ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game

Posted By: plawrence

ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 12:52 PM

Here's the last one, I think....

http://games.espn.go.com/pigskin/frontpage

Group Name: Gangster BB

Password: Corleone

All you do in this game is pick every NFL game each week against the point spread.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 04:03 PM

I was wondering about this one, cuz it's not listed yet on the fantasy index page that I could see.

I'm in. I've been playing this for years, but better step it up now that it's with you guys

I also play the college games, but do not compete -- I know almost nothing about NFL, let alone NCAA -- just for Uber, baby!

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
All you do in this game is....

Sounds familiar

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 04:07 PM

I'm in. Who won this game last year, I forget?

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 04:16 PM

I'm in. I chose the name to honor Elroy Crazy Legs Hirsch who died earlier this year.

Posted By: raggingbull2003

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 08/31/04 08:56 PM

Im in

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/01/04 08:24 PM

Hey plaw, forgive my ignorance but what does this mean?

S/U doesn't matter. It's all about ATS.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/01/04 09:03 PM

"Straight Up" and "Against The Spread"

In other words, it doesn't matter if you win or lose the game (S/U), what matters is if you cover the spread (ATS).

Posted By: Neri

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/03/04 09:28 PM

I'm signed up for this one as well as the salary cap game.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/03/04 09:51 PM

Attaboy....

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/10/04 10:53 AM

After NE-IND game

Code:

JG  1-0
RB  1-0
CB  1-0
BD  1-0
PL  0-1
DB  0-1
MC  0-1
SP  0-1

Apparently the picks don't lock until the game starts. You can still make changes for any games that weren't played yet.

Posted By: La Dolce Vita

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 03:38 AM

I'M A BONEHEAD!!!!!

What is wrong with this picture?

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WEEK 1 SELECTIONS
STATUS AWAY HOME
Thursday, Sep 9, 2004
Final Indianapolis 24 vs. New England 27
Saturday, Sep 11, 2004
Final Tennessee 17 vs. Miami 7
Sunday, Sep 12, 2004
Final Arizona 10 vs. St. Louis 17
Final Detroit 20 vs. Chicago 16
Final San Diego 27 vs. Houston 20
Final Seattle 21 vs. New Orleans 7
Final Oakland 21 vs. Pittsburgh 24
Final Tampa Bay 10 vs. Washington 16
Final Jacksonville 13 vs. Buffalo 10
Final Baltimore 3 vs. Cleveland 20
Final Cincinnati 24 vs. New York NYJ 31
Final Atlanta 21 vs. San Francisco 19
Final Dallas 17 vs. Minnesota 35
Final New York NYG 17 vs. Philadelphia 31
13:02 4th Kansas City 24 vs. Denver 27
Monday, Sep 13, 2004
9:00 PM Green Bay (10-6) vs. Carolina (11-5)
Tiebreaker Final Score Guess 30 Final Score Guess 21

-Your Selection -Correct Selection (8) -Incorrect Selection (6)

This entry is using the non-spread scoring system. To change it to play against the spread goto the Group Directory and create or join a group with the "Scoring Type" set to "Spread".

Home teams are bold
All games are listed in Eastern Time (ET)
Picks lock at the first game on Sunday. Games before Sunday lock at game time.

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I'll tell you what is wrong. Look at the Group name. Somehow I screwed up and left the group. I am in 3 pickem leagues and I remember on one, I was trying to change my name. It must've affected this one too. Don't know.

So what do you think? I can get in I guess for Week 2...just don't know if I want to be 8 or more picks behind. I have 8 correct already, could be 9 tonight, 10 tomorrow. I'm just so disapointed in myself.

Can we have a handicap like in bowling?

I will decide tomorrow if I want to get in and start from scratch in Week 2. I wont think of that today. After all, tomorrow IS another day!

Posted By: Big Daddy Don

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by La Dolce Vita:
I'M A BONEHEAD!!!!!

What is wrong with this picture?
blah blah blah blah

Bonehead :p - just join the group, your points and selections this week go with you, you won't be starting behind. :rolleyes:

Back to the game - Denver just scored, the fat lady is singing in Kansas City and yet another loss for me.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 04:36 AM

I think when i created the group, I created a "locked" group that no one can join after the season starts.

I'll have to look into that in the morning.

Posted By: Big Daddy Don

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
I think when i created the group, I created a "locked" group that no one can join after the season starts.

You really are anal retentive, aren't you :p

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 11:19 AM

I'll cop to being somewhat anal retentive, but I don't see how this particular example is indicative of that.

BTW, have I mentioned lately that you're a wuss? :p

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 11:23 AM

Current Standings

Code:

PL  8-7  Carolina
MC  8-7  Green Bay
JG  7-8  Carolina
CB  7-8  Green Bay
BD  7-8  Carolina
SP  6-9  Carolina
DB  6-9  Green Bay
RB  5-10 Carolina

Posted By: La Dolce Vita

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
I think when i created the group, I created a "locked" group that no one can join after the season starts.

In all my years of playing this game, I never knew a commisioner who did that....

- alert Jgeoff early next season to set up this game, like he did last year.

For now I will just play with my other peeps. With "normal" league settings....I was 9-6 going into tonight, possibly 10-6. You should have been at least a little scared.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 01:53 PM

I didn't want any members of our group, who were in another group and making some different picks and doing better, to be able to join our group with a better entry in mid-season.

Please post your picks every week. As far as I'm concerned, they count. And I'm the Commissioner, so what I say goes.

Posted By: Big Daddy Don

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
I didn't want any members of our group, who were in another group and making some different picks and doing better, to be able to join our group with a better entry in mid-season.

Please post your picks every week. As far as I'm concerned, they count. And I'm the Commissioner, so what I say goes.

In other words you are afraid you might lose :p

Nope, doesn't sound anal retentive to me.

C'mon open it up if Buffy wants to play - I think you are still mad about missing the deadline for the Survival Games.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 02:30 PM

I thought that since I created the group, I could unlock it.

If you can, I can't figure out how. If you know, let me know.

Posted By: La Dolce Vita

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:

Please post your picks every week. And I'm the Commissioner, so what I say goes.

Post my picks? What for? I don't belong to this group and I can't get in (thanks to you). Naw, I will be deleting that league and just playing in my others.

You're the Commissioner? Not next year if I can help it!!!!!

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/13/04 05:06 PM

And we thought Bud Selig had problems with Steinbrenner!!

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/14/04 11:15 AM

Standings After Week 1

Code:

MC  9-7  
PL  8-8 
CB  8-8  
JG  7-9  
BD  7-9  
DB  7-9  
SP  6-10  
RB  5-11

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/14/04 12:28 PM

Well boys and girls, as you can see last year's champion has held on to his place atop the pile. Please, show some prognosticating prowess to provoke more than these paltry predicitions (helplessly hoping you don't).

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/26/04 09:25 PM

Hey Bad Daddy... I see you picked Dallas to win Monday night, but you then predicted the score to be 28-22 Washington?

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/28/04 12:56 PM

Standings After Week 3

Code:

MC  28 
CB  24
SP  22
PL  22
JG  21
BD  21
DB  19

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 09/30/04 01:26 AM

It looks like a tough week for pickin'. Now is about time for a few upsets. Can KC keep losing? Maybe Dick Vermin will get the message and get out. Will Philly get complacent? Are the Packers up to the Giant puffed up Strahans?

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/02/04 03:54 PM

Ten home team underdogs this week.

Can't say that I've ever seen that may in all my years of betting football

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/05/04 11:16 AM

Standings After Week 4

Code:

CB  24  10  34  
MC  28   5  33  
JG  21  10  31
PL  22   8  30
DB  19  11  30
SP  22   6  28
BD  21   6  27

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/05/04 12:09 PM

Ouch! I hurt my head falling out of first place.
I just pick myself up
and get back in the race,
that's life
- as sung by the Chairman of the Board.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/11/04 12:18 AM

The "scoresheet" doesn't appear to be right, so I checked individually:

SP 7-6 GB
PL 7-6 TN
MC 6-7 TN
BD 6-7 GB
CB 6-7 GB
DB 4-9 GB
JG 3-10 TN <--- WTF??? Worse than blind picking

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/11/04 12:07 PM

Wow, we are bathing in mediocrity, except JG.....he just plain stinks. My blind squirrel theory has been exposed.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/11/04 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaryCas:
JG.....he just plain stinks.

Hey! DB resembles that remark, too!

But I ask our probability peeps this: Are the odds of correctly picking all teams CORRECTLY (given that you thought about the match-ups) the same as mistakenly picking them all wrong?

Cuz if the odds ARE the same, then I contend that I beat the odds and did better than anyone else!

Really, tho, what are the odds of picking significantly worse than random? Or is it just some Curse factor?

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/11/04 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by J Geoff:
I ask our probability peeps this: Are the odds of correctly picking all teams CORRECTLY (given that you thought about the match-ups) the same as mistakenly picking them all wrong?

If there are 14 games, then the odds are 1/2 to the 13th power.

Or, one chance in 16,384.

When you say that you "thought about the match-ups", that presumes that by thinking about them you increase your chances of picking correctly.

But absent any evidence to the contrary, and no insult intended, I don't think it makes any difference in your case how much you think about it.

So, the chances of getting them all right are the same as getting them all wrong.

I'm not sure how to compute the odds of going, say, 3-11 or 11-3, though.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/11/04 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
I don't think it makes any difference in your case how much you think about it.

Funny guy. :rolleyes: Okay, let me rephrase that... would it make any difference to ONE...?

I assume with adequate research and experience and knowledge, "experts" can increase their odds a LITTLE BIT. We all know those "experts" who suck every week, and we've all lucked out at one point or another.

I supposed the "edge" would be minimal, and probably not significant.

But here's my point: Wouldn't random odds suggest that one would get about half right, 50/50? Like all you "mediocre" pickers this week going 6-7 and 7-6 ... The odds of that would be close to 50/50, right?

That'd make sense, like a bell curve. Never mind. Scratch that.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/12/04 12:37 AM

No, you're right.

A record of 7-7, or 6-8 or 8-6 would be the most likely outcomes in a week with 14 games.

It would be like a bell curve.

If there were 10,000,000 weeks with 14 games, 5,000,000 0f those weeks you should go 7-7.

2,500,000 of those weeks you should go 8-6 or 6-8
1,250,00 of those weeks you should go either 9-5 or 5-9
625,000 of those weeks you should go 9-5 or 5-9
312,500 of those weeks 10-4 or 4-10
156,250 of those weeks 11-3 or 3-11
78,125 of those weeks 12-2 or 2-12
39,063 of those weeks 13-1 or 1-13
19,532 0f those weeks 14-0 or 0-14

Hmmm...doesn't add up to 10,000,000

Only 9,980,000

DB! Help, DB.....

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/12/04 01:02 AM

Quote:

1,250,00 of those weeks you should go either 9-5 or 5-9
625,000 of those weeks you should go 9-5 or 5-9

PLAW I don't know the whole bell curve thing but you used 9-5 twice could that be wrong?

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/12/04 01:48 AM

Very observant! That would explain the last 20,000... give that kid a cigar!

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/12/04 11:18 AM

Just testing you guys to make sure you were paying attention.

If there were 10,000,000 weeks with 14 games, 5,000,000 0f those weeks you should go 7-7.

2,500,000 of those weeks you should go 8-6 or 6-8
1,250,00 of those weeks you should go either 9-5 or 5-9
625,000 of those weeks you should go 10-4 or 4-10
312,500 of those weeks 11-3 or 3-11
156,250 of those weeks 12-2 or 2-12
78,125 of those weeks 13-1 or 1-13
39,063 of those weeks 14-0 or 0-14

Now the total is even less...9,960,938

Hmmm....this is clearly wrong. Gotta think about it some more.
DB! Help, DB.....

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/12/04 11:56 AM

Meanwhile, here are the standings after Week 5

The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10

Code:

CB  34  6  40-34  +$ 260 
MC  33  7  40-34  +$ 260
PL  30  8  38-36  -$ 160
JG  31  4  35-39  -$ 790
SP  28  7  35-39  -$ 790
DB  30  4  34-40  -$1000
BD  27  6  33-41  -$1210

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/18/04 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
Meanwhile, here are the standings after Week 5

The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10
Code:
CB 34 6 40-34 +$ 260 MC 33 7 40-34 +$ 260 PL 30 8 38-36 -$ 160 JG 31 4 35-39 -$ 790 SP 28 7 35-39 -$ 790 DB 30 4 34-40 -$1000 BD 27 6 33-41 -$1210

Uh-Oh. A mythical jinx. Whenever money is involved......

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/19/04 12:11 PM

Standings after Week 6

The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10

Code:

CB  40  9  49-39  +$610 
MC  40  8  48-40  +$400
PL  38  8  46-42  -$ 20
JG  35 11  46-42  -$ 20
SP  35  9  44-44  -$440
DB  34  8  42-46  -$860
BD  33  9  42-46  -$860

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/19/04 03:31 PM

Hey Plaw - I'm not up on my bookmaking... can you please explain those numbers to me? How would I have lost $20 going 11-3? How does it work?

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/19/04 03:43 PM

The -$20 is your season total.

You have to risk $110 for every $100 you want to win. That's how the book makes a profit. They figure the average guy is gonna go .500, so with the 11-10 set-up you have to win 11/21 bets (.524) just to break even.

Your season record is 46-42. So, betting $100 on each game, you would have won $4600 for your 46 winners, but lost $4620 (42 x $110) on your 42 losers.

Net result for the season, -$20.

An 11-3 week, though, wins you $770.

$1100 for your 11 winners, minus $330 (3 x $110) for your three losers.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/19/04 03:52 PM

Duh, okay thanks... for some reason I didn't realize that was the season total

BIG difference one or two wins makes! Only down $20 after 6 weeks is pretty good for me, especially after last week

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/25/04 06:55 PM

Where's pl?? No chest thumping? Mr. Consistency. 7,8,8,7. I can tie you tonight.

Nice picks. All those dawgs barking.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/26/04 10:56 AM

Standings after Week 7

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

PL  46  9  55-47  +$330
MC  48  5  53-49  -$ 90
JG  46  6  52-50  -$300
CB  49  3  52-50  -$300 
SP  44  7  51-51  -$510
DB  42  7  49-53  -$930
BD  42  7  49-53  -$930

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/26/04 12:55 PM

ARF, ARF...the dawgs sure came up big this week. The Denver Juncos, what a bust.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 10/26/04 08:17 PM

Still in 3rd, still in the race. As usual. (yawn)

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/02/04 11:17 AM

Standings after Week 8

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

PL  55  7  62-54  +$ 260
MC  53  7  60-56  -$ 160
JG  52  8  60-57  -$ 160
SP  51  8  59-57  -$ 370
CB  52  4  56-60  -$1000 
DB  49  7  56-60  -$1000
BD  49  6  55-61  -$1210

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/03/04 07:50 PM

No wonder the bookies are in business.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/03/04 07:58 PM

Well, when you figure that the average guy like you or me doesn't really know anything special, and given the bookmakers skill in establishing a point spread that will attract an equal amount of action on each side, and then you realize how hard it is to have a winning percentage of .524 just to stay even......

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/08/04 04:55 PM

Boy do we suck at this...!

No one's picked 12 correctly yet.
There are only two 11's and three 10's.
Only one has had double-digits twice.
There's a 3 and at least three 4's.

More breakdown after tonight's game... but it's not pretty!

And it looks like Spike took the week off...?

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/09/04 02:19 PM

Standings after Week 9

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

JG  60   9  69-61  +$ 190  Takes over top spot.
MC  60   7  67-63  -$ 230  Last year's champ right there
PL  62   5  67-63  -$ 230  Drops to 3rd with worst week of season
CB  56   6  62-68  -$1280  He's playing. Just not talking.
BD  54   7  61-69  -$1490  Picks like a Wuss
DB  55   5  60-70  -$1700  Should stick to Yahoo only
SP  59   0  59-57  -$ 370  Um, there are no "bye weeks" in this game.

Note: last weeks standings above were adjusted; I think I must have posted them before the site had the Monday Night results included.

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/10/04 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by J Geoff:
Boy do we suck at this...!

No one's picked 12 correctly yet.
There are only two 11's and three 10's.
Only one has had double-digits twice.
There's a 3 and at least three 4's.

It seem like we're stuck in mediocrity, but I think the season has been very unpredictable. They are up, they are down.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/15/04 06:03 PM

Battle for First:

JG 76 Philly vs.
PL 76 Dallas

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/15/04 08:41 PM

While you guys duke it out ala Porter-Green, I'll just sneak in the back door....next week. :p

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/16/04 12:10 PM

Standings after Week 10

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

JG  69   8   77-67    +$ 330  
MC  67   9   76-68    +$ 120  
PL  67   9   76-68    +$ 120  
CB  62   7   69-75    -$1350  
BD  61   5   66-78    -$1980  
DB  60   6   66-78    -$1980 
SP  59   5   64-66    -$ 860

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/16/04 01:11 PM

Chasing the PORK.

Posted By: Big Daddy Don

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/19/04 09:35 PM

I don't see Buffy's name in here.

Whatsa matter Buff - are you not submitting your picks each week to PL via PM ? :p

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/23/04 06:22 AM

Wow - Not only the rare double-digits, but even Douche tied for 1st this week!

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/23/04 01:05 PM

Standings after Week 11

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

JG  77-67  11-5   88-72   +$ 850  Widens lead 
MC  76-68   8-8   84-76   +$  40  Still in race 
PL  76-68   8-8   84-76   +$  40  So is he     
CB  69-75   9-7   78-82   -$1220  Slight gain in race for 2nd
DB  66-78  11-5   77-83   -$1430  Moves up a  notch
BD  66-78   7-9   73-82   -$2270  Sinking fast  
SP  64-66   7-9   71-75   -$1150  Can he escape cellar?

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/23/04 05:07 PM

Nice going JG Pork Butt, the rare double digit week. Jeez its been whacky trying to outsmart these pro teams. :p

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/26/04 01:09 AM

Well, no one forgot about the Thursday games... ahh well!

Everyone's 2-0 except PL and MC who are 0-2.

See ya Sunday!

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/29/04 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by J Geoff:

Everyone's 2-0 except PL and MC who are 0-2.

In my best Curly Howard, "Ohhhh, wiseguy, hey?!"

In my feeble attempt to wrassle the Pork Skin grasp on first place and double-digit correctness, I went with ALL dawgs. Same results as other weeks - 8, and tonight??

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/30/04 05:35 PM

C'mon, Plaw... don't be afraid... I wanna see how much I'd be in the black after Week 12!

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/30/04 06:55 PM

Here 'ya go, JG....

You've been betting real money, right?

Standings after Week 12

(The +/- dollar amount is based on a mythical bet of $100 per game, laying 11-10)

Code:

JG  88-72  11-5   99-77  +$ 1400  It's a runaway 
MC  84-76   8-8   92-84  -$   40  Fights for 2nd
PL  84-76   8-8   92-84  -$   40  With PL    
CB  78-82  10-6   88-88  -$  880  Gains in race for 2nd
DB  77-83   8-8   85-91  -$ 1510  Treading water 
BD  73-82   9-7   82-89  -$ 2140  Slight gain  
SP  71-75   0-0   71-75  -$ 1150  Misses another week

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/30/04 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by plawrence:
You've been betting real money, right?

If I was, I'd be -$1400 :rolleyes:

Quote:

JG - It's a runaway

What, trying to jinx me? Great, I'm gonna get a "4" next week now!

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/30/04 07:34 PM

You'd be plus $1400.

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 11/30/04 07:50 PM

What I meant was, had it been REAL money, my 99-77 record would've ended up 77-99 no doubt!

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/06/04 01:32 PM

I seems I followed my hero pl and his dawg-picking strategy at the wrong time. Who let the dawgs out? WHO? WHO? Boy they sucked this weekend. Not mentioning teams, I had 7 dawg losers. Here are the spreads and the amount of points they lost by:
1 1/2 - 27
6 1/2 - 22
7 1/2 - 27
10 1/2 - 27
1 1/2 - 10
6 1/2 - 30
2 1/2 - 24

....and the 4 winners I had.
1 1/2 - won by 11
10 1/2 - lost by 10 (covered)
7 1/2 - won by 1
3 1/2 - lost by 1

That must be why they call them dawgs.

Hey Pork, slow down will ya? Pick some dawgs.

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/07/04 12:16 PM

Standings After Week 13

Code:

JG  99-77  10-6   109-83   +$ 1740  Scorching hot 
MC  92-84   8-8   100-92   -$  120  Gains on PL
PL  92-84   6-10   98-94   -$  540  Slumping badly
DB  85-91  11-5    96-96   -$  960  Joins battle for 2nd 
CB  88-88   6-10   94-98   -$ 1380  Drops a spot
BD  82-94   6-10   88-104  -$ 2640  Sucks at this

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/07/04 03:37 PM

Wow, it doesn't look like Pork will slow down EVER! He seems like he can't have a bad week. He's in a zone! :p

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:02 PM

Slight opening with Pork coming in with 6...

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:14 PM

That's cuz you cursed me with your previous post!! :p

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:23 PM

There's a chink in his armor! We picked the same team tonight so I can gain two on the Slippery Pork Skin, but can he continue to falter in the next three weeks? Will plaw make a surge with his underdawgs? Will the prognosticator from across the pond have a stroke of luck, or just a stroke? Stay tuned.

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaryCas:
There's a chink in his armor! We picked the same team tonight so I can gain two on the Slippery Pork Skin, but can he continue to falter in the next three weeks?...

I don't think so, MC! It can't happen two weeks in a row. Not to Pork - he's too good at this game!

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:44 PM

Noooooooo!!!

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MaryCas:
We picked the same team tonight so I can gain two on the Slippery Pork Skin,...

No, we picked diff teams, so you can (could) gain 3 on me...

In fact, it's pretty guaranteed that Tenn will romp all over KC, so there you go - you and PL will both gain 3 on me!! Noooo doubt about it!!!

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/13/04 08:07 PM

Geez, I guess I flip-flopped you and P. I'm too lazy to go look again. Who's playin' tonight??

Posted By: plawrence

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/14/04 03:25 PM

Standings After Week 14

Code:

JG  109-83   7-9    116-92    +$ 1480   Bad week doesn't hurt 
MC  100-92   8-8    108-100   -$  200   Misses chance for big gain
PL   98-94   8-8    106-102   -$  620   Still in battle for second  
DB   96-96  10-6    106-102   -$  620   Late season rush like last year 
CB   94-98   6-10   100-108   -$ 1880   Battling to stay out of cellar
BD   88-104  8-8     96-112   -$ 2720   Battling to get out of cellar

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/14/04 03:32 PM

Four weeks in a row of '8'. Somethin' gotta give. Pork slide.

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/20/04 05:37 PM

Pork and I have the same pick for tonight. MC and Plaw picked the other team. I'm rootin' for ya, Pork.

Also, way to keep steady Pork! At this rate, I don't know if we can catch you!

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/20/04 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Don Sicilia:
Also, way to keep steady Pork! At this rate, I don't know if we can catch you!

Sure you can, if I keep up this mediocrity or really screw up one of the last two weeks.

Posted By: Don Sicilia

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/20/04 07:31 PM

A little reverse jinx action from the Porkmeister...

Posted By: MaryCas

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/20/04 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by J Geoff:

Somehow I'll blow the 8-pt lead I had going into the final 3 weeks!

If I keep getting 8,8,8,8,etc. you'll have to string together 5s. When you wish upon a star....

Posted By: J Geoff

Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/21/04 06:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Don Sicilia:
A little reverse jinx action from the Porkmeister...

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/21/04 12:19 PM

Pork - 123: a pair of 7s. hmmm. He's staggering
Crazy Legs - 117: finally breaks the '8' for a 9; trailing by 6; breathing on the Pork
Douche - 116: 4 out of 5 double digit weeks. Can he sustain?

Two weeks to go! Who's that back there in the dust? pl?

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/21/04 01:03 PM

Standings After Week 15

Code:
JG 116-92 7-9 123-101 +$ 1190 Will be tough to catch MC 108-100 9-7 117-107 -$ 70 Need two big weeks DB 106-102 10-6 116-108 -$ 280 Will be happy to beat PL PL 106-102 7-9 113-111 -$ 910 Fading fast BD 96-112 11-5 107-117 -$ 2170 Climbs out of cellar CB 100-108 6-10 106-118 -$ 2380 Droms to the bottom

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 01:04 PM

Pork Skin you sneaky bastage. You were sandbaggin' the past two weeks. Giving me hope for a Peyton-type comeback; a last minute post-pattern bomb, but noooooooooooooooooooooo you had to go get 10 pts - before Monday night.

Nice going Don. Even pl will have to admit he got out prognosticated this year.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 01:14 PM

This game is all luck, anyway.

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 02:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by plawrence:
This game is all luck, anyway.
Do I taste some sour grapes? Is your Pinot Noir a little bitter?

BTW, I got a bottle of Barolo for Christmas.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 03:28 PM

Enjoy it. A good Barolo can be great.

Unfortunately, the good ones can be very expensive. It's hard to find even an inexpensive one for less than around $20.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 03:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by plawrence:
This game is all luck, anyway.
Sure is, like all fantasy games -- unless YOU won it. :p

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 03:58 PM

How can you compare the luck vs. skill factor in a game where you have to make 256 picks in which you have a 50-50 chance of being correct, to baseball, in which you have to make 10 picks every day, selecting from 30 choices, over the course of about 180 days?

Not to mention the fact that I won baseball two years in a row, which, I would guess, the chances of being strictly by luck would be somwhere in the neighborhood of zero.

Be happy you're gonna win this and get your "Uber Points" (whatver the hell they are), and start hoping that your "Penis-Obsessed" buddy DM doesn't start relegating you to fourth place in the other games. :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 04:14 PM

So you're saying that if you had won, after someone congratulated you, you would've just said, "ahh, no big deal - it was all just dumb luck - I don't deserve it!" ? Ya huh! :p

There's absolutely no skill in picking against the spread correctly more often than not?

Hey, I'm not saying there isn't a lot of luck involved (like in most fantasy games :p ) but it's not like I made my picks randomly, either. :p

Watch - I'll forget to play next week and lose!!

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 04:29 PM

All of these games have some element of luck.

I'm just saying that some have a lot more luck than others.

The baseball game had about 54,000 possible choices you could make over the course of the season. Even if you throw out half of them as being impractical (which is, I think, a very generous number to throw out), that still leaves about 27,000, vs. 256 in this game.

Obviously, the more possible choices there are, the less luck is involved in winning.

But you are right. If I had won this game, it would have been because of skill. :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 05:08 PM

I finally played this game for this week- I started a team to join the group but it closed at the first week.

Right now I'm 10-5, what is considered good for this game?

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 05:08 PM

I'll admit that for the Baseball Fantasy it takes a certain amount of skill in analyzing the weather charts, staying up to 3am and scanning the injury reports. Or is that insanity?

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 05:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
I finally played this game for this week- I started a team to join the group but it closed at the first week.

Right now I'm 10-5, what is considered good for this game?
Anything ahead of plaw is good. :p Look at plaw's chart above and you see only JG would be in the money in Vegas. If you could win 8 or 9 every week you'd be doing pretty good. Double digit wins are the exception.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/27/04 05:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
Right now I'm 10-5, what is considered good for this game?
If you were betting real money, and laying 11-10 as you would have to in a sports book, you need to have a winning percentage of .524 to break even.

Anything above that is considered good.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 11:53 AM

Standings After Week 16

Code:
JG 123-101 10-6 133-107 +$ 1530 Looks like he has it locked up MC 117-107 8-8 125-115 -$ 150 Holding on for 2nd DB 116-108 6-10 122-118 -$ 780 Holding on for 3rd PL 113-111 8-8 121-119 -$ 990 Hopes to catch his MWA BD 107-117 8-8 115-125 -$ 2250 Hopes to stay out of cellar CB 106-118 8-8 114-126 -$ 2460 Hopes to escape cellar

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 01:27 PM

Hey, JG. Why don't you NOT pick this weekend and see if I can catch you. I need eight for a tie and that's what I usually pick. So if we tie, we can split the winnings! :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 06:46 PM

I finished 10-6 this week.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
I finished 10-6 this week.
I must say, that's a very nice score, my MWA!

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MaryCas:
So if we tie, we can split the winnings! :p
I'd worry more about keeping 2nd Place at this point! :p

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:39 PM

Listen to him.....

Finally wins something, and he becomes a wiseacre

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by plawrence:
Listen to him.....

Finally wins something, and he becomes a wiseacre
"Wins something"? Next week my list will grow... :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:46 PM

grow to a grand total of 2 :p :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 07:48 PM

You mean 4 :p (Okay, so two of them are kinda minor... )

Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 08:00 PM

Kinda minor?? You guys don't ever forget that I won the NBA Draft challenge and Best Ball, OK!! :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 08:08 PM

Quote:
Originally gloated by Don Sicilia:
I won the ... Best Ball, OK!!
That was a fantasy game, right?

(I tried to resist the temptation )

Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 08:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
[quote]Originally gloated by Don Sicilia:
[b]I won the ... Best Ball, OK!!
That was a fantasy game, right?

(I tried to resist the temptation ) [/b][/quote]Try harder! :p

Oops.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/28/04 11:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Don Sicilia:
You guys don't ever forget that I won the NBA Draft challenge
I thought I won that.

Or was it the NFL Draft Challenge that I won?

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/29/04 01:54 AM

I don't like to brag, but I did win the Slim-Fast Sumo Wrestle-Off. Unfortunately you guys weren't in it. The hostess at East Tokyo restaurant where I get sushi was advertising it. I beat 32 Japanese guys. They were all betting on Oke Bono. I went with a lesser known guy Haki Saki. He had more handicap points because he only weighed 425. Maybe next year I'll get you guys in it.

Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/29/04 04:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by plawrence:
[quote]Originally posted by Don Sicilia:
[b] You guys don't ever forget that I won the NBA Draft challenge
I thought I won that.

Or was it the NFL Draft Challenge that I won? [/b][/quote]My mistake Plaw... I won the NFL Draft Challenge.

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 12/30/04 07:41 PM

The spreads this week are whacky. Who's not playing, who locked up a playoff spot. Maybe I can catch JG..hmmmmmmmmmm.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:14 AM

Holy Shit, I'm 4-11 so far this week!!! I sure hope that 8 pt lead was enough for me to hold on!!!!

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:21 AM

I'm 10-5 :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:24 AM

Too bad you can't prove it. :p

But this week IS all backwards!! My worst or second-worst week, and, Plaw (of all people) is in double digits... go figure!!! :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:37 AM

P.S. I'd be 10-5, too, had I picked ALL HOME TEAMS. Was that your "strategy"? :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
P.S. I'd be 10-5, too, had I picked ALL HOME TEAMS. Was that your "strategy"? :p
I just used my brain :p

here are my picks:
Greenbay- win
Houston- loss
St.Louis- win
Detroit- loss
Minnesota- loss
New England- win
Philadelphia- loss
Baltimore- win
Pittsburgh- win
New Orleons- win
Seattle- win
Arizona- win
Jacksonville-win
Kansas City- win
Denver- win

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:44 AM

Oh, BRAINS!! That what I kept forgetting!!

And thanks for the list... that proves it! :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Oh, BRAINS!! That what I kept forgetting!!

And thanks for the list... that proves it! :p
yeah well my brain was working great for the Philadelphia game- as I'm picking the list I kept saying no Eagles are playing don't pick them and what do I do? lol

If you don't believe me- I always tell the truth, even when I lie. :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:55 AM

I voted against Philly up to the last second. :rolleyes:

All I know is... c'mon Giants! :rolleyes:

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 02:56 AM

lol- well if you got the NYG/DAL game right then I REALLY doubt someone guessed 13 games right.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:13 AM

I think I'm safe - cuz the best anyone can do is 12, and that's Plaw, and he's WAYYYY back to make a run on the last night!

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:13 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
I think I'm safe - cuz the best anyone can do is 12, and that's Plaw, and he's WAYYYY back to make a run on the last night!
how do you know 12 is the best anyone can do?

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:16 AM

Cuz Plaw has 11 going into the last game? :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:18 AM

Quote:
I sure hope that 8 pt lead was enough for me to hold on!!!! [Eek!] [Eek!]
so if you are able to see other people's scores why did you make that comment?

you could have just checked the 5th pla....oh wait you are in 1st in this game, so you could have just checked the 2nd place person's score... :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:24 AM

Cuz at that point I was too lazy to look - and didn't want to make any stoopit math errors and suffer from premature celebration :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 03:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Cuz at that point I was too lazy to look - and didn't want to make any stoopit math errors and suffer from premature celebration :p

You'd need to have first been able to celebrate (with another person) to suffer from premature celebration

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 04:26 AM

YES!! Tiki scores!! Looks like 5 whole picks

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 05:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
YES!! Tiki scores!! Looks like 5 whole picks
at least I'm consistent, another 10-6 week

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 06:19 PM

Congratulations Oh Great One! You tried to blow it yesterday, but I guess you're not a blower. 7 weeks of double digit wins was too much for us 8-pickers to overcome. Plaw had 8, 8s, I had 7. Douche was a little too erratic. And the other guys....well there's always Golf Best Ball.
Great win for another trophy on the mantle.

Oh, BTW, if I used my pencil correctly (the pointed end), I nosed out the Great Pufficator by one.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 07:02 PM

I'll post the final chart when ESPN gets around to updating it. I have a feeling it'll be tomorrow, as it's always been on a Tuesday.

Anyway - Barring any recount, I declare myself the winner! Who better to win the PIGSKIN Pick'em than Pork!??

Testing new sig... :p

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 07:07 PM

Guess it's only a matter of time before I start my sig line, and 2 more bowl games until I get my name in the headline of the sports thread

Posted By: Beth E
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 07:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MaryCas:
but I guess you're not a blower.
That's not what DMC says.

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
Guess it's only a matter of time before I start my sig line, and 2 more bowl games until I get my name in the headline of the sports thread
Not so fast there DMC. My Trojan can hold tight while your Sooner is later.

Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Testing new sig... :p
After 2+ years, Pork finally has himself a legitimate championship! :p

Congrats Pork! Your punctilious propensity for picking point-spread winners is praiseworthy!

Posted By: Beth E
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MaryCas:
My Trojan can hold tight
Bragger!!!

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Don Sicilia:
After 2+ years, Pork finally has himself a legitimate championship!
Hey now!! I won last year's Yahoo Football -- just like you did this year! If you don't think my win was legit (I don't have any wusses complaining about MINE! ), I can just take you off the "Recent Winners" list. :p

But anyway - Thanks, bro!

Did you see the pic I posted of you and LDV at the Cubs game? I didn't even call you Douche!

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MaryCas:
[quote]Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
[b] Guess it's only a matter of time before I start my sig line, and 2 more bowl games until I get my name in the headline of the sports thread
Not so fast there DMC. My Trojan can hold tight while your Sooner is later. [/b][/quote]well if both teams win then I win - that's why I said 2 games. I have faith in Auburn its the USC- Oklahoma game that scares me

I didn't know you guys were playing the point-spread one so my scores mean d**k.

Posted By: Don Sicilia
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 08:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Hey now!! I won last year's Yahoo Football -- just like you did this year! If you don't think my win was legit (I don't have any wusses complaining about MINE! ), I can just take you off the "Recent Winners" list. :p
Touche!

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:But anyway - Thanks, bro!

Did you see the pic I posted of you and LDV at the Cubs game? I didn't even call you Douche!
That would have been funny - "Here's LDV and Douchebag at the Cubs game!"

Posted By: Big Daddy Don
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 09:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Anyway - Barring any recount, I declare myself the winner! Who better to win the PIGSKIN Pick'em than Pork!??

Congrats - I am sure the family is so proud. I bet you can use this new claim to fame in picking up 'chicks' also. PL tells me he uses it all the time hopefully you will have more luck that he has with it.

And there should be no recounts since this game had a 'fair and honest' commissioner - not some WussBag, Paper Champion like another game that will go unmentioned had.

And no this one is not just luck - you have to make moves every week. Now that sissy Gridiron Challenge game - that is a luck game you can miss a week and still rack up big points but not this one, miss a week and you are done. A truly manly game - which is why I am surprised that you won. :p

Congrats - keep us all posted on how it does in 'making time with the chicks'. Gee I hope DMC doesn't get jealous reading this.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 10:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Big Daddy Don:
this one is not just luck - you have to make moves every week. Now that sissy Gridiron Challenge game - that is a luck game you can miss a week and still rack up big points
Hmmm....

Seems to me that if you hadn't "missed" Week 17 in Gridiron Challenge, but changed your team to reflect players who had something to play for like I did (dropping Peyton Manning, for example), youi would have had a shot to finish second.

I guess the game was to "sissy" for you to bother.

Oh, BTW, Big Daddy Wuss, how many fantasy games have you won here?

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 11:17 PM

Thanks for the "Congrats" MC, DB and BD (who wasn't wuss enough to not congratulate me )

But I'm still waiting to hear from a certain young man who desires to turn the Gangster BB "Big Three" into a "Big Four" -- as well as one of the (arguably) "Top Two" :p

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 11:21 PM

I'm just waiting for the results to be official.

I never give up until the very end. Maybe they'll find a mistake somewhere.

Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 11:24 PM

Quote:
But I'm still waiting to hear from a certain young man
Someone's trying to get on the good side of plaw

I didn't know it was official yet, so I will unofficialy congratulate you :p

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/03/05 11:26 PM

You can give up: You gained 6 on me, and I was 12 ahead of you going into it. :p

But it's okay, I'll wait.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 12:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by J Geoff:
Did you see the pic I posted of you and LDV at the Cubs game? I didn't even call you Douche!
Never mind the Douche stuff.

I noticed that picture. Interesting how DB was very subtly nuzzling his right arm up against Buffy's left boob.

Nice going, DB. My compliments.

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 11:39 AM

Final Standings

Code:
JG 133-107 5-11 138-118 +$ 930 Holds on for win MC 125-115 8-8 133-123 -$ 230 Giants win saves 2nd PL 121-119 11-5 132-124 -$ 440 Salvages 3rd, Dallas loss costs 2nd DB 122-118 8-8 130-126 -$ 860 Fades to 4th, behind PL CB 114-126 10-6 124-132 -$ 2120 Escapes cellar in last week BD 115-125 8-8 123-133 -$ 2330 Drops to cellar in last week

Posted By: plawrence
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 11:43 AM

My official congratulations, JG. You had quite a stretch there. Hot like fire.

I'll show you how to bet real money next season if you like.

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 12:18 PM

And as the deposed champion I grudgingly (only kidding)extend my congratulations on a brilliantly played season. I didn't think a Ouija board had such power. And to think that you didn't even put in one-tenth of the hours as some people we know. I hope this helps your Uber Thing (don't they have pills for that?)

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 04:38 PM

I wanted to compare this to last year , put apparently we never posted standings??? It appears the Top 3 were MC, DB, and PL. I wanted to see last year because I'm sure we all did much better overall (more correct picks, not necessarily percentile wise).

PL third this year, as well as last year, after he said -- and I quote:

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I am somewhat surprised. Admittedly, I didn't have a very good year. But I still finished over .500, and that was good enough for third place in this league of amateurs.
:D

Amateurs, indeed. MC beat you twice! :p

Posted By: Beth E
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 05:21 PM

Master of my Domains, Geoff? I just noticed that. Very clever.

Posted By: MaryCas
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/04/05 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by J Geoff:

Amateurs, indeed. MC beat you twice! :p
And I'm an Ama-choor in the truly derogatory sense. Afterall, I can't even find a doubleheader.

A Fantasy Game to me is playing checkers with a Victoria Secrets model.

Posted By: J Geoff
Re: ESPN Pigskin Pick'Em Football Game - 01/05/05 08:57 PM

Those of you who enjoyed this game are invited to a playoffs version. See this post in the "NFL Playoffs Fantasy Game?" thread.