notredame
10-12-2011, 16:39
Now that the regular season is over, let the ir-regular season begin: Bowl Season
This year, I figured out some really sophisticated, extremely complex, mathematically hyperaccurate formula to run the Bowl Pick 'em
Get ready, here it is:
You'll get one point for each game you picked correctly
Surprisingly you will get 0 points for each game picked incorrectly
Even more surprising: Whoever has the most points after all bowl games have been played, will in fact win
Deadline: All picks to have to be sent in by Saturday, Dec. 17., noon EST
Yes, you have to pick all 35 games by then, not just the first few ones - and no, you can`t change your picks after that point
Any picks sent in later than the above date and any posts being edited after the date named above won`t count
In order to break any potential ties, please also send in your pick for the combined score of the BCS championship game LSU vs. BAMA
(example: if you think the game will end 17-10, you`d write down 27 total/combined points)
Good Luck + Enjoy the competition and the holidays!!!
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Date ---------------- Teams ----------------------------------------- Bowl Name
Dec. 17 --- Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4) --- New Mexico
Dec. 17 --- Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4) --- Famous Idaho Potato
Dec. 17 --- La.-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4) --- New Orleans
Dec. 20 --- Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6) --- Beef 'O'Brady's
Dec. 21 --- #18 TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4) --- Poinsettia
Dec. 22 --- #7 Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6) --- MAACO
Dec. 24 --- Nevada (7-5) vs. #21 Southern Mississippi (11-2) --- Hawaii
Dec. 26 --- North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5) --- Independence
Dec. 27 --- Purdue (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (7-5) --- Little Caesars Pizza
Dec. 27 --- North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5) --- Belk
Dec. 28 --- Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4) --- Military
Dec. 28 --- # 24Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5) --- Holiday
Dec. 29 --- Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) --- Champs Sports
Dec. 29 --- Washington (7-5) vs. #12 Baylor (9-3) --- Alamo
Dec. 30 --- Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3) --- Armed Forces
Dec. 30 --- Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6) --- Pinstripe
Dec. 30 --- Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) --- Music City
Dec. 30 --- #14 Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5) --- Insight
Dec. 31 --- Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6) --- Meineke Car Care
Dec. 31 --- Utah (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4) --- Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 --- Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3) --- Liberty
Dec. 31 --- UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6) --- Fight Hunger
Dec. 31 --- #25 Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4) --- Chick-fil-A
Jan. 2 --- #22 Penn State (9-3) vs. #19 Houston (12-1) --- Ticket City
Jan. 2 --- #20 Nebraska (9-3) vs. #9 South Carolina (10-2) --- Capital One
Jan. 2 --- #17 Michigan State (10-3) vs. #16 Georgia (10-3) --- Outback
Jan. 2 --- Ohio State (6-6) vs. Florida (6-6) --- Gator
Jan. 2 --- #5 Oregon (11-2) vs. #10 Wisconsin (11-2) --- BCS Rose Bowl
Jan. 2 --- #3 Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. #4 Stanford (11-1) --- BCS Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 3 --- #13 Michigan (10-2) vs. #11 Virginia Tech (11-2) --- BCS Sugar Bowl
Jan. 4 --- #23 West Virginia (9-3) vs. #15 Clemson (10-3) --- BCS Orange Bowl
Jan. 6 --- #8 Kansas State (10-2) vs. #6 Arkansas (10-2) --- Cotton
Jan. 7 --- Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5) --- BBVA Compass
Jan. 8 --- Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3) --- GoDaddy.com
Jan. 9 --- #1 LSU (13-0) vs. #2 Alabama (11-1) --- BCS National Championship
Condensed Version (for Copy&Paste):
Wyoming vs. Temple
Ohio vs. Utah State
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida International vs. Marshall
#18 TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
#7 Boise State vs. Arizona State
#21 Southern Miss vs. Nevada
North Carolina vs. Missouri
Purdue vs. Western Michigan
NC State vs. Louisville
Toledo vs. Air Force
Cal vs. #24 Texas
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
# 12 Baylor vs. Washington
BYU vs. Tulsa
Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
Iowa vs. #14 Oklahoma
Northwestern vs. Texas A&M
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Illinois vs. UCLA
Virginia vs. #25 Auburn
#22 Penn State vs. #19 Houston
#17 Michigan State vs. #16 Georgia
#20 Nebraska vs. #9 South Carolina
Ohio State vs. Florida
#10 Wisconsin vs. #5 Oregon
#3 Oklahoma State vs. #4 Stanford
#13 Michigan vs. #11 Virginia Tech
#15 Clemson vs. #23 West Virginia
#8 Kansas State vs. #6 Arkansas
Pittsburgh vs. SMU
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
#1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama
Here's a schedule that quickly lets you see the location, kickoff time and TV station for each bowl game:
http://www.freep.com/article/20111205/SPORTS18/112050439/Bowl-schedule
These pages might help you to pick:
Odds http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/odds
Standings http://espn.go.com/college-football/standings
Rankings http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
This year, I figured out some really sophisticated, extremely complex, mathematically hyperaccurate formula to run the Bowl Pick 'em
Get ready, here it is:
You'll get one point for each game you picked correctly
Surprisingly you will get 0 points for each game picked incorrectly
Even more surprising: Whoever has the most points after all bowl games have been played, will in fact win
Deadline: All picks to have to be sent in by Saturday, Dec. 17., noon EST
Yes, you have to pick all 35 games by then, not just the first few ones - and no, you can`t change your picks after that point
Any picks sent in later than the above date and any posts being edited after the date named above won`t count
In order to break any potential ties, please also send in your pick for the combined score of the BCS championship game LSU vs. BAMA
(example: if you think the game will end 17-10, you`d write down 27 total/combined points)
Good Luck + Enjoy the competition and the holidays!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date ---------------- Teams ----------------------------------------- Bowl Name
Dec. 17 --- Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4) --- New Mexico
Dec. 17 --- Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4) --- Famous Idaho Potato
Dec. 17 --- La.-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4) --- New Orleans
Dec. 20 --- Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6) --- Beef 'O'Brady's
Dec. 21 --- #18 TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4) --- Poinsettia
Dec. 22 --- #7 Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6) --- MAACO
Dec. 24 --- Nevada (7-5) vs. #21 Southern Mississippi (11-2) --- Hawaii
Dec. 26 --- North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5) --- Independence
Dec. 27 --- Purdue (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (7-5) --- Little Caesars Pizza
Dec. 27 --- North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5) --- Belk
Dec. 28 --- Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4) --- Military
Dec. 28 --- # 24Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5) --- Holiday
Dec. 29 --- Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) --- Champs Sports
Dec. 29 --- Washington (7-5) vs. #12 Baylor (9-3) --- Alamo
Dec. 30 --- Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3) --- Armed Forces
Dec. 30 --- Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6) --- Pinstripe
Dec. 30 --- Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) --- Music City
Dec. 30 --- #14 Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5) --- Insight
Dec. 31 --- Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6) --- Meineke Car Care
Dec. 31 --- Utah (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4) --- Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 --- Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3) --- Liberty
Dec. 31 --- UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6) --- Fight Hunger
Dec. 31 --- #25 Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4) --- Chick-fil-A
Jan. 2 --- #22 Penn State (9-3) vs. #19 Houston (12-1) --- Ticket City
Jan. 2 --- #20 Nebraska (9-3) vs. #9 South Carolina (10-2) --- Capital One
Jan. 2 --- #17 Michigan State (10-3) vs. #16 Georgia (10-3) --- Outback
Jan. 2 --- Ohio State (6-6) vs. Florida (6-6) --- Gator
Jan. 2 --- #5 Oregon (11-2) vs. #10 Wisconsin (11-2) --- BCS Rose Bowl
Jan. 2 --- #3 Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. #4 Stanford (11-1) --- BCS Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 3 --- #13 Michigan (10-2) vs. #11 Virginia Tech (11-2) --- BCS Sugar Bowl
Jan. 4 --- #23 West Virginia (9-3) vs. #15 Clemson (10-3) --- BCS Orange Bowl
Jan. 6 --- #8 Kansas State (10-2) vs. #6 Arkansas (10-2) --- Cotton
Jan. 7 --- Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5) --- BBVA Compass
Jan. 8 --- Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3) --- GoDaddy.com
Jan. 9 --- #1 LSU (13-0) vs. #2 Alabama (11-1) --- BCS National Championship
Condensed Version (for Copy&Paste):
Wyoming vs. Temple
Ohio vs. Utah State
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida International vs. Marshall
#18 TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
#7 Boise State vs. Arizona State
#21 Southern Miss vs. Nevada
North Carolina vs. Missouri
Purdue vs. Western Michigan
NC State vs. Louisville
Toledo vs. Air Force
Cal vs. #24 Texas
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
# 12 Baylor vs. Washington
BYU vs. Tulsa
Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
Iowa vs. #14 Oklahoma
Northwestern vs. Texas A&M
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Illinois vs. UCLA
Virginia vs. #25 Auburn
#22 Penn State vs. #19 Houston
#17 Michigan State vs. #16 Georgia
#20 Nebraska vs. #9 South Carolina
Ohio State vs. Florida
#10 Wisconsin vs. #5 Oregon
#3 Oklahoma State vs. #4 Stanford
#13 Michigan vs. #11 Virginia Tech
#15 Clemson vs. #23 West Virginia
#8 Kansas State vs. #6 Arkansas
Pittsburgh vs. SMU
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
#1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama
Here's a schedule that quickly lets you see the location, kickoff time and TV station for each bowl game:
http://www.freep.com/article/20111205/SPORTS18/112050439/Bowl-schedule
These pages might help you to pick:
Odds http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/odds
Standings http://espn.go.com/college-football/standings
Rankings http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings