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    Just got the OK from Jeff to have a College Bowl Contest, I think Dragon ran it last year. Dragon you want to do it again, if not, anyone want to run this? We have $300 in prize money.

    1st place = $150

    2nd place = $100

    3rd place = $50

  • #2
    Originally posted by The Boys View Post
    Just got the OK from Jeff to have a College Bowl Contest, I think Dragon ran it last year. Dragon you want to do it again, if not, anyone want to run this? We have $300 in prize money.

    1st place = $150

    2nd place = $100

    3rd place = $50
    Hey Boys:

    I have last year's instructions which did not result in any problems. I also posted the lines and instructions last year and am willing to do so again this year. However, if some else wants to post the lines, I'll step aside.

    Last year, there was a little hic up on the final BCS Championship game where the leaders should submit their final selections. I'll include the tie breaking info in the instructions.

    Thanks for checking with Jeff.

    laxsfo99

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    • #3
      Originally posted by laxsfo99 View Post
      Hey Boys:

      I have last year's instructions which did not result in any problems. I also posted the lines and instructions last year and am willing to do so again this year. However, if some else wants to post the lines, I'll step aside.

      Last year, there was a little hic up on the final BCS Championship game where the leaders should submit their final selections. I'll include the tie breaking info in the instructions.

      Thanks for checking with Jeff.

      laxsfo99
      What do you think about posting all picks at one time??

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      • #4
        Originally posted by The Boys View Post
        What do you think about posting all picks at one time??
        The Boys:

        The problems, I have with posting the picks all at one time are:

        1) Player injuries and suspensions, especially the latter "suspensions". Players being suspended for negotiating with NFL agents, poor grades hidden throughout the season and revealed in late December, missing curfews because of party time at some of the bowl locations, and some teams who don't even want to be there.

        2) Coaches being fired or accepting another head coaching job, therefore impacting the team morale.

        3) Lines are affected by the above.

        Just my opinion, I'll go with the majority.

        laxsfo99

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        • #5
          laxsfo........go ahead do your thing brotha, set it up.

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          • #6
            how many games are you thinking?

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            • #7
              you forgot to add all the coaching changes going on at Offense, Defense and Head Coaches. I have seen 10 games already where this is a factor.

              We cant sit back and wait for the next shoe to drop in a contest post the as they are and lets do our home work,

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              • #8
                I'll help however lax wants me too.

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                • #9
                  Dragon - Carpet

                  Dragon - thanks for volunteering. Scorekeeping would be great.


                  Carpet -you asked "how many games are you thinking? "

                  I'll post the 35 scheduled Bowl games next in this thread.

                  For board input, do you want to eliminate some of the lesser (tidy toilet bowl games)?

                  I realize that the Mock Hilton and Weekly NFL contests are still going on and the scheduled bowl games will invlove 18 individual dates from Dec.17. 2011, thru Jan 9, 2012. Will this be to much clutter on the board?" Therefore, only go with the weekend, and BCS Bowls. With XMAS and New Year's on Sunday, the weekend holiday is extended to Monday.
                  OR
                  Simply just include all 35 bowl games. Whatever.

                  Input welcome.

                  laxsfo99

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                  • #10
                    cut it down to a manageable level likes no more than 18 games, just so many games going on

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                    • #11
                      College Bowl Schedule 2011 - 2012

                      1 Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 17
                      Temple vs. Wyoming University Stadium

                      2 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho Dec. 17
                      Ohio vs. Utah State Bronco Stadium

                      3 R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans Dec. 17
                      San Diego State vs. Louisiana-La Superdome

                      4 Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 20
                      Florida International vs. Marshall Tropicana Field.

                      5 S.D. County Poinsettia San Diego Dec. 21
                      TCU vs. Louisiana Tech Qualcomm Stadium

                      6 MAACO Las Vegas Las Vegas Dec. 22
                      Arizona State vs. Boise State Sam Boyd Stadium

                      7 Sheraton Hawaii Honolulu Dec. 24
                      Nevada vs. Southern Miss Aloha Stadium

                      8 AdvoCare V100 Independence Shreveport, La. Dec. 26
                      Missouri vs. North Carolina Independence Stadium

                      9 Little Caesars Detroit Dec. 27
                      Western Michigan vs. Purdue Ford Field

                      10 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 27
                      Louisville vs. NC State Bank of America Stadium

                      11 Military Bowl Washington, D.C. Dec. 28
                      Toledo vs. Air Force RFK Stadium

                      12 Bridgepoint Education Holiday San Diego Dec. 28
                      California vs. Texas Qualcomm Stadium

                      13 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. Dec. 29
                      Florida State vs. Notre Dame Florida Citrus Bowl

                      14 Valero Alamo San Antonio Dec. 29
                      Washington vs. Baylor Alamodome

                      15 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dallas Dec. 30
                      BYU vs. Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium

                      16 New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. Dec. 30
                      Rutgers vs. Iowa State Yankee Stadium

                      17 Franklin Mortgage Music City Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30
                      Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest LP Field

                      18 Insight Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 30
                      Iowa vs. Oklahoma Sun Devil Stadium

                      19 Meineke Car Care of Texas Houston Dec. 31
                      Texas A&M vs. Northwestern Reliant Stadium

                      20 Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas Dec. 31
                      Georgia Tech vs. Utah Sun Bowl

                      21 AutoZone Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 31
                      Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl

                      22 Kraft Fight Hunger San Francisco Dec. 31
                      Illinois vs. UCLA AT&T Park

                      23 Chick-fil-A Atlanta Dec. 31
                      Virginia vs. Auburn Georgia Dome

                      24 TicketCity Dallas Jan. 2
                      Houston vs. Penn State Cotton Bowl
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                      25 Outback Tampa, Fla. Jan. 2
                      Michigan State vs. Georgia Raymond James Stadium

                      26 Capital One Orlando, Fla. Jan. 2
                      Nebraska vs. South Carolina Florida Citrus Bowl

                      27 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 2
                      Ohio State vs. Florida EverBank Field 1

                      28 Rose Bowl Game by Vizio Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 2
                      Wisconsin vs. Oregon Rose Bowl

                      29 Tostitos Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2
                      Stanford vs. Oklahoma State U. of Phoenix Stadium

                      30 Allstate Sugar New Orleans Jan. 3
                      Michigan vs. Virginia Tech Louisiana Superdome

                      31 Discover Orange Miami Jan. 4
                      West Virginia vs. Clemson Sun Life Stadium

                      32 AT&T Cotton Arlington, Texas Jan. 6
                      Kansas State vs. Arkansas Cowboys Stadium

                      33 BBVA Compass Bowl Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 7
                      SMU vs. Pittsburgh Legion Field

                      34 GoDaddy.com Mobile, Ala. Jan. 8
                      Arkansas St vs. Northern Illinois Ladd-Peebles Stadium

                      35 Allstate BCS National Championship Game New Orleans Jan. 9
                      No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama Louisiana Superdome

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                      • #12
                        I think 18 might be too small....maybe at least 20? Here's 10 that can be scratched IMO.
                        1-5, 9, 11, 15, 16, 34

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                        • #13
                          Here's an alternative to consider.

                          Eliminate all the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday scheduled bowl games, but not any of the scheduled BCS games that fall on a weekday - Sugar and Orange Bowl games are exempted.

                          This would now involve about 21 or 22 bowl games and 11 individaul dates vs all 35 games scheduled on 18 individual dates.

                          Input welecome.

                          laxsfo99

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by dragon1952 View Post
                            I think 18 might be too small....maybe at least 20? Here's 10 that can be scratched IMO.
                            1-5, 9, 11, 15, 16, 34
                            OK, with your above schedule, the contest would not start until Dec. 22, Thursday (Las Vegas Bowl - ASU vs Boise St). Still would end up with about 14 individual dates. Any suggestions how the scheduled games should be posted? That is, group several individual dates together. If that’s the case, instructions on deadlines for posting before kickoffs would have to be clearly clarified. As you know, no matter how clear you state the posting deadlines, someone always has a problem with it.

                            Input welcome.

                            laxsfo99

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                            • #15
                              I'm up for this. Any thought of using espn bowl mania software to score this? Create a private group?

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