# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/121 "2009-12-27T02:08:05Z")
Also, my apologies for not following the rules on the Las Vegas Bowl. I was out of town, and didn’t get to adjust before the game. All remaining picks have now been adjusted for the rules. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/122 "2009-12-27T03:19:42Z")
Damn, how many bullshit calls does USC get everybowl game. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/123 "2009-12-27T03:24:51Z")
> [@Rucksinator](#): > > Now I can’t help but wonder: What is the greatest upset (in terms of point spread vs. end result. Not necessarily biggest underdog to squeak out a win.) SMU was a 12-13 point underdog, and they are now leading by 42 points. That’s a 54-55 point difference between what the bookies said was going to happen\*, and reality. > > Anybody got an idea as to the record on this? Guinness? Anybody? USC-Stanford in 2007 has got to be a contender. Stanford won and they were something like a 41 or 42 pt underdog. I’d look it up but I’m puttering along on my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/124 "2009-12-27T04:38:07Z")
The identity of the replay officials has been leaked: One Mr. \*S. Speilberg \*and one Mr. _G. Lucas_. .😃 We woulda won anyways! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/125 "2009-12-27T21:02:37Z")
Also, not to be insensitive toward the guy or nuthin’, but I’m switching my vote to Cincy in the Sugar Bowl. Losing the SEC, playing a consolation bowl, and losing their rock star head coach. I don’t think even Tebow will give a shit about this game. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/126 "2009-12-27T21:11:37Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Also, not to be insensitive toward the guy or nuthin’, but I’m switching my vote to Cincy in the Sugar Bowl. Losing the SEC, playing a consolation bowl, and losing their rock star head coach. I don’t think even Tebow will give a shit about this game. Unless they get all fired up and go out with a “win one for the Urbster” attitude. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/127 "2009-12-27T21:52:32Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > The identity of the replay officials has been leaked: > > One Mr. \*S. Speilberg \*and one Mr. _G. Lucas_. > > .😃 > We woulda won anyways! A couple of those reviewed calls smelled like 5 day old tuna. The blocker was “blocked into” the punt. Hey refs, he was doing the blocking for the punt returner, he was not being blocked. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/128 "2009-12-28T01:41:37Z")
OK, I haven’t watched a ton of Clemson football, but is this one of their regular uniforms? Cuz, damn, they’re ugly as a motherfucker. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/129 "2009-12-28T02:50:13Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Also, not to be insensitive toward the guy or nuthin’, but I’m switching my vote to Cincy in the Sugar Bowl. Losing the SEC, playing a consolation bowl, and losing their rock star head coach. I don’t think even Tebow will give a shit about this game. WTF!?! Are we allowed to change our picks? Nevermind. This is the first game for me where I picked the underdog. I’m SEC all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/130 "2009-12-28T03:45:05Z")
You can change anytime before the start of the game, right? ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/131 "2009-12-28T04:40:11Z")
0-1 for the SEC thus far. Poop. I thought Clemson would win it, but I was secretly hoping KY would pull it out. Pretty dull game all around, really. Good D on both sides, but mistakes kept it from being very exciting. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/132 "2009-12-28T04:47:20Z")
I’m kicking ass now, I have won three in a row. I am so glad that Rich Brooks and Kentucky lost. ACC finally wins a bowl game. The Refs took the game away from Boston College. HOLD THAT TIGER! HOLD THAT TIGER! Congrats Clemson. Those orange and blue uniforms weren’t that bad, BTW. I got UGA is tomorrows bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/133 "2009-12-28T04:50:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Those orange and blue uniforms weren’t that bad, BTW. OK, yeah. I got used to 'em. I just found them jarring at first. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/134 "2009-12-28T06:54:33Z")
Kentucky? How the hell did I end up on Kentucky, I was trying to bet against the SEC. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/135 "2009-12-28T23:32:37Z")
Barnburner in Shreveport. :rolleyes: 27 minutes with no scoring…it’s now 7-7 going to halftime. FWIW, in my conference bowl scorecard (points given based on teams standing in their conference), the MWC (3-0) leads with 17 points, followed by the Big East (2-0) with 8. The ACC (1-2) brings up the rear with -3.5 points. The SEC only lost a half point yesterday, as Kentucky was the #9 team in the conference so couldn’t have been expected to win anyway. ETA: ok, so now it’s turning into a track meet, just to make me look bad. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/136 "2009-12-28T23:37:01Z")
7-7, huh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/137 "2009-12-28T23:46:32Z")
What’s the deal with texas tech? Suing and suspending a coach for putting a guy with a concussion in a dark room? There must be more to it, because that sounds like what you usually do for a concussion. That game has one team missing a coach and the other team missing the team. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/138 "2009-12-28T23:49:29Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The ACC (1-2) brings up the rear with -3.5 points. About the BC/USC game, how many points do you give to (or take way from) the refs? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/139 "2009-12-29T03:35:02Z")
Well, I have fought and clawed my way out of last place. I am now in next-to-last place place. \*\*How 'bout them Dawgs!! \*\* As we used to say at Ga Tech: Piss on 'em ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733/140 "2009-12-29T03:35:28Z")
And the “Offensive Stats Don’t Mean Shit Unless You Score” award for the 2009 Bowl Season goes to TAMU. We’ll have QB Johnson up to accept it, if UGA promises not to intercept it and run it back for 6 points. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-bowl-season-bowl-pool/520733.md?page=8)