[USML Announce] COLLEGE BOWL POOL - YEAR 24!!
Andy Klein
anrklein at gmail.com
Fri Dec 21 06:15:06 EST 2018
The 24rd Annual College Bowl Pool
With apologies for a slow start, greetings and welcome to the College Bowl
Pool’s 24th Year! Due to the Commissioner’s travels, we’ll start a bit
later this year, beginning with the Independence Bowl on December 27. Once
again, we will include the National Champion Game. That means entering one
of four teams as a title game winner (Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, or Notre
Dame) and assigning points according to your own tolerance for risk. *We
have less than a week until the games begin, so make your picks promptly!*
Here’s a reminder on how things work …
THE RULES
This is a confidence pool. Pick the winners of each bowl game and weight
your confidence accordingly (i.e., 23 on the game in which you have the
most confidence down to 1 on the game in which you have the least
confidence). All entries must be submitted to anrklein at gmail.com BEFORE
KICKOFF OF THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL ON DECEMBER 27. Please put the words
“Bowl Pool” in the subject line of your message. And, if possible, submit
picks in the order of the games, rather than re-arranging the list in
confidence order. This helps me expedite entering selections into Brother
Pete’s spreadsheet. *One other note: Don’t pick in order (e.g.,
chronologically from 1-23 or 23-1.) That is not in the spirit of the
game! *
THE PARTICIPANTS
I am sending this message to players from previous years and other
potentially interested people (or at least those for whom I have an e-mail
address). Please feel free to forward the message to others who might want
to play.
THE STAKES
The pool is for pride and charity. NFL Pool players already have “paid”
through a gift to the Devin Shafron Memorial Fund, which is now managed by
the Chicago Community Trust. (And if you haven’t paid, this is an
excellent time to send your check.) The Fund is a foundation established
by Phyllis Shafron in memory of her son, and our friend, Devin. Its
historical purpose has been to provide new books for Chicago public school
libraries; more recently it has expanded to support a variety of other
youth-related causes in the Chicago area. The foundation has raised tens
of thousands of dollars and donated to dozens of organizations in Devin’s
memory. There are several schools that have plaques in honor of The Pool’s
contribution. If anyone would like more information about the foundation,
or how to make a small contribution as a “fee” for the pool, let me know.
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS
1995-1996: Historical data lost in the Great Klein Computer Crash of '97
1997: Mark Winick
1998: Michelle DiOrio
1999: Rick Gammons
2000: Jeff Cohen
2001: Jim DiOrio
2002: Andy Klein
2003: Pete Klein
2004: Jeff Winick
2005: Pete Klein
2006: Andy Klein
2007: Bill Jones
2008: Bob Schussel
2009: Jason Klein
2010: Sam Winick
2011: Mark Winick
2012: Dan Cole
2013: Jim Weil
2014: Ezra Blocker
2015: Tim Klein
2016: Sam Winick
2017: Mark Kerber/Tim Klein/Jim Weil
THE GAMES
Independence Bowl (Dec. 27): Temple vs. Duke
Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27): Miami vs. Wisconsin
Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
Music City Bowl (Dec. 28): Purdue vs. Auburn
Camping World Bowl (Dec. 28): West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Iowa State vs. Washington State
Peach Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan
Belk Bowl (Dec. 29): South Carolina vs. Virginia
Arizona Bowl (Dec. 29): Arkansas State vs. Nevada
Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Orange Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Military Bowl (Dec. 31): Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Sun Bowl (Dec. 31): Stanford vs. Pittsburgh
Redbox Bowl (Dec. 31): Michigan State vs. Oregon
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 31): Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 31): Northwestern vs. Utah
Gator Bowl (Dec. 31): NC State vs. Texas A&M
Outback Bowl (Jan. 1): Mississippi State vs. Iowa
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1): Kentucky vs. Penn State
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 11 LSU vs. No. 8 UCF
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 15 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia
National Championship (Jan: 7): Cotton Bowl Winner v. Orange Bowl Winner
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