2012 NFL Football Pool

[barrysloate]

We haven't gotten very much response about doing a football pool this year, but I thought I would start one here and see who wants to play. Tim Cathey has run it the past two seasons, and I will still defer to him if he wants to do it again this year. If not, I can keep track of the weekly standings. Here are a few rules to start:

Let's have each round be worth a little more than the previous one, as we did in the past:

Wild card- 1 point for each correct pick
Conference semi-finals- 2 points
Conference finals- 3 points
Superbowl- 5 points.

Let's get all picks in at least one hour before first kickoff. So for this week, noon Saturday is the deadline. Let's also say no edits allowed, unless they were allowed in past years.

And if we can get at least 5 or more players, there will be a prize for the winner. Leon will donate a deluxe Net54 T-shirt to the winner.

So just post in this area, and unless I hear from Tim I will keep track of the point totals and post the standings on the Monday after the games. Good luck to everyone, and let's get a few more players.

[barrysloate]

My picks for this weekend:

Bengals
Saints
Giants
Steelers

[boysblue]

wildcard picks.....

saints
steelers
texans
falcons

[pgellis]

I'm in. I lost last year (or came in 2nd, however you want to look at it) on the total points in the Super Bowl. So, I'll play again.

My picks:

CINN
NO
NYG
PITT

Good Luck,
Phil

P.S. GO PACK GO!

[RichardSimon]

NO
NY
PITT
TEXANS

the prize is what makes this all worthwhile, thanks Leon

[barrysloate]

That's the spirit. Keep those picks coming.

I should add that in case of a tie for first, Leon will tear the T-shirt in half and give one piece to each winner. Just specify if you would like the left side or the right side.

[tiger8mush]

I'll be the different one and pick tebow ... he's due.

NO
DEN
NYG
HOU

Thanks Barry and Leon!

Rob

[Leon]

If there is a tie then I will give a T-shirt to each winner. Please no conspiracies .

[Ease]

Saints
Texans
Broncos
Giants

Thanx guys. Pittsburgh is on the downswing, especially with the injuries, imo. Tebow wins.

[Runscott]

Houston
New Orleans
New York
Pittsburgh

My picks for this weekend are:

New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Denver Broncos
Houston Texans

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by boysblue

wildcard picks.....

saints
steelers
texans
falcons

This was the correct answer

[vintagetoppsguy]

I'll play. Thanks for the contest. This week's picks:

Texans
Saints
Giants
Steelers

[Bill Stone]

Thanks:

Cinn.
New Orleans
Steelers
Giants

[barrysloate]

Matthew H- are you taking those four teams as your picks?

[Big Ben]

Sounds fun!

Houston
Pittsburgh

New Orleans
New York Giants

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Tim Cathey has run it the past two seasons, and I will still defer to him if he wants to do it again this year. If not, I can keep track of the weekly standings.

Barry, if you or someone else can keep track of the points this year it would be a huge help to me. Thanks for getting it going.

Hou
Pitt
Atl
NO

[CowboysGuide]

Steelers
Saints
Bengals
Giants

[pgellis]

Nobody wants the Lions yet?

[barrysloate]

I was about to say the same thing-nobody has picked Detroit yet.

Tim- I'll keep score for you this year. Hopefully I don't mess it up.

[Vol]

Thanks Barry for getting it going this year.
My picks..

Houston

Denver

NY Giants

Detroit

[barrysloate]

A Detroit supporter with a Freewheelin' Bob Dylan avatar. A man who thinks for himself.

[frankbmd]

Cincinnati
New Orleans
New York
Pittsburgh

I'm an XL

[jcmtiger]

Pittsburg
Detroit
Cinn
Atlanta

Joe

[carrigansghost]

Pitt
NO
NY
Hou

Rawn

[sportscardpete]

Steelers
Texans
Giants
Saints

[mybuddyinc]

Did someone say "Bet?"

http://youtu.be/N57SxyxUhTQ



Would like to pick a dog , but gotta' go with fav's:

Houston
NO
NY
Pitts





(Oh, and West Virginia +3.5, tonight)

[Matt]

Bengals
Stoolers
Falcons
Saints

[BleedinBlue]

Houston
Atlanta
New Orleans
Pittsburgh

[sox1903wschamp]

My picks:

Bengals
Saints
Falcons
Steelers

P.S. GO PATS GO!

[Scott T]

Texans
Saints
Falcons
Giants

[GoldenAge50s]

I like hot ketchup on my Dog's, so I'm going with:



Cincy on the road over Houston

the Lions to send the Saints Breezing home early!

Atlanta & Matt Ryan over that other Manning, and

Pittsburgh to continue Tebow's tumble.

[rjackson44]

houston , new orleans, pittsburg ,ny giants.thanks

[Mikehealer]

cincy, new orleans, atlanta, pittsburgh.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Thanks for running the pool.

Houston
Saints
Giants
Pittsburgh

Jeff

[barrysloate]

Just a reminder that today's picks should be in by 3:30 PM EST, one hour before first kickoff. Thank you.

[AndyG09]

Thanks for working on this Barry.

Houston
Denver
G-Men
New Orleans

As much as I would love to take my beloved Lions, I think the world might end if we won a playoff game.


Best,

Andy

[rickybulldog50]

Cincy
Saints
Denver
Giants

[carrigansghost]

Why the Denver love, the guy cannot throw a football.

Rawn

[barrysloate]

Great game for the Giants....Atlanta became the first team to finish with 2 points in a playoff game.

[carrigansghost]

Denver will be lucky to reach that much.

Rawn

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

Why the Denver love, the guy cannot throw a football.

Rawn

He can't?

[barrysloate]

Yep, the Denver game was a shocker. Here are the first week standings. If I've made a mistake or left out your name, please let me know. Don't forget this week's games are worth 2 points each.

Rob G. 4
Eric S. 4
Ty 4
Andy G. 4
Richard S. 3
Scott F. 3
David J. 3
Big Ben 3
Isaac L. 3
Rawn H. 3
Sportscard Pete 3
Scott G. 3
Scott T 3
Octavio R. 3
Jeff (Ibuy...) 3
Rickey A 3
Boysblue 2
Phil E. 2
Bill S. 2
Tim C. 2
Steve L. 2
Frank B. 2
Bleedinblue 2
Barry S. 2
Matt W. 1
Michael S. 1
Mike H. 1
JC McTiger 0
Fred Y. 0

[jcmtiger]

Glad I wasn't betting on these games. . 0 for 4.

Joe

[barrysloate]

I feel your pain Joe. There's always next week.

[barrysloate]

Let's get the second week started:

Patriots
Ravens
Packers
Saints

[rjackson44]

Pats ravens saints packers

[vintagetoppsguy]

Saints
Pats
Texans
Packers

[pgellis]

N.O.
Denver
Baltimore
Green Bay

Go Pack Go!

My picks for this weekend are:

New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants