RMN Bowl Pick 'Em Contest: From "Ugh" to "Oh My"

by The Beef on Dec 30, 2011 8:02 AM CST in Contests

If only we could move points scored from one game to another

Baylor and UW broke just about every record last night, and when Terrance Ganaway scored with still HALF OF THE THIRD QUARTER REMAINING to make it 42-39 UW, the Over/Under of 78 was blown away. The teams would go on to combine for 123 points, making an Over/Under of 100 a sucker bet. I simply cannot wait to see the BTBS from this game over on Football Study Hall later on. I will even steal a little of his thunder by telling you Ganaway, Jarred Salubi and Tevin Reese combined for the following line:

28 carries for 402 yards (14.4 yards per carry) and 7 TD's. Reese had 2 carries for 101 yards and somehow did not score, but Salubi had 2 TD's and Ganaway had 5. Just sick.

However, for as great as the offenses were in the second game, that is as bad as they were in the first, especially the first half. Just miserable football. Alas, we did not reach the 48 points I was hoping for. In the end though, we did move the needle to the positive, now sitting just 22 picks under .500 at 49.76%. All-time, we are within 200 picks of .500, so we keep getting closer.

Speaking of closer, someone is finally gaining some ground on the Coin Phlip,. which is still in the lead with a 20-8 record. Now just one pick back, mizzou2396 is sitting at 19-9, and is trailed by a group of 4 at 18-10. There is a HUGE pack at 17-11, and they are certainly not out of it, especially with 9 games (18 picks) in the next two days.

As for the bottom of the barrel, we have a three-way tie at 9-19, as wooderson has been joined by Mikschoone28 and Bingo12, who gets special recognition for going 0-4 last night. Well played!

At a very quick glance, it appears the most popular plays were Iowa State, Miss. St. and OU. Everything else seems relatively split. As always, you can access your picks and all the totals (located at the bottom of the page) by clicking on this link.

Let the goodness of Bowl Week wash over you.

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If this contest

was based on who could hang out closest to the cellar for the entire Bowl Season I’d be kicking arse!

by J in JC on Dec 30, 2011 8:07 AM CST reply actions

The winner of this contest...

… wins Lee Greenwood’s jacket.

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by RPT on Dec 30, 2011 8:43 AM CST reply actions

I guess I could always use a backup.

Busting Bill C since September 19, 2011 10:19 CST, 8:19 PDT.

by mizzou2396 on Dec 30, 2011 8:44 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

Bully!

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by The Beef on Dec 30, 2011 8:48 AM CST up reply actions

if coin phlip wins

he’s gonna be upset with the prize, what with him having no torso, shoulders or arms and all.

Busting Bill C since September 19, 2011 10:19 CST, 8:19 PDT.

by mizzou2396 on Dec 30, 2011 9:33 AM CST up reply actions

What if it were a Louis and Clark quarter?

Never forget Wolf Island, or pie! #AHAMF, it's vaguely sordid.

by Spider_Monkey on Dec 30, 2011 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

I happen to know the coins in question

he was inserted into my second cousin who was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game

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by mizzou2396 on Dec 30, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

I do not feel comfortable being owned by you

in any contest that does not involve running, biking, swimming, or cult recruiting.

Never forget Wolf Island, or pie! #AHAMF, it's vaguely sordid.

by Spider_Monkey on Dec 30, 2011 5:08 PM CST up reply actions

rec'd for greenwood scoring 3 td's.

i’m proud that he’s an american.

What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?

by threadkiller on Dec 30, 2011 8:59 AM CST reply actions

At least we know he's free.

by SEC Supremacist on Dec 30, 2011 9:01 AM CST up reply actions

glad someone is reading the captions :-)

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by The Beef on Dec 30, 2011 9:08 AM CST up reply actions

and he won't forget the men who sucked

so he could score td’s.

What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?

by threadkiller on Dec 30, 2011 9:05 AM CST reply actions

reply to secsupremacist fail.

What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?

by threadkiller on Dec 30, 2011 9:05 AM CST up reply actions

Notre Dame screwed me

Come on! FSU is overrated! I have to mess that team up in their player stats in NCAA Football every year!

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by Mac6uffin on Dec 30, 2011 9:52 AM CST reply actions

Yeah

But Notre Dame losing is never, ever a bad thing.

Even when its a bad thing, it’s a good thing.

by MizKC on Dec 30, 2011 9:55 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

so sayeth the Lord.

and NBC.

Never forget Wolf Island, or pie! #AHAMF, it's vaguely sordid.

by Spider_Monkey on Dec 30, 2011 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

Ruh-roh!

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/29/2669458/oklahoma-state-gannon-mendez-justin-blackmon

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by 1Believer on Dec 30, 2011 9:57 AM CST reply actions

Won't hurt Blackmon at all unless somehow it hurts his draft stock

NCAA wont move fast enough for it to matter this year. If either of the other two are coming back next year, they could see tOSU’esqe suspensions would be my guess.

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by The Beef on Dec 30, 2011 10:33 AM CST up reply actions