# The SDMB Football Pool (free) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012 "2003-08-05T00:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/61 "2003-09-02T14:29:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rockle \* > Shibb- Know what game is really giving me the most trouble? Whether to pick my beloved **Buffalo Bills** over my beloved Tom Brady of the **NE Patriots** , or vice-versa. I will ALWAYS pick the E-A-G-L-E-S **Eagles** , no matter how much they suck - because I am DEFINITELY my father’s child. Wow, Sybill, er, I mean **rockle** , you’re not conflicted, are you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/62 "2003-09-02T16:17:26Z")
Yeah, so I suppose I ought to explain myself there, eh? (Not that anyone cares, really, but I feel like sharing, so deal.) ~ I was born, raised, and live just up the Turnpike from Philly, and I consider myself a Philly girl, so first and foremost, I love them **E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles**. Also the Phillies, the 76ers, and the Flyers, but none of them play football, so at the moment they are irrelevant. (Actually, 'cept for the Flyers, they are usually irrelevant in their respective sports anyway - but unless you are from Philly, you better not say that, or we will poison your cheesesteak.) ~ I went to kollidge in upstate New York - Syracuse, to be exact - and there is something in the water or something, because everyone I knew became a **Bills** fan after like a week at school. This is OK with me, because way back then the Bills were still regularly in the Super Bowl, whereas the Eagles were decidely not. Plus, the Bills are AFC and the Eagles are NFC, so I could cheer for both teams in the same week and it was not usually a problem. ~ Tom Brady is a fairly recent development. I don’t particularly care about the **Pats** , but Brady is _foine_ and I wouldn’t mind being his babies’ mama, except that I am married to someone else, and I couldn’t take the guilt. Still, he makes nice eye candy (kinda of like Brett Favre did before he got old) and I like to watch him. ~ Every team / person I like is “my beloved” thus-and-such. And you want to talk _really_ conflicted? You should be in our house during football season! **chembug** is a Steelers fan, so he basically hates the entire AFC (except for the Steelers, obviously). I dare not mention that Kordell Stewart is the anti-Christ, even though he so obviously is. The only thing we usually agree on is that Denver sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/63 "2003-09-02T17:41:34Z")
**Kester’s Pigskin Picks** is yours truly–I did it to match my Yahoo ID. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/64 "2003-09-02T18:13:13Z")
**Wilson Pick-its** are in as well. All set to lose by picking the Jets each week! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/65 "2003-09-02T18:26:45Z")
Heh. Wilson Pick-its… Very clever, very clever! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/66 "2003-09-02T19:32:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wilson \* > **Wilson Pick-its are in as well …** I said na, na na na na na … ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/67 "2003-09-02T19:54:46Z")
%^$$#@^%!!! or some such nonsense is my name. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/68 "2003-09-02T21:44:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > Heh. Wilson Pick-its… Very clever, very clever! Thanks, glad someone appreciates it! Just don’t ask me to sing. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/69 "2003-09-03T03:50:49Z")
And remember, if you’re interested in a slightly more competitive league, join Group ID # 674 pw “pork”. So what happened? There were 40+ pickers last year! Where is everybody? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/70 "2003-09-03T07:36:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > **I’m in, and I’m too damned lazy to read back through this thread to figure out who everyone is. Welcome to everyone I don’t know, and it’s good to see the rest of the usual suspects still around. I’d also like to know who is the Bengal Fan (may be a neighbor?) and BucsOverEagles (may be a soulmate) and Ellis Dee (may be a relative?).** No relation. Don’t know a single person on the SDMB, and few relatives know of my moniker, being a drug reference and all. But pleased to meet you. Forgot about the pool, to be honest, but have rejoined the SDMB and just now set my week 1 picks. (Forgot my yahoo ID and password…yahoo was a big pain in the ass about giving me my p/w, but all is well now.) I was away since the 13th, being immersed in Madden 2004. (My Giants are 3-2, with attendance at 95% and rising! Go me.) The big apple will dominate this season. Both conference championship games will be played in East Rutherford. Followed, of course, by a subway superbowl. It’s not The Chad. Go Big Blue! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/71 "2003-09-03T11:40:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > \*\*And remember, if you’re interested in a slightly more competitive league, join Group ID # 674 pw “pork”. > > So what happened? There were 40+ pickers last year! Where is everybody? \*\* I was wondering where this one was… can you bump the thread? And **Ellis** , it _is_ the Chad. And in a FFL draft last night I was unsuccessful in lobbying my co-owners in taking Tiki over Curtis last night, so we have the J-E-T instead. Probably given a big mistake given his surrounding cast, but one never knows. ---
**Author:** ![Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/72 "2003-09-03T13:34:50Z")
I’m in under the nom de guerre **muldoonssquishiness**. Go, whatever team I happen to pick every week. I do not play favorites and I have no favorite team that I will pick no matter how bad they suck. In other words, I have no alligences. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/73 "2003-09-03T13:46:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > And **Ellis** , it _is_ the Chad. And in a FFL draft last night I was unsuccessful in lobbying my co-owners in taking Tiki over Curtis last night, so we have the J-E-T instead. Probably given a big mistake given his surrounding cast, but one never knows. \*\* Sadly, Tiki isn’t a great fantasy pick. Curtis is a better pick all things being equal. But Chad went down, so Curtis will get more carries, making him a even better pick. Now factor in the Jets incredibly effective run-blocking O-Line with my poor Giants’ hapless and woefully inept O-Line, and Curtis should double Tiki’s fantasy numbers. Having said all that, Jim McNally is so unbelievably good that the Giants’ O-Line will probably (once again) overperform beyond belief, so Tiki will do better than he should on paper. (Jim’s the O-Line coach for those of you who don’t bleed blue.) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/74 "2003-09-03T13:55:05Z")
Who in the world would take Martin over Barber in fantasy football?!? Barber’s Top 10 material, Martin’s therapy table material. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/75 "2003-09-03T14:36:14Z")
Did some poking around, and it seems my info is a bit outdated. Tiki is considered second tier at #11, while Curtis is considered fourth tier at #19. Damn, you did get screwed. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/76 "2003-09-03T17:50:44Z")
Yeah. Tiki not a good pick? I hate him, and his team, but he’ll touch the ball more times than any non-QB this season. **Ellis** , where’d you get those rankings from? My own rankings have Tiki at 10th and, amazingly, Martin at 19th. I’m curious to find out what expert was cribbing from my cheat sheet. 😉 **Shibb** , I never started a thread actually. I’ll do that in a minute, hopefully it’s not too late to get some more players – although some have already left for this group because of the lure of prizes. I advertised it here and in some fantasy threads. I’m still proud of myself for acting so early, 3-digit league ID# makes me an O.G. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/77 "2003-09-03T18:19:25Z")
Muahahaha! My lure of prizes is working! My evil plans are afoot!!! Muahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/78 "2003-09-03T18:20:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\*Who in the world would take Martin over Barber in fantasy football?!? Barber’s Top 10 material, Martin’s therapy table material. \*\* My bone-headed co-owners, one of whom strongly lets his personal feelings about teams influence his pick. Okay, both of them do that. Well, I’ve made a memo about it and now can lord it over them if we lose games because of the pick. If we win I’ll keep silent about it, of course. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/79 "2003-09-03T18:21:56Z")
Oh, and **WL** , you _gotta_ have a thread, man! All the cool kids are doing it. And you have about 24 hours to get more fish into the sea. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012/80 "2003-09-04T05:57:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > **Ellis** , where’d you get those rankings from? My own rankings have Tiki at 10th and, amazingly, Martin at 19th. I’m curious to find out what expert was cribbing from my cheat sheet. 😉 Shamelessly googled. I typed in “fantasy football rb rankings” and [the second site in the list](http://www.coachbox.com/rankings/RB.htm) had the rankings I quoted. I have no idea of the reliability of the rankings since I’ve never taken part in a FFL. Hope the site is helpful as a reference for you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-football-pool-free/193012.md?page=5)