The Gazette/KCRG pick 'ems

Missouri State at Iowa

MARC MOREHOUSE - Ever see that Peyton Manning sketch on SNL? The one where he plays football against the little kids? Iowa 45, Missouri State 7

MIKE HLAS - Missouri State's Bears have been known to ransack picnic baskets and tear through garbage bags looking for food. No, wait. That's my cousin Gary. Iowa 35, Missouri State 21

SCOTT DOCHTERMAN - Steve Alford once coached basketball at both of these schools. I don't believe he'll be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Iowa 41, Missouri State 7

SCOTT SAVILLE - The Bears are catching the Hawkeyes at the wrong time. This is a hungry football team that was crushed by the loss to Northern Illinois. The seven-game losing streak ends. Iowa 38, Missouri State 14

BETH MALICKI - If Twitter existed when I was in college my handle would have been: @ChocolateMilkBeth. Just sayin'. Iowa 35, Missouri State 17

BOB BROOKS - A get-well game for the Hawks. An up-the-stats game in Terry Allen's return to the state. Iowa 48, Missouri State 7

NICK PUGLIESE – What has happened to Iowa's program? Better, yet, what has happened to Terry Allen's career? Iowa 45, Missouri State 7

J.R. OGDEN – Maybe, just maybe, the Hawks can put this team away. Iowa 45, Missouri State 7

JEFF JOHNSON – We should see the second-teamers on the field by the 3rd quarter. Iowa 42, Missouri State 10

JEREMIAH DAVIS – Don't worry, Hawkeye fans, Iowa isn't going to start the season 0-2. The Hawkeyes should bounce back in a big way against a struggling program in Missouri State. Iowa 35, Missouri State 10

SAM LOUWAGIE – Back-ups see plenty of action here. Iowa 34, Missouri State 10

ROB GRAY – The Bears can't become the third Missouri Valley team to post a big upset against an FBS team, right? Right. Big difference between top tier and lower tier MVFC teams. Iowa 38, Missouri State 14

Notre Dame at Michigan

MOREHOUSE - Man, really pulling for one of these little guys to break out of anonymity. College football needs a sweet, charming story. Michigan 28, Notre Dame 27

HLAS - This is a national championship elimination game. Iowa and Iowa State had theirs last week. Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31

DOCHTERMAN - If you were to combine their fight songs, it would be called “Wake Up The Victors.” Michigan 28, Notre Dame 24

SAVILLE - My father in-law is a huge Notre Dame fan. I can't stand them. He won't see this paper, he lives in Duluth, Minn. Michigan's offense is too explosive for the Irish. Michigan 35, Notre Dame 21

MALICKI - My devotion to the Fighting Irish is a nod to my Great Grandma Malicki. She never went to college but adored that team, so here we are. Notre Dame 2,800, Michigan 0

BROOKS - This is a big game and Michigan is playing the best of any of the Big Ten teams. At the Big House, that should be enough. Michigan 24, Notre Dame 18

PUGLIESE – If the Wolverines truly are back, today is the day to prove it. Michigan 28, Notre Dame 24

OGDEN – Everyone seems to think the Wolverines are the real deal this season. Who am I to go against that thought? Notre Dame 21, Michigan 20

JOHNSON – Not this season, Fighting Irish. Not this season. Michigan 24, Notre Dame 20

DAVIS – With a defense in transition and questions at quarterback for Notre Dame, can Tommy Rees get it done in place of Everett Golson? – Michigan wins a close one. Michigan 31, Notre Dame 28

LOUWAGIE – Wolverines win the last shootout in a fun rivalry. Michigan 34, Notre Dame 24

GRAY – Wolverines coach Brady Hoke noted ESPN GameDay has been at this game six times. Six! MIchigan won the last time, 35-31. So ... Notre Dame 35, Michigan 31.

SOUTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA

MOREHOUSE - No spoilers, but I think “Breaking Bad” might get really dark this week. OK, it might get pitch black. Georgia 27, South Carolina 24

HLAS - I once asked a guy working behind a convenience store counter in Barnwell, S.C., if he were a fan of Juan Pablo Montoya. He said “No sir, I'm not.” I get around. Georgia 38, South Cackalacky 35

DOCHTERMAN - It would be altogether fitting if the schools played for a Sherman Necktie. Georgia 27, South Carolina 23

SAVILLE - Just like the Hawkeyes, the Dawgs are a hungry football team. Georgia has lost three straight to the ol' ball coach. Payback time in Athens. Georgia 24, South Carolina 21

MALICKI - You know those annoying people who start using a southern accent just by talking to someone in a cowboy hat for a few minutes? That'd be me, ya'll. Georgia 24, South Carolina 23

BROOKS - The Bulldogs have been beat up, but they are back home and here's a vote for the Bulldog. Georgia 24, South Carolina 21

PUGLIESE – The Dawgs 0-2. Yep. South Carolina 24, Georgia 20

OGDEN – When in doubt, go with the home team. Georgia 28, South Carolina 18

JOHNSON – Really disappointed we don't have UNI-Drake to pick here. South Carolina 28, Georgia 24

DAVIS – Georgia is better than 0-2. But When you open your season at Clemson, then against the Jadaveon Clowneys, that's a fate you face. Clowney and Co. get it done on the road. South Carolina 34, Georgia 30

LOUWAGIE – Home field advantage comes up big for Bulldogs, who win on a late field goal. Georgia 27, South Carolina 24

GRAY – The Bulldogs are 0-1 as usual and facing Mr. Universe Jadeveon Clowney. Look for UGA to reel off six or seven straight wins at some point. Not beginning today, though. South Carolina 24, Georgia 20