Did you think we forgot about that cherished fall tradition known as the Pick 'Em contest? Well, we didn't. We were just a little slow on the draw to get it set up. But it's ready to go now.
As usual, we're going through Yahoo.
GROUP 1 [THIS GROUP IS FULL]
GROUP NAME: BLACK HEART GOLD PICK'EM
GROUP ID#: 10043
PASSWORD: hawkeye
GROUP 2
GROUP NAME: BLACK HEART GOLD PICK'EM2
GROUP ID#: 10663
PASSWORD: hawkeye
GROUP 3 [USE THIS GROUP IF GROUP 2 IS FULL]
GROUP NAME: BLACK HEART GOLD PICK'EM3
GROUP ID#: 12606
PASSWORD: hawkeye
If more groups are needed, I'll add more. Let me know in the comments or drop me note on Twitter (@RossWB).
HOW IT ALL WORKS
1) Pick the correct team for every game in the contest each week.
2) The pool of games we'll be selecting from includes all games involving Top 25 teams AND all games involving Big Ten teams.
3) You will be making picks against the spread for each game. This is why I said "pick the correct team" and not "pick the winner" up above, because the correct team will not be the winning team if they fail to cover the spread. In other words, if you pick OSU as a 24-point favorite over Rutgers and they only beat Rutgers by 17 points, you will not get any points for the matchup. Rutgers would have been the correct team to pick in that matchup. Favorites are listed with a minus sign and underdogs are listed with a plus sign, so for this matchup you would see OSU -24 and Rutgers +24.
4) We are not utilizing confidence points.
5) You can edit your picks for each game up to five minutes before each game's kick-off.
6) The winner is determined by makes the most correct picks.
7) The winner of the season-long competition will be awarded a fabulous BHGP shirt (new designs coming soon!) of his or her choosing, as well as the adoration of the BHGP community.
If you've got any other questions, hit up the comments.