NCAA Footbal Game: Pick the Dog - Week 4

[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 previous weeks.. Feel free to join now.

[quote]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=527 style='border-collapse: collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:396pt'> <col width=138 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:5046;width:104pt'> <col width=200 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:7314;width:150pt'> <col width=189 style='mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:6912;width:142pt'> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 width=138 style='height:15.0pt;width:104pt'>12:00 PM ET</td> <td width=200 style='width:150pt'>(1) OKLAHOMA</td> <td width=189 style='width:142pt'>(5) Texas</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>12:30 PM ET</td> <td>(16) KANSAS</td> <td>Colorado</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>2:00 PM ET</td> <td>(14) Utah</td> <td>WYOMING</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>2:30 PM ET</td> <td>(13) Vanderbilt</td> <td>MISS STATE</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:00 PM ET</td> <td>(7) TEXAS TECH</td> <td>Nebraska</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td>(23) Michigan State</td> <td>NORTHWESTERN</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td>(10) GEORGIA</td> <td>Tennessee</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td>(12) OHIO STATE</td> <td>Purdue</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td>(22) NORTH CAROLINA</td> <td>Notre Dame</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>3:30 PM ET</td> <td>(8) U-S-C</td> <td>Arizona State</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>5:00 PM ET</td> <td>(20) AUBURN</td> <td>Arkansas</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>6:00 PM ET</td> <td>(9) B-Y-U</td> <td>New Mexico</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>7:00 PM ET</td> <td>(25) Ball State</td> <td>WESTERN KY</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td>(15) Boise State</td> <td>SOUTHERN MISS</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td>(3) MISSOURI</td> <td>(17) Oklahoma State</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td>(4) L-S-U</td> <td>(11) FLORIDA</td> </tr> <tr height=20 style='height:15.0pt'> <td height=20 style='height:15.0pt'>8:00 PM ET</td> <td>(6) Penn State</td> <td>WISCONSIN</td> </tr> <![if supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0 style='display:none'> <td width=138 style='width:104pt'></td> <td width=200 style='width:150pt'></td> <td width=189 style='width:142pt'></td> </tr> <![endif]></table>

[twikoff]

rankings
spreadsheet also available at @ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en


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[Spicollidriver1]

Just gonna go wild and crazy on this one

Florida
Wisconsin
Southern miss

[Dr_Evil]

Oklahoma State
Wisconsin
Florida

[Daryl]

Wisconsin
Mississippi State
Florida

[Jeremy517]

Florida
Mississippi State
Wisconsin

I wouldn't be surprised if everyone picks Florida and Wisconsin.

[Spicollidriver1]

DAmn I thought I was crazy for florida and wisconsin now if it hits it won't help as much :)

[davidlynchfan]

Miss State
Tennessee
Oklahoma State

[starman9000]

Colorado
Miss St
Wisconsin

[kenbuzz]

The Time Monks say...

Florida over LSU
Mississippi State over Vanderbilt
Wisconsin over Penn State

[kenbuzz]

rankingsDudeski: The points are correct, but the ranking numbers are off a bit. Should be:

1-2-2-2-2-6-7-7-9-10-11-11-13-14-14-16-17-17
not
1-2-2-2-6-6-5-8-8-8-11-11-13-13-15-16-17-17

[twikoff]

ah yea.. those are manual, forgot to redo them
will take care of that

[twikoff]

spreadsheet has been updated with all picks to this point.. and the standing numbers have been fixed

[kenbuzz]

Thanks - Could you also update the ranking #s in Post 2? I'd like the world to see my sole posession of 9th place.

PS - Kudos on the pool overall, you're putting a lot of work into something fun for the rest of us!

[FantasticVSDoom]

Oklahoma State
Florida
Colorado

[twikoff]

:lol: np
just updated the 2nd post
since i have most of the spreadsheet automated, its really pretty easy to run this
when there are mistakes, those are the few areas that are manual.. and just show me being lazy ;)

[Quake1028]

Florida
Notre Dame
Miss State

[twikoff]

spreadsheet has been updated with latest picks

[acubfaninmd]

tennesse over georgia
nebraska over texas tech
arizona state over usc

[MrX]

Northwestern
Colorado
Florida

[twikoff]

still time to get your picks in

[twikoff]

ill take
florida, wisconsin, miss state

[twikoff]

spreadsheet has been updated
still a little time to get your picks in

[Kal Varnsen]

Mississippi State
Florida
Wisconsin

[Spicollidriver1]

Hey twikoff something maybe for next year but maybe there should be a small bonus if you pick #1 losing.

[twikoff]

Hey twikoff something maybe for next year but maybe there should be a small bonus if you pick #1 losing.

maybe.. but wouldnt it be easier to pick a top 5 team to beat the #1 team.. than it would be to pick an unranked team to beat #10?

[starman9000]

Yeah, I don't think it should deserve a bonus. Maybe if you get all 3 right, you should get a bonus, then there would be a little incentive to not just pick the big upsets.

[Spicollidriver1]

I like Starmans idea. But my thinking is how many times a year does number 1 lose besides maybe the conference championship

[Quake1028]

Me and Starman are leaders in the clubhouse right now :banana:!

[twikoff]

spreadsheet has been updated to reflect the games completed so far

[twikoff]

8 of 13 people that submitted picks this week, took miss state to upset vandy
noone took texas to beat oklahoma (although that would have only been 4 points)

[starman9000]

Me and Starman are leaders in the clubhouse right now :banana:!

:banana:

[twikoff]

and nobody took arkansas -ohbfrank-
and i even meant to :mad:

[Quake1028]

8 of 13 took Wisconsin. Wonder if it was for the heavy points, because after 2 heartbreakers and Penn State looking so good, that wasn't one I wanted to pick.

[Quake1028]

I think if the scores hold up now in the Florida and Penn State games I will be the overall leader :banana:.

[twikoff]

Winner for this week is davidlynchfan, who picked miss state and oklahoma state
new overall leader is FantasticVSDoom, who is 1 point ahead of Quake1028
only 6 points seperate #1 and #7.

spreadsheet is updated with all the finals
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p7XpczwETl8M5BbYGuoafbg&hl=en

[twikoff]

I think if the scores hold up now in the Florida and Penn State games I will be the overall leader :banana:.

might wanna check your math ;)

[Quake1028]

Dammit I forgot I was tied with that bastard :p.

[FantasticVSDoom]

Damn, and I went back and forth with Colorado and Miss State...