College Football Bowl Games -- The Playoffs!

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Marrow Man

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Who says there aren't any playoffs in college football?!? That's exactly what we are going to have to finish up this season.

I am going to follow Andrew's suggestion and put all 32 bowls games as picks, with the BCS championship games as the tie-breaker (as well as a second tie-breaker). But first things first: this playoff is open to only those who won at least once in previous weeks. Anyone who won twice gets a +1 bonus to his final score (the number of bowls successfully picked). Here are my tallies:

Michael Turner -- 2
Romans922 -- 2
Tripel - 2
BackwoodsPresbyterian -- 1
Soonerborn -- 1
DD2009 -- 1
ColdSilverMoon -- 1
Chris Bryant -- 1
ReformedWretch -- 1
Hokie Airman -- 1

The competition will be open to those 10, plus one more: I'm going to put in Edward as a wildcard, because there was unclarity about the tie-breaker in the early weeks (and he didn't have a chance to pick an early game). So Edward, I'm including you in this as well, should you wish to participate.

If possible, let's have everyone's pick in by next Monday (December 14). I think the games start on the 18th. Feel free to change your picks up until that time as well.

To avoid clutter, I'll put all 32 up on the next post. In the meantime, enjoy this historic reminder of "playoffs."

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1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
12) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
13) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
14) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
15) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
16) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
17) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
18) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
19) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
20) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
21) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
22) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
23) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
24) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
25) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
26) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
27) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
28) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
29) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
31) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
32) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
33) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
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Marrow Man said:
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
*) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma BOOMER SOONER!!!
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
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:D Winners are bolded and underlined.
 
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Marrow Man said:
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
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1. Fresno State
2. Rutgers
3. Southern Miss
4. Oregon State
5. Cal - not a confident pick, this should be a good game
6. Nevada
7. Ohio
8. North Carolina - another scary pick over Pitt
9. USC
10. Clemson
11. Georgia
12. Temple
13. Wisconsin - depends on which Miami team shows up
14. Idaho
15. Arizona - very tough one to call
16. Air Force
17. Stanford
18. Missouri
19. Iowa State
20. Tennessee
21. Northwestern - great game between NW and Auburn
22. West Virginia
23. Penn State
24. Ohio State - another great match-up against Oregon
25. Florida
26. South Florida
27. South Carolina
28. Oklahoma State
29. Arkansas
30. Michigan State - good match-up with Texas Tech
31. TCU - toss-up with Boise
32. Iowa
33. Central Michigan

Texas 24, Alabama 23

Big 10 = 85%
 
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Just to be clear, for the second tie-breaker, you only need to pick the conference with the best bowl record (according to winning percentage) -- you don't actually have to guess the percentage!
 
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
**) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
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Are we able to change our picks up until the DAY BEFORE the actual bowl game? I know that might be confusing, but just wondering...
 
Romans922 said:
Are we able to change our picks up until the DAY BEFORE the actual bowl game? I know that might be confusing, but just wondering...
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No. I want all picks (and changes) to be by 7 pm next Monday (December 14th). I'm entering everything in a spread sheet to keep track of all the games, and that's the day I have the most time to do it. It's too confusing to go back and change things at the last minute.
 
I'm gonna wait till Monday before I pick to see what starters get arrested this weekend for drunk driving, assault/battery, possession of a controlled substance, or whatever else first. :smug:
 
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
**) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC .800 (4-1), Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
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1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
**) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
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Marrow Man said:
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
**) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
12) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
13) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
14) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
15) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
16) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
17) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
18) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
19) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
20) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
21) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
22) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
23) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
24) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
25) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
26) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
27) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
28) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
29) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
30) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
31) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
32) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
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There's my random picks...Go Hokies!
 
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IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ

I did not realize until Saturday that there was another outstanding bowl bid: the Army/Navy game had to be played to determine whether Army was bowl-eligible (they were not not). Hence, the Eaglebank Bowl has been added in slot # 12 above (in the #2 post).

Those of you who have already made selections will need to go back and edit to add that one. I've edited the selection posts to place the bowl in with a ** to highlight it. Please select either UCLA or Temple to win. Don't worry about correcting numbers, etc. in the post, unless you especially want to.

Because of this oversight, I'm going to extend the selection deadline until Wednesday at 6 pm (ET). You may wait until then to either place or edit your selections if you so desire.
 
1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
12) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
13) Champs Sports Bowl: Miamiv. Wisconsin
14) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
15) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
16) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
17) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
18) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
19) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
20) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
21) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
22) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
23) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
24) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
25) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida (For the doubters go see 2008 Fiesta Bowl)
26) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
27) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
28) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
29) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
31) Fiesta Bowl: TCUv. Boise St.
32) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
33) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Alabama v. Texas

27-17

Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
quick question, just for clarification we are doing the best winning percentage wins/games played (for second tie breaker), correct?

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if so, these are my picks:

1)[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
12) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
13) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
14) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
15) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
16) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
17) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
18) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
19) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
20) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
21) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
22) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
23) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
24) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
25) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
26) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
27) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
28) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
29) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
31) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
32) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
33) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC



Pac-10 has a lot easier schedule for bowls in my opinion. Big 12 has the worst!
 
Romans922 said:
quick question, just for clarification we are doing the best winning percentage wins/games played (for second tie breaker), correct?
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Yes, that is correct. You don't have to guess the percentage, just state which conference will have the highest percentage. For example, last year, I believe the PAC-10 went 6-0 while the SEC went 6-2. Even if the PAC-10 had gone 5-1, they still would have been the better performing of the two conferences (83.3% v. 75%).

I think there's an "award" (maybe just bragging rights) given to the best conference in bowl games. Essentially you are simply picking that winner (among the 6 major conferences -- no WAC or MAAC or SWAC or anything like that).
 
It's been a busy day...hope these picks are allowed in this late on Monday evening!

1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State v. Wyoming
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida v. Rutgers
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss v. Middle Tennessee
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St. v. BYU
5) Poinsettia Bowl: Utah v. Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: Nevada v. SMU
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall v. Ohio
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt v. North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: Boston College v. USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky v. Clemson
11) Independence Bowl: Texas A&M v. Georgia
12) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA v. Temple
13) Champs Sports Bowl: Miami v. Wisconsin
14) Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho v. Bowling Green
15) Holiday Bowl: Arizona v. Nebraska
16) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force v. Houston
17) Sun Bowl: Stanford v. Oklahoma
18) Texas Bowl: Missouri v. Navy
19) Insight Bowl: Iowa St v. Minnesota
20) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech v. Tennessee
21) Outback Bowl: Auburn v. Northwestern
22) Gator Bowl: West Virginia v. Florida St.
23) Capital One Bowl: LSU v. Penn St.
24) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
25) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati v. Florida
26) International Bowl: Northern Illinois v. South Florida
27) Papajohns.com Bowl: Connecticut v. South Carolina
28) Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma St. v. Ole Miss
29) Liberty Bowl: East Carolina v. Arkansas
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.
31) Fiesta Bowl: TCU v. Boise St.
32) Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Iowa
33) GMAC Bowl: Troy v. Central Michigan

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama v. Texas
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC
 
Quasi-bump

Don't forget that this is the last day to place your entries and edit your selection. If you have not added the Eaglebank Bowl selection to your entry, please do so!
 
I was going to yield to my betters and not participate, but I'll go ahead and embarrass myself in public. I missed out on the last one of the regular season (on the road again that week) but suffice it to say, I would NOT have been a contender.

1) New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State
2) St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida
3) New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss
4) Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon St.
5) Poinsettia Bowl: . Cal
6) Hawaii Bowl: SMU (Normally, the hometown team is a safe choice to lose, but don't count June out)
7) Little Caesars Bowl: Marshall
8) Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina
9) Emerald Bowl: . USC
10) Music City Bowl: Kentucky
11) Independence Bowl: Georgia (expect the defense to finally show up)
12) Eaglebank Bowl: UCLA
13) Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin
14) Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green
15) Holiday Bowl: Nebraska
16) Armed Services Bowl: Air Force
17) Sun Bowl: Oklahoma
18) Texas Bowl: Navy
19) Insight Bowl: Iowa St
20) Chick-fil-A Bowl: Tennessee
21) Outback Bowl: Auburn
22) Gator Bowl: West Virginia
23) Capital One Bowl: LSU
24) Rose Bowl: Ohio St.
25) Sugar Bowl: Florida (blowout candidate)
26) International Bowl: South Florida
27) Papajohns.com Bowl: South Carolina (Isn't the opponent Div II or III)
28) Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss (may be one of the better games)
29) Liberty Bowl: Arkansas
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech
31) Fiesta Bowl: TCU
32) Orange Bowl: Iowa
33) GMAC Bowl: Troy

Tie-breaker #1: National Championship game -- pick winner (only): Alabama (the real National Championship game was the SEC playoff)
Tie-breaker # 2: Major conference with the best bowl record (by win percentage): SEC
 
24) Rose Bowl: Oregon v. Ohio St.
30) Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech v. Michigan St.

-----Added 12/16/2009 at 08:28:16 EST-----

Marrow Man said:
But first things first: this playoff is open to only those who won at least once in previous weeks.
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Doopsy!
:doh:
 
Just for clarification, let me add one caveat to tie-breaker # 2 (should it come to that): if two (or more) folks make it to the second tie-breaker, and neither picks the winning conference, the one who picks the conference with the better record wins.

For example, say player A picks the SEC and player B picks the ACC. Say the PAC-10 has the best record, but the SEC has a 60% winning percentage while the ACC has only a 40%. The player who picked the SEC would win.
 
Marrow Man said:
Just for clarification, let me add one caveat to tie-breaker # 2 (should it come to that): if two (or more) folks make it to the second tie-breaker, and neither picks the winning conference, the one who picks the conference with the better record wins.

For example, say player A picks the SEC and player B picks the ACC. Say the PAC-10 has the best record, but the SEC has a 60% winning percentage while the ACC has only a 40%. The player who picked the SEC would win.
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I don't think the tiebreaker rules are going to matter much to me this time...
 
Considering the head start that Backwoods already has (and in many ways, the earlier games are the "tougher" ones to pick because of the unfamiliarity of many of the teams), I don't think the tie-breakers will be an issue either!
 
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