Octopus Overlords

After the first set:

Player Ttl Rglr Season Pts
GamerIrv 412
pr0ner 404
Captain Caveman 402
The Meal 401
Mitma 400
Zaxxon 397
Stinky Cheeseman 396
Miss Taken 395
JMDiller 393
Mr. Jim 391
Moghedian 390
Mr. Lem 389
Soulbringer 388
Grievous Angel 388
Teflon Rich 387
Gwartok 387
Ralph-Wiggum 386
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Remus West 382
Mr. Bob 379
Jeff V 378
Rdog 378
Kurth 377
Jiffy 374
Monkeyskunk 372
Isgrimnur 370
$iljanus 362
JC Anejo 360
Big Jake 360
JC Anejo IM 344
Moghedian IM 338
GuidoTKP 337
Jim Spielman 332
Exodor 313

Pretty good first half of games. Ended up just missing one (CLE vs. JAX). Let's hope I can keep that pick 'em rate up through this next set of games.

I missed PIT @ MIA. And I had PIT picked when I was first doing my picks, too.

pr0ner wrote:I missed PIT @ MIA. And I had PIT picked when I was first doing my picks, too.

And that one mistake was enough for me to gain on you. I'm coming for you, pr0ner!

The 2nd set of games isn't going so well.

Even worse now. I didn't know that Warner wasn't playing. Gah.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:Even worse now. I didn't know that Warner wasn't playing. Gah.

I made the same mistake. 2nd set of games certainly isn't as pretty as the first.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:Even worse now. I didn't know that Warner wasn't playing. Gah.

I think you'll be fine as I'm four points back and not doing great myself.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:Even worse now. I didn't know that Warner wasn't playing. Gah.

Yeah, I goofed that one, too.

But hey, the Redskins are the Redskins, so I only missed one lock. I had no clue KC would blow out Denver like that. In Denver, no less.

Player Ttl Rglr Season Pts
GamerIrv 421
pr0ner 411
Captain Caveman 410
The Meal 408
Mitma 408
Stinky Cheeseman 406
Zaxxon 405
Miss Taken 404
JMDiller 401
Mr. Jim 399
Moghedian 398
Grievous Angel 398
Teflon Rich 396
Mr. Lem 395
Soulbringer 395
Gwartok 394
Ralph-Wiggum 393
Remus West 393
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Mr. Bob 387
Jeff V 387
Rdog 387
Kurth 385
Jiffy 384
Monkeyskunk 383
Isgrimnur 378
JC Anejo 371
$iljanus 370
Big Jake 366
JC Anejo IM 351
Moghedian IM 343
GuidoTKP 337
Jim Spielman 332
Exodor 313

Just to give some drama to tonight's game--Ralph-Wiggum and Remus West are tied for the last playoff spot. They picked opposite teams tonight, meaning one is in and one is out. Those wishing to see Remus in the playoffs, you are now Bengal fans. Ralphites are rooting for Gang Green. Due to the large gap between the other folks just below the line and those above, with the exception of RW and R-W your current standing relative to the line is final.

Looks like Stinky has a 2-point leg up on the EOS surge.

The Meal wrote:Looks like Stinky has a 2-point leg up on the EOS surge.

I have him tied with JM and Mr. Jim.

Gah! Damn it Remus - we should have picked the same team and then we'd both be in. Ok Jets - don't fuck it up.

Zaxxon wrote:

The Meal wrote:Looks like Stinky has a 2-point leg up on the EOS surge.

I have him tied with JM and Mr. Jim.

Did we all pick NYJ? Even worse, did those guys lock them?

If we all finished tied for EoS, is there a tiebreaker?

All picked NYJ, with you and Stinky locking. So if CIN wins or ties, Mr. Jim gets it. If NYJ wins (lookin' that way), you two tie for it. We'd go to the tie-breakers.

1) Favre TDs. Stinky: 26. JM: 17. Reality: 29. Bzzzt.
2) Best reg-season record. Stinky: PIT. JM: NE. Reality: IND. Bzzzt.
3) Non-QB w/most TDs. JM: AP. Stinky: Maurice Jones-Drew. Reality: AP, by one over Maurice Jones-Drew!

So JMDiller (guess I should change your name in the pool, eh?) gets it!

And here are the final reg-season standings assuming NYJ hang on:

Player Ttl Rglr Season Pts
GamerIrv 423
pr0ner 413
Captain Caveman 413
The Meal 411
Mitma 411
Stinky Cheeseman 409
Zaxxon 407
Miss Taken 407
JMDiller 404
Mr. Jim 401
Moghedian 401
Grievous Angel 398
Mr. Lem 398
Soulbringer 397
Teflon Rich 396
Gwartok 396
Ralph-Wiggum 395
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Remus West 393
Mr. Bob 390
Rdog 389
Jeff V 387
Kurth 387
Jiffy 386
Monkeyskunk 385
Isgrimnur 380
JC Anejo 373
$iljanus 370
Big Jake 368
JC Anejo IM 353
Moghedian IM 343
GuidoTKP 337
Jim Spielman 332
Exodor 313

For the record, Remus West beat last year's regular-season winner, and he doesn't even go to the playoffs. Next year we need to require drinking before submixxilation or something...

Who had the most points during the regular season last year?

CC.

Not quite how I remember it.

The Meal wrote:Not quite how I remember it.

Let's not dredge this up again.

Zaxxon wrote: For the record, Remus West beat last year's regular-season winner, and he doesn't even go to the playoffs. Next year we need to require drinking before submixxilation or something...

That's crazy. You'd think the NFL added a week 18 or we started giving points in the preseason with numbers like that.

Kudos to those in the playoffs, good luck to all! Thanks again Zaxxon for running the pool, I had a fun time and will certainly be back next year, aiming to reclaim a playoff spot!

Zaxxon wrote:

The Meal wrote:Not quite how I remember it.

Let's not dredge this up again.

I didn't say anything the first time I saw it in the thread, but I have a vested interest in making sure that folks remember the history of the 2009 pool.

And yes, major thanks to Zack for running a great pool again this year!

I just tuned into the Cin/NYJ game. Holy shit!

The Meal wrote:

Zaxxon wrote:

The Meal wrote:Not quite how I remember it.

Let's not dredge this up again.

I didn't say anything the first time I saw it in the thread, but I have a vested interest in making sure that folks remember the history of the 2009 pool.

And yes, major thanks to Zack for running a great pool again this year!

Someone needs a hug

First off, thanks to everyone for participating. To those who won't be continuing onward to the playoffs, I hope you'll stick around and partake in the commentary on the OO thread. And more importantly, that you'll join us again next year.

Congrats to GamerIrv, who completed his 13-week run at the top of the standings to take the regular-season title and 10% of the pot. Congrats also to JMDiller, who won the End-of-Season Surge award on the last tie-breaker over Stinky Cheeseman. Tiebreaker process follows:

1) Favre TDs. Stinky: 26. JM: 17. Reality: 29. Bzzzt.
2) Best reg-season record. Stinky: PIT. JM: NE. Reality: IND. Bzzzt.
3) Non-QB w/most TDs. JM: AP. Stinky: Maurice Jones-Drew. Reality: AP, by one over Maurice Jones-Drew!

As a reminder, the folks above the line are moving on to the playoffs. You each have five locks total to use across all eleven playoff games. The Super Bowl is worth 4 points, all others are worth the usual two. Locks are +/- 1 as usual, even if used on the Super Bowl. Playoff ties are broken first by regular-season point total and then by tie-breaker answers. Top three finishers take something home. Games start on Saturday (yes, this Saturday). Good luck!

Game of the Week: I got nothin'.

Upset of the Week: KC @ DEN. Not so much that KC won while DEN benched their best players, but more that DEN got whooped up real good.

Sure Thing of the Week: BAL over OAK.

Game of Next Week: Playoffs? Playoffs??! Don't talk about playoffs!

Administrata the First: Remember (again) that we have a new error-correction policy this year. Make sure that you check the spreadsheet to verify that I got your score right. Corrections for this week will be accepted until the end of the final Wildcard-round game. Speak up by then or forever keep quiet. Corrections for weeks 1-16 are now closed.

Administrata the Second: Make sure to check out the pool's thread on OO for intra-week trash talking and discussion.

Player Ttl Rglr Season Pts
GamerIrv 423
pr0ner 413
Captain Caveman 413
The Meal 411
Mitma 411
Stinky Cheeseman 409
Zaxxon 407
Miss Taken 407
JMDiller 404
Mr. Jim 401
Moghedian 401
Grievous Angel 398
Mr. Lem 398
Soulbringer 397
Teflon Rich 396
Gwartok 396
Ralph-Wiggum 395
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Remus West 393
Mr. Bob 390
Rdog 389
Jeff V 387
Kurth 387
Jiffy 386
Monkeyskunk 385
Isgrimnur 380
JC Anejo 373
$iljanus 370
Big Jake 368
JC Anejo IM 353
Moghedian IM 343
GuidoTKP 337
Jim Spielman 332
Exodor 313

Player Week 17 Points
Captain Caveman 31
JMDiller 31
Stinky Cheeseman 31
Monkeyskunk 31
Mr. Bob 31
Miss Taken 29
Mitma 29
Mr. Jim 29
The Meal 29
Zaxxon 29
GamerIrv 27
Mr. Lem 27
Ralph-Wiggum 27
Rdog 27
pr0ner 27
Grievous Angel 25
JC Anejo 25
Jiffy 25
Moghedian 25
Soulbringer 25
Gwartok 24
Kurth 23
Remus West 23
Big Jake 20
$iljanus 19
Teflon Rich 19
Isgrimnur 15
JC Anejo IM 15
Jeff V 15
Moghedian IM 11
Exodor 0
GuidoTKP 0
Jim Spielman 0



Player EoS Surge
Stinky Cheeseman 127
JMDiller 127
Captain Caveman 125
The Meal 125
Mr. Jim 125
Mitma 123
Miss Taken 123
GamerIrv 121
Zaxxon 121
pr0ner 119
Kurth 119
Jiffy 119
Grievous Angel 117
Mr. Lem 117
Soulbringer 117
Ralph-Wiggum 117
Rdog 117
Monkeyskunk 117
Mr. Bob 116
Teflon Rich 115
Gwartok 114
Moghedian 113
Remus West 113
Isgrimnur 113
$iljanus 112
JC Anejo 111
Moghedian IM 111
Big Jake 102
Jeff V 101
JC Anejo IM 101
GuidoTKP 71
Jim Spielman 63
Exodor 46



Week 17
Top Dog Stinky (3), CC, JMD, Monkey, Mr. Bob (1)
Dumbass Jeff V, Isgrimnur (1)
Avg Scr 22.55
Avg Scr / Gm 1.41
Leader GamerIrv (13)


Final
Top Dog GamerIrv
Dumbass Exodor
Avg Scr / Gm 1.51
Average Score 386.85
Avg Playoff Scr 404.71


Wildcard Weekend Games:

NYJ @ CIN
PHI @ DAL
BAL @ NE
GB @ ARI

Congratulations JC Anejo on winning our Ironman wager!!

If you'd kindly email me an address to send your Prize, I'll get it out to you shortly....

I have no earthly idea who I'm going to pick this weekend.

Captain Caveman wrote:I have no earthly idea who I'm going to pick this weekend.

On three of the games, you can just pick the folks that won last week's version of the game. I recommend locking all three, as well.

Zaxxon wrote:

Captain Caveman wrote:I have no earthly idea who I'm going to pick this weekend.

On three of the games, you can just pick the folks that won last week's version of the game. I recommend locking all three, as well.

Those are really messing with my head, I don't think everyone played to their full potential so I'm torn if they were flukes or the real deal.

Thanks Zaxxon, fun as always. Good comeback Ralph, I hate you.

Good Luck to everyone.

GAME ON!

Edit: went against my gut and it looks like it'll cost me.

Yeah, I'm not all that confident in any of my picks this weekend, and it's looking like CIN was my first mistake of this postseason.

After game 1: stinky 3, zax mog gamerirv lem 2, others 0. If you did not lock Dal you are rooting for Phi.

I hate my stupid guts. My initial picks were going to be NYJ and BAL, but I talked myself into making the "safe" picks instead. Idiot.

Mithridates wrote:I hate my stupid guts. My initial picks were going to be NYJ and BAL, but I talked myself into making the "safe" picks instead. Idiot.

At least you didn't lock NE.

After the first three games:

Player Ttl Playoff Pts
Stinky Cheeseman 8
GamerIrv 6
Mr. Lem 5
Zaxxon 4
Moghedian 4
The Meal 3
Ralph-Wiggum 3
pr0ner 2
Captain Caveman 2
Mitma 2
JMDiller 2
Grievous Angel 2
Soulbringer 2
Teflon Rich 2
Gwartok 2
Mr. Jim 1
Miss Taken 0

Holy cow, stinky! SUPER DUPER impressive!!

Come on GB - you can do it!

/somewhat regretting me locking them at the last minute.

I'm not regretting my GB lock. Yet.

Wow!