{"id":41941,"date":"2026-11-06T07:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=41941"},"modified":"2026-11-06T07:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:27:55","slug":"wzbd-pigskin-pickem-the-experts-run-through-the-crucible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/wzbd-pigskin-pickem-the-experts-run-through-the-crucible\/","title":{"rendered":"WZBD Pigskin Pick&#8217;em&#8230;The experts run through The Crucible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dane Fuelling joined Dave Nathan on the top spot for the Week 11 standings, but Dave still has a very healthy lead in the overall standings.  How do they see where this week&#8217;s matchups go?  Check out their picks below, and if you have yet to do so, make your picks by <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSesQ8mjpgFR1Hf2tmOq-DF69NM9qrbmp3Fh3nVGCGOqK4MGLQ\/viewform?usp=header\">clicking here<\/a>, and get them in before kickoff tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"209\" class=\"wp-image-30210\" style=\"width: 133px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?resize=133%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?w=454&amp;ssl=1 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><br>Rex Brewer<br>LW: 23-12<br>Overall: 266-121<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"204\" class=\"wp-image-5338\" style=\"width: 167px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?resize=167%2C204&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?w=357&amp;ssl=1 357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><br>Dane Fuelling<br>LW: 27-8<br>Overall: 266-121<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" class=\"wp-image-6025\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=150%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?w=1226&amp;ssl=1 1226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=745%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=768%2C1056&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=1117%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1117w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=1024%2C1408&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>Dave Nathan<br>LW: 27-8<br>Overall: 293-94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crown Point at Lake Central<\/td><td>Crown Point<\/td><td>Crown Point<\/td><td>Crown Point<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elkhart at Penn<\/td><td>Penn<\/td><td>Penn<\/td><td>Penn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hamilton Southeastern at Carmel<\/td><td>Hamilton Southeastern<\/td><td>Carmel<\/td><td>Carmel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carroll at Homestead<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ben Davis at Brownsburg<\/td><td>Brownsburg<\/td><td>Brownsburg<\/td><td>Brownsburg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lawrence North at North Central<\/td><td>North Central<\/td><td>North Central<\/td><td>North Central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Warren Central at Franklin Central<\/td><td>Warren Central<\/td><td>Warren Central<\/td><td>Warren Central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Columbus North at Center Grove<\/td><td>Center Grove<\/td><td>Center Grove<\/td><td>Center Grove<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Munster at Chesterton<\/td><td>Chesterton<\/td><td>Chesterton<\/td><td>Chesterton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LaPorte at Concord<\/td><td>Concord<\/td><td>Concord<\/td><td>Concord<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Snider at Warsaw<\/td><td>Warsaw<\/td><td>Warsaw<\/td><td>Warsaw<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lafayette Jeff at Huntington North<\/td><td>Lafayette Jeff<\/td><td>Lafayette Jeff<\/td><td>Lafayette Jeff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Palestine at Indy Cathedral<\/td><td>New Palestine<\/td><td>Indy Cathedral<\/td><td>New Palestine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plainfield at Terre Haute South<\/td><td>Plainfield<\/td><td>Plainfield<\/td><td>Plainfield<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bloomington South at Bloomington North<\/td><td>Bloomington South<\/td><td>Bloomington South<\/td><td>Bloomington South<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evansville North at Castle<\/td><td>Castle<\/td><td>Castle<\/td><td>Castle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hammond Morton at Hobart<\/td><td>Hobart<\/td><td>Hammond Morton<\/td><td>Hammond Morton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northridge at NorthWood<\/td><td>Northridge<\/td><td>Northridge<\/td><td>Northridge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dwenger at East Noble<\/td><td>East Noble<\/td><td>Dwenger<\/td><td>Dwenger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Logansport at Muncie Central<\/td><td>Logansport<\/td><td>Logansport<\/td><td>Logansport<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Danville at Indy Chatard<\/td><td>Danville<\/td><td>Indy Chatard<\/td><td>Indy Chatard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mooresville at Indy Roncalli<\/td><td>Indy Roncalli<\/td><td>Indy Roncalli<\/td><td>Indy Roncalli<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>East Central at Columbus East<\/td><td>East Central<\/td><td>East Central<\/td><td>East Central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evansville Harrison at Heritage Hills<\/td><td>Heritage Hills<\/td><td>Heritage Hills<\/td><td>Heritage Hills<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andrean at Twin Lakes<\/td><td>Andrean<\/td><td>Andrean<\/td><td>Andrean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Noble at Angola<\/td><td>West Noble<\/td><td>Angola<\/td><td>West Noble<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heritage at Bluffton<\/td><td>Bluffton<\/td><td>Heritage<\/td><td>Bluffton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hamilton Heights at West Lafayette<\/td><td>Hamilton Heights<\/td><td>Hamilton Heights<\/td><td>Hamilton Heights<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Western Boone at Tri-West<\/td><td>Tri-West<\/td><td>Tri-West<\/td><td>Tri-West<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lawrenceburg at Batesville<\/td><td>Lawrenceburg<\/td><td>Lawrenceburg<\/td><td>Lawrenceburg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indian Creek at Sullivan<\/td><td>Indian Creek<\/td><td>Indian Creek<\/td><td>Indian Creek<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evansville Memorial at Evansville Mater Dei<\/td><td>Evansville Memorial<\/td><td>Evansville Mater Dei<\/td><td>Evansville Memorial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Knox at Wheeler<\/td><td>Wheeler<\/td><td>Wheeler<\/td><td>Wheeler<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eastside at Rochester<\/td><td>Eastside<\/td><td>Eastside<\/td><td>Eastside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oak Hill at Lewis Cass<\/td><td>Lewis Cass<\/td><td>Lewis Cass<\/td><td>Lewis Cass<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hagerstown at Lapel<\/td><td>Hagerstown<\/td><td>Lapel<\/td><td>Lapel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indy Lutheran at Eastern Hancock<\/td><td>Eastern Hancock<\/td><td>Eastern Hancock<\/td><td>Eastern Hancock<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monrovia at South Putnam<\/td><td>South Putnam<\/td><td>South Putnam<\/td><td>South Putnam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brownstown Central at Switzerland County<\/td><td>Brownstown Central<\/td><td>Brownstown Central<\/td><td>Brownstown Central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Linton at North Posey<\/td><td>North Posey<\/td><td>North Posey<\/td><td>North Posey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Central at North Judson<\/td><td>North Judson<\/td><td>North Judson<\/td><td>North Judson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lafayette Central Catholic at Clinton Prairie<\/td><td>Clinton Prairie<\/td><td>Lafayette Central Catholic<\/td><td>Lafayette Central Catholic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caston at Pioneer<\/td><td>Pioneer<\/td><td>Pioneer<\/td><td>Pioneer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fremont at South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Knightstown at Tri<\/td><td>Knightstown<\/td><td>Knightstown<\/td><td>Knightstown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Milan at North Decatur<\/td><td>North Decatur<\/td><td>Milan<\/td><td>Milan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Riverton Parke at Cloverdale<\/td><td>Riverton Parke<\/td><td>Riverton Parke<\/td><td>Riverton Parke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forest Park at North Daviess<\/td><td>North Daviess<\/td><td>North Daviess<\/td><td>North Daviess<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nebraska at Illinois<\/td><td>Nebraska<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Nebraska<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UCLA at Minnesota<\/td><td>UCLA<\/td><td>Minnesota<\/td><td>UCLA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maryland at Purdue<\/td><td>Maryland<\/td><td>Purdue<\/td><td>Purdue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oregon at Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Penn State at Washington<\/td><td>Penn State<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rutgers at Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iowa at Northwestern<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><td>Northwestern<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michigan State at Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miami at Notre 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