Seth's 50 Centers

My friend Randy laughed at me.

The CPA, after yelling at me for waking her up at 1 a.m., scoffed at me.

No one believed after a late-season Ohio State home loss to Illinois that there was a chance to advance to the national title game, but I saw a way!

OK OK, so I just mapped out the way, all those pathetic teams afraid of the No. 1 or 2 spot in the polls really made this week possible.

OSU has a chance, with either a Missouri loss to Oklahoma, or a West Virginia defeat at the hands of Pitt, to play for another national championship.

Both games are to be played Saturday night, and I’d venture to say the Big 12 title game will be as watched in Columbus, Ohio as anywhere else in the country, including Norman and Columbia!

Who knew Oklahoma, Oregon, Kansas, LSU and Arizona State would all lose within a three week period? Did I leave anyone out? I assume so as crazy as this year has been.

If OSU and WVU square off in the title game in New Orleans we’ll preview the event with a Hatfield and McCoy-type vigor. It’ll be time for the Buckeyes to sew up another border — since that one up north seems to be taken care of — and my Mountaineer cousin Cassie, clearly the black sheep of the family, and I will square off with the reasons why our respective alma maters have the best chance.

NFL results

Brian pulled a fast one and picked the 49ers to actually win a game. I don’t know how much he paid the Cardinals’ Neil Rackers to miss that 32-yard field goal, or Kurt Warner to fumble in the end zone after throwing for nearly 500 yards, but it worked out for him and he got the win.

Brian 14-2
Seth 13-3
The CPA 11-5
Jessica 10-6
Big Game 8-8

Overall totals

Brian 121
Jessica 117
The CPA 114
Seth 109
Big Game 108

Week Thirteen

Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1)
Houston (5-6) at Tennessee (6-5)
Jacksonville (8-3) at Indianapolis (9-2)
San Diego (6-5) at Kansas City (4-7)
Atlanta (3-8) at St. Louis (2-9)
NY Jets (2-9) at Miami (0-11)
Detroit (6-5) at Minnesota (5-6)
Seattle (7-4) at Philadelphia (5-6)
Buffalo (5-6) at Washington (5-6)
San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7)
Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8)
Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6)
NY Giants (7-4) at Chicago (5-6)
Tampa Bay (7-4) at New Orleans (5-6)
Cincinnati (4-7) at Pittsburgh (8-3)
New England (11-0) at Baltimore (4-7) Pts._____

NFL picks

Brian
Cowboys
Titans
Colts
Chargers
Rams
Dolphins
Vikings
Seahawks
Redskins
Panthers
Broncos
Browns
Bears
Saints
Steelers
Patriots: 50

Big Game
Dallas
Tennessee
Jacksonville
San Diego
St. Louis
Miami (rest easy, 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Minnesota
Seattle
Washington
Carolina
Denver
Arizona
NY Giants
Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh
New England 48

The CPA
Dallas
Tennessee
Indianapolis
San Diego
St. Louis
Miami
Detroit
Seattle
Washington
Carolina
Denver
Cleveland
Chicago
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
New England (59)

Seth
Dallas
Tennessee
Indianapolis
San Diego
St. Louis
NY Jets
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Carolina
Denver
Arizona
Chicago
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
New England 56

Jessica
Green Bay
Tennessee
Indianapolis
San Diego
Atlanta
NY Jets
Minnesota
Seattle
Buffalo
Carolina
Denver
Cleveland
NY Giants
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
New England 45

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