SOWAL NCAA pick'em

SkunkyLocked

Aug 27, '07 · 11:36 AM511,573

I would like to organize a friendly little football contest as I know there is at least a modest amount of interest regarding this topic. All you have to do is pick the winners of the week's upcoming games that I post. Each correct pick earns one point;there is no penalty for incorrect guesses. I will keep a tally of everyone's points as the season progresses. Picks must be posted on the board BEFORE KICKOFF (duh), or they will not count. The SOWALer with the most points at the end of the year wins a, hmmm, not sure about that, but isn't glory reward enough?! Now get picking!

WEEK 1 NCAA Football-Deadline to submit picks is 5PM central Thursday August 30

LSU at Mississippi State

Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

Tennessee at California

Kansas State at Auburn

Florida State at Clemson

Copy and past the schedule in your response and highlight your winner!
For example, here are my picks:

LSU at Mississippi State

Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

Tennessee at California

Kansas State at Auburn

Florida State at Clemson

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SkunkyAuthor

Nov 1, '08 · 10:59 PM#3752

Poor Texas:funn:

SoWal Insider

Nov 1, '08 · 11:01 PM#3753

Poor Texas:funn:

You are laughing and you picked Texas. :blink:

SkunkyAuthor

Nov 1, '08 · 11:06 PM#3754

You are laughing and you picked Texas.

I am no doubt the only one

Meow

Nov 1, '08 · 11:08 PM#3755

I am no doubt the only one

...I am loving it myself.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Nov 1, '08 · 11:15 PM#3756

...I am loving it myself.

Me too ROLL TIDE #1!

Beach Fanatic

Nov 1, '08 · 11:31 PM#3757

I am afraid to look. Except for Alabama and possibly Oklahoma, I don't think I got any of them right!

SoWal Expert

Nov 1, '08 · 11:48 PM#3758

I may have missed my pick for the Texas v TT game, but who cares? That was the most exciting football game I've seen this year. Texas Tech looked awesome, and Texas' comeback was looking very strong, right up until the last minute and a half. That is exciting football.

UGA cannot play like that and expect to win any game, especially a team like Florida. Congrats to UF.

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 12:16 AM#3759

Gators.
Georgia Tech.
Texas Tech.

Those wins plus a great party with some SoWallers was my dream day.

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 12:24 AM#3760

Yeah, I think you got about as many as I did. Unfortunately, BR picked TT.

I just had a feeling about the psychological momentum of Texas Tech after several articles that I had read. Then the Gators' win was simply overwhelming. We decided to come to the beach this weekend since UF and Georgia Tech played at the same time, so we gave our tickets to daughter and BF. I can't count how many texts daughter sent me during the Tech game. It was so exciting -- she and BF had a fabulous time. And so did we after the Mers stopped by and saw the end of both games with us.

What a fabulous day!

SoWal Expert

Nov 2, '08 · 7:03 AM#3761

I just had a feeling about the psychological momentum of Texas Tech after several articles that I had read. Then the Gators' win was simply overwhelming. We decided to come to the beach this weekend since UF and Georgia Tech played at the same time, so we gave our tickets to daughter and BF. I can't count how many texts daughter sent me during the Tech game. It was so exciting -- she and BF had a fabulous time. And so did we after the Mers stopped by and saw the end of both games with us.

What a fabulous day!

Awww...BR, good for you!!! It was an exciting game (TX/TT), but I tell you, I couldn't take many like that.

SoWal Insider

Nov 2, '08 · 7:30 AM#3762

I am no doubt the only one

Unfortunately I cannot laugh about that one. There are a few of the teams whose you know what's I would like to kick literally. One is Virginia, two is Florida State for fumbling the ball in the end zone with 45 seconds left, and the third is Texas for making such a comeback in the second half only to let Texas Tech move right back down the field with 1.29 left to go and score the winning touchdown. Sorry DD and Miss Kitty but Texas is a team full of no defense when needed the most morons.

Beach Fanatic

Nov 2, '08 · 7:56 AM#3763

Unfortunately I cannot laugh about that one. There are a few of the teams whose you know what's I would like to kick literally. One is Virginia, two is Florida State for fumbling the ball in the end zone with 45 seconds left, and the third is Texas for making such a comeback in the second half only to let Texas Tech move right back down the field with 1.29 left to go and score the winning touchdown. Sorry DD and Miss Kitty but Texas is a team full of no defense when needed the most morons.

Puck Texas :pissed:

Edited Nov 2, '08 · 7:58 AM

Beach Fanatic

Nov 2, '08 · 8:02 AM#3764

great game last night!
good morning all

Beach Fanatic

Nov 2, '08 · 8:04 AM#3765

gimme pitts and miss st. thanks BR!

I thought we weren't allowed to pick games once they had kicked off. Thought they would count as misses. :idontno:

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 8:18 AM#3766

Week 10 Results

Here they are.

And the details:

Edited Nov 2, '08 · 8:23 AM

Beach Fanatic

Nov 2, '08 · 8:48 AM#3767

Well, finally a few of my upsets panned out. My poor ole Auburn Tigers just can not seem to help me out. Love em till the day I die!!! WAR DAMN EAGLE

Should be a great game Tide and LSU!

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 8:51 AM#3768

I thought we weren't allowed to pick games once they had kicked off. Thought they would count as misses.

We decided (and Skunky did not overrule us) that we would allow picks for Saturday to be counted as long as they came in by Thursday night. Picks for Thursday night's games that come in after kickoff are counted as a dnp (did not play).

There was at least one occasion where we counted picks posted on Friday in an exceptional case (power/Internet problem due to a hurricane).

Otherwise, I don't think any picks should allowed to be posted or edited after Thursday. People who post/edit this late get the advantage of hearing the latest opinions of the sports prognosticators.

Skunky, this is of course your game. We defer to your ruling on this.

BTW what takes us the most time is going back and looking for edited posts that we've already entered into the spreadsheet. We'd prefer that people who make changes on Thursday do a new post rather than editing an old one.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Nov 2, '08 · 8:52 AM#3769

I may have missed my pick for the Texas v TT game, but who cares? That was the most exciting football game I've seen this year. Texas Tech looked awesome, and Texas' comeback was looking very strong, right up until the last minute and a half. That is exciting football.

UGA cannot play like that and expect to win any game, especially a team like Florida. Congrats to UF.

I so agree SJ. :clap:

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 8:53 AM#3770

Gators Predicted to go to the BCS Bowl

Check this out. Also Georgia Tech is now a BCS team. :clap:

Oh, and thanks SJ, DD, and Darlene for the congratulations. Looks like we'll be seeing KDW at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

Edited Nov 2, '08 · 8:57 AM

SkunkyAuthor

Nov 2, '08 · 8:57 AM#3771

We have a new leader! :wave:

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Nov 2, '08 · 9:02 AM#3772

Check this out. Also Georgia Tech is now a BCS team.

Oh, and thanks SJ, DD, and Darlene for the congratulations. Looks like we'll be seeing KDW at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

I thought about you yesterday BR when I knew there was a great possibilty of us going to the SEC championship game. How cool would it be to watch it together? :wave:

We have a new leader!

They are tied. :wave:

beats on hood

Nov 2, '08 · 9:04 AM#3773

I thought about you yesterday BR when I knew there was a great possibilty of us going to the SEC championship game. How cool would it be to watch it together?

That would be so funn!

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Nov 2, '08 · 9:07 AM#3774

Check this out. Also Georgia Tech is now a BCS team.

Oh, and thanks SJ, DD, and Darlene for the congratulations. Looks like we'll be seeing KDW at the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

I hope they are wrong and it will be Alabama in the BCS Championship Game!!!