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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SoWal Insider

Sep 3, '11 · 11:00 PM#52

According to the pick'em I have 9 of 13 correct so far and got 3 of the 4 correct on the games with points, not bad. But I may not get either of the last two correct, Colorado is down to Hawaii and just have to hope Miami can get past Maryland.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 4, '11 · 5:26 PM#53

For those like BR that can't wait until the Monday game is finished. I'll post wk 1 final results Tuesday AM.

Edited Sep 4, '11 · 6:04 PM

SoWal Insider

Sep 4, '11 · 7:16 PM#54

Hey Cnest, how does one figure the rank when you have 3 with the same number correct or 6 with 9 correct? Like the ones ranked #4. There is no 2 and 3 and it goes from #4 to #10 to #18, etc.

For those like BR that can't wait until the Monday game is finished. I'll post wk 1 final results Tuesday AM.

beats on hood

Sep 4, '11 · 7:28 PM#55

Those ranked 4th have 3 people ahead of them, those ranked 10th have 9 people ahead of them, etc. :wave:

SoWal Insider

Sep 4, '11 · 7:44 PM#56

Ok BR, thanks. I kind of see how it works. Never really thought about it in the past.

SkunkyAuthor

Sep 4, '11 · 8:26 PM#57

LadyD, you're on fire!

SoWal Insider

Sep 4, '11 · 9:40 PM#58

Thanks Skunky, but my son is at 10-4. I don't call 9-5 on fire, better than 5-9 though. I will love it if the Canes can beat Maryland tomorrow night. But either way, I usually start off bad the first couple of weeks, at least I will be on the positive side. I did no reviewing the teams this time. Just picked them and went with it. Where I shined was on the games with points, getting 3 of the 4. Pure luck. Did my picks at the beach.

Edited Sep 4, '11 · 9:41 PM

Admin

Sep 5, '11 · 7:13 PM#59

Moved some of the chatter to http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/26634-Ncaa-battlezone

SoWal Insider

Sep 5, '11 · 8:16 PM#60

Woo hoo. The Canes are up 14-13. If they can win this I will finish 10-5 this week. Go Canes!

Beach Fanatic

Sep 5, '11 · 8:20 PM#61

Beware. This is tougher.
Best of Luck!

Saturday, 10 Sep

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State + 17.5 @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina + 20.5
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Edited Sep 5, '11 · 8:21 PM

SoWal Insider

Sep 5, '11 · 8:43 PM#62

Beware. This is tougher.
Best of Luck!

Saturday, 10 Sep

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State + 17.5 @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina + 20.5
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Thanks Cnest.

SoWal Insider

Sep 5, '11 · 10:19 PM#63

Dang Morris and Miami, now I have to settle for a 9-6 record on Week 1 pick'em. Was hoping for 10-5. Rats.

Edited Sep 5, '11 · 11:10 PM

Meow

Sep 6, '11 · 7:49 AM#64

....just letting y'all know how much I still detest the points!!!!! :wave:

Beware. This is tougher.
Best of Luck!

Saturday, 10 Sep

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State + 17.5 @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina + 20.5
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '11 · 8:06 AM#65

Congratulations to our leaders:

Fulmer4senate
Red Dawg
30A Skunkape
EastTennWaterDog
FL Dawg

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '11 · 8:11 AM#66

....just letting y'all know how much I still detest the points!!!!!

Some would argue that all games should have points like professional betters. Help me understand your passion.

Admin

Sep 6, '11 · 8:20 AM#67

We are amateurs.

Meow

Sep 6, '11 · 8:25 AM#68

We are amateurs.

Thank you! Big D...I like this answer! :lolabove:

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '11 · 11:47 AM#69

It has been declared we will not have points. Note the changes for this week!
This just got easier for some.
Best of Luck!

Saturday, 10 Sep

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Meow

Sep 6, '11 · 1:32 PM#70

....ah, gee, thanks! DD will love this...she needs some good news!

beats on hood

Sep 6, '11 · 1:59 PM#71

I might be wrong, but it is my understanding that the reason that cnestg8r started the points thing is that there were games that were of national interest due to high rankings, conference interest, or interest among SoWallers that had 20-or-so-point lines. But if these games were put in the pick'ems with no points, the probability of everyone getting the pick right would be high. If the picks are too easy, what's the fun of it when everyone gets a particular pick correct? It wouldn't be a challenge or interesting. So the points were put in to differentiate the pickers and to accommodate the types of games mentioned in the first sentence.

With no points there will be a lot of games in which people are interested, but are "pointless" (pardon the pun) to put in the pick'ems because because the games are predicted to be blowouts. It just means that the 15 teams chosen each week will have to exclude predicted blowouts by teams of national, conference, or SoWal interest.

Yes, I know that often a team that's supposed to win big often doesn't and that you might find other counterexamples. But the above is the logic that I think cnestg8r had. I apologize if I am misrepresenting you, cnestg8r.

He's cool with the no points approach, so no biggy. :wave:

SoWal Expert

Sep 6, '11 · 2:52 PM#72

I don't have a preference, but since I don't even know/care that most of these teams are playing unless they are in the picks ..........

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '11 · 4:11 PM#73

In a pool with a bunch of numbskulls like us it is nice to have stoopid easy picks so we can feel better about ourselves when we get a few right.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '11 · 4:52 PM#74

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Beach Fanatic

Sep 7, '11 · 8:41 AM#75

Saturday, 10 Sep

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State + 17.5 @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina + 20.5
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

Beach Fanatic

Sep 7, '11 · 8:58 AM#76

Missouri @ Arizona State
Iowa @ Iowa State
Oregon State @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Army
Mississippi State @ Auburn
Hawaii @ Washington
Virginia Tech @ East Carolina
TCU @ Air Force
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
Alabama @ Penn State
South Carolina @ Georgia
BYU @ Texas
Utah @ USC
UCONN @ Vandy
Notre Dame @ Michigan

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