[USML Announce] COLLEGE BOWL POOL - LAST CALL

Andy Klein anrklein at gmail.com
Thu Dec 27 13:01:21 EST 2018


Last call for College Bowl Pool picks.  The Independence Bowl kicks off in
about a half hour.

I'll circulate a pick sheet to all players later tonight or tomorrow.

Good luck to all!

-The Commissioner

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 6:15 AM Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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