NCAA Footbal Game: Pick the Dog - Week 2

[twikoff]

one thing about this game.. even people that missed a week or two have a good chance of joining and getting right into the mix. There is no guarantee that anyone will get any points, any week.. You just need one good pick to go from being new to the game, to first place.. So even if you werent in week 1.. Feel free to join now.

Each week, you will pick 3 teams ranked in the AP top 25 to lose.
You can pick a game with 2 ranked teams, as long as you are picking the lower ranked team to win.

If the team you picked loses, you will earn (26 - x) points based on their ranking. (example.. you pick #25 fresno state to lose to toledo, if toledo wins, you would earn 1 point (26 - 25).... or you pick #9 Alabama to lose to Arkansas, if Arkansas wins you would earn 17 points (26-9))
If you picked 2 ranked teams, you only earn the different between their rankings. (example, if you picked Florida State to beat Wake Forest and FSU wins the game, you would earn 6 points (24-18)).

There is NO PENALTY for an incorrect pick.

only SATURDAY games will be included.. and all submissions must be posted by 10am est on game day.. Any post that is received OR EDITED after 10am on game day, will not be accepted.

The game will run for 10 weeks and all points will be cumulative. If there is a tie at the end, we will use the 11th week to break that tie.

Here is the top 25 schedule of games for this week
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=506 style='border-collapse: collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:380pt'> <col width=119 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4352;width:89pt'> <col width=154 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:5632;width:116pt'> <col width=121 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4425;width:91pt'> <col width=112 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4096;width:84pt'> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td colspan=4 height=20 class=xl65 width=506 style='height:15.0pt;width:380pt'>SEPTEMBER 27th - Week 2</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>Time</td> <td class=xl66 style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>Favorite</td> <td class=xl66 style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>Underdog</td> <td class=xl66 style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>Pts Available</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>12:00 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(20) CLEMSON</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>Maryland</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>6</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>12:00 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(14) OHIO STATE</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>Minnesota</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>12</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>12:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(4) FLORIDA</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>Ole Miss</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>22</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(15) AUBURN</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>Tennessee</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(23) EAST CAROLINA</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>Houston</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>3</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(9) Wisconsin</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>MICHIGAN</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>17</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(7) TEXAS</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>Arkansas</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>19</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(25) Fresno State</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>U-C-L-A</td> <td class=xl69 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>1</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>3:45 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(16) WAKE FOREST</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>Navy</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>10</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>7:00 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(2) OKLAHOMA</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(24) T-C-U</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>22</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>7:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(5) L-S-U</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>Miss State</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>21</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>7:30 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(13) So Florida</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>NC STATE</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>13</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>7:45 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(3) GEORGIA</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(8) Alabama</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>5</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl67 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td class=xl68 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt'>(12) PENN STATE</td> <td class=xl68 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt'>(22) Illinois</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>10</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'> <td height=20 class=xl70 style='height:15.0pt;border-top:none;background-image: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;background-position:initial initial'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td class=xl71 width=154 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:116pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>(17) UTAH</td> <td class=xl71 width=121 style='border-top:none;border-left:none;width:91pt; background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment: initial;-webkit-background-clip: initial;-webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position:initial initial'>Weber State</td> <td class=xl72 align=right style='border-top:none;border-left:none'>9</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td colspan=4 height=20 class=xl69 style='height:15.0pt'>*home team in all CAPS</td> </tr> <![if supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0 style='display:none'> <td width=119 style='width:89pt'></td> <td width=154 style='width:116pt'></td> <td width=121 style='width:91pt'></td> <td width=112 style='width:84pt'></td> </tr> <![endif]></table>

[twikoff]

All info, including previous weeks and overall standings are tracked in the following spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en

<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=314 style='border-collapse: collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:236pt'> <col width=58 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:2121;width:44pt'> <col width=171 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:6253;width:128pt'> <col width=85 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3108;width:64pt'> <col width=112 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4096;width:84pt'> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl65 width=58 style='height:15.0pt;width:44pt'>Rank</td> <td class=xl65 width=171 style='width:128pt'>Username</td> <td class=xl68 width=85 style='width:64pt'>Week 1</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>1</td> <td class=xl67>MrX</td> <td align=right>20</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>2</td> <td class=xl67>Starman9000</td> <td align=right>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>2</td> <td class=xl67>FantasticVSDoom</td> <td align=right>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>2</td> <td class=xl67>Quake1028</td> <td align=right>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>2</td> <td class=xl67>Canadian Bacon</td> <td align=right>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>2</td> <td class=xl67>DVD Josh</td> <td align=right>11</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>7</td> <td class=xl67>Dr Evil</td> <td align=right>9</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>7</td> <td class=xl67>Kal Varnsen</td> <td align=right>9</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>Daryl</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>Spicollidriver1</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>Shamus McAnally</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>acubfaninmd</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>davidlynchfan</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>Bill Geiger</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>Jeremy517</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 class=xl66 style='height:15.0pt'>9</td> <td class=xl67>twikoff</td> <td align=right>0</td> </tr> <![if supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0 style='display:none'> <td width=58 style='width:44pt'></td> <td width=171 style='width:128pt'></td> <td width=85 style='width:64pt'></td> </tr> <![endif]></table>

[Canadian Bacon]

Illinois
Nc St
Michigan

[Jeremy517]

Michigan
NC State
Maryland

[Spicollidriver1]

The homer in wants to pick the Gophers so when they win I can be look I was the one that predicted it. But here are my 3

nc state
Illinois
Maryland

[twikoff]

i locked my picks into the spreadsheet now.. rather than waiting till friday -ptth-

[Dr_Evil]

TCU
NC State
Alabama

[Quake1028]

Maryland
Alabama
Illinois

[FantasticVSDoom]

NC State
Illinois
Michigan

[davidlynchfan]

Michigan
TCU
Miss State

[starman9000]

Minnesota GO GOPHERS!
Michigan
NC State

[twikoff]

will probably update the spreadsheet tomorrow night

[MrX]

Tenn
Michigan
UCLA

[rb_legend]

Well I wasnt in week one but Ill give it a shot...
Minnesota (never pick you're team to win, but w/e)
Tennessee
Illinois

[Bill Geiger]

Houston over East Carolina
Maryland over Clemson
Alabama over Georgia

[twikoff]

it makes life easier if you list the teams you are picking to win, not lose
but no biggie.. ill take care of it when i update the spreadsheet today

[twikoff]

picks made so far have been entered... you may want to review the week2 tab of the spreadsheet and verify your picks.. Ill double check them again before game day

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en

[acubfaninmd]

Winner
MD
Illinois
Alabama

[Daryl]

Illinois
Alabama
Michigan*

*homer pick

[Kal Varnsen]

TCU
NC State
Illinois

[twikoff]

too bad last night's game wasnt included, huh?
Im sure everyone would have picked oregon state, right? :lol:

[starman9000]

I actually picked them and then realized they weren't eligible...OK, maybe not.

[kenbuzz]

Michigan to beat Wisconsin
Tennesse to beat Auburn
NC State to beat S. Florida

[twikoff]

reminder.. no new picks will be accepted after 10am est on saturday
and even if you missed out on the first week, its never too late to join

with this game.. everyone could come up with zeros.. or someone can put up a big number

[twikoff]

Ive updated the spreadsheet and added in all the picks
I redid the formatting so i could make it more automated
you did some spot checking, but you may want to verify your picks on the spreadsheet to make sure i didnt make any mistakes while moving all the data around ;)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en

[Spicollidriver1]

I came in here to make sure I picked maryland looks like I'm gonna get some points this week.

[twikoff]

noone took ole miss? ;)

[twikoff]

im glad i got that tennessee pick wrong :banana:

[twikoff]

holy crap
out of the 8 games complete so far, including ap top 25 teams

5 of the 8 dogs have won!!

[twikoff]

i uploaded an updated copy of the spreadsheet.. with the latest totals from the early games

right now.. jeremy517 is our current week 2 leader.. and mrx is still in the overall lead

some big games still to come tonight though

[kenbuzz]

i uploaded an updated copy of the spreadsheet.. with the latest totals from the early games

right now.. jeremy517 is our current week 2 leader.. and mrx is still in the overall lead

some big games still to come tonight thoughtwikoff:
1 - Thanks for running this, wish I had been able to play last week.
2 - You've got 7 of the 8 Michigan pickers, but you missed one - me! I should have 17 points on the standings page.

[twikoff]

ah ok cool.. Ill take a look
corrie worked on the spreadsheet earlier to get everything automated and it was before i entered yours and kal's picks in.. so its possible the formulas are not in those cells.

[twikoff]

yep.. that was its.. its been fixed :up:

it was correct on the week2 picks tab.. but the formula was setup in the cell on the standings tab

[Spicollidriver1]

I knew I should of took Michigan but it seemed like too much of a trendy pick. Well at least the illini still have a shot

[Bill Geiger]

got all my picks right but my points total is gonna suck!

[twikoff]

6 out of 15 games, the dogs won :up:

The spreadsheet is updated at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en

Im not going to bother posting the detailed results, because its easier to just check the spreadsheets.. notice there are multiple tabs at the bottom.

Week 2 high score was Jeremy517, with 23 points... Daryl was close behind with 22.. 7 others were tied for 3rd with 17 (thanks michigan)

the leader after 2 weeks is still MrX, with 37 points.. he has a 9 point lead over Starman9000, FantasticVSDoom, and Canadian Bacon.

[twikoff]

got all my picks right but my points total is gonna suck!

:lol:
went 3 for 3 and ended up 3 points behind all the people that only got the michigan game right ;)

[davidlynchfan]

Go Wolvies! thanks for making almost everyone including myself look studly.

davidlynchfan's hot upset pick for next week: Kentucky!

[Spicollidriver1]

I'm just glad I got on the board. There were a lot of games that seemed possible this week and we saw that play out.