Pick Six

Big 12 picks and World Series memories

Is Kansas University playing football this weekend? No. Did that stop us from picking six college football games from the Big 12 and the rest of the country? No way. Here our this week’s predictions from Lawrence Journal-World staff members, as well as their first World Series memories, in ...

Is this the week KU’s road losing streak ends?

Judging from nearby conditions — such as the Kansas City Royals advancing to the World Series — perhaps this weekend's college football slate will bring some unpredictable upsets. Who knows? Maybe Kansas University can even end its 29-game road losing streak by winning at Texas ...

Is the Big 12 in for another significant upset this weekend?

Last week TCU threw a wrench in Oklahoma’s plans to march through the Big 12 unscathed, and made the race for the top of the conference standings a little more interesting. Will any team pull off a similar — or larger — upset on Saturday? Could it possibly be Kansas, against Oklahoma ...

Staffers share college football picks and wild sports memories

It has been a wild week in the local sports world, from Charlie Weis getting fired to the Royals making it to and advancing in the playoffs. Will any of Saturday's games live up to those standards? Probably not. But our staffers are here to predict this week's Big 12 games, including Clint ...

Who to choose this weekend — and which FBS job comes with the most pressure

It took until [Week 3][1], but a couple of our pickers finally went 6-0 last weekend. The difference for Scott Stanford and Bobby Nightengale was they had the guts to pick Mississippi State on the road — at night — against LSU. We’ll see who can do as well this weekend, and if anyone ...

Who to choose? KU or CMU?

The Lawrence Journal-World staffers are only picking six games per week, but once again no one got through [the previous weekend][1] with an unbeaten record. We’ll see what we can do in Week 3, without as many tough games on the schedule. One of the more evenly matched games figures to ...