DISQUS

"BC" · 1 year ago

hey ben. how many points do you add for missing weeks?

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Hey Ben do I get any for IKE week?

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

It depends on the week. I drop the bottom 20, usually 0's, and whatever is the lowest is what I use for that week.

The totals so far are:
Week 1: 16
Week 2: 11
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 9
Week 5: 3
Week 6: 7

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

So, if you hadn't picked anything at all, you'd have a 53, which is just 10 points shy of 7th place.

So why exactly are you adding points?

"BC" · 1 year ago

well thats just great. i missed the worst week possible.
good job on running this thing though. despite all of the criticism you may get from some (clemson joe) i understand where youre coming from.
were you a statistics major?

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

Why have a deadline if there isn't a penalty for missing it?

You standardize a system to make it fair.

If you can be gifted points for missing a week, is that valid for 2 or 3 weeks or just 1?

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Yahoo makes the deadline, not me...

I said I eliminate the lowest 20 each week, mostly these are 0's. The pack is now at 57.

I do look at the possibility of two missing days, but no one with two missing days is even close to making the top 10.

Also I denote with an ** who has befitted from this, so those who wish can not count them.

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Okay Ben guess I'm kinda slow took me a while to figure this out, I gotta 49 missed week # 3 so here I'm 56 if you add 7 for the week I missed
After The Cowboys beat the Tigers and the Hogs beat the spread guess I'll jump up a little. I find it real difficult to really know anything about the MAC- Ball St for example & their opponents- I thought West Kent was Sunbelt- I really no nothing of these teams-Where's Tulsa and why would TCU fall so low did I miss something- dang- thanks Ben
Hookem-Horns
BTW Geaux Tigers - doing purty good for a guy that missed a week

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

Western Kentucky will be a full member in the Sun Belt next season. They're in that transition period right now since they just moved up to D-1A. In case you care, South Alabama will be fielding a football team next year in hopes of moving up to D1-A by 2013 and then will be added to the Sun Belt for football then. So, all of those South Alabama fans out there can be excited about that.

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Thanks for the info Joe
Its really hard for me to pick on a game when I know nothing about the team or its competition. I find it hard to believe that Ball jumped some other really good teams IMHO and looking at their schedule they face like nobody- beats the heck outa me? Tulsa is #1 in the country in total offense, and they are not ranked and other one loss teams that lost to #1 and are not ranked- beats the heck outa me.
For example BYU beats Wash by 1 point- 1 friggin point and they are ranked #9- okay OU destroyed Wash
Thanks for the Info man- whats W Kent record- who have they played? I still cant believe that Ball is ranked and others are not like FSU, TCU etc etc
I dont know bout S Alabama, but I've been to North Alababma- shout out to my friends in Florence- Go Lions
BTW The Liquor is high up there- everybody told me to buy it in Mississippi- prices similar to Texas - Did I listen no- prices of boose double than the Tex price- kinda sucked because somebody robbed my jug in Greenvillie Miss, I got some in Florence Al. on my way to Murphsburo Tenn. Tomcat avoids interstates-two lane black top
Hookem-Horns

Porcine · 1 year ago

If you click on the team name it takes you to their page, results, etc.

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Thx Cat. All it takes for that to change is for me to get the bright idea that I should lay a little smack on the picks. That would certainly be a guarenteed loss.

I gotta admit though, it still feels like I stood in the food stamp line when looking at my total on here because of the added points for the missed week. But watcha gonna do?

Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

For the record, I like the deadline. I wasn't bashing it.

Thanks for the explanation. Maybe you've done it before, but this is the first that I've seen. Unfortunately I don't read every post, so if you did, mea culpa.

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

I started adding the points 2 weeks ago. It doesn't really matter though... Its all just for fun anyways.

TigerEducated · 1 year ago

I'd just like to make an off-topic post here at FanBlogs...

Being a New Orleans Saints fan is like being a crack addict...You swear off every year after they break your effing heart...

No...Never again. Not this time...I'm going to quit Cold Turkey...I'm done...Maybe I should get some help...Nope. Period. Its done. I'm done. It's out of my life. I'm turning the page. I can control it...

...and every Sunday...You find the pipe, and you're hitting it hard right at kickoff...

Geezus...I'm beginning to think that God does not like the Saints using a religious reference as a mascot...

The_Central_Scrutinizer · 1 year ago

It's ok - repeat after me: "It's not my fault."
You're not responsible for the sAints' suckage.
Martine Erratica is teh Antichrist.

TigerEducated · 1 year ago

Martine Overly/Erra/IsaFaggita gives us a 13 point swing in that game...

We would've been up 10-0 in the 1st on that FG but instead, we're tied 7-7, and then we gaffe away the Game Winner in the 4th on a shank...

13 points by the kicker alone...JHC...

The_Central_Scrutinizer · 1 year ago

Much of this falls on Peyton
- Automatica Sporadica is on strike three, so he needs to be tossed under the bus right now.
- wtf is Reggie "Not #42, It's 4-foot-2" still doing on the team, making Kaesviharn commit DPI because his man was WFO? Does the bus not hit him cuz he's so freekin' short?
- Deuce had what, 6 carries? He oughtta be *DRIVING* the bus.

TampaGator · 1 year ago

Dude was money when he was in Tampa--in fact, he was beloved.

For him to have been traded by Tampa...speaks volumes.

Best I can figure, is he just forgot how to kick...

...either that, or his deal with the devil came due.

I was franky surprised to see that he was even still playing in the NFL; thought he'd figured it out already...or at least I figured the rest of the league would have!


GO GATORS!!

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

Dude, I'm a Chiefs fan. Have you caught any of their games, or should I say appearances this year?

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

I suddenly feel better about my team Joe......thanks...lol.


Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

I'm glad that our misery could be of help to someone. LOL.

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

TE
It's my 13 wedding anniversary today so I took the misses out for a bite and DVR'ed the game. Turned it on when we got home and after we finished, uh, talking....I started watching and I only got to halftime. I was ready to smash my head into the bricks because of them. I'm the same as you when it comes to writing them off and I just did it again. I could freakin eat nails when I watch them "F" up every damn game...stupid azz mistakes.

Injuries are really killing them but dumb-azz false starts, holding calls, the non-calls (Bush nearly getting his helmet ripped off by a face mask), blocked field goal returned for a TD??? You gotta be f-ing kidding me, right?

I stopped it at half time and switched over to ESPN for the final and saw they lost 30-27. Then I deleted what was left on the DVR. After several deep, cleansing breaths, I feel a little better..but not much. Sorry about the rant. I had to get it out or I was gonna explode.

Geaux Tigers
"F" the Can't(s)

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Same-Here except used to be the cowgirls. A guy was at a game in Dallas with a little dog, the Cowboys would drive the ball to the red zone, couldnt get it in so they settled for a feild goal, the little dog did a backwards flip. Later on the same thing happened, they got a feild goal and the little dog did a backwards flip, this continued throughout the game. The guy sittin next to them asked, man I've been watching and its amazing that he does a backwards flip after every feild goal.What does he do when they score a touchdown? I dunno, only had him three seasons

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

I remember the days of the Dead Skins.

At least we can agree on this... The NFC East is back!

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

Is this a doggone NFL blog or a doggone college football blog?

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Apparently this thread got high jacked.

truckdriver · 1 year ago

Ya'll have it easy. I'm a KC fan. I've pawned everything I own,stolen everything my parents had, robbed old ladies, go to rehab every January and still pick the pipe back up every Sept. Some times I fall off the wagon for a few days in April but by Sept I hit rock bottom.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

truckdriver:

This is fanblogs.com - your looking for the online NA meetings. I'd try something like NA.com. You probably thought that fanblogs.com was a place where we would all clap our hands and get real excited that you came in here and shared that. I'd stay in rehab for at least a whole year if I were you. You never know what might happen. Shoot, you might even pop back into reality someday.

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

Tommy Trojan what is your problem, Man! Show some compassion. This man got on here to seek help and you are turning him away! I am very disappointed in your behavior!

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Lennie:

What? I'm tryin' to get the guy some help. Heck, he's gonna take his eighteen wheels and run the whole dayum town over some day. Crack and big rigs are not a good combination. Hey, you ever remember that gal that used to pop in here in the past couple of years? It was the same kinda thing. I think she was messed up on the oxycontin's or something. She had no idea where she was. But, I'd have my little AA meeting with her anyway. Hope she sobered up.

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

Tommy, I think that was Mrs Coondawg, I think she and her hubby was banned from fanblogs....likable couple as I recall...

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

It sounded like you were sending him away. Maybe he was using fanblogs as a step in the right direction! You know to open up and seek help!

TigerEducated · 1 year ago

Seriously, Tommy? Really?

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

TE:

I'm speakin' for him only. He's got a shot at it. I'm never coming back......

TigerEducated · 1 year ago

Dude...

HE WAS FACKING JOKING, YOU NIMROD...

Go read my talk up top of "hitting the pipe" on Sundays...He's playing off of that...

Gee, you're dumb...

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

TE:

Like I believe that any of it is real....A-Hole! Bite it!

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

TE:

I wish you were here....You'd change your tone real fast. Your about the most ignorant human being that has ever existed. To me - you really aren't too damn bright. You think your brilliant - but I don't think you got much IQ at all. What? Did mommy and daddy pay for you to get an education? They wasted their hard earned money.....

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

Can't you and TigerEducated get along? Did Rodney King get that butt whipping from the LAPD for nothing? He got it for all of us college football fans to put away our differences and love one another!

truckdriver · 1 year ago

TT-Didn't realise that my post would be taken seriously. Have you lost your entire sense of humor since the loss to the Beavers or are you that stupid?

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

truckdriver:

I talk about my own inebreated self quite often. Used to have the conversations with "the Mayor" all the time. So no, I realise that most of us are just clowning around. I'm clowning around on almost everything - except for serious posts that relate to actual football. Everything else is purely satire.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

I feel for a brother in pain. There is hope. I had it even worse than you: I was a Falcons fan--you know, the team that has never posted back-to-back winning seasons? I was finally able to kick it after Vick hit rock bottom. But now I see them win on the road at Green Bay with a rookie QB and I think about all the good times we used to have and I wonder if I'm strong enough to turn my back on it...

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

WEA:

Alright, I feel some kinda "intervention" is required here. You seem to be in a "total relapse cycle". You are now begining to imagine that you can, one more time, capture that feeling of ectasy when you 1st became addicted. Let me remind you of the definition of insanity: CONTINUING TO DO THE SAME OLD THING - EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS.

I will now appoint myself as your "temporary sponsor". I expect for you to do these things: 1.) stay away from any conversation with "truckdriver", as he being a Chiefs fan, is surely going to cause you to get depressed - and therefore relapse. 2.) each morning, 1st thing, pray that you will somehow be released from the bondage of being a Falcon fan. 3.) Start to try and invision a new life for yourself. Maybe you could become a Dolphin fan. Parcell's is there and that team is looking pretty good.

Oh, and don't forget to check in everyday and let us all know how your doing. It's very important to maintain a bond with your fellows.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

Yes, I'm forever chasing that initial high of going to the Superbowl in 1998...

Oooh, that smell...Can't you smell that smell???

No, I would never try anything as hard as being a Dolphins fan. Being a Falcons fan is much safer--it's readily available and you don't have to do it every weekend...

blackdawg · 1 year ago

The Atlanta Falcons..... you remember Bob (General) Lee the Falcons QB, pre Scott Hunter, pre Peachtree Bart? As a kid between the Falcons and the Braves it's a wonder I didn't swear off competitive sports altogether and take up the clarinet. My senses are now dull (years of abuse).... but at least now I can take it and still live a quality life.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

blackdawg:

Bob Lee, Junior Coffey, Tommy Nobis, Jerry Simmons.....What a team!

blackdawg · 1 year ago

I'm impressesd TT, don't leave out Claude Humphrey, (Pre Eagles), & running back Dave Hampton.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

BD:

Big Claude Humphrey. Wasn't that guy about 6'8 or something like that? I think that it was Too Tall Jones that finally beat that guys height. He was the biggest guy at the time - although Bubba Smith was right on his cleat strings.

blackdawg · 1 year ago

Humphrey, Too Tall, and Bubba Smith left to much of an impression on this kid to question there size or their ability. Too Tall probably cost the Falcons a playoff and a Super Bowl in 81 when he jump into the nuetral zone, on 3rd and one (before the snap, you could then) and then fell into the hole created for William Andrews, much to the suprise of Lynn Cain, (one of your guy's I believe). Cain(USC) and Andrews(AUB) we loved them here in GA.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

I'm a little partial to former Auburn RB William Andrews as my favorite Falcon back of old...

blackdawg · 1 year ago

I loved the guy. Andrews and Cain, John Madden's favorite duo. They should have got ring. Life's not fair.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

I lived in Germany during 1976 when I discovered the NFL at the tender age of 8. And since I was born in Texas, I was an immediate Cowboys fan. I didn't know the Falcons existed until we moved back in 1977.

My second favorite team was the Vikings, because my father was a fan of Tark, having played him in high school when my father was a sophomore and Tark was a senior at Clark Central over in Athens. He was rather good at that level, my father recalled...

Thinking back now, it was really strange discovering professional sports while we lived overseas. We didn't get ANY broadcasts over there. All we had was what was in the Stars and Stripes. I was a huge Big Red Machine fan and knew who all the players were, but NEVER saw a game...

Later that year, I decided to be a Boston Bruins fan because I liked the name, even know I had no idea what hockey was or how it was played. I would check the papers every day to look at their record and see if they had won.

It beat the hell out of converting to a soccer fan while I was over there though...

blackdawg · 1 year ago

I grew up a Falcon/Viking and Braves fan. Fran was my hero growing up, a former UGA guy. I pulled for the Vikings in three Super Bowls, Mia, Pit, Oak. Fran and the guys could never pull it out. I still say that Preston Pearson interfered with Nate Wright in the playoff game with the Cowboys, (78 or 79 don't remember which year). The Reds were like beyond human to me, growing up. My little League coach, 3 straight years, took us to the see the Reds and the Braves. We would get as close to the field as we could a watch, Morgan, Rose, Perez, Concepcion, Bench take batting practice, for a kid it was unbelievable. I never thought I would ever get into soccer but my 6 year old daughter loves it and I'm now trying to learn the tricks, I might need CJ's help with that.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

Those were the days, and I think that if you're one generation removed from soccer, you're in the clear, especially if your offspring lacks the 'Y' chromosome...

:-)

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

I just finished going over my picks for the 2nd time (I always go over them at least 3 times before I consider them finalized) and they look pretty difficult this week. LV is starting to get tight.

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

Joe, I think I'm in trouble this week with my picks, unless I change them by Friday, I will probably need Ben to give me a few points......

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

This week's rough man. There's quite a few that I don't feel the least bit confident about.

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

OU_Ron:
You could use the system you incorporated last week...lol.

SSHHHHHH!!!

Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

I don't know GT, I'm afraid the hat trick will only last so long........actually, I think I may skip this weeks picks, I think you get 5 to 7 points if you don't choose any.....hell, I may get more points that way, this week looks tough ...

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Hey Ron,
give me your perspective of the Mizzou / Ok St game. I don't / can't watch much B12 games but I'm having trouble making a pick in this one. I do know that OK St is undefeated, has a dynamic offense and is getting 14. But I also know that Mizzou has an even better offense and is averaging something like 52 pts per game. Additionally, Mizzou is 5-1 vs the spread in the last 6 against OKST......but......the visiting team has won the last 3 meetings between these two.

I initially picked Mizzou and gave up the 14 but after finding that last nugget of info, I'm second guessing the pick. And IMO, OKST is better this year than they've been in the past 3 yrs.

I may have to go back and switch..........damn...............I just don't know. What I do know is, in the SEC, if someone is laying 14pts, I always take the points because it's a conference game. Does the B12 hold true to this also?

Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Anyone of you B12 guys can weigh in on this also.

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Who Knows I did the same as Ron took OK st, they also run up scores vs Neb- really a tossup, the points helped me choose, but dont take my advice-heck look at my standings LOL
The B-12 is a wild scary place were just about anything can happen and everybody beats every body, without going into a vicory chain type of thing, its wide open and every team matches up differently against each other.
Good Luck

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

GT, I usually pick wrong if I think about it too long......I took Okla State and the points, I guess they could loose by 40, but I keep thinking about the Illinois game, I'm probably wrong, but I don't look to get too many right this week anyway......OSU fo me.....

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Thx for the input fellas. OKST has nearly as good an offense and Mizzou's defense is said to be not all that great. I think this one is a coin flip with the points though so here we go:

<grabbed a quarter>
<heads for Mizzou, tails for OKST>
<flipping>
<dropped.....gotta re-flip>
<flipping.....concentrating on looking the quarter into the hand>
<caught it and covered>
It's tails. Going change the pick to OKST.

Geaux Tigers
Geaux Cowboys

TampaGator · 1 year ago

NFL is like some party chick you keep around for kicks. Good times, good for some fun memories, you flirt with each other constantly, but easy to forget about, and she couldn't break your heart if she wanted to.

Crack? That's CFB. CFB is my crack....

...and this is my NA!


GO GATORS!!

Clemson_Joe · 1 year ago

That's perfect. That's the best description I've seen.

TampaGator · 1 year ago

takes a fellow junkie to appreciate...


GO GATORS!!

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

That is a good one. We award you Analogy of the Day, TG...

TampaGator · 1 year ago

Sweet! I think I'll frame this post--along with my certificate of satisfactory completion of Fanblogs NA...if I could ever earn it!


GO GATORS!!

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Thanks well spoken, Im gonna get mix fix this Sat
Luv Ya Blue Go Oilers

Bama_DevilDog · 1 year ago

Cracktastic!

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

I just said "FUNK IT" and picked all the favorites!

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

That earned me 5/16 last week...

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Actually, you picked 11 favorites and 5 dogs....and all the dogs lost....lol.

Just messin with ya man. OU_Ron picked all the fav's and went 10 for 16.


Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

The only dog I picked starts with the letters A--U--B--

Actually, GT, thanks for being diplomatic. An Auburn loss against Vandy virtually knocked them out of West contention, yet you were gentlemanly about it.

I'll feel much better about things if Vandy wins the east, so kindly beat Florida this weekend to facilitate the prophecy... :-)

No way I take Auburn and lay 19 this weekend...

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

The Tigers will definitely give it a shot in da Swamp but, as we all know, it won't be easy. I read an article yesterday that said, starting Monday (that just passed) the coaching staff has been playing replays of all the 4th down conversions from last years match-up in BR. Also included were all of LSU's scores and the fake field goal attempt that was successful. A bit of bulletinboard material, if you will. I'm sure those guys will be up for the game though, regardless of last years outcome.

After listening to the Les Miles show this afternoon, he says he thinks they've found something they can exploit in Florida's kicking game coverage also. Les says he expects the game to come down to the fourth quarter though and expressed his appreciation for Florida's talent.

Concerning Au's loss to Vandy, I honestly wanted Tubbie's boys to win for the sole reason of keeping LSU's SOS as high as possible. Who knows what'll happen now though, as I've seen the thread about you guys OC possibly getting the boot. I'll have to go check that out afterwards.

Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

I wass going with who I would like to win so forget this week I am going with the favorites

GA_Boy · 1 year ago

Fellas, after two weeks of piss poor results in this thing and apparently not receiving any of Ben's bonus points, I find myself at the bottom of the fanblogs totum pole. I am even below this freak "I might be bi-curious." I was starting to think maybe Ramblin Gator is right and I should start going by Gayboy. But, alas, I have made what I know will be the winning picks this week! If I don't finish in the top 2 for this week's results, I shall spend next week like Smokey in my new avitar!

GO DAWGS!

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Hey GA-Boy Took me a while to figure this out too, your standings on pickem don't change just add some points to your yahoo score according to Ben's formula and you will rise up a little.
Hookem-Horns

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

I must still be hung over from Saturday, how in the hell can Washington State be favored over S Cal....???

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

No lines are posted yet. The team in bold is the home team, so until a line is posted the home team is the favorite.

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

Ben, on the page where you select your teams for that week, the team on the left side of the page is the favorite and the team on the right side is the underdog, look at it ????

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

Sorry Ben, I see what you're saying now.......