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OONFL2K13 - Congrats, Ralph!

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Welcome to the OONFL pool! You may not know it yet, but you want to enter this pool. Whether you enjoy American football or not, the pool is a blast.

Pool regulars: the only change this year is replacing PayPal as a signup option with Amazon gift codes instead (snail mail also still accepted). I had some flak from PayPal last year so am not going that route this year.

An overview for those new to the site and/or pool:

-Any OO member is welcome to join us; we also generally allow immediate family and close friends of OOers, if they have an itch to get in (my father-in-law, Mr. Bob, for example, participates even though he doesn't visit OO). I also open up to a few of my non-OO friends.
-The pool lasts from Week 1 through the Super Bowl, every game picked by every player.
-A correct pick earns 2 points, an incorrect pick 0.
-Each player may optionally designate up to five games each week as 'locks'. Correct locks earn 3 points instead of 2, and incorrect locks cost a point instead of washing out.
-At regular-season's end, the top 50% of players continue to the playoffs; the rest become cheerleaders (or hecklers).
-Playoff scoring is similar, except each player has a total of 5 locks for the duration of the playoffs, and the Super Bowl is worth 4 base points rather than two.
-$20 entrance fee, regular-season winner gets 10%, 3rd-place playoffs gets 15%, 2nd-place playoffs 30%, and playoff winner 40%. A special award known as the End-of-Season Surge earns 5% and goes to the player scoring the most points during the critical Week 13-17 period.

It's a ton of fun, and I urge anyone even remotely interested in NFL football to give it a shot. For $20, you can get a lot of enjoyment over the course of many months. Previous seasons' stats & info are available for perusal here. This year's Excel spreadsheet is also available there for those folks who want to read the official rules and/or get a head start on Ironman entries.

Sign-ups are accepted starting now. To sign up, PM me and include:

-the email address that you'd like to have added to the OONFL mailing list for the season
-whether or not you'd like to add an Ironman entry alongside your regular entry ($10 additional, you pick all games before week 1 begins
-let me know your preferred donation transmittal option: Amazon gift code or snail mail. I'll reply with appropriate instructions.
-if there are close friends/family who want to join you in the pool, include the same information for them
-see my sig for further information at the OONFL site, including the 2013 spreadsheet.

So get those PMs in and let's get this show on the road! Also feel free to reply to this thread and begin the trash talk.

Tiebreaker answers won't need to be set until week 1 picks are being sent in over the first week of September, but here are this year's questions for those who want to cogitate on them for a bit:

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At the end of the playoffs, ties will be broken first by regular season cumulative point totals, and second by answers to the following questions:
1) Who will have the most sacks in regular-season NFL games this season?
2) Which team will have the best record at the end of the regular season?
3) What non-QB player will finish the season with the most touchdowns?
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But of course! In!
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In!
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As always, IN!
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When's the deadline for joining in? Season start?

And an ironman entry is picking every regular season game winner before the start? Wow.
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Baroquen wrote:When's the deadline for joining in? Season start?

And an ironman entry is picking every regular season game winner before the start? Wow.
Payment in before kickoff on 9/5.

Yes, Ironman entries pick the whole regular season before 9/5, then the whole playoffs before Wildcard Weekend if they make it to the playoffs. But it's also half-price, and the Ironman participants generally hold their own side bet so that someone wins something with their IM entry.
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In for regular and Ironman assuming we do the scratch off ticket thing again.
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Bumpity bump.
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I'll be in later this week.
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In for IM and normal.
Chemnerd is also in for normal.
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I'm in.

PM incoming.
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All PMs should be replied to at this point.

I wanted to clear up a FAQ. Winners will get their prizes in cash as usual--it's just easier for me to deal with incoming Amazon gifts than PayPal and that's why PP is gone from the options this year. PP has really become a PITA. For those opting to go Amazon, just shoot your entry amount to my Gmail address. PM me if you don't have it.
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Officially in.

It should be easy for me to do better than my last go 'round, considering I didn't even finish the last couple of weeks. I think the newborn baby had something to do with it. :doh:
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Officially IN! :) Looking forward to another fun season.
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The preseason is in full swing and Week One is sneaking up on us. So far I've received entry fees from:

RDog
Mr. Bob
Sparky
Miss Taken
Captain Caveman
Me!
Mitma
Deadzone
JC Anejo (plus Ironman)
Baroquen
Pr0ner
Mr. Lem

Everyone else, the clock's ticking!
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I'm in again and for Ironman too ($10 scratch ticket for Ironman winner still good?).

Good Luck!
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Cool; just responded to your PM, mog. Apologies for the delay.
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Maybe this year I'll remember to enter. Of course I say that every year. :lol:
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Octavious wrote:Maybe this year I'll remember to enter. Of course I say that every year. :lol:
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Bump. Only one week to go! Sign thee up post-haste!
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I did this a few years ago, I should do it again, it was pretty fun even though I did not do very well. I'll try to get everything in today.
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I guess I need to join again to defend my crown. But there's something to be said about going out on top....

Ok, I'm in!
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Just sent in my money. After some analysis I'll be sending in my picks then all your money will belong to me! Muhhhahhhaa! (or I'll settle for a portion of said money)
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Making mental note to check this tomorrow.
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You out there Zax? I sent you a PM a few days ago and haven't heard back...
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YGPM. Dad passed this last weekend and it's been hectic since.
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I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
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Oh man, I'm so sorry zack. You'll always have an ear or a shoulder from me if you or mitma need it. Take care bud.
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The season kicks off on Wednesday (!) night, so this is your last chance to sign up for the pool if you have not yet done so. Thus far I have entry fees from:

$iljanus
Baroquen
Big Jake
Captain Caveman
ChemNerd
deadzone
GamerIrv
Gwartok
JC Anejo
JC Anejo Ironman
Jeff V
Miss Taken
Mithridates
Mitma
Moghedian
Moghedian Ironman
Mr. Bob
Mr. Lem
Mrs. Jim
pr0ner
Rdog
Sparky
Stinky Cheeseman
Mrs. Stinky Cheese
The Echos
Zaxxon

If you think you've submitted but are not on the list, let me know. If you haven't sent in your fee but plan to, let me know that, as well.

And finally, mailbox is open for Week 1 prognostication! Don't forget to include your tie-breaker answers along with your Week 1 picks. The questions are:

1) Who will have the most sacks in regular-season NFL games this season?
2) Which team will have the best record at the end of the regular season?
3) What non-QB player will finish the season with the most touchdowns?

The Week 1 games are:

DAL @ NYG (Wed)
IND @ CHI
PHI @ CLE
NE @ TEN
ATL @ KC
JAX @ MIN
WAS @ NO
BUF @ NYJ
STL @ DET
MIA @ HOU
SF @ GB
SEA @ ARI
CAR @ TB
PIT @ DEN
CIN @ BAL (Mon)
SD @ OAK (Mon)

Good luck!
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I'll be getting my picks in tomorrow (I hope!).

Only 2 Ironman entries?

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Zach - How would you like picks submitted? PMs or emails or what?
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Zaxx: I'll have my fee and week 1 picks to you today.
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Skinypupy wrote:Zaxx: I'll have my fee and week 1 picks to you today.
Sweet.
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Fewer than 24 hours remain before the NFL season officially begins. We may not have actual referees, but we've got a pool. If you haven't yet submitted your Week 1 picks and tiebreaker answers, please do so--who wants to start the season by forgetting to submit?

As a reminder, the tiebreaker questions are:

1) Who will have the most sacks in regular-season NFL games this season?
2) Which team will have the best record at the end of the regular season?
3) What non-QB player will finish the season with the most touchdowns?

...and the Week 1 games are:

DAL @ NYG (WED)
IND @ CHI
PHI @ CLE
NE @ TEN
ATL @ KC
JAX @ MIN
WAS @ NO
BUF @ NYJ
STL @ DET
MIA @ HOU
SF @GB
SEA @ ARI
CAR @ TB
PIT @ DEN
CIN @ BAL (MON)
SD @ OAK (MON)

Good luck! If anyone needs a rules refresher, you can read them in the current-season spreadsheet on the pool HQ site linked in my sig. Also, I just sent this same text via email--if you didn't get it, PM me your correct email address.
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I decided I'm too scattered to remember to pick something every week. :lol:
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Octavious wrote:I decided I'm too scattered to remember to pick something every week. :lol:
Just pick all 256 games now. :)
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I failed the peer pressure test apparently. Super quick picked teams for this week. Probably not any better then when I sit and think about it anyway. :lol:
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Well crap. Not a good start lol.
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And this is a smashing start! Average score thus far is -0.22. Bring on Sunday!


Player Ttl Rglr Season Pts
Monkeyskunk 2
$iljanus 0
Baroquen 0
Captain Caveman 0
Deadzone 0
Gwatok 0
JC Anejo 0
JC Anejo IM 0
Kurth 0
Miss Taken 0
Mithridates 0
Mitma 0
Moghedian 0
Mr. Bob 0
Mr. Lem 0
Mrs. Jim 0
Mrs. Stinky Cheese 0
Ralph-Wiggum 0
Rdog 0
Remus West 0
Grievous Angel 0
Sparky 0
The E-Chos 0
The Meal 0
UJ 0
Moghedian IM 0
Hook'em Horns 0
Big Jake -1
ChemNerd -1
GamerIrv -1
Hog -1
Jeff V -1
Pr0ner -1
Stinky Cheeseman -1
Zaxxon -1
Skinypupy -1
Octavious -1
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Re: OONFL2K13 - Week 1 is here!

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I'm over the cut-off line! :)
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