College Football Pick'Em 2012

College Football Pick'Em Pool 2012 Edition:

Defending Champion: Jello1717

Do you think you are the smartest college football person of them all? Prove it!
Welcome to Year #2 of the College Football Pick’Em. This year’s edition should be just as fun but even more challenging! This year’s pick’em is going to involve more games, confidence scoring and an automated system where you just point and click to enter your picks. Piece of cake right?

Your job is to simply pick the winners of each of the games straight up(not going to deal with the point spreads). To participate, all you will need to do is enter your selections for each week on the links listed below. You are also going to be making some preseason selections which will count for some additional possible points.

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Format in a bit more detail:

Scoring:
This year we will be using the Confidence Point System. Your objective starts off the same, you will be asked to predict the winner of each game, straight up. However, you will then also place a point value ranging from 1 to the max number of games that week. If you get the game correct, you score that number of points. Here’s the catch though, you can only use each number once! The idea is that you will want to put the HIGHEST point value on the game you are most confident in the result and the LEAST point value on the game you are least confident. It adds an element of strategy to the pool which I like.

The pool will run all the way through the Bowl Games. Before the season starts you will be asked to make your predictions for each of the conference champions, your national championship game and your Heisman Trophy winner. Each correct prediction will be 5 bonus points added to your score.
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How to Enter Your Picks:
For each week, you will go to the website listed below and submit your picks. I have the first 13 weeks worth of games already up, so you could technically submit them all now or submit them each week of the season. The full schedule below has the full schedule, the links and the due dates for each week. I will do my best to send out reminders each week and I also plan on uploading everyone’s selections Saturday Mornings. You can also view the full schedule of all of the games at: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/fullschedule.htm

If you’re worried that your entry didn’t go through(rarely will it not), just message me and I’ll gladly check it. This will be so much easier for me to maintain throughout the season!
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Standings:
My goal is to update the standings every Sunday throughout the season. If it doesn’t happen, you might see them Monday.

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Complete Schedule with Links:
(all times in Eastern)

Pre-Season Selections: DUE by 6:00 PM ET Thursday, August 30th [Post these in this thread!]

(16 Games; 136 points) Week 1: DUE by 6:00 PM EST Thursday, August 30th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week1/tournamententry.html

(15 Games; 120 points)Week 2: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, September 8th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week2/tournamententry.html

(16 Games; 136 points)Week 3: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, September 15th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week3/tournamententry.html

(17 Games; 153 points)Week 4: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, September 22nd
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week4/tournamententry.html

(16 Games; 136 points)Week 5: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, September 29th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week5/tournamententry.html

(18 Games; 171 points)Week 6: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, October 6th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week6/tournamententry.html

(17 Games; 153 points)Week 7: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, October 13th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week7/tournamententry.html

(17 Games; 153 points)Week 8: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, October 20th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week8/tournamententry.html

(15 Games; 120 points)Week 9: DUE by 1:59 PM EST on Saturday, October 27th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week9/tournamententry.html

(18 Games; 171 points)Week 10: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, November 3rd
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week10/tournamententry.html

(16 Games; 136 points)Week 11: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, November 10th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week11/tournamententry.html

(17 Games; 153 points)Week 12: DUE by 11:59 AM EST Saturday, November 17th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week12/tournamententry.html

(24 Games; 300 points)Week 13: DUE by 11:59 AM EST FRIDAY, November 23rd
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week13/tournamententry.html

(15 Games; 120 points)Week 14: DUE by 11:00 AM EST on THURSDAY, November 29th
ENTER PICKS HERE: http://opbgn.startlogic.com/cfball2012/Week14/tournamententry.html

(35 Games; 630 points)Bowls: DUE by 12:59 AM EST on Saturday, December 15th
WEBLINK: TBA

MAX Possible Score: 65 Bonus + 2788 Points For The Pick’Em = 2853

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(POST IN THIS THREAD)

Pre-Season Predictions Template:

Player Name:
Favorite Team:
TSO League:

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC:
Big East:
Big 12:
Big Ten:
C-USA:
Mid-American:
Mountain West:
Pac-12:
Sun Belt:
SEC:
WAC:

Heisman Trophy Winner:
National Championship Game Winner:

Player Name: Cheez
Favorite Team: Illinois
TSO League: After Midnight, TMFL, THL, T3, TSO Tour

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida State
Big East: Pitt
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Wisconsin
C-USA: Tulsa
Mid-American: Northern Illinois
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Troy
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Louisiana Tech

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley
National Championship Game Winner: USC

Player Name: Redd, Coach
Favorite Team: Purdue
TSO League: TMFL

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Georgia Tech
Big East: South Florida
Big 12: Kansas State
Big Ten: Purdue
C-USA: Tulsa
Mid-American: Toledo
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Troy
SEC: LSU
WAC: Utah State

Heisman Trophy Winner: Collin Klein QB Kansas State
National Championship Game Winner: USC

Player Name: -Cougars-
Favorite Team: Boiler Up
TSO League: D12, OC, LV

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Virginia Tech
Big East: Louisville
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
C-USA: UCF
Mid-American: Toledo
Mountain West: TCU
Pac-12: Oregon
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Utah State

Heisman Trophy Winner: Braxton Miller QB Ohio State
National Championship Game Winner: Oklahoma

Player Name: ThaBayouChef (Bayou)
Favorite Team: LSU Tigers
TSO League: MLETSO, 12th Man
Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Clemson
Big East: Louisville
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
C-USA: UCF
Mid-American: Ohio
Mountain West: Boise St
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Arkansas St
SEC: LSU
WAC: Louisiana Tech

Heisman Trophy Winner: Kenjon Barner - RB/Oregon
National Championship Game Winner: LSU

Kapono ; BigSmooth33 ; BDSDIGITAL ; makinpropel ; a Robbed Lung ; Cimmy24 ; Connor ; Steamer43; mboda; Shaun Mason ; mcyork ; RynoAid ; ptown27; jello1717

Just wanted to remind all of you who have partaken in the Pick'Em league last year that we only have a couple weeks left to get your pre-season picks in and your first week picks in. The full schedule is listed in the first post! Questions? Post them in here.

Are there any prizes or just bragging rights?

Mostly bragging rights. Maybe I'll throw in a small Amazon Gift Certificate for the winner if I don't forget.

An amazon gift certificate would be cool.

Player Name: BDSDIGITAL (Brian)

Favorite Team: Ohio State

TSO League: none

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida St.

Big East: Louisville

Big 12: Oklahoma

Big Ten: Wisconsin

C-USA: ECU

Mid-American: Northern ILL

Mountain West: Boise St

Pac-12: USC

Sun Belt: Troy

SEC: Alabama

WAC: Idaho

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley

National Championship Game Winner: USC

Down to a week and a day to start getting our selections in. I might as well do mine:

Pre-Season Predictions Template:

Player Name: TheCrumbIsHere
Favorite Team: Eastern Michigan Eagles; Cornell Big Red(why not?)
TSO League: Dirty Dozen

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Virginia Tech
Big East: Louisville
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Wisconsin
C-USA: UCF
Mid-American: E.Michigan (why not; likely will be our best team in a long while.)
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Troy
SEC: LSU
WAC: Louisiana Tech
Heisman: Matt Barkley, USC
National Champ: LSU

Player Name: Will Atkinson
Favorite Team: Florida State
TSO League: The Legacy, Legendary Veterans..

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida State
Big East: South Florida
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
C-USA: Southern Miss
Mid-American: Ohio
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Utah State

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley
National Championship Game Winner: Alabama

Player Name: Trey Eidson
Favorite Team: Clemson
TSO League: The Redshirts, TMFL

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Clemson
Big East: Louisville
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Wisconsin
C-USA: Tulsa
Mid-American: Toledo
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Troy
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Utah State

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley
National Championship Game Winner: USC

Pre-Season Predictions Template:

Player Name: jello1717
Favorite Team: Michigan
TSO League: The Experience

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida State
Big East: USF
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
C-USA: Tulsa
Mid-American: Western Michigan
Mountain West: Boise State
Pac-12: Oregon
Sun Belt: Florida International
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Louisiana Tech

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley
National Championship Game Winner: Alabama

TheCrumbIsHere

I see alot of good guess predictions here, so I thought i would post the actual predictions....Good luck to everyone.

Player Name: C_hawkfan
Favorite Team: Michigan
TSO League: College Football Pickem 2012

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida St
Big East: Rutgers
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Nebraska
C-USA: Central Florida
Mid-American: Ohio U.
Mountain West: Nevada
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Florida International
SEC: LSU
WAC: Louisiana Tech.

Heisman Trophy Winner: Denard Robinson, QB; Michigan
National Championship Game Winner: USC

Player Name: LSUzilla
Favorite Team: LSU
TSO League: none

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Clemnson
Big East: Louisville
Big 12: West Virgina
Big Ten: Michigan St
C-USA: UCF
Mid-American: Ohio
Mountain West: Nevada
Pac-12: Oregon
Sun Belt: Troy
SEC: LSU
WAC: La Tech

Heisman Trophy Winner: Denard Robinson, QB; Michigan
National Championship Game Winner: LSU

Can you verify my picks are in? This is my first time playing. I tried to send a message but couldnt find that option on here.
Thanks

I'm pretty sure mine were saved. There was a message saying they were saved when I submitted them I think.

As of Tuesday Night @ 8:13 PM EST ; these are the selections I have in for Week 1:

Mastin, Damien
Redd, Coach
Lazaroe, Loren
Connor
BDS DIGITAL
Eidson, Trey
jello1717
Atkinson, Will
LSUzilla
Cheez

For the record, I will be donating a $20 or $25(depending on what they offer) Amazon Gift Certificate to the winner of the pool. If by chance it happens to be me, the certificate will go to the second place finisher. Maybe for the Bowl Week we can offer something separate as well just to give those who have been out of the running for a while a second chance.

Player Name: Antonio T.
Favorite Team: UNC Tar Heels
TSO League: None

Conference Champions(in the case of conferences with a championship game, the winner of that game, otherwise regular season):

ACC: Florida State
Big East: Cincinnati
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
C-USA: East Carolina
Mid-American: Ohio
Mountain West: Fresno St.
Pac-12: USC
Sun Belt: Arkansas St.
SEC: Gerogia
WAC: Utah St.

Heisman Trophy Winner: Matt Barkley, USC
National Championship Game Winner: Oklahoma

Last chance to get in on Week #1. 13 entries currently going to the post.