FOR
THE FIRST TIME EVER, SPORTSLINE IS OFFERING THE WEEKLY COLLEGE PICK ’EM
GAME ON OUR WEBSITE. EACH WEEK THE GAMES WILL BE LISTED ON THE PIC’EM
PAGE. YOU MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS, GIVE A SCORE ON THE TECH GAME AND GUESS A
NUMBER IN THE COX COMMUNICATIONS NUMBER GAME.THE WINNER EACH WEEK IS DETERMINED
BY THE NUMBER OF GAMES MISSED AND THE TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL OF POINTS ON THE
TECH SCORE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU MISS NONE OF THE COLLEGE GAMES AND GUESS TECH
TO BEAT OHIO ST 28-10 AND TECH WINS 24-21 THEN YOUR POINT DIFFERENTIAL IS
15. TECH HAD 24 TO YOUR 28, 4 POINTS DIFFERENCE AND OHIO ST. HAD 21 TO YOUR
10, 11 POINTS DIFFERENT, A TOTAL OF 15. THIS WAY BOTH YOUR SCORES HAVE TO
BE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL TO WIN. THE TECH GAME IS THE TIEBREAKER. IF 3 PEOPLE
MISS NO GAMES, BUT PICK OHIO ST. TO WIN AND 1 PERSON MISSES ONE GAME, BUT
HAS TECH WINNING THE GAME, THE WINNER WILL BE THE PERSON PICKING TECH.
THIS GIVES THE TECH MORE WEIGHT, WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE. ALL DECISIONS
ARE FINALIZED BY THE SPORTSLINE STAFF AND ARE FINAL. THE NUMBERS GAME WILL
BE A STATSTICAL CATEGORY FROM EACH TECH GAME THAT WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US A
NUMBER FOR EXAMPLE - MOST PASSING YARDS BY KLIFF KINGSBURY VERSUS OHIO ST.
YOU SELECT 325, KLIFF THROWS FOR 325, YOU WIN THAT AMOUNT IN CASH!!!
IF YOU ARE THE CLOSEST WTIHOUT GOING OVER YOU WIN SPORTSLINE GEAR AND FOOD.
THIS YEAR WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE YOUR PICKS VIA THE WEBSITE. IF YOU
HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FROM THURSDAY MORNING TIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, YOU
CAN PLAY PIC’EM ON-LINE.
THIS WAY WE FREE UP THE PHONES TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE GAMES EACH WEEK ALONG
WITH OTHER NOTEWORTHY EVENTS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR PICKS ON-AIR, JUST HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD TO
THE SHOW.
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDYING LOVE OF PIC’EM. SPORTSLINE HAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYED
BRINGING YOU THE CONTEST EACH WEEK AND PROVIDING A PRIZE PACKAGE WORTHY OF
WINNING.
GOOD LUCK AND GO TECH
