Are you ready for some PICKS?!??!
by emiller17 on Sep 8, 2010 4:49 PM EDT
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Who's ready to prove they know more about the NFL than their fellow readers, the so-called "experts" and even the flip of a coin? Here is your chance to hold bragging rights for at least a year. Welcome to the 2010 Stampede Blue Pick 'Em Contest.
Once again you will have the chance to pick Against the Spread or Straight Up, or both. Each week there will be a post (hopefully by Wednesday night) where you can see the results from the previous week, overall totals and get the link to the form to submit your selections for the next week. This year I will be submitting picks for all the experts on ESPN, Yahoo, CBS Sports, USA Today and Bill Simmons. We will also have an all Favorites, Coin Flip (Heads-Home & Tails-Visitor), and Best Record (week one determined by last year's record and ties later in the year selected by point differential). If you are not ready to submit picks for the whole week by the first game this Thursday, post your selection in the comments of this post. Make sure to include ATS or SU in your comment and select that choice when you submit the form for the week. This will save time in the long run (and keep me sane).
So enough talk! Show me what you got! I can't EVER remember a Week 1 with as many AMAZING matchups as this one! Get off to a quick start and keep it rolling all year!
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.
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Seems easy to lie and say you're someone else
Not that I’m particularly worried, but as the season moves along and there is a clear 1st, 2nd, etc., it seems pretty easy for someone to vote as another person and screw up their numbers and potentially knock them out of the top few places in the rankings.
We're on the honor system
Last year, somebody did use my name, and actually did better than I did that week…
Creator and developer of the Winning Stats.
you're welcome.
oh wait… no, that wasn’t me. nevermind.
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
Whoo hooo
Now it feels like footballs is back. I made my picks, but I just feel like I will suck at it this first week.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
Home dogs
There are 8 games this week that are sporting a favored home team. Holy crap!
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning
by ZayJack on Sep 8, 2010 6:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
When you pick Straight Up...
You mark the team you think will win the game, regardless of score.
Picking against the spread, you look at the number next to the team. If you select a team that has a minus, you are saying that team will win by more than the negative number next to them.
For example, if you selected the Colts to win against the spread this week, you are saying the Colts will win by more than 2.5 points.
If you select a team with a positive number, that team could lose the game, but still “cover the spread.” If you selected Houston to “beat the Colts” against the spread, you are saying that, if you add 2.5 points to Houston’s score, it will be more than the Colts score.
Thanks
for setting this up! More fun to go against the spread, and when you get lucky for one week you can tell everyone you’re a genius.
what was your percentage correct last year?
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
would need to ask mgrex
he ran the contest last year… i really dont remember
go mavs, go colts, go rangers, go baylor
thanks for the data -- it show's picking games is a hard row to hoe.
That thin margin vs the spread (55%) really underscores how daunting a task it is (and should be a stern reminder to epistemologically arrogant gamblers!) Even the 67% success just picking winners should dampen the hubris of the average fan-atic.
Nice job, zkmavz, you’re a real freak of nature!
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
straight up isn't that hard
last year some buddies ran a pick ‘em league through yahoo, and i was consistently picking 75-80%. i probably would have contended for the title here, but i didn’t stampedeblue.com existed until midway through the season. now i’m here to prove that last year wasn’t a fluke.
Looks like I have to show you guys how it is done this year as well..
I looked forward to this for a long time… Can’t wait to play… my pics have already been submitted…
Didn't do this last year
Definitely getting into this time!
Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.
Gah! I first read the headline as asking "Are you ready for some PRICKS?!??!"
I thought another Jets fan got released to the wild. 
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by E.M.H. on Sep 9, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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