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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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cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#577
Week 9 looks like it will be the anatomical showdown of the N-pickers versus the B-pickers. Some of our current leading pickers think the odds makers have it just right and have followed suit. Other distinguished pickers think the odds makers are only half right. Will you be an N-picker or a B-picker?

I will be surprised if we don't have some realignment.

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Jerry Lewis avatar
Beach Fanatic
#578
Michigan St. @ Nebraska
Syracuse @ Louisville
Illinois @ Penn St.
Missouri @ Texas A&M
Arkansas @ Vanderbilt
Florida @ Georgia
SMU @ Tulsa
Wake Forest @ North Carolina
Oregon St. @ Utah
California @ UCLA
Mississippi @ Auburn
South Carolina @ Tennessee
Clemson @ Georgia Tech
Wisconsin @ Ohio St.
Arizona @ Washington
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#579
Miss Kitty, where are you?

cnestg8r, if Miss K doesn't post by 9 AM CDT, please use my picks for Miss Kitty except pick Mizzou and SMU.

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Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#580
Michigan St
Louisville
Penn St
ATM
Arkansas
Georgia
Tulsa
NC
CA
Auburn
SC
Clemson
Wisconsin
Washington
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#581
OMC...using Safari instead of AOL and I am so out of sorts!!!! Thank you all for having my back. Now, I need to go back to bed because of the stress. :lol:
cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#582
Miss Kitty skipped ORST v UTAH
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#583
Miss Kitty skipped ORST v UTAH

I would have picked Utah! Heaven help me!
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#584
I picked Utah for Miss Kitty in post #579.
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#585
I picked Utah for Miss Kitty in post #579.

:wub:...you are a friend, indeed!!!!
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#586
Well, it looks like another 11-4 week for me, but two people I believe finished 12-3.
cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#587
Week 9 Results

Congratulations to FL Dawg and Iris for capturing the season lead!
Congratulations to ShallowsNole and Smiling JOe for the weekly lead!
Note changes in the prior rank versus the current rank. It could have been more significant.

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Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#588
Congratulations to FL Dawg and Iris for capturing the season lead!
Congratulations to ShallowsNole and Smiling JOe for the weekly lead!
Note changes in the prior rank versus the current rank. It could have been more significant.

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I like this. Cnest, I don't guess there is anyway possibly that the week 10 picks could be ready by tomorrow morning so I can have something to work on while sitting each day all day in the jury pool this week, fun fun? Have to be there each day at 8:30. Thanks.
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#589
Holy crap.
30A Skunkape avatar
SkunkyAuthor
#590
Was the ending of Ohio State-Wisconsin wild, or what?! Stanford USC wasn't shabby, either! CNEST is working on the slate-this will be a pretty tough week, I think.
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#591
Was the ending of Ohio State-Wisconsin wild, or what?! Stanford USC wasn't shabby, either! CNEST is working on the slate-this will be a pretty tough week, I think.

Good deal.
Beach Fanatic
#592
Dogs win!
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#593
Was the ending of Ohio State-Wisconsin wild, or what?!

I knew they were going to blow it! Dumbasses! Luckily the DJ drowned out some of my screaming at the TV.
ameliaj avatar
Beach Fanatic
#594
Tried a new method this week---think I'll send it to the dumpster. GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#595
Meanwhile, I totally guessed on those that were not ACC, SEC or Oklahoma. I suppose I'll need to do that this week too!
cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#596
With a little help from my friends...


*THURSDAY
Tulsa @ UCF

*SATURDAY
Michigan @ Iowa
Texas Tech @ Texas
Vanderbilt @ Florida
Virginia @ Maryland
North Carolina @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi @ Kentucky
Troy @ Navy
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma
South Florida @ Rutgers
Missouri @ Baylor
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
South Carolina @ Arkansas
Arizona St. @ UCLA
LSU @ Alabama

*BONUS #1
First team to score:

LSU _or_ Alabama

*BONUS #2
Total Pts = Stanford + Oregon St.

Total Pts less than 61.5 _or_ Total Pts more than 61.5

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Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#597
You and Skunky crack me up!
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#598
With a little help from my friends...


*THURSDAY
Tulsa @ UCF

*SATURDAY
Michigan @ Iowa
Texas Tech @ Texas
Vanderbilt @ Florida
Virginia @ Maryland
North Carolina @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi @ Kentucky
Troy @ Navy
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma
South Florida @ Rutgers
Missouri @ Baylor
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
South Carolina @ Arkansas
Arizona St. @ UCLA
LSU @ Alabama

*BONUS #1
First team to score:

LSU _or_ Alabama

*BONUS #2
Total Pts = Stanford + Oregon St.

Total Pts less than 61.5 _or_ Total Pts more than 61.5

This makes for a interesting week. Thanks Cnest and friends.
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#599
*THURSDAY
Tulsa @ UCF

*SATURDAY
Michigan @ Iowa
Texas Tech @ Texas
Vanderbilt @ Florida
Virginia @ Maryland
North Carolina
@ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi @ Kentucky
Troy @ Navy
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma
South Florida
@ Rutgers
Missouri @ Baylor
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
South Carolina
@ Arkansas
Arizona St. @ UCLA
LSU @ Alabama

*BONUS #1
First team to score:

LSU _or_ Alabama

*BONUS #2
Total Pts = Stanford + Oregon St.

Total Pts less than 61.5 _or_ Total Pts more than 61.5
cnestg8r avatar
Beach Fanatic
#600
Thanks to ShallowsNole for taking the lead in the modified format.

It would be appreciated if changes follow the format:
1. Don't change your original post.
2. Don't repost your original picks.
3. State in one line per change:
"Changing from Vanderbilt to Florida"

Appreciated,
cnest
Lady D avatar
SoWal Insider
#601
Thanks to ShallowsNole for taking the lead in the modified format.

It would be appreciated if changes follow the format:
1. Don't change your original post.
2. Don't repost your original picks.
3. State in one line per change:
"Changing from Vanderbilt to Florida"

Appreciated,
cnest

OK. Good. I didn't like reposting my entire picks to make a change and thought we had too.

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