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Smack Zone
Lichtig
All right. So I had a tough week. Even the 1982 Nittany Lions lost a game. This week, I'll take those Lions again against the Spartans ($2,000). It's a big week across college football. Virginia Tech will take out Temple ($500), and Michigan will torch Ohio State ($1,000). In this week's Lichtig shocker, Florida will knock the 'Noles out of the championship race ($1,500). In the biggest rivalry of all, yes, even greater than Penn State vs. Pitt, Yale will crush the Crimson by at least 10 ($1,500). Last Week: -$5,500. Current Balance: $11,751.Moran
Every year, Yale and Harvard meet for The Game, and in 62 out of 115 match-ups—that's 54 percent of the time for you Cantabs who forgot your calculators—the Crimson has gone home seeing red. And who's ranked No. 1 in the Ivy League this year? Harvard, get ready to get a beating—your football team is going to score even less than a typical Cantab does on a Saturday night. In honor of the Game, I'm going to do something that Randell never does—I'm going to make a ballsy bet. I'll put all of my money on Walland and the boys smearing the Bowl with red this weekend. Last Week: +$4,000. Current Balance: $28,552.Randell
Getting nervous Moron? You should be, because your reign at the top of Smack is about to come to a crushing halt. Tig's chances aren't even worth mentioning—like Penn State, his spirit is broken. My Wolverines will continue their march back to the top of the standings by taking down Ohio State ($2,000), along with Big Ten wins by Michigan State and Purdue ($800 each). Florida State holds off the Gators' jaws ($700). In pro ball, the Jaguars chomp up the Saints ($2,500). Back here in New Haven, the sons of Eli will crush Harvard into the turf at the Bowl ($2,000), proving to the world what we have known from birth: Harvard sucks. Last Week: +$5,400. Current Balance: $26,901.David S. Wertime, Guest
Look out—this piece of Herald real estate is about to become Wertime territory. Randell, Tig and Moron can watch like clueless Cantabs as I jack up this Guest balance faster than the Yale endowment. To start, this pigskin prophet sees a fired-up Kurt Warner throwing for at least three TDs ($1,000) while Donovan does his own end-zone dance after giving up on his WRs ($500). Cry all you want Tig, but this Pennsylvania native looks for my Lions to roar back with a big W ($200). Meanwhile, our Bulldogs tear up the Crimson D for at least 300 total yards ($1,500) as the Elis walk all over those ridiculous Ivy doormats en route to Game glory ($2,000). Last Week: -$300. Current Balance: $5,249.99.David S. Wertime, MC '01, an opinion editor at the Herald, won Pick the Pros this week. Try your luck at www.yaleherald.com/pickthepros.
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