Football Pool

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#1 Post by **Vandal** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:25 am

We've done various non-fantasy pools here over the years and we should really think about getting this year's pool started. Last year we went with a Yahoo-based pool with confidence points (I think we shared it with a group of non-BBs).

There's also the USA Today Pigskin Pool and several from ESPN.

I'd start one one but such a pool typically requires daily access and I'm firewalled from fantasy sites.

Anyone game to set one up? I think the pools with confidence points add a fun level of difficulty. We have a week to get ready.

If you build it, they will come!

#2 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:47 am

Vandal wrote:We've done various non-fantasy pools here over the years and we should really think about getting this year's pool started. Last year we went with a Yahoo-based pool with confidence points (I think we shared it with a group of non-BBs).

There's also the USA Today Pigskin Pool and several from ESPN.

I'd start one one but such a pool typically requires daily access and I'm firewalled from fantasy sites.

Anyone game to set one up? I think the pools with confidence points add a fun level of difficulty. We have a week to get ready.

If you build it, they will come!

I'm working on setting one up right now..... BRB

lb13

#3 Post by **Vandal** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:27 am

Coincidentally, I just got an email invite from last years Yahoo group (the Jeopardy folks). I didn't mind that one but I'd rather be surrounded by familiar names.

#4 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:45 am

MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored (Group #44668)

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13

earendel · #5 Post by **earendel** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:44 am

littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13

Um...it's asking for a group ID#, not the group name.

#6 Post by **Bob78164** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:52 am

littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13

For what it's worth, for me confidence points converts a pool from something I can deal with in 5 minutes a week to something I actually have to think about. --Bob

#7 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:17 am

earendel wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13
Um...it's asking for a group ID#, not the group name.

That must be new.... it used to let you search for the Group Name...

Group Number is 44668. I have fixed the invite post....

lb13

#8 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:19 am

Bob78164 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13
For what it's worth, for me confidence points converts a pool from something I can deal with in 5 minutes a week to something I actually have to think about. --Bob

The pool's already been set up. But that ain't stopping anyone from setting up a straight pick pool....

lb13

Sistine Fanny · #9 Post by **Sistine Fanny** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:03 pm

Bob78164 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13
For what it's worth, for me confidence points converts a pool from something I can deal with in 5 minutes a week to something I actually have to think about. --Bob

The more time spent having to think about football odds is less time available to fling political monkey feces at each other.

Is that such a bad thing?

Highly Offended · #10 Post by **Highly Offended** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:08 pm

Sistine Fanny wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

Good luck to all! And beware of those tight ends....

lb13
For what it's worth, for me confidence points converts a pool from something I can deal with in 5 minutes a week to something I actually have to think about. --Bob
The more time spent having to think about football odds is less time available to fling political monkey feces at each other.

Is that such a bad thing?

You have just insulted me and all of my primate friends by slamming a pastime that has been handed down by my ancestors for millennia on end! May you rot in hell, and I hope your fingernail polish melts off!

Sistine Fanny · #11 Post by **Sistine Fanny** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:16 pm

Highly Offended wrote:
Sistine Fanny wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:For what it's worth, for me confidence points converts a pool from something I can deal with in 5 minutes a week to something I actually have to think about. --Bob
The more time spent having to think about football odds is less time available to fling political monkey feces at each other.

Is that such a bad thing?

You have just insulted me and all of my primate friends by slamming a pastime that has been handed down by my ancestors for millennia on end! May you rot in hell, and I hope your fingernail polish melts off!

Prepare yourself for the refreshing zing of a bottle of Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Shit being introduced to your damned, dirty ape bahonka.

Sideways......

Sistine Fanny · #12 Post by **Sistine Fanny** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:16 pm

Stupid server, why can't I delete the last post?

#13 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:18 pm

Sistine Fanny wrote:
Highly Offended wrote:
Sistine Fanny wrote:
The more time spent having to think about football odds is less time available to fling political monkey feces at each other.

Is that such a bad thing?

You have just insulted me and all of my primate friends by slamming a pastime that has been handed down by my ancestors for millennia on end! May you rot in hell, and I hope your fingernail polish melts off!
Prepare yourself for the refreshing zing of a bottle of Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Shit being introduced to your damned, dirty ape bahonka.

Sideways......

Given the expression on his face, I think someone already did that before you......

lb13

lilclyde54 · #14 Post by **lilclyde54** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:58 pm

Well, I am in. Good luck to all.

heelsrule1988 · #15 Post by **heelsrule1988** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:52 pm

I'm in this piece.

#16 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:11 pm

heelsrule1988 wrote:I'm in this piece.

When did you grow a possum tail?

lb13

#17 Post by **littlebeast13** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:13 am

So nobody likes a slutty squirrel and a preverted possum....

Let's try this piece....

BTW, join the pool everyone!

lb13

SportsFan68 · #18 Post by **SportsFan68** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:58 am

littlebeast13 wrote:So nobody likes a slutty squirrel and a preverted possum....

Let's try this piece....

BTW, join the pool everyone!

lb13

That is a FABULOUS avatar!

It will win!

YAY HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#19 Post by **littlebeast13** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:53 am

BiF since the first game is tonight....

MBRS invites you to join her in the 2012 WWTBAM Football Pool!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Create your team, and then join the group I set up just for this Bored and their usual tagalongs!!!

Group Name: WWTBAM Bored (Group #44668)

Password: MBRS (all caps!)

I picked the confidence points option since I agree with Vandal, it made it more funner....

#20 Post by **Vandal** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:25 pm

I just checked the standings and there is a big, fat 1 next to my team name!

Vandalians rule!

#21 Post by **Vandal** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:23 pm

Like the Phoenix rising from Arizona, the Vandalians storm back from 25 points down on the final week to take the Yahoo football pool title.

Final Standings

Rank Name Total Pts W-L
1 Vandalians 1466 173-82
2 MarkBarrett 1463 167-88
3 Fryler 1460 168-87
4 Im_Ace 1457 165-90
5 LB's Evil Squirrels 1420 163-92
6 Skipper Skippy Skipperson 1416 163-92
7 Kusch 1401 170-85
8 Asmithintime 1389 156-99
9 Goongas. 1381 164-91
10 Witch Hunters 1310 154-101
11 The Boneheads 1298 158-97
12 Hoosier Daddies 1262 152-103
13 Football Ignoramus 1115 124-131
14 Shameless Weasel 1019 124-131
15 rayxtwo 379 44-211
16 ULY 57 5-250

#22 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:44 pm

Congrats on the comeback victory Vandal!

A nice final week boosted me up to the Top 5! And I'm glad missing that Thursday night pick due to my trip back in September didn't cost me a position in the end....

lb13

MarkBarrett · #23 Post by **MarkBarrett** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:39 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:Congrats on the comeback victory Vandal!

A nice final week boosted me up to the Top 5! And I'm glad missing that Thursday night pick due to my trip back in September didn't cost me a position in the end....

lb13

Yes, congrats Vandal indeed for the nice finish. I almost made my big move in week 2 hold up. In the end I didn't play conservatively when I should have gone for the Giants since it was likely they would be the common pick. Instead I thought NY would realize their season was over with no chance for the other games to all go their way and that the Eagles would show some pride to send Reid out with a victory.

I wish I would have had the nerve to do another Vikings for 16 like I did when they hosted the Bears.

It was a good season and I was happy I didn't forget to pick any games this season.

Vandal, you had the most correct picks as well as points so a well-deserved victory. I would have felt guilty to have topped you in points but been several steps back in the winning games count.

Also, a heck of a week by Fryler to almost pull off a mighty leap.

One other lesson I learned was not to make a last minute switch just because of what the guys on the Fox pre game show picked.

Thanks LB for setting it up.

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