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 Fanatic

Nov 17, '11 · 8:58 AM#727

*THU
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech

*SAT
Iowa @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Michigan
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Georgia Tech @ Duke
Penn St. @ Ohio St.
Clemson @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi St. @ Arkansas
Miami (Fla.) @ South Florida
Washington @ Oregon St.
Louisiana Tech @ Nevada
Utah @ Washington St.
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
UCF @ East Carolina
Kansas St. @ Texas

**BONUS - largest victory margin
Furman/Florida **OR** Samford/Auburn
**BONUS - smallest victory margin
Wisconsin/Illinois **OR** Oklahoma/Baylor

Beach Fanatic

Nov 17, '11 · 9:18 AM#728

*THU
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech

*SAT
Iowa @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Michigan
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Georgia Tech @ Duke
Penn St. @ Ohio St.
Clemson @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi St. @ Arkansas
Miami (Fla.) @ South Florida
Washington @ Oregon St.
Louisiana Tech @ Nevada
Utah @ Washington St.
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
UCF @ East Carolina
Kansas St. @ Texas

**BONUS - largest victory margin
Furman/Florida **OR** Samford/Auburn
**BONUS - smallest victory margin
Wisconsin/Illinois **OR** Oklahoma/Baylor

Edited Nov 17, '11 · 9:46 AM

beats on hood

Nov 17, '11 · 12:00 PM#729

DD takes VTech, will do rest later!

As Rick Perry would say, OOPS! I went through the list and wrote down the names of everyone who hadn't posted and sent them reminders. Somehow I left DD off the list. :idontno:

Thanks for having her back!

SoWal Expert

Nov 17, '11 · 4:53 PM#730

Thank you Kitty for covering my ass. xoxoxoxoxoxo*THU
North Carolina @ Virginia Tech

*SAT
Iowa @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Michigan
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Georgia Tech @ Duke
Penn St. @ Ohio St.
Clemson @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi St. @ Arkansas
Miami (Fla.) @ South Florida
Washington @ Oregon St.
Louisiana Tech @ Nevada
Utah @ Washington St.
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
UCF @ East Carolina
Kansas St. @ Texas

**BONUS - largest victory margin
Furman/Florida **OR** Samford/Auburn
**BONUS - smallest victory margin
Wisconsin/Illinois **OR** Oklahoma/Baylor

SoWal Insider

Nov 17, '11 · 9:40 PM#731

It's unanimous on Virginia Tech.

SoWal Expert

Nov 18, '11 · 10:56 AM#732

Really? I want to change my pick then.
I choose whoever is playing them to win!

SoWal Insider

Nov 18, '11 · 9:44 PM#733

Really? I want to change my pick then.
I choose whoever is playing them to win!

:roll: Ha ha Scooterbug, the game ended up being too close for comfort, 24-21. Might have had you wondering for real?

SkunkyAuthor

Nov 19, '11 · 7:33 AM#734

*SAT
Iowa @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Michigan
Cincinnati @ Rutgers
Georgia Tech @ Duke
Penn St. @ Ohio St.
Clemson @ N. Carolina St.
Mississippi St. @ Arkansas
Miami (Fla.) @ South Florida
Washington @ Oregon St.
Louisiana Tech @ Nevada
Utah @ Washington St.
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee
UCF @ East Carolina
Kansas St. @ Texas

**BONUS - largest victory margin
Furman/Florida **OR** Samford/Auburn
**BONUS - smallest victory margin
Wisconsin/Illinois **OR** Oklahoma/Baylor

beats on hood

Nov 19, '11 · 7:46 AM#735

Somebody get the posse out after Skunky. He hasn't posted.

I PM'd him, but don't have another way to contact him.

EDIT: OOPS! Never mind. He just posted as I was typing.

Edited Nov 19, '11 · 7:48 AM

SoWal Insider

Nov 19, '11 · 10:36 AM#736

Somebody get the posse out after Skunky. He hasn't posted. I PM'd him, but don't have another way to contact him.

EDIT: OOPS! Never mind. He just posted as I was typing.

1ToshFan didn't post either.

beats on hood

Nov 19, '11 · 12:32 PM#737

1ToshFan didn't post either.

I PM'd him Thursday.

SoWal Insider

Nov 19, '11 · 4:46 PM#738

Clemson is getting destroyed by NC State, ugh.

beats on hood

Nov 19, '11 · 5:38 PM#739

Shallowsnole is kicking it at this moment.

Meow

Nov 19, '11 · 5:55 PM#740

mizzou!!!!!

SoWal Insider

Nov 19, '11 · 11:02 PM#741

Can't believe the Vols beat Vandy. More people picked them than I thought they would. I did not go with them thinking they had no prayer. They've lost every SEC game until tonight.

Beach Fanatic

Nov 20, '11 · 8:51 AM#742

Overall Leader: Iris with a two game lead
Weekly Leader: ShallowsNole with an impressive 13 picks
Most Improved: Fulmer4senate and cnestg8r

bonus point comments?

Edited Nov 20, '11 · 8:55 AM

SoWal Insider

Nov 20, '11 · 8:55 AM#743

Thanks Cnest. Can't believe I've stayed up near the top and moved up one more place after only getting 8 correct, thanks to the bonuses. These upsets really had an impact. And there were several. Cannot wait for week 13.

Beach Fanatic

Nov 20, '11 · 11:20 AM#744

The bonus points are great, I like having to decide largest or smallest victory margins, more or less points. It keeps an extra twist on things so its not all about just making picks & hoping you don't bite the dust, and if you do bite the dust, bonus points can help you if you have a rough week.

beats on hood

Nov 20, '11 · 11:32 AM#745

I like the bonus points. They have hurt me, but I find them to be an interesting twist, especially the ones for our Week 12.

SoWal Insider

Nov 20, '11 · 1:58 PM#746

I like the bonus points. They have hurt me, but I find them to be an interesting twist, especially the ones for our Week 12.

I've so far done well on the bonus points. Since I'm only 3 pts out of first I'm happy overall with my picking this year. Bring on week 13.

SkunkyAuthor

Nov 20, '11 · 4:39 PM#747

Upsetapalooza making me a loser! Great week coming up! :clap:

Beach Fanatic

Nov 20, '11 · 4:48 PM#748

Upsetapalooza making me a loser! Great week coming up!

Going to continue for you on Friday....;-)

Edited Nov 20, '11 · 4:50 PM

SkunkyAuthor

Nov 21, '11 · 7:26 AM#749

Going to continue for you on Friday....;-)

I'll admit, this game scares me way more than a potential date in the SECCG against UGA. Arkies are playing great right now and have nothing to lose by throwing every wrinkle and trick at LSU. Heck, this is a potential shot at the National Championship for them! They are a much improved team than the one that lost in Tuscaloosa earlier this year, that is for sure. I don't know a whole lot about Hogs defense other than that they do seem to have surrendered some points over the season-but if they can force a turnover or two and score more than 21 points, they have a heck of a shot to win.

Beach Fanatic

Nov 21, '11 · 8:25 AM#750

I'll admit, this game scares me way more than a potential date in the SECCG against UGA. Arkies are playing great right now and have nothing to lose by throwing every wrinkle and trick at LSU. Heck, this is a potential shot at the National Championship for them! They are a much improved team than the one that lost in Tuscaloosa earlier this year, that is for sure. I don't know a whole lot about Hogs defense other than that they do seem to have surrendered some points over the season-but if they can force a turnover or two and score more than 21 points, they have a heck of a shot to win.

I suspect that it will be a typical Hog/Tiger Battle. The big unknown is how they handle the death of their team mate Garrett Uekman who died yesterday. I suspect they will be very focused and have two reasons to win the game, a BCSNC birth and for Garrett....

Go Hogs!!!!