Gazette/KCRG pick 'ems

Michigan State at Iowa

MARC MOREHOUSE - This will be a three-hour headlock. Like watching a Stallone movie while constipated. Something is going to give at an inopportune moment. Iowa 16, MSU 14

MIKE HLAS - It's the '99 Rams vs. the '13 Broncos. Just kidding. It's Ram Trucks against Ford Broncos. Iowa 20, MSU 17

SCOTT DOCHTERMAN - Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots were great as a kid. Now you can get them in B1G black and green. Iowa 16, MSU 13

SCOTT SAVILLE - I played high school football with Michigan State QB Connor Cook's father. We finished 14-0 and won a state title our senior year at Carmel High School in Indiana. When you go to war with someone you develop a special bond. I love you Chris, sorry about the pick. Iowa 20, MSU 17

BETH MALICKI - Friday I turned 37. The day might have included eating ice cream from the carton under the covers watching Terms of Endearment. But just maybe. Iowa 24, MSU 20

BOB BROOKS - Hawks are operating on all cylinders. Michigan State still searching for a QB

and running back. Another plus for Iowa is field goal kicking by Mike Meyer. Iowa 21, MSU 18

NICK PUGLIESE – Close, defensive struggle goes to … Spartans. MSU 13, Iowa 10

J.R. OGDEN – I've been picking against the Hawks nearly every week. Why stop now. MSU 24, Iowa 21

JEFF JOHNSON – Rose Bowl, here they come. Iowa 21, MSU 14

JEREMIAH DAVIS – Picked against the Hawkeyes for the first time last week, and I learned my lesson – at least for now. Iowa has improved every week after the NIU loss, and is rolling on all cylinders behind Mark Weisman. Spartans have a good defense, but the Hawks get it done. Iowa 23, MSU 20

SAM LOUWAGIE – The Hawkeyes are off to a good start, but I think we see Rudock have his first real bad game against MSU. MSU 28, Iowa 10

OB GRAY – That Damond Powell dude gives the Hawks a whole new dimension. Iowa 24, MSU 20

Penn State at Indiana

MOREHOUSE - I've got nothing for this one. Let's just turn on the TV and watch some football now. Penn State 41, Indiana 21

HLAS - Why are we panelists not listed in alphabetical order? And why do we get paid in last year's Halloween candy? Indiana 31, Penn State 30

DOCHTERMAN - My advice for both coaches: tread lightly. Penn State 58, Indiana 41

SAVILLE - If only Indiana had a defense. They couldn't cover Hlas in his prime. Penn State 35, Indiana 31

MALICKI - Thank goodness my 7-year-old daughter offered to give me her hair, Locks of Love style, in case mine started falling out through the aging process. Penn State 31, Indiana 20

BROOKS - Penn State has a more balanced team, a defense that has shown some consistency while IU looks for players who can stop the other team. Penn State 18, Indiana 14

PUGLIESE – Back home again in Indiana. Indiana 31, Penn State 24

OGDEN – Are the Hoosiers' for real? We'll find out today. Penn State 28, Indiana 14

JOHNSON – Indiana has agreed to give Penn State 12 of its future football scholarships. Penn State 28, Indiana 27

DAVIS – Indiana has fancy new uniforms, with all kinds of different options. The Hoosiers aren't the laughingstock they've been in the past, so I'll stop just short of saying the new threads are lipstick on a pig. The Nittany Lions get it done on the road. Penn State 28, Indiana 21

LOUWAGIE – I have no idea. Indiana 23, Penn State 17

GRAY – Not your Jim Nabors' Indiana team. Still, not good enough. Penn State 27, Indiana 24

Northern Iowa at North Dakota State

MOREHOUSE - At what point does UNI deactivate my degree? North Dakota State 28, UNI 17

HLAS - I've never stepped foot in North Dakota. Or North Korea. If I wanted bleak and brutal I'd just spend more time in the office. North Dakota State 28, UNI 21

DOCHTERMAN - I'd like to see either team compete in the Mountain West. I bet both would be bowling. North Dakota State 38, UNI 27

SAVILLE - If this game were in the UNI-Dome instead of the Fargodome I would pick the Panthers. I think this might be the best game in all of college football this week. North Dakota State 35, UNI 28

MALICKI - My middle son informed me that all I have to do is get some “plaster surgery” to stay young like Madonna. UNI 31, North Dakota State 27

BROOKS - Meeting of two fine football teams. The plus here has to lean toward NDSU. It has the personnel and home field. UNI will play well, but it might not be well enough. North Dakota State 24, UNI 21

PUGLIESE – Not the last time these two will meet in 2013. North Dakota State 28, UNI 24

OGDEN – Man, I would love to pick the Panthers today, but this is about as tough as it gets. Oh, what the heck. UNI 31, North Dakota State 28

JOHNSON – Hard to believe the nation's best in anything comes from North Dakota. North Dakota State 28, UNI 14

DAVIS – There's a lot stacked up against the Panthers in this one. The best FCS team in recent memory, in their house, still riding high from an upset of Kansas State. But UNI has serious playmakers in Sawyer Kollmorgen, David Johnson and Kevin Vereen and will shock the Bison. UNI 31, North Dakota State 30

LOUWAGIE – GameDay should have waited until today to head to Fargo. North Dakota State 37, UNI 34

GRAY – The Bison based their program on UNI's success as they journeyed from D II to I-AA. Now, it's all about them. North Dakota State 31, UNI 24