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POS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CASSANDRA PREDIXN DIFFER === =============================================== ============== ====== 1. Kurt Siefken <kas750#earthlink.net> FSU 24, TAM 13 1.41 2. Major Phil <Machupo#Best.com> FSU 24, TAM 17 3.16 3. JP <jpjohn#kih.net> FSU 21, TAM 17 3.61 4. Herb Wills <HWills#FreeNet.TLH.FL.US> FSU 23, TAM 10 4.00 5. Matt Pearce <mjp9418#garnet.acns.fsu.edu> FSU 27, TAM 13 4.12 5. Frank Brown <ebb2feb#gte.net> FSU 24, TAM 10 4.12 5. Dr. Ed Bierhanzl <AChasher#aol.com> FSU 27, TAM 13 4.12 5. Rik Bain <bain#slb.com> FSU 24, TAM 10 4.12 9. <Jeff1267#aol.com> FSU 28, TAM 14 5.00 9. Judy Petersen <Judy#talstar.com> FSU 28, TAM 14 5.00 9. Allen Risley <arisley#coyote.csusm.edu> FSU 27, TAM 17 5.00 12. Chuck Bauer <Bauer#ACNS.FSU.edu> FSU 28, TAM 13 5.10 13. Scott Hill <rambo67#webtv.net> FSU 29, TAM 13 6.08 13. Diamond Dog <skar#ocf.berkeley.edu> FSU 17, TAM 13 6.08 15. Eric Lyman <EJLyman#AOL.com> FSU 28, TAM 10 6.40 16. John Labban <JAL9687#Garnet.ACNS.FSU.edu> FSU 27, TAM 20 7.21 17. John Thurber <JTHURB#aol.com> FSU 20, TAM 7 7.62 18. JRjava <jrjava#newsguy.com> FSU 30, TAM 10 8.06 18. CNLNOLE <cnlnole#aol.com> FSU 16, TAM 10 8.06 20. Sean Linkenback <showcase#onramp.net> FSU 31, TAM 12 8.25 21. James Hayes <jfhayes#nettally.com> FSU 31, TAM 17 8.54 22. Bob Murray <philipmurray#email.msn.com> FSU 31, TAM 10 8.94 22. Elliotts <pke0587#ibm.net> FSU 31, TAM 10 8.94 22. Scott Wilson <wcgroup#talstar.com> FSU 31, TAM 10 8.94 25. Tchaka <tchaka#worldweb.net> FSU 33, TAM 12 10.20 26. GRUE <grue#prism.u-net.com> FSU 34, TAM 17 11.40 27. Bob Laffen <laffen#capital.net> FSU 34, TAM 10 11.70 27. Oren Webster <Thnktank#concentric.net> FSU 34, TAM 10 11.70 27. Paul Arfmann <pmarfman#unity.ncsu.edu> FSU 34, TAM 10 11.70 30. <Seminole#carol.net> FSU 35, TAM 14 12.00 31. Kathleen Healy <kmh#mail.municode.com> FSU 35, TAM 17 12.37 32. Bill Lott <William_A_Lott#MAIL.DBF.STATE.FL.US> FSU 35, TAM 10 12.65 32. Mike Sukhadwala <msukhadw#Garnet.ACNS.FSU.edu> FSU 35, TAM 10 12.65 34. David Sustaita <aggiedave#tamu.edu> FSU 34, TAM 21 13.04 35. Ron Smith <ronps#mindspring.com> FSU 37, TAM 13 14.04 36. <Sperrl#aol.com> FSU 38, TAM 16 15.13 37. Scott Mandell <ScootM#AOL.com> FSU 37, TAM 20 15.23 38. Bradyjag <bradyjag#aol.com> FSU 42, TAM 17 19.24 39. Danielle Galvin <dtg#mail.municode.com> FSU 45, TAM 17 22.20 39. Dr. Mark Weaver <mweaver#coe.eng.ua.edu> FSU 45, TAM 17 22.20 41. Travis Vaughan <travismv#mindspring.com> FSU 48, TAM 17 25.18 42. Jason Henning <huskers#tir.com> FSU 54, TAM 15 31.02 43. David Harris <david_h_pal#my-dejanews.com> FSU102, TAM 3 79.76 44. Roger Chappell <Chappell65#aol.com> TAM 17, FSU 14 -9.49 45. James Miller <james.h.miller.jr#mci2000.com> TAM 24, FSU 17 -11.66 46. Trevor Zion Bauknight <trev#sc.edu> TAM 27, FSU 16 -14.76 47. Mike Denison <splunty#andromeda.tamu.edu> TAM 9, FSU 2 -21.59 48. Chris Ackerson <Ackerson#leland.Stanford.EDU> TAM 6, FSU 0 -24.35
The actual score was Florida State 23, Texas A&M 14.
Chris Weinke and a few of the other players on the field in Giants Stadium may have been suffering from opening game jitters, but there were no such problems for our top prognosticators. Veteran forecaster Kurt Siefken had the best Kickoff Classic predixn, his 24 - 13 pick differing from the actual score by only 1.41 points. Major Phil, an old player with a new nom de guerre, claimed the runner-up spot with a difference of 3.16. Third and fourth also went to PrediXn Derby vets, J.P. (3.61) and Herb Wills (4.00). There was a pile up in the fifth position, as Matt Pierce, Dr. Bierhanzl, Rik Bain, and Frank Brown each came within 4.12 points of the actual score.
College football being what it is, I'm happy when my predixn is less than 10.00 from the actual score. (This means that most weeks I'm not very happy.) But in this, the opening game of the season, no less than two dozen of our fine forecasters called the score within 10.00 points. Professional journalists should do so well:
PICKER FOR PAY PREDIXN DIFFER =============================================== ============== ====== John Nogoswki (Tallahassee Democrat) FSU 28, A&M 13 5.10 Richard Rosenblatt (Associated Press) FSU 41, A&M 14 18.00
We may be looking at a highly competitive season in the PrediXn Derby! So a big thank you is due to all the talented prognosticators who sent in predixns for this game.
The Seminoles won't be playing on September 5, but have a game every Saturday after that starting with their Atlantic Coast Conference opener on September 12, when they sample the hospitality of North Carolina State. Last year in Tallahassee, the Wolfpack put five touchdowns on the board against the Seminoles, more than even the Offensive Genius and his Gators. Unfortunately for N. C. State, the red and black gave up 48 points. This year, Coach O'Cain faces the Seminoles with new starters and a new contract. Got a line on the outcome? E-mail your predixn of the final score to:
Please put something in the subject line like "FSU @ NCSU" so I'll know it's not a message from some farmer defending the Offensive Genius. Send it soon so that it gets to me before kickoff, 3:30 PM EDT on September 12. All predixn that arrive before the deadline will be recorded to be scored and ranked following the outcome of the game. Results (like the ones above) will be posted to alt.sports.football.college.fsu-seminoles, and archived at the PrediXn Derby website, http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/5177/, so that future generations will be able to see just how precognizant you were.
Good luck!
Herb Wills, HWILLS@FREENET.TLH.FL.US
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