Hill: 95-9 overall (3-3 upsets), last week 15-0 (1-0)
Chesh: 87-17 overall (3-8 upsets), last week 12-3 (0-2)
My helmet sticker for last week goes (for the second time) to Denard Robinson, Michigan QB (10-16, 277, 3 td's passing/19 carries, 217, 2 td's rushing). Dude continues to put up video game numbers on a top 25 team. Big challenge this upcoming week with rival Michigan State coming to the Big House. Chesh went with LaMichael James, Oregon RB (31 carries, 257, 3 td's).
This week's picks:
#6 Nebraska 38
Kansas State 21
Chesh: Nebraska 34 K-St 24
#21 Oklahoma State 48
La-Lafayette 17
Chesh: Okla St 48 La-Laf 12
#1 Alabama 27
#20 South Carolina 18
Chesh: Bama 35 S. Car 17
Indiana 21
#2 Ohio State 40
Chesh: Ohio St 38 IU 21
#3 Oregon 65
Washington State 17
Chesh: Oregon 59 Wash St 17
Toledo 20
#4 Boise State 48
Chesh: Boise 44 Toledo 17
Wyoming 20
#5 TCU 37
Chesh: TCU 44 Wyoming 10
#8 Auburn 37
Kentucky 24
Chesh: Auburn 34 Kentucky 28
Oregon State 23
#11 Arizona 35
Chesh: Arizona 31 Ore St 27
#10 Utah 36
Iowa State 24
Chesh: Utah 27 Iowa St 19
#13 Arkansas 27
Texas A&M 32*
Chesh: Ark 27 TAMU 14
#9 LSU 21
#12 Florida 34*
Chesh: Florida 26 LSU 17
#24 Florida State 36*
#14 Miami 33
Chesh: Miami 28 FSU 17
USC 24
#18 Stanford 30
Chesh: USC 27 Stanford 21
Game of the Week
#16 Michigan State 29
#17 Michigan 30*
Chesh: Mich 38 Mich St 36
Minnesota 18
#19 Wisconsin 37
Chesh: Wisc 48 Minn 27
San Jose State 21
#23 Nevada 50
Chesh: Nevada 43 SJSU 6
Colorado 27
#22 Missouri 35
Chesh: Mizzou 27 Colo 13
Purdue 23
#25 Northwestern 30
Chesh: NW 31 Purdue 17
Non Top 25 Game
UCLA 28
Cal 24
Chesh: UCLA 36 Cal 27
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Movie review: The Social Network. Like everyone else in an industrialized country, I'm on Facebook (and I wouldn't be surprised if some aborigines are on Facebook via some kind of ultra-wi-fi and homemade computers). It connects people. I've caught up with so many friends via Facebook. MySpace was cool but it was just about maxing out your friends, even if you didn't know the people (I had about 500 friends at my peak on MySpace and I knew probably 50 of those; I think that was fairly typical), and checking out underground music. Facebook is more about connecting with friends and connecting often. This movie depicts the creation of Facebook in 2003 and it's an absolutely fascinating ride. For anyone thinking, "Man I wish I'd have thought of that" (which I have before), make no mistake-Facebook was started by GENIUSES. Mark Zuckerberg and his crew were all brilliant computer science dudes (and they were all students at Harvard). No normal person could've pulled it off. The performances were outstanding, particularly Jesse Eisenberg who portrays founder Mark Zuckerberg. He pulls off the neurotic, semi-tortured genius perfectly. He deserves some serious Oscar consideration. Director David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, Benjamin Button) is known for amazing visuals and aesthetic style and he brings that rep to this movie, which is a decided departure from his previous work in tone and tenor. But it's very cool to have a biopic type movie with the creative eye of someone of Fincher's ilk. Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, one of my favorite bands of high school) brings a likewise unique and unexpected flair to the music of the film. Dope. This movie is outstanding. It is so gripping to see how the events unfolded in the creation of a.) a giant company we all know and b.) a giant company started just 7 years ago. Justin Timberlake is a great creep as Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster and one of the founding fathers of Facebook. Andrew Garfield is also excellent as Eduardo Saverin, Zuckerberg's best friend at Harvard and co-founder of Facebook. Pay particular attention to the final scene of the movie where we get a feel for Zuckerberg's state of mind, even as a billionaire: a poignant and painful scene hearkening to the movie's opening sequence. Grade: A-.
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