Bored's College Football Pick 'Em - Week 10

[iggymcfly 0]

Thought I'd won already before realizing that I somehow accidentally bolded Penn State instead of Wisconsin. I bet on the Badgers this week at -7, so it's not like I even had the game close. Just somehow wasn't paying attention when making my picks.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Awesome, I win.

[CanadianChris 0]

It's looking a lot like an 11-10 loss for me, which may help me more than it hurts.

[Der Kommissar 0]

Looks like my team is finally going to break its 5 game(ouch!) losing streak, after Oklahoma nearly gave me a heart attack. It's nice to see I can still best the Pac 8.

[Bored 0]

Week 10 Results

 

Notre Dame (Lando Griffin) 8, #1 Oregon (nogoodnick) 7

 

#2 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Florida State (Kingofthe909) 6

 

#3 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 10, Boise State (bravesfan) 10; Spiff wins by tiebreak

 

Texas (UTBroward) 10, #4 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 9

 

#5 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 8, Michigan (Vampiro69*) 7

 

#6 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 9, Florida International (Vtiamin X) 9; CL wins by tiebreak

 

Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34) 8, #7 Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 8; Hawk wins by tiebreak

 

USC (Cartman) 9, #8 Stanford (Bored) 7

 

#9 Hawaii (Will Scarlet) 11, Maryland (Spicy McHaggis*) 10

 

Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 8, #10 Kentucky (Danville Wrestling) 5

 

Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) 10, Oregon State (Urban Warfare*) 7

 

Connecticut (teke184*) 9, Kansas State (Loaded Glove) 8

 

San Jose State (kkktookmybabyaway) 10, Florida (Urban Warfare) 7

 

San Diego State (The Last Samurai) 11, UCLA (phoenixrising) 8

 

Penn State (IK Cool Jew/Vitamin X*) 8, Auburn (Agent of Oblivion) 7

 

Temple (Ortonsault) 9, Ohio State (Gert T) 6

 

LSU (teke184) 9, Tennessee (Sex Machine Gun) 5

 

Buffalo (Carnival) 10, Kent State (JHawk) 6

 

Rutgers (the pinjockey) 10, UTEP (Angel Grace Blue) 8

 

Texas A&M (Secret Agent) 8, Oklahoma (Vampiro69) 7

 

 

Conference Standings

 

* - not eligible for conference title/bowl games

 

Southeastern Seven

1. Kentucky (4-1, 6-4)

2. South Carolina (4-2, 7-3)

3. LSU (3-2, 6-4)

3. Auburn (3-2, 4-6)

3. Alabama (3-2, 3-7)

6. Florida (3-3, 5-5)

7. Tennessee (1-4, 4-6)

8. FIU (0-5, 2-8)

 

Western Atlantic

1. Virginia (5-1, 9-1)

2. Georgia Tech (4-1, 8-2)

3. San Jose State (3-2, 6-4)

3. Miami (3-2, 6-4)

3. Hawaii (3-2, 5-5)

6. Boise State (1-4, 2-8)

7. Florida State (1-6, 1-9)

 

Maryland* (2-4, 5-5)

 

Big MAC

1. Temple (4-2, 4-6)

2. Miami of Ohio (3-2, 4-6)

3. Kent State (4-3, 6-4)

4. Minnesota (3-3, 6-4)

5. Buffalo (2-3, 3-7)

5. Ohio State (2-3, 2-8)

7. Penn State (1-4, 3-7)

 

Michigan* (4-1, 7-3)

 

Pac-8

1. Oregon (4-1, 8-2)

1. USC (4-1, 5-5)

3. UCLA (3-2, 8-2)

3. Notre Dame (3-2, 6-4)

5. Arizona State (2-3, 6-4)

5. San Diego State (2-3, 5-5)

7. Stanford (1-4, 5-5)

 

5. Oregon State* (1-4, 6-4)

 

Big 8

1. Oklahoma (3-2, 5-5)

1. Texas (3-2, 4-6)

1. Syracuse (3-2, 7-3)

4. UTEP (2-3, 4-6)

4. Kansas State (2-3, 4-6)

4. Texas A&M (2-3, 4-6)

4. Rutgers (2-3, 4-6)

 

3. Connecticut* (3-2, 5-5)

[Hawk 34 0]

Can't believe I went from being like 0-5 to being 4-6 knocking on the door for the title. Hooray for a soft conference.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Bet Spiff jumps me. I gained picks on most of the top guys except for him, and he had a tiebreak win.

[Bored 0]

LSU's game winning touchdown against Tennessee didn't just end one of the best games of the year, it had a major impact in the contest. That touchdown swung the tiebreak win to Spaceman Spiff in his match up and with another strong showing this week that keeps him firmly #1 in correct picks and he grabs the top spot again to create CONTROVERSY~. Edwin MacPhisto gets subbed for the #1 spot but has a strong grip on the #2 spot and note these two play each other the final week of the regular season. nogoodnick suffered a back breaking loss this week dropping him all the way to #6. The "probation" teams are still causing problems with the bottom half of the rankings and this week phoenixrising finally gets in the Top 10, after losing, and the bad luck player of the contest had some good luck this week and Ortonsault is back in the Top 10 despite a 4-6 record.

 

Bored Championship Series Rankings thru Week 10

 

1. Miami - Spaceman Spiff 4.35

 

2. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 5.6

3. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 6.85

4. Syracuse - CanadianChris 7.4

5. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 7.85

6. Oregon - nogoodnick 8.2

7. Hawaii - Will Scarlet 9.2

8. Minnesota - Vern Gagne 12.3

9. UCLA - phoenixrising 14.6

10. Temple - Ortonsault 14.65

 

Other Receiving Votes: LSU (teke184), Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34), Notre Dame (Lando Griffin), Stanford (Bored)

 

Now I did say last week I was going to look at potential bowl match-ups but things are too fucked up right now to get any real grasp of what the bowls might look like even with only two weeks left in the regular season. So instead here's a reminder of what the bowls are:

 

Pepsi Blue Bored Bowl: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2

 

Traditional Bowl presented by the Yellow Submarine: Pac-8 #1/BCS vs. Big MAC #1/BCS

 

TheSWF.com Dust Bowl: BCS vs. BCS

 

Williams Games SinisTar Bowl: SE7 #2 vs. Big MAC #2

 

Out Magazine Bowl: WAC #2 vs. Big 8 #2

 

KFC PETA Bowl: Pac-8 #2 vs. Big 8 #3

 

Meow Mix Pussy Bowl: SE7 #3 vs. WAC #3

 

Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl: Big MAC #3 vs. Pac-8 #3

 

FireJoeMorgan.com Bowl: At-large vs. At-large

 

And here's a look at who's bowl eligible. Remember 7 wins guarentees you a bowl, 6 makes you bowl eligible. 14 teams are bowl eligible so far with 6 teams locking up a bid. 15 other teams still have a shot at becoming bowl eligible.

 

Locked Up a Bid

Virginia

Georgia Tech

Oregon

UCLA

Syracuse

South Carolina

 

Bowl Eligible

Miami

Minnesota

LSU

Notre Dame

Kentucky

Arizona State

Kent State

San Jose State

 

kkktookmybabyaway is the Cinderella story of this contest or just goes to show you it's best to know nothing about the teams your picking.

[iggymcfly 0]

Wow, can't believe I'm up to #3! Thought for sure I'd move down after only winning 8-7. I'll just have to press on and tighten up my picks even more (nothing like that PSU/Wisc fiasco) to grab that elusive Bored Bowl berth. Only one more spot to gain now.

 

Hey, I don't know if you feel like doing this Bored, but would you mind posting a breakdown of the BCS standings for the Top Ten or else PMing them to me. I'm kind of curious where I'm at in terms of total correct picks and SOS in comparison to the other contenders.

[Hawk 34 0]

What happens if a conference winner ties? What's the tie-breaker, Head to Head?

[Cuban Linx 0]

I continue to be unbeatable when it comes down to tiebreakers. Top 5 and a guaranteed bowl for a 2nd straight year, not bad for a guy who's only been following College Football 2 years and is only rarely able to actually watch any games.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Yeah, boyeeeee!

[Fökai 0]

I must have the league record for most tiebreak losses by now.

[Vern Gagne 0]

kkktookmybabyaway is the Cinderella story of this contest or just goes to show you it's best to know nothing about the teams your picking.

 

 

Forget the pre-determined seeding. Give me a shot at the old fart in one of these bowls.

[Bored 0]

What happens if a conference winner ties? What's the tie-breaker, Head to Head?

Yes and three-way ties go like this:

 

1. Head to Head

2. Overall Record

3. BCS Ranking

 

When next week is finished I'll go over the tiebreak scenerios going into the final week.

 

In case anyone is wondering with the new format this year for the conference championships taking place over two weeks I will have a total 20 games to pick from over the two weeks, 12-14 games Thanksgiving week and 6-8 games Championship week. Of course I won't pick which games for Championship week until after Thanksgiving week which should create some interesting picking strategy in cases where someone is two or three points down.

[CanadianChris 0]

Damn, I'm going to have to win out to make the conference title game this year.

[phoenixrising 0]

Nice to lock up a bowl bid after stinking up the joint last year. Finally back in the top 10 too.