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.)

Friday, January 2, 2009

AT&T Cotton Bowl: Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34

Yeah. I mean, I'd try to explain this, but I think my record so far makes it pretty clear I have no idea what's supposed to happen in these games.

This is a cover for Mississippi, which was a 5.5-point underdog.

It is a win for Chris.

It is a loss for Dan, Jim, Jon, Mark, Ed, Greg, Nino, Yohan, Rob, Sal and Steve.

It eliminates everybody (who wasn't already) from the When Bowls Were Bowls Bonus.

It eliminates Ed and Yohan from the Tom Landry's Hat Bonus, which means nobody will get that, because they were the last two eligible.

And Texas Tech was Jon and Greg's SUPER-LOCK pick, which means neither of them will get their 10-point SUPER-LOCK bonus.

Carnage.

Impact on the standings is minimal. Chris goes from 11th place, 41 points out of the lead, to a tie for 10th place, 36 points out of the lead.

Posted by Dan at 6:10 PM  

1 comments:

robbiebiro said...

And somehow, while Dan was making all that noise about his impressive performance, I have quietly plummeted to the bottom.

January 2, 2009 at 6:47 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.

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