They aren’t as ubiquitous as bracket pools at NCAA Tournament time, but confidence pools during bowls season are every bit as fun. Make that used to be every bit as fun.
The rules are simple. Step 1: Pick your straight-up winners of the 42 bowl games (not counting the national championship game). Step 2: Assign 42 points to the winner in which you’re most confident and descend in order until you’ve assigned a single point to the winner in which you’re least confident. Step 3: There is no Step 3. What could be easier? Extracting gypsum with a wooden spoon, perhaps.
