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Name the Score contest for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Submitted by Brian Murphy on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:26am, updated on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:00am

By Brian Murphy
bmurphy@idahostatesman.com

The Chicago Connection "Name the Score" contest is back for its fourth season here at Murph's Turf. Many thanks to Chicago Connection for providing the prize (a gift certificate for a free pizza) each week.

The rules are pretty much the same as they have been, but for any newcomers here they are:

Utah State and Toledo meet in Saturday's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN) at Bronco Stadium and here is your chance to predict the score and win a prize.

Place your guess (whole numbers only, no fractions) with a winner and both teams' score in the comments down below and we will pick one winner. (Please limit one guess per commenter.)

The closest to the actual score of the game wins.

All entries must be received by 11 a.m. MT on Saturday.

I don't have an audio pick this week, but I will put my prediction in the comments. (Don't worry, I'm not eligible to win the prize.)

When you register to make comments at IdahoStatesman.com, you put in an e-mail address. I will contact the winner through that e-mail address.

If it comes down to tiebreakers, closest to Utah State's actual score, closest without going over and then first received will be the tie-breaking order.

Congrats to dreb9, who correctly picked the exact score of the Boise State-Nevada game.

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Utah State 28, Toledo 27

Submitted by bmurphy on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:26am.

-- murph

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Φ Murph,

Submitted by razor on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:37am.

thanks for all your coverage (Chadd, too).

Might want to edit that second-to-last sentence.

Utah State 37, Toledo 24.

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thanks ...

Submitted by bmurphy on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:01am.

-- murph

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Defiant to the end....

Submitted by B43S42U on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:54am.

Utah State 34.32613

Toledo 31.1748

(Equal rights for Fractions!)

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BSU4342

Submitted by sportsisfun1960... on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:26am.

Your equal rights for fractions should be expressed as:

Utah State 34 + 32,613/100,000

Toledo 31 + 1,748/10,000

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Utah State 45, Toledo 42

Submitted by sportsisfun1960... on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:07am.

Aggies by a FG.

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Leave it to SIF

Submitted by B43S42U on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:10am.

to come within a fraction of my margin.......

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Utah

Submitted by lucille on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:17am.

Utah State 34
Toledo 21

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Have no idea, so ...

Submitted by Lilly on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:23am.

Utah State 30

Toledo 10

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Toledo

Submitted by go4it on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:42am.

Toledo 28
Utah 24

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Utah State

Submitted by bone2pick on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:51am.

41-31

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Score

Submitted by ovets2188 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:55am.

31-17 USU

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34-24 Aggies.

Submitted by Top15 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:31am.

May be snow tomorrow for the game.

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Aggies 43. Mud hens 17

Submitted by BRONC0 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:00pm.

Aggies dominate

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Aggies 43. Mud hens 17

Submitted by BRONC0 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:00pm.

Aggies dominate

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Utah State wins 45 - 31

Submitted by dreb9 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:13pm.

Toledo will keep it close til the 4th.

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Utah State 45 Toledo 38

Submitted by Sunnysloper on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:50pm.

Just a guess..Sunny...

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Hey Murph, while I'm thinking of it

Submitted by Sunnysloper on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:53pm.

are the pizza certificates given out during the season, or after the season is over. Thanks...Sunny...

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During the season ...

Submitted by bmurphy on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 3:03pm.

... I think you won a week, right?

-- murph

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Murp, I did win one.

Submitted by Sunnysloper on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 4:12pm.

It was the Hawaii game. Thanks,Sunny.

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?

Submitted by Lilly on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 8:00pm.

Didn't you get yours yet Sunny? I won last season and got it within a few days.

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I sent you two emails and both were returned ...

Submitted by ccripe on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 3:15pm.

... If you send me an email (bmurphy@idahostatesman.com) and your physical address, I will get your gift certificate in the mail today. Don't post it on the board. Send me an email

-- murph

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Utah State 31 Toledo 24

Submitted by gnfshn on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 2:39pm.

Utah State 31
Toledo 24

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Utah wins

Submitted by kirkbeck on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 3:08pm.

Utah St 40
Toledo 20

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Utah State: 24 Toledo:

Submitted by Harleyslackwater on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 3:10pm.

Utah State: 24
Toledo: 21

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USU Win

Submitted by halojoe on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 3:22pm.

Toledo 19
USU 24

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utah state wins

Submitted by broncos81 on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 7:17pm.

utah state 31
toledo 21

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Bacon narrowly edges sour cream

Submitted by foreignoregonian on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 8:26pm.

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Utah State dominates

Submitted by Stallion on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:05pm.

Utah State 35 Toledo 17

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Dear Santa, All I wan't for Christmas is pizza.

Submitted by Idahocoho on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 8:49am.

Utah State 38
Toledo 14

Spread some love today.

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Final score UTAH 41-15

Submitted by foreignoregonian on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 1:42am.

Poster kirkbeck was -1 Utah and +3 Toledo
Poster BRONCO was +2 Utah and EVEN Toledo

I would think the best guess spreadwise goes to BRONCO and winning points to kirkbeck. If you base the winner on being the closest to the winning team's score when you have two scores that are within two point spread in net and statistically pretty similar, kirkbeck probably wins...that is only my best guess and I don't work here.

BRONCO went over.

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Apple users, run the Gig of RAM your PC needs to have and read the dumb tech white papers, wrinkle your forehead and buy more food and toilet paper with the difference. The internet is a piece of junk anyway and your cats know this.

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Bronc0 is the winner ...

Submitted by bmurphy on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 3:17pm.

... congrats.

-- murph

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