2003
Football Pool
Weekly
Update
Week Five
People have finally discovered the "comments"
bar on the picks page, yet they seem to fear it more than anything.
"Oh, this is where I'm meant to make witty remarks?
Go Oakland. Hmmm. I'll work on the wit." --Keller
(Oak)
Forget the wit. Work on the picking.
"I am not writing anything good or bad all year because
people who do jinx themselves." --Paulsen~J (Oak)
It's tough to avoid the jinx. Even calling it out isn't
enough in this ridiculous season, but others fared better despite their
comments.
"The Bills can't suck three weeks in a row, right?" --Anonymous (Buf)
Though they really kind of did. So cross Oakland and Pittsburgh off your list of teams
you can count on. Or cross Chicago and Cleveland off your list of teams
that suck. And cross "jumping in the air" off your ways to stop a field-goal
attempt.
Current standings...
00 LOSS -- 35 Partridges
01 LOSS -- 136 Turtle Doves
02 LOSS -- 142 French Hens
03 LOSS -- 78 Dodo Birds
"How come the website lets me make a repeat pick? I thought
they weren't allowed." --Various
The website is not your mother. No one is going to hold
your hand through this process. Picking teams is your one and only job.
Make sure you do it right. Get a pick in by 12 noon PST Saturday and
DO NOT repeat picks. The website will not prevent a repeat pick, and
it is highly unlikely I will spot a repeat pick, especially because I'm
not looking for them.
"So why not make a repeat pick if no one is checking?"
I didn't say NO ONE is checking. I said the website and
I aren't checking. That's why the picks stay up there all season. If
you get in a head-to-head match in mid-January, believe me, that other
person is going to check your picks to make sure there are no repeats.
And remember, a repeat pick = a loss, regardless of when it is discovered.
So check your picks very carefully.
Ducey
Pool birthdays...
10/10 Flynn
10/12 Sullivan~C
10/13 Sitzman~L
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