Despite our history with Arizona, coupled with the fact that I've already picked against Oregon State, it's time to trot out my Utah pick for this contest. GO UTES!Originally Posted by Applejack
Despite our history with Arizona, coupled with the fact that I've already picked against Oregon State, it's time to trot out my Utah pick for this contest. GO UTES!
Wither AJ's pick ...? We'll have all the picks in after that, right?
Usc (I don't believe in the Buffalows)
This week's picks:
USC
Applejack
Utah
SoCalPat
UBlender
Cal
Wally
Ucla
AnywhereButByu
Stanford
DrumNFeather
Washington
Concerned
We need some prizes for this year's winner (Me!). Some examples:
A ute nutcracker:
Attachment 1946
Boys t-shirt
Attachment 1947
Butt ugly Ute sweater vest:
Attachment 1948
A blue (?) Ute shirt:
Attachment 1949
90s era rugby shirt (in case Wally wins; can give it to his brother Hostile if too small)
Attachment 1950
I can't see this shirt, damn! Also, I'm not sure, but I think you just called me fat.
Either that or I called hostile skinny!
I guess I don't have to worryabout a letdown. At least in the first quarter, they look terrific.
Stupid Cal.
if anyone is still alive in this, I hate you
We love you too, Scorcho (and Wally, DnF, and ABB)! But have no fear, the end is near.
Results
USC
Applejack
Utah
SoCalPat
UBlender
Cal
Wally
Ucla
AnywhereButByu
Stanford
DrumNFeather
Washington
Concerned
Last edited by Applejack; 10-09-2016 at 07:00 PM.
This week's games:
USC @ Arizona
Utah @ Oregon State
Stanford @ Notre Dame
Arizona State @ Colorado
UCLA @ Washington State
(I'll post the grid tomorrow when I am on a real computer)
The final four.
Indeed. Now it gets real.
The grid. The upper grid are the teams you have already picked to win. The lower grid is teams you have already picked to lose.
Arizona ASU Cal Colo Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU Applejack x x x x x x SoCalPat x x x x x x Ublender x x x x x x Concerned x x x x x x Arizona ASU Cal Colo Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU Applejack x x x SoCalPat x x x Ublender x x x Concerned x x x
Does it strike anyone else as suspicious that Applejack is doing well in the contest he himself constructed? Just sayin'.
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--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
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--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
As the defending champion that has been knocked out here...this is my message to the winner:
"You're alright LaRusso"
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Thanks! Very big of you.
Do the Final Four want to send picks to a neutral third party, to keep picks secret until the games?
Going to have to go with the Colorado Buffal-kills this week.
I can only pick two teams -- Oregon State or Stanford. Now I kinda know how Sancho feels. Gotta go with Stanford.
I'll also tell you that Cal over Oregon is my pick for the following week, as it's the only option I'll have.
AJ, what are the rules when there are no options -- ie, all your results have been exhausted. Is that grounds for elimination?
Yes, if you can't pick you are eliminated. But, truthfully that almost never happens. There is always SOMEONE to pick.
For example, this week you could take Arizona over USC (c'mon Wildcats), or UCLA over WSU, in addition to Stanford or Oregon State. Bye weeks make the next few weeks kind of tough.
I'm taking the Cougars.
There are two rules to picking this contest: never bet against a home favorite, and never trust Wazzu to show up. Here's hoping Wazzu shows up.
Utah
I have waited weeks to pick us over OSU, and now weather and rb injuries have made this very dicey
Everyone advances! That is the first time that has happened this year, and it might be a first for this late in a season.
The matchups this week:
Oregon @ Cal (Fri)
Colorado @ Stanford
Utah @ UCLA
Oregon State @ Washington
Washington State @ Arizona State
The grid:
Arizona ASU Cal Colo Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU Applejack x x x x x x x SoCalPat x x x x x x x Ublender x x x x x x x Concerned x x x x x x x Arizona ASU Cal Colo Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU Applejack x x x x SoCalPat x x x Ublender x x x x Concerned x x x x
Well, farts. My only reasonable choices (i.e. not picking OSU over Washington) are to pick the Utes to lose or to ride with the Tree over CU. Can't go against the Utes (even though my head says that may be the smarter pick) so the Tree it is.
Go you damned golden bears!
I don't want to, but I am picking the Bruins this week.
That's how I felt filling out my mail-in ballot.
"Don't apologize; it's not your fault. It's my fault for overestimating your competence."
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