I'd like to get a group going for Pigskin Pick'em. Any other football fans out there that are interested let me know and I'll sign up and send out invites
Obviously the new season hasn't started yet but here is the link. You have to register for an account with ESPN but it is free.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Count me in! What do you need to send an invite? My ESPN name is JeniLG and my email is in my profile.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I've never started a group before but I'm pretty sure that all I need is your e-mail addy.
A close friend of mine that passed away several months ago was the one who used to send me an invite. I miss him terribly and was just wishing I could get an invite from the big galoot. I thought I would carry on the tradition with my new found friends.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
bump
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I'm already in a fantasy football league (just made my draft picks yesterday) so I don't know that I want to do two different things. How is yours different?
Farmgirl
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Pigskin Pick'em is a weekly pick game. Each week the matchups are listed and you pick the winner. Quite simple and takes very little time.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Oh yes -- we do that here at work. That's a different deal that I'm in......
FG
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
The Cardinals will take it all.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Scott: How much you wanna bet on that?
I'm in!
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
The Cardinals? You must be joking. Btw Scott does that mean ya wanna play?
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
Okay, so let's see who wants to make some early predictions:
AFC Championship: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens
NFC Championship: Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Superbowl: Kansas City vs. Seattle
Champion: Seattle Seahawks
Let loose the slingstones and arrows...!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I can only HOPE our Chiefs will do that well this year!
FG
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
Why you won't see some of the favorites listed:
Dallas: Just ain't going to happen Washington: Miracle turnarounds take two years, at least Philadelphia: I think that their destiny train left the station last year.
Green Bay: An emotional favorite, but there isn't enough overall strength. Minnesota: An overall good team, just not a Great Team... doesn't have the internal strength to make it down the stretch.
St. Louis: The Rams sang their swansong last year.
Atlanta: Michael Vick is incredible, but one man can't win 16 games all by himself. Tampa Bay: Two years ago Gruden built the perfect team for right then, just as he had with the Raiders the year before. Now, well, he's gotta rebuild.
Indianapolis: Am I the only guy who can't stand Peyton Manning? I cherish the few games where he walks away with a grass stain on his usually spotless uniform. Tennessee: You let the heart of your team go, you expect the slump. Cincinnati: Next year...
Dolphins: The collapse came quickly and it will go faster as the year goes by. No RB, no QB, and WRs dropping like flies. Patriots: The Boston Magic only works every other year.
Pittsburgh: Better than expected, but nope Cleveland: They'll do better this year, but it's going to be a long road.
Denver: They just don't inspire me. Plug in any running back and they'll do great, but the Modular Team of the 90s is above average, not great. Oakland: Castoffs, rejects, renegades, oldtimers. That's the recipe that always works for the Raiders, but this year won't be the year.
Surprise team of the year: Arizona Cardinals. I'll go long on this one and predict... a WildCard appearance.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
I will bet you 100,000,000 dollars that the Cardinals will win, both this year and next year.
But you have to front 50% of the bet as coverage.
Email me if you're interested.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Of course they'll win. At least 4 times. These aren't the Chargers we're talking about!
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
quote:I will bet you 100,000,000 dollars that the Cardinals will win, both this year and next year.
But you have to front 50% of the bet as coverage.
Email me if you're interested.
That is to say, 'The Cardinals will will the Superbowl, both this year and next year.'
Any takers? Remember, a 50,000,000 NON-REFUNDABLE coverage fee is required. . .
[ August 10, 2004, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: Scott R ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I'm still looking for some football fans to join this super simple pick'em contest. Once a week you pick the winner in all the NFL games for that week. It takes very little time and I think it's pretty fun for no more effort than it requires.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I'd be willing to do that, but I can't seem to get your link above to work. Otherwise I'd register with espn. Can you send an invite to the addy in my profile?
AJ
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
you betcha!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Send one to me too, punwit. The fantasy group I was going to do with my nephew fell through when not enough people signed up, and no one at work has talked about getting another one going this year....
you know my e-mail.
Farmgirl
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
A couple of years or so ago we did something like this right here in its own thread. I might be interested in the ESPN thing, but is there any reason we couldn't just do it here?
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
I'm in... football is so good! yea for the Fall!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote: Patriots: The Boston Magic only works every other year.
Lets hope you don't know how to count then.
Kwea
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
btw I haven't gotten an e-mail
bannaoj@yahoo.com
Thanks, now I've got to pay more attention to pro football than I do to college, but I guess I'll survive.
AJ
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Punwit didn't get this set up before his modem crashed, so at his request I'm going to try to set it up for those of us that want to do it off the ESPN site.
So if you wanted it, you should hear from me shortly.
Farmgirl
[ August 25, 2004, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I want in, if there is room.
(mightytick at gmail dot com)
[ August 25, 2004, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: TheTick ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, I can't.
According to THIS ESPN front site, the "Pigskin Pickems" link says "coming soon" and goes nowhere. So I guess they don't have it up and going yet.
I will ask punwit if he wants to wait for ESPN's site, or try one of the others...
Farmgirl
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Ooo, pick me, pick me
osc630@yahoo.com
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Green Bay: An emotional favorite, but there isn't enough overall strength. Minnesota: An overall good team, just not a Great Team... doesn't have the internal strength to make it down the stretch.
Ya mean the Bears have half a chance this year? LOL
Goody
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Patriots all the way....again....
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Someone at work said the Patriots are the "team to beat" this year. I find that hard to believe....
FG
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I'm interested in playing. The Cardinals will not win a Superbowl as long as they are owned by Bill Bidwell. Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
As soon as ESPN opens this up I will sign us up and send out invites.
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
I guess I'll clarify my early comments, especially about the Vikings, Packers and the NFC North in general.
It's not that I don't see either the Vikes or Packers making it to the playoffs, I just don't see either of them getting past the first rounds. Honestly, I just don't even think the Vikings will make the playoffs this year.
The Bears, well, they've got to establish an offense and I'm not sure that their defense will be in the top 16 this year. So I can't, in good faith, predict better than say 7-9 for their record this year.
The Lions, however, might pull at 2003 Bengals and start moving up from the cellar they've lived in since, ummm, 1976 or so. They've had a young team for the last couple of years and maybe they are going to gel this year. They could be a surprise. I think they will compete well in their division.
The teams I mentioned in my previous post were the perennial powerhouses that I didn't think would be able to get the job done this year for various reasons. Most of the time it comes from either salary cap issues, rebuilding efforts or putting too much emphasis on one or two star players with 51 underpaid, underachievers on the roster.
Case in point, the Indianapolis Colts. The offense can rock with the best of them, but the defense is suspect from the get-go and tends to break down severely at the halfway mark of the season. Manning's huge salary won't make fixing this easy.
They'll always challenge for the playoffs, but fall short as opposing defenses put the knock on them. And their team owner was the biggest proponent of the "no-touchy" emphasis on cornerbacks this year because opposing teams figured out that Harrison couldn't compete when it came to fighting for receptions.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I've sent the invitations so keep an eye out for them. If you wish to play and didn't get an invite respond here with your e-mail and I'll take care of it. Remember tho that there isn't alot of time till the season starts and no new entries will be accepted after the first game starts.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Signed up and ready to go.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Send me an invite, please. I'd love to play.
Email in my profile.
Dagonee
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
All set!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I'm in. My first weeks picks were off the cuff, I haven't done a lot of studying. The rest of you can laugh at me!
AJ
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
FG:
quote:Someone at work said the Patriots are the "team to beat" this year. I find that hard to believe....
WEll, just because they won 2 Superbowls in 3 years, and have most of their team healthy and intact from last year...
I'm in, and my picks are done. Read 'em and weep...
Kwea
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Count me in!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I want in, mightytick at gmail dot com. Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
All you really need is the group name and password, and I don't see any reason why they just can't be posted here. Easier than dishing out invites...
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Group name is Jatraqueros and the password is hatrack.
Edit to add. If you want in to this and haven't recieved an invite you can go to espn and click on fantasy and then pigskin pickem. You have to sign up for an account. Once you've signed on you can then find the Jatraqueros group and use the password to join the group. E-mail me at junkaccount at sbcglobal.net if you have trouble.
[ September 07, 2004, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, A.J.
You were the only one to pick Indianapolis last night, and you darn near pulled it off! My heart stopped a couple of time when it looked like the Colts were going to beat the Patriots at home. But not quite!
Farmgirl
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I would like to say I debated about it a lot, but I didn't. It was probably the only pick I did give more of a few seconds thought to and the hardest to make. And last night when I was talking to the Tick, I'd forgotten I'd picked Indy dispite the fact that they were the visiting team. I went and double checked and changed who I was rooting for! I'll pay more attention to what I do next week, but I fully expect that my rear will be kicked by the rest of you guys.
It turns out they have a college football pick'em too for like 10 selected games each week. But I think its too late to start another group.
AJ
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
I'm in the game, more or less.... and I gave you guys a head start (which you'll need!)
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
well I'm tied with you Tresopax
AJ
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Wow -- you mean it lets you change after the week has started? The one I play at work "locks" in your picks after a certain time so you can't make changes just before/during the game, etc.
FG
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I originally had selected Indy but checked my picks yesterday and changed that one as well as a few others. Hopefully the other changes will be as beneficial.
Pigskin Pickem locks down each week at the start of the first game.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Well I officially SUCK at this. So far I've got 3 right and 8 wrong. Doing the picking in the middle of the night in the middle of insomniac delirium is not reccomended.
AJ
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
7-4 here. Plus the Redskins and UVa won this weekend.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
8-3... 10-4 if the 4:15 games go the way they are!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
WEll...
I'm 8-3 as of right now...
Gotta love those Partiots..
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, something's screwed -- I can't get into our Pigskin Picks web site today -- it doesn't recognize me like it did last week, and doesn't think I'm a member of any league when I log in...
Farmgirl
edit: nevermind, I got in. I was using my Yahoo ID/password instead of my Pigskin one. Although it let me IN under my Yahoo setting - that is weird -- it recognized me as a user.
[ September 13, 2004, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
8-7 right now. Darn Bills losing on the last play of the game. Darn Chargers for not sucking enough.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Who are you on the scoreboard, Tick? I don't see your name...
Farmgirl
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
The Civic Minded 5 (at Tick cartoon reference). Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
adam, I wrote this up for sakeriver, but it seems appropriate here:
quote:It was like a scene from a sitcom. Went to my father-in-law's company picnic. Normally a bore for me, as he mostly works with young punks and bikers (apparently HVAC work attracts them, who knew?), but there is a guy who brings his TV and a power inverter so we can watch the game. That's the Bills game, for those of you scoring at home. He even learned a lesson from the year before and brought a seperate battery for it. It's a close, hard-fought defensive battle. The Bills are stopped at the goal line and settle for a field goal, now up 10 to 6. The Jags get the ball with a few minutes left, and move it down the field. After a long pass down to the 19, people gather around the TV. Leftwich, who had struggled mightily for most of the game, looked cool for 7 seconds left. He drops back, heaves the ball into the back of the end zone...
*poof*
The TV goes OFF. It's a mad scramble. The dude immediately dives into the back of his truck, trying to switch from the spare to the main vehicle battery. The TV randomly switches on and off, so we see split second scenes, prompting things like 'is he signalling touchdown?' 'who's celebrating?' and so on. Finally we get the radio going, and then the TV, as the replay booth takes a look at the play. The touchdown stands, and the Bills lose.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, I don't feel so bad that I'm doing so badly this week, considering I'm tied with punwit..
FG
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Very bad call.....
Jeni and I have the same pick for the Monday night game, so she beat us all.
All because of that call...
I picked the Giants because my brother-in-law is a huge fan....and when I told him I took them he turned to me with a horrified look on his face and said "Why?!?!"
I told him it was alll HIS fault..
Kwea
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Correction.... there is one of us who also is now only one point behind Jeni AND picked Green Bay to lose today AND did it all without even picking the first game (which I predicted correctly in my other pick set, I might add.)
So, Jeni's going down! Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
ha ha -- I just realized that in my office pool here at work, I picked Carolina to win, and in my Hatrack picks, I picked Green Bay to win.
Either way, I win!
FG
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Green Bay won!! Xaposert
FG
[ September 14, 2004, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Hey punwit! What does Jeni win for killing us on round 1? I suggest a Snickers bar.....
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Middle of the road, that's me.
Dagonee
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
You may have won the battle.... but the WAR is mine! Muahahahaha
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
That's right, who guessed the score of Monday night's game exactly? Me. Woo!
Too bad I still suck at this. Well, no, I really don't. But it could have been better! And it will be... watch out Jeni. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Sorry, X, I can't hear you...you must be too far behind me...
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
By too far I assume you mean by the one point I gave you for free, by not picking the first game. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
you mean the one point you weren't bright enough to know you would need just to tie?
Yeah, that one.... Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
So my strategy of picking the team that had the most previous wins didn't work. Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Jeni wins a head start on the rest of us in the race to the finish.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
No, Kwea, that one point that you guys will need to even have a chance in the end... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I'm sorry, what was that again?
I still can't hear you...
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Hey Carrie, were you actually AT the debacle of a Green Bay game?
AJ
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Is there a way to see the overall score totals from week 1 and 2?
Or is each week a separate contest?
Dagonee
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
It only totals when all the games are over for the week, I think.
And Kwea... last week's handicap wasn't big enough, so this week I've not even picked at all. It just assigned me all the visiting teams instead... Yet I'm still ahead of you and Jeni!
[ September 19, 2004, 10:57 PM: Message edited by: Xaposert ]
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I just like to play around with my prey a bit before moving in for the final kill. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well Tres....all that means is that ramdom is better than usual for you....
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Dag is doing much better than us all this week, I think.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
As best I can remember, I've caught Jeni, Kwea, and Tres. I don't know if the people beating me this week were ahead of me or not.
Dagonee
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
we missed at least 7...and were only 2 or 3 ahewad...just saying you are golden this week.
damn Giants are killing me, one way or another....
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Tres....you luck bastage.....you are the only person near me (or ahead of me) who has MN picked....
So if they win, you tie me....completely by accident...
Damn philosophy majors...
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Whoo hoo! The Tick and I go neck-and-neck in round 2...
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Overall, 1 person has 19 and several (including me) have 18. It's going to be close after this week.
Dagonee
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
at least I didn't do as dismally as last week. *grumble* can't believe the bears beat the packers!
AJ
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
MUCH better. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I fortunately was not at that awful game, though my parents were. I've not talked to them since, but I can only assume they were suitably trashed - the people they were bringing are the out-all-day-drinking types.
Here's hoping the Eagles win tonight...
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Yeah, Tick, I would be one ahead of you if I had been paying attention and picked New England instead of Arizona -- that was really stupid. I start out by picking all HOME teams, then go back and evaluate whether there is a good reason to change some of those (which I did a couple, but I must of missed that New England one -- everyone knows there was no way Arizona was going to win that matchup.)
Farmgirl
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
(we should have played for money)
This is beginning to be fun! (I didn't do as well on my group at work.....)
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I still can't figure out how to view season-to-date overall point totals. I can see mine (19) but can't get a comprehensive list.
Dagonee
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
To see the whole group for current week, you click on "Jatraqueros" Then to see the whole season overall, you click on "Scoresheet" (from the Jatraqueros page).
Farmgirl
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well Tres...I suck this week.
And I'm STILL beating you by 2 points...
Really, this is going to be a close race, I think, for all of us.
We are all pretty clumped up, and most of us are above the average winnig percect..
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
For me, it is just luck, really. I haven't watched a single NFL game yet this year! (And I LIKE football -- I simply haven't had time to sit down and watch).
That and listening to all the guys I work with sit around and talk about all the games and the teams -- that is about all I have to go on.
Farmgirl
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Wow..Washington and Denver really screwed the pooch for most of us, huh?
If you click on Scoresheet up top, it shows everyones picks by the week, and shows all the games....
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Which one of you is "UW The Bombs"??
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Ah, thanks. Looks like it's pretty tight, with 5 at 19, 1 at 20, 1 at 18.
Dagonee
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Hmmm.... apparently not picking at all is a bad strategy.
I think that's enough of a lead. This week I'm gonna pick them all - prepare to be defeated! After all, it's Redskins vs. Cowboys week. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
And I have to go with my Cowboys out of sheer loyalty, rather than logic...
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Wow, the ugly things you learn about people at Hatrack.
The Cowboys?
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Next thing you know, there'll be Hokie fans admitting it...
[ September 21, 2004, 12:06 PM: Message edited by: Xaposert ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, meet back here in one week, and we shall see....
FG
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
A long as we beat the Hokies, the season won't be a total loss.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
NC State lost to Ohio Sate and Va Tech lost to USC so it will be interesting to see who wins this. If NC beats Tech then the argument could be made that USC is overrated, even if that squeaker with Tech was their first game and they've probably improved since then. However Tech is the home team, and in college that is an even bigger advantage than in the pros.
AJ
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
This game has huge repercussions in the ACC as well. Miami is probably a large step ahead of the rest, and Florida state a small step. Then Tech, UVa, and NC State are probable contenders with FS for 2nd. Maryland is a possibility if they can recover from the loss to WVu, and Wake is surprisingly strong.
Dagonee
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
*thwap* Dagonee, go join my college pigskin pickem AJ
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Now if only I could keep my predictions the same on each pool I do...
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
So far, all my picks in the early games are ahead or tied.
I'm bragging while I still can.
Dagonee
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Well, I'm guaranteed at least a tie, but I'm only 1 ahead of two people. Not killing in the least.
Dagonee
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Yeah, if by "killed" you mean "beat by one"... then sure, Dag killed us.
I'll probably never say this out loud again, but Go Cowboys!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Hmmmm..I will never again edit my original picks based on other people's opinions.
I picked the Saints and Jags, but went in and change them after reading up on the teams since I had not seen them play this year...
And they won....as did the Texans adn the Giannts......both whom I had picked and then changed as well.
The onlu one I would have lost was Detroit...I am from MI so I picked them to win, but changed it...ad they lost, so that saved me a point there....
At the cost of all the others.
So I would have been 13-1 now....
But I'm not... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
BTW< hell of a run you are having Dagonee...
This is still pretty close!
Who is tied with Dag, anyway? Carrie?
Well, if you could pick right 96% of the time all season, then we could make a killing in Vegas...
Up to where they wouuld shoot us, that is....
[ September 27, 2004, 02:10 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I can't BELIEVE the KC Chiefs let us all down!! Every single one of us lost the bet on the KC game...
Farmgirl
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
What a clinic put on by Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. Actually it was a day for QB's/WR's in general. Roy Williams, Javon Walker, Randy Moss, Tim Brown gets his 100th TD AT Oakland, all of that.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
(only got two games wrong...)
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Ah... but tonight is the only game that really counts... the ultimate battle between good and evil!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Go Dallas! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Stupid Dallas and stupid Vinnie Testaverde.
Takes some of the fun out of tying for high score this week.
Dagonee
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote: Stupid Dallas and stupid Vinnie Testaverde.
Takes some of the fun out of tying for high score this week.
Dagonee
Pride cometh before the fall...
I should know, I went 11-4 in the first week...folloewd by a wonderful 7-8 the folloing week...lol
And just look at where Xap is now....
I rest my case!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I'm just happy I'm above 50%!
AJ
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Ah, we all lose when Dallas wins.
And Kwea... you're only managed a 3 point lead after all the handicapping I've given? You better hope I keep not picking every other week.... Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
This is clearly a fluke, so I'm milking it while I can.
Dagonee
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Thank you, officials in Washington, for keeping me in the lead this week.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Soryy, Xap...I can't hear you again....
try getting closer, that might help... Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Can do! Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Hmm, nervous about this week's picks. Way too many away teams chosen, yet I can't justify the home teams, either.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
ack I still haven't done all my college footbal picks!!
AJ
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Uh-oh. One other thing that is going to keep me from being technology-less during vacation! I can't neglect my picks!
FG
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
LOL
Nice excuse, Farmgirl....
Not picking seemd to help Xap, didn't it?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Wow - Farmgirl is kicking our butts this week.
Dagonee
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Ah, Kwea... this time I DID pick... which is why nobody has a chance from this point on. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, I want to kill NO, but the real reason I have crashed and burned the last 3 weeks is the g%& D$#%d Giants.
If I pick them to lose, they win...I pick them to win, they lose...
I can't wait for them to have a bye week...lol...
Well Tres, you caught me....
That doesn't mean you are any good, just that I suck.
I suck, and we are tied, so.....
Kwea
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I didn't make my picks this week. I figured that would cancel out the week that Tresopax didn't make any picks, and he would no longer be able to whine about how he gave me a handicap. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Jeni, the worse part is that you still are leading me by a point.
Last week I changed some picks after choosing, and it cost me 4 points...
So this week, even though I wanted to chage a couple, I didn't...
and it cost me 3...
lol....oh well, I never said I was good at these...
Just better than Xap...
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Ah, but that implies you are good. In fact, it implies you are the best! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Having officially taken sole possession of first place, I will now say "Booooyah!"
Because I'm feeling very worried about the pick tonight and won't be able to do it long.
Dagonee
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
LOL
for the best, Xap, you are prettty far down the totem pole...
Same spot as me, remember?
Kwea
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
I might add that I have 39 points in the pool where I actually made all my picks... Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I may have to change my picking strategy. I'm obviously not picking well but this past week was the first time I didn't pick my team (Chiefs) to win. They won for the first time. I may be forced to pick against them due to the superstition factor.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
And let me say...
That wasn't this pool, was it?
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
No, I figure you guys need a shot....
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
It's official - we all suck this week.
Badly.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I'm consoling myself with being 8-10 this week in the college football pickem. Farmgirl beat me by one point, but that was becuase my 9 point sure thing was Georgia beating Tennesee. I was sweating out Purdue beating Penn State though, and I was driving to see celia AT Purdue and I couldn't get the stupid game on the radio!
AJ
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Damn Redskins! Now I've got to pick up the game tomorrow to stay even.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
They definitely need to put Gibbs himself in... as QB!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I don't know Dag....I'm doing fairly well....
Thanks for asking....
Jeni and I are tied, with 9 so far...I can live with a 10, if Green Bay wins...even if it means I tie with Jeni...
That would mean I would gain 3 on Tres .....again.....
Kwea
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
*Even* if it means you tie with Jeni?
You should only be so lucky... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Jeni, are you saying I just got lucky?
Because we are tied one way or another, for this week....we both took GB for tomorrows game...
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Man, the late games just slaughtered me. Darn you St. Louis!! At least I picked Detroit over Atlanta. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Wow, Kwea, you did do well. If you get the game tonight right you can get to within one of my overall score. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That is what I like about this...I might be able to "regain" my lead over you all next week.....
Kwea
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
What is really sad is that I overslept on Sunday ( due to Saturday night's high school reunion festivities) and didn't make my picks in time. The default picks are the visiting team. I'm not feeling to terrible about the rest of y'all's poor showing.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, I guess not...
I know I don't have any respect for them left. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
It's the last time I pick them, that's for damn sure.
I hope my parents didn't have too horrible a time at the game... I know I did watching the first five minutes of it.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I turned it off after the first quarter. So depressing...
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
sigh, Brett Favre didnt deserve that.
AJ
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I'm slowly catching up, Dag. Gained a point on you this week, it will be more next week. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, I am making a run at you now....lol...
OK, so maybe it is better described as a hobble... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Weird week, huh?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
That's for sure. But truthfully, I'm willing to sacrifice the Packers' season for the Badgers' any time.
So... Lose, Pack, Lose!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
LOL
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I'll end up with one less point than UW the Bombs and Jeni this week, and at worst tied with everyone else for the week.
So, I'll end up one point ahead of UW, two ahead of Jeni, and at least 3 ahead of everyone else when this week is over.
Not bad, not bad at all, although I am losing a little ground each week.
Dagonee
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Yay for picking intelligently. I'd picked earlier this week (Tuesday morning, in fact) when I was pissed off at football. Then I came back on Thursday and changed nearly all my picks. Go me!
[More importantly, ON WISCONSIN!!!!!]
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
On Wisconsin is right. First the Badgers, then the Pack, now us. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I got 10 points so far this week...
Green bay has cost me 6 points this year...and KC has cost me 7...lol...
Wiithout those two teams I would be doing even better than I have been....lol..
Oh well.....I'll keep plugging away at it.
Goooooo Rams!!!!
Kwea
[ October 18, 2004, 02:52 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, I did decent this week.
Too bad most of us did...lol...
I need another week where you all suck and I don't!
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Rub it in Kwea......
I did so horrible -- both in this one and the picks we are doing at work. Since I was in Chicago I made very hurried choices, and bad choices. So I only got six right last week in my work's picks, and only 8 right here. Kind of blows any previous good weeks....
Farmgirl
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
What's the deal here? I got 11 and four people still got more than me!
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
And also... crisis!! I have to choose between picking Dallas and Green Bay?
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I feel your pain, Tres.
edit: about the 11 wins thing, not the Cowboys/Packers pick
[ October 19, 2004, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: TheTick ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Hey, I've got to pick and I'll be at that game.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I tell you, Dag is having an amazing run....95%?
WTF!
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I really hate that WT* is becoming more and more common on Hatrack. I mean, I know it is not against the rules or anything -- it just bothers me. I can't read it without hearing the actual words in my head and I read through, so it is that same as if it really just said outright.
Not to criticize -- just letting you know it unsettles me. Surely there are other things that can be said that convey the same meaning with less offense..
Farmgirl
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I love kudos as much as the next guy, but I'm only ahead by one point. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That isn't my point, Dag....I am impressed with your overall record, as well as anyone else who is over 90%....But 99.5%, well that is just amazing...
I am not relly tha far behind any of you, just by a few games really, but it is still impressive, that's all...
Kwea
Kwea
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Well thank you, sir.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
That 99.5% is percentile ranking - I've gotten 69.3% of my picks correct. Best in the game nationwide is 68 right now.
Dagonee
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That makes a hell of a lot more sense...but it is still impressive.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Of course KC won, I picked against them for the second time. So far I'm 0 for 6 on Kansas City games.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Damn - I lost the lead.
Not a good day at all.
Dagonee
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Not a good day for anyone, so it would seem. You know it's an odd weekend when the highest (possible) score is a 10/14...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
You and me both, punwit....KC sucks...unless I want them to, then they score 54 points.
Well, I tied for 1st this week again.
And all I got was a 9....
[ October 26, 2004, 01:14 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, this past contest, a lot of teams let us down:
All of us picked Denver All of us picked Seattle All of us picked St. Louis (and we were all let down)
All but one of us picked Atlanta All but one of us picked Indianapolis.
Sure how next week is better.
Farmgirl
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Especially with all of the touchdowns coming on the ground.
The lead is MINE! For probably one week. Bwahaha.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Wow, double reason to root for the 'Skins!
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Can I pick a tie?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
no wonder you want to be a lawyer, they all dress like my grandpa, and he's dead...
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Hmmmm, this should be a good week to make my move... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Another weird week, huh?
The Steelers? Come on.. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
If by weird you mean awful, then yes.
And the lead is still mine! Woo!
Welcome to the almost-top, Jeni. Glad to see you made it.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Yikes. Not a good week for me at all.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Go Steelers!
Now, if only the refs didn't steal the victory from the Redskins...
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Nothing, it seems like. They manhandled the Patriots.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Even a broken clock is right twice a day, rihgt?
I tell you what..if they meet again, I'll put the bucks on the Pats, and you can take the rookies ream, OK?
Deal?
Kwea
[ November 02, 2004, 04:24 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I'm doing lousy at the NFL picks - but much better on the college picks. Which is really strange since I haven't been following college ball hardly at all -- I just put lots of points on Oklahoma and/or Iowa and let it go at that... FG
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Hey Kwea, that 'rookie's team' seems pretty good. I guess that stopped clock is right twice in two weeks.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Speaking of pretty good, how about those Skins? Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Finally winning a game doesn't quite qualify as "good"...
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
The newly re-loaded Bills, however, look like they could threaten just about anyone. McGahee and Evans both contributed big time yesterday. Bledsoe finally had time to throw and made some good throws in the crazy winds at the Ralph. This sort of performance is what was expected from the first of the year.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I am so ticked off at Pigskin Pick 'em right now. I KNOW I selected the Redskins. It's automatic, no matter who they're playing. And I double check it.
There's 3 or 4 other teams I'm almost positive I pciked the other way on (one is a game I would have lost). I don't know why my picks got so screwed up.
Dagonee
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Yay Lee Evans! ::does the Lee Evans happy dance, which looks suspiciously like all my other happy dances::
Still on top, if only for another week. Here's hoping I don't massively bomb the next few weeks, no pun intented. Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
quote:Finally winning a game doesn't quite qualify as "good"...
Hey, that's two in a row, counting the game they (by any fair rules) won last week... Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
Is anybody else sick of the ESPN Sunday night commentary team? They just get more irritating every week. Paul "IgottatellyaWatchhisfeetwatchhisfeet!!" Bryant, Mike "Holy Cow!" Patrick, Joe "I don't think he had possession" Theismann. And Susie "I wanna talk over the top of the play!!" Kolber. They get in the way of the game, instead of enhancing it and making it more enjoyable. Time for a change.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yeah, the ESPN guys are terrible. Especially because I like all the commentators of the games I got to see yesterday. Madden is doing a great job this year too.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I kinda liked Susie's haircut this week...
AJ
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
What makes it worse for me is that the Sunday night game (along with MNF, and Madden and Michaels are great) on ESPN is the only Sunday game we get down here (New Zealand), so I'm stuck with them every week.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Well, we didn't say Susie was ugly, just one of the many annoyances. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Dag....
Funny isn't it? How many of your WINS were mistakes by ESPN then?
Or was it only the losses that were wrong...
Kwea
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Well, he did say one of them was a game he would've lost instead of won. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I know, but I am talking about the weeks where he killed us, not just this week.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Carry on then. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I don't know, Kwea. It's the first week I've noticed it, but of course it's the first week I've absolutely sucked.
Fair question, and I'm not trying to change my score. I just think it's weird.
Dagonee
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I was just kidding, Dag...it happens to us all.
I thought I had picked the Eagles to win this week, but when checked it I was wrong....
Then I remembered I did a few things different this week trying to make up some points by choosing some "unusual" picks this week....
Kwea
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
So can Dallas pull it off, with a home-field advantage, over the nearly undefeated Philadephia team? I'm such a loyalist, but that is even stretching it for me....
Does K.C. have any chance at all with Holmes sidelined with an injury? I'm not banking on it..
So many decisions to be made!
Farmgirl
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
This should be an interesting week, that is for sure.
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I had a meltdown....the worse this season...so far...
I lost 6 games by less than 7 points, too.
Kwea
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Darn - down by 5 now. I might have to stop picking the Redskins every week.
Naaaaah.
Dagonee
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
As Kwea said.. For most of us, the games we lost were by very close margins -- just a handful of points. That really surprised me
Farmgirl
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
Fourth place now.. here I come! (Don't say I didn't warn you. )
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
A stunningly average week. Boo on us.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I did bad in the college picks too, though I did them Saturday morning 5 minutes before it closed, and didn't research like normal.
Auburn *needs* to lose!
AJ
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Michigan first, then Utah, then Auburn.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Xap, even a broken watch is right twice a day.....
This makes once for you.
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Carrie, what did you do this season, sell you soul?
I think last week was the low point...at least I hope so. It can only het better from there, winning only 5 killed me.
Well, I thought I was dead in the water this week too, as I lost 5 of the first 6 games that were done earlier....
Then I won all the rest.
Too bad I am competing against people who are in the 95th percentile ranking....
Oh, and you too, Tres...
[ November 22, 2004, 01:15 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
I forgot to make my picks this week. I haven't figured out how yet, but I'm going to find a way to blame it on Tresopax.
[ November 22, 2004, 01:24 AM: Message edited by: Jeni ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
This week was pretty easy to pick. Though I wouldn't have thought the Rams to be so unproductive... Oh, well. Two wrong (barring anything massively hilarious... I mean disastrous, yeah) on the week's not half bad.
I didn't sell my soul for this; it was sold long ago. Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Awww yeah, now that's the kind of week I needed. That was the Bills team everyone expected this week, especially in the second half. Finally picked them when they won and not when they lost. Did anyone see the McGahee TD that was called back?
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I forgot to play this week, too
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Hey don't forget that there is a Thursday game this week folks.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Looks like a pretty even week. Go Willis!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
crap I forgot to get my picks in last week. I've been swamped. And I did awful on the college picks too. going downhill!
AJ
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
There's not much time to make up ground on the Bombs.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yeah, there needs to be a bad week. For everyone but me. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Two words:
Boo. Yah.
Well, mostly. Stupid snow in stupid Denver with stupid Broncos not keeping their stupid ten-point lead in the stupid game I wanted stupid them to win. Grr...
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Well, I'm screwed. None of my picks stuck - it's all on visitors.
And I know I put in my picks, because I went back in and switched the Redskins pick, and at that point I had more home teams than visitors selected.
Ah, well. It was fun being in second while it lasted.
Dagonee P.S., It was more fun being in first while it lasted. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
None opf mine stucha t all. it has a np in front of all the teams...I didn't even get to have the default picks of home teams.
No points at all, to be honest.
Kwea
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
None opf mine stucha t all. it has a np in front of all the teams...I didn't even get to have the default picks of home teams.
No points at all, to be honest.
I had 11 points correct this week...so far.
Kwea
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
The service is down now - maybe they're restoring from backups.
Dagonee
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
It's back up - Winning this week, but probably too little, too late to catch up.
*go bears*
[ December 06, 2004, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: TheTick ]
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Well, those of us who bothered to make our picks this week did well. What on earth happened to the rest of you?
In other news, I have tickets to next week's Packer/Jaguars game in Green Bay. I am ridiculously excited, though I suspect I will be thawing out for at least three weeks after it...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I made my picks the past two weeks...but the web site says I didn't.
So I give up.
I should have had 11 wins last week, accordingto who I actually picked, and 10 this week......but since I can't prove it, and my picks aren't ging to stay anymore, I don't see why I should bother.
BTW, I make all my picks on Tuesdays, so there is no possible way I could have nt picked either week.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Same thing happened to me now - twice in a row.
I'm done.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I tried contacting ESPN to complain about the picks not registering but have received no response in 2 days. My apologies to those that have been shafted.
[ December 16, 2004, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I've had to login twice before, but that seems to do the trick.
AJ
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I finally got a reply to my complaint but it didn't really accomplish anything:
quote: Darren,
Thank you for contacting the League Office.
Unfortunately, if our system did not record members picks for that week, the picks cannot be done retroactively. Sorry for your inconvenience.
Thank you for playing ESPN.com Fantasy Games!
Regards, The Commish ESPN.com Fantasy Games
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Well, I thought I might have had a chance of taking the lead the last week since Carrie didn't make her picks, but I didn't quite make it. It's all good though, I still got first place in another pool I was in.
Congratulations Carrie!
Sorry to the rest of you who didn't get to play the last few weeks. Down with ESPN!
[ January 04, 2005, 11:40 PM: Message edited by: Jeni ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Woo! I swept the NFL games here this year! Bwahaha.
Yeah, I completely forgot about picking that last week - finals and the holidays'll do that to you. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I wonder how you would have done if you had no picks for 3 weeks....like me.
Congrats!
Kwea
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Are we playing again this year? Has there already been a thread that I've missed?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
There hasn't been a thread (good to see you, Jeni!), and I've also been thinking about setting one up.
ESPN.com or Yahoo? What does anyone prefer?
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Good to see you too. No preference as to ESPN or Yahoo.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Actually, maybe Yahoo would be better given all the issues people had with ESPN last year.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I don't think I would play with all the issues I had last year, to be honest, although I woudl be interested if we tried Yahoo.
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