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Title: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 01, 2017, 11:07:54 AM
To avoid the mess some had logging in at different spots and to just keep it more central (and get more participation), the Bowl Pick'em will take place right here. Ground rules:

1. Picks lock 5 minutes before start of the scheduled bowl game.
2. Games are straight pick, no spread.
3. Each bowl game is worth 1 point, with the exception of...
4. Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, and Peach Bowl are worth 2 points.
5. The two CFP Semifinal games will be worth 4 points.
6. The CFP Championship game will be worth 8 points.

Winner receives bragging rights...and possibly a $25 PSN credit. Any questions? Bowl games will be posted here this Sunday or Monday night.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: thaima1shu on December 01, 2017, 11:43:39 AM
Sounds good!
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on December 03, 2017, 02:46:29 AM
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 01, 2017, 11:43:39 AM
Sounds good!

im in....
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: cflnut on December 03, 2017, 10:09:40 PM
What the heck, I'm in.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 05, 2017, 09:20:05 AM
Here we go...please highlight your picks in bold. :) If you decide to make changes, please let me know when you do. Thanks, and good luck!

Source: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2017/2017-18-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule

December 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling v. North Carolina A&T

New Orleans Bowl
Troy v. North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky v. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
25 Boise State v. Oregon

New Mexico Bowl
Marshall v. Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee v. Arkansas State

December 19
Boca Raton Bowl
Akron v. Florida Atlantic

December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech v. SMU

December 21
Gasparilla Bowl
Temple v. Florida International

December 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB v. Ohio

Potato Bowl
Central Michigan v. Wyoming

December 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech v. South Florida

Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State v. Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State v. Toledo

December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State v. Houston

December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah v. West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke v. Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State v. UCLA

December 27
Independence Bowl
Southern Miss v. Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa v. Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona v. Purdue

Texas Bowl
Texas v. Missouri

December 28
Military Bowl
Virginia v. Navy

Camping World Bowl
22 Virginia Tech v. 19 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl
13 Stanford v. 15 TCU

Holiday Bowl
18 Washington State v. 16 Michigan State

December 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest v. Texas A&M

Sun Bowl
24 NC State v. Arizona State

Music City Bowl
Kentucky v. 21 Northwestern

Arizona Bowl
Utah State v. New Mexico State

Cotton Bowl Classic (2 points)
8 USC v. 5 Ohio State

December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville v. 23 Mississippi State

Liberty Bowl
Iowa State v. 20 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (2 points)
11 Washington v. 9 Penn State

Orange Bowl (2 points)
10 Miami v. 6 Wisconsin

January 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan v. South Carolina

Peach Bowl (2 points)
12 UCF v. 7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl
14 Notre Dame v. 17 LSU

College Football Playoff Semi-Final (4 Points)
Rose Bowl
3 Georgia v. 2 Oklahoma

Sugar Bowl
4 Alabama v. 1 Clemson

January 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 points)
3 Georgia v. 4 Alabama
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on December 05, 2017, 03:30:02 PM
December 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling v. North Carolina A&T

New Orleans Bowl
Troy v. North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky v. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
25 Boise State v. Oregon

New Mexico Bowl
Marshall v. Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee v. Arkansas State

December 19
Boca Raton Bowl
Akron v. Florida Atlantic

December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech v. SMU

December 21
Gasparilla Bowl
Temple v. Florida International

December 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB v. Ohio

Potato Bowl
Central Michigan v. Wyoming

December 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech v. South Florida

Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State v. Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State v. Toledo

December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State v. Houston

December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah v. West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke v. Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State v. UCLA

December 27
Independence Bowl
Southern Miss v. Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa v. Boston College ( I will laugh if iowa loses and make a case for BC to be in the playoffs)

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona v. Purdue

Texas Bowl
Texas v. Missouri

December 28
Military Bowl
Virginia v. Navy

Camping World Bowl
22 Virginia Tech v. 19 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl
13 Stanford v. 15 TCU

Holiday Bowl
18 Washington State v. 16 Michigan State

December 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest v. Texas A&M

Sun Bowl
24 NC State v. Arizona State

Music City Bowl
Kentucky v. 21 Northwestern

Arizona Bowl
Utah State v. New Mexico State

Cotton Bowl Classic (2 points)
8 USC v. 5 Ohio State

December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville v. 23 Mississippi State

Liberty Bowl
Iowa State v. 20 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (2 points)
11 Washington v. 9 Penn State

Orange Bowl (2 points)
10 Miami v. 6 Wisconsin

January 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan v. South Carolina  (is this becoming a rivalry?)

Peach Bowl (2 points)
12 UCF v. 7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl
14 Notre Dame v. 17 LSU  (how can they both lose?)

College Football Playoff Semi-Final (4 Points)
Rose Bowl
3 Georgia v. 2 Oklahoma

Sugar Bowl
4 Alabama v. 1 Clemson

January 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 points)
Bama v. OU  (not at all confident in this matchup, I am picking heart over head)
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 05, 2017, 04:20:25 PM
Two things...

Is Michigan/South Carolina becoming a rivalry? LOL I hope not. One bad thing about this matchup is that Vincent Smith hit delivered by Clowney will probably be played on ESPN ad nauseam for the next month up to the bowl game...and probably a few times during the game too. It was a great hit, mind you (on clear days, you can still see his helmet in orbit), I just feel bad for Vincent Smith.

Also, that championship game isn't locked in so if it doesn't go like you'd hoped you can still change it.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: cflnut on December 05, 2017, 08:28:53 PM
December 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling v. North Carolina A&T

New Orleans Bowl
Troy v. North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky v. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
25 Boise State v. Oregon

New Mexico Bowl
Marshall v. Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee v. Arkansas State

December 19
Boca Raton Bowl
Akron v. Florida Atlantic

December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech v. SMU

December 21
Gasparilla Bowl
Temple v. Florida International

December 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB v. Ohio

Potato Bowl
Central Michigan v. Wyoming

December 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech v. South Florida

Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State v. Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State v. Toledo

December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State v. Houston

December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah v. West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke v. Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State v. UCLA

December 27
Independence Bowl
Southern Miss v. Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa v. Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona v. Purdue

Texas Bowl
Texas v. Missouri

December 28
Military Bowl
Virginia v. Navy

Camping World Bowl
22 Virginia Tech v. 19 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl
13 Stanford v. 15 TCU

Holiday Bowl
18 Washington State v. 16 Michigan State

December 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest v. Texas A&M

Sun Bowl
24 NC State v. Arizona State

Music City Bowl
Kentucky v. 21 Northwestern

Arizona Bowl
Utah State v. New Mexico State

Cotton Bowl Classic (2 points)
8 USC v. 5 Ohio State

December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville v. 23 Mississippi State

Liberty Bowl
Iowa State v. 20 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (2 points)
11 Washington v. 9 Penn State

Orange Bowl (2 points)
10 Miami v. 6 Wisconsin

January 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan v. South Carolina

Peach Bowl (2 points)
12 UCF v. 7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl
14 Notre Dame v. 17 LSU

College Football Playoff Semi-Final (4 Points)
Rose Bowl
3 Georgia v. 2 Oklahoma

Sugar Bowl
4 Alabama v. 1 Clemson

January 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 points)
TBD v. TBD
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: thaima1shu on December 11, 2017, 03:32:55 PM
December 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling v. North Carolina A&T

New Orleans Bowl
Troy v. North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky v. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
25 Boise State v. Oregon

New Mexico Bowl
Marshall v. Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee v. Arkansas State

December 19
Boca Raton Bowl
Akron v. Florida Atlantic

December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech v. SMU

December 21
Gasparilla Bowl
Temple v. Florida International

December 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB v. Ohio

Potato Bowl
Central Michigan v. Wyoming

December 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech v. South Florida

Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State v. Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State v. Toledo

December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State v. Houston

December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah v. West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke v. Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State v. UCLA

December 27
Independence Bowl
Southern Miss v. Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa v. Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona v. Purdue

Texas Bowl
Texas v. Missouri

December 28
Military Bowl
Virginia v. Navy

Camping World Bowl
22 Virginia Tech v. 19 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl
13 Stanford v. 15 TCU

Holiday Bowl
18 Washington State v. 16 Michigan State

December 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest v. Texas A&M

Sun Bowl
24 NC State v. Arizona State

Music City Bowl
Kentucky v. 21 Northwestern

Arizona Bowl
Utah State v. New Mexico State

Cotton Bowl Classic (2 points)
8 USC v. 5 Ohio State

December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville v. 23 Mississippi State

Liberty Bowl
Iowa State v. 20 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (2 points)
11 Washington v. 9 Penn State

Orange Bowl (2 points)
10 Miami v. 6 Wisconsin

January 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan v. South Carolina

Peach Bowl (2 points)
12 UCF v. 7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl
14 Notre Dame v. 17 LSU

College Football Playoff Semi-Final (4 Points)
Rose Bowl
3 Georgia v. 2 Oklahoma

Sugar Bowl
4 Alabama v. 1 Clemson

January 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 points)
2 Oklahoma v. 1 Clemson
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 16, 2017, 12:15:17 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 05, 2017, 09:20:05 AM
Here we go...please highlight your picks in bold. :) If you decide to make changes, please let me know when you do. Thanks, and good luck!

Source: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfpbowls2017/2017-18-college-football-playoff-bowl-schedule

December 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling v. North Carolina A&T

New Orleans Bowl
Troy v. North Texas

AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky v. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl
25 Boise State v. Oregon

New Mexico Bowl
Marshall v. Colorado State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Middle Tennessee v. Arkansas State

December 19
Boca Raton Bowl
Akron v. Florida Atlantic

December 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech v. SMU

December 21
Gasparilla Bowl
Temple v. Florida International

December 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB v. Ohio

Potato Bowl
Central Michigan v. Wyoming

December 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech v. South Florida

Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State v. Army

Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State v. Toledo

December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State v. Houston

December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah v. West Virginia

Quick Lane Bowl
Duke v. Northern Illinois

Cactus Bowl
Kansas State v. UCLA

December 27
Independence Bowl
Southern Miss v. Florida State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa v. Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona v. Purdue

Texas Bowl
Texas v. Missouri

December 28
Military Bowl
Virginia v. Navy

Camping World Bowl
22 Virginia Tech v. 19 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl
13 Stanford v. 15 TCU

Holiday Bowl
18 Washington State v. 16 Michigan State

December 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest v. Texas A&M

Sun Bowl
24 NC State v. Arizona State

Music City Bowl
Kentucky v. 21 Northwestern

Arizona Bowl
Utah State v. New Mexico State

Cotton Bowl Classic (2 points)
8 USC v. 5 Ohio State

December 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville v. 23 Mississippi State

Liberty Bowl
Iowa State v. 20 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (2 points)
11 Washington v. 9 Penn State

Orange Bowl (2 points)
10 Miami v. 6 Wisconsin

January 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan v. South Carolina

Peach Bowl (2 points)
12 UCF v. 7 Auburn

Citrus Bowl
14 Notre Dame v. 17 LSU

College Football Playoff Semi-Final (4 Points)
Rose Bowl
3 Georgia v. 2 Oklahoma

Sugar Bowl
4 Alabama v. 1 Clemson

January 8
College Football Playoff National Championship (8 points)
TBD v. TBD
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 19, 2017, 07:52:21 PM
I'm going to update these standings as often as possible.

Through December 18

1. (tie)rollntider/Norm - 4
2. (tie)cflnut/thaima1shu - 3
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on December 19, 2017, 08:44:09 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on December 19, 2017, 07:52:21 PM
I'm going to update these standings as often as possible.

Through December 18

1. (tie)rollntider/Norm - 4
2. (tie)cflnut/thaima1shu - 3

thank you for doing this.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 19, 2017, 09:52:38 PM
Unless FAU blows a 40+ point lead in the last 10 minutes, I think it's safe to call this one.

Through December 19

1. (tie) rollntider/Norm - 5
2. (tie) cflnut/thaima1shu - 4
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 22, 2017, 01:01:33 AM
Through December 21

1. (tie) Norm/thai - 6
2. (tie) tider/cflnut - 5
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 23, 2017, 12:22:24 PM
Through December 22

1. (tie) Norm/thai - 7
2. cflnut - 6
3. tider - 5
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 26, 2017, 09:48:47 AM
Through December 24

1. Norm - 10
2. tider - 9
3. (tie) cflnut/thai - 8

Also updated my picks through January 1.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on December 27, 2017, 10:54:52 PM
Mizzou looks like crap, looks like Iowa was a good pick though.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 30, 2017, 09:24:46 PM
I'll update these in the morning/early afternoon, been busy the last few days.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on December 31, 2017, 12:36:53 PM
Through December 31

1. (tie) cflnut/Norm - 24
2. thai - 21
3. tider - 17
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2018, 01:03:55 AM
I wont edit my original post, but I want to change the title game to Bama over UGA. gonna ride my team to the end.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on January 02, 2018, 11:26:50 AM
Through January 1

1. Norm - 25
2. cflnut - 24
3. tider - 23
4. thai - 22

It's seriously anyone's ballgame at this point - tider was the only one that picked one of the semifinals correctly, bringing the group average up to 25% lol. Noted that tider has chosen Alabama for the championship. As for the rest of you, you have until five minutes before kickoff of the final to choose your winner; only a $25 PSN store credit on the line.  :popcorn:
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: thaima1shu on January 02, 2018, 01:15:31 PM
Haha, we're all so smart!

I'll pick UGA.
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: cflnut on January 02, 2018, 01:36:43 PM
Considering I don't watch US Collage Football all that often (Maybe two games a year) I'm surprised that I'm not dead last.

I'll Alabama for the National Championship
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2018, 02:27:55 PM
Quote from: cflnut on January 02, 2018, 01:36:43 PM
Considering I don't watch US Collage Football all that often (Maybe two games a year) I'm surprised that I'm not dead last.

I'll Alabama for the National Championship

:woot:
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on January 02, 2018, 03:53:22 PM
Since I really don't need to worry about tiebreakers at this point, here are the scenarios (subject to change if your picks change):

Alabama win: cflnut wins.
Georgia win: thai wins.

Yes, that means I'm awarding this credit to one of you three (for the record, I'd pick Bama). Good luck.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: rollntider on January 02, 2018, 09:59:18 PM
Of course I want CFLNut to win. :)
Title: Re: 2017 College Bowl Pick'em
Post by: TheNorm on January 10, 2018, 10:13:50 AM
Final

1. Norm - 33
2. cflnut - 32
3. tider - 31
4. thai - 22

Congrats, 'nut...once I figure out how to send a credit to your PS4 account, I'll send it off.  :thumbsup: