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- CFB: 21-19
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$25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL POOL STANDINGS
1st: 57pts: Vinny T.* (Bama)
2nd: 54pts: Chris Bussell** (Ohio St--65)
3rd: 54pts: Alan Gillis (Bama)
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46 entries X $25 = $1,150
1st place: $675
2nd place: $260
3rd place: $105

2019 CFB BOWL POOL STANDINGS
1st place: 117pts** Alicia Stetson (24 Bowls right)
Started 6-11...2nd straight season our winner had a bad start only to win.
2nd Place: 116pts**** Dave Clifford (25 Bowls right)
3rd Place: 115pts** Scott Bentley (24 Bowls right))
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107 Entries x $35 = $3,745 -374 = $3,371
1st Place 60%: $2,023
2nd Place: 25%: $843
3rd Place 10%: $337
Most Games 5%: $169
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2019 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 44-51-4
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2018/19 CFB BOWL POOL
98 entries = $3,087 total prize $$
60% 1st Place: $1,852.20
25% 2nd Place: $772.00
10% 3rd Place: $308.70
5% MOST GAMES CORRECT: $154.35
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A. Lieberman, R. Coutinho & S. Pavlish take the top 3
prizes w/ Coutinho winning the "Most Correct Games picked" pool as well.

STANDINGS
1st: 133pts. A. Lieberman (Dog--67pts)......26 (WINS VIA TIEBREAKER)
2nd: 133pts. Rich Coutinho**** (Fav-48pts)..28
3rd: 132pts. S. Pavlish** (Dog-65pts).......26
Last: 42pts. Linda Hoffman
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2018 FREE PICKS: 13-13-2

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2017/18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES:
FAVS: 23-17 SU & 20-20 ATS
OVERS: 21-19

COMBOS:
FAVS/OVER 13
FAVS/UNDER 7
DOGS/OVER 11
DOGS/UNDER 9
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2018 CFB Opposite Picks: 63-38-5
2017 CFB Opposite Picks: 53-41-5
2016 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 56-37-5
2015 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-49-2
2014 CFB OPPOSITE PICKS: 47-41-2
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2015/16 FINAL CFB BOWLS:
FAVS: 30-11 SU & 25-16 ATS
OVERS: 26-15
FAV/OVER combo: 15
FAV/UNDER combo: 10
DOG/OVER: 11
DOG/UNDER: 5
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2014/15 CFB BOWL RECORDS:
Favorites: 18-21 SU & 15-24 ATS
Underdogs: 21-18 SU & 24-15 ATS
Overs: 23 Unders: 15 Push: 1
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2013/14 CFB BOWL VEGAS STATS:
FAVS: 21-14 SU & 17-18 ATS
DOUBLE DIGIT FAVS: 5-3 SU & 2-6 ATS
OVERS: 15-20
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW

25 coaching changes (130 teams)
Ohio St….Ryan Day in…..Urban Myer out Miami…..Manny Diaz in……Mark Richt out

BIG NAME RETURNEES
Mack Brown….North Carolina
Les Miles………Kansas
Hugh Freeze…..Liberty

BIG NAMES GONE
Urban Meyer Ohio St. (Ryan Day)
Bill Snyder….Kansas St. (Chris Klieman—ND ST)
Bobby Petrino…L'ville (Scott Satterfield---App St.)

COLLEGE BOWL TRENDS
ACC 68-48 ATS as an underdog
Big 10: 85-67 ATS as a dog
MAC: 21-37 ATS as a dog
PAC: 12 77-54 as Dogs
SEC: 67-49 as Favorites
CONF. USA: 33-22 as Favs

TEAMS on RISE
Air Force, Arkansas, Arkansas St., Army, Baylor, BYU, Illinois, Memphis, Liberty, Texas St., Tulsa, UL Lafayette, Virginia, W. Michigan

TEAMS on DECLINE
Boston College, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida, Florida St.,Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Miami of Ohio, M. Tenn St., Miss St., Navy, NC State,NIU, Oklahoma St.,Old Dominion,Penn St.,Texas, Texas A&M, UMASS, WVA

GREAT TEAM TRENDS
East Carolina 2-24 SU & 1-25 ATS vs. winning conf. teams

Hawaii 0-9-1 ATS as Favs under 4th year h/c Nick Rolowich

Illinois 4-42 SU & 16-30 ATS vs. winning Big 10 teams

Miss St. 28-2 SU & 23-7 ATS as Non Conf. Favorites

EASIEST SCHEDULES
Alabama---No Georgia or Florida & LSU at home…play only 3 true road gms.
Clemson---ACC stinks….South Carolina, Wofford, Charlotte, Texas A&M (hm)

Va Tech---ODU, Furman, Rhode Island and no Clemson

MIZZOU, Miami, Wisconsin….ll play FIVE straight home games

OHIO ST….will only play 5 road games @ RU, @ Ind, @ NW, @ Neb & @ Michigan are the only tough two road games.

BRUTAL SCHEDULES
Auburn…Oregon, @ Tx AM, @ Fla, @ LSU, Ga & Alabama
Duke…Face 11 bowl teams from last year

NIU: 7 road games 1st 10 weeks of the season…all at least 300 miles away

OREGON: Auburn, @ Washington, @ USC, @Arizona St,
TEX. A&M: @ Clemson, Alabama, @ Georgia, @ LSU
S. CAROLINA: Alabama, @ Georgia, Clemson, Fla

KEY GAMES:
SEC: LSU @ Alabama, Nov. 9
BIG 10: Ohio St. @ Michigan Nov. 30
ACC: Clemson @ Syracuse…Sept 14
BIG 12: Oklahoma vs. Texas in Dallas, Oct.12

PAC-12: Oregon at Washington, Oct. 19.
AAC: CFL @ Cinc,Oct. 4; Memphis @ Houston, Nov. 16
MTN WEST: Air Force at Boise St...9/20
CONF. USA: FIU @ Marshall & UAB @ N.Tx…Nov. 30.
MAC: Western Michigan @ Toledo Oct. 5.
SUN BELT: GA Sa @ Appalachian St. Oct. 31

COME BACK DOWN TO EARTH TEAM Kentucky….lost best RB, best LB, key players….mediocre at best QB returns.

STAYS UP WITH THE BIG BOYS
Army….11 starters return from last year’s record 11 win season

MR. VEGAS TOP 20
1…Clemson
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. Memphis
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio St.
7. Central Florida
8. Michigan St.
9. Oklahoma
10. Oregon
11. Tennessee
12. Iowa St.
13. W. Michigan
14. Nebraska
15. LSU
16. Army
17. Appalachian St.
18. Minnesota
19. Michigan
20. Baylor

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES:

ARMY: Converted 31 of 36 4th down tries!

BOISE ST.…..won 8+ games 20 straight years…..75-2 vs. Under .500 teams!

CLEMSON: gone 100 games w/out back to back loses….8 years!

COLORADO ST: Never beaten a ranked team…0-23

CENTRAL FLORIDA: 30+pts in 26 straight games! 25-1 vs. FBS teams

FRESNO ST: 1st FBS team to get b/b 10+ wins after b/b 10+ LOSING years

GEORGIA TECH: Only team to play all 12 games on grass fields (15 teams will play every game on turf)

HOUSTON: Dana Holgorsen Era begins w/ 4 games in 18 days. Cougars are at Oklahoma on Sunday, Sept. 1, host Prairie View on Sat., Sept. 7, Washington St. at the Texans’ stadium on Friday, Sept. 13…then visit Tulane on Thursday, Sept. 19

IOWA: H/C Kirk Ferentz longest running h/c….21st year

WISC/PENN ST: Only Big 10 teams w/ 14 straight winning seasons
WISCONSIN: Big 10 record 5 straight bowl wins

LOUISVILLE: 2-10 SU & NCAA worst 1-10 last year!

MICHIGAN: 3-17 SU & 6-12-2 ATS last 2 games of year the past 10 seasons

NAVY 72-5 SU when leading after 3 quarters last 11 years

NORTH TEXAS: Only team to outgain their opponents last year (9-4 SU)

NORTH CAROLINA plays at Wake Forest in an NON-ACC game???

LIBERTY plays NEW MEXICO ST. TWICE again this year

NORTHWESTERN: 36-17 SU & 31-18-2 ATS last 4yrs 59-37-2 ATS as Dogs…..27-41-1 as Favs last 10 years

OHIO ST: Only 3 back-back road games the last FIVE years….none this year. Only Syracuse, BC, Mich St, UCLA & Stanford play b/b road games twice.

SOUTH FLORIDA: 1st team to go 7-0 to start the year and then 0-6 to finish it since the AP Poll started in 1934

TEXAS: 1 of only 2 teams w/out a 50+yard gain last year

TEXAS A&M: AM plays Texas St, Lamar, Tx San Antonio, but has the toughest schedule in the nation??

UCONN: Defense faced 138 drives that did not end at half-time or the end of the game. It gave up 81 TD’s….no other team allowed more than 70!

UNLV: ONE winning season the last 18 years

USC/FLORIDA ST: 1st time in 53 years neither team was in a bowl game LY

NOTRE DAME has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.

2017/18 CFB BOWL POOL
81 entries:
1st Place: 65% = $1,658
2nd Place: 25% = $638
3rd Place: 10% = $284
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2017/18 COLLEGE FB BOWL:
WINNER: 127pts---Georgia Pavlish (BAMA-59)
2nd Place: 126pts---Patrick Cloghessy*** (BAMA-51)
3rd Place: 122pts---Jimmy V. #2* (BAMA-50)

119pts---Dan Schuman* (BAMA-48)
119pts---Tony C*** (GA-56)
117pts---Gigs & Gears #2* (GA-59)
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2016/17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL
1st place: $1,569 (60%) + Opposite Picks shirt
2nd place: $656 (25%)
3rd place: $291 (10%)
Most games picked: $146.50 (5%)

1. Matt Gruener 114pts*** (30 correct)
2. Rich Cutinho 99pts* (24 correct)
3. Lucas Hatten 96pts**
(Wins in a tiebreaker #2 w/ Barney)
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2015 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL POOL
1. Tommy Battista 125pts** 1st PLACE
2. Opposite Picks 110pts 2nd PLACE
3. Cassie Carson 107pts** 3rd PLACE
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1st place 65%: $1,658.80 + Opposite Picks Golf Shirt
2nd place 25%: $638 + Opposite Picks T-shirt
3rd place 10%: $252
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2014/15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL POOL
64 entries X $35 = $2,240 - PP/exp = $2,100 pot
65% 1st place: $1,365
25% 2nd place: $525
5% 3rd place: $105
5% Most Correct Games: $105

1. Jay Menerio 90pts* 27
2. Scott Perkins 84pts** 49
3. Wood-Man #1 84pts** 78
64. Vincent Rice 27pts*
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2013/14 CFB BOWL POOL
1st: S. Butler 89pt*
2nd: M. O'Malley 88pts*
3rd: J. Stringer 83pts*
55. J. King 37pts*
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2012/13 CFB BOWL POOL
1st Charles Stouff 86pts
2nd Armando Rodriques 77pts
3rd Pat Cloughssey 74pts
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2011/12 CFB BOWL POOL
1st V. Rice 93pt
2nd P. Bosco 86pts
3rd D. Bowers 82pts*
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2009/10 CFB Bowl: 32 x $25 = $800
1st: $520 (65%) Joe Stringer
2nd: $120 (15%) JJ Ryan
3rd: $80 (10%) LLapinski
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