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

Dec 4, '11 · 8:17 AM#852

Fine with me. Bowl selection show is tonight I think. Regardless of when they are posted here I can still print them off myself and start working on them ahead of time as to who I will choose. Can't do anything until they are posted here.

Edited Dec 4, '11 · 8:44 AM

Meow

Dec 4, '11 · 8:31 AM#853

Man oh man....now I wish I hadn't missed that give me game I was late posting on! I coulda' been a contender!

Beach Fanatic

Dec 4, '11 · 11:07 AM#854

Did anyone think Houston would suck in their game as they have today? Thinking they are a little overrated?[/QUOTE

NO , they weren't overrated at all Lady D, we are just always underrated. SMTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SoWal Insider

Dec 4, '11 · 3:27 PM#855

Did anyone think Houston would suck in their game as they have today? Thinking they are a little overrated?[/QUOTE

NO , they weren't overrated at all Lady D, we are just always underrated. SMTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hear ya CP. We really need to remember to send you a reminder when its time for next years picks. Just remember it starts the first weekend in September.

Admin

Dec 4, '11 · 5:32 PM#856

Thanks CnestGator!!! And kudos to you for sticking by the orange and blue in all kinds of weather.

Beach Fanatic

Dec 5, '11 · 5:15 AM#857

Thanks CnestGator!!! And kudos to you for sticking by the orange and blue in all kinds of weather.

Yes it is not an easy year to be a gator. They will return, I just don't know when.

This weekend I will post the bowls. If you're anxious, you can find them online. They will have no points, but we will have a couple (or more) bonus questions.
cnestg8r

Beach Fanatic

Dec 5, '11 · 9:42 AM#858

Thanks Mate! We appreciate all of your hard work putting this together!

SoWal Insider

Dec 5, '11 · 5:10 PM#859

Thanks cnest. Have enjoyed the pick'em this year. Looking forward to next year.

Edited Dec 5, '11 · 6:16 PM

beats on hood

Dec 5, '11 · 6:05 PM#860

Thanks cnest. Have enjoyed the pick'em this year. Looking foward to next year.

Hey, it's not over. We have a kajillion bowl games to go!

SoWal Insider

Dec 5, '11 · 6:17 PM#861

Oh I know. Those look tough. Been looking them over. Printed them off of the web. But I am looking forward to the picks next year.

SoWal Expert

Dec 6, '11 · 8:26 PM#862

Bring on the bowl games! I always do far better at those with my illogical karmic picking!

SoWal Insider

Dec 6, '11 · 9:28 PM#863

At least with the bowl game they don't count as a miss. You just get a point when correct.

Beach Fanatic

Dec 7, '11 · 10:59 PM#864

Sowal Pickem's : BOWL Games 2011/12

Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

Beach Fanatic

Dec 8, '11 · 10:55 AM#865

Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

SkunkyAuthor

Dec 8, '11 · 12:41 PM#866

Thanks, Cnest!

beats on hood

Dec 8, '11 · 1:13 PM#867

Man, most of the games are predicted to be so close! And the odds I've seen say Bama is favored by 1. Cnestg8r and I are Tulane grads, but I'm for everyone who plays Bama. Sorry, Darlene. :blush:

Tangent: Big athletic announcement at Tulane. Just got this email:
Please join us for a historic announcement today at 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the James W. Wilson Jr. Center. For those unable to attend, you can follow the live stream on http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/

EDIT: Tulane is building a football stadium on campus! Yay! It will cost 70 million; the board has already pledged 40 million.

Edited Dec 8, '11 · 2:33 PM

SkunkyAuthor

Dec 8, '11 · 3:58 PM#868

Man, most of the games are predicted to be so close! And the odds I've seen say Bama is favored by 1. Cnestg8r and I are Tulane grads, but I'm for everyone who plays Bama. Sorry, Darlene.

Tangent: Big athletic announcement at Tulane. Just got this email:
Please join us for a historic announcement today at 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the James W. Wilson Jr. Center. For those unable to attend, you can follow the live stream on http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/

EDIT: Tulane is building a football stadium on campus! Yay! It will cost 70 million; the board has already pledged 40 million.

Great news. Now they actually have a shot at building a well supported program. I don't know if you ever saw a Tulane game in the Superdome, but they had all the atmosphere of empty catacombs. I guess you saw they hired a new head coach, got him off the Saints staff.

beats on hood

Dec 8, '11 · 4:41 PM#869

Great news. Now they actually have a shot at building a well supported program. I don't know if you ever saw a Tulane game in the Superdome, but they had all the atmosphere of empty catacombs. I guess you saw they hired a new head coach, got him off the Saints staff.

Tulane didn't start having games at the Superdome until after we left. I loved rolling out of the dorm, pre-gaming at the Sammies and SAE houses, then walking a few blocks to the Sugar Bowl, then after-partying at Sammies and SAE. Fun times.

I hope the new coach can recoup the 70 million. He looked really awkward in the video. What's up with that? If Tulane wants a successful athletic program, they need a coaching or exercise science major so that many athletes can pass. Hubby, no prob. He was the first Tulane athlete to graduate in engineering. He also got full academic scholarships in the Ivys. A perfect 800 in SAT quantitative and in the SAT II in math helps.

beats on hood

Dec 12, '11 · 12:40 PM#870

Don't forget to make your bowl picks!

Yes, I realize that it looks like I'm having conversations with myself. JK. :floor:

The bowl games start on Saturday. Make your picks by Saturday at 9 AM CST. ALL PICKS FOR ALL BOWL GAMES ARE DUE BY THEN. There are too many bowl games to have to record the picks piecemeal. There are some really close games predicted.

Note that Iris is the regular season champ. There will also be a separate bowl champ. And the overall champ will be the winner of the regular season plus the bowls.

So invite your friends to play the bowl games. Even if they didn't play in the regular season, they could still be the bowl champ.

BTW Iris won 67.1% of her picks in the regular season. Assuming that she wins the same percentage of the bowl games, to beat her as overall champ you need to look at how many games behind her you are (for example, cnestg8r is 9 behind) and add 26 to that number.

Happy picking!

Edited Dec 12, '11 · 12:49 PM

SoWal Insider

Dec 12, '11 · 4:22 PM#871

Wyoming
Utah State
San Diego State
FIU
TCU
Boise State
Southern Miss
North Carolina
Purdue
N.C. State
Toledo
California
Florida State
Baylor
BYU
Rutgers
Mississippi State
Oklahoma
Texas A & M
Utah
UCLA
Vandy
Virginia
Houston
Nebraska
Florida
Michigan State
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
N. Illinois
Wisconsin
Oklahoma State
Michigan
West Virginia
LSU

Bonus #1- Most passing yds- OSU

Bonus #2- Most FG's- Stanford

Bonus #3- Most rushing yds-Alabama

Beach Fanatic

Dec 12, '11 · 5:14 PM#872

Sowal Pickem's : BOWL Games 2011/12
Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

Beach Lover

Dec 13, '11 · 11:17 AM#873

Wyoming vs. Temple
Ohio vs. Utah State
La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
FIU vs. Marshall
TCU vs. La. Tech
Boise State vs. Arizona State
Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Missouri vs. N. Carolina
W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Louisville vs. N.C. State
Air Force vs. Toledo
California vs. Texas
Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Baylor vs. Washington
BYU vs. Tulsa
Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
UCLA vs. Illinois
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Virginia vs. Auburn
Penn State vs. Houston
Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Ohio State vs. Florida

Bonus#1 Most passing TD's:

OSU or UF
Michigan State vs. Georgia
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
SMU vs. Pittsburgh
N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford

Bonus#2 Most FG's:

OKST or Stanford
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Clemson vs. West Virginia
LSU vs. Alabama

Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or ALABAMA

ROLL TIDE!

SoWal Expert

Dec 13, '11 · 11:58 AM#874

Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

Beach Lover

Dec 13, '11 · 7:26 PM#875

Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

beats on hood

Dec 14, '11 · 12:04 PM#876

BOWL Games 2011/12

Dec. 17 Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17 Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17 La.-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
Dec. 20 FIU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21 TCU vs. La. Tech
Dec. 22 Boise State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 24 Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 26 Missouri vs. N. Carolina
Dec. 27 W. Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27 Louisville vs. N.C. State
Dec. 28 Air Force vs. Toledo
Dec. 28 California vs. Texas
Dec. 29 Notre Dame vs. Florida St.
Dec. 29 Baylor vs. Washington
Dec. 30 BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30 Iowa State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 30 Wake Forest vs. Miss. State
Dec. 30 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 31 Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31 Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31 UCLA vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31 Virginia vs. Auburn
Jan. 2 Penn State vs. Houston
Jan. 2 Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2 Ohio State vs. Florida
Bonus#1 Most passing TD's: OSU or UF
Jan. 2 Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 6 Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 7 SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 8 N. Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Jan. 2 Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2 Oklahoma St. vs. Stanford
Bonus#2 Most FG's: OKST or Stanford
Jan. 3 Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 4 Clemson vs. West Virginia
Jan. 9 LSU vs. Alabama
Bonus#3 Most Rushing yds: LSU or AL

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