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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: vansmack on September 01, 2011, 07:15:50 pm
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Yes, it?s that time again, where you can get some of your money back from the Proprietor of the 9:30 Club.
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Hello 930 Board Member,
You have been invited to join vansmack's Private Group in Yahoo! Sports Survival Football.
In order to join the group, just go to Survival Football (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival), and click the "Join a Group" button. From there, enter the following information...
Group ID#: 20551
Password: ninethirty
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The object of 930 Survival Football is to be the last Active member of the 930 Board.
In order to accomplish this goal, you must correctly pick the winner of one professional football game each week.
But, to make this somewhat simple task more difficult, each user can only pick each professional football team once during the season.
If a correct selection is made, the user will remain Active for the following week. If an incorrect selection is made, that user will be Eliminated.
Our Group is limited to the first 50 people who sign up. There are two prize categories:
$5 - every participant must play the $5 version of the Survival Football pool, winner take all.
$100 - in addition to the $5 pool, an optional ?High Stakes? $100 per person pool is a side pool for those that wish to participate. The decision must be made prior to week one. To signify your willingness to participate, simply put an asterisk next to your submission name (eg, vansmack*) on the yahoo site.
Seth, GGW and the Good Doctor have also been known to do a $1000 pool. I will leave it to them to challenge others.
Best of luck, and in case you need to be reminded about previous results?
2010 (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=20723.0)
2009 (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=19429.0)
2008 (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=4318.0)
2007 (http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=8934.0)
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i'm all in.
and by "all in", i mean the $100 pool (the marital consequences of the $1000 pool are probably NSFW).
that is all.
ALL HAIL VANSMACK.
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i'm all in.
and by "all in", i mean the $100 pool (the marital consequences of the $1000 pool are probably NSFW).
that is all.
ALL HAIL VANSMACK.
$1000 is all it would cost me to end your marriage? My proposal was going to be much higher....
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Does this mean summer is over
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I'm in for the cheap one!
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Does this mean summer is over
Summer was over as soon as the Orioles fell out of contention. Sometime mid-June.
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Realistically speaking...early May. Don't count on any summer next year.
Summer was over as soon as the Orioles fell out of contention. Sometime mid-June.
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i'm in for $100/$5
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i'm in the for $5 pool
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Realistically speaking...early May. Don't count on any summer next year.
Now, Now. They were one game under .500 on June 10th, the day before the wheels fell off the cart.
Spring-to-fall next year, for sure.
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Does this mean summer is over
I don't know about you, but I've been wearing suits to the office for two weeks now...
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what are "suits"?
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I'm in for $5.
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A question for Seth and Dr. Anton - should we just tack the Big Boys pool onto vansmack's existing one? Otherwise, I can set up a separate one. Let me know.
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not sure what that means, but whatever's easiest for you guys
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Did you post where to send paypal payments?
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Did you post where to send paypal payments?
vansmack[at]msn[dot]com
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I'm in for $5. If Sethy wins the $1000 pool and doesn't want it, I will gladly take it ;D
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Two days remaining....
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who's in for the big boy pool?
come on, it'll help me keep beer prices down
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who's in for the big boy pool?
come on, it'll help me keep beer prices down
If you're in, please put a + sign in next to your name.
For example, your ID would be:
vansmack for $5 pool.
vansmack* for $100 pool.
vansmack*+ for $100 pool and $1000 pool.
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to be clear: if you're in the $100 and/or $1000 pool, you still need to be part of $5 pool, right? so people should be paypal'ing you $5, $105, $1005, or $1105?
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to be clear: if you're in the $100 and/or $1000 pool, you still need to be part of $5 pool, right? so people should be paypal'ing you $5, $105, $1005, or $1105?
Traditionally, the Big Boys have settled up in-person over a nice lunch on the winner's dime.
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Traditionally, the Big Boys have settled up in-person over a nice lunch on the winner's dime.
This. Do not pay pal me $1000. I'm not picking up that fee!
But yes, pay pal me $5, $105 or that plus fees if you're so inclined.
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Can we wager on how long each of the pools lasts? What's the money line on the big rollers one? I say it doesn't go longer than five weeks.
Brian
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Is the deadline really Sunday at 1:00? Regardless of Thursday or Saturday games?
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who's in for the big boy pool?
come on, it'll help me keep beer prices down
the more i think about it, the more this gets my vote for POTW.
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Is the deadline really Sunday at 1:00? Regardless of Thursday or Saturday games?
If you want to pick the Thursday or Saturday game, then you must do so before kickoff of that game. However, I've never thought it was wise to force folks to pick the Sunday games by 8:00PM ET on a Thursday.
This is how it has been for a few years now. What is your concern?
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ideally, we could pick any game that hasn't kicked off yet (or withing 15 mins of kickoff, whatever). so if you space out on sunday and forget to make a selection (as some have been known to do here), you can still have a crack at the monday night game. not sure if yahoo allows for such flexibility.
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ideally, we could pick any game that hasn't kicked off yet (or withing 15 mins of kickoff, whatever). so if you space out on sunday and forget to make a selection (as some have been known to do here), you can still have a crack at the monday night game. not sure if yahoo allows for such flexibility.
It does not. The options are still:
(1) 5 minutes before the kickoff of the first game of the week, or
(2) 1:00 PM ET on Sunday
We changed it to option #2 two seasons ago (the first time they allowed the option).
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Is the deadline really Sunday at 1:00? Regardless of Thursday or Saturday games?
If you want to pick the Thursday or Saturday game, then you must do so before kickoff of that game. However, I've never thought it was wise to force folks to pick the Sunday games by 8:00PM ET on a Thursday.
This is how it has been for a few years now. What is your concern?
No concern really. I just couldn't remember what we had done in the past. It looks like the issue two seasons ago was that one of the Yahoo pages indicated the deadline was 1:00PM Pacific Time. That was an error and it was fixed.
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No concern really. I just couldn't remember what we had done in the past. It looks like the issue two seasons ago was that one of the Yahoo pages indicated the deadline was 1:00PM Pacific Time. That was an error and it was fixed.
Yes, back in 09 it was different on my page then it was on you east coasters page. That has been fixed...
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Looks like we've got 21 people this year.
8 people in the $100 pool.
3 people in the big boys pool - Seth, GGW and Smackie
And dammit, I had Houston all week until Foster was out. Now they're drubbing the Colts with Ward and Slaton...
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When do we start a second chance pool for everyone who picked Cleveland?
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When do we start a second chance pool for everyone who picked Cleveland?
The price of beer just went up too.
Lets see how the rest of the day plays out and decide soon.
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son of a bitch, I picked Cleveland too
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Can't believe so many people picked Cleveland and Kansas City... yuck.
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For real. I'm a Bengals fan, and today's game at Cleveland is one of the few I was confident they would win this season.
Why wasn't everyone else picking Houston? Without Manning, Indy is a 3-13 team at best.
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I thought Cleve was a sure thing with the Bengals having a rookie QB and bad preseason. Thought Colt Mccoy would have a big year. Guess that just shows I suck at gambling ;D
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if only cam newton could have pulled it off....
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For real. I'm a Bengals fan, and today's game at Cleveland is one of the few I was confident they would win this season.
Why wasn't everyone else picking Houston? Without Manning, Indy is a 3-13 team at best.
WHY?!?! Are you FROM Cincinnati?
When the team you picked is playing against a team with a rookie quarterback....and that rookie quarterback gets knocked out at half time...and BRUCE GRADKOWSKI(!) has to come in...and you STILL lose then that, my friend, is just not your year.
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Brian
P.S. The Colts should bring back Jeff George. He's still available. And as we know, the buzz word for this new decade is "closure."
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well...at least I won't have to buy lunch
unless...
DOUBLE OR NOTHING!!!
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haha can't believe i got eliminated week 1. oh well
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The amount of research I put into this week was probably more than the last 4 years combined. I really didn't feel confident about this week at all. I had Houston for most of the week and then got nervous about Fosters leg. I had KC and Cle at one point but ultimately settled on AZ once they hit 9.5 points. Damn that was close....
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If New England loses tonight there will only be a handful of teams left.
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Cleveland....hahahahahahaha...brian "D" wallace...hahaha.
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Eliminated in Week 1
wml7 (CLE)
miss pretentious (KC)
eros* (CLE)
Football is better at 10 AM* (KC)
Got Haggis? (KC)
6949 (KC)
I Hate Bruce Springsteen (CLE)
We Are Both Carls (CLE)
threepeat*+ (CLE)
Picks
6 - Arizona
5 - Kansas City
5 - Cleveland
4 - New England
2 - Houston
1 Player made no selection and will not be counted (downskin)
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Don't forget to make your pick for this week....
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Should have went with New England the first week ;D
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Don't forget to make your pick for this week....
what pick
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Don't forget to make your pick for this week....
what pick
the pick me with free beer at the club ;D
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the $100 pool is over if PITT loses
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Eliminated in Week 2
Nobody
Picks
9 - Pittsburgh
1 - Green Bay
1 - New York Jets
Honestly, no surprise here. After what Smackie felt was the toughest week one in our short survival pool history, it was followed up with the easiest week we may have ever had. How easy? I went 14-1 (Tennessee) in my pigskin pickem and picked up a cool $400. Funny story though....there were three people at 13-1 with me, and we all have the NYG tonight. I spent the entire PHI-ATL game thinking that I had picked PHI (which I had originally), only to find out after the game that on Friday, the line moved 1.5 points towards ATL and I had changed my pick to ALT. I was the only one that had ATL and now that pool is free.
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looks like another week of everyone taking the same team...
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looks like another week of everyone taking the same team...
And I have such a disdain for Norv Turner...
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Norv is just the kind of guy who would let everyone down on a gimme game like this. Especially so early in the season.
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This might be the week to go with someone else, could be the way to win given that 99% of the people are going with one team. An upset and you could be the lone team standing.
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This might be the week to go with someone else, could be the way to win given that 99% of the people are going with one team. An upset and you could be the lone team standing.
great idea, everyone should follow this advice.
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This might be the week to go with someone else, could be the way to win given that 99% of the people are going with one team. An upset and you could be the lone team standing.
great idea, everyone should follow this advice.
I'm really liking Seattle this week.
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I'm really liking Seattle this week.
I'm in a $20 loser pool with 250+ people. Just about everybody picked Seattle to lose last week, but one guy picked Green Bay and was eliminated. I looked at his pick the week before and he picked New Orleans (who faced GB). I was astounded. Maybe he thought it was a winners pool with a second chance?
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Last chance to try something really daring and buck the trend....
I should point out that on ESPN's Fantasy Podcast yesterday, Nate and Berry were talking about how this is EXACTLY the kind of game that the Chargers could lose.
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Last chance to try something really daring and buck the trend....
I should point out that on ESPN's Fantasy Podcast yesterday, Nate and Berry were talking about how this is EXACTLY the kind of game that the Chargers could lose.
NATE AND BERRY?!?!?!
well shit....
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well, we all cash out with a chiefs win
(http://www.slap-shot.com/Hansons45.jpg)
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Who is Junior Ho?
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Only one person was brave enough to pick someone other than San Diego... And down goes New England!!!
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Who is Junior Ho?
It's actually J. Rho, but it's an understandable mistake.
Also, it's my own stupid fault for trying to be clever and not picking SD this week like everybody else. Dammit.
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Eliminated in Week 3
jrho
Picks
11 - San Diego
1 - New England
jrho said it himself:
"it's my own stupid fault for trying to be clever and not picking SD this week like everybody else. Dammit."
I thought for sure more than one person would make the mistake last week. I got crushed this week in everything BUT survival pools...45 people were eliminated in the "loser" pool I'm in, mostly thanks to Buffalo winning and the NYG (!).
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A few more options this week without there being one "sure thing" game. Could make for some more departures.
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Don't forget to make your pick.
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I smell a Tebow Lambeau miracle
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Better get your nose checked.
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Who is Junior Ho?
a ho in training, of course. still wearing a training-pushup-bra.
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Go Indy.
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I'll post the results after tonight's game, but I can tell you this....I already don't like next week.
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That injury was downright Theismannesque.
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booya
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booya
Vinatieri missed that field goal and I switched to the baseball game.
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(http://theyoungbucs.com/images/BucsCropped09.jpg)
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This week is brutal. I'm looking at the Giants over the Seahawks or the Saints over the Panthers. I feel like both are traps though. Saints D is not there and the Panthers offense is INSANE. I just plain don't trust the Giants, but I think I might be overthinking these 2 games. All others are just too close for my comfort. Down to 3 in my pool and 1 is a HUGE big mouth.
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and 1 is a HUGE big mouth.
a big mouth? sorta like announcing your thoughts on who to bet on, on a public forum?
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Maybe the HUGE big mouth is actually Bat Boy?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Bat_Boy.PNG)
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Eliminated in Week 4
Nobody
Picks
5 - Green Bay
3 - Tampa Bay
2- New Orleans
1 - Atlanta
We lose people next week, guaranteed.
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and 1 is a HUGE big mouth.
a big mouth? sorta like announcing your thoughts on who to bet on, on a public forum?
No, more like a braggart is what I meant. We have a forum and we all talk about who we're gonna pick. But it's all still a game so sometimes people don't trust others advice hahaha
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Eliminated in Week 4
Nobody
Picks
5 - Green Bay
3 - Tampa Bay
2- New Orleans
1 - Atlanta
We lose people next week, guaranteed.
I'm not so sure about that, at least for the $100 pool.
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Don't forget to make your pick before Sunday.
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well, this could be it.
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Well Seattle just broke a lot of hearts and caused Vegas to piss themselves. Manning choked big time.
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What happens if the entire league is eliminated in the same week? Obviously everyone is out in the $100 pool already . . .
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I don't even want to do the math on this...
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I have never been a Jets fan in my life, but . . . J E T S JETS JETS JETS!
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I had NOR as my pick until I changed it this morning because I kept hearing vansmack's voice in my head saying, "you always go with the home team with the biggest spread."
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I have never been a Jets fan in my life, but . . . J E T S JETS JETS JETS!
Not me. Distributing $1.87 or whatever it is to everyone does not excite me.
Go Pats.
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since everyone got eliminated in the $100, should we start another pool and continue on? essentially give everyone a mulligan?
it's either that, or 5 people split $300 plus get their money back (i.e. get ~$160 each).
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Go Pats.
i'd like to make note of this historic occasion. that is all.
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I had NOR as my pick until I changed it this morning because I kept hearing vansmack's voice in my head saying, "you always go with the home team with the biggest spread."
I had the Pats knowing you couldn't use them but decided to avoid the divisional game...
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since everyone got eliminated in the $100, should we start another pool and continue on? essentially give everyone a mulligan?
it's either that, or 5 people split $300 plus get their money back (i.e. get ~$160 each).
What do we do with Seth, Venerable and eros in that scenario?
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since everyone got eliminated in the $100, should we start another pool and continue on? essentially give everyone a mulligan?
it's either that, or 5 people split $300 plus get their money back (i.e. get ~$160 each).
What do we do with Seth, Venerable and eros in that scenario?
to my mind, in the mulligan scenario those who were previously out remain out. they lost their bets prior to today's clusterf*ck, so that doesn't change.
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I don't think that is fair to the other three. Although we lasted longer than they did, we all met the same result. It's probably fairer to distribute the money, and anyone who wants back in has to pay again. Also, with a new league, how would previously picked teams be treated? It could get messy unless Yahoo has the ability for the league moderator to go in and eliminate teams from each respective team's picks (and I am sure the moderator would be thrilled to do that . . . )
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I don't think that is fair to the other three. Although we lasted longer than they did, we all met the same result.
This is completely false. There's a big difference between week one and week three, let alone week five.
If anything, I'm willing to consider letting anyone who lost before week 4 to buy back in, but I'm not willing to wipe out their debt all together.
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I don't think that is fair to the other three. Although we lasted longer than they did, we all met the same result.
i understand your point of view, but i don't agree with it. survival pools are all about lasting as long as possible, so you can't ignore the time dimension. being bounced out in week 5 isn't the same as being bounced out in week 4... or week 1.
here's my analogy: you win the quarter-finals, but tie in the semi-finals. it is decided that the teams in the semis should re-play to choose a winner. do the quarter-finals losers get to play again? no, they've already been eliminated.
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I see two options. Either settle up the old $100 pool and start a new one. Or the final five let it roll. The latter would obviously exclude the 3 who went out prior to this week.
I would do double or nothing on the big boys* pool, assuming vansmack and seth are on board.
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Thanks a lot, Eagles. I decide to be ballsy and go with a road 1-3 team and they choke.
I should've stuck with my Bengals. :)
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there's only one option in the $100 league - everyone who got bounced today splits the pool ... if all of us or some of us make a subsequent agreement to let it ride and start a new pool, then so be it
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his hoyaness has spoken.
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who is no chance in hell
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his hoyaness has spoken.
do you interpret the rules or our initial agreement differently?
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his hoyaness has spoken.
do you interpret the rules or our initial agreement differently?
nope, interpreting our agreement on to the current situation leads to the conclusion that ending the pool and splitting the winnings is what's is expected, IMO. the mulligan/final-five-let-it-roll scenario, while clearly more interesting, is the stretch here. in this case, i like stretching.
also, i wanted to write "his hoyaness".
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My suggestion of letting it roll was, of course, incumbent on all parties agreeing to do so.
And I am pretty sure no chance in hell is a friend of mine. He just won my wife's family's survival pool with that NWE pick. He won't be getting a Christmas card this year.
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haha
ne was my hedge pick
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I'm in a $20 loser pool with 250+ people. Just about everybody picked Seattle to lose
Bloodbath in the losers pool this week too. The 75 people that didn't pick Seattle to lose in week two were eliminated this week. I had the Jets. 99 people left...
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My suggestion of letting it roll was, of course, incumbent on all parties agreeing to do so.
Yes, all parties will have to agree. I'll think about our options and post something we can vote on tomorrow. Feel free to post your ideas here. If you'd like anonymity feel free to send me an email v a n s m a c k @ m s n. C o m
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Well Seattle just broke a lot of hearts and caused Vegas to piss themselves. Manning choked big time.
This is what I get for picking an NFC East team. On the plus side, the Giants AND the Eagles lost.
HAIL!
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Eliminated in Week 4
SweetPicks* (NYG)
Hoya Paranoia* (NYG)
ggw*+ (NYG)
vansmack*+ (NYG)
Shadrach (NYG)
Child Please* (NYG)
The Sonick Team (NYG)
Crump's Brother (NYG)
D.C. Snipers (PHI)
Picks
2 - New England
8 - New York giants
1 - Philadelphia Eagles
In the $5 Pool:
troy godamalu (godsshoesine)
no chance in hell
Still fighting on to be the overall pool winner.
In the $1000 Pool:
vansmack and ggw split Seth's $1000, though I suspect a resolution will be reached shortly to roll this debt over as all three parties have clearly demonstrated that they possess a small gambling problem.
In the $100 pool:
SweetPicks*, Hoya Paranoia*, ggw*, vansmack* and Child Please* all split the losses of Seth, Venerable and eros for a total of $60 each. See my next post for your voting options.
This cracked me up to read back:
We lose people next week, guaranteed.
I'm not so sure about that, at least for the $100 pool.
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OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE $100 POOL.
I am happy to roll this $300 pot over into another pool, but all parties must agree first, so please cast your vote either in this thread or send me an email on the following options.
A new pool:
(1) Will be closed to the 5 winners and wipe the slate clean on all teams picked (I can't change part 2).
Yes or No?
(2) Allow the three losers to buy back in for $100 and wipe the slate clean on all teams picked? This would mean that if Seth, Venerable or eros were to win, you would forfeit the original $20 of the winner, but still get the original $40 from the 2 losers. For example, if all three were to buy back in and Seth were to win, he would win $900 (counting his $200), and the remaining $200 is split among the 5 of us (or $40 each, reducing your debt to $60).
Yes or No?
You can vote "Yes" on both measures. Both require 5 yes votes to pass.
#2 would trump #1 if both receive 5 votes
#1 can happen with 5 votes if #2 fails to receive 5 votes.
#1 not receiving 5 votes means we split the $300, and no new pool.
There is no #3 option to roll the $800 into a new pool and let the others buy back in, winner take all, because I'm already voting "no" on it.
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Smackie's vote:
#1 YES
#2 YES
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#1 YES
#2 Confused.
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SC sez:
#1 YES
#2 no
i'm also in favor of paying out the $60 winnings to the 5 semi-survivalists, and starting fresh & anew. anyone could join then, and the math would be a lot simpler.
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i don't like the idea of wiping the "teams chosen" slate clean . . . is there anyway to avoid this?
And yes, my "I don't think we lose anybody in the $100 pool" seems so clairvoyant now. Bummer I didn't head to Vegas this weekend.
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i don't like the idea of wiping the "teams chosen" slate clean . . . is there anyway to avoid this?
No. I can't change that on the site and it would be a nightmare to enforce further in the season.
Your commissioner is willing to do advanced banking skills, but he is not willing to check everybody's picks each week AFTER they're already up and be forced to eliminate someone if they incorrectly picked a team twice.
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i'm also in favor of paying out the $60 winnings to the 5 semi-survivalists, and starting fresh & anew. anyone could join then, and the math would be a lot simpler.
This is essentially what happens if #1 fails...
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my ADD kicked in around the 3rd sentence, so I have no idea how all this works
just tell me how much I have to pay to who to get back in this...my life has been empty ever since
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whoever understands this should win!
:D
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The concept of "double or nothing" is very easy among 2 people. When you think of what's at stake, the risks are very simple - winner is risking 1, the loser is risking 2.
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I had written out an entire hypothesis explaining all of this with multiple parties and formula's, but it doesn't matter as we already have a no vote on #2 and I voted no on allowing a buy in and winner take all. The reason I did this is because there are more winners (5) than losers (3), and thus the winners are risking more ($60) to gain less ($300) while the losers would essentially be risking more ($100), but would gain a lot more ($1000).
We need 2 more votes on #1 to decide the fate of the pool.
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So is there an implied option #3 - which would be if #1 and #2 fail then the two old pools are settled up and we start two new ones?
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So is there an implied option #3 - which would be if #1 and #2 fail then the two old pools are settled up and we start two new ones?
If #1 and #2 fail, then yes, we settle up this $100 pool and start a new $100 pool that is open to anyone. I'm not starting a new $5 pool as that one is still going on.
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For the record, next year I have a plan to move the pool to a different web site that allows for many more options, including a week one re-buy-in for those eliminated on the first week.
I think that's fair.
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I think I speak for many here when I say that your commish-ly efforts are greatly appreciated.
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#1 - Yes
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The Doctor may be coming out of his self imposed hibernation......if that's still viable.......
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If I understand #1 correctly, the 5 participants who went out in week 5 are going to be playing for the $800 pot. Are there any objections to letting others join at the going rate of $160?
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If I understand #1 correctly, the 5 participants who went out in week 5 are going to be playing for the $800 pot. Are there any objections to letting others join at the going rate of $160?
I object.
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If I understand #1 correctly, the 5 participants who went out in week 5 are going to be playing for the $800 pot. Are there any objections to letting others join at the going rate of $160?
I object.
I do too, though I don't think it will matter. I still haven't heard from "Child Please" and their email address is hidden on the site.
If I don't hear by noon your time tomorrow then I will cash out the $100 pool and create an entirely new one.
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I'm "Child Please." And I vote no to #1.
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I'm "Child Please." And I vote no to #1.
Great, thanks. I'm paying out the original pool and starting a new one in a few minutes...
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930 Part Deux
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Hello 930 Board Member,
You have been invited to join vansmack's Private Group in Yahoo! Sports Survival Football.
In order to join the group, just go to Survival Football (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival), and click the "Join a Group" button. From there, enter the following information...
You have been invited to join vansmack's Private Group in Yahoo! Sports Survival Football.
In order to join the group, just go to Survival Football, and click the "Join a Group" button. From there, enter the following information...
Group ID#: 37057
Password: ninethirty
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The object of 930 Part Deux is to make amends for your early exit AND be the last Active member of the 930 Board.
In order to accomplish this goal, you must correctly pick the winner of one professional football game each week.
But, to make this somewhat simple task more difficult, each user can only pick each professional football team once during the season.
If a correct selection is made, the user will remain Active for the following week. If an incorrect selection is made, that user will be Eliminated.
Our Group is limited to the first 50 people who sign up. THERE IS ONLY ONE PRIZE CATEGORY FOR PART DUEX:
$100
It is open to all and there is no $5 option for this pool. Good luck.
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And the big boy table?
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And the big boy table?
That's going to depend on if the Good Doctor wants to sit with the big boys or not...
What say ye, doctor?
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Hows about someone PMing me the details and I'll get you an answer in less than 24 hours......I'm intrigued......and of course it's always special having lunch with Seth at least once a year.....;)
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Hows about someone PMing me the details and I'll get you an answer in less than 24 hours......I'm intrigued......and of course it's always special having lunch with Seth at least once a year.....;)
It's not that secretive, really. We have the option of letting Seth win his money back in a double or nothing scenario or we have him pay out his losses to us and start a new $1000 pool with you in it. So if you're interested in getting in a $1000 pool, let us know.
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Only three people are manning-up for the Survival Sequel pool?!?
930 Part Deux
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Hello 930 Board Member,
You have been invited to join vansmack's Private Group in Yahoo! Sports Survival Football.
In order to join the group, just go to Survival Football (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival), and click the "Join a Group" button. From there, enter the following information...
You have been invited to join vansmack's Private Group in Yahoo! Sports Survival Football.
In order to join the group, just go to Survival Football, and click the "Join a Group" button. From there, enter the following information...
Group ID#: 37057
Password: ninethirty
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The object of 930 Part Deux is to make amends for your early exit AND be the last Active member of the 930 Board.
In order to accomplish this goal, you must correctly pick the winner of one professional football game each week.
But, to make this somewhat simple task more difficult, each user can only pick each professional football team once during the season.
If a correct selection is made, the user will remain Active for the following week. If an incorrect selection is made, that user will be Eliminated.
Our Group is limited to the first 50 people who sign up. THERE IS ONLY ONE PRIZE CATEGORY FOR PART DUEX:
$100
It is open to all and there is no $5 option for this pool. Good luck.
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Only three people are manning-up for the Survival Sequel pool?!?
seriously.
maybe we can get seth to to slum with us... no lunch for the winner maybe a coffee at starbucks?
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I would be happy to have coffee with everyone anytime
or...better yet...let's all watch the games together one sunday!
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I would be happy to have coffee with everyone anytime
or...better yet...let's all watch the games together one sunday!
viewing party at the club? count me in! i think that would be an awesome idea.
i believe that i live relatively close to you in MoCo, so if you happen to want to have us over at your place then that would be fine too ;D
any chance you're interested in joining our $100 survivor pool? i realize the table is smaller, but we can squeeze in a Big Boy like yourself (wait, that last part sounded wrong... paging walkonby).
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any chance you're interested in joining our $100 survivor pool?
oh I'm in...just haven't done it yet...too busy placing my wagers on bands
someone find a sports bar with all the games on
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well, there is a sports bar one block away from the 930, on U street... otherwise i vote for the blue banana (http://www.bluebananadc.com/about/). i've never been there, they have 10 TVs but i don't know how many games they show. i do, however, know that the full name of the venue is the "Blue Banana Sports & Rock Bar".
i'm open to all other suggestions.
too busy placing my wagers on bands
put $1,000 on Wilco to play "heavy metal drummer", and tease it with radiohead to cause a meteorite shower.
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Nanny O'Briens - the official NY Giants bar in DC.
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troy godamalu and no chance in hell, don't forget to make your pick in the $5 pool.
If you wish to join the second $100 pool, please do so today or tomorrow.
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It looks like I'm going to pass gentleman,thanks.....
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who's in for the big one
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Eliminated in Week 5
No One
Picks
1 - Pittsburgh (no chance in hell)
1 - Green Bay (troy godamalu)
And in the Part Duex...
6 Participants, no one eliminated.
4 - Green Bay
1 - Pittsburgh
1 - New York Jets
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Don't forget to make your pick this week.
And also, if you were a winner in the first $100 pool and didn't join the second, kindly let me know how you would like to get paid.
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So are we shutting down the High Rollers and taking our winnings from Seth?
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I will start High Rollers anytime with whoever's in
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Eliminated in Week 6
No One
Picks
2 - New Orleans (no chance in hell, troy godamalu)
And in the Part Duex...
6 Participants, no one eliminated.
5 - New Orleans
1 - Dallas (Smackie)
Smackie was in the throws of one of the roughest sports weekends he could remember and at 9:30 AM he was faced with the decision to risk $100 on the AZ Cardinals and money line (he's a Steeler fan, for those unaware) or put his $100 in the pool at risk. Smackie figured if he was going down, maybe he'd take the Cowboy's down with him. The things he does for sports....
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Teams coming off a bye week are 3-9 this season. I know they changed the practice schedule rules, but this is still pretty shocking.
Discuss.
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Don't forget to make your pick this week.
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whew
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Eliminated in Week 7
No One
Picks
2 - Baltimore (no chance in hell, troy godamalu)
And in the Part Duex...
6 Participants, no one eliminated.
6 - Baltimore
Phillip Rivers cost me $115 in a pool I was in last night. I hate him.
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Smack - any word on when we are going to get paid out for the first group?
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Smack - any word on when we are going to get paid out for the first group?
Check your paypal.
Sorry about that, I remember your request and thought I took care of it.
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Don't forget to make your picks this week.
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niners
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looks like we lost seth again. first round it was cleveland, this time it's kansas. not that anyone could blame him for the pick: at home vs. winless miami seemed pretty safe...
edit: of course smackie is going to point out how this was, in fact, a completely stupid choice ;D
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edit: of course smackie is going to point out how this was, in fact, a completely stupid choice ;D
This is the complete text of an actual email conversation I had with venerable on Tuesday, Nov 1:
so. . .is k.c. a viable pick in one of the next two weeks. . . .ugh
Venerable
Ask your wife?.
Smackie
Every time Venerable has to part with his $105, which I make him do in person in front of his wife every year as part of our annual ritual, she destroys him for taking the Chiefs and asks how much money have they cost them every year.
True Story.
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Every time Venerable has to part with his $105, which I make him do in person in front of his wife every year as part of our annual ritual
so, so cold.
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The Ravens winning last night makes everything else yesterday ok
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Eliminated in Week 8
No One
Picks
2 - Houston (no chance in hell, troy godamalu)
And in the Part Duex...
humbled (Seth)
Picks
4 - Houston
1 - Dallas
1 - Kansas City (Seth)
By my count, Seth is now down $1205 on the season in board survivor pools. The price of beer at the club just went up a quarter.
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There is a Thursday game this week.
If you wish to pick either the Raiders or the Chargers, you must do so 10 minutes prior to kickoff of that game on Thursday. All other picks must be in 10 minutes prior to the kickoff of the 1PM ET Sunday game.
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I see nobody fell for my Charger trap in this pool.
20 people were eliminated in my loser pool last night. Only 46 of the original ~260 remain.
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I see nobody fell for my Charger trap in this pool.
Au contraire, mon frere.
I hate Philip Rivers, and Norv Turner is synonymous with "disappointment," but I picked the Chargers anyway. Serves me right.
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Let's Go Vikes!!
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i believe that i am currently in a position known as "sitting pretty".
(in fact, i don't know if it's because i'm still alive today while everyone else is out, or if its because the packers' victory tonight is a foregone conclusion, but yahoo! already has me listed as the pool's winner already... ;D)
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Au contraire, mon frere.
Yahoo didn't update the Thursday results for me until Sunday morning. I am SHOCKED that you of all people went with a Norv Turner team.....
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i believe that i am currently in a position known as "sitting pretty".
(in fact, i don't know if it's because i'm still alive today while everyone else is out, or if its because the packers' victory tonight is a foregone conclusion, but yahoo! already has me listed as the pool's winner already... ;D)
Obviously, you need to win tonight to be the pool winner despite yahoo's allegiance to your cause.
And sadly, I have to root for you. Almost 40 people were wiped out of my loser pool, leaving me as one of the 28 people remaining out of 250+....stupid conflicts.
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2 cochampionships in a row. i'll take it
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2 cochampionships in a row. i'll take it
Maybe your wife will let you out of the kiddie pool next season...
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sounds like bad mojo
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Eliminated in Week 10
Both No Chance in Hell and Troy Godamalu
Picks
2 - Philadelphia
Congrats to both who will split $110, you know, if gambling were legal.
And in the Part Duex...
vansmack
ggw*+&^%$#@!
no chance 2
Using a lifeline
Picks
4 - Philadelphia
1 - Green Bay
Congrats to Sweetcell who wins $600. If gambling were legal, he said he would host a boardie outing at the back bar.
I'll get on the accounting soon. If you owe me money, instructions are posted on yahoo site.
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wow nice sweetcell
nice chunk of cheese
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jesus fuck that is a lot, this is from the 5 dollar pool? ;D
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i can finally afford some founders beer ;D
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pls let me know what I need to do to square up
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I wish I had something to say here....although somebody did get Tebowed in the loser pool last night. It was not smackie.
My occupy students will probably go home tonight as there's no class next week so I'll do the accounting this weekend.
If you have a BofA account, shoot me a PM or email - it's cheaper than paypal.
pls let me know what I need to do to square up
Will do.
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I'm serious this time about doing the accounting on this today. If you haven't paid yet, please do so now. There's actually a lot of $5 pool participants who haven't paid.
And if you're "no chance in hell" shoot me a message.
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Ignore this
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i'll try my best.
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I couldn't ignore it but I'll try harder next time. sorry.