ALERT

An observant player (TrueBlueDrew) pointed out that the Duke-Temple game should have been in the G5 contest and not the P5 one. I have made that change in the post where I list each slate. If you have already submitted your picks I will just move them into the right place. No need to resubmit.

Thanks, Drew, for catching that.

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

12/26 Georgia Tech vs Minnesota
12/26 California vs TCU
12/27 Miami vs Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor vs Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn vs Purdue
12/28 Syracuse vs West Virginia
12/28 Iowa State vs Washington State
12/29 South Carolina vs Virginia
12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame
12/29 Alabama vs Oklahoma
12/29 Florida vs Michigan
12/31 Pitt vs Stanford
12/31 Michigan State vs Oregon
12/31 Missouri vs Oklahoma State
12/31 Northwestern vs Utah
12/31 NC State vs Texas A&M
....1/1 Iowa vs Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State
....1/1 Georgia vs Texas
....1/1 Ohio State vs Washington

Bump.

Some of us may be waiting to hear which star players will opt out of playing their bowl game. I remind you that, while the deadline for the G5 part of the contest is this Saturday, it isn't necessary to submit your P5 picks at the same time. You have until 12/26 to get those picks in and be included in the overall contest of 39 games.

(12-02-2018 05:40 PM)ken d Wrote:  Here is the slate for the G5 Bowl Pick'em. There are 13 games between G5 teams and 5 games matching a G5 with a P5 opponent.

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

To be on the safe side, please don't submit picks for about 24 hours so posters can proofread this list for accuracy since I put it together fairly quickly.

I'll put the P5 contest in a separate post to make it easier to simply bold your choices to submit your picks.

EDITED to move Duke - Temple game to this contest

(12-02-2018 05:53 PM)ken d Wrote:  And here are the 21 games for the P5 contest:

12/26 Georgia Tech vs Minnesota
12/26 California vs TCU
12/27 Miami vs Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor vs Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn vs Purdue
12/28 Syracuse vs West Virginia
12/28 Iowa State vs Washington State
12/29 South Carolina vs Virginia
12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame
12/29 Alabama vs Oklahoma
12/29 Florida vs Michigan
12/31 Pitt vs Stanford
12/31 Michigan State vs Oregon
12/31 Missouri vs Oklahoma State
12/31 Northwestern vs Utah
12/31 NC State vs Texas A&M
....1/1 Iowa Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State
....1/1 Georgia vs Texas
....1/1 Ohio State vs Washington

Please proofread for accuracy (on my part) before making your picks. Thanks.

The championship game will be the tiebreaker. Good luck to all!

Edited to move Duke - Temple game to G5 contest.

Alabama over Clemson - National Championship

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

12/26 Georgia Tech vs Minnesota
12/26 California vs TCU
12/27 Miami vs Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor vs Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn vs Purdue
12/28 Syracuse vs West Virginia
12/28 Iowa State vs Washington State
12/29 South Carolina vs Virginia
12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame
12/29 Alabama vs Oklahoma
12/29 Florida vs Michigan
12/31 Pitt vs Stanford
12/31 Michigan State vs Oregon
12/31 Missouri vs Oklahoma State
12/31 Northwestern vs Utah
12/31 NC State vs Texas A&M
....1/1 Iowa vs Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State
....1/1 Georgia vs Texas
....1/1 Ohio State vs Washington

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida
12/31 Virginia Tech

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

G5:
12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

Tiebreaker: LSU 31; UCF: 17

P5
12/26 Georgia Tech vs Minnesota
12/26 California vs TCU
12/27 Miami vs Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor vs Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn vs Purdue
12/28 Syracuse vs West Virginia
12/28 Iowa State vs Washington State
12/29 South Carolina vs Virginia
12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame
12/29 Alabama vs Oklahoma
12/29 Florida vs Michigan
12/31 Pitt vs Stanford
12/31 Michigan State vs Oregon
12/31 Missouri vs Oklahoma State
12/31 Northwestern vs Utah
12/31 NC State vs Texas A&M
....1/1 Iowa Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State
....1/1 Georgia vs Texas
....1/1 Ohio State vs Washington

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G5 portion of the contest starts tomorrow. Deadline for G5 picks is kickoff of the first game. There are five games on Saturday, beginning with Tulane-Louisiana at 1:30PM EST.

[quote='ken d' pid='15729040' dateline='1543790454']
Here is the slate for the G5 Bowl Pick'em. There are 13 games between G5 teams and 5 games matching a G5 with a P5 opponent.

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech
Tiebreakers: UCF by 10, total points 58


To be on the safe side, please don't submit picks for about 24 hours so posters can proofread this list for accuracy since I put it together fairly quickly.

I'll put the P5 contest in a separate post to make it easier to simply bold your choices to submit your picks.

EDITED to move Duke - Temple game to this contest

(12-02-2018 05:40 PM)ken d Wrote:  Here is the slate for the G5 Bowl Pick'em. There are 13 games between G5 teams and 5 games matching a G5 with a P5 opponent.

12/15 North Texas vs Utah State
12/15 Tulane vs Louisiana
12/15 Fresno State vs Arizona State
12/15 Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan
12/15 Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee
12/18 Northern Illinois vs UAB
12/19 San Diego State vs Ohio
12/20 Marshall vs South Florida
12/21 Toledo vs Florida International
12/21 BYU vs Western Michigan
12/22 Memphis vs Wake Forest
12/22 Army vs Houston
12/22 Buffalo vs Troy
12/22 Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State vs Boston College
12/27 Duke vs Temple
12/29 Arkansas State vs Nevada
12/29 Central Florida vs LSU (Tiebreaker)
12/31 Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

To be on the safe side, please don't submit picks for about 24 hours so posters can proofread this list for accuracy since I put it together fairly quickly.

I'll put the P5 contest in a separate post to make it easier to simply bold your choices to submit your picks.

EDITED to move Duke - Temple game to this contest

(12-02-2018 05:53 PM)ken d Wrote:  And here are the 21 games for the P5 contest:

12/26 Georgia Tech vs Minnesota
12/26 California vs TCU
12/27 Miami vs Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor vs Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn vs Purdue
12/28 Syracuse vs West Virginia
12/28 Iowa State vs Washington State
12/29 South Carolina vs Virginia
12/29 Clemson vs Notre Dame
12/29 Alabama vs Oklahoma
12/29 Florida vs Michigan
12/31 Pitt vs Stanford
12/31 Michigan State vs Oregon
12/31 Missouri vs Oklahoma State
12/31 Northwestern vs Utah
12/31 NC State vs Texas A&M
....1/1 Iowa Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State
....1/1 Georgia vs Texas
....1/1 Ohio State vs Washington

Much thanks to ken d for doing this!

Please proofread for accuracy (on my part) before making your picks. Thanks.

The championship game will be the tiebreaker. Good luck to all!

Edited to move Duke - Temple game to G5 contest.

12/15 Utah State
12/15 Tulane
12/15 Fresno State
12/15 Georgia Southern
12/15 Appalachian State
12/18 Northern Illinois
12/19 San Diego State
12/20 Marshall
12/21 Toledo
12/21 BYU
12/22 Memphis
12/22 Army
12/22 Troy
12/22 Louisiana Tech
12/26 Boise State
12/27 Duke
12/29 Nevada
12/29 Central Florida
12/31 Cincinnati

12/26 Georgia Tech
12/26 California
12/27 Miami
12/27 Vanderbilt
12/28 Auburn
12/28 West Virginia
12/28 Washington State
12/29 South Carolina
12/29 Clemson
12/29 Alabama
12/29 Michigan
12/31 Stanford
12/31 Oregon
12/31 Oklahoma State
12/31 Utah
12/31 Texas A&M
....1/1 Mississippi State
....1/1 Penn State
....1/1 Georgia
....1/1 Ohio State
National Champ: Clemson

12/15 North Texas
12/15 Tulane
12/15 Fresno State
12/15 Georgia Southern
12/15 Appalachian State
12/18 UAB
12/19 San Diego State
12/20 Marshall
12/21 Toledo
12/21 BYU
12/22 Memphis
12/22 Houston
12/22 Buffalo
12/22 Hawaii
12/26 Boise State
12/27 Duke
12/29 Nevada
12/29 LSU
12/31 Cincinnati

12/26 Minnesota
12/26 TCU
12/27 Wisconsin
12/27 Baylor
12/28 Auburn
12/28 West Virginia
12/28 Washington State
12/29 South Carolina
12/29 Clemson
12/29 Alabama
12/29 Florida
12/31 Stanford
12/31 Oregon
12/31 Oklahoma State
12/31 Utah
12/31 Texas A&M
....1/1 Mississippi State
....1/1 Kentucky
....1/1 Georgia
....1/1 Ohio State

Tiebreaker — Alabama

We have 19 players in the G5 portion of the Pick'em. Listed below are the favorites to win according to our players, and the percentage of players who picked each of them. Those printed in red are teams that the oddsmakers have as underdogs as of the kickoff of the opening game but which we picked anyway.

Utah State........68
Tulane..............63
Fresno St..........79
Ga Southern......95
Appalachian St...84
UAB..................79
San Diego St.....79
South Florida.....58
Toledo...............63
BYU.................100
Memphis............79
Army.................68
Troy..................53
Hawaii...............68
Boise St.............84
Duke.................58
Nevada..............53
LSU...................63
Cincinnati...........68

Good luck everyone.

With favorites going 5-0 yesterday, we didn't get much separation among our players yet. Maybe Week 2 will be a little harder. I know Week 3 will be.

UPDATED:

UAB held serve last night, the 6th favorite to do so. Tonight's betting favorite, Ohio (-2.5) isn't a favorite among our pickers. Only 4 of 19 think they'll win. If they do, that will knock the last two unbeaten pickers (TyBull and bullet) off their perch.

UPDATED AGAIN:

The oddsmakers seem to know what they're doing. Every favorite has won so far. Marshall is a 3 point favorite tomorrow. We aren't doing badly, with 15 of the 19 players with either 5 or 6 correct so far.