***2019-2020 College Football Survivor Week 1***

[cycfan1]

Week 1: Nebraska

 

[Cy$]

I like it. I also think you should get a mulligan to use later if you pick an underdog and they win.

I was thinking of having a running tiebreaker with Iowa State picks.

 

[Cy$]

This is exactly why everyone is picking Iowa this week...

next week

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I was thinking of having a running tiebreaker with Iowa State picks.

How would that work?

 

[Cy$]

How would that work?

every week along with your pick, you pick the score and winner of the Iowa State game. The person closest at the end of the year wins the tiebreaker if there is one (usually there is).

winner gets priority, then closest score is next.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

every week along with your pick, you pick the score and winner of the Iowa State game. The person closest at the end of the year wins the tiebreaker if there is one (usually there is).

winner gets priority, then closest score is next.

Ew.
I'm superstitious - I can't stand betting against ISU.

 

[Cycsk]

every week along with your pick, you pick the score and winner of the Iowa State game. The person closest at the end of the year wins the tiebreaker if there is one (usually there is).

winner gets priority, then closest score is next.

I like adding an Iowa State dimension, but think it is probably better to just wait and settle the tie-breaker by making the remaining players pick the score along with their picks if there is a risk of the game ending that week with a tie-breaker.

Another version of this game that could focus on Iowa State would be relate only to the Iowa State game. You stay in the game as long as you pick correctly against the spread.

 

[Cycsk]

This. Its not copycat, its picking a team that favored by almost 5 TD's who has to go on the road the next week to play the #1 team in the nation.

I'm not saying that everyone who picks the same team is a copycat. But there is plenty of evidence of the copycat phenomenon. See KC's post above. I could go through last year's games and show several places where a team is not picked by anyone, then one person picks them, and soon another will. Not saying it is a bad strategy, just interesting.

Spoiler: Copycat alert!

Now that we have had our first LSU pick, expect another soon.

 

[Cato2handjam]

Week 1: Michigan

 

[CywinLannister]

Week 1:

 

[cymac2408]

Week 1 Texas A & M

 

[cyclones500]

We should have a plot twist that if you call the first 4 weeks before the season starts, you get a freebee later.

That could be a fun twist.

[Obviously wouldn't help my chances. ]

 

[NWICY]

Wk1. NCState

 

[Ry4Cy]

Week 1:Nebraska

 

[serverguy]

Week 1: Texas A&M

 

[flycy]

Week 1: Nebraska. They'll be out of this thing early so might as well use them now

 

[AngusClone]

Week :1 Texas

 

[CyArob]

Texas A&M

 

[becrisgreg]

Week 1. Rutgers

 

[moores2]

I was the first to pick Rutgers in post #49.

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Post #57


Nailed it, @Cycsk!

I picked Rutgers, because I'm guessing they lose to Iowa in week 2. (Can only pick undefeated teams.) Which is why I would most likely pick Iowa for week 2