Well we were 15-1 in our picks last week (including two "pick 'em" games that were very close); only our pick of Colorado State vs Colorado was wrong.
It was tough on Colorado State, because their coaching staff was part of the English Premiership coaching program and weren't there. With snow causing problems finding training space, the Rams weren't in a good position to put their best foot forward. Colorado was.
OK, with that out of the way, we're hitting a period where some conferences pick up, others slow down, and some have playoffs.
The Big Ten plays its Finals Day.
Big Ten Playoff Matchups Hinge On Final Game
Michigan Over Michigan State In Key Midweek Makeup
The Liberty Conference has its playoff this weekend with the division winners Syracuse and Northeastern facing off with the top 2nd-place team, Boston College, and AIC, which fills in for Iona, who won't be a part of any playoff
Syracuse is 7-0 in conference play and has allowed only nine points a game. Northeastern has also been undefeated, but has pushed by BC, Fordham, and UMass.
Gamebreakers DI College Nov 1-3
The Red River moves on with an early test for Texas A&M and Baylor. Both teams rode strong second halves to win openers. Baylor has a snappy center in Taylor McGehee, who scored two tries against LSU last week, and Luke Davis has emerged as an effective flyhalf. This week's captain and last week's scrumhalf Derek Allen also scored two tries and leads the team really well. The only bad news for Baylor is that flanker Griffin Maat suffered a concussion and is probably going to take the season off.
Texas A&M Wins But UT Shows Promise
This week then, we find out if Ohio State or Indiana are tops in the Big Ten, we find out who is bubbling to top of the Liberty, and we also get moving on the Mid-South. Davenport plays Clemson, while we see the first real outing for Life University. Navy has a shot at shaking up the DIA rankings with a win. It's likely Life will win, but you never know.
(Rankings 1-20 are D1A official rankings. 21-50 are GRR rankings. If there's a conflict, that's explained)
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| Date | Conference | GRR Pick | |||
| 11/8/2019 | Utah Valley | 5-85 | BYU (8) | Rocky Mountain | BYU by 40 |
| 11/9/2019 | Notre Dame College (11) | 59-12 | Mary Washington (31) | Rugby East | NDC by 5 |
| 11/9/2019 | Texas | 48-19 | LSU (48) | Red River | LSU by 11 |
| 11/9/2019 | Army (12) | 31-14 | Penn State (10) | Rugby East | Penn State by 9 |
| 11/9/2019 | Texas A&M (25) | 30-17 | Baylor (42) | Red River | Pick 'em |
| 11/9/2019 | North Texas | 8-41 | Oklahoma (28) | Red River | OU by 15 |
| 11/9/2019 | Indiana (15) | 34-7 | Ohio State (17) | Big 10 Final | Indiana by 5 |
| 11/9/2019 | Michigan (35) | 10-45 | Illinois (21) | Big 10 3rd/4th | Illinois by 6 |
| 11/9/2019 | Wisconsin (38) | 44-10 | Michigan State (34) | Big 10 5th/6th | Wisconsin by 10 |
| 11/9/2019 | Minnesota (47) | 41-29 | Purdue | Big 10 7th/8th | Minnesota by 12 |
| 11/9/2019 | Wyoming | 17-48 | Air Force (40) | Rocky Mountain | Air Force by 14 |
| 11/9/2019 | Colorado (16 GRR) | 43-7 | Utah State (50) | Rocky Mountain | Colorado by 15 |
| 11/9/2019 | Boston College (29) | 39-10 | Syracuse (27) | Liberty SF | Pick 'em |
| 11/10/2019 | AIC (36) | 19-24 | Northeastern (30) | Liberty SF | Pick 'em |
| 11/9/2019 | Fairfield (44) | 32-57 | Iona (13) | Liberty | Iona by 30 |
| 11/9/2019 | Binghamton | 29-17 | Rutgers | Liberty | Binghamton by 10 |
| 11/9/2019 | Davenport (9) | 45-29 | Clemson (23) | Mid-South | Davenport by 11 |
| 11/9/2019 | Life (1) | 24-19 | Navy (5) | Mid-South | Life by 15 |
| 11/9/2019 | Arkansas (DIAA) | 0-99 | Arkansas State (7) | Crossover | ASU by a lot |
