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For those wondering what Cyclops is babbling about, he's referring to his Fantasy Football win over Jespah this week.

So Ragman won the week, right?

I wasn't wondering what Cyclo is babbling about Tico. He's always babbling. Have you seen him when he's babbling about the economy and the future of his wallet.

But now he's brought the subject up on this thread, where I assume it is classed, by your reverences, as a gratuitous interruption but understandable in view of the emotion of having defeated Jespah in a fantasy results game in which there are no free tickets to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on offer, I suppose it would be unsporting not to congratulate him despite him having not congratulated me on the much more important triumph I had in rjb's Pick-Um Championship last season where I defeated a high-class field with a late run to get up cleverly, with a bit in hand, close home, to the utter consternation of the betting public.

So--with my cap in my hand pressed to my breast, my left arm extended and down on one knee, I, and I feel sure I speak for the rest of the elite fraternity here gathered, congratulate him from the bottom of my heart for keeping the flag flying for us sporting gentlemen in the teeth of the onslaught we are facing from sundry Agony Aunts and their acolytes.

One only need imagine a handsome Roman gladiator of the Golden Era being caught in a curtained divan with six nubile, naked doxies to see how foolish a proponent of evolution theory looks when expressing discontent at Tiger's attitude. One might think a recognition of the acheivements of Christianity would be uppermost in the minds of those expressing such discontent. Especially if the discontent is indignant.

We even have seductively dressed ladies hosting the highlights shows for football and, would you believe, rugby. Cleavage, trinkets, hair, leaning forwards, knees being crossed and recrossed and suchlike, with a grizzled footballer or rugby player on either side of her on smaller chairs. One lady has a couch in red velvet. There's a rumour it arouses some of us.

Cricket is free from this sort of thing. I suppose it is because ladies can't understand cricket. Scoring, touchdowns, tries, penalty areas, fouls are simple. From the studio I mean.

And we have not even tried a lady commentator for the Cambridgeshire handicap yet. Nor any horserace. The producers are possible worried about a tight finish with the leaders spread right across the track.

Good luck everybody for Week 4.

78-79, good game.

Excuse me. 18 -- an all-time team record. And #18 was on that ridiculous play at the end of the game. It would have been kind of funny if that play had worked, though. Mr B would have been apoplectic, I would have cheered, and we wouldn't be speaking this morning but he would have gotten over my betrayal eventually. I do love it when the Bears snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

I assume they only count one penalty on that last play, even though they threw about 5 flags ....

Why do NFL players not argue with the officials as our footballers often do?

WEEK #3 Results:
Congrats to Ragman for winning for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. He let Edgar win in Week #2.
Ragman finishes at 12-4. He was wrong in his choices of NO, Wash, San Diego and Miami.
JPB, Tico, Jespah and AndyClubber come in at 11-5, with Ehbeth, Edgar, Liontamerx and Ms Cowdoc are at 10-6.
Johnboy, Mysteryman, Lmur and Panzade manage to get more right then wrong (9-7).
Region, Rhys, Spendius, CoastalRat and Cyclo break even at 8-8.
Cowdoc and Fbaezer end at 7-9 while Osso, McGentrix and Alex stagger in at 6-10. It is, however, the most number of correct picks Alex has made this season.
The best ESPN expert finishes at 13-3 while the worst is 7-9.

Congrats Ragman...it surely is no fluke. You're on a roll.

8-8 Blech

I should have just copied Ragman like I used to.

Cycloptichorn

I gotta stop listening to your disparaging remarks about the Jets

Fuckers couldn't make a pass for the last two years, now they can't stop catching them.

They are playing Buffalo this weekend, so I'm definitely going with them - and with LT's run game.

Cycloptichorn

As a group, by the way, we finish Week #3 with a winning mark of .554 which is slightly better than Week #1 (.542) and Week #2 (.536).
Also, George did not play this week.

STANDINGS AFTER 3 WEEKS:

1) Ragman and Edgar are tied with winning records of .646
3) JPB is one game back at .625
4) Tico and Liontamerx are 2 games out of 1st at .604
6) George is at .594
7) Ehbeth, Spendius and Panzade are at .583
10) AndyClubber, Ms Cowdoc and Cyclo sit at .563. To keep things in perspective, they are a mere 4 games behind Ragman and Edgar.
13) Rhys, Jespah and Lmur stand at .542
16) Region, McGentrix and Cowdoc are at .521
19) Johnboy, at .500, should consider flipping a coin to make picks
20) Osso, Mysterman and CoastalRat come in at .479
23) Fbaezer is at .459
24) And Alex has a stunning record of .340

The best ESPN expert is making us look bad. He is at .670 which would put him in 1st place. The worst picker on ESPN would be in the group tied for 20th.

what an interesting bag of filberts

I had my usual dreary score:9-7.

key reasons:
1. Never saw San Diego's demise coming.
2. Texans drive me crazy with their fluctuations
3 I tend to favor NFC East teams, though they are pretty weak.

If I had went with my gut I would have picked one game differently. Congrats to ragman and everybody else playing.

WEEK #4 SCHEDULE
We are now starting the Bye weeks, with 4 teams getting a weekend off each week. This time, KC, Dallas, Minn and TBay.
That leaves us with 14 games to mull over. Again, there is no Thursday night game.

Sunday, early:
NYJets @ Buffalo
Denver @ Tennessee
Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Carolina @ New Orleans
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
San Francisco @ Atlanta
Detroit @ Green Bay
Sunday, late:
Houston @ Oakland
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville
Washington @ Philadelphia
Arizona @ San Diego
Sunday night:
Chicago @ NY Giants
Monday night:
New England @ Miami (+ final score)

I'll add in teams' W-L records and PF vs PA later...unless someone else has the time to do it first.

corrected to include missing game.

That's a comfort.

have to agree

Don't worry --it won't last.