College Pick 'Em
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littlepeople
Puritan Board Freshman
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Michael, Dad works for USM. He's a professor, but he has weaseled his way into the press box.
Scottish Lass
Puritan Board Doctor
Even if he adopted your proposal, Ben could still list a Marshall game each week. I'm sure there were folks who loathed picking UGA games all last year, too.
Brandon, I think USM will be fine. Carolina surprised a lot of folks, including myself, with how improved the offense was. And good for your father.
Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
I'm hoping for a lot of visor throwing from The Evil Genius instead!!!
Andres
Puritan Board Doctor
true, true. I didn't mean to complain, but at least the UGA games will most likely be big games each week. I will gladly pick whichever games are placed before me. I guess I will just have to win and then everyone can have fun picking Texas games next season.
Ha! We'll know what we really have after UGA comes to town. And you'll know if Murray is the real deal.
Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
USC is 1-7 against Georgia since 2002. May the tradition continue!
Seriously, though, a sports commentator in the Atlanta area once made an insightful analysis of South Carolina football. The first team USC puts out on the field is on par with the rest of the SEC. That's one reason that the USC/UGA game every year (the second or third game every season) is so close. The thing that kills USC, though, is depth. Once the season grinds on, and the injuries start piling up, then USC has to play the teams like Florida with a decimated roster. That's the reason that USC seems to fade toward the end of the season. But I'm sure The Evil Genius is working to put an end to all that.
If Murray does as well as another redshirt freshman (who wound up starting for four years) named David Greene, I think Bulldog Nation will be happy!
Seriously, though, a sports commentator in the Atlanta area once made an insightful analysis of South Carolina football. The first team USC puts out on the field is on par with the rest of the SEC. That's one reason that the USC/UGA game every year (the second or third game every season) is so close. The thing that kills USC, though, is depth. Once the season grinds on, and the injuries start piling up, then USC has to play the teams like Florida with a decimated roster. That's the reason that USC seems to fade toward the end of the season. But I'm sure The Evil Genius is working to put an end to all that.
If Murray does as well as another redshirt freshman (who wound up starting for four years) named David Greene, I think Bulldog Nation will be happy!
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Andres
Puritan Board Doctor
and as the final seconds tick off the clock of the Boise St/VaTech game, it looks like I was 7/7 for this week. Anybody else checking in with 100%?
Backwoods Presbyterian
Puritanboard Amanuensis
Week #1 Results
Since last year we had an award for each week's winner this year whoever wins will win the "Flaming Scot" Award.
Congrats Andres!
First Week's Results
Andres...............................................7-0
Marrow Man........................................6-1
Michael..............................................6-1
kainos01.............................................6-1
Soonerborn...........................................6-1
Edward...............................................6-1
Chaplianintraining.................................5-2
Tripel.................................................5-2
John Lanier.........................................4-3
goodnews...........................................4-3
Backwoods Presbyterian........................4-3
earl40................................................4-3
Bookmeister........................................4-3
---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------
There is still time to participate for those who missed the first week!!!!
Since last year we had an award for each week's winner this year whoever wins will win the "Flaming Scot" Award.
Congrats Andres!
First Week's Results
Andres...............................................7-0
Marrow Man........................................6-1
Michael..............................................6-1
kainos01.............................................6-1
Soonerborn...........................................6-1
Edward...............................................6-1
Chaplianintraining.................................5-2
Tripel.................................................5-2
John Lanier.........................................4-3
goodnews...........................................4-3
Backwoods Presbyterian........................4-3
earl40................................................4-3
Bookmeister........................................4-3
---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------
There is still time to participate for those who missed the first week!!!!
Backwoods Presbyterian
Puritanboard Amanuensis
Only three match-ups pitch two ranked teams verse each other this week and a lot of "cupcake" games this week on the schedule. Made picking difficult.
Week #2 Games
#23 Georgia @ South Carolina
#20 Florida State @ #7 Oklahoma
#13 Miami(FL) @ #2 Ohio State
South Florida @ #4 Florida
#19 Penn State @ #1 Alabama
Michigan @ Notre Dame
Tiebreaker (Remember to Give the Score)
#25 West Virginia @ Marshall
Week #2 Games
#23 Georgia @ South Carolina
#20 Florida State @ #7 Oklahoma
#13 Miami(FL) @ #2 Ohio State
South Florida @ #4 Florida
#19 Penn State @ #1 Alabama
Michigan @ Notre Dame
Tiebreaker (Remember to Give the Score)
#25 West Virginia @ Marshall
Backwoods Presbyterian
Puritanboard Amanuensis
Either way would work. We could have a thread each week for the picking/discussion and a thread for the results.
Edward
Puritanboard Commissioner
You beat me on Boise State in the preseason games.
Steve Curtis
Puritan Board Senior
Boise St. foiled my sweep!
Notthemama1984
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
I have to be honest, I don't mind working the spread if I know what the spread meant. LOL
Good question. The way betting works in Vegas includes what they traditionally call the spread. If you want to make a bet you have to include in your thinking the differential the spread provides, and not just who will outright win and lose the game. The spread is points given to the "lesser" team before the game even begins and before anyone bets. For example, oddsmakers are picking S. Carolina to beat UGA by a very small margin so far this week. They have Carolina at -2.5 (or UGA at +2.5). That means if you pick Carolina, and they only beat UGA by two points, then you lose the bet. Also, the line (or spread) on the OK/FSU game is OK -10. That means that if you pick OK to win they must win by at least 11 points (depending on how you handle the tie) in order for you to win that pick. It just makes things a lot more interesting, and profitable for the folks in vegas b/c it makes the odds less predictable. Benjamin has done a good job so far in selecting games that aren't necessarily easy to pick w/o the spread, so kudos to him. But, that's not always easy to do. The spread just makes things even more interesting.
It's just a suggestion, I'll be happy with either format we use.
Willem van Oranje
Puritan Board Junior
Go Air Force, beat the cougars!!!
Steve Curtis
Puritan Board Senior
I agree. It just then becomes more important to have games that aren't lopsided.
Like I said, I'm down with either way. But, there will be weeks when it's difficult to find a handful of interesting games that aren't softballs. Having said that, it will be fun whatever we do.
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