2022 Surly Bowl Mania Contest

[BigOrange1 6,436]

as of kickoff of game 1, i show 28 of the 33 entries as paid.  any entry that is not paid by kickoff of tomorrow's first game (10:00am) will be purged from the contest.

[BigOrange1 6,436]

looking at the group pick page, 2 of the 5 nonpaid entries didn't enter a pick for this game so they may not be playing.

[Skipper 6,135]

Damn.  Wasn't even on my radar there would be a bowl game 11AM on a Friday.  I figured they started tomorrow and planned to join tonight.  Oh well.

[Irieguy 1,059]

The first bowl game of the season almost ruined a ton of high point picks. 11 point underdog Miami of Ohio had the lead and the ball in FG range with 4:16 left in the 4th. I don’t think any favorite is safe this year.  It’s got to be tough for Vegas to handicap desire to win for these teams. 

[NorthLoop 14,194]

Joey tryna jump out to that big early lead

[Cairn Horn88 8,262]

Pete Thamel: Alabama stars Bryce Young, Will Anderson to play in Sugar Bowl, not opt out. SIAP.
 

[Jameslaw121 4,448]

On 12/15/2022 at 1:08 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:

Bring it.

As I was saying....

[Welshy 907]

Well, that went south quickly. Fuck me.

 

Edited December 17, 2022 by Welshy

[HornOnTheBayou 8,921]

I like that the NCAA consolidated all the bowl games into one day this year. I guess this is all over. Thanks for playing everyone! Go ahead and ship me my money when you get a chance.

[boilerhorn 1,376]

Just paid tonight. Sorry about the delay. 

[RPM 26,318]

Shit. I missed the Friday games. Can I sign up late if I skip those? 

[Welshy 907]

There's a prize for last place, right? 

[NorthLoop 14,194]

Ugh. Jackson State fucked me last year. Shoulda learned my lesson. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Every entry picked Oregon st, haha

[NorthLoop 14,194]

6 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Every entry picked Oregon st, haha

Florida is garbage. Only reason I didn't put more points on it is I don't know that much about Oregon state.

[Welshy 907]

1 hour ago, NorthLoop said:

Florida is garbage. Only reason I didn't put more points on it is I don't know that much about Oregon state.

I'm 1-4. Thank god for Florida.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,901]

Congrats to  UT volleyball who just swept Louisville for the National championship

[IBuryPaul 273]

On 12/16/2022 at 2:52 PM, Cairn Horn88 said:

Pete Thamel: Alabama stars Bryce Young, Will Anderson to play in Sugar Bowl, not opt out. SIAP.
 

Any word on Longhorns sitting out? I can't find it elsewhere.

[Irieguy 1,059]

@BigOrange1 payouts?

[BigOrange1 6,436]

70% to first, 30% to second.  there are 32 entries, but i only have 31 marked down as paid on my spreadsheet so i'll have to doublecheck that sometime between now and the end of the contest.  

[HornPhD 1,368]

Dang. Kansas almost pulled that off.

[HornOnTheBayou 8,921]

And so did North Carolina. I put all my faith in Mack Brown.

 

Good luck to whomever wins my money!

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Welp. Last day and a half sucked. Time to pull out the stops

[Jameslaw121 4,448]

On 12/27/2022 at 6:33 PM, BigOrange1 said:

70% to first, 30% to second.  there are 32 entries, but i only have 31 marked down as paid on my spreadsheet so i'll have to doublecheck that sometime between now and the end of the contest.  

Did we ever figure out the payouts?

[HornPhD 1,368]

Looks like 4 people have a chance to finish in the money (1st or 2nd)

Jameslaw 

Quinn Ewer’s Haircut

Me

MNLonghorn (best possible finish is 2nd)

If we all pick Georgia and they win, it will be James and me finishing 1-2.

Let the game of wits begin!

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by HornPhD

[joeycovers 391]

4 minutes ago, HornPhD said:

 

If we all pick Ohio State and they win, it will be James and me finishing 1-2.

Let the game of wits begin!

 

You finished top 4 and still think Ohio St is playing. Man I’m terrible at this. 

[HornPhD 1,368]

Just now, joeycovers said:

You finished top 4 and still think Ohio St is playing. Man I’m terrible at this. 

I’m still recovering from our drive from Houston to Oakland.

[Irieguy 1,059]

12 hours ago, HornPhD said:

Looks like 4 people have a chance to finish in the money (1st or 2nd)

Jameslaw 

Quinn Ewer’s Haircut

Me

MNLonghorn (best possible finish is 2nd)

If we all pick Georgia and they win, it will be James and me finishing 1-2.

Let the game of wits begin!

 

Congrats to the top 2 on their still undetermined payouts. I mean the bowls only started a month ago, I’m sure @BigOrange1 will break out the abacus soon. 🙄

Edited January 4, 2023 by Irieguy

[BigOrange1 6,436]

jesus christ how many times do i have to say its fucking 70% to first and 30% to second.  can you guys not do fucking math?

[Irieguy 1,059]

12 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

jesus christ how many times do i have to say its fucking 70% to first and 30% to second.  can you guys not do fucking math?

Can you? You know as the organizer of the pool. 

[NorthLoop 14,194]

Every year we let this guy play, and every year he's a huge douche. 

[Irieguy 1,059]

1 minute ago, NorthLoop said:

Every year we let this guy play, and every year he's a huge douche. 

You guys love it. Btw, the level of play has vastly improved in the last few years. Far fewer people just going chalk with picks. Definitely due to my criticisms from previous years. 

[Irieguy 1,059]

24 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

jesus christ how many times do i have to say its fucking 70% to first and 30% to second.  can you guys not do fucking math?

$560

$240

I assume @BigOrange1 is good with the assumption of 32 entries since he delegated the math part. 👍

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

You guys love it. Btw, the level of play has vastly improved in the last few years. Far fewer people just going chalk with picks. Definitely due to my criticisms from previous years. 

I don’t know about you but I have no desire to read on who’s sitting out, who’s injured, who lost a qb to the portal etc for 43 games. Especially for a game between uab and Troy.

Then I adjusted on the fly hitting Tulane and TCU upsets to make up for some of the ucla, Illinois bullshit. It’s still fun to put emphasis on every game I normally would have absolutely none towards…but I have no idea how people bet on sports on a nightly basis. Losing money on plays like Illinois last second fumble that was returned for a TD would happen to me nightly. This and surly brackets, that’s enough for me and my blood pressure

[HornPhD 1,368]

Would Georgia beat 2004 USC? How about the 85 Bears?

[HornPhD 1,368]

TCU or Georgia?

Four players have a chance to finish in the money with three having a shot at 1st, depending on the picks. 
 

[BigOrange1 6,436]

just a heads up, i am in the process of moving all the money from the various places it was sent into my account.  once it all posts, i'll send out the payouts.  should be wednesday or thursday i'd guess.

good luck to the 4 who remain!

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Wow. Wasn’t expecting the others to take TCU lol well I’m out. Thanks ucla

[Jameslaw121 4,448]

I was hoping either quinn or Horn Phd picked Georgia. Was hoping to come in second......

[HornPhD 1,368]

I considered going with Georgia (one of my nephews graduated from there); however, I wanted a chance at 1st. 

[Jameslaw121 4,448]

1 minute ago, HornPhD said:

I considered going with Georgia (one of my nephews graduated from there); however, I wanted a chance at 1st. 

I put a moneyline bet on TCU to hedge. Did the math this morning and figured out it would be better if i came in second with TCU winning.

[TXSooner518 2,438]

sweet feeling stone bubbling despite the best overall record. alas and alack. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8,921]

My son came in second and he's excited because he now has enough to buy a new X Box. Congrats, everyone, we've created a new degenerate gambler! It really does take a village.

Edited January 10, 2023 by HornOnTheBayou

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Haha. Amount of college football he probably watched outside of Texas…..12 total minutes?

[austingirl 2,191]

18 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Haha. Amount of college football he probably watched outside of Texas…..12 total minutes?

He watches all the football. All. The. Football.

[HornPhD 1,368]

14 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

My son came in second and he's excited because he now has enough to buy a new X Box. Congrats, everyone, we've created a new degenerate gambler! It really does take a village.

This makes me feel better about giving up 2nd. 

[BigOrange1 6,436]

payments have been sent.  congrats to @Jameslaw121 and @HornOnTheBayou's son's pursuit of an X Box.

[HornOnTheBayou 8,921]

14 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

payments have been sent.  congrats to @Jameslaw121 and @HornOnTheBayou's son's pursuit of an X Box.

Got it. Thanks for running everything, @BigOrange1. I can't wait for March to give away some more money.

[BigOrange1 6,436]

be on the lookout for superbowl squares before then!

[Jameslaw121 4,448]

2 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

payments have been sent.  congrats to @Jameslaw121 and @HornOnTheBayou's son's pursuit of an X Box.

Thanks again!

 

With this bonus, I'm putting in a pool and if there is enough left over, I'm flying you all down here to dedicate it.