Bowl Pick'em Contest - Page 7

Mike · January 10th, 2012, 07:23 PM

I went 25-10 too. The real trick is to pick against the spread.

geo weidl · January 10th, 2012, 08:46 PM

Actually, we need to adjust his score by the current exchange rate, which, last I checked a while back was about 80%.

Its must have been awhile since you've checked Robbie! You may owe me points.

geo weidl · January 10th, 2012, 08:51 PM

So the secret for next year's contest is to pick all Vegas favorites and then select the 10 upsets. Simple, eh?

Jon, don't give me this everybody does it stuff. The fact is you cheated by overentering. You should be vacating 25, no 50% of your points on both enteries.

lineygoblue · January 10th, 2012, 09:10 PM

jon is such a cheater ...

Jamie H · January 11th, 2012, 01:44 PM

I find in general that I am better at predicting a coin flip than I am at picking against the spread.

Rob F · December 11th, 2012, 10:28 PM

bump

Mike · December 12th, 2012, 03:25 AM

I predict the Big Ten somehow manages a 1-7 mark this year. I know, I know... I guess I'm just a huge homer.

WM Wolverine · December 12th, 2012, 03:46 PM

Using sagarin, they are projected to go 0-8, every win would be an upset.

Ghengis Jon · December 12th, 2012, 04:59 PM

Who's going to run it this year? Maggie The Wonder Mutt is itching to whoop youse guys again. Come to think about it, she beat me as well...

Rob F · December 16th, 2012, 09:54 AM

Sorry, I was hoping to find time myself to get this season's Bowl Contest up-and-running, so I "bumped it up" early this week, in order to get interest going.

Finally, on Friday I had intended to try to get it off the ground after work, having noticed it was still sitting here waiting on the Forum. But once I got in the car and turned the radio on and heard the horrific news, this contest seemed to be of absolutely no importance anymore.

I'm not about to turn this into a political discussion, but I will say this: regardless of my and everyone else's belief systems here, whether religious or political, we have to find a way as a society to stop being so DAMN SELFISH and do whatever it takes to prevent any more such senseless and horrific tragedies.

We need both "sides" politically to be set aside so that we can have an intelligent examination of the issues, we need the profit hounds to be shoved out of the way, and we need to be socially pro-active in dealing with mental health issues for starters. We each need to weigh the rights of those innocent children and other victims against the selfish interests that fuel such a level of hatred in our government and society, a selfishness and level of hatred that has blinded us and made us callous to the things we can and should do to end the bloodshed.

I've been to several news sites over the last 2 days reading utter nonsense posted by hateful selfish people too hung up on certain issues to see the stupidity that they themselves are posting. Damn it, as a parent and grandfather, damn me to hell if I don't get involved somehow to get our elected officials off their fat greedy asses to do the right thing!

Regardless, too, of religious beliefs out there, I encourage everyone to pray, meditate, contemplate, what ever you choose, over the right thing to do right now. Now is not a time for hatred---those poor children deserve better from us!!!

Ghengis Jon · December 17th, 2012, 08:38 AM

Excuse my cynicism, but I think we'll find that the gov't will do something that will have no effect rather than do nothing at all. Thats their SOP. we need to address mental health. All you have to do is look back at Bath Michigan, in the days when there were even fewer firearm restrictions. Nut jobs don't care about the law and will pick their own methodology. Laws and speeches and restrictions really don't matter. We need to deal with society, not politically correct activities.

geo weidl · December 17th, 2012, 10:25 AM

Talk about nutjobs, Jon I think your in the wrong thread.

lineygoblue · December 17th, 2012, 12:04 PM

I'm not sure how any proposed gun control laws, short of eliminating the 2nd amendment, would have prevented this tragedy. The shooter's mom owned all the weapons he used.

Mike · December 17th, 2012, 02:21 PM

Exactly. The focus needs to be on mental illness treatment but we'll get a bunch of dumb new laws instead.

geo weidl · December 17th, 2012, 02:52 PM

From I have heard on the news, they want to go after the assault weapons or anything that handles over ten rounds. The focus on mental illness treatment means tax dollars and I know how you guys feel about that.

Hannibal · December 17th, 2012, 03:21 PM

More mental health treatment might not have prevented this either.

IMHO this is an unpreventable outlier that can't be prevented with any reasonable measure.

Mike · December 17th, 2012, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hannibal

More mental health treatment might not have prevented this either.

IMHO this is an unpreventable outlier that can't be prevented with any reasonable measure.

Agreed 100%. But that doesn't mean politicians won't trip over themselves to pass dumb new laws that do nothing to make people safer. That said, addressing the issue of mental illness and treatment would be of greater good than passing some meaningless gun legislation and calling it a day.

Hannibal · December 17th, 2012, 03:45 PM

We have tons of mental health treatment in this country and billions of dollars poured into it. People act like it's the 19th century.

In a country with 300+ million people, you are going to have ultra extreme outliers who want to harm others and don't care if they die in the process.

Pasadena Blue · January 1st, 2013, 07:34 PM

well the B1G ended up a poor 2-5 for the Bowl season ... on one hand it could have been worse, since most of us were expecting 1-6 or 0-7. On the other hand, M, Wisky, and Neb all could have won their games today, and Minny should have won theirs. With the flagship and PSU out of the mix, all in all, not awful.

entropy · January 1st, 2013, 07:35 PM

wisky, who had the 6th best record in the BIG, took Stanford to the final series. BIG isn't that far off. IMO, it's QB play that has hurt the league.

January 10th, 2012, 09:10 PM	#124
lineygoblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Owosso, MI Posts: 5,337	jon is such a cheater ... __________________ "Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." - John Wooden

December 12th, 2012, 03:46 PM	#128
WM Wolverine Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,264	Using sagarin, they are projected to go 0-8, every win would be an upset. __________________ B10 titles: 42 - #1 all-time wins (903) #1 all-time winning percentage (.734)

December 16th, 2012, 09:54 AM	#130
Rob F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SW Michigan. My 2nd Home is The Big House! Posts: 2,438	Sorry, I was hoping to find time myself to get this season's Bowl Contest up-and-running, so I "bumped it up" early this week, in order to get interest going. Finally, on Friday I had intended to try to get it off the ground after work, having noticed it was still sitting here waiting on the Forum. But once I got in the car and turned the radio on and heard the horrific news, this contest seemed to be of absolutely no importance anymore. I'm not about to turn this into a political discussion, but I will say this: regardless of my and everyone else's belief systems here, whether religious or political, we have to find a way as a society to stop being so DAMN SELFISH and do whatever it takes to prevent any more such senseless and horrific tragedies. We need both "sides" politically to be set aside so that we can have an intelligent examination of the issues, we need the profit hounds to be shoved out of the way, and we need to be socially pro-active in dealing with mental health issues for starters. We each need to weigh the rights of those innocent children and other victims against the selfish interests that fuel such a level of hatred in our government and society, a selfishness and level of hatred that has blinded us and made us callous to the things we can and should do to end the bloodshed. I've been to several news sites over the last 2 days reading utter nonsense posted by hateful selfish people too hung up on certain issues to see the stupidity that they themselves are posting. Damn it, as a parent and grandfather, damn me to hell if I don't get involved somehow to get our elected officials off their fat greedy asses to do the right thing! Regardless, too, of religious beliefs out there, I encourage everyone to pray, meditate, contemplate, what ever you choose, over the right thing to do right now. Now is not a time for hatred---those poor children deserve better from us!!! Last edited by Rob F; December 16th, 2012 at 10:04 AM.

December 17th, 2012, 12:04 PM	#133
lineygoblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Owosso, MI Posts: 5,337	I'm not sure how any proposed gun control laws, short of eliminating the 2nd amendment, would have prevented this tragedy. The shooter's mom owned all the weapons he used. __________________ "Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." - John Wooden

December 17th, 2012, 02:52 PM	#135
geo weidl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 806	From I have heard on the news, they want to go after the assault weapons or anything that handles over ten rounds. The focus on mental illness treatment means tax dollars and I know how you guys feel about that. Last edited by geo weidl; December 17th, 2012 at 02:55 PM.

January 10th, 2012, 07:23 PM	#121
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,670	I went 25-10 too. The real trick is to pick against the spread.

January 10th, 2012, 08:46 PM	#122
geo weidl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 806	Actually, we need to adjust his score by the current exchange rate, which, last I checked a while back was about 80%. Its must have been awhile since you've checked Robbie! You may owe me points.

January 10th, 2012, 08:51 PM	#123
geo weidl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 806	So the secret for next year's contest is to pick all Vegas favorites and then select the 10 upsets. Simple, eh? Jon, don't give me this everybody does it stuff. The fact is you cheated by overentering. You should be vacating 25, no 50% of your points on both enteries.

January 11th, 2012, 01:44 PM	#125
Jamie H Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,067	I find in general that I am better at predicting a coin flip than I am at picking against the spread.

December 11th, 2012, 10:28 PM	#126
Rob F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SW Michigan. My 2nd Home is The Big House! Posts: 2,438	bump

December 12th, 2012, 03:25 AM	#127
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,670	I predict the Big Ten somehow manages a 1-7 mark this year. I know, I know... I guess I'm just a huge homer.

December 12th, 2012, 04:59 PM	#129
Ghengis Jon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Holly Posts: 456	Who's going to run it this year? Maggie The Wonder Mutt is itching to whoop youse guys again. Come to think about it, she beat me as well...

December 17th, 2012, 08:38 AM	#131
Ghengis Jon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Holly Posts: 456	Excuse my cynicism, but I think we'll find that the gov't will do something that will have no effect rather than do nothing at all. Thats their SOP. we need to address mental health. All you have to do is look back at Bath Michigan, in the days when there were even fewer firearm restrictions. Nut jobs don't care about the law and will pick their own methodology. Laws and speeches and restrictions really don't matter. We need to deal with society, not politically correct activities.

December 17th, 2012, 10:25 AM	#132
geo weidl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 806	Talk about nutjobs, Jon I think your in the wrong thread.

December 17th, 2012, 02:21 PM	#134
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,670	Exactly. The focus needs to be on mental illness treatment but we'll get a bunch of dumb new laws instead.

December 17th, 2012, 03:21 PM	#136
Hannibal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,644	More mental health treatment might not have prevented this either. IMHO this is an unpreventable outlier that can't be prevented with any reasonable measure.

December 17th, 2012, 03:45 PM	#138
Hannibal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,644	We have tons of mental health treatment in this country and billions of dollars poured into it. People act like it's the 19th century. In a country with 300+ million people, you are going to have ultra extreme outliers who want to harm others and don't care if they die in the process.

January 1st, 2013, 07:34 PM	#139
Pasadena Blue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 860	well the B1G ended up a poor 2-5 for the Bowl season ... on one hand it could have been worse, since most of us were expecting 1-6 or 0-7. On the other hand, M, Wisky, and Neb all could have won their games today, and Minny should have won theirs. With the flagship and PSU out of the mix, all in all, not awful. Last edited by Pasadena Blue; January 1st, 2013 at 08:55 PM.

January 1st, 2013, 07:35 PM	#140
entropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 3,978	wisky, who had the 6th best record in the BIG, took Stanford to the final series. BIG isn't that far off. IMO, it's QB play that has hurt the league. __________________ Grammar... The difference between feeling your nuts and feeling you're nuts.