A Winner Have We…
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide, and congrats also to QAS410, who submitted the winning entry “Hitchens Bowl” to the LGM Bowl Mania Challenge. QAS410, please contact me at the admin e-mail on the far right sidebar for prize info.
| RK | ENTRY, OWNER | TOTAL | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitchens Bowl, QAS410 | 508 | 97.9 |
| 2 | UnleashtheFury, cabotgk | 507 | 97.8 |
| 3 | strannix 1, strannix | 506 | 97.6 |
| 4 | No, the other Spartans, ehlimbach | 495 | 95.8 |
| 5 | ADD, FTAVII | 492 | 95.0 |
| 6 | Taylor Branch , slemieux99 | 491 | 94.8 |
| 7 | Lafayette’s Finest, UKEvan | 484 | 93.0 |
| 8 | aintthatpretty, racobeen | 479 | 91.5 |
| 9 | FunBoy84Lyfe 1, FunBoy84Lyfe | 477 | 90.9 |
| 10 | Disciples of Tebow, tjohnson534 | 474 | 89.9 |
What a beatdown THAT was.
I can still see the case for Okla. State as # 3 – they lost to an unranked team – but it’s a closer call than I would’ve imagined before last night’s game.
When Miles didn’t pull Jefferson after their 1st possession of the 3d quarter, I knew it was over.
I’m not sure the other guy would have been much better, but I’m shocked that he stuck with Jefferson.
That was basically the equivalent of UConn-Butler.
Damn, my furious comeback came two points short.
This is the first time I’ve participated in one of these, and I have to say, I like the confidence system. I didn’t miss any of the games I had in the 30s, I got two wrong of the games I had in the 20s, 3 wrong of the games in the 10s, and 6 wrong of the games I had ranked in the single digits.
So in the end, I lost because I got too many wrong, but I’m content that my confidence levels more or less tracked with the actual outcomes.
Also – screw you, Mark Richt.
Woo, achieved my ‘top ten’ goal.
Alabama Crimson Tide 21
LSU Deacon Blues 0
I heard on the radio this morning that every Nick Saban recruiting class since 2000 has won a national championship.
FWIW, I set up an entry that scrupulously followed the Las Vegas Line as of the last day before the first bowl game — largest point spread was highest confidence, lowest spread was lowest. I was curious how it would rate. It finished with 480 points, and would have been eighth.