Are we going to do a Bowl Pick'em Contest this year?

[BigOrange1 6422]

...because unbeknownst to me before about 30 seconds ago, bowl season starts this saturday.

 

http://fantasy.espn.com/college-bowl-mania/2020/en/group?groupID=278966

password is: werefucked

$25 entry, PM me for venmo, cashapp or paypal.

don't mention gambling in the message, just put surly.

[BigOrange1 6422]

also, if @blacklab and/or @immamac don't feel like running it, i can do it.

[NorthLoop 14094]

I'm in no matter who's running it

[hookem48 4631]

fuck a damn Bowl, I mean sure why not?

[Knoxtnhorn 5936]

In.

[immamac 42524]

We can do one. How much is the pay league?

[BigOrange1 6422]

pretty sure it's usually $25 entry and the top 3 get paid a 50/30/20 split.

[PhillyD 1257]

I'll be in to lose $25 to close out this clusterfuck of a season.

Edited December 14, 2020 by PhillyD

[BigOrange1 6422]

On 12/13/2020 at 6:34 PM, BigOrange1 said:

...because unbeknownst to me before about 30 seconds ago, bowl season starts this saturday on monday 12/21

updated for the cancelation of the frisco bowl lol

[InkaUtexas 25524]

Yeah I am cool with losing $25 just to say fuck this season. But may I suggest part of this go to the Banner fund for 2021? 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

I’m in... how many do they plan on playing?

[BigOrange1 6422]

by my count there are still 33 as of this very second.

[dcar00 14036]

dibs on taking Covid vs. the field

[InkaUtexas 25524]

6 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

dibs on taking Covid vs. the field

Vaccine is going to win 

[NorthLoop 14094]

Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

[PhillyD 1257]

21 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

[BigOrange1 6422]

lol he pm'ed last year telling me who to pick in the championship game then got all upset when i ignored him.

[Kennythetiger 9335]

14 hours ago, PhillyD said:

No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

My wife picks based on mascots. And doesn’t do poorly. 

[Armybrat 40744]

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

What was his name? Sargeant something?

[MNLonghornFUKM 8799]

No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

If you lose big early, you’re not supposed change your picks in later games or something because picking the favorites like everybody else will make up little ground...I think that’s what I debated with him about one year

[Knoxtnhorn 5936]

Assuming this will be pinned if it happens.  I'm in for 3 entries - son, friend, and me.

[utee94 15746]

Seems like picking which bowls are actually going to be played, and which are canceled, is the real contest this year.

 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

42 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

Should send in a photoshop of UM in UT gear

[NorthLoop 14094]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

Dude... I've got an idea

 

How many different fitlump ones can we get in there? 

[BigOrange1 6422]

i went ahead and setup a group for us just to get the ball rolling:

http://fantasy.espn.com/college-bowl-mania/2020/en/group?groupID=278966

password is: werefucked

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

what do you mean were fucked?  We still are fucked

[BigOrange1 6422]

i think this is going to be a relatively small contest this year, but i'm still down if you guys are.  if it stays at fewer than 10 people, i say we just make it winner take all ($25 entry).

and i think we should have a gentleman's agreement that at least 24 of the 29 games have to be played in order for this thing to be valid.

[BigOrange1 6422]

if you're gonna play, just go in and auto fill your picks that way your entry will be ready to go tomorrow.  you can always move up/down in confidence points and change the picks on the days of the actual games.  but with the first game being tomorrow (2:30), it's a good idea to at least get your entry submitted.

[BigOrange1 6422]

it has also come to my attention that entries had been locked so if you tried to sign up and had trouble, you should be able to now.

[Jimbaround 973]

I'm in.  To whom and how do I pay my donation?

[Prepuce of Doom 20988]

I just entered and did the auto fill bullshit just to have something in the books. 

[PhillyD 1257]

I was so anxious to throw money away I didn't even know there was a game tomorrow.  I agree less than 10 is winner take all.

[NorthLoop 14094]

Let's see if we can get a few more entries today before it starts

[HornOnTheBayou 8881]

I'm in. I'll fill out my bracket in a little bit.

Quick question: if a bowl gets cancelled, will we have a chance to move another game into that point slot? It would really suck to have my 30-point game cancelled and then not have a chance to replace it with a future game.

[tejas60 3527]

I'm in. where do I send my $9.95 errr $25?

[joeycovers 386]

In. Need pay info too 

[Jack Straw 2953]

In

[BigOrange1 6422]

i can handle the money since its not going to be a huge group.  i can do venmo, paypal and apple pay (that is my order of preference as to how payments are sent).  just PM me with your preferred method of payment and i'll get you the info.

also it looks like there are already 12 entries.  if we get to 15 i say we do a 70/30 split between first and second place.  if we get to 30 we can do a 50/30/20 split between the top 3.

[Prepuce of Doom 20988]

Are there any objections to me allowing the Doomlet (he's five) to participate in the money league? 

I give my word that I won't use a second entry to engage in any funny business, but if anyone doesn't like the possibility, then I will not pay an entry fee for him and will just let him think he's fully participating. 

He's currently 20th of 23 in our weekly NFL Pick 'Em, so this is probably just more money for the pot... 

Edited December 21, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom

[BigOrange1 6422]

lol, i have no issues with it.

[blacklab 11851]

updated op with info.

let's get in people.

[Knoxtnhorn 5936]

Done and in.  I'll add my son in a few and see if I can find another couple of entries.

[closetojumping 62251]

I am in for the $25 pool because I apparently enjoy donating to you people. I tried to change my handle to reflect that and ESPN wouldn't keep the save. Their UX fucking blows and I got tired of trying to sort it out, so just memorialize this post as me participating in the $25. I'll PM OP shortly.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

Done

Gonna be nice getting my ass kicked by my nephew @Knoxtnhorn

[Prepuce of Doom 20988]

31 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I am in for the $25 pool because I apparently enjoy donating to you people. I tried to change my handle to reflect that and ESPN wouldn't keep the save. Their UX fucking blows and I got tired of trying to sort it out, so just memorialize this post as me participating in the $25. I'll PM OP shortly.

To add to my annual complaints about ESPN's shitful user experience, there's apparently no way to just straight up reset all your picks to being blank/unpicked/unranked once you use one of their autofill options. 

I plugged in the "most popular" picks as a placeholder last night, and it's a fucking beating to try to undo while completing them in earnest. 

One fun feature is that when you reassign a ranking, all the other rankings shuffle around accordingly, so you can never really rearrange things all at once - it's like a fucking Dutch Boy and the Dyke situation (and not the good kind...) 

I may end up just deleting my entry and rejoining so I can start from scratch, so let that be a cautionary tale for everyone else... 

Edit: it appears that you can't delete an entry and start over because of course you can't. Each user ID is allowed two entries, so use them wisely. 

Edited December 21, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

Every year I tell myself I’d get more enjoyment out of spending the $25 on a hand job from an ugly stripper, but every year I end up paying you guys to fist me.

Sent OP PM for Venmo instructions

[Laxtonto 11934]

On 12/13/2020 at 7:34 PM, BigOrange1 said:

...because unbeknownst to me before about 30 seconds ago, bowl season starts this saturday.

 

http://fantasy.espn.com/college-bowl-mania/2020/en/group?groupID=278966

password is: werefucked

$25 entry, PM me for venmo, cashapp or paypal.

don't mention gambling in the message, just put surly.

Fuck it...

 

Might as well blow $25 on here vs more Christmas crap

[The Tower 362]

I’m in. 

[tejas60 3527]

sooo, was I supposed to put $25 in front of my name since I'm in for $25? because I didn't.