Pro football goes to the 'dogs
The puppies were a-mighty cute today in the NFL, with all five 5-point underdogs winning their games outright this weekend. Combined with a Seattle win for 3.5 points, 31 players in our charity prognostication game earned points, with only 11 being left blank for the weekend. Nobody in our group is in on Denver tomorrow night, and so here are our standings at the close of Week 6:
DB Cooper 21
Ted 19.5
Pdxmick 19
Annie 18
Michael K. 17
Ricardo 16.5
Will 16
George 14
Pete Rose 14
Tinknocker 14
genop 13
Paul 13
PDXileinOmaha 13
Broadway Joe 12
Juicen 12
Tung 12
NoPoGuy 11.5
Pete Rozelle 11.5
John Ch. 11
Bayou Baby 10
Drewbob 10
Eric W. 10
Grizfan 10
Biggest Cubs Loser 9.5
Bad Brad 9
Bob 9
Cinderella Story 9
Jeremy 9
Usual Kevin 9
Gordon 8.5
Coastal Storm 8
JMH 8
Dave A. 7
MickeyMacNYC 6
Dr. D 5
John Cr. 5
Lucas 5
Rudie 5
Carol 3.5
genop's gal 3.5
Gary 0
Sola 0
Will and genop have posted wins the last four weeks in a row. New lines on Tuesday.
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Comments (8)
True that, it was a great day to be a “fiver,” however, I’d trade it all to be a DB Cooper!
Posted by Bad Brad | October 14, 2012 10:46 PM
DB's picked four winners in six weeks, including the big nine-pointer in the season's opening week.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 14, 2012 10:50 PM
I’ll have what he’s having!
Posted by Bad Brad | October 14, 2012 10:53 PM
A few years back I suggested that you run a mirror version of the underdog game you wrote so engagingly about, and you picked it up and turned it into the intriguing thing it is.
Alas, for me and some others, the bloom is off the rose with it, nicely described here.
http://www.samefacts.com/2012/10/journalism-online-and-otherwise/a-word-about-alex-karras/
Posted by GA SeldesA | October 14, 2012 11:40 PM
It's brutal, and some day many thinking people won't watch it. But it will probably always be around, and popular. Look at all the fighting sports, getting uglier by the decade.
Right now, kids should not be allowed to play tackle football until they're 18. Little eight-year-olds running around giving each other concussions is particularly irresponsible. Among consenting adults, however, football should be allowed as long as the risks are fully disclosed. It's going to be an interesting dialogue over the next decade or two, that's for sure.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 15, 2012 12:03 AM
I am haunted by the the thought that a dog can turn on you at any moment. I have truly been lucky so far.
Posted by DB Cooper | October 15, 2012 6:50 AM
I think that would work fine, because, like cigarettes, I think tackle football is not something very many take up as adults. A few, sure, but nothing like the numbers needed to maintain its position.
I note that it would also have a positive effect on colleges, where it's primarily football that powers the dominance of the jock culture over all others.
Posted by GA Seldes | October 15, 2012 8:46 AM
Brutal to pick against my Niners but I could see the handwriting on the wall. Eli is just too good on the road.
Posted by George | October 15, 2012 11:12 AM