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  1. #1
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    2011 BG Football Pick Ems (NFL, College, Eliminator)

    Football season is almost amongst us and, in BG tradition, it's time to sign up for some pick em games that many of us will forget by October 1.

    To enter any of these, you'll need to register on ESPN.com, but you can disable spam e-mails if you're worried about it. All of them do have a grand prize of some sort if you finish first amongst all the thousands upon thousands of entries in the game, so you might want to use real contact information just in case.

    Also, please try to incorporate your BG handle somehow into your team name, or at least post in this thread with your super creative team name so we can bestow you with all the accolades and everlasting respect you deserve by becoming the Grand Wizard of BG.

    ONE ENTRY PER PERSON

    There will only be one winner because ties suck, and in the event of a tie, I will use ESPN's tiebreakers for the grand prize to establish a group winner.

    If you have any questions or trouble logging in, or just generally like to bitch, do so below.

    PIGSKIN PICKEM
    The first game is the traditional Pigskin Pick Em, that's the NFL Pick Em, where you pick each winner, week by week. I've set it up so it drops the lowest week so if you completely forget a week, you won't be eliminated. I went with the no-spread option. You can also set it up so that ESPN will send you automatic e-mail reminders each week to update your lineup.

    Frontpage: http://games.espn.go.com/pigskin-pickem/en/frontpage
    GroupName: Orderofthebluegartr
    Password: clipboardjesus

    ELIMINATOR
    This is similar to a suicide pool, although not exactly the same. You pick one team a week to win their game, but can only pick each team once, so there's a fair amount of strategy to know when to pick crappy teams. This is not a suicide pool, so if you miss one, you still keep playing. The person with the most correct picks wins (last year, we had a three way tie at 15). In case of a tie this year, the person with the longest streak to START the season wins, then we go to ESPN tiebreakers. Again, I'm pretty sure you can set the system up to send you a reminder e-mail every week if you like, or you can make all your picks at the beginning of the year if you like.

    Frontpage: http://games.espn.go.com/eliminator-...e/en/frontpage
    GroupName: Orderofthebluegartr
    Password: clipboardjesus

    COLLEGE PICK EM
    This game is a little more complicated. Each week, they ask you to pick the winners of 10 Saturday college football matchups (at least, in past years, it's always been all Saturday games). Then they ask you to rank them 1-10 in order of confidence. You want the most confident games to be a 10, and your least confident to be a 1, as if you get the game right, you get as many points as you wagered. There are 14 weeks, from week one through championship game Saturday. Again, I'm pretty sure you can set the system up to send you a reminder e-mail every week if you like.

    Frontpage: http://games.espn.go.com/college-pickem/en/frontpage
    GroupName: Orderofthebluegartr
    Password: willielyles4prez

    Prizes? We don't need no steenken prizes! Although each game has a grand prize for all entries on ESPN.com, none of these games have a BG specific prize other then e-peen, bragging rights, and your name on the esteemed list of self-important jackasses below (I can say that because I'm on the list more than anyone else). However, we are negotiating for other prizes, and Tyche has agreed that he may or may not provide you with a lap dance depending on your gender, overall level of hotness, and proximity to his current position; we're also negotiating with Cream Soda to get an autographed 8.5x11 of his Glamor Shot, and with Plow for some wheat-colored glasses. Plus, I'll totally buy you a beer at the next Oregon State home game you come to.

    2006 Bowl Pick Em: Makaveli
    2006 BG Fantasy Football: Thuggy
    2007 March Madness: Byrd
    2007 College Football Pick Em: Ryany
    2007 Bowl Pick Em: Akiyama
    2008 NFL Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Tyr
    2008 March Madness: Snoogans
    2008 College Pick Em: Byrd
    2008 Eliminator: Byrd
    2008 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
    2008 Bowl Pick Em: Laguna
    2009 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Sekaran
    2009 Super (Bowl) Pick Em: Stiker
    2009 March Madness: MrW
    2009 College Pick Em: Ryany
    2009 Eliminator: Stiker
    2009 Pigskin Pick Em: Weltall
    2009 Bowl Pick Em: Alderon527
    2010 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Driver
    2010 March Madness: Biddinger
    2010 World Cup Bracket Predictor: Decy
    2010 World Cup Pick Em: Plow
    2010 College Pick Em: Bregor
    2010 Eliminator: Akiyama
    2010 Pigskin Pick Em: Byrd
    2010 Bowl Pick Em: Byrd
    2011 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Bigrougabagel
    2011 March Madness: Titanss

  2. #2
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    I hope I can actually remember to do it this year ><

    Also I'm not entirely sure I get the wheat colored glasses thing, unless it's just a Kansas joke >.>

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    I'm in for the 2 NFL ones.......... already picked my teams!

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    i am in.

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    also my name is on that list, which means I'm kind of a big deal

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plow View Post
    also my name is on that list, which means I'm kind of a big deal
    nope

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    Member since 2006 and still can't think of a title.
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    Joined the pigskin. Niners really do need Kyle Orton /sadface

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    Also joined all 3 because that's what I do

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akiyama View Post
    nope
    u jelly cuz you only win in handegg imo

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    we're also negotiating with Cream Soda to get an autographed 8.5x11 of his Glamor Shot
    oh man...

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    Black Guy from Predator.
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    haha, a classic pic to hang on the wall next to the family portraits.

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    THIS IS BREGOR'S STORY
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    Bumping for great justice, College Pick'em begins Saturday.

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    Joined College Pick'em.

    For today is a glorious day...Aaron Murray's man purse told me so.

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    Wanted to get some feedback on my fantasy team, not sure if this is the right place or not. It's a rushing-heavy league -- we get 4 points for passing TDs and 6 for rushing TDs, and I think half a point for every catch. Can get into other scoring settings if you want, but my team's below. Keep in mind it's a 12-person league, too, and I had 4th overall pick. Probably picked my backup QB way too early, but in case Vick went down early on in the season, I wanted a really solid backup. Also, AP, Jamaal Charles, and Arian Foster went 1/2/3.

    QB - Michael Vick
    WR - DeSean Jackson
    WR - Anquan Boldin
    WR - Hines Ward
    RB - Peyton Hillis
    RB - BenJarvus Green-Ellis
    TE - Rob Gronkowski
    Bench - Steve Smith (Carolina wideout)
    Bench - Joseph Addai
    Bench - Joe Flacco
    Bench - Pierre Thomas
    Bench - Willis McGahee
    Bench - Jermaine Gresham
    Bench - Jason Snelling
    K - Mason Crosby (GB)
    Def - Saints

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saga View Post
    Wanted to get some feedback on my fantasy team, not sure if this is the right place or not.
    Wrong thread, this one will get you better results.

    But that's OK, this thread needs a periodic bump for the next couple of days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Byrd View Post
    Wrong thread, this one will get you better results.

    But that's OK, this thread needs a periodic bump for the next couple of days.
    Whoop, alright, will move my post over. Thanks.

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    THIS IS BREGOR'S STORY
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    I always hate the first week of College Pick'em. Four gimmies, then six games that I could make a case to go either way. My 5 and 4 pointers go against ESPN percentages. Woot.

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    last I checked I think every single pick went with the percentages lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bregor View Post
    I always hate the first week of College Pick'em. Four gimmies, then six games that I could make a case to go either way. My 5 and 4 pointers go against ESPN percentages. Woot.
    I've gone back and forth on the UO-LSU game about six times, and I've still got another 21 hours or so to keep second guessing myself.

    REMINDER: YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR COLLEGE PICK'EM PICKS IN PLACE BY NOON EASTERN TOMORROW.

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    In for the two NFL ones, should be fun.

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