Bowl Pool Update - Hutch H is the first to clinch something edition.

 So, that Rose Bowl game had a lot riding on it, and it looked like the game lived up to the hype.  Also, it looks like no one in college football can play defense, especially in the secondary.

There are a few things we can say for sure after the Rose Bowl:

1.       Hutch H. is going to win something.  Whether that’s 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd remains to be seen, but he is locked in to one of those 3 spots.

2.       It’s still a crap shoot for the places with 3 games left.  There are 8 ways for the games to play out and virtually every one has a different slate of potential winners.  That’s how we can still have 9 people alive despite only 3 games left.

3.       The next two games won’t matter at in determining the winner.  There are only 2 people left that can still win the pool.  One of them has Alabama and the other has Georgia.  Whoever wins that game will win the pool.

4.       Matt N. needs Georgia to win the Championship.  If that happens, he wins the pool.  If Alabama wins, he gets nothing.

5.       There is still the possibility for a tie for 2^nd and 3^rd.  If it looks like we need it, I’ll go back and look through the submissions to get tie-breakers, and if there aren’t any listed, I’ll reacj out to the people involved.

OK, here are the standings:

Total

1. Hutch H.: 566 (-369)

2. Matt N.: 551 (-372)

3. Scott H. #2: 529 (-414)

4. Mark A.: 525 (-389)

5. Chad L.: 517 (-406)

6. Cam L.: 514 (-395)

7. Becky H.: 509 (-371)

8. Brian K.: 504 (-403)

9. Mike W.: 500 (-398)

10. Mike N.: 491 (-452)

11. Josiah T. #2: 486 (-437)

12. Adam O. #3: 483 (-441)

13. Klei R.: 480 (-437)

14. Jason S.: 474 (-417)

15. Michelle L. #1: 474 (-469)

16. Daniel E.: 471 (-440)

17. Dylan B.: 468 (-458)

18. Dylan L.: 467 (-458)

19. Adam O. #2: 462 (-462)

20. Adam O. #1: 458 (-466)

21. Josiah T. #1: 458 (-478)

22. Dan D.: 457 (-436)

23. Jay H. #2: 445 (-469)

24. Marc R.: 439 (-437)

25. Michelle L. #2: 438 (-505)

26. Adam O. #4: 436 (-488)

27. Larry G. #2: 435 (-496)

28. Pete J. #2: 431 (-494)

29. Scott H. #1: 416 (-488)

30. Brent S.: 410 (-457)

31. Stefan K.: 405 (-461)

32. Ryan W.: 405 (-484)

33. Ben S.: 405 (-509)

34. Dustin B.: 402 (-507)

35. Amy L.: 397 (-512)

36. Pete J. #1: 392 (-533)

37. Damien R.: 388 (-533)

38. Lee K.: 385 (-500)

39. Matt M.: 384 (-526)

40. Brad R.: 372 (-521)

41. Brett W.: 368 (-528)

42. Weston T. (Shane): 365 (-572)

43. Tom B.: 359 (-524)

44. Ally H.: 354 (-552)

45. Larry G. #1: 344 (-592)

46. Jay H. #1: 328 (-544)

47. Emily T.: 327 (-579)

48. Adam E.: 320 (-556)

49. Grant F.: 318 (-588)

50. Doug L.: 307 (-589)

51. Creighton H.: 284 (-619)

…and the matrix:

Row Labels	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Hutch H.	50.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Matt N.	50.00%	Utah	Utah
Mark A.	Utah	31.25%	6.25%
Chad L.	N. Dame	12.50%	25.00%
Cam L.	N. Dame	12.50%	12.50%
Scott H. #2	Pitt	Iowa	12.50%
Becky H.	Iowa	12.50%	Iowa
Brian K.	Iowa	Iowa	12.50%
Mike W.	Michigan	6.25%	6.25%
Mike N.	Initial	N. Car	Tennessee
Josiah T. #2	Initial	Initial	Pitt
Adam O. #3	Pitt	Pitt	Pitt
Klei R.	Az State	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Jason S.	Az State	N. Dame	Utah
Michelle L. #1	Tennessee	Pitt	Michigan
Daniel E.	Tennessee	Tennessee	Az State
Dylan B.	Tennessee	Tennessee	Pitt
Dylan L.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Adam O. #2	Initial	Tennessee	Tennessee
Adam O. #1	Initial	Initial	Tennessee
Josiah T. #1	Pitt	Pitt	Pitt
Dan D.	Utah	Iowa	Utah
Jay H. #2	Initial	Pitt	Pitt
Marc R.	N. Dame	Utah	Utah
Michelle L. #2	Initial	N. Car	N. Car
Adam O. #4	Initial	Tennessee	Pitt
Larry G. #2	Initial	Initial	Initial
Pete J. #2	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan
Scott H. #1	Initial	Initial	Initial
Brent S.	Penn St.	Iowa	Iowa
Stefan K.	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Ryan W.	Pitt	Michigan	Michigan
Ben S.	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee
Dustin B.	Initial	Pitt	Pitt
Amy L.	Initial	N. Car	N. Car
Pete J. #1	Initial	Initial	Initial
Damien R.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Lee K.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Matt M.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Brad R.	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan
Brett W.	Initial	Initial	Tennessee
Weston T. (Shane)	Initial	Initial	Initial
Tom B.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Ally H.	Pitt	Az State	Az State
Larry G. #1	Initial	Initial	Initial
Jay H. #1	Initial	Tennessee	Tennessee
Emily T.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Adam E.	Az State	Az State	Cincinnati
Grant F.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Doug L.	Initial	Initial	Initial
Creighton H.	Initial	Initial	Initial

I’ve already mentioned that the Sugar Bowl doesn’t matter for 1^st place, but it will knock some people out for 2^nd and 3^rd.  Here are the eliminations:

If Baylor Wins:

Chad L. is eliminated from 2^nd place contention.

Mark A. is eliminated from 3^rd place contention.

Mike W. is eliminated from 2^nd & 3^rd place contention.

Scott H. #2 is eliminated from 3^rd place contention.

 

If Mississippi Wins:

Becky H. is eliminated from 2^nd place contention.

Brian K. is eliminated from 3^rd place contention.

Cam L. is eliminated from 2^nd & 3^rd place contention.

 

Here are the picks for 2^nd place entries:

2nd Place	Pick	Points
1.: Mark A. (31.25%)	Mississippi	23
2.: Hutch H. (25%)	Baylor	6
3.: Chad L. (12.5%)	Mississippi	13
3.: Cam L. (12.5%)	Baylor	19
3.: Becky H. (12.5%)	Baylor	42
6.: Mike W. (6.25%)	Mississippi	25

…and for 3^rd place:

3rd Place	Pick	Points
1.: Hutch H. (25%)	Baylor	6
1.: Chad L. (25%)	Mississippi	13
3.: Scott H. #2 (12.5%)	Mississippi	2
3.: Cam L. (12.5%)	Baylor	19
3.: Brian K. (12.5%)	Baylor	3
6.: Mike W. (6.25%)	Mississippi	25
6.: Mark A. (6.25%)	Mississippi	23

It’s kind of funny to see those 2 and 3 point games making the difference between life and death at this point in the pool.  Also, it looks like Scott and Becky are in a duel to the death in the Sugar Bowl.  Two entrants enter, one entrant leaves (they are married, for people that don’t know them).  Fun times all around.

Good luck!!!!!