By Wally
A veeeeeeeerrrrrrrry casual Friday indeed. Last day of work before a two week break …. yaaaaaaaaahooooooooooo! Okay … sorry … a little premature excitement at the prospect of not having to be in the “oriface” for several days. Like the players above, I’m feeling a little combative and restless today … I’m ready for the bowl games to start THIS WEEKEND … and so they shall. But because the vast majority of these games are essentially meaningless, we’re going to give them “meaning”. Gosh darn it, they’re gonna count! How’s that, you say? It’s easy. All you have to do is participate in the PPP … that’s the PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATORS POOL !!!
Here’s how it works: I list all the bowl games in essentially chronological order (below) and you simply respond by picking a winner for each one. I’ll keep track of it all during the bowl season, will send out periodic mid-term standings, and when it’s all over, I’ll declare the winners of the gold, silver and bronze helmet stickers. Here’s what the gold sticker will look like:
Hey … a Notre Dame helmet … imagine that! There is one catch to make it a bit more interesting. Each game will be given a point value. Aha … that’s right … all bowl games are not created equal. Just like their payouts! Let’s suffice it to say that generally the later the game is played, the more it’s worth. I will indicate next to each game the points at stake. Okay … here we go:
Dec 18 :
BYU vs UTEP (1 pt)
Northern Illinois vs Fresno State (1 pt)
Ohio vs Troy (1 pt)
Dec 21:
So. Miss vs Louisville (2)
Dec 22:
#19 Utah vs #10 Boise State (2)
Dec 23:
Navy vs San Diego State (2)
Dec 24:
#19 Hawaii vs Tulsa (2)
Dec 26:
Florida Int’l vs Toledo (2)
Dec 27:
Air Force vs Georgia Tech (3)
Dec 28:
#22 West Virginia vs NC State (3)
#14 Mizzou vs Iowa (3)
Dec 29:
East Carolina vs Maryland (3)
Illinois vs Baylor (3)
#16 Oklahoma State vs Arizone (4)
Dec 30:
Army vs SMU (4)
Kansas State vs Syracuse (4)
North Carolina vs Tennessee (4)
#17 Nebraska vs Washington (4)
Dec 31:
South Florida vs Clemson (5)
Notre Dame vs Miami (5)
Central Florida vs Georgia (5)
#19 SCarolina vs #23 Florida State (5)
Jan 1 (Happy New Year!!!):
Northwestern vs Texas Tech (6)
#15 Alabama vs #7 Michigan State (6)
Florida vs Penn State (6)
#21 Miss State vs Michigan (6)
#4 Wisconsin vs #3 TCU (7)
#25 UConn vs #9 Oklahoma (7)
#5 Stanford vs #12 Virginia Tech (7)
Jan 4:
#6 Ohio State vs #8 Arkansas (7)
Jan 6:
Middle Tenn vs Miami (OH) (2)
Jan 7:
#11 LSU vs #18 Texas A&M (7)
Jan 8:
Pitt vs Kentucky (3)
Jan 9:
#13 Nevada vs Boston college (3)
**** Jan 10 BCS Championship ******
#2 Oregon vs #1 Auburn (10)
So there you have it … all the bowl games mean something now! Bragging rights on Pickin Splinters are at stake! Okay … just reply below with all your picks before the games start Saturday. If you respond later than that, you can still play, but you will forfeit any games that have already been played. Not a big problem since the early games are only worth a point or two. But don’t delay … get those PPP picks in now!
HAPPY WEEKEND & SEASON’S GREETINGS TO ALL!
i am struggling to get my picks in… wally feel free to not count this since it’s in after the game started, but for what it’s worth i have no idea what is happening in it.
Southern Miss
and, now i’m sitting here until i finish the list!
[Missed]
Northern Illinois
Ohio
So. Miss
Utah
Navy
Hawaii
Florida Int’l
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
Mizzou
Maryland
Baylor
Oklahoma State
SMU
Kansas State
Tennessee
Nebraska
South Florida
Notre Dame
Georgia
SCarolina
Texas Tech
Alabama
Penn State
Miss State
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
Arkansas
Middle Tenn
LSU
Kentucky
Nevada
Oregon
Referred by Crossword Pete,
Boise State
Navy
Tulsa
Florida Intl
Air Force
West Virginia
Mizzou
MAryland
Baylor
Oklahoma State
Army
Syracuse
Tennessee
Nebraska
Clemson
Notre Dame
Georgia
S. Carolina
Northwestern
Alabama
Florida
Miss State
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Stanford
Ohio State
Miami (OH)
LSU
Pitt
Nevada
Oregon
Doug, is that you?
Welcome, ND Dad. You’re in! I will send updated standings shortly.
Yes Pete, ND Dad is me,
Doug
We now have 15 contestants in the PPP !!! Obviously, EVERYONE is still in the running since points per game is low here at the start. Mark and Wannabe are the current leaders with 4 pts each. Here are the point totals after 4 bowl games (pre-Boise State vs Utah Dec 22) . Btw … Everyone picked Boise tonight, EXCEPT Pete Jr. So what inside scoop does he have ????
Point totals:
1 Dan 2
2 Rey 3
3 Pete 2
4 Bill 0
5 Chas 1
6 Mark (Pete) 4
7 Wally 2
8 Smitty 3
9 Wannabe 4
10 Casey 2
11 AC (Pete) 3
12 Pete Jr 1
13 Crash 3
14 Joe 0
15 ND Dad 0
Pete Jr just favors ND’s opponents. And Bill IS maintaining shutout status, thereby beginning to seriously challenge Wally’s guarantee!
Boise wins as expected and Bill is indeed on the board.
Brent Musberger is a putz. He stated: “Kellen Moore is gonna be a real good back up QB in the NFL.” No, Brent, he’s gonna be a starter in the NFL and make All-Pro a few times. The kid’s only a junior and he’s Matt Leinart with a brain and a great attitude. He’s sees the field better than 95% of all college QB’s. They should put Brent out to pasture … the Tim McCarver of College football.
They should have put Musberger out to pasture long ago!
Better late than never….
[All previous missed]
#19 Hawaii
Toledo
Air Force
#22 West Virginia
#14 Mizzou
East Carolina
Illinois
#16 Oklahoma State
SMU
Syracuse
North Carolina
#17 Nebraska
South Florida
Notre Dame
Georgia
#19 SCarolina
Northwestern
#15 Alabama vs
Florida
#21 Miss State
#3 TCU
#9 Oklahoma
#12 Virginia Tech
#8 Arkansas
Miami (OH)
#18 Texas A&M
Pitt
#13 Nevada
#2 Oregon
Sorry Crash, you’re odd man out, Go Irish