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We're officially two weeks from kicking off the 2015 college football season which means it's time to bring back the MAC Pick 'Em weekly challenge!

Many of the rules have stayed the same for this year, but here's a recap for any newcomers:

Picks are done similar to ESPN's Bowl Mania, you assign a confidence number to your selection and earn that amount of points for correct picks. Incorrect picks simply earn you 0 points for that game.

Picks are public and are posted within the weekly thread. Picks must be entered by the time the first MAC game kicks off that week. For Week 1, picks must be entered in by 7:00pm EDT on Thursday, September 3rd. Your posts are date and time stamped for me to know when your picks came in.

Participation weekly is not mandatory but strongly encouraged if you want to compete for the title. I will post standings the following Monday along with the next week's games.

I'm still undecided on prizes, I am accepting any type of monetary donations should people want to build up a pot to be split. If not, I may offer up prizes at reduced values. Last year the top three performers received Amazon gift cards.

If there are any questions, please shoot me a private message. Good luck and have fun!

Week 1 Games:

Thursday, September 3rd

Oklahoma State at Central Michigan
VMI at Ball State
Stony Brook at Toledo
Ohio at Idaho

Friday, September 4th

Michigan State at Western Michigan
Kent State at Illinois

Saturday, September 5th

Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan
Albany at Buffalo
Presbyterian at Miami (OH)
Bowling Green at Tennessee
Akron at Oklahoma
UNLV at Northern Illinois

Confidence # 1-12

Oklahoma State 12
Oklahoma 11
Toledo 10
Ball State 9
Buffalo 8
Miami OH 7
Illinois 6
NIU 5
Michigan State 4
Eastern Michigan 3
Ohio 2
Bowling Green 1

JP, I filled out my picks, then checked to see that our picks are remarkably similar. Great minds think alike?

12. Oklahoma over Akron. Akron will be fine this year so don't let one game make up your mind.
11. Oklahoma State over Central Michigan. A raucous crowd will be on hand and I expect CMU to play well but this one isn't happening.
10. Ball State over VMI. No FCS upsets this year.
9. UT over Stony Brook. No FCS upsets this year.
8. MU over Presbyterian. No FCS upsets this year.
7. Buffalo over Albany. I'm excited to see the new coaching staff at UB.
6. Illinois over Kent State. Kent may play well on defense. If Illinois has problems, they're in for a rough year.
5. Northern Illinois over UNLV. NIU will be just fine even with good seniors graduating.
4. Michigan State over Western Michigan. WMU is certainly capable of winning this game. They would need a perfect game for this one to happen and the odds aren't good. But it can happen.
3. Old Dominion over Eastern Michigan. EMU will be improved but ODU is in better shape.
2. Ohio over Idaho. Might be a tighter game than projected.
1. Bowling Green over Tennessee. Why not? I believe our offense could be jaw dropping this year. If our defense plays well enough and we can keep pace, this one can happen.

i hear ya Mark.

I just wonder if our D will allow the offense to get on the field enough. If we cant stop anyone then it wont matter how good the offense is. This D has significantly less talent than last yrs awful Defense.

I'm not playing for prizes, but here we go...

Oklahoma St 12
Oklahoma 11
Ball State 10
Illinois 9
Lucas County glorified commuter school 8
Tennessee 7
Michigan State 6
Buffalo 5
Miami 4
Northern Illinois 3
Eastern Michigan 2
Idaho 1

We're officially a week away from the start of college football and the MAC season! Get your picks in!

12. Buffalo
11. Ball State
10. Oklahoma
9. Toledo
8. Oklahoma State
7. Ohio
6. Northern Illinois
5. Old Dominion
4. Miami (OH)
3. Illinois
2. Michigan State
1. Tennessee

Thursday, September 3rd

Oklahoma 12
Oklahoma State 11
Michigan State 10
Toledo 9
Ball State8
Illinois 7
Buffalo 6
Miami (OH) 5
Ohio 4
Northern Illinois 3
Old Dominion 2
Bowling Green 1

Oklahoma - 12
Oklahoma State - 11
Michigan State - 10
Toledo - 9
Tennessee - 8
Illinois - 7
NIU - 6
Ball State - 5
Miami - 4
Buffalo - 3
Ohio - 2
ODU - 1

Oklahoma 12
Toledo 11
Michigan State 10
Oklahoma State 9
Buffalo 8
Ball State 7
Tennessee 6
Northern Illinois 5
Illinois 4
Ohio 3
Miami (OH) 2
Eastern Michigan 1

I'll try.

12. Toledo over Stony Brook
11. Ball State over the Virginia Military Institute
10. Buffalo over Albany
9. Oklahoma State over Central Michigan
8. Oklahoma over Akron
7. Miami over Presbyterian
6. Illinois over Kent State
5. Tennessee over Bowling Green
4. Old Dominion over Eastern Michigan
3. Northern Illinois over Nevada-Las Vegas
2. Ohio over Idaho
1. Michigan State over Western Michigan

Turdledo - 12
Oklahoma - 11
Okie State - 10
Balls Tate - 9
Illinios - 8
Buffalo - 7
Miami - 6
MSU - 5
Ohio - 4
Old Dominion - 3
Northern Illinios - 2
Tennessee - 1

I am guaranteed to lose once again this year, but if I don't participate I won't be able to claim my last place finish. So, without further ado, here are my picks:

Oklahoma State - 12
Toledo - 11
Old Dominion - 10
Buffalo - 9
Miami (OH) - 8
Michigan State - 7
Ball State - 6
Northern Illinois - 5
Bowling Green - 4
Oklahoma - 3
Ohio - 2
Kent State - 1

One day left to get your picks in!

Oklahoma State at Central Michigan - Oklahoma State - 6
VMI at Ball State - Ball State - 7
Stony Brook at Toledo - Toledo - 11
Ohio at Idaho - Ohio - 2
Michigan State at Western Michigan - Michigan State - 10
Kent State at Illinois - Illinois - 9
Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan - Eastern Michigan - 1
Albany at Buffalo - Buffalo - 8
Presbyterian at Miami (OH) - Miami - 5
Bowling Green at Tennessee - Tennessee - 3
Akron at Oklahoma - Oklahoma - 12
UNLV at Northern Illinois - Northern Illinois - 4

12 - Toledo
11 - Miami
10 - Buffalo
9 - Ball State
8 - Oklahoma
7 - Oklahoma State
6 - Michigan State
5 - Bowling Green
4 - Northern Illinois
3 - Eastern Michigan
2 - Ohio
1 - Kent State