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Kwizzy
08-19-2010, 01:30 PM
I dunno if anyone is interested but I set up a yahoo college football pick-em league for GT. All you have to do is pick the chosen games every week vs the spread (no confidence points). Thought it would be something fun we could all talk crap to eachother about. Perhaps the mods have some kind of little prize they might be able to give to the winner, I dunno.

Anyway, you'll need a yahoo fantasy account to sign up,

league #: 9948
password: tailgate

Hope we have a fair amount of people involved & it could be fun.

*MODS, if this gets a good response is there any way we could STICKY it at the top?*

morsdraconis
08-19-2010, 01:43 PM
Definitely doing this. Always have fun with these. Joined and ready to roll.

CLW
08-19-2010, 02:59 PM
Going to Sign up right now.

JBHuskers
08-19-2010, 05:48 PM
I'm in!

HWill
08-20-2010, 10:31 AM
I'm already in an ESPN league, but I guess i'll join this one too.

cdj
08-20-2010, 12:14 PM
I'm in! Haven't done one of these in a couple years, so I am looking forward to losing, I mean playing.

SmoothPancakes
08-20-2010, 12:23 PM
I'll be jumping in later tonight or tomorrow. Gotta get to work right now in the mean time.

Kingpin32
08-22-2010, 10:35 PM
I'm in. I've never done one of these before so it should be fun.

HWill
08-30-2010, 12:07 PM
We can now start making picks.

JBHuskers
08-30-2010, 12:41 PM
We can now start making picks.

Yep just made mine.

CLW
08-30-2010, 06:21 PM
Picks made.

steelerfan
08-31-2010, 12:20 AM
I'm in, picks made.

morsdraconis
08-31-2010, 12:24 AM
Same here. Picks made. Some hard decisions already in week 1...

ram29jackson
08-31-2010, 03:21 AM
how does - against the spread- work ?

steelerfan
08-31-2010, 06:27 AM
how does - against the spread- work ?

Oddsmakers set "lines" on the games for wagering purposes. "Betting against the spread" simply means that the "line" will be calculated with the final score to determine which side won the wager. If team A is favored by 7 points (-7), then a wager on team A must produce a final score that has team A winning by at least 8 points for you to win the wager. Team B (+7) must stay within 6 points or win the game to "cover" the spread and win the wager.

Examples:

Team A 30, Team B 21 (Team A covered by winning by at least 8 - a bet on team A is a winner)

Team A 30, Team B 24 (Team B covered by staying within 6 points - a bet on team B is a winner)

Team A 30, Team B 23 (neither team covered - the bet is a "push" or tie)

The Oddsmakers job is to set a line that gets equal money on each side. If they accomplish this, the "house" will always make money because of "juice" (a lesson for another time, lol). This is the biggest reason lines move (or change) from the time they are released until when the game starts. For example, if the majority of the money is being placed on team A, the Oddsmakers will move the line (say to team A -8) to "encourage" more bettors to wager on team B so the house can stand a better chance of having 50% of the money placed on each side.

CLW
08-31-2010, 04:48 PM
So... are we picking against the line or just straight up who wins?

steelerfan
08-31-2010, 05:58 PM
So... are we picking against the line or just straight up who wins?

ATS.

Kingpin32
08-31-2010, 06:26 PM
Well I would make my picks if I could remember my Yahoo ID.

cdj
08-31-2010, 06:48 PM
Well I would make my picks if I could remember my Yahoo ID.

I couldn't remember mine when I signed up, so I made a new account.

Just made my picks. I agree with mors - some tough picks right out of the gate.

Iron Dragon
08-31-2010, 08:54 PM
I'm in. Alot of tricky picks this week.. I think SMU covers against TTU, I want to pick Richmond, too..

Solidice
08-31-2010, 09:47 PM
I couldn't remember mine when I signed up, so I made a new account.

Just made my picks. I agree with mors - some tough picks right out of the gate.

same for me. I tried every name/password combo I have ever used and couldn't get it. I know I had one, but I guess it's been so long since I used it, they got rid of it or something?

jaymo76
09-01-2010, 12:18 AM
Just created an account and joined up. Last place here I come!!!

Kwizzy
09-01-2010, 10:52 AM
Made my picks this morning. I have to agree there were a couple of really tough decisions. I took a few chances on some gut feelings that could be completely off. Hopefully it'll work out.

I really like that if you are in more than 1 pick em league, there is a button that allows you to bring your picks over from the other league so you don't have to make multiple selections.

ram29jackson
09-01-2010, 07:11 PM
Oddsmakers set "lines" on the games for wagering purposes. "Betting against the spread" simply means that the "line" will be calculated with the final score to determine which side won the wager. If team A is favored by 7 points (-7), then a wager on team A must produce a final score that has team A winning by at least 8 points for you to win the wager. Team B (+7) must stay within 6 points or win the game to "cover" the spread and win the wager.

Examples:

Team A 30, Team B 21 (Team A covered by winning by at least 8 - a bet on team A is a winner)

Team A 30, Team B 24 (Team B covered by staying within 6 points - a bet on team B is a winner)

Team A 30, Team B 23 (neither team covered - the bet is a "push" or tie)

The Oddsmakers job is to set a line that gets equal money on each side. If they accomplish this, the "house" will always make money because of "juice" (a lesson for another time, lol). This is the biggest reason lines move (or change) from the time they are released until when the game starts. For example, if the majority of the money is being placed on team A, the Oddsmakers will move the line (say to team A -8) to "encourage" more bettors to wager on team B so the house can stand a better chance of having 50% of the money placed on each side.


yeah,thanks. i've basically always understood all of this. i just wondered how it applied to the picks in this game. its confusing to remember- Did I pick the losing to team to cover or not ? haha

i always look at the point spreads for a college fantasy league my friends put together

steelerfan
09-01-2010, 09:52 PM
yeah,thanks. i've basically always understood all of this. i just wondered how it applied to the picks in this game. its confusing to remember- Did I pick the losing to team to cover or not ? haha

i always look at the point spreads for a college fantasy league my friends put together

I always look at them before contacting my bookie, lol.

Solidice
09-05-2010, 10:17 AM
looks like me and JB came out on top on Saturday with a 9-5 record. dang LSU was .5 off the spread, and ND was a push.

morsdraconis
09-05-2010, 11:04 AM
Wow, I'm terrible at picking this shit with spread...

CLW
09-05-2010, 11:37 AM
.500 record so far 7-7

JeffHCross
09-05-2010, 01:26 PM
Word of warning guys ... I played last year, and Weeks 1 & 2 were the easiest of the season. If you're struggling now, get ready ... you might have a long season.

Solidice
09-05-2010, 06:33 PM
with today's games added, looks like I'm out in front(10-6 record). dang TTU had to blow their lead late and lose the spread. :mad:

HWill
09-06-2010, 10:36 AM
I'm 6-10 in this league, but i'm 9-1 in my ESPN league. Just goes to show you i'm not very good at picking against the spread.

Solidice
09-06-2010, 10:39 AM
I'm 6-10 in this league, but i'm 9-1 in my ESPN league. Just goes to show you i'm not very good at picking against the spread.

yeah, I picked the winner in every game but the Kentucky-Louisville game, but I'm 10-6.

Kwizzy
09-06-2010, 11:48 AM
Aww, what the hell? None of my picks saved! Off to a terrific start! :rolleyes:

JBHuskers
09-06-2010, 08:17 PM
looks like me and JB came out on top on Saturday with a 9-5 record. dang LSU was .5 off the spread, and ND was a push.

:))

morsdraconis
09-06-2010, 08:36 PM
Stupid spread... Missed on Navy...

Solidice
09-06-2010, 11:21 PM
me and JB on top with 11 points after all week 1 games. good start. I actually picked the winner in all but 2 games, but lost because of the spread on a few games.

morsdraconis
09-07-2010, 01:07 PM
Boy oh boy, week 2 is TOUGH to pick.

Should be pretty damn interesting to see how it all plays out.

I did awful with only 7 correct (and Notre Dame's push) but I'm not out yet.

CLW
09-12-2010, 09:27 AM
Looks like I went 11-8-1 this week. A SLIGHT Improvement from Week 1

HWill
09-12-2010, 09:52 AM
10-9-1 ATS, 19-1 straight up. :confused:

steelerfan
09-12-2010, 10:54 AM
14-5-1 this week.

Solidice
09-12-2010, 02:01 PM
10-9-1 this week.

gschwendt
09-12-2010, 02:20 PM
11-8-1 this week... flipping it from last week (8-11-1).

JeffHCross
09-12-2010, 03:53 PM
Pick'em is a lot more entertaining with confidence values, imo. Lots of strategy there.

Kwizzy
09-14-2010, 08:02 AM
Yeah Jeff, I agree but I just wanted something that was quick & easy so that maybe more people would participate. I've been in leagues in the past where people were disinterested because of the amt of time it took to rank every game.

On another note, I'm off to a fantastic 9 pt start after my picks didn't save week 1 & I butchered this weeks picks! :D

JBHuskers
09-14-2010, 08:24 AM
I had a horrible week.

morsdraconis
09-14-2010, 10:37 AM
I had a pretty decent week. Up 1 point from last week. The spread just kills me on these though. If it was pick the winner, I'd be killin' it, like I am with my pick the season NFL pool right now (11-5 and picked the two major upsets of the week Washington over Dallas and Houston over Indy).

steelerfan
09-14-2010, 02:17 PM
I do alot of betting on football and hockey so I'm used to picking ATS. The difference with this is that I'd never wager on so many games, that's just asking for trouble. I'm 64% on my straight ATS bets this season (9-5) and by being disciplined and sticking with a money management system (I use the LaBourchere method) I've nearly tripled my bankroll in 2 weeks.

ram29jackson
09-14-2010, 09:54 PM
I noticed I'm not doing too bad either haha

ram29jackson
09-14-2010, 09:55 PM
The ECU game this week could be the make or break one haha

Kwizzy
09-20-2010, 11:53 AM
Went 11-8-1 this week. Fairly happy with that. I just wish my first week's picks would've saved, would've been sitting at 27 pts (as I am in the league where my picks did save).

JBHuskers
09-20-2010, 12:07 PM
10-9-1 for me....lot better than last week.

CLW
09-20-2010, 01:38 PM
Whoot 2nd Place!

gschwendt
10-02-2010, 10:17 PM
So long as the three remaining games stay how they are (or close to it), I will end up with 14 points on the week... by far my best week.

Solidice
10-02-2010, 10:42 PM
I do 1 better than last week, not saying much though. only 7 wins this week.

CLW
10-03-2010, 12:40 PM
51-45 (3 way tie for 1st place). This is going to be fun b/c there is a bunch of us all within a game or two of each other. Should go right down to the wire.

ram29jackson
10-04-2010, 06:11 PM
haha 48 wins 48 losses haha

morsdraconis
10-04-2010, 06:42 PM
pfft, 45/51 here. Pretty damn awful...

ram29jackson
10-05-2010, 05:22 AM
pfft, 45/51 here. Pretty damn awful...

i'm just suprised i'm at exactly .500 after that many games- wow

morsdraconis
10-24-2010, 12:57 AM
Well, I just had my best week so far as I went 15/5 and looks like I'm going to be solidly in 3rd place and behind gschwendt or steelerfan by just 2 or 3 points.

Surprised I've moved up the rankings like I have considering how the season has went for teams.

JBHuskers
10-24-2010, 12:58 PM
Lots of people had huge weeks this week. I went 15-5 to get back to .500 :D

Solidice
10-24-2010, 01:17 PM
I had my best week as well(12-8), but still 71-83 for the season. I had 5 straight below .500 weeks after starting out pretty good.

ram29jackson
10-25-2010, 07:54 PM
woohoo 79-75 and like a full, I will pick Penn State this week hoping they get big breaks against Michigan- I have the freedom to change my mind though.....

Kwizzy
10-26-2010, 11:23 AM
Had a good week (13-7) been steadily making progress!

gschwendt
10-31-2010, 01:40 AM
Two below-average weeks for me in a row :/. Though it looks like I'll still be in the lead by 1.

morsdraconis
10-31-2010, 09:02 AM
Had a shitty 10-9 week. Missed 3 or 4 of them by .5 or 1 point of the spread (HATE it when that happens).

Still in 3rd place it looks like, but probably not for long if I keep this up...

Kwizzy
11-02-2010, 09:03 AM
Bad week for me at 9-11... but at least I got the Husker game right! :D

cdj
11-08-2010, 07:17 AM
Still close at the top:

gschwendt| 102
CLW| 101
steelerfan| 101
morsdraconis| 100
cdj| 98
ram29jackson| 97

Kwizzy
11-08-2010, 07:21 AM
Welp, any thoughts I had of making a run at that top group ended this week with my 8-12 set of picks! :(

morsdraconis
11-08-2010, 10:15 AM
Absolutely atrocious week for me... 8-12... WTF? Damn the upsets are crazy...

CLW
11-08-2010, 08:21 PM
LOL wish last week I had gotten my picks in on time. Went 0 fer the 12 o'clock games week before last b/c I tried to make my picks like 3 mins prior to kickoff.

ram29jackson
11-14-2010, 01:04 AM
Still close at the top:

gschwendt| 102
CLW| 101
steelerfan| 101

morsdraconis| 100
cdj| 98
ram29jackson| 97


plus 9 baby ! sorry but had to pick against Penn State haha

morsdraconis
11-14-2010, 01:08 AM
I think I just had the worst week ever for me... Fuckin' forgot to make the picks until the noon games were already closed and then I only got 7 right from the rest of them. Absolutely atrocious. I have no prayer of winning now...

ram29jackson
11-14-2010, 01:16 AM
I think I just had the worst week ever for me... Fuckin' forgot to make the picks until the noon games were already closed and then I only got 7 right from the rest of them. Absolutely atrocious. I have no prayer of winning now...

i'm not worried about winning- just like to see how I do against national average. it appears plenty of people still pick with their hearts and not their heads

ram29jackson
11-14-2010, 07:32 PM
I think I just had the worst week ever for me... Fuckin' forgot to make the picks until the noon games were already closed and then I only got 7 right from the rest of them. Absolutely atrocious. I have no prayer of winning now...



:P youre one ahead of me you jerk:D kidding


i'm a glorious 106-106 :mad:

cdj
11-14-2010, 08:10 PM
Still close....

1|steelerfan|111| 111-101
2|gschwendt's House of Wisdom|111| 111-101
3|CLW's Picks|110| 110-102
4|cdj's Losing Picks|108| 108-104
5|MorsDraconis|107| 107-105
6|ram29jackson|106| 106-106
7|jaymo76|104| 104-108
8|JBHuskers' 5* Lead Pipe Locks|100| 100-112

CLW
11-15-2010, 06:11 AM
LOL cracks me up that the best of us are only batting .523. Vegas is one tough mo fo.

steelerfan
11-15-2010, 11:05 AM
LOL cracks me up that the best of us are only batting .523. Vegas is one tough mo fo.

Yep. Although it'd be a death wish to wager on this many games.

What's funny is that, with standard juice (-110), G and I would be exactly even for the year while everyone else would have lost money. That's why discipline and money management are the real keys to making any dough on sports wagers.

JBHuskers
11-15-2010, 11:39 AM
Slipping in the standings here like I've been slipping the past three weeks in betting on NCAA games :D thank god for the NFL to help balance me.

JeffHCross
11-15-2010, 09:42 PM
Based on past years ... I'd be owning you guys in this.

Of course, basing something on past years and/or success is a rather costly idea in gambling.

steelerfan
11-15-2010, 09:47 PM
Based on past years ... I'd be owning you guys in this.

Based on the fact that you were too chicken-shit to participate ... it doesn't fucking matter.

JeffHCross
11-15-2010, 09:53 PM
Based on the fact that you were too chicken-shit to participate ... it doesn't fucking matter.Lol. That post was more for the "yeah, 'cause there's no way history would repeat itself" factor. I wasn't actually predicting success. :D :D :D

Has nothing to do with being chicken either. I just got tired of making picks every Saturday morning before the game. Wanted to relax on my Saturdays. So I quit all my pick'ems and all my Fantasy Leagues.

steelerfan
11-15-2010, 10:27 PM
That's why I make these picks on Monday or Tuesday and with no research/handicapping. ;)

gschwendt
11-15-2010, 10:33 PM
I do mine during the week but usually it's a fairly mindless process. I rarely change anything come Saturday, though I do check in on them occasionally throughout the day and particularly at the end of the night.

JeffHCross
11-18-2010, 09:20 PM
I waited at least until Phil Steele's picks came out ... those are on Thursday or Friday, I want to say. But the real reality of it is that I didn't usually have that much time on my PC until Saturday mornings. I've got more this year, but still don't get much done during the week.

CLW
11-19-2010, 09:51 AM
LOL I wake up Saturday morning and make my picks then. This practice killed me one week when I slept in and missed the first 6 games.

Solidice
11-20-2010, 03:49 PM
I missed the picks for the early games. I thought I had already picked them(I usually do them on Wednesday), but I guess I didn't. oh well.

steelerfan
11-22-2010, 02:40 AM
1 steelerfan 125-106
2 CLW's Picks 122-109
3 gschwendt's House of Wisdom 122-109
4 cdj's Losing Picks121-110

:)):)):)):))

morsdraconis
11-22-2010, 02:59 AM
I knew last week's shitty showing would come back to haunt me...

ram29jackson
11-22-2010, 05:15 PM
I knew last week's shitty showing would come back to haunt me...

are you Jewish or something ? You're always whining.:(:P

a little more respect Steelerfan for those of us in the top 6 :D

steelerfan
11-22-2010, 06:15 PM
a little more respect Steelerfan for those of us in the top 6 :D

1 steelerfan 125-106
2 CLW's Picks 122-109
3 gschwendt's House of Wisdom 122-109
4 cdj's Losing Picks 121-110
5 MorsDraconis 120-111
6 ram29jackson 119-112

There ya go. Now if jaymo wants a top 7 list, he'll have to copy and paste it himself. :P

ram29jackson
11-22-2010, 07:14 PM
1 steelerfan 125-106
2 CLW's Picks 122-109
3 gschwendt's House of Wisdom 122-109
4 cdj's Losing Picks 121-110
5 MorsDraconis 120-111
6 ram29jackson 119-112

There ya go. Now if jaymo wants a top 7 list, he'll have to copy and paste it himself. :P


for Christ sake complete stranger, I was kidding, You didnt have to waste time typing that......like..I just... wasted time..typing this.....nevermind

steelerfan
11-22-2010, 07:48 PM
for Christ sake complete stranger, I was kidding, You didnt have to waste time typing that......like..I just... wasted time..typing this.....nevermind

Uhh, yeah. I knew you were kidding. Umm, I copied and pasted it. I didn't type anything. Stranger.

ram29jackson
11-22-2010, 11:53 PM
Uhh, yeah. I knew you were kidding. Umm, I copied and pasted it. I didn't type anything. Stranger.


:)

ram29jackson
11-23-2010, 07:03 PM
anyone think Penn State can win this week against Michigan State?

steelerfan
11-24-2010, 02:46 AM
anyone think Penn State can win this week against Michigan State?

I do!!

ram29jackson
11-24-2010, 05:56 PM
I do!!

me too. I'm taking a chance and picking them

gschwendt
11-27-2010, 10:59 PM
Really bad week for me... looks like it will be steelerfan's to lose next week.

jaymo76
11-28-2010, 01:02 AM
1 steelerfan 125-106
2 CLW's Picks 122-109
3 gschwendt's House of Wisdom 122-109
4 cdj's Losing Picks 121-110
5 MorsDraconis 120-111
6 ram29jackson 119-112

There ya go. Now if jaymo wants a top 7 list, he'll have to copy and paste it himself. :P

Hey I'm just happy to finally have a winning record. As the weeks pass I remember more and more why I don't gamble in Vegas... the spread is just killin me!

Solidice
11-28-2010, 09:34 AM
my goal at this point is to just stay in the top 10. :D

morsdraconis
11-28-2010, 09:37 AM
(sigh) Another piss poor week puts me out of the race...

steelerfan
11-28-2010, 08:25 PM
1steelerfan 136
2CLW's Picks 133
3jaymo76 130
4cdj's Losing Picks 130
5gschwendt's House of Wisdom 130

:))

Hopefully, I can hold CLW (who has been extremely HOT the last several weeks) off. If so, you can all forward $ to cdj. He can send me a BIG check when he collects all the dough. :nod:;):P

steelerfan
12-05-2010, 04:07 AM
1 steelerfan 142
2 CLW's Picks 138
3 jaymo76 137
4 cdj's Losing Picks136
5 gschwendt's House of Wisdom 136
6 MorsDraconis 134
7 ram29jackson 133
8 JBHuskers' 5* Lead Pipe Locks 127
9 Kwizzy's Winners 124
10 Solidice 121
11 Gamecock999 119
12 BigBenFSU 113

:)):)):)):)):))

CLW
12-06-2010, 11:24 AM
Congrats to steelerfan!

ram29jackson
12-06-2010, 10:15 PM
thats allot of games haha