Jude 2

Instead of the BCS we have the J2BPCS:

Here's the rules for this game:

#1. All selections must be made by December 19th for all Bowl games to be eligible to be declared the winner. (Since I'm not a mod. I can't determine if your picks were made before the first game on the 20th, and no I don't want to be a mod either!)

#2. Only for the National Champship Game must there be a prediction of the final score. In case, we have a tie on wins and losses the person picking the closest final score will be declared the champion.

#3. Make sure that your pick to win that bowl game is declared in bold. That way we will know who you are picking to win.

#4. After each game I will post standings on how all participants are doing.

#5. Also for fun this year, since there seems to be such a debate on who is the best conference your picks will represent the conference you expect to have the best bowl record. At the end of the bowls games we can then discuss the results of that as well.

Here are the bowl games beginning with the first one to be played. Game time and network on which the game will be seen.

*All Times are Eastern Standard Time

Dec. 20: Poinsettia Bowl
Utah (MWC) vs. Navy (At-Large) ESPN 9:00 PM

Dec. 21: New Orleans Bowl
Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) vs. Memphis (C-USA) ESPN2 8:00 PM

December 22: PaPaJohns.Com Bowl
Cincinnati (Big East) vs. Southern Miss. (C-USA) ESPN2 1:00 PM

New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico (MWC) vs. Nevada (WAC) ESPN 4:30 PM

Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA (PAC-10) vs. BYU (MWC) ESPN 8:00 PM

Dec. 23
Hawaii Bowl
Boise St. (WAC) vs. East Carolina (C-USA) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 26
Motor City Bowl
Central Michigan (MAC) vs. Purdue (Big 10) ESPN 7:30 PM

December 27
Holiday Bowl
Arizona St. (PAC-10) vs. Texas (Big 12) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 28
Champs Bowl
Boston College (ACC) vs. Michigan St. (Big 10) ESPN 5:00 PM

Texas Bowl
Texas Christian (MWC) vs. Houston (C-USA) NFL Network 8:00 PM

Emerald Bowl
Maryland (ACC) vs. Oregon St. (PAC-10) ESPN 8:30 PM

December 29
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Wake Forest (ACC) vs. Connecticut (Big East) ESPN 1:00 PM

Liberty Bowl
UCF (C-USA) vs. Mississippi St. (SEC) ESPN 4:30 PM

Alamo Bowl
Penn. St. (Big 10) vs. Texas A&M (Big 12) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 30
Independence Bowl
Colorado (Big 12) vs. Alabama (SEC) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 31
Armed Forces Bowl
California (PAC 10) vs. Air Force (MWC) ESPN 12:30 PM

Sun Bowl
Oregon (PAC 10) vs. South Florida (Big East) CBS 2:00 PM

Humanitarian Bowl
Fresno State (WAC) vs. Georgia Tech (ACC) ESPN2 2:00 PM

Music City Bowl
Kentucky (SEC) vs. Florida St. (ACC) ESPN 4:00 PM

Insight.Com Bowl
Oklahoma St. (Big 12) vs. Indiana (Big 10) NFL Network 5:30 PM

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Auburn (SEC) vs. Clemson (ACC) ESPN 7:30 PM

Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Wisconsin (Big 10) vs. Tennessee (SEC) ESPN 11:00 AM

Cotton Bowl
Arkansas (SEC0 vs. Missouri (Big 12) FOX 11:30 AM

Gator Bowl
Virginia (ACC) vs. Texas Tech (Big 12) CBS 12:00 PM

Capital One Bowl
Michigan (Big 10) vs Florida (SEC) ABC 1:00 PM

Rose Bowl
Southern California (PAC-10) vs. Illnois (Big 10) ABC 4:30 PM

Sugar Bowl
Georgia (SEC) vs. Hawaii (WAC) FOX 8:30 PM

Jan. 2
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma (Big 12) vs. West Virginia (Big East) FOX 8:00 PM

Jan. 3
Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech (ACC) vs. Kansas (Big 12) FOX 8:00 PM

Jan. 5
International Bowl
Rutgers (Big East) vs. Ball State (MAC) ESPN2 12:00 PM

Jan 6
GMAC
Bowling Green (MAC) vs. Tulsa (C-USA) ESPN 8:00 PM

Jan.7
National Championship Game
Ohio State (Big 10) vs. LSU (SEC) FOX 8:00 PM

Good luck and happy picking.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Navy San Diego Dec. 20, 9 p.m. ESPN HD

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic New Orleans Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD

Papajohns.com Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 22, 1 p.m. ESPN2 HD


New Mexico
Nevada vs New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pioneer Las Vegas
UCLA vs. BYU Las Vegas Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. East Carolina Honolulu Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN

Motor City
Purdue vs. Central Michigan Detroit Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pacific Life Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas San Diego Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Champs Sports
Boston College vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla. Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN HD

Texas
TCU vs. Houston Houston Dec. 28, 8 p.m. NFL Network

Emerald
Maryland vs. Oregon State San Francisco Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD


Meineke Car Care
UConn vs. Wake Forest Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ESPN HD

AutoZone Liberty
UCF vs. Mississippi State Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Valero Alamo
Penn State vs. Texas A&M San Antonio Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

PetroSun Independence
Alabama vs. Colorado Shreveport, La. Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
California vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian
Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State Boise, Idaho Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ESPN2

Brut Sun
South Florida vs. Oregon El Paso, Texas Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Kentucky vs. Florida State Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 31, 4 p.m. ESPN HD

Insight
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 31, 6 p.m. NFL Network

Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. Auburn Atlanta Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Outback
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 11 a.m. ESPN HD

AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Arkansas Dallas Jan. 1, 2008, 11:30 a.m. FOX


Gator
Texas Tech vs. Virginia Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. CBS

Capital One
Michigan vs. Florida Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. ABC HD

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Illinois vs. USC Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m. ABC HD

Allstate Sugar
Hawaii vs. Georgia New Orleans Jan. 1, 2008, 8:30 p.m. FOX

Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

FedEx Orange
Virginia Tech vs. Kansas Miami Jan. 3, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

International
Rutgers vs. Ball State Toronto Jan. 5, 2008, Noon ESPN2 HD

GMAC
Bowling Green vs. Tulsa Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ESPN HD


Allstate BCS Championship Game
LSU 27 vs. Ohio State 14 New Orleans Jan. 7, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

Question:
Are we basing our picks strictly win loss, or going by the vegas line as well. Winner + point spread?

Paully_44 wrote:Question:
Are we basing our picks strictly win loss, or going by the vegas line as well. Winner + point spread?

I'm not... I'm just picking who I think/hope will win. LOL... I don't know anything about vegas line.

Pastor Rob wrote:#1. All selections must be made by December 19th for all Bowl games to be eligible to be declared the winner. (Since I'm not a mod. I can't determine if your picks were made before the first game on the 20th, and no I don't want to be a mod either!)

Is that 12AM Eastern time? A mod like Paully could lock it at that time. Or 12AM his time or something.

Paully_44 wrote:Question:
Are we basing our picks strictly win loss, or going by the vegas line as well. Winner + point spread?

Paully - great question we are basing our picks strictly on win/loss no point spread, although I have seriously considered doing the point spread thing.

turbotim wrote:

Pastor Rob wrote:#1. All selections must be made by December 19th for all Bowl games to be eligible to be declared the winner. (Since I'm not a mod. I can't determine if your picks were made before the first game on the 20th, and no I don't want to be a mod either!)

Is that 12AM Eastern time? A mod like Paully could lock it at that time. Or 12AM his time or something.

Well I didn't want to ask a mod to be responsible for that, however, if Paully will volunteer that would be great. I didn't see a 12 AM start time on those, but if there is, it would be a noon start.

Pastor Rob wrote:

Paully_44 wrote:Question:
Are we basing our picks strictly win loss, or going by the vegas line as well. Winner + point spread?

Paully - great question we are basing our picks strictly on win/loss no point spread, although I have seriously considered doing the point spread thing.

it might make the bowls a bit more interesting, but more involvement for you managing our "bowl poll"

Paully_44 wrote:

Pastor Rob wrote:

Paully_44 wrote:Question:
Are we basing our picks strictly win loss, or going by the vegas line as well. Winner + point spread?

Paully - great question we are basing our picks strictly on win/loss no point spread, although I have seriously considered doing the point spread thing.

it might make the bowls a bit more interesting, but more involvement for you managing our "bowl poll"

Well we could do two different pick-em bowl games use one for a straight up win and the other for the point spread. what do you think about that?

Have been checking on line and have found no point spreads for the games as of yet.

Pastor Rob wrote:

turbotim wrote:

Pastor Rob wrote:#1. All selections must be made by December 19th for all Bowl games to be eligible to be declared the winner. (Since I'm not a mod. I can't determine if your picks were made before the first game on the 20th, and no I don't want to be a mod either!)

Is that 12AM Eastern time? A mod like Paully could lock it at that time. Or 12AM his time or something.

Well I didn't want to ask a mod to be responsible for that, however, if Paully will volunteer that would be great. I didn't see a 12 AM start time on those, but if there is, it would be a noon start.

I am not a mod, sorry.

Just make the deadline 12:00am EST. I would think that most picks will be posted before then anyway.

Paully_44 wrote:
I am not a mod, sorry.

Just make the deadline 12:00am EST. I would think that most picks will be posted before then anyway.

Oh I thought you were a moderator...weren't you at one time? I just noticed there were none.

turbotim wrote:Oh I thought you were a moderator...weren't you at one time?

Not that I know of... I am just a guy

I guess I'm thinking that you guys give a whole new meaning to "sports nut".

After pretty well blowing chunks last year on this effort, I'm game! Bolds are my picks:

Dec. 20: Poinsettia Bowl
Utah (MWC) vs. Navy (At-Large) ESPN 9:00 PM

Dec. 21: New Orleans Bowl
Florida Atlantic (Sun Belt) vs. Memphis (C-USA) ESPN2 8:00 PM

December 22: PaPaJohns.Com Bowl
Cincinnati (Big East) vs. Southern Miss. (C-USA) ESPN2 1:00 PM

New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico (MWC) vs. Nevada (WAC) ESPN 4:30 PM

Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA (PAC-10) vs. BYU (MWC) ESPN 8:00 PM

Dec. 23
Hawaii Bowl
Boise St. (WAC) vs. East Carolina (C-USA) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 26
Motor City Bowl
Central Michigan (MAC) vs. Purdue (Big 10) ESPN 7:30 PM

December 27
Holiday Bowl
Arizona St. (PAC-10) vs. Texas (Big 12) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 28
Champs Bowl
Boston College (ACC) vs. Michigan St. (Big 10) ESPN 5:00 PM

Texas Bowl
Texas Christian (MWC) vs. Houston (C-USA) NFL Network 8:00 PM

Emerald Bowl
Maryland (ACC) vs. Oregon St. (PAC-10) ESPN 8:30 PM

December 29
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Wake Forest (ACC) vs. Connecticut (Big East) ESPN 1:00 PM

Liberty Bowl
UCF (C-USA) vs. Mississippi St. (SEC) ESPN 4:30 PM

Alamo Bowl
Penn. St. (Big 10) vs. Texas A&M (Big 12) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 30
Independence Bowl
Colorado (Big 12) vs. Alabama (SEC) ESPN 8:00 PM

December 31
Armed Forces Bowl
California (PAC 10) vs. Air Force (MWC) ESPN 12:30 PM

Sun Bowl
Oregon (PAC 10) vs. South Florida (Big East) CBS 2:00 PM

Humanitarian Bowl
Fresno State (WAC) vs. Georgia Tech (ACC) ESPN2 2:00 PM

Music City Bowl
Kentucky (SEC) vs. Florida St. (ACC) ESPN 4:00 PM

Insight.Com Bowl
Oklahoma St. (Big 12) vs. Indiana (Big 10) NFL Network 5:30 PM

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Auburn (SEC) vs. Clemson (ACC) ESPN 7:30 PM

Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Wisconsin (Big 10) vs. Tennessee (SEC) ESPN 11:00 AM

Cotton Bowl
Arkansas (SEC0 vs. Missouri (Big 12) FOX 11:30 AM

Gator Bowl
Virginia (ACC) vs. Texas Tech (Big 12) CBS 12:00 PM

Capital One Bowl
Michigan (Big 10) vs Florida (SEC) ABC 1:00 PM

Rose Bowl
Southern California (PAC-10) vs. Illnois (Big 10) ABC 4:30 PM

Sugar Bowl
Georgia (SEC) vs. Hawaii (WAC) FOX 8:30 PM

Jan. 2
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma (Big 12) vs. West Virginia (Big East) FOX 8:00 PM

Jan. 3
Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech (ACC) vs. Kansas (Big 12) FOX 8:00 PM

Jan. 5
International Bowl
Rutgers (Big East) vs. Ball State (MAC) ESPN2 12:00 PM

Jan 6
GMAC
Bowling Green (MAC) vs. Tulsa (C-USA) ESPN 8:00 PM

Jan.7
National Championship Game
Ohio State (Big 10) vs. LSU (SEC) FOX 8:00 PM
Final score: OSU 24, LSU 34