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October 01, 2014
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 15: Six weeks to go and absolutely nothing is even close to being decided. Calgary and Saskatchewan, early favourites, now have no quarterbacks. Montreal and Hamilton, left for dead, are winning games by magic. And we have four players tied for second place. Blink twice and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 05:44 PM - 14 comments
Ottawa by 16
Calgary by 16
Toronto by 16
British Columbia by 16
posted by tommybiden at 06:09 PM on October 01, 2014
Ottawa by 4
Calgary by 10
Toronto by 4
Hamilton by 4
posted by cixelsyd at 07:43 PM on October 01, 2014
Ottawa by 3
Calgary by 4
Edmonton by 6
Hamilton by 7
posted by ic23b at 11:26 PM on October 01, 2014
Ottawa by 13
Saskatchewan by 16
Edmonton by 10
Hamilton by 10
posted by bender at 08:42 AM on October 02, 2014
Ottawa by 11
Saskatchewan by 10
Edmonton by 3
BC by 9
posted by goddam at 01:02 PM on October 02, 2014
My lead has been stolen from me. I guess it was the puns that did it. You should never tell a pun to a kleptomaniac; he takes everything, literally. Enough of that. It's time to pick something other than my nose.
Winnipeg at Ottawa: Recent failure against season-long futility is the feature here. Bombers are in the death spiral. To recover they need to apply power, point the nose down, apply opposite rudder and aileron, and hope there's enough altitude to allow the pull out. RedBlacks, meanwhile, have gotten it right only once this season. They have the home crowd, but can the players keep pushing in the face of all the frustration? The two most useless things in aviation are runway behind you and altitude above you. Bombers are in trouble. Ottawa by 4.
Calgary at Saskatchewan: Rough Riders are putting a new jockey into the saddle. Stampeders also are without their regular starter, but the replacement is starting his 3rd straight game. Experience is the best teacher. Calgary by 12.
Edmonton at Toronto: Argonauts want to emphasize their strength on the ground. Eskimos would rather they do not. The old saying about dog sleds is, "The lead dog is the only one who gets to watch the scenery change." If Toronto gets behind early, they will be stuck looking at a lot of canine backsides. Edmonton by 9.
BC at Hamilton: One cat seems to be a bit inconsistent while the other is just waking up and going on the hunt. Since the Tiger Cats own the litter box, they will kick a little bit of litter in the Lions' faces. Hamilton by 8.
We're done here. It's on to Cincinnati.
posted by Howard_T at 03:09 PM on October 02, 2014
I may be unable to make picks for the next couple of weeks, so I'm going to make them now. No stealing!
Week 16
Toronto by 1
Ottawa by 1
Saskatchewan by 5
Winnipeg by 16
Week 17
Hamilton by 12
Toronto by 6
Winnipeg by 12
Saskatchewan by 8
posted by bender at 05:15 PM on October 02, 2014
Same here, and no time this week for Australiana, as I don't want to be picking on my honeymoon, as it were..
Week 15
The Peg by 7 Sask by 12 Eskies by 15 BC by 10
Week 16
Toronto by 8 BC by 12 Sask by 15 Eskies by 3
posted by owlhouse at 01:18 AM on October 03, 2014
Winnipeg by 3 (since Ottawa has found ways to lose lately)
Calgary by 7
Toronto by 4
Hamilton by 8
posted by Reever at 05:01 PM on October 03, 2014
Winnipeg by 3
Calgary by 7
Edmonton by 14
Hamilton by 3
posted by JPR at 05:02 PM on October 03, 2014
its 7 - 7, bomber ball. ottawa by 6. if you want to count it or not.
cal by 8
Argos by 4
t cats by 5
posted by argoal at 07:38 PM on October 03, 2014
Edmonton by 8 B.C. by 12
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:48 PM on October 04, 2014
With benefit of hindsight, my decision not to submit picks this week was bad strategy.
posted by rcade at 08:00 PM on October 04, 2014
Defence rules the day! Montreal hangs tough in Ottawa, while Edmonton bags an impressive shutout against Saskatchewan. Hamilton hangs on tight to beat Winnipeg, and Calgary's defence help 'em get their mojo back against the Lions.
The tie is broken! owlhouse notches four points to jump into sole posession of first place. And is that a four-way tie for second place I see?
WEEK 15
Insert snappy week description here.
Winnipeg @ Ottawa (Friday, October 3)
Finally, we get a true battle of the basement! Expansion Ottawa has lost nine straight, but has looked better lately. Winnipeg started strong but have fallen flat, losing four straight. Who's worse?
Calgary @ Saskatchewan (Friday, October 3)
The two Western thoroughbreds, both without their startign QBs. Calgary's up by two wins with five weeks to play, but between now and season's end, they play Saskatchewan twice. They can all but clinch by winning this week, but that's no easy task in Regina.
Edmonton @ Toronto (Saturday, October 4)
Is there life in Toronto? A win in B.C., followed by a much-needed bye to rest the wounded, followed by an Edmonton team that's been inconsistent. But part of that inconsistency involved shutting out Saskatchewan last week, so Ricky Ray's gotta be on his guard.
B.C. @ Hamilton (Saturday, October 4)
Verrry interesting. You'd think that B.C. should get the edge, but the Lions are coming off a couple of tough losses, and a resurgent Hamilton's undefeated in their new digs. Hmmm.
Good luck!