The West Lot Pirates finish their preview of Northwestern with a look at the Offense and Special Teams before looking ahead to the Week 1 matchup against Boston College.  You can download the episode directly from here

We are starting a picks contest.  Each of us are making 2 picks in games around the country and we encourage all of our listeners and readers to make selections as well.  Call our Voicemail line or send us an email making your pick and backing it up and we’ll highlight the best selections in our next show.

For this week, John picks USC over Minnesota by 21 points, and underdog Miami OH to cover the 16 points given by Missouri.

Erik takes TCU by 6 over Baylor and Texas A&M by 16 over SMU

Sam is taking Boise St. over Georgia and Oregon over LSU.  Both games straight up, not taking account the spreads.

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The West Lot Pirates finish their Big Ten previews with Ohio State and prepare for the beginning of the Northwestern Football season by breaking down the NU Defense.  You can download the episode directly from here

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In this episode, The West Lot Pirates welcome in Lake The Posts for a discussion on the state of Northwestern Football and an outlook on the 2011 season.  You can download the episode directly from here

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In this episode, The West Lot Pirates briefly analyze Northwestern’s four non-conference opponents and take an overall look at the rest of the BCS Conferences.  You can download the episode directly from here

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In this episode, The West Lot Pirates praise the contract extension of AD Jim Phillips, analyze the Heisman Campaign for QB Dan Persa and discuss the noteworthy news from Big Ten Media Days.  You can download the episode directly from here

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