In an effort to bring the greatness of the Sabowl, we would like to introduce a new aspect call Sabowl STORIED. Sabowl STORIED will be articles and documentary series that explores the rich history of the Sabowl.

You may be aware that former Sabowl Champion (Sabowl IX) recently had potentially Sabowl career ending surgery. Following her Toilet Bowl performance from last season, she realized something had to be done.

Where did she turn? Where the best go….Dr. James Andrews. “World–class athletes, weekend warriors, youth athletes and everyday people have access to state–of–the–art performance training and health care services conveniently located in Gulf Breeze, Florida at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Under the leadership and reputation of internationally renowned orthopaedic sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews”

Christina commented following the surgery, “RGIII, Sam Bradford, Todd Gurley, and  Terrell Owens are just a few of the many elite athletes like myself who have chosen the Andrews Institute for their surgery needs.”

It appears that the surgery has definitely helped Christina with her Sabowl performance. She recently ran off a potentially record 12 straight wins. Sabowlmetric experts are looking into the record books to confirm. Going into the New Years Day bowl games, she is tied for the lead with Jonathan. She is looking forward to a strong finish.

“Walking into the building gives you a sense of excitement, I felt like I was with my people. Pictures of athletes adorning the walls. I don’t know how today or the rest of the Sabowl season will play out but I’d love to send my picture to the Andrews Institute while holding the coveted Sabowl. They could add that picture to the walls to give others hope. Pressing on to a 2020 win!”

Coming off a tough Sabowl XIII season where Christina earned the Toilet Bowl has changed her perspective. One thing that we have not seen this year is the “Christina Smugness” that we have come to appreciate in the Locker Room. We are not sure if this will resurface as she works toward another Sabowl win.

Dr. Andrews was not available for comment at the time of article publishing but does intend to make himself available to sit with Christina and the rest of the family during the Championship Game.

Happy New Years Eve.

Hope everyone is having a great day.
Above you will see the breakdown of the top six contestants for Sabowl XIV. Christina is going into an important day with a two game lead. This should be a great day. There are many different picks within the group.

Key questions:
What state will the Sabowl be living in 2020?
Are Stephen and Julian working together? Sort of a Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. sort of thing? Shake and Bake!
Will Jonathan refusing to pick Georgia come back to bite him?
Will Sabowl For Kids standings be updated today?
Will we have more than 15 comments in the Locker Room?


Sabowl For Kids Leader Board
T-1 Ellie (3-1)
T-1 Gigi (3-1)
T-3 Judson (2-2)
T-3 Caleb (2-2)
T-5 Lydia (1-3)
T-5 Trey (1-3)
7 Jack (0-4)

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday.
Here is an update of the standings after nine match ups.

1. Christina (6-3)

T-2. Jonathan (5-4)
T-2. Stephen (5-4)

T-4. Rebecca (4-5)
T-4. Ellen (4-5)
T-4. April (4-5)
T-4. Michael (4-5)
T-4. Danny (4-5)

T-9. Josh (3-6)
T-9. Izabella (3-6)
T-9. Julian (3-6)
T-9. Jim (3-6)
T-9. Joe (3-6)
T-9. Emily (3-6)

15. Jimmy (2-7)

What is coming up?
1 game on Monday: Marshall vs. Central Florida (2:30 pm) ESPN
This is a big spread game so that will be interesting.

Game I: Celebration Bowl
12:00 pm/ABC
NC A&T vs. Alcorn St (2.5)

Game 2: New Mexico Bowl
2:00 pm/ESPN
San Diego St vs. Central Michigan (3.5)

Game 3: FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
2:30 pm/CBS SN
Georgia Southern vs. Liberty (5.5)

Game 4: Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
3:30 pm/ABC
SMU vs. Florida Atlantic (3.5)

Game 5: Camelia Bowl
5:30 pm/ESPN
Arkansas St vs. Florida International (2.5)

Game 6: Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
7:30 pm/ABC
Washington vs. Boise St (3.5)

Game 7: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
9:00 pm/ESPN
App St vs. UAB (16.5)

Notes for today:
1. Games and teams are not super exciting in regards to match ups from a football perspective. Just a good day of good ole’ Sabowl competition. 

2. Look to see some early leaders come up through the leaderboard early today.  We have seven games on the schedule just today. We will be almost a quarter through the competition. Remember that an early start does not equate success.  April in Sabowl II would be the exception.

3. Current Leaderboard
5 people are still in contention for the first ever undefeated season at 2-0.
We have 2 people who are in contention for the coveted prize of going winless. 
*Note: I have this desire to achieve this feat one day just because I feel like it would be just as impressive.  

We are here at our annual Christmas Eve post.  It is a good time to look back at what Sabowl XII has brought us.
Regardless of you are, getting Sabowled is coming.  Right when you feel things are going your way.  You see a win coming your way.  You are so close….http://https://gph.is/2A83iJp

Defeat.  Heartbreak.  Crushing loss.       SABOWLED!

Here are some quick notes for Sabowl XII:
1. There have been no spread heartbreaks. Makes me wonder if the Sabowl is saving some serious Sabowled moments later.

2. April….seriously? Will this be another route?  A repeat performance?  If April wins, can we call her the Nick Saban of the Sabowl?

3. Will newcomer, Julian, continue his pace?  Hopefully not.  However, we are talking about the kid who took down a trophy deer at the age of 6 and just laughed at grown men at the deer processor.

4. Seems like we have the normal contenders fighting it out for the Toilet Bowl, aka “Ticket to Dirty Dancing Marathon”.  Although, we have had some tightening of the standings towards the middle and bottom.

5. We have had a guest comments from Fake News and has made some allegations against Josh and Jonathan. I Team is upset and we are in the middle of a little situation. There are rumors of a independent counsel being appointed.

6. Locker Room has been adequate but can improve.  Remember, make Mike Gundy proud. Poor performances will make him want to puke.

Have a great day.
One game tonight.  I will let you check out the spreadsheet.  It is going to get busy so hold on.

Happy New Year’s Eve.
With the coming new year, comes the eventual Sabowl eliminations.  Going into today the following competitors have been Sabowled and will be suffering loser denial:
Jonathan
Emily
Danny
Jonathan
Christina
Michael
Jonathan
Stephen

Everyone else is still in the running although there will likely be some more eliminations today.

We are preparing for a great finish for this year’s championship.  Will Josh finish this epic collapse while seeking to be the first back to back champion?  Will Amateur Joe make history after coming back from a short retirement?  Will first timer Izabowla follow in her champion parents shoes and continue a championship legacy?  Will Jimmy or Jim sneak in and take the victory from all of them?  Still with a shot includes Rebecca, April, and Ellen.  Couple of notes: Jonathan is not on that list and has been eliminated. Also, Ellen wanted it to be mentioned that Michael was eliminated before she was.

There are many games today.  Is it possible that we will have a champion today?  We will see.

For those who are still in the hunt and for those who are now working to improve their career overall Sabowl record, here is some inspirational words.

Keep up with the spreadsheet and the Locker Room for updates.

It will be difficult to follow up post from yesterday.  Truly a Sabowl gem.  I will not try to force anything as you enjoy another day full of games.

Sabowl Analysis
Locker Room
After some resurgence with participation, the quantity of comments has been diminishing. Quality has been there I would say.  Remember that participation will result in better production in Sabowl competition. We still have not received the extensive post from Rebecca.  The report is that she is in the editing phase and may be ready very soon.

Standings
We are starting to see some separation.  There are still many people in legitimate contention. There is a massive number of Sabowlers in the middle of the pack.  Sabowl and Toilet Bowl Championships are well within their grasps. Josh has been steady and keeps his lead.  He has been a picture of consistency. This is usually followed by Sabowl heartbreak.  It will be great. The competitor formerly known as “The Amateur” has come on and does not seem to be going anywhere.  Newcomer, Izabowla, is in the arena.  And then there is Ellen. Everyone else is working to gain some ground which is quite possible at this point.  They will need to make their move soon.  Rumor is that Danny/Julian and Stephen are traveling to the campuses of opposing teams to the crumbs of iced cookies near locker rooms and practice facilities. Not sure what that will accomplish. We will see how that strategy works. You have to appreciate the effort.

Some of you may be doubting.  You may be at the point of giving up.  Hang in there.  Everyone goes through this.  You can overcome.  Take a look at some real life footage from the Rudy documentary.  Everyone knows that he went on to greatness in that one play against Georgia Tech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqVIsp-tQJA
Games today
We have some great games today with some teams that you may have heard of during the course of the season. Most had very little impact on the national scene. However, this is one of our favorite days for the Sabowl.   We call this “I am a man! I am 40! Day”.  Please see the video below.  What is significant about this day is that I can truly say that I am a man. That is because I am in fact 40.  Are you kidding me? Where are we at in society today? Makes me want to puke.

South Florida vs. South Carolina
Favorite: South Florida (10.5)
Picks

Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas
Favorite: VT (7.5)
Picks

Colorado vs. Oklahoma State
Favorite: Colorado (3.5)
Picks

Congratulations on making it to this point of Sabowl XI.  It have been a good journey and we are looking forward to a great finish to the Sabowl season.  We have a good field ready to march towards a championship.  Everyone is still in contention (except Emily).  Toilet Bowl is making preparations on making a trip to the “Land of Lincoln.”

With the good news of this season, we need to address some serious concerns.  We need to be honest here.  What has happened to the Sabowl?  I am not sure when this decline started but I would like to draw you attention to last year.  The “Locker Room” was sub par to say the least.  We have not received an excessively long written post from Rebecca.  The Sabowl has not been in display of the champion’s home prominently.  We are off to another dismal start this season.  We have yet to hear from last season’s champion.  We have had little involvement in the “Locker Room”.  This is good…”WRONG!!!” What was once great, is no longer.

It is time to “Make Sabowl Great Again.”  It is up to us…the contestants, the competitors.  We need you in the “Locker Room.”  We need you ragging on each other.  We need you to laugh at Danny when he does his yearly “I quit. I’m done” speech.  We need you to start preparing Ellen for her eventual collapse from the top of the standings.  Seriously, we all know that will not last.  Has Georgia Tech lost their game yet Jonathan?  Christina has not been called out for being smug yet.  We have a newbie, “Izabowla”, who has not even been challenged.  What kind of adult can we expect her to be if we do not train her properly in this way.  If she ends up a dud, I am holding you all responsible.  Let’s go everyone, you can do this!  Am I missing something?  Has someone deleted 30,000 comments from the “Locker Room?”  This magnifies what the incredible event was built on.   This is still so much that I want to say so if I have not addressed you directly, I will work on that in the “Locker Room.”

We promise to post more regularly and keep the standing updated on a game by game basis.  If not, someone will be FIRED!  By the way, good job to the I-team for mentioning Russian hackers.  Sabowl.com has now been flagged and will be monitored. The Sabowl will have a hard time passing through security checks if it were to ever travel.  I am not too concerned about that.  I feel that one day the Sabowl will be running security in our nation.

Check the spreadsheet and standings throughout the games today.  I am not going to post the picks or the games because you are capable of doing that yourself.  Have a great Sabowl day.

Welcome to Sabowl X.
It has been long anticipated.  It has been desiring our attention.  Now it is here.

You have made your picks.  You have done your research and preparation.  Now is the time for celebration and agony.  What an exciting time.

The Sabowl Season kicks off with an unprecedented six games.  Which means that Jonathan will likely be eliminated on day one.  That is unbelievable folks.

There will be some changes this Sabowl season.  One being that Jonathan will not have to go through the issue of picking Georgia Tech and by then basically giving a game to the rest of the field due to loyalty.   We hope to see the Yellow Jackets again next season.

You will not find a great deal of game analysis for the games today.  Why would it be necessary with all of the study that you have already put in?  Instead we would love to see game updates and thoughts from you in the locker room.  For instance, a good comment for the first game that has started could be: “It looks like Alcorn State spent more time getting their helmets nice and pretty instead of practicing how to tackle.”

Another comment could include “Jonathan, have you started working on your Sabowl XI picks yet?  You will probably have a better chance of winning something then.”

Hope that everyone has a great day 1.

This is how Sabowl warriors should view the actual Sabowl.  #larryculpepper

http://youtu.be/to7vDdw_t3E

We hope everyone is having a great day today. There is the opportunity for football viewing and Sabowl enjoying. Jimmy has a grip on the lead and does not want to release it. Check out the standings on the website as well as the spreadsheet to see who what picks everyone has today. Today and tomorrow will be critical as we march to the final moments of Sabowl IX.

Join us in the Locker Room.

Here is a commercial that has filled our televisions (some Vizio) this Sabowl season.
I have a couple of questions.
1. Why?
2. Is this not the worst job of singing ever?
3. Why is Kevin Hart so angry at the end?