2020 College Bowl Mania! (and a note about trophies)

[NeedfulKings]

I'm editing the title and first post in an effort to recycle last year's thread (and save our fine archive folks some work) 2021 link is below.

https://fantasy.espn.com/games/college-football-bowl-mania-2021/group?id=29195dab-bdf1-337c-abdd-1ab2fba087a4

Mode: Confidence (make sure you select this mode!)
Password: roland

Get in the GAME!!!!!!

[Merlin1958]

GO IRISH!!!!!

[Garrell]

Yep, ready to loss again.

[RUBE]

I'll be interested in how the confidence points will work when some of these bowls get canceled in the middle of bowl season. Will all of the point values slide or are you just out that number of points because the game didn't happen?

[Garrell]

They will not be a problem as the trophy is just being sent to me.

[NeedfulKings]

Picks should go live tomorrow (Sunday) at 4:00 pst. If the schedule I see on NCAA.com stays true, there will be a bowl game on Monday at 11:30! If that's the case, the window to make picks is very small! Be on the ready!

Get-in-the-game!!!!

[Lurker]

Well, I was going to give it a shot but it won't let me join. I put in password and click join group and nada.

[NeedfulKings]

Well, I was going to give it a shot but it won't let me join. I put in password and click join group and nada.

Make sure you picked "confidence" on your entry. If you did, the password - roland - should get you in. If you accidently didn't select confidence (as I did), you will just need to create a new entry.

[Lurker]

I did pick confidence. put in roland and it just takes me to next page - pick a group.

[NeedfulKings]

I did pick confidence. put in roland and it just takes me to next page - pick a group.

Strange. That's what it did to me when I failed to choose confidence, but when I created another entry as confidence, the next step was to rejoin group - no password needed. Thanks for trying - I can suggest ESPN helpdesk, but I don't know that there is a lot of "confidence" in them.

[Merlin1958]

Lord help me please!!! Why in the name of all that is holy do we need a 3hr show to announce 4 selections? LOL

[Merlin1958]

Well, drop my drawers, slap my ass and call the military!!! The Irish made it!!!!!




Go Fightin' IRISH!!!!!

[Merlin1958]

Just as a reminder, who were last years winners, Bill?

[NeedfulKings]

RUBE took first place last year.

The games are open and ready for selection!

[NeedfulKings]

I did pick confidence. put in roland and it just takes me to next page - pick a group.

One more thing - probably simple in state. Make sure you're signed into ESPN.

[Lurker]

Yeah, I'm signed in. :smile:
It keeps telling me: You must select at least one entry using the checkboxes

Well, I don't see any checkboxes. I don't mind not playing, or I might just to see what I do on my own, but I hate when something doesn't work like it should and I can't figure out the problem. Same problem on my tablet and in Firefox.

[Randall Flagg]

I believe I selected my entries. I missed the first game, but it's only 1 point.

[NeedfulKings]

I believe I selected my entries. I missed the first game, but it's only 1 point.

I don't see you in the group, Jerome. This was a crazy year with an unbelievably short turnaround.

Lets hope that next year is somehow better. I'm not sure how it can be worse when we have a 2-8 team in a bowl and a 9-2 Army team sitting at home. WTF?

[Randall Flagg]

I guess I was too late to join. Oh well. Can't be a fun group with only 5 or 6 entrants.

[Garrell]

Shh... I might have a chance now.

[RUBE]

I almost changed my pick to Cincinnati last second. For a long time it looked that would have been the right move but I am glad I didn't now.

Not that it matters but I see that the answer to my earlier question is that ESPN is adjusting the confidence points as bowl games get canceled.

[Merlin1958]

C'mon IRISH!!!!!!!

[Garrell]

Roll Tide!

[Merlin1958]

Roll Tide!

Yeah, however they failed to cover the spread. Gotta take solace in the little things these days in College football. It isn't even fair anymore. 'Bama, Clemson should be in a separate NFL minor league.

Congratulations to the Tide for a decisive Rose Bowl win!!!

Well, my entry is blown out!!! lol Best of luck to those still in the running. Sure has been a wild & wacky bowl season, That's for sure.

Guess I'll put my remaining hopes in, Clemson. That kid, Lawrence is a beast!!

Farewell, Fighting Irish for this year. They played their little fish eating hearts out. Look for, Ian Book to make it to the NFL and do well.

[Garrell]

They made a good showing. Trevor is a beast. Not sure we can stop him.

[RUBE]

Well you don't have to worry about Trevor. After last night, I am not sure that is a good thing.

[Garrell]

No fear of Ohio State

[RUBE]

Guess I shouldn't have doubted the SEC bowl teams with losing records. That cost me a chance to win this thing today.

[divemaster]

I picked Ole Miss from the beginning. Any team that can run up almost 600 yards on Alabama is legit. But then, an hour before kickoff, I switched it to Indiana. Got cold feet. Grrrr. But given my position and possible points remaining, it was the only smart play for me.

[Merlin1958]

Guess I shouldn't have doubted the SEC bowl teams with losing records. That cost me a chance to win this thing today.

Well, you're not alone. Man, my wife who hates CFB could have done a better job of picking this year!! That's the fun and interesting part of College sports, you never know how much or why a team will get cranked up for an opponent and go to town. Look at OSU, who would've thought? The playoff should be real interesting. Still, Alabama is definitely the cream of the crop every year.

This season was of course especially difficult to predict given the Covid situation. Games cancelled, coach's and players going down with the virus. Short season and long layoff's. It was weird & unpredictable for sure!!! My hat is off to the eventual winner here and in the game.

[NeedfulKings]

We agree that it was a challenging season - shortened, covid, etc. Looks like its a 2 horse race from here. The rest of us are bystanders. Good luck and hats off to the eventual winner!

[NeedfulKings]

The final game has begun. Based on the picks, and my math, the eventual winner will be Divemaster. I'll wait until the end to make if official. :)

[RUBE]

No fear of Ohio State

I am shocked you only put one point on the championship game. You let me sneak past you for second place. (Not that it matters.)

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to divemaster!!!!!!

[Garrell]

Congrats! ...and Roll Tide!!!

[divemaster]

Pleased to win, for sure! I do wish the DT field had been larger and so many games not cancelled, but you just have to roll with what you've got I guess. I do take pride in my overall ESPN rank of 96.4%. I'll take that!

No rush on the trophy. I'm sure it will look very nice sitting next to my pervious trophy for this contest. :evil:

Geaux Tigers 2021! (We may actually be good if 75% of our skill players don't quit the team mid-season again.)

[Merlin1958]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[NeedfulKings]

Trophies for the 2019 and 2020 contests. I'll get addresses over PM in the coming days.

2019:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/996/medium/Bowl_1.jpg

2020:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/996/medium/Bowl_2.jpg

[RUBE]

Awesome!

I keep forgetting I won last year.

[divemaster]

Thanks! Looking forward to my new trophy.