# SDMB NFL Pick'em And Suicide Pools **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277 "2005-08-16T15:03:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/21 "2005-08-16T22:25:11Z")
I see a sure-fire lock in week 1. I’d tell you all about it but then we’d have that all-way tie for first place thing happen. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/22 "2005-08-16T22:43:15Z")
Mine will probably be the winner of this match-up Dallas/San Diego as my pick. Unless something happens between now and then that makes me change my mind. Anyone have anything to tell me that I should know about? Did I miss anything important on either of these teams off-season? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/23 "2005-08-16T22:51:35Z")
> [@LostGoals](#): > > Mine will probably be the winner of this match-up Dallas/San Diego as my pick. Unless something happens between now and then that makes me change my mind. Anyone have anything to tell me that I should know about? Did I miss anything important on either of these teams off-season? 🙂 All I know is that Drew Brees is damn good, no matter how quickly everybody tried to write him off before last year. ---
**Author:** ![Updike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@Updike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Updike)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/24 "2005-08-17T01:48:01Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > “Too early”?? Pffftt! It’s _never_ too early to get this underway! We’ve got two separate pools opened up: > > [SDMB Pick’em Pool](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem/register/joinprivategroup) > Group ID # - 10390 > Password - cecil > > [SDMB Suicide Pool](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival/register/joinprivategroup) > Group ID # - 7434 > Password - cecil > > Come join the fun! > And prepare to get your ass handed to you, of course. Can a SDMB guest sign up for one of them? I do plan on becoming a member before the 30 days are up. Thanks! ---
**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 17, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/25 "2005-08-17T02:48:23Z")
> [@Updike](#): > > Can a SDMB guest sign up for one of them? I do plan on becoming a member before the 30 days are up. Thanks! But of course! Just, no winning allowed for guests, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/26 "2005-08-17T03:04:25Z")
If he gets too far a lead, as commissioner, you can “accidentally” delete his team. Not that you would, I’m just saying. You know what, that’s just mean. I’m not even gonna hit submit. Oops! ---
**Author:** ![Updike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@Updike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Updike)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/27 "2005-08-17T03:29:19Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > But of course! > > Just, no winning allowed for guests, of course. Thanks. Shouldn’t be a problem though, I’ve done Pick-Em with other groups for a few years, and I always manage to wind up in second place! Good luck to all. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/28 "2005-08-17T04:05:56Z")
I am traditionally Very Bad at pick-em and Very Good at suicide football. Which of course means mediocre finishes for each. Either way, I am in. -K. The original draft of this post said “Very Good at suicide.” Thank goodness for preview. ---
**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 17, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/29 "2005-08-17T14:31:25Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > The original draft of this post said “Very Good at suicide.” Thank goodness for preview. Don’t worry…even if had went through, we’d have quite a bit of trouble believing you. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/30 "2005-08-17T14:42:34Z")
I would just like to remind folks who won the first suicide round last year. Gloat. Gloat. Gloat. ---
**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 17, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/31 "2005-08-17T14:55:22Z")
So, last out last year – first out this year, then? ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/32 "2005-08-17T15:48:12Z")
Hey guys I haven’t played suicide football online before, just with friends. This is the kind where you can only use a team once, right? (that is till everyone loses and you start over) ---
**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 17, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/33 "2005-08-17T15:49:43Z")
That’s it…pick your one sure-fire lead pipe lock winner for the week, no repeating teams you picked in earlier weeks. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/34 "2005-08-17T15:52:00Z")
Cool. Thats what I thought. Thanks **Hal**. ---
**Author:** ![Tazmanian\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tazmanian\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazmanian_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/35 "2005-08-17T16:03:40Z")
The Grossman Broken Ankles are in and ready to go. ---
**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 6, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/36 "2005-09-06T22:03:46Z")
Just giving this a bump to remind those who haven’t submitted their picks that the Week 1 deadline is fast approaching. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/37 "2005-09-06T22:30:15Z")
I don’t know what I am doing, but hell, that’s never stopped me. I’ll probably have beginner’s luck and win this thing. Sucks to be you all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/38 "2005-09-07T01:06:31Z")
I’m in. I always enjoy showing off my medocrity and ability to defy staticians everywhere by showing a consistent average of below 50/50. The Suicide Football worries me. I think I’m thinking too hard (there’s a giveaway) about it and I have a feeling my strategy will backfire and leave me hanging in the wind. [sub]hanging. get it? suicide. ha! i kill me… haha! i could go on forever[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/39 "2005-09-07T03:37:08Z")
I won the SDMB pick 'em league last year (or one of them, if there were two). Ran away with it starting around Week 6. I expect to do the same this year. As long as I keep myself in contention long enough for THE SYSTEM to accumulate enough information and take effect, I’m a lock. If you’re all really lucky, I might even describe the incredibly intricate particulars of THE SYSTEM after I’ve won. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277/40 "2005-09-07T06:24:24Z")
Ooh, I notice that the pick 'em league does not include confidence points. I think they make the league much more interesting – is anyone else in favor of adding them? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-suicide-pools/317277.md?page=3)