SOWAL NCAA pick'em

SkunkyLocked

Aug 27, '07 · 11:36 AM511,520

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

Oct 18, '07 · 9:33 AM#1177

Question to ponder: Why in the H-E-double toothpicks did they call it the University of South Florida when, in fact, it is in Tampa? :scratch:

Second question: How many times are football announcers bound to bring this up over the coming decades?

Because the south officially ends when one strays south of Tampa? I think it is more like south of Gainesville, but you can really forget it south of Tampa.

SoWal Insider

Oct 18, '07 · 9:37 AM#1178

Because the south officially ends when one strays south of Tampa? I think it is more like south of Gainesville, but you can really forget it south of Tampa.

This is true! My husband, born and reared in Gainesville (in the South, they raise animals and rear children), is from the South. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg and am not from the South. I think the South ends south of Ocala.

But wouldn't that make Tampa the North of not-the-South? :confused:

Edited Oct 18, '07 · 9:38 AM

Meow

Oct 18, '07 · 9:38 AM#1179

...I was wondering why jfunn never picked'em?

Beach Fanatic

Oct 18, '07 · 9:46 AM#1180

This is true! My husband, born and reared in Gainesville (in the South, they raise animals and rear children), is from the South. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg and am not from the South. I think the South ends south of Ocala.

But wouldn't that make Tampa the North of not-the-South?

Can one still walk into a restaurant and order sweet tea? That's the border... :cool:

bean

Oct 18, '07 · 9:53 AM#1181

This is true! My husband, born and reared in Gainesville (in the South, they raise animals and rear children), is from the South. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg and am not from the South. I think the South ends south of Ocala.

But wouldn't that make Tampa the North of not-the-South?

I'm so confused!!! :wacko:

Wait, no, I just read this again. I think I get it. Mr OL has relatives in St Pete and they do not have southern accents or praticularly "southern". BUT, fyi, I had NO IDEA where the university of south fla was. I would have guessed Miami or somwhere like that.

SoWal Staff

Oct 18, '07 · 9:56 AM#1182

...I was wondering why jfunn never picked'em?

Eh, she doesn't really "get into it" like we do.

Meow

Oct 18, '07 · 9:57 AM#1183

Eh, she doesn't really "get into it" like we do.

Hey whitey...I think you might get on top of me this weekend! ;-)

SoWal Insider

Oct 18, '07 · 10:02 AM#1184

Can one still walk into a restaurant and order sweet tea? That's the border...

You are right!

Sweet tea is orderable only at Sonny's. So I guess Tampa is not the South. Although South Tampa (where I live) is more Southern than North Tampa, but not enough to be called the South.

Oh, and Orlando is NOT the South.

Got it OL?

Funnkalicious

Oct 18, '07 · 11:08 AM#1185

Eh, she doesn't really "get into it" like we do.

But she claims Auburn...
<---Left boob belonging to her.

SoWal Staff

Oct 18, '07 · 11:11 AM#1186

But she claims Auburn...
<---Left boob belonging to her.

I know but I wasn't going to say it. :lol:

but I will say...she hates Florida.

Edited Oct 18, '07 · 11:11 AM

Beach Fanatic

Oct 18, '07 · 4:34 PM#1187

South Florida at Rutgers
Texas Tech at Missouri
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Arkansas at Ole Miss
California at UCLA
Miami(Fl) at Florida State
Florida at Kentucky
Mississippi State at West Virginia
Tennessee at Alabama
Michigan at Illinois
Auburn at LSU
Tulane at SMU

SkunkyAuthor

Oct 18, '07 · 10:37 PM#1188

Midnight for Cinderella

Beach Fanatic

Oct 18, '07 · 10:39 PM#1189

Well South Florida Bulls loose. Rutgers had 3 turn overs and the bulls didn't take advantage.
I'm 0-8 on Thurs.nights

beats on hood

Oct 18, '07 · 10:39 PM#1190

But actually I'm glad USF lost, even though I picked them.

Edited Oct 18, '07 · 10:41 PM

SoWal Insider

Oct 18, '07 · 10:41 PM#1191

Trying to take the long view. It's pretty funny that Rutgers students rushed the field after beating USF. :lol:

Beach Fanatic

Oct 18, '07 · 10:43 PM#1192

Another one bites the dust!

Beach Fanatic

Oct 18, '07 · 10:50 PM#1193

Trying to take the long view. It's pretty funny that Rutgers students rushed the field after beating USF.

Leavitt is a good coach, but dang, the guy acts like a mental patient on the sidelines. He has taken "intensity" to a whole new level.

SoWal Insider

Oct 18, '07 · 10:51 PM#1194

Leavitt is a good coach, but dang, the guy acts like a mental patient on the sidelines. He has taken "intensity" to a whole new level.

I can vouch for the fact that he is completely insane. Yet it has worked for him. So nobody bothers him.

Edited to add that: By mental patient standards, he is probably still sane. But by football coach standards? Nuts.

Edited Oct 18, '07 · 10:58 PM