Mavric
Yoda
With a nod to Sub-Husker, I'll take a stab at running it this year. It was pretty fun two years ago so let's try again after a year off.
Why Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Because it will look like most of your picks came as a result of you being spun around in a circle until dizzy, then wandered around until you came up with a random off-the-wall guess.
You predict the winner and the MoV (margin of victory) of all 35 bowl games. The closer you come to the actual MoV, the more points you will earn.
Based on the difference between the MoV to your pick and the weight of the game, you are awarded a certain amount of points (see below).
You can still earn points if you guess the wrong team, but are still close enough in the overall point difference. However you will be penalized two points in accuracy for a wrong pick. It is possible to score negative points if you pick the wrong team and the margin of your error is greater than 15.
Some games are worth more than others (see below). The amount of points you will win is based on the accuracy of your picks multiplied by the weight factor of the game.
All Picks are due by kickoff (1:00 PM CST), December 21. If you are late with your picks, you get a zero for all games that you missed the opening kickoff.
Margin of Error (0 to 3) = 5 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (4 to 7) = 4 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (8 to 11) = 3 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (12 to 15) = 2 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (16 to 20) = 1 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (21 or more) = 0 Donkey Points
Of the 35 games; 19 are worth one point each, ten are worth two points each, the four BCS games are worth three points each, the national championship game is worth four points, and the Gator Bowl is worth five points, for a total weighted value of 60. The maximum amount of Donkey Points you can earn is 300, if you get half that many you will likely win.
Example: Say you picked Minnesota to win the Texas Bowl by three points, but Syracuse won by two points. Your pick was off by only five points, which would have earned you 4 accuracy points had you selected the correct team. Since you picked the wrong team, you lose 2 points and only get 2 accuracy points. But since the Texas Bowl is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Regular Games:
New Mexico - Wash St. vs. Colorado St.
Las Vegas - Fresno State vs. USC
Potato - Buffalo vs. San Diego State
New Orleans - Tulane vs. LA-Lafayette
St. Petersburg - East Carolina vs. Ohio
Hawaii - Boise St. vs. Oregon St.
Little Caesars - Pitt vs. Bowling Green
Poinsettia - Utah State vs. N. Illinois
Fight Hunger - BYU vs. Washington
Belk - Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Russell Athletic - Miami vs. Louisville
Armed Forces - Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Music City - Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech
AdvoCare V100 - Arizona vs. Boston College
Liberty - Rice vs. Mississippi State
Chick-fil-A - Duke vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas - UNLV vs. North Texas
Compass - Vanderbilt vs. Houston
GoDaddy - Arkansas State vs. Ball State
Double Point Games:
Military - Marshall vs. Maryland
Texas - Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Pinstripe - Rutgers vs. Notre Dame
Buffalo Wild Wings - Michigan vs. Kansas State
Alamo - Oregon vs. Texas
Holiday - Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Sun - Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
Capital One - Wisconsin vs. South Carolina
Outback - Iowa vs. LSU
Cotton - Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
Triple Point Games:
Rose - Stanford vs. Michigan State
Fiesta - UCF vs. Baylor
Sugar - Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Orange - Clemson vs. Ohio State
Quadruple Point Game:
National Champ - Florida State vs. Auburn
Quintuple Point Game:
Gator - Nebraska vs. Georgia
Why Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Because it will look like most of your picks came as a result of you being spun around in a circle until dizzy, then wandered around until you came up with a random off-the-wall guess.
You predict the winner and the MoV (margin of victory) of all 35 bowl games. The closer you come to the actual MoV, the more points you will earn.
Based on the difference between the MoV to your pick and the weight of the game, you are awarded a certain amount of points (see below).
You can still earn points if you guess the wrong team, but are still close enough in the overall point difference. However you will be penalized two points in accuracy for a wrong pick. It is possible to score negative points if you pick the wrong team and the margin of your error is greater than 15.
Some games are worth more than others (see below). The amount of points you will win is based on the accuracy of your picks multiplied by the weight factor of the game.
All Picks are due by kickoff (1:00 PM CST), December 21. If you are late with your picks, you get a zero for all games that you missed the opening kickoff.
Margin of Error (0 to 3) = 5 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (4 to 7) = 4 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (8 to 11) = 3 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (12 to 15) = 2 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (16 to 20) = 1 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (21 or more) = 0 Donkey Points
Of the 35 games; 19 are worth one point each, ten are worth two points each, the four BCS games are worth three points each, the national championship game is worth four points, and the Gator Bowl is worth five points, for a total weighted value of 60. The maximum amount of Donkey Points you can earn is 300, if you get half that many you will likely win.
Example: Say you picked Minnesota to win the Texas Bowl by three points, but Syracuse won by two points. Your pick was off by only five points, which would have earned you 4 accuracy points had you selected the correct team. Since you picked the wrong team, you lose 2 points and only get 2 accuracy points. But since the Texas Bowl is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Regular Games:
New Mexico - Wash St. vs. Colorado St.
Las Vegas - Fresno State vs. USC
Potato - Buffalo vs. San Diego State
New Orleans - Tulane vs. LA-Lafayette
St. Petersburg - East Carolina vs. Ohio
Hawaii - Boise St. vs. Oregon St.
Little Caesars - Pitt vs. Bowling Green
Poinsettia - Utah State vs. N. Illinois
Fight Hunger - BYU vs. Washington
Belk - Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Russell Athletic - Miami vs. Louisville
Armed Forces - Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Music City - Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech
AdvoCare V100 - Arizona vs. Boston College
Liberty - Rice vs. Mississippi State
Chick-fil-A - Duke vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas - UNLV vs. North Texas
Compass - Vanderbilt vs. Houston
GoDaddy - Arkansas State vs. Ball State
Double Point Games:
Military - Marshall vs. Maryland
Texas - Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Pinstripe - Rutgers vs. Notre Dame
Buffalo Wild Wings - Michigan vs. Kansas State
Alamo - Oregon vs. Texas
Holiday - Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Sun - Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
Capital One - Wisconsin vs. South Carolina
Outback - Iowa vs. LSU
Cotton - Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
Triple Point Games:
Rose - Stanford vs. Michigan State
Fiesta - UCF vs. Baylor
Sugar - Oklahoma vs. Alabama
Orange - Clemson vs. Ohio State
Quadruple Point Game:
National Champ - Florida State vs. Auburn
Quintuple Point Game:
Gator - Nebraska vs. Georgia
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