College Football pick'em 2017- Gameplay and scoring thread

[heatcharger]

Games I actually care about:

December 28

Military Bowl (in Annapolis)
Virginia 24 - Navy 21

Camping World Bowl (in Orlando)
Virginia Tech 20 - Oklahoma State 28

December 30

Fiesta Bowl (in Glendale, Arizona)
Washington 28 - Penn State 38

Orange Bowl (in Miami)
Wisconsin 17 - Miami 30

January 1

Peach Bowl (in Atlanta)
UCF 24 - Auburn 27

Citrus Bowl (in Orlando)
Notre Dame 24 - LSU 35

College Football Playoff-Rose Bowl (in Pasadena, California)
Georgia 20 - Oklahoma 17

College Football Playoff-Sugar Bowl (in New Orleans)
Clemson 31 - Alabama 28

January 8

College Football Playoff National Championship Game (in Atlanta)
Clemson 31 - Georgia 24

ACC reigns supreme.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

So while Florida State will still play in their bowl game they are not bowl eligible.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/college-football/2017/12/21/16805816/florida-state-independence-bowl-eligible-ncaa

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Birmingham Bowl: Texas Tech vs USF  (Dec. 23 @ Birmingham, AL)
Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State vs Army West Point  (Dec. 23 @ Fort Worth, TX)
Dollar General Bowl: Appalachian State vs Toledo  (Dec. 23 @ Mobile, AL)
Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs Houston (Dec. 24 @ Honolulu, HI)
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah vs West Virginia  (Dec. 26 @ Dallas, TX)
Quick Lane Bowl: Duke vs Northern Illinois  (Dec. 26 @ Detroit, MI)
Cactus Bowl: Kansas State vs UCLA  (Dec. 26 @ Phoenix, AZ)
Independence Bowl: Southern Miss vs Florida State  (Dec. 27 @ Shreveport, LA)
Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs Boston College  (Dec. 27 @ New York, NY)
Foster Farms Bowl: Arizona vs Purdue  (Dec. 27 @ Santa Clara, CA)
Texas Bowl: Texas vs Missouri  (Dec. 27 @ Houston, TX)

Military Bowl: Virginia vs Navy  (Dec. 28 @ Annapolis, MD)
Camping World Bowl: #22 Virginia Tech vs #19 Oklahoma State  (Dec. 28 @ Orlando, FL)
Alamo Bowl: #13 Stanford vs #15 TCU  (Dec. 28 @ San Antonio, TX)
Holiday Bowl: #18 Washington State vs #16 Michigan State  (Dec. 28 @ San Diego, CA)
Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs Texas A&M  (Dec. 29 @ Charlotte, NC)
Sun Bowl: #24 NC State vs Arizona State  (Dec. 29 @ El Paso, TX)
Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs #21 Northwestern  (Dec. 29 @ Nashville, TN)
Arizona Bowl: New Mexico State vs Utah State  (Dec. 30 @ Tucson, AZ)
TaxSlayer Bowl: Louisville vs #23 Mississippi State  (Dec. 30 @ Jacksonville, FL)
Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs #20 Memphis  (Dec. 30 @ Memphis, TN)
Outback Bowl: Michigan vs South Carolina  (Jan. 1 @ Tampa, FL)
Citrus Bowl: #14 Notre Dame vs #17 LSU  (Jan. 1 @ Orlando, FL)

Cotton Bowl: #8 USC vs #5 Ohio State  (Dec. 29 @ Arlington, TX)
Fiesta Bowl: #11 Washington vs #9 Penn State  (Dec. 30 @ Glendale, AZ)
Orange Bowl: #6 Wisconsin vs #10 Miami  (Dec. 30 @ Miami Gardens, FL)
Peach Bowl: #12 UCF vs #7 Auburn  (Jan. 1 @ Atlanta, GA)
Rose Bowl: #3 Georgia vs #2 Oklahoma  (Jan. 1 @ Pasadena, CA)
Sugar Bowl: #4 Alabama vs #1 Clemson  (Jan. 1 @ New Orleans, LA)

FCS Championship: #2 North Dakota State vs #1 James Madison  (Jan. 6 @ Frisco, TX)

[Pragmatic Conservative]

December 26

Heart of Dallas Bowl (in Dallas)
Utah

Cactus Bowl (in Phoenix)
Kansas State

December 27

Independence Bowl (in Shreveport)
Florida State

Pinstripe Bowl (in New York City)
Boston College

Foster Farms Bowl
 Purdue

Texas Bowl
Missouri

December 28

Military Bowl (in Annapolis)
Navy

Camping World Bowl (in Orlando)
 Oklahoma State

Alamo Bowl (in San Antonio)
Stanford

Holiday Bowl (in San Diego)
Washington State

December 29

Belk Bowl (in Charlotte)
 Texas A&M

Sun Bowl (in El Paso)
NC State

Music City Bowl (in Nashville)
Northwestern

Cotton Bowl
 USC

December 30

Taxslayer Bowl (in Jacksonville)
Louisville

Liberty Bowl (in Memphis)
 Memphis

Fiesta Bowl (in Glendale, Arizona)
Penn State

Orange Bowl (in Miami)
Wisconsin

[Pragmatic Conservative]

January 1

Outback Bowl (in Tampa)
Michigan

Peach Bowl (in Atlanta)
Auburn

Citrus Bowl (in Orlando)
LSU

College Football Playoff-Rose Bowl (in Pasadena, California)
Oklahoma

College Football Playoff-Sugar Bowl (in New Orleans)
Clemson

[Sirius_]

Legit Question: What would lead you to believe that Alabama will win the championship?

[7,052,770]

Legit Question: What would lead you to believe that Alabama will win the championship?

Well, they're #1 in FPI, Sagarin, and eye test.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Baker Mayfield has incredible leadership qualities. The game was very much in danger of getting out of hand after he threw the pick, but he kept the energy on the sideline and inspired his team to keep their heads up when the road ahead looked untenable. Overtime play calling was miserable. The play where Anderson went out wide (2nd and long?) was completely suspect. I think OU was slightly better, but congrats to Dawgs. Didn't care strongly about either team.

ROLL TIDE

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I hate to admit wrongness, but it's a minor outrage that the championship will be played between teams that lost to Auburn when the lone undefeated beat Auburn. I mean, clearly both are better than UCF at full health and Georgia proved themselves in a grudge match, but injuries happen. This could be the last genuinely disputed championship for a long time - solely by virtue of that very sound logic.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

The SEC is the greatest football conference that God ever created.

[Dereich]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

[Pragmatic Conservative]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia

[Dereich]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

True I am just tired of seeing the CFB championship being rotated between Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

[Dereich]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

True I am just tired of seeing the CFB championship being rotated between Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

Well as Georgia is now pulling in #1 recruiting classes, you'll be seeing a lot more of them in the playoffs for years to come.

[JGibson]

Hope the Dawgs win it next Monday.

[WritOfCertiorari]

Do y’all think UCF will be ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll?

[MasterJedi]

Do y’all think UCF will be ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll?

No.

Also it was great seeing future bust Mayfield get caught on camera saying the game was over in the first half and then totally choke.

In addition, roll tide.

[Dereich]

Do y’all think UCF will be ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll?

It'll either be the loser of the championship or possibly Ohio State if the championship isn't close. Look at TCU 2014; the voters love teams which were (maybe wrongfully) left out and which destroy their opponents. I'd guess they put UCF at 5 or so. If it was up to the committee, I doubt UCF would crack the top 10.

EDIT: by the way, if we can change our predictions I feel absolutely confident in Bama.

DOUBLE EDIT: if you're curious, Bama opened as 4 point favorites, but the lines are moving towards Bama by 5.

[Alabama_Indy10]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

True I am just tired of seeing the CFB championship being rotated between Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

Maybe other teams should improve and try to compete with them.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

True I am just tired of seeing the CFB championship being rotated between Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

Maybe other teams should improve and try to compete with them.

You mean like UCF?  They've consistently done everything needed except they aren't in one of the power conferences, have no chance of joining a power conference, and teams in power conferences go out of their way to avoid scheduling them.  So what if they're undefeated and just beat the team that beat both of the teams in the championship?

Now would they've gone undefeated if they weren't in the American conference, who knows?  What I do know is that the way the current system works, they'll never be able to play for the championship, no matter how good they get.

[Alabama_Indy10]

All SEC Championship *vomits*

Go Bama *double vomits*

^
Except go Georgia (desperately hopes for someone else besides winning)

No no no, the last thing we need is Saban Jr. winning; it'll make everyone think that getting Saban clones is The Thing again, right as that was dying down. If a boring and over-talented team that can only run well is going to win, it might as well be the original.

True I am just tired of seeing the CFB championship being rotated between Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State.

Maybe other teams should improve and try to compete with them.

You mean like UCF?  They've consistently done everything needed except they aren't in one of the power conferences, have no chance of joining a power conference, and teams in power conferences go out of their way to avoid scheduling them.  So what if they're undefeated and just beat the team that beat both of the teams in the championship?

Now would they've gone undefeated if they weren't in the American conference, who knows?  What I do know is that the way the current system works, they'll never be able to play for the championship, no matter how good they get.

I agree with you about that. It is difficult for a non Power 5 team to make the playoff. UCF is a great success story this year (I wouldn't say they've consistently done everything needed since they were 0-12 in 2015). But let's be honest, we all know UCF would not be undefeated if they played the same schedule as a team from say the SEC, ACC, or Big 10. I know it seems unfair for them because they are doing everything in their power and kudos to them for that, but they are not one of the best 4 teams in the country.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Rich Rodriguez has been fired by Arizona over sexual harassment allegations.

http://www.espn.com.au/college-football/story/_/id/21946402/arizona-wildcats-fire-football-coach-rich-rodriguez

[Terry the Fat Shark]

btw I wasn't updating the spreadsheet because I wasn't sure about the bonus point system you wanted to use

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Anyway for the championship game I will pick Alabama to beat Georgia 28-13