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*** Official CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest - Week 16 ***

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Welcome to the final "week" of the CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest. Each week the odds are gathered from the Vegas Insider web page (usually on Monday) 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 and this is it).

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 must make your pick before any game has started on the day you make your pick. Your pick will invalidated otherwise. I can't know 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 with the new Rivals format. If you want to change your pick before the first game has started, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick or simply delete your first pick before the first kickoff.

2) If you make your pick after the first game kicks off that day, it is invalidated.

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.

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 VegasInsider also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.

Note! I may add the Championship game to the odds after the other bowls for Johnny come lately's that miss entering earlier. Don't count on it though. Get your picks in if you can.

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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 16:

Saturday, Dec. 17

GRAMBLING STATE 15½ North Carolina Central
NEW MEXICO 7 Texas-San Antonio
Houston 3 SAN DIEGO STATE
CENTRAL FLORIDA 6 Arkansas State
TOLEDO 1 Appalachian State
Southern Miss 3½ LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Monday, Dec. 19

TULSA 12 Central Michigan

Tuesday, Dec. 20

WESTERN KENTUCKY 4½ Memphis

Wednesday, Dec. 21

BYU 8½ WYOMING

Thursday, Dec. 22

Colorado State 13½ IDAHO

Friday, Dec. 23

OLD DOMINION 3½ Eastern Michigan
NAVY 1½ Louisiana Tech
TROY 3½ Ohio

Saturday, Dec. 24


Monday, Dec. 26

MISSISSIPPI STATE 12½ Miami (OH)
Maryland 1½ BOSTON COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 4 Vanderbilt

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Army 9 NORTH TEXAS
TEMPLE 13 Wake Forest
Washington State 6½ MINNESOTA
BOISE STATE 7½ Baylor

Wednesday, Dec. 28

PITTSBURGH 5½ Northwestern
MIAMI (FL) 3 West Virginia
UTAH 8 Indiana
TEXAS AM 2 Kansas State

Thursday, Dec. 29

South Florida 10½ SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA TECH 7 Arkansas
COLORADO 3 Oklahoma State

Friday, Dec. 30

GEORGIA 1 Texas Christian
STANFORD 3½ North Carolina
AIR FORCE 13 South Alabama
TENNESSEE 3 Nebraska
MICHIGAN 7 Florida State

Saturday, Dec. 31

LSU 3½ LOUISVILLE
GEORGIA TECH 3½ Kentucky
ALABAMA 16 Washington
Ohio State 3 CLEMSON

Monday, Jan. 2

FLORIDA 2½ Iowa
WISCONSIN 7½ Western Michigan
Southern Cal 7 PENN STATE
OKLAHOMA 4½ Auburn
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Underdog Winners - Week #14:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN : 8.0 points
Kansas State : 4.5 points
Penn State : 3.0 points
Temple : 3.0 points

Correct Underdog Picks - Week #14:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN: blubud

Penn State: OSOK, maysvilleky, AsianPICat, Blueisbest, pappy52

Temple: On_track_4_8



Nobody picked: Kansas State



Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #14:

73.5 : Maxwell41
62.0 : Greasy Creak Mafia
59.0 : Chad Rock
58.5 : KyMaster
58.5 : Roe07
54.5 : Blueisbest
54.5 : rockhound24
52.5 : Gabewcat
50.5 : BIGCAT4LIFE
50.5 : LordEgg
50.0 : OSOK
49.5 : straykat
48.5 : gblue5744
48.0 : stinger11723
47.5 : Larry00
46.5 : chesterfield1
44.5 : Serenity Now!!!
43.0 : jsyeag
41.5 : warrior-cat
41.0 : WildcatDJ
40.5 : Hang_Time_2
40.5 : rockycard
40.5 : ukcatsfan2
40.0 : SWVA WildcatFan
39.5 : PRPcoach
39.0 : maysvilleky
37.5 : Caveman Catfan
37.5 : Ken Cat
37.0 : ThePhoenix
34.5 : docholiday51
32.0 : number8please
30.5 : *CatinIL*
30.5 : WildOnKnoxville
29.0 : Big_Blue_1018
28.5 : kyfan606
28.5 : On_track_4_8
27.5 : jrburt
27.0 : josh72484
26.5 : 13space82
26.5 : blubud
23.5 : BigBlueFan1963
23.5 : pappy52
22.5 : CGblue
22.0 : Littlefeller
21.5 : Old_Red
21.0 : AMJ_13
21.0 : JSgorocks
20.5 : AsianPICat
17.5 : Faithful Blue in the 812
17.0 : bigbluemist
17.0 : Nuke99m
14.5 : warrior_SW
14.0 : ukmonty2001
13.5 : jimmy cowboy
11.0 : TotesMcGotes
10.0 : Don't TrashTheCats
8.0 : pari1127
7.5 : dswan17
7.5 : JBHolmesfan
6.5 : allabouttheUK
6.5 : crosbycatfan3745
6.5 : UK_ Alum_02
6.0 : august-west
5.5 : ram1955
3.5 : MrHotDice
3.5 : Owen68
3.5 : WildcatStu1
2.5 : BlueBallz



Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #14:

8 : maysvilleky
8 : On_track_4_8
7 : Gabewcat
6 : Blueisbest
6 : Maxwell41
6 : number8please
6 : OSOK
6 : straykat
6 : ukcatsfan2
6 : warrior-cat
5 : 13space82
5 : AsianPICat
5 : BIGCAT4LIFE
5 : blubud
5 : docholiday51
5 : Greasy Creak Mafia
5 : pappy52
5 : PRPcoach
5 : rockhound24
5 : Roe07
5 : stinger11723
5 : SWVA WildcatFan
4 : *CatinIL*
4 : Chad Rock
4 : gblue5744
4 : Hang_Time_2
4 : jsyeag
4 : Ken Cat
4 : KyMaster
4 : Larry00
4 : Serenity Now!!!
4 : WildcatDJ
3 : Big_Blue_1018
3 : Caveman Catfan
3 : chesterfield1
3 : jimmy cowboy
3 : josh72484
3 : JSgorocks
3 : Littlefeller
3 : LordEgg
3 : Nuke99m
3 : rockycard
3 : ThePhoenix
2 : august-west
2 : bigbluemist
2 : CGblue
2 : Faithful Blue in the 812
2 : jrburt
2 : kyfan606
2 : ram1955
2 : warrior_SW
2 : WildOnKnoxville


Underdog Winners:

Week 1: 13
Week 2: 6
Week 3: 6
Week 4: 12
Week 5: 13
Week 6: 19
Week 7: 10
Week 8: 15
Week 9: 15
Week 10: 12
Week 11: 15
Week 12: 13
Week 13: 19
Week 14: 4

Season Average for Underdog Winners: 12.3


Correct Underdog Picks:

Week 1: 39
Week 2: 10
Week 3: 30
Week 4: 6
Week 5: 10
Week 6: 16
Week 7: 12
Week 8: 20
Week 9: 21
Week 10: 9
Week 11: 19
Week 12: 19
Week 13: 14
Week 14: 7

Season Average for Correct Picks: 16.6

Total Picks Made:

Week 1: 87
Week 2: 68
Week 3: 66
Week 4: 65
Week 5: 56
Week 6: 60
Week 7: 51
Week 8: 52
Week 9: 52
Week 10: 52
Week 11: 48
Week 12: 44
Week 13: 44
Week 14: 35

Season Average for Total Picks: 55.7


Overall Stupid Underdog Picks Winners

2000: this is when Mtcatfan thinks the game started, but winner is not known
2001: did not keep record of who won
2002: did not keep record of who won
2003: SixToeJoe - most correct picks winners not tracked
2004: ThreeHogNight - most correct picks winners not tracked
2005: Hang_Time_2 with 53.5 points - 5 tied for most correct picks at 6, Hang_Time_2 was one of them
2006: JBnTN with 57 points- JBnTN had 8 correct picks which was most correct picks
2007: TaylorsvilleMike with 71.5 points - 5 tied for most correct picks at 7, TaylorsvilleMike was one of them
2008: bigbluemist with 67 points - bigbluemist & CatinSA tied for most correct picks at 9
2009: buckster1 with 95.5 points - buckster1 with 8 correct picks
2010: Hang_Time_2 won with 64 points and also won with 7 correct picks
2011: jrburt won with 70.5 points - Blue Strype had the most correct picks with 10.
2012: Brother Cat with 61.5 - Brother Cat had the most correct picks with 8.
2013: docholiday51 with 61.5 - adolph...ngover and number8please had the most correct picks with 8.
2014: jrburt with 74 points - AsianPICat had the most correct picks with 10.
2015: kyfan606 with 50.5 points - SWVA WildcatFan had the most correct picks with 7.
 
Penn State

*** Hope we can get this pinned before people forget about it.
 
Sorry that this is taking so long. CBS Sports has changed their scores web page so that I can't read the page right now. Might have to figure out how to do it manually again if I can't get it to read.
 
Sorry for the delay folks. I still am not sure what happened. I was finally able to read the pages similar to what I have always done. It could be that they blocked me because I was reading too often while trying to debug it. At any rate, here are the final results. Congrats to Maxwell41 who finished with 73.5 points (a very good total historically). Congrats also to maysvilleky and On_track_4_8 who ended up with 9 correct picks, 2 more than anyone else.
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Underdog Winners - Week #16:

IDAHO : 13.5 points
Wake Forest : 13.0 points
Baylor : 7.5 points
Florida State : 7.0 points
MINNESOTA : 6.5 points
Arkansas State : 6.0 points
Northwestern : 5.5 points
SAN DIEGO STATE : 3.0 points
Oklahoma State : 3.0 points
CLEMSON : 3.0 points
Kansas State : 2.0 points
BOSTON COLLEGE : 1.5 points
Louisiana Tech : 1.5 points
Appalachian State : 1.0 points

Correct Underdog Picks - Week #16:

IDAHO: jsyeag, LordEgg

CLEMSON: maysvilleky

Louisiana Tech: On_track_4_8



Nobody picked: Wake Forest, Baylor, Florida State, MINNESOTA, Arkansas State, Northwestern, SAN DIEGO STATE, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, BOSTON COLLEGE, Appalachian State



Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #16:

73.5 : Maxwell41
64.0 : LordEgg
62.0 : Greasy Creak Mafia
59.0 : Chad Rock
58.5 : KyMaster
58.5 : Roe07
56.5 : jsyeag
54.5 : Blueisbest
54.5 : rockhound24
52.5 : Gabewcat
50.5 : BIGCAT4LIFE
50.0 : OSOK
49.5 : straykat
48.5 : gblue5744
48.0 : stinger11723
47.5 : Larry00
46.5 : chesterfield1
44.5 : Serenity Now!!!
42.0 : maysvilleky
41.5 : warrior-cat
41.0 : WildcatDJ
40.5 : Hang_Time_2
40.5 : rockycard
40.5 : ukcatsfan2
40.0 : SWVA WildcatFan
39.5 : PRPcoach
37.5 : Caveman Catfan
37.5 : Ken Cat
37.0 : ThePhoenix
34.5 : docholiday51
32.0 : number8please
30.5 : *CatinIL*
30.5 : WildOnKnoxville
30.0 : On_track_4_8
29.0 : Big_Blue_1018
28.5 : kyfan606
27.5 : jrburt
27.0 : josh72484
26.5 : 13space82
26.5 : blubud
23.5 : BigBlueFan1963
23.5 : pappy52
22.5 : CGblue
22.0 : Littlefeller
21.5 : Old_Red
21.0 : AMJ_13
21.0 : JSgorocks
20.5 : AsianPICat
17.5 : Faithful Blue in the 812
17.0 : bigbluemist
17.0 : Nuke99m
14.5 : warrior_SW
14.0 : ukmonty2001
13.5 : jimmy cowboy
11.0 : TotesMcGotes
10.0 : Don't TrashTheCats
8.0 : pari1127
7.5 : dswan17
7.5 : JBHolmesfan
6.5 : allabouttheUK
6.5 : crosbycatfan3745
6.5 : UK_ Alum_02
6.0 : august-west
5.5 : ram1955
3.5 : MrHotDice
3.5 : Owen68
3.5 : WildcatStu1
2.5 : BlueBallz



Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #16:

9 : maysvilleky
9 : On_track_4_8

7 : Gabewcat
6 : Blueisbest
6 : Maxwell41
6 : number8please
6 : OSOK
6 : straykat
6 : ukcatsfan2
6 : warrior-cat
5 : 13space82
5 : AsianPICat
5 : BIGCAT4LIFE
5 : blubud
5 : docholiday51
5 : Greasy Creak Mafia
5 : jsyeag
5 : pappy52
5 : PRPcoach
5 : rockhound24
5 : Roe07
5 : stinger11723
5 : SWVA WildcatFan
4 : *CatinIL*
4 : Chad Rock
4 : gblue5744
4 : Hang_Time_2
4 : Ken Cat
4 : KyMaster
4 : Larry00
4 : LordEgg
4 : Serenity Now!!!
4 : WildcatDJ
3 : Big_Blue_1018
3 : Caveman Catfan
3 : chesterfield1
3 : jimmy cowboy
3 : josh72484
3 : JSgorocks
3 : Littlefeller
3 : Nuke99m
3 : rockycard
3 : ThePhoenix
2 : august-west
2 : bigbluemist
2 : CGblue
2 : Faithful Blue in the 812
2 : jrburt
2 : kyfan606
2 : ram1955
2 : warrior_SW
2 : WildOnKnoxville


Underdog Winners:

Week 1: 13
Week 2: 6
Week 3: 6
Week 4: 12
Week 5: 13
Week 6: 19
Week 7: 10
Week 8: 15
Week 9: 15
Week 10: 12
Week 11: 15
Week 12: 13
Week 13: 19
Week 14: 4
Week 15: 0
Week 16: 14

Season Average for Underdog Winners: 11.6


Correct Underdog Picks:

Week 1: 39
Week 2: 10
Week 3: 30
Week 4: 6
Week 5: 10
Week 6: 16
Week 7: 12
Week 8: 20
Week 9: 21
Week 10: 9
Week 11: 19
Week 12: 19
Week 13: 14
Week 14: 7
Week 15: 0
Week 16: 4

Season Average for Correct Picks: 14.8

Total Picks Made:

Week 1: 87
Week 2: 68
Week 3: 66
Week 4: 65
Week 5: 56
Week 6: 60
Week 7: 51
Week 8: 52
Week 9: 52
Week 10: 52
Week 11: 48
Week 12: 44
Week 13: 44
Week 14: 35
Week 15: 0
Week 16: 36

Season Average for Total Picks: 51.0


Overall Stupid Underdog Picks Winners

2000: this is when Mtcatfan thinks the game started, but winner is not known
2001: did not keep record of who won
2002: did not keep record of who won
2003: SixToeJoe - most correct picks winners not tracked
2004: ThreeHogNight - most correct picks winners not tracked
2005: Hang_Time_2 with 53.5 points - 5 tied for most correct picks at 6, Hang_Time_2 was one of them
2006: JBnTN with 57 points- JBnTN had 8 correct picks which was most correct picks
2007: TaylorsvilleMike with 71.5 points - 5 tied for most correct picks at 7, TaylorsvilleMike was one of them
2008: bigbluemist with 67 points - bigbluemist & CatinSA tied for most correct picks at 9
2009: buckster1 with 95.5 points - buckster1 with 8 correct picks
2010: Hang_Time_2 won with 64 points and also won with 7 correct picks
2011: jrburt won with 70.5 points - Blue Strype had the most correct picks with 10.
2012: Brother Cat with 61.5 - Brother Cat had the most correct picks with 8.
2013: docholiday51 with 61.5 - adolph...ngover and number8please had the most correct picks with 8.
2014: jrburt with 74 points - AsianPICat had the most correct picks with 10.
2015: kyfan606 with 50.5 points - SWVA WildcatFan had the most correct picks with 7.
2016: Maxwell41 with 73.5 points - maysvilleky and On_track_4_8 had 9 correct picks.
 
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