Closing the Books ..

As we look to close the books on yet another memorable Rocky Bowl, the commissioners would like to thank you for donations to the lucky winners and charity.

Rocky delivers earning to the new Rocky Bowl Champion.  Rocky encourages winners to shout from the Rook Tops "I am the NEW ROCKY BOWL CHAMPION".  No word if G-Chick has done this yet.

  

And for the losers ...  Not much else to say, except, don't be a sore loser.  There is always next year.

 

For you political pundits ...  Just remember, it could be worse.

Charity announcement is still TBD....

Commissioner Message

Rocky Bowlers,

We are now down to 6 to 10 people who even gives a crap about the Rocky Bowl as everyone else including myself is out of the money AGAIN.  But what a year it was with new and old Rocky Bowlers paying attention to games that otherwise would be meaningless.  Many of these games were absolutely staggering with last minute scores that changed the outcomes of many games.  I found myself enjoying the Rocky Bowl more this year then in years past.  That is why I hope each and every one of you will look forward to my first email next December welcoming you back to be a Rocky Bowler once again. 


We may have a first this year, if Clemson wins there would be a two time Rocky Bowl winner in G Chick.  The year of the tsunami G won and donated his entire winnings to charity, following the lead of a previous winner Gary Long.  Now if Alabama wins you can be assured the Rocky Bowl is rigged as Jim C a Rocky Bowler for 17 years has never even been near the top of the finishers and somehow is likely to be the big winner of 2016. 


We want to thank all 75 Rocky Bowlers and hope to see you all back for the 2017 year.  The commissioners were delayed in getting all of the information out to the bowlers this year but promise that next year we will be better prepared.  Jim and Doug always the two not so Gooooood Looooking commissioners did an excellent job and promise that next year will be the BEST ever.
I also want to thank Ted and everyone who participated with emails, website posts and recruiting other bowlers, you all are the BEST.


Do not forget to visit the rockybowl2017.blogspot.com tomorrow as Jim will post all of the winners and payouts for this years Rocky Bowl.



Let me finish by answering a question that has been asked, Is the Rocky Bowl Rigged?  


"Of course it is rigged, as well as hacked into by long time Rocky Bowler Vladimir Putin who enters most years under an alias. How do you think the RB has survived 17 years with the commissioners that are in charge?" 


Enjoy the Game tonight and once again "ROCKY BOWL ON"


The Goooooood Looooooookin Commissioner;
Rocky



PS: Brady we missed you hope your back next year

Championship What-If Scenarios ...

For those of you incapable of determining the potential money place winners of the 2016-2017 Rocky Bowl, Let me spell it out for you ...

If Alabama wins as expected ... 

If Clemson pulls off the upset  ... 

The Top 10 Things I learned from the Rocky Bowl 2016-2017

1. The ACC was better than I expected, and the SEC as a whole wasn’t as good as hyped.

2. The Pac-12 was exactly as the media stated, though I didn’t want to believe it… USC and Washington were the only real powerhouse teams in the Pac-12 as I saw it, after the fact.

3. The Rocky Bowl is rigged.

4. The Big 10 as a whole was pretty decent throughout. A pretty even conference really.

5. The Cougs didn’t disappoint, and “Coug’d It” again.

6. The Rocky Bowl is rigged. Tim Thompson always seems to squeak out a few more points than me. I blame Putin.

7. Clemson has a really good shot at Alabama, they looked that good.

8. Ohio State didn’t, and the committee should have probably had Penn State (the Big 10 champs) chosen to play in the top 4 instead of OSU.

9. Every year I seem to go against the 3 top Florida schools (Miami, UofF and FSU) and get my ass handed to me. I’ll never learn. (Though I did put a measly 4 points on #17 Florida this year and won that one)

10. The Rocky Bowl is rigged.

Mike “Quack Attack” Naylor

TopCoug says, "The Ducks are slow learners" ...

Where's my 5 minutes of fame ???

Dear Rocky Bowlers,

The theme of this entire NCAA Bowl season has been "underdog."  Weak Teams unexpectedly win.

This morning, I woke up to find that I am leading Rocky Bowl for the first time in my life evah ...

I was (3) points ahead of Debbie "Ney-Ney" Tanay (I don't like her nipping at my heals. . . ) in a bunched up leader pack ... 

But when I check the Leaderboard. . . ready to BASK in some form of temporary glory. . . and what do I find. . .  

Duane "the Rock" Redelsheimer - Currently #34 - because he has the most "Points Possible."

Really?  Seriously?!?

I am losing to a guy named DUANE because he couldn't figure out how to front-load his picks?

How am I going to get on the Rachel Maddow show?  I need to Tweet the LeaderBoard to MSNBC. I want to sit across from Charlie Rose and drink strong coffee and discuss nihilistic philosophy. . . But I can't ... because DUANE needs encouragement.  

How am I supposed to pick up Hot Chicks with the leaderboard all messed up?  Gain the Fame and Notoriety due to the 1-day Rockybowl Leader?  I'm like a 24-hour Fruit Fly with no fruit!

I want to BASK.  I can't BASK like this.  This isn't BASKING. . .  I am so embarrassed. . . please don't tell Kurt Schlicker ...

"Ted Baby, Bask in it! I'm noticing (not that I matter), but you're rockin' it. I would love to see you on that liberal piece of s--- show discussing weighty matters. But thankfully, liberals are fucked for four years...Maybe we can get presidential participation in the Rocky Bowl next year!? " -- Love, Kurtie

ROCKY - PLEASE FIX THIS BEFORE THE NEXT GAME AND I LOSE MY SPOT!

--Skaarup

Here you go "Hammer Time" ... To pay you back for the entertaining posts over the years, your 5 minutes of fame captured in the  Blog for posterity. It's only fair I believe.

Rocky Bowl Leader Board - after 32 Bowls, Dec 30th, 2016

RockyBowlers are "numbers" people ...

A lot of RockyBowlers are "numbers" people ... They can understand a good graph ... sorting through stacks of stats ... but here's one that doesn't need a post-doctorate degree ...

What started off as a trickle has now become a torrent. . . TOTAL POINTS LOST. . .  Not a Hockey-Stick curve (would imply that losing Rocky Bowl contributes to Global Warming. . . ) . . . this is more of a moving baseline. . . if it were a Stock. . . it would be a BUY signal. . . 

But it's not a stock. . . is the LOSERS in RockyBowl. . . and it's a growth industry.

Should I Short RockyBowl?  Should we Celebrate Mark "Masonater" Mason?  Or is he part of the Problem?

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What if the NCAA Football Championship had a bowl game and NONE OF MY TEAMS SHOWED UP?  Is it still a Bowl Game?

The Cougars Coug'ed it. . . QUITE POSSIBLY the GREATEST SLAUGHTER in ROCKYBOWL HISTORY:  2274-24  That's 99% to 1%.. This violates all laws of Truthiness (wiki it if you don't know what that is. . .)

The Broncho's Bronched it... 1777-205 or 90%-to-10%

 

The Temple Fell.  2159-125 or 94%-to-6%

Trump Beats Clinton?!?!?  

That's 6,210 points wiped off the board in ONE DAY?!?

CONCLUSION:

The Russians!  They're hacking the RBS and the Playoff System!

-- Skaarup

Rocky Bowl Drama Continues ... The Race for the Bobbi Breeze ... Viewing the Master Sheet ...

Merry Christmas Rocky Bowlers --

The commissioners hope you are snuggling up for a warm winter's night with family and friends. One more game today, the Hawaii Bowl at 5:00pm (Hawaii [35,432] vs Middle Tennessee [40,729] followed by a Christmas day break leading into home stretch for the Bobbi Breeze award.

As is the case every year, a seemingly meaningless game in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces bowl had Rocky Bowlers on the edge of their seats and watching their confidence points as La Tech [35,555] kicked a field goal in the waning seconds to secure a win over Navy [40,694] for a minor RBS upset.

The Navy loss propelled "Rusty" into second place behind the "Masonater" who has a commanding lead in the race for the Bobbi Breeze trophy and $50.

The Bobbi Breeze trophy (named after the favorite drink for Commissioner Doug's late Mom Bobbi) is awarded to the "near" Half-Way leader of the Rocky Bowl.  It is a strategy for some to front load their points to give themselves a chance to win this Prestigious award.  It comes with your name engraved on the trophy for posterity so that you have can display proudly throughout the year.

Also, the Master sheet will be deemed final on Dec 26.  If you have any challenges for  your entry, please send an email to rockybowl@live.com before the start of the first game on Dec. 26.

Also, I apologize for the poor viewing experience of the Master Sheet in the browser.  For the best viewing option for the Master Sheet, you need to download it to your PC and open it with the desktop version of Excel. Unfortunately the Excel Web version does not support my vertical formatting of the Game columns.  So, I understand that it is hard to read.  I have tried several output formats including html and pdf, but they all have their drawbacks.  If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.

Well, continued luck the rest of the way.  Have fun watching your confidence pts add up to Rocky Bowl Championship or fade away into the Toilet Bowl.  Never fear, there is always next year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

-- TopCoug