Editor’s note: During the college football season @FauxPelini answers your football and life questions. These are actual questions from actual readers seeking advice. Send yours to [email protected] Dear Faux Pelini,Sportswriters’ weekly football predictions are pointless — like asking who would win a fight between Yoda and Superman. So why do we care so much about what sportswriters think?Auburn E.Well Auburn,We care about sportswriters’ predictions because of saber-toothed tigers.An unfortunate feature of human beings is that we obsess over what other human beings think of us. We pretend we don’t care, but generally we want to fit in and be accepted by our peers. We want people to like us.That type of insecurity was extremely useful 100,000 years ago. Back then, if the tribe decided you were weak or annoying or bad at cave drawings, you would be cast out into the darkness, forced to...