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Rock M Nation Bowl Contest Pick 'Em Update - Have we Hit Rock Bottom?

The Beef — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:20:11 -0000

Plain and simple...through three bowl games this season, the RMN Bowl Pick 'Em has exactly TWO people over .500 The answer of MTSU and the over claimed our final perfect participant in Mrs. Bill C and vaulted Mizzoufan1 within one game of the lead. Meanwhile, COUNTLESS people are stuggling, including the "community as a majority" picks, which stand at 1-5. The leaderboard is after the jump, but considering the referendum against the "over" this year, and the fact all three bowl games have been over...RMN may be in some serious trouble. Check the winning percentage...it ain't pretty. :-)

No game tonight and then single games through the rest of the holiday week. I will do my best to get this updated each morning, but as we get into the weekend that may become increasingly tough to do.

Happy Monday everyone!

Name	Wins	Losses
Mrs. Bill C	5	1
mizzoufan1	4	2
amorphous	3	3
BestoftheWest	3	3
Bill C	3	3
cchstove	3	3
countrycal	3	3
egp	3	3
ewmvv6	3	3
ghtd36	3	3
HlywdMizzou	3	3
Kevinf	3	3
Lebensraum	3	3
M7Tiger	3	3
mariovanpeebles	3	3
MizzouMarine	3	3
Mr. Scrumtrulescent	3	3
Othersideofthepillow	3	3
Pat Forde	3	3
pehs	3	3
RPT	3	3
SleepyFloyd7	3	3
Tailgate Queen	3	3
UribeAuction	3	3
Wan Ihite	3	3
Ausgiano	2	4
brik	2	4
Buck Grimm Experience	2	4
Coin Flip	2	4
MCBoomofDoom	2	4
MU 1839	2	4
Muwxman	2	4
nemotigfan	2	4
Nittany tide	2	4
pinkelposse	2	4
shaffe	2	4
soccerfreak	2	4
Achmed	1	5
AlaTiger	1	5
Community	1	5
dshadi88	1	5
D-Sing	1	5
FTheCubbies	1	5
Granimal	1	5
kbrownbear	1	5
lhsvball	1	5
purplehayes	1	5
stlchardinalsfang	1	5
The Beef	1	5
thedad	1	5
TigerinNC	1	5
Wooderson	1	5
CEW	0	6

Total:	117	201
Percentage:	36.792%

Rock M Nation Bowl Pick 'Em Update - First Two Games Are Done

The Beef — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:20:43 -0000

With time winding down on QUITE the active day around these parts, let's get the first update of the Rock M Nation Bowl Pick 'Em Contest up. In total, there were 52 entries, which is quite a few more than last year. On the day, Wyoming upset Fresno and the over took it, while Rutgers crushed UCF and almost hit the over/under themselves. Through two games, we have just one person who has made it through unscathed....Mrs. Bill C Not a great first day here, but lots more games to go. Standings after the jump...once I get them figured out :-)

Name	Wins	Losses
Mrs. Bill C	4	0
SleepyFloyd7	3	1
pehs	3	1
Othersideofthepillow	3	1
Mr. Scrumtrulescent	3	1
mizzoufan1	3	1
mariovanpeebles	3	1
M7Tiger	3	1
Lebensraum	3	1
Kevinf	3	1
HlywdMizzou	3	1
ewmvv6	3	1
amorphous	3	1
Wan Ihite	2	2
UribeAuction	2	2
Tailgate Queen	2	2
soccerfreak	2	2
shaffe	2	2
RPT	2	2
nemotigfan	2	2
Muwxman	2	2
MU 1839	2	2
MizzouMarine	2	2
MCBoomofDoom	2	2
ghtd36	2	2
egp	2	2
countrycal	2	2
cchstove	2	2
brik	2	2
Bill C	2	2
BestoftheWest	2	2
TigerinNC	1	3
thedad	1	3
The Beef	1	3
stlchardinalsfang	1	3
purplehayes	1	3
pinkelposse	1	3
Pat Forde	1	3
lhsvball	1	3
kbrownbear	1	3
FTheCubbies	1	3
D-Sing	1	3
dshadi88	1	3
Community	1	3
Coin Flip	1	3
Buck Grimm Experience	1	3
Ausgiano	1	3
AlaTiger	1	3
Achmed	1	3
Wooderson	0	4
Nittany tide	0	4
Granimal	0	4
CEW	0	4

Total:	94	118
Percentage:	44.340%

Mystery Recruit in town this weekend is...

The Beef — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:08:26 -0000

Matt Hoch...who is interested in dental school evidently and that may play a part in his decision with Iowa. Thanks to our man on the inside for that information, but certainly that is a bit of a surprise. Seems the whole Hoch family was around this morning. No other word on how the morning is going

3rd Annual Rock M Nation Bowl Pick 'Em Contest

The Beef — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:47:18 -0000

UPDATE: BUMPED BACK TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE. PICKS ARE DUE AT NOON TOMORROW.

That's right loyal readers...the Bowl Pick 'Em Contest is back for its third season.

It is simple to participate. Simply reply to this thread with your picks. You will need to pick both against the spread, as well as the over/under, so you will have two picks per game. The spreads are LOCKED, so a movement in the line will not be taken into account. The spreads are courtesy of bookmaker.com because...well...that's the one I could find (and unless otherwise noted) They also represent where the lines were when they opened, which was a week ago (had to wait for Army/Navy to be played to determine Eagle Bowl and Texas Bowl line)

Our winner from last year is FSUncensored, who went 39-27 to win by three games over The Cool Alonzo and myself. All time, MU 1839 (our first winner) holds the best two-year record at 18 games over .500 (74-56). Of the "couples" category, The Beef and Tailgate Queen came out 3 game ahead of Bill C and Bill C's wife last year, tying their annual battle at 1-1. Overall, the contest generated a won-loss record of 1066-1244 for a not so good percentage of .461. Over the two years, we currently sit at 1711-1879 for a winning percentage of .477. Yes...I've kept track.

Picks are due by noon on Saturday, December 19th (since the first games are later that evening). Picks are lined up after the jump.

As for prizes...1st prize will get you the Rock M Nation T-shirt of your choice, unless RPT (who somehow is the keeper of the purse strings around here) decides we want to pony up some additional swag.

Anyway, we had a good time with this last year with 35 participants (up from 20 the first year) and somehow I am thinking we are going to have a FEW more than that :-) Come one, come all (and that certainly includes non-Rock M regulars...anyone from SB Nation is welcome to participate)...make me work hard at this. If you were here last season and have changed names, just let me know and I will do my best to give you your two or three-season score when all is said and done as well. I will also be adding a couple set of special picks. We will have the "coin-flip" picks, where each pick will be decided by heads or tails. I will also compile the "Consensus" picks, which will be the most popular pick on each game, to see how RMN did as a community (in the majority at least).

New Mexico

Fresno State -10 1/2 vs. Wyoming

Over/Under - 55 1/2

St. Petersburg

Rutgers -2 vs. UCF

Over/Under - 44 1/2

New Orleans

Sothern Miss -3 1/2 vs. Mid Tenn St.

Over/Under - 59

Las Vegas

Oregon State - 1 1/2 vs. BYU

Over/Under - 60 1/2

Poinsetta

Cal -3 vs. Utah

Over/Under - 53 1/2

Hawaii

Nevada -14 vs. SMU

Over/Under - 73 1/2

Little Caesers

Ohio -2 vs. Marshall

Over/Under - 50

Meineke

Pitt -3 vs. UNC

Over/Under - 44 1/2

Emerald

USC -9 vs. BC

Over/Under - 45 1/2

Music City

Clemson -7 vs. Kentucky

Over/Under - 52 1/2

Independence

Georgia -7 vs. Texas A&M

Over/Under - 64

Eagle Bank (LSVC odds)

UCLA -4 vs. Temple

Over/Under - 46 1/2

Champs Sports

Miami (FL) -3 vs. Wisconsin

Over/Under - 56

Humanitarian

Bowling Green PK vs. Idaho

Over/Under - 68 1/2

Holiday

Arizona -1 vs. Nebraska

Over/Under - 41

Armed Forces

Houston -5 vs. Air Force

Over/Under - 61

Sun

Oklahoma -9 1/2 vs. Stanford

Over/Under - 56 1/2

Texas (LVSC odds)

Mizzou -6 vs. Navy

Over/Under - 54

Insight

Minnesota -3 vs. Iowa State

Over/Under - 48

Chick-Fil-A

Va Tech -4 1/2 vs. Tenn

Over/Under - 50 1/2

Outback

Auburn -8 vs. Northwestern

Over/Under - 54 1/2

Gator

West Virginia -2 1/2 vs. Florida St.

Over/Under - 60 1/2

Capital One

Penn State -3 vs. LSU

Over/Under - 44

Rose

Oregon -3 1/2 vs. Ohio State

Over/Under - 51 1/2

Sugar

Florida -10 vs. Cincy

Over/Under - 55 1/2

International

South Fla. -6 1/2 vs. No. Illinois

Over/Under - 50

PapaJohns

South Carolina -4 1/2 vs. UCONN

Over/Under - 53

Cotton

Ole Miss -3 vs. Okie State

Over/Under -  50 1/2

Liberty

Arkansas -7 1/2 vs. East Carolina

Over/Under - 63 1/2

Alamo

Texas Tech -7 vs. Michigan St.

Over/Under - 60 1/2

Fiesta

TCU -7 vs. Boise St

Over/Under - 54

Orange

Ga Tech -4 vs. Iowa

Over/Under - 51

GMAC

Central Mich -4 vs. Troy

Over/Under - 64

BCS Champ

Alabama -5 1/2 vs. Texas

Over/Under - 45

Rock M Nation Bowl Pick 'Em Contest

The Beef — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:07:19 -0000

Rock M Nation Bowl Pick 'Em Contest

The irony here is, while blocked from my OWN site at work, I can access EVERY other SBN site in the group. I had to ask someone to send me this link (seriously). But I am here to extend the invite for any and every to take their shot this year. Hope some of you all take me up on it!

Quite the varied day for Brad Smith

The Beef — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:43:06 -0000

Quite the varied day for Brad Smith

Seems Rex Ryan is starting to really use Brad's physical gifts, as he handled the ball in five different ways today. 1 pass, 5 rushes, 1 catch, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return and a tackle to boot.

Some Impressive Performances from MU Gymnastics

The Beef — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:20:18 -0000

Some Impressive Performances from MU Gymnastics

The Black and Gold meet is certainly not a great barometer for how the team will compete come the regular season, but some scores of note.

Senior Sarah Shire scored 39.550 in the all-around
Sophomore Mary Burke scored 39.400 in the all-around
Senior Danielle Guide scored 39.300 in the all-around

For some comparison, Adrienne Perry became the first all-around All American for Mizzou last year...with a score of 39.350

Great start for these ladies

Wrestling - Updates from the Nittany Lion Open

The Beef — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:28:56 -0000

Howdy everyone! The Wrestling Tigers traveled east this weekend to take part in the Nittany Lion Open all day today. By my count, I see wrestlers from eight ranked teams, along with other wrestlers I know to be ranked by name. The Tigers have brought at least one wrestler at each weight, except for 184, where the guarding and resting of #1 Max Askren will be a theme all season. For more on the wrestlers Mizzou took with them, drop a click here. As always, ranking are courtesy of the fine folks a InterMat

The action started at 7:30 a.m. central time, so we are already three hours into the day. I have found one website which seems to be updating the brackets, but I am not sure of the frequency. Of course, as I return to the site to get the link, they appear to have updated them, so lets take a spin through the classes to see how some of the Mizzou boys are doing this morning. For anyone interested in between updates, click here

125 - Brad Wisdom (now #22 in one poll) has had one match (byed into the main bracket), an impressive 17-2 win over an opponent from The Citadel. He will take on Brian Wright of George Mason next (owner of a 13-1 win and a pin in his two matches)

133 - Nathan McCormick has also only had one match, a third period pin of Ben Levin. He moves on to face Tyler Saltsman of Penn State next.

141 - The Tigers brought THREE grapplers in this class. Cody Farinella has had a great morning, with TWO wins by pin (one in the third, the other late in the first). Mitch Crowley from UNC-G is up next for him. #18 Todd Schavrien also had two matches and was almost as dominant with a tech fall (18-1) and a third period pin. He moves on to fight Eric Filipowicz of the Navy next. Lastly, Nick Hucke scored a first match pin before being shut out 12-0 against #8 Naumann of Pitt. He now moves down to the losers bracket to wrestler a Rider wrestler.

149 - Brandon Wiest is one of two MU wrestlers here and he too owns two wins. An early 10-3 win, along with a 3-1 win in sudden victory. His prize? A next round match against #6 Molinaro of Penn State. Scott O'Donnell has two decisions for wins today (5-4 and 12-3), and moves on against a Lehigh wrestler in the next round.

157 - Another weight class with two tigers, as Nick Gregoris won his first match 11-2 this morning, while #17 Patrick Wright did the same with a 1:05 pin.

165 - Just #7 Nick Marable made the trip for the Tigers in this class, and he scored an impressive 15-4 win in his only match today.

174 - Two wrestlers in action here, with #15 Dorian Henderson, who is not yet recorded as having wrestled. Todd Porter had some early action, and has moved to the main bracket with a 13-2 win.

184 - No Max Askren, no action here.

197 - Two more wrestlers here, with #12 Brent Haynes pitches the impressive tech shut out (15-0), while Jake Glore won his wrestle-in 3-1, and awaits #3 Hudson Taylor in his next match.

HWY - Will we see an all Mizzou final? It is possible, as both monsters traveled. Mark Ellis scored a pin at the 1:12 mark of his first match, while #3 Dom Bradley won 11-3.

Mizzou vs. Richmond (2nd half thread)

The Beef — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:00:57 -0000

This is not going to have the beauty and style that most live threads have. However, I know Bill C. is gone to watch a high school game and RPT is...well...we dont know where RPT is. I do know that I am 14 beers into my evening and the basketball team is down at the half. Let's regroup here and get Mizzou to win #5 on the season. Oh yeah...don't forget the well-earned celebratory threads below.

Wyoming and DC are Bowl Eligible

The Beef — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:10:30 -0000

Wyoming and DC are Bowl Eligible

They get a late FG for the win against Colorado State to finish 6-6 on the season. Whether they make a bowl or not, congrats to the Cowboys and head coach Dave Christensen on a fantastic season.