While we still have weeks of bowl games to go, the college football regular season has come to an end. And while this season did not turn out the way many of us hoped for Georgia, it was another fun year of football across the country. Posting will be light for the next week or so as I am attempting to wrap up a big project at work. I'll be back next week to begin looking at Georgia's Independence Bowl opponents, the Texas A & M Aggies. We'll also announce the final winner of the Bubba 'N Earl Pick'em and announce our Bowl Challenge.
Following bowl season, we will begin take a look back at college football in the 2000's.
GO DAWGS!!!
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Final Rankings
With CHOKElahoma blowing it against the gators, BFR, Jason, Joe, SRQDawg15, and Streit have all lost out. SRQDawg15 has been hurt the most. His Oklahoma pick dropped him from 1st to 5th.
So, our grand prize winner of the 1st Annual Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool is: EARL!!!
Congrats to Earl! Earl was our initial leader for the beginning of the bowl season, and has made a great comeback. Being as far back as 4th place, Earl is now the grand champion.
I didn't expect someone on the blog would win this pool. Nonetheless, Earl is going to get his $25 gift card to footballfanatics.com
Congrats to Ally for finishing 2nd place. Ally took over the lead of the pool after Earl and held onto it for quite a while.
Congrats to Stephen for coming in 3rd. While having the same point total as Ally, the tiebreaker came into effect and Ally was closer to the total points scored than Stephen.
Joe is our grand prize non-winner by finishing in last, therefore getting the Good Guy Award! Way to go Joe! Joe was in the middle of the pack, but slipped down and took over last place from AUMaverick after New Year's Day.
Thanks for everyone for participating in our first bowl pool. We appreciate your guys' efforts and participation. This was a lot of fun for us, and we couldn't have done it without you.
Go Dawgs!
FINAL RANKINGS
1.Earl - 47pts.
2.Ally - 44pts.
3.Stephen S. - 44pts.
4.Bubba - 42pts
5.SRQDawg15 - 40pts.
6.ThinkingBulldog - 39pts.
7.BulldawgJosh - 38pts.
8.Streit - 38pts.
9.AUMaverick - 36pts.
10.Ann & Bob - 35pts.
11.BFR - 30pts.
12.Jason W. - 30pts.
13.Joe P. - 19pts.
So, our grand prize winner of the 1st Annual Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool is: EARL!!!
Congrats to Earl! Earl was our initial leader for the beginning of the bowl season, and has made a great comeback. Being as far back as 4th place, Earl is now the grand champion.
I didn't expect someone on the blog would win this pool. Nonetheless, Earl is going to get his $25 gift card to footballfanatics.com
Congrats to Ally for finishing 2nd place. Ally took over the lead of the pool after Earl and held onto it for quite a while.
Congrats to Stephen for coming in 3rd. While having the same point total as Ally, the tiebreaker came into effect and Ally was closer to the total points scored than Stephen.
Joe is our grand prize non-winner by finishing in last, therefore getting the Good Guy Award! Way to go Joe! Joe was in the middle of the pack, but slipped down and took over last place from AUMaverick after New Year's Day.
Thanks for everyone for participating in our first bowl pool. We appreciate your guys' efforts and participation. This was a lot of fun for us, and we couldn't have done it without you.
Go Dawgs!
FINAL RANKINGS
1.Earl - 47pts.
2.Ally - 44pts.
3.Stephen S. - 44pts.
4.Bubba - 42pts
5.SRQDawg15 - 40pts.
6.ThinkingBulldog - 39pts.
7.BulldawgJosh - 38pts.
8.Streit - 38pts.
9.AUMaverick - 36pts.
10.Ann & Bob - 35pts.
11.BFR - 30pts.
12.Jason W. - 30pts.
13.Joe P. - 19pts.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #14
NOTE: The National Championship is worth 8 points.
Ally, Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Jason and Joe picked Ball St, so everyone else got a point for Tulsa.
I'll post the final rankings and some bowl pool award later on, but as for the game, BFR, Jason, Joe, SRQDawg15, and Streit were the only ones to pick the Sooners, so they lost!
Here were the rankings going into last night's CHOKElahoma extravaganza.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 40pts.
Earl - 39pts.
Streit - 38pts.
Ally - 36pts.
Stephen S. - 36pts.
Bubba - 34pts
ThinkingBulldog - 31pts.
Jason W. - 30pts.
BFR - 30pts.
BulldawgJosh - 30pts.
AUMaverick - 28pts.
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Ally, Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Jason and Joe picked Ball St, so everyone else got a point for Tulsa.
I'll post the final rankings and some bowl pool award later on, but as for the game, BFR, Jason, Joe, SRQDawg15, and Streit were the only ones to pick the Sooners, so they lost!
Here were the rankings going into last night's CHOKElahoma extravaganza.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 40pts.
Earl - 39pts.
Streit - 38pts.
Ally - 36pts.
Stephen S. - 36pts.
Bubba - 34pts
ThinkingBulldog - 31pts.
Jason W. - 30pts.
BFR - 30pts.
BulldawgJosh - 30pts.
AUMaverick - 28pts.
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #13
NOTE: Today's GMAC Bowl is worth 1 point.
Tejas vs. Ohio Losers
The majority picked the Longhorns in an 11/2 split, with only Ann&Bob and Joe picking Ohio St.
GMAC BOWL
Ally, Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Jason and Joe picked Ball St.
Everyone else picked Tulsa.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 39pts.
Earl - 38pts.
Streit - 37pts.
Ally - 36pts.
Stephen S. - 35pts.
Bubba - 33pts
Jason W. - 30pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 30pts.
BFR - 29pts.
BulldawgJosh - 29pts.
AUMaverick - 28pts.
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Tejas vs. Ohio Losers
The majority picked the Longhorns in an 11/2 split, with only Ann&Bob and Joe picking Ohio St.
GMAC BOWL
Ally, Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Jason and Joe picked Ball St.
Everyone else picked Tulsa.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 39pts.
Earl - 38pts.
Streit - 37pts.
Ally - 36pts.
Stephen S. - 35pts.
Bubba - 33pts
Jason W. - 30pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 30pts.
BFR - 29pts.
BulldawgJosh - 29pts.
AUMaverick - 28pts.
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #12
NOTE: Today's Fiesta Bowl is worth 5 points.
CANADA BOWL
The majority won on Saturday with the UCONN victory.
Bubba, Stephen, Jason, and Joe were the only ones to pick Buffalo.
Tejas vs. Ohio Losers
The majority picked the Longhorns in an 11/2 split.
Ann & Bob and Joe were the only ones to pick Ohio State.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 34pts.
Earl - 33pts.
Streit - 32pts.
Ally - 31pts.
Stephen S. - 30pts.
Bubba - 28pts
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 25pts.
BFR - 24pts.
BulldawgJosh - 24pts.
AUMaverick - 23pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
CANADA BOWL
The majority won on Saturday with the UCONN victory.
Bubba, Stephen, Jason, and Joe were the only ones to pick Buffalo.
Tejas vs. Ohio Losers
The majority picked the Longhorns in an 11/2 split.
Ann & Bob and Joe were the only ones to pick Ohio State.
RANKINGS
SRQDawg15 - 34pts.
Earl - 33pts.
Streit - 32pts.
Ally - 31pts.
Stephen S. - 30pts.
Bubba - 28pts
Ann & Bob - 27pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 25pts.
BFR - 24pts.
BulldawgJosh - 24pts.
AUMaverick - 23pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #11
CORRECTION: Yesterday I stated that the Liberty bowl would be worth 1 point. That was incorrect, the Liberty bowl was worth 3 points, as established before the bowl pool started.
NOTE: Today's International Bowl is worth 1 point.
-No one went perfect yesterday, since we all picked Bama and they decided to embarass our conference.
-Earl, SRQDawg15, and I went 2-1.
-Jason went 0-3, everyone else going 1-2.
CANADA BOWL
The majority has picked UCONN over the Buffalo Bulls in Toronto. The split is 9/4.
Bubba, Stephen, Jason, and Joe are the only ones to pick Buffalo.
RANKINGS
SRQ's double victory has pushed him to 1st, Earl's double victory has put him in 2nd, Streit's in 3rd, and Ally and Stephen are tied for 4th.
Joe is still in last, and my double victory pushed AUMaverick down to second to last.
SRQDawg15 - 33pts.
Earl - 32pts.
Streit - 31pts.
Ally - 30pts.
Stephen S. - 30pts.
Bubba - 28pts
Ann & Bob - 26pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 24pts.
BFR - 23pts.
BulldawgJosh - 23pts.
AUMaverick - 22pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
NOTE: Today's International Bowl is worth 1 point.
-No one went perfect yesterday, since we all picked Bama and they decided to embarass our conference.
-Earl, SRQDawg15, and I went 2-1.
-Jason went 0-3, everyone else going 1-2.
CANADA BOWL
The majority has picked UCONN over the Buffalo Bulls in Toronto. The split is 9/4.
Bubba, Stephen, Jason, and Joe are the only ones to pick Buffalo.
RANKINGS
SRQ's double victory has pushed him to 1st, Earl's double victory has put him in 2nd, Streit's in 3rd, and Ally and Stephen are tied for 4th.
Joe is still in last, and my double victory pushed AUMaverick down to second to last.
SRQDawg15 - 33pts.
Earl - 32pts.
Streit - 31pts.
Ally - 30pts.
Stephen S. - 30pts.
Bubba - 28pts
Ann & Bob - 26pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 24pts.
BFR - 23pts.
BulldawgJosh - 23pts.
AUMaverick - 22pts.
Joe P. - 19pts.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #10
NOTE: The Cotton Bowl will be worth 3 points, the Liberty Bowl worth 1 point, and the Sugar Bowl worth 5 points.
-The majority went 3-2 yesterday, losing out on the Iowa and Nebraska victories.
-I should've never bet on Penn State. I was the only one to lose both BCS bowl games yesterday.
-No one went 5-0 or 0-5 yesterday.
-Bubba, Earl, and Streit went 4-1.
"Crazy Coach Bowl," featuring the Rebahs! vs. Red Raider Pirates
The world might explode from the hilarious possibilities that could ensue from these two coaches getting together.
The majority picked Mike Leach over Houston Nutt by a split of 9/4.
Bubba, Earl, SRQDawg15, and myself picked Ole Miss.
Pirates vs. Bluegrass Wildcats
The majority picked Kentucky over Skip Holtz by a split of 11/2.
Bubba and Jason were the only ones to pick ECU.
Utes vs. Delusional People From The State Next To Us
Everyone picked Bama, so it doesn't matter.
Summary
The majority has picked Texas Tech, Kentucky, and Bama.
RANKINGS
Streit is now in 1st, AUMaverick has climbed out of the last place, Joe is still in last, and I've dropped to second to last.
Streit - 28pts.
Ally - 27pts.
Stephen S. - 27pts.
SRQDawg15 - 27pts.
Earl - 26pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
Bubba - 25pts
Ann & Bob - 23pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 21pts.
BFR - 20pts.
AUMaverick - 19pts.
BulldawgJosh - 17pts.
Joe P. - 16pts.
-The majority went 3-2 yesterday, losing out on the Iowa and Nebraska victories.
-I should've never bet on Penn State. I was the only one to lose both BCS bowl games yesterday.
-No one went 5-0 or 0-5 yesterday.
-Bubba, Earl, and Streit went 4-1.
"Crazy Coach Bowl," featuring the Rebahs! vs. Red Raider Pirates
The world might explode from the hilarious possibilities that could ensue from these two coaches getting together.
The majority picked Mike Leach over Houston Nutt by a split of 9/4.
Bubba, Earl, SRQDawg15, and myself picked Ole Miss.
Pirates vs. Bluegrass Wildcats
The majority picked Kentucky over Skip Holtz by a split of 11/2.
Bubba and Jason were the only ones to pick ECU.
Utes vs. Delusional People From The State Next To Us
Everyone picked Bama, so it doesn't matter.
Summary
The majority has picked Texas Tech, Kentucky, and Bama.
RANKINGS
Streit is now in 1st, AUMaverick has climbed out of the last place, Joe is still in last, and I've dropped to second to last.
Streit - 28pts.
Ally - 27pts.
Stephen S. - 27pts.
SRQDawg15 - 27pts.
Earl - 26pts.
Jason W. - 25pts.
Bubba - 25pts
Ann & Bob - 23pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 21pts.
BFR - 20pts.
AUMaverick - 19pts.
BulldawgJosh - 17pts.
Joe P. - 16pts.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #9
NOTE: the Outback, Capital One, and Gator bowls are worth 3 pts., and the Rose and Orange bowls are worth 5 pts (as are all BCS games).
The majority went 3-2 yesterday.
SRQDawg15 and Stephen went 5-0 yesterday.
Jason and BFR went 4-1 in games yesterday.
Streit went 1-4 in games yesterday.
Earl went 0-5 in games yesterday.
Outback
The majority has picked South Carolina over Iowa by an 8/5 split.
Capital One
We have a defector. JOE PICKED MICHIGAN STATE. Traitor!
Obviously, the majority picked the Dawgs in a 12/1 split.
Gator
The majority picked Clemsux over the Cornshuckers by an 8/5 split.
Rose
I'm the only one to pick Penn State.
So, the majority is going against me in a 12/1 split.
Orange
The majority has picked the Bearcats over the Hokies by an 8/5 split.
Summary
The majority has picked South Carolina, UGA, Clemson, USC, Virginia Tech.
RANKINGS
Ally - 14pts.
Jason W. - 14pts.
Stephen S. - 14pts.
SRQDawg15 - 14pts.
Streit - 12pts.
Ann & Bob - 12pts.
BFR - 12pts.
BulldawgJosh - 11pts.
Bubba - 11pts.
Earl - 10pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 10pts.
Joe P. - 8pts.
AUMaverick - 8pts.
The majority went 3-2 yesterday.
SRQDawg15 and Stephen went 5-0 yesterday.
Jason and BFR went 4-1 in games yesterday.
Streit went 1-4 in games yesterday.
Earl went 0-5 in games yesterday.
Outback
The majority has picked South Carolina over Iowa by an 8/5 split.
Capital One
We have a defector. JOE PICKED MICHIGAN STATE. Traitor!
Obviously, the majority picked the Dawgs in a 12/1 split.
Gator
The majority picked Clemsux over the Cornshuckers by an 8/5 split.
Rose
I'm the only one to pick Penn State.
So, the majority is going against me in a 12/1 split.
Orange
The majority has picked the Bearcats over the Hokies by an 8/5 split.
Summary
The majority has picked South Carolina, UGA, Clemson, USC, Virginia Tech.
RANKINGS
Ally - 14pts.
Jason W. - 14pts.
Stephen S. - 14pts.
SRQDawg15 - 14pts.
Streit - 12pts.
Ann & Bob - 12pts.
BFR - 12pts.
BulldawgJosh - 11pts.
Bubba - 11pts.
Earl - 10pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 10pts.
Joe P. - 8pts.
AUMaverick - 8pts.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #8
I'm preparing to go to Orlando, so I'm going to try and keep this short.
Bubba and Streit were the only ones to pick all 3 of yesterday's games right.
BFR, Earl, Joe, and ThinkingBulldog each only got 1 game right.
The majority was right on 2 out of 3 games, only missing the Oregon victory.
Terps vs. The Other Wolfpack
Great game, the Terps pulled it out in the end.
Broncos vs. Owls
Rice showed its intellectual and athletic superiority by crushing Western Michigan.
SCREW YOU NFL NETWORK FOR NOT BEING WIDELY AVAILABLE, AND WHOEVER ELSE IN THE WORLD LET THEM CARRY THIS GAME. BECAUSE OF YOU, THIS WAS THE FIRST BOWL GAME I DIDN'T GET TO WATCH.
"I'M A MAN, I'm 40!" vs. Ducks
Great game, as many of us expected. Ducks pulled it out, and Okla State wasn't the same with Dez Bryant.
We have 5 games on the slate for New Year's Eve:
Cougars vs. Falcons
The majority picked this game by an 8/5 split, in favor of Houston over Air Force.
Beavers vs. Wannstache
Jacquizz and James Rodgers are out for Oregon State, which puts their ability to win in doubt.
I would wish to take this pick back, but it would be violating my number policy for college football: NEVER BET ON THE WANNSTACHE. Let him prove you wrong. More often than not, he won't.
Bubba, Earl, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Pitt.
Commies vs. Wicked Awesome Eagles
Vandy is in a bowl game for the first time during my lifetime. Wow.
Too bad they didn't get to leave Nashville.
This game was another 8/5 split in favor of Boston College.
Fighting Manginos vs. Golden Gophers
Minnesota comes into this game on a 4 game losing streak.
Don't mess with Kansas, Mangino is a badass.
Earl, Joe, and Streit were the only ones to pick Minnesota.
NERDS vs. Cajun Bengals
North Avenue Trade School. Yuck. Both teams in Yellow. Yuck.
Thank that lord I won't be around Atlanta tonight in case the Nerds win this game.
Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Bubba, Earl, and myself were the only ones to pick the Techies. Man, I feel dirty for doing so.
Summary
The majority picked Houston, Oregon State, Boston College, Kansas, and Ga Tech.
Ally and Streit 1st place, Earl and Jason are tied in 2nd, and Joe and AUMaverick are tied for last.
Ally - 11pts.
Streit - 11pts.
Earl - 10pts.
Jason W. - 10pts.
Ann & Bob - 9pts.
Stephen S. - 9pts.
Bubba - 9pts.
SRQDawg15 - 9pts.
BFR - 8pts.
BulldawgJosh - 8pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 7pts.
Joe P. - 5pts.
AUMaverick - 5pts.
Bubba and Streit were the only ones to pick all 3 of yesterday's games right.
BFR, Earl, Joe, and ThinkingBulldog each only got 1 game right.
The majority was right on 2 out of 3 games, only missing the Oregon victory.
Terps vs. The Other Wolfpack
Great game, the Terps pulled it out in the end.
Broncos vs. Owls
Rice showed its intellectual and athletic superiority by crushing Western Michigan.
SCREW YOU NFL NETWORK FOR NOT BEING WIDELY AVAILABLE, AND WHOEVER ELSE IN THE WORLD LET THEM CARRY THIS GAME. BECAUSE OF YOU, THIS WAS THE FIRST BOWL GAME I DIDN'T GET TO WATCH.
"I'M A MAN, I'm 40!" vs. Ducks
Great game, as many of us expected. Ducks pulled it out, and Okla State wasn't the same with Dez Bryant.
We have 5 games on the slate for New Year's Eve:
Cougars vs. Falcons
The majority picked this game by an 8/5 split, in favor of Houston over Air Force.
Beavers vs. Wannstache
Jacquizz and James Rodgers are out for Oregon State, which puts their ability to win in doubt.
I would wish to take this pick back, but it would be violating my number policy for college football: NEVER BET ON THE WANNSTACHE. Let him prove you wrong. More often than not, he won't.
Bubba, Earl, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Pitt.
Commies vs. Wicked Awesome Eagles
Vandy is in a bowl game for the first time during my lifetime. Wow.
Too bad they didn't get to leave Nashville.
This game was another 8/5 split in favor of Boston College.
Fighting Manginos vs. Golden Gophers
Minnesota comes into this game on a 4 game losing streak.
Don't mess with Kansas, Mangino is a badass.
Earl, Joe, and Streit were the only ones to pick Minnesota.
NERDS vs. Cajun Bengals
North Avenue Trade School. Yuck. Both teams in Yellow. Yuck.
Thank that lord I won't be around Atlanta tonight in case the Nerds win this game.
Ann&Bob, AUMaverick, Bubba, Earl, and myself were the only ones to pick the Techies. Man, I feel dirty for doing so.
Summary
The majority picked Houston, Oregon State, Boston College, Kansas, and Ga Tech.
Ally and Streit 1st place, Earl and Jason are tied in 2nd, and Joe and AUMaverick are tied for last.
Ally - 11pts.
Streit - 11pts.
Earl - 10pts.
Jason W. - 10pts.
Ann & Bob - 9pts.
Stephen S. - 9pts.
Bubba - 9pts.
SRQDawg15 - 9pts.
BFR - 8pts.
BulldawgJosh - 8pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 7pts.
Joe P. - 5pts.
AUMaverick - 5pts.
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #7
AUMaverick, Joe, and myself got both games wrong yesterday.
Ann&Bob, BFR, Earl, Jason, SRQDawg15, and Streit got both games right yesterday.
New Jersey Knights vs. Wolfpack
In one heck of a game, Rutgers pulled out a win against NC State. The Wolfpack were plagued by their starting QB being injured and the back ups playing inconsistently (just as they dealt with in the beginning of the season).
The slight majority of 7 took this game.
Kitty Cat Battle - Tigers vs. Wildcats
The most accurate kicker in NCAA history missed a last second, game winning field goal for Mizzou. THIS IS WHY YOU WATCH BOWL GAMES.
I'm sure the commentators for the game jinxed him after constantly discussing how he would never miss a field goal...oops...
Unfortunately for AUMaverick, Joe, Bubba, and myself, Northwestern blew it in OT.
The majority won on this close game game.
Today we have three games:
Terps vs. The Other Wolfpack
Maryland was probably one of the more wildly inconsistent teams this year. They would lose to teams they had no business losing to, and they would crush teams that were better than them.
AUMaverick, BFR, Earl, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Nevada.
Broncos vs. Owls
The MAC meets Conference USA in this battle between Western Michigan and Rice.
Rice comes into this game on a 6 game winning streak.
Rice hasn't won a bowl game in over 50 years, while W. Michigan has never won a bowl game (in 5 previous bowl appearances).
Joe and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Western Michigan.
"I'M A MAN, I'm 40!" vs. Ducks
The holiday bowl is typically a great game, and this year shouldn't be any different.
Oregon comes in on a 3 game winning streak, having destroyed Oregon State in their previous game.
Both teams are 9-3, the Ducks come into this game a bit under the radar, and Oklahoma State's quality play this year has been forgotten because of their end of the season loss to Oklahoma.
In the last 10 meetings, the Big 12 leads this bowl battle 6-4 over the Pac-10. In that time span, Oregon is 1-1 in this bowl game.
AUMaverick, Bubba, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to choose Oregon. Even though I didn't pick them, I'm surprised so few people went with Oregon.
Summary
The majority has strongly picked the Terps, the Owls, and the Ducks for today's games.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
-Ally and Earl are now tied for 1st
-Streit is now tied with Jason for 2nd
-Ann&Bob have jumped from the bottom to a 4 way tie for 3rd
-AUMaverick is still in last
Ally - 9pts.
Earl - 9pts.
Jason W. - 8pts.
Streit - 8pts.
Ann & Bob - 7pts.
Stephen S. - 7pts.
BFR - 7pts.
SRQDawg15 - 7pts.
BulldawgJosh - 6pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 6pts.
Bubba - 6pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
Ann&Bob, BFR, Earl, Jason, SRQDawg15, and Streit got both games right yesterday.
New Jersey Knights vs. Wolfpack
In one heck of a game, Rutgers pulled out a win against NC State. The Wolfpack were plagued by their starting QB being injured and the back ups playing inconsistently (just as they dealt with in the beginning of the season).
The slight majority of 7 took this game.
Kitty Cat Battle - Tigers vs. Wildcats
The most accurate kicker in NCAA history missed a last second, game winning field goal for Mizzou. THIS IS WHY YOU WATCH BOWL GAMES.
I'm sure the commentators for the game jinxed him after constantly discussing how he would never miss a field goal...oops...
Unfortunately for AUMaverick, Joe, Bubba, and myself, Northwestern blew it in OT.
The majority won on this close game game.
Today we have three games:
Terps vs. The Other Wolfpack
Maryland was probably one of the more wildly inconsistent teams this year. They would lose to teams they had no business losing to, and they would crush teams that were better than them.
AUMaverick, BFR, Earl, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Nevada.
Broncos vs. Owls
The MAC meets Conference USA in this battle between Western Michigan and Rice.
Rice comes into this game on a 6 game winning streak.
Rice hasn't won a bowl game in over 50 years, while W. Michigan has never won a bowl game (in 5 previous bowl appearances).
Joe and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Western Michigan.
"I'M A MAN, I'm 40!" vs. Ducks
The holiday bowl is typically a great game, and this year shouldn't be any different.
Oregon comes in on a 3 game winning streak, having destroyed Oregon State in their previous game.
Both teams are 9-3, the Ducks come into this game a bit under the radar, and Oklahoma State's quality play this year has been forgotten because of their end of the season loss to Oklahoma.
In the last 10 meetings, the Big 12 leads this bowl battle 6-4 over the Pac-10. In that time span, Oregon is 1-1 in this bowl game.
AUMaverick, Bubba, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to choose Oregon. Even though I didn't pick them, I'm surprised so few people went with Oregon.
Summary
The majority has strongly picked the Terps, the Owls, and the Ducks for today's games.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
-Ally and Earl are now tied for 1st
-Streit is now tied with Jason for 2nd
-Ann&Bob have jumped from the bottom to a 4 way tie for 3rd
-AUMaverick is still in last
Ally - 9pts.
Earl - 9pts.
Jason W. - 8pts.
Streit - 8pts.
Ann & Bob - 7pts.
Stephen S. - 7pts.
BFR - 7pts.
SRQDawg15 - 7pts.
BulldawgJosh - 6pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 6pts.
Bubba - 6pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #6
In a 17-10 finish, Dooley's Cajun Dogs edged out the Huskies.
This afternoon, we have the Scarlet Knights vs. the Wolfpack. This should be a great matchup, given that both teams are on hot winning streaks (Rutgers-6 games, NC State-4 games).
7 people picked Rutgers, while 6 picked NC State.
Tonight we have the kitty cat battle between the Mizzou Tigers and Northwestern Wildcats.
AUMaverick, Bubba, Joe, and myself were the only ones to pick Northwestern. Man, I hope this pans out. Northwestern hasn't won a bowl game in 200 years.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Ally maintains the lead, with Earl jumping into second by himself.
Ally - 8pts.
Earl - 7pts.
Jason W. - 6pts.
Streit - 6pts.
BulldawgJosh - 6pts.
Stephen S. - 6pts.
BFR - 5pts.
SRQDawg15 - 5pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 5pts.
Bubba - 5pts.
Ann & Bob - 5pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
This afternoon, we have the Scarlet Knights vs. the Wolfpack. This should be a great matchup, given that both teams are on hot winning streaks (Rutgers-6 games, NC State-4 games).
7 people picked Rutgers, while 6 picked NC State.
Tonight we have the kitty cat battle between the Mizzou Tigers and Northwestern Wildcats.
AUMaverick, Bubba, Joe, and myself were the only ones to pick Northwestern. Man, I hope this pans out. Northwestern hasn't won a bowl game in 200 years.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Ally maintains the lead, with Earl jumping into second by himself.
Ally - 8pts.
Earl - 7pts.
Jason W. - 6pts.
Streit - 6pts.
BulldawgJosh - 6pts.
Stephen S. - 6pts.
BFR - 5pts.
SRQDawg15 - 5pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 5pts.
Bubba - 5pts.
Ann & Bob - 5pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #5
Congrats to Ally and Stephen for getting all 3 games right yesterday.
No one missed them all, but AUMaverick, Bubba, Earl, Joe, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog did only get one game right.
Ally's sweep yesterday has put her into 1st place, with Earl dropping down to 2nd with Jason.
Stephen's sweep has vaulted him into the 5 way tie for 3rd.
AUMaverick is now all on his own in last.
Dooley's Cajun Dogs vs. Midwest Huskies
Cajun Tech plays No. Illinois tonight in Shreveport for the Independence "The SEC Didn't Fulfill All Of Its Bowl Slots" Bowl.
AUMaverick, BFR, Jason, Joe, and SRQDawg15 picked No. Illinois. Everyone else picked Cajun Tech.
RANKINGS
Ally - 7pts.
Earl - 6pts.
Jason W. - 6pts.
Streit - 5pts.
BFR - 5pts.
BulldawgJosh - 5pts.
SRQDawg15 - 5pts.
Stephen S. - 5pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 4pts.
Bubba - 4pts.
Ann & Bob - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
No one missed them all, but AUMaverick, Bubba, Earl, Joe, Streit, and ThinkingBulldog did only get one game right.
Ally's sweep yesterday has put her into 1st place, with Earl dropping down to 2nd with Jason.
Stephen's sweep has vaulted him into the 5 way tie for 3rd.
AUMaverick is now all on his own in last.
Dooley's Cajun Dogs vs. Midwest Huskies
Cajun Tech plays No. Illinois tonight in Shreveport for the Independence "The SEC Didn't Fulfill All Of Its Bowl Slots" Bowl.
AUMaverick, BFR, Jason, Joe, and SRQDawg15 picked No. Illinois. Everyone else picked Cajun Tech.
RANKINGS
Ally - 7pts.
Earl - 6pts.
Jason W. - 6pts.
Streit - 5pts.
BFR - 5pts.
BulldawgJosh - 5pts.
SRQDawg15 - 5pts.
Stephen S. - 5pts.
Joe P. - 4pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 4pts.
Bubba - 4pts.
Ann & Bob - 4pts.
AUMaverick - 3pts.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #4
Schnellenberger kept his bowl victory streak alive, and so no one in the pool gets any additional points.
For today's games:
Couch Burners vs. Tar Heels
-5 people have picked the West Virginia Couch Burners, while 8 have picked the Carolina Blue Heels.
-Pat White is 3-0 in bowl games and Butch Davis is 4-0 in bowl games.
Free Shoes University vs. Whees-kahn-seen
-Joe, AUMaverick, and ThinkingBulldog picked the Badgers, while everyone else picked the Bowdenites.
Thugs vs. Hippies
-6 people have picked the Thugs of MIAMI!, while 7 are going with the Hippie Bears of Cal.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 4pts.
Streit - 4pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Joe P. - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Bubba - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
For today's games:
Couch Burners vs. Tar Heels
-5 people have picked the West Virginia Couch Burners, while 8 have picked the Carolina Blue Heels.
-Pat White is 3-0 in bowl games and Butch Davis is 4-0 in bowl games.
Free Shoes University vs. Whees-kahn-seen
-Joe, AUMaverick, and ThinkingBulldog picked the Badgers, while everyone else picked the Bowdenites.
Thugs vs. Hippies
-6 people have picked the Thugs of MIAMI!, while 7 are going with the Hippie Bears of Cal.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 4pts.
Streit - 4pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Joe P. - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Bubba - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #3
Well, the Indiana leprechauns crushed the 'Bows in an effort that made Jimmy Clausen look pretty good (for the first time ever).
I get to eat a lot of crow because of this. I don't think anyone bad mouths Notre Dame as much as myself. Luckily, I didn't do it on this blog.
After Notre Dame's win, Ally and Streit have jumped into a tie with Jason for 2nd place.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 4pts.
Streit - 4pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Joe P. - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Bubba - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Tonight we have Florida Atlantic and Central Michigan. While I picked Central Michigan, Howard Schnellenberger is undefeated in bowl games. I Wish I had known that before I did my picks.
Everyone in the pool picked Central Michigan in this game, so it doesn't even matter!
I get to eat a lot of crow because of this. I don't think anyone bad mouths Notre Dame as much as myself. Luckily, I didn't do it on this blog.
After Notre Dame's win, Ally and Streit have jumped into a tie with Jason for 2nd place.
Here are the most up to date rankings:
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 4pts.
Streit - 4pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Joe P. - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Bubba - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Tonight we have Florida Atlantic and Central Michigan. While I picked Central Michigan, Howard Schnellenberger is undefeated in bowl games. I Wish I had known that before I did my picks.
Everyone in the pool picked Central Michigan in this game, so it doesn't even matter!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #2
Here are the most up to date rankings after the Horned Frogs' win over the Blue Field Broncos in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Surprisingly, Joe and Stephen were the only ones that picked Boise State to win.
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 3pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Streit - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
Bubba - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Joe P. - 2pts.
Earl still leads the pool overall, and Jason is still by himself in second.
Tonight we have the losers of Notre Dame vs. the mighty Rainbow Warriors of Hawai'i.
Only 4 people (Ally, Bubba, Joe, and Streit) picked Notre Dame to break their near decade and a half bowl win drought, while the rest of us went with Hawai'i.
Surprisingly, Joe and Stephen were the only ones that picked Boise State to win.
Earl - 5pts.
Jason W. - 4pts.
Ally - 3pts.
BFR - 3pts.
BulldawgJosh - 3pts.
SRQDawg15 - 3pts.
Streit - 3pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 3pts.
Ann & Bob - 2pts.
Bubba - 2pts.
AUMaverick - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Joe P. - 2pts.
Earl still leads the pool overall, and Jason is still by himself in second.
Tonight we have the losers of Notre Dame vs. the mighty Rainbow Warriors of Hawai'i.
Only 4 people (Ally, Bubba, Joe, and Streit) picked Notre Dame to break their near decade and a half bowl win drought, while the rest of us went with Hawai'i.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Update #1
After the first two days of bowls, here are the Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool Rankings:
Earl - 4pts.
Jason W. - 3pts.
Ally - 2pts.
BFR - 2pts.
BulldawgJosh - 2pts.
Joe P. - 2pts.
SRQDawg15 - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Streit - 2pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 2pts.
Ann & Bob - 1pt.
Bubba - 1pt.
AUMaverick - 1pt.
All 5 games played thus far were worth 1 point each.
Some quick notes:
-Earl and I were the only ones to pick Colorado State
-Earl, Jason, and Joe were the only ones to pick Arizona
-Joe and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Southern Miss.
-Joe was the only one to incorrectly pick Memphis over USF
-Bubba is last among B'NE contributors, while Earl is first overall.
The next matchup is TCU and Boise State on Tuesday night.
Happy Bowling!
Earl - 4pts.
Jason W. - 3pts.
Ally - 2pts.
BFR - 2pts.
BulldawgJosh - 2pts.
Joe P. - 2pts.
SRQDawg15 - 2pts.
Stephen S. - 2pts.
Streit - 2pts.
ThinkingBulldog - 2pts.
Ann & Bob - 1pt.
Bubba - 1pt.
AUMaverick - 1pt.
All 5 games played thus far were worth 1 point each.
Some quick notes:
-Earl and I were the only ones to pick Colorado State
-Earl, Jason, and Joe were the only ones to pick Arizona
-Joe and ThinkingBulldog were the only ones to pick Southern Miss.
-Joe was the only one to incorrectly pick Memphis over USF
-Bubba is last among B'NE contributors, while Earl is first overall.
The next matchup is TCU and Boise State on Tuesday night.
Happy Bowling!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl BOWL POOL PICKS REMINDER...
Bowl Pool picks are due in to me at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com before kickoff of the first game saturday morning.
There will not be an entry fee to join the pool, but we will give away a $25 gift card for http://www.footballfanatics.com/ as a prize for the winner.
We will operate the pool under the following rules:
-Make your picks straight up, not against the spread
-Scoring will work as follows:
Pre-New Years Day, Int'l, & GMAC Bowls - 1pt.
New Years Day Bowl - 3 pts. (includes Cotton and Liberty)
BCS Bowls - 5 pts.
Nat'l Champ game - 8 pts.
1st tie breaker: closest to total # points scored in title game
2nd tie breaker: most # of BCS bowls picked correctly (includes nat'l title game)
3rd tie breaker: most # of bowl games pick correctly
4th tie breaker: fight to the death
Leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com. I will then send you the spreadsheet to fill out your picks.
There will not be an entry fee to join the pool, but we will give away a $25 gift card for http://www.footballfanatics.com/ as a prize for the winner.
We will operate the pool under the following rules:
-Make your picks straight up, not against the spread
-Scoring will work as follows:
Pre-New Years Day, Int'l, & GMAC Bowls - 1pt.
New Years Day Bowl - 3 pts. (includes Cotton and Liberty)
BCS Bowls - 5 pts.
Nat'l Champ game - 8 pts.
1st tie breaker: closest to total # points scored in title game
2nd tie breaker: most # of BCS bowls picked correctly (includes nat'l title game)
3rd tie breaker: most # of bowl games pick correctly
4th tie breaker: fight to the death
Leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com. I will then send you the spreadsheet to fill out your picks.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool
As we posted here, we are organizing a bowl pool here for any bloggers and anybody who reads this blog.
There will not be an entry fee to join the pool, but we will give away a $25 gift card for http://www.footballfanatics.com/ as a prize for the winner.
We will operate the pool under the following rules:
-Make your picks straight up, not against the spread
-Scoring will work as follows:
Pre-New Years Day, Int'l, & GMAC Bowls - 1pt.
New Years Day Bowl - 3 pts. (includes Cotton and Liberty)
BCS Bowls - 5 pts.
Nat'l Champ game - 8 pts.
1st tie breaker: closest to total # points scored in title game
2nd tie breaker: most # of BCS bowls picked correctly (includes nat'l title game)
3rd tie breaker: most # of bowl games pick correctly
4th tie breaker: fight to the death
Leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com. I will then send you the spreadsheet to fill out your picks.
Unless we have a ton of people sign-up, we're going to run it ourselves and not on a website.
There will not be an entry fee to join the pool, but we will give away a $25 gift card for http://www.footballfanatics.com/ as a prize for the winner.
We will operate the pool under the following rules:
-Make your picks straight up, not against the spread
-Scoring will work as follows:
Pre-New Years Day, Int'l, & GMAC Bowls - 1pt.
New Years Day Bowl - 3 pts. (includes Cotton and Liberty)
BCS Bowls - 5 pts.
Nat'l Champ game - 8 pts.
1st tie breaker: closest to total # points scored in title game
2nd tie breaker: most # of BCS bowls picked correctly (includes nat'l title game)
3rd tie breaker: most # of bowl games pick correctly
4th tie breaker: fight to the death
Leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com. I will then send you the spreadsheet to fill out your picks.
Unless we have a ton of people sign-up, we're going to run it ourselves and not on a website.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Bubba 'N Earl Bowl Pool
We're going to run a bowl pool here for any bloggers and anybody who reads this blog. Really, anybody can participate, so please do!
The team here at Bubba 'N Earl is going to give away a prize to the winner of the pool, and it will be free to enter.
We're going to have more details on it this week, but either leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com.
Unless we have a ton of people sign-up, we're going to run it ourselves and not on a website.
Happy Bowling!
The team here at Bubba 'N Earl is going to give away a prize to the winner of the pool, and it will be free to enter.
We're going to have more details on it this week, but either leave a comment with your e-mail in it to let me know you want to participate, or send me an e-mail at bulldawgjosh@gmail.com.
Unless we have a ton of people sign-up, we're going to run it ourselves and not on a website.
Happy Bowling!
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