The T.V. Guru

Alright girls (and maybe some guys), if men out there can have all kinds of fun with their fantasy football, we should be able to have some fun with our Bachelor viewing.And just as they love to talk endlessly about how many yards their running back ran in Sunday’s game, we love to talk about the shenanigans that occur every Monday evening on ABC’s The Bachelor.But get this; now there’s a way to have some “betting fun” with the show similar to how guys have fun speculating odds with linebackers. All you really need to do is come up with a formula such as picking:

• Top three girls
• Girl you want as final winner (can also be one of your top three girls)
• Name one girl each week who will not get a rose and ultimately be sent home
• Name of one girl each week that will be selected to go on one-on-one date

In essence, of the three girls you select, you will earn four points each week if they remain in the running without being eliminated. If your selection is correct for the winner, you will receive 40 points, and if one of your girls ends as runner-up, you will receive 20 points.Bonus points can be added for one of your girls getting a rose on a date, getting selected for a one-on-one date. Or getting selected for a Hometown Date (you can ascribe whatever point value to each of these that you and your fellow Bachelor-fans see fit).An interesting twist is to add trade-outs as the season progresses, but with certain penalties (to allotted points) if this option is selected.The bottom line is to simply have fun and come up with some pretty interesting Tuesday morning water cooler conversation much like others have to endure wide receiver stats when it comes to football mania.Hey, fair is fair, right? Let’s only hope that this season’s bachelor truly mans up and selects someone to love; unlike his previous track record of sending all hopefuls home. That would kind of be like the letdown experienced by Vikings-Eagles fans on a Monday night earlier this season. Some things are just not done!