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NCAA Pick ems 2011

30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
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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:

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Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#277
Guess you better bring back those damm points before Lady D blows a gasket! :wave:

You're right Miss Kitty. Now I've dropped back 3 places when I was #5 last week. And with 11 correct. I had one more correct this week. And I've not had a week in the negative yet and I'm going backwards instead of staying where I was. This so makes me unhappy. I'll be at the bottom like last year before its over.

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Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#278
USC really disappointed me last night, what a pity. Thats what you get lane kiffin for leaving UT lol.

Should have gone with Arizona State like your mom.
monkiesrus avatar
Beach Fanatic
#279
Should have gone with Arizona State like your mom.

Yeah, well what can you really do? At least I was able to get 12 correct, since I had an off week last week :)
monkiesrus avatar
Beach Fanatic
#280
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.


Thanks, I liked the point spreads, made it more interesting & challenging as far as the picks went. Not that they aren't interesting anyway, but it adds the extra gusto to it.
Beach Fanatic
#281
Unless it's a game with a big spread I like it without the points...it's easier to keep up with when the ticker goes by.

I don't gamble anyway...
monkiesrus avatar
Beach Fanatic
#282
Unless it's a game with a big spread I like it without the points...it's easier to keep up with when the ticker goes by.

I don't gamble anyway...

I understand, not really for gambling purposes, more less its for the teams who aren't as good as the team they are playing to even things out.
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#283
Need some games included that are not so lopsided and not so easy to pick then if they are not going to bring back point spread games.
30A Skunkape avatar
SkunkyAuthor
#284
LadyD-I forgot to make a pick in the Texas AM and OKie state game. I was on the fence with that one, but I thought I had picked A&M and up until this morning figured I missed that game anyway!:lol:

As far as spread or no spread, I would defer to cnestg8r...I imagine it makes it harder to run the game with spreads and there are so many players this year. They may be a good tool to keep the contest going in a week when there are a bunch of stinker games, ie, anticipated routs and mismatches. I find it kind of fun to see if Florida can hang 45 points on Coastal Mississippi vo-tech, for example.

But, if you want hard games, stay tuned...this week promises to be very challenging!:twisted:
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#285
Hope so. I like a little challenge.
cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#286
Week 5 Pick'ems - Watch out for the first several games!

  • Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

  • Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#287
Now this is more like it.
30A Skunkape avatar
SkunkyAuthor
#288
Executive decision-No more point spread games until further notice. If you want to chime in on this, please send PMs to me and leave cnestg8r alone:wave:
Arkiehawg avatar
Beach Fanatic
#289
Executive decision-No more point spread games until further notice. If you want to chime in on this, please send PMs to me and leave cnestg8r alone:wave:

:whitetrash: +1 Skunky!!!!
monkiesrus avatar
Beach Fanatic
#290
Week 5 Pick'ems - Watch out for the first several games!

  • Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

  • Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers
@ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St
@ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M
@ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida (I will be glad to miss this one, don't care for either team really, if florida won that would be hysterical.)
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas
@ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#291
South Florida @ Pittsburgh
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers
@ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St
@ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin

bamabeachbum avatar
Beach Fanatic
#292
  • Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

  • Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane
@ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M
@ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington
@ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#293
Week 5 Pick'ems - Watch out for the first several games!

•Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

•Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin

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Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#294
Week 5 Pick'ems - Watch out for the first several games!
o Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh
o Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia
Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#295
To the people that haven't posted their picks yet, remember there is a Thursday night game. Hopefully people will remember without me having to send reminder pm's.
ameliaj avatar
Beach Fanatic
#296
Week 5 Pick'ems - Watch out for the first several games! NO KIDDING! This is a toughy.

  • Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

  • Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St@ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M
@ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas
@ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin

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Kurt avatar
Admin
#297
  • Thursday
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

  • Saturday
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas
@ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
PoorTruman avatar
Beach Comber
#298
South Florida @ Pittsburgh
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
BeachSiO2 avatar
Beach Fanatic
#299
South Florida @ Pittsburgh

Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
Red Dawg avatar
Beach Lover
#300
South Florida @ Pittsburgh
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin

ROLL TIDE!
Jerry Lewis avatar
Beach Fanatic
#301
South Florida @ Pittsburgh
Air Force @ Navy
Rutgers @ Syracuse
Tulane @ Army
Northwestern @ Illinois
Mississippi St @ Georgia
Wake Forest @ Boston Col.
Michigan St @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Alabama @ Florida
Clemson @ Virginia
Tech
Auburn @ S. Carolina
Washington @ Utah
Texas @ Iowa State
Nebraska @ Wisconsin

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