Rhett has picked Oregon. If they win the College Football National Championship, Rhett will be our first repeat champion.
Connie/YanYan will become our 6th consecutive first time winner if Ohio St pulls the upset.
– The Commish
Our first ever Championship Game.
Rhett and Connie/YanYan beat out Lance and NetNet on tie breaker points and will face off in our first ever Bowl Battle Championship Game.
As the #1 seed, Rhett has until EOD Wednesday to submit his selection between Ohio St & Oregon. Connie/YanYan will be assigned the other in a “winner take all” game on Monday, January 12th.
– The Commish
Down to the final game!
Our final pre-Championship game is the Birmingham Bowl at 11:00 CST Saturday, Jan 3rd.
If East Carolina wins, it will be Connie/YanYan vs Pop in the Championship Game with Connie/YanYan getting to select Oregon or Ohio St to win that game. Lee will be assigned the other.
If Florida wins, it will be Rhett vs Connie/YanYan in the Championship Game. The first seed and selection rights will be determined by the tie breaker of overall point differential in each of their losses for the season.
- If Florida wins by 5 or fewer points, Connie/YanYan are the #1 seed.
- If Florida wins by 7 or more points, Rhett will be the #1 seed.
- If Florida wins by exactly 6, we’ll flip a coin.
Note that Lance and NetNet will have the same number of wins (8) as Rhett & Connie/YanYan if Florida wins the Birmingham Bowl. They can’t beat out either of the other 2 on tie breaker points, however.
– The Commish
And then there were 5 going into the Cactus Bowl.
In addition to Matt, UCLA’s win over Kansas State also eliminated Chris (via point tie breaker). We now have a 4 way tie for the lead with Rhett, Lance, Pop & Connie/YanYan. NetNet is also hanging in there.
If Washington wins the Cactus Bowl, NetNet will be eliminated and Rhett, Lance & Pop will go into the final game with a 1 game lead over Connie/YanYan.
Then, if Florida wins the Birmingham Bowl, Rhett & Lance will be in the Championship Game. Rhett would have selection rights in that game because of the point tie breaker.
Or, if East Carolina wins, Pop will be in the Championship Game as the #1 seed with selection rights. He would play Rhett, Lance or Connie/YanYan depending on how the point tie breaker plays out over the final 2 games.
If OSU wins the Cactus Bowl, Connie/YanYan will have the lead with Rhett, Lance, NetNet and Pop 1 game behind.
Then, if Florida wins the Birmingham Bowl, a 4 way tie between Rhett, Lance, NetNet & Connie/YanYan will be broken via tie-breaker to determine who plays in the Championship Game.
Or, if East Caroline wins, it will be Connie/YanYan versus Pop in the Championship Game with Connie/YanYan having the #1 seed and selection rights.
There will be a quiz on that later. 🙂
– The Commish
We’re down to 3 games!
Pop and Connie/YanYan are tied for the lead heading down the stretch of our final 3 games.
Where we could stand after our next game, today’s Alamo Bowl @ 5:45 CST…
A K-State win will narrow the field to 4 people with a mathematical chance of making the Championship Game. Pop & Connie/YanYan will remain in the lead with Matt & NetNet still in the battle.
A UCLA upset will create a 4 way tie for first (Pop, Connie/YanYan, Lance & Rhett) with NetNet & Chris still hanging on.
– The Commish
Don’t forget our Championship Game!
Unlike past years, the Bowl Battle winner isn’t determined simply by the person who has the most correct selections among the 13 bowl games. The top 2 finishers in this round will be assigned a team in the College Football Championship game (Oregon vs Alabama/Ohio St winner).
How the Bowl Battle Championship Game works.
- Top finisher chooses from the 2 teams playing in the College Football Championship game.
- The second place finisher is automatically assigned the other team.
- The person with the winner of the College Football Championship game wins Bowl Battle 2014.
Will it be 7 or 8 standing?
With the Rose Bowl over, we’ve lost 2 more (Paden & Ashley) heading into the Sugar Bowl.
If Alabama wins tonight, Matt, NetNet & Chris will be out and Connie/YanYan will maintain a 1 game lead over Rhett and Lance.
If Ohio St pulls the upset, we’ll lose Noah, Heather, PaPa & Jenny while Pop will jump into a tie with Connie/YanYan.
– The Commish
Bowl Battle 