GolfHos

OK, Week 2 is done, so we can try to kick this thing off starting Week 3.

Here's the url:
http://golfhos.football.sportsline.com/e
password: golfhos

Hopefully many of you already have CBS Sportsline accounts.

Pick one nfl game a week.

- Pick Deadline: One hour before week's first game: If the first game is on a Sunday, you will have till Noon Eastern to make your selection. If there is a Thursday game, you have until 7:30pm Eastern.
- No point spread
- A game that ends in a tie will count as an incorrect pick
- If everyone loses in a particular week, the game will continue with the people still left

I have some good prize options, which I'll post in a followup reply.

woot!
 ;D

In for now.

The person left remaining after everyone else is eliminated gets their choice of one of the following prizes:

1) MacGregor V-Foil MOI M5K-GT Putter Center-shafted
Used, got it off ebay
looks like this putter except the prize is the M5K version:
http://www.equip2golf.com/images/newproducts/2004/macgregor_vfoilgt_putter.jpg

2) SMT Durometer 53* bent 2* flat - Dynalite shaft, avon chamois grip
Used, got it in a trade from Sirboy

3) Book Bundle - Tour Tempo - Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed! by John Novosel and The Golfing Machine by Homer Kelley


Winner gets their choice.  Assuming we get to run the pool again this season, the remaining prizes will carry over to the next round.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Minnesnowta_Girl/Smileys/Waving.gif)

Ah, ok, under the "Pool Statistics" page, it looks like it shows which teams you've already used for the season.  I'm not sure what the Number 3 is supposed to represent in the grid, though.

It means you used that team in the third week.

it means you used that team for week 3
 [sm_hide]

d'oh! [sm_oops]  lmao!


I don't like my chances in this thing if I can't even grasp something like that.[sm_anon]

I thought it was the kicker.

it is how many fingers I am holding up,drunken ass.
lmao  :-\

mount gay rum?

MAN! This week sucks for picks!

Yeah, I keep switching back and forth between three games.  I'm tempted to go against the grain and be different (like picking the Raiders), but I bet I'll end up picking similar to what the cbs sportline percentages seem to be going with.

There's still time to enter this.

Don't forget to make your picks!
(Captain Spaulding)

I only pick one team, not an AFC and NFC team, right?

Right

Got it. Thanks.

The picks are surprisings spread out for this.  [sm_shock]

3 picked Steelers
2 picked Colts
2 picked Pats
1 picked Ravens
1 picked Titans
1 picked Chargers
1 picked Panthers
1 picked Vikings

Oh, I'll find you.  Count on it.

 :sad3: 1 and done?????   8)

Thx. Norv.   :asshat:

mike smith   SD   SD@GB    SD 24 / GB 31 Final   
Teed   MIN   MIN@KC    MIN 10 / KC 13 Final   


GONE !  :redcard:

that's BS...I changed that game this am! 

Damn.  Did you click the OK button to save after you changed your pick?

Stupid game.

rofl, stroh!  Not in the least.

Yes I did!  :-(

    NOTE:    
     This player has been eliminated from the current Survivor Pool round.

 :sad3:

Easy, peasy this week!  ;D

(http://www.boston.com/business/blog/filter/maccheese.jpg)

Really?  I thought last week was easier.

[sm_shock]

Don't forget to make a pick this week!
(Spanky)

I thought I did it earlier! Crap I pulled a Teed!

Damn, that sucks.  Well, since lots of folks picked the chargers today and were eliminated, it looks like there aren't many left and we'll have a winner soon. 

When the pool starts up again, maybe we can create a new rule where people can post their pick on the forum as a backup in addition to selecting it on Sportsline.  That way if there's any funkiness on Sportsline again, we can go by the timestamped post on golfhos.

Ouch!  I'm out!

LOL @ NorvTurner Acolytes.

FNT  FNT  FNT  FNT  FNT  >:(

and it was
5 dropped this week.
unbelieveable! [sm_shock]

Who knew the Falcons could actually win one against a  :airquotes: decent  :airquotes: team? I thought I had a slam dunk there.  :sad3:

mmmmm.........they were playing KC. At home.

KC barely beat the friggin' Vikings last week. Nice job Chargers.  :sad3:

Nice job by everyone running that team from management on down.

Whew!  Houston manages the win over Miami!  ;D

Everyone survives this week. [sm_shock]

yeh, i wouldnt touch houston until they get WR/RB back healthy.  :o ... even if they play the aints!~

 :finger:  to the Chargers. Where was this last week?

Only three people left in this thing.

Pats and Giants games look secure, but the Saints are down at halftime! [sm_shock] 

i've got to be in the lead.  i haven't used the New England card yet.    ;)

Heh, I almost picked the Giants instead of the Pats today, but next week seems tricky to me, and the Giants vs. Dolphins stands out (although playing in London might make things interesting)  Actually, now that I look closer at next week, the Titans and Steelers also look good.

Everyone survives this week (again)

go san fran
 [sm_devil] [sm_devil] [sm_devil]

Ain't nothin' gonna breaka my stride. Nobody gonna slow me down. Oh no! I got to keep on moving.

Don't forget the games start on Thursday this week. Get your pick in.

 [sm_thumbsup2]

congrats dystopia  8)

are we starting over now?

I'm up for it.  Do you guys think we'll be able to determine a winner in the remaining weeks?

I couldn't think of a good way to resolve it if the regular season ends and we still have players in contention.  We could just wing it and come up with a fair playoff contest for the remaining people.

can you make it where you have to pick 2 or 3 a week?

Weird.  There's a dropdown that makes it look like that's an option, but that may be a future feature, and for now, it looks like we can only set it to one game.

One thing we could do is to enable spreads, which might make it tougher.  I reckon most people could get four weeks in the bag straight up by picking NE, DAL, IND, PIT.
(http://www.golfhos.com/images/suicide_pool.jpg)

I'd be in for a modified version. I agree that a 4 week straight up pick'em may not produce a single winner though.

Ok, I wanted to see if the Suicide pool would reset properly after the MNF game, and it looks like it has.

So we're starting over again and everyone who was eliminated is back in it again. BUT THIS TIME, WE'RE USING SPREADS.  The spreads are provided by Yahoo, I'm not sure how dynamic they are, so keep that in mind, while we all find out how it works.

If you missed out the first time, I think you can still join us.

Here's the url:
http://golfhos.football.sportsline.com/e
password: golfhos

Pick one nfl game a week.

- Pick Deadline: One hour before week's first game: If the first game is on a Sunday, you will have till Noon Eastern to make your selection. If there is a Thursday game, you have until 7:30pm Eastern.
- INCLUDES point spreads this time
- A game that ends in a tie will count as an incorrect pick
- If everyone loses in a particular week, the game will continue with the people still left

The person left remaining after everyone else is eliminated gets their choice of one of the following prizes:

1) MacGregor V-Foil MOI M5K-GT Putter Center-shafted
Used, got it off ebay
looks like this putter except the prize is the M5K version instead of M6.4K:
http://www.equip2golf.com...gregor_vfoilgt_putter.jpg

2) SMT Durometer 53* bent 2* flat - Dynalite shaft, avon chamois grip
Used, got it in a trade from Sirboy

3) Book Bundle - Tour Tempo - Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed! by John Novosel and The Golfing Machine by Homer Kelley

If we still have people in contention when the season ends we'll do some sort of tiebreaker where you pick one game against the spread for each playoff week and eliminate people that way.

We'll have to waive the rule about "only picking a team once" during the playoffs if it gets that far.  I can see a situation arising where a few people reach the Super Bowl still playing, but don't have any teams still unpicked.  So you shouldn't have to worry about saving any teams for the playoffs. (but the "only picking a team once" rule is definitely still valid during the regular season)

Cool, it looks like new people are able to join without any problems.  Welcome to the pool, BiteMe.  Any other takers?

This week looks pretty tough.  Don't forget this pool now works with spreads.

I'll be in at some point.   [sm_pod]

Yikes, I forgot about the Thursday night game.  The deadline for picks is TODAY! 

I was afraid of that.

some absolutely ridiculous lines this week.

You've still got a few hours before the deadline.

Yet to pick:
gleek
Fuzzy
Teed
Capt Spaulding
danny kang
BiteMe Clive
stroh

That's what I was thinking. Made it harder to decide.

Pick is in.


Question, though.

We're picking against the spread correct?  Even though the dealie on the side says "click the team you think will win this week, a negative number means the home team is favored."

So, lets take tonight.  Dallas is a 6 and a 1/2 point fav.

Can I pick Green Bay "actually click on them" to just cover?  Or is clicking on them, picking them to overcome a 6.5 point spread, and actually defeat the Cowboys?

Say the game ends 27 - 24 Dallas?  And I clicked on Green Bay.  Winner Winner Chicken Dinner?

Oh Crap!  I just went into the pool to set "ties count as wins", and it wiped out everyone's picks. >:(

I suck!

PLEASE, PLEASE enter your picks again.  :sad3:

I don't recall many people picking either GB or Dallas, so even if you don't get your pick in by the deadline, just PM me with it and I can enter it in before the weekend.

I'm pretty sure you're picking Green Bay to cover.  In your example, you'd win.

Made my pick. Twice.  ;)

Thanks!  I only remember seeing 1 person picking the GB-DAL game, so if they don't get their pick in time, I'll just add it manually.

hehe, that's funny!

My pick is in again.  :)

Cool!  Thanks E-A-G-L-E!, AD For MVP!, and campy.  :)

I agree. 8)

 [sm_shock]  First I wiped out everyone's picks, and now I'm delusional!  :-[

<---- Hall & Oates speak sooth

 [sm_scratch]  Shows me as eliminated.   ???

I didn't pick in the GB DAL game.

The picks were lost, so I've got to re-enter them.  Who did you pick and I'll put it in?

Same goes for everyone else (spanky, zoot, teed, 'fredo, etc.)

dys. I remember, I took SD.

Thanks.

Cool, I just put in your pick.  Thanks.

wait a minute.  i didn't pick the packers to win with the spread.
 [sm_disgust] >:( [sm_devil] [sm_devil]


or did i ?
 [sm_shock] [sm_disgust] [sm_devil] [sm_shock] :sad3:

You mean I have to remember what I did? *feces*. Now I have to think. And that hurts.

 ;D 

lol

Apparently I'm eliminated?  ??? (pretty sure I didn't pick GB for this particular week in this particular contest, but don't honestly recall who I did. Can I make DAL my retroactive pick? lol.)

Yeah, all the picks were wiped out accidentally.  Just let me know who you picked (or make a new pick except for tonight's game) and I'll put it in there.

Spanky and Zoot definitely had picks in.  I can't remember who else was incorrectly eliminated.

I think I had STL also.

I think I picked CHI. (Ignorant savages.)

Cool.  Rams for Spanky and Bears for Capt. Spaulding.


Señor Zoot, you out there?

ya great now you tell me
I had Buff at +5.5

Cool, I put you in with the Bills.  Thanks!

no thank you  ::) :P :-\

lol, comeon, at least you're not ALREADY out.  you will be in about 24 hours though  LOL

I am hoping the ice storm hits wash and it's another 3-0 game :P

plus,I wanted to be honest with my pick.
I could have changed it to Dallas :-X

3-0 washington  about 5 minutes in
 ;D

hee hee  ;D

 :sad3:  you're a far braver man than I,  betting on a buffalo team.

the only good thing about having to see them every frickin' week,is that you know how they play.
Edwards should have been the starter all year,but that old fossil who runs the team wants Lostard.
He hasn't learned from the Rob Johnson/Doug Flutie debacle from years past.
ie.a smart guy with an rifle arm is better than a dumbass with a cannon

and Jason campbell is a hugely over rated QB which I have said many times this year.
 :-X

i just figured the skins would come out with all the emotion and intensity to win  , regardless of opponent.
 [sm_shock]

I survived! 8) 

and you were right,however,most of that emotion was spent earlier in the week and the second half was evident of that.
Edwards is a good QB.
under rated.He thinks and makes quick decisions,unlike that Bledsoesque Lostard. :(

Looks like everyone's picks are in but the maestroh.

 [sm_shock]  *feces*.


Thanks, dys.

I knew I could make you all Viking fans yet. ;D

w00t! 

I picked them last week. :D

This week only! [sm_eekdance]

yikes.  down to 5 people now.

stupid.game >:(

I can't believe I actually chose green bay to win. [sm_shock]

Augh!  Those of you that didn't get your picks in, let me know, and I'll do it manually.  You can't pick the Thurs game once it starts.

(http://www.danablankenhorn.com/images/charlie_brown_lucy_football_2.jpg)

kudos to Spanky and Zoot for getting their picks in on time.  The other remaining players that missed the deadline are Eagle, Torpedo, and me. (I just manually entered my pick for a Sunday game (Tampa))

I didn't even think of the possibility of there being a game tonight. :(  I'm headed to nfl.com for this week's schedule now.

Dys, I don't suppose you could post the spreads for the Indianapolis/Oakland and Seattle/Carolina games, please? :-\

No problem.  Let me know if you want any others.  Lots of big spreads this week, so I had a tough time with my pick.


Indianapolis Colts             
Oakland Raiders (+10.5)

Seattle Seahawks             
Carolina Panthers (+7.5)

Colts for me.

Cool.  thanks!

Thank you ... I always forget about Thursday games. :fish:

Thanks! 8)


I'm really over-thinking this right now.  lol

I'll go with the Seattle Seahawks. 


Thanks, again! :)

Thanks.  Everyone's set now.  :)

i had houston right :o

goddamn pete crisco!


i decided to go the opposite of that buffoon this week on anything i viewed as a coin flip game
(den-hou, buff-cle, nyg-was, ari-no)

off to a bad start !   

*fiddlesticks*!

wtf?  [sm_shock]

And to think I had almost chose Miami! [sm_shock]