[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!
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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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