Don just paced for a while and then he asked Steve if he had any idea how many correct picks he had made this season? Steve started to remind Don of the unusual number of upsets and last minute turnovers, but Don interrupted;

"23%, you have been correct 23% of the time. You almost have to try to be that far off, and your pals are not much better."

"We are supposed to be the Experts. People are supposed to look to us for accurate predictions, for some honest insight into the probabilities for victory. We not only should be able to be consistent predictors, but we should be able to tell these fans why their school is going to win or lose. Sports Illustrated just ran their weekly Collegiate picks and managed to include ESPD in the summary, I quote; ‘If you need a little extra cash, watch ESPD for their picks, reverse the bet and you could be on easy street.’

"Well, starting this week, we are going to challenge them. We are going to record our picks and keep track of them on a scoreboard, individually and as a group, and if anybody hits or falls below 50%, It’s been nice knowing you. Now go out there and tell that group of sports expert want-to-be’s about the new format and they had better take this seriously!"

Steve heard somebody yell ‘60 seconds to live’ as he finished up in the can.

Was this really the end, could he be thrown out in the street after so many great years in sports? Ohio’s All State High School Football Team, 4 years of record breaking play at Michigan, 2 of those years as an ‘All American.’ The Blue Gray Game, Senior Bowl, 2 Rose Bowl victories. 3 years as a first string receiver with the 49er’s. A crushed vertebrae ended that career but he was in the broadcast booth by the following September. 2 years of ABC play-by-play and then a dream contract with ESPD. Could his career be taking the same route as the swirling water he just left in the John?

"Thanks Tom, coach Flanders has a much broader vocabulary than I assumed, hot tempered is somewhat of an understatement."

"Wait until next weeks’ lose to Michigan State and you will really hear some Irish language."

"As I predicted, Indiana put a whipping on Northwestern. The final score is not indicative of the real game as the bench allowed a late Northwestern touchdown; 35 to 33. Staying with the Big Ten, Illinois and Penn State tried to give away the game with a total of 8 turnovers, 4 of them interceptions, but Penn State pulled it out, 17 to 14. Penn State is going to need more than home field advantage to stay up with Ohio State next week."

"The Michigan defense is good, and for their size, fast, but Minnesota’s quarterback, Dirk Paterson found that out ‘up close and personal’ after he was carried off the field mid-way through the 2^nd quarter. Paterson showed up during the 4^th quarter, but in street clothes. In Minnesota, Joyce Meredith has the first of two reports about Paterson and the Wolverines, Joyce."

The show had about 6 minutes more to run and all of the crew were in the upper 60 percentile for correct game outcomes. ‘Chad’, Steve was at 82 %. As a group they were at 74%.

2 commercials and a review of the polls and Steve found himself saying, "Join me tomorrow morning for a complete collegiate recap and a check on the new polls and there should be a number of changes. Have a Great night and I’ll see you tomorrow."