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  • #16
    Why don't we save a little time, and you just hand me the award now?
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
    "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
    He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Ming


      Nahhhh.... look a little closer. I added my pick in bold after the teams listing so it looks like I did. Most of you just bolded the team you wanted.
      Mea culpa.
      "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
      "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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      • #18
        Great... Eight people signed up already, and still plenty of time for others to join in.
        Keep on Civin'
        RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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        • #19
          Re: Anybody up for a Bowl game challenge?

          Originally posted by Ming

          Friday, Dec. 22
          NEW ORLEANS BOWL - New Orleans, LA
          Rice 5 Troy

          Saturday, Dec. 23
          PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL - Birmingham, AL
          South Florida 4 East Carolina

          NEW MEXICO BOWL - Albuquerque, NM
          NEW MEXICO 3½ San Jose State

          ARMED FORCES BOWL - Fort Worth, TX
          Utah 1½ Tulsa

          Sunday, Dec. 24
          HAWAII BOWL - Honolulu, HI
          HAWAII 8 Arizona State

          Tuesday, Dec. 26
          MOTOR CITY BOWL - Detroit, MI
          Central Michigan 10½ Middle Tennessee State

          Wednesday, Dec. 27
          EMERALD BOWL - San Francisco, CA
          UCLA 4½ Florida State

          Thursday, Dec. 28
          INDEPENDENCE BOWL - Shreveport, LA
          Oklahoma State 2 Alabama

          TEXAS BOWL - Houston, TX
          Rutgers 7½ Kansas State

          HOLIDAY BOWL - San Diego, CA
          California 5 Texas A&M

          Friday, Dec. 29
          MUSIC CITY BOWL - Nashville, TN
          Clemson 10 Kentucky

          SUN BOWL - El Paso, TX
          Oregon State 3 Missouri

          LIBERTY BOWL - Memphis, TN
          South Carolina 6½ Houston

          CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL - Orlando, FL
          Maryland PK Purdue

          INSIGHT BOWL - Tempe, AZ
          Texas Tech 6½ Minnesota

          Saturday, Dec. 30
          MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL - Charlotte, NC
          Boston College 6½ Navy

          ALAMO BOWL - San Antonio, TX
          Texas 10½ Iowa

          PEACH BOWL - Atlanta, GA
          Virginia Tech 2½ Georgia

          Sunday, Dec. 31
          MPC COMPUTERS BOWL - Boise, ID
          Miami (Florida) 3½ Nevada

          Monday, Jan. 1
          COTTON BOWL - Dallas, TX
          Auburn 2½ Nebraska

          OUTBACK BOWL - Tampa, FL
          Tennessee 4 Penn State

          CAPITAL ONE BOWL - Orlando, FL
          Arkansas 1½ Wisconsin

          GATOR BOWL - Jacksonville, FL
          West Virginia 7 Georgia Tech

          ROSE BOWL - Pasadena, CA
          Southern California 1 Michigan

          FIESTA BOWL - Glendale, AZ
          Oklahoma 7½ Boise State

          Tuesday, Jan. 2
          ORANGE BOWL - Miami, FL
          Louisville 10 Wake Forest

          Wednesday, Jan. 3
          SUGAR BOWL - New Orleans, LA
          Louisiana State 8½ Notre Dame

          Saturday, Jan. 6
          INTERNATIONAL BOWL - Toronto, Canada
          Cincinnati 8 Western Michigan

          Sunday, Jan. 7
          GMAC BOWL - Mobile, AL
          Southern Mississippi 6½ Ohio

          Monday, Jan. 8
          BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Glendale, Ariz.
          Ohio State 7½ Florida
          OK since I couldn't figure out how to sign myself off and signmy son in he will use my password.

          Deity Lad's picks are
          troy
          S fla
          NM
          Utah
          Haw
          CMU
          UCLA
          Ala
          Rut
          Cal
          Clem
          Mis
          S C
          Mary
          TT
          Navy
          Tex
          VT
          Mia
          Aub
          Tenn
          Ark
          WV
          Mich
          Ok
          Wake
          LSU
          Cin
          S Miss
          O St
          Tie Breaker = 47

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          • #20
            Troy smokes Rice.
            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
            "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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            • #21
              Only Dan, Deity Lad, and I got Troy right. They played some big teams tight earlier in the year and impressed me.
              “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
              - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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              • #22
                They both played big teams.
                Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                • #23
                  I believe BYU stomped Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl. I'm just happy I avoided the traffic. It was sold out.

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                  • #24
                    I usually only concern myself with the BCS games (it's too time-consuming to properly analyze all the others) and as for those, I'm taking the underdogs across the board this year.

                    USC/Michigan is the only coin flip from a spread standpoint, and while usually USC gets up for games like this, their tendency to play down to opponents is scary. Not only have they not faced a defense like Michigan's all year, but I think Michigan has too many weapons (especially in the passing game with guys like Manningham and Breaston) for USC's own defense to control for four quarters. I also prefer the motivation of "proving that we were screwed" (Michigan) to "proving that we're not choke artists" (USC). I think it's tight in the first half but the Wolverines pull away early in the second half and win by 14.

                    Oklahoma will most likely beat Boise State (having Adrian back is a tremendous boost), but keep in mind that Boise is better at stopping the run, technically has the better RB in Ian Johnson, and airs out the ball much more efficiently than the Sooners do. Don't forget: The last time a widely-discredited minor or "low major" conference team got overlooked, West Virginia ambushed Georgia two years ago, and Oklahoma doesn't have a home-field advantage. The game's going to ride on which team is better at keeping the other team's offense off the field, and I see it coming down to a late field goal, which means the Broncos cover.

                    Rutgers provided the blueprint for beating Louisville back in November: Throttle their passing game, wear them down with the run and make key throws when you need to. Wake Forest plays like a lighter version of Rutgers in that respect, with the key difference being that their passing game is better equipped to exploit the Cardinals' weakness. The trade-off, though, is the Deacons aren't quite as adept at preventing the flip situation than Rutgers was. It's going to come down to which secondary steps up and elevates their game. Louisville probably wins (I'll say by 7), but the double-digit spread and Wake's superior motivation are enough for me to take a flyer on them.

                    No other team played a tougher schedule than LSU this year (I believe they ended up with a ridiculous five games against top 10 teams), so it's easy to get a bead on how they perform when faced with a tough test. They're the epitome of the "bend-don't-break" philosophy - do what it takes to win and not much more. This game plays out to me as a "last team with the ball wins" scenario, and 8 1/2 points is just too much for me to take in that situation, especially since LSU has been caught napping a couple of times this year already against teams not as strong offensively as Notre Dame. I think we'll see another one of those and the Irish pull it out by 4.

                    The national championship game presents a similar situation. Florida is just not one those teams that rolls over and plays dead. Their one loss is misleading because the final margin was created by a onside-kick return for a TD. They've got the defense to hang with Ohio State (tenth overall in yards per game), and their offense will be not be anything like the Buckeyes have ever seen, because their personnel (Leak and Tebow) gives Urban Meyer the opportunity to really play some tricks that no one will have seen yet this season. Most likely, the favorite will once again prevail... but there ain't no way it'll be by more than 7.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
                      Only Dan, Deity Lad, and I got Troy right. They played some big teams tight earlier in the year and impressed me.
                      I was going to go for Troy, but only in the hope that it would make Arkansas's opener against them next season look better.
                      meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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                      • #26
                        Time to post my results

                        Friday, Dec. 22
                        NEW ORLEANS BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                        Rice 5 Troy RICE LOSS 0-1

                        Saturday, Dec. 23
                        PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL - Birmingham, AL
                        South Florida 4 East Carolina South FLorida WIN 1-1


                        NEW MEXICO BOWL - Albuquerque, NM
                        NEW MEXICO 3½ San Jose State NEW MEXICO LOSS 1-2

                        ARMED FORCES BOWL - Fort Worth, TX
                        Utah 1½ Tulsa Tulsa LOSS 1-3

                        Sunday, Dec. 24
                        HAWAII BOWL - Honolulu, HI
                        HAWAII 8 Arizona State HAWAII WIN 2-3

                        Tuesday, Dec. 26
                        MOTOR CITY BOWL - Detroit, MI
                        Central Michigan 10½ Middle Tennessee State Central Michigan WIN 3-3

                        More to come.

                        Wednesday, Dec. 27
                        EMERALD BOWL - San Francisco, CA
                        UCLA 4½ Florida State UCLA Lose 3-4

                        Thursday, Dec. 28
                        INDEPENDENCE BOWL - Shreveport, LA
                        Oklahoma State 2 Alabama Alabama Lose 3-5

                        TEXAS BOWL - Houston, TX
                        Rutgers 7½ Kansas State Rutgers Win 4-5

                        HOLIDAY BOWL - San Diego, CA
                        California 5 Texas A&M California Win 5-5

                        Friday, Dec. 29
                        MUSIC CITY BOWL - Nashville, TN
                        Clemson 10 Kentucky Kentucky Win 6-5

                        SUN BOWL - El Paso, TX
                        Oregon State 3 Missouri Missouri Win 7-5

                        LIBERTY BOWL - Memphis, TN
                        South Carolina 6½ Houston South Carolina Win 8-5

                        CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL - Orlando, FL
                        Maryland PK Purdue Purdue loss 8-6

                        INSIGHT BOWL - Tempe, AZ
                        Texas Tech 6½ Minnesota Minnesota Win 9-6

                        Saturday, Dec. 30
                        MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL - Charlotte, NC
                        Boston College 6½ Navy Boston College Loss 9-7

                        ALAMO BOWL - San Antonio, TX
                        Texas 10½ Iowa Texas Loss 9-8

                        PEACH BOWL - Atlanta, GA
                        Virginia Tech 2½ Georgia Georgia Win 10-8

                        Sunday, Dec. 31
                        MPC COMPUTERS BOWL - Boise, ID
                        Miami (Florida) 3½ Nevada Miami Loss 10-9

                        Monday, Jan. 1
                        COTTON BOWL - Dallas, TX
                        Auburn 2½ Nebraska Nebraska Loss 10-10

                        OUTBACK BOWL - Tampa, FL
                        Tennessee 4 Penn State Penn State Win 11-10

                        CAPITAL ONE BOWL - Orlando, FL
                        Arkansas 1½ Wisconsin Wisconsin Win 12-10

                        GATOR BOWL - Jacksonville, FL
                        West Virginia 7 Georgia Tech West Virginia Loss 12-11

                        ROSE BOWL - Pasadena, CA
                        Southern California 1 Michigan Michigan Loss 12-12

                        FIESTA BOWL - Glendale, AZ
                        Oklahoma 7½ Boise State Boise State WIN 13-12

                        Tuesday, Jan. 2
                        ORANGE BOWL - Miami, FL
                        Louisville 10 Wake Forest Louisville

                        Wednesday, Jan. 3
                        SUGAR BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                        Louisiana State 8½ Notre Dame Louisiana State

                        Saturday, Jan. 6
                        INTERNATIONAL BOWL - Toronto, Canada
                        Cincinnati 8 Western Michigan Cincinnati

                        Sunday, Jan. 7
                        GMAC BOWL - Mobile, AL
                        Southern Mississippi 6½ Ohio Southern Mississippi

                        Monday, Jan. 8
                        BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Glendale, Ariz.
                        Ohio State 7½ Florida Ohio State

                        TIE BREAKER = Total Points in BCS Champ Game
                        51


                        Win one, lose one so an interestesting tale of mediocrity.

                        Currently 13-12 with 5 to go.
                        Last edited by rah; January 2, 2007, 12:16.
                        It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
                        RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by SlowwHand
                          Friday, Dec. 22
                          NEW ORLEANS BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                          Rice 5 Troy LOSS

                          Saturday, Dec. 23
                          PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL - Birmingham, AL
                          South Florida 4 East Carolina LOSS

                          NEW MEXICO BOWL - Albuquerque, NM
                          NEW MEXICO 3½ San Jose State WIN

                          ARMED FORCES BOWL - Fort Worth, TX
                          Utah 1½ Tulsa WIN

                          Sunday, Dec. 24
                          HAWAII BOWL - Honolulu, HI
                          HAWAII 8 Arizona State WIN

                          Tuesday, Dec. 26
                          MOTOR CITY BOWL - Detroit, MI
                          Central Michigan 10½ Middle Tennessee State LOSS

                          3-3
                          ----------------------------------------
                          Wednesday, Dec. 27
                          EMERALD BOWL - San Francisco, CA
                          UCLA 4½ Florida State LOSS 3-4

                          Thursday, Dec. 28
                          INDEPENDENCE BOWL - Shreveport, LA
                          Oklahoma State 2 Alabama LOSS

                          TEXAS BOWL - Houston, TX
                          Rutgers 7½ Kansas State

                          HOLIDAY BOWL - San Diego, CA
                          California 5 Texas A&M


                          -----------------------------------------

                          Friday, Dec. 29
                          MUSIC CITY BOWL - Nashville, TN
                          Clemson 10 Kentucky

                          SUN BOWL - El Paso, TX
                          Oregon State 3 Missouri

                          LIBERTY BOWL - Memphis, TN
                          South Carolina 6½ Houston

                          CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL - Orlando, FL
                          Maryland PK Purdue

                          INSIGHT BOWL - Tempe, AZ
                          Texas Tech 6½ Minnesota

                          Saturday, Dec. 30
                          MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL - Charlotte, NC
                          Boston College 6½ Navy

                          ALAMO BOWL - San Antonio, TX
                          Texas 10½ Iowa

                          PEACH BOWL - Atlanta, GA
                          Virginia Tech 2½ Georgia

                          Sunday, Dec. 31
                          MPC COMPUTERS BOWL - Boise, ID
                          Miami (Florida) 3½ Nevada

                          Monday, Jan. 1
                          COTTON BOWL - Dallas, TX
                          Auburn 2½ Nebraska

                          OUTBACK BOWL - Tampa, FL
                          Tennessee 4 Penn State

                          CAPITAL ONE BOWL - Orlando, FL
                          Arkansas 1½ Wisconsin

                          GATOR BOWL - Jacksonville, FL
                          West Virginia 7 Georgia Tech

                          ROSE BOWL - Pasadena, CA
                          Southern California 1 Michigan

                          FIESTA BOWL - Glendale, AZ
                          Oklahoma 7½ Boise State

                          Tuesday, Jan. 2
                          ORANGE BOWL - Miami, FL
                          Louisville 10 Wake Forest

                          Wednesday, Jan. 3
                          SUGAR BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                          Louisiana State 8½ Notre Dame

                          Saturday, Jan. 6
                          INTERNATIONAL BOWL - Toronto, Canada
                          Cincinnati 8 Western Michigan

                          Sunday, Jan. 7
                          GMAC BOWL - Mobile, AL
                          Southern Mississippi 6½ Ohio

                          Monday, Jan. 8
                          BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Glendale, Ariz.
                          Ohio State 7½ Florida

                          TIE BREAKER = 50
                          Last edited by SlowwHand; December 28, 2006, 20:10.
                          Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                          "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                          He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                          • #28
                            Good running game for UCLA, but they couldn't stop Florida St. passing for anything.
                            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                            "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                            • #29
                              Re: Anybody up for a Bowl game challenge?

                              SCORES TO DATE
                              The team that won vs the spread is bolded. I will start checking peoples picks later today or tommorrow and post the current standings then.

                              PLAYED GAMES

                              Friday, Dec. 22
                              NEW ORLEANS BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                              Rice 5 Troy

                              Saturday, Dec. 23
                              PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL - Birmingham, AL
                              South Florida 4 East Carolina

                              NEW MEXICO BOWL - Albuquerque, NM
                              NEW MEXICO 3½ San Jose State

                              ARMED FORCES BOWL - Fort Worth, TX
                              Utah 1½ Tulsa

                              Sunday, Dec. 24
                              HAWAII BOWL - Honolulu, HI
                              HAWAII 8 Arizona State

                              Tuesday, Dec. 26
                              MOTOR CITY BOWL - Detroit, MI
                              Central Michigan 10½ Middle Tennessee State

                              Wednesday, Dec. 27
                              EMERALD BOWL - San Francisco, CA
                              UCLA 4½ Florida State

                              Thursday, Dec. 28
                              INDEPENDENCE BOWL - Shreveport, LA
                              Oklahoma State 2 Alabama

                              TEXAS BOWL - Houston, TX
                              Rutgers 7½ Kansas State

                              HOLIDAY BOWL - San Diego, CA
                              California 5 Texas A&M

                              Friday, Dec. 29
                              MUSIC CITY BOWL - Nashville, TN
                              Clemson 10 Kentucky

                              SUN BOWL - El Paso, TX
                              Oregon State 3 Missouri

                              LIBERTY BOWL - Memphis, TN
                              South Carolina 6½ Houston

                              CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL - Orlando, FL
                              Maryland PK Purdue

                              INSIGHT BOWL - Tempe, AZ
                              Texas Tech 6½ Minnesota

                              Saturday, Dec. 30
                              MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL - Charlotte, NC
                              Boston College 6½ Navy

                              ALAMO BOWL - San Antonio, TX
                              Texas 10½ Iowa

                              PEACH BOWL - Atlanta, GA
                              Virginia Tech 2½ Georgia

                              Sunday, Dec. 31
                              MPC COMPUTERS BOWL - Boise, ID
                              Miami (Florida) 3½ Nevada

                              Monday, Jan. 1
                              COTTON BOWL - Dallas, TX
                              Auburn 2½ Nebraska

                              OUTBACK BOWL - Tampa, FL
                              Tennessee 4 Penn State

                              CAPITAL ONE BOWL - Orlando, FL
                              Arkansas 1½ Wisconsin

                              GATOR BOWL - Jacksonville, FL
                              West Virginia 7 Georgia Tech

                              ROSE BOWL - Pasadena, CA
                              Southern California 1 Michigan

                              FIESTA BOWL - Glendale, AZ
                              Oklahoma 7½ Boise State

                              GAMES STILL TO BE PLAYED

                              Tuesday, Jan. 2
                              ORANGE BOWL - Miami, FL
                              Louisville 10 Wake Forest

                              Wednesday, Jan. 3
                              SUGAR BOWL - New Orleans, LA
                              Louisiana State 8½ Notre Dame

                              Saturday, Jan. 6
                              INTERNATIONAL BOWL - Toronto, Canada
                              Cincinnati 8 Western Michigan

                              Sunday, Jan. 7
                              GMAC BOWL - Mobile, AL
                              Southern Mississippi 6½ Ohio

                              Monday, Jan. 8
                              BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Glendale, Ariz.
                              Ohio State 7½ Florida
                              TOTAL POINTS =
                              Last edited by Ming; January 2, 2007, 12:25.
                              Keep on Civin'
                              RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                              • #30
                                Figures, one minute after I post my update, MING posts the scores. That would have been much easier.
                                It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
                                RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O

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