Texas-OU Game Week Contest

by PB @ BON on Oct 10, 2008 12:33 PM CDT in Football

In 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 reply 0 recs

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

by PhiTypist on Oct 9, 2008 12:09 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

my turn

1. 24
2. 21
3. UT by 3
4. 360
5. 420
6. bradford
7. under
8. ok
9.over
10. 11

by kcc28 on Oct 9, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

oh shit

that a #1 not 11

by kcc28 on Oct 9, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

1. 27
2. 24
3. Texas by 3
4. 350
5. 400
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Texas
9. All kinds of Over
10. 2

by icantdrawanime on Oct 9, 2008 12:23 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

1. 34
2. 28
3. Texas by 6
4. 405
5. 425
6. McCoy
7. Under
8. Oklahoma
9. Over
10. 2

by Jester Texas on Oct 9, 2008 12:30 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 24
2. 28
3 OU by 4
4. 389
5. 411
6. McCoy
7. Under
8. OU
9. Over
10. 10

by billb on Oct 9, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

OU? Really?

Come on, dude. That’s cheating.

by BufreTX on Oct 9, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

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)

by billb on Oct 10, 2008 8:14 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

ou sucks

1. 34
2. 28
3. UT by 6
4. 415
5. 335
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. Tie
9. Under
10. 2

by bklynBEVO on Oct 9, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Here we go!

1.36
2.31
3.Texas By: 5
4.455
5.475
6.Bradford
7.Under
8.Texas
9.Over
10.2

by Reb10 on Oct 9, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by TXinDC on Oct 9, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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.

by billb on Oct 9, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

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--

by PB @ BON on Oct 9, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

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--

by PB @ BON on Oct 9, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Few have hedged.

I didn’t quite realize the option on #3 to use as a hedge.

by whills on Oct 11, 2008 12:33 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

1. 32
2. 30
3. Texas by 2
4. 420
5. 430
6. Bradford
7. under
8. Texas
9. under
10. 3
10.

by jtabor on Oct 9, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 24
2. 42
3. 18
4. 380
5. 450
6. McCoy
7. under
8. Oklahoma
9. under
10. 10

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by WoodrowWilson on Oct 9, 2008 12:46 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 28
2. 27
3. Texas by 1
4. 417
5. 432
6. Bradford
7. under
8. Tied 14-14
9. Over
10. 2

by Misterserious7 on Oct 9, 2008 12:49 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

go horns

1. 38
2. 31
3. tx by 7
4. 479
5. 480
6. bradford
7. over
8. texas
9. 90
10. 2

by gatekeeper on Oct 9, 2008 12:50 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

1. 24
2. 37
3. 13
4. 300
5. 450
6. Bradford
7. under
8. Oklahoma
9. under
10. 12

by YuTea on Oct 9, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 17
2. 28
3. blow U 11
4. 350
5. 470
6. bradford
7. under
8. ou
9. over
10. 9

by DaGoose on Oct 9, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 35
2. 31
3. Texas by 4
4. 403
5. 415
6. Bradford
7.under
8. ok
9. under
10. 2

by Broncho1673 on Oct 9, 2008 1:06 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

1. 31
2. 27
3. Texas by 4
4. 385
5. 397
6. Bradford
7. Over
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 2

by BMG on Oct 9, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 30
2. 28
3. TX by 2
4. 435
5. 365
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. OU
9. under
10. 2

by lazylonghorn on Oct 9, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by ctowntex on Oct 9, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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.

by hayzer13 on Oct 9, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

woohoo!

It worked again!
HOOK EM!

by hayzer13 on Oct 11, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

O Who?

1. 28
2. 24
3. Texas by 4
4. 386
5. 421
6. Bradford
7. over
8. Texas
9. under
10. 2

by Broccoli662 on Oct 9, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

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

by hiphopopotamus on Oct 9, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

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

by Veeks! on Oct 9, 2008 1:58 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

someone was listening to pleaseplaykindle a little too seriously. nt whills

by jc25 on Oct 9, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Just send me the prizes now

24
17
7
378
418
Bradford
Under
OU
Under
2

by thestos on Oct 9, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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?

by jc25 on Oct 9, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

41-38

that score’s worked well for us before

by pleaseplaykindle on Oct 9, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

1. 34
2. 31
3. UT by 3
4. 370
5. 410
6. Bradford
7. over
8. OU
9. Over
10. 2

by luke89 on Oct 9, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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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by irish1611 on Oct 9, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 31
2. 17
3. Tex by 14
4. 372
5. 354
6. McCoy
7. under
8. Oklahoma
9. over
10. 2

by HookedinOKC on Oct 9, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 27

2. 24

3. Texas by 3

4. 325

5. 280

6. Bradford

7. Under

8. Tie Game

9. Over

10. 1

by justfr1day on Oct 9, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 28
2. 10
3. UT by 18 – That’s right.
4. 428
5. 265
6. McCoy
7. Over
8. Texas
9. Under
10. 1

Optimistic? It’s possible.

by HornPossessed on Oct 9, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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 reply 0 recs

dinner

1. 35
2. 45
3. OU by 10
4. 325
5. 450
6. Bradford
7. Under
8. Oklahoma
9. Under
10. 9

by jimmer on Oct 9, 2008 5:04 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

EABOD

DIAF

If You See Kay, Oh You

by texfan23 on Oct 12, 2008 2:11 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

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

by BufreTX on Oct 9, 2008 5:21 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

--

1. 31
2. 28
3. Texas by 3
4. 335 yds
5. 437 yds
6. Bradford
7. under
8. Texas
9. under
10. 2

by owenh on Oct 9, 2008 5:59 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 24
2. 37
3. OU by 13…oh that hurts to type…
4. 360
5. 470
6. Bradford
7. under
8. OU
9. under
10. 7

by RuckusG on Oct 9, 2008 6:06 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 23
2. 34
3. ou by 11
4. 320
5. 450
6. bradford
7. under
8. ou
9. under
10. 10

by titans10 on Oct 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1. 31
2. 27
3. 4
4. 432
5. 398
6. McCoy
7. 165
8. Oklahoma
9. 88
10. 3

by cheevyjames on Oct 9, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Read, James.

7. Over
9. Under

by cheevyjames on Oct 9, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

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.

by Johngo on Oct 9, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by jcbates on Oct 9, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by texasfan05 on Oct 10, 2008 2:48 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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.

by ouALWAYSsux on Oct 10, 2008 8:28 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by ms_pras on Oct 10, 2008 9:11 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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.

by pchorn on Oct 10, 2008 9:58 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by sideshow on Oct 10, 2008 10:12 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

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

by 512 on Oct 10, 2008 10:33 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs