<div dir="ltr">Yes ... much consternation about leaving out the Cheez-It Bowl. My apologies to Rhonda!!<div><br></div><div>-Andy</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 6:34 AM Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:RERobbins@itinker.net">RERobbins@itinker.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Andy,<div><br></div><div>How is it possible you left off the Cheez-It Bowl (formerly the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, among other things) to be played on December 26 between the California Golden Bears and the TCU Horned Frogs?</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://pac-12.com/football/cheez-it-bowl-2018" target="_blank">https://pac-12.com/football/cheez-it-bowl-2018</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>For some reason, Rhonda doesn't want to make the trip to support Cal. . .<br></div><div><br></div><div>-- Rich</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 5:20 AM Andy Klein <<a href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com" target="_blank">anrklein@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The 24rd Annual College Bowl Pool </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. <b><i>We have less than a week until the games
begin, so make your picks promptly!</i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Here’s a reminder on how things work …</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">THE RULES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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
<a href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com" target="_blank">anrklein@gmail.com</a> 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. <b><i>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! </i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">THE PARTICIPANTS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">THE STAKES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1995-1996: Historical
data lost in the Great Klein Computer Crash of '97</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1997: Mark Winick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1998: Michelle DiOrio</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1999: Rick Gammons</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2000: Jeff Cohen</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2001: Jim DiOrio</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2002: Andy Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2003: Pete Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2004: Jeff Winick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2005: Pete Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2006: Andy Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2007: Bill Jones</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2008: Bob Schussel</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2009: Jason Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2010: Sam Winick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2011: Mark Winick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2012: Dan Cole</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2013: Jim Weil</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2014: Ezra Blocker</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2015: Tim Klein</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2016: Sam Winick</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2017: Mark
Kerber/Tim Klein/Jim Weil</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">THE GAMES</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Independence Bowl (Dec. 27): Temple vs. Duke</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27): Miami vs. Wisconsin</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): Baylor vs. Vanderbilt</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Music City Bowl (Dec. 28): Purdue vs. Auburn</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Camping World Bowl (Dec. 28): West Virginia vs. Syracuse</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Iowa State vs. Washington State </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Peach Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Michigan</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Belk Bowl (Dec. 29): South Carolina vs. Virginia</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Arizona Bowl (Dec. 29): Arkansas State vs. Nevada</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Orange Bowl (Dec. 29): No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Military Bowl (Dec. 31): Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sun Bowl (Dec. 31): Stanford vs. Pittsburgh</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Redbox Bowl (Dec. 31): Michigan State vs. Oregon</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Liberty Bowl (Dec. 31): Missouri vs. Oklahoma State</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Holiday Bowl (Dec. 31): Northwestern vs. Utah</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Gator Bowl (Dec. 31): NC State vs. Texas A&M</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Outback Bowl (Jan. 1): Mississippi State vs. Iowa</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1): Kentucky vs. Penn State</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 11 LSU vs. No. 8 UCF</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rose Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1): No. 15 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">National Championship (Jan: 7): Cotton Bowl Winner v. Orange Bowl Winner</p></div>
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