I've gone ahead and set-up a pick'em group on Yahoo.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/bowl/register/joingroup

click on the "join group" link. It'll probably prompt you to sign in if you haven't already.

Then enter the following:

Group ID#: 15167
Password: thunderfall

Link?


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I've gone ahead and set-up a pick'em group on Yahoo.

The Group name is "Civfanatics"
The password is "Thunderfall"

I went but did not see--JHC, theres like 600 bowl leagues!

Sorry about that. I should have been more clear in the instructions.

Awesome, confidence points. Now I can pick with a clear conscience. :D

Quess I can't do this, refuses to let me in. I belong already but it is rejecting my password and when I request a new one nothing happens.:(

Is it rejecting your yahoo password or group password?

Is it rejecting your yahoo password or group password?

my password

Make a new yahoo account then, shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes..

Posted my picks.

That was a headache....

added my supremely confident guesses, which are in no way hindered by any knowledge of college football, outside of the fact that Hawai should've played in the BCS title game... ;)

That was a headache....

Strange but opening a second acount was so much easier than the first........

Submitted.

Strange but opening a second acount was so much easier than the first........

No, just looking into each bowl. I didn't know much about many of the teams. Spent a few hours on it.

Picked and ready to go.

No, just looking into each bowl. I didn't know much about many of the teams. Spent a few hours on it.


You did?
I just guessed... :)

In like Matt Flynn.

No, just looking into each bowl. I didn't know much about many of the teams. Spent a few hours on it.

I just went with vegas odds/gut feeling on the ones that I had no clue....

You guys are wimps. If I didn't know I just decided which name sounds better. That's how a man decides.

You guys are wimps. If I didn't know I just decided which name sounds better. That's how a man decides.

I just picked against the B 10

More or less the same thing :p

I'll tell you my strategy after the games begin.

I'll tell you my strategy after the games begin.

You can admitt it now--you picked against the B 10 too :mischief:

You can admitt it now--you picked against the B 10 too :mischief:

You would've picked against ND too, only they didn't make a bowl. :p

I did pick Cal and Oregon even though there was a giant sucking sound of their seasons being ripped apart, but you can imagine how many (or few) confidence points I assigned to them.

You can admitt it now--you picked against the B 10 too :mischief:

:lol: there is more to it than that.

Rutgers will break Ball State.

BREAK THEM.

Rutgers will break Ball State.

BREAK THEM.

Ball State lit up Nebraska! Oh wait...

You would've picked against ND too, only they didn't make a bowl. :p


Ouch, use some KY next time :eek:

You can admitt it now--you picked against the B 10 too :mischief:

I took Indiana, Penn State and OSU (though low on confidence if I have to be truthful....)

I'm skipping these picks, I think I will enjoy the games more if I don't really care which teams win ;) .

Only one really means anything to me:

GO WAKE!!! :D

Ouch, use some KY next time :eek:

I can't think of a witty reply to this that isn't excessively demeaning to Notre Dame or the Big-10, so I'm just going to mentally instate that you are the cute anime girl in your avatar. Yeah. :mischief:


I'm skipping these picks, I think I will enjoy the games more if I don't really care which teams win .

Or you can always pick and forget what you did 5 minutes later. For example, I can't even remember if I picked for or against Penn State and Indiana.

I can't think of a witty reply to this that isn't excessively demeaning to Notre Dame or the Big-10, so I'm just going to mentally instate that you are the cute anime girl in your avatar. Yeah. :mischief:




Or you can always pick and forget what you did 5 minutes later. For example, I can't even remember if I picked for or against Penn State and Indiana.

I'm very competitive :blush: , I just can't/don't forget :mischief: .

You can admitt it now--you picked against the B 10 too :mischief:
I picked Meechigan from the Big 10 and that's it. Okie Light over IU, USCies over the Zookies, LSU over OSU, Central Michigan over Purdue, The Boston Catholics over Sparty, the Vols over Wisco and whoever is playing Penn State over Penn State.

So much for redeeming the Big 10's cred. :blush:

Almost everyone is picking against the Big 10.
LSU 74% OSU 26%
USC 88% Illinois 12%
Tenn 72% Wisky 28%
Florida 87% Michigan 13%
Okla St. 76% Indiana 24%

These are good upset picks, like Indiana over Okie State (they lost to Troy of all teams!).

The only ones favored are Penn State over TAMU and Purdue over Central Michigan

Almost everyone is picking against the Big 10.
LSU 74% OSU 26%
USC 88% Illinois 12%
Tenn 72% Wisky 28%
Florida 87% Michigan 13%
Okla St. 76% Indiana 24%

These are good upset picks, like Indiana over Okie State (they lost to Troy of all teams!).

The only ones favored are Penn State over TAMU and Purdue over Central Michigan

Well Purdue vs Central wasn't hard--they played this year and Purdue beat the crap out of them.:lol:

Doesn't Central Michigan have that super-spread quarterback LeFevre? He could catch the game of his life.

Remember, today is the first Bowl game. If you haven't submitted your picks yet, you need to do so today.

Will there be a "running" standings?

What do you mean by "running" standings?

If you look at the 'group' section on your picks, it will show the top points standings. Like right now, RF is first because he assigned a 24 confidence to Utah/Navy.

If you look at the 'group' section on your picks, it will show the top points standings. Like right now, RF is first because he assigned a 24 confidence to Utah/Navy.

Well I can't look, it refuses to let me sign in again--bad password-so f*ck it

I'll post the standing periodically to get you updated then.

I forgot to change my pick after the Navy coach left. :(

It seems a lot of people didn't fool around with the standings. Quite a few people only got 1 point.

Yeah, I'm the only one that seems to put any big points on the line with these first couple games. I was really shocked to see how little people put into the FAU-Memphis game considering how much of a favorite FAU seemed to be.

67% of Yahoo picked Memphis :confused: , including 1/2 of the "experts", and FAU was only a 2 point favorite in Vegas.

Maybe everybody else just doesn't have the inside info track that RF is buying into ;)

Anyway I still wuv FAU, they launched me into 3rd.

I forgot to move my FAU pick up. I had it worth 2.

I'm 3 of 3 and my Cincinnati pick just netted me 31 :goodjob:

Look to loose my Nevada pick... but it's worth 1 so....

I forgot to move my FAU pick up. I had it worth 2.

I'm 3 of 3 and my Cincinnati pick just netted me 31 :goodjob:

Look to loose my Nevada pick... but it's worth 1 so....

I love NewMex, I think I'm second now because of them. :D

EDIT: I'm not sure whether I want BYU or UCLA. I got 10 on BYU but on the other hand a lot of people in the group put their heart and soul into BYU so UCLA losing won't hurt me as much as it'll hurt some...

67% of Yahoo picked Memphis :confused: , including 1/2 of the "experts", and FAU was only a 2 point favorite in Vegas.

Maybe everybody else just doesn't have the inside info track that RF is buying into ;)

Anyway I still wuv FAU, they launched me into 3rd.

No inside info, I just looked at the two teams and how they have performed this year...that made it quite obvious who would win. The Vegas line would have been higher had it not been FAU's first bowl appearance EVER.

67% of Yahoo picked Memphis :confused: , including 1/2 of the "experts", and FAU was only a 2 point favorite in Vegas.

Maybe everybody else just doesn't have the inside info track that RF is buying into ;)

Anyway I still wuv FAU, they launched me into 3rd.
Nyeh. No loss. It was my lowest confidence pick, so good bye one point.

Oh man, Boise St is looking bad... and everyone put a lot of confidence on that game.

If Boise loses, that can heavily influence my Hawaii-Georgia pick.

If Boise loses, that can heavily influence my Hawaii-Georgia pick.

You gave Hawaii a shot?

God, Boise keeps looking worse by the minute.... Half way through the second and in negative yardage! Not one first down!

You gave Hawaii a shot?

God, Boise keeps looking worse by the minute.... Half way through the second and in negative yardage! Not one first down!

I decided to pick with my conscience instead of my brain in games I actually care about... well somewhat. :mischief:

Anyone get East Carolina right?

Anyone get East Carolina right?

Nope. Top pick for many of us too.

Woo. I'm on a roll.

What station was that game on? Looks like I keep missing out on all the exciting games on tv.

Wasn't it on ESPN?

I officially hate East Carolina.

Rank

Picks

Points

Correct Picks
1 257 14 of 21 - RedFusion *
2 217 15 of 21 - Red Door
3 207 16 of 21 - pawpaw
4 206 14 of 21 - Superman Wears Tebow Underoos
5 197 13 of 21 - Fεtus4188
6 195 10 of 21 - Kick-ass Pickaxe Tomoyo
7 187 15 of 21 - GUARANSHEED azale -
8 183 13 of 21 - Pac 10 Pride (Kraznaya's Set)
9 171 13 of 21 - augurey
10 160 9 of 21 - llx
11 143 10 of 21 - mrt144
12 134 10 of 21 - BC EAGLES!
12 134 10 of 21 - Strider
14 122 11 of 21 - Darkness' picks

Made my big move, but I think RF's got too many points in the bank, so to speak. I'd better get them all right today to have a chance.

Made my big move, but I think RF's got too many points in the bank, so to speak. I'd better get them all right today to have a chance.
Yaar I be knowin' what that be. :blush:

And 9/21 is brutal. That's what I get for picking the underdog. Doesn't help that I picked Ball State and Michigan. :blush:

Gah, I have two more correct than RF but trail by 60+ :(

EDIT: Although I still have my biggest points on the lines in the International, Sugar, and National Championship games so I have a chance.

Third to Ninth. WTF.

I put 31 on Texas Tech over Virginia. Azale, where is your Big 12?

I've been impressed with Michigan today, LLXerxes. They're playing with emotion and Florida is playing like the immature team they've been at times throughout the year.

I've been impressed with Michigan today, LLXerxes. They're playing with emotion and Florida is playing like the immature team they've been at times throughout the year.
Thank you. Florida has a lot of potential but Michigan is just inspired. Remember when this was supposed to be a preview of the national championship game?

Can Carr retire every game?

EDIT: Harvin is a beast.

Yeah, I don't agree with Craig James much, but he's right when he talks about Henne+Arrington+Manningham being a dangerous threesome that can make plays on anyone in the country. Which, of course, begs the question.. what happened? Manningham was hurt for part of the year, right?

Yeah, I don't agree with Craig James much, but he's right when he talks about Henne+Arrington+Manningham being a dangerous threesome that can make plays on anyone in the country. Which, of course, begs the question.. what happened? Manningham was hurt for part of the year, right?
Manningham was suspended for a game but after that had like six straight games with 100+ yards.
Hart hasn't fumbled since October of 2004. What a time to start over. :(

What IS surprising is how much Michigan is trash talking in this game. They never do that. Mike Hart, yes, and I don't like it when he does it at all, but we're not Florida State.

Hart hasn't fumbled since October of 2004. What a time to start over. :(

Twice today, both times inside the 5. He should be furious with himself, not laughing at his hands like the first time.

fake punt :! Not getting desperate are ya, Urban?

Just like that it goes from 35-21 to 28-28.

Manningham was suspended for a game but after that had like six straight games with 100+ yards.
Hart hasn't fumbled since October of 2004. What a time to start over. :(

What IS surprising is how much Michigan is trash talking in this game. They never do that. Mike Hart, yes, and I don't like it when he does it at all, but we're not Florida State.


Yes, I liked Michigan's inspired play... but I can't stand that trash talking no
matter which team does it :cringe: .

Nobody else on Michigan even needs to say anything with how much Mike Hart runs his mouth.

With Tulsa's win I will clinch Victory in the Bowl pick'em. I'll have 387 points with just the Championship to go and the next closest person will only be able to get 386 regardless of the final game.

I was just a UCLA field goal from winning.

So was Hitler . . .

Rank

Picks

Points

Correct Picks
1 257 14 of 21 - RedFusion *
2 217 15 of 21 - Red Door
3 207 16 of 21 - pawpaw
4 206 14 of 21 - Superman Wears Tebow Underoos
5 197 13 of 21 - Fεtus4188
6 195 10 of 21 - Kick-ass Pickaxe Tomoyo
7 187 15 of 21 - GUARANSHEED azale -
8 183 13 of 21 - Pac 10 Pride (Kraznaya's Set)
9 171 13 of 21 - augurey
10 160 9 of 21 - llx
11 143 10 of 21 - mrt144
12 134 10 of 21 - BC EAGLES!
12 134 10 of 21 - Strider
14 122 11 of 21 - Darkness' picks

I've jumped from 12th to 2nd:

1 RedFusion * prontantino1 388 21 of 32
2 Strider Lost Cause 386 20 of 32
3 Fεtus4188 fetus4188 383 22 of 32
4 GUARANSHEED methrilazale 371 22 of 32
5 Superman Wears Tebow Underoos Chad J 359 20 of 32
6 pawpaw robert_brindle 352 22 of 32
7 Red Door Picks gol2nite 351 22 of 32
8 augurey matthew 338 20 of 32
9 Pac 10 Pride (Kraznaya's Set) 317 18 of 32
10 llx llxerxes 313 16 of 32
11 Kick-ass Pickaxe Tomoyo 304 16 of 32
12 mrt144 marcotyx 263 16 of 32
13 BC EAGLES! wildfire 252 15 of 32
14 Darkness' picks darknesscdz 232 15 of 32

I went 1-5 in the last 6 games :cry: and 2nd to 6th in points