# Oak's Bowl Pick'em **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 6, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126 "2010-12-06T07:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/121 "2011-01-11T14:52:19Z")
Thanks, **Oakminster** , for setting this up. War Eagle! ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/122 "2011-01-11T15:01:36Z")
Apparently I’m OK at making picks (20 of 35) but horrible with assigning confidence points. I’m the lowest of those with at least 20 correct. This was fun. Thanks for putting this together **Oakminster**. ---
**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 11, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/123 "2011-01-11T15:21:25Z")
Adding my thanks to Oakminster and making a small request. If you do this again next year, would you mind bumping this thread to let us know? Some of us don’t make it to the Game Room very often. Thanks again and watch out for my Sooners next year. Barring injuries, they should be in the mix for the NC. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/124 "2011-01-11T16:20:36Z")
Unsurprisingly, with last night’s win the SEC pulled into the lead in the jsc1953 Bowl Scorecard. (If the SEC West was a separate conference, it would’ve been a cakewalk. The SEC East dragged them down this year). The highlights: SEC 5-5, 20.5 points MWC 4-1, 14.5 points Pac-10 2-2, 10 points ACC 4-5, 8 points Big 10 3-5, 5.5 points (despite the New Year’s Day Massacre, the Big 10 finishes in the middle of the pack) Big 12 3-5, 3 points Big East 4-2, 1.5 points (dead last). Low profile wins, high profile losses. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/125 "2011-01-12T05:23:32Z")
Whoo hoo, I won! So, what do I get? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/126 "2011-01-12T20:58:31Z")
Thanks **Oak** , just glad that I picked 19 games, and obviously whipped the random monkey that picked on 17.5 winners. Question of the day: Which SEC Team is going to win the BCS game next year? My pick is LSU. I think there is a very good reason why Les Miles did not take the Michigan job. LSU is loaded. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/127 "2011-01-12T21:43:45Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Thanks **Oak** , just glad that I picked 19 games, and obviously whipped the random monkey that picked on 17.5 winners. > > Question of the day: Which SEC Team is going to win the BCS game next year? > > My pick is LSU. I think there is a very good reason why Les Miles did not take the Michigan job. LSU is loaded. Tantalizing question. Gut reaction would be one from the West, but if just one of the East teams has a 2-game better season than this year, it could be whoever wins the East. The West ought to be somewhat weaker this next season, what with so many seniors and talented juniors leaving for the big time. Wild guess: South Carolina! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/128 "2011-01-12T21:51:24Z")
South Carolina! Well that would drive the SEC haters **BatSh\*t Crazy** if yet another SEC team wins the BCS title. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/129 "2011-01-12T21:55:45Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > South Carolina! Well that would drive the SEC haters **BatSh\*t Crazy** if yet another SEC team wins the BCS title. 90% of why I said it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/130 "2011-01-12T22:20:57Z")
LSU should be in the mix all year–especially if they beat Oregon in the season opener. LSU is young and very, very talented, especially on defense. QB Jefferson needs to mature, or the “coveted 6-foot-5, 230-pound junior college transfer quarterback Zach Mettenberger” can take over. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/131 "2011-01-13T05:32:17Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Tantalizing question. Gut reaction would be one from the West, but if just one of the East teams has a 2-game better season than this year, it could be whoever wins the East. The West ought to be somewhat weaker this next season, what with so many seniors and talented juniors leaving for the big time. > > Wild guess: South Carolina! Pfft! They wouldn’t know what to do if a BCS game bit them in the ass! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126/132 "2011-01-13T05:58:09Z")
I suspect Alabama was the best team in the country. I felt sorry for MSU when they drew them in a bowl. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-bowl-pickem/563126.md?page=6)