2023-24 Pin the Tail on the Donkey Bowl Contest

[Mavric]

After a year hiatus, the Donkey Bowl Contest is back!

 

Why Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Because it will look like most of your picks came as a result of you being spun around in a circle until dizzy, then wandered around until you came up with a random off-the-wall guess.

You predict the winner and the MoV (margin of victory) of all 40 bowl games. The closer you come to the actual MoV, the more points you will earn. Post your picks in a reply to this thread.

Based on the difference between the MoV to your pick and the weight of the game, you are awarded a certain amount of points (see below).

You can still earn points if you guess the wrong team, but are still close enough in the overall point difference. However you will be penalized two points in accuracy for a wrong pick. It is possible to score negative points if you pick the wrong team and the margin of your error is greater than 15.

Some games are worth more than others (see below). The amount of points you will win is based on the accuracy of your picks multiplied by the weight factor of the game.

All Picks are due by kickoff of the first game - 10:00 AM CST, December16. If you are late with your picks, you get a zero for all games that you missed the opening kickoff.  Post picks to this thread.

Margin of Error: 0 to 3 = 5 Donkey Points
Margin of Error: 4 to 7 = 4 Donkey Points
Margin of Error: 8 to 11 = 3 Donkey Points
Margin of Error: 12 to 15 = 2 Donkey Points
Margin of Error: 16 to 20 = 1 Donkey Points
Margin of Error: 21 or more = 0 Donkey Points

Of the 43 games, 29 are worth one point each, the seven games involving Husker opponents plus other Big Ten teams not in the New Year's Six are worth two points each, the four non-playoff New Year's Six games are worth three points each, the Playoff Semi-Finals are worth four points, and the National Championship game is worth five points, for a total weighted value of 68. The maximum amount of Donkey Points you can earn is 340; if you get half that many you will likely win. You will have to re-post your selection for the National Championship game between January 1st and kickoff of the game.

Example: Say you picked Tennessee to win the Citrus Bowl by three points, but Iowa wins by two points. Your pick was off by only five points, which would have earned you 4 accuracy points had you selected the correct team. Since you picked the wrong team, you lose 2 points and only get 2 accuracy points. But since the Citrus Bowl is double weighted, your 2 points are doubled for a total of 4 Donkey Points.

Regular Games :

Myrtle Beach	Georgia Southern v Ohio
Celebration	Howard v Florida A&M
New Orleans	Jacksonville State v Louisiana
Cure	Appalachian State v Miami-Ohio
New Mexico	New Mexico State v Fresno State
LA	Boise State v UCLA
Independence	Texas Tech v Cal
Famous Toastery	Western Kentucky v Old Dominion
Frisco	UTSA v Marshall
Boca Raton	USF v Syracuse
Gasparilla	Georgia Tech v UCF
Birmingham	Troy v Duke
Armed Forces	James Madison v Air Force
Idaho Potato	Utah State v Georgia State
68 Ventures	South Alabama v Eastern Michigan
Hawai'i	Coastal Carolina v San Jose State
First Responder	Texas State v Rice
Guaranteed Rate	Kansas v UNLV
Military	Tulane v Virginia Tech
Duke's Mayo	North Carolina v West Virginia
Holiday	Louisville v USC
Texas	Oklahoma State v Texas A&M
Fenway	SMU v Boston College
Pop-Tarts	NC State v Kansas State
Alamo	Oklahoma v Arizona
Gator	Clemson v Kentucky
Tony the Tiger	Notre Dame v Oregon State
Liberty	Iowa State v Memphis
Arizona	Toledo v Wyoming

Double Point Games:

Camellia	Arkansas State v Northern Illinois
Las Vegas	Northwestern v Utah
Quick Lane	Bowling Green v Minnesota
Pinstripe	Miami v Rutgers
Music City	Maryland v Auburn
ReliaQuest	Wisconsin v LSU
Citrus	Iowa v Tennessee

Triple Point Games:

Cotton	Ohio State v Missouri
Peach	Penn State v Ole Miss
Orange	Florida State v Georgia
Fiesta	Oregon v Liberty

Quadruple Point Game:

Rose	Michigan v Alabama
Sugar	Washington v Texas

Quintuple Point Game:

National Champion

TBD

[DevoHusker]

Yeah, I'm not going to read all that so...congratulations or thoughts and prayers...whichever 

[commando]

20 hours ago, Mavric said:

Regular Games :

 

Myrtle Beach	Georgia Southern v Ohio   7
Celebration	Howard v Florida A&M   14
New Orleans	Jacksonville State v Louisiana  7
Cure	Appalachian State v Miami-Ohio   7
New Mexico	New Mexico State v Fresno State   10
LA	Boise State v UCLA   10
Independence	Texas Tech v Cal   7
Famous Toastery	Western Kentucky v Old Dominion   7
Frisco	UTSA v Marshall   7
Boca Raton	USF v Syracuse   10
Gasparilla	Georgia Tech v UCF   7
Birmingham	Troy v Duke   7
Armed Forces	James Madison v Air Force   7
Idaho Potato	Utah State v Georgia State   7
68 Ventures	South Alabama v Eastern Michigan   7
Hawai'i	Coastal Carolina v San Jose State   7
First Responder	Texas State v Rice   7
Guaranteed Rate	Kansas v UNLV   10
Military	Tulane v  Virginia Tech   3
Duke's Mayo	North Carolina v West Virginia  6
Holiday	Louisville v USC   7
Texas	Oklahoma State v  Texas A&M  6
Fenway	SMU v Boston College   3
Pop-Tarts	NC State v Kansas State   7
Alamo	Oklahoma v Arizona  7
Gator	Clemson v Kentucky   7
Tony the Tiger	Notre Dame v Oregon State   10
Liberty	Iowa State v Memphis   6
Arizona	Toledo v Wyoming   7

Double Point Games:

 

Camellia	Arkansas State v Northern Illinois   7
Las Vegas	Northwestern v Utah   7
Quick Lane	Bowling Green v Minnesota   10
Pinstripe	Miami v Rutgers   7
Music City	Maryland v Auburn  7
ReliaQuest	Wisconsin v LSU    10
Citrus	Iowa v Tennessee  3

Triple Point Games:

Cotton	Ohio State v Missouri   10
Peach	Penn State v Ole Miss   7
Orange	Florida State v Georgia   7
Fiesta	Oregon v Liberty   10

Quadruple Point Game:

 

Rose	Michigan v Alabama   7
Sugar	Washington v Texas    7

Quintuple Point Game:

 

National Champion

TBD

 

[commando]

looks like i am tied for first and last place

[Mavric]

On 12/16/2023 at 2:59 PM, commando said:

looks like i am tied for first and last place

 

I think you are officially the winner!

[admo]

7 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

I think you are officially the winner!

* admo enters the chat *

 

 

Hey guys