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Title: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on August 25, 2008, 10:10:37 AM
Just starting the thread in anticipation.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on August 25, 2008, 10:15:02 AM
Just starting the thread in anticipation.

anticipp-PAYSHUN!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on August 25, 2008, 07:40:58 PM
Just starting the thread in anticipation.
anticipp-PAYSHUN!
none of the usual tricks (substituting 2008 for 2007 in the url) bring anything up.  I wonder (guess I could look it up) when it rolled out last year.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on August 25, 2008, 11:06:57 PM
Just starting the thread in anticipation.
anticipp-PAYSHUN!
none of the usual tricks (substituting 2008 for 2007 in the url) bring anything up.  I wonder (guess I could look it up) when it rolled out last year.

Just looked at last year's thread--first post was on August 28, so I'd guess some time around there. So it should be up soon, if they're doing it again. (And they should--it drives a lot of traffic to their site.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: SFGuy on August 27, 2008, 12:01:32 AM
Anyone going to join the ESPN football pool I put up on the Sports Thread this year?? A few did last year. I remember one or two was but it became too late. You do have a week to add your name. Looks like it could less people from last year due to a couple people who I cannot contact (they would bring a few extra people). Check out the sports thread for the link.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on August 28, 2008, 01:35:11 PM
Thanks to Outsports for the tip -- here's a website that lists best/most popular Fantasy Team names:

http://www.fantasyteamnames.net/football

personal faves: "Romosexual Tendencies", "I Beg to Dilfer", "My Vick in a Box", "Brady's Panties in a Bundchen", and (perhaps inevitable) "GreenBay FudgePackers".
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on August 28, 2008, 02:09:37 PM
Thanks to Outsports for the tip -- here's a website that lists best/most popular Fantasy Team names:

http://www.fantasyteamnames.net/football

personal faves: "Romosexual Tendencies", "I Beg to Dilfer", "My Vick in a Box", "Brady's Panties in a Bundchen", and (perhaps inevitable) "GreenBay FudgePackers".
"LT in the Loafers" -- LOL.

"Tomorrow Never Addais" -- Clever.

"As Fargas I Can Tell, Justin Sucks"  -- Can't tell if this is a Raider fan, or Raider hater.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on August 28, 2008, 08:28:26 PM
Thanks to Outsports for the tip -- here's a website that lists best/most popular Fantasy Team names:

http://www.fantasyteamnames.net/football

personal faves: "Romosexual Tendencies", "I Beg to Dilfer", "My Vick in a Box", "Brady's Panties in a Bundchen", and (perhaps inevitable) "GreenBay FudgePackers".
I was partial to "The Ki-Jana Monologues."
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 02, 2008, 10:15:46 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2008, 10:21:24 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 02, 2008, 10:35:18 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.

OK, I'm in. but (crappier still) after you save your picks you don't get a nice, easily-cut-and-pastable list.

RGMIKESF NYG  CIN  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAX  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  GB  DEN  34
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 02, 2008, 10:42:32 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?
Thanks for finding this, Rod.  I've submitted my picks for both pools.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 02, 2008, 10:51:36 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.

OK, I'm in. but (crappier still) after you save your picks you don't get a nice, easily-cut-and-pastable list.

RGMIKESF NYG  CIN  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAX  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  GB  DEN  34

I'm in, but they aint making it easy...

Flem59 (Rod) NYG CIN NYJ NE PIT JAX ATL BUF NO PHI DAL SD SF IND GB OAK 40
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on September 02, 2008, 11:18:32 AM
I'll get in before Thursday, but in the meantime I just have to say how much I love Rod's sig quote.

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 02, 2008, 11:41:35 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.

OK, I'm in. but (crappier still) after you save your picks you don't get a nice, easily-cut-and-pastable list.

RGMIKESF NYG  CIN  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAX  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  GB  DEN  34

I'm in, but they aint making it easy...

Flem59 (Rod) NYG CIN NYJ NE PIT JAX ATL BUF NO PHI DAL SD SF IND GB OAK 40
JoeMama: NYG BAL NYJ NE PIT TEN DET SEA NO PHI CLE SD STL IND GB DEN 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 02, 2008, 03:42:56 PM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.

OK, I'm in. but (crappier still) after you save your picks you don't get a nice, easily-cut-and-pastable list.

RGMIKESF NYG  CIN  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAX  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  GB  DEN  34

I'm in, but they aint making it easy...

Flem59 (Rod) NYG CIN NYJ NE PIT JAX ATL BUF NO PHI DAL SD SF IND GB OAK 40
JoeMama: NYG BAL NYJ NE PIT TEN DET SEA NO PHI CLE SD STL IND GB DEN 45

Urthwerm NYG  BAL  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAC  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  CAR  STL  IND  GB  DEN  38
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 02, 2008, 06:57:37 PM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?

That's a bit odd -- group or no group, you were always pre-registered by virtue of being a "registered Foghead". Now it's a separate operation altogether, it seems.

OK, I'm in. but (crappier still) after you save your picks you don't get a nice, easily-cut-and-pastable list.

RGMIKESF NYG  CIN  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAX  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  GB  DEN  34

I'm in, but they aint making it easy...

Flem59 (Rod) NYG CIN NYJ NE PIT JAX ATL BUF NO PHI DAL SD SF IND GB OAK 40
JoeMama: NYG BAL NYJ NE PIT TEN DET SEA NO PHI CLE SD STL IND GB DEN 45

Urthwerm NYG  BAL  NYJ  NE  PIT  JAC  DET  SEA  NO  PHI  DAL  CAR  STL  IND  GB  DEN  38
Geoff  NYG  BAL  NYJ  NE  PIT  TEN  ATL  BUF  TB  PHI  DAL  SD  SF  IND  MIN  DEN  45

I think I did this right!
Title: Re: First Game
Post by: ggould on September 05, 2008, 12:01:14 PM
so, did everyone pick the Giants?
Title: Re: First Game
Post by: Alicat on September 05, 2008, 03:29:04 PM
so, did everyone pick the Giants?
Don't remember but I did get my pics in. Did all of you type your pics in here or copy paste? The new system threw me for a loop.
Title: Re: First Game
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 05, 2008, 04:25:06 PM
so, did everyone pick the Giants?
Don't remember but I did get my pics in. Did all of you type your pics in here or copy paste? The new system threw me for a loop.

No copy and paste, had to type them in.   >:(
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 07, 2008, 07:35:39 PM
OMGWTF! Bradylicious possibly out for the season??  Wow. And Peyton ain't lookin' too good tonite, either.

BTW, kids, the 'Niners lost to the *Arizona* Cardinals today -- they haven't been in St Louis for years.  ;)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 07, 2008, 08:03:06 PM
BTW, kids, the 'Niners lost to the *Arizona* Cardinals today -- they haven't been in St Louis for years.  ;)

I amaze myself sometimes - in all the wrong ways.   :-\
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on September 08, 2008, 10:48:05 AM

BTW, kids, the 'Niners lost to the *Arizona* Cardinals today -- they haven't been in St Louis for years.  ;)

The football Cardinals moved to Phoenix around the same time in the offseason 20 yrs ago as the baseball Cardinals lost Jack Clark to free-agency.  The Post-Dispatch poll found that 57% of those surveyed thought that losing Clark was a worse blow to St.Louis sports than losing an entire NFL franchise.  Which proves two htings:  How much of a baseball town St. Louis is, and how rotten the Bidwells' PR was.  (fwiw, they're still the owners of the football team & they're about despised in AZ as they were in MO)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 09, 2008, 08:53:16 AM
so, the school blocks the pool site as a 'gambling' location, so I can't check scores.  How'd we do?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 09, 2008, 09:04:32 AM
so, the school blocks the pool site as a 'gambling' location, so I can't check scores.  How'd we do?

Well, I got 9 right. But we're no longer listed as a group so you've gotta look everyone up individually.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 09, 2008, 09:33:28 AM
so, the school blocks the pool site as a 'gambling' location, so I can't check scores.  How'd we do?

Well, I got 9 right. But we're no longer listed as a group so you've gotta look everyone up individually.

Nice start, Jim; and good work, all!

Urthwerm 12
Alicat 11
Geoff Gould 11
Flem59 10
JoeMama 10
RGMikeSF 9

No Mshray found.  Did anyone else submit an entry?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 09, 2008, 09:37:08 AM
PS: No perfect scores.  Two people nailed 14; nine more got 13.  So Urth is tied for 12th overall.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on September 09, 2008, 11:01:01 AM

No Mshray found.  Did anyone else submit an entry?


Sorry, I did some soul-searching and realized I couldn't stick with this over the whole season.  Not least because I looked ahead to my schedule and am likely to be traveling in Asia at least twice bewteen now & the playoffs & just got too much on my plate generally.  I know if I did it I'd spend many hours trying to bone up, that are better spent on other means of wasting time.  ;)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 09, 2008, 11:12:52 AM
PS: No perfect scores.  Two people nailed 14; nine more got 13.  So Urth is tied for 12th overall.

Wow, how'd that happen? I better enjoy it, 'cause it's not going to last. :D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 09, 2008, 04:52:04 PM
BTW, kids, the 'Niners lost to the *Arizona* Cardinals today -- they haven't been in St Louis for years.  ;)

I amaze myself sometimes - in all the wrong ways.   :-\
Me too. Would have fared better than 11 in the pool had it not been for the Niners and Raiders. Screw the "home" teams. I never learn!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 09, 2008, 05:13:23 PM
Week 2 --

Flem59 TEN BUF OAK IND CAR GB NYG WAS TB SEA NYJ SD ARI BAL CLE DAL 53

(giving the raiders one more chance)  ???
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 09, 2008, 08:19:33 PM
Geoff  CIN  BUF  KC  IND  CAR  GB  NYG  WSH  TB  SEA  NYJ  DEN  MIA  BAL  PIT  DAL  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 09, 2008, 08:57:57 PM
Week 2 --

Flem59 TEN BUF OAK IND CAR GB NYG WAS TB SEA NYJ SD ARI BAL CLE DAL 53

(giving the raiders one more chance)  ???
We know you can't help yourself.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 09, 2008, 09:25:43 PM
WEEK 2

Alicat CIN  JAC  KC  IND  CHI  GB  STL  WAS  ATL  SEA  NYJ  SD  ARI  HOU  CLE  DAL  39
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 10, 2008, 06:25:33 PM
Week 2:

URTH TEN  JAC  KC  IND  CHI  DET  STL  WAS  TB  SEA  NYJ  DEN  ARI  BAL  PIT  PHI  44
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 10, 2008, 10:34:25 PM

No Mshray found.  Did anyone else submit an entry?
Sorry, I did some soul-searching and realized I couldn't stick with this over the whole season.  Not least because I looked ahead to my schedule and am likely to be traveling in Asia at least twice bewteen now & the playoffs & just got too much on my plate generally.  I know if I did it I'd spend many hours trying to bone up, that are better spent on other means of wasting time.  ;)
I know you can take this stuff seriously, and you'll be quite busy, but hey, if you get a minute, just fill in the picks for the whole year!  We don't take that much time, and it would be fun to see how it works out!  C'mon, Mark, join us!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 10, 2008, 10:58:22 PM
Week 2:

JoeMama TEN JAX OAK (!) MIN CAR GB NYG NO ATL SEA NYJ (!!)  DEN ARI BAL PIT PHI 48
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 11, 2008, 08:39:14 AM
RGMIKESF  CIN  JAX  KC  IND  CAR  GB  NYG  NO  TB  SEA  NYJ  DEN  AZ  HOU  CLE  DAL 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 13, 2008, 09:02:11 PM
NEW ENTRY: Bobcat (little cat of Alicat); he has been begging to get into this since last season.

Wk 2 TEN  JAC  KC  IND  CAR  DET  STL  NO  TB  SF  NYJ  SD  MIA  CLE  PHI  42

BAL/HOU game postponed, could not select
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 13, 2008, 09:24:09 PM
NEW ENTRY: Bobcat (little cat of Alicat); he has been begging to get into this since last season.

Welcome to the board, Lil' Cat!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 14, 2008, 04:22:11 PM
Geez, SF into OT. I root for the home team but I'm banking on a loss this week!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 14, 2008, 04:31:19 PM
Geez, SF into OT. I root for the home team but I'm banking on a loss this week!
me too!  and it looks like those undependable 49'ers cannot be depended on to lose to the right teams!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 14, 2008, 05:04:32 PM
Geez, SF into OT. I root for the home team but I'm banking on a loss this week!
me too!  and it looks like those undependable 49'ers cannot be depended on to lose to the right teams!

indeed -- Raiders too! 

And the Patriots' new QB Cassel -- am I crazy or does he look like Jake Gyllenhaal the same way Tina Fey looks like Sarah P.?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 14, 2008, 06:29:28 PM
Total week 2 derailment. My picks were lousy!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 15, 2008, 11:03:47 AM
Total week 2 derailment. My picks were lousy!

You're not alone. I think I may have gotten 8 at best.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 15, 2008, 11:08:59 AM
Total week 2 derailment. My picks were lousy!

You're not alone. I think I may have gotten 8 at best.

indeed -- so much for hunches. I think all of us picked the Jets over the Pats. And we're evenly split on PHI/DAL tonite.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 15, 2008, 11:27:38 AM
Total week 2 derailment. My picks were lousy!

You're not alone. I think I may have gotten 8 at best.

indeed -- so much for hunches. I think all of us picked the Jets over the Pats. And we're evenly split on PHI/DAL tonite.

I did better than I expected, except for the Jets hunch.  The niners win was unexpected and SD got robbed -- that was a fumble, dang it.  Oakland wasn't that much of a stretch, because KC is really really awful.  Picking the Raiders this week would be foolish.  I'll do it anyway.   ::)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 15, 2008, 03:55:09 PM
SD got robbed -- that was a fumble, dang it. 

You're absolutely right; Ed "Guns" Hochuli blew the call, and has already been reprimanded for it.

But I can't complain, as it allowed me to get 8 cheap points via Eddie Royal in my fantasy football league.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 15, 2008, 10:29:15 PM
SD got robbed -- that was a fumble, dang it. 

You're absolutely right; Ed "Guns" Hochuli blew the call, and has already been reprimanded for it.

But I can't complain, as it allowed me to get 8 cheap points via Eddie Royal in my fantasy football league.
And without those 8 points, I'd not have won this week's head-to-head matchup; I won 83-75.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 16, 2008, 09:42:42 AM
Week 2 / Tot

Flem59 12 / 22
Geoff Gould 11 / 22
JoeMama 9 / 19
RGMikeSF 9 / 18
Urthwerm 8 / 20
Alicat 6 / 17
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 16, 2008, 09:51:19 AM
Week 2 / Tot

Flem59 12 / 22
Geoff Gould 11 / 22
JoeMama 9 / 19
RGMikeSF 9 / 18
Urthwerm 8 / 20
Alicat 6 / 17

by my count I only got 8, but I'll gladly take 9.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 16, 2008, 10:07:21 AM
Week 2 / Tot

Flem59 12 / 22
Geoff Gould 11 / 22
JoeMama 9 / 19
RGMikeSF 9 / 18
Urthwerm 8 / 20
Alicat 6 / 17


by my count I only got 8, but I'll gladly take 9.

I think I only got 11 too.  I got the scores off the website -- I think they gave everybody a win on the post-poned game.  That is my guess.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 16, 2008, 07:46:46 PM
Week 2 / Tot

Flem59 12 / 22
Geoff Gould 11 / 22
JoeMama 9 / 19
RGMikeSF 9 / 18
Urthwerm 8 / 20
Alicat 6 / 17
I didn't even pay attention to what I got as I figured I must have done really poorly, missing on the 9'ers and Raiders the way I did.  Cool!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 17, 2008, 12:15:40 PM
Week 3:

RGMIKESF  ATL  BUF  NYG  NE  TEN  CHI  AZ  CAR  DEN  SF  SEA  IND  PHI  BAL  GB  SD  47
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 17, 2008, 11:12:08 PM
sure wish I could copy/paste!

KC  BUF  NYG  NE  TEN  TB  WSH  MN  DEN  SF  STL  IND  PHI  BAL  DAL  SD  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 17, 2008, 11:19:05 PM
Lot of games I could have gone either way on:

Joe Mama ATL BUF NYG NE TEN TB ARI MIN DEN SF SEA IND PIT BAL DAL SD 51
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 18, 2008, 09:24:39 AM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 18, 2008, 10:06:13 AM
Week 2 / Tot

Flem59 12 / 22
Geoff Gould 11 / 22
JoeMama 9 / 19
RGMikeSF 9 / 18
Urthwerm 8 / 20
Alicat 6 / 17
Bobcat 6 (started wk 2)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 18, 2008, 10:07:48 AM
Week 3
hopefully I don't perform more poorly than this past week.

Alicat: ATL  BUF  NYG  NE  TEN  TB  AZ  CAR  DEN  SF  SEA IND  PIT  BAL  GB  SD  36

Why SF, WHY? I regret this every time.  ::)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 18, 2008, 10:15:21 AM

Why SF, WHY? I regret this every time.  ::)

actually, we all picked the Niners this week.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 18, 2008, 10:28:25 AM

Why SF, WHY? I regret this every time.  ::)

actually, we all picked the Niners this week.

Last time for a while, after Detroit (maybe the worst team in football), things get quite a bit tougher for the local heros.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 18, 2008, 03:54:36 PM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

Changing my mind on the CAR/MIN game, as Adrian Peterson has a hamstring injury.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 18, 2008, 06:06:50 PM
Bros, I'm in:

ATL BUF NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 38

You heard that Fargas and McFadden are "hurt" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/17/SPRF12VQKO.DTL)?

Still like Da Raidahz?

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 18, 2008, 06:49:29 PM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

Changing my mind on the CAR/MIN game, as Adrian Peterson has a hamstring injury.


But they've got Gus Frerotte starting now!!   ::)

TinkaCat, glad you're in; is that the name you entered the pool under?  (So we can find you for tallies next week.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 18, 2008, 08:42:08 PM
Week 3 Little Cat picks

Bobcat KC  OAK  CIN  NE  TEN  CHI  WAS  MIN  DEN  DET  SEA  IND  PIT  CLE  DAL  SD 54
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 18, 2008, 11:31:00 PM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

Changing my mind on the CAR/MIN game, as Adrian Peterson has a hamstring injury.


But they've got Gus Frerotte starting now!!   ::)

TinkaCat, glad you're in; is that the name you entered the pool under?  (So we can find you for tallies next week.)

Yes, I'm Tinka_Cat there, too (I may change that handle here -- my actual cat Tinka is complaining about identity theft --  but I'll be transparent abt it if I do.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 19, 2008, 09:21:43 AM
Bros, I'm in:

ATL BUF NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 38

You heard that Fargas and McFadden are "hurt" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/17/SPRF12VQKO.DTL)?

Still like Da Raidahz?



I was never picking the Raiders because I was confident they would win.  Like/Love/Hate -- I'm in there somewhere.

Besides, Michael Bush is a great back in his own right.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 19, 2008, 10:34:46 AM
Week three:

Urthwerm ATL  BUF  NYG  NE  TEN  CHI  WAS  MIN  DEN  SF  STL  IND  PHI  CLE  GB  NYJ  42

I'm joining the pack on that SF pick--we'll either all win together, or regret our faith in the hometowners.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 19, 2008, 10:46:12 AM
Week three:

Urthwerm ATL  BUF  NYG  NE  TEN  CHI  WAS  MIN  DEN  SF  STL  IND  PHI  CLE  GB  NYJ  42

I'm joining the pack on that SF pick--we'll either all win together, or regret our faith in the hometowners.

a) DET really does suck

b) I hate Jon "Jesus made me a great QB" Kitna.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 19, 2008, 12:34:04 PM
b) I hate Jon "Jesus made me a great QB" Kitna.
 

right ... and everyone knows jeebus coaches linemen.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 22, 2008, 09:17:57 AM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

Changing my mind on the CAR/MIN game, as Adrian Peterson has a hamstring injury.


D'oh!   ::)

Even as I was making the move, I KNEW it was going to backfire on me.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 22, 2008, 10:07:24 AM
This weeks WAGs:

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH MIN DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

ATL OAK NYG NE TEN CHI WSH CAR DEN SF SEA IND PHI BAL DAL SD 50

Changing my mind on the CAR/MIN game, as Adrian Peterson has a hamstring injury.


D'oh!   ::)

Even as I was making the move, I KNEW it was going to backfire on me.

(Nelson Muntz voice)  HA-ha!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 22, 2008, 03:07:29 PM
This week went better for me, not a great week, but better. 9 so far if I added correctly.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 22, 2008, 03:23:59 PM
This week went better for me, not a great week, but better. 9 so far if I added correctly.

I've got 9 so far too, and we've both got SD tonite -- go Chargers!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 22, 2008, 04:57:17 PM
This week went better for me, not a great week, but better. 9 so far if I added correctly.
I've got 9 so far too, and we've both got SD tonite -- go Chargers!

woo-hoo!~ 
I got 11 so far, plus SD tonight... 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 22, 2008, 10:36:17 PM
I got 12 this time around!

(11 in the other league, where I mis-called a Cleveland upset.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 23, 2008, 10:11:21 AM
Week 4:

JoeMama CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO GB TEN SD BUF DAL PHI PIT 31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 23, 2008, 10:13:11 AM
I got 12 this time around!

(11 in the other league, where I mis-called a Cleveland upset.)

BTW, none of us even came close to the point total last nite, which was 77.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on September 23, 2008, 06:04:45 PM
Week 4:

CIN JAX DEN CAR ARI NO GB TEN SD BUF DAL PHI BAL 36

Trying a reverse kabosh on the Raider game.  Hope I lose that one...  :-\
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 23, 2008, 07:54:30 PM
I guess I'm doing pretty good so far at 34, but I really miss the old interface.  It's too hard to read all the results to find out how your friends are doing.
 :(
Title: Re: Week 4 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on September 23, 2008, 08:10:03 PM
CLE  JAX  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  TB  TEN  SD  BUF  DAL  PHI  PIT  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2008, 12:22:12 PM
RGMIKESF  CIN  JAX  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  TB  TEN  SD  BUF  DAL  PHI  PIT  54
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 24, 2008, 12:23:52 PM
I guess I'm doing pretty good so far at 34, but I really miss the old interface.  It's too hard to read all the results to find out how your friends are doing.
 :(


I totally agree -- the old interface also had a link to the NFL standings.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 24, 2008, 10:30:27 PM
Here's a partial remedy: Standings to date.  I'll start summarizing the collective pics each weekend this way if everyone posts them.

Geoff Gould    34
Flem59         33
Joe Mama       31     
RGMikeSF       28
Urthwerm       28
Alicat         27 
Bobcat         13
TinkaCat       13
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 26, 2008, 04:04:39 PM
Week 4
Alicat CLE  JAX  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  GB  TEN  SD  BUF  DAL  CHI  PIT  42

Tempted by SF to win over NO but I know it'll bite me in the A@@ if I pick em. Self restraint in action.

eta: Looking at other picks now, I'm alone picking da Bears?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 26, 2008, 11:43:41 PM
Urth  CIN  JAC  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  GB  MIN  SD  BUF  DAL  CHI  PIT

Aside to Alicat--No, you're not.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 29, 2008, 09:52:03 AM
Alicat         CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT 42
Flem59         CIN JAX DEN CAR ARI NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI BAL 36
Geoff Gould    CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 45
JoeMama        CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 31
RGMikeSF       CIN JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 54
Urthwerm       CIN JAC DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  MIN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT
Bobcat: ???
TinkaCat: ???
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on September 29, 2008, 09:56:17 AM
Alicat         CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT 42
Flem59         CIN JAX DEN CAR ARI NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI BAL 36
Geoff Gould    CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 45
JoeMama        CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 31
RGMikeSF       CIN JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 54
Urthwerm       CIN JAC DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  MIN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT
Bobcat: ???
TinkaCat: ???


damn, we ALL got burned by Dallas and Denver.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on September 29, 2008, 11:38:37 AM
Alicat         CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT 42
Flem59         CIN JAX DEN CAR ARI NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI BAL 36
Geoff Gould    CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 45
JoeMama        CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 31
RGMikeSF       CIN JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 54
Urthwerm       CIN JAC DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  MIN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT
Bobcat: ???
TinkaCat: ???


damn, we ALL got burned by Dallas and Denver.

I stunk up the joint: only 5 correct.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on September 29, 2008, 11:42:17 AM
Alicat         CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT 42
Flem59         CIN JAX DEN CAR ARI NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI BAL 36
Geoff Gould    CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 45
JoeMama        CLE JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 31
RGMikeSF       CIN JAX DEN CAR NYJ NO  TB  TEN SD  BUF DAL PHI PIT 54
Urthwerm       CIN JAC DEN CAR NYJ NO  GB  MIN SD  BUF DAL CHI PIT
Bobcat: ???
TinkaCat: ???

I came thru w/9 so far. Couldn't find time to get Bobkat to the computer to make his picks.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on September 29, 2008, 10:29:17 PM
Urth  CIN  JAC  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  GB  MIN  SD  BUF  DAL  CHI  PIT

Aside to Alicat--No, you're not.

Jim - We both forgot to submit picks in SFGuy's ESPN.com pool this week!  Good thing we get to drop our lowest week ...
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 30, 2008, 10:28:03 AM
Urth  CIN  JAC  DEN  CAR  NYJ  NO  GB  MIN  SD  BUF  DAL  CHI  PIT

Aside to Alicat--No, you're not.

Jim - We both forgot to submit picks in SFGuy's ESPN.com pool this week!  Good thing we get to drop our lowest week ...

You too? I realized yesterday morning that I'd spaced it.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on September 30, 2008, 07:59:35 PM
URTH  BUF  TEN  CAR  IND  MIA  CHI  GB  NYG PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO  41

Covered on both pools this week.
Title: my picks
Post by: ggould on September 30, 2008, 11:21:30 PM
I've been pretty lucky so far, so no point in trying to take this seriously now:

BUF  TEN  CAR  IND  SD  CHI  ATL  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 01, 2008, 12:47:46 AM
Joe Mama BUF BAL CAR IND SD DET GB NYG PHI DEN DAL NE JAX MIN 67
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 01, 2008, 12:51:46 AM
Current standings:

Geoff Gould    44 (tied for 5th overall, two points out of the lead!!!)
Joe Mama       40
Flem59         39 
Alicat         37 
RGMikeSF       37 (both tied with Peter Finch, who laid down the law last year)
Urthwerm       36
TinkaCat       19
Bobcat         13 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 02, 2008, 08:55:28 AM
ALICAT BUF  BAL  CAR  IND  MIA  CHI  GB  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO  31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 02, 2008, 09:12:31 AM
Flem59 ARI TEN CAR IND SD CHI GB NYG PHI DEN DAL NE JAX NO 60
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 02, 2008, 12:32:23 PM
RGMIKESF  BUF  BAL  CAR  HOU  SD  CHI  GB  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  NO  42
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 05, 2008, 09:09:10 AM
WK 5

Bobcat  ARI  TEN  CAR  HOU  MIA  CHI  ATL  NYG  PHI  TB  CIN  NE  PIT  MIN  31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 05, 2008, 09:25:26 AM
Week 5 summary: (Everyone's a little mavericky!)

Geoff Gould    BUF  TEN  CAR  IND  SD   CHI  ATL  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO   45
Joe Mama       BUF  BAL  CAR  IND  SD   DET  GB   NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  MIN  67
Flem59         ARI  TEN  CAR  IND  SD   CHI  GB   NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  NO   60
Alicat         BUF  BAL  CAR  IND  MIA  CHI  GB   NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO   31
RGMikeSF       BUF  BAL  CAR  HOU  SD   CHI  GB   NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  NO   42
Urthwerm       BUF  TEN  CAR  IND  MIA  CHI  GB   NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  PIT  NO   41
TinkaCat       ???
Bobcat         ARI  TEN  CAR  HOU  MIA  CHI  ATL  NYG  PHI   TB  CIN  NE  PIT  MIN  31 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 05, 2008, 04:50:01 PM
RGMIKESF  BUF  BAL  CAR  HOU  SD  CHI  GB  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  NO  42

At noon, I was looking like a semi-genius; at 1:00... notsomuch. ::)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 05, 2008, 10:22:06 PM
RGMIKESF  BUF  BAL  CAR  HOU  SD  CHI  GB  NYG  PHI  DEN  DAL  NE  JAX  NO  42

At noon, I was looking like a semi-genius; at 1:00... notsomuch. ::)
LOL! Niner game had me worried. I knew I could count on them  ;D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 07, 2008, 08:00:12 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?
My school has classified this as a gambling link, and blocked it!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 07, 2008, 08:05:09 AM
Well, it's back.  But it has changed, and I don't see a way to have our group again...

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?
My school has classified this as a gambling link, and blocked it!

Damn. Kaiser has blocked a bunch of what they consider "unsavory" sites (porn and such) and I was astounded to discover they'd blocked the Calif Lottery results page! Presumably for the gambling connotation; so far the KFOG Football Pool is still accessable.

10 years ago when I was at United Behavioral Health, outsports.com was blocked; apparently their software was programmed to look for the word "gay"...
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 07, 2008, 12:19:07 PM
Week 6...

RGMIKESF  MIA  IND  NYJ  NO  ATL  MIN  TB  WSH  DEN  GB  DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  49


and kudos to Gaz for being the only one who picked the Vikings last nite.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 07, 2008, 12:25:24 PM
Week 6

Flem59  MIA  BAL  NYJ  OAK  CHI  MIN  TB  WAS  DEN  SEA  DAL  SF  SD  NYG  33
Title: my pix
Post by: ggould on October 07, 2008, 04:53:23 PM
MIA  IND  NYJ  NO  ATL  MIN  TB  STL  DEN  SEA  DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  45

I'm doing great so far, not knowing squat about what's going on; hopefully this will continue to work!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 07, 2008, 10:09:49 PM
Geoff, "doing great" is putting it mildly. You are in second place tied with two other people, and only one point behind the two leaders (OK, so technically that means you're tied for third). That is freakin' amazing. Whatever you're doing, keep doing it.

That said, here's the standings for our group this week:

Code: [Select]
Geoff Gould  54
Flem59                48
Joe Mama            47
Alicat                  46 
Urthwerm             46 
RGMikeSF             43 
TinkaCat              28 
Bobcat                23
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 07, 2008, 10:16:06 PM
And here's my week 6 pix:

Urthwerm   HOU  IND  NYJ  NO  CHI  MIN  TB  WAS  DEN  GB  DAL  PHIL  NE  NYG  46
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 08, 2008, 12:51:22 AM
Week 6 pix:

Joe Mama HOU BAL NYJ NO CHI MIN CAR WAS JAX GB DAL PHI SD NYG 40

PS: Urth - the "Teletype" button formats columns a little more nicely than the "Code" one.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 08, 2008, 08:46:24 AM

PS: Urth - the "Teletype" button formats columns a little more nicely than the "Code" one.

Ah, I was wondering what the secret was! Thanks!
Title: Re: my pix
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 08, 2008, 09:23:46 AM
MIA  IND  NYJ  NO  ATL  MIN  TB  STL  DEN  SEA  DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  45

I'm doing great so far, not knowing squat about what's going on; hopefully this will continue to work!

Go Geoff, go! 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 08, 2008, 09:29:58 AM
Geoff, I see I diverge from you about 5 or 6 times.  This is bad news for me.   :D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 08, 2008, 09:31:55 AM
Geoff, I see I diverge from you about 5 or 6 times.  This is bad news for me.   :D

Ha! I only differ with him on 2 games; that's either good for me or bad for him.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 08, 2008, 11:28:55 AM
Geoff, I see I diverge from you about 5 or 6 times.  This is bad news for me.   :D

Ha! I only differ with him on 2 games; that's either good for me or bad for him.
you know how this goes.  I got lucky for a couple of weeks, and anyone who follows me will get burned! ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 08, 2008, 12:41:59 PM
Geoff, I see I diverge from you about 5 or 6 times.  This is bad news for me.   :D

Ha! I only differ with him on 2 games; that's either good for me or bad for him.
you know how this goes.  I got lucky for a couple of weeks, and anyone who follows me will get burned! ;D ;D

you're as good as Gould, dude!

here's me: 
Tinka_Cat  MIA IND NYJ NO CHI MIN TB WAS DEN GB DAL SF SD NYG 43
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 11, 2008, 02:39:55 PM
Week 6

Alicat  HOU  IND  NYJ  NO  ATL  MIN  TB  WAS  DEN  SEA  ARI  PHI  SD  NYG  40
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 12, 2008, 06:16:28 AM
Week 6 summary:

Alicat         HOU  IND  NYJ  NO   ATL  MIN  TB   WAS  DEN  SEA  ARI  PHI  SD  NYG  40
Bobcat ???
Flem59         MIA  BAL  NYJ  OAK  CHI  MIN  TB   WAS  DEN  SEA  DAL  SF   SD  NYG  33
Geoff Gould    MIA  IND  NYJ  NO   ATL  MIN  TB   STL  DEN  SEA  DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  45
Joe Mama       HOU  BAL  NYJ  NO   CHI  MIN  CAR  WAS  JAX  GB   DAL  PHI  SD  NYG  40
RGMikeSF       MIA  IND  NYJ  NO   ATL  MIN  TB   WSH  DEN  GB   DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  49
Tinka_Cat      MIA  IND  NYJ  NO   CHI  MIN  TB   WAS  DEN  GB   DAL  SF   SD  NYG  43
Urthwerm       HOU  IND  NYJ  NO   CHI  MIN  TB   WAS  DEN  GB   DAL  PHI  NE  NYG  46
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 12, 2008, 12:32:55 PM
Some *serious* blowouts goin' on in Indy, Tampa and N'awlins. Hewing close to Geoff is serving me well, so far.

ETA - and yet another: Chargers whuppin' the Pats 30-3 in the 4th Q.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 12, 2008, 09:16:27 PM
Pretty good week. Only dropped 3 games, WAS, DEN, SEA.  Geoff alone took STL and Joe triumphed with JAX. We were all split on the SEA/GB game.

Bobcat couldn't submit picks in time.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 13, 2008, 11:09:11 PM
I have no idea about this week; I think I spent too much time thinking about these picks:

SD  PIT  TEN  MIA  NO  MIN  NYG  DAL  HOU  CLE  IND  NYJ  TB  NE  36
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 14, 2008, 07:45:47 AM
We all got fooled by the upset-of-the-week, CLE over NYG.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 14, 2008, 08:43:44 AM
I got fooled by a whole bunch of games.  And I'm not sure that STL winning wasn't the upset of the week. 

Week 7
Flem59 BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  CAR  CHI  NYG  DAL  HOU  WSH  GB  OAK  TB  NE  54
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 15, 2008, 09:51:48 AM
Week 7

Joe Mama SD PIT TEN BAL NO CHI NYG DAL HOU WAS IND NYJ TB DEN 50
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 15, 2008, 09:55:49 AM
Standings: Geoff remains tied for 3rd overall, only 3 points behind the leader!  You're running away from the field here!

Geoff Gould    62
Alicat         56
Joe Mama       55
Urthwerm       54
Flem59         52
RGMikeSF       51
TinkaCat       35 
Bobcat         23
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 15, 2008, 12:41:59 PM
RGMIKESF  BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  CAR  CHI  NYG  DAL  HOU  WSH  GB  NYJ  TB  NE  31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 15, 2008, 04:40:19 PM
Standings: Geoff remains tied for 3rd overall, only 3 points behind the leader!  You're running away from the field here!

Geoff Gould    62
Alicat         56
Joe Mama       55
Urthwerm       54
Flem59         52
RGMikeSF       51
TinkaCat       35 
Bobcat         23

I think Alicat won the most picks this last week.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 18, 2008, 01:31:49 PM
Week 7

Almost forgot:

Urthwerm  BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  CAR  CHI  NYG  DAL  HOU  WAS  GB  NYJ  TB  NE   39
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 18, 2008, 02:45:29 PM
WEEK 7

Alicat  BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  NO  CHI NYG  DAL  HOU  WAS  GB  NYJ  TB  NE  39

Bobcat  BUF  PIT  KC  MIA  NO  MIN  SF  DAL  DET  WAS  GB  OAK  TB  NE  48

Bobcat isn't old and cynical like I am and picks OAK and SF. He asks why I don't support the home teams. Burned too many times.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 18, 2008, 02:47:11 PM
RGMIKESF  BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  CAR  CHI  NYG  DAL  HOU  WSH  GB  NYJ  TB  NE  31

You and I only differ on the CAR/NO game.  hmmmmmmm
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 19, 2008, 04:08:57 PM
OMG! Raiders coulda had the game but allowed Jets to tie via a poor TO call by new coach. Way to piss off Davis! Wow! Did ya like that one Rod?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 19, 2008, 05:27:48 PM
OMG! Raiders coulda had the game but allowed Jets to tie via a poor TO call by new coach. Way to piss off Davis! Wow! Did ya like that one Rod?

That was un-freakin'-believeable. But they won anyway -- can you imagine if they'd lost?  Can't even count on 'em to lose when I need 'em to ;)

So it looks like I beat you by a point, as CAR trounced NO.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 19, 2008, 05:50:56 PM
I have no idea about this week; I think I spent too much time thinking about these picks:

SD  PIT  TEN  MIA  NO  MIN  NYG  DAL  HOU  CLE  IND  NYJ  TB  NE  36
I was out all day, but it looks like I've crashed back to earth!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 20, 2008, 09:15:59 AM
OMG! Raiders coulda had the game but allowed Jets to tie via a poor TO call by new coach. Way to piss off Davis! Wow! Did ya like that one Rod?

I knew we were going to call the time out -- it's currently in vogue to do so in the NFL.  I saw it called, but most didn't, so it was a bigger let down for them than for me.  I don't know that it would have pissed Al off all that much, but I think it's kind of dumb.  Unless it works.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 20, 2008, 10:06:26 AM
OMG! Raiders coulda had the game but allowed Jets to tie via a poor TO call by new coach. Way to piss off Davis! Wow! Did ya like that one Rod?

That was un-freakin'-believeable. But they won anyway -- can you imagine if they'd lost?  Can't even count on 'em to lose when I need 'em to ;)

So it looks like I beat you by a point, as CAR trounced NO.
I have 9 now and 10 if NE triumphs tonight. Good call on the CAR game. You're a perfect 10. I never would have taken OAK over the Jets. Who knew?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 21, 2008, 08:43:03 AM
I got fooled by a whole bunch of games.  And I'm not sure that STL winning wasn't the upset of the week. 

Week 7
Flem59 BUF  PIT  TEN  MIA  CAR  CHI  NYG  DAL  HOU  WSH  GB  OAK  TB  NE  54

Hmmm, got 11 this week.  Which seemed wrong, so I looked.  Actually picked DEN, though I wrote down NE here.  Unfortunate.

 ???
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 22, 2008, 10:11:27 AM
Week 8:

Joe Mama NO  BAL MIA NYJ ARI TB  WAS NE  PHI JAX CIN PIT SF  IND 52
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 22, 2008, 12:20:47 PM
Week 8:

RGMIKESF  NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB  WSH  NE  PHI  JAX  HOU  PIT  SF  TEN  49
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 22, 2008, 10:34:53 PM
I'm afraid a rough Week 7 has pulled Geoff out of the money for the time being.  You can get back into it, dude!  (On the other hand, Alicat and Urth might be now be wishing you don't.)

Geoff Gould    68
Alicat         66
Urthwerm       65
Flem59         63
Joe Mama       63
RGMikeSF       62
TinkaCat       44
Bobcat         30
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 23, 2008, 09:02:43 AM
Week 8
Flem59  NO  OAK  MIA  NYJ  CAR  TB  WAS  NE  PHI  JAX  CIN  PIT  SF  TEN  33
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 23, 2008, 11:00:04 AM
Week 8
Alicat NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE  PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SEA  TEN  28

Conflicted on the WAS/DET game. Time to DET to take ONE? Not sure. Taking WAS

Also want to pick SF but remember the burn to many times previously. I think they just might be fired up with the coaching change and it's a home game... but....won't get fooled again. Probably will. Might change mind by Saturday.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 23, 2008, 11:17:52 AM
WEEK 8
Bobcat  SD  BAL  MIA  NYJ  ARI  DAL  DET  STL  ATL  JAC  HOU  NYG  SF  IND  29
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 23, 2008, 11:29:58 AM
Wk. 8

Urthwerm NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB  WAS  NE  PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SF  TEN  44 


Mulled over a lot of the same concerns Alicat mentioned, and decided to take a flyer on SF, mainly because of what she said about the team getting a bounce after Nolan's ashcanning, and also because Seattle is just as bad as SF, maybe worse.

ETA: Switched my Cincy pick to Houston. What could I have been thinking?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 23, 2008, 08:10:52 PM
I have no idea:

SD  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE  ATL  JAX  HOU  NYG  SEA  IND  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 25, 2008, 05:49:04 PM
Alicat         NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE   PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SEA  TEN  28
Bobcat         SD  BAL  MIA  NYJ  ARI  DAL  DET  STL  ATL  JAC  HOU  NYG  SF   IND  29
Flem59         NO  OAK  MIA  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  CIN  PIT  SF   TEN  33
Geoff Gould    SD  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE   ATL  JAX  HOU  NYG  SEA  IND  45
Joe Mama       NO  BAL  MIA  NYJ  ARI  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  CIN  PIT  SF   IND  52
RgMikeSF       NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  HOU  PIT  SF   TEN  49
TinkaCat       ???
Urthwerm       NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SF   TEN  44 

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: SFGuy on October 25, 2008, 06:08:52 PM
This is a general statement for all of you who participate in any Pick 'em games: There will Thursday night games beginning November 6th.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 25, 2008, 08:11:57 PM
Alicat         NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE   PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SEA  TEN  28
Bobcat         SD  BAL  MIA  NYJ  ARI  DAL  DET  STL  ATL  JAC  HOU  NYG  SF   IND  29
Flem59         NO  OAK  MIA  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  CIN  PIT  SF   TEN  33
Geoff Gould    SD  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  DAL  WAS  NE   ATL  JAX  HOU  NYG  SEA  IND  45
Joe Mama       NO  BAL  MIA  NYJ  ARI  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  CIN  PIT  SF   IND  52
RgMikeSF       NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAX  HOU  PIT  SF   TEN  49
TinkaCat       ???
Urthwerm       NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB   WAS  NE   PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SF   TEN  44 



Here's me:
Tinka Cat    NO OAK BUF NYJ CAR TB WSH NE PHI JAC HOU NYG SF TEN    52
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 26, 2008, 08:14:08 PM
Wk. 8

Urthwerm NO  BAL  BUF  NYJ  CAR  TB  WAS  NE  PHI  JAC  HOU  PIT  SF  TEN  44 


Mulled over a lot of the same concerns Alicat mentioned, and decided to take a flyer on SF, mainly because of what she said about the team getting a bounce after Nolan's ashcanning, and also because Seattle is just as bad as SF, maybe worse.

ETA: Switched my Cincy pick to Houston. What could I have been thinking?
HOU was the right choice. I went 10 for 13 so far. Thank you SF!! You suck and I know it! Wish it weren't so but this isn't the 80's anymore. DET goes 0-7 Geez.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on October 27, 2008, 09:42:59 PM
well, Alicat has caught up with me!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 28, 2008, 09:40:42 AM
I hewed to the favorites for Week 9:

Joe Mama BUF JAX BAL MIN CHI TB ARI TEN DEN NYG PHI ATL IND PIT 33
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on October 28, 2008, 09:43:32 AM
well, Alicat has caught up with me!

Alicat         77
Geoff Gould    77
Urthwerm       75
Flem59         71
RGMikeSF       71
Joe Mama       70
TinkaCat       53
Bobcat         36
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2008, 12:38:59 PM
RGMIKE  BUF  JAX  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  IND  WSH  52
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 29, 2008, 02:34:06 PM
Week 9:

Flem59  BUF  JAX  BAL  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  OAK  IND  PIT  48
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on October 29, 2008, 02:41:12 PM
I hewed to the favorites for Week 9:

Joe Mama BUF JAX BAL MIN CHI TB ARI TEN DEN NYG PHI ATL IND PIT 33

You know, Gaz... you're not the only Joe Mama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im6hCmBy66g
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 29, 2008, 03:18:25 PM
Urthwerm   BUF JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  NE  WAS  49
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 29, 2008, 11:24:30 PM
WK 9
Alicat  BUF  JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  NE  WAS 41


eta: WOW. These mirror Urth's pix. I felt tentative about a couple of games. We either win together or... :'(
Title: week 9
Post by: ggould on October 29, 2008, 11:56:54 PM
BUF  JAX  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  MIA  NYG  PHI  ATL  IND  PIT  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on October 30, 2008, 10:34:21 AM
WK 9
Alicat  BUF  JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  NE  WAS 41


eta: WOW. These mirror Urth's pix. I felt tentative about a couple of games. We either win together or... :'(

So I don't gain on you, but I don't lose any ground either. Hmmm. Where'd I put that crystal ball?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on October 31, 2008, 04:40:06 PM
Week 9
Bobcat NYJ   JAC  BAL  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  GB  MIA  DAL  SEA  ATL  NE  PIT  43
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 01, 2008, 07:56:58 PM
Tinka Cat --  BUF JAC CLE MIN CHI TB ARI TEN DEN NYG PHI OAK IND PIT  37
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 01, 2008, 08:33:23 PM
Doing Fine on Week 9:

Alicat         BUF  JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  NE   WAS  41
Bobcat         NYJ  JAC  BAL  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  GB   MIA  DAL  SEA  ATL  NE   PIT  43
Flem59         BUF  JAX  BAL  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  OAK  IND  PIT  48
Geoff Gould    BUF  JAX  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  MIA  NYG  PHI  ATL  IND  PIT  45
Joe Mama       BUF  JAX  BAL  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  IND  PIT  33
RGMikeSF       BUF  JAX  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  STL  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  IND  WSH  52
Tinka Cat      BUF  JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  OAK  IND  PIT  37
Urthwerm       BUF  JAC  CLE  MIN  CHI  TB  ARI  TEN  DEN  NYG  PHI  ATL  NE   WAS  49
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 02, 2008, 01:03:06 AM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 02, 2008, 11:30:09 AM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.

at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on November 02, 2008, 01:21:13 PM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.
at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
damn! Me picks dey be suckin' big time!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 02, 2008, 07:09:43 PM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.

at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
TB got the win. Condolences Rod, Raiders played about as crappy a game as possible. Lil Bobcat triumphed with NYJ but that's it. He beat me with BAL and MIA. Poor Lions.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 03, 2008, 11:37:45 AM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.

at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
TB got the win. Condolences Rod, Raiders played about as crappy a game as possible. Lil Bobcat triumphed with NYJ but that's it. He beat me with BAL and MIA. Poor Lions.

I left the stadium before the end of the first half.  I've been pretty loyal picking them this year, but not next week.  No way, no how.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 03, 2008, 11:56:26 AM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.

at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
TB got the win. Condolences Rod, Raiders played about as crappy a game as possible. Lil Bobcat triumphed with NYJ but that's it. He beat me with BAL and MIA. Poor Lions.

I left the stadium before the end of the first half.  I've been pretty loyal picking them this year, but not next week.  No way, no how.

so, you're cancelling your Cable? ;)

BTW, kids, another reminder that there's a Thursday game this week, so get yer picks in by Thurs afternoon.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 04, 2008, 12:37:23 PM
Week 10 (don't forget -- there's a Thurs nite game):

RGMIKESF  CLE  TEN  DET  HOU  NE  ATL  MIA  MIN  NYJ  CAR  PIT  SD  NYG  AZ  31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 04, 2008, 01:07:55 PM
Week 10 -- attempting to get pick more correctly than the Raiders get first downs (shouldn't be that hard).

Flem59  CLE  TEN  JAX  BAL  NE  NO  MIA  MIN  NYJ  CAR  PIT  SD  NYG  AZ  44 

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: SFGuy on November 04, 2008, 05:46:17 PM
Know that I'm not coaching lil Bobcat in any way. Looks like he's all alone with NYJ, GB, DAL and SEA. Either brilliant or I'm going to feel badly for him.

at halftime his NYJ pick is looking pretty smart, and GB is only down by 3! And we're all in trouble with JAX, getting beat (so far) by the Bengals, and da Bears -- the Lions are actually winning.

ETA: ditto Tampa Bay -- another unanimous pick by us, and another upset-in-the-making.  Damn!
TB got the win. Condolences Rod, Raiders played about as crappy a game as possible. Lil Bobcat triumphed with NYJ but that's it. He beat me with BAL and MIA. Poor Lions.

I left the stadium before the end of the first half.  I've been pretty loyal picking them this year, but not next week.  No way, no how.

so, you're cancelling your Cable? ;)

BTW, kids, another reminder that there's a Thursday game this week, so get yer picks in by Thurs afternoon.

I believe it's Thursday pretty much the rest of the year. For those involved in the ESPN game, you could do the other picks after Thursday. Just get the Browns-Broncos game in by game time.
Title: Week 10
Post by: ggould on November 04, 2008, 10:07:26 PM
CLE  TEN  JAX  BAL  NE  NO  MIA  MIN  NYJ  CAR  IND  SD  NYG  AZ  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on November 05, 2008, 04:44:20 PM
Week 10

Urth  DEN  TEN  JAC  HOU  BUF  NO  MIA  MIN  NYJ  CAR  PIT  SD  PHI  ARI  32
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 05, 2008, 04:51:06 PM
Joe Mama DEN TEN JAX BAL NE NO MIA MIN NYJ CAR PIT SD PHI AZ 62
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 05, 2008, 04:58:21 PM
CLE  TEN  JAX  BAL  BUF  NO  MIA  MIN  StL CAR  PIT  SD  NYG  ARZ   43

Go Bills!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 06, 2008, 08:53:23 AM
ALICAT  CLE  TEN  JAC  BAL  NE  ATL  MIA  MIN  NYJ  CAR  PIT  SD  NYG  ARI  44

banking on TEN to remain in winning mode.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 06, 2008, 08:45:05 PM
BOBCAT picked earlier today

CLE  TEN  JAC  HOU  BUF  NO  MIA  MIN  STL  CAR  IND  SD  NYG  ARI  51
Title: a whole bunch of us chose Cleveland!
Post by: ggould on November 06, 2008, 09:30:53 PM
Denver   34           
Cleveland   30   

but not all of us.
Title: Re: a whole bunch of us chose Cleveland!
Post by: RGMike on November 07, 2008, 07:23:12 AM
Denver   34           
Cleveland   30   

but not all of us.

Gaz & Urth get a leg up on the weekend.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 09, 2008, 09:24:39 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 10, 2008, 07:10:35 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
I upset S effin F is winning!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on November 10, 2008, 07:13:14 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
I upset S effin F is winning!
well, it couldn't happen to a better team!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 10, 2008, 07:41:54 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
I upset S effin F is winning!

Indeed, can't even count on 'em to lose!  But it's close at the moment.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on November 10, 2008, 08:46:56 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
I upset S effin F is winning!
Indeed, can't even count on 'em to lose!  But it's close at the moment.
Niners behind at the end here.  If they get out of this, I'll be impressed!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 10, 2008, 09:18:49 PM
So far so good, 11W and 2L. We're due for some upsets.
I upset S effin F is winning!
Indeed, can't even count on 'em to lose!  But it's close at the moment.
Niners behind at the end here.  If they get out of this, I'll be impressed!
I was/am impressed. Helluva a game. I thought it was over after the shovel pass turnover. I was cheering for the home team to make good and they nearly did. Piss poor final play, shoulda thrown the ball. Glad I picked AZ or I'd be cursing the Niners. I'm doing my 12W/2L happy dance and feeling lucky.
------------------
eta:  Singletary talking about refocusing and getting the job done next week. I have a feeling they'll do it. Will OAK and DET win too?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2008, 12:25:32 PM
Week 11:

RGMIKESF  NE  ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB  NO  TB  SF  AZ  PIT  WSH  BUF  39

Yeah, I'm takin' a chance on the Niners (at home vs. STL). Still no hope for DET or OAK, tho'.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on November 12, 2008, 12:56:15 PM
Week 11:

Urthwerm  NE DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Subject to change.

ETA: Remember folks, Thursday game again this week.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 12, 2008, 01:08:42 PM
eta:  Singletary talking about refocusing and getting the job done next week. I have a feeling they'll do it. Will OAK and DET win too?

I can't watch Mike Singletary talk.  I think it's because his glasses aren't where his eyes are.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 12, 2008, 01:37:13 PM
eta:  Singletary talking about refocusing and getting the job done next week. I have a feeling they'll do it. Will OAK and DET win too?

I can't watch Mike Singletary talk.  I think it's because his glasses aren't where his eyes are.

20 years ago I thought he was very hot, but now he just looks a bit creepy. I thought I remembered reading that he was an ordained minister, tho' his Wiki entry makes no mention.
Title: Week 11
Post by: ggould on November 12, 2008, 05:47:38 PM
NE  DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL AZ  PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 12, 2008, 07:57:17 PM
Week 11. Ready for an upset? TEN is 9-0 and DET is 0-9.  I'm a gonna regret it but the Niners will wn this week.

Alicat  NE  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB  NO  TB  SF  ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50

Bobcat  NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 12, 2008, 08:03:56 PM
Wow! Congrats Geoff. You're in 9th place with a respectable 98. I follow with 96. I wish you could sort on screen names. Time consuming to track everyone down.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 13, 2008, 10:19:55 AM
Week 11:

Flem59  NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB  NO  TB  SF  ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42

First instinct was to pick the Raiders, against better judgement.  But better judgement won out, and now Oakland has a chance, because I always lose when I second guess.

Yeah, that's the ticket.  Reverse pickology.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2008, 10:22:22 AM
Joe Mama NE ATL IND TEN MIA NYG CAR PHI CHI NO TB SF ARI PIT WAS BUF 13
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2008, 10:30:33 AM
Wow! Congrats Geoff. You're in 9th place with a respectable 98. I follow with 96. I wish you could sort on screen names. Time consuming to track everyone down.

Geoff only 5 points out of the lead!

Geoff Gould    98
Alicat         96
Irish Greg     93
PeterFinch     93
Joe Mama       91
Urthwerm       91
Flem59         90
RGMikeSF       88
TinkaCat       70
Bobcat         52
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 13, 2008, 10:34:28 AM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43
Title: Re: Jets win
Post by: ggould on November 13, 2008, 09:04:32 PM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Bobcat and Rod take an early lead!
Title: Gore coughs it up
Post by: ggould on November 16, 2008, 01:25:15 PM
freak early play:  Gore breaks open a big one, and the tackler pops the ball out of his grasp, which then proceeds to fall into the hands of one of the Ram defenders!  ugh!
Title: torturing me
Post by: ggould on November 16, 2008, 02:16:43 PM
freak early play:  Gore breaks open a big one, and the tackler pops the ball out of his grasp, which then proceeds to fall into the hands of one of the Ram defenders!  ugh!
so, with a 28-3 lead, how will they blow it?
Title: Re: Jets win
Post by: ggould on November 16, 2008, 04:38:28 PM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Bobcat and Rod take an early lead!
so, if Washington beats Dallas tonight, Alicat catches up with me!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 04:47:01 PM
Does everyone lose on the Phi-Cin tie?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 16, 2008, 05:22:53 PM
Does everyone lose on the Phi-Cin tie?

I was assuming everyone wins!  First tie in the NFL in 6 years? It's gonna be UGH-glee on Philly sportstalk radio this week.  And it was snowing in Pittsburgh? Is that heading your way, Gaz? Not to rub it in, but it was 75 and sunny in SF this wknd.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 16, 2008, 05:35:20 PM
Does everyone lose on the Phi-Cin tie?

I was assuming everyone wins!  First tie in the NFL in 6 years?

Some years ago I was in a league where you could actually select "tie" as one of the options.  I had to wonder why on earth anyone would bet on a tie under any circumstances.
Title: Re: Jets win
Post by: Alicat on November 16, 2008, 08:09:45 PM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Bobcat and Rod take an early lead!
so, if Washington beats Dallas tonight, Alicat catches up with me!
Nope. DAL just won.  I wonder about the CIN/PHI tie too. Do we all get a point or is it a scratch?
Title: Re: Jets win
Post by: urth on November 17, 2008, 01:05:18 AM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Bobcat and Rod take an early lead!
so, if Washington beats Dallas tonight, Alicat catches up with me!
Nope. DAL just won.  I wonder about the CIN/PHI tie too. Do we all get a point or is it a scratch?

Doesn't matter--either we all get a point or no one does. Works out the same either way.
Title: Re: Jets win
Post by: Alicat on November 17, 2008, 08:43:26 PM
Alicat         NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  50
Bobcat         NYJ  DEN  IND  JAC  OAK  NYG  DET  CIN  CHI  NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  DAL  CLE  55
Flem59         NYJ  ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  42
Geoff Gould    NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  STL  AZ   PIT  DAL  BUF  45
Joe Mama       NE   ATL  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  CHI  NO  TB  SF   ARI  PIT  WAS  BUF  13
RGMikeSF       NE   ATL  IND  JAX  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  SF   AZ   PIT  WSH  BUF  39
TinkaCat ???
Urthwerm       NE   DEN  IND  TEN  MIA  NYG  CAR  PHI  GB   NO  TB  STL  SEA  PIT  WAS  BUF  43

Bobcat and Rod take an early lead!
Little cat almost took Monday honors with CLE. I'm glad BUF took the lead with minutes to go. Can they hold on?

eta: NO! OMG 56 yd FG. CLE in control again. WOW. Not BUF's night. Missed FG. CLE Wins!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 18, 2008, 08:33:38 AM
RGMIKESF:  PIT  CLE  BUF  MIA  NYJ  BAL  DAL  DET  MIN  CHI  DEN  NYG  WSH  CAR  IND  NO  44
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 18, 2008, 11:11:08 AM
Joe Mama: PIT  CLE  BUF  NE   TEN  PHI  DAL  TB   MIN  CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  ATL IND  NO  57
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 18, 2008, 11:14:37 AM
Geoff, with a magnificent 12 this weekend, is now only 4 points out of the lead!

Geoff Gould    110
Alicat         108
PeterFinch     106
Irish Greg     103
Flem59         103
Joe Mama       102
Urthwerm       102
RGMikeSF       99
TinkaCat       81
Bobcat         62
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 18, 2008, 12:41:57 PM
Week 12 --

Flem59  PIT  CLE  BUF  MIA  TEN  BAL  DAL  TB  JAX  CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  ATL  IND  GB  56
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on November 18, 2008, 01:12:31 PM
Week 12:

Urthwerm  PIT  CLE  BUF  MIA  TEN  PHI  DAL  TB  MIN CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  ATL  IND  NO  46


Almost went with KC as Buffalo's let me down repeatedly lately. But KC is so bad, the Bills gotta get this one. Don't they?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 18, 2008, 03:57:05 PM
Week 12:
Almost went with KC as Buffalo's let me down repeatedly lately. But KC is so bad, the Bills gotta get this one. Don't they?

That is the theory I'm going on too:  KC, blown out by the Raiders, can't pick them.  Of course, they come to Oakland in a few weeks, and that game will be a toss-up.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 18, 2008, 04:21:44 PM
Week 12:

Urthwerm  PIT  CLE  BUF  MIA  TEN  PHI  DAL  TB  MIN CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  ATL  IND  NO  46

Almost went with KC as Buffalo's let me down repeatedly lately. But KC is so bad, the Bills gotta get this one. Don't they?

The Bills have crapped all over everything for the past 4 games, but they are due .. aren't they?
Title: Week 12
Post by: ggould on November 20, 2008, 03:33:56 PM
PIT  CLE  BUF  NE  TEN  BAL  DAL  TB  JAX  CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  CAR  IND  NO  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 20, 2008, 03:58:41 PM
PIT CLE BUF MIA TEN PHI DAL TB MIN CHI DEN NYG WSH ATL IND NO - 67
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 20, 2008, 05:07:02 PM
Alicat  PIT  CLE  BUF  MIA  TEN  BAL  DAL  TB  JAC  CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  CAR  IND  NO  49

Bobcat (not home to make pics, I selected PIT for him so he didn't miss Thursday.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 20, 2008, 08:33:57 PM
Bobcat (not home to make pics, I selected PIT for him so he didn't miss Thursday.)

I'm sure he's glad you did!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on November 20, 2008, 09:19:30 PM
Bobcat (not home to make pics, I selected PIT for him so he didn't miss Thursday.)
I'm sure he's glad you did!
1 down, 15 to go!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 21, 2008, 05:32:40 PM
Bobcat  PIT  HOU  BUF  NE  NYJ  PHI  DAL  DET  JAC  CHI  DEN  NYG  WAS  CAR  SD  NO  65 ???
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 23, 2008, 05:30:07 PM
OMFG! Raiders Win!!  Did we *all* pick Denver? Jeez.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 25, 2008, 12:15:40 PM
Week 13:

(Thursday Day games -- and takin' a chance on Oakland...)

RGMIKESF: TEN  DAL  AZ  IND  BAL  MIA  BUF  CAR  TB  NYG  ATL  OAK  NYJ  NE  MIN  HOU  31 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on November 25, 2008, 12:56:20 PM
Urthwerm:  TEN  DAL  AZ  IND  BAL  MIA BUF  GB  TB  NYG  ATL  OAK  NYJ  PIT  MIN  HOU  43

Yeah, I can't quite pull the trigger on KC either. So looks like it's Oakland's week.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 25, 2008, 02:21:03 PM
Week 13 --

Flem59  TEN  DAL  ARI  IND  BAL  MIA  SF  GB  NO  NYG  ATL  OAK  NYJ  NE  MIN  JAX  55

ETA:  If you guys can go for da Raiders, I can take a flier on the Ninnies.  Just a hunch, but the Buffalo is on the decline, and SF seems to be improving.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on November 25, 2008, 02:26:49 PM

TEN DAL PHI IND BAL MIA BUF CAR NO NYG ATL OAK NYJ NE MIN HOU -- 48

"My Other Home Team Is Buffalo"

Go Bills!

Title: Week 13
Post by: ggould on November 25, 2008, 07:40:56 PM
TEN  DAL  AZ  IND  BAL  MIA  BUF  GB  TB  NYG  ATL  OAK  NYJ  NE  MIN  JAX  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2008, 07:33:20 AM
Joe Mama TEN DAL ARI IND BAL MIA BUF CAR NO NYG ATL OAK NYJ PIT CHI JAX 48

(I only picked 4 home teams!)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on November 26, 2008, 07:36:28 AM
Geoff is now tied for 6th overall, just 3 points out of the lead!

Geoff Gould    121
Alicat         118
PeterFinch     117
Irish Greg     115
Joe Mama       114
Flem59         113
Urthwerm       113
RGMikeSF       110
TinkaCat       93
Bobcat         72
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 26, 2008, 01:04:20 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:

You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 26, 2008, 09:38:21 PM
Week 13
Alicat TEN  DAL  PHI  IND  BAL  MIA  BUF  CAR  TB  NYG  SD  KC  NYJ  NE  MIN  HOU  55

Bobcat  TEN  SEA  ARI  (balance to pick on Friday)

Good job Geoff! Hope you have the winningest week!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 27, 2008, 01:48:31 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:

You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.

and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on November 27, 2008, 10:16:14 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:

You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.

and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.

Looks like our resident felines (Ali and Tinka) are the only of us to go three for three today--the rest of us all took Arizona over Philly. D'OH!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on November 27, 2008, 10:52:00 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:

You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.
and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.
Looks like our resident felines (Ali and Tinka) are the only of us to go three for three today--the rest of us all took Arizona over Philly. D'OH!
and it wasn't even close in the Philly game.  I don't like that the NFL network holds these games hostage.  I guess I wouldn't see the game anyway if it was on Sunday.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on November 30, 2008, 05:48:49 PM
Joe Mama TEN DAL ARI IND BAL MIA BUF CAR NO NYG ATL OAK NYJ PIT CHI JAX 48

(I only picked 4 home teams!)

and indeed road teams were 10-1 today (not counting the Sun nite game where visiting CHI has an early lead over MIN).
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on November 30, 2008, 08:38:57 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:

You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.

and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.

Looks like our resident felines (Ali and Tinka) are the only of us to go three for three today--the rest of us all took Arizona over Philly. D'OH!
I blew some games today. Never thought the Jets would lose. And SF wins. D'oh! I'm 11-4.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on December 01, 2008, 10:58:53 PM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:
You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.
and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.
Looks like our resident felines (Ali and Tinka) are the only of us to go three for three today--the rest of us all took Arizona over Philly. D'OH!
I blew some games today. Never thought the Jets would lose. And SF wins. D'oh! I'm 11-4.
I blew more, so Alicat has caught up with me.  I fell three points farther away from the lead!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 02, 2008, 08:50:23 AM
quote of the week, courtesy Outsports:
You can't spell "implosion" without L-I-O-N-S.
and the misery continues: they lose to TEN, 47-10.
Looks like our resident felines (Ali and Tinka) are the only of us to go three for three today--the rest of us all took Arizona over Philly. D'OH!
I blew some games today. Never thought the Jets would lose. And SF wins. D'oh! I'm 11-4.
I blew more, so Alicat has caught up with me.  I fell three points farther away from the lead!
We're tied but I'm two above you from picking closer on the tie breaker I think. I'm 11th from top. Go figure. I'll never divulge my top secret (WAGS) picking method.  ;D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on December 02, 2008, 02:07:54 PM
Weak 14 --

Flem59  OAK  BUF  CHI  GB  IND  TEN  MIN  NYG  NO  DEN  NYJ  NE  PIT  ARI  BAL  CAR  42

Very nearly went with Detroit this week, but could not pull the trigger.

Nice job so far Geoff and Alicat.  I don't think we, as a group, have ever had someone so near the top so late in the season...
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 02, 2008, 02:56:50 PM
I'll never divulge my top secret (WAGS) picking method.  ;D

You mean "wild ass guess system"? That's the one I use! :D

here's my picks for this week:

Urthwerm   SD  MIA  CHI GB  IND TEN  MIN  NYG  ATL  DEN  NYJ  NE  PIT  ARI  WAS  TB  39
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on December 02, 2008, 02:59:43 PM
I'll never divulge my top secret (WAGS) picking method.  ;D

You mean "wild ass guess system"? That's the one I use! :D

you mean this wild ass?

(http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/mammals/asianwildass-equushemionuskulan.jpg)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2008, 03:02:03 PM
you may want to reconsider some picks this week when you read this: As if the NFL didn't have enuf trouble with Plaxico Burress, they just suspended 6 players (3 Saints, 2 Vikings and a  Texan) for 4 games each for 'roids.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80cfe423&template=with-video&confirm=true
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 02, 2008, 03:04:58 PM
I'll never divulge my top secret (WAGS) picking method.  ;D

You mean "wild ass guess system"? That's the one I use! :D

you mean this wild ass?


No, more like this one:

(http://www.ihatemycubicle.com/picts05/2006/05/Great%20Ass-thumb.jpg)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 02, 2008, 03:09:00 PM
you may want to reconsider some picks this week when you read this: As if the NFL didn't have enuf trouble with Plaxico Burress, they just suspended 6 players (3 Saints, 2 Vikings and a  Texan) for 4 games each for 'roids.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80cfe423&template=with-video&confirm=true

thought I'd bump the above to a new page so no one misses it. My Week 14 picks:

RGMIKESF  OAK  MIA  CHI  GB  IND  TEN  MIN  NYG  ATL  DEN  SF  NE  DAL  AZ  BAL  CAR  46
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 02, 2008, 03:29:07 PM
you may want to reconsider some picks this week when you read this: As if the NFL didn't have enuf trouble with Plaxico Burress, they just suspended 6 players (3 Saints, 2 Vikings and a  Texan) for 4 games each for 'roids.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80cfe423&template=with-video&confirm=true

thought I'd bump the above to a new page so no one misses it. My Week 14 picks:

RGMIKESF  OAK  MIA  CHI  GB  IND  TEN  MIN  NYG  ATL  DEN  SF  NE  DAL  AZ  BAL  CAR  46

thanks for the tip--I had missed that. Don't think I'll change my Minnesota pick (they're playing Detroit, so they should win if all they had was a couple of ushers and a one-legged bus driver on the field) but it did make me rethink my pick of New Orleans. Going with Atlanta instead. (I'll edit my picks on the prev. pg to avoid confusion.)
Title: Week 14
Post by: ggould on December 02, 2008, 08:44:47 PM
SD CHI GB IND TN MN NYG ATL DEN NYJ BUF NE DAL AZ WAS TB 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 03, 2008, 12:40:39 AM
SD JAX GB IND TEN MIN PHI NO DEN NYJ MIA NE PIT ARI BAL TB 30
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 03, 2008, 12:43:52 AM
Current standings:

Alicat         130
Geoff Gould    130
PeterFinch     127
Urthwerm       124
Joe Mama       123
Flem59         122
Irish Greg     122
RGMikeSF       121
TinkaCat       104
Bobcat         74

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 03, 2008, 07:34:37 PM
Wk 14
Alicat SD  CHI  GB  IND  TEN  MIN  NYG  ATL  DEN  NYJ  BUF  NE  PIT  ARI  BAL  CAR  53

Bobcat SD  JAC  GB  IND  TEN  MIN  PHI  NO  DEN  NYJ  BUF  NE  DAL  STL  WAS  CAR  53
Title: Week 14
Post by: ggould on December 07, 2008, 09:01:32 PM
Alicat has stormed into the lead!
Title: Re: Week 14
Post by: Alicat on December 08, 2008, 11:35:28 AM
Alicat has stormed into the lead!
I think I got ya on 2 games only. Three if CAR wins tonight, One if not. Not too big a storm!
Title: Re: Week 14
Post by: ggould on December 08, 2008, 08:39:20 PM
Alicat has stormed into the lead!
I think I got ya on 2 games only. Three if CAR wins tonight, One if not. Not too big a storm!
all hail queen Alicat!
Title: Re: Week 14
Post by: Alicat on December 08, 2008, 10:53:41 PM
Alicat has stormed into the lead!
I think I got ya on 2 games only. Three if CAR wins tonight, One if not. Not too big a storm!
all hail queen Alicat!
I still have 11 people ahead of me. One top dog with 147 and I have 141. Not sure there's enough time left to make it.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 09, 2008, 12:24:54 PM
Week 15 (where HAS the time gone?):

RGMIKESF  CHI  HOU  SD  NYJ  ATL  WSH  IND  JAX  SF  SEA  MIN  NE  BAL  CAR  NYG  PHI  42
Title: week 15
Post by: ggould on December 09, 2008, 11:39:18 PM
CHI TEN SD NYJ TB WAS IND JAX MIA SEA AZ NE PIT CAR NYG PHI 45

like I said earlier when I was luckier, I have no idea!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 10, 2008, 10:14:07 PM
Joe Mama NO TEN SD NYJ ATL WAS DET GB MIA SEA ARI NE PIT CAR DAL PHI 54

(Oh no he di'nt!)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 10, 2008, 10:17:28 PM
Current standings:

Alicat         141 (as mentioned above, 6 points out of first overall; may need to take a couple big gambles)
PeterFinch     139
Geoff Gould    138
Joe Mama       135
Urthwerm       134
Flem59         133
Irish Greg     133
RGMikeSF       132
TinkaCat       114
Bobcat         83
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 10, 2008, 10:42:53 PM
Alicat  CHI  TEN  SD  NYJ  ATL  WAS  IND  JAC  MIA  STL  ARI  NE  BAL  CAR  NYG  PHI  52

Is this enough to propel me into first place!? I'm starting to have self doubt. Going with first intuition. I don't want to eff up now.

Might not get pix in for Bobcat. Weird schedule next few days.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 10, 2008, 11:46:46 PM
Week 15

Urthwerm  CHI  TEN  SD  NYJ  TB  WAS  IND  GB  MIA  STL MIN  NE  PIT  CAR  NYG  PHI  46

Ali, have fun up at Sutter's Fort. Hope it's not too chilly--you might have to take a little nip of something to fend off the cold.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on December 11, 2008, 09:49:08 AM
Flem59  CHI  TEN  SD  NYJ  ATL  WAS  IND  JAX  MIA  STL  MIN  NE  BAL  CAR  NYG  PHI  30

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 11, 2008, 10:08:09 AM
Flem59  CHI  TEN  SD  NYJ  ATL  WAS  IND  JAX  MIA  STL  MIN  NE  BAL  CAR  NYG  PHI  30



great headline-but-no-story in the Onion:

"Lane Kiffin Horrified to Learn University of Tennessee's Athletic Director is Actually Al Davis"
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Wayback on December 11, 2008, 10:38:42 PM
Good job, Geoff!
Bears beat Saints on Gould's FG in OT
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20081211003&prov=ap (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20081211003&prov=ap)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 12, 2008, 05:10:30 PM
Week 15

Urthwerm  CHI  TEN  SD  NYJ  TB  WAS  IND  GB  MIA  STL MIN  NE  PIT  CAR  NYG  PHI  46

Ali, have fun up at Sutter's Fort. Hope it's not too chilly--you might have to take a little nip of something to fend off the cold.
Nice you remembered. I opted not to sleep overnight on the ground at the Fort but did stay at a petty cool hostel near L St. Gorgeous old mansion. A few pics to Facebook later. Went to the capitol this morning and snapped a pic in front of Ahhnuld's Christmas tree. Our tax dollars at work. They were setting up for a press conference in the rotunda with mayors of some cities atteninding. I couldn't stay to watch.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 13, 2008, 04:01:06 PM
Week 15
Bobcat  CHI TEN  SD  BUF  TB  CIN  DET  GB  MIA  SEA  MIN  NE  PIT  CAR  NYG  CLE  68
Title: Week 16
Post by: ggould on December 15, 2008, 09:53:12 PM
IND DAL CLE NE NO MIA TEN SF TB NYJ HOU BUF ATL PHI NYG CHI 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 15, 2008, 10:44:03 PM
Wk 16:

Urthwerm  IND  DAL  CLE  DEN  MIA  PIT  WAS  NE  NO MIN  NYG  SF  NYJ  HOU  TB  CHI  46
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on December 16, 2008, 09:12:34 AM
Flem59  JAX  BAL  CLE  NE  NO  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  WAS  NYG  CHI  36
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 16, 2008, 09:19:00 AM
Btw, the link for the pool on the kfog door is again functional.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 17, 2008, 12:28:35 PM
Joe Mama IND JAX CIN NE DET MIA PIT SF TB NYJ HOU DENATL PHI NYG CHI 48
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 17, 2008, 12:31:13 PM
Current standings:

Alicat         151 (7 points out of first overall, in a tie for 15th overall)
PeterFinch     151
Geoff Gould    149
Joe Mama       145
Flem59         144
RGMikeSF       144
Urthwerm       144
Irish Greg     144
TinkaCat       124
Bobcat         92
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 17, 2008, 12:43:36 PM
RGMIKESF:  IND  DAL  CLE  NE  DET  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  PHI  NYG  CHI  45

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on December 17, 2008, 04:16:20 PM

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.

Hah!   Best of luck with that.  Detroit may have the worst defense this year in the history of the NFL.  They clearly have the worst defense in the last 14 years - through 14 games anyway - according to the website I trust (www.footballoutsiders.com (http://www.footballoutsiders.com)).
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on December 17, 2008, 07:16:24 PM

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.

Hah!   Best of luck with that.  Detroit may have the worst defense this year in the history of the NFL.  They clearly have the worst defense in the last 14 years - through 14 games anyway - according to the website I trust (www.footballoutsiders.com (http://www.footballoutsiders.com)).
my boring old science viewpoint reminds me that even if you flip a coin 14 times, and it comes up tails, it's still only a 50-50 chance at heads on the next flip.  Detroit might well win this game, but on 'any given Sunday,' I'd have to bet against it.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 17, 2008, 09:52:26 PM

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.

Hah!   Best of luck with that.  Detroit may have the worst defense this year in the history of the NFL. 

I agree with you, actually - but the only way I can possibly gain any ground in the final weeks is to pick a few unlikely upsets.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on December 17, 2008, 10:16:18 PM

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.

Hah!   Best of luck with that.  Detroit may have the worst defense this year in the history of the NFL. 

I agree with you, actually - but the only way I can possibly gain any ground in the final weeks is to pick a few unlikely upsets.
the old going up or down in a blaze of glory strategy, eh?
 ;)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 18, 2008, 09:45:41 AM
Alicat IND  DAL  CLE  NE  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  WAS  NYG  CHI 50

Bobcat IND  DAL  CIN  ARI  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  BUF  ATL  WAS  CAR  GB  46
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 19, 2008, 08:40:56 AM
Alicat IND  DAL  CLE  NE  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  WAS  NYG  CHI 50

Bobcat IND  DAL  CIN  ARI  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  BUF  ATL  WAS  CAR  GB  46
Good start, 15 to go...... :D
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 19, 2008, 08:42:33 AM
RGMIKESF:  IND  DAL  CLE  NE  DET  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  PHI  NYG  CHI  45

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.
I'm not picking em but they SHOULD win at least ONE this season. How many teams have ever lost all games in a season?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 19, 2008, 08:43:10 AM
Alicat IND  DAL  CLE  NE  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  WAS  NYG  CHI 50

Bobcat IND  DAL  CIN  ARI  NO  MIA  TEN  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  BUF  ATL  WAS  CAR  GB  46
Good start, 15 to go...... :D

even tho' I have NFL Network on my cable, I have forgotten to watch the Thurs game every week so far. ::)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on December 19, 2008, 11:02:42 AM
RGMIKESF:  IND  DAL  CLE  NE  DET  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  PHI  NYG  CHI  45

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.
I'm not picking em but they SHOULD win at least ONE this season. How many teams have ever lost all games in a season?

The Cowboys went 0-12 in their first season (I want to say 1960?) and Tampa went 0-14 in their first season (1976, when they were an AFC team).  But 0-16?  never once in the 30 yrs of the 16-game sched.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 19, 2008, 11:13:27 AM
RGMIKESF:  IND  DAL  CLE  NE  DET  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  PHI  NYG  CHI  45

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.
I'm not picking em but they SHOULD win at least ONE this season. How many teams have ever lost all games in a season?

The Cowboys went 0-12 in their first season (I want to say 1960?) and Tampa went 0-14 in their first season (1976, when they were an AFC team).  But 0-16?  never once in the 30 yrs of the 16-game sched.

Longest losing streak within a season is 15, a few years ago when Carolina won their first and finished 1-15.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on December 19, 2008, 11:18:34 AM
RGMIKESF:  IND  DAL  CLE  NE  DET  MIA  PIT  SF  TB  NYJ  HOU  DEN  MIN  PHI  NYG  CHI  45

Gaz & I agree: it's Detroit's week to finally win.
I'm not picking em but they SHOULD win at least ONE this season. How many teams have ever lost all games in a season?

The Cowboys went 0-12 in their first season (I want to say 1960?) and Tampa went 0-14 in their first season (1976, when they were an AFC team).  But 0-16?  never once in the 30 yrs of the 16-game sched.

Longest losing streak within a season is 15, a few years ago when Carolina won their first and finished 1-15.

The season that knocked George Seifert out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 21, 2008, 12:38:55 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on December 21, 2008, 01:07:13 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.

can they hang on?  one point lead!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 21, 2008, 01:16:49 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.

can they hang on?  one point lead!
Holy sheet! Niners win! I'm pleased and dumbfounded.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 21, 2008, 04:51:02 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.

can they hang on?  one point lead!
Holy sheet! Niners win! I'm pleased and dumbfounded.

And I'm just pleased--first time I've picked them to win all year, I believe, that they've done so.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 21, 2008, 05:33:30 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.

can they hang on?  one point lead!
Holy sheet! Niners win! I'm pleased and dumbfounded.

And I'm just pleased--first time I've picked them to win all year, I believe, that they've done so.

One of my few wins today, actually. Worst. Week. Evah.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 21, 2008, 06:05:31 PM
One of my few wins today, actually. Worst. Week. Evah.

This week was a dizzying disaster for me too.

Hey, I'm outta here tonight: Greyhounding to spend 4 days with the family in Pittsburgh.  (Saxonburg and Valencia, to be precise; the latter of which is next to Mars, PA.)  Back Friday morning - so I want to wish you all safe travels and happy holidays, with my gratitude for another year of treasured friendship and companionship in the Clubhouse.  I'm really grateful for you all in my life.

Season's Greetings,
Gaz.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 21, 2008, 06:26:55 PM
One of my few wins today, actually. Worst. Week. Evah.

This week was a dizzying disaster for me too.

Hey, I'm outta here tonight: Greyhounding to spend 4 days with the family in Pittsburgh.  (Saxonburg and Valencia, to be precise; the latter of which is next to Mars, PA.)  Back Friday morning - so I want to wish you all safe travels and happy holidays, with my gratitude for another year of treasured friendship and companionship in the Clubhouse.  I'm really grateful for you all in my life.

Season's Greetings,
Gaz.
Ahhhh same to you. Safe travels.
This week bad for me too, hitting only 50%.

I'm grateful to all of you here for being here. Glad almost all of us are now on FB but this is more intimate. I hope 2009 is an improvement on 2008. My year has been less fortunate than any other year but I can't lose sight that I'm better off than so many others.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 22, 2008, 01:38:40 PM
goddamn Niners. Do I (will I) ever learn? NO! Got bit in the arse again.

can they hang on?  one point lead!
Holy sheet! Niners win! I'm pleased and dumbfounded.

I didn't hear "the rest of the story" until this morning...  Singletary wanted to pull Shaun Hill from the game after the 3rd quarter, but Hill -- who is from Missouri and had many many relatives who had driven hours to see him play in St Louis -- basically told Singletary he wouldn't let the team down in front of his entire family.
Title: Week 17
Post by: ggould on December 22, 2008, 10:14:00 PM
oh well, here comes the last week:

PIT TEN NE JAX CIN MIA TB PHI NYG CHI ATL GB CAR SD WAS AZ 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 22, 2008, 11:24:21 PM
Week didn't go so well for me but I bumped up in the overall pool. 7 people ahead of me now. Chicago pick tonight paid off. That was a fun game.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 23, 2008, 11:43:51 AM
Week 17!

RGMIKESF  PIT  IND  NE  CIN  TB  MIN  CHI  ATL  GB  NO  SF  AZ  PHI  MIA  BAL  SD  37
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 24, 2008, 09:42:40 AM
OK. Wk 17 here we go

Alicat  PIT  TEN  NE  CIN  TB  NYG  HOU  ATL  GB  CAR  WAS  ARI  PHI  NYJ  BAL  DEN  44
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 26, 2008, 12:22:20 PM
Joe Mama PIT IND NE CIN TB MIN CHI ATL DET CAR WAS SEA PHI NYJ BAL DEN 86
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 26, 2008, 12:25:32 PM
Current standings:

Alicat         160 (6 points out of first overall, in a tie for 8th overall)
Geoff Gould    159
PeterFinch     158
Irish Greg     154
Joe Mama       153
Flem59         152
Urthwerm       152
RGMikeSF       150
TinkaCat       132
Bobcat         101


So Ali and Geoff have locked up the top two positions here ... but who will get the bronze?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 26, 2008, 12:34:05 PM
Wk 17

Urthwerm  PIT TEN  NE  CIN  TB  NYG  CHI  ATL  GB  CAR  WAS  ARI  PHI  NYJ  BAL  SD  43

Made my picks a couple days ago but was surprised that there were no pro games on Xmas Day. I thought they nearly always had at least one game on Chistmas--NFL is the national religion, no?
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 26, 2008, 08:54:06 PM
Wk 17

Urthwerm  PIT TEN  NE  CIN  TB  NYG  CHI  ATL  GB  CAR  WAS  ARI  PHI  NYJ  BAL  SD  43

Made my picks a couple days ago but was surprised that there were no pro games on Xmas Day. I thought they nearly always had at least one game on Chistmas--NFL is the national religion, no?


Xmas has become "NBA Day" -- not sure who ABC paid off to make *that* happen, but it's the new tradition, apparently (there were no NHL games either).
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on December 26, 2008, 10:20:04 PM
Flem59  PIT TEN NE CIN  OAK  NYG  HOU  ATL  GB  CAR  WAS  ARI  DAL  MIA  BAL  SD  28
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 26, 2008, 11:08:29 PM
Wk 17

Urthwerm  PIT TEN  NE  CIN  TB  NYG  CHI  ATL  GB  CAR  WAS  ARI  PHI  NYJ  BAL  SD  43

Made my picks a couple days ago but was surprised that there were no pro games on Xmas Day. I thought they nearly always had at least one game on Chistmas--NFL is the national religion, no?


Xmas has become "NBA Day" -- not sure who ABC paid off to make *that* happen, but it's the new tradition, apparently (there were no NHL games either).
NHL Sharks on the 23rd was a freaking treat! Helluva game. Lasted me thru the past few days. Stay tuned for the Blackhawks/Red Wings outdoor classic on New Years day. That's a fun one.
Title: week 17
Post by: ggould on December 28, 2008, 03:22:49 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!
Title: Re: week 17
Post by: RGMike on December 28, 2008, 04:52:43 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!

Just the opposite for me -- too little too late, obviously, but I've got 12 wins going into tonite; if SD wins it'll be my best week all year. Go figure.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 28, 2008, 04:54:34 PM
Great week for the home teams. Go figure. Puts me two down automatically.
Title: Re: week 17
Post by: Alicat on December 28, 2008, 05:00:02 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!

Just the opposite for me -- too little too late, obviously, but I've got 12 wins going into tonite; if SD wins it'll be my best week all year. Go figure.
Is it just me and Joe for Denver tonight? There were a few close games today and it wasn't in my favor.
Title: Re: week 17
Post by: RGMike on December 28, 2008, 08:23:47 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!

Just the opposite for me -- too little too late, obviously, but I've got 12 wins going into tonite; if SD wins it'll be my best week all year. Go figure.
Is it just me and Joe for Denver tonight? There were a few close games today and it wasn't in my favor.

13 for 16! Why couldn't I have made picks like this all season?
Title: Re: week 17
Post by: ggould on December 28, 2008, 10:01:13 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!

Just the opposite for me -- too little too late, obviously, but I've got 12 wins going into tonite; if SD wins it'll be my best week all year. Go figure.
Is it just me and Joe for Denver tonight? There were a few close games today and it wasn't in my favor.
even so, I couldn't catch up to you!  Congratulations on winning the club trophy!
Title: Re: week 17
Post by: Alicat on December 28, 2008, 11:46:01 PM
well, looking like the last week is going to be a meltdown for my pix!

Just the opposite for me -- too little too late, obviously, but I've got 12 wins going into tonite; if SD wins it'll be my best week all year. Go figure.
Is it just me and Joe for Denver tonight? There were a few close games today and it wasn't in my favor.

13 for 16! Why couldn't I have made picks like this all season?
Congrats. This is indeed a great week for you!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 29, 2008, 10:37:04 AM
Final standings:

Alicat         170 (9 points out of first overall, in a tie for 15th overall)
Geoff Gould    169
Flem59         164
RGMikeSF       163
Urthwerm       162
Joe Mama       162
TinkaCat       142
Bobcat         110


Peter Finch beat us all, though: a 13-win final week propelled him to 171.

Fun season, all!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 30, 2008, 08:00:26 AM
But wait... there's MORE!

the "official" (for prizes) pool is over, but you can still make playoff and Super Bowl picks on the website.

http://kfog.pooltracker.com/pickem/picks_edit.aspx?playerid=104913&poolid=27893&t=162&week=18
Title: week 18
Post by: ggould on December 30, 2008, 09:08:37 AM
ATL IND MIA PHI 45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on December 30, 2008, 09:22:07 AM
I'm copying Geoff:

Joe Mama ATL IND MIA PHI 52
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on December 30, 2008, 09:27:07 AM
I'm copying Geoff:

Joe Mama ATL IND MIA PHI 52

those 4 were my first instincts too, so I switched one:

RGMIKESF  ATL  IND  BAL  PHI  42
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 30, 2008, 09:45:50 AM
Final standings:

Alicat         170 (9 points out of first overall, in a tie for 15th overall)
Geoff Gould    169
Flem59         164
RGMikeSF       163
Urthwerm       162
Joe Mama       162
TinkaCat       142
Bobcat         110


Peter Finch beat us all, though: a 13-win final week propelled him to 171.

Fun season, all!

And Mike's incredible 13-pick finish vaults him past Gaz and mineself! Congrats--well done!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on December 30, 2008, 09:52:34 AM
I'm copying Geoff:

Joe Mama ATL IND MIA PHI 52

those 4 were my first instincts too, so I switched one:

RGMIKESF  ATL  IND  BAL  PHI  42

Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on December 31, 2008, 10:01:54 AM
Alicat  ATL  IND  BAL  PHI  53

Bobcat  ATL  SD  BAL  PHI  47
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 03, 2009, 07:42:23 PM
Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
well, in this case, different was good!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 03, 2009, 08:35:44 PM
Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
well, in this case, different was good!
Wow!  SD proves almost all of us wrong!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 04, 2009, 11:14:07 AM
Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
well, in this case, different was good!
Wow!  SD proves almost all of us wrong!

Atlanta's coach wins Coach of the Year... and the Falcons lose.

Manning wins MVP... and the Colts lose.

 ::)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 04, 2009, 03:47:16 PM
Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
well, in this case, different was good!
Wow!  SD proves almost all of us wrong!
And then BAL seals the deal.  After these 3 games, only 2 people in the whole KFOG pool have all 3 picks right.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 04, 2009, 05:05:43 PM
Just to be different:

Urth  ARI  IND   MIA   PHI  53
well, in this case, different was good!
Wow!  SD proves almost all of us wrong!
And then BAL seals the deal.  After these 3 games, only 2 people in the whole KFOG pool have all 3 picks right.

At least Philly came thru. Personally, I'm glad MIN lost; if you have trouble selling out a playoff game at home (the NFL extended the blackout deadline for them... twice!) then your fans don't deserve a championship (it's an indoor stadium, so winter weather didn't factor in).
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on January 05, 2009, 01:01:33 PM
In my Tri-Valley Times Sunday paper, the photo from the Arizona win was of a fan in the stands holding up a big placard which read:

Finally!  A Cold Day In Hell!


(In case you missed it - the Cardinals have now won two consecutive home playoff games.  The 1947 NFL Championship, and their win over ATL in 2009.)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 06, 2009, 09:14:31 AM
Playoffs Week 2:

RGMIKESF  TEN  CAR  NYG  SD  47
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on January 06, 2009, 10:05:24 AM
Playoffs Week 2:

RGMIKESF  TEN  CAR  NYG  SD  47

Joe Mama TEN CAR PHI PIT 37  <-- Pennsylvania Power, baby!
Title: week 19
Post by: ggould on January 06, 2009, 04:41:07 PM
TEN CAR NYG PIT 45

no expectations after last week's meltdown.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on January 06, 2009, 05:50:29 PM
Urthwerm  TEN CAR NYG PIT  53
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 06, 2009, 05:59:17 PM
Playoffs Week 2:

RGMIKESF  TEN  CAR  NYG  SD  47

Joe Mama TEN CAR PHI PIT 37  <-- Pennsylvania Power, baby!

Ha! I'd like nothing better, actually; ah loves me some Donovan M and Big Ben. But my crystal ball sez otherwise.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on January 09, 2009, 10:50:58 AM
Even though I gave myself a 4 month timeout from football this year, I still have been keeping tabs on my favorite football website website www.footballoutsiders.com (http://www.footballoutsiders.com).  I mentioned them several times in the past, because both their stat analysis and their feature writng are excellent.  My favorite guy there is Mike Tanier, and here is an excerpt from his weekly predictions rundown (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2009/walkthrough-momentum):

Cardinals fans don't travel for playoff games.

There are three reasons for this: 1) There are no Cardinals fans. 2) The Cardinals never reach the playoffs. 3) There's no good reason to leave Arizona in January.

There are actually a few Cardinals fans in the world besides Will Leitch. There are some retirees in Glendale, the immediate members of the Hightower family, and some Cowboys fans in New Mexico who made a deathbed conversion on December 28th. There just are not enough Cardinals fans to cause a ripple in our nation's air traffic schedule. A US Airlines representative, quoted in The Arizona Republic, called the demand for seats on Phoenix-to-Charlotte flights "noticeable but light," just like the Cardinals running game. <rimshot!>

Phoenix travel agent Eldon Diamond, quoted in the same article, was less diplomatic. "I see zero demand. I think it's hard enough to get Cardinals fans to go to a game here.

Apart from the scarcity of Cardinals fans and the Haley's Comet-like novelty of their playoff berth, the fact remains that the trip from Arizona to North Carolina is no drive up I-95 to see Eagles-Giants. The flight is long, and the weather is unaccommodating. The 10-day forecast for Glendale calls for unrelenting sunshine and highs in the low 70s. Charlotte endured two days of rain and fog early in the week, with more rain and a high in the soggy 50's on tap for Saturday. Only a fanatic would endure a long flight, jet lag, and prohibitive travel costs (it's cheaper to fly to New York from Arizona than to Charlotte) to root for a 10-point underdog attempting a once-per-generation upset. All the Cardinals fanatics in the world could fit in one red eye flight, airport shuttle, and floor of a Ramada Inn, respectively.

(An aside: the North Carolina weather report was a public service for those of us who can never get an accurate forecast from that region because the girl on the Weather Channel is always pregnant. I don't know if it's the same girl, remarkably fecund, or possessing an elephantine gestation cycle, or if my preferred viewing time is the default shift for meteorologists-with-child. But I always seem to get my weather reports from a young woman late in her third trimester, her distended belly dangling in front of Kill Devil Hills, obscuring the coastal communities. A few years ago, a hurricane slammed into Cape Hatteras, but it was only detectable by ultrasound.)"
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on January 09, 2009, 09:37:53 PM
Alicat
BAL  CAR  NYG  SD  44
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on January 10, 2009, 09:45:08 PM
Bad day for all of us--Alicat's the only one that picked even one game right, and none of us picked Arizona over Carolina. Good thing this isn't costing anyone real money.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 11, 2009, 12:50:26 PM
Bad day for all of us--Alicat's the only one that picked even one game right, and none of us picked Arizona over Carolina. Good thing this isn't costing anyone real money.
this day isn't shaping up too well either!  20-11 Philly with 10 minutes to play.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 11, 2009, 05:15:03 PM
Bad day for all of us--Alicat's the only one that picked even one game right, and none of us picked Arizona over Carolina. Good thing this isn't costing anyone real money.
this day isn't shaping up too well either!  20-11 Philly with 10 minutes to play.

Total wipe-out for me: the only game I picked to be an upset (SD/PIT) was the only one that wasn't. Kudos to Gaz's home state boyz.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 11, 2009, 06:55:16 PM
Bad day for all of us--Alicat's the only one that picked even one game right, and none of us picked Arizona over Carolina. Good thing this isn't costing anyone real money.
this day isn't shaping up too well either!  20-11 Philly with 10 minutes to play.
Total wipe-out for me: the only game I picked to be an upset (SD/PIT) was the only one that wasn't. Kudos to Gaz's home state boyz.
methinks some bookies may have lost some money, although I don't really know how that works.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 11, 2009, 09:55:22 PM
I went 3-1, missed the AZ/Car game.  Fitzgerald is an amazing WR.  And is Kurt Warner still that good, or does his receiving corps make him appear that way?  or is it b/c jeebus is on his side?

Go Keystone State~!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on January 11, 2009, 10:41:57 PM
I went 3-1, missed the AZ/Car game.  Fitzgerald is an amazing WR.  And is Kurt Warner still that good, or does his receiving corps make him appear that way?  or is it b/c jeebus is on his side?

Go Keystone State~!
amazing...not one single person in the whole shebang guessed all 4 right!  Congrats Tinka!  You tied for top spot!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 12, 2009, 12:54:15 PM
AFC/NFC Championship Week:

PHI  BAL  51

No offense to Gaz, but an All-Pennsylvania Super Bowl is not a good idea.  As boring (to most of America) as a Subway (or Bay Bridge) Series. 
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 12, 2009, 01:23:09 PM
I went 3-1, missed the AZ/Car game.  Fitzgerald is an amazing WR.  And is Kurt Warner still that good, or does his receiving corps make him appear that way?  or is it b/c jeebus is on his side?

Go Keystone State~!
amazing...not one single person in the whole shebang guessed all 4 right!  Congrats Tinka!  You tied for top spot!

pure flukey dumb luck  :)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on January 12, 2009, 01:39:41 PM
is Kurt Warner still that good, or does his receiving corps make him appear that way?  or is it b/c jeebus is on his side?


Praise jeebus!

http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/09/kurt-warner-god-looks-like-jerry-garcia/

It is, of course, an endless source of amusement to gay sports fans that the devout Mr Warner is married to one of the most lesbian-looking women on the planet:

(http://www.rivalfish.com/rivalroom/uploaded_images/Kurt-Warner-717837.bmp)

(she's even -- I kid you not -- an ex-Marine!)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on January 12, 2009, 02:39:31 PM
pure flukey dumb luck  :)


Au contraire!  In the history of all sports (I saw this on ESPN a few yrs back), the single greatest example of homefield advantage occurs in Rd 2 of the NFL playoffs (since the institution of the wild-card weekend).  Given a playoff bye week, Rd 2 home teams have won greater than 75% of their games.  No other home field advantage anywhere in any sport has construed greater than 62% advantage (might be even lower, if memory serves). 

So picking a nice round number like 75%, you have less than a 1% chance of correctly picking 3 road wins and one road loss*.

Not at all surprising, especially considering the Panthers were this yr's only team to go 8-0 at home.

*in any 4-game parlay where the road team is at 25%, the odds = 0.25 x 0.25 x 0.25 x 0.75.  Correctly picking the one team in these four with the 75% chance of winning introduces a further 25% odds.  Hence the final result is a 0.00879 chance of getting it exactly right. 

So stand tall Tinka-Cat!
Title: week 20
Post by: ggould on January 17, 2009, 12:01:24 AM
AZ PIT  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on January 17, 2009, 12:23:33 AM
PHI PIT 31
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on January 17, 2009, 01:14:48 AM
PHI PIT 54
Title: Re: week 20
Post by: mshray on January 18, 2009, 08:34:28 PM
AZ PIT  45

Congrats Geoff!
Title: Re: week 20
Post by: RGMike on January 18, 2009, 09:12:09 PM
AZ PIT  45

Congrats Geoff!

indeed!

I went 0-for-2 again but I'm glad to have a team to root for in 2 weeks (namely Pittsburgh). I can't root for the Cardinals due to the Kurt Warner "God Squad" factor, and I dislike the Ravens even more due to the Ray Lewis Gangsta Thug factor. So GO STEELERS!
Title: Re: week 20
Post by: ggould on January 18, 2009, 11:11:25 PM
AZ PIT  45
Congrats Geoff!
indeed!
I went 0-for-2 again but I'm glad to have a team to root for in 2 weeks (namely Pittsburgh). I can't root for the Cardinals due to the Kurt Warner "God Squad" factor, and I dislike the Ravens even more due to the Ray Lewis Gangsta Thug factor. So GO STEELERS!
Yeah, I know what you mean about Warner, but Fitzgerald is one of the most exciting players I've seen.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on January 19, 2009, 09:15:53 AM
PHI PIT 31

Congrats to you and your Still'urz, Gaz! 

are you going to wear a Troy Polomalu (sp) wig for the game?  please take pics!
Title: Superbowl
Post by: ggould on January 31, 2009, 03:36:42 PM
everyone knows that the Steelers will crush the Cardinals, but I have this vision of Larry Fitzgerald flying through the air...

AZ  45
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 02:19:48 AM
Steelers 31-17.

Polamalu gets MVP with 2 picks, one returned for a TD.

Big Ben throws fewer than 20 passes.

Kurt's wife loses it, hurts people.  All she wants is life beyond Thunderdome.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2009, 11:51:00 AM
Kurt's wife loses it, hurts people.  All she wants is life beyond Thunderdome.

BWAHAHAHAHA!

(http://media.canada.com/gallery/dose_moviethemes/070208_beyondthunderdome.jpg)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 01, 2009, 07:16:09 PM
Wow, that turned out to be a really exciting game. Yay Steelers, winners 27-23.

Surprise of the night: Brenda Warner no longer has spiky lesbo hair. (But she still dresses like a trailer-park floozy.)

And the commercials were pretty underwhelming this year, IMHO.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: ggould on February 01, 2009, 07:23:52 PM
well, for a minute there, I thought I'd look like a genius...
 :'(

Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on February 01, 2009, 08:04:00 PM
Wow, that turned out to be a really exciting game. Yay Steelers, winners 27-23.

Surprise of the night: Brenda Warner no longer has spiky lesbo hair. (But she still dresses like a trailer-park floozy.)

And the commercials were pretty underwhelming this year, IMHO.

The commercials were HORRID!  All of them except the Budweiser Clydesdales involved destruction and/or abuse!  Weird how consistent a theme that was.

But what a fantastic game!  Of course I'm delighted, but I must add that the Cards should hold their heads high; they played a fine game, especially Warner and Fitzgerald.

As for Kurt's wife - I've got $25 saying that was a wig.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: SFGuy on February 02, 2009, 02:40:56 AM
Wow, that turned out to be a really exciting game. Yay Steelers, winners 27-23.

Surprise of the night: Brenda Warner no longer has spiky lesbo hair. (But she still dresses like a trailer-park floozy.)

And the commercials were pretty underwhelming this year, IMHO.

The commercials were HORRID!  All of them except the Budweiser Clydesdales involved destruction and/or abuse!  Weird how consistent a theme that was.

But what a fantastic game!  Of course I'm delighted, but I must add that the Cards should hold their heads high; they played a fine game, especially Warner and Fitzgerald.

As for Kurt's wife - I've got $25 saying that was a wig.

I never watch the commercials. During breaks, I channel surf. Saw a little bit of I Love Lucy on Hallmark throughout the afternoon. Although the way I do it, I tend to miss some of the game.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 08:43:49 AM
The commercials were HORRID!  All of them except the Budweiser Clydesdales involved destruction and/or abuse!  Weird how consistent a theme that was.


and the Chron's Peter Hartlaub agrees:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/02/MN0T15LDLS.DTL
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on February 02, 2009, 09:47:51 AM
The commercials were HORRID!  All of them except the Budweiser Clydesdales involved destruction and/or abuse!  Weird how consistent a theme that was.


and the Chron's Peter Hartlaub agrees:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/02/MN0T15LDLS.DTL

The three he mentions as good (Hulu w/Alec Baldwin, Dylan/will.i.am for Pepsi & the Coca Cola bugs stealing the bottle) were absolutely the only ones I said to myself at the time were truly worthy of the distinction of being a Super Bowl ad.

And I likewise was sick & tired of all the slapstick violence - didn't do a thing for me.  Especially agree with PH on Jack getting hit by a bus.  I recall 20+ years ago when Jack-in-the-Box made a big deal of blowing up the clown (when it wasn't an actual human) and removing it from most of their marketing, and then a few years later pulling a 180 and making a big deal of "Jack is Back".  So I hope we really can assume he is dead now.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 09:57:58 AM
The commercials were HORRID!  All of them except the Budweiser Clydesdales involved destruction and/or abuse!  Weird how consistent a theme that was.


and the Chron's Peter Hartlaub agrees:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/02/MN0T15LDLS.DTL

The three he mentions as good (Hulu w/Alec Baldwin, Dylan/will.i.am for Pepsi & the Coca Cola bugs stealing the bottle) were absolutely the only ones I said to myself at the time were truly worthy of the distinction of being a Super Bowl ad.

And I likewise was sick & tired of all the slapstick violence - didn't do a thing for me.  Especially agree with PH on Jack getting hit by a bus.  I recall 20+ years ago when Jack-in-the-Box made a big deal of blowing up the clown (when it wasn't an actual human) and removing it from most of their marketing, and then a few years later pulling a 180 and making a big deal of "Jack is Back".  So I hope we really can assume he is dead now.

yeah, the Jack thing was really disturbing -- the cracks in his head and all. Their commercials with Jack are consistently some of my favorites, so it's doubly disappointing that they'd do something so dark.

One upon a time Super Bowl spots were smart, clever and even sophisticated. I think that, over time, ad agencies have concluded that the "typical" SB-watcher is none of those things, so better to be thuddingly obvious and frat-boy-ish.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 10:34:35 AM
BTW, there's a website with updates on Jack's "condition" and where you can post your homemade get-well videos...

http://hangintherejack.com/?Campaign=GOOG
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on February 02, 2009, 11:18:26 AM

Surprise of the night: Brenda Warner no longer has spiky lesbo hair. (But she still dresses like a trailer-park floozy.)


As for Kurt's wife - I've got $25 saying that was a wig.


At the point during halftime where the camera showed another female guitarist walking forwards with Patti, this was posted on the Football Outsiders messaage board:

"I think it was cool that Bruce gave Brenda Warner an acoustic guitar and brought her on stage."
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 11:24:25 AM

Surprise of the night: Brenda Warner no longer has spiky lesbo hair. (But she still dresses like a trailer-park floozy.)


As for Kurt's wife - I've got $25 saying that was a wig.


At the point during halftime where the camera showed another female guitarist walking forwards with Patti, this was posted on the Football Outsiders messaage board:

"I think it was cool that Bruce gave Brenda Warner an acoustic guitar and brought her on stage."

Bwahahaha!  Actually, I think it's cool that Patti allows a hot blonde to be in the band -- given Bruce's rep, re: fidelity.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 11:54:36 AM
a less-than-stellar review for the Boss from the Times -- by John Caramanica (?? was Pareles unavailable?):

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/sports/football/02bruce.html?_r=1&ref=music
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Gazoo on February 02, 2009, 03:47:03 PM
a less-than-stellar review for the Boss from the Times -- by John Caramanica (?? was Pareles unavailable?):

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/sports/football/02bruce.html?_r=1&ref=music

Jon Caramanica is the uber-freelancer.  I've seen his byline over the years far more than that of any other music journo.  He's generally more in his element talking about R&B and hip-hop, I find, though.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 02, 2009, 05:26:06 PM
a less-than-stellar review for the Boss from the Times -- by John Caramanica (?? was Pareles unavailable?):

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/sports/football/02bruce.html?_r=1&ref=music

Jon Caramanica is the uber-freelancer.  I've seen his byline over the years far more than that of any other music journo.  He's generally more in his element talking about R&B and hip-hop, I find, though.

kinda weak to complain that Bruce *edited* his songs for the 12 minutes he was performing.  True, we all would have preferred the loo-o-o-ong versions, but it's a halftime show.  I mean, there's other stuff to complain abt.

I didn't see the whole thing -- didn't even watch the game, actually, and I only caught Bruce b/c I was walking past an establishment showing the show, so I stopped in -- but I heard a little of Born To Run and it seemed like there was some lip-synching going on there..was it just me?   at times Bruce didn't seem anywhere near the mic when we could hear the words very clearly, a little lacking in enthusiasm, and sung like he was NOT out of breath in the slightest. 
 
But Bruce looked awesome, esp compared to "Not-So-Little Steven" (a punny name I read somewhere -- prob in an sfgate.com snarky headline).  I agree that their goofy delay of game/Boss time shtick was a little too much, too forced.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: RGMike on February 02, 2009, 07:43:20 PM

"Not-So-Little Steven" (a punny name I read somewhere -- prob in an sfgate.com snarky headline.


You read that here, from me.  (Now it can be told: I'm Aidin Vaiziri's illegitimate dad)
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 02, 2009, 10:55:56 PM

"Not-So-Little Steven" (a punny name I read somewhere -- prob in an sfgate.com snarky headline.


You read that here, from me.  (Now it can be told: I'm Aidin Vaiziri's illegitimate dad)

Yes, that's right!  You're the man!
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: mshray on February 03, 2009, 03:36:48 PM
I see I wasn't alone in questioning how the hell Matt Worst-Sports-GM-EVAH! Millen wound up on the Super Bowl stage with Costas, et al.

The NBC affiliate in Detroit scrolled a disclaimer whenever he was on the screen.  (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Matt-Millen-s-NBC-commentary-comes-with-a-warnin?urn=nfl,138326)

Like the writer of the article, I think we may be onto something here.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Tinka Cat on February 03, 2009, 05:03:55 PM
I see I wasn't alone in questioning how the hell Matt Worst-Sports-GM-EVAH! Millen wound up on the Super Bowl stage with Costas, et al.

The NBC affiliate in Detroit scrolled a disclaimer whenever he was on the screen.  (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Matt-Millen-s-NBC-commentary-comes-with-a-warnin?urn=nfl,138326)

Like the writer of the article, I think we may be onto something here.

that is fantastic stuff!  Watch the video here (http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/aheller/2009/02/heres_a_copy_of_channel_4s_mat.html).
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: urth on February 03, 2009, 05:59:59 PM
I see I wasn't alone in questioning how the hell Matt Worst-Sports-GM-EVAH! Millen wound up on the Super Bowl stage with Costas, et al.

The NBC affiliate in Detroit scrolled a disclaimer whenever he was on the screen.  (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Matt-Millen-s-NBC-commentary-comes-with-a-warnin?urn=nfl,138326)

Like the writer of the article, I think we may be onto something here.

that is fantastic stuff!  Watch the video here (http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/aheller/2009/02/heres_a_copy_of_channel_4s_mat.html).

Amazing. And is the station still standing behind it? I'd bet there have been a few tense phone calls between NY and Detroit in the last day or so.
Title: Re: 2008 KFOG Football Pool
Post by: Alicat on February 04, 2009, 08:53:46 AM
I see I wasn't alone in questioning how the hell Matt Worst-Sports-GM-EVAH! Millen wound up on the Super Bowl stage with Costas, et al.

The NBC affiliate in Detroit scrolled a disclaimer whenever he was on the screen.  (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Matt-Millen-s-NBC-commentary-comes-with-a-warnin?urn=nfl,138326)

Like the writer of the article, I think we may be onto something here.
I like it. Free press, freedom of speech..... Sometimes you just gotta go for it and pay the price later.

that is fantastic stuff!  Watch the video here (http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/aheller/2009/02/heres_a_copy_of_channel_4s_mat.html).

Amazing. And is the station still standing behind it? I'd bet there have been a few tense phone calls between NY and Detroit in the last day or so.