It’s time to get started with our fifth year of the Sooner Survivor Series - the annual Big 12 Survivor Pool. I couldn't be happier that you all are so excited to do it again this year.
The rules are simple:
---Pick one Big 12 team each week that you think will win that week's game. If the team you choose wins, you advance to the next week. When a team you picked loses, you are eliminated from the competition. Remember you ARE NOT picking against the spread, these are straight up win/lose scenarios.
---Once you've picked a school, you cannot pick them again the rest of the season. This means you have to pick carefully and assess for things like bye weeks, matchups, etc.
---There are no byes for participants. In other words, you have to pick a team every single week. You have to watch later in the season to make sure you have a team to pick every week, because if you get into a situation where every team you have left is on a bye week and can't pick a team, you'll unfortunately be eliminated.
---Since there are 14 weeks in the football season and only 10 Big 12 teams, we will, as we did last year, simply pick 3-4 games (going with the best games around CFB) in the final weeks to separate however many of you all are left. If anyone (or multiple people) can make it all the way through 14 weeks without losing, we'll use the bowl weeks as tie-breakers.
NEW RULING: A question last year was if you could make choices after Big 12 play had begun that week, in the interest of simplicity. I've given it some thought and I'm going to say no.
If the first game of the week has started, you CAN NOT make a change to your existing choice and if you haven't already made one, will be eliminated. It's not about unfair advantage, it's just easier than going back and checking the schedule repeatedly. So basically your deadline for picks is 6:30p Thurday (CST).
If anyone has any other questions, please feel free to write them below or start a conversation with me about it!
And now, here's the options for Week One.
Tulsa @ Oklahoma State - Thursday, Aug. 31, 6:30p
Maryland @ Texas - Saturday, Sept. 2, 11:00a
UTEP @ Oklahoma - Saturday, Sept. 2, 2:30p
Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech - Saturday, Sept. 2, 3:00p
Southeast Missouri State @ Kansas - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Central Arkansas @ Kansas State - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Liberty @ Baylor - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Northern Iowa @ Iowa State - Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:00p
Jackson State @ TCU - Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:00p
Virginia Tech @ West Virginia (@FedEx Field) - Sunday, Sept. 3, 6:30p
Every Big 12 team is playing this week so the entire league is fair game. Remember, once you pick a team, you can't pick them again the rest of the season. And when you pick a losing team, you're out. Good luck to everyone!
PRIZES:
1st Place: Free Year of SoonerScoop.com (50$ Gift Card to your choice of Amazon, Best Buy, etc.)
2nd Place: Free Six Months of SoonerScoop.com
3rd Place: Free Three Months of SoonerScoop.com
4th and 5th: Two Free Months of SoonerScoop.com
The rules are simple:
---Pick one Big 12 team each week that you think will win that week's game. If the team you choose wins, you advance to the next week. When a team you picked loses, you are eliminated from the competition. Remember you ARE NOT picking against the spread, these are straight up win/lose scenarios.
---Once you've picked a school, you cannot pick them again the rest of the season. This means you have to pick carefully and assess for things like bye weeks, matchups, etc.
---There are no byes for participants. In other words, you have to pick a team every single week. You have to watch later in the season to make sure you have a team to pick every week, because if you get into a situation where every team you have left is on a bye week and can't pick a team, you'll unfortunately be eliminated.
---Since there are 14 weeks in the football season and only 10 Big 12 teams, we will, as we did last year, simply pick 3-4 games (going with the best games around CFB) in the final weeks to separate however many of you all are left. If anyone (or multiple people) can make it all the way through 14 weeks without losing, we'll use the bowl weeks as tie-breakers.
NEW RULING: A question last year was if you could make choices after Big 12 play had begun that week, in the interest of simplicity. I've given it some thought and I'm going to say no.
If the first game of the week has started, you CAN NOT make a change to your existing choice and if you haven't already made one, will be eliminated. It's not about unfair advantage, it's just easier than going back and checking the schedule repeatedly. So basically your deadline for picks is 6:30p Thurday (CST).
If anyone has any other questions, please feel free to write them below or start a conversation with me about it!
And now, here's the options for Week One.
Tulsa @ Oklahoma State - Thursday, Aug. 31, 6:30p
Maryland @ Texas - Saturday, Sept. 2, 11:00a
UTEP @ Oklahoma - Saturday, Sept. 2, 2:30p
Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech - Saturday, Sept. 2, 3:00p
Southeast Missouri State @ Kansas - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Central Arkansas @ Kansas State - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Liberty @ Baylor - Saturday, Sept. 2, 6:00p
Northern Iowa @ Iowa State - Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:00p
Jackson State @ TCU - Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:00p
Virginia Tech @ West Virginia (@FedEx Field) - Sunday, Sept. 3, 6:30p
Every Big 12 team is playing this week so the entire league is fair game. Remember, once you pick a team, you can't pick them again the rest of the season. And when you pick a losing team, you're out. Good luck to everyone!
PRIZES:
1st Place: Free Year of SoonerScoop.com (50$ Gift Card to your choice of Amazon, Best Buy, etc.)
2nd Place: Free Six Months of SoonerScoop.com
3rd Place: Free Three Months of SoonerScoop.com
4th and 5th: Two Free Months of SoonerScoop.com
