Crimson Red Sports

Those are the 3 things that I could think of for handling the bowl games.  If you have some other ideas, let me know and I can add it to the poll.

I voted for grouping them in batches of 10, but we will need to make the picks for all games at the same time since there will be multiple games on at the same time, particularly on New Year's day. We're kind of used to the 10 game scenario plus it will give everyone more opportunities to place or win.

Another option is ESPN Bowl Mania.

All CRS people sign in under group name.

http://games.espn.go.com/college-bowl-mania/en/

It has been fun in the past as well!

What, no ham sammich?   :-\

My bad.  I will correct that right away.

I don't know how much participation we would get since you would have to sign up for an account over there.  But I will add it to the poll.

Shoot it doesn't actually matter to me as long as I get to see how many I can miss. roflol, RTR!

Every office in America does the EVERY bowl contest at season's end. Why should we reduce it to 10? It makes watching the games so much more fun, having a dog in the fight.

So we can have more "trophies"? I'll bet the guy that thought of that also likes the "participation trophy" idea in little league. GHEY!   

Tidesports years we just signed in under that group name with your account info which I still have for me.

Password and email all it is.


Then just pick the bowls.

It doesn't matter to me. May be less work on you.

One thing you need to change this bowl contest name to the '"SLIM PICKENS BOWL CONTEST" in Honor of T. Boone Pickens.

We.re gonna here about OSU being left out all bowl season and the rematch instead.

We was robbed.

Those people don.t know what being robbed is all about.

The way Alabama has been treated over the decades!

I like the "Slim" Pickens idea. #+ BTW, we did the ESPN one on TS last year. Did you all not see UckBroctune come from behind to win! But if you have already signed up to ESPN.COM with personal info you will be exposed.

Ghey^^^

Not!

I had my same user name as now. I would have to check.

I believe I had the same user id since 2008 on ESPN.

Some local friends played ESPN NFL Playoff challenge which is just a 4 week fantasy football league contest for fun.

All season is too long, 4 weeks about all I could stand.

WV just called the majority of the voters here ghey.  >:( Indeed mean spirited.

(http://www.littledivatutus.com/images/Katherine%20Main%20Photo.jpg)

Tutu to you too.

CB?

CB, you gonna take that?

I say we do them all together

Altogether good idea.

All together?  Good idea.

^^^ NOT ghey!

Maybe he meant the cheerleaders.

If we're talking cheerleaders, I have to do them in groups of 10. No way I can do them all at once.  :-\

(http://images.travelpod.com/users/adamc26/1.1244347200.cheerleader-camp_1.jpg)

Groups by color code.

I prefer by dress size, so I can start with the smaller ones, you know, in case I started getting tired.

Better ask Breddy about this.

Breddy doesn't know anything about cheerleaders.  :D

(http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z451/Clc282/photo-9.jpg)

 #+

Excellent, Breddy.   #+

Ahem.  Getting back to the topic, and not the cheerleaders, I'd prefer the following: 
(1) a new contest, since Jamos has pretty much wrapped up the regular season. 
(2) Pick all the bowl games, instead of groups of 10, because groups of 10 might lead to having to leave out bowl games, especially around New Years, plus picking groups of 10 for bowl games really does have the ghey.   
(3) If not too much work, have the contest driven by CrimsonRedSports, instead of some other provider, as it would drive traffic to the site and probably ensure better participation and a more lively discussion.
(4) a ham sammich, with mustard.

A little clarification on a few things:

Groups of 10 only makes sense as a possible option if we are continuing the current contest.  This is so that the Bowl picks will have the same number of games as the other weeks.  We drop each person's 2 lowest scores, so having the groups of 10 makes the Bowl picks fit in nicely with that rule.  We would not do this with a new contest.

If you continue the current contest and do them all in one batch, it causes the bowl picks to be a big factor in deciding the outcome, kind of like a final exam.  This would give everyone a chance to make up some ground on the leaders.

If we did a separate contest they would all be in one big monster round.  Which means we would need to enter picks for ALL of the games before the first bowls on 12/17.

It is not a big deal to host it here.  Everything was setup with the idea of having multiple contests, possibly even having more than one running at the same time.

Hey, I'm for anything that gives me a chance.  :-[  Let's have a final exam.  If the contest doesn't start soon, Alabama is going to be a 10-point favorite!  LOL.

During bowl season there are many bowl pick 'em games. ALL of them have running from the first game to the last. Our format should be the same in order to discuss W/L records with others w/o having to go back and add up the separate scores.

"What's your bowl record so far?"

"I'm 7 of 9"

"7 of 9? We are on game 24."

"I know, but we do it in groups of 10"

"What are y'all, GHEY?"

 :-[

 

By starting a new contest for the bowls, it would give those that didn't do so well in the regular season picks a chance to redeem themselves. It might also encourage some that didn't participate in the regular season picks to join in the fun with the bowl picks and have a chance to win it. JMO 

Why all this obsession with ghey? There are, by my count, 35 bowl games. I don't know about y'all, but I don't give a rat's butt about Arky State and N. Illinois, nor do I care to predict that game. There are easily 4 others like it. We could take 30 of 35 games and, yes, group them in 10's for you homophobes. The standard 5 to 25 e-creds could be given for each set of 10 games. Or, have one big round picking all 35 and disperse e-creds accordingly, 18-88.

I like the idea of the bowl games being inclusive of the regular contest, just as the bowl games count toward the final college football polls and national championship. JMHO.

ALL the bowls will be on TV. The What's-A-Mater U vs. Twoson State Penitentary Game will be more fun with a little something riding on it. BTW, I am on the fence on who to pick in the What's-A- Mater/Twoson game? What say you, two?

Whatsa-A-Mater U by 2 over Two.

 >:( >:( >:(

Let's just award everyone near the top a friggin trophy  :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll: and e-cred bundle, then have a competition.  

This is stupid.

Whew, I'm getting my game face on already, and it's 5 weeks away yet.

Better pace yourself, Chech, before you have an e-stroke.  :)

People who let persons in South Carolina steal their alternators do not concern me in the least.  :)

 :lol: No offense, WV, but that was pretty funny.

Let's set it up for all the games at once.

Looks like the poll is leaning that way.

Bingo! That's the normal American way, not the San Francisco quiche-eating, let's pick a few at a time way.


 :o

Thanks loads, MD.  :-[ ...and I am NOT ghey!!!  >:( ... not that there's anything wrong with that.

I certainly don't have the e cred to say anything y'all write is ghey but I think choosing all the games would be fun and challenging since we don't keep up with some of the obscure schools playing. I appreciate all the hard work y'all put into these every week.

 :D

Are you trying to say that quiche is not a manly food?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wnLCZhiOYYI/S9X4x9q7FiI/AAAAAAAAASc/z7HpjTcEq5c/s1600/CIMG0916.JPG)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2608/3910302291_71f2161a48.jpg)

Have an e-cred for being humble.

Except for the GHEY posters.

 >:( I told you, I'm not ghey....not that there's anything wrong with that.

(http://ninachristensen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jerry-seinfeld-george-costanza.jpg)

Sorry, but Jerry and George are a blank pic frame.

edit: Now they appeared.  :lol:

But wouldn't it be funny if it turned out you were. I mean, for the LOL aspect of it. 

Maybe this is the point in our posts that maybe we should compare avatars.  :lol:

(http://channelwhore.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stop_sign1.png)

Killjoy.  :(

The kinder, more gentle BAMAWV has never been accused of gheyness. SIAP

Avatar girl is iconic.

Lol! Remember the Youtube somebody posted, that had dd4bama on it? He was talking about how he got trashed on TS and remembered that one of the posters had a little girl for an avatar. Had to be you, right?

Nope. SS first introduced here.

My rememberer ain't what it used to be.  :( What was your avatar at TS?

The Vortex - Atlanta

Double Coronary Bypass Burger

(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/389782_302214246476757_100000645522155_1053712_2021303311_n.jpg)

Cory Reamer

boys, boys, boys

You're obviously assuming we're still bickering (which we really weren't doing in the first place). Our conversation has turned civil, one of clarification.

^^^Ghey

FIFY

Do we have a plan yet?

It looks like a separate contest with all the games is going to be the winner.

With first bowl next Saturday, I assume the games will be posted Monday?

You sound exasperated and expect something to be done NOW! Add " or else" to  your post. That'll help.

 :lol:
cb,
For brevity, I usually just cut and paste "or else" when necessary.  It cuts down on typing.  HTH.

Comes in handy when making idle threats to WV, as well. HTH, part deux.

games are up, suggest separate contest. 

thanks, how r pups, save-time type?

Not upset about anything, guys. Just a question for curiosity's sake. Chill out a little.

OR ELSE!!!!   >:( >:( >:( >:(

 #+

When will the fun bowl games be posted for us? I am looking to see how many wrongs I can pick. lol, RTR!

Pick like I do preacher, and I promise you will have a perfect record. Notice I didn't say perfect WINNING record.  :)

Pups all have homes.  Momma is getting better at her behavior.

We are excited about moving to pcola

 #+, now cbbama I like that idea e-cred to you for that.  :lol: hey I actually think I might try your picks but then I wouldn't be on the bottom of the Totem Pole to help hold it up.  :clap: 8), RTR!

I think I have a solution.  It looks like most people want to continue the existing contest in some fashion, so that is the way we will go.  It also looks like an overwhelming majority wants to pick all of the bowl games together, so we will do that too.  But since this will be one monster round with almost 4 times as many games, I am going to give 4 times as many e-creds for the "final exam".  This gives the bowl pick'em the feel of a separate contest.  It will be worth winning the bowl pick'em even if you are in last place on the overall contest with no hope of catching up, or if you didn't even participate in the weekly contest.

Prizes for the Bowl Pick'em
1st Place:  +100
2nd Place:  +80
3rd Place:  +60
4th Place:  +40
5th Place:  +20

I will be putting the games in this afternoon.

I suppose the overall winner should get more than what you get for winning just the Bowl Pick'em.  I also want to include more than just 5 people.  So the Top 10 will get something for the overall contest.

Prizes for the Overall Pick'em
1st Place:  +200
2nd Place:  +160
3rd Place:  +120
4th Place:  +80
5th Place:  +40
6th Place:  +25
7th Place:  +20
8th Place:  +15
9th Place:  +10
10th Place:  +5

I like it, SC.  #+

Let's see. 35 picks. 35 more ways to end up further at the bottom of the totem pole. Aw, what the heck? Maybe I will set a new record for futility that will never be matched in the annals of CRS lore.  :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: