By Josh Stevens
Staff Writer
The Banner News is running the first DMACC Departmental Bowl, a friendly competition between departments that is based on picking who the victor will be in the NFL Playoffs. Three faculty members including the heads of departments where used to make up each team in the first round. The total possible points where six as each faculty member gets one pick on each game. The championship will be the same with each team getting 3 picks but for the tiebreaker a point spread will be used and the closest number will win.
The first round coincided with the NFL’s conference championships. The match ups included the Science Department taking on the English department while the Social Sciences faced the Math Department. At the conclusion of the games, only two remained.
The Science Department failed to take emotions into account as the English Department rolled to victory. Using such strategy as picking the Ravens over the Patriots due to Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem seemed to pay dividends as they had five of the six points possible. Sam Pritchard, the head of the department and captain winning English team, had this to say of the victory and their next match up, “Some of the most famous bookies in the world where English majors, so it’s no coincidence that we have the insight into the machination of games”.
The second matchup came down to the captain’s picks, and in the end, the Math Department couldn’t equate the picks. The Social Sciences won on the tiebreaker that came down to Dr. Jane Martino’s picks edging out John Doran’s. Even with the addition of Provost Tom Lee and his perfect two for two picks, they didn’t have enough.
The DMACC Departmental Bowl will be a match up of the English Department versus the Social Sciences Department. To vote for whom you think holds the edge in the picks, go to Facebook and look up Banner News. Weigh in on your picks and read the interviews of faculty on who they think is going to come out on top.
Staff Writer
The Banner News is running the first DMACC Departmental Bowl, a friendly competition between departments that is based on picking who the victor will be in the NFL Playoffs. Three faculty members including the heads of departments where used to make up each team in the first round. The total possible points where six as each faculty member gets one pick on each game. The championship will be the same with each team getting 3 picks but for the tiebreaker a point spread will be used and the closest number will win.
The first round coincided with the NFL’s conference championships. The match ups included the Science Department taking on the English department while the Social Sciences faced the Math Department. At the conclusion of the games, only two remained.
The Science Department failed to take emotions into account as the English Department rolled to victory. Using such strategy as picking the Ravens over the Patriots due to Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem seemed to pay dividends as they had five of the six points possible. Sam Pritchard, the head of the department and captain winning English team, had this to say of the victory and their next match up, “Some of the most famous bookies in the world where English majors, so it’s no coincidence that we have the insight into the machination of games”.
The second matchup came down to the captain’s picks, and in the end, the Math Department couldn’t equate the picks. The Social Sciences won on the tiebreaker that came down to Dr. Jane Martino’s picks edging out John Doran’s. Even with the addition of Provost Tom Lee and his perfect two for two picks, they didn’t have enough.
The DMACC Departmental Bowl will be a match up of the English Department versus the Social Sciences Department. To vote for whom you think holds the edge in the picks, go to Facebook and look up Banner News. Weigh in on your picks and read the interviews of faculty on who they think is going to come out on top.