...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.)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Texas Bowl: Rice 38, Western Michigan 14

Totally embarrassing performance by Western Michigan. Every year, there are teams that just inexplicably fail to show up for their bowl games, and the 2008 Broncos are the kings of that so far.

The only good thing they can take away from this one is that practically no one saw it, since it was on the NFL Network and it was running opposite a highly anticipated Pacific Life Holiday Bowl.

Anyway, it's obviously a cover for Rice, which was a horribly underrated three-point favorite.

It's a win for Jim, Jon, Mark, Ed, Greg, Nino, Yohan, Rob, Sal and Steve.

It's a loss for Dan and Chris, who are hereby eliminated from the Landry and Sunday Bonuses. (Dan is now eligible for only four of the original 18 bonuses, and is glad he's having so much fun watching the games and updating the site because sheesh, he stinks at picking 'em.)

Yohan maintains his two-point lead but it's temporary, because either Ed's getting 13 or Steve's getting eight in the game that's still ongoing. (Actually, if Oklahoma State wins by three, then both of those things happen.)

So one more update to come tonight, from a real bowl game in San Diego.

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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.

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