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Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

burgie12

RPI '11 Go Red!
So, this is a pretty standard thing here on the Boards. Who can pick all of the bow(e)ls correctly!?

You will pick the winner of each of the bow(e)l games to be played between now and <s>Christmas</s> <s>New Year's</s> REALLY!? the championship game isn't til the 7th? Anyways, you don't have to pick against the spread, just pick the winner.

Scoring is as follows:
50 points for the BCS Championship Game
30 points for other BCS Bowl Games (Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta)
5 points for all other games

Tiebreakers (in order):
BCS Championship Game score
Total rushing yards (both teams) in the Rose Bowl
Total passing yards (both teams) in the Orange Bowl

You can submit your picks here in this thread or (preferably) enter them yourself on this handy dandy spreadsheet.

I want to fix up the formatting and I need to add in the formulas, but it does have all of the games in there.

Please post here or send me an email ([username] "shift-2" gmail) if you can't access / see / edit the spreadsheet. It shouldn't require a Google account, but it might, soooooo... just in case.

Picks for the first two games will lock sometime on Saturday. Don't be a dick and edit your pick after the game has already started if I don't get around to locking it right at 1pm Eastern.

Since I posted this so late, all of the other games will lock in next Thursday, the 20th (coincidentally, the time of the third game). I will not be able to lock that one til probably 10pm or later. Again, don't be a dick.

Gildan New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) [12/15/12]: Nevada vs Arizona
Famous Idaho Potato (Boise, ID) [12/15/12]: Toledo vs Utah State
SD County Credit Union Poinsettia (San Diego, CA) [12/20/12]: BYU vs San Diego State
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) [12/21/12]: Ball State vs UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) [12/22/12]: East Carolina vs Louisiana-Lafayette
MAACO Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) [12/22/12]: Washington vs Boise State
Sheraton Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) [12/24/12]: Fresno State vs SMU
Little Caesars Pizza (Detroit, MI) [12/26/12]: Western Kentucky vs Central Michigan
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman (Washington, DC) [12/27/12]: San Jose State vs Bowling Green
Belk (Charlotte, NC) [12/27/12]: Cincinnati vs Duke
Bridgepoint Education Holiday (San Diego, CA) [12/27/12]: Baylor vs UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence (Shreveport, LA) [12/28/12]: Ohio vs Louisiana-Monroe
Russell Athletic (Orlando, FL) [12/28/12]: Rutgers vs Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care of Texas (Houston, TX) [12/28/12]: Minnesota vs Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Fort Worth, TX) [12/29/12]: Rice vs Air Force
New Era Pinstripe (Bronx, NY) [12/29/12]: West Virginia vs Syracuse
Kraft Fight Hunger (San Francisco, CA) [12/29/12]: Navy vs Arizona State
Valero Alamo (San Antonio, TX) [12/29/12]: Texas vs Oregon State
Buffalo Wild Wings (Tempe, AZ) [12/29/12]: TCU vs Michigan State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City (Nashville, TN) [12/31/12]: NC State vs Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun (El Paso, TX) [12/31/12]: USC vs Georgia Tech
AutoZone Liberty (Memphis, TN) [12/31/12]: Iowa State vs Tulsa
Chick-fil-A (Atlanta, GA) [12/31/12]: LSU vs Clemson
Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, FL) [1/1/13]: Mississippi State vs Northwestern
Heart of Dallas (Dallas, TX) [1/1/13]: Purdue vs Oklahoma State
Outback (Tampa, FL) [1/1/13]: South Carolina vs Michigan
Capital One (Orlando, FL) [1/1/13]: Georgia vs Nebraska
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio (Pasadena, CA) [1/1/13]: Wisconsin vs Stanford
Discover Orange (Miami, FL) [1/1/13]: Northern Illinois vs Florida State
Allstate Sugar (New Orleans, LA) [1/2/13]: Louisville vs Florida
Tostitos Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) [1/3/13]: Oregon vs Kansas State
AT&T Cotton (Arlington, TX) [1/4/13]: Texas A&M vs Oklahoma
BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL) [1/5/13]: Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss
GoDaddy.com (Mobile, AL) [1/6/13]: Kent State vs Arkansas State
Discover BCS National Championship (Miami, FL) [1/7/13]: Notre Dame vs Alabama
 
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Thanks for taking it over this year. :)

Picks are in BOLD.

Gildan New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) [12/15/12]: Nevada vs Arizona
Famous Idaho Potato (Boise, ID) [12/15/12]: Toledo vs Utah State
SD County Credit Union Poinsettia (San Diego, CA) [12/20/12]: BYU vs San Diego State
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) [12/21/12]: Ball State vs UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) [12/22/12]: East Carolina vs Louisiana-Lafayette
MAACO Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) [12/22/12]: Washington vs Boise State
Sheraton Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) [12/24/12]: Fresno State vs SMU
Little Caesars Pizza (Detroit, MI) [12/26/12]: Western Kentucky vs Central Michigan
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman (Washington, DC) [12/27/12]: San Jose State vs Bowling Green
Belk (Charlotte, NC) [12/27/12]: Cincinnati vs Duke
Bridgepoint Education Holiday (San Diego, CA) [12/27/12]: Baylor vs UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence (Shreveport, LA) [12/28/12]: Ohio vs Louisiana-Monroe
Russell Athletic (Orlando, FL) [12/28/12]: Rutgers vs Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care of Texas (Houston, TX) [12/28/12]: Minnesota vs Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Fort Worth, TX) [12/29/12]: Rice vs Air Force
New Era Pinstripe (Bronx, NY) [12/29/12]: West Virginia vs Syracuse
Kraft Fight Hunger (San Francisco, CA) [12/29/12]: Navy vs Arizona State
Valero Alamo (San Antonio, TX) [12/29/12]: Texas vs Oregon State
Buffalo Wild Wings (Tempe, AZ) [12/29/12]: TCU vs Michigan State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City (Nashville, TN) [12/31/12]: NC State vs Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun (El Paso, TX) [12/31/12]: USC vs Georgia Tech
AutoZone Liberty (Memphis, TN) [12/31/12]: Iowa State vs Tulsa
Chick-fil-A (Atlanta, GA) [12/31/12]: LSU vs Clemson
Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, FL) [1/1/13]: Mississippi State vs Northwestern
Heart of Dallas (Dallas, TX) [1/1/13]: Purdue vs Oklahoma State
Outback (Tampa, FL) [1/1/13]: South Carolina vs Michigan
Capital One (Orlando, FL) [1/1/13]: Georgia vs Nebraska
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio (Pasadena, CA) [1/1/13]: Wisconsin vs Stanford
Discover Orange (Miami, FL) [1/1/13]: Northern Illinois vs Florida State
Allstate Sugar (New Orleans, LA) [1/2/13]: Louisville vs Florida
Tostitos Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) [1/3/13]: Oregon vs Kansas State
AT&T Cotton (Arlington, TX) [1/4/13]: Texas A&M vs Oklahoma
BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL) [1/5/13]: Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss
GoDaddy.com (Mobile, AL) [1/6/13]: Kent State vs Arkansas State
Discover BCS National Championship (Miami, FL) [1/7/13]: Notre Dame vs Alabama

Tiebreakers (in order):
BCS Championship Game score: 35-17
Total rushing yards (both teams) in the Rose Bowl: 678
Total passing yards (both teams) in the Orange Bowl: 873
 
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Gildan New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) [12/15/12]: Arizona
Famous Idaho Potato (Boise, ID) [12/15/12]: Utah State
SD County Credit Union Poinsettia (San Diego, CA) [12/20/12]: BYU
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) [12/21/12]: UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) [12/22/12]: Louisiana-Lafayette
MAACO Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) [12/22/12]: Boise State
Sheraton Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) [12/24/12]: Fresno State
Little Caesars Pizza (Detroit, MI) [12/26/12]: Central Michigan
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman (Washington, DC) [12/27/12]: Bowling Green
Belk (Charlotte, NC) [12/27/12]: Cincinnati
Bridgepoint Education Holiday (San Diego, CA) [12/27/12]: Baylor
AdvoCare V100 Independence (Shreveport, LA) [12/28/12]: Louisiana-Monroe
Russell Athletic (Orlando, FL) [12/28/12]: Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care of Texas (Houston, TX) [12/28/12]: Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Fort Worth, TX) [12/29/12]: Air Force
New Era Pinstripe (Bronx, NY) [12/29/12]: West Virginia
Kraft Fight Hunger (San Francisco, CA) [12/29/12]: Arizona State
Valero Alamo (San Antonio, TX) [12/29/12]: Texas
Buffalo Wild Wings (Tempe, AZ) [12/29/12]: Michigan State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City (Nashville, TN) [12/31/12]: Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun (El Paso, TX) [12/31/12]: USC
AutoZone Liberty (Memphis, TN) [12/31/12]: Tulsa
Chick-fil-A (Atlanta, GA) [12/31/12]: LSU
Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, FL) [1/1/13]: Mississippi State
Heart of Dallas (Dallas, TX) [1/1/13]: Oklahoma State
Outback (Tampa, FL) [1/1/13]: Michigan
Capital One (Orlando, FL) [1/1/13]: Georgia
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio (Pasadena, CA) [1/1/13]: Wisconsin
Discover Orange (Miami, FL) [1/1/13]: Florida State
Allstate Sugar (New Orleans, LA) [1/2/13]: Florida
Tostitos Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) [1/3/13]: Oregon
AT&T Cotton (Arlington, TX) [1/4/13]: Texas A&M
BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL) [1/5/13]: Pittsburgh
GoDaddy.com (Mobile, AL) [1/6/13]: Kent State
Discover BCS National Championship (Miami, FL) [1/7/13]: Alabama


Tiebreakers (in order):
BCS Championship Game score: 17-7
Total rushing yards (both teams) in the Rose Bowl: 425
Total passing yards (both teams) in the Orange Bowl: 500
 
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Don't forget to include the tiebreakers if you're going to enter your picks on this thread.
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

FYI burgie, I made an edit to my name and removed my google name. When I first filled it out I wasnt sure how things would show up on there and included it. I did not change any of my picks.
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

11 out of the (now) 17 posters went 2-for-2 today. 4 of us missed out when Nevada sucked the big one over the last two minutes of the game while Shirtless Bob went for the upset pick in Toledo and MountieBoy didn't get his picks in until 5 today and was kind enough to not put in picks for today.

You still have until 8:00pm on Thursday to change any of your picks. Good luck to everybody!
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

I'll just forfeit the first two games. Though I would've picked Nevada and Utah State, so I would've been 1-1.

Gildan New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) [12/15/12]: Nevada vs Arizona
Famous Idaho Potato (Boise, ID) [12/15/12]: Toledo vs Utah State

SD County Credit Union Poinsettia (San Diego, CA) [12/20/12]: BYU vs San Diego State
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) [12/21/12]: Ball State vs UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) [12/22/12]: East Carolina vs Louisiana-Lafayette
MAACO Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) [12/22/12]: Washington vs Boise State
Sheraton Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) [12/24/12]: Fresno State vs SMU
Little Caesars Pizza (Detroit, MI) [12/26/12]: Western Kentucky vs Central Michigan
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman (Washington, DC) [12/27/12]: San Jose State vs Bowling Green
Belk (Charlotte, NC) [12/27/12]: Cincinnati vs Duke
Bridgepoint Education Holiday (San Diego, CA) [12/27/12]: Baylor vs UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence (Shreveport, LA) [12/28/12]: Ohio vs Louisiana-Monroe
Russell Athletic (Orlando, FL) [12/28/12]: Rutgers vs Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care of Texas (Houston, TX) [12/28/12]: Minnesota vs Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Fort Worth, TX) [12/29/12]: Rice vs Air Force
New Era Pinstripe (Bronx, NY) [12/29/12]: West Virginia vs Syracuse
Kraft Fight Hunger (San Francisco, CA) [12/29/12]: Navy vs Arizona State
Valero Alamo (San Antonio, TX) [12/29/12]: Texas vs Oregon State
Buffalo Wild Wings (Tempe, AZ) [12/29/12]: TCU vs Michigan State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City (Nashville, TN) [12/31/12]: NC State vs Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun (El Paso, TX) [12/31/12]: USC vs Georgia Tech
AutoZone Liberty (Memphis, TN) [12/31/12]: Iowa State vs Tulsa
Chick-fil-A (Atlanta, GA) [12/31/12]: LSU vs Clemson
Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, FL) [1/1/13]: Mississippi State vs Northwestern
Heart of Dallas (Dallas, TX) [1/1/13]: Purdue vs Oklahoma State
Outback (Tampa, FL) [1/1/13]: South Carolina vs Michigan
Capital One (Orlando, FL) [1/1/13]: Georgia vs Nebraska
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio (Pasadena, CA) [1/1/13]: Wisconsin vs Stanford
Discover Orange (Miami, FL) [1/1/13]: Northern Illinois vs Florida State
Allstate Sugar (New Orleans, LA) [1/2/13]: Louisville vs Florida
Tostitos Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) [1/3/13]: Oregon vs Kansas State
AT&T Cotton (Arlington, TX) [1/4/13]: Texas A&M vs Oklahoma
BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL) [1/5/13]: Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss
GoDaddy.com (Mobile, AL) [1/6/13]: Kent State vs Arkansas State
Discover BCS National Championship (Miami, FL) [1/7/13]: Notre Dame vs Alabama
 
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Posted my picks on your spreadsheet.

A reminder to Spartanforlife4 to click on his spreadsheet and choose your tiebreakers.
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

Looks like BSU won last night. I wouldn't know; here in Madison my satellite dish (on the roof) was clogged with snow. You'd think they would put heaters in those things.
 
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Looks like BSU won last night.
BYU did, yes sir'ee.

The eleven posters that came into last night perfect through two was reduced to ten... icebadger can no longer go a perfect 35-for-35.

In all, fifteen of the now eighteen correctly picked their bowel and are that much closer to winning.

On a side note, there's only one game (Louisville vs Florida in the Sugar Bowl) that has all 18 of us in agreement.

ShirtlessBob went for another upset pick with Minnesota over Texas Tech. MadTownSioux is going with Rice over Air Force, while aygwm2 thinks Georgia Tech will take out USC and is also taking Clemson over LSU on the same day. ShirtlessBob and MadTownSioux strike back on New Year's Day as the only two to pick Nebraska over Georgia.

Good luck to everyone! I'll try and keep some updates coming, especially after Christmas comes and goes and we get into the heart of the bowl schedule.
 
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busterman, MavHockey, and sagard are still perfect. 8 more are 5-for-6.

Early Merry Christmas, everybody.
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

SMU beating Fresno State on Christmas Adam ensured that no one would go perfect this Bowel season.

After yesterday's win by Central Michigan, EoDS, MavHockey, and sagard lead the way with 7 correct out of 8 while there are nine more posters sitting just one win behind them.

There are three more games today and each of the three leaders has a different set of picks, so we'll have a different set of leaders after the day is over.
 
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... sagard lead the way with 7 correct out of 8 while there are ...

I suspect I'll be very similar to the Gophers. Jump out with some wins in meaningless games, then really stink the rest of the way!
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

sagard is the lone leader after yesterday's five games. He has a five-point lead on MadTownSioux and MavHockey14 with six more of us ten points behind at 60 points.

There are four more games tomorrow before things really get rolling with four minor bowls and two BCS bowls on New Year's Day on Monday. That's when some separation will really occur.

There were some really low scores yesterday, with just 1, 3, 5, 6, and 13 correct picks out of 18 contestants in each of the games. In fact, the scores were so low that EoDS went 0-for-5 while eight more scored only one correct pick.
 
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Although there's six games left, it looks like Alabama and KSU wins give me the title.
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

It also doesn't look like the FSU/NIU game has been added yet...
Occasionally I like to sleep.

Today's game is meaningless, since everyone picked Florida.

Possible Winners - Required Path:
EoDS - Notre Dame & Kansas State
MNS - Notre Dame & Oregon & Texas A&M
S4l4 - Alabama & Kansas State
busterman - Alabama & Oregon & Texas A&M & Pittsburgh & Arkansas State
Bob Gray - Alabama & Oregon & Oklahoma & at least one of (Ole Miss / Kent State)
bb_dl - Alabama & Oregon & Texas A&M & at least one of (Ole Miss / Kent State)

Alabama & Oregon & Oklahoma & Pittsburgh & Arkansas State means the tiebreakers are employed between Bob and busterman.
Notre Dame & Oregon & Oklahoma means the tiebreakers are used between MNS and Proud2baLaker

I was apparently still sleeping when I made this post this morning.
 
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I took a beating yesterday; I don't think a single one of my picks panned out...
 
Re: Pick Your Bow(e)ls 2012-13, Revenge of the Underdogs

And just like that the dream is over. I can't even get 2nd place for the third straight year, ending my other quest of becoming the Buffalo Bills of Bow(e)l Pick 'Em.
 
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