Football Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. Ball State

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Welcome to

TheBullsPen.com's

2011 Football Prediction Contest

Game    2

Bulls vs. Cardinals

The Contest:  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select the winner for the week's USF football game - as well as make some tie-breaking prognostications.  Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans worldwide.

First...the rules:

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

2)  You must completely answer the contest questions.

3)  Post must be submitted prior to published game start time.

4)  There can be no modifications to your post after the published game start time.

5)  Your prediction must be part of this original thread.

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

And now, the contest:

For the Bulls game against Ball State this Saturday, September 10th, at 7pm, please select the following:

1)  The winning team

2)  The final score

3)  Bulls leading rusher

4)  Bulls leading receiver

5)  Bulls total offensive yards (closest without going over)

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

1)  South Florida

2)  80-3

3)  Darrell Scott

4)  Sterling Griffin

5)  450

After posting your entry, please feel free make your case for your picks, or predict other aspects of the game.  It will make the thread much more entertaining if everyone gives their reasons for their picks, and make predictions on other aspects like special teams, rushing, or which QB will get the most PT.

The winner will be decided with the first and second prediction items.  I am looking for the person that comes closest to the actual score, not simply the margin of victory.  If more than one person is correct, or equally close, we'll go to item three.  Closest wins.  If still tied, we go to item four - if still tied, item 5.  After that, whoever gives the best reasoning, and pre-game analysis wins.*

Board member Kizarvexis, under his now revealed pseudonym "Contests" will administer the 2011 Football Prediction Contest.

Prize for this game:

[img width=200]http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j444/TheBullsPen/079d753f.jpg

Game Day Pin from the Bulls' win over Notre Dame

Good Luck!

2011 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1 -  RG     

Game  2     

Game  3     

Game  4   

Game  5       

Game  6     

Game  7   

Game  8     

Game  9     

Game 10   

Game 11  

Game 12   

Game 13

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Members of our esteemed Previous Winners Club:

(based on our shoddily kept records)

2010 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1  ncentonze

Game  2  CousinRicky 

Game  3   slick1ru2

Game  4    DELdaBul

Game  5    RG   

Game  6    ETKbull

Game  7    T-Man 

Game  8    Willia33, provisional pending Bulliever's review

Game  9  Three way TIE!     

Game 10    fhemmer209

Game 11     tbulls

Game 12    CousinRicky

Game 13

[table][tr][td]2009 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     SRQ

Game  2     bull2saintleo

Game  3     flsportsfan83

Game  4     Dixie Bull

Game  5     BullDaddy1

Game  6     T-Man

Game  7     smazza

Game  8     jfcohio

Game  9     Bulls 8_va

Game 10    Mag Pie

Game 11    SilverBull

Game 12    BleacherBull

Game 13    slick1ru2

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2008 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     BullsFanInTX

Game  2     BigGameBulls

Game  3     GoBulls84

Game  4     TheStampede

Game  5     BasketBull.

Game  6     Ruger7mmmag

Game  7     ctbrown24

Game  8     CousinRicky

Game  9     RG

Game 10    mikebeau

Game 11    willia33

Game 12    VA_Bull

Game 13    Wodos/BiggTipp

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2007 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     Bullmeister

Game  2     usfbulls2004

Game  3     crambone

Game  4     SSpiro

Game  5     MechanicalBull

Game  6     StandingBull

Game  7     hvcruiser

Game  8     exbull21

Game  9     MikeG

Game 10    mutt

Game 11    Rezz

Game 12   

Game 13

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2006 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     On_The_Chip

Game  2     USFMikeB

Game  3     Bubbles

Game  4     Sitting_BULL

Game  5     VA_Bull

Game  6     JimUSFSig

Game  7     mutt

Game  8     lotsofbull99

Game  9     Radioheed

Game 10    Rezz

Game 11    VA_BULL

Game 12    FazaUSF

Game 13

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2005 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     USFMikeB

Game  2     WoDos

Game  3     USFPhil

Game  4     MikeG

Game  5     PINGBULL

Game  6     lotsofbull99

Game  7     Syracuse Eats It

Game  8     TakeitorLeavitt

Game  9     ChiTownBull

Game 10    lotsofbull99

Game 11    PINGBULL

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2004 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     bull_roarer

Game  2     lotsofbull99

Game  3     USFPhil/JimUSFSig

Game  4     lotsofbull99

Game  5     usfbob83

Game  6     lotsofbull99

Game  7     USFPhil

Game  8     E.T.

Game  9     lotsofbull99

Game 10    goodknightfl

Game 11    MikeG

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2003 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     BullBuster

Game  2     Omniscient Bull

Game  3     79 Bull

Game  4     chrisdashley

Game  5     lotsofbull99

Game  6     Bulldog

Game  7     lotsofbull99

Game  8     FLIPSTYLE

Game  9     BullBuster

Game 10    BullBuster

Game 11    MysteryBull

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2002 Contest Winners:

Fans Prediction Contest

Winners

Game  1     BullShizNitz

Game  2     BeachBull

Game  3     OmniscientBull

Game  4     InvisiBull

Game  5     Bullsmania

Game  6     Bullsayer

Game  7     MikeG

Game  8     JJBullKnight

Game  9     EXBULL21

Game 10    MikeG

Game 11    MRebe@USF

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*As with previous years' contests, Bulliever is the final judge on all entries.  He will select the winner based on secret, pre-established criteria.   All decisions are final. 

[Apis Bull]

1. USF

2. 35-10

3. Murray

4. Griffin

5. 354 yards

I think it will be close at the half with USF pulling away during the second half.  I think we'll see most of our yards in rushing yards.

[usfrob83]

1. USF

2. 34-13

3. Scott

4. Griffin

5. 380 yards

[MoneyBull]

1. USF

2. 42 - 6

3. Scott

4. Love

5. 446

[charsibb]

USF

24-20

Murray

Griffin

310

BJD won't run much, he'll just hand it off to Scott and Murray for the most part

[usfbulls2004]

USF

31-7

Murray

Love

411

[bull2saintleo]

1. USF

2. 35-17

3. Murray

4. Griffin

5. 321 yards

First half starts off more evenly matched, then as the game progresses our talent differential begins to shine.  I'm thinking we see another non-offensive TD as well.

[E.T.]

1)  USF

2)  63 - 0

3)  Murray

4)  Landi

5)  463

[Reliable Source]

1) USF

2) 28-10

3) Murray

4) Griffin

5) 328

[Ruger7mmmag]

1) USF

2) 37-17

3) Scott

4) Griffin

5) 300