Congrats to CharlesBenjamin - Today's winner of "Predict the Score" (vs PSU)

[MNSnowman]

Congrats to CharlesBenjamin - Today's winner of "Predict the Score" (vs PSU)

Final score was 63-68 and Charles Benjamin predicted a 62-67 win by the Nittany Lions for a variance of two points. This is CB's fourth win of this season ... and boosts him way up in the standings as a result.

The Top Five finishing places include:

1st Place: Charlesbenjamin - 15 pts awarded; variance of 2 points from actual score.
2nd Place: Gopher737 - 10 pts awarded; variance of 3 points from actual score.
3rd Place (tie): minimax and SelectionSunday - 7 pts awarded; variance of 4 points from actual score.
4th Place: MillionMoves - 5 pts awarded; variance of 7 points from actual score.
5th Place: GoBigGold - 3 pts awarded; variance of 8 points from actual score.
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There were another eight who predicted a win by PSU and receive One Participation Point toward the season-long competition. This includes Big Play, Burton34, gopherbadgerman, maliksealy, MilesTones, skoalvikings and Zales04.

Finally, the Roll Call of Honor:

Predict The Score Roll of Honor
11-14-08 - Concordia (St Paul): CharlesBenjamin
11-15-08 - Bowling Green: CottageGrove 12 (now Gold Rush)
11-16-08 - Georgia State: Anderson 8284
11-22-08 - Colorado State: Gold Rush
11-26-08 - Eastern Washington: Runext07 (on the button)
11-29-08 - North Dakota State University: CharlesBenjamin
12-02-08 - Virginia: MikieS
12-06-08 - Cornell: GopherHoleFan
12-10-08 - SDSU: Mom8Pop
12-20-08 - Louisville: WhoGoofed
12-23-08 - Southeastern Louisiana: book
12-28-08 - High Point: book
12-31-08 - Michigan State at Williams: The Barn
1-03-09 - the Ohio State University: Ski-U-Mah Gopher
1-08-09 - University of Iowa: CharlesBenjamin
1-11-09 - Penn State: Steer53
1-15-09 - Wisconsin: markymark98
1-18-09 - Northwestern: GopherCrazy
1-22-09 - Purdue: Gold Rush
1-25-09 - Indiana: Big Play
1-29-09 - Illinois: MillionMoves
2-04-09 - Michigan State: Mom8Pop
2-07-09 - the Ohio State University: TheBigL
2-10-09 - Indiana University: Gopher737
2-14-09 - Penn State: CharlesBenjamin
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[MNSnowman]

Predict the Score Standings

CharlesBenjamin increases his lead to a 20-point advantage. But the fat lady, so to speak, has yet to sing. BTW, we've had 108 different G'holers participate in this competition during the 2008-09 season.

1 ... 105 pts. …... Charlesbenjamin
2 …... 85 pts. …... Gold Rush
3 …... 84 pts. …... mom8pop
4 …... 74 pts. …... HopHead
5 …... 65 pts. …... book
6 …... 63 pts. …... Anderson8284
7 …... 62 pts. …... Gopher737
8 …... 58 pts. …... Blizzard
9 …... 56 pts. …... Mikie S and Ski U Mah Gopher

11 …... 50 pts. …... The Big L
12 …... 47 pts. …... Runext07
13 …... 45 pts. …... Gopherholefan and MNSnowman
15 …... 44 pts. …... gopher1more
16 …... 38 pts. …... TheBarn
17 …... 37 pts. …... MillionMoves
18 …... 36 pts. …... Big Play, Gopher In Qatar and Zales04

21 …... 35 pts. …... Roy Christensen, Warrior04 and Whogoofed
24 …... 29 pts. …... ChemEGopher , GoBigGold, MadisonRaisedGopherCrazed, SanDiegoPete
28 …... 28 pts. …... gophermanic
29 …... 27 pts. …... BayfieldGopher and maliksealy

31 …... 26 pts. …... DrDon and ron456
33 …... 25 pts. …... row19gopher and USTGopher
35 …... 22 pts. …... GopherCrazy, skoalvikings and What Up Guy
38 …... 21 pts. …... runningopher and XMan

40 …... 20 pts. …... ilovethebarn and Kindofgreen
42 …... 19 pts. …... Figi and gopherbadgerman
44 …... 18 pts. …... SelectionSunday and Steer53
46 …... 15 pts. …... bruster, Evergreenst8 and markymark98
49 …... 13 pts. …... minimax and RW+RW=Our W's

51 …... 11 pts. …... Tubtastic
52 …... 10 pts. …... monsonville, Technogopher and WadeHokenson
55 …... 9 pts. …... Boondoggle, burton34, GopherKev and GopherMike
59 …... 8 pts. …... Gopher07 and gortonsfisherman011

61 …... 6 pts. …... Cheeseheadgophfan, Gopherinphilly and oldlodgeskins
64 …... 5 pts. …... Dampshoe, DiehardGopher, Indiana Gopher, kramer, Nysparty, Wiscbearsfan17

70 …... 4 pts. …... OSUfan
71 …... 3 pts. …... fluffhead, Goldengopher and rosevillegopher
74 …... 2 pt. …... AzNGoPheR, goldenfuture5, stevenmgr, TubbyTime2009 and TubbytownUSA

79 …... 1 pt. …... 6Gophers Minnesota, BarnBoy, BUGuy, cncmin, DevOJoe5 , FiveStarFan, GILBball, Golden Shower, gopher7, Gopherthewin, Jeshurun, MilesTones, RomaGopher , SoMplsHawkI, thebarnisback, TheHofferette, TheHofferette, TWeber, youngstowngopher

98 …... 0 pts. …...chiefilliniwek, FairfaxGopher , go4holer, GoGoGophers, GOLDY1966 , gophengolder, GVBadger, jamiche, PigAxeJug, sec105, WestBank08

 

[charlesbenjamin7]

I am beginning to formulate my victory speech.

 

[PigAxeJug]

I salute you Cbenjamin.....3 wins....i can't even get the winner right....Optimism be damned, i want some points!

 

[Dr.Don]

I make the motion that we disqualify charlesbenjamin from the contest. He is too good for the rest of us.

 

[Big Play]

I can take him. Dont worry Doc

 

[skoalvikings]

Here is what was posted by MNSnowman after the Illinois game:

Finally, these are the sulking seventeen who predicted an Illini victory:

Bayfield, Burton34, Charlesbenjamin, ChemEGopher, chiefilliniwek, Gold Rush, gopher1more, maliksealy, Mikie S;, minimax, mom8pop, SelectionSunday, Ski U Mah, skoalvikings, The Big L, WestBank08 and Zales04.

As a result, they get zero points. Zilch. Nada. None. The big goose-egg.

Those of us who tend to fall on the realist side of picking these games always get a little extra twist of the knife after we miss predicting a Gopher victory. On the other hand, several Gopherholers predict the squad to win regardless of the circumstances but never receive any negative comments from the fine organizer of this prediction contest. I ask for equity in the reporting of results, nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Dr.Don]

Equity report...All who picked a Gopher win got zero, zilch, nado, nothing, el zippo.

 

[GopherinPhilly]

Here is what was posted by MNSnowman after the Illinois game:



Those of us who tend to fall on the realist side of picking these games always get a little extra twist of the knife after we miss predicting a Gopher victory. On the other hand, several Gopherholers predict the squad to win regardless of the circumstances but never receive any negative comments from the fine organizer of this prediction contest. I ask for equity in the reporting of results, nothing more, nothing less.

You want equity...OK, here it is...you are also ugly.

I am a homer and proud of it...reality be damned.

 

[MNSnowman]

skoalvikings has a point

I ask for equity in the reporting of results, nothing more, nothing less.

So, I must report: I chastise each of us homers via private message.

BTW, those sulking seventeen who predicted an Illini victory over our beloved Gophers still get zero points. Zilch. Nada. None. The big goose-egg.

OTOH, I just may reward those of us who support this team a 0.5 "loyalty" point for every game we predict a Gopher victory in these most difficult times.

Commissioner's rules, ya know!