@Ragman,
Oh, and Ravens will do a beat-down on Chiefs by a double-digit margin.
@ossobuco,
I wasn't "guessing" osso and I have back to back Pick-Um Titles to prove it. With over 250 games guessing would leave us all in close proximity to 0.500. If CoinToss varies by any significant margin from 0.500 there is something fishy about the tossing.
@spendius,
Good for you, you must be perspicacious in this one area. Even when I have won the week, which is admittedly not often, there has been an element of guessing in at least one or two of my choices.
@ossobuco,
Anyone who doesn't score 100% every week is guessing. We're all guessing. Anyone who thinks they aren't guessing every time out is delusional. It's just a matter of degrees. For most of us it's just a fun activity. Others seem to act as though it's a serious proof of their worthiness or superiority.
Perspicacasious?
Congrats to Spendius, by the way, as the English crushed the Aussies to win the month-long Ashes cricket match series.
I got around to looking at the start times for the games this weekend. Times shown are Eastern U.S.
Saturday, January 8th-
4:30 - New Orleans @ Seattle
8:00 - NY Jets @ Indianapolis
Sunday, January 9th-
1:00 - Baltimore @ Kansas City
4:30 - Green Bay @ Philadelphia
I said that picks for all four games were due by 1 pm Saturday. 4:30 is the actual deadline. That leaves anyone who wants to join us about 24 hours.
@realjohnboy,
4:30 -
New Orleans @ Seattle
8:00 - NY Jets @
Indianapolis
1:00 -
Baltimore @ Kansas City, although I'm tempted to pick KC
4:30 -
Green Bay @ Philadelphia
@realjohnboy,
Yes, I guessed right!
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perspicacious
Most of my spelling errors are stupidbeyondbelief typing transposings. For example, I routinely use the word
and for
an, and
hear for
here, even though I know better, and have known better not just recently, but for decades. My brain to fingers typing seems to get stuck in a few synapses.
@ossobuco,
Quote:there has been an element of guessing in at least one or two of my choices.
That's not guessing osso. Nowhere near.
@spendius,
Ok, ok, I'll call it a crapshoot instead.
We have 30 players in. Of the 24 players who participated in the Pick-Um game during the regular season, I am missing Rhys, Panzade and Alex. I have a note that Engineer posted earlier on here that he might play.
Anyone else is very welcome to join in.
Thus far:
Sat 4:30 - New Orleans @ Seattle. 26 of us are choosing the Saints vs 4 going for the Seahawks.
Sat 8:00 - NY Jets @ Indianapolis. Only 4 think the Jets will win.
Sun 1:00 - Baltimore @ Kansas City. 24-6 is the split in favor of the Ravens.
Sun 4:30 - Green Bay @ Philadelphia. By a much narrower 18-12 margin we are leaning towards the Packers.
There are 8 "experts" on ESPN who I followed as if they had been involved in our regular season game. The best of the lot would have ended in 4th place as I recall while the worst would have been in something like 22nd. One of the 8 has Seattle while 2 are choosing the Jets, Chiefs and Eagles.
11 of us have settled on the weekend combo of Saints, Colts, Ravens and Packers.
A big nod here to Parados who chooses the underdog (as the majority of us see it) in ALL 4 GAMES!
Please join in the fun. See your name in print.
Have you put any money on any of these NFL games, Spendy?
@realjohnboy,
FOUR of us picked the Seahawks? Amazing.
@George,
amazing that anyone picked the 'Hawks?
@BillW,
Amazing that anyone but yours truly did.
@spendius,
spendius wrote:
I have back to back Pick-Um Titles
you're a good guesser
unless you're suggesting that all games are fixed
@SweetT,
Hi, SweetT:
Please pick in all of the games this weekend.
NY Jets @ Indy - _____
New Orleans @ Seattle - _______
Baltimore @ Kansas City - _______
Green Bay @ Philly - GREEN BAY
Rhys is in with his picks:
New Orleans
Indy (despite several Jets having connections to his state of Mass)
Kansas City
Green Bay
@ehBeth,
I'm no better guesser than any other guesser Beth and I don't think all the games are fixed in the sense you mean.
I was reviewing last year's thread and came across a feature we included that was popular. It allows you to sort of keep score at home.
WILD CARD GAMES:
New Orleans = NO Seattle = SE New York Jets = NY Indianapolis = IN
Baltimore = BA Kansas City = KC Green Bay = GB Philadelphia = PH
There are, I believe, 16 different possible permutations.
IN-BA-NO-GB: Johnboy, Osso, Tico, Region, JPB, Mysteryman, Lmur, CoastalRat, Sozobe, Cowdoc (10 players)
IN-BA-NO-PH: EhBeth, Jespah, Edgar, Spendius, LiontamerX, Miz Cowdoc, Ragman (7)
IN-KC-NO-GB: AndyClubber, Rhys (2)
IN-KC-NO-PH: Cycloteam, Wandeljw, SoupKitchen (3)
IN-BA-SE-GB: George, Oylok (2)
NY-BA-NO-GB: McGentrix, Tsarstephen (2)
NY-KC- NO-GB: BillW (1)
NY-BA-SE-GB: Fbaezer (1)
NY-BA-NO-PH: Aidan (1)
NY-KC-SE-PH: Parados (1)
Any other combination got not no takers.
There is a fair chance that I have made an error here.
