Only reason I didn't run the push possibilities last night was that it was late and the Sugar Bowl didn't go into overtime.
Only two of the remaining four games can push -- today's and the BCS Championshuip game. (The other two games have spreads of 9.5 and 2.5 and cannot push.)
If today's game is a push (UConn is favored by 4), then YOHAN and JON are eliminated from the pool. There would be 12 remaining possibilities, of which STEVE wins eight and ED wins four.
If Thursday's BCS title game is a push (Florida is favored by 3), then JON is eliminated. Of the 12 remaining possibilities, STEVE wins eight, ED wins two and YOHAN wins two.
If today's game AND the BCS title game push, STEVE wins the pool.
Here are the possibilities, and the results:
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Texas, Ball State and Florida all cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Texas, Ball State and Oklahoma all cover: ED
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Texas, Tulsa and Florida all cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Texas, Tulsa and Oklahoma all cover: ED
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Ohio State, Ball State and Florida all cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Ohio State, Ball State and Oklahoma all cover: ED
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Ohio State, Tulsa and Florida all cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo PUSH and Ohio State, Tulsa and Oklahoma all cover: ED
If Fla-Okla PUSH and UConn, Texas and Ball State all cover: STEVE
If Fla-Okla PUSH and UConn, Texas and Tulsa all cover: STEVE
If Fla-Okla PUSH and UConn, Ohio State and Ball State all cover: STEVE
If Fla-Okla PUSH and UConn, Ohio State and Tulsa all cover: STEVE
If Fla-Okla PUSH and Buffalo, Texas and Ball State all cover: YOHAN
If Fla-Okla PUSH and Buffalo, Texas and Tulsa all cover: ED
If Fla-Okla PUSH and Buffalo, Ohio State and Ball State all cover: YOHAN
If Fla-Okla PUSH and Buffalo, Ohio State and Tulsa all cover: ED
If UConn-Buffalo AND Fla-Okla PUSH and Texas and Ball State cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo AND Fla-Okla PUSH and Texas and Tulsa cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo AND Fla-Okla PUSH and Ohio State and Ball State cover: STEVE
If UConn-Buffalo AND Fla-Okla PUSH and Ohio State and Tulsa cover: STEVE
...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.)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
If there's a push...
Posted by Dan at 11:05 AM
THE BONUSES
- Bobby Bowden's Belly Bonus (12 points)
- Damp Basement Bonus (12 points)
- Climate Control Bonus (11 points)
- Homer Simpson Bonus (10 points)
- Purism Bonus (9 points)
- Happy New Year Bonus (9 points)
- CC Sabathia's Wallet Bonus (9 points)
- Tom Landry's Hat Bonus (9 points)
- "When Bowls Were Bowls" Bonus (7 points)
- Hank Paulson Bailout Bonus (7 points)
- Pete Carroll's Tan Bonus (7 points)
- Louis Armstrong's Sax Bonus (5 points)
- Janus Bonus (3 points)
- ESPN Broadcast Overflow Bonus (3 points)
- Dreams of Sunday Bonus (3 points)
- Grand Ole Opry Bonus (3 points)
- John McCain's Hangover Bonus (3 points)
- Bear Bryant Tower Bonus (3 points)
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.
THE BOWLS
- EagleBank Bowl, Dec. 20 -- 1 point
- New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 20 -- 1 point
- Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 20 -- 1 point
- Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 20 -- 1 point
- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21 -- 1 point
- San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 23 -- 2 points
- Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24 -- 2 points
- Motor City Bowl, Dec. 26 -- 2 points
- Meineke Car Care Bowl, Dec. 27 -- 2 points
- Champs Sports Bowl, Dec. 27 -- 2 points
- Emerald Bowl, Dec. 27 -- 2 points
- Independence Bowl, Dec. 28 -- 2 points
- Papajohns.com Bowl, Dec. 29 -- 3 points
- Valero Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29 -- 3 points
- Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, Dec. 30 -- 3 points
- Texas Bowl, Dec. 30 -- 3 points
- Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30 -- 3 points
- Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 31 -- 4 points
- Brut Sun Bowl, Dec. 31 -- 4 points
- Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, Dec. 31 -- 4 points
- Insight Bowl, Dec. 31 -- 4 points
- Chick-fil A Bowl, Dec. 31 -- 4 points
- Outback Bowl, Jan. 1 -- 5 points
- Capital One Bowl, Jan. 1 -- 5 points
- Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Jan. 1 -- 5 points
- Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, Jan. 1 -- 5 points
- FedEx Orange Bowl, Jan. 1 -- 5 points
- AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2 -- 5 points
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2 -- 5 points
- Allstate Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2 -- 5 points
- International Bowl, Jan. 3 -- 2 points
- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 5 -- 5 points
- GMAC Bowl, Jan. 6 -- 2 points
- FedEx BCS National Championship Game, Jan. 8 -- 7 points
Blog Archive
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- FedEx BCS National Championship Game: Florida 24, ...
- Promised Land
- GMAC Bowl: Tulsa 45, Ball State 13
- Wait. What's this bowl doing here?
- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Texas 24, Ohio State 21
- Back in action in the desert
- International Bowl: Connecticut 38, Buffalo 20
- If there's a push...
- Who Can Still Win This Pool
- One Little Saturday Bowl, North of the Border
- Allstate Sugar Bowl: Utah 31, Alabama 17
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19
- AT&T Cotton Bowl: Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 34
- Friday Tripleheader
- FedEx Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
- Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi: USC 38, Penn Sta...
- Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Nebraska 26, Clemson 21
- Capital One Bowl: Georgia 24, Michigan State 12
- Outback Bowl: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10
- Happy New Year -- Five Bowls' Worth
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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 |
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