Kickoff Rules and Entry Post

Hi Everyone!

Below are the rules for a season long college football pool, if you are interested in playing please send your picks back by Sunday, 8/25.  It should only take a few minutes to make your picks.

The total cost is $40 with the overall money being split 50/50 into 2 separate prize pools:

Prize Pool One (Overall Points)

1st Place - 75% Payout

2nd Place - 25% Payout

Prize Pool Two (Category Points)

Most Conference Wins Points - 25% Payout
(Tiebreaker is your FCS Division I-AA Team(s))

Most Non Conference Wins Points - 25% Payout

(Tiebreaker is your FCS Division I-AA Team(s))

Most Bowl Wins Points - 25% Payout

Includes Bowl Wins only, not BCS Bowl Points
(Tiebreaker is your total BCS Bowl Points)

Most Combined 50+ Pts and Defensive Shutout Points - 25% Payout

(Tiebreaker is your FCS Division I-AA Team(s))

To play, fill out the attached spreadsheet with 1 team selection for each of the 19 conferences and e-mail it back to me no later than Sunday, 8/25. I included a drop down list for each conference to allow easy and accurate selections for that conference.

Ensure you fill out your name and E-mail address on the sheet prior to sending it back to me to avoid any confusion.   I will send out a master spreadsheet with everyone's picks prior to games beginning on Thursday, 8/29.  I will post updates with the current standing  at http://2013collegefootballseasonchallenge.blogspot.com/

Scoring System:  Points will be awarded throughout the entire season for various categories, with more points weighted towards the end of the season with bowl games.  This will ensure that not many people are not eliminated early in the season.  Below is the scoring system, which may impact which the teams you choose.

Non Conference Wins = 1 Point

Conference Wins = 2 Points

Conference Champion = 3 Points

Conference Title Game Champion = 5 Points

Selected to a Bowl Game = 1 Point

Win a Bowl Game = 2 Points *

*Making and winning a bowl game is 3 total points!

Sugar Bowl Champion = 5 Points**

Orange Bowl Champion = 5 Points**

Fiesta Bowl Champion = 5 Points**

Rose Bowl Champion = 5 Points**

National Champion = 10 Points***

**Winning these bowl games would give you 8 total points (Make Bowl, Win Bowl, BCS Bowl Champion)

***Winning this bowl games would give you 13  total points (Make Bowl, Win Bowl, BCS National Champion)

Your Team Shuts Out Opponent = 5 Points

Your Team Scored 50+ Points in a game = 5 Points

Your Team is Ranked #1 in the BCS Poll and Loses game = -10 Points

Exchange Rule:  Between Monday,  10/7 and Wednesday, 10/9 you will be able to change a total of 3 picks.  For example, if you have Illinois as a pick and they start out 1-6, you can use this opportunity to exchange them out for Ohio State.  Once you exchange a team you can not get any new points for them (i.e. making bowls, scoring 50+ points after 10/9, etc.), you will only get points based on your new pick.  Same rule applies for your new pick, if Ohio State starts out 7-0 you do not get past points, you only get the points that occur after 10/9.  You do not have to exchange any teams if you don't want to and you can choose to exchange 1 or 2 instead of all 3.  I will send out a reminder a few days before.

Money can be sent the following ways: 

PayPal: rwdpeanut@gmail.com

Address: 1067 Whirlaway Ave.  Naperville, IL 60540 

In person when I see some of you

If you have any questions or want to forward this to anyone that may be interested, feel free to do so, just ensure they send the spreadsheet back by Sunday, 8/25.

Thanks!

Rick Donegan

630-885-2873