The 06-07 College Football Bowl Contest, Pat vs. Emily part II has begun. If you refer back to a post I made last February, you will be reminded of last year's outcome. I did in fact lose the battle and had to make Pat dinner, cookies, and stay a night in his terribly dirty house filled with seven boys. Pat's bet is quite similar to last year's. If I lose, I have to cook him dinner again with dessert. The good news for me is that he no longer lives in a dirty house with seven dirty boys to bribe me with. Therefore the bet ends with dinner. With that in mind, the stakes aren't quite as high this year which is why I couldn't get away with the same bet I made last year. I was hoping to get one more shot at spending an evening with Pat scrapbooking and watching Sex and the City, but he refused to let me pick that option. He claims it's because it's not a fair bet since my stakes are so low and his would be so high. But if you want my honest opinion, he's scared. Last year going in to this battle, Pat had never bet sports with me and had no reason to fear me. He had no doubt in his mind that he was going to get a free meal out of it and that scrapbooking wouldn't even be an option. He was right. He beat me by a landslide. It was March Madness however, that really threw him for a loop. Not only did my bracket beat Pat's bracket last year, but my bracket beat everyone who submitted a bracket to the BGNews poll. Please don't mistake this for bragging. You and I both know me winning had absolutely nothing to do with skill or sports knowledge and everything to do with pure luck. My point is, it got Pat scared and with good reason. He now realizes that his well thought out decisions based on knowledge of the sport and awareness about each team can easily be beat by someone who knows nothing about the teams and just guesses. With Brigham Young's win (my pick) over Oregon (Pat's pick) last night, I think Pat has every reason to worry! Let the battle begin...
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