# College Football Bowl Season, Bowl Pool? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 10, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733 "2009-12-10T15:52:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/361 "2010-01-08T03:33:42Z")
Texas is playing with the zeal of a Mussberger broadcast. Slow and boring will not win the game. They have to open it up, even with a freshman at the helm. The Big Game is a snoozer. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/362 "2010-01-08T03:47:57Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I think it was the QB’s fault. He shoulda just kept the ball and taken the sack on the play. He also threw it behind him. That’s hard to do on a shovel pass. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/363 "2010-01-08T03:57:27Z")
Texas seems to be over the shock and are at least playing some defense now. Why the hell does a team not bring their backups along during the season? ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/364 "2010-01-08T06:01:01Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I think it was the QB’s fault. He shoulda just kept the ball and taken the sack on the play. Looking at the replays the ball is right in front of the running back and it bounces off his hands. I’m making the assumption they called the play and he didn’t just improvise, if so I still think it’s a poor call given that Alabama’s line is good and there seemed to be little room for a play like that. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/365 "2010-01-08T15:57:49Z")
Congrats to **Fear the Turtle** for winning the bowl pool. You obviously know your CFB better than the test of us experts. And i think you followed the rules, which many of us (including me) couldn’t follow. Don’t spend your winnings in the same store. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/366 "2010-01-08T16:03:28Z")
Well, roll Tide. Yay. Now that the Yankees have won the World Series, and the SEC claims another BCS championship, maybe the Lakers or the Celtics will win the NBA, North Carolina or Kansas will win March Madness, and the last whiff of fresh air will have left the entire sports world. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/367 "2010-01-08T16:09:47Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Well, roll Tide. Yay. > > Now that the Yankees have won the World Series, and the SEC claims another BCS championship, maybe the Lakers or the Celtics will win the NBA, North Carolina or Kansas will win March Madness, and the last whiff of fresh air will have left the entire sports world. Hey, that’s okay, because someone other than the Canadiens will win the Stanley Cup. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/368 "2010-01-08T16:20:37Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Well, roll Tide. Yay. > > Now that the Yankees have won the World Series, and the SEC claims another BCS championship, maybe the Lakers or the Celtics will win the NBA, North Carolina or Kansas will win March Madness, and the last whiff of fresh air will have left the entire sports world. [Something special, just for you](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11969110&postcount=375) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/369 "2010-01-08T16:25:15Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > [Something special, just for you](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11969110&postcount=375) Yeah, I saw that. Congratulations on your bowl winning streak. That’s one in a row now, right? It was pretty cool to hear the Rammer Jammer chant post-game. Must’ve been a lot of Bama fans in the Rose Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/370 "2010-01-08T16:39:55Z")
**Roll Tide** ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/371 "2010-01-08T18:33:32Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > In the jsc1953 Race for the Bragging Rights Conference Bowl Scorecard, it comes down to tonight’s game. (If TCU had won the Fiesta Bowl, the Mountain West would have an insurmountable lead.) > > If Texas wins, the Big 10 wins, propelled by high-value wins over the Pac-10 champ, the ACC champ, and the SEC 3rd place team. (The Big 12 would come in 2nd) > > If Alabama wins, the SEC wins. So are you going to publish your scorecard? **BTW: SEC RULZ** ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/372 "2010-01-08T19:13:19Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > So are you going to publish your scorecard? > > **BTW: SEC RULZ** yeah, yeah, SEC roolz, whatever.:rolleyes: 😉 Conference Score Wins Losses SEC 32 6 4 Big 10 25.5 4 3 MWC 19 4 1 Big 12 10.5 4 4 WAC 6 2 2 Ind 4 1 0 Big East 2.5 4 2 ACC 2 3 4 Sun Belt -1 1 1 CUSA -1.5 2 4 MAC -1.5 1 4 Pac-10 -9 2 5 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/373 "2010-01-08T21:05:42Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Congrats to **Fear the Turtle** for winning the bowl pool. You obviously know your CFB better than the test of us experts. And i think you followed the rules, which many of us (including me) couldn’t follow. > > Don’t spend your winnings in the same store. Thanks. Not sure how it all shakes out since **Zamboniracer** had more points but didn’t follow the tiered system. No matter either way as it was all for fun. Just seeing my name near the top was enough to keep me interested in the games - which was the major reason to participate. I wish I could claim some superior knowledge - but alas it was all luck. Many games I thought would be blowouts were suprisingly close and some of the upsets I picked on a lark turned out to be blowouts. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/374 "2010-01-09T04:33:29Z")
Let’s try this with CODE tags: ```auto Conference Score Wins Losses SEC 32 6 4 Big 10 25.5 4 3 MWC 19 4 1 Big 12 10.5 4 4 WAC 6 2 2 Ind 4 1 0 Big East 2.5 4 2 ACC 2 3 4 Sun Belt -1 1 1 CUSA -1.5 2 4 MAC -1.5 1 4 Pac-10 -9 2 5 ``` And, no, it wasn’t just a matter of using code tags. I had to muck around with the spacing a lot. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/375 "2010-01-09T20:08:27Z")
[ESPN](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4810861) is reporting the Pete Carroll is headed to be head coach of Seattle Seahawks. And [Tommy Tuberville](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4811310) is the new head coach of Texas Tech. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/376 "2010-01-09T23:17:30Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > [ESPN](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4810861) is reporting the Pete Carroll is headed to be head coach of Seattle Seahawks. > > And [Tommy Tuberville](http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4811310) is the new head coach of Texas Tech. I always thought that, of all of the coaches that got fired last year after losing to 'Bama, Tuberville was the least deserving (of getting fired). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733.md?page=18)