Um, pan, I called my friend Karl Rove @ The White House. There is, it turns out, a loophole.
I said never "bet" against the Steelers. I said I like the Steelers and hope they win, but I never said I actually bet on the Steelers vs the Patriots.
I hope that the Steelers win but I'm thinking that the Patriots will win and that is why I chose them.
Have I made my position perfectly clear? -rjb
Good evening..So Phily wins and it looks like NE will also. fbaezer and panz join occumbill and pdiddie on the sidelines. In the Superbowl, Child has NE with 34 points scored in total; rjb has NE with 47. I doubt that any of the rest of you will pay any more attention.
Thanks, kicky, for starting this thread and thanks to yall for playing each week. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping the game going every week and I even learned some stuff (in this case NFL football) that I wouldn't have otherwise.
It's been fun. -realjohnboy-
Why don't you just stop this sham and sign off as sandbagger? You know a lot more about the NFL than you let on.
Congrats to Child and RJB for being the winners of the playoffs and may the best man win The Super Bowl
Thanks also rjb for taking over this thread from sloth-man and I hope you'll do the same next year. I know I had a great time.
"I only know that I know nothing": Socrates and realjohnboy.
Patriots won. Superbowl will be theirs again as I predicted. :wink:
The "told-you-so's" chime in
Eagles will win because the fates won't allow the patriots to win again AND teh city of Philadelphia needs a championship. I mean the Red Sox already won this year and the Yankees didn't. So I say Eagles over Patriots.
Eagles, taking the seven points.
And not just because it will piss off Rush Limbaugh...
El Diablo, can I be your bookie?
Pdidie and Pan...as I understand it, the Eagles are seven point underdogs so "taking the seven points" and the Eagles mean PD thinks Phill will either win outright or will lose by less then seven? Is that right? Even with the point spread, I'd still choose NE.
That's right Oh great sandbagger. ...well....not really...here:
Just imagine that the game starts with Philly ahead by 7 points 7-0. Diddy is betting that Philly will hold the lead... hardee har har.
Remember those real ugly Super Bowls, like Raiders-Redskins?...think along those lines.
Cool, Pan, I think we're saying the same thing, but perhaps not. Okay, the game "starts" (before kickoff) with Phil up 7 to 0. NE scores a total of 6 points in the game. Phil gets zip. PD wins his bet, right?
My understanding is that the bookie is pretty knowledgeable about the game he is touting but also keeps his books in order. So if too many bets come in on NE despite Philly + 7, he will adjust the spread to say Philly + 10 to attract more bettors to the Philly side. He makes his money when he has the amount wagered on either side equal. A million is wagered on NE - 7 and a million is on Philly +7. He breaks even on that but if the final actual score is NE 14-7 he takes everbody's money. Is that right? Um, who won the Raiders-Redskins?
My God man! A wahoo that doesn't remember the great shame of Redskins lore. I can't bear to recount that sordid Super Bowl.
And yes, that's how the spread works. It's much more difficult to win the "spread" than "straight up"
Pan..."Straight Up" meaning what? How come I sometimes see the spread expressed in a fraction of a point: 6 1/2, for example? Is that for the benefit of the office pool, where no bookie is involved, in order to ensure a winner?
As for Super Bowl lore, I know you don't believe me, but I really don't follow the NFL closely. Really.
I got into running this thread by default without knowing much about the topic.
I believe as I kid you on your prowess.
Since a half point is impossible it negates ties and further delineates the spread.
Straight up is without a spread. Head to head.
Quote:El Diablo, can I be your bookie?
Be my guest. Ive predicted all the winners of the playoff games so far in a pool amongst friends. I also picked the exact score of the Rams-Seahawks game. I feel quite confident that Eagles win narrowly.
I'll say 28-26. Risky choice seeing as 26 isnt common but i see the Patriots going for 2 and missing with 2 mins left or less.
I'm picking the Pats. And they'll beat the spread...by a lot.
Okay, yall. The winner of the A2K Golden Jockstrap Trophy will either be Child or RJB (based on predictions made publicly prior to the start of the playoffs).
A2K is certainly not a sports place, so unless a new thread appears, post your selection here. No trophy though. Getting the one for the main game was tough enough.
So far:
El-Diablo--- Phil 28 vs NE 26
Region--- NE 20 vs Phil 13
RJB --- NE 31 vs Phil 17
Child --- NE 24 vs Phil 10
Kicky --- NE 33 vs Phil 14
George --- NE 24 vs Phil 20
CowDoc --- NE 27 vs Phil 24
Pdiddie --- NE 30 vs Phil 27
Pan --- NE 34 vs Phil 17
