09-17-2009, 10:21 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The good news is that you still only need about two weeks to get ahead of Troutman.
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Check it - I always suck in week one, then climb towards the top by the end of the year. Or maybe not.
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09-22-2009, 07:12 PM
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First Line Centre
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Awesome, another good week. 12-4. I got Cinci wrong(who didnt) plus Houston, Chicago and San Fran.
Also how is Denver the underdog against Oakland next week?
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09-22-2009, 07:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Originally Posted by Wood
Awesome, another good week. 12-4. I got Cinci wrong(who didnt) plus Houston, Chicago and San Fran.
Also how is Denver the underdog against Oakland next week?
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Nobody believes yet. Not even Bronco fans. No way I'd bet against them in this game though.
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09-22-2009, 08:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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It's my first go-around with this league, I'm a little confused. My record's more or less the same as anyone's but I see I'm mired down in 15th spot. So is the idea to place more points on the riskier games, in kind of a high-risk, high-reward thing?
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09-22-2009, 08:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Originally Posted by Sainters7
It's my first go-around with this league, I'm a little confused. My record's more or less the same as anyone's but I see I'm mired down in 15th spot. So is the idea to place more points on the riskier games, in kind of a high-risk, high-reward thing?
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That's up to you.
That's one strategy. Not sure I'd employ it in week 3 though. 
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I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
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09-24-2009, 10:57 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
That's up to you.
That's one strategy. Not sure I'd employ it in week 3 though. |
Oh so you do get more points for putting a higher number on riskier games then? I have no idea how it works...
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09-24-2009, 11:01 AM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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No, if you put 16 points on a game and you pick it right you get 16 points.
You win these pools by minimizing your losses and maximizing your wins. Bascially if you're going to be wrong you want it to cost you the least amount of points. A guy who goes 11-5 on the week but loses his 1 to 5 point games is only out 15 points. If you go 14-2 but lose your 10 and 11 confidence point games you're out 21 points.
I guess if you really want to try and distance yourself you can put big points on upsets and hope they come through. If you pulled it off you'd probably make up some serious ground. I've found in the past that I can make more ground when I lose a game because I'll only have like 8 points on Indy to win a game that they end up losing and most of the group has 13-15 points on them type of thing.
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Last edited by Sylvanfan; 09-24-2009 at 11:03 AM.
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09-27-2009, 12:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Oops! Made my picks but forgot to make any confidence points. Oh well, I was close to last as it was...
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11-12-2009, 10:31 AM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Bump to remind folks of tonights game. Although I think this year you can miss a game and still make picks for the Sunday games so long as you make them before the game started. Tonight is a tough game to pick as you never know which Bears team will show up and the Niners have struggled lately losing 4 of 5.
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12-29-2009, 02:19 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Bump.
going into the last week of the season and the championship is going right down to the wire.
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12-29-2009, 02:23 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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I can't believe I choked away the huge lead I had.
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12-29-2009, 02:33 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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I think it's pretty much a 3 horse race. I've had a brutal year for picks, the more I follow the NFL and think I know...it seems to make my ability to pick games absolutely suck.
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"Some guys like old balls"
Patriots QB Tom Brady
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12-29-2009, 02:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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I sucked like crazy this week....guess I'm relinquishing my championship this year!
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12-29-2009, 03:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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I just wish people wouldn't quit playing even if they've missed a week (like myself). Makes it more fun to see more people invovled.
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12-29-2009, 04:14 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I think it's pretty much a 3 horse race. I've had a brutal year for picks, the more I follow the NFL and think I know...it seems to make my ability to pick games absolutely suck.
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The last week is so unpredicatable though that there could be a massive swing in points if one plays it correctly. All three front runners, will have to monsterously choke if that were to happen, but it could.
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-Steve Prefontaine
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12-29-2009, 09:13 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Originally Posted by sevenarms
The last week is so unpredicatable though that there could be a massive swing in points if one plays it correctly. All three front runners, will have to monsterously choke if that were to happen, but it could.
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Yeah, picking games in the final week is something else. I think it was 3 years ago I had like a 20 point lead going into the final week and I ended up winning by 2 points. I know when I was looking at my picks this week it certainly wasn't easy. Who's going to try who's mailing it in, who's team sucks so bad they still can't win anyway. Who knows!
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"Some guys like old balls"
Patriots QB Tom Brady
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01-04-2010, 02:40 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Congrats to Rubecube who held on to win by 2 points. I ended up with a good final week to tie for 3rd, but was too far back to make much of a threat. I guess I could have held off on my karma challenge and pulled back my Chiefs loss prediction.
Look forward to next year.
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"Some guys like old balls"
Patriots QB Tom Brady
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01-04-2010, 05:51 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Well I choked the last week and dropped out of the lead. Congrats on the win Rube and I look forward to next year.
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-Steve Prefontaine
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01-04-2010, 05:54 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Congrats Rubert cubert...well done. I sucked all year.
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