Welcome to the CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest. Each week the odds are gathered from the Oddstrader web page (usually on Sunday night) and posted in a thread on CatsIllustrated (which we will hopefully get pinned for convenience). This contest runs for the entire football season (the bowls are treated as one really long week).
There are several ways to win: there are weekly winners, the person with the highest cumulative point total after the season is over is the overall winner but we recognize the contestants that have the most correct picks also.
How do you get points? Select the underdog (second team listed in each game) and have that team pull the upset. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reward but the longer the odds.
Some rules that we need to keep things running smoothly:
1) You should make your pick before the first game of the week has kicked off. Your pick may be invalidated otherwise. I can't know with the new Rivals format that you didn't delete a pick that didn't win and then post a pick from a later game in hopes of getting a winner. You can change your pick before the first game of the week has started by editing your pick or deleting the old pick and making a new post. To change your pick after the first kick off of the week, leave the original post alone, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick in that new post. I'll verify that you can change it manually.
2) If you make your pick after the first game of the week kicks off, it may be invalidated. Make your pick before the first kickoff of the day or pick a game that is played on a later date. I might post that you can make picks a bit later in that day in the "Don't forget to..." thread, but don't count on it.
3) If you pick the favored team instead of the underdog, we all laugh at you. Ok, we don't but you can't expect to get points in SUP for that.
4) You can appeal an invalidation by posting in that week's thread, include what you think is wrong.
5) Don't edit your picks after the first game of the week has kicked off.
Understand that a perl script is scoring this, if you make the spelling of the teams intentionally obtuse or you are just really bad at spelling, your pick might be missed. If you want to tell us all about the underdogs you thought you might choose and then tell us about the one you finally did pick, you might be surprised which one the script finds.
So your post should look something like:
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Purdue
*** Everyone hates the Irish right?
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Don't put any other team name in your post with your SUP pick without putting an '***' in front of it. Everything after the '***' will be ignored. My program may find the wrong name if you don't. Once you post your pick, you can post in the thread any comment you like. Your first post is your pick (if I can find your pick).
Because the scoring is done by a script and not by hand, if you feel a mistake was made in scoring your SUP, post that on that Week's thread. We'll try to get it resolved quickly. The scripts are far from perfect and VegasOdds also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.
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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 15:
Friday, Dec. 6
JACKSONVILLE STATE 3½ Western Kentucky
Tulane 4½ ARMY
BOISE STATE 4 UNLV
Saturday, Dec. 7
ARIZONA STATE 2½ Iowa State
MIAMI (OH) 3 Ohio
TEXAS 2½ Georgia
LOUISIANA 6 Marshall
OREGON 3½ Penn State
SMU 2½ Clemson
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Underdog Winners - Week #14:
Michigan : 20.5 points
Wyoming : 17.5 points
Memphis : 14.0 points
SYRACUSE : 10.5 points
Utah : 8.5 points
RICE : 4.5 points
North Carolina State : 4.0 points
Marshall : 3.5 points
Miami (OH) : 3.0 points
South Carolina : 3.0 points
SAM HOUSTON STATE : 2.5 points
UTEP : 2.5 points
Minnesota : 2.0 points
HAWAII : 1.5 points
Navy : 1.5 points
Rutgers : 1.5 points
Texas State : 1.5 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #14:
Michigan: catben
Memphis: stinger11723, YardCat
SYRACUSE: blubo, BurgLife, howercat, secrules3
South Carolina: gamecockcat, ArtLaibsGhost
Nobody picked: Wyoming, Utah, RICE, North Carolina State, Marshall, Miami (OH), SAM HOUSTON STATE, UTEP, Minnesota, HAWAII, Navy, Rutgers, Texas State
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #14:
67.5 : Roe07
67.0 : BC_Wader
65.0 : warrior-cat
62.5 : stinger11723
57.0 : howercat
56.5 : Chad Rock
56.0 : docholiday51
56.0 : secrules3
51.5 : bigbluemist
51.0 : blubo
48.0 : Blueisbest
45.5 : RedLotMudcat
45.0 : jrburt
44.0 : TheBlueCat
43.5 : CrimsonCats
40.0 : BurgLife
39.5 : catben
39.0 : Hang_Time_2
39.0 : WalterTheHippo
38.5 : BeardedKatFan
38.0 : maysvilleky
37.0 : gamecockcat
35.0 : cat tat2
35.0 : rockycard
33.5 : Larry00
32.0 : number8please
30.0 : YardCat
29.5 : *CatinIL*
28.5 : Caveman Catfan
28.0 : kywildcatsfannumber1
26.0 : jwcat30
25.5 : Bryguy
25.0 : CGblue
25.0 : tdjohnsky
24.5 : M4CAT
23.5 : Catapult
23.0 : ArtLaibsGhost
23.0 : pumpedupcats
22.0 : MAYHOO22
19.0 : Old_Red
17.5 : Burgcatfan
17.5 : GrandePdre
17.5 : jimmy cowboy
16.0 : TuckyFB
14.5 : TOMCATS1990
14.5 : ukalum1988
14.0 : kybloo92
13.5 : pappy52
13.5 : RocknRollCats
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : Uk##1
12.0 : Short-Dawg-69
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
8.0 : Ken Cat
7.5 : JSgorocks
7.0 : billoliver40
6.5 : bluecoon1
5.5 : Creed Bratton
3.0 : Nuke99m
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #14:
8 : howercat
7 : BC_Wader
7 : Blueisbest
7 : gamecockcat
6 : ArtLaibsGhost
6 : bigbluemist
6 : docholiday51
6 : Roe07
6 : TheBlueCat
5 : BeardedKatFan
5 : BurgLife
5 : Caveman Catfan
5 : Chad Rock
5 : CrimsonCats
5 : jrburt
5 : maysvilleky
5 : number8please
5 : secrules3
5 : stinger11723
5 : warrior-cat
4 : *CatinIL*
4 : blubo
4 : Bryguy
4 : cat tat2
4 : Hang_Time_2
4 : kywildcatsfannumber1
4 : Larry00
4 : MAYHOO22
4 : Old_Red
3 : catben
3 : CGblue
3 : jwcat30
3 : RedLotMudcat
3 : rockycard
3 : Short-Dawg-69
3 : WalterTheHippo
3 : YardCat
2 : blubud
2 : Catapult
2 : GrandePdre
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : JSgorocks
2 : Ken Cat
2 : kybloo92
2 : M4CAT
2 : pappy52
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : tdjohnsky
2 : TOMCATS1990
2 : ukalum1988
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Week 7: 15
Week 8: 15
Week 9: 10
Week 10: 16
Week 11: 11
Week 12: 14
Week 13: 18
Week 14: 17
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 13.7
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Week 7: 10
Week 8: 18
Week 9: 9
Week 10: 23
Week 11: 9
Week 12: 9
Week 13: 19
Week 14: 9
Season Average for Correct Picks: 15.0
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Week 7: 51
Week 8: 54
Week 9: 51
Week 10: 46
Week 11: 42
Week 12: 45
Week 13: 44
Week 14: 43
Season Average for Total Picks: 50.8
There are several ways to win: there are weekly winners, the person with the highest cumulative point total after the season is over is the overall winner but we recognize the contestants that have the most correct picks also.
How do you get points? Select the underdog (second team listed in each game) and have that team pull the upset. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reward but the longer the odds.
Some rules that we need to keep things running smoothly:
1) You should make your pick before the first game of the week has kicked off. Your pick may be invalidated otherwise. I can't know with the new Rivals format that you didn't delete a pick that didn't win and then post a pick from a later game in hopes of getting a winner. You can change your pick before the first game of the week has started by editing your pick or deleting the old pick and making a new post. To change your pick after the first kick off of the week, leave the original post alone, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick in that new post. I'll verify that you can change it manually.
2) If you make your pick after the first game of the week kicks off, it may be invalidated. Make your pick before the first kickoff of the day or pick a game that is played on a later date. I might post that you can make picks a bit later in that day in the "Don't forget to..." thread, but don't count on it.
3) If you pick the favored team instead of the underdog, we all laugh at you. Ok, we don't but you can't expect to get points in SUP for that.
4) You can appeal an invalidation by posting in that week's thread, include what you think is wrong.
5) Don't edit your picks after the first game of the week has kicked off.
Understand that a perl script is scoring this, if you make the spelling of the teams intentionally obtuse or you are just really bad at spelling, your pick might be missed. If you want to tell us all about the underdogs you thought you might choose and then tell us about the one you finally did pick, you might be surprised which one the script finds.
So your post should look something like:
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Purdue
*** Everyone hates the Irish right?
------------
Don't put any other team name in your post with your SUP pick without putting an '***' in front of it. Everything after the '***' will be ignored. My program may find the wrong name if you don't. Once you post your pick, you can post in the thread any comment you like. Your first post is your pick (if I can find your pick).
Because the scoring is done by a script and not by hand, if you feel a mistake was made in scoring your SUP, post that on that Week's thread. We'll try to get it resolved quickly. The scripts are far from perfect and VegasOdds also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.
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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 15:
Friday, Dec. 6
JACKSONVILLE STATE 3½ Western Kentucky
Tulane 4½ ARMY
BOISE STATE 4 UNLV
Saturday, Dec. 7
ARIZONA STATE 2½ Iowa State
MIAMI (OH) 3 Ohio
TEXAS 2½ Georgia
LOUISIANA 6 Marshall
OREGON 3½ Penn State
SMU 2½ Clemson
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Underdog Winners - Week #14:
Michigan : 20.5 points
Wyoming : 17.5 points
Memphis : 14.0 points
SYRACUSE : 10.5 points
Utah : 8.5 points
RICE : 4.5 points
North Carolina State : 4.0 points
Marshall : 3.5 points
Miami (OH) : 3.0 points
South Carolina : 3.0 points
SAM HOUSTON STATE : 2.5 points
UTEP : 2.5 points
Minnesota : 2.0 points
HAWAII : 1.5 points
Navy : 1.5 points
Rutgers : 1.5 points
Texas State : 1.5 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #14:
Michigan: catben
Memphis: stinger11723, YardCat
SYRACUSE: blubo, BurgLife, howercat, secrules3
South Carolina: gamecockcat, ArtLaibsGhost
Nobody picked: Wyoming, Utah, RICE, North Carolina State, Marshall, Miami (OH), SAM HOUSTON STATE, UTEP, Minnesota, HAWAII, Navy, Rutgers, Texas State
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #14:
67.5 : Roe07
67.0 : BC_Wader
65.0 : warrior-cat
62.5 : stinger11723
57.0 : howercat
56.5 : Chad Rock
56.0 : docholiday51
56.0 : secrules3
51.5 : bigbluemist
51.0 : blubo
48.0 : Blueisbest
45.5 : RedLotMudcat
45.0 : jrburt
44.0 : TheBlueCat
43.5 : CrimsonCats
40.0 : BurgLife
39.5 : catben
39.0 : Hang_Time_2
39.0 : WalterTheHippo
38.5 : BeardedKatFan
38.0 : maysvilleky
37.0 : gamecockcat
35.0 : cat tat2
35.0 : rockycard
33.5 : Larry00
32.0 : number8please
30.0 : YardCat
29.5 : *CatinIL*
28.5 : Caveman Catfan
28.0 : kywildcatsfannumber1
26.0 : jwcat30
25.5 : Bryguy
25.0 : CGblue
25.0 : tdjohnsky
24.5 : M4CAT
23.5 : Catapult
23.0 : ArtLaibsGhost
23.0 : pumpedupcats
22.0 : MAYHOO22
19.0 : Old_Red
17.5 : Burgcatfan
17.5 : GrandePdre
17.5 : jimmy cowboy
16.0 : TuckyFB
14.5 : TOMCATS1990
14.5 : ukalum1988
14.0 : kybloo92
13.5 : pappy52
13.5 : RocknRollCats
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : Uk##1
12.0 : Short-Dawg-69
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
8.0 : Ken Cat
7.5 : JSgorocks
7.0 : billoliver40
6.5 : bluecoon1
5.5 : Creed Bratton
3.0 : Nuke99m
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #14:
8 : howercat
7 : BC_Wader
7 : Blueisbest
7 : gamecockcat
6 : ArtLaibsGhost
6 : bigbluemist
6 : docholiday51
6 : Roe07
6 : TheBlueCat
5 : BeardedKatFan
5 : BurgLife
5 : Caveman Catfan
5 : Chad Rock
5 : CrimsonCats
5 : jrburt
5 : maysvilleky
5 : number8please
5 : secrules3
5 : stinger11723
5 : warrior-cat
4 : *CatinIL*
4 : blubo
4 : Bryguy
4 : cat tat2
4 : Hang_Time_2
4 : kywildcatsfannumber1
4 : Larry00
4 : MAYHOO22
4 : Old_Red
3 : catben
3 : CGblue
3 : jwcat30
3 : RedLotMudcat
3 : rockycard
3 : Short-Dawg-69
3 : WalterTheHippo
3 : YardCat
2 : blubud
2 : Catapult
2 : GrandePdre
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : JSgorocks
2 : Ken Cat
2 : kybloo92
2 : M4CAT
2 : pappy52
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : tdjohnsky
2 : TOMCATS1990
2 : ukalum1988
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Week 7: 15
Week 8: 15
Week 9: 10
Week 10: 16
Week 11: 11
Week 12: 14
Week 13: 18
Week 14: 17
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 13.7
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Week 7: 10
Week 8: 18
Week 9: 9
Week 10: 23
Week 11: 9
Week 12: 9
Week 13: 19
Week 14: 9
Season Average for Correct Picks: 15.0
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Week 7: 51
Week 8: 54
Week 9: 51
Week 10: 46
Week 11: 42
Week 12: 45
Week 13: 44
Week 14: 43
Season Average for Total Picks: 50.8
