930 Survival Football Pool - 2009

Sorry, Oktoberfest got in the way of my Commish duties this weekend.

In the big money pool, Seth and GGW picked the 49ers and Dr. Phibes picked Indy.  All three won.


Eliminated in Week 4

Two weeks in a row, nobody was eliminated, although venerable sent me a text thinking he had been eliminated with a tie in Cleveland.  Hilarious.


Picks

4 - NY Giants
3 - Indianapolis
1 - Chicago
1 - San Francisco
1 - Cincinnati

vansmack wrote:

Two weeks in a row, nobody was eliminated, although venerable sent me a text thinking he had been eliminated with a tie in Cleveland.  Hilarious.

i was watching cbs's post-game show and they showed an incomplete pass that was described as the 4th down play. . . .i turned off the tv and went and did something else, assuming it would end in a tie, and sent the text.  20 minutes later i went ahead and checked the final score to find out that the bengals won…and that cbs was wrong (course, i shouldn't have been surprised by that). 

Phibes: Pittsburgh
GGW: Philadelphia
Seth: NY Giants

whoops. thought i had made my pick this week .. apparently i didn't. fail

After being knocked out in the 1st week the first few years, making it to week 6 is like running a marathon. I barely survived week 5 with my Dallas pick (thanks Miles Austin). I wasn't that comfortable with the pick to begin with, but I'd already used up what I felt were my "sure thing" match ups earlier in the season. Now it's all gambling and prayers from here on out.

In the big money pool, Seth, GGW and Phibes all won.


Eliminated in Week 5

Miss P - failed to make a selection by the deadline
6949 - Baltimore


Picks

3 - Philadelphia
2 - NY Giants
1 - Dallas
1 - Minnesota
1 - Pittsburgh

Looks like eros is out and the rest of us play on!

Looks like a bad time to figure out that Mark Sanchez can't play in the cold.

Sorry, I've been swamped this week and derelict of my duties…

In the big money pool, Seth, GGW and Phibes all won.


Eliminated in Week 6

Eros - as previously mentioned, he went with the J-E-T-S Jets jets jets and their rookie QB did him in.

Picks

4 - Pittsburgh
2 - Green Bay
1 - New England
1 - NY Jets

GGW and Phibes both have New England.

Seth has Indy.

GGW and Phibes have San Diego.

Seth has Da Bears.

Nobody was eliminated in week 7 so I didn't update last week.

In the big money pool, Seth, GGW and Phibes all won again.


Eliminated in Week 8

baby's first football pool* (venerable)

Picks

5 - San Diego
1 - Chicago
1 - Arizona

So it's a showdown in the $100 pool between me and Midget Porn Star (serpent boy).  6 people left fighting it out in the $5 pool.

Venerable left me alone with his child yesterday so that I would feel badly about his baby losing her first gambling pool, but mom insists on raising her a Cubs fan so I figure she should get used to losing.  However, comdedic gems all around if if you could have seen Mrs Venerable give him the what for for picking the Cardinals over her preferred Bears.  I really should have filmed it for the group…

We're getting down to the end now, so if you haven't paid yet, you should do so.  Instructions on the yahoo site.

GGW picked New Orleans.

Seth and Phibes picked Atlanta.

Picking whoever the Redskins are playing this week:2009::Picking whoever the Lions are playing this week:2008

Shadrach wrote:
After being knocked out in the 1st week the first few years, making it to week 6 is like running a marathon. I barely survived week 5 with my Dallas pick (thanks Miles Austin). I wasn't that comfortable with the pick to begin with, but I'd already used up what I felt were my "sure thing" match ups earlier in the season. Now it's all gambling and prayers from here on out.

And thus the marathon comes to an end for Shadrach…..

In the big-big money pool, Seth, GGW and Phibes all won again.


Eliminated in Week 9

shadrach

Picks

5 - Atlanta
1 - Green Bay

5 people left fighting it out in the $5 pool, with two in the $100 pool.

Interstingly enough, shadrach had not yet used Atlanta and bucked the trend of nearly 50% of all pool participants (and 83% of 9:30 particiapnts) and went with Green Bay.  That usually ends with him either winning it all or being eliminated - there rarely is a solo pick like that that ends up with another week to survive.

We're getting down to the end now, so if you haven't paid yet, you should do so.  Instructions on the yahoo site.

Not only did Green Bay let me down, but they made the bookies very happy. Yuck.

I can't recall if I've paid or not?

vansmack wrote:

Shadrach wrote:
After being knocked out in the 1st week the first few years, making it to week 6 is like running a marathon. I barely survived week 5 with my Dallas pick (thanks Miles Austin). I wasn't that comfortable with the pick to begin with, but I'd already used up what I felt were my "sure thing" match ups earlier in the season. Now it's all gambling and prayers from here on out.

And thus the marathon comes to an end for Shadrach…..

In the big-big money pool, Seth, GGW and Phibes all won again.


Eliminated in Week 9

shadrach

Picks

5 - Atlanta
1 - Green Bay

5 people left fighting it out in the $5 pool, with two in the $100 pool.

Interstingly enough, shadrach had not yet used Atlanta and bucked the trend of nearly 50% of all pool participants (and 83% of 9:30 particiapnts) and went with Green Bay.  That usually ends with him either winning it all or being eliminated - there rarely is a solo pick like that that ends up with another week to survive.

We're getting down to the end now, so if you haven't paid yet, you should do so.  Instructions on the yahoo site.

Shadrach wrote:
Not only did Green Bay let me down, but they made the bookies very happy. Yuck.

i know, right?  i started GNB's defense this past sunday, and they almost cost me…

oh, wait.  nevermind.

vansmack wrote:
So it's a showdown in the $100 pool between me and Midget Porn Star (serpent boy). 

This is actually a mistake (it happens when people use multiple names across message boards).  The head-to-head matchup is between me and Dr. Phibes, who is having quite the run this year.  And yes, I said that hoping that the gambling gods will notice and jinx him this week.

My apologies.

Shadrach wrote:
I can't recall if I've paid or not?

You did sir, though I can't recall if I actually cashed the check, but I'm pretty sure I did.

You had a good run this year.