2014 AGS Bracket Challenge

[MTfan4life]

Let's get the sign up rolling. You simply reply with "I'm in" and we'll make you a bracket. Try to limit the discussion in here because I need to comb it for those entering the contest.

Scoring
Official scoring process:
Each correct pick in a given round will be given the following points:
1st Round - 15
2nd Round - 15
Quarterfinals - 30
Semifinals - 50
Finals - 100

The scores will be used for deductions or bonuses from each total. If an exact score is guessed, there will be a ten point bonus added. There will be a tenth of a point deduction for each point a prediction for each separate team is off the actual score for that given team. This is not how many points your combined score was off the real combined score. For example, joe picked A over B 27-14. The final score was A winning 24-17. The combined scores were both 41, but joe was 3 off A's final score and 3 off B's final score. Therefore, .6 will be deducted from his points for that round. If B had won that game, joe simply would not have gotten points for that respective game.

First round scoring example:
A over B - 27-14
A beat B 24-17 15 points for the win minus .6 = 14.4
C over D - 31-10
C beat D 24-10 15 points for the win minus .7 = 14.3
E over F - 14-7
F beat E 17-14 no points awarded for loss
G over H - 24-21
G beat H 24-21 15 points for the win plus 10 for nailing the score = 25

14.4 + 14.3 + 0 + 25 = 53.7 for Round one.



I have multiple things going on right now, so don't expect to get your brackets within the minute after you sign up, but we'll get them out to you quickly.

Is there swag you ask? Yes, on top of a T shirt, and a "Playa" userbar like in the other thread there will also be a $100 gift card to the winner of this Bracket Challenge.



The deadline will be sometime late Friday evening as I should be able to keep it open as late as possible.

This is the big AGS challenge. Last season we had 101 participate and the year before we had 102. Let's try and beat those totals this season! xthumbsupx

Also, there's no post minimum to participate so if your "I'm in" is your very first post, you can still compete. We would like as much people to do this as possible!

Reminder:
When you get your bracket, you need to finish the WHOLE thing, not just the first round.

[tribefan40]

I'm in.

[Mattymc727]

I'm In

and here to defend my title!

[Drblankstare]

Im in

[centennial]

I'm in!

[jmufan999]

i'm in

[veinup]

i am in

[NDSUtk]

I'm in.

[IBleedYellow]

I'm In

and here to defend my title!

If you pick your Wildcats neither title will be won.

Let's do this ****!

[footballer23]

I'm in

[PantherRob82]

I'm in.

[StrikeJMU]

I'm in

[smilo]

I'm in

[jacoj21]

I'm in

[MTfan4life]

If you pick your Wildcats neither title will be won.

Let's do this ****!

No smack talk. This is a thread simply to sign up. You should know this.

[IBleedYellow]

I'm in.

[MacThor]

I'm in.

[BisonTru]

I'm in.


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[JaxSinfonian]

I'm in.


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[kdinva]

I'll join and give it a try......

[Fordham]

I'm in

[kdinva]

I'm in.

just don't you all overlook Morgan St.......treat them like they were the Keydets......

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I'm in!

[X-Factor]

I'm in

[SkinsWizDukes]

I'm in.

[Bisonator]

I'm in

[paward]

I'm In

[taper]

I'm in.

[BisonFan02]

I'm in.

[Lehigh'98]

I'm in

[Fear the Bird]

I'm in

[BisonLurker]

I'm in.

[LehighU11]

I'm in!

[FordhamFan]

I'm in!

[MSUDuo]

I'm in

[NDSUBowler]

I'm in!

[KPSUL]

I'm in.

[frozennorth]

I am in.

[NorCalJack]

I'm in also

[melloware13]

I'm in

[dewey]

I'm in.

Dewey

[NDSUKurt]

I'm in

[Rabbit74]

I'm in

[swaghook]

I'm in

[Catbooster]

I'm in

[unigriff]

I'm in

[stevdock]

I'm in.

[Hambone]

I'm in

[Bison56]

I'm in

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

I'm in.

[grizband]

I'm in

[tomq04]

I'm in

[MR. CHICKEN]

AH'M IN......AWK!

[bobcathpdevil56]

I'm in

[EKU Toss Sweep]

I'm in

[mamberso]

In

[WrenFGun]

in.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Im in...and so is Liberty finally!

[Anovafan]

In!

[waverly_panther]

I'm in.

[WileECoyote06]

I'm in!

[BisonBohl]

I'm in

[blackbeard]

I'm in

[HailSzczur]

im in

[steelr7]

I'm in

[Crimson Crow]

I'm in.

[knucklehead]

I'm in

[McNeese75]

I'm in

[Penguin Nation]

I'm in.

[MTfan4life]

Really good crew so far! Keep signing up. Past the century mark or bust! xthumbsupx

I've started sending out brackets and am about a third of the way done. I'll try to get them all sent out tonight, but some might not get out til tomorrow. Thanks for your patience!

[Southern Bison]

I'm in!

[jmudukes1314]

I want in

[wmmii]

in

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I need Jim Cantore to give me a good extended forecasts for each host school. Trying to predict future scores for games in December is no picnic.....xrotatehx

[Pitz]

I'm in.

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

I'm in.

This is always easier to do objectively without a dog in the fight. Ugh.

[chattanoogamocs]

In!

[ace93]

I'm in.

[CappinHard]

I'm in.

[gotts]

I'm in

[citdog]

I'm in

[RabidRabbit]

I'm in

[OhioHen]

I'm in

[rokamortis]

I'm in

[Rjones61]

I'm in

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

I'm in

[Daytripper]

I'll play.

[caribbeanhen]

I'm in

[JLP]

I'm in

[SHUAlumni55]

I'm in...

[Thunderstruck]

I'm in

[Sammy94]

I'm in and Eat'em Up Kats!!!!

[UIWWildthing]

I'm in

[SUPharmacist]

I'm in

[biggame]

I'm In

[Professor Chaos]

I'm in

[putter]

I'm in

[MTfan4life]

So many people so far! This is awesome! Don't be afraid to keep signing up if you haven't already done so. There is no maximum for amount of people in this challenge.

Second, remember that you need to complete every round in your bracket. I have seen a couple brackets just doing the first round. The entire bracket needs to be finished before the deadline.

Third, I had one person get a faulty bracket. If you are having problems with yours, just send me a pm and I'll send you a new one! I've sent about 5 pages on the brackets, so I'll go back to sending those out. xthumbsupx

[Kemo]

I'm in... decisive on whether I want to participate or not.

Awe, what hell.

I'M IN!

[MTfan4life]

All caught up. Everyone should have their brackets now. I did get a few notifications that a person's inbox is full. Rokamortis, citdog, and caribbeanhen, you need to delete a message in your inbox so that I can send you your bracket.

[Grizzlies82]

I'm In.

[NHwildEcat]

I'm in!

[seattlespider]

I'm in.

[herd13]

I'm in.

[Mountaineer]

I'm in.

[Jacked_Rabbit]

I'm in!

[MNBISON]

I'm in.

[T-Dog]

I'm in.

[ming01]

I'm in

[CasualFan]

I'm in!

[Lehigh Football Nation]

IN!

[THE DANIMAL]

I'm in!!

[dudeitsaid]

I'm in

[GoBlueHens83]

I'm in.

[FCSbuff319]

I'm in.

[MTfan4life]

caribbeanhen, rokamortis, citdog - clear some space in your inbox so I can get you your brackets!

Otherwise all caught up with brackets so far, so keep signing up if you haven't already done so. The more people, the better this competition is!

[Loyl2u]

I'm in

[T-herd]

I'm in

[Wildcat Pride]

I'm in

[Redbird74]

I'm in!

[Tribe4SF]

I'm in.

[Evolution Prime]

I'm in

[gumby013]

I'm in

[DukeDog]

I'm in.

[Trumpster]

I'm in. I have no idea rules or anything because it just said it was similar to last year... but I'm in.

[IndyTreeFan]

I'm in...

[MTfan4life]

It's about time I post the scoring process. I'll update the original post with this same information.

Official scoring process:
Each correct pick in a given round will be given the following points:
1st Round - 15
2nd Round - 15
Quarterfinals - 30
Semifinals - 50
Finals - 100

The scores will be used for deductions or bonuses from each total. If an exact score is guessed, there will be a ten point bonus added. There will be a tenth of a point deduction for each point a prediction for each separate team is off the actual score for that given team. This is not how many points your combined score was off the real combined score. For example, joe picked A over B 27-14. The final score was A winning 24-17. The combined scores were both 41, but joe was 3 off A's final score and 3 off B's final score. Therefore, .6 will be deducted from his points for that round. If B had won that game, joe simply would not have gotten points for that respective game.

First round scoring example:
A over B - 27-14
A beat B 24-17 15 points for the win minus .6 = 14.4
C over D - 31-10
C beat D 24-10 15 points for the win minus .7 = 14.3
E over F - 14-7
F beat E 17-14 no points awarded for loss
G over H - 24-21
G beat H 24-21 15 points for the win plus 10 for nailing the score = 25

14.4 + 14.3 + 0 + 25 = 53.7 for Round one.

Still nearly four days to sign up. Keep em coming!

[Ghost]

I'm in!

[REALBird]

I'm in.

[word]

I'm in

[JMUNJ08]

I'm in!

[Fordham]

It's about time I post the scoring process. I'll update the original post with this same information.

Official scoring process:
Each correct pick in a given round will be given the following points:
1st Round - 15
2nd Round - 15
Quarterfinals - 30
Semifinals - 50
Finals - 100

The scores will be used for deductions or bonuses from each total. If an exact score is guessed, there will be a ten point bonus added. There will be a tenth of a point deduction for each point a prediction for each separate team is off the actual score for that given team. This is not how many points your combined score was off the real combined score. For example, joe picked A over B 27-14. The final score was A winning 24-17. The combined scores were both 41, but joe was 3 off A's final score and 3 off B's final score. Therefore, .6 will be deducted from his points for that round. If B had won that game, joe simply would not have gotten points for that respective game.

First round scoring example:
A over B - 27-14
A beat B 24-17 15 points for the win minus .6 = 14.4
C over D - 31-10
C beat D 24-10 15 points for the win minus .7 = 14.3
E over F - 14-7
F beat E 17-14 no points awarded for loss
G over H - 24-21
G beat H 24-21 15 points for the win plus 10 for nailing the score = 25

14.4 + 14.3 + 0 + 25 = 53.7 for Round one.

Still nearly four days to sign up. Keep em coming!
I guess I should have looked at this before pulling those numbers out of my ass for the scores! :D

Seriously, I did a total Homer pick and took us to get to the semis. Screw reality.

http://www.pathsofreturn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/homer1.jpg

[Jacks02]

I'm in.

[Gordon Shumway]

I don't know squat, but I'll give it a whirl.

[NDSU Fan]

I'm in

[MTfan4life]

Nearly 130 brackets sent out so far, but we'll always accept more!

Quick reminder, the entire bracket needs to be filled out by the deadline. This isn't a week-by-week contest.

Also, be careful, as that friday night can sneak up really quick during Thanksgiving week!

[SportsLover]

I'm in!

[Gangtackle11]

I'm in

[Fordham]

Nearly 130 brackets sent out so far, but we'll always accept more!

Quick reminder, the entire bracket needs to be filled out by the deadline. This isn't a week-by-week contest.

Also, be careful, as that friday night can sneak up really quick during Thanksgiving week!
There's no submission of the document, though, right? It just auto saves, correct?

[MDUNHfan]

I'm in.

[Original_Siouxperfan]

I'm in.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

There's no submission of the document, though, right? It just auto saves, correct?

Yes, there is nothing to save or submit. Just fill it in.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Yes, there is nothing to save or submit. Just fill it in.


This is probably a very stupid question but how do you fill it in?

[Bisonator]

This is probably a very stupid question but how do you fill it in?

click on the boxes and type in the scores and teams.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

This is probably a very stupid question but how do you fill it in?

As nator said. I just copied the names from the previous field by ctrl-c the winner from each pod and moving them on. Simple typing in the cells works as well.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

As nator said. I just copied the names from the previous field by ctrl-c the winner from each pod and moving them on. Simple typing in the cells works as well.


Not working for me. LOL...that's why I feel like a dumbass for asking...

[Bisonator]

Not working for me. LOL...that's why I feel like a dumbass for asking...
Probably got one of those bad brackets MT was talking about. PM him and ask for a new one.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Not working for me. LOL...that's why I feel like a dumbass for asking...

Ah, that's a problem that MTFan probably just gave "view" permissions and not "edit" permissions. I'll go check it or have him fix it. Better yet, pm the link he sent you and I'll fix it.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Ah, that's a problem that MTFan probably just gave "view" permissions and not "edit" permissions. I'll go check it or have him fix it. Better yet, pm the link he sent you and I'll fix it.


He hasn't sent anything yet!

I clicked the red bracket challenge logo above thinking that is how you enter. Does he need to send something out?

[Bisonator]

He hasn't sent anything yet!

I clicked the red bracket challenge logo above thinking that is how you enter. Does he need to send something out?

Yes. Did you post in here "I'm in"? That's the first step per the first post:


Let's get the sign up rolling. You simply reply with "I'm in" and we'll make you a bracket. Try to limit the discussion in here because I need to comb it for those entering the contest.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Yes. Did you post in here "I'm in"? That's the first step per the first post:


Ya...did that a couple of days ago.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

I'm in.


I'm in!!!!!!!!

[Bisonator]

I'm in!!!!!!!!

Haha you might want to PM MTFan too and let him have it! xlolx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I'm in!!!!!!!!

xlolx

The red banner above is just for any of you guys that want to print one or something like that. It is not functional for this game. MTFan will fix you up soon I bet. You'll get a link in a pm and that one you can fill out.

[MTfan4life]

caribbeanhen, your damn inbox is still too full. It's impossible to get you your bracket unless you clean up some space in your inbox. Right now I have Rhode Island selected as your champion.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

caribbeanhen, your damn inbox is still too full. It's impossible to get you your bracket unless you clean up some space in your inbox. Right now I have Rhode Island selected as your champion.


Still waiting....xeyebrowx

[4grz]

I'm in.

[Teal2018]

I'm in

[caribbeanhen]

caribbeanhen, your damn inbox is still too full. It's impossible to get you your bracket unless you clean up some space in your inbox. Right now I have Rhode Island selected as you champion.

think its good now ....i had forgotten all those bizun fans last year that were messaging me for loans the past few years so they could get down to frisco

[MTfan4life]

Of the 136 brackets sent out so far, only 51 have fully been completed. I know there's still a day and a half to finish, but just sending out this reminder.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Of the 136 brackets sent out so far, only 51 have fully been completed. I know there's still a day and a half to finish, but just sending out this reminder.

I'm not trying to be a dick to anyone but anyone that requests a bracket and does not fill it out will be auto eliminated from the next competition. MTFan is putting in a ton of work on this and I don't think it's fair of some of you to just waste his time and not fill in your brackets.

Take the damn time to fill out your bracket...now.

[Catsfan90]

I'm in

[BisonFan02]

I'm not trying to be a dick to anyone but anyone that requests a bracket and does not fill it out will be auto eliminated from the next competition. MTFan is putting in a ton of work on this and I don't think it's fair of some of you to just waste his time and not fill in your brackets.

Take the damn time to fill out your bracket...now.

I will take one of the blank ones....we can call it "BisonFan02's wife/offspring mascot bracket". They went through one this morning and picked teams off of name/mascot and what my 4 year old "liked". I can insert some scores and anyone who finishes below it will feel shame (looking at you UAH and Darell :D )

[Red & Black]

I'm in.

[Big_Fan]

In I am.

[ElCid]

I'm in. What is deadline? I forgot, how do we get bracket, link via e-mail? I have no e-mail but hit and miss internet only…don't ask! So I am in only if I can get link via AGS PM.

[Winindy]

I'm in

[dewey]

I'm in. What is deadline? I forgot, how do we get bracket, link via e-mail? I have no e-mail but hit and miss internet only…don't ask! So I am in only if I can get link via AGS PM.

The link to the bracket is sent out via AGS PM.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Dewey

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I will take one of the blank ones....we can call it "BisonFan02's wife/offspring mascot bracket". They went through one this morning and picked teams off of name/mascot and what my 4 year old "liked". I can insert some scores and anyone who finishes below it will feel shame (looking at you UAH and Darell :D )

I don't do shame.

[gotts]

I don't do shame.

Don't ya

[kalm]

In!

[MarkyMark]

I'm in

[MTfan4life]

Sorry to people who asked for a bracket on Thanksgiving. I was on yesterday just before noon, and I haven't been back to my computer until now. I will get them sent out to you as long as you finish before the deadline.

Reminder, the deadline is tonight at midnight Pacific time, so you still have a lot of time to get your bracket done. If you run into a problem, just pm me. I am very lenient with these deadlines and getting these things done. If you have a problem with google docs, pm me the winners and the scores and I can enter everything for you. Don't let technology keep you away from participating. I am here to help get your bracket done.

[BisonFan02]

Well......if you lose to "Weekend at Al Davis's" bracket....you lost to a 4 year old and my wife (I did have to pick scores for them) xlolx

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1461232_10152619409128889_1675072278165242147_n.jp g?oh=4ee4919268ab461730b334cf24f8d57b&oe=55160828&__gda__=1426544706_29fc345979f6eca07ea87ee852516a3 4

[Griz23]

I'm in

[MTfan4life]

Still 40 brackets left to be completed. I believe I have sent out reminders to all those people, and like I said above if you are having trouble with the technology, you can always just type down your predictions and send them to me. There's still a lot of time to get your brackets done, but before you know it the deadline will come and go!

[MSUDuo]

Anyone have a good website I can use to find team stats and compare teams overall? I don't know $#!+ about 75% of FCS schools outside of their name and nicknames

[MTfan4life]

Still 36 brackets left undone. There's still 8 hours left to finish them, so it's not like this is a last minute, but still...

Take the damn time to fill out your bracket...now.

http://i.imgur.com/iZKwvNXl.jpg

[phoenix3]

I'm in.

[ElCid]

Complete!

[caribbeanhen]

Anyone have a good website I can use to find team stats and compare teams overall? I don't know $#!+ about 75% of FCS schools outside of their name and nicknames

Don't worry about it you'll fit in just fine here

[Bison56]

Ok this may be a dumb question to most, but I filled out my bracket now what do I do? Is it automatically saved or do I have to submit it somehow?

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Ok this may be a dumb question to most, but I filled out my bracket now what do I do? Is it automatically saved or do I have to submit it somehow?

No, once you fill it out it's auto saved. I always move the pointer to an expty cell that I was not working on and click it just to make sure the last submission is in but that is all there is to it.

[Bison56]

No, once you fill it out it's auto saved. I always move the pointer to an expty cell that I was not working on and click it just to make sure the last submission is in but that is all there is to it.

Ok easy enough thank you.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Thanks guys...Mtfan4life and Ursus!!

Should be fun to see how this goes!!

xthumbsupxxthumbsupx

[MTfan4life]

I've had a few people ask if they're bracket is done, which is understandable because there is no submit or save button. However, if you've done the work, I can automatically see it. That's the way google docs works. I can't quick get a list of who has all finished, but I can tell you if you haven't heard from me today, your bracket is just fine. I only have notified those that hadn't finished yet or had a problem.

[grizband]

Bracket submitted! Not overly confident, but that's the fun, right...xthumbsupx

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

If it isn't too late (sorry for delay), I'm in! Thx for consideration

[Catbooster]

Thanks again for doing this

[dgreco]

I'm in if it isn't too late.

[MTfan4life]

Well, Fordham/Sacred Heart has finally kicked off and the playoffs have begun. There were 130 users who submitted a completed bracket, which smashes the old record by 28! Way to sign up everyone!

There are 16 incomplete brackets. A good amount of those people were users who haven't logged on since Monday or Tuesday, so I can understand those not finishing. However, there are a few who have been online the last day or so. For those 5 or 6 people, there will be a grizzly bear sent to your doorstep, and no it will not be Gentle Ben. It will be his cousin, Merciless Mike. xtroublex xnodx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Send me the names of those who took your time while not committing their own. Serious on that.

[McNeese75]

Send me the names of those who took your time while not committing their own. Serious on that.

Damn, Guido is in the house :D

[MTfan4life]

So for scoring, I have an Excel document that will calculate and tabulate the score for every person for every game. However, it takes a lot of time to enter the data into Excel as I had to wait until after the deadline to start and I've been watching playoff football today. So, the scoring for the first round will take a little time before it is posted. After this round, I will be able to update things almost instantaneously though.

[dewey]

So for scoring, I have an Excel document that will calculate and tabulate the score for every person for every game. However, it takes a lot of time to enter the data into Excel as I had to wait until after the deadline to start and I've been watching playoff football today. So, the scoring for the first round will take a little time before it is posted. After this round, I will be able to update things almost instantaneously though.

Thanks for all of the hard work you put into the bracket challenge.

Dewey

[centennial]

So for scoring, I have an Excel document that will calculate and tabulate the score for every person for every game. However, it takes a lot of time to enter the data into Excel as I had to wait until after the deadline to start and I've been watching playoff football today. So, the scoring for the first round will take a little time before it is posted. After this round, I will be able to update things almost instantaneously though.
Excited to see if my 10 minute picks are any good.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Appreciate your time and effort MTfan!

xthumbsupx

[WileECoyote06]

Thanks for all of the hard work you put into the bracket challenge.

Dewey

Ditto!

[caribbeanhen]

Send me the names of those who took your time while not committing their own. Serious on that.

i keep hearing a russian accent while reading this

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

So for scoring, I have an Excel document that will calculate and tabulate the score for every person for every game. However, it takes a lot of time to enter the data into Excel as I had to wait until after the deadline to start and I've been watching playoff football today. So, the scoring for the first round will take a little time before it is posted. After this round, I will be able to update things almost instantaneously though.



I sent my first roung bracket this morning....we still have a deal$$$$$$$$, right?

[Rjones61]

Looks like if I did my calculations correct, I'm sitting at 84.4 points. That SHSU vs SELA game really bit me. That was over half my incorrect point projection! I really didn't expect it to be such a low scoring game.

[CasualFan]

I'm curious if there are any Blutarskys in the contest. I managed to avoid that distinction in this round.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgVFPO_OJc

[ursus arctos horribilis]

i keep hearing a russian accent while reading this

Excellent! That is exactly how I wrote it. Well I actually used a touch of German as well but as long as some it came through I'm happy with it.

[Catsfan90]

Excellent! That is exactly how I wrote it. Well I actually used a touch of German as well but as long as some it came through I'm happy with it.

I dont know why, but I pictured Samuel L. Yelling:

https://i.imgflip.com/eqtt9.jpg (https://imgflip.com/i/eqtt9)via Imgflip Meme Maker (https://imgflip.com/memegenerator)

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I dont know why, but I pictured Samuel L. Yelling:

https://i.imgflip.com/eqtt9.jpg (https://imgflip.com/i/eqtt9)via Imgflip Meme Maker (https://imgflip.com/memegenerator)

I can see why. I did use that clip as a production piece on The Wedge so I may gravitate towards it a bit.

[BisonFan02]

I can see why. I did use that clip as a production piece on The Wedge so I may gravitate towards it a bit.

http://images2.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED25/51727a8ebf243.jpeg

[dgreco]

Is there a google doc with everyone's point? I only looked through about half the thread, but I couldn't find anything.

[smilo]

94 points for me if my calculations are correct. Came ultra-close to nailing the scores of the top half of the bracket. The bottom half - not so much. Thought SLC-fest was the worst of it, but seriously overestimated SDSU's defense. Too bad James Madison couldn't pull it out or I'd be really confident about being right at the top. Hopefully 94 is still good enough for #10-ish?

[CappinHard]

94 points for me if my calculations are correct. Came ultra-close to nailing the scores of the top half of the bracket. The bottom half - not so much. Thought SLC-fest was the worst of it, but seriously overestimated SDSU's defense. Too bad James Madison couldn't pull it out or I'd be really confident about being right at the top. Hopefully 94 is still good enough for #10-ish?

I think I'm sitting at 93.4... I'm right with you, JMU screwed me. I'm interested to see how many people nailed all 8. There had to be some considering the number of "no brainer" games in the 1st round.

[tomq04]

I think I'm sitting at 93.4... I'm right with you, JMU screwed me. I'm interested to see how many people nailed all 8. There had to be some considering the number of "no brainer" games in the 1st round.

I picked Liberty...but stupidly picked Montana State, but in my head I was SURE I had put down SDSU.

[WileECoyote06]

Got Liberty, and missed SHSU defeating SELA. Also was off by double digits on many of the scores, for example I thought Richmond would win 36 - 14. The game was 46 - 24. *facepalm*

[Daytripper]

Got 'em all except EKU v. ISU.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

7/8, only missing Liberty/JMU (though I missed it pretty bad).

ISUb 30, EKU 17 and SDSU 30, Montana State 29 are two of my prouder moments on the scores.

[Fordham]

this is how I feel on Thursday night after March Madness starts. All that excitement of thinking you'll be in the thick of things only to be out of it soon after tip (kick) off.

[Daytripper]

How do I calculate my points? Is there a doc that has a list of participants with points?

[paward]

A lot of points can be made up if you have the final pairing and winner of that game.

[chattanoogamocs]

How do I calculate my points? Is there a doc that has a list of participants with points?

There is an explanation of scoring in the first post on the the thread.

[Daytripper]

There is an explanation of scoring in the first post on the the thread.

Got it. Thanks! I'm at 91.8.

[Bison56]

If I did the math right I'm at 103.36. Not sure if that's good or bad or if I am just terrible at math. xlolx

[CasualFan]

6 of 8 games correct, then I give up almost a full win worth of points through poor score predictions xlolx

Sitting at 76.1 by my count.



This is fun, thanks for hosting!

[Fear the Bird]

If I did the math right I'm at 103.36. Not sure if that's good or bad or if I am just terrible at math. xlolx

It's definitely not bad...so it's either good or you are terrible at math! xdrunkyx

[CasualFan]

If I did the math right I'm at 103.36. Not sure if that's good or bad or if I am just terrible at math. xlolx
I won't say you are bad at math, but I don't know how you got that last 0.06 in your score! xlolx

Right or wrong, way to go on the picks. You are way ahead of me!

[Tribe4SF]

If I did the math right I'm at 103.36. Not sure if that's good or bad or if I am just terrible at math. xlolx

Doubt you did the math right or you wouldn't have a score to the hundredths.

[Bison56]

I guess when I did it again 102.9. Maybe math isn't my thing.xconfusedx

15 points for each win I had 7 picks correct which would be 105????

And point deductions of 2.1???

Maybe its reading comprehension I am having a problem with. xdrunkyx

[smilo]

^You were only 21 points off on 7 games? That sounds possible but unlikely. That means on average you missed every score by a FG from one team and got the opponent's score perfect.

[Bison56]

^You were only 21 points off on 7 games? That sounds possible but unlikely. That means on average you missed every score by a FG from one team and got the opponent's score perfect.

Yeah I didn't read the instruction right story of my life.

[MTfan4life]

I guess when I did it again 102.9. Maybe math isn't my thing.xconfusedx

15 points for each win I had 7 picks correct which would be 105????

And point deductions of 2.1???

Maybe its reading comprehension I am having a problem with. xdrunkyx

You have 92 points. Currently out of 89 brackets entered, you are sitting in 12th place. There are still 45 brackets left to enter, but 7/8 is pretty dang good for the first round where there were 3 toss-up games and one big upset.

[PantherRob82]

You have 92 points. Currently out of 89 brackets entered, you are sitting in 12th place. There are still 45 brackets left to enter, but 7/8 is pretty dang good for the first round where there were 3 toss-up games and one big upset.

Is there a spreadsheet posted somewhere, or is that still in the works? Gracias.

[MTfan4life]

Is there a spreadsheet posted somewhere, or is that still in the works? Gracias.

I do all of this on Excel, so right now it is only posted on my laptop. I've finally reached the century mark in brackets finished, so I might be on the final stretch. I haven't gotten to your bracket yet, so I can't even tell you where you're ranked.

[PantherRob82]

I do all of this on Excel, so right now it is only posted on my laptop. I've finally reached the century mark in brackets finished, so I might be on the final stretch. I haven't gotten to your bracket yet, so I can't even tell you where you're ranked.

No worries. Thank you.

[CappinHard]

I do all of this on Excel, so right now it is only posted on my laptop. I've finally reached the century mark in brackets finished, so I might be on the final stretch. I haven't gotten to your bracket yet, so I can't even tell you where you're ranked.

I really appreciate you doing this, but there is a way to automate the pick entry/calculations in excel. Message me if you want help. Might be too late this year, but it will help for next year.

[MTfan4life]

Finally got all 134 brackets submitted. I really thought there would be more people who correctly picked all 8 games. Before I post the scores, I gotta point out that you're all getting beat by a girl. I convinced my gf to do a bracket just for fun and she picked all 8 winners. You're probably thinking she must be some expert, but she is an alum of an FBS school and only knows two things about the FCS, that Montana rules and Montana State drools. xnodx

One other note, BisonFan02 had his 4 year old make picks and even though she picked San Diego to win, her bracket is beating 55 posters. So, I'd say now is the time to feel embarrassed. ;)

[Southern Bison]

Excellent! That is exactly how I wrote it. Well I actually used a touch of German as well but as long as some it came through I'm happy with it.
I picked up on the German but I heard Colonel Klink & Sgt. Schultz.

[MTfan4life]

I'm sure you're all thinking, "Quit messing around and just post the damn scores already!" Ok ok. Here they are:



1
Not on AGS
105.9


2
FCSbuff319
104.6


3
Trumpster
95.4


4
MTfan4life
95


5
caribbeanhen
95


6
smilo
94


7
Massey
93.8


8
WileECoyote06
93.4


9
CappinHard
93.4


10
centennial
93.2


11
JLP
93


12
Lehigh '98
92.8


13
melloware13
92.7


14
taper
92.6


15
Loyl2u
92.4


16
IBleedYellow ('12Champ)
92.3


17
aedavisnh
92.2


18
ming01
92.1


19
Bison56
92


20
Daytripper
91.8


21
word
91.6


22
BisonLurker
91.6


22
SportsLover
91.6


24
Nat'l Sports Rankings
91.5


25
Redbird74
91.2


26
Winindy
91


27
unigriff
90.8


28
NDSUtk
90.2


29
Drblankstare
89.8


30
NDSU Fan
88.9


31
herd13
88.7


32
Sammy94
88.6


33
Bison Fan in NW MN
88.4


34
gotts
88.3


34
McNeese75
88.3


34
tomq
88.3


37
Tribe4SF
88.3


38
FordhamFan
88.2


39
waverly_panther
88.1


40
Fear the Bird
87.8


41
LehighFootballNation
87.3


42
Rjones61
87


43
grizband
86.9


44
BisonFan02
86.3


45
dgreco
84.2


46
NDSUBowler
82.3


47
UNHFan@RWU ('13Champ)
82.2


48
kalm
81.8


49
THE DANIMAL
81.7


50
Professor Chaos
81.4


51
Hambone
81.1


52
JMU2K_DukeDawg
80.9


53
X-Factor
80.8


54
KPSUL
80.7


55
Fordham
80.6


56
chattanoogamocs
80.2


57
Bisonator
79.8


58
Red & Black
79.7


59
ElCid
79.5


60
footballer23
79.4


61
Teal2018
79.3


62
REALBird
79.1


62
tribefan40
79.1


64
Kemo
79


65
Gangtackle11
78.7


66
JMUNJ08 ('11Champ)
78.6


67
knucklehead
78.5


67
Original_Siouxperfan
78.5


69
T-herd
78.3


70
Redbird Recon
78


71
NHWildECat
77.8


72
HailSzczur
77.7


72
RabidRabbit
77.7


74
citdog
77.6


75
seattlespider
77.6


76
LehighU11
77.4


76
UIWWildthing
77.4


78
BisonBohl
77.3


79
BisonFan02Jr
77.1


80
JaxSinfonian
76.8


81
dewey
76.8


82
Jacks02
76.7


83
mamberso
76.6


84
CasualFan
76.1


85
stevdock
76


86
Thunderstruck
76


87
4grz
75.9


87
BisonTru
75.9


89
Griz23
75.8


90
MNBISON
75.2


91
gumby013
75.1


92
jacoj21
74.5


93
HannahO
74.3


94
Jacked_Rabbit
74


95
EKU Toss Sweep
73.9


96
MarkyMark
72.9


97
dudeitsaid
68.3


98
ace93
67.2


98
blackbeard
67.2


100
bjtheflamesfan
66.4


101
ursus arctos horribilis
66.3


102
Southern Bison
66.2


103
CrimsonCrow
65.5


103
Go Lehigh TU owl
65.5


105
SUPharmacist
65.4


106
Catbooster
65.2


107
Big_Fan
64.9


108
NorCalJack
64.5


108
steelr7
64.5


110
SkinsWizDukes
64.4


111
NDSUKurt
64.3


112
Evolution Prime
64


113
swaghook
63.7


114
StrikeJMU
63.6


115
OhioHen
63.4


116
MR. CHICKEN
63.2


117
MSUDuo
63.1


118
GoBlueHens83
62.7


119
bobcathpdevil56
62.6


120
yorkcountyUNHfan
61.9


121
WestCoastAggie
61.7


122
jmudukes1314
60.8


123
Mountaineer
60.4


124
MDUNHfan
60


125
jmufan999
54.9


126
kdinva
54.8


127
VT Wildcat Fan53
54.7


128
Anovafan
53.1


129
Grizzlies82
52.6


130
PantherRob82
52


131
Wildcat Prid
51.7


132
veinup
50.4


133
paward
49.9


134
SHUAlumni55
36.4



Had to correct the rankings.

[Catsfan90]

Wow, that was a much better score than I was expecting to have. Top 20 I can definately live with!

[CasualFan]

Interesting! Confirmation that I don't know what I'm doing. :) Any way of knowing how many people got each number of games correct? I know you are already doing a ton...

[MTfan4life]

Here are the number of incorrect picks per game. Each number is out of 134:

8 brackets picked Sacred Heart
36 picked Eastern Kentucky
1 picked San Diego
1 picked Stephen F. Austin
33 picked Montana State
0 picked Morgan State
73 picked Southeastern Louisiana
119 picked James Madison

[paward]

I demand a Breward County recountxcoffeex.

[NDSUtk]

Dumb question.. let's say you picked a loser in round 1...say Montana State. For round 2, do you assign the picked points for Montana State to SDSU as they play NDSU?

[unigriff]

good question...what is the answer!

[MTfan4life]

Dumb question.. let's say you picked a loser in round 1...say Montana State. For round 2, do you assign the picked points for Montana State to SDSU as they play NDSU?

good question...what is the answer!

The score stays as long as you have the winner. Even though, you intended each score for the specific team in that spot, for scoring purposes I consider each team as being designated for that game regardless of who you have the loser being.

[unigriff]

well damn..i wish i could change my score on the teams I missed..most people based their scores off the team they were playing (e.g - I'd pick a bigger score if I had MSU vs. NDSU because MSU doesn't have a defense and their offense is "eh" as opposed to SDSU, i'd pick a closer game with lower scores).

i mean i get it..and its a great system...i was just giving reason for my pretend complaint.

Note: i picked SDSU :)

[Tribe4SF]

Not sure what I did to not be in the tie for 34th. Bamboozled by high scoring SDSU win and low scoring SHSU win.

[IBleedYellow]

Right in striking distance! Time to be a repeat winner!

[caribbeanhen]

you Valley boys really need to pick it up what an embarrassing showing

[caribbeanhen]

I'm sure you're all thinking, "Quit messing around and just post the damn scores already!" Ok ok. Here they are:



1
Not on AGS
105.9


2
FCSbuff319
104.6


3
Trumpster
95.4


4
MTfan4life
95


5
caribbeanhen
95


6
smilo
94


7
Massey
93.8


8
WileECoyote06
93.4


9
CappinHard
93.4


10
centennial
93.2








Had to correct the rankings.

MTfan4life, I really appreciate the you giving me the opportunity to showcase my talents a bit, really ..... this is fun stuff

but C comes before M.... what was the tie-breaker? because #4 looks better than #5 xcoffeex xlolx

[ming01]

this is how I feel on Thursday night after March Madness starts. All that excitement of thinking you'll be in the thick of things only to be out of it soon after tip (kick) off.


Exactly. And I already lost a final four team. Doh

[ming01]

you Valley boys really need to pick it up what an embarrassing showing

Im doing my part

[grizband]

Figures. I get mist of the games correct, but am way off on scores...

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

120

yorkcountyUNHfan

61.9



121

WestCoastAggie

61.7



122

jmudukes1314

60.8



123

Mountaineer

60.4



124

MDUNHfan

60



125

jmufan999

54.9



126

kdinva

54.8



127

VT Wildcat Fan53

54.7



128

Anovafan

53.1



129

Grizzlies82

52.6



130

PantherRob82

52





Man, I hope I stay ahead of Rob