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It’s time for the annual Pin the Tail on the Donkey Bowl Contest again (first time for HuskerBoard)!
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 Donkey Points you will earn.
Based on the difference of the MoV to your pick and the weight of the game, you are awarded a certain amount of Donkey 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 Donkey 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 (2:00 PM EST), December 17. 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 2) = 5 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (3 to 5) = 4 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (6 to 9) = 3 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (10 to 14) = 2 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (15 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 Citrus 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 Oklahoma to win the Insight Bowl by three points, but Iowa 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 Insight Bowl is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Single Point Games (19):
New Mexico (Gildan) Bowl: Temple vs Wyoming
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs Utah State
New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Lafayette vs San Diego State
Beef O’Brady Bowl: Florida International vs Marshall
Poinsettia Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs TCU
Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs Southern Miss
Independence Bowl: Missouri vs North Carolina
Little Caesar Bowl: Purdue vs Western Michigan
Charlotte (Belk) Bowl: Louisville vs NC State
Military Bowl: Air Force vs Toledo
Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa State vs Rutgers
Music City Bowl: Mississippi State vs Wake Forest
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Northwestern vs Texas A&M
Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs Utah
Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt
Kraft Hunger Bowl: Illinois vs UCLA
Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs SMU
GoDaddy Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Arkansas State
Two Point Games (10):
Las Vegas (MAACO) Bowl: Arizona State vs Boise State
Holiday Bowl: California vs Texas
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs Washington
Insight Bowl: Iowa vs Oklahoma
Peach (Chik-fil-A) Bowl: Auburn vs Virginia
Houston (Ticket City) Bowl: Houston vs Penn State
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs Georgia
Gator Bowl: the Ohio State U vs Florida
Cotton Bowl: Arkansas vs Kansas State
Three Point Games (4):
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Stanford
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs West Virginia
Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs Virginia Tech
Four Point Games (1):
National Championship Game: Alabama vs LSU
Five Point Games (1):
Citrus (Capital One) Bowl: Nebraska vs South Carolina
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 Donkey Points you will earn.
Based on the difference of the MoV to your pick and the weight of the game, you are awarded a certain amount of Donkey 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 Donkey 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 (2:00 PM EST), December 17. 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 2) = 5 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (3 to 5) = 4 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (6 to 9) = 3 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (10 to 14) = 2 Donkey Points
Margin of Error (15 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 Citrus 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 Oklahoma to win the Insight Bowl by three points, but Iowa 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 Insight Bowl is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.
Single Point Games (19):
New Mexico (Gildan) Bowl: Temple vs Wyoming
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs Utah State
New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Lafayette vs San Diego State
Beef O’Brady Bowl: Florida International vs Marshall
Poinsettia Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs TCU
Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs Southern Miss
Independence Bowl: Missouri vs North Carolina
Little Caesar Bowl: Purdue vs Western Michigan
Charlotte (Belk) Bowl: Louisville vs NC State
Military Bowl: Air Force vs Toledo
Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa State vs Rutgers
Music City Bowl: Mississippi State vs Wake Forest
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Northwestern vs Texas A&M
Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs Utah
Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt
Kraft Hunger Bowl: Illinois vs UCLA
Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs SMU
GoDaddy Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Arkansas State
Two Point Games (10):
Las Vegas (MAACO) Bowl: Arizona State vs Boise State
Holiday Bowl: California vs Texas
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs Washington
Insight Bowl: Iowa vs Oklahoma
Peach (Chik-fil-A) Bowl: Auburn vs Virginia
Houston (Ticket City) Bowl: Houston vs Penn State
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs Georgia
Gator Bowl: the Ohio State U vs Florida
Cotton Bowl: Arkansas vs Kansas State
Three Point Games (4):
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Stanford
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs West Virginia
Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs Virginia Tech
Four Point Games (1):
National Championship Game: Alabama vs LSU
Five Point Games (1):
Citrus (Capital One) Bowl: Nebraska vs South Carolina
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