Congratulations to our friend Curt (Never a Doubt) on clinching the 2024 NCAA Pick 'em Crown. There's a good chance he takes the sweep of points versus the spread as well, but we'll have to let Week 13 play out before we can make that determination. Never A Doubt has a date with destiny as well. With 1 point (either one win or two ties) in Week 13, he will secure the best single-season winning percentage in league history.  That record dates back to the pool's first year 2021, when Brian (Maize & Brew) wen 41-21-2 for a winning percentage of 65.6%. Last Year Mike (Go Gophers) went 42-22-1 which was good for a 65.4% clip.

We have a two-week sized pot this week. If nobody goes 5-0, the winnings will be split amongst the highest placed teams for Weeks 12+13 COMBINED. 

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 12

• 13: Colorado Buffaloes (L)

• 7: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (W)

• 6: Arizona State Sun Devils (W), Indiana Hoosiers (L), Ohio State Buckeyes (W), Wisconsin Badgers (L)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season (Total Record ATS)

• 53: Illinois Fighting Illini (31-22)

• 46: Army Black Knights (38-8), BYU Cougars (23-23)

• 43: Colorado Buffaloes (25-18)

• 39: Navy Midshipmen (22-17)

• 37: Michigan Wolverines (13-24), Wisconsin Badgers (16-21)

BEST GAMES AGAINST THE SPREAD - Week 12

• 33: Michigan Wolverines (-11) beat Northwestern 50-6 (Maize & Brew, Two Rules of CFB)

WORST GAMES AGAINST THE SPREAD - Week 12

• -35: Alabama Crimson Tide (-14) lost to Oklahoma 3-24 (Rudy and the Blowfish, Who Knew)

• -33: Northwestern Wildcats (+11) lost to Michigan 6-50 (Bucky Badger, Go Gophers)

BEST GAMES AGAINST THE SPREAD - Season

• 49: Week 2 Notre Dame (-10) beat Purdue 66-7 (Billy Kehl, Stage 5 Clinger) (All-Time Biggest Win v Spread in Pool History. Previous Record 46.5 in 2022 Wk 12 South Carolina (+21.5) over Tennessee 63-38)

• 42.5: Week 1 FIU (+6.5) beat Central Michigan 52-16 (Never A Doubt), Week 7  Indiana Hoosiers (-6.5) beat Nebraska 56-7 (Boomer, Bucky Badger, Rudy & The Blowfish)

• 41.5: Week 4 UNLV (-3.5) beat Fresno State 59-14 (Two Rules of CFB)

• 41.5: Week 4 Colorado (+14.5) beat UCF 48-21 (F 'em Bucky, JB Forever!!)

• 37.5: Week 6 Wisconsin Badgers (+2.5) beat Rutgers 42-7 (Do Something Crazy, Rema's Papa)

WORST GAMES AGAINST THE SPREAD - Season

• -49 Week 2 Purdue (+10) lost to Notre Dame 7-66 (Buckeyes, Rema's Papa, Transfer Portal Disaster) (All-time Worst Lost v Spread in Pool History. Previous Record -46.5 in 2022 Week 9. Oklahoma State (+1.5) lost to Kansas St 48-0)

• -47.5: Week 11 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (-2.5) lost to Utah State 10-55 (Fight On)

• -42.5 Week 1 Central Michigan (-6.5) lost to FIU 16-52 (Go Irish), Week 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (+6.5) lost to Indiana 7-56 (Dog Pound, Do Something Good, Jane From Accounting)

• -41.5: Fresno State (+3.5) lost to UNLV 14-59 (U Dub Dub)

• -41.5: UCF (-14.5) lost to Colorado 21-48 (Rema's Papa)

First off, congrats to Seventeen Eights for his 5-0 week to close out the year. Despite all of our best efforts Go Gophers was not to be denied this year taking 1st in the overall standings and the best total versus the spread. A 65% winning percentage is unreal and I hope that Go Gophers took Vegas/Oneida/Poto to task as much as he took us to the cleaners.

Another year is in the books and I cannot thank you all enough for your participation. I will continue to work on enhancements to the site and scoreboard going into next season. Thank you for your feedback. On the midseason survey we had a 100% response rate for intent to participate next season. We will look to add more folks as well. I have not done a bowl pool in the past, but may put something together this year if we have enough interest....so stay tuned!

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 13

• 7: Arizona Wildcats

• 6: Iowa Hawkeyes

• 5: Florida State Seminoles, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 43: Alabama Crimson Tide

• 39: Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines

• 37: Colorado Buffaloes

• 34: Florida State Seminoles

• 33: Kansas Jayhawks

Best Single Game Results vs. Spread

• 46: Week 7 Arizona (+8) beat Washington State 44-6 (Rema's Papa)

• 45: Week 11 UCF (+3) beat Oklahoma State 45-3 (Hurts So Good)

• 44.5: Week 12  New Mexico State (+23.5) beat Auburn 31-10 (Hurts So Good)

• 41: Week 10 Utah (-11) beat Arizona State 55-3 (Bear-It-Up, Jim Smasal, Never A Doubt, Seventeen Eights)

• 38: Week 1 Oklahoma (-35) beat Arkansas State 73-0 (Billy Kehl)

• 37.5: Week 12 Washington State (-4.5) beat Colorado 56-14 (Jane From Accounting)

• 36: Week 6 Northern Illinois (-5) beat Akron 55-14 (Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• 35.5: Week 8 SMU (-19.5) beat Temple 55-0 (U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

Worst Single Game Results vs. Spread

• -46: Week 7 Washington State (-8) lost to Arizona 44-6 (Chadillac)

• -45: Week 11 Oklahoma State (-3) lost to UCF 45-3 (Joe Hexom, Seventeen Eights, U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

• -44.5: Week 7 South Florida (-2.5) lost to Florida Atlantic 56-14 (Chadillac & Harbaugh the Hamburgler); Week 12 Auburn (-23.5) lost to New Mexico State 31-10 (Fight On)

• -41: Week 10 Arizona State (+11) lost to Utah 55-3 (Billy Kehl)

• -41: Week 11 Arkansas (-3) lost to Auburn 48-10 (Hurts So Good)

• -37.5: Week 13 Texas Tech (+12.5) lost to Texas 57-7 (Fight On)

• -35: Week 8 Tulsa (-3) lost to Rice 42-10 (Eric8535); Week 13 Virginia (+3) lost to Virginia Tech 55-17 (Dan Storch, Never A Doubt)

LEAGUE STATS - SEASON

• 131 different teams were selected this year. 94 teams were selected at least 5 times.

• Home teams were selected 52% of the time

• Favorites were selected 60% of the time

• The league winning percentage for the year ended at 50.2%

• League total versus the spread was 561

Congrats to Billy Kehl for his 5-0 week to get into the black for the season!

The pot is up to $200 for the week. NOTE: If we do not see a 5-0 winner this week, the top finishers will split the pot.

We've got Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games. There is a lot going on this week so be sure to get your picks in on time!

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

As we head into the final week of the season, let me just say thank you, thank you, and thank you for your participation this year. In the survey earlier in the season we had a 100% response rate that you want to participate next year, and I look forward to improving the experience even more for everyone involved.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 12

• 7: Georgia Bulldogs

• 6: Iowa Hawkeyes, Louisville Cardinals

• 5: Arizona Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 39: Alabama Crimson Tide

• 37: Colorado Buffaloes

• 34: Michigan Wolverines

• 33: Iowa Hawkeyes

• 32: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Best Single Game Results vs. Spread

• 46: Week 7 Arizona (+8) beat Washington State 44-6 (Rema's Papa)

• 45: Week 11 UCF (+3) beat Oklahoma State 45-3 (Hurts So Good)

• 44.5: Week 12  New Mexico State (+23.5) beat Auburn 31-10 (Hurts So Good)

• 41: Week 10 Utah (-11) beat Arizona State 55-3 (Bear-It-Up, Jim Smasal, Never A Doubt, Seventeen Eights)

• 38: Week 1 Oklahoma (-35) beat Arkansas State 73-0 (Billy Kehl)

• 37.5: Week 12 Washington State (-4.5) beat Colorado 56-14 (Jane From Accounting)

• 36: Week 6 Northern Illinois (-5) beat Akron 55-14 (Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• 35.5: Week 8 SMU (-19.5) beat Temple 55-0 (U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

Worst Single Game Results vs. Spread

• -46: Week 7 Washington State (-8) lost to Arizona 44-6 (Chadillac)

• -45: Week 11 Oklahoma State (-3) lost to UCF 45-3 (Joe Hexom, Seventeen Eights, U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

• -44.5: Week 7 South Florida (-2.5) lost to Florida Atlantic 56-14 (Chadillac & Harbaugh the Hamburgler); Week 12 Auburn (-23.5) lost to New Mexico State 31-10 (Fight On)

• -41: Week 10 Arizona State (+11) lost to Utah 55-3 (Billy Kehl)

• -41: Week 11 Arkansas (-3) lost to Auburn 48-10 (Hurts So Good)

• -35: Week 8 Tulsa (-3) lost to Rice 42-10 (Eric8535)

No winner this week, and there were some WILD spread scores to boot. Absolute anarchy in the spread totals. See Below: Hurts So Good had a +45 spread win with UCF and a -41 point loss with Arkansas. 

Go Gophers remains clear of the field by a wide margin. Looks like we're all playing for a weekly win and/or 2nd place.

The pot is up to $400 for the week. NOTE: If we do not see a 5-0 winner in the final week(s) of the season. The pot will go to the best record during the stretch of no winners. i.e. Weeks 11-13. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 11

• 8: Kansas Jayhawks (Loss), Michigan Wolverines (Win)

• 4: Houston Cougars (Loss), Tennessee Volunteers (Loss)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 39: Alabama Crimson Tide

• 37: Colorado Buffaloes

• 31: Kansas Jayhawks, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

• 29: Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines

• 28: Utah Utes

• 27: Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions

Best Single Game Results vs. Spread

• 46: Week 7 Arizona (+8) beat Washington State 44-6 (Rema's Papa)

• 45: Week 11 UCF (+3) beat Oklahoma State 45-3 (Hurts So Good)

• 41: Week 10 Utah (-11) beat Arizona State 55-3 (Bear-It-Up, Jim Smasal, Never A Doubt, Seventeen Eights)

• 38: Week 1 Oklahoma (-35) beat Arkansas State 73-0 (Billy Kehl)

• 36: Week 6 Northern Illinois (-5) beat Akron 55-14 (Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• 35.5: Week 8 SMU (-19.5) beat Temple 55-0 (U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

Worst Single Game Results vs. Spread

• -46: Week 7 Washington State (-8) lost to Arizona 44-6 (Chadillac)

• -45: Week 11 Oklahoma State (-3) lost to UCF 45-3 (Joe Hexom, Seventeen Eights, U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

• -44.5: Week 7 South Florida (-2.5) lost to Florida Atlantic 56-14 (Chadillac & Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• -41: Week 10 Arizona State (+11) lost to Utah 55-3 (Billy Kehl)

• -41: Week 11 Arkansas (-3) lost to Auburn 48-10 (Hurts So Good)

• -35: Week 8 Tulsa (-3) lost to Rice 42-10 (Eric8535)

Joe Hexom got his 2nd 5-0 week of the season, and remains in 2nd place for the season behind Go Gophers with 3 weeks to go. Joe's gone 16-3-1 in the last 4 weeks. 

The pot is at the usual $200 for the week. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 10

• 7: Ole Miss Rebels (Push)

• 6: Arkansas Razorbacks (Win), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Loss)

• 5: Nebraska Cornhuskers (Loss), Oklahoma State Cowboys (Win)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 36: Alabama Crimson Tide, Colorado Buffaloes

• 31: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

• 27: Florida State Seminoles, Utah Utes

• 26: Ohio State Buckeyes

• 25: Iowa Hawkeyes, Oklahoma Sooners

Best Single Game Results vs. Spread

• 46: Week 7 Arizona (+8) beat Washington State 44-6 (Rema's Papa)

• 41: Week 10 Utah (-11) beat Arizona State 55-3 (Bear-It-Up, Jim Smasal, Never A Doubt, Seventeen Eights)

• 38: Week 1 Oklahoma (-35) beat Arkansas State 73-0 (Billy Kehl)

• 36: Week 6 Northern Illinois (-5) beat Akron 55-14 (Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• 35.5: Week 8 SMU (-19.5) beat Temple 55-0 (U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

Worst Single Game Results vs. Spread

• -46: Week 7 Washington State (-8) lost to Arizona 44-6 (Chadillac)

• -44.5: Week 7 South Florida (-2.5) lost to Florida Atlantic 56-14 (Chadillac & Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• -41: Week 10 Arizona State (+11) lost to Utah 55-3 (Billy Kehl)

• -35: Week 8 Tulsa (-3) lost to Rice 42-10 (Eric8535)

Go Gophers got his 2nd 5-0 week of the season, and further widened himself from the pack. His .700 winning percentage for the year only makes me hope that he's got a betting service on the side because he should be raking in some serious dough. For that reason, we feature a Gopher in today's headline, and it was easy to pick the one from the coach in 1884, not the one in 2023 because I think we can all objectively agree that he's a giant tool. 

The pot is at the usual $200 for the week. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 9

• 7: Kansas Jayhawks (Win)

• 5: Louisville Cardinals (Win), Ohio State Buckeyes (Loss)

• 4: BYU Cougars (Loss), Minnesota Golden Gophers (Win), Nebraska Cornhuskers (Win), Utah Utes (Loss)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 35: Colorado Buffaloes

• 32 Alabama Crimson Tide

• 26: Florida State Seminoles

• 25: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

• 24: Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners

• 23: Penn State Nittany Lions, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars

• 22: Wisconsin Badgers

FUN FACTS!

As a league we choose a favorite 60% of the time.

When picking a favorite the total winning percentage is 0.562 (368-285-19). For underdogs it's 0.455 (191-230-12).

127 NCAA teams have been selected so far this season. 8 teams have been selected at least twice and have not seen a loss vs the spread (Arizona (4-0), Arkansas St (2-0), Bowling Green (2-0), Georgia Southern (2-0), James Madison (4-0), Nevada (2-0), Northwestern (3-0), Stanford (3-0). 

10 teams have been selected at least twice and have not seen a win vs the spread (Akron (0-2), Army (0-6), Hawai'i (0-6) Houston (0-7), MTSU (0-4), Sam Houston State (0-2), Temple (0-3) Vanderbilt (0-2). Then there's these two.........

USC has been selected FIFTEEN times and are 0-15 ATS. Illinois has been selected EIGHTEEN times and is a giant donut hole for 18! That's right 0-18 vs the spread. 

Best Single Game Results vs. Spread

• 46: Week 7 Arizona (+8) beat Washington State 44-6 (Rema's Papa)

• 38: Week 1 Oklahoma (-35) beat Arkansas State 73-0 (Billy Kehl)

• 36: Week 6 Northern Illinois (-5) beat Akron 55-14 (Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• 35.5: Week 8 SMU (-19.5) beat Temple 55-0 (U Dub Dub Rub In a Tub)

Worst Single Game Results vs. Spread

• -46: Week 7 Washington State (-8) lost to Arizona 44-6 (Chadillac)

• -44.5: Week 7 South Florida (-2.5) lost to Florida Atlantic 56-14 (Chadillac & Harbaugh the Hamburgler)

• -35: Week 8 Tulsa (-3) lost to Rice 42-10 (Eric8535)

The league was under .500 this week, but that didn't stop Seventeen Eights from going 5-0 and taking home a solo win. Go Gophers was saddled with the painful 4-0-1 moniker this week. Don't feel too bad for him though, as he currently leads both the overall standings and the Total vs. Spread categories with 5 weeks to go in the season.

The pot is at the usual $200 for the week. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 8

• 8: Oklahoma Sooners (Loss)

• 6: Duke Blue Devils (Loss), Iowa Hawkeyes (Loss)

• 5: Alabama Crimson Tide (Win), Penn State Nittany Lions (Loss)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 32: Alabama Crimson Tide, Colorado Buffaloes

• 24: Florida State Seminoles, Iowa Hawkeyes

• 23: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions

• 21: Oklahoma Sooners, Washington State Cougars

• 20: Michigan Wolverines, Wisconsin Badgers

Boomer XCS, Glenn Egnarski, Joe Hexom, and Rema's Papa all hit for our first ever FOUR-TEAM 5-0 week. Overall this was the league's best ever week as a group (0.608 win pct). The only other week that has gotten to the .600 win total was Week 13 of 2021. 

The pot is at the usual $200 for the week. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additional slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 7

• 7: USC Trojans (Loss)

• 6: Ohio State Buckeyes (Win)

• 5: Iowa Hawkeyes (Win), Pittsburgh Panthers (Win), Tennessee Volunteers (Win)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 32: Colorado Buffaloes

• 27: Alabama Crimson Tide

• 22: Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

• 19: Washington State Cougars

• 18: Iowa Hawkeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions

Jane From Accounting cashes in as this season's first multi-week pot winner. For those tracking on the scoreboard the USC-Arizona game was a head-to-head battle of 4-0 teams with Jane going up against The Ripon Warriors. Did either or both hedge their bets? Who could say?

The pot is back down to the usual $200 for the week. 

We've got Tuesday games! They are posted on the Weekly Lines page. As always, you must submit your picks prior to kickoff and can leave the additiona slots empty until you select the rest of your games.

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 6

• 8: Alabama Crimson Tide (Win), Colorado Buffaloes (Win)

• 7: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Loss)

• 5: Washington State Cougars (Loss)

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 31: Colorado Buffaloes

• 24: Alabama Crimson Tide

• 22: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

• 19: Florida State Seminoles

• 18: Washington State Cougars

Well it was bound to happen at some point. Even a group of college football experts such as us were destined to miss having a 5-0 winner for at least one week. So we like Coach Prime will have to check the luggage we brought and push forward to next week. 

NOTE: I will be traveling this weekend so my responses/updates may be delayed. 

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 4

• 8: Florida State Seminoles, Wisconsin Badgers

• 7: Air Force Falcons

• 5: Colorado Buffaloes

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 23: Colorado Buffaloes

• 18: Florida State Seminoles

• 13: Penn State Nittany Lions, Utah Utes, Wisconsin Badgers

• 12: Alabama Crimson Tide, Washington State Cougars

The run continues! Congrats to Go Gophers and Two Rules of CFB for their 5-0 Week 3 performances. Last week's slate wasn't the most exciting going in, but there were a number of good games. That isn't the best omen heading into Week 4 because the schedule is an absolute banger! This is a true 'forget you have a family Saturday,' and I hope you can all take in a whole lot of it. 

We appreciate the understanding on the continued kinks we are working out on the Live Scoreboard.  

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 3

• 7: Colorado Buffaloes

• 6: Penn State Nittany Lions

• 5: Florida Gators

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 18: Colorado Buffaloes

• 12: Penn State Nittany Lions

• 10: Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles

Apparently everyone spent the offseason watching tape and running simulation models. We had two more 5-0 winners this week! Congrats to Chadillac and U Dub Dub Rub In A Tub on their successful picking this week. Clearly we should all be hosting all the college football related talk shows in the world. 

We appreciate the understanding on the continued kinks we are working out on the Live Scoreboard.  

REMINDER

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 2

• 10: Colorado Buffaloes

• 6: Alabama Crimson Tide, Oklahoma State Cowboys

• 5: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Washington State Cougars

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Season

• 11: Colorado Buffaloes

• 9: Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars

• 8: Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Tulane Green Wave

In the two previous seasons of this pool we have only had 7 total 5-0 weeks (albeit with fewer participants), and this week alone we had THREE 5-0 teams in the pool. Congrats to 4 Jack, Bear-It-Up, and Wake Up The Echoes on a stellar start to the season. Billy Kehl sits atop the Points vs Spread standings with an impressive +72 point showing in Week 1. 

Hopefully you all were able to follow along on the Live Scoreboard page, which we are working to upgrade as the season goes along. 

HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS

• We are locked in at 25 participants for the season. The Weekly Pot will be $200 (plus any applicable rollover) to be split amongst any 5-0 winners each week. The season long Win-Loss winner(s) and best Points vs Spread winner(s) will each receive $325. There will be no tiebreakers for those categories so any prizes will be split amongst the winners.

• Please check the GAME LINES page BEFORE submitting your picks. If a game does not appear on that page, there is not an official line for the game. This week I was able to catch a few before kickoff. That will not be the case every week. Several of you did the right thing and contacted me BEFORE submitting your picks to clarify/add lines. Thank you to those that did so. To those that did not, that will count as a loss in the future.

MOST POPULAR SELECTIONS - Week 1

• 6: Penn State (W +2.5 vs Spread), TCU (L -23.5) Coach Prime has his receipts on all y'all

• 5: Utah (W +6.5), Utah State (W +15)

• 4: Florida State (W +23.5), Hawai'i (L -9.5), Ohio State (L -10), San Jose State (L -8.5), Tulane (W +13.5), Washington State (W +14)

If you have specific questions or issues, you can email me directly. We should land somewhere between 22-24 participants this year. Once confirmed I will post the prizes and payouts.

We have some new people so I will recap some of the ground rules. (Full rules can be found on the RULES PAGE of the site).

GAME LINES will be posted on the site sometime on Tuesday evening each week. If you would like to pick any Tuesday - Thursday games, those picks must be submitted prior to kickoff of that game. You can enter EMPTY/TBD selections for your other teams if you have not yet determined all 5 of your selections for the week.

PICKS SUBMITTED AFTER 10:59am Central on Saturdays will NOT count. So get them in before 11am Central on Saturdays. Picks must be submitted via the Google Form on the site's PICKS SUBMISSION PAGE

NEW THIS YEAR: There will be a LIVE SCOREBOARD on the site! It's not fancy and future enhancements are coming but you'll be able to see all players Win/Loss (completed games), Lead/Trail (in progress games), and number of games not started. The scoreboard will go live around 11am on Saturdays. I'm sure there will be a kink or two to iron out early on, your understanding is appreciated in advance.

Two weeks to go in what has been another successful and exciting year. It may be two weeks early, but I want to thank each of you for participating. I hope that you'll all be back next season and we can even add a few more faces.

Week 11 Most Popular Selections

• 9: TCU Horned Frogs

• 4:  Baylor Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini

• 3: Appalachian State Moutaineers, Auburn Tigers, Louisville Cardinals, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pitt Panthers, Tulane Green Wave

Most Popular Picks This Season

• 29: Clemson Tigers

• 28: Penn State Nittany Lions

• 25: Baylor Bears

• 24: Arkansas Razorbacks, TCU Horned Frogs

• 23: Illinois Fighting Illini, Oklahoma Sooners

As a group, Week 10 was our worst of the season with a successful pick rate of just 33.3%. That didn't stop Two Rules of CFB from becoming our second 5-0 picker of the season. Congrats to Two Rules on taking home the $700 prize bucket. 

We've only got 3 weeks left in the season! REMINDER: The weekly prize pool will be awarded to the winningest team(s) over the "no win" period. For example, if nobody goes 5-0 in the next three weeks, the $525 prize will be awarded to the team with the best total record in Weeks 11-13. 

Week 10 Most Popular Selections

• 10: Clemson Tigers (I've never been so happy to have gotten a game wrong)

• 7: Tennessee Volunteers

• 6: Kansas State Wildcats

• 4: Missouri Tigers

Most Popular Selections (Season)

• 27: Clemson Tigers

• 25: Penn State Nittany Lions

• 23: Oklahoma Sooners

• 22: Arkansas Razorbacks

• 21: Baylor Bears, BYU Cougars, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, USC Trojans

Only 7 teams have not been selected this year: Ball State, FIU, Florida Atlantic, UL-Monroe, Temple, Troy, & UMass

For my money October is the best time of year for sports. Every Saturday is full of fantastic college football rivalries and traditional matchups, the NFL is getting going, MLB Playoffs, start of the NBA & NHL, and you can get out and play some fall golf. Nothing on the sports calendar provides as much wall-to-wall action as October does, so let's enjoy the last bit of the best sports month of the year!

Week 8 Most Selected Teams

• 7: Penn State Nittany Lions

• 6: Oklahoma State Cowboys, UCLA Bruins, Purdue Boilermakers

• 4: BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, Ole Miss Rebels, TCU Horned Frogs

Most Selected Teams This Season

• 19: Florida Gators, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans

• 18: Alabama Crimson Tide, BYU Cougars, LSU Tigers

• 17: Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, UCLA Bruins

• 16: Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Utah Utes

Some may call it more of a "blind squirrel" scenario, but after selecting just 3 total winners in the previous four weeks Kubly became our first 5-0 picker of the season to take home the pool's first ever four-figure prize. In a bold move, he chose all night games, leaving the suspense until late into the crisp evening air. Congrats to Kubly!

Week 6 Most Popular Selections

• 4: Air Force Falcons, Michigan State Spartans, UCLA Bruins

• 3: Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Memphis Tigers, Nevada Wolf Pack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs,  Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Utah Utes

Most Popular Selections of the Season

• 18: USC Trojans

• 17: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners

• 16: Florida Gators

• 14: Arkansas Razorbacks, Pittsburgh Panthers

• 13: Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines

Apologies for the lack of a lead story this week. I'll be better going forward. The bottom line this week is that we are at a FOUR-FIGURE PAYOUT this week. 

Week 5's Most Popular Selections

• 7 - Baylor Bears

• 6 - Tulsa Golden Hurricane

• 5 - Clemson Tigers & Wisconsin Badgers

The Kansas Jayhawks are 3-0 (and tied the biggest win of the season against the spread at +28 points), Penn State scored 41 points, Iowa scored 27 points, Bo Nix looked like a competent QB, Washington beat a ranked opponent, and G5 teams continue to upset P5 teams.... In the words of the great Vince Lombardi, "what the hell's going on out there?!" 

Thanks to the Eagles of Eastern Michigan the Week 4 pot will grow to $700. I can only assume that you were all glued to your televisions into the early hours of Sunday morning watching Herm Edwards final minutes as coach of the Sun Devils. This also gave us the largest spread loss (-29) of any game this season (Tied w/ Oregon vs. Georgia Week 1).  

Week 3's Most Popular Choices

• 5 - Oklahoma Sooners (Win), Ole Miss Rebels (Win)

• 4 - BYU Cougars (Loss), Florida State Seminoles (Win), USC Trojans (Win)

Most Popular Selections for the Season

• 13 - Pittsburgh Panthers 

• 11 - BYU Cougars, Florida Gators

• 10 - Notre Dame Fighting Irish, USC Trojans

• 9 - Oklahoma Sooners

• 8 - Illinois Fighting Illini

We're two weeks in and ho-lee sh*t college football is giving us everything we could ever ask for! The Sun Belt may be the 3rd best conference in America after App State took down Texas A&M and Georgia Southern put the final nail in Scott Frost's coffin. There were no other Sun Belt games versus ranked opponents. Certainly not in the state of Indiana. 

Texas also gave Alabama all they could handle, Kentucky went into The Swamp and took the wind right out of their sails, and Tennessee went into overtime and stole the momentum from Pittsburgh. 

With all that being said, the Week 3 slate looks pretty boring so let's hope you all caught a lot of football the last two weeks and/or that I'm wrong and this week is more exciting that I think it will be.

Another week with a couple of close calls, but no 5-0 winner which takes next week's pot up to $525. Joe remains out front with his 8-1-1 start, just ahead of the defending champion Harbaugh's Khaki Club. Speaking of the Khaki Club, he had a HUGE week, racking up 55.5 points against the spread and jumping to first place in that category and is one of only 5 players in plus territory. Lots of football to be played and if the first two weeks are any indication there can be quite a bit of volatility week-to-week. 

Week 2's most popular selections:

• 10 - Pittsburgh Panthers (Loss)

• 6 - Florida Gators (Loss)

• 5 - USC Trojans (Win)

• 3 teams tied at 4

Most popular selections for the season

• 11 - Florida Gators

• 10 - Pittsburgh Panthers

• 8 - Illinois Fighting Ilini

• 7 - BYU Cougars

• 7 - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

What an incredible first weekend of games! We had several close calls to 5-0 this week. The most dramatic of which was the defending champion Harbaugh's Khaki Club being a blocked PAT from OT on LSU  -3. The best picker this week was Joe McCann at 4-0-1, unfortunately for him the Illini's choke job dashed his winning hopes pretty early in the weekend. 

The points against the spread totals are new this year so we are not really sure what to expect. BoomerXCS rode USC and BYU to the top of those standings, while The Dog Pound went 'small ball' with Old Dominion, Portland State, and East Carolina into 2nd place.

Week 1's most popular selections:

• 7 - Illinois (Tie) 

• 5 - Florida (Win)

• 5 - LSU (Loss)

• 5 - UNC (Win)

• 5 - Penn State (Win)

Starting next week, we will have a sortable database of picks for everyone to look at similar to last season.