# Pick the WINNERS in the Dec/31-Jan/1 CFB Bowl Games **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 13, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123 "2014-12-13T14:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/1 "2014-12-13T14:44:00Z")
For background and more specifics please see [2014 CFB Bowls Season – Discussion Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742752) especially [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17965468&postcount=10) and [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17971081&postcount=11) * * * 1. There are SIX Polls/Threads in this 2014-2015 CFB Bowls Series – PLUS one for **CFP Champ. Game** to be posted Jan/2 2. Please pick a WINNER in each game in each poll you choose to participate in (skip those polls you don’t care about) 3. Correct (WINNER) pick(s) score **+1 point** for each game 4. Incorrect (LOSER), NO PICK IN THAT GAME, and PICK BOTH TEAMS – will all result in a **-1 point** score for that game Each game will have a poll choice for both teams in the game. PICK JUST ONE WINNER per game. Omit voting at all in polls/threads you don’t care about. NO penalty for not participating in a particular poll/thread. Each thread/poll will have a deadline for voting: the day BEFORE the first game in that poll. * * * ```auto BOWL MATCHUP LOCATION TIME (ET) DATE TV Peach Ole Miss vs. TCU Atlanta 12:30 p.m. Dec. 31 ESPN Fiesta Boise St. vs. Arizona Glendale, Ariz. 4 p.m. Dec. 31 ESPN Orange Miss. State vs. Ga. Tech Miami Gardens, Fla. 8 p.m. Dec. 31 ESPN Cotton Mich. St. vs. Baylor Arlington, Texas 12:30 p.m. Jan. 1 ESPN Citrus Minnesota vs. Missouri Orlando, Fla. 12:30 p.m. Jan. 1 ABC Outback Wisconsin vs. Auburn Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m. Jan. 1 ESPN2 * Rose Oregon vs. Florida State Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. Jan. 1 ESPN * Sugar Alabama vs. Ohio State New Orleans 8:30 p.m. Jan. 1 ESPN ``` * * * **Multiple Choice Public Poll to follow…** ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/2 "2014-12-28T19:04:25Z")
Early Voting: ```auto ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt ========================================================================================================================================================================================= BobLibDem 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt excavating (for a mind) 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Kitten Mitten 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Nauplius 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Oakminster 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Snowboarder Bo 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sterling Archer 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Typo Negative 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Wolverine 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zakalwe 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Zeldar 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama zoog 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zyanthia 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt 13 104 5 8 2 11 7 6 5 8 2 11 5 8 10 3 10 3 /104 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/3 "2014-12-29T01:16:08Z")
This group of games is easily the most popular of the Bowl Season. Here’s an update: ```auto ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt ========================================================================================================================================================================================= basset hound 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama BobLibDem 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt excavating (for a mind) 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama jjohns828 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Kitten Mitten 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Nauplius 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Oakminster 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Snowboarder Bo 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sterling Archer 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Typo Negative 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Wolverine 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zakalwe 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Zeldar 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama zoog 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zyanthia 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt 15 120 6 9 2 13 9 6 7 8 2 13 5 10 12 3 12 3 /120 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/4 "2014-12-30T00:53:35Z")
Still time to pick some winners. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/5 "2014-12-30T14:54:47Z")
Final Crosstable: ```auto ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt ========================================================================================================================================================================================= basset hound 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama BobLibDem 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt excavating (for a mind) 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Fred Garvin 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama jjohns828 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Kitten Mitten 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Nauplius 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Oakminster 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Snowboarder Bo 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sterling Archer 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Typo Negative 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Wolverine 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zakalwe 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Zeldar 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ZipperJJ 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt zoog 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zyanthia 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt 17 136 8 9 2 15 11 6 9 8 2 15 5 12 14 3 13 4 /136 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ``` Just for reference, these are the weeks this year in these threads/polls I’ve posted where we had better turnout than this one: > **[Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- \<\< corrected poll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729500)** > > The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season. Between now and opening kickoff on August 28, pick the Top 25 Team(s) that you expect to LOSE their opening game. ... Week 1 CFB – Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? — \<\< corrected poll \>\> Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25 > **[Week 2 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=732901)** > > Please see Week 1 CFB – Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? — \<\< corrected poll \>\> – especially starting at Post #25 (08-20-2014, 08:53 AM) – for background information. Source data for this thread: AP Top 25 NCAAF Scores &... Week 2 CFB – Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose? Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18 > **[Week 12 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=740321)** > > =================================================================================== Scoring for this week’s poll is as follows: Pick a team to LOSE and they LOSE – +1 point Pick a team to LOSE and they WIN – -1 point Fail to pick a LOSER in... Week 12 CFB – Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose? Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 19 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-winners-in-the-dec-31-jan-1-cfb-bowl-games/707123/6 "2015-01-02T07:07:09Z")
The Results: ```auto ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== L W W L L W W L L W W L W L L W Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt ========================================================================================================================================================================================= basset hound 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama BobLibDem 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt excavating (for a mind) 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Fred Garvin 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama jjohns828 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Kitten Mitten 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Minn Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Nauplius 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Oakminster 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Snowboarder Bo 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sterling Archer 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Typo Negative 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Bois Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt Wolverine 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zakalwe 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Zeldar 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ZipperJJ 8 Peac-OleMiss Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-OhSt zoog 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama Zyanthia 8 Peac-TCU Fies-Ariz Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Citr-Mizz Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Sugar-Bama ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt 17 136 8 9 2 15 11 6 9 8 2 15 5 12 14 3 13 4 /136 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ``` The Scores: ```auto ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== L W W L L W W L L W W L W L L W Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Typo Negative +6/8 -1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 BobLibDem +4/8 +1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 +1 +1 Kitten Mitten +4/8 +1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 +1 +1 Sterling Archer +2/8 +1 +1 +1 -1 +1 +1 -1 -1 Zyanthia +2/8 +1 -1 +1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1 jjohns828 0/8 +1 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1 Wolverine 0/8 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 +1 +1 -1 ZipperJJ 0/8 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 +1 Fred Garvin -2/8 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1 basset hound -2/8 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1 Nauplius -2/8 +1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 Snowboarder Bo -2/8 +1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 -1 -1 Zeldar -2/8 +1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 zoog -2/8 +1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 excavating (for a mind) -4/8 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 Oakminster -4/8 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 Zakalwe -6/8 -1 -1 -1 -1 +1 -1 -1 -1 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= Peac-OleMiss Peac-TCU Fies-Bois Fies-Ariz Oran-MissSt Oran-GaTec Cott-MichSt Cott-Bayl Citr-Minn Citr-Mizz Oback-Wisc Oback-Aub Rose-Oreg Rose-FLSt Sugar-Bama Sugar-OhSt 17 136 8 9 2 15 11 6 9 8 2 15 5 12 14 3 13 4 /136 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== ```