BG World Cup Pick Em & Bracket

[Byrd]

Listen up everyone! This is the 2-3* weeks out of a 4 year period where the USA pretends to care about soccer.

*Duration may vary depending on how early the US plays Ghana.

ESPN likes to pretend they're less Americentric than they are, so they've got two games for the World Cup that don't really require any knowledge about soccer. So it's perfect for us ignant Yanks.

You'll need an ESPN log in for both of these things. If you've played in a BG event, you have one already, if not, it's easy and free to make one. I don't get a lot of Spam from them, so they shouldn't clog the hell out of your filter.

ESPN World Cup Pickem: The first game is a simple Pick Em for every game. You have two choices: the higher ranked team wins, or the lower ranked teams wins or forces a draw. This one will require coming back between each round in order to make new picks based on the determined matchups. Don't forget, because you might forget to pick the winner of the third place game and Plow ends up winning, and nobody wants that.
Link: http://games.espn.go.com/world-cup-pickem/2014/en/
Group Name: Orderofthebluegartr
Password: plowkeeponplowin

World Cup Bracket Predictor: You pick the winner and 2nd place of each group, then pick the winners of each game through the knockout round. Go here for that:
Link: http://games.espn.go.com/world-cup-b...r/2014/en/game
Group Name: Orderofthebluegartr
Password: sirrichardchiez

If you have any problems or questions, let me know, either by posting here or a PM through this website.

Couple of notes: it's going to lock once the first game starts, so get in before then. One entry per person. It would be helpful to put your BG user name in your team name so we know who you are...or post it on the league message board or post it here or something, so I can get your name right in the list of pretentious jerks below.

List of Self-Important Pretentious Jerks/Winners:
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
2011 College Pick Em: Byrd
2011 Eliminator: Intrinsic
2011 Pigskin Pick Em: Naafeih
2011 Bowl Mania: Vade
2012 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Valisk
2012 March Madness: WOMP, ElvFenrir
2012 College Pick Em: Julian
2012 Eliminator: Soa
2012 Pigskin Pick Em: Melena
2012 Primetime Playoff: Cail
2012 Bowl Mania: Izembo
2013 Gridiron Playoff Challenge: Spaghetti
2013 March Madness: Aaron Borland (user name: ???)
2013 College Pick Em: Ryany
2013 Pigskin Pick Em: Byrd
2013 Eliminator: Byrd
2013 Bowl Mania: Recuperi (?)
2014 March Madness: Nicholai

[Plow]

i should really get honorable mention for 2nd in 2010 bracket since I did win the pick'em

I'll take the double password shoutout tho ;p (but it's ser!)

also I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go for the dutch again, though I have a feeling I'll regret it this time

[Intrinsic]

I know nothing about Soccer and care even less, so I should win both of these handily.

[Bregor]

Yay soccer is awesome!

*never watches a single soccer match for the next 3 years 9 months*

[rold]

forgot to add bg name (3rbi)

[Azull]

I will use my powers for good and pick as best I cant against the US thus ensuring their unlikely victory!

[Arvin]

IM IN

GO IRAN

[Plow]

IM IN

GO IRAN

WHICH IS IT

[Mertron]

whatever, im in. GO ARGENTINA FOR AS LONG AS I CARE

[Moss]

allez la France or something

[Alvinho]

Joined both.

Lulz shall ensue.

[Tyrath]

Joined both.

Lulz shall ensue.

Same. I'm terrible at these but they are fun.

[Plow]

ChriusChrius
0 0 0 0 0 United States

<3

[Akiyama]

ChriusChrius
0 0 0 0 0 United States

<3

Hell yeah, go M urica

Aint happenin but QQ

[Tyrath]

That match ruined my bracket and pick 'em thing but I couldn't be happier. Down with Spain!

[Moss]

well your bracket won't be ruined unless they don't make it out of the group stage, although that is very possible now

[Ashmada]

Yeah, losing meant they'd probably be second in the group... losing by 4 goals puts them at a genuine risk of early elimination, as Chile only needs to hold them off for a draw now and hope Spain doesn't beat Australia by 3+ goals.

In other news, Alvinho is going to take the lead alone in the pickems and the "bottom 4" is about to become a "bottom 7".

[Alvinho]

kekeke

[pohibaba]

Am I going to get every single game wrong today? Looks like it.

[Chrius]

ChriusChrius
0 0 0 0 0 United States

<3

America never loses at anything right?