Sorry for the delay in getting the games out. I'm in Florida working on a very important project, if that's what you want to call playing in an old-man baseball tournament, so I'm running behind.
As I was getting these together, I realized we're coming down the home stretch of full college schedules. As in, there are only, like, two weeks left. So if Lonnie is going to make a move, the time is now.
Here are the games. Oh yeah, I haven't had time to do the standings, so you won't know whether to be pissed or illogically confident. Sorry, again. If somebody's feeling frisky and wants to do last week's standings, be my guest.
Week 12
ACC
Virginia Tech at Miami (Thursday)
Duke at Clemson
North Carolina at Maryland
Wake Forest at North Carolina State
Boston College at Florida State
SEC
Georgia at Auburn
Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi
South Carolina at Florida
Mississippi State at Alabama
Troy at Louisiana State
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
SoCon
Chattanooga at Citadel
Wofford at Samford
Georgia Southern at Furman
Elon at Appalachian State
Big 12/Pac 10 headliners
Texas at Kansas
California at Oregon State
Nebraska at Kansas State
Texas A&M at Baylor
Arizona at Oregon
California-Los Angeles at Washington
Scratchers
Buffalo at Akron (Thursday)
Cincinnati at Louisville (Friday)
Northwestern at Michigan
Ohio State at Illinois
Massachusetts at New Hampshire
Notre Dame at Navy
William & Mary at James Madison
New Mexico at Colorado State
East Carolina at Southern Mississippi
Brigham Young at Air Force
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic
Tulsa at Houston
NFL
New York Jets at New England (Thursday)
Denver at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Chicago at Green Bay
Houston at Indianapolis
New Orleans at Kansas City
Oakland at Miami
Baltimore at New York Giants
Minnesota at Tampa Bay
Detroit at Carolina
St. Louis at San Francisco
Arizona at Seattle
San Diego at Pittsburgh
Tennessee at Jacksonville
Dallas at Washington
Cleveland at Buffalo (Monday)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Week 11
I knew something was weird when, after tabulating 11 of 12 results this week, there was a seven-way tie for first. That's right, a seven-way tie. And who was left? Crazy Ed Wagner, otherwise known as dad.
I think we all know what was about to happen.
You got it, dad came through with a 30-14 to obliterate the rest of us by four games, marking the second time this season he's taken home first by crashing an ass-sucking party (it's not unprecedented in other aspects of his life; life as a trucker, you know). Sure, he's still in last, and these kinds of wacky picks could be the reason, but I've made that joke before and the bottom like is he's the winner and I'm the loser so no matter what I say the joke's on me.
Still, I don't think we've ever had the last-place person win two weeks in one season, so this is an occasion to be marked. What's next, a black president?
Speaking of black presidents, at this rate Lane - who undoubtedly was ruled by one at Hendersonville High - is going to mess around and get caught by a guy who missed a week, a feat previously accomplished only by, let's see here, yep, dad. Lane went a contest-worst 23-21 that has actually let dad get within sniffing distance. This is crazy! This is crazy! This is crazy!
And speaking of crazy, our overall race remains ridiculously tight. The top four people all went 26-18, and the only person who didn't - Chip - fell two spots to fifth simply by being a mere one game worse. Rob got to drop his 26-18, which allowed him to pull within one one-thousandth of point of me in second place, while Kristy is now in fourth - three games from first.
As you can see, accuracy is paramount. So I will, again, encourage you to double-check my work.
Here are the games and standings. Lots of good ones, again, this week, and we all have the added shame/humiliation/motivation of being crushed by dad. Let's go regain some pride! Well, except for Lonnie and Cheryl, who are once again contractually obligated to pick Central Florida.
Standings
Weekly winner in bold; worst week in red
Week 11
ACC
Maryland at Virginia Tech (Thursday)
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Clemson at Florida State
North Carolina State at Duke
Virginia at Wake Forest
Notre Dame at Boston College
SEC
Georgia at Kentucky
Arkansas at South Carolina
Wyoming at Tennessee
Tennessee-Martin at Auburn
Alabama at Louisiana State
Florida at Vanderbile
SoCon
Samford at Georgia Southern
Western Carolina at Elon
Appalachian State at Chattanooga
Citadel at Wofford
Big 12/Pac 10 headliners
Kansas at Nebraska
Oregon State at California-Los Angeles
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Scratchers
Texas Christian at Utah (Thursday)
Nevada at Fresno State (Friday)
Illinois at Western Michigan
Bowling Green at Ohio
Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee
Western Illinois at Southern Illinois
New Hampshire at Villanova
Southern Mississippi at Central Florida
Hawaii at New Mexico State
Arkansas State at Florida International
Cincinnati at West Virginia
New Mexico at Nevada-Las Vegas
NFL
Denver at Cleveland (Thursday)
New Orleans at Atlanta
Tennessee at Chicago
Jacksonville at Detroit
Seattle at Miami
Green Bay at Minnesota
Buffalo at New England
St. Louis at New York Jets
Baltimore at Houston
Carolina at Oakland
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
Kansas City at San Diego
New York Giants at Philadelphia
San Francisco at Arizona (Monday)
I think we all know what was about to happen.
You got it, dad came through with a 30-14 to obliterate the rest of us by four games, marking the second time this season he's taken home first by crashing an ass-sucking party (it's not unprecedented in other aspects of his life; life as a trucker, you know). Sure, he's still in last, and these kinds of wacky picks could be the reason, but I've made that joke before and the bottom like is he's the winner and I'm the loser so no matter what I say the joke's on me.
Still, I don't think we've ever had the last-place person win two weeks in one season, so this is an occasion to be marked. What's next, a black president?
Speaking of black presidents, at this rate Lane - who undoubtedly was ruled by one at Hendersonville High - is going to mess around and get caught by a guy who missed a week, a feat previously accomplished only by, let's see here, yep, dad. Lane went a contest-worst 23-21 that has actually let dad get within sniffing distance. This is crazy! This is crazy! This is crazy!
And speaking of crazy, our overall race remains ridiculously tight. The top four people all went 26-18, and the only person who didn't - Chip - fell two spots to fifth simply by being a mere one game worse. Rob got to drop his 26-18, which allowed him to pull within one one-thousandth of point of me in second place, while Kristy is now in fourth - three games from first.
As you can see, accuracy is paramount. So I will, again, encourage you to double-check my work.
Here are the games and standings. Lots of good ones, again, this week, and we all have the added shame/humiliation/motivation of being crushed by dad. Let's go regain some pride! Well, except for Lonnie and Cheryl, who are once again contractually obligated to pick Central Florida.
Standings
Weekly winner in bold; worst week in red
- Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16, 29-17, 28-19, 26-18 (279-134, .676)
- Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19, 34-12, 27-20, 26-18 (277-136, .671)
- Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17, 34-12, 29-18, 26-18 (279-137, .671)
- Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18, 32-14, 30-17, 26-18 (275-137, .667)
- Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21, 29-17, 28-19, 25-19 (276-138, .667)
- Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19, 32-14, 31-16, 26-18 (273-140, .661)
- Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22, 28-18, 34-13, 26-18 (272-142, .657)
- Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19, 30-16, 33-14, 25-19 (266-147, .644)
- Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22, 26-20, 30-17, 26-18 (266-148, .643)
- Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18, 31-15, 28-19, 26-18 (259-154, .627)
- Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21, 25-21, 28-19, 23-21 (255-161, .613)
- Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24, 24-22, 29-18, 30-14 (244-165, .597)
Week 11
ACC
Maryland at Virginia Tech (Thursday)
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Clemson at Florida State
North Carolina State at Duke
Virginia at Wake Forest
Notre Dame at Boston College
SEC
Georgia at Kentucky
Arkansas at South Carolina
Wyoming at Tennessee
Tennessee-Martin at Auburn
Alabama at Louisiana State
Florida at Vanderbile
SoCon
Samford at Georgia Southern
Western Carolina at Elon
Appalachian State at Chattanooga
Citadel at Wofford
Big 12/Pac 10 headliners
Kansas at Nebraska
Oregon State at California-Los Angeles
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Scratchers
Texas Christian at Utah (Thursday)
Nevada at Fresno State (Friday)
Illinois at Western Michigan
Bowling Green at Ohio
Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee
Western Illinois at Southern Illinois
New Hampshire at Villanova
Southern Mississippi at Central Florida
Hawaii at New Mexico State
Arkansas State at Florida International
Cincinnati at West Virginia
New Mexico at Nevada-Las Vegas
NFL
Denver at Cleveland (Thursday)
New Orleans at Atlanta
Tennessee at Chicago
Jacksonville at Detroit
Seattle at Miami
Green Bay at Minnesota
Buffalo at New England
St. Louis at New York Jets
Baltimore at Houston
Carolina at Oakland
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
Kansas City at San Diego
New York Giants at Philadelphia
San Francisco at Arizona (Monday)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Week 10
So, so close to a new weekly winner. Sorry Cheryl.
Bob coupled a 10-4 in the NFL with an 8-2 in the SEC and SoCon to post a 34-13 that gave him his second victory of the season and allowed him to hold off Cheryl by a game. Cheryl went a contest-best 11-2 in scratchers and it looked for a moment like she was going to end the Hunters' long run of futility, but, alas, it was not to be. Still, she whipped Lonnie's ass by five games. That has to count for something.
Cullen and Amy, meanwhile, tied for third at 30-17, while at the other end of the spectrum I was a cool 27-20, the worst in the field, a week after I nearly took the lead. Luckily, Chris was only a game better to blow the chance to give himself a little breathing room, and Chip and Rob were a paltry 29-18 and 28-19, respectively, to remain locked in a tie for third - a thousandth of a point ahead of Kristy. In other words, things remain ridiculously tight. Which reminds me ...
... I'm going to encourage you all to check my scores. At the risk of rubbing more salt in Cheryl's wound, I had her tied with Bob until I went back and found a mistake in the SEC. With things this close, things really could come down to a game. So PLEASE make sure I'm right.
Here are the standings and the schedule. There aren't quite as many games this week, but, as usual, scratchers are a beast. Do well there, and you'll win the week. Unless your name is Cheryl.
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Clemson at Boston College
Duke at Wake Forest
Tulsa at Arkansas
Kentucky at Mississippi State
Arkansas State at Alabama
Florida at Georgia
Tennessee at South Carolina
Tulane at Louisiana State
Georgia Southern at Citadel
Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Furman at Samford
Oregon at California
Texas at Texas Tech
Central Michigan at Indiana
West Virginia at Connecticut
Northwestern at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
Fresno State at Louisiana Tech
Michigan at Purdue
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Iowa at Illinois
Northern Iowa at Western Illinois
Rice at Texas-El Paso
East Carolina at Central Florida (Sunday)
Detroit at Chicago
Jacksonville at Cincinnati
Baltimore at Cleveland
Green Bay at Tennessee
Arizona at St. Louis
Houston at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Kansas City
Miami at Denver
Atlanta at Oakland
Dallas at New York Giants
Philadelphia at Seattle
New England at Indianapolis
Pittsburgh at Washington (Monday)
Bob coupled a 10-4 in the NFL with an 8-2 in the SEC and SoCon to post a 34-13 that gave him his second victory of the season and allowed him to hold off Cheryl by a game. Cheryl went a contest-best 11-2 in scratchers and it looked for a moment like she was going to end the Hunters' long run of futility, but, alas, it was not to be. Still, she whipped Lonnie's ass by five games. That has to count for something.
Cullen and Amy, meanwhile, tied for third at 30-17, while at the other end of the spectrum I was a cool 27-20, the worst in the field, a week after I nearly took the lead. Luckily, Chris was only a game better to blow the chance to give himself a little breathing room, and Chip and Rob were a paltry 29-18 and 28-19, respectively, to remain locked in a tie for third - a thousandth of a point ahead of Kristy. In other words, things remain ridiculously tight. Which reminds me ...
... I'm going to encourage you all to check my scores. At the risk of rubbing more salt in Cheryl's wound, I had her tied with Bob until I went back and found a mistake in the SEC. With things this close, things really could come down to a game. So PLEASE make sure I'm right.
Here are the standings and the schedule. There aren't quite as many games this week, but, as usual, scratchers are a beast. Do well there, and you'll win the week. Unless your name is Cheryl.
Overall standings
(Weekly winner in bold; worst week in red)
(Weekly winner in bold; worst week in red)
- Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16, 29-17, 28-19 (253-116, .686)
- Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19, 34-12, 27-20 (251-118, .680)
- Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21, 29-17, 28-19 (251-119, .678)
- Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17, 34-12, 29-18 (250-119, .678)
- Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18, 32-14, 30-17 (249-119, .677)
- Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19, 32-14, 31-16 (247-122, .669)
- Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22, 28-18, 34-13 (246-124, .665)
- Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19, 30-16, 33-14 (241-128, .653)
- Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22, 26-20, 30-17 (240-130, .649)
- Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18, 31-15, 28-19 (233-136, .631)
- Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21, 25-21, 28-19 (230-140, .622)
- Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24, 24-22, 29-18 (214-151, .586)
Games
ACC
Miami at VirginiaACC
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Clemson at Boston College
Duke at Wake Forest
SEC
Auburn at MississippiTulsa at Arkansas
Kentucky at Mississippi State
Arkansas State at Alabama
Florida at Georgia
Tennessee at South Carolina
Tulane at Louisiana State
SoCon
Wofford at Appalachian State (Friday)Georgia Southern at Citadel
Chattanooga at Western Carolina
Furman at Samford
Big 12/Pac 10 headliners
Colorado at Texas A&MOregon at California
Texas at Texas Tech
Scratchers
South Florida at Cincinnati (Thursday)Central Michigan at Indiana
West Virginia at Connecticut
Northwestern at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
Fresno State at Louisiana Tech
Michigan at Purdue
Wisconsin at Michigan State
Iowa at Illinois
Northern Iowa at Western Illinois
Rice at Texas-El Paso
East Carolina at Central Florida (Sunday)
NFL
New York Jets at BuffaloDetroit at Chicago
Jacksonville at Cincinnati
Baltimore at Cleveland
Green Bay at Tennessee
Arizona at St. Louis
Houston at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Kansas City
Miami at Denver
Atlanta at Oakland
Dallas at New York Giants
Philadelphia at Seattle
New England at Indianapolis
Pittsburgh at Washington (Monday)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Week 9
Another week, another different weekly winner. Sort of. Another week, another repeat winner. Sort of.
In what is surely some foreshadowing of this weekend's Furman-Snatchalachin State showdown Rob and I tied for the Week 8 title with matching 34-12s, two games ahead of Kristy and Cullen, who tied for third at 32-12. I beat everyone by losing only seven games in college (thank you, 6-0 in the ACC), but Rob gained the two games he needed to match me with a contest-best 11-3 in the NFL.
Our overall leader Chris, meanwhile, stumbled to a 29-17, while Chip also went 29-17 to allow me to vault English boy into a virtual tie with Asheville Tourists boy in first overall. Rob, meanwhile, is now also a game back of Chip for third overall, while Kristy is a game back of Rob.
Now, technically, Lonnie didn't finish third (he finished fifth), but his 31-15 was the third-best score, and I wanted to take what may be my only chance this year to give him some props. Cheryl, meanwhile, bucked conventional wisdom by beating everyone in scratchers (8-3) and notching an impressive 10-4 NFL performance and still not doing very well overall thanks to a fairly brutal showing in the rest of the college games (2-2 in the SoCon; 3-2 in the SEC? - in the words of Cosmo Kramer YOU REALLY BLEW IT, CHERYL).
Nobody was worse than 8-6 in the NFL - except Lane and dad, who solidified their hold on spots 11 and 12 in the standings with a pair of 5-9s on their way to 25-21 and 24-22 scores, respectively. Worse, neither gets to drop them because Lane went 25-21 last week and dad is shackled to his Week 2 0-51.
Here are the standings and the games. Lots of toughies this week, and lots of good ones. Don't forget we've got one Thursday and Friday. And let me know if I made a mistake.
Standings after Week 7
(weekly winners in bold; worst week in red)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16, 29-17 (225-97, .699)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19, 34-12 (224-98, .696)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21, 29-17 (223-100, .690)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17, 34-12 (221-101, .686)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18, 32-14 (219-102, .682)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19, 32-14 (216-106, .671)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22, 28-18 (212-111, .656)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22, 26-20 (210-113, .650)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19, 30-16 (208-114, .646)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18, 31-15 (205-117, .637)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21, 25-21 (202-121, .625)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24, 24-22 (185-133, .582)
Games
ACC
Boston College at North Carolina
Wake Forest at Miami
Duke at Vanderbilt
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech at Florida State
North Carolina State at Maryland
SEC
Auburn at West Virginia (Thursday)
Kentucky at Florida
Georgia at Louisiana State
Mississippi at Arkansas
Middle Tennessee State at Mississippi State
Alabama at Tennessee
SoCon
Georgia Southern at Western Carolina
Wofford at Elon
Citadel at Samford
Furman at Appalachian State
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas Tech at Kansas
Oklahoma State at Texas
Texas A&M at Iowa State
Oregon at Arizona State
Scratchers
Boise State at San Jose State (Friday)
Cincinnati at Connecticut
Minnesota at Purdue
Illinois at Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech at Army
Rice at Tulane
Michigan State at Michigan
South Florida at Louisville
James Madison at Villanova
Weber State at Northern Arizona
Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Monroe
Pennsylvania State at Ohio State
Nevada at Hawaii
NFL
Tampa Bay at Dallas
Washington at Detroit
Buffalo at Miami
St. Louis at New England
San Diego at New Orleans
Kansas City at New York Jets
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Arizona at Carolina
Oakland at Baltimore
Cincinnati at Houston
Cleveland at Jacksonville
New York Giants at Pittsburgh
Seattle at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Tennessee (Monday)
In what is surely some foreshadowing of this weekend's Furman-Snatchalachin State showdown Rob and I tied for the Week 8 title with matching 34-12s, two games ahead of Kristy and Cullen, who tied for third at 32-12. I beat everyone by losing only seven games in college (thank you, 6-0 in the ACC), but Rob gained the two games he needed to match me with a contest-best 11-3 in the NFL.
Our overall leader Chris, meanwhile, stumbled to a 29-17, while Chip also went 29-17 to allow me to vault English boy into a virtual tie with Asheville Tourists boy in first overall. Rob, meanwhile, is now also a game back of Chip for third overall, while Kristy is a game back of Rob.
Now, technically, Lonnie didn't finish third (he finished fifth), but his 31-15 was the third-best score, and I wanted to take what may be my only chance this year to give him some props. Cheryl, meanwhile, bucked conventional wisdom by beating everyone in scratchers (8-3) and notching an impressive 10-4 NFL performance and still not doing very well overall thanks to a fairly brutal showing in the rest of the college games (2-2 in the SoCon; 3-2 in the SEC? - in the words of Cosmo Kramer YOU REALLY BLEW IT, CHERYL).
Nobody was worse than 8-6 in the NFL - except Lane and dad, who solidified their hold on spots 11 and 12 in the standings with a pair of 5-9s on their way to 25-21 and 24-22 scores, respectively. Worse, neither gets to drop them because Lane went 25-21 last week and dad is shackled to his Week 2 0-51.
Here are the standings and the games. Lots of toughies this week, and lots of good ones. Don't forget we've got one Thursday and Friday. And let me know if I made a mistake.
Standings after Week 7
(weekly winners in bold; worst week in red)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16, 29-17 (225-97, .699)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19, 34-12 (224-98, .696)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21, 29-17 (223-100, .690)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17, 34-12 (221-101, .686)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18, 32-14 (219-102, .682)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19, 32-14 (216-106, .671)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22, 28-18 (212-111, .656)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22, 26-20 (210-113, .650)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19, 30-16 (208-114, .646)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18, 31-15 (205-117, .637)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21, 25-21 (202-121, .625)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24, 24-22 (185-133, .582)
Games
ACC
Boston College at North Carolina
Wake Forest at Miami
Duke at Vanderbilt
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech at Florida State
North Carolina State at Maryland
SEC
Auburn at West Virginia (Thursday)
Kentucky at Florida
Georgia at Louisiana State
Mississippi at Arkansas
Middle Tennessee State at Mississippi State
Alabama at Tennessee
SoCon
Georgia Southern at Western Carolina
Wofford at Elon
Citadel at Samford
Furman at Appalachian State
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas Tech at Kansas
Oklahoma State at Texas
Texas A&M at Iowa State
Oregon at Arizona State
Scratchers
Boise State at San Jose State (Friday)
Cincinnati at Connecticut
Minnesota at Purdue
Illinois at Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech at Army
Rice at Tulane
Michigan State at Michigan
South Florida at Louisville
James Madison at Villanova
Weber State at Northern Arizona
Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Monroe
Pennsylvania State at Ohio State
Nevada at Hawaii
NFL
Tampa Bay at Dallas
Washington at Detroit
Buffalo at Miami
St. Louis at New England
San Diego at New Orleans
Kansas City at New York Jets
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Arizona at Carolina
Oakland at Baltimore
Cincinnati at Houston
Cleveland at Jacksonville
New York Giants at Pittsburgh
Seattle at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Tennessee (Monday)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Week 8
Well, the streak of new winners has been broken - and that's not good for anybody not named Chris Smith.
Chris carded a 30-16 to beat Rob by a game and Kristy by two compliments of a sick 10-2 in scratchers that made me go back and make sure I got his e-mail before Saturday's games. Sadly, I did. More importantly, Chris broke his tie with Chip to move into first overall with his second consecutive weekly triumph.
Rob jumped into second after he was the only person in the pool with the cajones to take the Browns last night. Chris, Rob, I and Cullen all went 8-6 in the NFL - best in the pool - while, at the other end of the spectrum, Lonnie and Amy were 6-8. Not much of a spectrum. A crazy week in college was the difference, as outside of Chris we ranged from bad to awful.
Chip (25-21), Amy (24-22), Bob (24-22) and Lane (25-21) were so awful they got to drop the week - but we're all piling up some pretty crappy weeks. Jeez, why don't we pick some easier games?
Here are the updated standings, followed by the games. We've got two on Thursday, but nothing on Friday.
Standings
(Weekly win in bold; worst week in red)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16 (196-80, .710)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21 (194-83, .700)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19 (190-86, .688)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18 (187-88, .680)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17 (187-89, .678)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19 (184-92, .667)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22 (184-93, .664)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22 (184-93, .664)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19 (178-98, .645)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21 (177-100, .639)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18 (174-102, .630)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24 (161-111, .592)
Week 7
ACC
Florida State at North Carolina State (Thursday)
Wake Forest at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Clemson
North Carolina at Virginia
Miami at Duke
Virginia Tech at Boston College
SEC
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Mississippi at Alabama
Arkansas at Kentucky
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Louisiana State at South Carolina
SoCon
Western Carolina at Wofford
Citadel at Furman
Elon at Chattanooga
Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Nebraska at Iowa State
Kansas at Oklahoma
Stanford at California-Los Angeles
Kansas State at Colorado
Missouri at Texas
California at Arizona
Scratchers
Brigham Young at Texas Christian (Thursday)
Connecticut at Rutgers
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Pittsburgh at Navy
Ohio State at Michigan State
Richmond at Massachusetts
Marshall at Alabama-Birmingham
North Dakota State at Northern Iowa
Cal Poly at South Dakota State
Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky
San Jose State at New Mexico State
NFL
San Diego at Buffalo
Minnesota at Chicago
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Tennessee at Kansas City
Dallas St. Louis
Baltimore at Miami
San Francisco at New York Giants
New Orleans at Carolina
Detroit at Houston
New York Jets at Oakland
Indianapolis at Green Bay
Cleveland at Washington
Seattle at Tampa Bay
Denver at New England (Monday)
Chris carded a 30-16 to beat Rob by a game and Kristy by two compliments of a sick 10-2 in scratchers that made me go back and make sure I got his e-mail before Saturday's games. Sadly, I did. More importantly, Chris broke his tie with Chip to move into first overall with his second consecutive weekly triumph.
Rob jumped into second after he was the only person in the pool with the cajones to take the Browns last night. Chris, Rob, I and Cullen all went 8-6 in the NFL - best in the pool - while, at the other end of the spectrum, Lonnie and Amy were 6-8. Not much of a spectrum. A crazy week in college was the difference, as outside of Chris we ranged from bad to awful.
Chip (25-21), Amy (24-22), Bob (24-22) and Lane (25-21) were so awful they got to drop the week - but we're all piling up some pretty crappy weeks. Jeez, why don't we pick some easier games?
Here are the updated standings, followed by the games. We've got two on Thursday, but nothing on Friday.
Standings
(Weekly win in bold; worst week in red)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16 (196-80, .710)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21 (194-83, .700)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19 (190-86, .688)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18 (187-88, .680)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17 (187-89, .678)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19 (184-92, .667)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22 (184-93, .664)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21. 28-14, 24-22 (184-93, .664)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19 (178-98, .645)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21 (177-100, .639)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18 (174-102, .630)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24 (161-111, .592)
Week 7
ACC
Florida State at North Carolina State (Thursday)
Wake Forest at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Clemson
North Carolina at Virginia
Miami at Duke
Virginia Tech at Boston College
SEC
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Mississippi at Alabama
Arkansas at Kentucky
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Louisiana State at South Carolina
SoCon
Western Carolina at Wofford
Citadel at Furman
Elon at Chattanooga
Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Nebraska at Iowa State
Kansas at Oklahoma
Stanford at California-Los Angeles
Kansas State at Colorado
Missouri at Texas
California at Arizona
Scratchers
Brigham Young at Texas Christian (Thursday)
Connecticut at Rutgers
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Pittsburgh at Navy
Ohio State at Michigan State
Richmond at Massachusetts
Marshall at Alabama-Birmingham
North Dakota State at Northern Iowa
Cal Poly at South Dakota State
Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky
San Jose State at New Mexico State
NFL
San Diego at Buffalo
Minnesota at Chicago
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Tennessee at Kansas City
Dallas St. Louis
Baltimore at Miami
San Francisco at New York Giants
New Orleans at Carolina
Detroit at Houston
New York Jets at Oakland
Indianapolis at Green Bay
Cleveland at Washington
Seattle at Tampa Bay
Denver at New England (Monday)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Week 7 standings, games
It's looking more and more like the rest of you guys HAVE to win a week.
Chris became our sixth winner in as many tries so far, carding a 32-10 that broke Kristy's heart (and hopes for her first first) by a single game thanks to a perfect, and unmatched, 4-0 performance in the SoCon. Amazingly, he was the only person to pick Elon. And, yes, Bob and I will make him pay for not respecting our authority.
Chip and Rob tied for third at 30-12, both going 10-4 in the NFL. Cheryl and dad managed to do that as well, but let's just say they weren't quite as efficient in college.
Chris also kept up his pattern of silently stalking around near the top, waiting for the leader to slip up, and after three weeks he finally got his opportunity. My third straight shitty performance, this time a 26-16, allowed Chris and Chip to jump me into a tie for the overall lead while I slipped to third. Kristy, meanwhile, climbed up to fourth.
Here are the standings and games, again. I've also sent hard copies via pigeon for those of you who requested them.
Overall standings
(Weekly win in bold; worst week in red)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12 (166-64, .722)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10 (166-64, .722)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16 (163-67, .709)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11 (159-70, .694)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21, 28-14 (158-72, .687)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12 (158-72, .687)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17 (157-73, .683)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17 (156-74, .678)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15 (151-79, .657)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14 (150-80, .652)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18 (146-84, .635)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18 (139-87, .615)
This week's games
ACC
Clemson at Wake Forest (Thursday)
East Carolina at Virginia
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech
Central Florida at Miami
SEC
South Carolina at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Tennessee at Georgia
Arkansas at Auburn
Louisiana State at Florida
SoCon
Western Carolina at Furman
Elon at Citadel
Chattanooga at Wofford
Appalachian State at Samford
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas at Oklahoma
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Nebraska at Texas Tech
Arizona at Stanford
Iowa State at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Missouri
Scratchers
Louisville at Memphis (Friday)
Iowa at Indiana
Eastern Michigan at Army
Ohio at Kent
Michigan State at Northwestern
Western Michigan at Buffalo
James Madison at Richmond
Montana at Eastern Washington
Bowling Green at Akron
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Western Illinois at North Dakota State
Pennsylvania State at Wisconsin
NFL
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Detroit at Minnesota
Oakland at New Orleans
Cincinnati at New York Jets
Carolina at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at Washington
Miami at Houston
Jacksonville at Denver
Dallas at Arizona
Philadelphia at San Francisco
Green Bay at Seattle
New England at San Diego
New York Giants at Cleveland (Monday)
Chris became our sixth winner in as many tries so far, carding a 32-10 that broke Kristy's heart (and hopes for her first first) by a single game thanks to a perfect, and unmatched, 4-0 performance in the SoCon. Amazingly, he was the only person to pick Elon. And, yes, Bob and I will make him pay for not respecting our authority.
Chip and Rob tied for third at 30-12, both going 10-4 in the NFL. Cheryl and dad managed to do that as well, but let's just say they weren't quite as efficient in college.
Chris also kept up his pattern of silently stalking around near the top, waiting for the leader to slip up, and after three weeks he finally got his opportunity. My third straight shitty performance, this time a 26-16, allowed Chris and Chip to jump me into a tie for the overall lead while I slipped to third. Kristy, meanwhile, climbed up to fourth.
Here are the standings and games, again. I've also sent hard copies via pigeon for those of you who requested them.
Overall standings
(Weekly win in bold; worst week in red)
Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12 (166-64, .722)
Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10 (166-64, .722)
Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16 (163-67, .709)
Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11 (159-70, .694)
Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21, 28-14 (158-72, .687)
Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12 (158-72, .687)
Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17 (157-73, .683)
Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17 (156-74, .678)
Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15 (151-79, .657)
Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14 (150-80, .652)
Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18 (146-84, .635)
Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18 (139-87, .615)
This week's games
ACC
Clemson at Wake Forest (Thursday)
East Carolina at Virginia
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech
Central Florida at Miami
SEC
South Carolina at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Tennessee at Georgia
Arkansas at Auburn
Louisiana State at Florida
SoCon
Western Carolina at Furman
Elon at Citadel
Chattanooga at Wofford
Appalachian State at Samford
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas at Oklahoma
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Nebraska at Texas Tech
Arizona at Stanford
Iowa State at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Missouri
Scratchers
Louisville at Memphis (Friday)
Iowa at Indiana
Eastern Michigan at Army
Ohio at Kent
Michigan State at Northwestern
Western Michigan at Buffalo
James Madison at Richmond
Montana at Eastern Washington
Bowling Green at Akron
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Western Illinois at North Dakota State
Pennsylvania State at Wisconsin
NFL
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Detroit at Minnesota
Oakland at New Orleans
Cincinnati at New York Jets
Carolina at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at Washington
Miami at Houston
Jacksonville at Denver
Dallas at Arizona
Philadelphia at San Francisco
Green Bay at Seattle
New England at San Diego
New York Giants at Cleveland (Monday)
Week 7 games
I haven't done the standings yet (I don't want to know), but here are this week's games so you can get to workin' on 'em:
ACC
Clemson at Wake Forest (Thursday)
East Carolina at Virginia
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech
Central Florida at Miami
SEC
South Carolina at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Tennessee at Georgia
Arkansas at Auburn
Louisiana State at Florida
SoCon
Western Carolina at Furman
Elon at Citadel
Chattanooga at Wofford
Appalachian State at Samford
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas at Oklahoma
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Nebraska at Texas Tech
Arizona at Stanford
Iowa State at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Missouri
Scratchers
Louisville at Memphis (Friday)
Iowa at Indiana
Eastern Michigan at Army
Ohio at Kent
Michigan State at Northwestern
Western Michigan at Buffalo
James Madison at Richmond
Montana at Eastern Washington
Bowling Green at Akron
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Western Illinois at North Dakota State
Pennsylvania State at Wisconsin
NFL
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Detroit at Minnesota
Oakland at New Orleans
Cincinnati at New York Jets
Carolina at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at Washington
Miami at Houston
Jacksonville at Denver
Dallas at Arizona
Philadelphia at San Francisco
Green Bay at Seattle
New England at San Diego
New York Giants at Cleveland (Monday)
ACC
Clemson at Wake Forest (Thursday)
East Carolina at Virginia
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech
Central Florida at Miami
SEC
South Carolina at Kentucky
Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Tennessee at Georgia
Arkansas at Auburn
Louisiana State at Florida
SoCon
Western Carolina at Furman
Elon at Citadel
Chattanooga at Wofford
Appalachian State at Samford
Pac 10/Big 12 headliners
Texas at Oklahoma
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Nebraska at Texas Tech
Arizona at Stanford
Iowa State at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Missouri
Scratchers
Louisville at Memphis (Friday)
Iowa at Indiana
Eastern Michigan at Army
Ohio at Kent
Michigan State at Northwestern
Western Michigan at Buffalo
James Madison at Richmond
Montana at Eastern Washington
Bowling Green at Akron
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Western Illinois at North Dakota State
Pennsylvania State at Wisconsin
NFL
Chicago at Atlanta
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Detroit at Minnesota
Oakland at New Orleans
Cincinnati at New York Jets
Carolina at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at Washington
Miami at Houston
Jacksonville at Denver
Dallas at Arizona
Philadelphia at San Francisco
Green Bay at Seattle
New England at San Diego
New York Giants at Cleveland (Monday)
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