SEMINOLE FOOTBALL PREDIXN DERBY RESULTS GAME I, FSU @ SOUTHERN CAL

POS NCAA NOSTRODAMUS                                PREDIXN       DIFFER
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 1. Danielle Galvin <DTG#mail.municode.com>         FSU 21  SC 14   9.90
 2. Dr. Mark Weaver <weaver#magnet.fsu.edu>         FSU 28  SC 10  14.32
 3. Pia Lehtonen <PLehtone#Mail.DBPR.State.FL.US>   FSU 28  SC 14  15.65
 4. Bill Lott <William_A_Lott#MAIL.DBF.STATE.FL.US> FSU 27  SC 17  16.40
 5. Robert Kerr <rkerr#mindspring.com>              FSU 24  SC 21  17.20
 5. Ed Bettinger <Ed_Bettinger#dcf.state.fl.us>     FSU 28  SC 17  17.20
 7. "Tex" Texeira <knoware#gate.net>                FSU 23  SC 22  17.49
 8. Darren Lueddecke <LueddeD#DMS.State.FL.US>      FSU 27  SC 20  18.38
 9. Ken Meyers <Meyers#ibm.net>                     FSU 31  SC 17  19.72
10. Steve Allbritton, CFP <allb#mindspring.com>     FSU 28  SC 21  19.80
11. Shell Kimble <SKimble#Opus.freac.FSU.edu>       FSU 34  SC  7  20.00
12. Tony Patterson <Tony.Patterson.tonyp#nt.com>    FSU 34  SC  6  20.02
13. S. Somers <ssomers#nospam.mindspring.com>       FSU 35  SC  7  21.00
14. Kathy Healy <KMH#mail.municode.com>             FSU 35  SC 10  21.21
15. Greg Reeves <greeves#ix.netcom.com>             FSU 31  SC 20  21.40
16. Peter Dudley <peter.dudley#usa.net>             FSU 34  SC 16  21.93
17. Herb Wills <HWills#FreeNet.TLH.FL.US>           FSU 31  SC 21  22.02
18. lavonne greene <pfiend#supernet.net>            FSU 35  SC 14  22.14
19. Sean Linkenback <Showcase#onramp.net>           FSU 34  SC 17  22.36
20. Clark Moore <moore#scri.fsu.edu>                FSU 35  SC 16  22.85
21. Will Bussey <mwb0988#garnet.acns.fsu.edu>       FSU 35  SC 17  23.26
22. Grue! <grue#prism.u-net.com>                    FSU 34  SC 20  23.85
23. Oren Webster <ThnkTank#concentric.net>          FSU 38  SC 13  24.74
23. Scott <ScootM#aol.com>                          FSU 38  SC 13  24.74
25. Mike Sukhadwala <msukhadw#garnet.acns.fsu.edu>  FSU 35  SC 21  25.24
26. <t-turner#worldnet.att.net>                     FSU 38  SC 20  27.29
27. Tom Galvin  <TGalvin#manausa.com>               FSU 42  SC 10  28.16
28. Fred Desing <desing#nu.cs.fsu.edu>              FSU 38  SC 24  29.41
29. BB3 <BB3#ibm.net>                               FSU 42  SC 20  30.87
30. <NOLES26#aol.com>                               FSU 48  SC 13  34.53
31. <PSElliott#aol.com>                             FSU 52  SC 10  38.12

The actual score was Florida State 14, Southern California 7.

The game wasn't what anyone expected, but it was closest to the expectations of Danielle Galvin, who took the top spot in this week's derby with her predixn of 21-14, about 9.90 off the actual score of 14-7. She was well ahead of the rest of the top five, Mark Weaver (14.32), Pia Lehtonen (15.65), Bill Lott (16.40), and Robert Kerr and Ed Bettinger (17.20).

Predixns did not run particularly close this week. Usually it takes a difference of less than 5.00 to make it into the top five. Let's blame it on opening game jitters. Personally, I'm using Thad Busby's bad ankle as my excuse. Meanwhile, note that neither of the picks I took out of the press would have cracked the top ten:

John Nogowski (Tallahassee Democrat)            FSU 27  SC 22  19.85
Richard Rosenblatt (Associated Press)           FSU 35  SC 28  29.70

Next week the Seminole coaching staff will make some offensive adjustments as the team gets ready to host the Maryland Terrapins in Doak Campbell stadium. Make some adjustments to your prognosticating skills, then send your predixn for the score of FSU - Maryland to:

HWILLS@FREENET.TLH.FL.US

You know the drill: put something like "FSU vs UMd" in the subject line so I know it's not just someone dissing my 31-21 predixn for yesterday's contest. Send your e-mail early enough that your entry gets to me before kickoff on Saturday, September 13 at 3:30 PM EDT. Predixns received before the deadline will be recorded to be scored and ranked following the outcome of the game. The results will be posted in alt.sports.football.college.fsu-seminoles and other fine newsgroups.

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter a predixn this week!

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