Bowl pick-em

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  1. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    I have set up the Bowl pick-em contest. It is on Yahoo Bowl Pick-em. This link should get you close:

    Yahoo Bowl Pick-em

    Click on "Join a Group"

    On the next page click "Join Group"

    Log into your Yahoo account then enter group ID and password.

    Group # 26192

    Password br549

    First game is Saturday.

    Removed Sticky on 19-Dec
     
  2. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Made this a "sticky" to keep it at the top until Saturday morning.

    Only 4 people in so far including Cindy and I.
     
  3. George Krebs

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    Careful what you wish for. Do you a need my address to send the check?
     
  4. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    You running a money contest this year? If so, send me a Skybox PM with your address. I'm game!
     
  5. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Six people now in
     
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    I'll join tonight...
     
  7. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    OK if Scotts in then I'm in...He kicked my butt on the field and in the contests this year....but I'm ready to get started on retribution!!
     
  8. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Seven people in now.
     
  9. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Nine registered. Remember, first game is Saturday at 2 p.m. (Eastern I think).

    There is no selection in commissioner's tools for deadline to make picks. I would make the assumption that it is 5 minutes before the </B></U><U><B>FIRST game<i></i> and then be happy that you can make changes to the other games IF it turns out to be 5 minutes before EACH game.
     
  10. Tennessee Tom

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    Ten and counting...
     
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    Tom,

    This in the general rules site on Yahoo Pick-em:

    The deadline to make or change your picks is five minutes before each game is scheduled to begin.
     
  12. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Missed that. Thanks!
     
  13. Bryan

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    Amazing...I get the 3 games yesterday right (no easy task for me), and they were my bottom 3 in confidence points! :evil:


    RTR
     
  14. Stu Ryckman

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    I suck as usual in Bowl Pick'em...missed two that I gave very high points to...got N. Illinois right but low points. Off to my usual start.

    I seriously considered just doing the whole thing at random this year. Flipping a coin for winner and picking confidence points out of a hat.

    Portends well for the big 10 (I have us going 2-8 ).

    Stu, I put a space between the 8 and the ) when there is no space, it comes out as 8) . 2-8) looked a little funny. Tom
     
  15. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Of course we can all see on the web site the order of participants based on their acquired points. I have compiled a lit ordered by their possible scores.

    PL --- Now --- Poss --- Participant
    1 --- 21 --- 623 --- LoneStarIrish
    2 --- 83 --- 620 --- JO'Co
    3 --- 26 --- 619 --- Dooley's Orange Machine
    4 --- 23 --- 618 --- Boondock Muskies
    5 --- 13 --- 615 --- KP
    6 --- 65 --- 611 --- Gator Bill
    7 --- 76 --- 608 --- Gip
    8 --- 40 --- 608 --- NDFan77
    9 --- 75 --- 605 --- John Deere
    10 --- 122 --- 599 --- Lady Vol
    11 --- 75 --- 597 --- ShootingShark
    12 --- 47 --- 595 --- Treefrog
    13 --- 39 --- 590 --- Ungots
    14 --- 36 --- 590 --- ElPasoIrish
    15 --- 53 --- 589 --- Irishboy
    16 --- 25 --- 589 --- Bryan'a Picks
    17 --- 56 --- 586 --- Newalbanybuckeye
    18 --- 86 --- 585 --- BobW
    19 --- 73 --- 579 --- RoGator
    20 --- 89 --- 569 --- PJMIII
    21 --- 31 --- 542 --- Stu'sCats
     
  16. Stu Ryckman

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    I suck so bad I think I need a tattoo on my forehead that says "Hoover."
     
  17. Tennessee Tom

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    Scott and George: Care to share the meaning of your team names, ShootingShark and Ungots! :wink:
     
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    How does a ranked, 12 point favorite lose on it's home field to an unranked team that's one of the smallest schools in D1?

    Nice job Hawaii, you were also my 29 point pick. Idiots.
     
  19. Tennessee Tom

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    I came very close to picking Tulas. The large time zone change for Tulsa and the home field advantage for Hawaii made me turn away from them. Bad choice.
     
  20. JO'Co

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    I got that one right. Out here in the west, we see Hawaii games late at night, so I had seen them several times. They weren't that good and I was shocked that they were ranked. They didn't deserve it. Furthermore, Hawaii always has major problems in recruiting, because of the distance involved. They're thousands of miles from California, which is the nearest state that plays big-time high school football. Recruits love to take the trip to Hawaii, but then they sign with some other school. The quality of recruits that Hawaii gets from this area are usually third tier with academic problems from places like Fontana...