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.)

Saturday, December 20, 2008

EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest 29, Navy 19

First off, some housekeeping. Until that last Wake Forest touchdown, I was 100 percent sure this game was going to be a push, which would have meant my very complicated spreadsheet that's responsible for tracking all of the scoring and bonuses would have been blown up after the first game.

It also reminded me that we don't have anything in place for dealing with the push. So I'd like to make this rule clear to everyone before we go any further: IN THIS POOL, A PUSH IS A WIN FOR EVERYBODY.

The reason for this is that, if everybody lost, everybody would be eliminated from the bonuses for which that game was required. And what fun would that be?

Anyway, excellent game in which Navy jumped out to an early lead only to see Riley Skinner and Wake Forest come roaring back to win and cover the three-point spread.

This game is a win for nine of our participants: Jim, Jon, Ed, Greg, Rob, Chris, Yohan, Sal and Steve.

This game is a loss for three of our participants: Dan, Mark and Nino.

Dan, Mark and Nino are now eliminated from contention for the Janus Bonus and the Hank Paulson Bailout Bonus.

Enjoy the New Mexico Bowl. Standings will be updated very shortly. We'll be back to you later in the day.

Posted by Dan at 2:03 PM  

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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