South Florida - Connecticut Prediction Contest

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2005-06 Fans Prediction Contest

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Congratulations to our Games 26 and 27 winner usfbulls2004 !!

Overall Stats updated below.

The Contest:  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select winners and leading contributors in each Bulls hoops game this season.  Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans across the country.

First...the rules:

1)  You must be a registered member of this message board.

2)  You must completely answer the contest questions.

3)  There can be no modifications to your post.

4)  Your prediction must be part of this original thread

5)  Post must be submitted prior to game.

For additional contest rules, please read the small print below.

And now, the contest:

For the Bulls game against Connecticut Wednesday, March 1, please select the following:

1)  The winner

2)  The margin of victory by your predicted winner

3)  Bulls leading scorer and point total

4)  Bulls leading rebounder and rebound total

5)  Team Free Throw percentage (whole percentage)

Please try to keep in the above format so that it will be easier to manage.  Sample response would be:

1)  South Florida

2)  10

3)  Holmes - 16

4)  Jones - 12

5)  69.7%

The contest winner will be chosen based on a points system as follows.  

1) Correct on winning team - 10 points

2) Correct on Margin of victory - 15 points  (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted margin - 0 points awarded if actual winner not predicted.)

3) Correct Leading Scorer - 5 points

   Correct Point total 10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading scorer not predicted.)

4) Correct Leading Rebounder - 5 points

   Correct Rebound total 10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading scorer not predicted.)

5)  Free throw percentage - within 3 percentage points of actual - 10 points; 5 percentage points of actual - 5 points; 10 percentage points - 1 point

Gifts available for this game:

The individual game winner(s) may select from the following prizes (more to be added as the season progresses):

1. A Bulls Iconic U window cling.  Approximately 3.5"x4".

2.  A Bulls Iconic U bumper sticker.  Approximately 3.5" X 11.25"

3.  Your choice of one Chucky Atkins card (additional selections to be added):

4.  Your choice of one Radenko Dobras Card from the selection below (additional selections to be added):

End of Season Bonus Drawings:  

Those winning three or more contests are eligible for the end of season drawing for a Robert McCullum/Lee Roy Selmon signed pennant.

Those winning five or more contests are eligible for the end of season drawing for a Bulls 12 inch Wall Clock.

A SunTime 12 inch wall clock.  Dual logos and Quartz-accurate movement with logo and team color-coordinated mineral glass crystal and ring.  Retails for $24.95

There will also be some kind of award for the category winners to keep things interesting...If you missed game 1 and/or game 2, you can still play for individual game wins and records as well as the highest average per game.  If you haven't joined in yet, please do!

The whole thing is just for fun, so please participate, enjoy the contest and have fun!

Need Help?

The Sagarin, Dunkel, Harmon and SFB.com projections are posted Here.

Good Luck Bulls!

Here are the Official 2005-06 Bulliever Cup Standings after Game 27:  

Just TWO games remaining!!!!!

 

Total Points (Top 3):

 

BloomTown    881

PINGBULL       831

(FITB) Eats It  830

   

Other stats of possible interest:  

   

Wins:  

Bloomtown   3.5

usfbulls2004   3.5

PINGBULL    3

(FITB) Eats It  2.5

SCBullsfan   2

T-Man            2

dausfbulls11  2

AstroBull      1.5

NJBull           1

alau255       1

JoeB             1  

usfbob83     1

BigShoop     1

cophbulls      1

Velcro          .5  

CoolBull1     .5

   

   

Average points per Game (minimum 10 games played):  

 

PINGBULL   33.24

BloomTown  32.63

(FITB) Eats It 31.92

   

Most Points in a Single Game as Winner:  

 

T-Man       62

usfbulls2004    56

PINGBULL  54

alau255    50

BigShoop 50

(FITB) Eats It  50

PINGBULL   48

AstroBull     46

BloomTown  45

SCBullsfan 40  

(FITB) Eats It  38

usfbulls2004    38

NJBull                38

T-Man     37

SCBullsfan  37

cophbulls   37

JoeB           36

usfbulls2004    36

dausfbulls11    34

BloomTown    34

usfbob83    32

dausfbulls11 32

2004-05 Contest Winners:

Overall Champion and recipient of the prized Bulliever's Cup:

AstroBull (841 points).

Other winners:

Average points per Game (minimum 16 games played):

MarkeyMark  29.40741  

Most Points in a Single Game as Winner:

JEDI T-MAN      62  

Other stats of interest:

Wins:

The Sheriff    4  

AstroBull       4

RJWGoBulls    3

As with previous years' contests, Bulliever is the final judge on all entries.  He will select the winner based on pre-established criteria.   All decisions are final, unless Bulliever changes his mind.  Finally, Bulliever will only refer to himself in the third person when typing in small print.  

[Velcro]

USF

1

Holmes 20

Mattis 12

75%

[Apis Bull]

USF

1

Holmes 15

Jones 12

70%

[PingBull]

UCONN

16

Holmes 15

Jones 11

70%

[NJBull]

UCONN

29

Holmes 12

Mattis 8

50%

[BULLO12]

UCONN

25

Holmes - 12

Jones - 15

68%

[Matt]

USF

2

Holmes-26

Jones-13

72%

[dausfbulls11]

UCONN

11

Holmes 16

Jones 8

76%

[usfbulls2004]

UCONN

22

Holmes 14

Jones 11

78%

[T-Man]

uconn

5

Buckley 19

Jones 14

68%