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SteveS Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Jul 8 2003, 11:52 AM EST
Joined: 01-13-2002
Posts: 8,751
OK ...

I know it's a little early, but that's good ... we can get this all set up with time to spare instead of in a last minute rush like last year ...

For all those who've participated before, it's gonna be pretty much the same deal ... for those of you that weren't here or weren't in our pool last year, here's the deal:

It's a weekly pool, much like office pools everywhere that most of you have participated in, if not at work, then elsewhere elsewhere at one time or another ...

On the Tuesday preceeding the games, I send each participant an e-mail listing the matchups for the coming week ... each participant returns his/her picks to me no later than Friday ... it's a simple tally of right/wrong predictions without considering odds or spread that determines the weekly winner and a prediction of the score for the MNF game serves as a tie-breaker, should one be necessary.

Each Saturday, after receiving the picks, I send a list to each participant, listing the predictions of everyone in the pool so everyone call follow along.

then, on Tuesday, following completion of the games, I send a note to each declaring the weekly winner and his contact info so winnings can be sent out.

Last year, we decided to send cigars at the end of weeks 4, 8, 12 and 17. There were a couple of problems surrounding that and I'm working on a different formula to prevent those problems from recurring this year.

I'm 'paid' for time and trouble by each person in the group sending me a pre-season, a mid-season and a post-season cigar.

Last year, we had approximately 20 guys in the pool at any one time ... there were between 25 and 30 who played, but not each one played every week ... this year, I'd like to get more guys ... build the pool and maybe even have a second place prize ...

drop me a note if you're interested in participating or if you have questions ...

fromsteves at hotmail dot com

yep ... from IS part of my addy
xrundog Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Jul 8 2003, 1:35 PM EST
Joined: 01-17-2002
Posts: 2,212
I abstained from the birthday club to ensure good inventory for......THE POOL! I am of course.....in!!!
tailgater Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Jul 8 2003, 8:03 PM EST
Joined: 06-01-2000
Posts: 26,185
Steve, since it's early I'd like to offer a couple of suggestions just to kick around.

1. First of all, since the pool is mucho work, in addition to your "payment" you should be allowed to abstain from having to send out cigars each week to the winners. In otherwords, you play for free.

2. Instead of simply picking the winner of each game, we could work it with a point system:
Each week there are 15 or 16 games.
Each person assigns a point value to each pick.
For instance, if you KNOW the Patriots will beat the Raiders, you assign a high point value (15) to that game. You use 1 through 15 (or 16) each week. You get points only on games you pick correctly.

This adds some complexity, but it provides an added benefit. Instead of having a second place finisher, we could offer end of season awards to the highest point total, and also to lowest point total (if that person played every week).


Homebrew Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Jul 8 2003, 8:10 PM EST
Joined: 02-11-2003
Posts: 11,885
Sounds good,
But UsaHog, ran a pool on the ncaa tournament using a website, that did alot of the work for you, I believe it was called Tourneytime, don't know if it is a pay service or not, but I don't think so. Could take alot of work off of you.
Just a thought
Later
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)
Tobasco Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Jul 8 2003, 8:54 PM EST
Joined: 02-08-2003
Posts: 2,809

Hey, Steve is the man! He knows whats happening! I'm definately in again! This year you saps have no chance against me!!!!!!

Well, I hope I hyped it enough for ya Steve, Hehe! Really guys, get in, it's a blast!

GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mag

Charlie Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 5:44 AM EST
Joined: 06-16-2002
Posts: 39,751
Steve

Count me in! I got in late last season, but really enjoyed the pool!


You da man

Charlie
Gb Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 7:53 AM EST
Joined: 03-20-2003
Posts: 260
This pool sounds interesting. Does everyone just send one cigar to the winner? If your team looses that week, can it be a rot-gut cigar? Premium if they win?

Anyway, CBS sportsline.com had a system that was free for running the NCAA Basketball tourney, they may have something else for football pools. It would be worth looking into.
TurboFC3S Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 11:06 AM EST
Joined: 05-06-2003
Posts: 131
Magnafide, I couldn't decide if I liked you or not. Something just told me that you were shady ... now I know it.

GO CHIEFS!!!
Danno114 Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 11:57 AM EST
Joined: 03-01-2002
Posts: 395
Nice work Steve.

I'm in again this year.
choner Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 1:02 PM EST
Joined: 02-04-2003
Posts: 876
I'm in!

I know Yahoo has pool setups too. I'll keep an eye out to see when they come out.

And I'm with Mag, GO RAIDERS!!!! Don't mess with the Raiders or else Al Davis will sue you! Chiefs can kiss my ....! That's just my "unbiased" opinion.

choner
TurboFC3S Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 2:10 PM EST
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Al Davis should take a few lessons in style and class from Lamar Hunt ...
Tobasco Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 5:39 PM EST
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So, turbo you're a wise guy huh? Maybe we need to make a couple of side bets when the RAIDERS play the chiefs! I'm game, are you?....hehe!

Mag
SteveS Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 7:22 PM EST
Joined: 01-13-2002
Posts: 8,751
I'll be unable to respond until tomorrow re: the pool due to flood control having kicked in on my hotmail account ... nature's way of telling me I've sent too many messages, I guess ...
smithbw Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Jul 9 2003, 11:47 PM EST
Joined: 09-01-2001
Posts: 2,444
Oh, Yeah - I am in - again!

Can't wait!

Regards,


B
TurboFC3S Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 5:40 AM EST
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You mean when the CHIEFS play the raiders? I'm game :-D
Charlie Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 5:50 AM EST
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F--k the Raiders and Al "Elvis" Davis! Go Chiefs!

Charlie
Tobasco Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 6:36 AM EST
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Hehehe! Turbo I had it right the 1st time....the RAIDERS vs chiefs....your on!

Mag
TurboFC3S Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 7:10 AM EST
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Right on Charlie!

And Mag, please if you talk smack, use proper grammar ... it's you're, not your. Geesh *rolleyes*
Tobasco Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 8:38 AM EST
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Turbo, I guess you werent here last season.

Grammer doesnt get you ANY points while talking smack. Good attemp at changing the subject.

Now ask anyone on these boards, who likes to talk smack, and I will be on their list.

Remember newbie, you are just above pond scum at this point. You dont know me, and what you are getting yourself into.... :>)

Mag
TurboFC3S Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 10:11 AM EST
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Mag, I'm ready for the challenge. It's you who doesn't know what they're getting themselves into. You've been too secure, resting on your 'smack talking' laurels, while n00biez like me have been perfecting our game and taking it to a whole new level.

It's time for a changing of the guard!
Danno114 Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 10:33 AM EST
Joined: 03-01-2002
Posts: 395
Is Huskey, the all-seeing, all-knowing football pool guru in this year? He cleaned house last year.
Tobasco Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 10:40 AM EST
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Turbo, sounds like it's gonna be fun this season. I won a lot of cigars last year, until the last game.

Now, you shouldnt have brought up the grammer stuff, whats this? "It's you who doesn't know what they're getting themselves into."

Hehe, shouldnt it be "you're" instead of "they're", and "yourself" instead of "themselves"?

I really dont care, but if you're gonna be a wise guy about spelling & grammer, then you goofed! Hehe!

GO RAIDERS & THE RAIDER NATION!

Mag
TurboFC3S Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Jul 10 2003, 11:59 AM EST
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Posts: 131
Naw, I think I'm right. Nice try though. All those outrageous taxes in Cali and you still can't get a decent public education!

... all in jest
SteveS Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 8:23 AM EST
Joined: 01-13-2002
Posts: 8,751
Sorry to have been delinquent in getting info out to some who've inquired ... I sent so many e-mails lately that hotmail imposed some sort of temporary flood control and I couldn't send outbound for a while ... info should come to you today ...

There are a lot of guys coming on board ... if many of those who've simply inquired also join, the group will be quite a large one ... prize(s) will be significant ... and guys ... (hint, hint) given who some of those that're coming on board are, you won't want to miss a chance to win what they'll be sending out ...

tonester666 Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 8:49 AM EST
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At some point in their lives Charlie and Ryan(turbo)will realize that the chokes will just never be the same caliber of team as the Raiders.

steve send me the details please
[email protected]
TurboFC3S Offline
#26 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 9:32 AM EST
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Watch it Tony, of I'll put one of those exploding changes in the next cigar I give you.
smithbw Offline
#27 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 10:31 AM EST
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Posts: 2,444
SteveS No Email - Still Waiting!

BTW: Where the hell is Huskey? I am hoping that he won't show up - this year....Ha. Ha.

Regards,


B
SteveS Offline
#28 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 10:50 AM EST
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sorry Bill ... LOL

between the football pool and the media thing, I've sent so cotton pickin' e-mails out in the last couple of days that hotmail imposed some sorta flood control on me ... I've been VERY limited in what I could send out yesterday and again today ...

But, I DID put you in the "yes" folder ...
smithbw Offline
#29 Posted: Fri, Jul 11 2003, 12:07 PM EST
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Thats cool as laong as Huskey can't play this year - I am in! =)

Come on Huskey - Bring it On!

Regards,


B

Tobasco Offline
#30 Posted: Sat, Jul 12 2003, 6:49 AM EST
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How many guys do we have in it now Steve?

Mag
huskey Offline
#31 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 12:03 PM EST
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Posts: 275
Smith, I'm still here!

huskey
xrundog Offline
#32 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 1:01 PM EST
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The odds are against you Clark! You won too many times last year.
rayder1 Offline
#33 Posted: Sun, Aug 3 2003, 9:17 PM EST
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I would love to, but with all the different directions I'm going it is too tough to keep up.

I think I lost count and got behind too many times on sending out the loser cigars to the winner each week.

SteveS Offline
#34 Posted: Mon, Aug 4 2003, 6:55 AM EST
Joined: 01-13-2002
Posts: 8,751
I'd planned to get e-mails out to all of last years participants as well as to other potential new players this year ... but there's a lot of you for whom I don't have an e-mail addy ...

SO ... if you want to participate in the pool or, if you just want more info, let me know ... I'll add you to the information list and you can decide from there, whether or not to participate ...

my addy again is:

fromsteves at hotmail dot com
smithbw Offline
#35 Posted: Fri, Aug 8 2003, 2:24 AM EST
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Huskey,

Its on this year...I am actually studying the teams and will be better prepared and hope to upend your winning streak =)

Regards,


B
xrundog Offline
#36 Posted: Fri, Aug 8 2003, 3:04 AM EST
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Billy, I studied hard last year! I think my average was a bit over 50%. With the parity in the NFL, game prediction is impossible. Makes for exciting games though!
smithbw Offline
#37 Posted: Fri, Aug 8 2003, 4:23 AM EST
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Oh, I see what you are trying to do...I get it! You want me to quit studying so that you can dominate this year...Hmmmm! I simply cannot let that happen.

I know that Huskey has a system and I am sure it is from studying, eating the right meals, saying his prayers and Pure Luck! =)

Actually, I do believe that anything can happen every weekend and it is a best guess thing!

Regards,


B
xrundog Offline
#38 Posted: Fri, Aug 8 2003, 12:15 PM EST
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I must be made of glass, you see right through me!
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