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Will uses Sam as human shield, still leads GRT Guessing Game

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

Week 7 – Mississippi State

Round 1

Q: Which team nets the most rushing yards? (30 points available)

A: Tennessee (30 points) (The Vols had 190 to the Bulldogs’ 121)

These people got this one right: Sam Hensley, jfarrar90, cscott95, LTVol99, Brenna Russell.

Mushrooms (10 points): jfarrar90 and Mitchell K

Bananas (-10 points): Will Shelton and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new blue shells or bolts
  • Blue Shell #5 Counter: 2

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Sam Hensley
  2. Will Shelton
  3. daetilus
  4. jfarrar90
  5. Mitchell K
  6. cscott95
  7. Isaac Bishop
  8. LTVol99
  9. Jayyyy
  10. Brenna Russell

Round 2

Q: What’s the first score in the game? (20 – 60 points available)

A: Tennessee – Rushing (30 points) (Tim Jordan rushing TD)

Only Sam Hensley and PaulS get this one right and get 30 points for it.

Mushrooms (10 points): PaulS and HixsonVol

Bananas (-10 points): Sam Hensley and LTVol99

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new blue shells or bolts (boo!)
  • Blue Shell #5 Counter: 1

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Sam Hensley
  2. Will Shelton
  3. daetilus
  4. jfarrar90
  5. Mitchell K
  6. cscott95
  7. Isaac Bishop
  8. PaulS
  9. LTVol99
  10. Jayyyy

Round 3

Q: How many total sacks are there in this game?

A: 7+ (50 points) (the Vols had 7, Mississippi State had 1

To nobody’s surprise, nobody got this right. 🙂 If memory serves, the teams were averaging 1.6 and 1.8 per game.

Mushrooms (10 points): jfarrar90 and Joel (these were my only points for the week)

Bananas (-10 points): Joel (nice) and HixsonVol

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new blue shells or bolts (double boo!)
  • Blue Shell #5 blows up and steals 30 points from current leader Sam Hensley. Will sneaks into the lead while Sam is recuperating.

Final Standings After Week 7:

Rank Player Points
1 Will Shelton 134
2 Sam Hensley 130
3 jfarrar90 123
4 daetilus 115
5 Mitchell K 105
6 cscott95 98
7 Isaac Bishop 94
8 PaulS 85
9 LTVol99 83
10 Jayyyy 81
11 Brenna Russell 75
12 HixsonVol fka MariettaVol 74
13 Harley 68
14 Joel Hollingsworth 60
15 Hounddog3 35
16 Alyas Grey 33
17 Greenback42c 30
18 Gavin Driskill 25
19 Power TBP 15
20 HixsonVol 0
21 StiflerUncut -3

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2019 Week 7

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

Good luck!

Timbuktu126 wins Week 6 of the 2019 GRT Pick ‘Em Contest

Congratulations to Timbuktu126, who finished first this week in the Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em contest with a record of 14-6 and 170 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Timbuktu126 14-6 170 23-12
2 ga26engr 14-6 165 52-13
3 Jayyyy 15-5 161 40-10**
3 Neil Neisner 13-7 161 42-6
5 ddayvolsfan 13-7 159 52-0
6 Orange Swarm 15-5 158 57-3
7 vols95 13-7 155 42-17**
7 Rossboro 13-7 155 100-0
9 Crusher 14-6 151 42-13
10 Wilk21 13-7 150 42-14**
10 TennRebel 11-9 150 35-10
12 ctull 11-9 149 35-13
13 GeorgeMonkey 13-7 147 38-14
14 claireb7tx 12-8 146 21-14
15 Anaconda 11-9 145 47-11**
15 RockyPopPicks 12-8 145 45-7
15 Raven17 12-8 145 49-3
15 LuckyGuess 12-8 145 34-17
15 wedflatrock 11-9 145 35-10
15 Hjohn 11-9 145 31-14
21 PAVolFan 12-8 144 45-10**
21 joeb_1 13-7 144 41-20
21 Knottfair 11-9 144 45-17
21 mariettavol 11-9 144 61-14
21 ltvol99 13-7 144 38-0
26 birdjam 12-8 143 38-10
27 dgibbs 11-9 142 41-10**
27 Displaced_Vol_Fan 12-8 142 42-6
29 alanmar 11-9 141 34-23**
29 rsbrooks25 12-8 141 51-9
31 trdlgmsr 11-9 140 55-3**
31 cnyvol 13-7 140 42-20
33 waitwhereami 11-9 139 34-10**
33 Hixson Vol1 10-10 139 38-3
35 VillaVol 13-7 138 56-0**
35 hounddog3 10-10 138 42-17
37 memphispete 11-9 137 0-0
38 jfarrar90 11-9 136 38-17**
38 DinnerJacket 12-8 136 42-10
38 rockytopinKy 12-8 136 24-21
41 corn from a jar 11-9 135 56-6**
41 UTSeven 10-10 135 55-56
43 keepontruckin 10-10 134 37-13**
43 boro wvvol 10-10 134 38-6
45 Bulldog 85 12-8 133 42-17**
45 Phonies 10-10 133 41-10
47 daetilus 9-11 132 43-17**
47 Orange On Orange 10-10 132 31-21
49 Harley 10-10 131 45-17
50 Jahiegel 10-10 130 37-14
51 jeremy.waldroop 10-10 129 38-10
52 ChuckieTVol 10-10 128 38-13
53 Joel @ GRT 10-10 127 42-13
54 HUTCH 11-9 125 55-0**
54 PensacolaVolFan 11-9 125 30-0
56 mmmjtx 11-9 124 38-14
57 TennVol95 in 3D! 10-10 122 24-28
58 C_hawkfan 10-10 120 35-14**
58 rollervol 9-11 120 23-24
60 patmd 10-10 116 62-17**
60 bluelite 9-11 116 0-2
60 Sam 8-12 116 0-0
63 tbone 10-10 113 31-17
64 doritoscowboy 10-10 108 0-0
65 Will Shelton 0-20 0 0-0**
65 Aaron Birkholz 0-20 0 -
65 mmb61 0-20 0 -
65 UTVols18 0-20 0 -
65 Salty Seth 0-20 0 -
65 Teri28 0-20 0 -
65 tpi 0-20 0 -
65 aaron217 0-20 0 -
65 If you ain’t first you’re 0-20 0 -
65 tallahasseevol 0-20 0 -
65 waltsspac 0-20 0 -
65 Willewillm 0-20 0 -
65 Dmorton 0-20 0 -
65 Jrstep 0-20 0 -
65 ed75 0-20 0 -
65 OriginalVol1814 0-20 0 -
65 BristVol 0-20 0 -
65 orange_devil87 0-20 0 -
65 VFL49er 0-20 0 -
65 ddutcher 0-20 0 -
65 BZACHARY 0-20 0 -
65 Caban Greys 0-20 0 -
65 cactusvol 0-20 0 -
65 Techboy 0-20 0 -
65 JLPasour 0-20 0 -

For the season, former leader C_hawkfan falls to fourth, and birdjam takes the lead with a record of 83-37 and 984 confidence points.

Rank Player W-L % Points
1 birdjam 83-37 69.17 984
2 wedflatrock 82-38 68.33 980
3 GeorgeMonkey 82-38 68.33 972
4 C_hawkfan 84-36 70.00 970
5 PAVolFan 83-37 69.17 965
6 LuckyGuess 79-41 65.83 959
7 Raven17 81-39 67.50 958
8 joeb_1 78-42 65.00 956
9 corn from a jar 81-39 67.50 955
10 jeremy.waldroop 79-41 65.83 952
11 Hixson Vol1 83-37 69.17 951
12 keepontruckin 76-44 63.33 948
13 Displaced_Vol_Fan 80-40 66.67 947
13 memphispete 80-40 66.67 947
15 Knottfair 78-42 65.00 945
16 hounddog3 77-43 64.17 942
17 TennRebel 76-44 63.33 940
18 ChuckieTVol 79-41 65.83 939
19 jfarrar90 77-43 64.17 936
20 alanmar 79-41 65.83 935
21 mmmjtx 81-39 67.50 929
22 DinnerJacket 80-40 66.67 928
23 cnyvol 79-41 65.83 926
24 daetilus 74-46 61.67 925
25 Phonies 78-42 65.00 924
25 ga26engr 82-38 68.33 924
27 Joel @ GRT 77-43 64.17 921
28 dgibbs 74-46 61.67 912
29 ddayvolsfan 81-39 67.50 908
30 mariettavol 75-45 62.50 905
31 waitwhereami 80-40 66.67 904
32 Bulldog 85 78-42 65.00 903
33 Orange On Orange 74-46 61.67 899
34 HUTCH 74-46 61.67 895
35 Anaconda 65-55 54.17 892
36 UTSeven 65-55 54.17 890
37 boro wvvol 73-47 60.83 888
38 Harley 76-44 63.33 886
39 Sam 77-43 64.17 881
40 trdlgmsr 72-48 60.00 879
41 ltvol99 81-39 67.50 874
42 VillaVol 79-41 65.83 871
43 Rossboro 68-52 56.67 865
44 Crusher 73-47 60.83 862
44 doritoscowboy 73-47 60.83 862
46 Timbuktu126 70-50 58.33 861
47 Neil Neisner 69-51 57.50 860
48 Jayyyy 63-57 52.50 852
49 Orange Swarm 73-47 60.83 851
50 Wilk21 72-48 60.00 849
51 rsbrooks25 76-44 63.33 848
51 ctull 64-56 53.33 848
53 claireb7tx 70-50 58.33 840
54 tbone 67-53 55.83 834
55 TennVol95 in 3D! 68-52 56.67 831
56 bluelite 70-50 58.33 823
57 PensacolaVolFan 75-45 62.50 821
58 Jahiegel 67-53 55.83 819
59 rollervol 70-50 58.33 800
60 patmd 73-47 60.83 795
61 rockytopinKy 68-52 56.67 779
62 Will Shelton 52-68 43.33 764
63 OriginalVol1814 56-64 46.67 762
64 aaron217 63-57 52.50 757
65 BZACHARY 63-57 52.50 721
66 vols95 34-86 28.33 718
67 tpi 54-66 45.00 699
68 RockyPopPicks 33-87 27.50 692
69 Hjohn 57-63 47.50 673
70 Willewillm 25-95 20.83 605
71 Jrstep 34-86 28.33 599
72 BristVol 26-94 21.67 580
73 Dmorton 27-93 22.50 577
74 Caban Greys 13-107 10.83 567
75 tallahasseevol 14-106 11.67 557
76 orange_devil87 15-105 12.50 555
76 If you ain�t first you�re 13-107 10.83 555
76 JLPasour 14-106 11.67 555
79 Aaron Birkholz 13-107 10.83 546
80 ed75 13-107 10.83 542
81 Salty Seth 12-108 10.00 532
82 Techboy 11-109 9.17 531
83 waltsspac 11-109 9.17 528
84 cactusvol 12-108 10.00 522
85 VFL49er 4-116 3.33 471
86 Teri28 5-115 4.17 424
87 mmb61 0-120 0.00 423
87 ddutcher 0-120 0.00 423
87 UTVols18 0-120 0.00 423

Will hits the trifecta in the GRT Guessing Game, scores 110 points

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

Week 6 – Georgia

Round 1

Q: How many total first downs do the Vols get? (30 points available)

A: 11 or more (30 points) (they got 20)

These people got this one right: Mitchell K, daetilus , Isaac Bishop, Will Shelton, HixsonVol fka MariettaVol, jfarrar90, Sam Hensley, Harley.

Mushrooms (10 points): Sam Hensley and cscott95

Bananas (-10 points): Will Shelton and PaulS

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new bolts or blue shells

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Mitchell K
  2. daetilus
  3. Isaac Bishop
  4. Jayyyy
  5. Sam Hensley
  6. HixsonVol fka MariettaVol
  7. jfarrar90
  8. Harley
  9. cscott95
  10. Brenna Russell

Round 2

Q: Who takes the first snap at quarterback for the Vols? (30-75 points available)

A: Brian Maurer (30 points)

As I said in the Gameday Gameplan post, it’s always the second mouse that gets the cheese. These are those second mice: daetilus (although he may have submitted before the announcement), Sam Hensley, and Will Shelton.

Mushrooms (10 points): LTVol99 and Joel

Bananas (-10 points): Brenna Russell and Joel (argh!)

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • PaulS throws a bolt and gets 30 points
  • No new blue shells

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. daetilus
  2. Sam Hensley
  3. Mitchell K
  4. Will Shelton
  5. Isaac Bishop
  6. Jayyyy
  7. HixsonVol fka MariettaVol
  8. jfarrar90
  9. LTVol99
  10. Harley

Round 3

Q: The Vols are averaging 355.3 yards per game on offense. Georgia is allowing 262.5. How many yards (NCAA’s Total Offense) do the Vols get? (30-50 points available)

A: Over 300 50 points (they got 343 yards)

Only Will got this right. Like playing Kentucky in Rupp Arena, it’s hard to beat both skill and procrastination.

Mushrooms (10 points): Isaac Bishop and Jayyyy

Bananas (-10 points): LTVol99 and Brenna Russell

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • PaulS launches Blue Shell #5 Counter: 3
  • PaulS also throws a bolt and gets 30 points

Final Standings After Week 6:

Rank Player Points
1 Will Shelton 144
2 daetilus 115
3 Sam Hensley 110
4 Mitchell K 95
5 Isaac Bishop 94
6 Jayyyy 91
7 HixsonVol fka MariettaVol 74
8 jfarrar90 73
9 Harley 68
10 cscott95 68
11 LTVol99 63
12 Joel Hollingsworth 60
13 Brenna Russell 45
14 PaulS 45
15 Hounddog3 35
16 Alyas Grey 33
17 Greenback42c 30
18 Gavin Driskill 25
19 Power TBP 15
20 StiflerUncut -3

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2019 Week 6

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

Good luck!

Hjohn wins Week 5 of the 2019 Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em Contest

Congratulations to Hjohn, who finished first this week in the Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em contest with a record of 16-4 and 199 confidence points.

Here are the full results for last week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Hjohn 16-4 199 30-31
2 mariettavol 16-4 196 21-27
3 Jahiegel 15-5 190 26-28
4 memphispete 15-5 187 28-30
5 birdjam 15-5 186 16-17**
5 claireb7tx 16-4 186 14-21
7 GeorgeMonkey 15-5 185 27-24
8 wedflatrock 14-6 184 17-20**
8 mmmjtx 15-5 184 24-28
8 Hixson Vol1 17-3 184 0-0
11 PAVolFan 14-6 183 21-24
12 hounddog3 15-5 182 24-14
13 joeb_1 14-6 181 31-27
14 jeremy.waldroop 15-5 179 24-30**
14 LuckyGuess 14-6 179 27-28
14 TennRebel 14-6 179 17-13
17 cnyvol 15-5 178 20-23**
17 Phonies 14-6 178 23-24
17 Crusher 15-5 178 35-31
20 keepontruckin 13-7 177 21-17**
20 jfarrar90 14-6 177 34-30
22 waitwhereami 13-7 176 14-27
23 Anaconda 13-7 174 27-23
24 Displaced_Vol_Fan 15-5 173 20-23
25 patmd 15-5 172 19-27**
25 ChuckieTVol 13-7 172 24-27
25 Wilk21 13-7 172 26-35
25 boro wvvol 13-7 172 21-17
29 corn from a jar 13-7 171 14-31**
29 dgibbs 13-7 171 20-17
31 DinnerJacket 15-5 170 31-24
32 Orange On Orange 12-8 169 23-21
33 C_hawkfan 16-4 168 23-29**
33 Neil Neisner 13-7 168 0-0
35 aaron217 14-6 167 20-23**
35 Rossboro 15-5 167 0-0
37 Knottfair 14-6 166 24-31**
37 Raven17 14-6 166 38-14
39 ga26engr 14-6 164 23-32
40 ctull 16-4 163 21-24**
40 Joel @ GRT 13-7 163 33-25
40 tpi 14-6 163 0-0
43 alanmar 15-5 161 27-24
44 daetilus 12-8 160 30-23
45 ltvol99 14-6 159 24-20
46 Sam 15-5 158 0-0**
46 doritoscowboy 11-9 158 0-0
48 Harley 13-7 157 27-17**
48 ddayvolsfan 16-4 157 28-21
48 Bulldog 85 13-7 157 30-27
51 tbone 12-8 156 24-17**
51 VillaVol 15-5 156 29-16
51 PensacolaVolFan 15-5 156 30-20
54 HUTCH 13-7 154 31-24
55 Jayyyy 11-9 153 23-16
56 Timbuktu126 11-9 148 14-12**
56 rockytopinKy 12-8 148 0-0
58 rollervol 13-7 146 21-17
59 trdlgmsr 10-10 140 24-17
60 BZACHARY 11-9 137 0-0
61 rsbrooks25 12-8 135 35-27
62 bluelite 11-9 133 0-0
63 Orange Swarm 10-10 130 13-10
64 TennVol95 in 3D! 9-11 122 24-20
65 Jrstep 0-20 121 0-0**
65 Aaron Birkholz 0-20 121 -
65 mmb61 0-20 121 -
65 UTVols18 0-20 121 -
65 Salty Seth 0-20 121 -
65 Teri28 0-20 121 -
65 Will Shelton 0-20 121 -
65 vols95 0-20 121 -
65 If you ain’t first you’re 0-20 121 -
65 tallahasseevol 0-20 121 -
65 waltsspac 0-20 121 -
65 Willewillm 0-20 121 -
65 UTSeven 0-20 121 -
65 Dmorton 0-20 121 -
65 RockyPopPicks 0-20 121 -
65 ed75 0-20 121 -
65 OriginalVol1814 0-20 121 -
65 BristVol 0-20 121 -
65 orange_devil87 0-20 121 -
65 VFL49er 0-20 121 -
65 ddutcher 0-20 121 -
65 Caban Greys 0-20 121 -
65 cactusvol 0-20 121 -
65 Techboy 0-20 121 -
65 JLPasour 0-20 121 -

C_hawkfan remains in the lead for the season so far with a record of 74-26 and 850 confidence points.

Rank Player W-L % Points
1 C_hawkfan 74-26 74.00 850
2 birdjam 71-29 71.00 841
3 wedflatrock 71-29 71.00 835
4 GeorgeMonkey 69-31 69.00 825
5 jeremy.waldroop 69-31 69.00 823
6 PAVolFan 71-29 71.00 821
7 corn from a jar 70-30 70.00 820
8 LuckyGuess 67-33 67.00 814
8 keepontruckin 66-34 66.00 814
10 Raven17 69-31 69.00 813
11 joeb_1 65-35 65.00 812
11 Hixson Vol1 73-27 73.00 812
13 ChuckieTVol 69-31 69.00 811
14 memphispete 69-31 69.00 810
15 Displaced_Vol_Fan 68-32 68.00 805
15 mmmjtx 70-30 70.00 805
17 hounddog3 67-33 67.00 804
18 Knottfair 67-33 67.00 801
19 jfarrar90 66-34 66.00 800
20 alanmar 68-32 68.00 794
20 Joel @ GRT 67-33 67.00 794
22 daetilus 65-35 65.00 793
23 DinnerJacket 68-32 68.00 792
24 Phonies 68-32 68.00 791
25 TennRebel 65-35 65.00 790
26 cnyvol 66-34 66.00 786
27 dgibbs 63-37 63.00 770
27 HUTCH 63-37 63.00 770
27 Bulldog 85 66-34 66.00 770
30 Orange On Orange 64-36 64.00 767
31 waitwhereami 69-31 69.00 765
31 Sam 69-31 69.00 765
33 Will Shelton 52-48 52.00 764
34 OriginalVol1814 56-44 56.00 762
35 mariettavol 64-36 64.00 761
36 ga26engr 68-32 68.00 759
37 aaron217 63-37 63.00 757
38 Harley 66-34 66.00 755
38 UTSeven 55-45 55.00 755
40 boro wvvol 63-37 63.00 754
40 doritoscowboy 63-37 63.00 754
42 ddayvolsfan 68-32 68.00 749
43 Anaconda 54-46 54.00 747
44 trdlgmsr 61-39 61.00 739
45 VillaVol 66-34 66.00 733
46 ltvol99 68-32 68.00 730
47 tbone 57-43 57.00 721
47 BZACHARY 63-37 63.00 721
49 Crusher 59-41 59.00 711
50 Rossboro 55-45 55.00 710
51 TennVol95 in 3D! 58-42 58.00 709
52 rsbrooks25 64-36 64.00 707
52 bluelite 61-39 61.00 707
54 ctull 53-47 53.00 699
54 Wilk21 59-41 59.00 699
54 tpi 54-46 54.00 699
54 Neil Neisner 56-44 56.00 699
58 PensacolaVolFan 64-36 64.00 696
59 claireb7tx 58-42 58.00 694
60 Orange Swarm 58-42 58.00 693
61 Timbuktu126 56-44 56.00 691
61 Jayyyy 48-52 48.00 691
63 Jahiegel 57-43 57.00 689
64 rollervol 61-39 61.00 680
65 patmd 63-37 63.00 679
66 rockytopinKy 56-44 56.00 643
67 Willewillm 25-75 25.00 605
68 Jrstep 34-66 34.00 599
69 BristVol 26-74 26.00 580
70 Dmorton 27-73 27.00 577
71 Caban Greys 13-87 13.00 567
72 vols95 21-79 21.00 563
73 tallahasseevol 14-86 14.00 557
74 JLPasour 14-86 14.00 555
74 If you ain�t first you�re 13-87 13.00 555
74 orange_devil87 15-85 15.00 555
77 RockyPopPicks 21-79 21.00 547
78 Aaron Birkholz 13-87 13.00 546
79 ed75 13-87 13.00 542
80 Salty Seth 12-88 12.00 532
81 Techboy 11-89 11.00 531
82 Hjohn 46-54 46.00 528
82 waltsspac 11-89 11.00 528
84 cactusvol 12-88 12.00 522
85 VFL49er 4-96 4.00 471
86 Teri28 5-95 5.00 424
87 ddutcher 0-100 0.00 423
87 UTVols18 0-100 0.00 423
87 mmb61 0-100 0.00 423

C_hawkfan wins Week 4 of the 2019 Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em Contest

Congratulations to C_hawkfan, who finished first this week in the Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em contest with a record of 16-4 and 173 confidence points.

Here are the full results for last week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 C_hawkfan 16-4 173 18-35
2 corn from a jar 16-4 164 13-21**
2 birdjam 15-5 164 17-27
2 Jahiegel 14-6 164 16-32
5 Will Shelton 12-8 163 23-20
6 Hjohn 15-5 161 0-0
7 jeremy.waldroop 14-6 160 14-27**
7 Phonies 16-4 160 13-30
7 wedflatrock 14-6 160 17-27
7 LuckyGuess 14-6 160 17-31
7 alanmar 15-5 160 24-27
12 Anaconda 14-6 158 16-35
13 Joel @ GRT 13-7 157 20-34
14 mmmjtx 14-6 156 17-31**
14 waitwhereami 14-6 156 0-0
16 ltvol99 15-5 155 22-24**
16 Knottfair 14-6 155 21-31
18 Displaced_Vol_Fan 13-7 154 13-27**
18 ChuckieTVol 14-6 154 26-24
20 dgibbs 15-5 153 10-31**
20 daetilus 13-7 153 13-31
20 bluelite 13-7 153 21-20
23 claireb7tx 14-6 152 9-17**
23 Rossboro 14-6 152 0-0
25 joeb_1 13-7 151 17-31**
25 GeorgeMonkey 13-7 151 17-31**
25 UTSeven 13-7 151 24-23
28 PAVolFan 14-6 149 14-24**
28 tbone 14-6 149 17-24
30 Raven17 13-7 148 17-21
31 Hixson Vol1 14-6 147 27-30**
31 hounddog3 13-7 147 23-37
33 OriginalVol1814 13-7 146 17-24
34 PensacolaVolFan 13-7 145 19-15**
34 keepontruckin 13-7 145 24-20
36 TennVol95 in 3D! 12-8 144 27-21
37 jfarrar90 13-7 143 23-24**
37 Bulldog 85 14-6 143 24-23
39 TennRebel 13-7 141 10-27
40 ctull 11-9 139 14-21**
40 rsbrooks25 14-6 139 15-27
40 ga26engr 13-7 139 17-0
43 trdlgmsr 13-7 138 6-28**
43 DinnerJacket 12-8 138 17-24
43 BZACHARY 13-7 138 19-38
46 ddayvolsfan 13-7 137 17-24**
46 memphispete 13-7 137 13-35
46 HUTCH 11-9 137 13-45
46 doritoscowboy 14-6 137 0-0
50 aaron217 12-8 136 20-17**
50 Harley 12-8 136 27-24
52 boro wvvol 12-8 135 17-21
53 cnyvol 12-8 134 17-27**
53 Sam 13-7 134 13-38
55 Jayyyy 11-9 133 20-17
56 Neil Neisner 12-8 132 18-34
57 Orange Swarm 12-8 131 10-31**
57 patmd 13-7 131 17-0
59 vols95 11-9 123 17-27
60 Orange On Orange 11-9 122 30-28
61 mariettavol 8-12 117 21-20
62 Timbuktu126 11-9 114 23-26
63 VillaVol 10-10 113 8-48
64 rollervol 10-10 112 24-17
65 rockytopinKy 9-11 111 27-24
66 Wilk21 9-11 101 19-31
67 Crusher 9-11 99 31-28
68 Jrstep 10-10 93 21-20
69 Dmorton 0-20 92 0-0**
69 Aaron Birkholz 0-20 92 -
69 mmb61 0-20 92 -
69 UTVols18 0-20 92 -
69 Salty Seth 0-20 92 -
69 Teri28 0-20 92 -
69 tpi 0-20 92 -
69 If you ain’t first you’re 0-20 92 -
69 tallahasseevol 0-20 92 -
69 waltsspac 0-20 92 -
69 Willewillm 0-20 92 -
69 RockyPopPicks 0-20 92 -
69 ed75 0-20 92 -
69 BristVol 0-20 92 -
69 orange_devil87 0-20 92 -
69 VFL49er 0-20 92 -
69 ddutcher 0-20 92 -
69 Caban Greys 0-20 92 -
69 cactusvol 0-20 92 -
69 Techboy 0-20 92 -
69 JLPasour 0-20 92 -

C_hawkfan also remains in the lead for the season so far with a record of 58-22 and 682 confidence points.

Rank Player W-L % Points
1 C_hawkfan 58-22 72.50 682
2 birdjam 56-24 70.00 655
3 wedflatrock 57-23 71.25 651
4 corn from a jar 57-23 71.25 649
5 Raven17 55-25 68.75 647
6 jeremy.waldroop 54-26 67.50 644
7 Will Shelton 52-28 65.00 643
8 OriginalVol1814 56-24 70.00 641
9 GeorgeMonkey 54-26 67.50 640
10 ChuckieTVol 56-24 70.00 639
11 PAVolFan 57-23 71.25 638
12 keepontruckin 53-27 66.25 637
13 LuckyGuess 53-27 66.25 635
13 Knottfair 53-27 66.25 635
15 UTSeven 55-25 68.75 634
16 daetilus 53-27 66.25 633
16 alanmar 53-27 66.25 633
18 Displaced_Vol_Fan 53-27 66.25 632
19 joeb_1 51-29 63.75 631
19 Joel @ GRT 54-26 67.50 631
21 Hixson Vol1 56-24 70.00 628
22 jfarrar90 52-28 65.00 623
22 memphispete 54-26 67.50 623
24 DinnerJacket 53-27 66.25 622
24 hounddog3 52-28 65.00 622
26 mmmjtx 55-25 68.75 621
27 HUTCH 50-30 62.50 616
28 Phonies 54-26 67.50 613
28 Bulldog 85 53-27 66.25 613
30 TennRebel 51-29 63.75 611
31 cnyvol 51-29 63.75 608
32 Sam 54-26 67.50 607
33 trdlgmsr 51-29 63.75 599
33 dgibbs 50-30 62.50 599
35 Harley 53-27 66.25 598
35 Orange On Orange 52-28 65.00 598
37 doritoscowboy 52-28 65.00 596
38 ga26engr 54-26 67.50 595
39 ddayvolsfan 52-28 65.00 592
40 aaron217 49-31 61.25 590
41 waitwhereami 56-24 70.00 589
42 TennVol95 in 3D! 49-31 61.25 587
43 BZACHARY 52-28 65.00 584
44 boro wvvol 50-30 62.50 582
45 VillaVol 51-29 63.75 577
46 bluelite 50-30 62.50 574
47 Anaconda 41-39 51.25 573
48 rsbrooks25 52-28 65.00 572
49 ltvol99 54-26 67.50 571
50 tbone 45-35 56.25 565
50 mariettavol 48-32 60.00 565
52 Orange Swarm 48-32 60.00 563
53 Timbuktu126 45-35 56.25 543
53 Rossboro 40-40 50.00 543
55 PensacolaVolFan 49-31 61.25 540
56 Jayyyy 37-43 46.25 538
57 ctull 37-43 46.25 536
57 tpi 40-40 50.00 536
59 rollervol 48-32 60.00 534
60 Crusher 44-36 55.00 533
61 Neil Neisner 43-37 53.75 531
62 Wilk21 46-34 57.50 527
63 claireb7tx 42-38 52.50 508
64 patmd 48-32 60.00 507
65 Jahiegel 42-38 52.50 499
66 rockytopinKy 44-36 55.00 495
67 Willewillm 25-55 31.25 484
68 Jrstep 34-46 42.50 478
69 BristVol 26-54 32.50 459
70 Dmorton 27-53 33.75 456
71 Caban Greys 13-67 16.25 446
72 vols95 21-59 26.25 442
73 tallahasseevol 14-66 17.50 436
74 If you ain�t first you�re 13-67 16.25 434
74 orange_devil87 15-65 18.75 434
74 JLPasour 14-66 17.50 434
77 RockyPopPicks 21-59 26.25 426
78 Aaron Birkholz 13-67 16.25 425
79 ed75 13-67 16.25 421
80 Salty Seth 12-68 15.00 411
81 Techboy 11-69 13.75 410
82 waltsspac 11-69 13.75 407
83 cactusvol 12-68 15.00 401
84 VFL49er 4-76 5.00 350
85 Hjohn 30-50 37.50 329
86 Teri28 5-75 6.25 303
87 mmb61 0-80 0.00 302
87 ddutcher 0-80 0.00 302
87 UTVols18 0-80 0.00 302

Jayyyy gets lucky, gets the lead in the GRT Guessing Game

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

Week 3 – Florida

Round 1

Q: Tennessee’s allowed 5 sacks this season, and Florida’s gotten 16. How many sacks does Tennessee give up? (30 points available)

A: 4 (30 points)

Only Hounddog3 got this right.

Mushrooms (5 points): Isaac Bishop and Hounddog3

Bananas (-5 points): Joel Hollingsworth and Isaac Bishop

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new bolts or blue shells
  • Blue Shell #2 blows up and takes out current leader Brenna for -20 points. She stays in the lead, but barely.
  • Blue Shell #3 Counter: 1
  • Blue Shell #4 Counter: 2

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Brenna Russell
  2. Jayyyy
  3. Mitchell K
  4. Joel Hollingsworth
  5. LTVol99
  6. daetilus
  7. cscott95
  8. Isaac Bishop
  9. HixsonVol fka MariettaVol
  10. jfarrar90

Round 2

Q: Which team gets more than its average in rushing yards? (Florida is averaging 139.7; Tennessee is averaging 176.7.) (30 points available)

A: Neither (30 points)

Nobody got this right.

Mushrooms (5 points): LTVol99 and Will Shelton

Bananas (-5 points): Jayyyy and cscott95

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Sam Hensley throws a bolt and gets 15 points
  • No new blue shells
  • Blue Shell #3 blows up and takes out current leader Brenna for another -20 points. She falls to a tie for second and Jayyyy takes the lead.
  • Blue Shell #4 Counter: 1

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Jayyyy
  2. Brenna Russell
  3. Mitchell K
  4. LTVol99
  5. Joel Hollingsworth
  6. daetilus
  7. Isaac Bishop
  8. cscott95
  9. Sam Hensley
  10. HixsonVol fka MariettaVol

Round 3

Q: Which team throws the most interceptions? (30 points available)

A: Tennessee (30 points) (Vols 3, Gators 2)

Only cscott95 got this one. That jumps him ahead of Jayyyy for the lead.

Mushrooms (5 points): Jayyyy and Isaac Bishop

Bananas (-5 points): Sam Hensley and PaulS

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • No new bolts or blue shells
  • Blue Shell #4 blows up and takes out current leader . . . cscott95 for -20 points. Jayyyy breathes a sigh of relief and re-takes the lead.

Final Standings After Week 3:

Rank Player Points
1 Jayyyy 81
2 Brenna Russell 65
3 Mitchell K 65
4 LTVol99 63
5 Joel Hollingsworth 60
6 cscott95 58
7 daetilus 55
8 Isaac Bishop 54
9 HixsonVol fka MariettaVol 44
10 Will Shelton 44
11 jfarrar90 43
12 Sam Hensley 40
13 Harley 38
14 Hounddog3 35
15 Alyas Grey 33
16 Greenback42c 30
17 Gavin Driskill 25
18 Power TBP 15
19 StiflerUncut -3
20 PaulS -5

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2019 Week 4

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

Good luck!

Raven17 wins Week 3 of the 2019 Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em Contest

Congratulations to Raven17, who finished first this week in the Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em contest with a record of 14-6 and 172 confidence points.

Here are the full results for last week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Raven17 14-6 172 10-35
2 claireb7tx 13-7 170 14-21
3 Jayyyy 14-6 169 9-45
4 Hjohn 15-5 168 10-60
5 C_hawkfan 13-7 163 10-34**
5 Hixson Vol1 14-6 163 10-37
5 DinnerJacket 15-5 163 10-32
8 birdjam 14-6 162 6-38**
8 ctull 13-7 162 14-28
8 Bulldog 85 13-7 162 13-42
8 Will Shelton 14-6 162 17-41
8 mariettavol 14-6 162 27-36
13 waitwhereami 15-5 161 10-35**
13 Joel @ GRT 14-6 161 9-45
13 LuckyGuess 13-7 161 17-49
16 Jahiegel 14-6 160 10-42**
16 joeb_1 14-6 160 23-35
18 Displaced_Vol_Fan 14-6 159 17-34**
18 GeorgeMonkey 13-7 159 10-42
18 keepontruckin 13-7 159 7-31
18 Jrstep 12-8 159 7-31
18 cnyvol 13-7 159 17-37
18 Knottfair 13-7 159 17-45
18 daetilus 14-6 159 33-20
18 ChuckieTVol 14-6 159 0-0
26 Anaconda 14-6 158 0-0
27 wedflatrock 14-6 157 10-35**
27 jfarrar90 12-8 157 17-38
29 UTSeven 14-6 156 17-45
30 ddayvolsfan 12-8 155 10-38**
30 TennRebel 12-8 155 10-38**
30 corn from a jar 14-6 155 14-17
33 rollervol 14-6 154 9-35**
33 alanmar 12-8 154 13-38
35 PAVolFan 14-6 153 14-30**
35 hounddog3 12-8 153 14-38
35 OriginalVol1814 12-8 153 17-38
35 patmd 12-8 153 24-21
39 Sam 13-7 152 10-40**
39 mmmjtx 14-6 152 17-38
41 Harley 12-8 151 10-34**
41 boro wvvol 12-8 151 21-31
41 Crusher 12-8 151 13-42
44 memphispete 12-8 150 17-34**
44 jeremy.waldroop 11-9 150 7-52
44 Timbuktu126 13-7 150 7-18
47 aaron217 12-8 149 10-34
48 rsbrooks25 11-9 148 6-45
49 Orange On Orange 13-7 147 7-38
50 TennVol95 in 3D! 10-10 146 17-56
51 VillaVol 12-8 145 3-6
52 BZACHARY 12-8 144 0-0**
52 dgibbs 10-10 144 0-0
54 tbone 11-9 143 14-42**
54 tpi 12-8 143 0-0
56 ga26engr 11-9 141 17-42
57 ltvol99 14-6 138 16-31
58 HUTCH 12-8 137 24-31
59 trdlgmsr 12-8 136 14-35
60 Orange Swarm 10-10 135 6-23
61 Phonies 12-8 133 13-27
62 Neil Neisner 11-9 130 0-0
63 bluelite 10-10 127 0-0
64 doritoscowboy 11-9 123 0-0
65 PensacolaVolFan 10-10 120 6-50
66 Wilk21 7-13 98 13-54
67 rockytopinKy 8-12 90 0-0
68 Dmorton 0-20 89 0-0**
68 Aaron Birkholz 0-20 89 -
68 mmb61 0-20 89 -
68 UTVols18 0-20 89 -
68 Salty Seth 0-20 89 -
68 Teri28 0-20 89 -
68 vols95 0-20 89 -
68 If you ain’t first you’re 0-20 89 -
68 tallahasseevol 0-20 89 -
68 waltsspac 0-20 89 -
68 Willewillm 0-20 89 -
68 RockyPopPicks 0-20 89 -
68 Rossboro 0-20 89 -
68 ed75 0-20 89 -
68 BristVol 0-20 89 -
68 orange_devil87 0-20 89 -
68 VFL49er 0-20 89 -
68 ddutcher 0-20 89 -
68 Caban Greys 0-20 89 -
68 cactusvol 0-20 89 -
68 Techboy 0-20 89 -
68 JLPasour 0-20 89 -

C_hawkfan remains in the lead for the season so far with a record of 42-18 and 509 confidence points.

Rank Player W-L % Points
1 C_hawkfan 42-18 70.00 509
2 Raven17 42-18 70.00 499
3 OriginalVol1814 43-17 71.67 495
4 keepontruckin 40-20 66.67 492
5 wedflatrock 43-17 71.67 491
5 birdjam 41-19 68.33 491
7 PAVolFan 43-17 71.67 489
7 GeorgeMonkey 41-19 68.33 489
9 memphispete 41-19 68.33 486
10 corn from a jar 41-19 68.33 485
10 ChuckieTVol 42-18 70.00 485
12 DinnerJacket 41-19 68.33 484
12 jeremy.waldroop 40-20 66.67 484
14 UTSeven 42-18 70.00 483
15 Hixson Vol1 42-18 70.00 481
16 jfarrar90 39-21 65.00 480
16 Will Shelton 40-20 66.67 480
16 joeb_1 38-22 63.33 480
16 Knottfair 39-21 65.00 480
16 daetilus 40-20 66.67 480
21 HUTCH 39-21 65.00 479
22 Displaced_Vol_Fan 40-20 66.67 478
23 Orange On Orange 41-19 68.33 476
24 hounddog3 39-21 65.00 475
24 LuckyGuess 39-21 65.00 475
26 Joel @ GRT 41-19 68.33 474
26 cnyvol 39-21 65.00 474
28 Sam 41-19 68.33 473
28 alanmar 38-22 63.33 473
30 TennRebel 38-22 63.33 470
30 Bulldog 85 39-21 65.00 470
32 mmmjtx 41-19 68.33 465
33 VillaVol 41-19 68.33 464
34 Harley 41-19 68.33 462
35 trdlgmsr 38-22 63.33 461
36 doritoscowboy 38-22 63.33 459
37 ga26engr 41-19 68.33 456
38 ddayvolsfan 39-21 65.00 455
39 aaron217 37-23 61.67 454
40 Phonies 38-22 63.33 453
41 mariettavol 40-20 66.67 448
42 boro wvvol 38-22 63.33 447
43 BZACHARY 39-21 65.00 446
43 dgibbs 35-25 58.33 446
45 tpi 40-20 66.67 444
46 TennVol95 in 3D! 37-23 61.67 443
47 Crusher 35-25 58.33 434
48 waitwhereami 42-18 70.00 433
48 rsbrooks25 38-22 63.33 433
50 Orange Swarm 36-24 60.00 432
51 Timbuktu126 34-26 56.67 429
52 Wilk21 37-23 61.67 426
53 rollervol 38-22 63.33 422
54 bluelite 37-23 61.67 421
55 ltvol99 39-21 65.00 416
55 tbone 31-29 51.67 416
57 Anaconda 27-33 45.00 415
58 Jayyyy 26-34 43.33 405
59 Neil Neisner 31-29 51.67 399
60 ctull 26-34 43.33 397
61 PensacolaVolFan 36-24 60.00 395
62 Willewillm 25-35 41.67 392
63 Rossboro 26-34 43.33 391
64 Jrstep 24-36 40.00 385
65 rockytopinKy 35-25 58.33 384
66 patmd 35-25 58.33 376
67 BristVol 26-34 43.33 367
68 Dmorton 27-33 45.00 364
69 claireb7tx 28-32 46.67 356
70 Caban Greys 13-47 21.67 354
71 tallahasseevol 14-46 23.33 344
72 JLPasour 14-46 23.33 342
72 If you ain�t first you�re 13-47 21.67 342
72 orange_devil87 15-45 25.00 342
75 Jahiegel 28-32 46.67 335
76 RockyPopPicks 21-39 35.00 334
77 Aaron Birkholz 13-47 21.67 333
78 ed75 13-47 21.67 329
79 vols95 10-50 16.67 319
79 Salty Seth 12-48 20.00 319
81 Techboy 11-49 18.33 318
82 waltsspac 11-49 18.33 315
83 cactusvol 12-48 20.00 309
84 VFL49er 4-56 6.67 258
85 Teri28 5-55 8.33 211
86 mmb61 0-60 0.00 210
86 UTVols18 0-60 0.00 210
86 ddutcher 0-60 0.00 210
89 Hjohn 15-45 25.00 168