[CardinalSagehen]

I've surrendered to the Dark Side, hope I am wrong, this is the first time in any of these "pick the score" contests that I have picked against us, but I am just worn down....I think ND will do all they can to try and run up the score in hopes of getting a CFP berth (which they probably won't), not sure if we'll see any ND fake punts (assuming they ever have to punt)....but you never know....and I'm expecting we'll once again get to savor at most one touchdown cookie at the game (hope I'm wrong about that too)....

Noooo!  Another good one succumbs!

“The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side.” 
- Yoda (yep, he really said it)

I guess you’re like the Tour de France GC contender that has a bad race and just wants to salvage one mountain stage win toward the end of a long, pathetic, masochistic slog.  I get it.  

But like an idiot, I’m still picking us!

Somehow, I’m in 7th place, four points out of 4th, having never picked against us (except, full disclosure, once by mistake.) My method, roughly, is to look at the Vegas over-under and pick us to win by the smallest possible margin.  If I really think we’re getting creamed, I’ll go up by 5-10 total points above the over-under but still pick us to win by a hair.  This way, at least I will get closer to the opponent’s lofty score and probably no further behind the other pathetic Cardinal-pickers like me.

[CardinalSagehen]

I've surrendered to the Dark Side, hope I am wrong, this is the first time in any of these "pick the score" contests that I have picked against us, but I am just worn down....I think ND will do all they can to try and run up the score in hopes of getting a CFP berth (which they probably won't), not sure if we'll see any ND fake punts (assuming they ever have to punt)....but you never know....and I'm expecting we'll once again get to savor at most one touchdown cookie at the game (hope I'm wrong about that too)....

Noooo!  Another good one succumbs!

“The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side.” 
- Yoda (yep, he really said it)

I guess you’re like the Tour de France GC contender that has a bad race and just wants to salvage one mountain stage win toward the end of a long, pathetic, masochistic slog.  I get it.  

But like an idiot, I’m still picking us!

Somehow, I’m in 7th place, four points out of 4th, having never picked against us (except, full disclosure, once by mistake.) My method, roughly, is to look at the Vegas over-under and pick us to win by the smallest possible margin.  If I really think we’re getting creamed, I’ll go up by 5-10 total points above the over-under but still pick us to win by a hair.  This way, at least I will get closer to the opponent’s lofty score and probably no further behind the other pathetic Cardinal-pickers like me.