As the old saying goes "Let the games begin".
Time for College Football Top 25 PickEm for 2017 (I won the title last year in the 1st season for this game).
Basically the same rules as NFL PickEm, except don't have to worry about ties in the college game.
With that mind, here is the Week #1 schedule:
Saturday, August 26
#19 South Florida @ San Jose State
#14 Stanford vs Rice (Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia)
Thursday, August 31
Tulsa @ #10 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State @ Indiana
Friday, September 1
#8 Washington @ Rutgers
Utah State @ #9 Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Kent State @ #5 Clemson
Akron @ #6 Penn State
Maryland @ #23 Texas
Bethune-Cookman @ #18 Miami Fla.
UTEP @ #7 Oklahoma
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas)
Stony Brook @ #19 South Florida
Western Michigan @ #4 Southern Cal
Appalachian State @ #15 Georgia
Central Arkansas @ #20 Kansas State
Georgia Southern @ #12 Auburn
#16 Louisville @ Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Indiana)
#3 Florida State vs #1 Alabama (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
BYU vs #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, Houston Texas)
Montana STate @ #24 Washinbgton State
Sunday, September 3
#22 West Virginia vs #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field, Landover Maryland)
Monday, September 4
#25 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
South Florida (8/26)
Stanford
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Washington
Wisconsin
Clemson
Penn State
Texas
Miami Fla.
Oklahoma
Michigan
South Florida (9/2)
Southern Cal
Georgia
Kansas State
Auburn
Louisville
Alabama
LSU
Washington State
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Saturday, August 26
#19 South Florida @ San Jose State
#14 Stanford vs Rice (Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia)
Thursday, August 31
Tulsa @ #10 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State @ Indiana
Friday, September 1
#8 Washington @ Rutgers
Utah State @ #9 Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Kent State @ #5 Clemson
Akron @ #6 Penn State
Maryland @ #23 Texas
Bethune-Cookman @ #18 Miami Fla.
UTEP @ #7 Oklahoma
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas)
Stony Brook @ #19 South Florida
Western Michigan @ #4 Southern Cal
Appalachian State @ #15 Georgia
Central Arkansas @ #20 Kansas State
Georgia Southern @ #12 Auburn
#16 Louisville @ Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Indiana)
#3 Florida State vs #1 Alabama (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
BYU vs #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, Houston Texas)
Montana STate @ #24 Washinbgton State
Sunday, September 3
#22 West Virginia vs #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field, Landover Maryland)
Monday, September 4
#25 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
Where is everyone? The first games start Saturday.
Saturday, August 26
#19 South Florida @ San Jose State
#14 Stanford vs Rice (Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia)
Thursday, August 31
Tulsa @ #10 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State @ Indiana
Friday, September 1
#8 Washington @ Rutgers
Utah State @ #9 Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Kent State @ #5 Clemson
Akron @ #6 Penn State
Maryland @ #23 Texas
Bethune-Cookman @ #18 Miami Fla.
UTEP @ #7 Oklahoma
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas)
Stony Brook @ #19 South Florida
Western Michigan @ #4 Southern Cal
Appalachian State @ #15 Georgia
Central Arkansas @ #20 Kansas State
Georgia Southern @ #12 Auburn
#16 Louisville @ Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Indiana)
#3 Florida State vs #1 Alabama (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
BYU vs #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, Houston Texas)
Montana STate @ #24 Washinbgton State
Sunday, September 3
#22 West Virginia vs #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field, Landover Maryland)
Monday, September 4
#25 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
Saturday, August 26
#19 South Florida @ San Jose State
#14 Stanford vs Rice (Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia)
Thursday, August 31
Tulsa @ #10 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State @ Indiana
Friday, September 1
#8 Washington @ Rutgers
Utah State @ #9 Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Kent State @ #5 Clemson
Akron @ #6 Penn State
Maryland @ #23 Texas
Bethune-Cookman @ #18 Miami Fla.
UTEP @ #7 Oklahoma
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas) (against my better judgment...has the Big Ten ever won one of these games?)
Stony Brook @ #19 South Florida
Western Michigan @ #4 Southern Cal
Appalachian State @ #15 Georgia
Central Arkansas @ #20 Kansas State
Georgia Southern @ #12 Auburn
#16 Louisville @ Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Indiana)
#3 Florida State vs #1 Alabama (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)- Huge early season game!
BYU vs #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, Houston Texas)
Montana STate @ #24 Washinbgton State
Sunday, September 3
#22 West Virginia vs #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field, Landover Maryland)
Monday, September 4
#25 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
Saturday, August 26
#19 South Florida @ San Jose State
#14 Stanford vs Rice (Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia)
Thursday, August 31
Tulsa @ #10 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State @ Indiana
Friday, September 1
#8 Washington @ Rutgers
Utah State @ #9 Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Kent State @ #5 Clemson
Akron @ #6 Penn State
Maryland @ #23 Texas
Bethune-Cookman @ #18 Miami Fla.
UTEP @ #7 Oklahoma
#11 Michigan vs #17 Florida (AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas)
Stony Brook @ #19 South Florida
Western Michigan @ #4 Southern Cal
Appalachian State @ #15 Georgia
Central Arkansas @ #20 Kansas State
Georgia Southern @ #12 Auburn
#16 Louisville @ Purdue (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Indiana)
#3 Florida State vs #1 Alabama (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
BYU vs #13 LSU (NRG Stadium, Houston Texas)
Montana State @ #24 Washington State
Sunday, September 3
#22 West Virginia vs #21 Virginia Tech (FedEx Field, Landover Maryland)
Monday, September 4
#25 Tennessee vs Georgia Tech (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta Georgia)
Missed the 8/26 games I guess count those as losses
Thursday, August 31
Oklahoma State
Indiana
Friday, September 1
Washington
Wisconsin
Saturday, September 2
Clemson
Penn State
Texas
Miami Fla.
Oklahoma
Michigan
South Florida
Southern Cal
Georgia
Kansas State
Auburn
Purdue
Florida State
LSU
Washington State
Sunday, September 3
Virginia Tech
Monday, September 4
Tennessee
Week #2 should be posted some time Tuesday before I leave for work.