Way back on the last week of the regular season, week 14, I went 6-4. For the season to date I finished with a 93-47 record. Not bad for my first crack at this prediction thing! Thanks to catching the swine flu I won’t be doing any analysis of the bowl games…just my picks for 15 games!

Poinsettia: Utah vs California. My pick: Cal

Emerald: Boston College vs USC. My pick: USC

Champs Sports: Miami, Fla. vs Wisconsin. My pick: Miami

Holiday: Nebraska vs Arizona. My pick: Nebraska

Sun: Stanford vs Oklahoma. My pick: Oklahoma

Chick-fil-A: Virginia Tech vs Tennessee. My pick: Tennessee

Capital One: Penn State vs LSU. My pick: Penn State

Gator: West Virginia vs Florida State. My pick: Florida State

Rose: Oregon vs Ohio State. My pick: Oregon

Sugar: Florida vs Cincinnati. My pick: Florida

Cotton: Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss. My pick: Oklahoma State

Alamo: Texas Tech vs Michigan State. My pick: Texas Tech

Fiesta: TCU vs Boise State. My pick: TCU

Orange: Georgia Tech vs Iowa. My pick: Georgia Tech

BCS Title Game: Texas vs Alabama. My pick: Alabama

Week 13 results: 8-2. Season to date: 87-43

Oregon State @ Oregon: For the first time in more than a century the winner is guaranteed to play in the Rose Bowl. My pick: Oregon

Cal @ Washington: The Huskies have enjoyed the spoiler roll upsetting USC and Arizona. My pick: Washington

Arizona @ USC: The Trojans go for 8 in a row against the Wildcats. My pick: USC

South Florida @ Connecticut: This game could be played in the snow which would give the Bulls problems. My pick: UConn

West Virginia @ Rutgers: The Moutaineers have dominated this series, winning 14 in a row. My pick: West Virginia

San Jose State @ Louisiana Tech: The Jim Tomey era comes to an end for the Spartans. My pick: La Tech

Cincinnati @ Pittsburg: Rumors about Brian Kelly’s future could distract the undefeated Bearcats. My pick: Pitt

Florida & Alabama: Doesn’t get better than this with the SEC title and a possible national title on the line. My pick: Florida

Georgia Tech & Clemson: The ACC title game with both teams coming off losses to their in-state SEC rivals. My pick: Clemson

Texas & Nebraska: The national title game and Colt McCoy’s Heisman are on the line for the Longhorns. My pick: Texas

Last week’s record: 6-4. Season to date: 79-41.

Texas @ Texas A&M: The Longhorns can’t overlook this rivalry game in College Station before the Big 12 title game next week. My pick: Texas

Alabama @ Auburn: Another rivalry game with Alabama trying not to look ahead to next week’s SEC showdown with Florida. My pick: Alabama

Illinois @ Cincinnati: Bearcats quarterback Tony Pike returns. My pick: Cincinnati

Pittsburgh @ West Virginia: Pitt needs to stay focused for next week’s huge game with Cincinnati. My pick: Pittsburgh

Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma: The Pokes are hoping for a BCS bowl invitation and Zac Robinson returns from a shoulder injury. My pick: Oklahoma State

Arkansas @ LSU: My pick: LSU

UCLA @ USC: After getting blown out 2 of the last 3 games the Trojans are just trying for a respectable bowl game. My pick: USC

Nebraska @ Colorado: The Huskers are already in the Big 12 title game next week but the Buffs have had another disappointing season under Dan Hawkins. My pick: Nebraska

Missouri & Kansas: No longer a big game in the Big 12 north with Mizzou already bowl eligible and KU’s Mark Mangino likely gone. My pick: Mizzou

Notre Dame @ Stanford: Charlie Weiss is another coach who’s history after this game. My pick: Stanford

Week 11 record: 8-2. Season to date: 73-37.

Cal @ Stanford: After beating Oregon and USC, Stanford is hot just in time for The Big Game. My pick: Stanford

LSU @ Ole Miss: LSU has won 4 in a row at Mississippi. My pick: Old Miss

Ohio State @ Michigan: Buckeyes are already in the Rose Bowl and the Wolverines are reeling. My pick: Ohio State

Oregon @ Arizona: A trip to the Rose Bowl is on the line for the Ducks. My pick: Oregon

Minnesota @ Iowa: The Gophers struggled against South Dakota State last week while Iowa has lost 2 in a row. My pick: Iowa

Penn State @ Michigan State: Penn State could get an at-large BCS big with a win in East Lansing. My pick: Penn State

North Carolina @ Boston College: The Eagles are undefeated at home and North Carolina is coming off a big win over Miami. My pick: BC

Hawaii @ San Jose State: The Jim Tomey era is coming to an end at San Jose State. My pick: San Jose State

Kansas @ Texas: The Longhorns have more 3 more games to go before reaching the national championship game but this isn’t the one they’ll lose. My pic: Texas

Kansas State @ Nebraska: The Big 12 North title is on the line. Miracle worker Bill Snyder does it again. My pick: K-State

Last week’s record: 4-6. Season to date record: 65-35

Arizona @ Cal: The Wildcats have the #11 defense in the country and the Bears will be without Jahvid Best. My pick: Arizona

Stanford @ USC: Cardinal Toby Gerhart is starting to get some Heisman buzz. My pick: USC

South Florida @ Rutgers: Both teams are starting freshman quarterbacks. My pick: Rutgers

West Virginia @ Cincinnati: The Bearcats go for the 1st 10-0 start in school history. My pick: Cincinnati

Michigan @ Wisconsin: The Wolverines have dropped 5 of 6. My pick: Wisconsin

Florida @ South Carolina: SC Head coach Steve Spurrier takes over play calling duties for his struggling offense. My pick: Florida

Texas A&M @ Oklahoma: 3 more Sooners are out with injuries and OU needs one more victory for a bowl. My pick: Oklahoma

Notre Dame @ Pitt: The Panthers haven’t been ranked this high in 20 years. Notre Dame drops out of the rankings. My pick: Pitt

Utah @ TCU: Neither team has lost a conference game. My pick: TCU

Iowa @ Ohio State: The winner goes to the Rose Bowl. My pick: Ohio State

Last week’s record: 8-2.  Season record: 61-29!

Oregon State @ Cal: The Beavers have won 4 in a row in Berkeley. My pick: Cal

Oregon @ Stanford: The Cardinals could keep it close early but the Ducks offense will be too much late in the game. My pick: Oregon

Washington @ UCLA:  QB Jake Locker is back from injury as the Huskies look to end their 10 game road losing streak. My pick: Washington

USC @ Arizona State: After the disaster at Oregon, USC will climb back up. My pick: USC

Oklahoma State @ Iowa State: Cyclone QB Austen Arnaud returns from an injury and tries to get ISU bowl eligible. My pick: Oklahoma State

LSU @ Alabama: The Crimson Tide tries to stay undefeated. My pick: Alabama

Oklahoma @ Nebraska: Could be low scoring with 2 good defenses. My pick: Oklahoma

Ohio State @ Penn State: Another low scoring Big 10 game. My pick: Penn State

Florida State @ Clemson: My pick: Clemson

Purdue @ Michigan: Wolverines look to get bowl eligible. My pick: Michigan

In week 8 I predicted a season best 9-1! My overall record is 53-27.

Cal @ Arizona State: Sun devils lost to Stanford last week. My pick: Cal

USC @ Oregon: The surprising Ducks have won 6 straight. The Trojans look to take over 1st place in the Pac 10. My pick: Oregon

Iowa State @ Texas A&M: Is A&M the team that gave up 62 points to K-State or the team that beat Texas Tech in Lubbock? My pick: A&M

Mississippi @ Auburn: Rebels try to win consecutive games against the Tigers for the first time in 57 years. My pick: Ole Miss

Missouri @ Colorado: Can the Tigers avoid going 0-4 in the Big 12? Can Dan Hawkins avoid being run out of Boulder? My pick: Colorado

Texas @ Oklahoma State: Mack Brown is 11-0 aginst the Cowboys. My pick: Texas

Kansas @ Texas Tech: Tech bounces back after a shocking loss to A&M.  My pick: Texas Tech

Michigan State @ Minnesota: Spartans almost pulled the upset against Iowa last week. My pick: Minnesota

Florida vs Georgia: Tim Tebow has thrown 3 interceptions in the last 3 games. My pick: Florida

Miami @ Wake Forest: The Hurricanes lost to Clemson in overtime last so we’ll see if they have anything left. My pick: Miami

Last week’s record: 8-2. Overall season record: 44-26.

Clemson @ Miami (Fla): Tough defense by the Tigers could keep them in this game. My pick: Miami

Minnesota @ Ohio State: Buckeyes need a win to avoid their first back-to-back conference losses in 5 years. My pick: Ohio State

Connecticut @ West Virginia: Sure to be an emotional game for the Huskies after the murder of U-Conn cornerback Jasper Howard. My pick: West Virginia

Boston College @ Notre Dame: Battle of the Catholic schools! My pick: Notre Dame

Penn State @ Michigan: Nittany Lions haven’t won in Ann Arbor since 1996. My pick: Penn State

Arkansas @ Mississippi: My pick: Mississippi

Louisville @ Cincinnati: Tony Pike injured his non-throwing arm so he may not play. My pick: Cincinnati

Iowa @ Michigan State: Tough road game but the Hawkeyes are in the driver’s seat for the Big 10 title

TCU @ BYU: Horned Frogs go for their 9th straight win. But the Cougars have a 13 game home winning streak going. My pick: TCU

Arizona State @ Stanford: Stanford defense needs to tighten up to stop the Sun Devils. My pick: Stanford

Cincinnati @ South Florida: A match up of 2 undefeated Big East teams. The Bearcats have won 3 in a row against the Bulls. My pick: Cincinnati

Cal @ UCLA: After losing their last 2 games by a total of 72-6, Cal needs to turn it around in Pasadena. My pick: Cal

Stanford @ Arizona: Both teams will try to prove they belong in the upper half of the Pac 10. My pick: Arizona

USC @ Notre Dame: The Irish are on a 7 game losing streak to the Trojans. My pick: USC

Texas vs Oklahoma: Sam Bradford is back for the Sooners and the Longhorns struggled with Colorado last week. My pick: Oklahoma

Iowa @ Wisconsin: Hawkeyes are on a 10 game winning streak going back to last season. My pick: Iowa

Texas Tech @ Nebraska: If they keep Tech’s offense off the field the Huskers have a good chance for the win. My pick: Nebraska

Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech: The Yellowjackets haven’t beaten the Hokies at home since 1990. My pick: Georgia Tech

Missouri @ Oklahoma State: My pick: Oklahoma State

Washington @ Arizona State: Sun Devils have the #1 defense in the Pac 10. My pick: Arizona State

I’m just back from vacation so excuse the lack of activity on the pigskin blog!

My week 5 record was 6-4 including my prediction that USC would beat Cal.

In week 6 I went 5-5, correctly picking the winners of Stanford-Oregon State, Alabama-Ole Miss, Florida-LSU, Michigan-Iowa and Arizona-Washington.

I’ll be back later this week with predictions for the big match ups between Texas-Oklahoma and USC-Notre Dame.