College Bowl Pick'em (Fantasy)

[Hambone]

It's a new group for the Bowls only. Once all the NCAA bowls have been set up you will pick the winner and then rank all the bowls by the confidence you have in the pick.

Join Here

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/bowl/register/joinprivategroup

Group ID: 2849
Password: drone

[TwT]

it says the password is wrong, it want let me log in

There was a problem



The password is incorrect. (Error #109)

[Hambone]

It might be case sensitive. I corrected my original post.

Try this

2849

drone

[TwT]

ok it worked :thumbsup:

[TwT]

No takers yet, come on this will be fun just to see who can pick em

[Hambone]

Their scared. I figure Wormtounge will get in on this.

[NeilV]

I'll get in on this one, since its only one time. I didn't do the regular season because I can't remember to get my picks in on time, but surely I can do it once.

[Hambone]

That a boy Neil. Just given the ole thread a

http://www.ricesigns.com/real_pictures/bump_signs.jpg

as we get closer.

[TwT]

so for just 3 of us, I thought NeilV was going to join also, come on people pick the bowls and let see who's "Mr. Las Vegas" :shhhh: :popcorn:

[NeilV]

I'm in on this one. Las Vegas here I come. (Would somebody bump this when its time to pick?)

[Hambone]

We won't forget ya little buddy.

[TwT]

I'm in on this one. Las Vegas here I come. (Would somebody bump this when its time to pick?)

you need to go ahead and sign up neil, we should be picking before long!

[Hambone]

Should be able to pick Sunday or Monday.


Picks are currently unavailable, as the bowl schedule is not yet finalized.

Please note that the EagleBank Bowl match up is still undetermined, as it will be Temple vs. UCLA or Army (depending on the outcome of the Army vs. Navy game on December 12).

[Scrapfe]

Help, I am lost and drowning, I can't navigate.

[Hambone]

What seems to be the problem?

[TwT]

LSU vs PENN STATE, how do you like this bill-board down in Orlando Florida where they will be playing :applause::lpf:

http://ow.ly/i/bb8/original

[Hambone]

lol. I like that!! I bought LSU and a couple of other teams already. Waiting on a few others until a day or two before game day. Bought LSU -2.5. Penn is ok but they can't run with the SEC.

[Hambone]

You can make your bowl pics now. Looks like we have 6 players. I don't see that Neil has signed up yet.

[TwT]

7 now and where is Neils name??? come on Neil sign up and take your whip-pen with the rest of them, :D

[NeilV]

Dagnabbit!!!! I tried to sign up using NeilV and then it gave me an error. So then I thought that I was supposed to enter a group name. So then I typed in Beesource, and now I'm listed as Beesource instead of Neil V. So, bottom line, "Beesource" is me. I may try to delete and do it again.

Neil

[NeilV]

Okay, I edited my name.

[Hambone]

Don't forget. Games start tomorrow. Get your pics made.

[NeilV]

Anybody else see the humor in BYU going to the Las Vegas Bowl? What are all those Mormons supposed to do in Las Vegas?

[jkola404]

I'm in........ Go Michigan State :)

[Hambone]

With all the suspensions who gonna start for Michigan State? The Cheerleaders?:D Tech blows them out by 30+. :)

[Hambone]

Anybody else see the humor in BYU going to the Las Vegas Bowl? What are all those Mormons supposed to do in Las Vegas?

May be a good time to go. Casinos should be empty. Well the Mormon Tabernacle Choir might take up the whole Hard Rock and party hard. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. ;):D

[NeilV]

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"

This time, because nobody would be interested in what happened. :D

[GaSteve]

I'm in. I found myself picking against the favorites in a lot of games. Is there a prize for lowest score?:)


GO HOKIES!!!

[jkola404]

With all the suspensions who gonna start for Michigan State? The Cheerleaders?:D Tech blows them out by 30+. :)

Have you seen our cheerleadeers? some of them could play football :)

[Hambone]

Funny. True. But Funny.


Not the way I wanted to start. I decided the first game to go for it all.

Epic Fail!!

[NeilV]

As it turns out, retarded minds think alike.

I gave that one 33 confidence points. And part of my reasoning was that I could claim to be in the lead after the first game. Even that would not have happened, because you still would have led by 1 point.

But now you lead the dork contest by 1 point!!!!! Epic fail indeed!!!!!

:D

[Hambone]

But now you lead the dork contest by 1 point!!!!! Epic fail indeed!!!!! :D

I know! I got to do something. I don't want to end up top dork!

I think your Rutgers bet was the same or 1+/-. So you thinking like a dork. :D

[TwT]

well I lost both games but only 3 points total :lookout:, those were my 1 & 2 point games, what the deal with some of the scores, did some people not pick every game :scratch:

[GaSteve]

So there is a prize for last place -- can claim the lowest level of dorkiness! I'm a front runner. Wasn't sure about Rutgers -- only 2 points. But I was sure Fresno St. would win big -- 31 points -- never saw that coming.

[NeilV]

I just checked the score, and that's funny stuff. I'm really in next to last place but I am leading the score.

At least this makes all the games interesting, so a big thanks to Hambone for setting this up. Now if I could only find a TV to watch some of the games on. Following games on CNNsports is ridiculous.

Neil

[Hambone]

Now if I could only find a TV to watch some of the games on. Following games on CNNsports is ridiculous.

Neil

Try

www.espn360.com

I think they are streaming all of their Bowl games live.

[Hambone]

well I lost both games but only 3 points

That's what you were good at in the other leage too. If you picked them wrong you didn't have much riding on it. Wonder what you will have on LSU though. :)

[Hambone]

So there is a prize for last place --

I should come up with something real good for last. Cause I know it will be me in it. :cool:

[NeilV]

How about this t-shirt for last place (but you buy):

http://www.zazzle.com/if_you_can_read_this_youre_within_roundhouse_tshir t-235683122214388568

[TwT]

Wonder what you will have on LSU though. :)

ok, I have 25 points on that game but who do you think I picked to win :scratch:

[TwT]

for those who didn't see it this was what first place won for the pickem season games, I just have to see if I can get the Bowl pickem trophy also ;)

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv223/Derekmeredith/TWT.jpg

[NeilV]

Well, I signed up for ESPN360. The wonders of the internet never cease. Now I can also keep up with Portugese Futbol. Anybody ready to enter that pool???

[Hambone]

Now I can also keep up with Portugese Futbol.

We used to watch Futbol all the time. Brazil was our team of choice. For one simple reason.

Goooooaaaaaallllllllllllll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkIGO2UA-u8

We never knew what they were saying, but we couldn't change it because we knew sooner or later a goal would be scored.

[Jeffzhear]

Penn State all the way! My son just graduated yesterday from PSU......Go Nittany Lions and JoePa

[NeilV]

Wow, we're really tearing it up with the picks so far.

[Hambone]

1 of 3 is actually pretty good right now. :eek:

[TwT]

better than me

[TwT]

yeah, i losed all 3 games so far and a total of 7 points, it aint looking good, hope i win some :D I never watched these small teams, I think I will do better on the bigger teams. :p thats where the points are

[NeilV]

It is hard to pick when I've never seen either team play.

[TwT]

It is hard to pick when I've never seen either team play.

yup thats why I put low points on them games

[Hambone]

That's what screwed on Wyoming. I was going to bet them because I saw them play Texas this year. They played really good against them. First half anyway. But just couldn't click on them and was betting it all on the first bet. I will make it up.

Tomorrow nights game should be a good one.

[NeilV]

I originally picked Wyoming for the same reason (the Texas game) but then I saw the point spread. It was one of the most one-sided spreads, and I figured SOMEBODY out there saw both teams play and set/affected the spread. So much for that theory.

[Hambone]

Yo Dork Jr,

Are you hacking into my pc? :D

Neil V ORSt (20)
Derek ORSt (19)

Should have taken BYU.

[NeilV]

I'm telling you, we are on the same mentally retarded wavelength. Plus, Barry's going to change my onscreen name to Derek, due to circumstances beyond my control.

Derek

P.S. It would appear that only the Oregonians have hangovers. Did not see that angle.

[Hambone]

I'm telling you, we are on the same mentally retarded wavelength. Plus, Barry's going to change my onscreen name to Derek, due to circumstances beyond my control.

Derek

:eek::eek:

This forum is going down hill fast. :D

[GaSteve]

Well I'm now 0 for 4. Nothing like perfection.

[Hambone]

Well I'm now 0 for 4. Nothing like perfection.

PM the rest of your pics. So I know what to change. :)

[beeman]

Yahoo has got some errors to fix on this. Looking closely at the group picks some peoples picks are not even under the right game.

[TwT]

we are all taking a beating, so for the underdog teams are 4-1. I took a 15 hit on the cal-utah game, ouch :eek:

[Hambone]

I got lucky and only took a 2 point hit on that. :banana:

[NeilV]

What is the Beesource handle of "Bowls" who has picked 5 out of 6. That's crazy.

[Hambone]

Not sure who Bowls is. Not all players are beesource members. Only about half are I think.

[Barry Digman]

What is the Beesource handle of "Bowls" who has picked 5 out of 6. That's crazy.

:)

[NeilV]

You gotta be kidding me.

I managed to pick the last one right, and I get exactly one (1) point.

[Barry Digman]

You gotta be kidding me.

I managed to pick the last one right, and I get exactly one (1) point.


Seriously. And here's the real kicker... I don't follow college football. At all. I'm not even sure what I did or how it works, but I'm pretty sure that the day I did it that there was still one game in which the teams had not been determined. Typically I either pick all of the underdogs if they're given, or I pick every home team, or every team on either the right or left side of the form. I believe in this one I picked underdogs?

[Hambone]

Seriously. And here's the real kicker... I don't follow college football. At all.

That's funny! Sometimes keeping it simple and just picking the same strategy all the way down works out to be best. Kinda like how I picked "C" for all test questions. :)

[TwT]

:)

dang Barry you off to a good start, but if all you picked was underdogs it will catch up with you in the later bowls, hope thats not where all your high points are, but so far you smoking us :scratch:

[Barry Digman]

dang Barry you off to a good start, but if all you picked was underdogs it will catch up with you in the later bowls, hope thats not where all your high points are, but so far you smoking us :scratch:

I just went down the list and selected all one side as I recall. The very last game couldn't be picked when I did it and I never went back. I don't remember assigning any kind of weight, I just picked them like "Pick the Pros" cards at the office. I'll be gone by the end of today if we were supposed to assign any kind of preferences.

[NeilV]

Well, Captain Random, you are now 6 out of 7.

[Barry Digman]

What are "confidence points" and what are we supposed to do with them?

[NeilV]

Each game is not worth 1 point. It is worth what you assign as "confidence points." If you pick a game right with 20 confidence points, you get 20 points. If you pick wrong, you lose the opportunity to get 20 points. You can move the games up and down to assign the points. You can only assign a certain level of points to each game (34 to 1, with each of those numbers available for one game only). So long as you keep picking everything right, confidence points don't matter.

[Hambone]

(34 to 1, with each of those numbers available for one game only). So long as you keep picking everything right, confidence points don't matter.

Right. Neil and I will be tied for the lead (for now) with 57 points after USC wins tonight. We have not won the same amount of games, but out confidence points on our wins add up to be the same.

[Barry Digman]

Since I don't know anything about college football I'm guessing that trying to assign confidence points would be useless. I'll just let 'em ride. I'm assuming that about midway through the schedule that the random picks will be overtaken by the true handicappers.

[TwT]

Barry you can still assign the remaining confidence points for the teams that haven't played, you can change any of them until 5 minutes before kick off. when you click your selection all you have to do is drag each game to the confidence points you want, confidence points are on right side

[NeilV]

Derek,

What in the world is going on at Tech????? Locking players in dark, confined spaces because they have concussions???? If the truth is even close to that, Leach is done. I always knew he was a little eccentric, but that's wild and crazy stuff.

Neil

[Hambone]

Craig James has always been bitter his son doesn't get more playing time. He was promised his son Adam would have more of it. Which he hasn’t got. Adam James had gone to a doctor and the doctor told him he had "concussion like symptoms". James came to practice with sunglasses on and when asked why he was wearing sunglasses to practice he told the coaches the doctor told him to avoid sunlight. When he wouldn't take off the sunglasses for practice he was sent inside to clean an equipment locker where it was "dark". I've also heard he was "forced" to walk around the practice field while everyone else practiced on another occasion (like the next day).

Unless there is more to it and other players come out. This is a very low class move by the James family. What Leach did though unusual sounds like he was acting in the best interest for the kids health.

[NeilV]

Derek,

If thats what you want to believe, that's okay with me.

But what I heard is that he put the kid in a dark, old well in his basement naked and kept lowering lotion in a basket, while holding a poodle, and saying, "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it get the hose again." But if you can't deal with reality, you can stick with your story. We won't make fun of you (at least not to your face) for standing by your man like Tammy Wynette.

Also, I would like to tell everyone that, although Wisconsin is currently winning, I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that I actually picked Miami and put a gob of confidence points on Miami. Then I checked the score and I had picked Wisconsin (even though I really DID NOT pick Wisconsin). So if Wisconsin wins, and I pick up about 30 points on it, then there has been a divine intervention and I am destined to win this contest and the rest of you (especially Mr. Digman) don't even need to check your scores.

Neil

[Hambone]

But what I heard is that he put the kid in a dark, old well in his basement naked and kept lowering lotion in a basket, while holding a poodle, and saying, "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it get the hose again."

PUT THE LOTION IN THE BASKET!! omg that's funny. My 4 yr old just asked me if everthing was ok cause I was laughing so hard.


Also, I would like to tell everyone that, although Wisconsin is currently winning, I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that I actually picked Miami and put a gob of confidence points on Miami.
Neil

I saw that and I have the Badgers picked too. But for only 3 points. I was kinda hoping Miami wins now.

Same thing happened to Ted in the regular season with the pick deal. But the opposite. His lost.

[Hambone]

Leach has been fired. What a load of bs. What a shady way to save 800k. Rumor is Ruffin Mcneill (Interim coach) might quit by days end. I wish all the players and coaches would boycott the bowl game. I am really po'ed at Tech right now.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-texastech-leachfired&prov=ap&type=lgns

[Hambone]

New NCAA rule: All training rooms / closets will have x-boxes loaded with Madden football games and capri suns in multiple flavors if mothers milk is not available for spoiled cry baby players in case this type of tragedy happens again.

[NeilV]

Derek,

Here's the reality:

1. right or wrong, Leach was not going to be able to recruit in a competitive way after this;

2. in the Big 12, you can't recruit, you're a loser; and

3. in college football, everybody loves a winner, but nobody loves a loser.

So Leach had to go.

Not saying its right, but that's how it is.

Neil

[Hambone]

Your probably right. But it also didn’t ever have to happen. If the James family wasn’t such a group of cry babies this would have never made it to the media. If this happened to any other kid on the team we would never be hearing about it. The James family is well known in North TX, and well known for being cry babies. Craig does/did the same thing with his boy at Celina High School. Craig has now ruined two programs. SMU and Tech. The Tech brass has not like Leach for a long time, but he wins and brings in a lot of money. Problem now is trying to find a good coach who is going to want to come and coach a team when they know that the school won’t stand behind them. Not going to be easy. But you never know.

[NeilV]

If they wave some cash around in front of a good coach from a secondary conference, they'll get somebody. The hard part is figuring out who has been good as opposed to lucky.

[Hambone]

If they wave some cash around in front of a good coach from a secondary conference, they'll get somebody.

That's the problem. Tech doesn't need a secondary coach. Leach has built Tech up and got them on the map. Tech got a commitment a couple of weeks ago from the #1 ranked high school QB. Wonder if he still comes. Tech needs a top tier coach. Would like to see Houston's or Baylor's coach sign on.

[beeman]

A lot of what I heard on the sports talk shows today is that the real issue was the strained relationship between Leach and TT since the contract negotiations last year. The incident with James just proved to be a good way for the school to gain the upper hand and get rid of Leach.

Personally, I would not have fired Leach for this incident, nor would I have fired Mangino if I were Kansas. Football is a tough sport and these kids have to be tougher than crying out about how poorly their coaches treated them. A coach is not suppossed to be your best friend, you are supposed to get mad and hate them at times, but later on you begin to realize that their actions towards you were to teach you a lesson and you're thankful to them because you learned it. If you cry out that you were mistreated you won't learn those lessons. I was afraid that Kansas' actions would open up a can of worms in college football, I just didn't realize it would be so soon. Are these players going to start crying foul to the media because coach made them run sprint ladders after practice? :doh:

[NeilV]

I think this probably had a lot to do with who the kid's daddy was and the way it was going to affect the program's reputation. It also is well known that the administration and Leach did not get along. That part I don't get, because he improved the football program at Tech a bunch. I agree that the whole thing is overblown, but it would be used by every other program recruiting the same players as Tech. Leach will find a good job somewhere. Given the public opinion in Texas, I suspect he will get a decent settlement on his lawsuit too. It's a bit much to fire him right before he is due to get a big bonus.

[Hambone]

Neil...Ole Miss for 28? OMG.

Might be a good. pick. :)

[ACBEES]

Just a note.....I was going to Texas A&M in the late 70's when SMU was a football powerhouse. Remember a guy named Eric Dickerson...well I watched him play. he was practically a one man football team and was dubbed the "pony express". Craig James was on that team and his main job was blocking for Eric Dickerson. Every now and then craig would get the ball and usually got stuffed at the line.

Leach didn't mistreat "crybaby" adam. Leach put Tech on the map as far as a football program. I disagree he would not have been able to recruit anymore after the James' went "Whaa Whaa" to the media. I think the admin at Tech are a bunch of first class buffoons for canning Leach. I'm starting to sound like a Tech supporter:doh:

[NeilV]

Derek,

Of course it was a good pick. I have been an OkState fan since elementary school, graduated from there, and there is no end to the ways they can disappoint. When I heard that Parrish Cox got benched, I figured it was over.

Neil

[Hambone]

and there is no end to the ways they can disappoint.

I am starting to fill your pain. We may need to start a support group soon.

[TwT]

TT looked great last night on offense, on another topic I am dragging bottom tier on the bowl selections, looks like Neil is doing great, good picks Neil

[NeilV]

My next prediction is that I'm about to get caught by KeithH. If Eastern Carolina could kick a stinking field goal, I'd be home free. Still think that Arkansas is only the right pick if you have the benefit of hindsight. Some of the few remaining ones are tough to call.

[Hambone]

good picks Neil

Neil is doing very well. The only game I have in question is the Iowa/GT. Other than that I am pretty sure I have them right.

[TwT]

I would have bet my life that TCU was probably the second best team in the country behind Bama, that just goes to show that the 3-4 weeks layoff before bowl games can mess teams up, or maybe its just my thinking because I aint doing to good picking bowl games.

[Hambone]

It’s either a long layoff hangover. Or they were overrated. I think had either one of them played Fla, Bama, TX, we would have seen a similar result like the Fla vs Cinci game. I think both of the QB’s and a few other players would have been carried off on a stretcher had they played the teams listed.

The TCU loss hurt Neil alot too.

[NeilV]

Ouch. It surely did. I thought that pick was a good one back when I did the initial picks. The more I thought about it, the more I thought it was a toss-up. But I don't feel any better about the rest of the games but one (not saying which one, but you can probably guess).

Looking back, my biggest mistake was the fresno state pick, with that many points on it so early. I've never done this before, and it was only after this started that I figured out some of the strategy. When I did the original picks, I did not even realize that you could change them after the contest started.

I might still win, but I doubt it.

[GaSteve]

And you are all welcome for me signing up to make all of you look good.:rolleyes:

At least least my Hokies won comfortably.

[Hambone]

Very interesting...

Tonight...Cental Mich Vs Troy. 9 of 11 (I rounded up TwT's 29) have 30+ confidence points on this game. And the picks are split 6-5.

[TwT]

well I have 33 points on Bama tonight, I need this to keep from sucking hind tit

[NeilV]

Do you root for the Big 12 and root for Texas, or do you root against Texas and cheer for the Crimson Tide (whatever a Crimson Tide is supposed to be)?

Just wondering.

I root for Texas, but if it were OU I'd be an Alabama fan tonight.

Neil

[Dale Rose]

Go Bama

[Hambone]

Do you root for the Big 12 and root for Texas, or do you root against Texas and cheer for the Crimson Tide (whatever a Crimson Tide is supposed to be)?

Just wondering.

I root for Texas, but if it were OU I'd be an Alabama fan tonight.

Neil

Supposed to root for TX and the Big 12. But I am rooting for Bama tonight. ;)

I have no idea what a Crimson Tide is or why their mascot is a Elephant.

[Dale Rose]

root for Bama and the SEC

[TwT]

Congratulations Keith13, he is the college bowl pick em champion ( Mr. Las Vegas ) Award is coming