*** Official CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest - Week 3 ***

[ThePhoenix]

South Carolina

 

[Hang_Time_2]

Mississippi

 

[anon_rzjx6cwu0llqq]

South Carolina

 

[docholiday51]

Miss

 

[PokerCat67]

Kentucky

 

[Marine_In_VA]

Kentucky

 

[gamecockcat]

Auburn

 

[stinger11723]

South Florida

 

[calicat21]

Purdue +6 points

 

[Greasy Creak Mafia]

BYU

 

[Larry00]

University of Louisville Cardinals

 

[specialkd24]

Illinois

 

[Blue Strype]

Colorado St

 

[DubyaT]

Texas

 

[Faithful Blue in the 812]

Bowling Green State

 

[BoulderCat]

Kentucky!

 

[PhattyJ4UK]

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

[AVCat]

Welcome to 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).

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) If you edit your pick after the first game listed has started, your pick is invalidated. I can't know that you didn't change your pick from one that didn't win to a later game in hopes of getting a winner. If you want to change your pick after the first game has started, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick. Doesn't work if you are switching from the game that has already started.

2) If you make your pick after your game was supposed to kick off, 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.

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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 3:

Thursday, Sep. 17

Clemson 6 LOUISVILLE

Friday, Sep. 18

Florida State 8½ BOSTON COLLEGE
ARIZONA STATE 28 New Mexico

Saturday, Sep. 19

Wake Forest 5½ ARMY
Temple 10½ MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN 34 UNLV
Ball State 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST 19½ UNC Charlotte
MINNESOTA 23½ Kent State
WISCONSIN 35 Troy
NORTH CAROLINA 10 Illinois
OHIO STATE 34½ Northern Illinois
North Carolina State 18 OLD DOMINION
OKLAHOMA 30½ Tulsa
SYRACUSE 7 Central Michigan
DUKE 3 Northwestern
TEXAS AM 34 Nevada
OREGON 45½ Georgia State
Rice 7½ NORTH TEXAS
KANSAS STATE 9½ Louisiana Tech
GEORGIA 17½ South Carolina
NAVY 3½ East Carolina
LSU 7½ Auburn
ALABAMA 6½ Mississippi
Virginia Tech 6 PURDUE
OKLAHOMA STATE 24 Texas-San Antonio
MIAMI (FL) 3½ Nebraska
Georgia Tech 2½ NOTRE DAME
WASHINGTON 6 Utah State
TEXAS STATE 3 Southern Miss
Cincinnati 19 MIAMI (OH)
TOLEDO 7½ Iowa State
ARKANSAS 11½ Texas Tech
Memphis 3 BOWLING GREEN STATE
Colorado 4 COLORADO STATE
MARYLAND 7 South Florida
MISSOURI 21½ Connecticut
Florida 3 KENTUCKY
INDIANA 1 Western Kentucky
California 6½ TEXAS
OREGON STATE 7½ San Jose State
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 37 Southern Methodist
UTEP 2½ NEW MEXICO STATE
PENN STATE 10 Rutgers
SAN DIEGO STATE 17½ South Alabama
SOUTHERN CAL 10 Stanford
IOWA 5½ Pittsburgh
MICHIGAN STATE 26½ Air Force
UCLA 16 BYU
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Underdog Winners - Week #2:

Toledo : 21.5 points
Eastern Michigan : 13.5 points
Houston : 12.5 points
Kentucky : 7.5 points
Bowling Green State : 7.5 points
Temple : 6.5 points
Georgia State : 6.5 points
GEORGIA SOUTHERN : 4.5 points
Tulsa : 4.0 points
OHIO : 3.5 points
BYU : 2.5 points
Washington State : 2.0 points
WESTERN KENTUCKY : 1.0 points

Correct Underdog Picks - Week #2:

Houston: jimmy cowboy, Larry00, WildOnKnoxville, BLUINLOU, Greasy Creak Mafia

Kentucky: kyfan606, BigBlueFan1963, ukcatsfan2, TotesMcGotes, Blueisbest, warrior-cat, Deeeefense, OSOK, KyMaster, specialkd24, docholiday51, zac_limanni, maysvilleky, GoBigBlue37, UK_num_1, Faithful Blue in the 812, Serenity Now!!!, PokerCat67, Gabewcat, pappy52

Temple: ram1955, calicat21, warrior_SW, bigblue7609

Georgia State: BigBadBlueDaddy

GEORGIA SOUTHERN: bigbluemist, gamecockcat, SWVA WildcatFan, DubyaT

OHIO: Brother Cat, Littlefeller

BYU: Hang_Time_2



Nobody picked: Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green State, Tulsa, Washington State, WESTERN KENTUCKY



Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #2:

19.5 : BigBlueFan1963
19.5 : Serenity Now!!!
16.5 : crosbycatfan3745
15.0 : Gabewcat
14.5 : Hang_Time_2
14.0 : calicat21
13.5 : OSOK
12.5 : BLUINLOU
12.5 : Greasy Creak Mafia
12.5 : jimmy cowboy
12.5 : Larry00
12.5 : WildOnKnoxville
12.0 : gamecockcat
12.0 : straykat
10.5 : SWVA WildcatFan
8.5 : KyMaster
7.5 : Blueisbest
7.5 : BoulderCat
7.5 : Deeeefense
7.5 : docholiday51
7.5 : Faithful Blue in the 812
7.5 : GoB!gBlue
7.5 : GoBigBlue37
7.5 : kyfan606
7.5 : maysvilleky
7.5 : pappy52
7.5 : PokerCat67
7.5 : ram1955
7.5 : RS73CAT
7.5 : specialkd24
7.5 : stinger11723
7.5 : TotesMcGotes
7.5 : ukcatsfan2
7.5 : UKMKG
7.5 : UK_num_1
7.5 : warrior-cat
7.5 : zac_limanni
7.0 : no_neutrality
6.5 : BigBadBlueDaddy
6.5 : bigblue7609
6.5 : warrior_SW
6.0 : jte123
6.0 : THE_OAK
4.5 : bigbluemist
4.5 : DubyaT
3.5 : Brother Cat
3.5 : Littlefeller
1.0 : ashlandcatfan600
1.0 : IamnotRalph
1.0 : RocknRollCats
1.0 : TTU/UK fan



Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #2:

2 : BigBlueFan1963
2 : calicat21
2 : Gabewcat
2 : gamecockcat
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : KyMaster
2 : OSOK
2 : ram1955
2 : Serenity Now!!!
2 : SWVA WildcatFan


Underdog Winners:

Week 1: 7
Week 2: 13

Season Average for Underdog Winners: 10.0


Correct Underdog Picks:

Week 1: 24
Week 2: 37

Season Average for Correct Picks: 30.5

Total Picks Made:

Week 1: 96
Week 2: 75

Season Average for Total Picks: 85.5


Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #2:

jimmy cowboy, Larry00, WildOnKnoxville, BLUINLOU, Greasy Creak Mafia, kyfan606, ukcatsfan2, TotesMcGotes, Blueisbest, warrior-cat, Deeeefense, specialkd24, docholiday51, zac_limanni, maysvilleky, GoBigBlue37, UK_num_1, Faithful Blue in the 812, PokerCat67, pappy52, warrior_SW, bigblue7609, BigBadBlueDaddy, bigbluemist, DubyaT, Brother Cat, Littlefeller

Miami OH.

 

[WildcatDJ]

Louisville +6

*vomit*

 

[ukwazoo]

Boston College

 

[KyMaster]

Kentucky

 

[Roe07]

Texas Longhorns

 

[GoB!gBlue]

Colorado State

 

[Littlefeller]

Notre Dame

 

[Brother Cat]

Texas

 

[jrburt]

South Carolina

 

[jimmy cowboy]

Purdue

 

[RS73CAT]

TEXAS

 

[pappy52]

KENTUCKY

 

[CGblue]

BOSTON COLLEGE

 

[UK_num_1]

Kentucky

 

[On_track_4_8]

Bowling Green State

 

[AsianPICat]

Colorado State

 

[ORCAT]

Kentucky

 

[JBHolmesfan]

Notre Dame

 

[SWVA WildcatFan]

Purdue

 

[BigBlueFan1963]

BYU

 

[BlueBallz]

Texas

 

[Deeeefense]

Colorado State

 

[Old_Red]

You all had better check this close. My program couldn't find the dates, couldn't go from one page to the next, and I have no idea if it picks up posts that are edited properly. I didn't see any problems other than picking Kentucky for TTU/UK fan's pick rather than Boston College since he posted a message with Kentucky in it first.

Congrats to Hang_Time_2 who has moved into both the points lead and the contests lead. 3 for 3 is pretty good.
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Underdog Winners - Week #3:

South Alabama : 17.5 points
Texas Tech : 11.5 points
Stanford : 10.0 points
Mississippi : 6.5 points
Southern Miss : 3.0 points
Northwestern : 3.0 points
NOTRE DAME : 2.5 points

Correct Underdog Picks - Week #3:

Mississippi: kyfan606, THE_OAK, rockhound24, docholiday51, 13space82, Hang_Time_2, LordEgg

NOTRE DAME: maysvilleky, Littlefeller, JBHolmesfan



Nobody picked: South Alabama, Texas Tech, Stanford, Southern Miss, Northwestern



Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #3:

21.0 : Hang_Time_2
19.5 : BigBlueFan1963
19.5 : Serenity Now!!!
16.5 : crosbycatfan3745
15.0 : Gabewcat
14.0 : calicat21
14.0 : docholiday51
14.0 : kyfan606
13.5 : OSOK
12.5 : BLUINLOU
12.5 : Greasy Creak Mafia
12.5 : jimmy cowboy
12.5 : Larry00
12.5 : THE_OAK
12.5 : WildOnKnoxville
12.0 : gamecockcat
12.0 : straykat
10.5 : SWVA WildcatFan
10.0 : maysvilleky
8.5 : KyMaster
7.5 : Blueisbest
7.5 : BoulderCat
7.5 : Deeeefense
7.5 : Faithful Blue in the 812
7.5 : GoB!gBlue
7.5 : GoBigBlue37
7.5 : pappy52
7.5 : PokerCat67
7.5 : ram1955
7.5 : RS73CAT
7.5 : specialkd24
7.5 : stinger11723
7.5 : TotesMcGotes
7.5 : ukcatsfan2
7.5 : UKMKG
7.5 : UK_num_1
7.5 : warrior-cat
7.5 : zac_limanni
7.0 : no_neutrality
6.5 : 13space82
6.5 : BigBadBlueDaddy
6.5 : bigblue7609
6.5 : LordEgg
6.5 : rockhound24
6.5 : warrior_SW
6.0 : jte123
6.0 : Littlefeller
4.5 : bigbluemist
4.5 : DubyaT
3.5 : Brother Cat
2.5 : JBHolmesfan
1.0 : ashlandcatfan600
1.0 : IamnotRalph
1.0 : RocknRollCats
1.0 : TTU/UK fan



Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #3:

3 : Hang_Time_2
2 : BigBlueFan1963
2 : calicat21
2 : docholiday51
2 : Gabewcat
2 : gamecockcat
2 : kyfan606
2 : KyMaster
2 : Littlefeller
2 : maysvilleky
2 : OSOK
2 : ram1955
2 : Serenity Now!!!
2 : SWVA WildcatFan
2 : THE_OAK


Underdog Winners:

Week 1: 7
Week 2: 13
Week 3: 7

Season Average for Underdog Winners: 9.0


Correct Underdog Picks:

Week 1: 24
Week 2: 37
Week 3: 10

Season Average for Correct Picks: 23.7

Total Picks Made:

Week 1: 96
Week 2: 75
Week 3: 76

Season Average for Total Picks: 82.3


Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #3:

rockhound24, 13space82, LordEgg, JBHolmesfan