NCAA Pick ems 2011

Skunky

Aug 28, '11 · 8:35 AM113,169

Thanks to the generous volunteering of time by Beach Runner and cnestg8r and by popular demand, the picking contest is back in 2011! So far as I know the format will be the same as it has been in years past-I will look for guidelines to be announced by the aformentioned Gator fans soon. Hard to believe this will be year five! Wow! As a reminder, please, we all know half the fun of football is razzing the opponents regarding their shortcomings and expanding team rap sheets-but please try to keep that activity in the NCAA Battlezone thread and keep the picking thread mostly about picking, although discussion regarding picks and performance does add to the picking thread, in my opinion.

With that said, get ready and keep an eye on this thread for the game to hatch! I'm hoping for another great year of SOWAL football funn! GEAUX (insert your team name here)! :cool:

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.
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. Each correct pick earns one point.
6. The winner of the SoWal Pick'em will be the person who has the most points, not the highest percentage of correct picks.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Happy picking! :wave:

Edited Aug 29, '11 · 5:07 PM

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Beach Lover

Sep 22, '11 · 2:22 PM#252

Notre dame @ Pittsburgh
LSU @ West Virginia
San Diego State @ Michigan
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Florida State @ Clemson
Georgia @ Ole Miss
Colorado @ Ohio State
California @ Washington
Tulane @ Duke
Arkansas @ Alabama
Southern Miss @ Virginia
Oklahoma State @ Texas A&M
Florida @ Kentucky
USC @ Arizona State

Beach Fanatic

Sep 22, '11 · 2:41 PM#253

Looks like an easy Week 4.
Sorry I am a little late. Forgot about football until sitting in a brown bar in Amsterdam and saw some real football and remembered SOWAL!!! Couldn't figure out to highlight so I just listed my picks. Realize I miss tonight being so late.

Good luck to all.

Sept 21
Cincinnati

Sept 23
]Notre dame
LSU
Michigan
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Georgia
Ohio State
Washington
Tulane
Alabama
Southern Miss
Texas A&M
Florida
Arizona State

beats on hood

Sep 22, '11 · 3:28 PM#254

Sorry I am a little late. Forgot about football until sitting in a brown bar in Amsterdam and saw some real football and remembered SOWAL!!! Couldn't figure out to highlight so I just listed my picks. Realize I miss tonight being so late.

Poor baby! LOL. Amsterdam is such a great place to visit.. Have fun! :wave:

Remember you have until Saturday at 9 CST to change your Saturday picks.

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 4:07 PM#255

Again, the reason there needs to be point spread games, everyone so far is either 5-0 or 4-1 other than 2 people. No one can gain any ground on anyone with it like this week to week unless enough have picked opposite and can gain ground that way. That's the only way.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 24, '11 · 5:24 PM#256

Bring back the points!!!!

beats on hood

Sep 24, '11 · 6:51 PM#257

Big D and I are 10 for 12 right now. I'm sure someone is doing better. I'd ask Big D, but it's about 2 AM in Barcelona. Anyone? Anyone?

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 6:58 PM#258

Thursday Sept 21

NC State @ Cincinnati

Saturday Sept 23

Notre dame @ Pittsburgh
LSU @ West Virginia
San Diego State @ Michigan
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Florida State @ Clemson
Georgia @ Ole Miss
Colorado @ Ohio State
California @ Washington
Tulane @ Duke
Arkansas @ Alabama
Southern Miss @ Virginia
Oklahoma State @ Texas A&M
Florida @ Kentucky
USC @ Arizona State

Boy do these Thursday games slip up on me. Where did the week go? Thanks for the reminder. I'm still thinking it's Wednesday

First time I've seen one pick both teams in a matchup. :blink:

beats on hood

Sep 24, '11 · 7:03 PM#259

First time I've seen one pick both teams in a matchup.

Seen that before. OOPS! I hope Big D caught that and PM'd her.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 24, '11 · 8:20 PM#260

Big D and I are 10 for 12 right now. I'm sure someone is doing better. I'd ask Big D, but it's about 2 AM in Barcelona. Anyone? Anyone?

I'm 10 out of 12 as well, not sure if anyone is doing better.

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 8:48 PM#261

None that I'm aware of. I'm at 9 out of 12 right now.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 24, '11 · 9:06 PM#262

oops, just saw that. Had a little trouble with the cut/paste change bold to regular. I actually meant to take A & M. but that makes me a LOOOOOSER!. That's what I get for waiting until the last minute. Had ya' going for a minute tho. :clap:

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 9:08 PM#263

I noticed it earlier tonight but it was too late when I did see it of course, it was well into the game, if not over.

beats on hood

Sep 24, '11 · 9:35 PM#264

We're 11 out of 13 and about to be 12 out of 14 if LSU wins. I'll see the USC @ Arizona score in the AM. I'm going nitey-night after the LSU game.

A major shopping expedition in ATL is tiring, although my guess is that it's not as tiring as playing college football. :lol:

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 10:00 PM#265

We're 11 out of 13 and about to be 12 out of 14 if LSU wins. I'll see the USC @ Arizona score in the AM. I'm going nitey-night after the LSU game.

A major shopping expedition in ATL is tiring, although my guess is that it's not as tiring as playing college football.

I'm not complaining about 10 out of 13 right now. I think I may finish 11 out of 15 if Arizona State wins. I'm thinking they might win over USC. Not sure if West Va. can win. They might make it interesting though. I won't go to bed after the LSU game, I will watch the rest of the USC-Arizona St. game.

beats on hood

Sep 24, '11 · 10:33 PM#266

I am not an LSU fan. When hubby played varsity basketball at Tulane, the fans at LSU beat up the Tulane basketball team (including my husband) at games in Red Stick. I was never there because I stayed in NOLA at Tulane to study.

But I support LSU athletics now as long as their wins don't hurt the Gators and they help the SEC.

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 11:19 PM#267

I really thought West. Va. might have a chance against LSU and they were only down by 13 when we went to the park to walk the dog, then they had two turnovers obviously while we were gone, that blew things out of the water.

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 11:47 PM#268

NS State @ Cincinnati

Saturday Sept 23
Notre dame @ Pittsburgh
LSU @ West Virginia
San Diego State @ Michigan
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Florida State @ Clemson
Georgia @ Ole Miss
Colorado @ Ohio State
California @ Washington
Tulane @ Duke
Arkansas @ Alabama
Southern Miss @ Virginia
Oklahoma State @ Texas A&M
Florida @ Kentucky
USC @ Arizona State

You didn't pick anyone in the Oklahoma St./Texas A & M game. Hope you sent a private message to Cnest or BR prior to the game.

beats on hood

Sep 24, '11 · 11:48 PM#269

i really thought west. Va. Might have a chance against lsu and they were only down by 13 when we went to the park to walk the dog, then they had two turnovers obviously while we were gone, that blew things out of the water.

sec!

SoWal Insider

Sep 24, '11 · 11:55 PM#270

Red Dawg and DD are 13-1.

beats on hood

Sep 25, '11 · 12:38 AM#271

Red Dawg and DD are 13-1.

Awesome for them!

I wish I had asked D for a copy of his Excel spreadsheet. He has another week in Barcelona, so I am clueless regarding the data anaiysis until he gets back. I could do it myself, but why re-do all of that programming?

Edited Sep 25, '11 · 12:42 AM

SoWal Insider

Sep 25, '11 · 12:40 AM#272

Red Dawg finished atop this week if I'm right at 14-1.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 25, '11 · 1:16 AM#273

Seen that before. OOPS! I hope Big D caught that and PM'd her.

Unfortunately, I didn't look at picks or results until an hour ago. There were an unusual number of picks missing or doubled, but I had no chance to alert anyone from Barcelona.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 25, '11 · 1:36 AM#274

Congratulations to Red Dawg for taking the sole lead. Congratulations to the other five who also had a 13 game week.

Maybe too easy. We'll try to tighten it for Wk 5.