College Pick'em 2011 Bowl Games

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Andres

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Well the 2011 College football season is drawing to a close, but the good news is, we have the bowl games for approximately the next three weeks! To finish out the Pick'em season, we are going to go with the Bowl Pick'em set up from last year.

All who won a week during the season are eligible so according to the last tally, that includes Romans922, Edward, Frosty, Beoga, John Lanier, Kainos01, and yours truly. The winner this year will not only win PuritanBoard bragging rights, but also the honor of heading up Pick'em next year. And I'm also sweeting the deal with a $15 Amazon giftcard for the winner (myself excluded of course). So here are the rules for the Bowl Pick'em:

THE RULES

This Pick'em involves all the bowl games where each "picker" selects the winner of each game (straight up, without concern for the spread) and each game is of equal value in and of itself. It is the "picker" who assigns a number value to each pick based on the confidence they have in each individual pick. Since there are 35 bowl games you would place the pick you are most confident in with a point value of 35, you would place your second most confident pick with a 34 value, and so on. Obviously, the pick you have the least amount of confidence in would be placed with a value of 1. Each game can only be picked once, and each number value can only be used once. The object is to accrue as many points as you can.

For example, I'm very confident that Boise St is going to beat Arizona St in the Las Vegas Bowl, so I'll pick the Broncos to win and place that pick in one of the higher point values (like 35, 34, or 33). I'm only fairly confident that Houston will beat Penn St so I'll place that pick with one of the middle point values (like 25, or 26). I'm not very confident in my Nat'l Championship pick (LSU vs 'Bama) so I'll place that pick with one of the lower point values (like 3,2 or 1). You don't get any points for incorrect picks nor do you lose any points for incorrect picks. And, you begin accruing points from the date of your first correct pick. Lastly, I'll also include a tiebraker for this format even though it's unlikely we'd need one. Click here for a schedule of all the Bowl games.

Sample: (not a comprehensive sample, just a few to give you a visual example)

35. Las Vegas Bowl - Boise St over Arizona St
34. Insight Bowl - Oklahoma over Iowa (I'm very confident in these two picks)
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26. TicketCity Bowl - Houston over Penn St (I'm fairly confident in this pick)
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2. Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Auburn over Virginia
1. BCS Nat'l Championship - Alabama over LSU (I'm not very confident in these picks)

All Picks Should be in by Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2PM ET, when the first bowl game begins.

Please include the score of the BCS Nat'l Championship (LSU vs 'Bama) for the tiebreaker, in the unlikely case that two "pickers" tie. Whoever guesses the score the closest to the actual score wins the tiebreaker.

You will be allowed to make changes to your picks before the beginning of the first bowl game, but not after. If you post and then decide to make changes, I would prefer you edit your original post, rather than add a new post to the thread. This will make it easier for me to record what you want without any confusion when the first game kicks off.

If you have any questions, please ask below.

I'll do my best to post at least weekly updates on where everyone stands at that moment, including present totals, and possible points you have remaining.

Thanks for playing!

Here are my actual picks:

35. Las Vegas Bowl - Arizona St vs Boise St
34. Insight Bowl - Iowa vs Oklahoma
33. Poinsettia Bowl - Louisiana Tech vs TCU
32. Car Care Bowl - Texas A&M vs Northwestern
31. Alamo Bowl - Washington vs Baylor
30. Cotton Bowl - Kansas St vs Arkansas
29. New Mexico Bowl - Temple vs Wyoming
28. Music City Bowl – Mississippi St vs Wake Forest
27. Hawaii Bowl - Nevada vs Southern Miss
26. Rose Bowl - Wisconsin vs Oregon
25. TicketCity Bowl - Houston vs Penn St
24. Independence Bowl – Missouri vs North Carolina
23. New Orleans Bowl - San Diego St vs Louisiana-Lafayette
22. Beef O’Brady’s Bowl – Florida International vs Marshall
21. Sun Bowl – Georgia Tech vs Utah
20. Outback Bowl - Michigan St vs Georgia
19. Compass Bowl - SMU vs Pittsburgh
18. Orange Bowl - West Virginia vs Clemson
17. Fiesta Bowl - Stanford vs Oklahoma St
16. Holiday Bowl - Cal vs Texas
15. Champs Sports Bowl – Florida St vs Notre Dame
14. Belk Bowl - Louisville vs NC State
13. Military Bowl - Toledo vs Air Force
12. Liberty Bowl - Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt
11. Capital One Bowl - Nebraska vs South Carolina
10. Armed Forces Bowl - BYU vs Tulsa
9. Fight Hunger Bowl - Illinois vs UCLA
8. Sugar Bowl - Michigan vs Virginia Tech
7. Little Caesars Bowl - Western Michigan vs Purdue
6. Gator Bowl - Ohio St vs Florida
5. Potato Bowl - Ohio vs Utah State
4. Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Virginia vs Auburn
3. Pinstripe Bowl – Rutgers vs Iowa St
2. GoDaddy.com Bowl - Arkansas St vs Northern Illinois
1. BCS Nat’l Championship - Alabama vs LSU 16-13
 
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35 TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
34 San Diego St. vs. ULL
33 Boise St vs. Arizona St.
32 Baylor vs. Washington
31 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
30 Ohio St vs. Florida
29 Temple vs. Wyoming
28 Purdue vs. Western Michigan
27 South Carolina vs. Nebraska
26 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
25 Ohio vs. Utah St.
24 Southern Miss vs. Nevada
23 North Carolina St. vs. Louisville
22 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
21 Florida St. vs. Notre Dame
20 Clemson vs. WV
19 Iowa St. vs. Rutgers
18 Oregon vs. Wisconsin
17 Arkansas vs. Kansas St.
16 LSU 23 vs. Alabama 17
15 Mississippi St. vs. Wake Forest
14 Illinois vs. UCLA
13 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
12 North Carolina vs. Missouri
11 Air Force vs.Toledo
10 Texas vs. Cal
9 Auburn vs. Virginia
8 Georgia vs. Michigan St.
7 BYU vs. Tulsa
6 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
5 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
4 Houston vs. Penn St
3 Arkansas St. vs. Northern Illinois
2 Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
1 FIU vs. Marshall
 
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35. ASU vs Boise St.
34. LA Tech vs TCU
33. MSU vs WF
32. VA vs Auburn
31. WV vs Clemson
30. IL vs UCLA
29. OSU vs UF
28. Ohio vs UT ST
27. Iowa vs OU
26. Washington vs Baylor
25. KSU vs Arkansas
24. SD ST vs LA Laf
23. TX A&M vs Northwestern
22. UM vs VA Tech
21. Rutgers vs ISU
20. Houston vs PSU
19. Ark ST vs NIU
18. Nevada vs SMU
17. BYU vs Tulsa
16. NEB vs USC15. Toledo vs AF
14. FIU vs Marshall13. Cincinnatti vs Vandy
12. Mizzou vs NC
11. SMU vs Pitt
10. Bama vs LSU (TIEBREAKER SCORE: Bama 27, LSU 24)
9. Cal vs TX
8. Louisville vs NC ST
7. Stanford vs OSU
6. Wisconsin vs Oregon
5. FSU vs ND
4. GA Tech vs UT
3. WM vs Purdue
2. MSU vs GA
1. Temple vs Wyoming

Boise St. I am most confident in if they win I get 35 pts, Wyoming (least confident) wins I get 1 point. Is this correct? If so, this is my list. If not, then probably reverse the whole order...
 
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Boise St. I am most confident in if they win I get 35 pts, Wyoming (least confident) wins I get 1 point. Is this correct? If so, this is my list. If not, then probably reverse the whole order...

Yes sir, you did it correctly. Thanks!
 
35 TCU over La Tech
34 Oklahoma over Iowa
33 A&M over Northwestern
32 Baylor over Washington
31 Boise State over Arizona State
30 Arkansas over Kansas State
29 Pitt over SMU
28 Dawgs over Michigan State
27 Oregon over Wisconsin
26 San Diego over La-LaFayertte
25 Texas over California
24 Auburn over Virginia
23 S Carolina over Nebraska
22 So Miss over Nevada
21 Miss State over Wake
20 Florida over Ohio State
19 Ga Tech over Utah
18 Okla State over Stanford
17 Purdue over W. Mich
16 Missouri over UNC
15 FSU over Notre Dame
14 Michigan over Va. Tech
13 Clemson over WVa
12 Air Force over Toledo
11 Houston over Penn State
10 Vandy over Cinci
9 Illinois over UCLA
8 BYU over Tulsa
7 Rutgers over Iowa State
6 Louisville over NC State
5 Utah State over Ohio Univ
4 Arkansas State over N. Ill.
3 Marshall over FIU
2 Temple over Wyoming
1 LSU 6 over Alabama 3
 
35 Boise St. vs. Arizona St.
34 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
33 TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
32 Northwestern vs. Texas A&M
31 Baylor vs. Washington
30 Houston vs. Penn St.
29 Arkansas vs . Kansas St.
28 Wyoming vs. Temple
27 Southern Miss. vs. Nevada
26 Mississippi St. vs. Wake Forest
25 Oregon vs. Wisconsin
24 Missouri vs. North Carolina
23 San Diego St. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
22 Marshall vs. Florida Intl.
21 Clemson vs. West Va.
20 Georgia vs. Michigan St.
19 Florida St. vs. Notre Dame
18 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
17 Pittsburgh vs. SMU
16 Texas vs. California
15 Air Force vs. Toledo
14 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
13 Illinois vs. UCLA
12 Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
11 Virginia Tech vs. Michigan
10 BYU vs. Tulsa
9 NC St. vs. Louisville
8 Purdue vs. Western Mich.
7 Ohio St. vs. Florida
6 South Carolina vs. Nebraska
5 Auburn vs. Virginia
4 Northern Ill. vs. Arkansas St.
3 Iowa St. vs. Rutgers
2 Ohio vs. Utah St.
1 LSU(21) vs. Alabama (20)
 
OK, I didn't know that mods could pull rank and enter this thing too, or I would have done so like Todd. :lol:
 
This is way too stressful!

35 Las Vegas Bowl - Arizona St vs*Boise St*
34 Poinsettia Bowl - Louisiana Tech vs*TCU
33 Insight Bowl - Iowa vs*Oklahoma
32 Alamo Bowl - Washington vs*Baylor*
31 Car Care Bowl -*Texas A&M*vs Northwestern
30 New Mexico Bowl -*Temple*vs Wyoming*
29 Cotton Bowl - Kansas St vs*Arkansas*
28 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl –*Florida International*vs Marshall
27 Independence Bowl –*Missouri*vs North Carolina*
26 Fiesta Bowl - Stanford vs*Oklahoma St
25 Hawaii Bowl - Nevada vs*Southern Miss
24 TicketCity Bowl -*Houston*vs Penn St*
23 Music City Bowl –*Mississippi St*vs Wake Forest*
22 Compass Bowl - SMU vs*Pittsburgh*
21 Outback Bowl -*Michigan St*vs Georgia*
20 New Orleans Bowl -*San Diego St*vs Louisiana-Lafayette*
19 Armed Forces Bowl -*BYU*vs Tulsa*
18 Sun Bowl –*Georgia Tech*vs Utah
17 Rose Bowl - Wisconsin vs*Oregon*
16 Orange Bowl - West Virginia vs*Clemson*
15 Chick-Fil-A Bowl - Virginia vs*Auburn
14 Holiday Bowl - Cal vs*Texas
13 Champs Sports Bowl –*Florida St*vs Notre Dame*
12 Fight Hunger Bowl -*Illinois*vs UCLA
11 Military Bowl -*Toledo*vs Air Force*
10 Belk Bowl - Louisville vs*NC State
9 Sugar Bowl -*Michigan*vs Virginia Tech*
8 Capital One Bowl - Nebraska vs*South Carolina*
7 Gator Bowl - Ohio St vs*Florida*
6 Liberty Bowl - Cincinnati vs*Vanderbilt*
5 Little Caesars Bowl - Western Michigan vs*Purdue*
4 GoDaddy.com Bowl -*Arkansas St*vs Northern Illinois*
3 Potato Bowl - Ohio vs*Utah State*
2 Pinstripe Bowl –*Rutgers*vs Iowa St*
1 BCS Nat’l Championship -*Alabama*vs LSU 20-13
 
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Brian, I don't see the Outback Bowl anywhere in your picks. :scratch:

Thanks for the heads up! I had entered the Sugar Bowl twice!

I did edit my original picks if that is okay and put the Outbakc Bowl in the 21st. Hopefully that is alright since the games haven't been played yet.
 
I wouldn't have noticed if Georgia wasn't playing in it. I was wanting to see how everyone was picking the game. Should be pretty close, as both teams appear to be relatively evenly matched this year. I was hoping for a Georgia-Nebraska matchup, but I see how Michigan State fell down to the Outback Bowl, since it would make 3 out of the last 4 years in the Capital One Bowl (including the blowout last year v. Bama).
 
This update is as of right now, so it does not include the Independence Bowl to be played this afternoon.

John Lanier - 146
Beoga - 127
Andres - 124
Kainos01 - 123
Romans922 - 101
Edward - 93

It's still a very close game with plenty of time/Bowl games left!
 
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UPDATE!

This is through right now, so does not include the ongoing Sugar Bowl. The current standings are as follows:

Kainos01 - 454
Andres - 449
Edward - 433
Beoga - 422
John Lanier - 403
Romans922 - 384
 
Here are the final results:

Kainos01 - 494
Andres - 488
Edward - 477
John Lanier - 468
Beoga - 460
Romans922 - 438

As you can see, it was pretty close! Thanks to everyone for playing and congrats to Kainos01. Kainos01 will be in charge of Pick'em next year and also wins my gift card. I'll PM you for your info to send it to you.
 
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