College Bowl 2013 Pick 'Em (The Final Countdown)

[toddpedlar]

Hi Everyone -

Here are the qualifiers for this year's season ending Bowl Pick 'Em. Again, people who won one or more weeks gain entry to this very exclusive tournament. One of the nine men below will be this year's final champion, and have the privilege and duty of running next year's Pick 'Em contest!

Marrow Man
Bill the Baptist
Backwoods Presbyterian
Edward
John Lanier
toddpedlar
Frosty
Zach
Puritan Covenanter

Each of the 35 games is listed below chronologically. They are listed by date and time, bowl name, location, and the teams involved.
Overall records for each team are given, and if the team name is preceded by a number in parentheses, that is the final ranking of the
team in the top 25 before the bowls.


In order to generate your entry, you need to reorder this list according to your confidence in your picks. The higher the confidence, the higher the number. So...


If you think that UCLA will utterly destroy Virginia Tech, rank that game: 35
If you are fairly confident that Oregon will beat Texas, rank that game: 18 (or thereabouts)
If you have no idea how the Vanderbilt/Houston game will go, rank that game: 1
Then, arrange every other game somewhere in between, always ranking the games about which you are more confident with a higher number.


Thus, your post (in this scenario) would look like this:


35. Dec. 31 Hyundai Sun Bowl, 2 p.m., at El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. (17) UCLA (9-3)34...

33...
...
...
18. Dec. 30 Valero Alamo Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at San Antonio (10) Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)
17...
16...
...
...
1. Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl, 1 p.m., at Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)


Your score will simply be the cumulative total of the numbers corresponding to the games you picked correctly. Thus, according to the examples above, if your pick was right for all three games, you would get 54 points;
if you only picked the Vanderbilt/Houston game correctly, your score is 1 point.


Make sure you number your picks (35-1)!


Make sense? If not, feel free to ask for clarification (or revisit last year's thread to see this system in action!)


You can change your picks up to the beginning of the first game (21 December @ 2:00 pm)

I will post running totals periodically.

 

[JML]

Each of the 35 games is listed below chronologically.

I don't see the list.

 

[Somerset]

Best of luck to those still in the running and many thanks for letting me take part.

Now I've seen the last round, I'm rather relieved to be out!

 

[toddpedlar]

Here are the games... I wish there was a better way to format this.

Dec. 21
Gildan New Mexico Bowl, 2 p.m., at Albuquerque
Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6)

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 p.m., at Las Vegas
(20) Fresno State (11-1) vs. (25) Southern California (9-4)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 5:30 p.m., at Boise, Idaho
Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 9 p.m., at New Orleans
Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

Dec. 23
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, 2 p.m., at St. Petersburg, Fla.
East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5)

Dec. 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 8 p.m., at Honolulu
Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6)

Dec. 26
Little Caesars Bowl, 6 p.m., at Detroit
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Diego
Utah State (8-5) vs. (23) Northern Illinois (12-1)

Dec. 27
Military Bowl presented by Northrop-Grumman, 2:30 p.m., at Annapolis, Md.
Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5)

Texas Bowl, 6 p.m., at Houston
Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4)

Fight Hunger Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Francisco
Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4)

Dec. 28
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, noon, at New York
Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)

Belk Bowl, 3:20 p.m., at Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6)

Russell Athletic Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at Orlando, Fla.
Miami (Fla.) (9-3) vs. (18) Louisville (11-1)

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)

Dec. 30
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, 11:45 a.m., at Fort Worth, Texas
Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, 3:15 p.m., at Nashville
Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)

Valero Alamo Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at San Antonio
(10) Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)

National University Holiday Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at San Diego
(14) Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)

Dec. 31
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, 12:30 p.m., at Shreveport, La.
Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)

Hyundai Sun Bowl, 2 p.m., at El Paso, Texas
Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. (17) UCLA (9-3)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 4 p.m., at Memphis
Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6)

Chick-fil-A Bowl, 8 p.m., at Atlanta
(24) Duke (10-3) vs. (21) Texas A&M (8-4)

Jan. 1
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, noon, Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebraska (8-4) vs. (22) Georgia (8-4)

Heart of Dallas Bowl, noon, at Dallas
Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4)

Capital One Bowl, 1 p.m., at Orlando, Fla.
(19) Wisconsin (9-3) vs. (9) South Carolina (10-2)

Outback Bowl, 1 p.m., at Tampa, Fla.
Iowa (8-4) vs. (16) Louisiana State (9-3)

Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO, 5 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif.
(5) Stanford (11-2) vs. (4) Michigan State (12-1)

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at Glendale, Ariz.
(15) Central Florida (11-1) vs. (6) Baylor (11-1)

Jan. 2
Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at New Orleans
(11) Oklahoma (10-2) vs. (3) Alabama (11-1)

Jan. 3
AT&T Cotton Bowl, 8 p.m., at Arlington, Texas
(13) Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. (8) Missouri (11-2)

Discover Orange Bowl, 8 p.m., at Miami
(12) Clemson (10-2) vs. (7) Ohio State (12-1)

Jan. 4
BBVA Compass Bowl, 1 p.m., at Birmingham, Ala.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)

Jan. 5
GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9 p.m., at Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2)

Jan. 6
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game, 8:30 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif.
(1) Florida State (13-0) vs. (2) Auburn (12-1)

 

[Bill The Baptist]

35. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 8:30 PM at Glendale, Arizona
(15) Central Florida (11-1) vs. (6) Baylor (11-1)

34. Discover Orange Bowl, 8pm, at Miami
(12) Clemson (10-2) vs. (7) Ohio State (12-1)

33. Capital One Bowl, 1pm at Orlando, FL.
(19) Wisconsin (9-3) vs. (9) South Carolina (10-2)

32. Chick-Fil-A Bowl, 8pm, at Atlanta
(24) Duke (10-3) vs. (21) Texas A&M (8-4)

31. Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30pm, at New Orleans
(11) Oklahoma (10-2) vs. (3) Alabama (11-1)

30. VIZIO BCS National Championship Game, 8:30pm at Pasadena, CA
(1) Florida State (13-0) vs. (2) Auburn (12-1)

29. AT&T Cotton Bowl, 8pm, Arlington, TX
(13) Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. (8) Missouri (11-2)

28. Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO, 5pm at Pasadena, CA
(5) Stanford (11-2) vs. (4) Michigan State (12-1)

27. Outback Bowl, 1pm, at Tamp, FL.
Iowa (8-4) vs. (16) Louisiana State (9-3)

26. BBVA Compass Bowl, 1pm. At Birmingham, Alabama
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)

25. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, noon at Jacksonville, FL.
Nebraska (8-4) vs. (22) Georgia (8-4)

24. Valero Alamo Bowl, 6:45 pm, at San Antonio
(10) Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)

23. National University Holiday Bowl, 10:15 pm, at San Diego
(14) Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)

22. Hyundai Sun Bowl, 2pm, at El Paso, TX.
Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. (17) UCLA (9-3)

21. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 pm, at Las Vegas
(200 Fresno State (11-1) vs. (25) Southern California (9-4)

20. Autozone Liberty Bowl, 4pm, at Memphis
Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6)

19. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, 3:15 pm., at Nashville
Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)

18. Russell Athletic Bowl, 6:45 pm. At Orlando, Fl.
Miami, Fl. (9-3) vs. (18) Louisville (11-1)

17. Advocare V100 Independence Bowl, 12:30pm, at Shreveport, LA
Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)

16. Little Caesars Bowl, 6pm, at Detroit
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)

15. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 8pm, at Honolulu
Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6)

14. Fight Hunger Bowl, 9:30 pm, at San Francisco
Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4)

13. Texas Bowl, 6pm, at Houston
Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4)

12. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 9:30pm, at San Diego
Utah State (8-5) vs. (23) Northern Illinois (12-1)

11. New Era Pinstripes Bowl, Noon, at New York
Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)

10. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 10:15 pm, at Temp, AZ
Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)

9. Belk Bowl, 3:20 pm, at Charlotte, NC
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6)

8. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, 11:45 am, at Fort Worth, TX
Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)

7. GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9pm, at Mobile, Al
Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2)

6. Heart of Dallas Bowl, noon, at Dallas
Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4)

5. Military Bowl presented by Northrop-Grunmann, 2:30pm at Annapolis, MD
Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5)

4. Beef O Brady’s Bowl, 2pm, at St. Petersburg, Fl
East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5)

3. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 9pm at New Orleans
Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

2. Gildan New Mexico Bowl, 2pm at Albuquerque
Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6)

1.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 5:30 pm, at Boise, ID
Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)

 

[JML]

35. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Diego
Utah State (8-5) vs. (23) Northern Illinois (12-1)

34. New Era Pinstripe Bowl, noon, at New York
Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)

33. National University Holiday Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at San Diego
(14) Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)

32. Valero Alamo Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at San Antonio
(12) Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)

31. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, 11:45 a.m., at Fort Worth, Texas
Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)

30. Hyundai Sun Bowl, 2 p.m., at El Paso, Texas
Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. (17) UCLA (9-3)

29. Chick-fil-A Bowl, 8 p.m., at Atlanta
(24) Duke (10-3) vs. (21) Texas A&M (8-4)

28. Outback Bowl, 1 p.m., at Tampa, Fla.
Iowa (8-4) vs. (16) Louisiana State (9-3)

27. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at Glendale, Ariz.
(15) Central Florida (11-1) vs. (6) Baylor (11-1)

26. BBVA Compass Bowl, 1 p.m., at Birmingham, Ala.
Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)

25. Texas Bowl, 6 p.m., at Houston
Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4)

24. AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 4 p.m., at Memphis
Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6)

23. Russell Athletic Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at Orlando, Fla.
Miami (Fla.) (9-3) vs. (18) Louisville (11-1)

22. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, 12:30 p.m., at Shreveport, La.
Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)

21. Discover Orange Bowl, 8 p.m., at Miami
(12) Clemson (10-2) vs. (7) Ohio State (12-1)

20. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 9 p.m., at New Orleans
Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

19. Gildan New Mexico Bowl, 2 p.m., at Albuquerque
Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6)

18. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, 2 p.m., at St. Petersburg, Fla.
East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5)

17. Military Bowl presented by Northrop-Grumman, 2:30 p.m., at Annapolis, Md.
Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5)

16. Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at New Orleans
(11) Oklahoma (10-2) vs. (3) Alabama (11-1)

15. Capital One Bowl, 1 p.m., at Orlando, Fla.
(19) Wisconsin (9-3) vs. (9) South Carolina (10-2)

14. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, noon, Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebraska (8-4) vs. (22) Georgia (8-4)

13. Belk Bowl, 3:20 p.m., at Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6)

12. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, 3:15 p.m., at Nashville
Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)

11. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 p.m., at Las Vegas
(20) Fresno State (11-1) vs. (25) Southern California (9-4)

10. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 5:30 p.m., at Boise, Idaho
Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)

9. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 8 p.m., at Honolulu
Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6)

8. Little Caesars Bowl, 6 p.m., at Detroit
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)

7. Fight Hunger Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Francisco
Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4)

6. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at Tempe, Ariz.
Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)

5. Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO, 5 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif.
(5) Stanford (11-2) vs. (4) Michigan State (12-1)

4. AT&T Cotton Bowl, 8 p.m., at Arlington, Texas
(13) Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. (8) Missouri (11-2)

3. VIZIO BCS National Championship Game, 8:30 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif.
(1) Florida State (13-0) vs. (2) Auburn (12-1)

2. GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9 p.m., at Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2)

1. Heart of Dallas Bowl, noon, at Dallas
Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4)

 

[toddpedlar]

I'd better bump this thread, as the bowl games are coming up starting TOMORROW - and thus far we have but two entries!

 

[Bill The Baptist]

I'd better bump this thread, as the bowl games are coming up starting TOMORROW - and thus far we have but two entries!

Woohoo! better odds for me. I do understand the tardiness, however, because this is a bit of a bear. I spent a good hour doing mine.

 

[JML]

Woohoo! better odds for me.

Yeah, let's hide the thread. We each have a 50/50 shot.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

Washington State (6-6) 20


Fresno State (11-1) 18

San Diego State (7-5) 2

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) 5


East Carolina (9-3) 35

Boise State (8-4) 31

Bowling Green 17

Northern Illinois (12-1) 16

Marshall (9-4) 24

Minnesota (8-4) 15

Brigham Young (8-4) 12

Notre Dame (8-4) 7

Cincinnati (9-3) 9

Louisville (11-1) 27

Michigan (7-5) 14

Navy (8-4) 30

Georgia Tech (7-5) 34

Oregon (10-2) 32

Arizona State (10-3) 23

Arizona (7-5) 29

UCLA (9-3) 26

Rice (10-3) 28

Texas A&M (8-4) 21

Georgia (8-4) 10

North Texas (8-4) 19

Wisconsin (9-3) 11

Louisiana State (9-3) 29

Michigan State (12-1) 3

Baylor (11-1) 6

Alabama (11-1) 22

Missouri (11-2) 13

Ohio State (12-1) 1

Houston (8-4) 33

Ball State (10-2) 25

Auburn (12-1) 4

 

[Marrow Man]

35. Pinstripes Bowl – Notre Dame
34. Beef O Brady Bowl – East Carolina
33. Alamo Bowl – Oregon
32 Fiesta Bowl – Baylor
31. Chick-Fil-A Bowl – Texas A&M
30. Sugar Bowl – Alabama
29. Poinsettia Bowl – NIU
28. Potato Bowl – Buffalo
27 Belk Bowl – Cincinnati
26 Heart of Dallas Bowl – North Texas
25 Gator Bowl – Georgia
24 New Orleans Bowl – Tulane
23 Music City Bowl – Ole Miss
22 Texas Bowl – Minnesota
21 Sun Bowl – UCLA
20 Holiday Bowl – Arizona State
19 Go Daddy Bowl – Ball State
18 New Mexico Bowl – Washington State
17 Military Bowl – Marshall
16 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl – Kansas State
15 Little Caesars Bowl – Bowling Green
14 Fight Hunger Bowl – BYU
13 Las Vegas Bowl – Fresno State
12 Hawaii Bowl – Boise State
11 Liberty Bowl – Rice
10 Compass Bowl – Vandy
9 Outback Bowl – LSU
8 Independence Bowl – Boston College
7 Armed Services Bowl – Middle Tenn State
6 Cotton Bowl – Mizzou
5 BCS Championship – Florida State
4 Russell Athletics Bowl – Louisville
3 Capital One Bowl – South Carolina
2 Rose Bowl – Michigan State
1 Orange Bowl – Clemson

 

[toddpedlar]

35 Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at New Orleans (11) Oklahoma (10-2) vs. (3) Alabama (11-1)
34 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 8:30 p.m., at Glendale, Ariz. (15) Central Florida (11-1) vs. (6) Baylor (11-1)
33 Hyundai Sun Bowl, 2 p.m., at El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. (17) UCLA (9-3)
32 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, noon, at New York Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)
31 National University Holiday Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at San Diego (14) Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)
30 Chick-fil-A Bowl, 8 p.m., at Atlanta (24) Duke (10-3) vs. (21) Texas A&M (8-4)
29 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, noon, Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska (8-4) vs. (22) Georgia (8-4)
28 Valero Alamo Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at San Antonio (10) Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)
27 Outback Bowl, 1 p.m., at Tampa, Fla. Iowa (8-4) vs. (16) Louisiana State (9-3)
26 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, 2 p.m., at St. Petersburg, Fla. East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5)
25 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, 12:30 p.m., at Shreveport, La. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)
24 Heart of Dallas Bowl, noon, at Dallas Nevada-Las Vegas (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4)
23 Discover Orange Bowl, 8 p.m., at Miami (12) Clemson (10-2) vs. (7) Ohio State (12-1)
22 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 4 p.m., at Memphis Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6)
21 Texas Bowl, 6 p.m., at Houston Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4)
20 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Diego Utah State (8-5) vs. (23) Northern Illinois (12-1)
19 Fight Hunger Bowl, 9:30 p.m., at San Francisco Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4)
18 Capital One Bowl, 1 p.m., at Orlando, Fla. (19) Wisconsin (9-3) vs. (9) South Carolina (10-2)
17 Russell Athletic Bowl, 6:45 p.m., at Orlando, Fla. Miami (Fla.) (9-3) vs. (18) Louisville (11-1)
16 GoDaddy.com Bowl, 9 p.m., at Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2)
15 AT&T Cotton Bowl, 8 p.m., at Arlington, Texas (13) Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. (8) Missouri (11-2)
14 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, 11:45 a.m., at Fort Worth, Texas Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)
13 Little Caesars Bowl, 6 p.m., at Detroit Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)
12 BBVA Compass Bowl, 1 p.m., at Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)
11 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 5:30 p.m., at Boise, Idaho Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)
10 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 8 p.m., at Honolulu Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6)
9 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 10:15 p.m., at Tempe, Ariz. Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)
8 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 p.m., at Las Vegas (20) Fresno State (11-1) vs. (25) Southern California (9-4)
7 Belk Bowl, 3:20 p.m., at Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6)
6 Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO, 5 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif. (5) Stanford (11-2) vs. (4) Michigan State (12-1)
5 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, 2 p.m., at Albuquerque Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6)
4 Military Bowl presented by Northrop-Grumman, 2:30 p.m., at Annapolis, Md. Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5)
3 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, 3:15 p.m., at Nashville Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)
2 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game, 8:30 p.m., at Pasadena, Calif. (1) Florida State (13-0) vs. (2) Auburn (12-1)
1 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 9 p.m., at New Orleans Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

 

[Edward]

35 Sugar Bowl Alabama
34 Cap One South Carolina
33 Chick fil A Texas A&M
32 Fiesta Baylor
31 Autozone Mississippi State
30 Alamo Oregon
29 Outback LSU
28 Beef O’Brady E. Carolina
27 Advocare Arizona
26 BCS Auburn
25 Taxslayer - Georgia
24 Cotton Missouri
23 Belk Cincinatti
22 Holiday Arizona State
21 R&L – Louisiana Lafayette
20 Heart of Dallas in the Cotton Bowl UNLV
19 Gildan Washington State
18 BBVA Vandy
17 Idaho Bowl San Diego State
16 Music City Ole Miss
15 Purple Bowl Southern Cal
14 Orange Clemson
13 Russell Louisville
12Hawaii Oregon State
11 Bell Helicopter Navy
10 Rose Stanford
9 Buffalo Wild Wings KState
8 Pizza Bowl Pittsburg
7 Hunger Bowl Washington
6 HyundaiBowl UCLA
5 San Diego Credit Union N. Ill
4 Not the Bluebonnet Bowl Minnesota
3Military Maryland
2 Pinstripe Rutgers
1 Go Daddy Arkansas State

 

[toddpedlar]

An update:

Listed are the standings in order of current point totals, after today's (the fifth) game.

In parentheses after the current score is the maximum number of points he can score with the remaining games.

Edward has had quite a streak going thus far

--

Edward, 81 (611)
Todd, 45 (624)
Ben, 42 (613)
John, 38 (590)
Tim, 34 (547)
Bill, 27 (626)

 

[Edward]

I thought I had Washington State in the bag in the Gildan paint bowl. I quit watching too soon. I usually start strong, then collapse in the big games.

 

[Edward]

I really thought a 3 and 5 ACC team would beat a 7 and 1 CUSA team. That's a loss for my number 3 slot to go with the loss at the 5 and 19 slots for me.

 

[Frosty]

Man, missed getting the picks in. The only thing worse than not showing up for the big game is not showing up for the big game.

Oh well, Pitt won their game. Guess that's good enough for me.

 

[gurukuli]

For those who would appreciate the information for their conscience the Jan 5th match between Arkansas State and Ball State takes place on the Lord's Day.

 

[Edward]

For those who would appreciate the information for their conscience the Jan 5th match between Arkansas State and Ball State takes place on the Lord's Day.

I'll predict a low turnout for the bowl. Although that wouldn't be unusual this bowl season. The one in Houston didn't have enough in the stands to fill one of the larger high school stadiums around here. (OK, for folks that don't know Texas, there is an 18,000 seat high school stadium a half dozen miles up the road, while the local stadium is only about 14,400. I'd be surprised if there were that many in the stands for the bowl game.)

 

[toddpedlar]

Here's your infrequent Bowl contest update for games through Dec 27:

Edward: 108 (599)
Todd: 68 (560)
Ben: 66 (522)
John: 62 (513)
Tim: 51 (455)
Bill: 46 (570)

Tough last couple of days for most of us!

 

[toddpedlar]

Here's your January 1 Update - after a wild Texas A&M victory here are the current totals: (again, parentheses after the score indicates the max possible for that player at the end of the series)

John 305 (467)
Edward 284 (552)
Todd 276 (517)
Ben 238 (414)
Tim 214 (382)
Bill 190 (501)

 

[toddpedlar]

A difficult day for many was January 1.... Tim Phillips is eliminated from the Bowl competition, as his maximum total is now below the top three current scores. Ben Glaser is close, as a win by Alabama will put his max total beneath several scores - and if that doesn't happen, then the next game, whichever way it ends, will likely elminate him.

The strongest contenders for the title are John and Edward. It's still mathematically possible for me to win, but everything has to go just right.

Current and (maximum) scores as of the January 1 games:

John 363 (435)
Edward 347 (465)
Todd 327 (430)
Ben 289 (387)
Tim 254 (325)
Bill 250 (407)

 

[Bill The Baptist]

A difficult day for many was January 1.... Tim Phillips is eliminated from the Bowl competition, as his maximum total is now below the top three current scores. Ben Glaser is close, as a win by Alabama will put his max total beneath several scores - and if that doesn't happen, then the next game, whichever way it ends, will likely elminate him.

The strongest contenders for the title are John and Edward. It's still mathematically possible for me to win, but everything has to go just right.

Current and (maximum) scores as of the January 1 games:

John 363 (435)
Edward 347 (465)
Todd 327 (430)
Ben 289 (387)
Tim 254 (325)
Bill 250 (407)

It appears that my quest is all but hopeless at this point. Losses by Georgia, Baylor, and Stanford really did me in. Better luck next year.

 

[toddpedlar]

Actually I have just played around with my scoring spreadsheet and it seems that only Edward, John and I have a shot. If all your games go your way, Edward will win - and if all Ben's go his way, Edward wins. I still have a shot as does John if we get all our games right (actually John's much more flexible than I am. He can miss all three of the last three games and still win as long as he gets the first three. I can only get the Vandy-Houston game wrong). Edward can miss all the last three games as well as one of the Clemson-Ohio State or Missouri- Ok State games and still win.

 

[Edward]

Losses by Georgia, Baylor, and Stanford

Same here. Fortunately the Stanford Indian was near the bottom of my list. But the Dawgs and Baptists did me wrong.

 

[Bill The Baptist]

Dawgs and Baptists

I believe there is a racetrack in Arkansas that goes by that name.

 

[toddpedlar]

Ok with the Oklahoma win, we are essentially down to two contestants, John and Edward.

Ben and Bill will be eliminated no matter what way the Ok St - Missouri game goes.

I'll be gone sooner or later (no pun intended) because I missed tonights' pick and put my 35 points on it. If both the next two games go my way (Missouri and Ohio State) then it is the next game that eliminates me - I am out no matter what happens.

John, being the moderate man that he is, only placed 16 points on tonight's game, so he is the least hurt in terms of his potential final score and it makes the contest much closer between him and Edward.

Point totals as of tonight:

John: 363 (419)
Edward: 347 (430)
Todd: 327 (395)
Ben: 289 (365)
Tim: 254 (295)
Bill: 250 (376)

 

[Marrow Man]

I want a Mulligan.

 

[Edward]

Well, tonight should tighten the race up a bit. Am I correct that if Florida State and Houston win, it all comes down to the Arkansas State - Ball State game for the national championship?

 

[toddpedlar]

Actually it'd already over. I'll post an update at the end, but you (Edward) are the winner, no matter what the results of the remaining three games are. Yesterday's games sealed the deal for you. Congrstulations!


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