Let’s just pause a moment from the hecticness of life and acknowledge HOLY SHIT FOOTBALL IS ABOUT TO START.
Happy kitties love football season.
One of my favorite traditions from one of my favorite blogs was the Pick Six game from the now-defunct Blue Gray Sky. The rules are incredibly simple and allow for a season’s worth of fun. Since the guys stopped their blog this spring, I'm going to keep the Pick Six game going in our own little corner of the Internet.
How to play:
Divide the top 25 into 5 groups* of 5 based on the preseason AP Poll: 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, etc. For this year's poll, the groups are:
A - Alabama, Ohio State, Boise State, Florida, Texas
B - Texas Christian, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Virginia Tech
C - Oregon, Wisconsin, Miami, Southern Cal, Pittsburgh
D - Georgia Tech, Arkansas, North Carolina, Penn State, Florida State
E - Louisiana State, Auburn, Georgia, Oregon State, West Virginia
(By the way, it is funny to see Iowa was in the same grouping (B, 6-10) in 2005 as they are in the 2010 poll.)
2. You pick one team from each group, plus one unranked team. You're trying to pick the teams you think will finish highest in the final AP poll.
3. Each week I will (try to) update the standings. You get 25 points for having the #1 team, 24 points for the #2 team, on down to 1 point for the #25 team. Unranked teams get zero points.
4. The winner is the person at the end of the year with the most points (best-ranked teams).
The BGS guys gave away a prize. I don’t have a whole BGS team at my disposal, but if I can get 15 adult people (see below) to play, I’ll find and award a prize in the spirit of the original year swag of a 1977 Joe Paterno Coca-Cola Commemorative drink tray.
Booni enters his picks. (Might need Sarah's help.)
How to enter:
Send your picks and your screenname (or real name, if you're not into the whole Internet anonymity thing) to this email address: tmmpf.blog@gmail.com. This ensures I will not see the entries until after the deadline. Picks are due Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6:55pm Central time ((EDIT: 6:25 pm ... games start a half-hour earlier than I thought)), which is before the start of the first game.
One thing that makes our contest great is the inclusion of non-football fans .... and non-people. Our cat has played for two years (here is his 2008 pickset, and his 2009 writeup) in addition to trying his paw at the NCAA brackets. All prognosticating kitties are invited to play the 2010 Pick Six.
How to enter:
Send your picks and your screenname (or real name, if you're not into the whole Internet anonymity thing) to this email address: tmmpf.blog@gmail.com. This ensures I will not see the entries until after the deadline. Picks are due Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6:55pm Central time ((EDIT: 6:25 pm ... games start a half-hour earlier than I thought)), which is before the start of the first game.
One thing that makes our contest great is the inclusion of non-football fans .... and non-people. Our cat has played for two years (here is his 2008 pickset, and his 2009 writeup) in addition to trying his paw at the NCAA brackets. All prognosticating kitties are invited to play the 2010 Pick Six.
Is John Clay healthy? Is Crick really the new Suh? Madison kitties get pensive.
And, this year’s contest is open to children! (Dogs, maybe, if you can make a good case, yes I'm talking to you Donald.) Only disclaimer is: non-sentient beings have to have their picks explained along with the submission. Inquiring minds want to know the "why" behind the picks. Your pickset and rationale may be featured over the course of the season.
Share this link/email with your friends. When it comes to Pick Six, the more the merrier. Good luck!
And, this year’s contest is open to children! (Dogs, maybe, if you can make a good case, yes I'm talking to you Donald.) Only disclaimer is: non-sentient beings have to have their picks explained along with the submission. Inquiring minds want to know the "why" behind the picks. Your pickset and rationale may be featured over the course of the season.
Share this link/email with your friends. When it comes to Pick Six, the more the merrier. Good luck!
The Pick Six. So easy .... a Michigan Man can do it.
* -- Quintiles, if you wanna get statistical about it.
* -- Quintiles, if you wanna get statistical about it.
9 comments:
Non-football fan? Pfffft!!
Dog picks will of course not pick cat teams due to hatred. Nor would they ever pick a team with a leprechaun.
Okay, non-COLLEGE fooball fan. I know what a huge Tom Brady fan you are.
My picks are in... and so are my Dog's. You're going to love them. Reasoning as requested has been given.
PS Donald, you get a "FAIL" for following directions. What about Amy, is she playing?
Six picked.
If my cat ever wakes up he would make his picks...
If I had a cat it might make a pick. But I don't.
I could write the team names on the hosta and see which ones the deer eat first, except that they've already eaten most of them, and they would probably eat all of the rest, thereby leaving no clues as to which went first.
Did I win yet?
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