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“American” Football Picks: Week 1

The crystal ball has a new tint this season . . . or maybe that’s just a smudge where the Conference USA logo used to be. I’ll be offering a forecast of each week’s slate of games in the new American Athletic Conference, the kind of information that can make you sound like an expert in the break room or among your favorite Tweeps. All in the name of fun, of course.

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Looking to continue a steady, if slight, progression toward perfection:

• 2010: 67-29
• 2011: 76-21
• 2012: 77-20

Check in every Thursday morning for the wisdom.

[winners in bold]

THURSDAY
Akron at UCF
Towson at UConn
Rutgers at Fresno State

FRIDAY
Texas Tech at SMU
Southern at Houston

SATURDAY
Temple at Notre Dame
McNeese State at USF
Purdue at Cincinnati

SUNDAY
Ohio at Louisville

By Frank Murtaugh

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.