If you want to right now, there’s lots to talk about regarding college football. Conference championship games, coaching hirings and firings, who will make it into the playoff, and so on. But in the interest of time and getting this email out, I’ll keep it short – and focus on something completely different. That is, the status of our pick ‘em game itself.
First, the week 13 winners! This week’s winner is JagAL, with 213 points! Jeff4Bama was second with 204 points, and WarTiger91 had 203 points.
Now, to the overall standings after 13 weeks:
| 1st | AUBrian | 2573 |
| T-2nd | Paul Herron | 2571 |
| T-2nd | Crimson Gator | 2571 |
| 4th | AllySun | 2569 |
| 5th | Bamarock | 2567 |
| 6th | JagRag | 2560 |
| 7th | WarTiger91 | 2558 |
| 8th | Jeff4Bama | 2557 |
| 9th | pachyderm | 2517 |
| 10th | G8rBamaLvr | 2508 |
This leader board is unprecedented. In all the time that I have administered the pool and kept records, I can never remember as close a race entering week 14 as we have here. Usually, the conference championship weekend is something of a “victory lap” for the winner – just remember to get your picks in, and you’re good. That is not the case this year. With five people within six points of the lead, and eight within 16 points, this game is far from finished. Based upon how bold our pickers are feeling, and with college football providing its usual drama, anything can happen! Even with only seven games on the slate, every point matters!
So with that, the first game on the list this weekend is the Pac-12 Championship Game. It’s Stanford against USC, Friday, December 1 @ 8 PM ET, so make sure to get your picks in by then!