ATVS - Geaux Show Pick'em Challenge 2012 - Week 3

FTC disclosure: This contest is sponsored by Gameday Depot and SB Nation.

Squash16 arises above the chaos to win this week's 2012 ATVS-Geaux Show Pick'em. As a reward for being either absolutely brilliant or extremely lucky, he or she gets the $10 gift certificate. For the rest of us, remember, you can still get officially licensed LSU Tigers hoodies, jackets, t-shirts and more at the And the Valley Shook licensed store.

Squash16, look for a confirmation email with instructions on how to claim your prize. If you don't respond within three business days, the rules require us to award the prize to the next person on the list.

There is still a $50 gift certificate up for grabs to whoever finishes first for the entire season, so It's never too late to join the game by following the instructions HERE.

The Full Standings, Last week's results, and this week's picks are all after the break.

Standings for Week 2
Rank	Selection	Adj Scores	W-L	Pts	Tie Breaker WA - LSU 3 - 41	Tie Breaker Winner
1	Squash16's picks		9-3	9	10-38
2	melancon101's picks		8-4	8	14-45
3	Don't Make Me Redact You		7-5	7	7-41
3	Tike the Miger's picks		7-5	7	10-41
3	RyanLaiche's picks		7-5	7	13-42
3	cmmc11's picks		7-5	7	20-40
3	wadewilson's picks		7-5	7	24-42
3	tarpon6_2002's picks		7-5	7	17-43
3	PDixon's picks		7-5	7	3-38
3	alitroy95's picks		7-5	7	13-38
3	Purplehat Tiger's picks		7-5	7	14-38
3	tigernaustin's picks		7-5	7	17-38
3	~ACTIONCUSE~		7-5	7	17-35
3	mjtig's picks		7-5	7	17-31

Your fearless leader is batting an even .500, which means you should absolutely flip a coin instead of trusting my judgement. Remember, it's a long season, and nobody is out of it yet. The current leader for the ATVS-Geaux Show staff championship is Poseur, sitting in that 10 spot log jam.

Top Matchups
PodKATT's Pick	Picks For		Matchup	Picks For		Home Spread	PodKATT's Pick	PodKATT's Points
	32pick(s)	37%	vs 25 - 31	63%	55pick(s)	-21.5		1
	39pick(s)	45%	vs 10 - 28	55%	48pick(s)	-3.5		1
	33pick(s)	38%	vs 20 - 17	62%	54pick(s)	-2.5
	60pick(s)	69%	vs 41 - 20	31%	27pick(s)	+3.5
	21pick(s)	24%	vs 9 - 6	76%	66pick(s)	-3.5		1
	61pick(s)	70%	vs 56 - 49	30%	26pick(s)	+3.5		1
	73pick(s)	84%	vs 30 - 36	16%	14pick(s)	+4.5
	64pick(s)	74%	vs 42 - 29	26%	23pick(s)	+26.5		1
	31pick(s)	36%	vs 10 - 28	64%	56pick(s)	-7.5
	66pick(s)	76%	vs 13 - 23	24%	21pick(s)	+3.5
	20pick(s)	23%	vs 3 - 41	77%	67pick(s)	-23.5		1
	70pick(s)	80%	vs 7 - 10	20%	17pick(s)	+7.5
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Sometimes I look like a genius (Air Force, 'Cuse, and Iowa St. all covered despite the little faith you all showed in them) and sometimes I'm a fool (trusting the SEC newbies to have a good first game, trusting Ole Miss to lose when I expect them to) Biggest upset of the week for us was Nebraska falling on the road at the Rose Bowl.

Date	Away Team	Pick	Point Value	Pick	Home Team	Home Spread	Selection
Sat 09/15 12:00pm	California (1-1)				(12)Ohio St. (2-0)	-17.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 12:21pm	La.-Monroe (1-0)				Auburn (0-2)	-16.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 03:30pm	(1)Alabama (2-0)				Arkansas (1-1)	+14.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 03:30pm	Texas A&M (0-1)				Southern Methodist (1-1)	+13.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 04:00pm	Stony Brook (-)				Syracuse (0-2)	-29.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 06:00pm	(18)Florida (2-0)				(23)Tennessee (2-0)	-2.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 07:00pm	Arizona St. (2-0)				Missouri (1-1)	-7.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 07:00pm	Western Ky. (1-1)				Kentucky (1-1)	-7.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 07:30pm	(2)Southern California (2-0)				(21)Stanford (2-0)	+10.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 08:00pm	Idaho (0-2)				(3)LSU (2-0)	-42.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 08:00pm	(20)Notre Dame (2-0)				(10)Michigan St. (2-0)	-3.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 08:00pm	Utah St. (2-0)				Wisconsin (1-1)	-13.5 Matchup
Sat 09/15 09:15pm	(14)Texas (2-0)				Mississippi (2-0)	+10.5 Matchup
Awarded Points			0

	Predict Tie Breaker Score
	Idaho		vs		LSU

Why yes, I have lost my mind. ULM has Aubie staring down the barrel of 0-4. Can 'Cuse cover a 29 point spread? My magic 8 ball says no. Tennessee drops a heartbreaker, but still looks better than I thought they'd be. MIZZOU wins because SEC BABY! Kentucky has already stopped playing football for the year. Either Notre Dame OR the entire Big Ten becomes irrelevant to the national picture this weekend, and my money is on it being the Echos. Watched almost all of the Utah - Utah St game last friday and the purple aggies may have the best uni redesign I've seen in years. A note about the LSU-Idaho spread: it is the largest spread between 2 FBS teams so far this season.

ALL PICKS ARE DUE SATURDAY BEFORE NOON!