Bowl update
Bowl season is barely underway, and already we have our first game-changing blown call. Sorry, Navy!
Meanwhile, after Florida Atlantic's 44-27 win over Memphis, only 15 people are still perfect in the 3rd annual Irish Trojan Bowl Pick 'em Contest. Both of the winners so far were underdogs, according to the contestants: 57 of 90 picked Navy over Utah, and 56 picked Memphis over FAU.
Now underway is the second-most lopsided bowl game of the year, prediction-wise: 84 contestants picked Cincinnati, while only 6 picked Southern Miss in the Papa Johns Bowl. But so far, the underdogs are (again) ahead: Southern Miss leads 7-0 with 10:08 left in the second quarter.
None of the 15 co-leaders picked the Golden Eagles, so if they win, there will be no one left with a perfect record in the contest.
Later today: the New Mexico Bowl and the Las Vegas Bowl. (GOOOOO MORMONS, BEEEEEAT BRUINS!) Schedule here.
UPDATE: Cincy wins. Still a 15-way tie for first, at 3-0.
14-7 Cincy at the half
Posted by: jlr | Dec 22, 2007 3:01:14 PM
I know I am a homer from Utah, but Utah turned the ball over on downs one play later. I just saying.
Posted by: Scott | Dec 22, 2007 3:14:00 PM
I know I am a homer from Utah, but Utah turned the ball over on downs one play later. I just saying.
Posted by: Scott | Dec 22, 2007 3:14:10 PM
Yeah, but it killed Navy's field position. Getting the ball inside the 5 is a lot different than getting the ball on the 20. Even if Navy goes 3 and out from there, a punt is much more effective...so there is much less of a chance of Utah getting a TD on the next possession.
Posted by: Drive-By Media | Dec 22, 2007 3:40:21 PM
So do you have to manually update the games? Cause the standings page still shows only two games
Posted by: David K. | Dec 22, 2007 7:26:22 PM
No... it just sometimes takes College Fantasy Sports forever to update the standings. I remember this issue from last year, and the year before. Unfortunately, they're the only site I can find that allows site owners to run their own bowl contests, with their own chosen point values per bowl.
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Dec 22, 2007 7:31:11 PM
P.S. I have an Excel spreadsheet of everyone's picks, though, and I can use it to generate an HTML printout of the standings. So, let's see... assuming New Mexico wins (up 20-0 in the fourth quarter), these will be the standings:
1. Andrew Long - 4
1. AnthonyH - 4
1. David K. - 4
1. DBrooks - 4
1. Gerry deSimas - 4
1. Hal Strickland - 4
1. Joey Kaufman - 4
1. John Chung - 4
1. Mark Gardner - 4
1. Timugen - 4
11. Anonymous Hoosier - 3
11. Colin Son (CT) - 3
11. Kate P. - 3
11. Marty West - 3
11. william arthur - 3
11. Anaconda - 3
11. Antonia Namnath - 3
11. Benjamin Sloniker - 3
11. Brian Dupuis (DUP) - 3
11. Buzz Lightyear - 3
11. chris healey - 3
11. Dan Dinunzio - 3
11. Greg Plank - 3
11. Jacque\' Wicker - 3
11. Jeff Freeze - 3
11. Jeremy K - 3
11. JLR - 3
11. Joanna Rubin - 3
11. Johanna Cummings - 3
11. Ken Stern - 3
11. Lane Buchan - 3
11. MT Swanson - 3
11. Nate Djordjevic - 3
11. Pat Caplin - 3
11. Rachel L. - 3
11. Scientizzle - 3
11. Scott Fort - 3
11. Scott Robertson - 3
11. TS Kelso - 3
40. Andy Matthews - 2
40. edward eylar - 2
40. Garry Moon - 2
40. Jeff Dickens - 2
40. Kevin Hauschulz - 2
40. Larry Caplin - 2
40. Mike Dagen - 2
40. Mike Donahue - 2
40. Rob Atherton - 2
40. Russ - 2
40. Sandy Underpants - 2
40. Steve C. - 2
40. thebeef - 2
40. Andrew H - 2
40. Bill P - 2
40. Bill Reising - 2
40. BK - 2
40. Brendan Loy - 2
40. C. Bassett - 2
40. Chris - 2
40. Christine P. - 2
40. Colin Pedicini - 2
40. Courtney Tawresey - 2
40. Dean Thor - 2
40. Derek Walden - 2
40. Jay Johnson - 2
40. Jeff Morrison - 2
40. Jeff V - 2
40. Jennifer Elam - 2
40. Joel Thrift - 2
40. Kay Torg - 2
40. Lisa Velte - 2
40. Matt Higgins - 2
40. Mike Wiser - 2
40. Randy S - 2
40. Rick Boeckler - 2
40. Sam W - 2
40. scott paine - 2
40. Sean Sullivan - 2
40. Seth - 2
40. Shireen Garcia - 2
40. Trisha Neudorff - 2
40. USC 2L - 2
40. Victoria Lopez - 2
40. Wobbly H - 2
85. Jordan Pinjuv - 1
85. Marge - 1
85. Rob M - 1
85. Sergio Lopez - 1
89. Alphadog - 0
89. Becky Loy - 0
Sorry, Becky! :)
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Dec 22, 2007 7:32:57 PM
(And everyone in that first-place tie picked BYU over UCLA. So there won't be anyone in sole possession of first place at the end of the night, no matter what happens.)
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Dec 22, 2007 7:35:12 PM
We all know Vicki will be in the lead going into the final game and will lose at the last minute anyway, the only question is who her opponent will be.
Posted by: David K. | Dec 22, 2007 7:47:21 PM
Heh.
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Dec 22, 2007 8:11:34 PM