Rules

Below are the rules for this year’s bowl pool. Pretty much the same as always.

Some friendly reminders and tips before you read the rules…

  • Click here to download the Excel Picksheet to enter your picks
  • Once your spreadsheet is complete with your picks and confidence point rankings, email it to: pdlaughlin [at] gmail [dot] com
    • IMPORTANT: If you’re on a Mac save your spreadsheet as an Excel file before sending it to me.
  • After all entries are received we will input them into a Mastersheet and make that available to everyone. Usually this takes a day or so to complete.
  • Be sure to put your name on the spreadsheet!
  • Double check the “Picks at a Glance” column to ensure there are no mistakes.
  • Entry fee: $11.00.

Payment Options

ONLY PAYMENT OPTION IS VENMO. My Venmo is: @DrewLaughlin

Payouts:

  1. 70% – 1st Place
  2. 30% – 2nd Place
  3. $11.00 – Last Place

Rules:

Picks and Entry fee are due no later than 11:59 AM EST on Saturday, Dec 14th, 2024.

We are using an Excel spreadsheet to make it easier for you to track your confidence points – what you’ve used, eliminate duplicates, etc. The spreadsheet should be easy to use and pretty self-explanatory. We have made it so you can only enter information in the appropriate cells.

*** IMPORTANT ***

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET. NO MANUAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  • Be sure to enter your name! Many people forget to do this.
  • Be sure to enter your name! Yes this was on purpose.
  • Be sure to enter your name! Yes! Three times is needed for most people.
  • When saving your pics be sure to add your name at the end.
    • Ex., 2024-CBPC-Picksheet-Joey-Yabarra
  • Make sure you don’t pick two winners for the same game. You can check this by reviewing the “Picks at a Glance” column to the far right of the Picksheet. If you have any zeros “0” after you’ve made all your picks you know you have an error.
  • Be sure that your point total equals 820. If its more or less you have an error.

When you read the instructions below and view your spreadsheet you shouldn’t have any problems figuring it out.

Pick the winners of the bowl games and Rank Order them from 1-40 based on your “Confidence Ranking”. The object is to obtain the most points possible by assigning a number (1-40) to each winning team. You can only use a number once.

For example, if you know for sure that Nebraska will win their Bowl game then you would assign them 40 points. If (and when) they win you would receive 40 points. If they lose you would receive zero. If you think Ohio State will win their bowl game but you’re not as sure as with Nebraska you may want to assign them 39 points, and so on. Let’s say you have absolutely no confidence in a game, then you may want to assign that game 1 point. So if you lose it you will not be penalized too badly.

Tie breaker#1: Pick the National Champion

Tie breaker#2: Total combined PASSING yards in the National Championship Game.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to save your spreadsheet and email your final picks to: pdlaughlin [at] gmail [dot] com