Registration is now open for the new and improved 2022 C-USA Fans Football Pickem contest presented by Blazernation.com. This will be the 20th year for this fun contest. (There was none in 2020.)

This year you will pick the game winners and your confidence in that pick (not point spread as in the past) for a slate of typically 10-20 games. (Typically all games that involve CUSA teams and some others of national interest.)

High-confidence picks will get you 20 points for a correct pick and -20 for incorrect. Medium will add 15 points for a correct pick and -10 for an incorrect. Low confidence picks will add 10 points for a correct pick and won't penalize for you an incorrect pick.

Points for the bonus question will now be 50 (win), 25 (place) and 10 (show) ... down from 100/75/50.

The 2022 winner -- the person with the most points earned over the entire season -- will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

Last year's winner was "owlcarlos." "D1owls4life" was the 2013 champion. (I won the similar but separate basketball Pickem contest in 2018-19 & 2007-8.)

If you would like to join other Rice (and other college football) fans in participating, then register at http://www.blazernation.com/pickem/football/.

Week 1 Picks are due 6pm (Central time) Friday, August 26, 2022.

Go Owls!!

EDIT: I checked with the Pickem creator, and he meant to say FRIDAY, August 26, for the first week's due date.

(07-07-2022 12:19 AM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Registration is now open for the new and improved 2022 C-USA Fans Football Pickem contest presented by Blazernation.com. This will be the 20th year for this fun contest. (There was none in 2020.)

This year you will pick the game winners and your confidence in that pick (not point spread as in the past) for a slate of typically 10-20 games. (Typically all games that involve CUSA teams and some others of national interest.)

High-confidence picks will get you 20 points for a correct pick and -20 for incorrect. Medium will add 15 points for a correct pick and -10 for an incorrect. Low confidence picks will add 10 points for a correct pick and won't penalize for you an incorrect pick.

Points for the bonus question will now be 50 (win), 25 (place) and 10 (show) ... down from 100/75/50.

The 2022 winner -- the person with the most points earned over the entire season -- will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

Last year's winner was "owlcarlos." "D1owls4life" was the 2013 champion. (I won the similar but separate basketball Pickem contest in 2018-19 & 2007-8.)

If you would like to join other Rice (and other college football) fans in participating, then register at http://www.blazernation.com/pickem/football/.

Week 1 Picks are due 6pm (Central time) Friday, August 26, 2022.

Go Owls!!

This sounds even more intriguing. Going for 2 wins in a row!

Bump.

Six of the 55 current registrants are Rice fans: almadenmike, dragon2owl, mssunshine822, OptimisticOwl, owlcarlos and Tiki Owl.

If you'd like to join us in this fun, free pickem contest, register here: https://www.blazernation.com/pickem/foot...ister.aspx

(The first game is the "Week Zero" Navy/Notre Dame contest on Aug. 26.)

(08-14-2023 10:33 AM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Bump.

Six of the 55 current registrants are Rice fans: almadenmike, dragon2owl, mssunshine822, OptimisticOwl, owlcarlos and Tiki Owl.

If you'd like to join us in this fun, free pickem contest, register here: https://www.blazernation.com/pickem/foot...ister.aspx

(The first game is the "Week Zero" Navy/Notre Dame contest on Aug. 26.)

I'll get registered again this year Mike