[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings 'n' Polls

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) sjtruog at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 26 23:16:56 CST 2006


It's late, but at least it's not next year yet.:)
Updated Hall of Fame standings at the end.
Congratulations to Marilyn for capturing her second
overall title in three years!

                                       #UPSET#
LW TW  Name        W14  Overall  Pct.  W14 Ovr Wks
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 1  1) M.Zilka     3-2  107- 33  .764   0   5   13
 2  2) M.Barnard   4-1   99- 31  .762   0   2   12
 2  3) C.Bailey    ---   95- 30  .760   -   2   11
 5  4) C.Herron    4-1  113- 37  .753   0   5   14
 4  5) B.Wilson    4-1  105- 35  .750   0   5   13
 5  6) T.McAdams   3-2  112- 38  .747   0   3   14
 7  7) S.Truog     4-1  109- 41  .727   0   5   14
 8  8) R.Farney    3-2  107- 43  .713   0   1   14
 8  8) K.Sevilla   3-2  107- 43  .713   0   5   14
 8  8) E.Steffe    3-2  107- 43  .713   0   3   14
 8 11) I.Embrekts  3-2   89- 36  .712   0   2   12
15 12) M.Ament     3-2   92- 38  .708   0   1   12
14 13) P.Wolfe     3-2   85- 35  .708   0   4   11
19 14) P.Groves    4-1  106- 44  .707   1   6   14
 8 14) A.Wolfson   2-3  106- 44  .707   1   4   14
18 16) J.Bendat    4-1   99- 41  .707   1   8   13
16 17) J.Hodges    2-3  105- 45  .700   0   3   14
16 17) J.Labbe     2-3  105- 45  .700   1   5   14
 8 17) B.Winkler   1-4  105- 45  .700   0   7   14
20 20) M.Vance     5-0   91- 39  .700   1   4   12
23 21) J.Lieske    1-4   94- 46  .671   0   4   13
24 22) R.Stahl     2-3  100- 50  .667   0   5   14
21 23) S.Wolfson   2-3   99- 51  .660   0   3   14
25 24) B.Taylor    2-3   81- 44  .648   0   0   12
22 25) C.Rossi     1-4   71- 39  .645   1   9   11
26 26) B.Waldele   1-4   70- 45  .609   0   4   11
27 27) A.McInturff 0-5   83- 67  .553   0  10   14

Not eligible (must be in 2/3 of weeks)
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C.Zahn      ---  71- 24 .747   -  2  8
J.Leonard   ---  65- 30 .684   -  4  8
M.Whelan    ---  70- 25 .737   -  2  8
J.Thiegs    ---  44- 11 .800   -  0  4
D.Warner    ---  39- 16 .709   -  0  4
A.Miller    ---  31-  9 .775   -  1  3
N.Kaplan    ---  26-  4 .867   -  1  2
T.Haleas    ---  14-  1 .933   -  0  1
J.Singer    ---  14-  1 .933   -  1  1
R.Bradshaw  ---  13-  2 .867   -  0  1
H.Hieber    ---  11-  4 .733   -  0  1

Now to the updated hall of fame ...

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## PIGSKIN PICKS - HALL OF FAME ##
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Winners of past years, whose names shall live forever
in immortality... (online at least):)

MATT HARTL "OVERALL EXCELLENCE" AWARD
Overall Pigskin Picks Champion
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1997 - Eric J. Steffe
1998 - Carl Pilger
1999 - Eric J. Steffe
2000 - Bill Praast
2001 - Harlan Heiber
2002 - Chuck Herron
2003 - Chuck Herron
2004 - Marilyn Zilka
2005 - Alan Wolfson
2006 - Marilyn Zilka

ROB JOHNSON "IRONMAN" AWARD
Best record of those who have competed every week
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1997 - Eric J. Steffe (135-40)
1998 - Trey McAdams (120-40)
1999 - Bruce Taylor (111-39)
2000 - Steve Kandelman and Bruce Taylor (109-44)
2001 - Trey McAdams (107-43)
2002 - Chuck Herron (132-48)
2003 - Chuck Herron (130-40)
2004 - Marilyn Zilka (129-36)
2005 - Alan Wolfson (112-38)
2006 - Chuck Herron (113-37)

STEVE SCHNUR "ACCURACY" AWARD
Highest percentage - min. 5 weeks
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1997 - Eric J. Steffe (.771)
1998 - Carl Pilger (.792)
1999 - Eric J. Steffe (.756)
2000 - Bill Praast (.714)
2001 - Harlan Heiber (.744)
2002 - Greg Kane (.738)
2003 - Chuck Herron (.765)
2004 - Marilyn Zilka (.782)
2005 - Alan Wolfson (.747)
2006 - Marilyn Zilka (.764)

PAT FITZGERALD "MOST HITS" AWARD
Most correct picks overall
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1997 - NA
1998 - Trey McAdams (120)
1999 - Bruce Taylor (111)
2000 - Steve Kandelman and Bruce Taylor (109)
2001 - Trey McAdams (107)
2002 - Chuck Herron (132)
2003 - Chuck Herron (130)
2004 - Marilyn Zilka (129)
2005 - Alan Wolfson (112)
2006 - Chuck Herron (113)

BRIAN MUSSO "GUTSY" AWARD
Most upset special picks
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1997 - NA
1998 - Kelly Sevilla (10)
1999 - Jim Bendat (12)
2000 - Jim Bendat and Kelly Sevilla (13)
2001 - Jim Bendat (15)
2002 - Jim Bendat (18)
2003 - Bill O'Connor (14)
2004 - Carl Rossi (10)
2005 - Ace McInturff (14)
2006 - Ace McInturff (10)

D'WAYNE BATES "BOWL MVP" AWARD
Best performance in the postseason pool
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1997 - Mark Loach (20-1)
1998 - Jeff Larson (18-4)
1999 - Roger Bradshaw (15-8)
2000 - Carl Rossi (18-6)
2001 - Kenn Ruby (19-6)
2002 - Ty Levine (18-10)
2003 - Ryan Farney (19-8)
2004 - Ace McInturff and Ivars Embrekts (19-8)
2005 - TBA (Did I send out a list last year?)
2006 - TBA (If anyone has last year's list - e-mail
me)

And now to the final rankings before the bowls ...

LW TW  SjTOP 25 COLLEGE RANKINGS
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 1  1) OHIO STATE - If no clear #2, just crown 'em!
 2  2) MICHIGAN - Screwed by anti-rematch hype machine
 4  3) FLORIDA - Won SEC, but not suddenly the #2 team
 5  4) WISCONSIN - Unfairly left out of the BCS
 6  5) LSU - Home date with Irish? Sweet as Sugar!
 7  6) LOUISVILLE - Glad they joined Big Least now
 8  7) OKLAHOMA - Watch out for Bronco upset bug
 3  8) SOUTHERN CAL - Overlooked rival, and paid for
it
10  9) AUBURN - Old Huskers woulda ran all over Tigers
15 10) VIRGINIA TECH - Best team in ACC at end of year
17 11) WAKE FOREST - Amazing year, yet still
overlooked
18 12) BOISE STATE - Only team with a claim at OSU?
 9 13) ARKANSAS - Should be a ground-it-out Citrus
Bowl
16 14) WEST VIRGINIA - Finally showed up vs. Rutgers
11 15) RUTGERS - Tough loss and lost big on bowl
13 16) NOTRE DAME - Haven't shown they're BCS worthy
19 17) TEXAS A&M - Couple of plays away from the BCS
12 18) TEXAS - How'd they drop to the Alamo? Ouch!
14 19) NEBRASKA - Couldn't beat Sooners with home
field
20 20) TENNESSEE - Finished season with a whimper
22 21) CALIFORNIA - Lackluster effort vs. rival Trees
23 22) OREGON STATE - Nice win in Hawaii to cap year
21 23) GEORGIA TECH - Get CALVIN the darn ball!
24 24) PENN STATE - Great D, but young O killed 'em
25 25) BYU - Rebounded nicely from early loss at 'Zona

DROPPED OUT: (20) Boston College, Maryland
OTHERS: Georgia, Hawaii

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!

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