The A2k NFL "Pick-Um" Game Is Back!

I just noticed that you missed selecting who you wanted between Baltimore @ San Diego. Perhaps you intended on coming back to it.

Thanks, ragman. Missed that one...

Baltimore @ San Diego

you're welcome.

I prefer to think of us as smiling and



treading water

AndyD's selections: Hou, Wash; NE; Tenn; Indy; Pitt; Cincy; Den; Sea; Atl; Chi; Balt; Az; SF; NYG; Car (24-14).

Have you ever considered that maybe our picks(prior to kickoff) should be left in private? Someone could, theoretically, wait until others ahead of him in the standings showed their picks and then made various opposite selections with the sole intention of hoping to gain ground.

Perhaps all picks could be private messaged to you and kept held within your own privacy to keep the integrity of the game? Then of course after kickoff of each game the picks could be revealed at your will.

Merely a suggestion, I'm not looking to start anything here.

you girls are synchronized swimmers?

I totally missed that formation...

I veto the secret ballot option as unnecessary in a friendly game. and kinda paranoidally obtuse...

We'll see how 'friendly' it is when we stumble upon week 17. I also contend that many people in this 'friendly' game are already taking advantage by using the methods I mentioned earlier.

their share of the prize money will still be the same as yours.

freaking spendi won the game once for cripes sakes.

how much prestige can that carry...

Making various opposite selections with the sole intention of hoping to gain ground is fair enough I think.

The problem is defensive picking when someone with a , say, lead of 3 in the standings picks the same as the nearest rivals to guarantee the 3 point gap.

That could be avoided if the leader in the standings was expected to pick before the nearest rivals as a sort of sporting gesture. The "take a bang at that" approach.

Over to you CowDoc. My old Dad told me to keep away from cows. But I didn't. It affected my brain I think.

Twice Rocky. First two seasons I played.

I briefly considered ElvisGrbacQuickymrt, but decided that would just be silly.

I'm glad you approve...

see what I mean...

It is sort of fair, in a way, however I believe the integrity of the game becomes compromised when people are making picks based solely on the picks of others. From my understanding, your picks should be just that YOUR picks, with only the slate of games in front of you for you to decide the outcomes.

Yes I believe what you have pointed out would in fact be worse, but both 'issues' could be resolved by utilizing my suggestion.

Actually Rocky, the first season I won I went to one of those shops that sell sporting cups and shields and the like for local teams and school sports. I bought a shield, they were cheapest, and had it inscribed "spendi: A2K NFL Pick-um Champion 2009". It stands on my mantlepiece. I polish it up now and again.

I bet you wish you hadn't mentioned the matter.

you don't want me to pretend surprise do you old chap?

give it a rub for me, why dontcha...

I got back into football for fun in this thread, after other stuff going on, but I had a long history of attention, off and on, depending on my life. Not re betting, but liking football.

I did look at what others picked as part of my research, which involves a lot of mulling over and guessing. At best others choices might have made me research more. I often enjoy disagreeing in secret, easily as much as I enjoy agreeing. But even in the beginning of my being here, I didn't base my picks on the picks of others (no brain of their own?)

I'd be surprised if anyone here uses your method and if he or she did, there would be wobbly results.

What do you mean "theoretically." Spendi did that every week.

I try to post my picks as soon as possible, sans research, thought or effort. I haven't felt compromised at all.

Did I get your picks this week, Tico? You normally post on Tuesday's.