Let's pick a few games.

December 16, 2009 7:20 AM

BCS time, people. Let's pick some games.

Hello all,

It's bowl season, so I'm doing a college football pick'em. The details for joining are below.

I've set it up at Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.

Group ID: 34777
Pass: green

posted by reenum to MetaFilter Gatherings at 7:20 AM (23 comments total)

I'll throw in some taters.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:28 AM on December 16, 2009

Nah. It's just for bragging rights this season.

Perhaps, in future seasons, we can have a virtual trophy that you can add to your profile. We should call it the Howie Cup.
posted by reenum at 7:34 AM on December 16, 2009 [1 favorite]

I'm in.
posted by Loto at 7:34 AM on December 16, 2009 [1 favorite]

I will also buy the winner a drink if you come to DC.

I expect the same treatment. I like Schlitz, Schaefer and Wild Turkey.
posted by Loto at 7:36 AM on December 16, 2009

I'm in. Good idea for the trophy btw.
posted by Mastercheddaar at 7:50 AM on December 16, 2009

I am in! I always start out really well, then my final four invariably get beaten in the round of 8. Invariably. Stupid ACC.
posted by gaspode at 7:53 AM on December 16, 2009

.... and my brain was thinking of basketball rather than bowl games. Oy.
posted by gaspode at 7:54 AM on December 16, 2009

I WANT A PLAY-OFF.
posted by kbanas at 8:09 AM on December 16, 2009

So, let's see, in the first round we've got Oregon/Texas and Florida/TCU

I can't wait to see the match-ups this weekend and see how my bracket does.

The college football playoff is so exciting!

Sigh.
posted by kbanas at 8:21 AM on December 16, 2009 [1 favorite]

Sure, I'll take a stab at it.
posted by box at 8:25 AM on December 16, 2009

None of you are making any sense.
posted by Elmore at 8:35 AM on December 16, 2009

I'm in, thus softening the curve for the rest of you.
posted by Navelgazer at 8:38 AM on December 16, 2009

I'm not in, since I know almost nothing about college football. But I am oddly proud that my Alma Mater, Temple University, is going to a bowl game for the first time in a million billion years or so. Go Owls!
posted by fixedgear at 8:43 AM on December 16, 2009

Sure, why not. I don't really watch much college football, so I should do pretty well.
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:06 AM on December 16, 2009

That's the nice thing about Pick'Em--you can wait until close to the deadline, then use the wisdom-of-crowds/kindness-of-strangers approach.
posted by box at 9:27 AM on December 16, 2009

Wyoming is so going to beat Fresno State. I don't care what the "experts" say.
posted by elder18 at 9:31 AM on December 16, 2009

I'll go in, even though Pitt ended up in the the Pine-Scented Car Freshener Bowl or some such.
posted by octothorpe at 9:48 AM on December 16, 2009

I'm in. I'll sweeten the pot by promising no to shit in any of the winner's threads for an entire year. If I win, I get free reign. A full year of thread-shitting without the threat of banishment. Also, I get to use the IMG tag. Deal?
posted by JeffK at 10:10 AM on December 16, 2009

If only to support my Hogs with 100% confidence of their victory over the Purple Pirates... we can't lose to a team called the Purple Pirates.


...
posted by Atreides at 10:39 AM on December 16, 2009

Fantasy Sports: Banana Slugs v Jumbos in the High Times Bowl. (No, not UCSB v Tufts... I mean real banana slugs v one big elephant. While baked. It's my fantasy....)
posted by not_on_display at 11:02 AM on December 16, 2009

Alabama beats Texas, wins BCS Championship, order restored to universe.

The rest is irrelevant.

ROLL TIDE ROLL
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:30 PM on December 16, 2009 [1 favorite]

Roses for the Ducks
posted by Cranberry at 1:28 PM on December 16, 2009

I've got a bad feeling about my Yellow Jackets taking on Iowa, but better them than TCU I suppose.
posted by xbonesgt at 12:30 PM on December 17, 2009