2014 BOWL CONTEST
GAMES & RULES

2014 QUALIFIERS

 

JAMES B.         BOBBY B.        
WILL         RICK C.        
KENNETH         DWIGHT        
SCHNAUZER         STEVE M.        
SLIM         GEORGE G.        
TONY         MAURICE C.        
VICKI         LARRY A.        
LAS VEGAS REGGIE         JOE H.        
GARY         JACOB B.        
BILL R.         DAVID J.        
TOM P.         WALKER C.        
BOBBY R.          THOMAS R.        
VANCE B.         TOM S.        
RANDY W.         JIM A.        
JIMMY L.         LATE LARRY        
ALVIN P.         BRANDON Mc.        
CLIFF         JOHN H.        
BILL L.         BRIAN R.        
MIKE E.         JOHN M.        
COWBOY ED         JOHN B.        
STEVE P.         MIKE A.        
JOE W.         JIMMY G.        
BIG ED         RICKY G.        
BOB B.         VINCE B.        
JEFF J.         CHRIS S.        
MICHAEL C.         PERRY B.        
JOEY C.         DALE S.        
JASON J.         ERNIE        
RANDY S.         SONNY        
JOHN A.         DAVID T.        
DONNIE C.                  
DANNY W.                  

IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR NAME ON THE LIST, AND YOU THINK YOU QUALIFIED, PLEASE EMAIL THE WEEK YOU THINK YOU WENT 3-0 AND YOUR GAMES. I'LL BE GLAD TO DOUBLE-CHECK.

CLICK HERE TO OPEN AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO SEND YOUR PICKS

CONTEST RULES

1.     ALL QUALIFIERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PICKS FOR THE FIRST ROUND NO LATER THAN 12:00PM CENTRAL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 2014. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR PICKS BY EMAIL TO rainman@therainman.com.

2.    SECOND ROUND PICKS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME UP TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30th AT 2:00PM CENTRAL TIME. THIRD ROUND PICKS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME UP TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 2nd AT 11:00AM CENTRAL TIME.

3.    ALL CONTEST PICKS ARE MADE AGAINST THE SPREADS LISTED WITH THE GAMES BELOW REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL LINES MAY BE AT GAME-TIME.

4.    POINTS WILL BE AWARDED ON THE BASIS OF EACH CORRECT PICK AGAINST THE POSTED SPREADS WITH ONE POINT FOR EACH CORRECT PICK IN ROUND ONE, TWO POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT PICK IN ROUND TWO AND THREE POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT PICK IN ROUND THREE. 1/2 POINT WILL BE AWARDED FOR A PUSH IN ROUND THREE ONLY. ADDITIONALLY, EACH ROUND HAS ONE HIGHLIGHTED GAME AS INDICATED BELOW. HIGHLIGHTED GAMES WILL BE AWARDED DOUBLE POINTS IN ROUNDS ONE AND TWO AND TRIPLE POINTS IN ROUND THREE.

4.    THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE SHOW ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014.

FIRST ROUND GAMES AND LINES
EACH WINNING PICK +1 PT
 
HIGHLIGHTED GAME DOUBLE PTS

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL LA TECH

-6'

ILLINOIS
QUICK LANE BOWL NORTH CAROLINA

-3'

RUTGERS
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL CENTRAL FLORIDA

-1'

NC STATE
MILITARY BOWL CINCINNATI

-2'

VIRGINIA TECH
SUN BOWL ARIZONA ST.

-7'

DUKE
INDEPENDENCE BOWL MIAMI FL

-3'

SOUTH CAROLINA
PINSTRIPE BOWL BOSTON COLLEGE

-2'

PENN STATE
HOLIDAY BOWL SOUTHERN CAL

-7'

NEBRASKA
LIBERTY BOWL WEST VIRGINIA

-3'

TEXAS A&M

 ROUND TWO GAMES AND LINES
 
EACH WINNING PICK +2 PTS
HIGHLIGHTED GAME DOUBLE PTS 

MUSIC CITY BOWL LSU -7' NOTRE DAME
BELK BOWL GEORGIA -6' LOUISVILLE
FOSTER FARMS BOWL STANFORD -13' MARYLAND
CHICK FIL-A BOWL TCU -3' OLE MISS
FIESTA BOWL ARIZONA -3' BOISE STATE
ORANGE BOWL MISSISSIPPI ST. -6' GEORGIA TECH
OUTBACK BOWL AUBURN -7' WISCONSIN
COTTON BOWL BAYLOR -2' MICHIGAN STATE
CITRUS BOWL MISSOURI -5' MINNESOTA

FINAL ROUND GAMES AND LINES
EACH WINNING PICK +3 PTS
HIGHLIGHTED GAME TRIPLE PTS

ARMED FORCES BOWL PITTSBURGH -3' HOUSTON
TAXSLAYER BOWL TENNESSEE -3' IOWA
ALAMO BOWL UCLA -1' KANSAS STATE
CACTUS BOWL WASHINGTON -5' OKLAHOMA STATE

THIS YEAR'S TIE-BREAKER WILL BE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED IN THE THREE GAME CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: THE ROSE BOWL, THE SUGAR BOWL AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE TIE BREAKER MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FINAL ROUND PICKS WHICH ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 2ND AT 11:00AM.

 NUMBERS ARE POSTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SOUTHERN SPORTS REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2015.