Alright everybody....the pick'em challenge is back for its fifth year if people are still interested in participating. We started with about 13 regulars in 2016 and grew it to 29 last year. Can we get to 35 this year?
Our four winners so far....
2019 - @Showenuff
2018 - @jwill133
2017 - @Kobe #1
2016 - @VaBlueDevil33
Here's a rules refresher for both past players and future one's....
I'll select six ACC games per week and you pick the winners. Here's the caveat, you select them in your order of probability....meaning from six (your highest probability) down to one (your lowest probability). Then, based off that you get your score.
Let's say, for example, these are the games for the week....Duke-BC, UNC-GT, Clem-VT, Miami-Pitt, State-Cuse and FSU-Wake. If I feel most strongly about Duke beating BC, then that's my #6 game. If I pick correctly, I get six points. If I miss it I get zero. Then it works the same as you stagger the games down from five to one. If you have a week where you pick all six games correctly you can earn as many as 21 points (42 points on double-points weeks....see below). Make sense?
Your picks, for my sanity, look like this, for example....
(6) Duke over BC
(5) UNC over GT
(4) Clem over VT
(3) Miami over Pitt
(2) State over Cuse
(1) FSU over Wake
We'd keep a cumulative season total and the winner can get a thread proclaiming himself as the greatest ACC basketball mind on the board where we all bow to his/her graces....or something like that. Maybe even @dukehokie and @timo0402 have you on their podcast? We'll have to confirm that with them.
Here are weeks (10 total) it would run....
Dec 30-Jan 5
January 6-12
January 13-19
January 20-26
Jan 27-Feb 2
February 3-9 (double points week)
February 10-16
February 17-23
Feb 24-Mar 1
March 2-7 (double points week))
Each week I’ll post two threads....one for the games that week where you’ll make your picks, and another with the updated standings. For two weeks over the course of the season (the weeks of Feb 4 and Mar 2....each of the weeks we play UNC) you will be required to email me your picks, rather than putting them on the board. These two weeks are also double-points weeks, where you pick based off 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points and can accrue up to 42 points, rather than 21. I’ll make sure to post everyone’s picks for that week in the weekly thread prior to the first game. I’ll also send my picks those weeks to timo0402 and dukehokie to avoid any funny business.
We have a lot of new posters this year and even regular posters who haven't played in the past....great way to jump in, interact, talk smart and have some fun. And don't use @pisgah101 as a guide if you're doing well or not....because if you lose to him it's a wasted year.
What does everyone think?
Our four winners so far....
2019 - @Showenuff
2018 - @jwill133
2017 - @Kobe #1
2016 - @VaBlueDevil33
Here's a rules refresher for both past players and future one's....
I'll select six ACC games per week and you pick the winners. Here's the caveat, you select them in your order of probability....meaning from six (your highest probability) down to one (your lowest probability). Then, based off that you get your score.
Let's say, for example, these are the games for the week....Duke-BC, UNC-GT, Clem-VT, Miami-Pitt, State-Cuse and FSU-Wake. If I feel most strongly about Duke beating BC, then that's my #6 game. If I pick correctly, I get six points. If I miss it I get zero. Then it works the same as you stagger the games down from five to one. If you have a week where you pick all six games correctly you can earn as many as 21 points (42 points on double-points weeks....see below). Make sense?
Your picks, for my sanity, look like this, for example....
(6) Duke over BC
(5) UNC over GT
(4) Clem over VT
(3) Miami over Pitt
(2) State over Cuse
(1) FSU over Wake
We'd keep a cumulative season total and the winner can get a thread proclaiming himself as the greatest ACC basketball mind on the board where we all bow to his/her graces....or something like that. Maybe even @dukehokie and @timo0402 have you on their podcast? We'll have to confirm that with them.
Here are weeks (10 total) it would run....
Dec 30-Jan 5
January 6-12
January 13-19
January 20-26
Jan 27-Feb 2
February 3-9 (double points week)
February 10-16
February 17-23
Feb 24-Mar 1
March 2-7 (double points week))
Each week I’ll post two threads....one for the games that week where you’ll make your picks, and another with the updated standings. For two weeks over the course of the season (the weeks of Feb 4 and Mar 2....each of the weeks we play UNC) you will be required to email me your picks, rather than putting them on the board. These two weeks are also double-points weeks, where you pick based off 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points and can accrue up to 42 points, rather than 21. I’ll make sure to post everyone’s picks for that week in the weekly thread prior to the first game. I’ll also send my picks those weeks to timo0402 and dukehokie to avoid any funny business.
We have a lot of new posters this year and even regular posters who haven't played in the past....great way to jump in, interact, talk smart and have some fun. And don't use @pisgah101 as a guide if you're doing well or not....because if you lose to him it's a wasted year.
What does everyone think?
