See!... I KNEW it was the socks. This is the photographer's reply to my email:

First, thanks for tracking me down. And, thanks for being a good sport! I am not sure that Russ at the MacKay tent may have been able to get over was that I was the entire jury of one, and your kilt alone would not have gotten you into the Top Ten. The deciding factor was the tube socks with stripes and hiking boots. I had a lot of fun with this project, and it started about 2 years ago, when someone walked by and I looked and uttered: "What WAS he thinking!" The next thought was the poster. I am at the Scottish American Military Society tent at almost all the games, and if you bring your poster by, will be glad to "personalize" it for you. Of course, now, all my friends and some strangers are pointing out the "contestants" for Bad Kilts II. That will have to wait and see if BKI goes over well.

Sherry
Now I HAVE to go to the Pleasanton, California games.