Chuck B.

It's a brand new year, with no mistakes yet in it, as I undertake another vague attempt at entertaining, and informing with my FCS picks.

Tune in tomorrow for my picks over the weekend, but check out my picks for all the games involving FCS teams tonight.

No need for a sentence on these:

[B][I]Louisville (FBS) 56, Murray State 3
Morehead State 28, Kentucky Christian (NAIA) 17
(18) Stephen F. Austin 70, McMurry (NAIA) 5
Georgia Tech (FBS) 48, Western Carolina 13
Nicholls 56, Evangel (NAIA) 0
Rutgers (FBS) 32, North Carolina Central 0
South Alabama 30, West Alabama (D-II) 21
(19) Central Arkansas 37, Henderson State (D-II) 23[/I][/B]

One-Sentence Picks:

[B][U](24) South Carolina State at Central Michigan (FBS).[/U][/B] The Chippewas, who might be one of the better teams in the MAC this year, will get an early challenge from head coach Buddy Pough's gritty dogs, but will pull awa in the end. [I] Cheesy Chipsters 38, Bummed Bulldogs 21.[/I]

[B][U]UT Martin at (10) Jacksonville State.[/U][/B] I hate Week One conference matchups. (Why, OVC, why?) Hard to see Jack Crowe's Gamecocks laying an egg in Week one. [I]Cocky Crowes 35, Fictional Hawks 21.[/I]

[B][U]Delta State (D-II) at Northwestern State.[/U][/B] The Demons have a history of underachieving against D-II schools - they'll survive, just. [I]Lambda Demon Lambda 21, Delta Delta Delta 19.[/I]

[B][U](14) Villanova vs. Temple[/U][/B] (Mayor's Cup, Lincoln Financial Field). Last year, with WR Matt Szczur, this was a game - this year, with WR Norman White out, this game is a blowout. [I]Somewhat Wise Owls 34, Nipped Novians 12.[/I]

[B][U](9) New Hampshire at Toledo.[/U][/B] There couldn't be a more ripe pick for an FBS upset than this gem right here. [I]Wooly Wildcats 28, Rickety Rockets 17.[/I]

[B][U]Illinois State at Eastern Illinois.[/U][/B] The 100th meeting in this "Mid-America Classic", you have to believe that the ageless Bob Spoo will find a way to come out on top. [I]Spoo's Men 45, Redbird Roadkill, 38.[/I]

[B][U]UMass at Holy Cross.[/U][/B] The Minutemen are on their way to the FBS, soon, and while this will be a good battle for the first half Kevin Morris' squad should pull away late in the second. [I]Temple Fodder 31, Purple Mudders 23.[/I]

[B][U]Drake at North Dakota. [/U][/B] The Bulldogs should be battle-tested before entering Pioneer League play - and it's this spanking by North Dakota that will provide the testing. [I]Fightin' No-Names 47, Drake's Cakes 19.[/I]

[B][U](6) Montana State at Utah (FBS).[/U][/B] The Bobcats will win some games this year, but one of them won't be against the powerful Utes. [I]Two Utes 44, Eleven Bobkitties 17.[/I]

[B][U]UC Davis at Arizona State.[/U][/B] The Aggies have beaten Pac-10 teams before - they upended Stanford 20-13 in 2005, in one of the top FCS upsets of all time - but beating the Sun Devils in their place seems like too tall an order. [I]Sun Strokers 45, Burn Aggies, Burn 13.[/I]