AH week 2 picks: Former Hawkeye Tyler Luebke is this week’s guest picker
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Iowa defensive lineman Tyler Luebke is this week's guest picker and he sees his alma mater prevailing on Saturday in Ames by a somewhat comfortable margin..
Three of our four panelists pick Iowa to defeat Iowa State on Saturday. A victory would be Iowa's third in a row over the Cyclones, which has only happened once since 1998, and that was from 2008 to 2010.
Iowa has been favored by one to three points throughout the week, but Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is just 4-5 against Iowa State in Ames and 9-9 overall against the Cyclones.
Four of the five games that were picked this week feature a Big Ten opponent, the one exception being Notre Dame hosting Georgia in South Bend, Ind.
This week also marks Dylan Burn's debut on the panel.
Welcome aboard Dylan, and thanks to Tyler Luebke for participating.
Pat Harty
Iowa State 24, Iowa 23: Hawkeye fans should have no trouble moving on from this gut-wrenching loss because I keep hearing and reading that this game means far less to them than Iowa State fans.
Oregon 41, Nebraska 30: Cornhusker fans will explain the loss by saying Nebraska as a college football superpower often brings out the best in an opponent.
Northwestern 35, Duke 33: My final score is also the average ACT score for each team.
Ohio State 28, Oklahoma 24: Urban Meyer invites Ohio native Bob Stoops to speak to his team before the game.
Notre Dame 31, Georgia 25: Wouldn't it be cool if Iowa played either one of these two teams in a home-and-away series or at a neutral site? Your answer should include something mean about Iowa State.
Last week: 4-1
Overall: 4-1
Tyler Devine
Iowa 17, Iowa State 14: Iowa State boosters get Lady Gaga to play at their Super Bowl but it's not quite enough to rally the troops as Iowa wins its first of four trophy games
Oregon 42, Nebraska 28: Phil Knight pays the Nebraska athletic department to keep its creepy inflatable mascot in Lincoln so as not to be a distraction to the Oregon players.
Northwestern 31, Duke 24: If they really want to make things interesting, they should count which fanbase has more people wearing polo shirts and loafers without socks.
Ohio State 34, Oklahoma 33: The Buckeyes pull out a victory in overtime while mourning the loss of Brutus the Buckeye, who was run over by Oklahoma's covered wagon during the pregame festivities.
Georgia 20, Notre Dame 10: After the game, fans say they've never seen a hue of red quite like the one Brian Kelly's face turned after a questionable pentalty call in the fourth quarter.
Last week: 3-2
Overall: 3-2
Dylan Burn
Iowa 28 Iowa State 24: Lazard tweets out that the Big Ten is trash again as the game winning touchdown pass sails over his head and into the first row. Hawkeyes pull out a nail biter.
Oregon 33 Nebraska 27: After nearly being ousted by whatever an Arkansas State is, Nebraska finds some sort of rhythm against the Ducks. They are no match, however.
Northwestern 24 Duke 20: Duke mistakenly sends out their basketball team for the contest, but somehow hangs in it for its entirety. Fitzgerald's energy prevails in the end.
Ohio State 40 Oklahoma 33: Lincoln Riley endures a 3 hour coaching class taught by Urban Myer during Saturday's early games.
Georgia 27 Notre Dame 17: There is a Brady Quinn joke in here somewhere, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Also, a Nick Chubb joke, but I'll leave that one to you guys. Bulldogs by 10.
Guest picker
Tyler Luebke
Iowa 27, Iowa State 10: Iowa State can’t stand toe to toe with the TOE.
Oregon 37, Nebraska 30: The Cornhuskers get crop dusted by The Ducks.
Northwestern 31, Duke 17: Fun fact…the 1942 Rose Bowl was held at Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium.
Oklahoma 34, Ohio State 30: Revenge is best served in a horseshoe.
Georgia 42, Notre Dame 33: Rudy makes it into the game and makes a tackle, but it isn’t enough.