Welcome back to the 2015-2016 Rocky Bowl Special (RBS)

It’s that time again Rocky Bowlers …

The Three Wise Men want to welcome the new, the past, the young and the old Rocky Bowlers back for another great year.

The format has been updated slightly based on the“College Football Playoff” (CFP) system put into place by the Rocket Scientists, Politicians, University Presidents and Network Producers.  To top it off, there is now a total of 41 bowl games this year to evaluate, prognosticate and apply confidence points to your projected bowl game winners. And, you can now earn CFP bonus points, Read on …

The commissioners have stood by 2 guiding principles when making changes to the format:

• Confidence points should be included to ensure the spirit of the Rocky Bowl is met
• The Semi-Final and CFP Championship game should influence the Rocky Bowl Champion by adding bonus points to a bowlers Points Possible for those confident to put big points on these games.

So, you can now earn CFP bonus points based on your CFP semi-final team and confidence points selections from the Orange and Cotton bowls. Your selected winner with the most confidence points from these games will be carried forward as your CFP National Champion along with its confidence points == CFP Bonus == More Points Possible.  The higher your semi-final confidence points, the higher your CFP Bonus and your overall Points Possible.

For you Rocky Bowl veterans, this boils down to one familiar data point and calculation, "Points Possible".  You can start the 2015-2016 Rocky Bowl with a “Points Possible" of 861 + 1 = 862, or a “Points Possible” of 862 + 41 = 903.  The bottom line, “How confident are you” and "How badly do you want to win"?

  

The Selection sheet will guide you through this simple process if you read it.  If you don’t read it and you fill it out incorrectly, your entry could be disqualified.  So read and follow the instructions!!!

If you have been a Rocky Bowler in the past, you understand it is pretty easy. And this format makes it a  bit harder, but we hope that it will add an interesting twist to the competition this year in line with the new College Football Playoff system.  If you’re new to the Rocky Bowl, then you will find out in a year or two that this whole Rocky Bowl thing is entirely luck for some and true skill for others.

You can find the Selection Sheet in the left column of this blog under "Rocky Bowl Selection Sheet ".  Click, download, edit in Excel, read and follow instructions to complete picks for your chance for big fun and winnings.  

We will continue with a $20 entry fee.  Remember, all entries and $$$ must be received prior to the start time of first game. 8:00am PT, Dec 19.  

Please send your completed sheet to Rockybowl@live.com and submit your entry fee. 

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The prize money will be determine by the total entries, but we strive for $1,380.00 in prize money and the balance after minimal expenses for the Rocky Bowl party will go to charity. (We are hoping to reach $600.00 for charity again).  We thank you all for enabling our donations each year.  If you have suggestions for which charity the Rockybowl should donate to please let us know.

Reminder, Rocky Bowlers can enjoy the latest in the internet craze and follow @rockybowl on Twitter  (http://twitter.com/rockybowl), Facebook (Friends of Rocky Bowl) and Windows Live (email: rockybowl@live.com).  We will keep everyone updated with score sheets and access to the blog at http://rockybowl2016.blogspot.com .

The three wise commissioners are unsure of where or what format the Rockybowl party will be this year.  Please visit the blog site for more details. We hope that each and every one of you enjoys watching and caring about all 41 meaningless games + the CFP Championship.  

Happy Holidays and Good Bowling,

The Three Wise Commissioners (Rocky, Doug and Jim)