# Oak's College Pick'em **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 20, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808 "2010-08-20T00:31:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/161 "2010-12-02T00:40:29Z")
Yeah it’s the last week, but as mentioned upthread I’ll do a bowl pick em when they’re available, probably next week. I won’t be able to crack the Top 3, but still, a respectable showing I think. It’s been a fun year. Thanks to everyone for playing. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/162 "2010-12-02T01:18:05Z")
I don’t know how much you can customize the pool, but the number of games per week should be the same. For five of us, the week will do nothing for the total. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/163 "2010-12-05T17:13:17Z")
I’ll be damn, I made my picks, but like some of the others, I forgot to save them. MORON! It really didn’t matter for me as this week was going to be dropped, but I would have like to know if I would have won the week. I think I would have missed 5 games, ranked 9,7,4,2,1 (NIU/Miami, Illinois/Fresno, Uconn/USF, VaTech/FSU, Neb/Ou) or 82 points. So I don’t think I would have won. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/164 "2010-12-06T04:16:18Z")
Well this was pretty fun. Congrats to **Bleeding Blaze Orange** on winning. Thanks to **Oakminster** for setting it up. Maybe we can get more participants for the bowl games and for next year. I know many people seemed to think there were too many games to pick every week. I have no problem with 30 or more games, but if you are going to drop a category, I would suggest the top 25 games. I don’t know what the Yahoo default games are, but I assume all the good top 25 matchups are in there. There isn’t much point to having Boise State versus Shitsville Technical Institute on there every week, as everyone just picks those as their top games. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/165 "2010-12-06T04:21:34Z")
I don’t care about the number of games. The more the better. Thanks for running it. The bowlgame lineup has been announced. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bowls.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bowls.htm) ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/166 "2010-12-06T06:13:57Z")
Oaks, great job! Made for a fun season. Helped that my crystal ball, or was the magic 8 ball, kept working just good enough to make it through the season. Personally, I liked having the 30ish games a week to pick. I’m sure there were games that would not have drawn my attention at all otherwise. Looking forward to the Bowl Pick’em! Bleeding Blaze Orange (although the Vols helped stem the blood loss with their late season winning streak) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/167 "2010-12-06T06:31:25Z")
Here’s another vote of thanks to **Oakminster** for setting this up. In spite of a poor showing, I had fun with it. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/168 "2010-12-06T07:32:20Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > Oaks, great job! Made for a fun season. Helped that my crystal ball, or was the magic 8 ball, kept working just good enough to make it through the season. Personally, I liked having the 30ish games a week to pick. I’m sure there were games that would not have drawn my attention at all otherwise. > > Looking forward to the Bowl Pick’em! > > Bleeding Blaze Orange (although the Vols helped stem the blood loss with their late season winning streak) Congratulations on your victory. Enjoy your official \*\* Oak’s Bag of Air\*.\*\* - bag not included. Use at own risk. And the thread for the Bowl Pick’em is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13218283#post13218283) Thanks to all for playing. See you next year, same Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/169 "2010-12-06T12:48:32Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Congratulations on your victory. Enjoy your official \*\* Oak’s Bag of Air\*.\*\* > > - bag not included. Use at own risk. I’ll give it in an honored spot right up there with those bowling league trophies, dusty as they may be 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/170 "2011-07-12T21:00:51Z")
Thought I’d give this a bump to see if it’s too early to start getting a 2011 version going. How’s the chance of having fewer games to have to pick from this go-round? As before my vote would be for SEC and Top 25, without the “Yahoo! Picks” thrown in. If a new thread is the better way to deal with the idea, let’s get one going! ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/171 "2011-07-12T21:07:20Z")
I’d be in for this if it were top 25 only, or all 6 major conferences if people really want to go crazy. The SEC alone holds no interest, so I’m out if that’s what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/172 "2011-07-12T21:08:22Z")
Yeah, I’ll try to get something up for this and my NFL fantasy league later this week. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/173 "2011-07-12T21:08:46Z")
Ditto. I’m definitely in, and would vote for a pool of all 6 major conferences. Enough of the East Coast bias! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/174 "2011-07-12T21:20:03Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > 30 games to pick this week. Note to self: Definitely need to reduce the number of games per week next year. Maybe go with just Top 25 and SEC or something. > > And the moment you’ve all been waiting for, Oak’s Upset Special of the Week is… > > North Carolina at home over Virginia Tech. Just thought I would bump this post. I am probably interested, but more interested in less games. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808/175 "2011-07-13T00:03:23Z")
The College Pick Em game is not available yet, but I’ll keep an eye out for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-college-pickem/550808.md?page=8)