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The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 5

It’s Friday before Gameday, and that means it’s time for the Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game. If you’ve played before, you know the deal, and you can skip to the questions below. If not, catch up here.

Let’sa go!

  1. Submit your answers to our questions below.
  2. Click the “Submit” button.
  3. Copy and paste your answers in the comments below.

Good luck!

Hounddog3 races out to the lead in Week 4 of the 2020 GRT Guessing Game

Here’s the play-by-play for this week’s Guessing Game.

Week 4 – South Carolina

Round 1

Q: Who scores first for the Vols? (30-100 points available)

A: Heh. The Head Gamemaker did not anticipate the Vols’ first score being a quarterback sneak. So, it then became a matter of who scored first after that. And, of course, that was inside linebacker Henry To’oTo’o on a pick six, another answer the Head Gamemaker failed to anticipate. Eric Gray was next, so that and the generic “running back” answer are the available answers that get the points.

These folks get 50 points for the safe answer:

  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Raven17
  • Will Shelton
  • LTVol99

And these folks get 100 points for specifying the running back:

  • Hounddog3
  • JWheel101
  • Harley
  • Isaac Bishop

Mushrooms (30 points): Hounddog3 and JWheel101

Bananas (-30 points): Harley and Sam Hensley

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1: Counter 5 launched by Sam Hensley
  • No new bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Hounddog3
  2. JWheel101
  3. Isaac Bishop
  4. Harley
  5. Joel Hollingsworth
  6. Raven17
  7. Will Shelton
  8. LTVol99
  9. Evan
  10. Jayyyy

Round 2

Q: The Vols’ offense averaged 362 yards per game against SEC competition last year. Do they get more or less than that today? (30-100 points available)

A: Tennessee’s offense got more than 362 yards (they got 394)

These players got this one right and got 30 points for it:

  • Hounddog3
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Harley
  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Raven17
  • Will Shelton
  • LTVol99
  • Jayyyy
  • Mitchell K

Mushrooms (30 points): Raven17 and Josh Farrar

Bananas (-30 points): We regret to inform Jayyyy that he got both bananas this round.

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 4
  • New Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 5
  • New new bolts

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Hounddog3
  2. JWheel101
  3. Isaac Bishop
  4. Raven17
  5. Harley
  6. Joel Hollingsworth
  7. Will Shelton
  8. LTVol99
  9. Josh Farrar
  10. Mitchell K

Round 3

Q: Which true receiver (not a RB or a TE) makes the first completion for the Vols?

A: Some other true receiver makes the first Vols completion (it was Ramel Keyton)

The following players got 30 points for guessing this one correctly:

  • Will Shelton
  • Josh Farrar
  • Jayyyy

Mushrooms (30 points): Hounddog3 and Evan

Bananas (-30 points): JWheel101 and Joel Hollingsworth

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 3
  • Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 4
  • New Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 5
  • No new bolts

Final Standings After Week 4:

Rank Player Points
1 Hounddog3 190
2 Isaac Bishop 130
3 Raven17 110
4 Will Shelton 110
5 JWheel101 100
6 Harley 100
7 Josh Farrar 90
8 LTVol99 80
9 Joel Hollingsworth 50
10 Evan 33
11 Mitchell K 30
12 Jayyyy 0
13 RockyTop5 0
14 Sam Hensley -30

Bulldog 85 wins Week 4 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to Bulldog 85, who finished first in Week 4 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 15-3 and 160 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Bulldog 85 15-3 160 0-0
2 Tennmark 17-1 159 24-17
3 MariettaVol1 15-3 157 33-20**
3 keeps corn in a jar 17-1 157 21-14
5 PAVolFan 17-1 156 28-24**
5 Knottfair 17-1 156 31-17
5 birdjam 17-1 156 27-21
5 cnyvol 17-1 156 27-17
5 Anaconda 17-1 156 24-20
5 GeorgeMonkey 16-2 156 24-17
11 memphispete 16-2 155 28-17**
11 Jahiegel 16-2 155 23-20
11 BlountVols 16-2 155 28-10
11 LuckyGuess 16-2 155 17-16
15 Hjohn 16-2 154 32-31
16 joeb_1 15-3 153 30-24**
16 Fowler877 15-3 153 27-21
16 jfarrar90 15-3 153 27-17
16 Jayyyy 15-3 153 24-14
16 spartans100 16-2 153 0-0
21 Joel @ GRT 14-4 152 35-13
22 tcarroll90 15-3 151 30-21**
22 crafdog 15-3 151 23-27
24 DinnerJacket 16-2 150 24-13
25 TennRebel 14-4 149 20-27
26 Will Shelton 13-5 148 30-20**
26 Krusher 14-4 148 0-0
28 TennVol95 in 3D! 14-4 147 31-24
29 ChuckieTVol 13-5 146 0-0
30 PensacolaVolFan 14-4 144 30-20
31 Hunters Horrible Picks 14-4 143 35-21**
31 ga26engr 16-2 143 27-24
31 Raven17 15-3 143 31-17
34 boro wvvol 14-4 142 28-17
35 ltvol99 15-3 141 34-24
36 rollervol 14-4 139 27-20
37 tmfountain14 13-5 137 31-21**
37 patmd 14-4 137 24-31
39 ddayvolsfan 15-3 136 31-27
40 Wilk21 13-5 133 40-21
41 Picks of Someone 12-6 132 38-28
42 C_hawkfan 14-4 129 24-21
43 HUTCH 10-8 124 21-27
44 Timbuktu126 13-5 122 14-7
45 volfan28 8-10 96 33-27
46 Jackson Irwin 0-18 95 -
46 ctull 0-18 95 -
46 shensle6 0-18 95 -
46 OriginalVol1814 0-18 95 -
46 HOTTUB 0-18 95 -
46 GasMan 0-18 95 -
46 vols95 0-18 95 -
46 ed75 0-18 95 -
46 rsbrooks25 0-18 95 -
46 Neil 0-18 95 -

Season Standings

GeorgeMonkey and BlountVols are now tied for the lead in the season standings with 235 points each. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 GeorgeMonkey 32-8 80.00 235
1 BlountVols 33-7 82.50 235
3 PAVolFan 31-9 77.50 234
3 spartans100 32-8 80.00 234
5 birdjam 31-9 77.50 232
5 Bulldog 85 28-12 70.00 232
7 jfarrar90 30-10 75.00 231
8 Joel @ GRT 29-11 72.50 228
9 Hjohn 28-12 70.00 225
10 Anaconda 28-12 70.00 223
11 LuckyGuess 28-12 70.00 222
11 ChuckieTVol 27-13 67.50 222
13 joeb_1 26-14 65.00 219
13 Jahiegel 26-14 65.00 219
15 PensacolaVolFan 29-11 72.50 218
16 crafdog 28-12 70.00 216
17 Hunters Horrible Picks 30-10 75.00 215
17 Raven17 29-11 72.50 215
17 DinnerJacket 27-13 67.50 215
20 Will Shelton 26-14 65.00 214
20 Krusher 26-14 65.00 214
22 keeps corn in a jar 24-16 60.00 213
23 Knottfair 26-14 65.00 212
24 ltvol99 28-12 70.00 211
25 rollervol 29-11 72.50 206
25 TennRebel 25-15 62.50 206
27 ddayvolsfan 29-11 72.50 203
27 patmd 29-11 72.50 203
29 tmfountain14 26-14 65.00 202
30 memphispete 20-20 50.00 200
31 C_hawkfan 25-15 62.50 198
32 Wilk21 25-15 62.50 197
33 ga26engr 27-13 67.50 196
34 boro wvvol 20-20 50.00 195
35 Jayyyy 16-24 40.00 191
36 Tennmark 22-18 55.00 189
37 cnyvol 22-18 55.00 186
38 MariettaVol1 20-20 50.00 185
39 Timbuktu126 26-14 65.00 180
40 tcarroll90 19-21 47.50 177
41 volfan28 21-19 52.50 159
42 HUTCH 10-30 25.00 157
43 Fowler877 15-25 37.50 153
44 TennVol95 in 3D! 14-26 35.00 147
45 Neil 4-36 10.00 142
46 ctull 3-37 7.50 137
46 ed75 3-37 7.50 137
46 HOTTUB 3-37 7.50 137
49 Picks of Someone 12-28 30.00 132
49 Jackson Irwin 1-39 2.50 132
51 rsbrooks25 0-40 0.00 128
51 GasMan 0-40 0.00 128
51 shensle6 0-40 0.00 128
51 OriginalVol1814 0-40 0.00 128
55 vols95 3-37 7.50 105

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 1

It’s Friday before Gameday, and that means it’s time for the Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game. If you’ve played before, you know the deal, and you can skip to the questions below.

If you’ve not played before, read on.

Earn points with knowledge and skill

First, submit your answers to our three questions below. Questions may have different point values, so keep that in mind and choose wisely.

Nobody else will see your answers unless you share them, which is part of the fun. So, once you hit the “Submit” button, your answers will be displayed for you and you’ll be prompted to copy and paste them into the comments section so we can all see how we stack up against each other.

That’s really it for the stuff you can control.

Shrooms, Shells, and Bolts, oh my!

Now for the Mario Kart-style chaos. Stuff can happen to you during each week’s tabulation of the totals. Stuff like this:

Mushroom. Plus some yet-to-be-determined number of points. For now, there will be two of these per round, randomly distributed.

Banana. Minus some yet-to-be-determined number of points. For now, there are two of these per round, randomly distributed.

Blue Shell. 25% chance each round of one of these babies getting launched. Once launched, it starts a countdown and blows up the leader(s) when it hits zero. Players blown up by blue shells lose some yet-to-be-determined number of points.

Thunderbolt. 25% chance each round of someone in the bottom half of the standings getting this. When received, it’s automatically released, and the person who used it gets extra points.

We’ll check for specials after tabulating each question. In other words, we’ll tabulate the results of the first question, re-rank everyone, check for specials and their effects, re-rank everyone again, and then move on to the next question until there are no more questions.

The Game Maker: There are no prizes but bragging rights, and so I reserve the right to change the rules as we go. I’m planning some changes this year, and they might involve using football terms instead of mushrooms, bananas, etc., and may involve a bit more chaos.

Let’sa go!

  1. Submit your answers to our three questions below.
  2. Click the “Submit” button.
  3. Copy and paste your answers in the comments below.

Good luck!

Keeps corn in a jar wins Week 3 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to “keeps corn in a jar”, who finished first in Week 3 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em by winning a tiebreaker with me and GeorgeMonkey. We three went 7-1 with 32 confidence points, but “keeps corn in a jar” edged us out with a score of 24-21 in the Miami-Louisville game.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 keeps corn in a jar 7-1 32 24-21**
1 Joel @ GRT 7-1 32 25-15
1 GeorgeMonkey 7-1 32 0-0
4 Bulldog 85 6-2 31 30-27**
4 BlountVols 7-1 31 28-10
6 C_hawkfan 5-3 30 28-29**
6 Tennmark 5-3 30 24-31
6 crafdog 5-3 30 24-31
6 cnyvol 5-3 30 20-27
10 boro wvvol 6-2 29 31-28**
10 jfarrar90 6-2 29 30-27
10 ltvol99 5-3 29 28-24
13 LuckyGuess 6-2 28 31-27**
13 patmd 6-2 28 34-21
13 ChuckieTVol 5-3 28 27-21
13 Timbuktu126 6-2 28 22-17
13 Anaconda 5-3 28 31-33
13 MariettaVol1 5-3 28 23-26
13 spartans100 5-3 28 21-27
13 PAVolFan 5-3 28 17-20
21 Krusher 5-3 27 28-31**
21 joeb_1 5-3 27 27-30
21 birdjam 5-3 27 20-24
21 TennRebel 5-3 27 13-21
25 tcarroll90 4-4 26 31-27**
25 Hunters Horrible Picks 6-2 26 24-22
25 Jahiegel 4-4 26 31-33
25 Hjohn 4-4 26 30-31
25 Raven17 5-3 26 28-31
25 Wilk21 4-4 26 15-31
31 DinnerJacket 4-4 25 23-28
32 tmfountain14 4-4 24 28-24
33 ddayvolsfan 5-3 22 27-24**
33 rollervol 5-3 22 17-27
35 PensacolaVolFan 4-4 21 10-20
36 Will Shelton 3-5 19 20-28
37 volfan28 4-4 18 24-28
38 ga26engr 3-5 16 27-32
39 vols95 3-5 10 21-28
40 memphispete 0-8 9 -
40 Knottfair 0-8 9 -
40 Jackson Irwin 0-8 9 -
40 ctull 0-8 9 -
40 shensle6 0-8 9 -
40 OriginalVol1814 0-8 9 -
40 HOTTUB 0-8 9 -
40 GasMan 0-8 9 -
40 Jayyyy 0-8 9 -
40 HUTCH 0-8 9 -
40 ed75 0-8 9 -
40 rsbrooks25 0-8 9 -
40 Neil 0-8 9 -

Season Standings

Spartans100 takes over sole possession of the lead in the season standings after Week 3. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 spartans100 16-6 72.73 81
2 BlountVols 17-5 77.27 80
3 GeorgeMonkey 16-6 72.73 79
4 jfarrar90 15-7 68.18 78
4 PAVolFan 14-8 63.64 78
6 ChuckieTVol 14-8 63.64 76
6 Joel @ GRT 15-7 68.18 76
6 birdjam 14-8 63.64 76
9 PensacolaVolFan 15-7 68.18 74
10 Bulldog 85 13-9 59.09 72
10 Hunters Horrible Picks 16-6 72.73 72
10 Raven17 14-8 63.64 72
13 Hjohn 12-10 54.55 71
14 ltvol99 13-9 59.09 70
15 C_hawkfan 11-11 50.00 69
16 LuckyGuess 12-10 54.55 67
16 ddayvolsfan 14-8 63.64 67
16 Anaconda 11-11 50.00 67
16 rollervol 15-7 68.18 67
20 patmd 15-7 68.18 66
20 Krusher 12-10 54.55 66
20 joeb_1 11-11 50.00 66
20 Will Shelton 13-9 59.09 66
24 tmfountain14 13-9 59.09 65
24 crafdog 13-9 59.09 65
24 DinnerJacket 11-11 50.00 65
27 Jahiegel 10-12 45.45 64
27 Wilk21 12-10 54.55 64
29 volfan28 13-9 59.09 63
30 Timbuktu126 13-9 59.09 58
31 TennRebel 11-11 50.00 57
32 keeps corn in a jar 7-15 31.82 56
32 Knottfair 9-13 40.91 56
34 boro wvvol 6-16 27.27 53
34 ga26engr 11-11 50.00 53
36 Neil 4-18 18.18 47
37 memphispete 4-18 18.18 45
38 ctull 3-19 13.64 42
38 ed75 3-19 13.64 42
38 HOTTUB 3-19 13.64 42
41 Jayyyy 1-21 4.55 38
42 Jackson Irwin 1-21 4.55 37
43 OriginalVol1814 0-22 0.00 33
43 shensle6 0-22 0.00 33
43 GasMan 0-22 0.00 33
43 rsbrooks25 0-22 0.00 33
43 HUTCH 0-22 0.00 33
48 Tennmark 5-17 22.73 30
48 cnyvol 5-17 22.73 30
50 MariettaVol1 5-17 22.73 28
51 tcarroll90 4-18 18.18 26
52 vols95 3-19 13.64 10

DinnerJacket wins Week 2 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to DinnerJacket, who finished first in Week 2 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 7-2 and 40 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 DinnerJacket 7-2 40 28-27
2 PensacolaVolFan 7-2 39 20-10**
2 BlountVols 6-3 39 10-28
2 PAVolFan 6-3 39 14-28
2 joeb_1 6-3 39 17-31
2 jfarrar90 6-3 39 20-30
2 C_hawkfan 6-3 39 20-31
2 spartans100 7-2 39 21-31
2 Hjohn 6-3 39 21-35
2 LuckyGuess 6-3 39 27-31
2 Anaconda 6-3 39 24-37
12 birdjam 6-3 38 13-24**
12 Jahiegel 6-3 38 20-31
14 Hunters Horrible Picks 7-2 37 17-15**
14 Raven17 6-3 37 10-31
16 rollervol 7-2 36 34-17**
16 ChuckieTVol 6-3 36 13-23
16 Bulldog 85 6-3 36 20-23
16 Knottfair 6-3 36 14-31
16 GeorgeMonkey 6-3 36 20-34
21 Will Shelton 6-3 35 23-16**
21 Joel @ GRT 5-4 35 19-34
23 tmfountain14 7-2 34 31-27**
23 Krusher 6-3 34 21-27
25 ddayvolsfan 6-3 33 17-27
26 Wilk21 6-3 32 16-24**
26 volfan28 5-4 32 24-31
28 ltvol99 5-4 31 17-31
29 TennRebel 6-3 30 13-31
30 patmd 6-3 29 14-31
31 ga26engr 5-4 28 10-27**
31 crafdog 6-3 28 17-34
33 Timbuktu126 5-4 25 10-12
34 rsbrooks25 0-9 24 0-0**
34 memphispete 0-9 24 -
34 Jackson Irwin 0-9 24 -
34 ctull 0-9 24 -
34 shensle6 0-9 24 -
34 OriginalVol1814 0-9 24 -
34 HOTTUB 0-9 24 -
34 GasMan 0-9 24 -
34 keeps corn in a jar 0-9 24 -
34 Jayyyy 0-9 24 -
34 HUTCH 0-9 24 -
34 boro wvvol 0-9 24 -
34 ed75 0-9 24 -
34 Neil 0-9 24 -

Season Standings

PensacolaVolFan and spartans100 are currently tied for first in the season standings after Week 2. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 PensacolaVolFan 11-3 78.57 53
1 spartans100 11-3 78.57 53
3 PAVolFan 9-5 64.29 50
4 birdjam 9-5 64.29 49
4 BlountVols 10-4 71.43 49
4 jfarrar90 9-5 64.29 49
7 ChuckieTVol 9-5 64.29 48
8 Will Shelton 10-4 71.43 47
8 Knottfair 9-5 64.29 47
8 GeorgeMonkey 9-5 64.29 47
11 Hunters Horrible Picks 10-4 71.43 46
11 Raven17 9-5 64.29 46
13 rollervol 10-4 71.43 45
13 ddayvolsfan 9-5 64.29 45
13 volfan28 9-5 64.29 45
13 Hjohn 8-6 57.14 45
17 Joel @ GRT 8-6 57.14 44
18 tmfountain14 9-5 64.29 41
18 Bulldog 85 7-7 50.00 41
18 ltvol99 8-6 57.14 41
21 DinnerJacket 7-7 50.00 40
22 joeb_1 6-8 42.86 39
22 Krusher 7-7 50.00 39
22 C_hawkfan 6-8 42.86 39
22 LuckyGuess 6-8 42.86 39
22 Anaconda 6-8 42.86 39
27 Wilk21 8-6 57.14 38
27 patmd 9-5 64.29 38
27 Jahiegel 6-8 42.86 38
27 Neil 4-10 28.57 38
31 ga26engr 8-6 57.14 37
32 memphispete 4-10 28.57 36
33 crafdog 8-6 57.14 35
34 ed75 3-11 21.43 33
34 ctull 3-11 21.43 33
34 HOTTUB 3-11 21.43 33
37 Timbuktu126 7-7 50.00 30
37 TennRebel 6-8 42.86 30
39 Jayyyy 1-13 7.14 29
40 Jackson Irwin 1-13 7.14 28
41 rsbrooks25 0-14 0.00 24
41 keeps corn in a jar 0-14 0.00 24
41 boro wvvol 0-14 0.00 24
41 OriginalVol1814 0-14 0.00 24
41 HUTCH 0-14 0.00 24
41 shensle6 0-14 0.00 24
41 GasMan 0-14 0.00 24

Spartans100 wins Week 1 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to spartans100, who tied for first with Neil and PensacolaVolFan but won the tiebreaker in Week 1 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 spartans100 4-1 14 31-24**
1 Neil 4-1 14 27-24
1 PensacolaVolFan 4-1 14 20-3
4 volfan28 4-1 13 27-20
5 Will Shelton 4-1 12 24-23**
5 memphispete 4-1 12 24-14
5 ddayvolsfan 3-2 12 24-28
5 ChuckieTVol 3-2 12 13-21
9 PAVolFan 3-2 11 17-28**
9 GeorgeMonkey 3-2 11 20-24
9 Knottfair 3-2 11 17-24
9 birdjam 3-2 11 17-24
13 BlountVols 4-1 10 28-12**
13 jfarrar90 3-2 10 21-27
13 ltvol99 3-2 10 17-21
16 patmd 3-2 9 27-24**
16 ed75 3-2 9 24-28
16 Joel @ GRT 3-2 9 21-29
16 ga26engr 3-2 9 17-28
16 Raven17 3-2 9 17-28
16 HOTTUB 3-2 9 17-24
16 rollervol 3-2 9 14-27
16 ctull 3-2 9 13-21
16 Hunters Horrible Picks 3-2 9 14-17
25 tmfountain14 2-3 7 24-35**
25 crafdog 2-3 7 24-31
27 Wilk21 2-3 6 21-32**
27 Hjohn 2-3 6 20-24
29 Jayyyy 1-4 5 30-20**
29 Bulldog 85 1-4 5 23-17
29 Timbuktu126 2-3 5 7-15
29 Krusher 1-4 5 0-0
33 Jackson Irwin 1-4 4 0-0
34 GasMan 0-5 0 21-31**
34 shensle6 0-5 0 21-24
34 TennRebel 0-5 0 17-24
34 OriginalVol1814 0-5 0 0-0
34 keeps corn in a jar 0-5 0 0-0
34 rsbrooks25 0-5 0 0-0
34 joeb_1 0-5 0 -
34 DinnerJacket 0-5 0 -
34 C_hawkfan 0-5 0 -

2020 Gameday on Rocky Top Picks Contest

It’s a weird year, but hey, there’s college football this week! For the first time in the history of our contest, prepare to pick every FBS vs FBS game on the schedule this week!

Our free picks pool is back at Fun Office Pools. If you’ve played in previous years, you should’ve received an email this afternoon with an invite. You can also join with a free account at Fun Office Pools by clicking here.

Normally, we pick 20 games each week straight up with confidence points: place 20 points on the outcome you’re most confident in, 1 point on the outcome you’re least confident in, etc. This year we’ll start with five games this week, then expand next week, and go from there.

If you have any questions, you can leave them here in the comments. The picks contest is one of my favorite things to do all year; there was a strange sense of, “Hey, this season might actually happen!” in putting it together. Hope you find some fun in these crazy times from this pool too.

GRT Bowl Pick ‘Em

Our 2019-20 Bowl Pick ‘Em is now open at Fun Office Pools. If you played with us last year, or in this year’s regular season picks contest, you should’ve received an email this morning with an invitation to join, or you can sign up directly at Fun Office Pools. As always, it’s free to play.

And as always, we use confidence points: make your picks straight up in each of the 40 bowl games, including the playoffs, then assign a point value to each contest: 40 points for the outcome you’re most confident in, one point for the outcome you’re least confident in, etc.

Congrats to PAVol for winning our season-long picks contest, going 219-71 straight up and winning by two confidence points over 290 games!

The bowl fun starts December 20, but the pool is open now. Our old friends at Banner Society rank the Gator Bowl seventh in their watchability ratings in today’s Read Option newsletter.

Sam wins Week 15 of the 2019 GRT Pick ‘Em, PAVolFan wins the season

Congratulations to Sam, who finished first in Week 15 of the 2019 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 9-1 and 53 confidence points.

I went all in on a couple of upsets to sprint to the finish line and fell on my face instead. I should have known about that UAB game — duh — but I have to admit that LSU’s domination of Georgia really took me by surprise. I think Jim Chaney matters, y’all.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Sam 9-1 53 20-29
2 Phonies 8-2 52 20-30**
2 LuckyGuess 9-1 52 20-31
2 joeb_1 9-1 52 23-28
2 Jahiegel 8-2 52 26-31
2 alanmar 9-1 52 27-38
2 hounddog3 8-2 52 32-33
8 rollervol 9-1 51 17-27**
8 wedflatrock 8-2 51 20-31
8 GeorgeMonkey 8-2 51 20-35
8 bluelite 8-2 51 24-31
8 jfarrar90 8-2 51 27-31
8 Hjohn 8-2 51 28-31
8 UTSeven 8-2 51 24-40
15 corn from a jar 8-2 50 14-35**
15 ctull 8-2 50 17-28
15 patmd 8-2 50 17-28
15 rsbrooks25 8-2 50 18-35
15 DinnerJacket 8-2 50 13-28
15 Anaconda 8-2 50 27-32
15 boro wvvol 8-2 50 28-31
15 vols95 8-2 50 21-42
15 PAVolFan 8-2 50 28-38
24 cnyvol 8-2 49 20-24**
24 birdjam 8-2 49 21-23
24 keepontruckin 7-3 49 20-31
24 PensacolaVolFan 8-2 49 10-30
24 Crusher 8-2 49 31-34
24 Hixson Vol1 8-2 49 23-44
30 Wilk21 9-1 48 14-42
31 TennVol95 in 3D! 7-3 47 21-27**
31 Neil Neisner 7-3 47 14-24
31 Raven17 7-3 47 17-42
34 C_hawkfan 8-2 46 27-28**
34 ltvol99 8-2 46 24-41
34 trdlgmsr 7-3 46 0-0
37 memphispete 7-3 44 24-35**
37 TennRebel 6-4 44 27-24
39 HUTCH 8-2 43 13-48
40 tbone 6-4 42 24-31
41 mmmjtx 6-4 41 21-24**
41 ddayvolsfan 7-3 41 24-34
41 claireb7tx 6-4 41 28-35
41 Rossboro 6-4 41 0-0
45 Harley 7-3 39 17-31
46 Timbuktu126 7-3 37 14-17
47 Will Shelton 6-4 35 27-24
48 Bulldog 85 4-6 33 0-0
49 Joel @ GRT 6-4 32 24-21
50 ga26engr 5-5 31 34-32
51 mariettavol 1-9 10 -
52 Knottfair 0-10 9 -
52 Aaron Birkholz 0-10 9 -
52 mmb61 0-10 9 -
52 UTVols18 0-10 9 -
52 Salty Seth 0-10 9 -
52 Teri28 0-10 9 -
52 tpi 0-10 9 -
52 ChuckieTVol 0-10 9 -
52 Jayyyy 0-10 9 -
52 aaron217 0-10 9 -
52 If you ain’t first you’re 0-10 9 -
52 tallahasseevol 0-10 9 -
52 dgibbs 0-10 9 -
52 waltsspac 0-10 9 -
52 Willewillm 0-10 9 -
52 daetilus 0-10 9 -
52 Orange Swarm 0-10 9 -
52 Dmorton 0-10 9 -
52 RockyPopPicks 0-10 9 -
52 VillaVol 0-10 9 -
52 Jrstep 0-10 9 -
52 ed75 0-10 9 -
52 jeremy.waldroop 0-10 9 -
52 rockytopinKy 0-10 9 -
52 OriginalVol1814 0-10 9 -
52 BristVol 0-10 9 -
52 orange_devil87 0-10 9 -
52 Orange On Orange 0-10 9 -
52 VFL49er 0-10 9 -
52 doritoscowboy 0-10 9 -
52 ddutcher 0-10 9 -
52 BZACHARY 0-10 9 -
52 Caban Greys 0-10 9 -
52 cactusvol 0-10 9 -
52 Techboy 0-10 9 -
52 JLPasour 0-10 9 -
52 waitwhereami 0-10 9 -
52 Displaced_Vol_Fan 0-10 9 -

Final results for the 2019 season

And high five to PAVolFan, who holds on to win the season overall with a record of 219-71 and 2,465 confidence points. Everybody say something nice about him.

Here are the full final standings:

Rank Player W-L % Points
1 PAVolFan 219-71 75.52 2465
2 wedflatrock 216-74 74.48 2463
3 birdjam 216-74 74.48 2460
4 GeorgeMonkey 211-79 72.76 2447
5 corn from a jar 212-78 73.10 2442
6 memphispete 214-76 73.79 2425
7 LuckyGuess 209-81 72.07 2422
8 joeb_1 207-83 71.38 2401
8 C_hawkfan 222-68 76.55 2401
10 Hixson Vol1 216-74 74.48 2395
11 jfarrar90 209-81 72.07 2394
12 hounddog3 209-81 72.07 2388
13 UTSeven 201-89 69.31 2378
14 cnyvol 211-79 72.76 2366
15 trdlgmsr 204-86 70.34 2365
16 Joel @ GRT 211-79 72.76 2363
17 Anaconda 198-92 68.28 2362
18 Phonies 205-85 70.69 2351
18 boro wvvol 204-86 70.34 2351
20 Displaced_Vol_Fan 200-90 68.97 2344
21 alanmar 211-79 72.76 2339
22 Raven17 198-92 68.28 2335
23 TennRebel 200-90 68.97 2330
24 DinnerJacket 203-87 70.00 2326
25 Rossboro 200-90 68.97 2324
26 daetilus 196-94 67.59 2321
27 Bulldog 85 201-89 69.31 2318
28 mmmjtx 204-86 70.34 2316
29 ChuckieTVol 203-87 70.00 2314
30 keepontruckin 195-95 67.24 2313
31 Sam 208-82 71.72 2310
32 Harley 201-89 69.31 2291
33 Crusher 205-85 70.69 2288
34 Jahiegel 199-91 68.62 2274
34 ltvol99 211-79 72.76 2274
36 ga26engr 203-87 70.00 2264
37 ctull 192-98 66.21 2257
37 claireb7tx 199-91 68.62 2257
39 rsbrooks25 207-83 71.38 2230
40 ddayvolsfan 201-89 69.31 2207
41 tbone 191-99 65.86 2203
42 doritoscowboy 191-99 65.86 2200
43 rollervol 201-89 69.31 2196
44 bluelite 191-99 65.86 2190
45 TennVol95 in 3D! 188-102 64.83 2187
46 Wilk21 191-99 65.86 2170
47 Neil Neisner 184-106 63.45 2145
48 HUTCH 190-100 65.52 2135
49 Jayyyy 158-132 54.48 2133
50 Hjohn 185-105 63.79 2123
51 patmd 190-100 65.52 2066
52 Timbuktu126 172-118 59.31 2062
52 Orange On Orange 146-144 50.34 2062
54 mariettavol 156-134 53.79 2058
55 vols95 154-136 53.10 2047
56 PensacolaVolFan 184-106 63.45 2030
57 waitwhereami 136-154 46.90 2004
58 Knottfair 132-158 45.52 1999
59 dgibbs 136-154 46.90 1978
60 jeremy.waldroop 108-182 37.24 1896
61 VillaVol 103-187 35.52 1735
62 rockytopinKy 95-195 32.76 1730
63 Orange Swarm 85-205 29.31 1715
64 Will Shelton 58-232 20.00 1628
65 OriginalVol1814 56-234 19.31 1600
66 aaron217 63-227 21.72 1595
67 BZACHARY 74-216 25.52 1592
68 tpi 54-236 18.62 1537
69 RockyPopPicks 33-257 11.38 1530
70 Willewillm 25-265 8.62 1443
71 Jrstep 34-256 11.72 1437
72 BristVol 26-264 8.97 1418
73 Dmorton 27-263 9.31 1415
74 Caban Greys 13-277 4.48 1405
75 tallahasseevol 14-276 4.83 1395
76 orange_devil87 15-275 5.17 1393
76 If you ain�t first you�re 13-277 4.48 1393
76 JLPasour 14-276 4.83 1393
79 Aaron Birkholz 13-277 4.48 1384
80 ed75 13-277 4.48 1380
81 Salty Seth 12-278 4.14 1370
82 Techboy 11-279 3.79 1369
83 waltsspac 11-279 3.79 1366
84 cactusvol 12-278 4.14 1360
85 VFL49er 4-286 1.38 1309
86 Teri28 5-285 1.72 1262
87 UTVols18 0-290 0.00 1261
87 ddutcher 0-290 0.00 1261
87 mmb61 0-290 0.00 1261

Will will be setting up the 2019 GRT Bowl Pick ‘Em Contest soon, which I am going to dominate. You’ve been warned.