This year, I am offering a prize to the person who posts their picks regularly and, by the end of the year, leads the most in picks. If there is a tie, I’ll put all the top people into a drawing to choose one winner. At this time, I’m not exactly sure what the prize will be, but I know its going to be something great.

To enter, simply respond each week to my picks with your own. Each week, we can add up our wins and losses and add the number together. The person with the most wins at the end of the season wins the prize.

Here is my list of picks for Week One:

Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh Steelers

NY Jets vs. Houston Texans: NY Jets

Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns: Minnesota Vikings

Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Denver Broncos

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers: Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Dallas Cowboys

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens: Baltimore Ravens

Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints: New Orleans Saints

Miami Dolphins vs. Atlanta Falcons: Miami Dolphins

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts: Jacksonville Jaguars

St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks: Seattle Seahawks

Washington Redskins vs. NY Giants: Washington Redskins

San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals: San Francisco 49ers

Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers: Chicago Bears

Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots New England Patriots

San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders

So, who are your picks? Feel free to leave a comment with the NFL teams you believe are going to win this week.

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It isn’t just because I love the Michigan Wolverines that I’m so excited about our first game against Western Michigan tomorrow. This is my first game as an actual Wolverine. I am, officially a U of M Wolverine. I start school Tuesday at the University of Michigan. I will be attending the Flint campus, but all that really means is I pay close to half of what I’d pay to attend in Ann Arbor, the teachers for my program are just as good, and my degree will simply say “University of Michigan” on it. I am a Wolverine even if I am not in Ann Arbor, and I am proud to be so.

Slightly off topic, I visited the University of Michigan as a freshman in High School. We were visiting colleges we hoped to one day attend. As someone in a wheelchair who received assistance for their education through the state of Ohio (where I lived) I was told I could attend a school in Ohio, but not outside the state if I wanted to receive assistance. The reason for this, I was told, was because Ohio has a wheelchair accessible school, Wright State. That pretty much threw out my fleeting dreams of attending Michigan.

When I first moved outside Flint, I didn’t really realize the U of M – Flint was officially the U of M, just a different campus. In some way, I’ve been able to make that small dream come true and am now attending the school I’ve always wanted to attend. Since I live in the area, and my tuition is cheaper at the Flint campus, it’s the perfect way for me to finally complete my Bachelor’s and attend Michigan.

Back on track, I cannot tell you how pumped I am about tomorrow’s game. I’ve been singing “The Victors” all week. I feel nervous for our guys and for the way they struggled last year, when Rich Rod was left with practically nothing from the exiting Carr program. I have confidence that Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson can help us turn the team around.

I’ll be watching with Ash and the rest of the family tomorrow rooting on our team, but despite all that, I’m also glad that I will be receiving a quality education from my favorite Big Ten school.

Let’s Go Michigan!

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