Final Results, but the Same Victor! Nice Work Greg

Pollster Pick'em
Final Tally:109-112-4, or 49.3%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Greg Frayser*	10-10-1	116-105-4	52.5%
Nathan Wilson*	8-12-1	116-105-4	52.5%
Jeff Renfro	9-11-1	113-108-4	51.1%
Michael Coker	9-11-1	111-110-4	50.2%
Jordan Renna	11-9-1	110-111-4	49.8%
Jarad Wilson	13-7-1	109-112-4	49.3%
Doug Bendinger	8-12-1	108-113-4	48.9%
Kumar Chadha	9-11-1	107-114-4	48.4%
Sean Hardin	10-1-1	107-114-4	48.4%
Mark Houston	8-12-1	106-115-4	48.0%
John Buzbee	11-9-1	105-116-4	47.5%
Max Renfro	4-16-1	104-117-4	47.1%
Eddie Slep	11-9-1	102-119-4	46.2%
Edwin Sweeten	6-14-1	101-120-4	45.7%
Rob Carlton	4-16-1	99-122-4	44.8%
Brain Smith	6-14-1	97-124-4	43.9%

Alright Pollsters, the season is over, and we crown another Pick'em champ, but Greg has defended his title. This season we had a tie at the top between Nathan and Greg, but the Tie-Breaker of the National Championship Game gave us the winner, so congrats to Greg. Overall the Poll did better this year than last, but we lost our momentum late in the season, and again closed below .500. However, 4 people finished in the upper half, so congrats go out.
As the Season ends, here are some highlights...

- Mark Houston finished the season with the best weekly performance, going 9-1 during Week 14, a mark that sets the poll's highest ever performance.

- Nathan and Doug set this seasons mark for most consecutive winning weeks (splits are not counted), with 4 a piece.

- Our best Week overall was Week 8, going 10-4 (71.4%), our second best overall performance since the challenge was started.

Championship Week Picks

Alright pollster's this is THE week before the big bowl games. Who will take their coference's banners and who will go to the "other" bowls. So, we're already down 0-1 with Oregon failing to win big enough, but let's hope the rest of the games go as planned. Here they are. Good luck and Go Jackets.

Oregon -9.5
Alabama +5.5
Texas +14
Cincinnati -2
Georgia Tech -1
New Mexico +47.5
USC -7
California -7
Houston -2.5
WVU +1.5

Pick'em Results... Ouch

Pollster Pick'em
Week 13: 5-16
Running Tally: 95-99-3, or 48.9%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	10-11	104-90-3	53.6%
Greg Frayser	9-12	103-91-3	53.1%
Jeff Renfro	7-14	99-95-3	51.0%
Michael Coker	10-11	99-95-3	51.0%
Max Renfro	9-12	97-97-3	50.0%
Jordan Renna	8-13	96-98-3	49.5%
Doug Bendinger	7-14	95-99-3	49.0%
Rob Carlton	3-18	94-100-3	48.5%
Sean Hardin	5-16	93-101-3	47.9%
Jarad Wilson	7-14	93-101-3	47.9%
Kumar Chadha	5-16	92-102-3	47.4%
Edwin Sweeten	5-16	92-102-3	47.4%
John Buzbee	9-12	90-104-3	46.4%
Mark Houston	11-10	89-105-3	45.9%
Brian Smith	4-17	87-107-3	44.8%
Eddie Slep	6-15	86-108-3	44.3%

Damn... What a rivalry week. After last year, and this year's rivalry games, we should really stop picking this week, as it's been our worst week for 2 years running. Gotta love, and hate, college football. Well a congrats should go out to Mark, as he's the ONLY one of us who managed above .500 for the week. Nice work. Let's pick ourselves up for Conference Championship Week. Good Luck, and Go Jackets

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 12: 8-4
Running Tally: 90-83-3, or 52.0%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	7-5	94-79-3	54.3%
Greg Frayser	8-4	94-79-3	54.3%
Jeff Renfro	8-4	92-81-3	53.2%
Rob Carlton	7-5	91-82-3	52.6%
Michael Coker	8-4	89-82-3	51.4%
Jordan Renna	6-6	88-85-3	50.9%
Doug Bendinger	6-6	88-85-3	50.9%
Max Renfro	7-5	88-85-3	50.9%
Sean Hardin	9-3	88-85-3	50.9%
Kumar Chadha	5-7	87-86-3	50.3%
Edwin Sweeten	8-4	87-86-3	50.3%
Jarad Wilson	7-5	86-87-3	49.7%
Brian Smith	8-4	83-90-3	48.0%
John Buzbee	8-4	81-92-3	46.8%
Eddie Slep	9-3	80-93-3	46.2%
Mark Houston	4-8	78-95-3	45.1%

Great Recovery this week from our less than stellar last week. 8-4 is solid, and that leaves us plenty of games ahead of the .500 mark. Going to be a big week coming up, with it being rivalry week. Let's close out strong. Nice work by Eddie and Sean this week, going 9-3.
Go Jackets

Pick'em Predicitions

Alright pollsters, sorry for the late post, but this is how we see this week playing out. We are already 1-1 after taking the Boise St game, but losing the Oklahoma St game. So, we are definitely a little favorite heavy, but hopefully that'll work out well for us this week. Here you go

Oklahoma St (-18) - L
Boise St (-23) - W
Florida (-45)
Texas (-27)
TCU (-31.5)
LSU (+4)
Ohio St (-12.5)
Oregon (-6)
Stanford (-7)
Penn St (-3)
Iowa (-10)
VaTech (-21)

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 11: 7-10
Running Tally: 82-79-3, or 50.9%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	5-12	87-74-3	54.0%
Greg Frayser	9-8	86-75-3	53.4%
Jeff Renfro	8-9	84-77-3	52.2%
Rob Carlton	10-7	84-77-3	52.2%
Jordan Renna	7-10	82-79-3	50.9%
Kumar Chadha	9-8	82-79-3	50.9%
Doug Bendinger	11-6	82-79-3	50.9%
Max Renfro	7-10	81-80-3	50.3%
Michael Coker	10-7	81-80-3	50.3%
Edwin Sweeten	7-10	79-82-3	49.1%
Sean Hardin	7-10	79-82-3	49.1%
Jarad Wilson	10-7	79-82-3	49.1%
Brian Smith	9-8	75-86-3	46.6%
Mark Houston	7-10	74-87-3	46.0%
John Buzbee	5-12	73-88-3	45.3%
Eddie Slep	8-9	71-90-3	44.1%

Well our first bad showing since opening day. 7-10 isn't bad considering how we have been doing, but not many thought Miami would implode against UNC, or Houston would finally meet their "match", or California stopping Arizona. Either way, we'll have to pick it up next week. Congrats to Doug for taking 11 of the 17, nice work.

Pick'em Picks

Alright all, here is how we think this week is going to end up. After Cincy struggled last night, we're in the hole at 0-1, but I'm trying to remember the last time we won a Thurs/Fri game. Oh well, let's hope we can close out strong.

Cincinnati (-9)
Florida (-15.5)
Alabama (-12.5)
Texas (-23.5)
Utah (-19.5)
Boise St (-31)
Georgia Tech (-12.5)
LSU (-24)
Southern California (-10.5)
Ohio St (-16.5)
Notre Damn (+7)
Oregon (-17)
Miami (-3)
Houston (-4.5)
Arizona (+1)
Penn St (-25.5)
Oklahoma St (-4)

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 10: 8-8
Running Tally: 75-69-3, or 52.1%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	11-5	82-62-3	56.9%
Greg Frayser	8-8	77-67-3	53.5%
Jeff Renfro	8-8	76-68-3	52.8%
Jordan Renna	7-9	75-69-3	52.1%
Rob Carlton	6-10	74-70-3	51.4%
Max Renfro	6-10	74-70-3	51.4%
Kumar Chadha	8-8	73-71-3	50.7%
Edwin Sweeten	7-9	72-72-3	50.0%
Sean Hardin	10-6	72-72-3	50.0%
Michael Coker	8-8	71-73-3	49.3%
Doug Bendinger	9-7	71-73-3	49.3%
Jarad Wilson	6-10	69-75-3	47.9%
John Buzbee	13-3	68-76-3	47.2%
Mark Houston	5-11	67-77-3	46.5%
Brian Smith	10-6	66-78-3	45.8%
Eddie Slep	8-8	63-81-3	43.8%

An OK week for the pick'em pollsters, going 8-8 isn't too shabby on upset weekend. Several unbeatens failed to live up to expectations, but John wasn't fazed, going a ridiculous 13-3 for the week. That sets a 4th best record for the challenge at a staggering 81.25%. Nice work to all, lets keep it up as the end approaches. Go Jackets

Pick'em Predictions

Alright Pollsters, here is how we see this week turning out. After Boise disappointing last night (real surprise there...), here's hoping we can polish off the weekend with only that loss. We may be a little heavy on the favorites, but last week that would've left us 11-3, so who knows? Good Luck, and Go Jackets

Boise St (-17)
Vanderbilt(+35)
Texas (-36.5)
Alabama (-7.5)
Iowa (-16.5)
Cincy (-16.5)
TCU (-24.5)
Oregon (-6.5)
Georgia Tech (-16)
Ohio St (+4)
USC (-10.5)
Pittsburgh (-21.5)
Utah (-27.5)
Houston (+1.5)
Miami (-13.5)
Washington St (+33)

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 9: 8-7
Running Tally: 67-61-3, or 52.3%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	9-6	71-57-3	55.5%
Greg Frayser	10-5	69-59-3	53.9%
Rob Carlton	7-8	68-60-3	53.1%
Jeff Renfro	9-6	68-60-3	53.1%
Jordan Renna	10-5	68-60-3	53.1%
Max Renfro	11-4	68-60-3	53.1%
Kumar Chadha	8-7	65-63-3	50.8%
Edwin Sweeten	9-6	65-63-3	50.8%
Michael Coker	8-7	63-65-3	49.2%
Jarad Wilson	8-7	63-65-3	49.2%
Mark Houston	6-9	62-66-3	48.4%
Doug Bendinger	8-7	62-66-3	48.4%
Sean Hardin	9-6	62-66-3	48.4%
John Buzbee	3-12	56-72-3	43.8%
Brian Smith	5-10	56-72-3	43.8%
Eddie Slep	6-9	55-73-3	43.0%

Another good weekend for the Pick'em Challenge, going 8-7 and improving our >50% level. Some teams continue to baffle the myself, the pollsters, and Vegas, but I'll take being over .500 anytime. Congrats to Max for crushing the picks this week, going 11-4, marking the 9th best individual performance for the challenge. Keep it up pollsters, and Go Jackets

Pick'em Predictions

Alright pollsters, after a great week for Week 8, we're looking to continue to dominate our picks this week. It's a tough start, with VT going down UNC in LANE Stadium... Oh well, can't win them all. This is how we see this weekend turning out

Virginia Tech (-16.5)
Georgia (+15)
Texas (-9)
Boise (-35)
Cincinnati (-15)
Indiana (+17.5)
Oregon (+3)
Texas Christian (-35)
Georgia Tech (-12)
Penn St (-14.5)
Houston (-6.5)
New Mexico St (+44)
Miami (-7)
Utah (-17)

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 8: 10-4
Running Tally: 59-54-3, or 52.2%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	10-4	62-51-3	54.9%
Rob Carlton	10-4	61-52-3	54.0%
Jeff Renfro	8-6	59-54-3	52.2%
Greg Frayser	8-6	59-54-3	52.2%
Jordan Renna	6-8	58-55-3	51.3%
Kumar Chadha	9-5	57-56-3	50.4%
Max Renfro	11-3	57-56-3	50.4%
Mark Houston	8-6	56-57-3	49.6%
Edwin Sweeten	10-4	56-57-3	49.6%
Michael Coker	8-6	55-58-3	48.7%
Jarad Wilson	11-3	55-58-3	48.7%
Doug Bendinger	8-6	54-59-3	47.8%
John Buzbee	4-10	53-60-3	46.9%
Sean Hardin	7-7	53-60-3	46.9%
Brian Smith	10-4	51-62-3	45.1%
Eddie Slep	8-6	49-64-3	43.4%

What a Great weekend for the pick'em challenge. The great weekend put the poll over .500 for the first time this year, so lets stay there. We went 10-4, putting this week as our second best ever in winning percentage since pick'em was started. Special congrats to Max and myself who went 11-3.

Pick'em Preditctions

Alright pollsters, not a huge game weekend this week in college football, but there are plenty of sleeper upsets in my opinion. Here is how the pick'em pollsters see these games unfolding. Good Luck to all, and Go Jackets!

Tennesse (+15.5)
Mississippi St (+23)
Texas (-13)
Iowa (Pick)
Cincy (-18)
USC (-20.5)
Hawaii (+25)
TCU (-2)
Miami (-5)
LSU (-7.5)
Georgia Tech (-4)
Oregon (-8.5)
Michigan (+4.5)
Oklahoma St (-9.5)

Pick'em Tallies

Pollster Pick'em
Week 7: 7-6-1
Final Tally: 49-50-3, or 49.5%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	7-6-1	52-47-2	52.5%
Jordan Renna	8-5-1	52-47-2	52.5%
Jeff Renfro	5-8-1	51-48-2	51.5%
Greg Frayser	5-8-1	51-48-2	51.5%
Rob Carlton	6-7-1	51-48-2	51.5%
John Buzbee	8-5-1	49-50-2	49.5%
Mark Houston	5-8-1	48-51-2	48.5%
Kumar Chadha	10-3-1	48-51-2	48.5%
Michael Coker	7-6-1	47-52-2	47.5%
Sean Hardin	4-9-1	46-53-2	46.5%
Max Renfro	4-9-1	46-53-2	45.5%
Doug Bendinger	7-6-1	46-53-2	44.5%
Edwin Sweeten	8-5-1	46-53-2	44.5%
Jarad Wilson	8-5-1	44-55-2	44.4%
Eddie Slep	6-7-1	41-58-2	41.4%
Brian Smith	7-6-1	41-58-2	41.4%

What a weekend of upsets and huge wins, sandwiched in between some late night heroics. Tulsa, are you serious Boise St? Purdue, are you serious Big10/Ohio St? Arkansas, are you serious Florida? Notre Damn, are you serious USC? But, yet another winning weekend for the poll, and a huge week by Kumar, so congrats to all. Keep up the good work... Go Jackets!

Pick'em Predictions

Alright pollsters, after a Thursday night win for Cincy and us, we're looking to close out undefeated today. So here is how the pollsters see this weekend shaking out. Go Jackets!

Arkansas (+24)
Alabama (-17)
Virginia Tech (-3.5)
Texas (-3)
Southern Cal (-10)
Ohio St (-14)
Iowa (+3)
Kansas (-9.5)
Nebraska (-10.5)
Texas Christian (-22)
Oklahoma St (-10)
Penn St (-16.5)
Miami (-14.5) (first unanimous vote)

Tonight's Game!

Sorry for the last post pollsters, but we see Cincy pulling out and covering the 3 point spread down in Florida. I'll post the rest a little later tomorrow! Go Bearcats!

The Good and The Bad: Pick'em results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 5: 6-6
Final Tally: 36-39-2, or 48.0%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Nathan Wilson	7-5	40-35-2	53.3%
Jordan Renna	2-10	39-36-2	52.0%
Rob Carlton	5-7	39-36-2	52.0%
Jeff Renfro	6-6	39-36-2	52.0%
Greg Frayser	8-4	39-36-2	52.0%
Sean Hardin	5-7	38-37-2	50.7%
Doug Bendinger	4-8	37-38-2	49.3%
Max Renfro	6-6	37-38-2	49.3%
Michael Coker	5-7	36-39-2	48.0%
John Buzbee	7-5	35-40-2	46.7%
Mark Houston	6-6	34-41-2	45.3%
Edwin Sweeten	5-7	33.42-2	44.0%
Kumar Chadha	2-10	32-43-2	42.7%
Jarad Wilson	6-6	31-44-2	41.3%
Eddie Slep	6-6	30-45-2	40.0%
Brian Smith	3-9	28-47-2	37.3%

Well I think we're all done trying to figure out the schizophrenic teams like Houston, USC, and Oregon, but we pulled out some unlikely wins with the Underdogs winning 8-4 this week. Nice work by Greg this week pulling and 8-4 weekend. Hopefully we'll turn a new leaf next week and pull ahead of .500.
Also, if you're wondering about the Boise game, I didn't get enough votes in to make a majority, so it was scratched. My apologies for not getting the spread out earlier.

Pick'em Predictions

Sorry for the late posting, but took awhile to tally these picks without my computer. But none-the-less, here they are, and here's hoping we can pull off a nice 12-0!
Go Jackets!

alabama (-16.5)

virginia tech (-16.5)

lsu (+3)

cincinnati (-28.5)

CALIFORNIA (+5)

MIAMI (+7)

TCU (-28)

houston (-16.5)

ohio st (-17)

IOWA (-20.5)

Auburn (+1.5)

OREGON (-32.5)

Pick'em Results

Pollster Pick'em
Week 4: 8-6
Final Tally: 30-33-2, or 47.6%

Pollster	This Week	Overall	Overall Percentage
Jordan Renna	8-6	36-27-2	57.1%
Rob Carlton	9-5	34-29-2	54.0%
Jeff Renfro	6-8	33-30-2	52.4%
Nathan Wilson	8-6	33-30-2	52.4%
Doug Bendinger	9-5	33-30-2	52.4%
Sean Hardin	9-5	33-30-2	52.4%
Max Renfro	6-8	31-31-2	59.2%
Michael Coker	8-6	31-31-2	49.2%
Greg Frayser	8-6	31-31-2	49.2%
Kumar Chadha	7-7	30-34-2	47.6%
John Buzbee	5-9	28-35-2	44.4%
Edwin Sweeten	8-6	28-35-2	44.4%
Mark Houston	8-6	28-35-2	44.4%
Jarad Wilson	5-9	25-38-2	39.7%
Brian Smith	8-6	25-38-2	39.7%
Eddie Slep	8-6	24-39-2	38.1%

A great finish for a crazy week in college football. Starting to see some separation in the standings, and congrats go out to Doug, Sean, and Rob for going 9-5. Lets keep on moving up from here.

Pick'em Picks

The Pollster's have spoken, and here is how we see the weekend playing out. After taking one on the chin for Ole Miss (what a game by the real USC), we're looking to close the weekend strong.

Ole Miss (-3.5)
Florida (-21.5)
Texas (-35.5)
Arkansas (+17)
California (-5.5)
Penn St (-10)
LSU (-12.5)
Virginia Tech (+3)
Boise St (-17)
Wash St (+45)
Cincinnati (-17)
Ohio St (-14)
Texas Christian (+3)
Texas Tech (+1.5)