Surly 2023 Bowl Mania Contest

[BigOrange1 6,422]

$30 entry fee can be paid via Venmo, Paypal, Cash App, etc.  Confidence points as always.

Join here (password is Playoffs): https://fantasy.espn.com/free-prize-games/sharer?from=espn&challengeId=235&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=10629c9b-e5d1-4b5d-95cc-db680c470cd4&joinKey=8df0408d-c066-3775-bc0b-1534e7b024c7

Once you join PM me and let me know how you'd like to pay your entry fee.  I'll keep track of all paid entries and will boot any non-payers when the contest begins (12/16).

If we have 30 or fewer paid entrants, payouts will be split 65/20/15 between the top 3 finishers.  If we have 31 or more paid entrants, payouts will be split 60/25/15.

[HornPhD 1,364]

In and paid

[BigOrange1 6,422]

One thing I'd like to request of everyone who enters, please make sure to update your entry name on ESPN to your surly handle.  Makes traking these things much easier.

[NorthLoop 14,091]

My favorite time of the year. Enjoy this one even more than picking March Madness. 

 

 

[BigOrange1 6,422]

12 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

My favorite time of the year. Enjoy this one even more than picking March Madness. 

 

 

got your payment.  and i agree, i like this one more than march madness too.

[Knoxtnhorn 5,930]

Heck yeah.  Fav contest of the year.  In for 2 entries.

[Darth Tron 1,122]

In and paid!

[Jack Straw 2,953]

in and paid 

[Knoxtnhorn 5,930]

Bump.  The more, the merrier.

[NorthLoop 14,091]

@immamac pin this mofo

[buildertex 8]

In and money sent

[HornOnTheBayou 8,881]

In and paid. LFG.

[The_highest_of_fives 608]

In and Paid.  Lets do this bishes.

[Jameslaw121 4,445]

In and Paid.

thanks for paying for my kids braces last year. This year I think I'll spend y'alls money on Whiskey

[Pdawg88 1,110]

On 12/5/2023 at 12:11 PM, BigOrange1 said:

$30 entry fee can be paid via Venmo, Paypal, Cash App, etc.  Confidence points as always.

Join here (password is Playoffs): https://fantasy.espn.com/free-prize-games/sharer?from=espn&challengeId=235&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=10629c9b-e5d1-4b5d-95cc-db680c470cd4&joinKey=8df0408d-c066-3775-bc0b-1534e7b024c7

Once you join PM me and let me know how you'd like to pay your entry fee.  I'll keep track of all paid entries and will boot any non-payers when the contest begins (12/16).

If we have 30 or fewer paid entrants, payouts will be split 65/20/15 between the top 3 finishers.  If we have 31 or more paid entrants, payouts will be split 60/25/15.

I joined but it will not let me PM you so I can pay, please pm me how you would like to get the skrilla 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,799]

Money sent

[BigOrange1 6,422]

5 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Money sent

got it!

[PhillyD 1,257]

Donated To JamesLaw's whiskey fund

Edited December 11, 2023 by PhillyD

[ZB'Tejas 593]

I'm in... and paid

Edited December 13, 2023 by ZB'Tejas

[ITHorn 797]

Money sent.

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1,564]

In and Paid. 

[BigOrange1 6,422]

5 hours ago, ITHorn said:

Money sent.

via cash app?  initials AC?

[ITHorn 797]

14 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

via cash app?  initials AC?

Yep, sorry just used the same info from last year.

[BigOrange1 6,422]

12 minutes ago, ITHorn said:

Yep, sorry just used the same info from last year.

cool got you marked as paid

[Scraps 13,542]

In...pd.

Switched up my strategery from last time i did this a few years back so i am sure this will be a crash and burn

[NorthLoop 14,091]

I'm sure by end of day Saturday I'll be kicking myself saying "why the fuck did I think xxxx could beat yyyy???" 

[dhornf 52]

In.  Paid.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,781]

In.  I sent it via Venmo to the same place as last year.  Hopefully, that's you.  I don't know why I do this every year.

[BigOrange1 6,422]

i have sent a couple of clarifying PM's, but have verified that I have paid entrants from 33/44 entrants.  this afternoon i will be posting a list of shame of those who have not yet paid.  anyone not paid by kickoff tomorrow will be purged.

[BigOrange1 6,422]

ok here are the espn entries that i do not show a payment for at this current time:

Lhorns8889

ESPNFAN84915blahblahblah

speedway @Speedway

FlintTropicsFinal4's

Scoreboard2725 

horn4life @horn4life

ztejas @ztejas

ESPNFAN30022blahblahblah

[BigOrange1 6,422]

and it looks like @Jameslaw121 may have added a second entry?

[Jameslaw121 4,445]

2 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

and it looks like @Jameslaw121 may have added a second entry?

No, I figured out my problem. If I click your like at the beginning of the thread, it automatically makes a new entry. So If you can delete that, and I won't click on it again....

 

Sorry for being dumb

[ztejas 43,266]

Just now doing mine. Never done one of these before.

I took easier college classes than picking 43 fucking bowl games and assigning confidence. 

[BigOrange1 6,422]

4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Just now doing mine. Never done one of these before.

I took easier college classes than picking 43 fucking bowl games and assigning confidence. 

the fun thing about it is you can move them around up until each individual game kicks off.  so it's a contest you can think about every single day there is a bowl game.

[Laxtonto 11,932]

Fuck... I forgot about this

I guess ill do this once I get back from dinner....

[Pdawg88 1,110]

Daddy is about to bring y’all’s money back to Oklahoma. Good luck gentleman 

[Jameslaw121 4,445]

31 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

the fun thing about it is you can move them around up until each individual game kicks off.  so it's a contest you can think about every single day there is a bowl game.

I think thats why I like this better than March Madness. MM you can be pretty much out after the first or second day. For this, unless you really screw up you still have a chance until maybe nye

[Jameslaw121 4,445]

40 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Just now doing mine. Never done one of these before.

I took easier college classes than picking 43 fucking bowl games and assigning confidence. 

Best to start with looking at Vegas spreads and favorites to narrow it down.

 

Also, If I beat you, I'm sending you a few bottles of Modelo and some sweet potato hash browns.

[Prepuce of Doom 20,985]

Team Doom is making our annual contribution to the pot. 

I might as well lodge my annual grievance against the shitawful interface of ESPN's game dashboard. It's like they actively hate their user base. 

[Jameslaw121 4,445]

4 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Team Doom is making our annual contribution to the pot. 

I might as well lodge my annual grievance against the shitawful interface of ESPN's game dashboard. It's like they actively hate their user base. 

What really sucks is that a couple of years ago, I was able to copy the data to a google spreadsheet and format it in a way that made sense for us. But that blocked that. r at least they blocked my limited ability to do it. I'll try again once it starts

[horn4life 3,755]

oops- sent you PM.  Trying to make my donation...

 

 

[BigOrange1 6,422]

looks like we're at 44 paid entries as of kickoff of game #1.  i'll wait a bit to purge the non-payers but just wanted to give everyone a heads up as to how many paid entries there are.

[NorthLoop 14,091]

Wide variety of picks and points for game 1

[Darth Tron 1,122]

Some interesting disconnects between Vegas lines and pick percentages.

[immamac 42,518]

1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said:

looks like we're at 44 paid entries as of kickoff of game #1.  i'll wait a bit to purge the non-payers but just wanted to give everyone a heads up as to how many paid entries there are.

Is registration closed now? I want in. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,799]

Wide variety of picks and points for game 1

Honestly with the portal and not having watched a combined second of most of these teams…this whole thing is a crap shoot.

Like yea how was anyone gonna know ohios QB transferred unless you read a breakdown of every game

[Scraps 13,542]

I normally pussyfoot around with these opening games, but fuck it I came out swinging this year.

[Scraps 13,542]

Welp mission accomplished. At least I can say I was in 1st at some point during this lmao

[ztejas 43,266]

FAMU may clutch it out here.

Go whatever the fuck your mascot is.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,799]

Lmao these HBCU bowl games always never go the way they’re supposed to