2011 Baddest Bowl Pick 'Em

Welcome back, fans of the college gridiron, for the 2011 version of the Baddest Bowl Pick 'Em Ever!  This marks the 6th year of our friendly little competition.  Before we get into the particulars of this year's pool, I wanted to point out one thing.  There are two potential states in which men's underwear can be.  There is dirty and clean.  Clean can be determined by using the following litmus tests:

• Are there any visible stains?  We're talking about temporary stains here, not permanent ones.  If you have black underwear, you can skip to the next test, as there will never be a visible stain.  For this reason, I encourage stocking your underwear drawer with only black boxer briefs.  
• After wearing your underwear for 30 minutes, do you feel yourself itching around the nether regions?  If so, you can effectively classify these as 'dirty'.  Solution: flip them inside out.  

I thought about putting together a similar test for women's underwear.  But the more I think about it, I just can't come up with a single reason why women should be wearing underwear at all--save the 72-hour window that pops up roughly every 28 days.

Now that everyone has clean underwear, we can get to the particulars of this year's pool.

E-mail me at kjcarter@gmail.com if you need an entry form.  Entry fee is $10 and there is no limit on the number of forms you can submit.  Preferred payment method is cold, hard, American dollars.  If your bank account deals only in Euros, we'll base your payment off the most current exchange rate at the close of today's European financial markets.  If you are from Greece, your money is no good here.

You can also PayPal me at kjcarter@gmail.com or send me a check to:

Kenon Carter
6087 Varwyne Dr.
Dublin, OH 43016


Please try to have forms to me no by Friday, December 16th at 6:00 PM EST.  I will accept forms up until kickoff on 2 PM on the 17th, but prefer to have them a little in advance.

Rules are as follows:

Pick the outright winner of all 35 Bowl Games (no point spreads).  You will assign confidence points to each selection.  Assign 35 points to the pick with which you are MOST confident.  Assign 1 confidence point to the pick with which you are LEAST confident.  The participant with the most points WINS!

Payouts will be contingent upon the number of participants and announced on Friday the 16th.  Last year's winners:

1st Place--Rob Holub ($420)

2nd Place-Mia LaCommare ($200)

3rd Place-Noah LaCommare ($130)

4th Place-Ed Purcell ($80)

5th Place-Kevin Dietz ($50)

Rob LaCommare has graciously invited everyone to his house to watch the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on the new TV that his kids bought with their winnings last year.  

There will also be a special prize to the 3rd Annual Angie Guidi Award winner for the participant who comes in LAST place. Candace Irwin, despite her best efforts, was unable to retain ownership of this honor last year, as Teri Fine walked away with a brand spankin' new TCU Horned Frogs t-shirt. 

There are no limitations to the number of entries you can submit.  Talk to your neighbors, bring it up at the next School Board meeting, use it as an ice breaker to finally get in with that hot little cupcake at the McDonald's drive thru.  Front her the entry fee if you have to.  Show her you mean business.