This is a highly shitty "compromise" solution to a problem that never existed in the first place.

Apparently he doesn't want people cluttering the board with useless threads. Seventeen variations on a sentence used in a subject heading, half of which are started by Panther PislA and Jimmypasta, is perfectly OK though.

That sucks, don's contest was one of my favorite things on the board. This new thing seems like it is going to suck

Apparently he doesn't want people cluttering the board with useless threads. Seventeen variations on a sentence used in a subject heading, half of which are started by Panther PislA and Jimmypasta, is perfectly OK though.

Fucking A, I hate those useless fucking threads, in no way is that shit entertaining, way to go OKC...

Highly Speculative Week 1 Lineup

Thursday September 9th
1. (22) Auburn @ Mississippi St. 7:30pm
2. Vikings @ Saints 7:30pm
Saturday September 11th
3. South Florida @ (4) Florida 11:20am
4. Michigan @ Notre Dame 2:30pm
5. (19) Miami (FL) @ (5) Ohio St. 2:40pm
6. (9) Penn St. @ (1) Alabama 6:00pm
Sunday September 12th
7. Lions @ Bears 12:00pm
8. Cowboys @ Redskins 7:20pm
Monday September 13th
9. Ravens @ New York Jets 6:00pm
10. Chargers @ Chiefs 9:15pm

It's not my board, but I'm on that board...-Dick Spiracy

Shouldn't it be Dick's Piracy?

The system was far from perfect. As I recall the C2C contest the first year required "a reason or jurko-like thought fragment" for each pick. Coast didn't want players just throwing games at the wall to get the highest win pct. And of course that is exactly what happened when I took over the contest and relaxed the rules to maximize participation.

The 2008 season contest had 3200 picks made in it. The 2009 contest still isn't tabulated and I had a pretty good excuse to suspend/drop the contest last season. I enjoy the idea of trying something new and different. The 10 game weekly card for the 17 weeks of the nfl season sounds like fun and the contest will be tighter in competition by far. Players get to make 170 picks max during the season.

Players don't have to play all the games each week, but those 10 games are the only ones I'm taking action on for the week. Last years contest only needed 50 picks to qualify for the prize, this year it's going to take a minimum to 86 picks. That's one more than half of the total number of picks made for this contest.

I understand completely the emotional(and financial ) investment in the board and the contest. Thanks yous for all your fire and passion and vitriol that you bring here. So everyone please embrace this new and better contest. If you got an edge that the Nevada-Utah St.
matchup, go to your guy, cash that winner and tell me about over a cold beer.

. So everyone please embrace this new and better contest.

I can appreciate the rules of the contest. It tests people on a head to head basis.

However, I do want to hear a hot pickers thoughts on Cal Poly v. UNLV as it may provide enough information to buy the sweatshirt myself. I guess we can just have a picks thread for normal, non contest thoughts.

I will embrace the change to the contest, see what it's like, but I do have a couple questions and they may be answered when you put up the games the first time, but will we have to give reason why we pick a team like before or can we just put the team in. Will it just be the spread number or do we get over-unders too, and if we win, do we get double or money back or does the vig come out, like let's say you put a 10 spot on a team and you win, do you get 20 or 19.09.

Thanks for any information.

Shouldn't the contest run from Tuesday through Monday?

I can appreciate the rules of the contest. It tests people on a head to head basis.

However, I do want to hear a hot pickers thoughts on Cal Poly v. UNLV as it may provide enough information to buy the sweatshirt myself. I guess we can just have a picks thread for normal, non contest thoughts.

Did it taste a little salty when you swallowed?

Did it taste a little salty when you swallowed?