. It is [dropping week 1](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/college/4891/weeklyperformance) for everyone even though it is not the worst week for everyone. Looks fixed now. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/25 "2013-10-01T16:07:13Z")
Any idea why they’re so late with this week’s picks? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/26 "2013-10-01T19:05:11Z")
No idea. I just tried to get my picks in, and they still aren’t available. I blame Lane Kiffin. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/27 "2013-10-01T19:53:26Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > No idea. I just tried to get my picks in, and they still aren’t available. I blame Lane Kiffin. Damn! Why didn’t I think of that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/28 "2013-10-02T05:12:13Z")
The picks are available, just did mine for the week. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/29 "2013-10-02T14:13:16Z")
I blaming Lane Kiffin if I don’t do well this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/30 "2013-10-02T14:54:50Z")
Can anybody see why it took so long to get these picks up this week? I don’t see any big surprises and the picks look about like every other week’s. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/31 "2013-10-06T15:31:47Z")
GRR, I took ASU over Notre Dame and they almost pulled it off. I had ASU over USC last week with the highest confidence points. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/32 "2013-10-07T14:06:26Z")
As much as I would like to blame Lane Kiffin on my poor performance last weekend, I am blaming OAK and his “Upset of the Week” omission.:eek: OAK, How does it feel to elevate Lane Kiffin one rung on the NFM’s sh\*tlist totem pole?😃 How am I supposed to make picks without your “upset” :dubious: of the week prediction. (Which most of the time…are not upsets) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/33 "2013-10-11T19:24:10Z")
Guess another bad week for NFM. No Oak upset special. The Feng Shui is just off w/o an upset special. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/34 "2013-10-11T19:50:43Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Guess another bad week for NFM. > > No Oak upset special. The Feng Shui is just off w/o an upset special. Okay. Unofficial and unlikely. Kentucky upsets Bama. (In a pig’s eye.) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/35 "2013-10-13T12:44:23Z")
Hey! I finally won a week! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/36 "2013-10-13T13:34:23Z")
Bah…I’m mired in 6th place. Due to popular demand, the Upset Special will return next week (unless I forget again). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/37 "2013-10-13T14:13:03Z")
I finished last this week. I am blaming Oak for lack of Upset of the Week prediction. Even though I question his “upsets”😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/38 "2013-10-15T18:42:28Z")
All right, by popular demand, I’ll offer up not just one, but TWO Official Oak’s Upset Specials this week… 1. USC on the road over Notre Dame 2. Clemson at home over Florida State ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/39 "2013-10-22T19:24:43Z")
I don’t know where else to post right now but holy fuck did Miami get a joke of a punishment or what? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824/40 "2013-10-22T20:00:37Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I don’t know where else to post right now but holy fuck did Miami get a joke of a punishment or what? Well, if you pretend that the NCAA said “2 year bowl ban + 9 scholarships (over 3 years)”…nah, that’s still a slap on the wrist. USC has every right to be upset. Time to blow up the NCAA. (There’s a Miami fan who posts on any CFB-related thread…it’d be nice to get his POV). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem-13/665824.md?page=3)