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January 31, 2004
Superbowl Picks Post!!
(finally!). More Inside, including running tallies.
posted by hincandenza to navel gazing at 02:45 PM - 47 comments
Also, my own picks (which weren't in the original thread) are Patriots, Under, Ty Law. Seems this crowd, which has been as a group pretty accurate, is picking a lower scoring game with the Panthers prevailing...
posted by hincandenza at 03:05 PM on January 31, 2004
Patriots, Under, Tom Brady.
posted by dfleming at 04:46 PM on January 31, 2004
Is the winner picked against the spread? Otherwise, what's with al l the Carolina picks? Pats 24-10 with Rodney Harrison as MVP (just to be different).
posted by yerfatma at 04:48 PM on January 31, 2004
yerfatma, mine is all on emotion and momentum, no thinking involved. So good luck to jasonspaceman, who has the same total as me and same picks for tomorrow, because you know he won't be winning.
posted by billsaysthis at 05:58 PM on January 31, 2004
two questions before my picks: 1. Who's this "Jack of the Man" character? 2. Would jerseygirl really pick anyone other than her heartthrob, Tom Brady?
posted by msacheson at 07:03 PM on January 31, 2004
Now, my picks: NE, OVER, Troy Brown
posted by msacheson at 07:06 PM on January 31, 2004
I hate having to pick just one. ok. Tedy Bruschi. Makes a big comeback from his injury.
posted by jerseygirl at 08:06 PM on January 31, 2004
I actually picked John Kasay, hal. But thanks for all the work.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:23 PM on January 31, 2004
1. Who's this "Jack of the Man" character? DelHomme = Of/From the Man.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:25 PM on January 31, 2004
Carolina, over, Rod Smart
posted by goddam at 08:28 PM on January 31, 2004
Ufez Jones: I actually picked John Kasay, hal. Ha! I know, UJ. Watchers of the Jimmy Kimmel show, or at least, readers of Bill Simmons' column, know that Jimmy's "Cousin Sal" on the show was sent to Houston to dress as Panthers kicker John Kasay, figuring he'd be the easiest person to impersonate during Media Day. He almost got away with it too, fooling a few journalists and even some players.... Just being cute with some names (and picks updated on my user page). :)
posted by hincandenza at 09:14 PM on January 31, 2004
I know I picked them too (mostly out of disrespect to the boys that knocked out the Titans), but what the hell? Panthers are 13 to 5 favorites? I smell hubris coming to bite our perfect picking asses...
posted by forksclovetofu at 10:18 PM on January 31, 2004
Patriots Under Antowain Smith I know it will probably be Brady...but wanted to pick someone no one had. On the glass half full side of it, if Carolina is geared up to stop the short passing game of the Pat's, pressure Brady, Smith may be able to break a big one or two (on some draws or something like in the Indy game).
posted by pivo at 12:45 AM on February 01, 2004
Panthers Under Stephen Davis
posted by salmacis at 05:17 AM on February 01, 2004
You people are weird. ;) Seeing as the Superbowl ain't broadcast until midnight here can we agree to no spoilers during the evening? :P
posted by squealy at 06:42 AM on February 01, 2004
Scrub that, I didn't notice it said "LIVE" in the programme title. *shuffles off to stock up on doritos*
posted by squealy at 06:46 AM on February 01, 2004
FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! I don't know if i am going to make it another 8 hours until kickoff.
posted by jerseygirl at 09:44 AM on February 01, 2004
one drink at a time, jgirl. just like back in boot camp.
posted by garfield at 11:36 AM on February 01, 2004
Ah, I wondered if that was some unknown-to-me allusion to something or other. Okay, I'm off to pre-parties now.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:18 PM on February 01, 2004
Finally, the moment that y'all been waiting for; my picks. Ready? Drum roll please... Fuckin' Pats (though I'll happily eat my hat if the Panthers win) Over (it's gonna be a blow-out) Tom Brady (he's gonna eat that secondary alive) Extra Credit: the Best Commercial: some phreaker will find a way to break into CBS's feed and show all of the MoveOn.org "Bush in 30 Seconds" entries. badda-boom badda-bing, there you go.
posted by NoMich at 01:25 PM on February 01, 2004
Updated the picks page as of 11:40 PST... any last changes, make sure you at least post them here before kickoff, although I'm outta here at 2pm PST for a Super Bowl party!!! Also, changing my own picks- decided to go with the OVER. I'm thinking, this game is WAY going to be more than a 21-17 contest!!!! And because of that, I'll pick Tom Brady- in a blowout, high-scoring dealio, the QB will always get the MVP.
posted by hincandenza at 01:37 PM on February 01, 2004
BTW, wfrazerjr and 86 are still very much in the running, and haven't picked yet- it's not too late guys! :D
posted by hincandenza at 01:57 PM on February 01, 2004
changing my mvp. staying with the pats, and over. vinatieri - mvp.
posted by jerseygirl at 02:23 PM on February 01, 2004
Wow, Hal and I are tied with 8 points apiece and we picked exactly the same for today's game. Hmmmmm...the plot thickens, folks.
posted by NoMich at 03:34 PM on February 01, 2004
I'm glad Hal changed his pick. Now, for better or for worse, no one has the same set of picks as me.
posted by jeffmshaw at 03:42 PM on February 01, 2004
is it ok to post spoilers for the lingerie bowl?
posted by danostuporstar at 03:50 PM on February 01, 2004
Final results:
- New England wins
- The score was OVER the line (32-29, for 61 total points)
- Tom Brady was named MVP
Hal Incandenza (me!) along with NoMich tied for first place overall, garnering 11 of 13 total points. Jeffmshaw and bryant finished right behind with 10.
Hey, here's a thought: some of you graphics whizzes out there should whip up some faux-championship banners, so that people who've won competitions like this one, or the fantasy leagues we've done, could "hang" on their user page. It'd be just like when I was a kid, and would go to Boston Garden and see the rafters filled with Championship banners... *sigh*....
| Spofite | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | SB | Total | Winner | Ov/Un (38) | MVP |
| hincandenza | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | NE | OVER | Tom Brady |
| NoMich | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | NE | OVER | Tom Brady |
| Bryant | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | NE | OVER | Tom Brady |
| jeffmshaw | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | NE | UNDER | Tom Brady |
| Jerseygirl | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | NE | OVER | Tedy Bruschi |
| msacheson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | NE | OVER | Troy Brown |
| Billsaysthis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | CAR | OVER | Jack of the Man |
| jasonspaceman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | CAR | OVER | Jack of the Man |
| trox | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | CAR | UNDER | Stephen Davis |
| pivo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | NE | UNDER | Antowain Smith |
| 86 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| wfrazerjr | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Corpse | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | CAR | UNDER | Deshaun Foster |
| danostuporstar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | CAR | UNDER | Stephen Davis |
| smithers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | CAR | UNDER | Ricky Manning Jr. |
| Ufez Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | CAR | UNDER | Cousin Sal |
| Goddam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | CAR | OVER | He Hate Me |
| forksclovetofu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | CAR | UNDER | Stephen Davis |
| taupe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | CAR | UNDER | He Hate Me |
| grum@work | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | CAR | UNDER | Steve Smith |
| rocketman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | CAR | UNDER | Steve Smith |
| vito90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| dfleming | (DNP) | (DNP) | (DNP) | 2 | 2 | NE | UNDER | Tom Brady |
| gspm | (DNP) | (DNP) | (DNP) | 2 | 2 | NE | OVER | Ty Law |
| jacknose | (DNP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| dusted | (DNP) | (DNP) | (DNP) | 1 | 1 | CAR | OVER | Jack of the Man |
| garfield | (DNP) | (DNP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | CAR | OVER | Ricky Manning Jr. |
| yerfatma | (DNP) | (DNP) | (DNP) | 1 | 1 | NE | UNDER | Rodney Harrison |
| salmacis | (DNP) | (DNP) | (DNP) | 0 | 0 | CAR | UNDER | Stephen Davis |
posted by hincandenza at 10:44 PM on February 01, 2004
Booyah! Hey, if you figure the results adjusted for previous picking performance, I suspect SpoFi did darned well. Good times. Thanks for running this.
posted by Bryant at 11:08 PM on February 01, 2004
Hal....thanks for the time and effort. Hopefully I will do a little better next year.
posted by smithers at 03:35 PM on February 04, 2004
hal, thanks for adding my late picks
posted by garfield at 03:57 PM on February 04, 2004
all hail hal, master o' the tables.
posted by jerseygirl at 04:12 PM on February 04, 2004
thanks hal!
posted by jerseygirl at 04:13 PM on February 04, 2004
Championship banners! 
posted by dusted at 05:25 PM on February 05, 2004
awesome dusted.....!!
posted by smithers at 08:56 PM on February 05, 2004
Not to be nitpicky, but I think the "O" in sportsfilter should really be a football, right?
posted by grum@work at 09:19 PM on February 05, 2004
(I was thinking that too, but was too shy....)
posted by smithers at 07:12 AM on February 06, 2004
Yeah, I thought the same thing, but I couldn't find a football logo. Was it skipped because of its non-circular shape?
posted by dusted at 10:44 AM on February 06, 2004
maybe you can crop this to get a more football-appropriate circular shape?
posted by smithers at 11:52 AM on February 06, 2004
no more nip disks! *sob* almost a week later, that still scares the living hell out of me. http://community-2.webtv.net/AlanKeith/TALLAHASSEESOCIAL/clipart/Sports/Football/sl00167_.gif rotate it 90deg CW, shrink, make the white background transparent and superimpose over the baseball. if it can't be superimposed over the baseball cleanly, just paint over the baseball in the same green and superimpose. i am supposed to do an "award" for the fantasy leagues. i forgot who was hosting it though.
posted by jerseygirl at 12:55 PM on February 06, 2004
Holy crap! Thanks a ton, dusted. I'll put my banner up on my own Web server as soon as I get a chance.
posted by NoMich at 01:54 PM on February 06, 2004
Thanks for finding that football image, jg. I updated my banner and can be found in my profile. You clicky my namey, now!
posted by NoMich at 02:13 PM on February 06, 2004
lookin' good Mr. Kotter!
posted by jerseygirl at 02:31 PM on February 06, 2004
Indeed. I don't have the faintest idea what you're all talking about, but that new banner is magnificently gridirony.
posted by squealy at 05:56 PM on February 06, 2004
who won my underwear?
posted by forksclovetofu at 06:28 PM on February 06, 2004
Football championship banners! (Although I really like nomich's version.) 
posted by dusted at 06:56 PM on February 06, 2004
Dude, that's *sweet*. Updated my profile. Jerseygirl, et al- those of you who were in the various fantasy leagues, you should co-opt this as well. I think dusted's made a really kick-ass banner/template, here!!!
posted by hincandenza at 08:45 PM on February 06, 2004
These are the picks so far (also found in my user page, here- not sure why the table looks so inelegant in this post, because it's the same as the one in my user page). Remember, it's:
- Winner (NE or CAR)
- Over/Under (38 being the split- will the combined score be over or under 38)
- MVP
There is no tiebreaker agreed upon yet, that I know of, although so far the picks are diverse enough I don't think we'll have a tie, or at least not among many people. Also, the MVP doesn't have to be from the team you pick to win, if you want to hedge your bets, etc.You can add or change your choices, provided you post in this thread before kickoff (3:26PM PST). As always, check my maths, and make sure you have complete picks spelled out (Jerseygirl, you've not picked an MVP that I know of yet)