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Subject: Daily Blurb - October 11, 2011

  Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 10:38
Quote of the Day
"It was an exciting game, you know? It was just fun -- except for the outcome." -- Detroit Tigers OF Any Dirks, after an extra inning loss in Texas

Daily Blurb
I’m back from my road trip (with a group of 8 friends) to West Virginia. UConn played well for about 32 minutes, but then things all went horribly wrong – somewhat as expected. Having said that, the weather was great, and I found the West Virginia fans to be very friendly and welcoming. A good weekend with good friends.

This was a moderately difficult week for Football Pickoff, with only 45% of all slates posting positive scores. Oddly enough, Consensus Favorites fared well, winning 10 of 13 games, and posting a +216. Normally, I associate negative weeks with upsets. In any event, the top score was +594 from Mr.RightMr.PartyAllNight, missing only the Oakland upset over Houston. At the other extreme, we had a perfect slate from Knucklenate who went 0-13, posting a -604. I don’t know if that’s happened before (it probably has), but it certainly has to be rare.

 
1Perm Dude
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      Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 18:42 		Sounds like a good opportunity for a "worst ball" competition for next year in Pickoff.
 
2Guru
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      Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 18:45 		Actually, that doesn't really work. If you have people who are trying to pick losers, then the implicit handicapping in the pick percentages is compromised.