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 22, 2008

Tuesday Preview -- A killer matchup two days before Christmas

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

8:00 pm, ESPN

TCU (-2.5) Boise State


BCS games than which this game is better include the Allstate Sugar and FedEx Orange Bowls. Boise State is undefeated and an underdog against one of the best defenses in the nation (Only USC allowed fewer points per game than did TCU). The only way I see Boise State pulling this out is if they tie the score with a late touchdown on a hook-and-lateral play, then win the game on Statue of Liberty play on a two-point conversion after which their star running back proposes to his cheerleader girlfriend on the field. Yeah, that’s what I thought. That could never happen.


This is the first of the two-point games, and is also required for three bonuses – the 12-point Damp Basement Bonus (because it’s played in a city that sits at or below sea level), the 7-point Pete Carroll’s Tan Bonus (because it’s played in California) and the 7-point Hank Paulson Bailout Bonus (because its sponsor is a bank, though probably not the kind of bank that the whole Paulson thing is about).


It's the first of the games that's required for the Carroll bonus and the second required for the Paulson and Basement bonuses. Jon, Greg, Chris, Rob and Steve are the only participants still eligible for the Basement bonus. Jim, Jon, Ed, Greg, Chris, Yohan, Rob, Sal and Steve are all still eligible for the Paulson bonus.


Four of us picked TCU and eight picked Boise State. And in the most startling news of the day, either Mark or Dan will pick up a win in this one, since they picked two different teams. The bad news, of course, is that one will fall to 0-6.


Awesome.


PICKS

Dan: TCU -2.5

Jim: TCU -2.5

Jon: Boise State +2.5

Mark: Boise State +2.5

Ed: Boise State +2.5

Greg: Boise State +2.5

Nino: TCU -2.5

Chris: TCU -2.5

Yohan: Boise State +2.5

Rob: Boise State +2.5

Sal: Boise State +2.5

Steve: Boise State +2.5



Posted by Dan at 9:11 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