Football Bowl Season: Staff Confidence Pool Update

On Thursday night, we passed the halfway point of this year's College Bowl Season. Of the 42 games, 24 had been played by the time Oklahoma State beat Texas A&M in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.

Most of our staff are competing in a confidence pool this bowl season. What is a confidence pool? Well, it takes the games to a different level and adds to the excitement of watching 42 games over the next three weeks. First, you pick the winners of each game, including the national championship game. Then, once you have the winners, you rank them 1-42. The game you’re most confident in the outcome of is the one that gets the 42 points. The game you’re least confident in the outcome of is the one that gets the 1 point. After all the games are played, the person with the most points wins, not necessarily the one who wins the most games.

How are our staff doing? Here's where we stand at the halfway point:

KillerFrogs Staff College Bowl Pool Leaderboard:

1. Nick Girimonte - 288 points; 11 wins
2. Andrew Bauhs  - 287 points; 14 wins
3. Nathan Hernandez - 280 points; 13 wins
4. Davis Wilson - 271 points; 13 wins
5. Ryann Zeller - 269 points; 12 wins
6. Brett Gibbons - 267 points; 11 wins
7. Barry Lewis - 247 points; 14 wins
8. Ian Napetian - 243 points; 11 wins
9. Carson Wersal - 208 points; 13 wins
10. Tori Couch - 181 points; 12 wins
11. Nathan Cross - 106 points; 10 wins

Bowl Game Hits and Misses

Most Picked Games

1. Frisco Bowl - UTSA beat Marshall 35-17 - All 11 writers had UTSA winning with an average point value of 31. Nick won the most points, as he had 39 points on the Roadrunners. 
2. New Orleans Bowl - Jacksonville State beat Louisiana 34-31. Ten of 11 writers had Jax State winning with an average point value of 19. Nathan H. won the most points, as he had 42 points on the Gamecocks. Nathan C. was the only one to pick Louisiana.
3. Guaranteed Rate Bowl - Kansas beat UNLV 49-36. Ten of 11 writers had Kansas winning with an average point value of 27. Ryann won the most points, as she had 39 points on the Jayhawks. Davis was the only one to pick UNLV. 

Least Picked Games

1. New Mexico Bowl - Fresno State beat New Mexico State 37-10. All 11 writers picked New Mexico State to win with an average point value of 25. Nathan H. lost out on the most points, as he had 41 points on the Aggies. 
2. Holiday Bowl - USC beat Louisville 42-28. All 11 writers picked Louisville to win with an average point value of 28. I lost out on the most points, as I had 39 points on the Cardinals.
3. Las Vegas Bowl - Northwestern beat Utah 14-7. Only Andrew picked Northwestern (seven points). The other ten writers all had Utah with an average point value of 25. Once again, Nathan H. lost on the most points, as he had 39 points on the Utes

There's still a lot of football to be played over the next few days. Stay tuned. We will see who comes out with the most confidence points.