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July 10, 2012
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 3: Our little rankings get a quick shake-up early in the season. Note the early Thursday start this week, so don't delay and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 09:50 AM - 21 comments
Did my pics get lost in the mix or did I really miss every game?
I'm afraid to check for myself at the moment but I believe I should have gotten 2 points at least. ill wait till near the end of the week before I post any new pics.
posted by Folkways at 05:38 PM on July 10, 2012
Folkways, by my count you were a perfect 0-fer:
Winnipeg by 14 Hamilton by 17 Calgary by 8 Edmonton by 13
Winners were MTL, B.C., TOR, SSK.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:07 PM on July 10, 2012
Montreal by 7
Edmonton by 4
Saskatchewan by 10
Hamilton by 8
posted by apoch at 02:24 PM on July 11, 2012
DrJE I do believe you are correct Sr.
But In most contests if your a perfect 0fer at anythin you should at least get something. Helmet stickers or something. Till then, here are my perfect pics for week 3:
Calgary By 15
Winnipeg By 8
Saskats. By. 3
Toronto By. 21
posted by Folkways at 06:02 PM on July 11, 2012
Montreal by 11
Edmonton by 8
British Columbia by 15
Toronto by 9
posted by tommybiden at 06:21 PM on July 11, 2012
Folkways, you're digital 0fer football helmet stickers are in the mail. When it arrives just insert the envelope into your cd-rom drive. (This may or may not permanently damage your computer, use at your own risk). (Helmet sticker offer void in any one of the 51 continental United States and Canada or in the Democratic Theocracy of Northern New Old South Mexico.)
posted by apoch at 06:43 PM on July 11, 2012
Wow. This was a pleasant surprise.
Montreal by 3
Edmonton by 10
Saskatchewan by 16
Toronto by 8
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:29 AM on July 12, 2012
Montreal by 14
Winnipeg by 6
Saskatchewan by 10
Hamilton by 3
DJE, has the project confidence site been totally shutdown? I know it's been borked but I had a hockey pool that I'm pretty sure I would have won.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:58 AM on July 12, 2012
After a humbling setback last week, I will now switch to flipping a coin for the rest of the season:
Montreal by 15
Edmonton by 12
Saskatchewan by 15
Hamilton by 4
posted by bender at 12:14 PM on July 12, 2012
I missed the deadline for the Thursday game so here are the rest of my picks:
Winnipeg by 7
Saskatchewan by 3
Toronto by 10
posted by andiemgarcia at 11:29 PM on July 12, 2012
OK, here we go again. Having had my usual "how could these results happen?" moment last week, I shall try to avoid humiliation this week.
Stamps did a number on Alouettes in week 1, but then allowed Argonauts to run wild in the next week. Meanwhile, Alouettes seemed to get out of their funk last week. I'll take Montreal to continue improvement, but in a close one. Montreal by 3.
Winnipeg at Edmonton presents a clash between 2 teams trying to get it right. Bombers appear to be able to score some, but Eskimos appear to have a defense (sorry, that's defence - we're talking CFL here.) Look for Edmonton to win it by 5.
BC at Saskatchewan is another match up of apparent offense vs good defense, but Saskatchewan can score as well. These guys may put up enough points to short out the scoreboard, but Sasketchewan will win it by 11.
Toronto at Hamilton features another pair of teams that have some Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde DNA in them. Using the SWAG effect, I'll go with the Tiger Cats by 9.
posted by Howard_T at 11:33 PM on July 12, 2012
Dr. John, I will be unable to post my picks for week 4 in a timely manner. I'll be on a mission trip with the youth group from my church. It's in a location without much in the way of internet access, and I'll probably too busy chasing a bunch of high school kids. With your kind permission, I'd like to post now for next week.
***These are picks for week 4***
Toronto by 12
Saskatchewan by 6
BC by 15
Montreal by 3
Thank you for your support.
posted by Howard_T at 11:41 PM on July 12, 2012
Like the old pro that I am, I too forgot to post in time for the Thursday game.
Winnipeg by 5
B.C. by 10
Hamilton by 2
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:21 AM on July 13, 2012
And no problem re: the early picks, Howard_T. Heck, you could technically pick the whole season in one comment.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:21 AM on July 13, 2012
you could technically pick the whole season in one comment.
Don't tempt me, DJ, don't tempt me!!!
posted by Howard_T at 05:44 PM on July 13, 2012
you could technically pick the whole season in one comment.
Challenge accepted. If I'm tossing a coin, it shouldn't matter anyway, right?
posted by bender at 07:34 PM on July 13, 2012
Hoorah for helmet stickers! This will increes my collection by 1 to total of well 1.
posted by Folkways at 10:40 AM on July 14, 2012
Things got a little interesting in Week 2. Montreal gets back to basics and takes care of business at home. B.C. manages to hold off Hamilton in a game that was way closer than anyone thought it would be. Toronto explodes for nearly forty points and outruns Calgary, while Saskatchewan just plain embarrasses a coupla former Argo QBs.
Drastic results this week: YYM and andiemgarcia both nail the Toronto game to grab the top spots with a seven-point week. Not too shabby!
After two weeks of stuffing football games into the sausage machine, we're finally starting to grind out a narrative.
WEEK 3
Calgary @ Montreal (Thursday, July 12)
Two teams looking to get back on top. Montreal rebounded from a tough first week, Calgary is one field goal away from being 2-0.
Winnipeg @ Edmonton (Friday, July 13)
Two teams looking to get off the mat. Edmonton's looking for offense, while Winnipeg's just looking for a win.
B.C. @ Saskatchewan (Saturday, July 14)
Two teams looking to keep their perfect record intact and lay sole claim to first place in the West.
Toronto @ Hamilton (Saturday, July 14)
Two teams looking to kill each other.
Good luck!