Pick ‘Em Challenge
It’s on to week 3! It can’t get any worse than we’ve done so far…
| Contestant | Won | Loss | Push | Pct | GB |
| A. Eargle | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00 | - |
| AccuScore | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00 | - |
| CUOrange | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00 | 2 |
| B. Rink | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00 | 3 |
| Texas D | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00 | 3 |
| Game | Spread | AccuScore Predicted Score | Actual Score | AccuScore | CUOrange | Texas D | B. Rink | A. Eargle |
| Georgia Tech @ Miami | Georgia Tech +4.5 | 30-29 Miami | Ga. Tech | Ga. Tech | Ga. Tech | Ga. Tech | Miami | |
| Boise State @ Fresno | Fresno +10 | 34-23 Boise | Boise | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Boise | |
| BC @ Cemson | BC +6.5 | 24-20 CU | BC | BC | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | |
| Tenn @ Forida | Tenn +25 | 43-10 UF | Florida | Tenn | Tenn | Florida | Florida | |
| Mich St @ Notre Dame | Mich St +11 | 32-26 ND | Mich. St. | Mich. St. | Mich. St. | Mich. St. | Notre Dame | |
| Nebraska @ Va. Tech | Nebraska +3.5 | 29-26 Va. Tech | Nebraska | Va. Tech | Va. Tech | Nebraska | Nebraska | |
| Utah @ Oregon | Utah +6.5 | 37-25 OU | OU | OU | Utah | Utah | Utah | |
| Florida St @ BYU | FSU +6.5 | 32-21 BYU | BYU | FSU | BYU | BYU | BYU | |
| WVA @ Auburn | WVA +4.5 | 28-24 AU | WVA | AU | WVA | WVA | AU | |
| Texas Tech @ Texas | TTU +17.5 | 42-22 Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas |
Oh, yes it could!
Standings after week 2. Slightly better, but still…
| Contestant | Won | Loss | Push | Pct | GB |
| A. Eargle | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00 | - |
| AccuScore | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00 | - |
| CUOrange | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00 | 2 |
| B. Rink | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00 | 3 |
| Texas D | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00 | 3 |
Apparently, this is a little harder than we expected. Horrible, truly horrible. It’s on to week 2.
| Contestant | Won | Loss | Push | Pct | GB |
| A. Eargle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 | - |
| AccuScore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 | 1 |
| B. Rink | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00 | 3 |
| CUOrange | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00 | 3 |
| Texas D | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00 | 3 |
Week 2 games are listed below.
| Game | Spread | AccuScore Predicted Score | Actual Score | AccuScore | CUOrange | Texas D | B. Rink | A. Eargle |
| Clemson @ Georgia Tech | Clemson +4.5 | 24-22 GT | - | Clemson | Clemson | Tech | Tech | Clemson |
| UNC @ Connecticut | UConn +4.5 | 24-23 UNC | - | UConn | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC |
| Stanford @ Wake Forest | Stanford +2.5 | 24-24 | - | Stanford | Wake | Wake | Wake | Stanford |
| Fresno State @ Wisconsin | Fresno +8.5 | 36-25 Wisc | - | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Fresno | Wisconsin | Fresno |
| East Carolina @ W. Virginia | ECU +6 | 28-19 WVA | - | WVA | WVA | WVA | WVA | ECU |
| Notre Dame @ Michigan | UM +3.5 | 26-25 ND | - | UM | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| TCU @ Virginia | UVA +11 | 26-12 TCU | - | TCU | TCU | UVA | TCU | TCU |
| UCLA @ Tennessee | UCLA +7.5 | 29-17 Tenn | - | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | UCLA |
| South Carolina @ Georgia | SC +7 | 24-14 UGA | - | UGA | SC | UGA | SC | UGA |
| USC @ Ohio State | OSU +7 | 27-17 USC | - | USC | USC | Ohio St | USC | USC |
The field is set: CUOrange, Texas D, B. Rink and A. Eargle.
Here’s how it’ll work: We’ll choose 8-10 games a week and make picks against the spread through the Bowl season. Best record wins. It’s man against man and man against computer as we see how we compare against AccuScore. Winner earns one year free subscription to CUOrange.
Week 1 games are listed below.
| Game | Spread | AccuScore Predicted Score | Actual Score | AccuScore | CUOrange | Texas D | B. Rink | A. Eargle |
| S. Carolina @ NC State | SC +4 | 24-19 N.C. State | 7-3 SC | S. Car. | S. Car. | |||
| Oregon @ Boise State | OU +5 | 36-28 Boise | 19-8 BSU | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | |
| Georgia @ Oklahoma St | UGA +6 | 37-28 Ok. State | 24-10 OSU | Ok. State | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Ok. State |
| Missouri @ Illinois* | UM +7 | 35-25 Illinois | 37-9 Missouri | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| MTSU @ Clemson | MTSU +19 | 34-14 CU | 37-14 CU | CU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | CU |
| BYU @ Oklahoma* | BYU +22.5 | 47-22 OU | 14-13 BYU | OU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU |
| Alabama @ Virginia Tech | VT +7 | 23-16 Bama** | 34-24 Bama | Va. Tech | Va. Tech | Va. Tech | Va. Tech | Bama |
| Maryland @ Cal | UM +21.5 | 37-12 Cal | 52-13 Cal | Cal | MD | MD | MD | Cal |
| Colorado St @ Colorado | CSU +10.5 | 31-20 CU | 23-17 CSU | CU | CU | CSU | CU | CU |
| Miami (FL) @ Florida St | Miami, FL + 5.5 | 27-23 FSU | 38-34 UM | Miami | FSU | FSU | Miami | FSU |
** Predicted score was 23.1-16.2 (difference of 6.9) so AccuScore took Va. Tech.
B. Rink said
I’ll participate. When do you set the odds for each week and when do the picks need to be in by?
cuorange said
The lines will be set when they come out that week (usually Monday, I believe). The picks will need to be in by noon on Thursday, due to Thursday games. Are you a Virginia fan? Where are you located?
If you’ll give me an email address for you (mine is mcoleman4@austin.rr.com) I’ll keep you up to date on when the lines are set and when your picks are due.
B. Rink said
Nah, as a fan, I’m as diehard as it comes a Clemson fan. As a writer, I try to stay towards the middle. The e-mail is brink78@gmail.com and this sounds like a fun competition.
cuorange said
Cool. Glad to have you on board you are already on the page…it should be fun. Dewayne (Texas D) and I did this once a couple years back with another guy and it was a great competition and lots of fun. Dewayne is a Texas alum and fan, but not a homer.
B. Rink said
Not sure where you want the picks submitted but I’ll do it here,
NC State -4 with a 28-23 Wolfpack win..
Boise State -5 with a 31-24 Boise win.
Georgia +6 with a 31-28 OSU win.
Illinois -7 with a 35-24 Illinois win.
MTSU +19 with a 34-17 Clemson win.
BYU +22.5 with a 35-17 OU win.
VT +7 with a 23-17 Bama win.
Maryland +21.5 with a 31-17 Cal win.
Colorado -10.5 with a 24-13 Colorado win.
Miami +5.5 with a 20-16 FSU win.
I think I did that all right. Let me know if you want it formatted in any other manner and good luck!
cuorange said
That works..either here or email…I’ll post ‘em up tonight or tomrrow…Thanks!
B. Rink said
Week 2(can’t get much worse!)
Georgia Tech -4.5
UNC -4.5
Wake Forest -2.5
Wisconsin -8.5
West Virginia -6
Notre Dame -3.5
TCU -11
Tennessee +7.5
South Carolina +7(Did I just type this?)
USC +7
B. Rink said
Week 3(It can, it can get worse)
Georgia Tech +4.5
Fresno State +10
Clemson -6.5
Florida -25
Notre Dame +11
Nebraska +3.5
Utah +6.5
BYU -6.5
WVU +4.5
TTU +17.5