By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
Last week was brutal on our pickers. As a group, the Content Team Pickers got 52% of their picks right this week. For reference, Week 1 (which is notorious for being difficult to pick), the content team was only two picks worse than this week.
One of the main culprits for the pickers’ woes is the three teams that defied them. No one picked Nebraska, Clemson, or Oregon to win this week. All three had major upsets. We normally get a handful of these in a CFSL season, but getting three in a single week is unprecedented. Congrats to the Cornhuskers, Tigers, and Ducks for making us look like fools.
Let’s see how the rough week impacted the standings.
| Rank | Picker | Season Record | Week 4 Record |
| 1 | Jeff | 31-17 | 8-4 |
| 2 | Ryan | 28-20 | 8-4 |
| 3 | Grin | 27-21 | 6-6 |
| 3 | Horns | 27-21 | 5-7 |
| 5 | Cole | 26-22 | 5-7 |
| 6 | Ware | 25-23 | 7-5 |
| 7 | Kade | 24-24 | 5-7 |
| 7 | Murph | 24-24 | 6-6 |
This has been a rough season for the pickers. At this point last season, Jeff would have been tied for 4th, and Grin and Horns would have been tied for last place. But, perhaps Week 5 is when our pickers turn it around. Let’s take a look at who everyone picked this week.
Week 5 Picks
| Games | Ware | Grin | Kade | Ryan | Jeff | Cole | Horns | Murph |
| Oklahoma at Colorado | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Colorado | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| North Carolina at Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | North Carolina | Miami | Miami |
| Virginia Tech at Clemson | Clemson | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Virginia Tech |
| Ohio State at Penn State | Ohio State | Penn State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Penn State | Penn State | Ohio State | Penn State |
| Florida at LSU | LSU | Florida | LSU | Florida | LSU | LSU | Florida | LSU |
| USC at Iowa | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
| Michigan at Oregon | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Oregon | Michigan | Michigan | Oregon | Michigan |
| Georgia at Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Georgia | Alabama |
| Texas A&M at Nebraska | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| Tennessee at Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn |
| West Virginia at Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | West Virginia |
| Florida State at Notre Dame | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State |
Four teams were not taken this week. Can Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, or Notre Dame pull off the big upset and rain on the pickers’ parade again? Time will tell.
Best of luck to every team this week.
