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.)

Monday, December 29, 2008

Papajohns.com Bowl: Rutgers 29, NC State 23

Another outstanding bowl game, in which NC State QB Russell Wilson looked like a superstar in the first half but sprained his knee and couldn't play in the second. That left it open for Rutgers' Mike Teel to lead the Scarlet Knights to a comeback victory in his final game.

BUT....

Rutgers was a seven-point favorite, and this is therefore an excruciating cover for NC State. Even more excruciating because of the extra point RU missed in the first half.

It is a win for Ed, Chris and Yohan.

It is a loss for Dan, Jim, Jon, Mark, Greg, Nino, Rob, Sal and Steve, all of whom are now eliminated from the Bryant and Simpson bonuses.

It is a especially difficult loss for Sal and Steve, each of whom had designated Rutgers as his SUPER-LOCK and would have received 10 bonus points if RU had covered. They were the second and third participants whose SUPER-LOCK games have been played, and we are 0-for-3 in SUPER-LOCKs so far. Chris Sabatino lost with Hawaii in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

As a result of this afternoon's game, Yohan moves into first place with 17 points, two ahead of Steve and a red-hot Ed, who are tied for second.

The standings are updated under the STANDINGS tab on the right side of this page.

Enjoy the nightcap, in which most of the fans are in the press box.

Posted by Dan at 6:48 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