This weekly wagering contest will reward the best football prognosticator with a $100 gift certificate from a meat/steak company. New guys can still join in any time and you don't have to make a pick every week. You can post your plays any time, but they must be posted before a game you are playing kicks off. You must make your picks in this thread and you must provide at least one reason for each pick. Minimum 50 picks to qualify by the end of the contest.


***Note: This is the final week of the contest. College only, Jan.1-Jan.7. The final game is the beatdown of the Luckeyes at the hands of the very deep Tigers of LSU. Good Luck everybody!

.........................ThisWeek......Season.........%
Mitch Cumstein....7-8-1..........76-41-3.........65
At Large..............5-2............34-24-2.........59
Uga4Prez...........22-7-1.........43-33-3.........57
a retard..............1-1............26-22-1.........54
Nas...................11-15.........188-166-4.......53
Chus.................10-7..........191-190-9........50.13
buryman.............0-0............10-10.............50
Bud Dude............0-0............49-50-1.........49.5
Gloopan Kuratz....0-0............18-19-3.........49
Evergreen Tommy.3-6............74-81-2.........48
muman89.............0-0............44-47-1.........48
good dolphin.........5-6............41-44-1.........48
Hawkeye Vince.....0-0............37-40-3.........48
FarveFan..............0-0............36-39-3.........48
newper................0-0............11-13-2.........46
reents..................6-6............82-101-8........45
Irish Boy..............0-0............38-46-4.........45
donspiracy...........10-7...........64-83............44
schmitty1211.........6-5............61-83-4.........42
Darren-Tinley Park.0-0............39-54-1.........42
Boilermaker Rick....0-0............14-22...........39
Matt Murton's Beard.0-0............16-27...........37
hootmon................0-0.............9-18-2..........33
Chuckle Nuts..........0-0...............2-7............22
Coasttocoast..........0-0...............0-2............0


Overall__________1222-1281-61_____48.8%
ThreeWeekTrend__
NFL Week 17_______86-70-2________55.1%
NFL Week 16_______62-82-2________43.1%
NFL Week 15_______77-100_________43.5%


Please let me know if any of the totals are incorrect. Thank you.


Bowl Game Date/Time Site Matchup Network-ALL TIMES CENTRAL

***Week 3 Jan. 1- Jan. 7*** 11 games

Outback Jan. 1
10 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin vs. Tennessee ESPN

AT&T Cotton Jan. 1
10:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Missouri vs. Arkansas FOX

Gator Jan. 1
12 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Virginia vs. Texas Tech CBS

Capital One Jan. 1
12 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Michigan vs. Florida ABC

Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1
3:30 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. USC vs. Illinois ABC

Allstate Sugar Jan. 1
7:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Hawaii vs. Georgia FOX

Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 2
7 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Oklahoma vs. West Virginia FOX

FedEx Orange Jan. 3
7 p.m. Miami, Fla. Virginia Tech vs. Kansas FOX

International Jan. 5
11 a.m. Toronto, Canada Rutgers vs. Ball State ESPN2

GMAC Jan. 6
7 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Tulsa vs. Bowling Green ESPN

BCS National Championship Jan. 7
7 p.m. New Orleans, La. Ohio State vs. LSU FOX

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Plays already made in the Bowl Schedule Thread:

FINAL WEEK CFB

***Chus*** 3-4
Arkansas +3.5 L
Hawaii +9 L
West Virginia +9 W
West Virginia +6.5 (2nd half) W
Rutgers -10 W
Va Tech -3 L
Ohio State/LSU under 47 L

***Uga4Prez*** 7-4
Wisconsin +2 L
Missouri -3 W
Virginia +6 W
Michigan +10.5 W
Illinois +13.5 L
Hawaii +7.5 L
West Virginia +7.5 W
Kansas +3.5 W
Rutgers -10 W
Bowling Green +4.5 L
LSU -4 W


***Evergreen Tommy*** 3-8
Florida -10.5 L
Hawaii +7.5 L
Arkansas +4 L
Wisconsin +6 W
Virginia +6 W
Illinois +13.5 L
Oklahoma -6.5 L
VT -3.5 L
Ball St +10 L
bowlingGreen +4.5 L
LSU -4 W

***schmitty1211*** 3-4
Tennessee -2 W
Florida -11 L
USC -13.5 W
Hawaii +8 L
Virginia Tech -3 L
LSU -3.5 W
LSU under 48 L

***donspiracy*** 4-6
Wisconsin + 1 1/2 L
Arkansas +3 L
Florida -10 1/2 L
Virginia +6 W
ILL-INI +13 1/2 L
Georgia Bulldogs -7 1/2 W
Va. Tech -3 L
Ball State + 10 1/2 L
Tulsa -4 1/2 W
LSU - 3 1/2 W

***reents*** 2-7
Wisconsin +1.5 L
Arkansas +3 L
Florida -10.5 L
Texas Tech -5.5 L
Illinois +13.5 L
Georgia -7.5 W
West Virginia +7 W
Virginia Tech -3 L
Ohio State +3.5 L

***Darren-Tinley Park*** 1-3
Oklahoma -7.5 L
Kansas +3 W
Bowling Green +4.5 L
Ohio State +3.5 L

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Don't wanna be a dbag here, but my total record is actually 43-33-3. I take my ties with pride.

I'll go with Oklahoma (-7.5) over West Virginia tonight. Although WV might be more motivated after their coach abandoned them, I think this will work against them.

How high will the number go for West Virginia? It is up to 9 at bodog. If it goes to 10, I will be unloading on the Mountaineers.

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West Virginia +9

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West Virginia +6.5 (2nd half)

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Virginia Tech -3 vs Kansas- Kansas coming off a loss and Va. Tech playing some of the best football at year's end and they have one of the best defenses in the nation and stop the KU offense.

I'm going back to having my kids pick the games for me .

Week 19 Part II End Of The Ro-ad

Kansas v. Va. Tech -3

Kansas O outmatched by Hokies D. Fear not Jayhawk fan, you're more than a b-ball school now. Enjoy being 5th best in your conference next year.

Ball State + 10 1/2 v. Rutgers

Rutgers D Pass Yds/Gm 160.6(2nd) against Ball State O Pass Yds/Gm 284.4(21st). Ball State can hang on The Skydome, ERR, Rogers Centre turf.

Bowling Green v. Tulsa -4 1/2

Shoostout alert! Both have great passing games, but BG lack of RB will make the difference.

BCS Title Game

LSU - 3 1/2 v. THE LUCKEYES

The Purple and Gold clowncar will save money on gas for the short trip down I-10. Ohio St. doesn't have the firepower to hang with the big dogs, or cats in this case.

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Seahawks -3
Jaguars pk
Giants +3
Virginia Tech -3

I am pounding Va Tech just like I pounded the Coal Miners last night.

Va Tech -3

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Ok, against my wishes, my kids are picking Kansas +3 against Virginia Tech.

***Note: This is the final week of the contest. College only, Jan.1-Jan.7.

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Already missed the International Bowl. My kids are picking (from thegreek.com):

Bowling Green +4.5 against Tulsa
Ohio State +3.5 against LSU

For the record, they picked Rutgers -10.5 over Ball St (line is from the Sun-Times). I don't even know what the score is for that game.

Ohio State +3.5 vs LSU- I hope Ohio State wins this one and puts it on LSU. I think the Buckeyes will need to run the ball and play defense just like the 02 team. Since LSU put it on VIrginia Tech, they have struggled to beat teams since then, so go Buckeyes.

Fun COntest, hopefully it will be back next year.

Ohio State/LSU under 47

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LSU -3.5
LSU under 48