# SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838 "2008-08-13T13:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/21 "2008-08-27T14:45:23Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] While we’re talking pools, I’ve emptied out the waiting list and I still have one, possibly two slots open up in the pool that I run. It seems that just about every year we have one Doper join in, so if anyone is interested in an insanely fun pool, come [take a look](http://www.sirblah.com/1on1pool/). [/QUOTE] Ooh I’d be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/22 "2008-08-27T15:01:59Z")
[QUOTE=Hawkeyeop] Ooh I’d be interested. [/QUOTE] Cool…PM sent. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/23 "2008-08-28T16:13:57Z")
Is there a college pick em for us? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/24 "2008-08-28T17:14:26Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] Is there a college pick em for us? [/QUOTE] Asked the same question in the [College Football 2008](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10141338&postcount=26) thread. I’m in if there’s interest. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/25 "2008-09-02T18:08:33Z")
Just giving this thread a post-Amnesia Weekend bump…two days until the games start to count! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/26 "2008-09-02T19:20:36Z")
You can pick the games up until 5 minutes before they start, so if you want you can pick only Thursday’s game now and do the rest later. But don’t forget to do Thursday’s game. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/27 "2008-09-02T22:29:40Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > You can pick the games up until 5 minutes before they start, so if you want you can pick only Thursday’s game now and do the rest later. But don’t forget to do Thursday’s game. BUT, if you’re playing Survival, make sure you get your pick in before 7:00 on Thursday, even if you’re picking a Sunday winner. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/28 "2008-09-04T19:18:44Z")
Make sure you get your survival picks this week in the next 3.5 hours, you need to pick them before the first game starts. You’ll have to pick Thursday night’s game too in the pick em leagues. Anyone still interested can sign up whenever. I haven’t had time this year to organize the salary cap league that we ran last year, but if you make a team (look for salary cap football on [fantasysports.yahoo.com](http://fantasysports.yahoo.com)) we may be able to be part of a league together later. You can play against the general public even if you’re not in a league. You guys might also be interested in trying [wagerline.com](http://wagerline.com) - it’s a virtual sports betting site where you competitively bet monopoly money on sports bets, but you could become recognized as one of the top bettors for various categories and IIRC there are real prizes even though it’s free. If a few of us sign up for that, we may be able to form some sort of league later for that too. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/29 "2008-09-04T19:21:40Z")
Ok, the last bit of advertising I plan to do: the deadline for the [prop bet contest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477922) is tonight at 7:00 Eastern. God, football’s here in four hours. Dios mio, man. Dios mio. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/30 "2008-09-08T06:10:16Z")
So how did everyone do over the weekend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/31 "2008-09-08T06:13:16Z")
Fucking Seahawks. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/32 "2008-09-08T15:23:39Z")
Fucking Lions. Although things are looking good in Pick’em. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/33 "2008-09-08T17:00:04Z")
I picked the Lions also. That pick of Ryan the Falcons made suddenly looks better too me. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/34 "2008-09-08T20:17:09Z")
Bummer. I’m too late for everything but pick’em. I looked a couple times, but never saw this thread. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/35 "2008-09-09T07:52:35Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > I wasn’t going to play… but how can I resist the opportunity to gloat at you? Well after one week, I make it Cat 1 - Squid 0 I’ll take gloating rights while I can. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/36 "2008-09-09T15:30:39Z")
Hal’s Rabid Ferrets at the top of the list – gloat gloat gloat. 🙂 Of course, I did that last season as well, and slowly tanked it as the season went on. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/37 "2008-09-12T19:04:30Z")
Things I learned today: You get more points in Confidence if you choose a higher number for the games you feel more confident about. (As opposed to ranking them, with 1 being most confident.) :smack: ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/38 "2008-09-17T05:40:22Z")
Hey its nice to be catching up on the leaders. Look out **Hal Briston** and **meek**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/39 "2008-09-17T17:06:43Z")
I did a little math and figured out if I had done the first week right, I could have gotten 85 points. Still not great, but I’d be in 2nd place overall now. ☹ And I suck against the spread. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838/40 "2008-09-21T06:19:31Z")
Some of you still need to make your pick 'em entries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues/459838.md?page=3)