Who Needs a College Football Playoff...

...when you've got The Second Annual Graziano Brothers College Bowl Game Point Spread Bonanza? (A gloriously complex pool in which contestants pick all 34 college bowl games against the spread and can earn bonus points for practically anything.)

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Day Two Preview -- Just one in the Big Easy

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
8:15 pm, ESPN
Troy (-4) Southern Mississippi

In Troy’s most memorable game of this season, they held a 31-3 lead on defending national champion LSU with one minute left in the game’s third quarter…and surrendered an incomprehensible 37 straight points to lose the game 40-31. That was Troy’s second game of the year in Louisiana. In the first, their kicker banged a 56-yard field goal attempt off the crossbar as time ran out in a 31-30 loss to Louisiana-Monroe. So they’re hoping for a bit better result this time in the bayou. Southern Miss started the season 2-6 and had to win its last four to qualify for a bowl. In those four games, they allowed a total of 35 points. So the defense is hot.

This game is the last of the one-point games and is required for three bonuses – the 12-point Damp Basement Bonus (because it’s being played in a city that sits at or below sea level), the 11-point Climate Control Bonus (because it’s being played indoors, at the Superdome) and the 5-point Louis Armstrong’s Sax Bonus (because it’s being played in Louisiana).

PICKS

Dan: Troy -4
Jim: Troy -4
Jon: Southern Miss +4
Mark: Troy -4
Ed: Troy -4
Greg: Southern Miss +4
Nino: Troy -4
Chris: Southern Miss +4
Yohan: Troy -4
Rob: Southern Miss +4
Sal: Troy -4
Steve: Southern Miss +4

Posted by Dan at 10:22 AM  

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Scoring Rules

BASIC SCORING RULES

-Games held between Dec. 20 and Dec. 21: 1 point each (5 bowls)

-Games held between Dec. 23 and Dec. 28: 2 points each (7 bowls)

-Games held between Dec. 29 and Dec. 30: 3 points each (5 bowls)

-Games held on Dec. 31: 4 points each (5 bowls)

-Games held between Jan. 1 and Jan. 2: 5 points each (8 bowls)

-Game held on Jan. 3: 2 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 5: 5 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 6: 2 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 8: 7 points (1 bowl)


LOCKS AND SUPER LOCKS

Each player shall designate one of his 34 picks as a “Lock” and another as a “Super Lock.” Should a player correctly pick either or both of those games, against the point spread, he would be awarded bonus points as follows:

-“Lock” game: 5 bonus points

-“Super Lock” game: 10 bonus points

These bonuses pertain no matter how many points you receive for the game under the basic scoring rules. For example, if your “Lock” game is the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, a 1-point game, and you pick it correctly, you will receive 6 points – 1 under the basic scoring rules and an additional 5 because you designated it as your “Lock.” If your “Lock” game is the FedEx Orange Bowl, a 5-point game, and you pick it correctly, you will receive 10 points – 5 under the basic scoring rules and an addition 5 because you designated it as your “Lock.”


ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS

In addition to the basic scoring rules and the Lock/Super Lock points, a player may earn bonus points for picking many different combinations of games. These combo bonuses, which range from three points to twelve points depending on the number of games included in the combo, are detailed under the BONUSES tab above.

Blog Archive

FINAL STANDINGS

Steve Politi 102
Yohan Sengamalay 90
Jon Graziano 81
Ed Price 74
Mark Feinsand 66
Jim Graziano 65
Sal Sabatino 63
Chris Sabatino 63
Greg Lester 60
Nino Canino 57
Dan Graziano 50
Rob Biro 50