(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Back by popular demand, your weekly prediction thread. I know that PirateTreasureNC has brought his my lines/your lines thread to the American board and I encourage participation in both. His is a discussion with lines and scores but this is about straight picks.

I will run the thread each week and keep a tally throughout the season. For those of you unfamiliar with the thread, here is a link to a thread from last season. Only 7 actually picked all 15 weeks last year and with the top 2 now gone (Louisville Fans) the title of pick-em champ is up for grabs. I would love to get more participation this season so try to keep up. I will not be checking the my lines thread because it is also a discussion thread and there are not enough hours in the day. Also, like last year, I will include future teams (which is just Navy this year). Simply highlight the teams you pick to win for the week. You have two weeks to make your first picks of the season. Get em in now, because once we go to conference play and the # of games drops and they are harder to pick, it becomes difficult to climb the ladder.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa (Tulane)
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt)
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut. (UConn)
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston. (Houston)
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*. (UCF)
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy. (Ohio State)
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis. (Memphis)
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida. (USF)
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU. (East Carolina)
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor. (Baylor)
* in Ireland

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

(08-18-2014 02:51 PM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Looks like Tulane is starting to pull away from Tulsa with just under 30 predictions in. The rest seem to be landslide runaways, so barring any surprises, should be a quiet week.

8/28 - Tulane (17) @ Tulsa (12)
8/28 - Temple (5) @ Vanderbilt (24)
8/29 - BYU (28) @ Connecticut (1)
8/29 - UTSA (0) @ Houston (29)
8/30 - Penn State (7) @ UCF (22)
8/30 - Ohio State (29) @ Navy (0)
8/30 - Austin Peay (0) @ Memphis (29)
8/30 - Western Carolina (0) @ South Florida (29)
8/30 - North Carolina Central (0) @ ECU (29)
8/31 - SMU (1) @ Baylor (28)

The most we ever had predict in a single week last year was 54. We have 29 with just under 2 weeks out. I would love to average 50+ this season.

Another reason to pin it...

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

(08-18-2014 02:51 PM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Looks like Tulane is starting to pull away from Tulsa with just under 30 predictions in. The rest seem to be landslide runaways, so barring any surprises, should be a quiet week.

8/28 - Tulane (17) @ Tulsa (12)
8/28 - Temple (5) @ Vanderbilt (24)
8/29 - BYU (28) @ Connecticut (1)
8/29 - UTSA (0) @ Houston (29)
8/30 - Penn State (7) @ UCF (22)
8/30 - Ohio State (29) @ Navy (0)
8/30 - Austin Peay (0) @ Memphis (29)
8/30 - Western Carolina (0) @ South Florida (29)
8/30 - North Carolina Central (0) @ ECU (29)
8/31 - SMU (1) @ Baylor (28)

The most we ever had predict in a single week last year was 54. We have 29 with just under 2 weeks out. I would love to average 50+ this season.

Vegas is putting Tulsa at around -3.5 to -5.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa TIE
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Enjoy.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

(08-18-2014 04:13 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  Vegas is putting Tulsa at around -3.5 to -5.

All the more reason to bet the Green Wave. I think we rip you a new one. Payback from the years of Tulsa beating up on the Wave. We'll see soon!

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

(08-18-2014 01:47 PM)DfromCT Wrote:  Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

2 out of 10 is not most.

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa - Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vandy - Vandy
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut - BYU
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston - UTSA
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF* - UCF
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy - Ohio State
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis - Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida - South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU - ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor - Baylor

Bonus Prediction: Tulsa and UCF both cover by a touchdown. [/b]

Since we are using absolute value here, how are tiebreakers determined?

Possible to earn "double points" on your own schools game?

(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Back by popular demand, your weekly prediction thread. I know that PirateTreasureNC has brought his my lines/your lines thread to the American board and I encourage participation in both. His is a discussion with lines and scores but this is about straight picks.

I will run the thread each week and keep a tally throughout the season. For those of you unfamiliar with the thread, here is a link to a thread from last season. Only 7 actually picked all 15 weeks last year and with the top 2 now gone (Louisville Fans) the title of pick-em champ is up for grabs. I would love to get more participation this season so try to keep up. I will not be checking the my lines thread because it is also a discussion thread and there are not enough hours in the day. Also, like last year, I will include future teams (which is just Navy this year). Simply highlight the teams you pick to win for the week. You have two weeks to make your first picks of the season. Get em in now, because once we go to conference play and the # of games drops and they are harder to pick, it becomes difficult to climb the ladder.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

* in Ireland

Fire June



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(08-18-2014 04:42 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa TIE
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis

Okay

(08-18-2014 07:22 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(08-18-2014 01:47 PM)DfromCT Wrote:  Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

2 out of 10 is not most.

I don't know where you get your count, but at the time I wrote it 3 of 6 ECU fans picked the Hurricane. OK, not "most" but better than 2 of 10.

(08-19-2014 06:44 AM)DfromCT Wrote:  

(08-18-2014 07:22 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(08-18-2014 01:47 PM)DfromCT Wrote:  Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

2 out of 10 is not most.

I don't know where you get your count, but at the time I wrote it 3 of 6 ECU fans picked the Hurricane. OK, not "most" but better than 2 of 10.

I'm still only counting 2, whatever the comment wasn't necessary anyway.

(08-18-2014 04:42 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa TIE

The whole point is to pick the game. If you want to leave it as a tie, then I will put you down for whichever team loses after the game.

(08-18-2014 11:37 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Since we are using absolute value here, how are tiebreakers determined?

Possible to earn "double points" on your own schools game?

Since its a running total, the longer the season goes on, the less likely there is of being a tie. Looking at last seasons numbers, nobody had the exact same wins and losses who picked every week and I have to scroll down to #28 and #29 to finally find someone who had identical win/loss predictions.