Texas-OU Game Week Contest
by Peter Bean on Oct 10, 2008 12:33 PM CDT
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PrintIn lieu of rewarding the weekly prize for the pick 'em this week, we're doing a special Texas-Oklahoma pick 'em contest. Points are awarded as described in each category. Leave your entry in the comments; submissions due by kickoff.
Each contestant starts with a score of 0. Lowest score wins a copy of Rose Bowl Dreams and a BON t-shirt. If winning score is less than 0, winner also receives a Texas shirt/poster/whatever-they want, from any online retailer you choose, $60 value or less).
1. Total points for Texas = __________ (Add difference between actual and predicted to your score)
2. Total points for Oklahoma = __________ (Add difference between actual and predicted to your score)
3. Margin of victory = Texas by ______ or Oklahoma by _______ (Add difference between actual and predicted to your score. e.g. predicted OU by 8 when Texas actually wins by 7 = +15 difference)
4. Total offense for Texas = ______ yards (Multiply difference between predicted and actual and multiply by 0.1, rounding up as appropriate. Add to your total score. E.g. Predicted 410, Actual 456 = +5 points to your score (46 yards x 0.1 = 4.6, rounded up to 5.)
5. Total offense for Oklahoma = ______ yards (Same scoring as in #4)
6. More passing yards: McCoy or Bradford (Subtract 5 points for correct answer)
7. Texas net rushing yards = over/under 135 (Subtract 5 points for correct answer)
8. Team leading at halftime: Texas / Oklahoma / Tie Game (Subtract 5 points for correct answer)
9. Jordan Shipley net receiving yards = over/under 90 (Subtract 5 points for correct answer)
10. Texas AP Ranking on Sunday afternoon = _______. (Subtract 10 points if exact. Subtract 5 points if within 1 spot of actual. Subtract 3 points if within 2 spots of actual.)
Good luck, and Hook 'Em!
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My Entry
1. 21
2. 17
3. 4
4. 378
5. 406
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 2
by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 9, 2008 12:04 PM CDT reply actions
Daddy needs a new pair of shoes
1. 35
2. 28
3. UT by 7
4. 390
5. 330
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Tie
9. Over
10. 2
LOL @ your name
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
by run Bevo run on Oct 11, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Believe me
it hurts me more than you think, but I really want that damn book (i have finished with the second best score twice dammit)
Isn’t #3 a bit superfluous given the first two questions? Either you stick by your first two answers and the third just beefs up your score, or you go wild with #3 to cover for fucking up #1/#2. Am I missing the point of this one?
1. 34
2. 29
3. Texas by 5
4. 372
5. 401
6. Bradford
7. over
8. Texas
9. under
10. 5
yes and no
You could get both 1 & 2 wrong, Say 35 30 but still get three correct. the first two are overall predicters of score the third is a predictor of the spead. They are related but not mutually exclusive. And as you mentioned, there is a certain strategy to it.
Well
The answers to 1 and 2 logically imply the answer to 3, so yes it is redundant.
Of course you could throw logic out the window and your answer to 3 could be different then abs(1 – 2), but then you wouldn’t be logical. You’d be a sooner.
by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 9, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
No you're right
Two reasons for Question 3:
(1) Part of it is just a scoring thing. I kinda worked through what I thought it might take to push a 0 score and needed a few points somewhere, and…
(2) I think your team scores/margin of victory prediction is the most important prediction compared with some of the noise below. So it seemed a fair way to add a few points (and get me to 10 questions).
Overall, though, you’re right: it’s redundant. On a less busy day, I might’ve come up with a more elegant solution.
--PB--
Strategy element
I didn’t consider that, but it’s interesting. I’m all for it, if people wanna get funky. Low score wins. Period.
--PB--
Few have hedged.
I didn’t quite realize the option on #3 to use as a hedge.
1. 24
2. 42
3. 18
4. 380
5. 450
6. McCoy
7. under
8. Oklahoma
9. under
10. 10
The Ralphie Report - University of Colorado Athletics
go horns
1. 38
2. 31
3. tx by 7
4. 479
5. 480
6. bradford
7. over
8. texas
9. 90
10. 2
<All Hail Major Applewhite>
My turn
1. 33
2. 27
3. Texas by 6
4. 388 yards
5. 322 yards
6. Bradford
7. Over 135
8. Texas
9. Over 90
10. #2
by TheElusiveShadow on Oct 9, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions
1. 24
2. 21
3. 3
4. 380
5. 420
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Tie
9. Over
10. 3
by BoddickerIsClutch on Oct 9, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions
It's 1:21 and OU still sucks
1. 34
2. 24
3. TX by 10
4. 416
5. 305
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 3
it worked for the nat'l title game...
1. 33
2. 24
3. ou 9
4. 356
5. 439
6. Bradford
7. over
8. ou
9. under
10. 11
I hope i finish last.
O Who?
1. 28
2. 24
3. Texas by 4
4. 386
5. 421
6. Bradford
7. over
8. Texas
9. under
10. 2
Here's hoping ...
1. 37
2. 35
3. Texas by 2
4. 401
5. 379
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 2
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Oct 9, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply actions
I wish I didn't have to miss this game...
1. 27, 2. 31, 3. OU by 4, 4. 388, 5. 430, 6. Bradford, 7. Under, 8. OU, 9. Over, 10. 8
1. 27
2. 20
3. Texas by 7
4. 370
5. 320
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 2
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by Navin R. Johnson on Oct 9, 2008 1:40 PM CDT reply actions
Strategy Shmategy
Out on a limb here…
1. 34
2. 20
3. UT by 3
4. 422
5. 389
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. UT
9. over
10. 3
deja vu
1. 41
2. 38
3. UT by 3
4. 556
5. 574
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Texas
9. Under
10. 1
It could happen, right?
41-38
that score’s worked well for us before
by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 9, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
1. 20
2. 31
3. OU by 11
4. 330
5. 395
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 9
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My entry that I hope FAILS
1. 28
2. 38
3. OU by 10
4. 298
5. 433
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 11
by goingforthecorner on Oct 9, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
Want.
1. 27
2. 24
3. ’Horns up! 3
4. 325
5. 375 (“I care about points” -W(BMF)M)
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 2
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1. 31
2. 28
3. Texas by 3
4. 335 yds
5. 437 yds
6. Bradford
7. under
8. Texas
9. under
10. 2
It would feel hollow to win that T-Shirt if I picked OU...
1. 31
2. 28
3. UT by 3
4. 417
5. 397
6. McCoy
7. under
8. Texas
9. under
10. 2
It takes two to lie - one to lie and one to listen.
Jhudson
1. 21
2. 20
3. UT by 1
4. 399
5. 375
6. McCoy
7. Over
8.ou
9. Over
10. 3
"Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable."
Tom Landry
Give me a Shirt anyways! lol
1. 28
2. 24
3. 4
4 400
5. 400
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. TEXAS
9. Under
10. 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Total points for Texas = 27
2. Total points for Oklahoma = 17
3. Margin of victory = Texas by 10
4. Total offense for Texas = 353 yards
5. Total offense for Oklahoma = 325 yards
6. More passing yards: McCoy
7. Texas net rushing yards = under 135
8. Team leading at halftime: Texas
9. Jordan Shipley net receiving yards = under 90
10. Texas AP Ranking on Sunday afternoon = 2.
"Nobody leaves this field until we beat the hell out of them".................... L.J."Louis"Jordan in 1913 before kickoff of the Texas/ou game.
Hook 'em
1. 28
2. 24
3. Texas by 4
4. 367
5. 350
6. Bradford
7. Texas rushing yards: over 135
8. Oklahoma
9. Under 90
10. #1
PC Horn's Answers
1. 16
2. 20
3. 4
4. 337
5. 415
6. Bradford
7. >135
8. Oklahoma
9. < 90
10. 11
And…I really hope I’m dead wrong on all of these.
Sideshow's answers
1. 38
2. 21
3. TX by 17
4. 375
5. 290
6. McCoy
7. over
8. TX
9. over
10. 3
Fo real.
1. 24
2. 13
3. TX by 11
4. 315
5. 385
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Texas
9. Under
10. 2
"I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t recruit me and he said: "Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.
- Walt Garrison
Here goes....
1. 23
2. 21
3. Texas by 2
4. 375
5.410
6. Bradford
7.125
8. ousucks
9. 85
10.3
Hook Em!
The magic 8 ball says
1. 17
2. 13
3. UT by 4
4. 355 yards
5. 380 yards
6. McCoy m’boy
7. under
8.Texas
9. Under
10. #2
by Longhorn in Canada on Oct 10, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions
No matter what happens....OU still sucks!
1. 28
2. 24
3. Texas by 4 points
4. 410
5. 410
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Texas
9. Under
10. 2
Felling good about this weekend!
1. 24
2. 21
3. Texas by 3
4. 342
5. 312
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. tie
9. over
10. 3
go BFM..Colt MyBoy
1. 31
2. 27
3. Texas by 4
4. 375
5. 415
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. OU
9. Under
10. 2
crazy homer entry:
1) 45
2) 35
3) Texas by 10
4) 510
5) 430
6) McCoy
7) over
8) Texas
9) over
10) 2
In Mack Brown We Trust!
Good Job Cyrus
You are the only with the correct score, 45-35. I don’t care if you win the whole thing or not, you are the winner in my book ;)
In Mack Brown We Trust!
by Cyrus on Oct 11, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's Do This...
1. 38
2. 35
3. Texas by 3
4. 375
5. 350
6. Bradford
7. Over 135
8. Oklahoma
9. under
10. #1
by LeftHandedTexan on Oct 10, 2008 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
Game Over
1. 20
2. 35
3. OU by 15
4. 294
5. 402
6. Bradford
7. under
8. OU
9. under
10. 11
BOOM!
1. 27
2. 24
3. Texas by 3
4. 344
5. 411
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. ouSUCKS
9. Over
10. 2
i'm a pessimist, dammit
(hope i’m wrong)
1. 3
2. 35
3. ou by 32
4. 120
5. 400
6. bradford
7. under
8. ou
9. under
10. 11
No, that it is becoming of an OU fan.
I hate pessimistic rabble.
whatever dorks
how old are you guys anyway? did you go to school during the late akers / mcwilliams years? suffer through the 1990 cotton bowl vs. miami? didn’t think so. i learned long ago to temper my expectations regarding 18-22 year old athletes. believe me, i’m as happy as anyone about this result. who calls themselves “dude” anyway?
1. 27
2. 24
3. TX by 3
4. 356
5. 381
6. McCoy
7. Under 135
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 3
by the chairman211 on Oct 10, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
Die Land Thief!
1) 23
2) 20
3) Horns by 3
4) 315
5) 380
6) Bradford
7) under
8) Thief
9) under
10) 2
by Mad Dawg's Chain on Oct 10, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions
sorry but...
1)24
2)42
3)OU by 18
4)Total offense for Texas—305
5)Total Offense for OU—375
6)More passing yards—Bradford
7)Net Rushing Yards—under 135
8)Team Leading at half—OU
9)Shipley—over 90
10)Texas AP—13
We will win
1. 35
2. 32
3. UT by 3
4. 390
5. 425
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 2
May VY be with you.
After we "Bomar" Bradford...
Joey Halzle almost hangs on to game, but in postgame interview inexplicably blames Bradford’s “wounded knee.” WTF? Joey Small Pox?
May VY be with you.
gave up waiting for whills' answers
1. 21
2. 27
3. UT by 3
4. 330
5. 360
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. Tie
9. Under
10. 8
hoping in hope
1. 31
2. 27
3. UT by 4
4. 394
5. 372
6. McCoy
7. Under
8. OU
9. Over
10. 2
Sometimes it appears by magic
1. 29
2. 24
3. UT by 5
4. 422
5. 379
6. McCoy
7. under
8. Tie
9. under
10. #1
Usually by my progression through OU week I already have a clear score and some very real sense of the game…and whatever attendant anxiety that is special only for super football events and the occasional basketball or baseball game.
So, two things have happened. I had no score in my head. There was also this eerie sense of silence and calm all day long. No anxiety. Spooky. Tonight I remembered something I had written not too long ago. I didn’t post it because it wasn’t relevant to anything. I realized there was my score, at least half of it. Texas has only scored 29 points 10 times. But they have won 9 of those.
Didn’t mean to wait you out for devious means, horndude. It was a crooked path of its ownself.
Here goes.
1. 35
2. 31
3. Texas by 4
4. 475
5. 355
6. Bradford
7. Over 135
8. Texas
9. Over 90
10. 2
Less than 12 hours till go time. And OU sucks.
"Stats are for losers, I like winning games."
trying to submit this on my phone...
1. 34
2. 26
3. Horns by 8
4. 430
5. 415
6. Colt
7. Under
8. UT
9. Over
10. 2
Being in Hawaii for the week, I’ll be in front of the TV at 6 AM here. And I’m feeling confident. Irrationally, marvelously, deliriously confident.
I remember starting a road trip the day after 41-38. And telling God that I was fulfilled when it came to sports, that I was gifted with the greatest game and the greatest outcome I could have hoped for. I thought that euphoria would last forever, and although my gratitude will, the bliss did not.
I’m ready for another life-altering victory. It could be tomorrow.
by Burnt Orange Sunset on Oct 11, 2008 1:26 AM CDT reply actions
that really sucks having to do that.
i did it for 4 and a half years, minus the deployments. but it builds character as a Longhorn fan when you have to face “adversity” like this to ensure you are as devout a fan as they come.
If You See Kay, Oh You
Dirty on....
1. 24
2. 21
3. Texas by 3
4. 400
5. 385
6. Bradford
7. over
8. tie
9. over
10. #2
by OU Always Sucks on Oct 11, 2008 7:24 AM CDT reply actions
Better defense. Proven running game.
1. 20
2. 30
3. OU by 10
4. 340
5. 416
6. McCoy
7. Under
8. OU
9. Over
10. 9
by Stuck in the Plains on Oct 11, 2008 8:49 AM CDT reply actions
Here we goo
1. 24
2. 21
3. Texas by 3
4. 316
5. 341
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. OU
9. Under
10. 2
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ou STILL SUX @ 9:52AM 10/11/08
1. 24
2. 21
3. Texas by 3
4. 425
5. 450
6. Bradford
7. under
8. ou
9. under
10. 3
McCoy is my leader
1. 26
2. 21
3. Texas by 5
4. 431
5. 378
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 3
Perhaps the most recognizable mascot in sports, and certainly the toughest looking, Bevo is a fixture
winner?
so where is the winning entry posted? I know it’s not me, but hey who cares. We kicked some OU ass!!
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