Just wondering if there would be interest in us setting up college bowl pool? It would be 27 games and start with the Hawaii Bowl Dec. 23. We would give away a small prize to the winner (an Amazon gift certificate) but am curious as to interest. It would just be picking winners.

Thanks!
Jim

I'm in! I shop on Amazon quite a bit.

sounds good

count me in

Isn't there always a pool or contest?
Dudes, seriously, if there was a pool or bracket contest for the Frozen Four, I think Outsporters would be in... for reals.

But, to your question, yes, absolutely, do a pool!
Consider 30+ Outsports readers participated in the Yahoo College Football Pickem' contest, I think you'll get some takers.

i'm in.

Neato beans!

Sounds good, although there's only 26 games to pick.


Illinois is going to win the Rose Bowl no contest.

Definitely.

I like this idea, but why wouldn't we start with the bowls on Dec. 20 rather than Dec. 23? As long as we're picking 27 bowl game winners, why don't we pick all 32 bowl game winners instead of leaving five out? For example, the GMAC Bowl between the Mid-American Conference and Conference USA is being played on January 6th just one day before the national championship game. Meanwhile, a ranked BYU team is playing in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22, but we're not picking that one? Hmm.

It's an anti-Mormon conspiracy.
I will check to see if the pool can include more games.

the Mormons in Las Vegas?

oxymoron?

Pool is up and ready so make your picks:

To join, click below and follow the easy steps.

-Click on this link:
Click on this link

-Enter this pool credential information.

The Pool ID is: 18748
The Pool Password is: gopennstate

Note: If you have been playing our NFL pool you should be able to use the same login info.

gopennstate ???
sigh...

admin's perogative

Do I really have to type that? I'll need to wash my hands afterward....

Didn't you mean gostatepen?

In being te defending champion of last year's bowl pool, I hope everyone enters so when I win it's against as many contestants as possible.

You will do as well in the pool as WVU did against Pitt!

ABSOfootbalLUTELY

Dang, it's enough that I have to sit through them in the Alamo Bowl. To have to type that in?

That's a hit below the belt. PSU fans realize they are in a no lose situation from watching their ancient rivals do battle in the Backyard Brawl. PItt and WVU don't play PSU anymore so PSU can sit back and make fun of the losing team from the Brawl which is usually Pitt.


Oh well. Can't win them all

Well Gym
Just like my Bulls did this year to your Mountaineers, I expect to win this pool.

Games start Thursday so last chance to sign up!

Done...So what is the exact final prize?

I am just getting ambushed from everyone.


Where would be the best place to hoist the white flag so everyone sees it?

LOL I think everyone took the earlier comment as a call to arms. White flag duly noted.

1-0, Baby!

52 chose Utah, 62 chose Navy.

5-0, baby

I just checked my stats expecting to be 4-1 and am instead 2-3. While watching UCLA/BYU I was rooting for BYU because of this pool and it turns out I had picked UCLA to win. Same with New Mexico/Nevada. Oh well.


BTW EER I am in Atlanta...horrible weather. Good picks for 5-0.

that happened to me during the regular season

kept cheering for the wrong team

Yeah, it's been odd weather the last week or so. It was in the upper 70's last week for a couple days with sun. Now it's balmy, rainy, and in the 40's. Not fun, eh?

My friends and I did dinner last night and did 2-3 bar/clubs. A lot of of guys from out of town- one in paticular from LA who was a ex Minor Leagubaseball player. It's that time of the year I guess. I am flying to DC for Holidays and New Years tomorrow. Hopefully snow is in the forecast.

I am 2-3 and was stunned to see 5 bowl games have been played since Thursday! Tells you how much I have been paying attention.

I'm 4-1 at the moment. That blown call in the Navy game really cost me.

I'm 5-0 so far, yeahhhhh!

Not bad for someone from the left coast.


" clap clap"

Im 3-2. That Navy call and the missed FG by UCLA cost me those two so far.

Boise State almost came back to win. It cost mostly everyone a loss including me ( the eventual winner).

Here is the standings of everyone:

1st place, 5-1

1 andrewsydow@hotmail.com 5 5 1 83.33%
2 BigEastMountainEER 5 5 1 83.33%
3 Drocedus 5 5 1 83.33%
4 Dumbledore's Army 5 5 1 83.33%
5 Maddog 5 5 1 83.33%
6 pdxguy96@hotmail.com 5 5 1 83.33%
7 piglet3253@yahoo.com 5 5 1 83.33%
8 scott9m@gmail.com 5 5 1 83.33%
9 SCTrojan 5 5 1 83.33%
10 thomasbruny@hotmail.com 5 5 1 83.33%
11 tscore24 5 5 1 83.33%
12 vestigator@aol.com 5 5 1 83.33%
13 weirdblackdog@yahoo.com 5 5 1 83.33%



2nd Place, 1 game out of 1st place

4-2



14 ATLJORGE 4 4 2 66.67%
15 bender772@yahoo.com 4 4 2 66.67%
16 Bluecollar1958@aol.com 4 4 2 66.67%
17 Brad - HouTx 4 4 2 66.67%
18 bry 4 4 2 66.67%
19 ClemsonTigerinChicago 4 4 2 66.67%
20 cookaa@missouri.edu 4 4 2 66.67%
21 davidz@dcpa.org 4 4 2 66.67%
22 HornFreak 4 4 2 66.67%
23 HudsonJ@uhd.edu 4 4 2 66.67%
24 Ill RepUTE 4 4 2 66.67%
25 Illini_fan 4 4 2 66.67%
26 IM4CST8 4 4 2 66.67%
27 luvdadyz@aol.com 4 4 2 66.67%
28 miamispartan1 4 4 2 66.67%
29 MichTKH@yahoo.com 4 4 2 66.67%
30 nimish.p@mail.com 4 4 2 66.67%
31 pcc69os@yahoo.com 4 4 2 66.67%
32 puluke 4 4 2 66.67%
33 RBearSAT 4 4 2 66.67%
34 Rossco814@aol.com 4 4 2 66.67%
35 SoCaliSteve 4 4 2 66.67%
36 steve.e.k@gmail.com 4 4 2 66.67%
37 timfhughes@gmail.com 4 4 2 66.67%
38 TXEX97 4 4 2 66.67%


3rd place, 3-3, 2 game out of 1st place

39 allen@allenarena.com 3 3 3 50.00%
40 asgard311-random@yahoo.co 3 3 3 50.00%
41 Atomic 3 3 3 50.00%
42 blue215@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
43 bsp819@hotmail.com 3 3 3 50.00%
44 builtnycguy@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
45 C_hawkfan 3 3 3 50.00%
46 dadzi 3 3 3 50.00%
47 dentonjames2003@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%
48 drnorris2@cox.net 3 3 3 50.00%
49 hokiesfan@hotmail.com 3 3 3 50.00%
50 HoustonGator 3 3 3 50.00%
51 jsieds 3 3 3 50.00%
52 jtravelingguy 3 3 3 50.00%
53 kennyorozco@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
54 martyb 3 3 3 50.00%
55 meric 3 3 3 50.00%
56 MikeZinKendall 3 3 3 50.00%
57 msbsfo@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%
58 Raider Red 3 3 3 50.00%
59 rayoflight1982@hotmail.co 3 3 3 50.00%
60 rayzer1@pacbell.net 3 3 3 50.00%
61 redj811@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
62 redsox1dc@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%
63 rjltdenham@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
64 rodvoll@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
65 rujock 3 3 3 50.00%
66 saeldredge@wowway.com 3 3 3 50.00%
67 SanFranTiger 3 3 3 50.00%
68 schwa257@msu.edu 3 3 3 50.00%
69 sdtrvlr@att.net 3 3 3 50.00%
70 sharkexpress@hotmail.com 3 3 3 50.00%
71 sportsfannova@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%
72 Terps25th 3 3 3 50.00%
73 TerryDiederich@aol.com 3 3 3 50.00%
74 TheOtherFSU 3 3 3 50.00%
75 TrainWreck 3 3 3 50.00%
76 triguy262@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%
77 uwsjock2003@yahoo.com 3 3 3 50.00%


4th place, 2-4 3 games out of 1st place

78 adam0901@hotmail.com 2 2 4 33.33%
79 adpgh0128@aol.com 2 2 4 33.33%
80 anthonyavo@gmail.com 2 2 4 33.33%
81 btccfan2002@aol.com 2 2 4 33.33%
82 byronpmccrae@yahoo.com 2 2 4 33.33%
83 carthaginian2000 2 2 4 33.33%
84 ces3_2001@yahoo.com 2 2 4 33.33%
85 denflint@sbcglobal.net 2 2 4 33.33%
86 echow_rsm@yahoo.com 2 2 4 33.33%
87 gold8644 2 2 4 33.33%
88 golfer 24 2 2 4 33.33%
89 jamesamiley@aol.com 2 2 4 33.33%
90 jim@outsports.com 2 2 4 33.33%
91 Jman 2 2 4 33.33%
92 jzeigler41@aol.com 2 2 4 33.33%
93 kbryb@yahoo.com 2 2 4 33.33%
94 markleonard@comcast.net 2 2 4 33.33%
95 nwhflyers@yahoo.com 2 2 4 33.33%
96 slikrik5o@aol.com 2 2 4 33.33%
97 tlynchusc@gmail.com 2 2 4 33.33%
98 twotriangles@gmail.com 2 2 4 33.33%
99 TxBoobie1973 2 2 4 33.33%
100 Wahoo 2 2 4 33.33%
101 washstatecougars@yahoo.co 2 2 4 33.33%



5th place, 1-5, 5 games out of 1st place


6th place 0-6, 6 games out of 1st lace Stick a fork in ya. You're done.

102 dhiii@hotmail.com 1 1 5 16.67%
103 GoBadgers 1 1 5 16.67%
104 johnjebian@earthlink.net 1 1 5 16.67%
105 mtfreek1975 1 1 5 16.67%
106 Norskybear@aol.com 1 1 5 16.67%
107 tazdvl815@aol.com 1 1 5 16.67%
108 Thad1527@yahoo.com 1 1 5 16.67%
109 ... 0 0 6 0.00%
110 Brett 0 0 6 0.00%
111 cliftonamos@yahoo.com 0 0 6 0.00%
113 jpenner@earthlink.net 0 0 6 0.00%
114 kenjbeaudoin@aol.com 0 0 6 0.00%
115 lance.lookabaugh@knology. 0 0 6 0.00%
116 LikeMen07@aol.com 0 0 6 0.00%

Well there you go for betting against the Mountain West conference! (3-0 so far)

I just got back from Vegas. What a game!! Man was BYU lucky but I'll take the win!! Good luck to the rest of your teams this bowl season.

Wake me up after the new year ;-)

FYI: I deleted a message that had zero to do with our bowl pool and referenced a post in another thread (which I will delete if I can find it). Take anything like this private.

Thanks and Merry Christmas

Top 25 after 6 picks


andrewsydow@hotmail.com 6 6 1 85.71%
2 BigEastMountainEER 6 6 1 85.71% <=========== ME lol!
3 Dumbledore's Army 6 6 1 85.71%
4 Maddog 6 6 1 85.71%
5 pdxguy96@hotmail.com 6 6 1 85.71%
6 piglet3253@yahoo.com 6 6 1 85.71%
7 scott9m@gmail.com 6 6 1 85.71%
8 SCTrojan 6 6 1 85.71%
9 tscore24 6 6 1 85.71%
10 weirdblackdog@yahoo.com 6 6 1 85.71%
11 ATLJORGE 5 5 2 71.43%
12 bender772@yahoo.com 5 5 2 71.43%
13 Bluecollar1958@aol.com 5 5 2 71.43%
14 bry 5 5 2 71.43%
15 ClemsonTigerinChicago 5 5 2 71.43%
16 cookaa@missouri.edu 5 5 2 71.43%
17 davidz@dcpa.org 5 5 2 71.43%
18 Drocedus 5 5 2 71.43%
19 HornFreak 5 5 2 71.43%
20 HudsonJ@uhd.edu 5 5 2 71.43%
21 Ill RepUTE 5 5 2 71.43%
22 Illini_fan 5 5 2 71.43%
23 IM4CST8 5 5 2 71.43%
24 luvdadyz@aol.com 5 5 2 71.43%
25 miamispartan1 5 5 2 71.43%

Interesting game tonight


ASU vs. Texas


I picked Texas.

I have a feeling ASU's defense will faulter to UT-minor's offense.

UT didn't fair too well at the end of the season on defense. I think ASU prevails in another high scoring bowl game.

*1 hour later edit* Ok, so UT is leading 21-0 at the end of the first quarter. Guess I was right about high scoring, wrong about who would win. D'oh, I just changed my pick from Texas to ASU today after watching College Gameday. That's what I get for listening to ESPN instead of my own brain.

7-1 to date. I think SCTrojan is 6-2, now.


Something told me ASU's defense would play like butter tonight with Charless running and McCoy controling the game.

Texas's defense stepped up when needed.


Three games tomorrow will be telling. THose a couple games behind can catch up and make contenders or some of the leaders can fall a couple spots back.

As a friend of 15 years to GymMountaineer who had posting privileges suspended for "3" months for attacking two posters on outsports who attacked West Virginians with slurs and other vulgar remarks initially on another web site directed as a cheap shot at Gym who doesn't post on that site, II like many are struggling once again with Outsports selective "guidelines" that's been an Achilles heel since it's inception.


Those two posters know who they are and precisely what they were doing. Very Passive aggressive of them- typical. That's a whole other issue. I am not here to defend or champion GymMountaineer or question the policy of Outsports/Cyd/Jim. The can decide for themselves and let their own conscious guide them on what's and wrong.


Rather, I am here to request something honorable on his behalf. He contacted me today and inquired if I would post in this particular thread and make a request to Cyd and Jim.

I haven't posted on Outsports.com in a year and half after a long hiatus for various reasons. Reasons that Gym and have had lengthy and lively discussions regarding Outsports board's mission and it's meaning to the gay sporting world. Some were Debates if the board is alienating mainstream gay sports fans who were actually high school, college,and pro athletes like gym and myself who don['t feel we need to waive the gay flag at every event or if it's more of tabloid type of site that's agenda is venom fueled attacking anyone and everyone in the sporting world who's not down with "gayness" with a mission of enticing the emotions of an emotional gay audience.


Regardless, without getting to political and detailed, if Gym wins the College Football Bowl Pool, he would like the prize ( he mentioned it was Amazon Gift certificate) to be donated to McDowell County, West Virginia's public library. McDowell County, WV is one of the poorest County's in the United States whose population had dropped from 90k in 1940 to 25k currently. A family's income is less than 10k per year. It's become the poster county for America's neglected war on poverty in Appalachia.


More on McDowell County:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDowell_County,_West_Virginia


Information on McDowell County's Public Library


http://mcdowell.lib.wv.us/



Gym may not win the Bowl competition, but he's the current leader and looks likely as the winner again. I would hope out sports posters would be supportive of this request and Cyd and Jim will do the HONORABLE action and send the funds/gift to the link above to assist a poverty stricken region of America that's in desperate need of help. I wish Gym could make this statement since he's been silenced from posting on the board for defending West Virginians.


As I doubt you will see Gym on here again, I certainly won't post on here anymore.


Warm Regards to all.

Gotta love the drama.

Wow. Did I miss something?

Anyway congrats to the 3 people that are 10-1. I really thought Michigan State would beat BC but alas I'm 8-2. Oh well, plenty of time left to catch you three.

Illini fan ... that's hilarious!