Skybox bowl pick 'em is up

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  1. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    This is the link you should have received by e-mail from your participation last year:

    Click this Link
     
    Tennessee Tom, Nov 30, 2011
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  2. Stu Ryckman

    Stu Ryckman Well-Known Member

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    Time for my annual embarassment...but it is kind of fun to see how many teams I put the hex on by picking them.
     
    Stu Ryckman, Nov 30, 2011
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    What Stu said. :roll:
     
    Sid, Nov 30, 2011
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  4. JO'Co

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    I'm in, but bowl games are weird. :p
     
    JO'Co, Dec 1, 2011
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  5. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    There was no configureable option for deadlines so I am not certain if the deadline is before the first game or before each game. My suggestion is to treat it as if it was before the first game and then make changes as you go IF it allows.

    Picks are ready to be made. First game is on 17-Dec.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Dec 5, 2011
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  6. RECcane

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    I may play this event once I contact the local voodoo doctor in town. Bowl games are very weird!
     
    RECcane, Dec 5, 2011
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  7. Don Ballard

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    Trying to figure out who gets 35 confidence points is very stressful! :twisted:
     
    Don Ballard, Dec 5, 2011
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    Sid Well-Known Member

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    I've tried that, Ralph. Maybe it will work for you, but it didn't work for me. I had the voodoo doc make little stick-pin dolls for each of my Skybox brethren who were playing the game. :lol:
     
    Sid, Dec 5, 2011
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  9. RECcane

    RECcane Well-Known Member

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    LOL, Sid that is a great idea :D Do you think the voodoo doctor was a sham or did you just need better stick pin dolls...?
     
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    Sid Well-Known Member

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    I think he was legit, but I just didn't have the heart to stick the pins in the dolls. I was afraid they might work.
     
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  11. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    17-Dec is the first game.

    Sign up and get your picks in.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Dec 12, 2011
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    Could they have made the game picking any more difficult. The drag and place feature is a pain in the ass. What's wrong with just filling in the number like we do the rest of the season?
    BTW most of the games have small point spreads. More difficult picking than usual.
     
    gipper, Dec 15, 2011
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  13. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Gip, same system as last year but I agree, why make it different than the regular season?

    Bowl games are hard to pick. Teams that feel lucky to be where they are typically outperform those better teams than think they got the shaft in the bowl selection.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Dec 16, 2011
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  14. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Gip, they did add an option that you probably overlooked. To the right of your pick set, while making your picks, there is a selection for "Drag and Drop" or "Classic". Classic makes it just like picking in the regular season.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Dec 16, 2011
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    The Gipper

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  16. Don Ballard

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    George, you made my day. :eek:
     
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  17. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    First gme is today! Get your picks in.
     
    Tennessee Tom, Dec 17, 2011
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  18. WSU1996kesley

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    Tom, there is an option to use the Classic mode, but the used values don't shade out so it's a pain in the arse to determine which ones have already been used. I didn't want to put that much effort into it, so my 35 is on LSU. Sorry, Kyle.
     
    WSU1996kesley, Dec 17, 2011
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  19. Terry O'Keefe

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    Yeah kind of a pain no matter what to assign confidence points in 35 games...maybe next year we should do point spread.
     
    Terry O'Keefe, Dec 17, 2011
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  20. Bryan

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    I hit the first game of the contest with Temple! :D

    I only gave them 1 confidence point! :(


    RTR
     
    Bryan, Dec 17, 2011
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