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 28, 2008

A Sunday Night Stop in Shreveport

Independence Bowl
8:15 pm, ESPN
Northern Illinois (-1.5) Louisiana Tech

The Independence Bowl is supposed to pit a Big 12 team against an SEC team. So how did this matchup happen?

Well, it turns out the Big 12 and SEC didn’t have enough bowl-eligible teams this year. So we get the Huskies vs. the Bulldogs (extra credit if you can guess which is which) 67 miles from the Louisiana Tech campus.

The player to watch here is Northern Illinois defensive end Larry English, who was the MVP of the MAC conference this year in spite of playing the whole season with a cast on his right hand. He will be a nightmare for a La Tech passing game that ranked 102nd in the nation, and could require the Bulldogs to rely on RB Daniel Porter.

This is the last of the two-point games for a while. The base point values for Monday and Tuesday’s games will be three..

This game is required for the Louis Armstrong’s Sax Bonus (because it’s being played in Louisiana) and would have been eligible for the Purism Bonus (because it doesn’t have a corporate sponsor in its name), but all 12 pool participants have been eliminated from contention for the Purism Bonus. Jon, Greg, Chris, Rob and Steve all remain eligible for the Armstrong Bonus.

PICKS

Dan: Northern Illinois -1.5
Jim: Northern Illinois -1.5
Jon: Louisiana Tech +1.5
Mark: Louisiana Tech +1.5
Ed: Louisiana Tech +1.5
Greg: Northern Illinois -1.5
Nino: Louisiana Tech +1.5
Chris: Northern Illinois -1.5
Yohan: Northern Illinois -1.5
Rob: Northern Illinois -1.5
Sal: Nothern Illinois -1.5
Steve: Louisiana Tech +1.5

Posted by Dan at 9:07 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