Week 13 - The All In Entry

I'm not one to complain about gainful employment but it is taking away from my more pressing manners like BUCFP administration. I've been lax in this department but trying to make it up to you, I promise. That said, I'm short-cutting this week with a three in 1 entry: Main Pool, Elimination, and Rumination all in one! I actually spent more time ont he Rumination piece than any other - and even that wasn't a lot:

Main Pool

Still Vegas. I'll get into the stats next week. A lot of people are trying, but cant' seem to make up the gap with two weeks to go.

Best Pick
Givin' it to the Utah State pickers

Worst Pick
Anyone taking Cal, because its Cal

Elimination Pool
Three men enter, three men leave:

Rumination

Well, I've been lying in wait to attack the BCS and the backdoor title game shenanigans on display and then the bombshell hit on Monday. Thuis, it's Hammer Time:

(to the tune of U Can't Touch This)

My my my revenue stream is so large,
Makes me say "Oh My God!"
Thank you for blessing me,
With a team near the Apple and near DC,
That's right, I roll with the Knights,
And the Maryland Terps they make it right,
And though, the football sucks,
This is a league, you can't touch
I told you, BCS(You can't touch this)Yeah, that's how we living and you know(You can't touch this)
Look at my bottom line, man(You can't touch this)Yo, let me bust the BCS(You can't touch this)
The Big East got Boise? Whatta jokeEast going West, they gonna be broke,So move, outta your seatYes you got hoops but you can't compete
While I'm rollin', hold onI'm bustin' up the ACC like Genghis KahnYou think I'll stop with that?The Heels are next so watch yo backSo ya know, I'm too muchAnd this is a league, uh, you can't touch
Yo, I told you(You can't touch this)Why you standin' there, man?(You can't touch this)Yo, sound the bell, school is in, sucka(You can't touch this)
Give me a fanbase or market,I'll find the next team, and put 'em in the targetOf my scopeThe Irish came beggin' and I said nope
My league is hype and tightOther commissioners are sweatin' so pass them a wipeOr a manual, to learnWhat's it gonna take in in 2030 to burnThe ratings? LegitEither expand or you might as well quitMy name, is Jim DelaneyI'm scoring for the Big10 so don't blame me
Break it downStop, TV time
You can't touch thisYou can't touch thisYou can't touch this
Break it downStop, Delaney time
Every time you see meDelaney's just so hypeI'm dope on the sly and I'm magic with the hype
Now why would I ever stop doing this?The bigger the league the bigger the hitsMy league is country wide, from DC to the plainsIt's "Pick ME, please Pick ME, Pick ME, yo, Pick ME"'Cuz they know I make the dollars rain
You can't touch thisYou can't touch thisYou can't touch this
Yeah, you can't touch thisI told you, you can't touch thisToo hype, can't touch thisGet way outta here, you can't touch this

Week #11 - Main Pool Update

I am still recovering from a weekend trip to Hilton Head. Joining me in the action was Eagles, Show Me the Money, and Shajawilsav. Say, speaking of Eagles, I, Ultimate Bill, carded an eagle by knocking one in from 110 yards out on a par 4. This was witnessed by Shajawilsav who proceeded to scream like a little girl. Sadly, this was the only under par score carded by any of the four participants on any hole over the course of the weekend. That said, I brag about because there is little else for me to brag about, as you will see.

Movers and Shakers

Vegas scored in the double digits, knotting 10 points to maintain his lead of three points overall. Springfield Atoms and Eagles each scored week's best 12 point performances which was good for a 2nd and 3rd place year to date rank. The top eight players are still within striking distance of Vegas.

Poor Uncle Buck's free fall from the top spot continues as his 6 point week moved him into 17th place a mere four weeks after holding the top spot. Not too many other moves of note outside of the simple observation that BigOrange mailed it in.

Best Pick Award

AugustaDayStrippers, Boardwalk Empire, and Hoke-y for Texas State.

Worst Pick Award

Derek Dooley, Show Me the Money, and Vol Nation for TCU.

Stat of the Week

I got nothin.

Week #11 - Elimination Picks

Our three brave survivors carry on!

Eliminated

None.

Nervy Picks

None.

Close Calls!

Springfield Atoms pick of Rutgers kept it close with Army.

The Scoreboard
(Green means go. Red means ELIMINATION) Sorted in order of real first name. 
NOTE: Please be sure I have the correct historical record for your picks!

Week #10 - Main Pool Update

I think this chart of my week over week ranking in the pool pretty much says it all. Many thanks to BigOrange for skipping two weeks and allowing me not to sit at the very bottom of the pool which I lovingly administer.

Movers and Shakers

Vegas continues his winning ways, stretching his first place lead to 5 points with a very strong 13 point week. The five remained strong with Springfield Atoms holding the second place spot and a three way tie for third between Penn State, GatorBo, and Boardwalk Empire. Uncle Buck, who was the leader in week's 7 and 8 fell from his week #9 second place spot, all the way to 8th place after scoring a six point week. Six points is REALLY bad considering that I, Ultimate Bill, also scored six. Watch the company you keep Buck.  Interesting to note that Buck only had one right in the first ten games. A very strong evening slate kept it from being a total disaster.

Other big moves, good or bad: Illhaveanother moved from 15th to 8th place and continues her upward climb from her week #5 24th spot. CousinEddie's 15 point week, the best in the pool, moved him from 26th to 19th place. Hoke-y continues to move up after his Week 7 gaffe when he forgot to pick. This week his 13 points put him in 25th place. After week #7, he was in 35th - a spot occupied currently by yours truly. I've managed the pool's worst performance among participating players for two weeks running.

Best Pick Award

Only four people took Missouri to cover Florida and only four took San Diego State to cover (and actually best) Boise St. I was in both of those groups so I'm struggling to call that the best of anything. For what it is worth, these two picks netted me 33% of my correct picks for the week.

Worst Pick Award

A total brain flatulence left me selecting Texas-San Antonio straight up against Louisiana Tech. I thought I was the only one until I saw my good buddy cock-a-doodle-doo came along for the crazy ride.

Stat of the Week

Here is everyone's performance, as measured by rank in the pool each week...just because. Click it to see the large form. Have fun!