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

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT)

Southern Miss blocks a field goal attempt to win in overtime, and Dan and Mark see another one slip away. In true choke-artist fashion befitting a team that blew a 31-3 third-quarter lead earlier this year, Troy fell apart after leading by 10 in the second half of this one and handed it to the Golden Eagles.

This is a cover for Southern Miss, which was getting four points.

It is a win for Jon, Greg, Chris, Rob and Steve.

It is a loss for Dan, Jim, Mark, Ed, Nino, Yohan and Sal, all of whom are now eliminated from the Louis Armstrong, Damp Basement and Climate Control bonuses.

If you're keeping track, Dan and Mark have missed on all five games so far and have been eliminated, already, from contention for nine of the 18 bonuses. Truly awesome.

Greg is doing the best so far, having correctly picked four of the five games. But Nino maintains a two-point lead on the strength of having nailed his LOCK pick in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.

There is (sniff) no game Monday, which is inexplicable. We will be back Tuesday with the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, which features two of the top 11 teams in the nation.

Posted by Dan at 11:55 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