New scoring system this year, so pay attention. Predictions must be submitted by midnight the night before each game. I won't be as lenient on late submissions as I was last year.

We will make picks for every NCSU game as well as the ACC Championship and the BCS Championship, regardless if NCSU is playing in those games or not.

Please post your predictions in this format:
Visitor - Score
Home - Score

Your last chance to start playing will be the Miami game (September 29, week 5). After you start playing, if you miss any 2 games you will be automatically eliminated.

There will be 15 points available per game (as opposed to 10 the previous 2 years) to provide a wider margin of error on scores and spreads and to make predicting the winner worth more. Scoring is as follows:

3 points for predicting the right winner
4 points for predicting the exact spread (3 points for being 1 off, 2 points for being 2 off, 1 point for being 3 off)
4 points for predicting the exact NCSU score (3 points for being 1 off, 2 points for being 2 off, 1 point for being 3 off)
4 points for predicting the exact opponent's score (3 points for being 1 off, 2 points for being 2 off, 1 point for being 3 off)
=15 points total for getting the game exactly right.

Example:
User123 predicts NCSU 27, TeamX 21, and the final score is NCSU 24, TeamX 23
3 points for winner + 0 point for spread + 1 points for NCSU score + 2 points for opponent score = 6 points.

Spread is an absolute value so even if you get the winner wrong you can still earn points on the spread.

2011 Final Leaderboard
Bullet 30
bighitter 29
Senez 28
arhodes 27
mbrown3 26
dmspack 25
wstcoastwolf 25
bdmazur 24
poohpimpin 23
2000ranger 21

Weekly Averages: 26
Vegas: 16
ESPN's Heather Dinich: 19

ALL TIME POINTS LEADERS
dmspack 56
bighitter 49
Senez 46
bdmazur 44
Bullet 42

SINGLE SEASON POINT LEADERS
rtc407 32 (2010)
dmspack 31 (2010)
Bullet 30 (2011)
bighitter 29 (2011)
Senez 28 (2011)

[Edited on August 17, 2012 at 2:35 PM. Reason : -]

8/17/2012 2:22:21 PM

I like all but the absolute value point spread

8/17/2012 2:31:18 PM

I'm down with it.

AND I'M THE REIGNING CHAMPION!

8/17/2012 2:33:29 PM

Sounds good to me.

All time points leader!! But yet to win a season.

8/17/2012 4:01:57 PM

Who the hell is the visitor in the game against UT since bdmetsfan gets crazy about the format?

State = 27
UT = 34




[Edited on August 17, 2012 at 4:04 PM. Reason : vb]

8/17/2012 4:04:04 PM

State- 28
UT- 24

8/17/2012 5:18:58 PM

pack: 31
vols: 17

8/17/2012 5:39:00 PM

pack: 17
vols: 21

8/17/2012 5:54:15 PM

Pack: 27
Jibbles: 28

8/17/2012 6:21:02 PM

State 31
jaybee - 17

8/17/2012 6:38:12 PM

State: 23
Jaybee: 17

8/17/2012 6:41:14 PM

Pack: 20
'Teers: 14

8/17/2012 7:05:03 PM

Pack 24

Vols 20

8/17/2012 7:56:44 PM

#freepurvis: 24
#SECbottomfeeder: 17

8/17/2012 8:23:00 PM

State 21
UT 20

8/18/2012 10:21:00 AM

Pack 17
Vols 10

8/18/2012 10:48:25 AM

well, I nailed the Panthers score last night at least

8/18/2012 10:52:22 AM

State 27
UT 17

8/18/2012 10:54:20 AM

Pack 24
Volunteers 17

8/18/2012 10:59:46 AM

State - 27
Tenn - 21

8/19/2012 11:23:25 AM

State - 28

fat jackleg bastards - 20

8/19/2012 12:18:11 PM

Vegas Odds Makers

State 24
Tenn 28

8/20/2012 4:03:34 PM

State-27
UT-24

8/20/2012 5:01:00 PM

NCSU-17
UT-31

8/20/2012 5:16:21 PM

what the hell...

State: 24
Jibbles: 21

8/20/2012 5:53:25 PM

STATE: 27
UT Porn: 25

8/20/2012 6:42:54 PM

NCSU - 31
Tenn - 24

8/21/2012 9:25:31 AM

State- 24
Ten-17

8/21/2012 11:12:24 AM

State 27
Tenn 21

8/22/2012 10:35:27 AM

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY WOLFPACK: 27
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS: 17

8/22/2012 10:54:34 AM

Tenn 28
NC State 14

8/22/2012 12:08:35 PM

State - 31
Tenn - 20

8/22/2012 1:08:58 PM

Visiting Volunteers 17
Wolfpack 24

[Edited on August 27, 2012 at 9:49 AM. Reason : ]

8/27/2012 9:22:48 AM

Pack 24
Vols 10

8/27/2012 9:26:23 AM

technically we're the home team against the vols and will be wearing red.

Vols - 24
Pack - 34

8/27/2012 9:40:44 AM

Ten 17
State 24

8/27/2012 9:46:46 AM

NCSU - 27
TEN - 24

8/27/2012 9:51:24 AM

State - 31
Tenn - 17

8/27/2012 9:55:27 AM

NC State Winners - 25
Tennessee Losers - 20

8/27/2012 11:04:44 AM

Quote :

"Please post your predictions in this format: Visitor - Score Home - Score"

Quote :

"technically we're the home team against the vols and will be wearing red"

(i'm sure it's easier to tally the scores when everyone is posting in the same format)

8/27/2012 11:14:27 AM

Quote :

"it's easier to tally the scores when everyone is posting in the same format)"

Exactly. I'm not making a fuss about it for this game since it wasn't that obvious who the home team was supposed to be.

8/27/2012 3:08:26 PM

why not just say "always put ncsu on top?" after all, we all know which team is nc state

8/27/2012 10:00:37 PM

because the home team in every sport is always listed second



Tennessee - 21
NC State - 30

8/28/2012 3:11:03 PM

Except soccer

8/28/2012 3:13:31 PM

American sports dammit. I have no idea what the convention is for cheetah racing in Botswana

8/28/2012 3:15:41 PM

State 23
Vols 20

8/28/2012 3:16:39 PM

Vols 31
Pack 28

8/28/2012 3:30:05 PM

NCSU 31
Vols 27

8/28/2012 3:33:59 PM

Tenn 30
State 24

8/28/2012 3:40:06 PM

UT: 13
NCSU: 24

8/29/2012 9:15:10 AM