Mavric
Yoda
Back for another year to see if NUance can defend his title. No, NUance, you don't get to start with a 30 point lead just because you ran away with it last year.
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. Post your picks in a reply to this thread.
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 (10:00 AM CST), December 20. 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 39 games, 24 are worth one point each, the seven games involving Husker opponents are worth two points each, the four non-playoff New Year's Six games are worth three points each, the Playoff Semi-Finals and the National Championship game are worth four points, and the Gator Bowl is worth five points, for a total weighted value of 67. The maximum amount of Donkey Points you can earn is 335; if you get half that many you will likely win. You will have to re-post your selection for the National Championship game between January 1st and kickoff of the game.
Example: Say you picked Fresno St. to win the Hawai'i Bowl by three points, but Rice 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 Hawai'i is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Current Standings can be found here.
Regular Games:
New Orleans - Nevada vs. LA-Lafayette
New Mexico - Utah St. vs. UTEP
Las Vegas - Utah vs. Colorado St.
Potato - Western Michigan vs. Air Force
Camellia - South Alabama vs. Bowling Green
Miami Beach - BYU vs. Memphis
Boca Raton - Marshall vs. Northern Illinois
Poinsettia - Navy vs. San Diego State
Bahamas - Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
St. Petersburg - North Carolina St. vs. Central Florida
Military - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Sun - Arizona St. vs. Duke
Pinstripe - Boston College vs. Penn St.
Liberty - Texas A&M vs. West Virginia
Russell Athletic - Oklahoma vs. Clemson
Texas - Arkansas vs. Texas
Music City - Notre Dame vs. LSU
Belk - Georgia vs. Louisville
Foster Farms - Maryland vs. Stanford
Armed Forces - Houston vs. Pittsburgh
Alamo - Kansas St. vs. UCLA
Cactus - Washington vs. Oklahoma St.
Birmingham- East Carolina vs. Florida
GoDaddy - Toledo vs. Arkansas St.
Double Point Games:
Hawai'i - Fresno State vs. Rice
Heart of Dallas - Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Quick Lane - Rutgers vs. North Carolina
Independence - Miami vs. South Carolina
Outback - Auburn vs. Wisconsin
Citrus - Missouri vs. Minnesota
TaxSlayer - Iowa vs. Tennessee
Triple Point Games:
Peach - Ole Miss vs. TCU
Fiesta - Boise St. vs. Arizona
Orange - Mississippi St. vs. Georgia Tech
Cotton - Michigan St. vs. Baylor
Quadruple Point Game:
Rose - Oregon vs. Florida St.
Sugar - Alabama vs. Ohio St.
National Champ - TBD
Quintuple Point Game:
Holiday - Nebraska vs. USC
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. Post your picks in a reply to this thread.
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 (10:00 AM CST), December 20. 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 39 games, 24 are worth one point each, the seven games involving Husker opponents are worth two points each, the four non-playoff New Year's Six games are worth three points each, the Playoff Semi-Finals and the National Championship game are worth four points, and the Gator Bowl is worth five points, for a total weighted value of 67. The maximum amount of Donkey Points you can earn is 335; if you get half that many you will likely win. You will have to re-post your selection for the National Championship game between January 1st and kickoff of the game.
Example: Say you picked Fresno St. to win the Hawai'i Bowl by three points, but Rice 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 Hawai'i is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Current Standings can be found here.
Regular Games:
New Orleans - Nevada vs. LA-Lafayette
New Mexico - Utah St. vs. UTEP
Las Vegas - Utah vs. Colorado St.
Potato - Western Michigan vs. Air Force
Camellia - South Alabama vs. Bowling Green
Miami Beach - BYU vs. Memphis
Boca Raton - Marshall vs. Northern Illinois
Poinsettia - Navy vs. San Diego State
Bahamas - Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
St. Petersburg - North Carolina St. vs. Central Florida
Military - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Sun - Arizona St. vs. Duke
Pinstripe - Boston College vs. Penn St.
Liberty - Texas A&M vs. West Virginia
Russell Athletic - Oklahoma vs. Clemson
Texas - Arkansas vs. Texas
Music City - Notre Dame vs. LSU
Belk - Georgia vs. Louisville
Foster Farms - Maryland vs. Stanford
Armed Forces - Houston vs. Pittsburgh
Alamo - Kansas St. vs. UCLA
Cactus - Washington vs. Oklahoma St.
Birmingham- East Carolina vs. Florida
GoDaddy - Toledo vs. Arkansas St.
Double Point Games:
Hawai'i - Fresno State vs. Rice
Heart of Dallas - Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Quick Lane - Rutgers vs. North Carolina
Independence - Miami vs. South Carolina
Outback - Auburn vs. Wisconsin
Citrus - Missouri vs. Minnesota
TaxSlayer - Iowa vs. Tennessee
Triple Point Games:
Peach - Ole Miss vs. TCU
Fiesta - Boise St. vs. Arizona
Orange - Mississippi St. vs. Georgia Tech
Cotton - Michigan St. vs. Baylor
Quadruple Point Game:
Rose - Oregon vs. Florida St.
Sugar - Alabama vs. Ohio St.
National Champ - TBD
Quintuple Point Game:
Holiday - Nebraska vs. USC
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