CSC Playoff Pick 'em - Divisional Round! Win a $5 McD's gift card on me!
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 11, 2012 10:43 AM CST
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So most of you know the rules by now! Point values will be doubled this week as the picks should theoretically be harder to make, which also means that those who missed out on the game, or had a bad week last week still have an opportunity to catch up! So here are my picks and the format model you should follow! A deeper look at the rules, plus the standings below the jump!
8 points: Packers over Giants
6 points: Ravens over Texans
4 points: Saints over 49ers
2 points: Patriots over Broncos
Everyone makes picks on the games that they were early enough to play for. Once a certain game starts, the picks for that game are locked and no one can make any picks on it. You must assign up to four confidence points to each of your picks in descending order of confidence. So for example, if you're most confident that the Saints will beat the 49ers you'd assign that game eight points. For your next most confident pick, you're taking the Patriots over the Fighting Tebows, so you'd assign that game six confidence points and so on. Everybody with me? Refer above to my picks for a guide on format. Cool. And take note here, that the point values will go up as we get deeper into the playoffs, so you're never out of it!
I've got a five dollar McDonalds Gift Card with the winner's name on it! No entry fee! So come on and get your picks in!
Last week we had sixteen total players winning a total of 88 out of a possible 148 points (taking away points missed by late entries). Players were most confident in the Saints giving them an average of 3.78 confidence points. Players were least confident in the Lions, giving them zero. The Broncos hurt the most players by defeating the Steelers.
Standings as of Wednesday.
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So come on! Get those picks in and rec this post to send it to the top so more people will have a chance to play!
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Can you make a pick with the highest total points allowed for each game. For example all games you pick the winner and your confidence points for all games be 8?
Drew looks like a demon possessed,
or a SAINT that's BLESSED.
by MattDat on Jan 11, 2012 11:15 AM CST via mobile reply actions
No. Sorry. It has to follow the scale of the model.
In that situation I’d accept the first one listed, and set the others to “no pick”. You could always come back later (as long as that game hadn’t kicked off yet) and change it. Think of it as having four tokens to play on four games where you can only use one token per game. You have an 8 point token, a six point token, a four point token, and a two point token.
The point is to show which games you have MORE confidence in strategically.
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 11, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
Ravens over Texans 8 points
Saints over 49ers 6 points
Pats over Broncos 4 points
Giants over Pack 2 points
by mississippisaintsfan on Jan 11, 2012 11:20 AM CST reply actions
8- Ravens over Texans
6- Saints over Forty-niners
4- Giants over Packers
2- Tebows over Bradys
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 11, 2012 12:04 PM CST reply actions
how did I miss out on this last week?
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 11, 2012 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
Missed last week but why not
8 – Patriots
6- Saints
4- Texans
2- Giants
I like Hamburgers!
Uh oh...better put an Asterisk on it.
The Homer in me thinks I get 20 points this week....Ha,ha
8-Saints over 49’ers
6-Pats over Broncs
4-Giants over GB
2-Texans over Ravens
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Jan 11, 2012 12:30 PM CST reply actions
Kudos for doing this Joseph
8 – Ravens
6 – Saints
4 – Patriots
2 – Giants
Yes sir we want the ball...
I didn't play last week, so just ignore if you don't want to add me
8 – Texans
6 – Saints
4 – Giants
2 – Broncos
by BlackandGold4ever on Jan 11, 2012 5:05 PM CST reply actions
You're absolutely welcome to play!
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 11, 2012 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
8-Patriots over Broncos
6-Saints over 49ers
4-Packers over Giants (I would love to get this wrong!)
2-Ravens over Texans
"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson
JWS?
How will the point totals work next week with only two games? Just curious.
"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson
18, 12.
For a total of 30, and then 30 for the Super Bowl with a tiebreaker.
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 11, 2012 9:18 PM CST up reply actions
Could we get double points if we predict next weeks winners (NFCCG/AFCCG) and triple points for predicting the Super Bowl?
I forgot to say… “now” at the end of that sentence.
as in, if we pick them before this weeks game, could we get big bonuses?
I like that.
But, if you’re team didn’t make it to the CCG/SB, you couldn’t repick for that week.
Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs
TOP IS GAWD!
It's a cool idea, but a little late to implement it.
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 12, 2012 8:39 AM CST up reply actions
maybe you want to do that in the first round only…
meaning, you have to make your future picks before the wildcard weekend… that way, the risk is huge – but so is the payout
I like that.
Am I the only one who kind of wishes it were already next season? I love football.
Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
by Joseph William Stern on Jan 12, 2012 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
GB over NYG 8 points
Bal over Hou 6 points
NE over Den 4 points
SF over NO 2 points
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
Somebody doesn't want to play the Saints
Hahaha
Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs
TOP IS GAWD!
Still not sold on the Saints on grass.
Not sold on the 49ers as a team either. Coin-flip for me.
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
You're right.
Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs
TOP IS GAWD!
For the record
I picked the Giants because I don’t want to face the Packers LOL
Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs
TOP IS GAWD!
Heh
I really don’t know what’s going to happen in the Saints-49ers game. That’s why my confidence points are so low for that game; would have been that way either way I picked.
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
8-New England over Denver
6-Green Bay over Giants
4-Baltimore over Houston
2-Saints over Niners
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Also missed this last week, but I want in!!
8-New England over Denver
6-Saints over Niners
4-Baltimore over Houston
2-NY Giants over Green Bay
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.." - Mark Twain
8 Saints over SF
6 NE over Den
4 Bal over Hou
2 NY over GB
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever, will.-Jim Mora Sr.
I understand ....nothing.-Michael Scott
The Future is Unwritten.-Joe Strummer
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."-Mahatma Gandhi
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