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pretty sure it's usually $25 entry and the top 3 get paid a 50/30/20 split.

I'll be in to lose $25 to close out this clusterfuck of a season.

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On 12/13/2020 at 6:34 PM, BigOrange1 said:

...because unbeknownst to me before about 30 seconds ago, bowl season starts this saturday on monday 12/21

updated for the cancelation of the frisco bowl lol

Yeah I am cool with losing $25 just to say fuck this season. But may I suggest part of this go to the Banner fund for 2021? 

dibs on taking Covid vs. the field

6 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

dibs on taking Covid vs. the field

Vaccine is going to win 

Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

21 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

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lol he pm'ed last year telling me who to pick in the championship game then got all upset when i ignored him.

14 hours ago, PhillyD said:

No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

My wife picks based on mascots. And doesn’t do poorly. 

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

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Can we ban that one dude who shows up every year to lecture everyone else about their strategy?

What was his name? Sargeant something?
No shit.  Not sure if it's the same guy every year, but he comes out about halfway through the bowls criticizing strategy.   I guess picking them all correctly and assigning them points based on your confidence requires some advanced rocket surgery.  I'm pretty sure he has never won either. 

If you lose big early, you’re not supposed change your picks in later games or something because picking the favorites like everybody else will make up little ground...I think that’s what I debated with him about one year

Assuming this will be pinned if it happens.  I'm in for 3 entries - son, friend, and me.

Seems like picking which bowls are actually going to be played, and which are canceled, is the real contest this year.

 

42 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

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Should send in a photoshop of UM in UT gear

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I’m thinking about ordering one cutout and sending this pic in....
 

 

 

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Dude... I've got an idea

 

How many different fitlump ones can we get in there? 

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i think this is going to be a relatively small contest this year, but i'm still down if you guys are.  if it stays at fewer than 10 people, i say we just make it winner take all ($25 entry).

and i think we should have a gentleman's agreement that at least 24 of the 29 games have to be played in order for this thing to be valid.

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if you're gonna play, just go in and auto fill your picks that way your entry will be ready to go tomorrow.  you can always move up/down in confidence points and change the picks on the days of the actual games.  but with the first game being tomorrow (2:30), it's a good idea to at least get your entry submitted.

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it has also come to my attention that entries had been locked so if you tried to sign up and had trouble, you should be able to now.

I was so anxious to throw money away I didn't even know there was a game tomorrow.  I agree less than 10 is winner take all.

Let's see if we can get a few more entries today before it starts

I'm in. I'll fill out my bracket in a little bit.

Quick question: if a bowl gets cancelled, will we have a chance to move another game into that point slot? It would really suck to have my 30-point game cancelled and then not have a chance to replace it with a future game.

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i can handle the money since its not going to be a huge group.  i can do venmo, paypal and apple pay (that is my order of preference as to how payments are sent).  just PM me with your preferred method of payment and i'll get you the info.

also it looks like there are already 12 entries.  if we get to 15 i say we do a 70/30 split between first and second place.  if we get to 30 we can do a 50/30/20 split between the top 3.

Are there any objections to me allowing the Doomlet (he's five) to participate in the money league? 

I give my word that I won't use a second entry to engage in any funny business, but if anyone doesn't like the possibility, then I will not pay an entry fee for him and will just let him think he's fully participating. 

He's currently 20th of 23 in our weekly NFL Pick 'Em, so this is probably just more money for the pot... 

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Done and in.  I'll add my son in a few and see if I can find another couple of entries.

I am in for the $25 pool because I apparently enjoy donating to you people. I tried to change my handle to reflect that and ESPN wouldn't keep the save. Their UX fucking blows and I got tired of trying to sort it out, so just memorialize this post as me participating in the $25. I'll PM OP shortly.

31 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I am in for the $25 pool because I apparently enjoy donating to you people. I tried to change my handle to reflect that and ESPN wouldn't keep the save. Their UX fucking blows and I got tired of trying to sort it out, so just memorialize this post as me participating in the $25. I'll PM OP shortly.

To add to my annual complaints about ESPN's shitful user experience, there's apparently no way to just straight up reset all your picks to being blank/unpicked/unranked once you use one of their autofill options. 

I plugged in the "most popular" picks as a placeholder last night, and it's a fucking beating to try to undo while completing them in earnest. 

One fun feature is that when you reassign a ranking, all the other rankings shuffle around accordingly, so you can never really rearrange things all at once - it's like a fucking Dutch Boy and the Dyke situation (and not the good kind...) 

I may end up just deleting my entry and rejoining so I can start from scratch, so let that be a cautionary tale for everyone else... 

Edit: it appears that you can't delete an entry and start over because of course you can't. Each user ID is allowed two entries, so use them wisely. 

Edited by Prepuce of Doom

Every year I tell myself I’d get more enjoyment out of spending the $25 on a hand job from an ugly stripper, but every year I end up paying you guys to fist me.

Sent OP PM for Venmo instructions

On 12/13/2020 at 7:34 PM, BigOrange1 said:

...because unbeknownst to me before about 30 seconds ago, bowl season starts this saturday.

 

http://fantasy.espn.com/college-bowl-mania/2020/en/group?groupID=278966

password is: werefucked

$25 entry, PM me for venmo, cashapp or paypal.

don't mention gambling in the message, just put surly.

Fuck it...

 

Might as well blow $25 on here vs more Christmas crap

sooo, was I supposed to put $25 in front of my name since I'm in for $25? because I didn't.

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