FOOTBALL - College Pick'em

[Rguess21]

The college pick'em contest starts this Saturday on ESPN. :beer: :)


http://games.espn.go.com/cpickem/frontpage


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The scoring format is without the line,(heads up), & points received are figured off the percentage of players taking each side. For instance, if 70% take the favorite, but you take the dog & it wins, you get 70 points, whereas had you taken the favorite & they won, you would have gotten 30 pts.

[Freak]

Dammit, this is firewalled at work. (until the big red fans realize they can't get in, anyway) I am in, but it will have to be next week, as i am off on vacation right from work.:sure:

[Sideout]

I'm in :cool:

[JBMoney]

Did I win yet?

[Sideout]

Originally posted by JBMoney
Did I win yet?

That isn't the cornhusker way, JB...you gotta go out and lobby for votes...beg and plead with people... :Poke:

[Eagle3]

I'm in... where the fuck's Jdub?

[JDub]

Originally posted by eagle3
I'm in... where the fuck's Jdub?

Ok, I'm in, ya nag. :D

[Freak]

And Dave...he wanted something like this too....

[Rguess21]

I went 8-7, but only managed to collect 136 pts which put me in the impressive 2.9 percentile :hehe:

But hey, if I still have a shot at finishing on top then so does everybody who wanted to get in but didn't. Sign up today because if my percentage holds up, I'll need about 95 other people to join before I'm ahead of the poor smuck on the bottom. :OOPS:

Congrats to the rest of the group who averaged in the 70 something percentile, especially to our 1st week leader Sideout.

Gig'Em
(2 percent, jeez)

[Sideout]

Man, and that was with one 'mis-click'...I know I didn't pick Fresno State over Tennessee on purpose ;)

[wrecker05]

I will consider this offer.

[Sideout]

It's tough...they leave out the gimmes like the U of M games :cool:

[Rguess21]

I didn't even know Maine had a football team. :rolleyes:

[Eagle3]

That's OK. For the longest time we thought 'Hook em" meant it was time for Texas players to put their bras on. :confused:

[Rguess21]

Congrats to E3 for putting up the highest total in week 2, as well as taking the overall lead.

Hey & that's no way to talk about the steers. That's only permitted one week a year when it yell changes from Hook'Em to Saw Em Off. Gig'Em.

[Eagle3]

Originally posted by Rguess21
Congrats to E3 for putting up the highest total in week 2, as well as taking the overall lead.

Thanks! I just wish I had gone with my first thought and picked BC. *damn!*

Originally posted by Rguess21
Hey & that's no way to talk about the steers. That's only permitted one week a year when it yell changes from Hook'Em to Saw Em Off. Gig'Em.

:laugh:

[Sideout]

Originally posted by Rguess21
I went 8-7, but only managed to collect 136 pts which put me in the impressive 2.9 percentile :hehe:


Do I get the Rguess Suck Ass Award for last week? :OOPS: 133 pts

Oh the shame...maybe this week I'll bounce back. Nice pickin' Eagle.

[Rguess21]

Hey, that's called the "dam near 3" not the Rguess Suck Ass award.:laugh:. Good thing it's for entertainment purposes only. :OOPS:

[Freak]

Let's go underdogs!!!

:worry:

[Freak]

hook 'em

:Poke:

I should probably wait until after Colorado plays to post this, heh....

[Rguess21]

Man, did they look like Ned n da 1st grade reader or what? Best start gettin' ready for the Texas/ou game now that it's set up so nice for the books.;)

And Colorado who?:rolleyes:

[Freak]

Originally posted by Rguess21
And Colorado who?:rolleyes:

The team getting their ass beat by WSU:scary:

:rolleyes:

[JBMoney]

:scary: :D ;)

[Freak]

I think the Huskers should put Lord as running back, with Daily as QB. It would geive them a balanced attack. Too bad Penn States D couldn't stop the run...

Anyone watch the finish of the FSU game? Even though they won, those last few calls by the officials seemed kind of shady, FSU could have been robbed.

Rguess, our teams lost because they were playing a top 25 team....no, that's not it...It must be because they were away games....no, not that either. Well, that's ok, because all the other big 12 teams lost too. Well, except for Kansas, Missouri, Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahomo, Okie State, and Nebraska.:rolleyes:

[Rguess21]

good point :confused: :confused:



(oklahomo):hehe:

[Rguess21]

Well, this week's leader just goes to illustrate the old adage about a blind hog findin' an acre.

And did anybody else notice there's only one of us who has been in the 300 range every week he played? Good pickin' Freak.:thumbsup:

[Sideout]

Nice picken' Rguess, I can't believe you managed to only miss three on a messed up weekend like that :cool:

Of course you and Freak were the only ones smart enough to pick against Texas ;)

There were so many shoulda, coulda beens on saturday...Florida St. should have lost that game. Ohio St. should have lost that game (who the heck still has them that high in the polls...what's up with that?)

On the positive side, Michigan State did lose, which is always nice.

And somebody please tape Regis for me so I can see him while he's wearing his Michigan jersey and trying to talk his way out of the complete Big House Ass-Whupping that ND took. :cool:

[Eagle3]

Originally posted by Sideout

Of course you and Freak were the only ones smart enough to pick against Texas ;)


Hey, I picked against em too. :)

There were so many shoulda, coulda beens on saturday...Florida St. should have lost that game. Ohio St. should have lost that game (who the heck still has them that high in the polls...what's up with that?)

Had those two games went my way in addition to the Ark/Tex game..... :)

However, none of it matters after the spanking U of M put on Notre Dame.
:D :D :D

[Sideout]

Originally posted by eagle3
Hey, I picked against em too. :)


Yeah...I got suckered into picking 'em...they were home...JDub like's 'em and he's a pretty decent guy...

is that what they mean by "hook 'em"? ;)

[JDub]

whatever

[Freak]

Woohoo! Go Marshall!

I'm not one of those who wishes good results for other teams in their conference. The bad thing is I picked KSU in the picks, dammit.:mad:

[Rguess21]

Congrats to week 4 leader Freak with a 349 & to the overall leader JDub.:thumbsup:

Texas, Michigan, Kansas State, etc. all gone belly up. Whose turn this week?

[Eagle3]

I hate football. :nolike:

[Sideout]

Ditto :what:
I have managed to convincingly hold down last place in both the college and pro pick 'em...now that's talent :rolleyes:

[Eagle3]

I don't think there's a prize for finished, but dead last.

[Texan]

Texas kicked Kansas State's ass today!!! (barely) It was an awesome game! What a blast to be there!!

[JBMoney]

What? Nobody welcoming Nebraska back to the Top Ten yet?

Shocking.. :confused:

[Texan]

Originally posted by Freak
Dammit, this is firewalled at work. (until the big red fans realize they can't get in, anyway)

I'll think of you when I'm in the stands for the Nebraska v. U.T. game. :cool:

Hook 'em Horns!

[Freak]

Originally posted by JBMoney
What? Nobody welcoming Nebraska back to the Top Ten yet?

Shocking.. :confused:

http://bushwhacked.net/forum/images/smilies/vomit2.gif :sure:

Originally posted by Texan
I'll think of you when I'm in the stands for the Nebraska v. U.T. game. :cool:

I'll be wearing orange that day:D

[Texan]

Originally posted by Freak




I'll be wearing orange that day:D

YAY!!! Works for me! :D

[Texan]

A Proud Texan:

[JDub]

Originally posted by JBMoney
What? Nobody welcoming Nebraska back to the Top Ten yet?

Shocking.. :confused:

Welcome back. :fbomb: ;)

[Rguess21]

Congrats to Freak for both the hi score of the week, as well as the highest weekly score of the season with 487. :thumbsup:

[shotglass]

Originally posted by JBMoney
What? Nobody welcoming Nebraska back to the Top Ten yet?

Shocking.. :confused:

Welcome to Missouri, now go home...here's a tissue. :laugh:

[Freak]

Originally posted by Rguess21
Congrats to Freak for both the hi score of the week, as well as the highest weekly score of the season with 487. :thumbsup:

It's all a matter of luck, and not picking teams you hate, even if they are favored by 50 points.:laugh:
If it hadn't been for the pounding of Texas by Oklahomo, I think I would have been over 500.:scary:

[JBMoney]

:scary: :D

[Rguess21]

Congrats to this week's top dog JDub. Also kudos to Freak for setting a new standard this week. ;) That's the one I'm shooting for now. :hehe:

[Freak]

Originally posted by Rguess21
Also kudos to Freak for setting a new standard this week. ;) That's the one I'm shooting for now. :hehe:

um...I just wanted to even things up a bit...missing the first week wasn't enough....yeah, thats it...:rolleyes:

[Jnr]

:(

[Rguess21]

First BCS poll of the season released.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/abcsports/BCSRankings

[Rguess21]

Kudos to E3 for this week for keeping Sideout out of the driver's seat. ;):hehe:

[Eagle3]

:laugh:

[Sideout]

Originally posted by Rguess21
Kudos to E3 for this week for keeping Sideout out of the driver's seat. ;):hehe:

Drivers seat? I'm still being dragged behind the car :rolleyes:

[Eagle3]

I just had to use this once. :rolleyes:

http://www.umich.edu/~buzznau/bressler/macros/E3sniper2.jpg

[gopsdragon]

On the #11 VA Tech Hokies-

Wow...didn't take long for everyone to jump off the Va Tech bandwagon. But you heard it here first -- Hokies beat Miami.

[JDub]

http://bushwhacked.net/forum/images/smilies/music049.gif
Go Huskers! :cry::laugh::laugh:

[Freak]

Originally posted by JDub
http://bushwhacked.net/forum/images/smilies/music049.gif
Go Huskers! :cry::laugh::laugh:

:mad: :nolike:

oh wait...nevermind.:rolleyes::laugh:

[JBMoney]

predictable... :shrug:

[Rguess21]

Originally posted by gopsdragon
But you heard it here first -- Hokies beat Miami.

I thought you were nuts, till I saw the line was just 3 1/2. What a trap! :OOPS: Good call Gops. I know where I heard it first.:thumbsup:

[Rguess21]

This week the congrats go to Freak, with Sideout being drug closely behind. :hehe:

[Rguess21]

Are you ready for an OU-USC Championship game? :sure:

No games remain between the seven major teams with one or fewer losses, which means it's possible there could be no movement at the top of the polls between now and the final BCS Standings on Dec. 7.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=/bcsroad/1101&partnersite=espn

[Sideout]

Originally posted by Rguess21
This week the congrats go to Freak, with Sideout being drug closely behind. :hehe:

I gotta stop changing picks on saturday morning...I had Pitt over BC as well :OOPS:

That VT - Miami game was just fun to watch ;)

[Eagle3]

Originally posted by Sideout
...

That VT - Miami game was just fun to watch ;)

No doubt! So was the Arkansas - UK game.

[Sideout]

Originally posted by eagle3
No doubt! So was the Arkansas - UK game.

I agree...except for the fact that I had picked UK :confused:

[Rguess21]

ou 77
TAMU 0

But hey, we did manage to rack up 55 yards.:confused:

GIG'EM:thumbsup:

[JasmineDreamz]

Huh! Sounds like someone got gigged :laugh:

[Texan]

A&M was hammered, but Texas did quite a number on OSU at
55-16!! Woo Hoo! :D

[shotglass]

A friend of mine (huge Aggies fan) is up this weekend from Houston. I don't think she was enjoying the game much, and gave me a dirty look when I told her that a 49-0 halftime lead was not insurmountable, just really unlikely. :laugh:

OU - 77 points
A&M - 55 total yards. :laugh:

[Rguess21]

Congrats to E3 for leading the way with over 500 pts this week.:beer: I bet his wishes he could pull that kinda week off in the pros. ;)

[Eagle3]

Thanks for the BDay wish Rguess! ... and I did better that I usually do in the pro pics. :)

Is there anyone out there shedding a tear for Miami? Muhahahahahaha!!! *cough... cough* hahahahaha

[Texan]

Anyone watch the Texas v. Tech game last night?
Come clean....did you pick Texas or Tech to win?

(It was a blast being there. That stadium was so incredibly loud at the end of the game! Texas, Texas, Yee-Haw.)

[Sideout]

Originally posted by Texan
Anyone watch the Texas v. Tech game last night?
Come clean....did you pick Texas or Tech to win?

(It was a blast being there. That stadium was so incredibly loud at the end of the game! Texas, Texas, Yee-Haw.)

I picked Tech...I've learned not to count on the posers...like *cough* nebraska :Poke:

Speaking of posers...I just heard that the projected BCS standings will have Ohio State jumping ahead of USC to number 2...how screwed up is that? Not that it will matter next week ;)

[Eagle3]

Props to Rguess for the best score of the week (441) and stalling my late season comeback. :thumbsup:

[Rguess21]

S.Miss favored over TCU, umm, looks like a trap. So much for TCU's run mucking up the BCS.

[Eagle3]

Wild game last night. Was happy to see So Miss win.

[Sideout]

Originally posted by eagle3
Wild game last night. Was happy to see So Miss win.

yeah...me too...just to have all that BCS whining go away.

Well...picks sucked again this week...but that's not what it's all about, is it?

This is :cool:

[Freak]

well, with a week 1 a big zero and week 8 a whopping 88, i could have done better. oh well, i fell right in the middle.

Congrats to Rguess for a 97.9% for the season!:thumbs:

[Eagle3]

Originally posted by Freak
... Congrats to Rguess for a 97.9% for the season!:thumbs:

No doubt! What was your final ranking Rguess?

[Rguess21]

My final rank was 3190, & thanks ya'll.

[Rguess21]

SI's bowl projections

Sugar Oklahoma (BCS No 1) vs. USC (BCS No. 2)
Orange Miami (Big East champ) vs. Ohio State (BCS at-large)
Fiesta Texas (BCS at-large) vs. Florida State (ACC champ)
Rose Michigan (Big Ten champ) vs. LSU (SEC champ)
Capital One Purdue (Big Ten No. 2) vs. Florida (SEC)
Outback Iowa (Big Ten No. 3) vs. Tennessee (SEC)
Gator West Virginia (Big East No. 2) vs. Maryland (ACC No. 2)
Cotton Oklahoma State (Big 12 No. 2) vs. Georgia (SEC)
Peach Clemson (ACC No. 3) vs. Ole Miss (SEC)


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/ncaa/mandel.bowl.projections/index.html

[Texan]

I'm not officially playing this game as you are, but I have to pop in here to say that I think UT with kick ATM's butts!

[Eagle3]

A little late, but couldn't resist. :)

[Sideout]

Originally posted by Texan
I'm not officially playing this game as you are, but I have to pop in here to say that I think UT with kick ATM's butts!


One of the the freebies? or the ones that charge like 2 bucks a transaction...them suckers are flat ruthless...they'll take anybody down in no time...

[Freak]

Woohoo!!! Keep it up Oklahomo!!!

Go Wildcats, heh heh,

[Rguess21]

Well shit, ou' still gonna screw UT. If (haha) if ou loses it knocks Texas out of a BCS bowl game slot. :mad:

[Pistol Pete]

I couldn't believe those loser bastards, tonight! They acted (not played) like they were all loaded! They deserve to get their asses kicked by a Salvation Army team.

[Rguess21]

Final BCS poll.:OOPS:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/abcsports/BCSRankings




Anybody interested in doing the ESPN bowl contest? It's a one time pick of the 28 bowl games starting Dec 16th ranking the games in order of preference from 1 to 28 with the scoring weighted by preference.

http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/frontpage

group is Bressler.org
password is bushwhacked

[Eagle3]

So..... USC is No. 1 in the AP & USA Today polls. USC plays Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Does that mean if we beat USC we're No. 1? Do we really have to pay attention to the BCS? :rolleyes:

The Joe Thiesman was right when he said they need to take the "C" out of BCS. Just wait, after the Sugar Bowl you'll gonna hear screams for co-champions this year. Exactly what the BCS was supposed to prevent.

[Sideout]

Yep...The coachs' poll has to vote the Sugar Bowl winner as the National Champion...BUT, the AP poll can vote for whoever the heck they want to...so who knows. Hey, maybe if they get started real quick, the nebraska lobbyists can get them a share of this one too ;)


Actually, screw the BCS...things are right in the world...Rose Bowl, granddaddy of them all, Big Ten Champ vs Pac Ten Champ, likely National Championship implications...aaaaah, just like the good ole days :cool:

[Eagle3]

Originally posted by Rguess21

Anybody interested in doing the ESPN bowl contest?

I'm in.

[Sideout]

Ditto - somebody's gotta cover last place :OOPS:

very interesting scoring system....

[Freak]

Originally posted by Sideout
...Hey, maybe if they get started real quick, the nebraska lobbyists can get them a share of this one too ;)

:hehe: :laugh:

Originally posted by Rguess21

Anybody interested in doing the ESPN bowl contest?


Count me in also.

[Sideout]

Nice avatar, JB...that who you're pulling for to be co-champs?

[JBMoney]

You should know by now that I'd root for anybody against Oklahoma (except for any team from Florida).

As far as the BCS goes, there are three good teams, unfortunately only two of them can go to the big game. That's just the way it is, and it's no different than it was before BCS. Recall there were disputed 'co-champs' before BCS too. Anyhow, it won't be an issue after USC dumps the game to Michigan.

[Sideout]

Originally posted by JBMoney
You should know by now that I'd root for anybody against Oklahoma (except for any team from Florida).

As far as the BCS goes, there are three good teams, unfortunately only two of them can go to the big game. That's just the way it is, and it's no different than it was before BCS. Recall there were disputed 'co-champs' before BCS too. Anyhow, it won't be an issue after USC dumps the game to Michigan.

So you're not gonna watch the Orange Bowl, eh? I'm just saying that yeah, we had that problem before the BCS and now we have that problem with the BCS...so why do we need the BCS? If all the coaches and all the writers can all agree on a number one team, why is that so bad? And when they disagree (even for the wrong reasons :cool: ) we have co-champs. I don't really mind the BCS, I don't think OU, USC, or LSU have played any real opponents this year, so I don't really care who goes and plays...but my problem with the BCS is they "quality win" part...how you can beat a top team late in the year and it doesn't help you any because you beating them makes them a lower team...who came up with that?

Oh well...GO BLUE :cool:

PS...that reminds me of something...
http://bushwhacked.net/forum/showthread.php?postid=20037#post20037

[JDub]

Originally posted by JBMoney
You should know by now that I'd root for anybody against Oklahoma (except for any team from Florida).

I knew I liked you...now if we could just cure you of that nasty Husker addiction. ;) :rolleyes:

[Rguess21]

Don't forget the bowl games start this Tuesday! :cool: After all, you can't win the coveted non-existent bressler sports champ banner if you don't enter the sports contests. ;)


Anybody interested in doing the ESPN bowl contest? It's a one time pick of the 28 bowl games starting Dec 16th ranking the games in order of preference from 1 to 28 with the scoring weighted by preference.

http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/frontpage

group is Bressler.org
password is bushwhacked

[Rguess21]

Bowl games start tonight. :beer::)

[Pistol Pete]

I pick LSU over OU: 21-14. :rolleyes:

[Rguess21]

Conceding "we made a mistake," the head of the BCS said an NCAA basketball tournament-style committee might become part of the selection process next season - reducing the possibility of a split national championship in football.


http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_BCS_FUTURE?SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[JBMoney]

Is this thread done?

[Rguess21]

Stick a fork n both of em.:)