Pin the Tail on the Donkey Bowl Contest

[Sub-Husker]

Single Point Games (19):

New Mexico (Gildan) Bowl: Temple vs Wyoming [Wyoming by 4]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs Utah State [Utah State by 6]

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Lafayette vs San Diego State [U-La-La by 3]

Beef O’Brady Bowl: Florida International vs Marshall [FAI by 8]

Poinsettia Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs TCU [TCU by 15]

Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs Southern Miss [So Miss by 13]

Independence Bowl: Missouri vs North Carolina [Misery by 6]

Little Caesar Bowl: Purdue vs Western Michigan [Purdoo by 6]

Charlotte (Belk) Bowl: Louisville vs NC State [Louisville by 3]

Military Bowl: Air Force vs Toledo [Air Force by 4]

Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs Tulsa [Tulsa by 4]

Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa State vs Rutgers [Iowa State by 4]

Music City Bowl: Mississippi State vs Wake Forest [Miss Stake by 8]

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Northwestern vs Texas A&M [TAMU by 15]

Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs Utah [Utah by 4]

Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt [Vandy by 4]

Kraft Hunger Bowl: Illinois vs UCLA [Illinois by 6]

Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs SMU [SMU by 4]

GoDaddy Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Arkansas State [Arky State by 5]

Two Point Games (10):

Las Vegas (MAACO) Bowl: Arizona State vs Boise State [Boise by 9]

Holiday Bowl: California vs Texas [Cal by 4]

Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs Notre Dame [FSU by 6]

Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs Washington [Baylor by 8]

Insight Bowl: Iowa vs Oklahoma [Oklahoma by 15]

Peach (Chik-fil-A) Bowl: Auburn vs Virginia [Auburn by 8]

Houston (Ticket City) Bowl: Houston vs Penn State [Houston by 12]

Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs Georgia [Georgia by 6]

Gator Bowl: the Ohio State U vs Florida [the Ohio State U by 4]

Cotton Bowl: Arkansas vs Kansas State [Arkinsaw by 15]

Three Point Games (4):

Rose Bowl: Oregon vs Wisconsin [Whisky by 4]

Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Stanford [Okie State by 4]

Orange Bowl: Clemson vs West Virginia [Clemson by 6]

Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs Virginia Tech [Va Tech by 6]

Four Point Games (1):

National Championship Game: Alabama vs LSU [LSU by 4]

Five Point Games (1):

Citrus (Capital One) Bowl: Nebraska vs South Carolina [Carolina by 8]

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the New Mexico Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +2 | +2 | TrevJ2012

02 | +1 | +1 | HuskerShark

02 | +1 | +1 | Lil' Red

02 | +1 | +1 | Mavric

05 | -2 | -2 | BlackShirt96

05 | -2 | -2 | C N Red

05 | -2 | -2 | DustinL15

05 | -2 | -2 | Huskered

05 | -2 | -2 | JJHusker1

05 | -2 | -2 | Michael

05 | -2 | -2 | RBoyles20

05 | -2 | -2 | Sub-Husker

05 | -2 | -2 | Zoogies

Total Donkey Points Awarded: Negative 13

Average Score: Negative 1.00

Worst Pick: Zoogies... off by 36 points

 

[C N Red]

Results after the New Mexico Bowl

01 | +2 | +2 | TrevJ2012

02 | +1 | +1 | HuskerShark

02 | +1 | +1 | Lil' Red

04 | -2 | -2 | BlackShirt96

04 | -2 | -2 | C N Red

04 | -2 | -2 | DustinL15

04 | -2 | -2 | Huskered

04 | -2 | -2 | JJHusker1

04 | -2 | -2 | Mavric

04 | -2 | -2 | Michael

04 | -2 | -2 | RBoyles20

04 | -2 | -2 | Sub-Husker

04 | -2 | -2 | Zoogies

Total Donkey Points Awarded: Negative 16

Average Score: Negative 1.23

Worst Pick: Zoogies... off by 36 points

I'm figuring my point total different than what you have.

Picked Wyoming by 6, off by >21 so 0 donkey points, missed winner so -1 point for total of -1. What am I missing?

 

[Sub-Husker]

I'm figuring my point total different than what you have.Picked Wyoming by 6, off by >21 so 0 donkey points, missed winner so -1 point for total of -1

Picked Ohio by 5, off by 4 points so 4 donkey points, got winner so +1 point for total of +5

Picked SDSU by 13, off by 15 points so 1 donkey point, missed winner so -1 point for total of 0

When I first posted it came out in a table, and the errors were probably due to a too-quick translation.

As one of by work associates sais... a PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair)!

Explanation:

a) The penalty for an incorrect pick is -2... not -1.

b) The results were for the first game, not all three. I will do each game one at a time.

c) I mixed Mavric's pick on the first game, he got +1 rather than -2.

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +4 | +6 | TrevJ2012

02 | +3 | +4 | HuskerShark

03 | +5 | +3 | JJHusker1

03 | +2 | +3 | Mavric

05 | +4 | +2 | C N Red

05 | +4 | +2 | DustinL15

05 | +1 | +2 | Lil' Red

05 | +4 | +2 | Michael

09 | +2 | 0 | RBoyles20

09 | +2 | 0 | Zoogies

11 | +1 | -1 | BlackShirt96

11 | +1 | -1 | Huskered

11 | +1 | -1 | Sub-Husker

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +34

Average Score: +1.62

Worst Pick: Lil' Red... off by only 8 points

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the New Orleans Bowl

There has been a lead change, due to the variable scoring!

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +5 | +8 | JJHusker1

02 | -1 | +5 | TrevJ2012

03 | +2 | +4 | Mavric

03 | +5 | +4 | Sub-Husker

05 | -1 | +3 | HuskerShark

05 | +1 | +3 | Lil' Red

07 | 0 | +2 | DustinL15

08 | -1 | +1 | C N Red

08 | +1 | +1 | RBoyles20

08 | +1 | +1 | Zoogies

11 | -2 | 0 | Michael

12 | 0 | -1 | BlackShirt96

12 | 0 | -1 | Huskered

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +9

Average Score: +2.31

Worst Pick: Michael... off by 22 points

 

[C N Red]

I'm figuring my point total different than what you have.Picked Wyoming by 6, off by >21 so 0 donkey points, missed winner so -1 point for total of -1

Picked Ohio by 5, off by 4 points so 4 donkey points, got winner so +1 point for total of +5

Picked SDSU by 13, off by 15 points so 1 donkey point, missed winner so -1 point for total of 0

When I first posted it came out in a table, and the errors were probably due to a too-quick translation.

As one of by work associates sais... a PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair)!

Explanation:

a) The penalty for an incorrect pick is -2... not -1.

b) The results were for the first game, not all three. I will do each game one at a time.

c) I mixed Mavric's pick on the first game, he got +1 rather than -2.

So the list with 1 pt games, 2 pt games, etc doesn't actually mean points. It means those games are weighted by x1, x2, etc instead right?

 

[Sub-Husker]

There is still time to get into the contest, the scoring has been very low!

So the list with 1 pt games, 2 pt games, etc doesn't actually mean points. It means those games are weighted by x1, x2, etc instead right?

Right, it is the weight assigned to each game.

Getting the Citrus Bowl wrong would result in a ten point penalty (standard -2 for wrong, x5 weight).

However it could also score you 25 donkey points!

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Beef O'Brady Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | -1 | +7 | JJHusker1

02 | 0 | +5 | TrevJ2012

03 | 0 | +4 | Mavric

03 | +3 | +4 | Zoogies

05 | +4 | +3 | BlackShirt96

05 | +3 | +3 | Michael

05 | -1 | +3 | Sub-Husker

08 | -1 | +2 | HuskerShark

08 | -1 | +2 | Lil' Red

10 | -1 | +1 | DustinL15

10 | 0 | +1 | RBoyles20

12 | -2 | -1 | C N Red

13 | -1 | -2 | Huskered

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +2

Average Score: +2.46

Worst Pick: CN Red... off by 31 points (sorry)

 

[JJ Husker]

Thanks for doing this Sub. Having run various pools myself, I know it takes some time to keep up with the scoring. It sure does help create some interest in some of these lesser games and I appreciate that.

 

[C N Red]

Thanks for doing this Sub. Having run various pools myself, I know it takes some time to keep up with the scoring. It sure does help create some interest in some of these lesser games and I appreciate that.

I second that Sub. Appreciate it! I've never played anything with this type of format so it's pretty fun. Also, I can't wait until you update the scores after last nights bowl, I think I will raise in the ranks a little.

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Poinsettia Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +4 | 11 | JJHusker1

02 | +4 | 8 | Mavric

03 | +3 | 7 | Zoogies

04 | +4 | 6 | Lil' Red

04 | +3 | 6 | Sub-Husker

04 | +1 | 6 | TrevJ2012

07 | +2 | 5 | BlackShirt96

08 | +1 | 4 | Michael

08 | +3 | 4 | RBoyles20

10 | +2 | 3 | DustinL15

10 | +1 | 3 | HuskerShark

12 | +2 | 0 | Huskered

13 | 0 | -1 | C N Red

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +30

Average Score: +4.77

Worst Picks: Michael, HuskerShark, TrevJ2012... off by 17 points

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Las Vegas Bowl (x2)

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | 10 | 13 | HuskerShark

02 | +6 | 12 | Lil' Red

02 | +6 | 12 | TrevJ2012

04 | 00 | 11 | JJHusker1

05 | +2 | 10 | Mavric

06 | +6 | 09 | DustinL15

07 | +2 | 07 | BlackShirt96

03 | 00 | 07 | Zoogies

09 | +2 | 06 | Michael

09 | +2 | 06 | RBoyles20

09 | 00 | 06 | Sub-Husker

12 | +2 | 02 | Huskered

13 | 00 | -1 | C N Red

The magic of variable scoring, HuskerShark jumps from tenth place to first!

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +38

Average Score: 7.69

Worst Pick: JJHusker... off by 24 points

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Hawaii Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +3 | 16 | HuskerShark

01 | +4 | 16 | Lil' Red

03 | +4 | 15 | JJHusker1

03 | +5 | 15 | Mavric

03 | +3 | 15 | TrevJ2012

06 | +4 | 13 | DustinL15

07 | +4 | 12 | Zoogies

08 | +5 | 11 | RBoyles20

09 | +3 | 09 | Sub-Husker

10 | +3 | 07 | BlackShirt96

11 | 00 | 06 | Michael

12 | 00 | 05 | Huskered

13 | +3 | 02 | C N Red

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +42

Average Score: 10.9

Worst Pick: Michael... off by 14 points

 

[Sub-Husker]

Results after the Independence Bowl

Rank | Game | Total | Participant

01 | +2 | 18 | HuskerShark

01 | +2 | 18 | Lil' Red

03 | +2 | 17 | JJHusker1

03 | +2 | 17 | Mavric

03 | +2 | 17 | TrevJ2012

06 | +3 | 16 | DustinL15

07 | +2 | 14 | Zoogies

08 | +2 | 11 | Sub-Husker

09 | -1 | 10 | RBoyles20

10 | +3 | 09 | Michael

11 | -2 | 05 | BlackShirt96

12 | +2 | 04 | C N Red

13 | 22 | 03 | Huskered

Donkey Points Awarded for Game: +17

Average Score: 12.2

Worst Picks: BlackShirt96... off by 25 points