Sab's NFL Pick'Em Game 2006: Super Bowl (and NEW RULE)

[sabotai]

Standings will come tomorrow. I'm going to a Flyers game tonight so I won't be able to get them done.

NEW RULE

All predictions must be unique for both teams. In other words, once someone picks "Chicago 21", no one else can predict 21 points for Chicago. I decided to do this to prevent certain people from "playing defense" and just picking the same score as someone close behind them.

Example:
Indianapolis 29
Chicago 21

No one can pick 29 points for Indy or 21 points for Chicago if someone makes this predicition, under any circumstances. (And to be clear, someone can pick 21 points for Indy after this prediction. The points taken only apply to the team they were made for)

If you happen to pick points that someone else made, I'll change your prediction to the closest points amount that was not chosen once everyone has made their prediction. If that happens to change who your winner is, oh well, you should have followed the rule and looked at everyone's prediction that came before you (and just in case 2 people post at the same time, whoever has the first post gets the points, so review your prediction after you make it to make sure no one posted right before you).

Also, NO EDITING YOUR POSTS! If you make a change to your prediction, QUOTE your original prediction in a new post and then post your new prediction.

Since there's only 8 or 10 of us still playing, though, I doubt it'll be much of a problem to find a close enough score if what you wanted was taken.

Also, a reminder, all points are quadrupled. For every 1 point you are off, you get 4 points. Wrong winners count as 40. Correct scores count as -12 for one, and -40 if you get a perfect score. There are several people still in the running, even if they all pick the same winner.

And in case you forgot....

Super Bowl
Indianapolis
Chicago

[Warhammer]

Chicago 31
Indy 17

[Vince]

Indianapolis 24
Chicago 23

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Also, NO EDITING YOUR POSTS!

Dang, it's like werewolf all over again.

Chicago 21
Indy 20

[duckman]

Indianapolis 23
Chicago 21

[duckman]

Originally Posted by duckman

Indianapolis 23
Chicago 21

Indianapolis 23
Chicago 20

[gottimd]

Indy 27
Chicago 24

[kingfc22]

Indy 21
Da Bears 27

[TazFTW]

Indianapolis 31
Chicago 17

[sabotai]

bump. Bah, forgot to do the standings, but doesn't seem like you guys needed them ot make your picks anyway.

[Dunleavy]

Bears 27-17

make your MVP predictions too

The Bears will hit the big play on an early play action bomb by Grossman and a later td return by Hester. The defense will pick Manning three times as the Colts offense will seem out of sorts, a late rushing td will cap a 27-17 Bears victory. MVP Thomas Jones

[sabotai]

Divisional Round Standings

Name	DR
kingfc22	36
gottimd	59
Vince	59
TazFTW	69
Dodgerchick	70
duckman	76
Warhammer	77
tucker rocky	83
Ryche	89
sabotai	89

kingfc gets 2 perfect scores for the week, and gottimd keeps pace with Vince.

[sabotai]

Conference Championship Rankings

Name	CC
Ryche	88
duckman	108
tucker rocky	118
sabotai	118
gottimd	126
TazFTW	138
Vince	142
kingfc22	148
Dodgerchick	154
Warhammer	164

tucker and gottimd both gain a bit of ground on Vince.


Overall Standings

Name	Total
Vince	1511
gottimd	1548
tucker rocky	1558
Ryche	1645
Dodgerchick	1693
Warhammer	1724
TazFTW	1743
duckman	1765
kingfc22	1781
sabotai	1798

[kingfc22]

It's going to be a battle for last place.

[gottimd]

Dunleavy is gonna sneak in and win it all!

[sabotai]

Indy 32
Chicago 28

[Vince]

Wow. This is close.

[duckman]

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Indianapolis 31
Chicago 17

Warhammer has already picked this score, Taz. You need to pick a new score before the game.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by duckman

Warhammer has already picked this score, Taz. You need to pick a new score before the game.

The score is fine. Warhammer picked 31 for Chicago, Taz picked 31 for Indy.

Example:
Indianapolis 29
Chicago 21

No one can pick 29 points for Indy or 21 points for Chicago if someone makes this predicition, under any circumstances. (And to be clear, someone can pick 21 points for Indy after this prediction. The points taken only apply to the team they were made for)

[gottimd]

Originally Posted by Vince

Wow. This is close.

Dammit, I don't think I can catch Vince with my score unless it lands on what I guessed.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by gottimd

Dammit, I don't think I can catch Vince with my score unless it lands on what I guessed.

I noticed that too. There's still time to change you score.

[Vince]

Mrs. Vince wants the world to know that her score is Indy 30, Chicago 26. I think it's unfair for those numbers to be off limits though, so don't treat it as a real entry.

[duckman]

Originally Posted by sabotai

The score is fine. Warhammer picked 31 for Chicago, Taz picked 31 for Indy.

Example:
Indianapolis 29
Chicago 21

No one can pick 29 points for Indy or 21 points for Chicago if someone makes this predicition, under any circumstances. (And to be clear, someone can pick 21 points for Indy after this prediction. The points taken only apply to the team they were made for)

That's what I get for reading while half awake.

[Ryche]

Indianapolis 38
Chicago 14

Hopefully I can make my distant 4th place into a not so distant one.

[gottimd]

Originally Posted by sabotai

I noticed that too. There's still time to change you score.

I thought you said no editing posts?

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by gottimd

I thought you said no editing posts?

I said if you want to change your score, don't edit the original post, quote the original in a new post and then post your new prediction.

[tucker rocky]

Indy 33
Bears 30

Vinatieri for the win.

Bears will run, Indy run defense will lapse at times, Manning will pick apart the Bears secondary.
Also, expect a little bit of good and bad Rex to show up in this game.

[TazFTW]

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Indianapolis 31
Chicago 17

Dungy needed to go for two.

[Vince]

Wow, nice pick Taz

[sabotai]

Super Bowl Standings

Name	SB
TazFTW	-4
gottimd	36
duckman	36
Vince	44
Ryche	48
sabotai	56
tucker rocky	68
Dodgerchick	92
kingfc22	112
Warhammer	144

Good job Taz. I think that's the first negative score for a week (even if it was just one game ). Good job to our guest Mrs. Vince scoring 40. She did better than Vince. That must be emasculating. Dunleavy not too good with 128, but maybe he'll join us from the start next season. (Left them off official standings).


Final Overall Standings

Name	Total
Vince	1555
gottimd	1584
tucker rocky	1626
Ryche	1693
TazFTW	1739
Dodgerchick	1785
duckman	1801
sabotai	1854
Warhammer	1868
kingfc22	1893

Congrats to Vince on winning this year.

Second Place: gottimd

Third Place: tucker rockey


Thanks to everyone who participated this year. Hope to see you all again next year.

[gottimd]

Originally Posted by sabotai

I said if you want to change your score, don't edit the original post, quote the original in a new post and then post your new prediction.

Damn, if I would've seen this before I left. Anyways, in all honesty, I think I would've changed it for the worse as others had already picked the score I wanted.

Congrats Vince.

Does this make two #2 finishes for me in a row now or just 2 top 3?

[Warhammer]

I went for a Grand Slam, and wound up with a Grand Salami.

[gottimd]

Yup, that is two #2 Finishes in a row for me. I lost to Warhammer last year and now to Vince. I just can't win the big game, I feel like Dan Marino.

[Vince]

Woohoo! I think this is the first contest I've ever won on these boards, outside of a couple of I'm With Stupid's.

[Lorena]

It started off great for me (when it was 14-6 Bears) and I kept rooting for Indy to stop the Bears from scoring anything until the 4th quarter but it just didn't work out in my favor.

Nicely done Vince! Mrs. Vince has done very, very well and I hope she participates next season.

[Lorena]

dola,

And thanks for running the game again Sab, it's something I look forward to every football season

[Dunleavy]

Originally Posted by gottimd

Dunleavy is gonna sneak in and win it all!

lol, as a Bears fan all i can say is arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

and congrats to Taz

[kingfc22]

Are we going to do this for the 2007 season???

[k0ruptr]

I wanna try.

[sabotai]

No, I don't have the time to run it this year (I might be able to do a post-season game or perhaps later in the season I'll have the time to start it up). If someone else wants to run it, they're more than welcome to.