2019-2020 NCAA Football Picking Contest

Lady DSoWal InsiderMemphis, Tennessee, United States6,131 postsJoined Jun 21, '05View profile MessageSoWal Insider

Aug 16, '19 · 2:28 PM63,774

Ok college football fans, it's almost that time of year again. For those that have not already commented on the other thread that they are in you can do so here. All are welcome to play. Cnest8gr is again posting the picks this year.

Here are the rules for this years pick'em, these are the same as last year.

1. The games for each week's SoWal Pick'em will be posted on or before Monday evenings.
2. The deadline for making your pick for any game is 9 AM Central Time on date of that game. (See #10 below)
3. Anyone who misses the deadline (as defined in #2 above) will forfeit all games not picked for that date.
4. Any changes after a pick is made must appear in a new post, not in an edited prior post, and by 9 AM Central Time for the date of the game for which your pick is changed. Failure to do this will result in your change being invalid.
5. For some games that are of great interest, but in which one team has a lopsided advantage, points may be added to the underdog's score by the person choosing the slate of games each week.
6. Each correct pick earns one point.
7. The winner of the SoWal Pick'em will be the person who has the most points, not the highest percentage of correct picks.
8. Bonus questions may be included later in the season in case a tie-breaker is needed. The points from these questions will not be added to a picker's total points for the season.
9. Leaders for each week, for the regular season, and for the bowl games will be recognized. However, the winner of the SoWal Pick'em will be the person with the most wins for the season, including bowl games.
10. REVISED: Saturday picks are due before the scheduled game time (not kickoff time) of the first Saturday game which is usually 11 a.m. CST/CDT. If your picks are submitted late on Saturday, you will forfeit all games for which the scheduled time is prior to when you submit your picks. For Thursday/Friday night games the picks need to be posted before the scheduled game time (not kickoff time) of the first game which is usually 6 p.m. CST/CDT unless the game time is earlier, in which case they will need to be posted before the earlier start time. Just as on Saturday, you will forfeit all games for which the scheduled time is prior to when you submit your picks.

Replies

368

cnestg8r

cnestg8rBeach Fanatic862 postsJoined Nov 17, '04View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Oct 13, '19 · 7:17 AM#177

For those interested in trivia; The Favorite won 9/15, but lost 2 without using points. The Favorite lost 4 giving points (did-not-cover). The Favorite did cover 5 points games.

Usually, I avoid using games with spreads over 14. Do you prefer the focus on ranked teams, or minimizing points games?

Lady D

Lady DSoWal InsiderMemphis, Tennessee, United States6,131 postsJoined Jun 21, '05View profile MessageSoWal InsiderAuthor

Oct 13, '19 · 7:46 AM#178

For those interested in trivia; The Favorite won 9/15, but lost 2 without using points. The Favorite lost 4 giving points (did-not-cover). The Favorite did cover 5 points games.

Usually, I avoid using games with spreads over 14. Do you prefer the focus on ranked teams, or minimizing points games?

I like the point spread games. Just didn't think them out more like I should of. Maybe 4 spread games a week at most.

Bob Wells

Bob WellsBeach Fanatic3,380 postsJoined Jul 25, '08View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Oct 13, '19 · 9:04 AM#179

For those interested in trivia; The Favorite won 9/15, but lost 2 without using points. The Favorite lost 4 giving points (did-not-cover). The Favorite did cover 5 points games.

Usually, I avoid using games with spreads over 14. Do you prefer the focus on ranked teams, or minimizing points games?

Obviously the time you put into the picks make this interesting. I am up to whatever you want to do. Although I would like to pick a few more winners...:thanks:

Beach Runner Beach Runner avatar

Beach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined Jul 9, '05View profile Messagebeats on hood

Oct 13, '19 · 9:25 AM#180

I think the points games rely too much on Vegas, and the people in Vegas are not sports experts as Finebaum said on his show this week. Does it make sense to divide the plus/minus by some factor, say 2? I don't like points games, but with no points the slate of teams is just a boring bunch of teams, especially if the spread is over 14. There's no "point" (pardon the pun) in putting a game like Florida versus Towson on the slate with no points because everyone will pick the obvious team, and that's not fun. At this "point" in the season, I like seeing the important games on the slate. I'm talking in circles. You know, it just depends on the week and how many good teams are playing each other. I understand how hard it is to pick the slate, cnestgr. I prefer focusing on ranked teams.

30A Skunkape 30A Skunkape avatar

30A SkunkapeSkunkyBackatown Seagrove10,329 postsJoined Jan 18, '06View profile MessageSkunky

Oct 13, '19 · 10:11 AM#181

Murray’s robopicking was effective this week. :cuss:

cnestg8r

cnestg8rBeach Fanatic862 postsJoined Nov 17, '04View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Oct 13, '19 · 10:27 AM#182

He's been steady enough to be in 3rd. I heck of a lot better than me.

cnestg8r

cnestg8rBeach Fanatic862 postsJoined Nov 17, '04View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Oct 14, '19 · 10:34 AM#183

Here's Week 8 Pickem's. Best of Luck.
First game Thursday; Second game Friday.

UCLA +9.5 @ Stanford
Pittsburgh @ Syracuse
Florida @ South Carolina
NCST @ Boston College
Iowa St @ Texas Tech
LSU @ Mississippi St +18.5
Duke @ Virginia
Oregon @ Washington
UNC @ Virginia Tech
Baylor @ Oklahoma St
Tulane @ Memphis
FSU @ Wake Forest
Texas AM @ Mississippi
Michigan +6.5 @ Penn St
Boise St @ BYU

Edited Oct 14, '19 · 10:42 AM

Beach Runner Beach Runner avatar

Beach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined Jul 9, '05View profile Messagebeats on hood

Oct 14, '19 · 11:50 AM#184

Murray’s robopicking was effective this week. :cuss:

We had a system for playing Jai-Alai when we lived in Gainesville, FL, by keeping up with the players in the Gainesville Sun. We'd win just about every day at home. Then we'd drive to Ocala every once in a while to actually play. We'd lose using our system. We were on a tight budget, so as soon as we spent what we had decided we could afford, we'd drive back to Gainesville. Maybe a couple of times we won enough to buy a beer. Same deal at The Fairgrounds in NOLA. We'd keep up with the horses in the Times-Picayune. We'd win at home. When we actually went to The Fairgrounds, we'd rarely win enough money for a hot dog and a beer. I guess when you think about it, if there is a 2-3 point spread or a points game, the probability of each team winning is about 50-50. I think the home team usually has the edge unless there are injuries. Congrats to LSU. I was afraid they'd embarrass the Gators. UF did well until the third quarter when Mullen started switching Emory Jones in. Maybe he was afraid Trask would get hurt. I dunno. We were sad that the Gators lost, but not surprised due to the venue.

Lady D

Lady DSoWal InsiderMemphis, Tennessee, United States6,131 postsJoined Jun 21, '05View profile MessageSoWal InsiderAuthor

Oct 15, '19 · 12:42 AM#185

Here's Week 8 Pickem's. Best of Luck.
First game Thursday; Second game Friday.

UCLA +9.5 @ Stanford
Pittsburgh @ Syracuse
Florida @ South Carolina
NCST @ Boston College
Iowa St @ Texas Tech
LSU @ Mississippi St +18.5
Duke @ Virginia
Oregon @ Washington
UNC @ Virginia Tech
Baylor @ Oklahoma St
Tulane @ Memphis
FSU @ Wake Forest
Texas AM @ Mississippi
Michigan +6.5 @ Penn St
Boise St @ BYU

Bob Wells

Bob WellsBeach Fanatic3,380 postsJoined Jul 25, '08View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Oct 15, '19 · 9:48 AM#186

UCLA +9.5
Syracuse
Florida
Boston College
Texas Tech
Mississippi St +18.5
Duke
Washington
UNC
Baylor
Memphis
Wake Forest
Texas A&M
Penn St -6.5
Boise St

Red Dawg I Red Dawg I avatar

Red Dawg IBeach LoverDFS128 postsJoined Dec 16, '13View profile MessageBeach Lover

Oct 15, '19 · 3:09 PM#187

Stanford
Pittsburgh
Florida
NCST
Iowa St
LSU
Virginia
Washington
Virginia Tech
Baylor
Tulane
FSU
Texas AM
Penn St
Boise St

ROLL TIDE!

aTmMom

aTmMomBeach LoverTexas199 postsJoined May 9, '07View profile MessageBeach Lover

Oct 16, '19 · 1:27 PM#188

UCLA +9.5 @ Stanford
Pittsburgh @ Syracuse
Florida @ South Carolina
NCST @ Boston College
Iowa St @ Texas Tech
LSU @ Mississippi St +18.5
Duke @ Virginia
Oregon @ Washington
UNC @ Virginia Tech
Baylor @ Oklahoma St
Tulane @ Memphis
FSU @ Wake Forest
Texas AM @ Mississippi
Michigan +6.5 @ Penn St
Boise St @ BYU