SEMINOLE FOOTBALL PREDIXN DERBY RESULTS GAME II, FSU @ N. C. STATE

POS BEFUDDLED FORECASTER                            PREDIXN        DIFFER
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 1. Paul Arfmann <pmarfman#unity.ncsu.edu>          NCS 38, FSU 35  31.30
 2. Jeff Thomas <jefft#iname.com>                   FSU 28, NCS 24 -21.00
 3. Major Phil <machupo#best.com>                   FSU 31, NCS 18 -24.74
 4. Danielle <Seminole_Fan#webtv.net>               FSU 28, NCS  7 -27.02
 5. Bill Lott <William_A_Lott#MAIL.DBF.STATE.FL.US> FSU 34, NCS 17 -27.89
 6. CNLNOLE <cnlnole#aol.com>                       FSU 33, NCS 13 -28.23
 7. Eric Lyman <EJLyman#aol.com>                    FSU 31, NCS  7 -29.41
 8. Scott Hill <rambo67#webtv.net>                  FSU 34, NCS 12 -29.55
 9. JP <jpjohn#kih.net>                             FSU 35, NCS 14 -29.73
10. Joe - Nancy <umpire#enter.net>                  FSU 38, NCS 21 -31.14
11. John Thurber <jthurb#aol.com>                   FSU 38, NCS 28 -31.26
12. Kurt Siefken <kas750#earthlink.net>             FSU 35, NCS 10 -31.30
13. Chuck Bauer <bauer#acns.fsu.edu>                FSU 38, NCS 14 -32.57
13. jkb <jkb#gateway.net>                           FSU 38, NCS 14 -32.57
15. Clark Moore <moore#scri.fsu.edu>                FSU 38, NCS 13 -32.89
15. Bob Laffen <laffen#capital.net>                 FSU 38, NCS 13 -32.89
17. Tchaka <tchaka#worldweb.net>                    FSU 41, NCS 20 -34.23
18. Diamond_Dog <skar#ocf.berkeley.edu>             FSU 42, NCS 16 -35.90
19. Bryan <jbm328#aol.com>                          FSU 43, NCS 27 -36.12
20. Ron Smith <ronps#mindspring.com>                FSU 41, NCS 10 -36.77
20. Elliotts <pke0587#ibm.net>                      FSU 41, NCS 10 -36.77
22. Matthew Pearce <mjp9111#garnet.acns.fsu.edu>    FSU 44, NCS 17 -37.66
23. Kathleen Healy <kmh#mail.municode.com>          FSU 42, NCS 10 -37.70
23. Mike Sukhadwala <msukhadw#garnet.acns.fsu.edu>  FSU 42, NCS 10 -37.70
23. Mango Man <SeminolePower#webtv.net>             FSU 42, NCS 10 -37.70
23. Garnet and Gold <seminole#carol.net>            FSU 42, NCS 10 -37.70
27. Danielle Galvin <dtg#mail.municode.com>         FSU 44, NCS 14 -38.33
28. <JMcgee7493#aol.com>                            FSU 41, NCS  6 -38.47
29. John Paul Holwell <jpholwell#juno.com>          FSU 43, NCS 10 -38.63
30. Scott Mandell <ScootM#aol.com>                  FSU 47, NCS 19 -40.31
31. Travis Vaughan <travismv#NOSPAM.com>            FSU 45, NCS  9 -40.85
32. Oren Webster <Thnktank#concentric.net>          FSU 46, NCS 10 -41.44
33. Herb Wills <HWills#FreeNet.TLH.FL.US>           FSU 48, NCS 13 -42.45
34. Mark Steirer <steirer#mindspring.com>           FSU 49, NCS 14 -43.17
35. Allen Risley <arisley#coyote.csusm.edu>         FSU 52, NCS 20 -45.18
36. JRjava <jrjava#newsguy.com>                     FSU 50, NCS 10 -45.22
37. Bob Murray <philipmurray#email.msn.com>         FSU 49, NCS  7 -45.31
38. GRUE <grue#prism.u-net.com>                     FSU 51, NCS 10 -46.17
39. Sean Linkenback <showcase#onramp.net>           FSU 52, NCS  9 -47.43
40. Howard Steffens, Jr. <hsteffy#athenet.net>      FSU 54, NCS 10 -49.04
41. MMaus <MMaus55#aol.com>                         FSU 58, NCS 13 -52.17
42. Chip Venable <ccven#mindspring.com>             FSU 56, NCS  6 -52.20
43. Nancy Branch <nancyb#unr.net>                   FSU 56, NCS  3 -53.31

The actual score was North Carolina State 24, Florida State 7.

Can you say "parity?"

Prognosticators took it on the chin this week. Only our winner, Paul Arfmann, called the upset, and even he didn't foresee how thoroughly the Wolfpack would spank the Seminoles. Arfmann's 38-35 predixn was 31.30 points off the actual score, but he did call the winner right. Filling out the top five were Jeff Thomas (-21.00), "Major Phil" (-24.74), Danielle (-27.02), and Bill Lott (-27.89).

The pro's must have done better, right? Don't count on it:

OVERPAID ORACLE                                 PREDIXN         DIFFER
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John Nogowski (Tallahassee Democrat)            FSU 38, NCSU 17 -31.78
Richard Rosenblatt (Associated Press)           FSU 52, NCSU 24 -35.00

Next the PrediXn Derby comes back to Tallahassee as the Seminoles play at home for the first time this season. The lucky guests in Campbell Stadium will be the Duke Blue Devils, who have lost their last 18 ACC games. Does the streak end Saturday? Can the Blue Devils follow the example of the Wolfpack? Or does a frustrated Florida State team put Duke one loss closer to a spot in the ACC record books? What's the final score going to be anyway? If you have a forecast for the final score of FSU vs. Duke, send it to:

HWILLS@FREENET.TLH.FL.US

Please put something like "FSU vs Duke" in the subject line so I won't mistake it for a message asking me to send Craig Shergold my football ticket stubs so he can get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Also, please send your predixn early enough so that it gets to me by kickoff at 7:00 PM EDT on Saturday, September 19. Timely entries will be recorded for scoring and rating after the game. Results, much like those above, will be posted to alt.sports.football.college.fsu-seminoles and archived at http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/5177/, the Seminole Football PrediXn Derby web site.

Good luck, everyone!

Herb Wills, HWILLS@FREENET.TLH.FL.US