BG ESPN Super (Bowl) Pick Em

[Byrd]

Leave it to ESPN to come up with another game to keep me from getting my work done. It's called Super Pick Em instead of Super Bowl Pick Em because they would have to pay the NFL money to use Super Bowl Pick Em. The game basically accounts for the goofy prop bets that people do during the Super Bowl. There are 20 questions, including such tests of skill as:

Will the longest FG be over or under 44.5 yards?
Will there be a defensive or special teams touchdown?
Will the combined score be an even or odd number?
Will Bruce Springsteen open the half time show with "Born in the USA"?

Basically, they tally up how many of the 20 questions you get right, and the tiebreaker is a prediction of the final score. It's basically a crapshoot.

As with all BG contests, please incorporate your BG handle into your user name somehow. No cost to join, no prize except bragging rights unless you beat every single entrant on ESPN.com, in which case you can win a $3,000 Best Buy gift card.

Front Page for the contest can be found at: ESPN - Super Pick'em - Game Home

Group Name is: Bluegartr
Password is: miztroll

I assume it's open up to enter until kickoff. If you have any problems getting in, put up a message here or send me a PM.

Past BG Sports contest winners:

2006 Bowl Pick Em: Makaveli
2006 BG Fantasy Football: Thuggy
2007 March Madness: Byrd
2007 College Football Pick Em: Ryany
2007 Bowl Pick Em: Akiyama
2008 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Tyr
2008 March Madness: Snoogans
2008 College Pick Em: Byrd
2008 Eliminator: Byrd
2008 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2008 Bowl Pick Em: Laguna
2009 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Current

[Headspace]

What are we going to do during the offseason?

[Stiker]

Eh...why not. In.

[Akiyama]

In. D:

[Serif]

I am so going to lose this, haha...

[Tythera]

In for a loss

[Boyiee]

In

[Churchill]

"Will Larry Fitzgerald catch a touchdown pass?"

Freebie.

[Stiker]

"Will Larry Fitzgerald catch a touchdown pass?"

Freebie.

Yeah that bet should've been "HOW will Larry Fitzgerald catch a touchdown pass?"

[Plow]

What are we going to do during the offseason?

combine pick em imo

[Brien]

Insider Tip: Springsteen is closing with Born in the U.S.A. I mean he has to, It's to perfect.

[Penthesilea]

Insider Tip: Springsteen is closing with Born in the U.S.A. I mean he has to, It's to perfect.

it'll only be perfect if he dies

[sekaran]

In.

[ASG]

Joined.

[Resin]

Same. Damn these games. I'll probably suck at this one as well.

[Abandon]

Joined.

[Byrd]

Bumping this as a double reminder for people to either enter the contest, or make their picks prior to kick off on Sunday.

[Devolver]

Yeah that bet should've been "HOW will Larry Fitzgerald catch a touchdown pass?"

*Hands*

next

Edit: Lulzbump

[Mizango]

Im definitely in as soon as I get home. I'm so winning this one.... I figure if I say that enough I will actually win

[Byrd]

Congratulations to Stiker for winning this contest of extreme skill, and Sekaran for winning the BG Gridiron Playoff Challenge.

Now, we've got a month or so off until March Madness, unless people actually play Streak for the Cash.

2006 Bowl Pick Em: Makaveli
2006 BG Fantasy Football: Thuggy
2007 March Madness: Byrd
2007 College Football Pick Em: Ryany
2007 Bowl Pick Em: Akiyama
2008 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Tyr
2008 March Madness: Snoogans
2008 College Pick Em: Byrd
2008 Eliminator: Byrd
2008 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
2008 Bowl Pick Em: Laguna
2009 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Sekaran
2009 Super (Bowl) Pick Em: Stiker