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November 15, 2006
CFL Pick 'Em, Grey Cup Edition: It's here! It's here! It's finally here!
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 03:08 PM - 26 comments
Ying Yang Mafia was the big story of the week, hitting a four-pointer to jump from last place into almost first. This must be a dream. Must be. Either that or all the good vibes MrFrisby is sending me in the H2H hockey league are going to the wrong place.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:16 PM on November 15, 2006
B.C. by 7 Under Dickenson
posted by grum@work at 04:50 PM on November 15, 2006
Montreal by 18 Over/Under Bonus Over MVP Bonus Spitztengle erm... D. Butler
posted by Folkways at 06:35 PM on November 15, 2006
BC by 11 Over Whoever the BC quarterback is. I can't possibly win this, as well as the World Series Pick 'Em, can I? If I do, there is no justice.
posted by owlhouse at 07:17 PM on November 15, 2006
BC by 4 Under Dave Dickenson
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:48 AM on November 16, 2006
Way to go there, YYM. Put on some Marky Mark and let the good vibes land where ever they may. BC by 13 Over Geroy Simon
posted by MrFrisby at 08:57 AM on November 16, 2006
Montreal by 9 Under Ben Cahoon
posted by gspm at 09:36 AM on November 16, 2006
Let's do this. BC by 16 Over BC Quarterback
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:42 AM on November 16, 2006
BC - 10 over Dickenson
posted by skydivemom at 10:06 PM on November 16, 2006
BC by 21 Over Geroy Simon
posted by apoch at 02:18 AM on November 17, 2006
Someone is giong to make a game thread like last year right? I so wish I could watch it, unfortunately I'll be at work. And it won't be broadcast in my area anyway. Next season I'm definitely catching some games. You'd think the CFL would be trying to build a fanbase, so why they charge to follow games live online (a la ESPN gametracker style) is beyond me.
posted by apoch at 04:12 AM on November 18, 2006
Lions by 7 Over Paris Jackson (with Folkways a close runner-up)
posted by Spitztengle at 01:53 AM on November 19, 2006
B.C. by 1 (OT?) Jason Clermont Over! Over! Over! I would post a game thread, apoch, but I'm probably not going to be at a computer during the game. If I am, though, I'll post.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:41 PM on November 19, 2006
16-3 at the half. Unless the scoring explodes in the second half, it looks like the Unders'll have it.
posted by apoch at 06:27 PM on November 19, 2006
Yeah, it's been a bit of a dud so far. Man. Calvillo in particular looks pretty terrible.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:46 PM on November 19, 2006
I hate the lack of (free) internet coverage online. The best I've found is the CBC which doesn't even break down the play by play. Just every score or every couple of minutes updates the time left.
posted by apoch at 06:52 PM on November 19, 2006
Looks like everbody should have picked McCallum, unless Montreal pulls off a miracle comeback.
posted by apoch at 08:01 PM on November 19, 2006
So it looks like a tie between owlhouse and skydivemom. Owlhouse SHOULD win because he managed to pick the EXACT spread, while skydivemom was off by (only) 1 point. Owlhouse is making us North Americans look REALLY bad...
posted by grum@work at 08:41 PM on November 19, 2006
If it works the same way it did during the regular season, Owlhouse gets an three points for picking the exact spread and winner, and skydivemom only gets two.
posted by apoch at 08:53 PM on November 19, 2006
I don't understand apoch and grum - in the last set of picks I was right on the spread and owlhouse was off by 2 but we both got the same points. Could I have a little more clarification on this please?
posted by skydivemom at 09:01 PM on November 19, 2006
You get one point for picking the winner, one point for picking within a certain margin of victory. If you get the winner and the exact spread you get an extra point for 3 instead of just two. So tonight you got one point for the winner and one for being with the margin of victory. owlhouse got the spread exactly plus the winner, so that's three points.
posted by apoch at 09:07 PM on November 19, 2006
Oh well - second place is pretty good for me. Guess I didn't understand the point system when I joined this little pool.
posted by skydivemom at 09:21 PM on November 19, 2006
There is a good chance of revenge in the Ashes contest, skydivemom - you've picked a very strong bunch of players. Again, I can't believe any of this. And I didn't even consult the famous Carrie from Edmonton, either.
posted by owlhouse at 05:22 PM on November 20, 2006
skydivemom, here's how you and owlhouse got the same number of points last round: owlhouse: 1 point - picked MTL winner 1 point - picked MTL-TOR spread within margin 1 point - picked BC winner 3 points total skydivemom: 1 point - nailed MTL-TOR spread but didn't pick winner 1 point - picked BC winner 1 point - picked Bonus 3 points total Hope that clears things up. Also, here's a complete breakdown of the scoring system.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:05 PM on November 21, 2006
Thanks DrJE, much appreciated.
posted by skydivemom at 06:30 PM on November 21, 2006
Toronto stayed true to form in not being consistent enough to put up enough points over Montreal, although I understand a controversial fumble call didn't help their cause (I wasn't able to watch the game, dammit). B.C. stayed true to form in absolutely decimating the Roughriders. So much for the upset pick.