Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The BGO Bowl 2010

Tired of shoveling? Tired of salting your steps? Tired of knowing Ben Wagner and Greg Brenner spent your money from last year's BGOs on Valentine's Day gifts for their wives? There's only one way to shake off those horrible images—beer, food and bar games.

The BGOs are back! Are you ready?


When:

Saturday, March 20, 12:00PM

Where:
Murphy's Pub, 2329 West Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219-1312
Get Directions Here.

Teams of 2:
Come with a partner and a team name. Put teammate's name in your evite comments. If you need a partner, mention that in the comments and maybe you'll find one.

Cost:
$10 a person. Money covers a pizza dinner. Money left over will be used as prizes (see below).

What to Bring:
Each team is asked to bring an hors d'oeuvre, bag of chips or other bar snack for everyone to eat. Murphy's will have regular drink specials available.

The Competition:
-Compete in 3 sports: Darts, Pool and Foosball
-Play every team in every sport once (each game worth 1 point)
-NEW: The top six (6) teams will compete in a final tournament. The final tournament will consist of 3 rounds.

How the Tournament Works:
Round one: Team 3 vs. Team 6; Team 4 vs. Team 5; Top two (2) regular season teams will receive byes.
Round two: Team 1 vs. Lowest Remaining Seed; Team 2 against Highest Remaining Seed.
Round three: Final two (2) teams play for championship trophy.

How the Playoff Games Work:
Each "playoff game" will be a competition in one sport. Team with the better regular-season record (the home team) gets to choose the sport (better regular-season record = advantage).

Prize:
50/50 split of after-pizza money between regular-season winners and tournament winners. Tournament winner also gets the Heineken trophy.

So RSVP and grab your spot today. We've invited most of the folks we think would be interested, but if we're missing someone let us know. And if you have any questions about this can't-miss event of the year, give us a call.

Brian, Jeff and the BGO Event Staff

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Inaugural BGO Bowl 2009

Christmas is over. The Eggnog is gone. Softball is still months away. What's a guy to do? We have an answer: The BGO Bowl. The BGOs are back in a one-day event meant to bring everyone together and have some fun. Here's the scoop:

-When:
Saturday, February 7, 12:00PM

-Where: Mulligan's Pub, 701 Main St, Covington, KY 41011 US

-Teams of 2: Come with a partner and a team name. Put teammate's name in your evite comments. If you need a partner, mention that in the comments and maybe you'll find one.

- Cost: $10 a person. Money covers a pizza dinner (and small trophies or possibly t-shirts--still working on these details). Any money leftover will be used to buy beer for tournament winners.

-What to Bring: Each team is asked to bring an hors d'oeuvre, bag of chips or other bar snack for everyone to eat. We're hoping to get Mulligan's to give us Happy Hour prices throughout the day.

The Competition:
-Compete in 3 sports: Darts, Pool and Foosball
-Play every team in every sport once (each game worth 1 point)
-The top 4 teams in each sport will play in seeded tournaments for bonus points
-Finals: At the end of the tournaments, the two teams with the most overall points will play in the BGO Bowl: Compete in one final round of all three sports. Best 2 of 3 sports wins it all.
-Prize: Pride (and maybe a few free drinks)

So RSVP and grab your spot today. We've invited most of the folks we think would be interested, but if we're missing someone let us know. And if you have any questions about this can't-miss event of the year, give us a call.

Brian, Jeff and Alex