{"id":239,"date":"2012-08-22T12:48:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2012-08-22T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T18:29:07","slug":"mb-college-football-weekly-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/2012\/08\/mb-college-football-weekly-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"MB College Football Weekly Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the dawning of a new college football season approaching in just over a week, I thought I would take a moment and give some insight into how the games are chosen for the weekly picks. The first week&#8217;s picks page has 30 games listed, while later weeks will range from 30-40 based on the quality of the week. Following is the breakdown for how the games are selected.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All Iowa games &#8211; 5 of the original 7 MB members are alumni of Iowa and 5 of the 7 are from the state of Iowa<\/li>\n<li>All Nebraska games &#8211; 1 original MB members is an alumnus while another attended for a time, and 1 member is from the state of Nebraska<\/li>\n<li>All Buena Vista games &#8211; 2 original MB members are alumni of BV<\/li>\n<li>All Campbell games &#8211; they are called the Fighting Camels. Enough said.\n<ul>\n<li>The author&#8217;s fascination with the Fighting Camels began in March of 1993 as Campbell University won their conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. They faced the top-ranked and top-seeded Duke Blue Devils and lost in a blowout. However, as a 15-year old obsessed with sports and blessed with a good sense of humor and a love of the obscure (the combination of which, of course, led to MB itself), I immediately fell in love with the Fighting Camels. It&#8217;s the same combination that caused my favorite baseball player ever to be Razor Shines. But I digress&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>All Montana State games &#8211; 1 original MB member is a current employee of MSU<\/li>\n<li>All Iowa State games &#8211; several original MB members have a pathological hate for the Cyclones<\/li>\n<li>All Oklahoma games &#8211; 2 original MB members currently live in Norman, OK<\/li>\n<li>All Sioux Falls games &#8211; 1 0riginal MB member grew up in Sioux Falls, SD<\/li>\n<li>All Texas State games &#8211; 1 original MB member is a current employee of Texas State<\/li>\n<li>Sun Belt Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from the Sun Belt Conference, based on rotating the games among the teams and finding the most intriguing game<\/li>\n<li>MAC Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from the Mid-America Conference, based on rotating the games among the teams and finding the most intriguing game<\/li>\n<li>Armed Forces Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from among Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard &amp; Merchant Marine, based on rotating the games among the teams and finding the most intriguing game<\/li>\n<li>FCS Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from FCS, typically a match-up of rated teams<\/li>\n<li>D-II Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from Division II, typically a match-up of rated teams<\/li>\n<li>D-III Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from Division III, typically a match-up of rated teams<\/li>\n<li>NAIA Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from NAIA, typically a match-up of rated teams<\/li>\n<li>CIS Game of the Week &#8211; one game per week selected from CIS, typically a matchup of rated teams<\/li>\n<li>All games in which both teams are ranked in that week&#8217;s FBS Associated Press poll<\/li>\n<li>All nationally televised (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, etc.) games on days other than Saturdays<\/li>\n<li>A large numbers of rivalry \/ trophy games or games with nicknames\n<ul>\n<li>We have compiled a list of nearly 150 football games that fall into this category and will include most of them in the picks category. Time permitting, we will also include a weekly piece that includes information about the game and\/or teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are open to including other games that may have special significance to fellow MB members. Send us an e-mail or a tweet or leave a note in the comments for any teams or games that you wish to see included in the weekly picks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the dawning of a new college football season approaching in just over a week, I thought I would take a moment and give some insight into how the games are chosen for the weekly picks. 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