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.)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Wednesday, Dec. 3 Update

On the suggestion of Chris Sabatino, we have added three bonuses as noted in the three posts immediately following this one. That brings our total to 18 bonuses, with one two two possibly to be added once we see who's playing in the games. Unless somebody has a real killer suggestion for another one, I'm inclined to keep the number about where it is.

In other news, it looks as if the Chick-fil A Bowl will announce Georgia Tech as its ACC representative, and the Meienke Car Care Bowl will take North Carolina. Both of those picks jive with the projections we made Sunday.

Matchups will be officially set Sunday, Dec. 7. We will freeze the betting lines on Saturday, Dec. 13, which will give you a week to get your picks in. All confirmed participants will receive an e-mail on either Saturday, Dec. 13 or Sunday, Dec. 14 with the lines, which will also be available on this site.

To enter, you must e-mail me your picks (complete with LOCKS and SUPER-LOCKS, as outlined under the RULES tab on this site's home page) by kickoff of the EagleBank Bowl, slated for 11 am on Saturday, Dec. 20. My e-mail address is grazdanny@yahoo.com.

If anybody has any further questions, you can e-mail them. Or leave a comment here. Or EMB.

Posted by Dan at 12:45 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