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October 23, 2006
I will survive: : or maybe not. What an ugly week for SpoFi's survival football league.
posted by lil_brown_bat to fantasy at 10:56 AM - 21 comments
This week featured a lot of matchups between roughly equal teams. The three games which seemed like the biggest locks were: - DEN (at CLE) - JAX (at HOU) - SEA (vs MIN) - NWE (at BUF) And half of those games ended up being upsets. Devastating week indeed.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:04 AM on October 23, 2006
Also, it's interesting that nobody picked wfrazerjr's lock of the week.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:05 AM on October 23, 2006
I kind of wish the pool also kept track of how many points you survived by. Last week I had the Bears for 1 point, and this week the Patriots won by 22, so I've survived by 23 points so far. I'm not sure what you'd use this information for, but it'd be interesting to see a breakdown.. maybe I'll have to bust out a spreadsheet tomorrow..
posted by apoch at 12:28 PM on October 23, 2006
What would that information tell you, apoch? Like, how close you came to the edge?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:52 PM on October 23, 2006
It's like a jungle sometimes. It makes me wonder how he keeps from going under.
posted by chicobangs at 02:40 PM on October 23, 2006
Psh, who plays survival football.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:29 PM on October 23, 2006
lbb, it'd tell you who was best at picking blowouts. I'm not really sure what else it'd tell me yet. Just wondering what it'd show.
posted by apoch at 04:15 PM on October 23, 2006
Yeah, but picking blowouts isn't the hard part. It's picking a blowout with a team that you haven't used already that's tricky.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 04:50 PM on October 23, 2006
I'm not really sure what else it'd tell me yet. Just wondering what it'd show. Isnt that the fun of data collection? Finding out just what it does show, and if the info can give you an edge over the compitition. Curious minds want to know.
posted by Folkways at 05:43 PM on October 23, 2006
As a data point, I took Dallas week won (28 point win) and Indy this past week (14 point win) for a rousing total of 44 points so far (27/m/likes dogs, Thai take-out, and long walks in the park). Anyone else already have the next like 4-5 weeks picked out? I wish I could fill this out in advance.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:08 PM on October 23, 2006
A little preliminary stuff, there are a couple of eliminated people with positive point margins, which isn't surprising if you survive more than one week. 10 people elminited have negative scores. The four people with the lowest scores (-8 x2 [DEN, SEA], -12 x2[CHI, ARI]) all eliminated the second week. I'll post a table (once I finally figure out exactly how I want it organized) probably tomorrow morning.
posted by apoch at 06:15 PM on October 23, 2006
Ufez, 28+14=42. Which makes you Zombie Nagurski. Which is the second largest total margin of victory.
posted by apoch at 06:17 PM on October 23, 2006
I'm not sure who 86'ed, my hand is bleeding, rumpedforeskins, Smelly Pirate Hookers, Soul on a Roll, or Wo Xiao Didis are.
posted by apoch at 06:25 PM on October 23, 2006
Jesus. You see what happens when I don't do math for a living any longer? I so should've used a calculator. I'll mail my econ degree back to my alma mater.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:35 PM on October 23, 2006
Soul on a roll = bperk, Smelly Pirate Hookers = tron7, Wo Xiao Didis = geekyguy. The rest I'm unsure of (although I'd guess 86'ed is 86).
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:42 PM on October 23, 2006
Je suis la salle de déjeuner instantané.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:52 PM on October 23, 2006
Instant Lunchroom? Guessed with all of my rudimentry Espanol skills; even though its French
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:19 PM on October 23, 2006
Miami? What was I thinking?
posted by geekyguy at 09:06 PM on October 23, 2006
I pulled both wins out by a combined total of 17 points. I am trying a new strategy than last year, it will probably backfire on me this week though.
posted by jojomfd1 at 02:09 AM on October 24, 2006
Survivors Termite 43 Zombie Nagurski 42 tselson 38 Instant Lunchroom 38 Smelly Pirate Hookers 24 Mr Bismark's Electric Donkey 24 The Albinos in the Mist 23 Sweater Zepplins 17 MeSackYouLongTimeGi 17 Aye No! 13 Elminated Wo Xiao Didis 19 Damsels in Distress 16 my hand is bleeding 10 86'ed 10 Farts Forum 8 Idiot Kickers -3 Soul on a Roll -3 Mama's Boys -3 AlHaynesworthsCleatShiners -3 Grammy 4 Best Disco Recording -3 Rumpedforeskins -3 Hawkguy -8 Sufferin' Succotash -8 YerFuckingRidiculous -12 u r fucking ridiculous -12
posted by apoch at 10:52 AM on October 24, 2006
I just want to say, from the ranks of the eliminated, that I'm really glad I wasn't the only one who tried that particular clever stunt (which sure would have been clever if it had worked). And that wish Oakland had picked another week to find a team that they could beat.