Archive for October, 2008

Reaction Monday: 10/13

The deck has been shuffled for sure. No ranking and no lead in the Pool is safe…

Just ask Coach Rob… Rossk saw his #1 Sooners fall to his now #1 Longhorns in Dallas. This was truly a shootout and a great way to start Football Saturday. Rob has a doubleshot of The Woodshed this week…Wisconsin got pounded by Penn State at home and to make matters worse, Woody’s Gators took a chomp into LSU’s hind end in the Swamp. The silver lining for Rob is that he gets the Borrowed Time award for the Tarheels recovering a Notre Dame fumble to secure the game. Rough weekend for Rob but he still has the clear shot at the money.

Coach Q’s got nothing to be ashamed of this weekend…in the Pool anyway. OSU beats Purdue in a sleeper. Georgia did what they needed to do to help put the nails in Phil Fulmer’s coffin. Texas Tech got into a high scoring affair with Nebraska believe it or not and Arizona just got edged by the Sanford tree. The best news for Brian is that he is now in the lead.

Coach Woody has had worse weekends, but he has had better too. USC pounded ASU to get back on track for the title. Florida took it to Rob’s LSU Tigers in the swamp. Scary thing is, the game was close with 20 minutes left. Mizzou got caught against OSU and Auburn scored points but let the Hawgs score more in another disappointing loss.

We Stand:

Brian: 87%
Chris: 80%
Rob: 77%
Bando: 54%

Reaction Monday: 10/6

This is a fun season! There were several great games this weekend that impacted the Pool.

Coach Rob’s #1 Sooners look unstoppable. They truly put the Bears in their cage this weekend. West Virginia beat Rutgers early Saturday. Man is the honeymoon over at Rutgers?!  Rob’s Badgers lose for the second week in a row and for the FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS at home. GQ’s Buckeyes take Rossk down at Camp Randal. Texas stomped the Buffalos at Colorado and North Carolina is looking legit by whipping ranked Uconn (and no, this ain’t basketball).

Coach Q is on top but just barely. His Bucks took out Rossk’s Badgers.
Texas Tech is high flying on offense again and they whipped Manhattan High. It was a Bauman Battle on Saturday when VT took it to Shanna’s Hilltoppers. Utah shares the Borrowed Time Award this week with a narrow win over the Beavers and Arizona is looking legit with a beating of Washington.

Coach Woody keeps telling himself “real life is better than the Pool”. With his Auburn Tigers stalling against VU, Woody will gladly take the loss for Vandy’s benefit. What a good time. USC got back in form with a whoopin of Bando’s Ducks. Florida took out their frustration on the Hawgs. Do the Hawgs look terrible or what? Mizzou beat Nebraska in Lincoln since I think President Lincoln was in office and BYU looks to be BCS buster with their perfect record and win over Utah State. Pitt gets their share of the Borrowed Time Award as they beat South Florida late Thursday night in a thriller.

We Stand:
Coach Q: 88%
Coach Woody and Coach Rossk: 83%
Coach Bando: 55%


Current Standings


Coach GQ (33-5)
Coach Woody (28-7)
Coach Rob (27-8)
Coach Bando (20-17)
Updated: 10/13/08

About The Football Pool


The Football Pool

Each fall, these gentlemen (and Bando) compete in a high-stakes college football challenge. Victory is sweet, and defeat is bitter. May the best man (or Bando) win!

Current Champion


Coach Woody

Coach Woody
Woody's #1 pick LSU Tigers won the title over the Ohio State Buckeyes, also Woody's pick, in January.

The Hat Bearer


Coach GQ

Coach GQ
couldn't escape the basement. Tough seasons by the UCLA Bruins and the TCU Horned Frogs tipped the scales against him.

The Vol Hat


The Dreaded Hat

The Dreaded Vol Hat
A painful penalty, the dreaded hat is worn by the coach who finishes last in the pool during the season.

The Orange Crush


The Orange Crush

The Orange Crush
The Football Pool's official breakfast of champions is enjoyed each season when the hated Vols are officially eliminated from the national championship. Consider it a flat tire on the Volunteer bandwagon.

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