Week 16: Results & Refresher

As you may or may not be aware, this week's Weekly Standard Prize came down to two men. Or one man and one overgrown idiot-boy who runs this pool(poop!). Anyway, I picked New Orleans and Bill picked Atlanta. If Atlanta won then Bill won the WSP straight up. If New Orleans won (they did) then we'd tie in games won at 12 and it would go down to Monday Night Points! Again!

Bill picked 47 and I chose 51 meaning if the total points scored was 50 or less, Bill won, which is exactly what happened. I am drowning my sorrows in Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. I recommend it for sorrow drowning.

Anyway, congratulations to Bill Denton, the winner of Week 16, and as such, this week's Big Wiener! Bill wins a copy of Jaimie Farr's autobiography, entitled "Please, I Beg Of You, Buy This Book! I Badly Need The Money!" My favorite is chapter seven, where Farr lists the names he was considering for his pet gerbil, who keeps getting out of his cage and pooping under the fridge. Name #47: King Gustav turned out to be the winner. Riveting stuff.

Here is your final standings for Week 16:

1. Bill Denton ... 12-4
1. Matthew Kory ... 12-4 (DAMMIT! I get nothing and don't like it.)
3. Alex Mena ... 11-5
3. George Smith ... 11-5
3. Sandy Kory ... 11-5
6. Jon Stover ... 10-6
6. Karl Vaillancourt ... 10-6
6. Robin Wood ... 10-6
6. Dave Labowitz ... 10-6
6. John Weaver ... 10-6
11. Matthew Mariam ... 9-7
12. Josh Money ... 8-8
12. Gedeon Mariam ... 8-8
14. Zack Klein ... 7-9
15. Joey Bansen ... 6-10

As far as the Current Overall Standings go, the big winners this week were Sandy and Bill.  Sandy picked up two games on the pool, extending his lead over second place from one to three games.  That's impressive.  A three game lead with one week to go, though?  That's called pressure.  Can't you feel it pulsing through your veins?  Don't pick Miami... Don't pick Miami....

Bill managed to hopscotch from a four way tie for fifth into a two way tie for second.  He pulled himself from well out of the money to well in it.  That's called improvement.  As for the other top finisher this week, despite tying for the week's best record, I only picked up one game on the field.  BOOOO!!!!

George Smith and Robin Wood both had good weeks and are hanging within striking distance of the money.  A good week by either could thrust them into the the top three.  And of course, Dave Labowitz, kept on keeping on.  Dave managed to remain in the money tied for second, three games back.  Its shaping up to be an exciting race. 

Here is your Current Overall Standings (COS):

1. Sandy Kory ... 152-88
2. Bill Denton ... 149-91
2. Dave Labowitz ... 149-91
4. George Smith ... 148-92
4. Robin Wood ... 148-92
4. Josh Money ... 148-92
7. Karl Vaillancourt ... 146-94
7. John Weaver ... 146-94
7. Matthew Mariam ... 146-94
10. Matthew Kory ... 146-94
10. Jon Stover ... 146-94
12. Zack Klein ... 144-96
12. Alex Mena ... 144-96
14. Joey Bansen ... 141-99
15. Gedeon Mariam ... 140-100

A little refresher on the money situation is probably in order here.  In short, the top three finishers win money.  If you're curious exactly how the money will be broken down including possible tie breakers, I posted about it at the beginning of the season.  You can read up on it here.  If you have questions just shoot me an email.

The one thing that wasn't correct in that post was the total amount of money in the pool.  George Smith hadn't yet joined so his money isn't counted in the overall total in that post.  It will be below.

If my math is correct, and I believe it is (Matt Mariam, please check me to be sure), this is how all the the money was and will be distributed.

We had 15 people play at $125 a piece. That's a total pool of $1,875.  We gave out $70 per week as the WSP, so 17 weeks X $70 per week = $1,190. That leaves $685 for the top three finishers ($1,175 - $1,190 = $685).

Previously I had posted that the money would be broken down as 1st: $290; 2nd: $180; 3rd: $90; but that was before George entered the pool.  Thus, the money shall be broken down as follows:

First Finisher: $335
Second Finisher: $225
Third Finisher: $125

Again, Matt Mariam, check my math, but I believe $335 + $225 + $125 = $685. 

If the season ended today,  Sandy Kory would be your first finisher and would win the first place prize of $335.  Bill Denton and Dave Labowitz (NOOOOO!!!!) would be tied for second place, and as such we would add the second and third finisher totals ($225 + $125 = $350) and split it down the middle.  Each would win $175. 

BUT!  There's another week to go, folks.  Six people are within four games of first place and eleven people are within six games, so its really anyone's race. This thing isn't close to done yet.

Keep in mind, there IS NO THURSDAY OR SATURDAY GAME THIS WEEK.  All games are on Sunday, so please send in all your picks at once by the start of game time, 1pm EST this coming Sunday, January 2nd 2011.

Also, there is no Monday night game so we'll be using the Sunday night game as the designated points game.  It shall be so designated in the schedule post.  Back soon with the schedule for Week 17.

Best of luck to you all.
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Week 16: Update

Caveat: Is there anyone on the planet or even in the pool(poop!) who thinks the Vikings will beat the Eagles on Tuesday night?  No...?  Didn't think so.  I'm gonna go ahead and count that one as an Eagles win, which actually doesn't matter as far as the Current Overall Standings (COS) goes anyway because everyone in the Pool(poop!) rightly picked Philadelphia. 

With that caveat, here's how Week 16 is progressing.  With the help of Tim Tebow, Bill Denton leads the field at 12-3.  Two people are behind BLLLEAAAAAAARG!!!  I HATE mushrooms on pizza!!  Nothing worse than thinking you disposed of all the nasty fungi and you take a big delicious bite and end up with a mouthful with the consistency of Styrofoam and the flavor dirt mixed with turd.  GOD I hate mushrooms.... 

[5 minute horking break]

At 12-3, Bill is a game up on two people.  One is Alex Mena, his partner in Cowboys-hating crime down in Dallas.  The other is my lame buttocks.  But, both Bill and Alex have Atlanta over New Orleans on Monday night, so Alex can't make up the necessary game on Bill.  So Alex is out.  On the other hand, I went with New Orleans, thus making it a two man race.  Or if you don't count me as a full man, a one point five man race. 

If Atlanta wins on Monday night, Bill wins the week.  But, if New Orleans wins, Bill and I will be tied with 12 wins.  Which means... (pause for building suspense)... it'll come down to... MONDAY NIGHT POINTS!!!  Bill picked 47 and I went with 51.  Remembering that we do Price Is Right rules here at MFSAFP(p!), that means if the final score total adds up to anything less than 51, Bill wins.  If its 51 or over, I'll be your Big Wiener this week.

Back tomorrow with the results for Week 16, the Current Overall Standings, and the schedule for the final week of the NFL season. 

Good luck to me! 
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Week 16: Schedule

Keep yr pants on, here's your schedule for Week 16.

Thursday Night

Carolina at Pittsburgh

Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Dallas at Arizona
New York Jerks at Chicago
New England at Buffalo
Detroit at Miami
Washington at Jacksonville
San Francisco at St. Louis
Baltimore at Cleveland
Tennessee at Kansas City
Houston at Denver
Indianapolis at Oakland
San Diego at Cincinnati
Seattle at Tampa Bay
New York "Grotesque Over-Development" Giants at Green Bay
Minnesota at Philadelphia
New Orleans at Atlanta (plus total points)
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Week 16: Update & Results (Oops)

[if you are looking for the Week 17 Schedule, you can access it here, or by scrolling down a post]

Apologies for posting this so late in the week. My excuse is its been a crazy week full of travel, babies, family, crying, friends, more babies, more family, some food, and, of course, poop. But its been fun.

But enough about me. To the pool(poop!)!

Last week was about as close as a week can get. Everyone was within three games of the top spot, and five of you tied for the lead. John Weaver, Zack Klein, Jon Stover, Dave Labowitz, and Karl Vaillancourt all led the week with 10 wins. So it came down to Monday Night Points! Yet again! Yay.

It was a NFC Central slug-match in the December cold, and everyone appropriately picked low MNP totals to match. However, things don't always go to plan, and the teams totaled 66 freakin points. Nobody came anywhere near going over. Dave, Stover and Karl all guessed in the 30s. Not unreasonable, but still, YOUGETSNONE! Zack Klein picked 43 MNP, but that was bested by the ever cleaver John Weaver, who guessed 44 MNP.

So, your Week 16 winner is... JOHN WEAVER!!! Congratulations to John for winning his second week this season. Unlike last time, John just wins the Weekly Standard Prize of $70. I'm guessing John uses it to help pay down the national debt. Because he's just that kind of guy.

Here are the final standings for Week 16:

1. John Weaver ... 10-6
1. Zack Klein ... 10-6
1. Jon Stover ... 10-6
1. Dave Labowitz ... 10-6
1. Karl Vaillancourt ... 10-6
6. Gedeon Mariam ... 9-7
6. Matthew Mariam ... 9-7
6. Adam Roy ... 9-7
6. Josh Money ... 9-7
6. Matthew Kory ... 9-7
11. Alex Mena ... 8-8
11. George Smith ... 8-8
13. Dan Sinclair ... 7-9
13. Sandy Kory ...7-9
13. Bill Denton ... 7-9
13. Joey Bansen ... 7-9

You may notice the presence of Bill Denton and Joey Bansen at the bottom of the weekly standings there. Week 16 is a tough time to finish last in the standings. Bill is still in it, but Joey is done. Sorry, Joey.

Your leader after 16 weeks of moist football-oriented action is Dave "Dollars" Labowitz. Magically, Dave has managed first place over all without winning any weeks this season so far. That's just hard to do. Or maybe Dave just sucks at Monday Night Points. Riding shotgun is Jon Stover, a game back of Dave. Jon is a Bills fan, so I'm fully expecting him to totally tank this coming week and finish 8th. After leading the pool by a wide margin through the first few weeks, Gedeon Mariam fell off a bit, but he's recovered enough to put himself in the money and within striking distance a game back of Jon and two behind Dave.

The real loser last week was Bill Denton who went from tied for first place to fourth, three games behind Dave. Bill's going to be throwing some serious turds at the wall this week hoping to climb back into the money, so if anyone lives within turd throwing distance of Dallas, Texas, I recommend you duck.

After Bill, it's going to take a ridiculous collapse of unprecedented proportions for anyone to get into the money slots (first, second, or third). Joey Bansen has the best shot at it, but he's four games back of Gedeon and he has to jump over Bill to get there. Good luck, Joey, but I don't think it's going to happen.

Other than that, the only race left is the race for last place. After sixteen weeks, my brother (Sandy) and I are locked in the Pool(poop!) version of the old East German licking matches. For those of you unfamiliar, behind the wall in the 70's boxing gloves were hard to come by. So East Germans made up the Licking Match where two people would enter the ring, usually a dirt floor surrounded by old sausage casings, and would proceed to lick each other until one of them threw up. The first one to barf lost.

My brother and I are in last place with 138 wins, a total the top of the pool(poop) reached four weeks ago. It comes down to this week. Will I pick the Browns and Lions to win? Will my brother ensure losing by forgetting to send in his picks? Stay tuned!

Here are your Current Overall Standings (COS) through Week 16:

1. Dave Labowitz ... 166-74
2. Jon Stover ... 165-75
3. Gedeon Mariam ... 164-76
4. Bill Denton ... 163-77
5. Joey Bansen ... 160-80
6. Josh Money ... 159-81
6. Adam Roy ... 159-81
8. Matthew Mariam ... 157-83
9. Karl Vaillancourt ... 156-84
9. John Weaver ... 156-84
11. George Smith ... 153-87
12. Dan Sinclair ... 151-89
12. Zack Klein ... 151-89
14. Alex Mena 150-90
15. Sandy Kory ... 138-102
15. Matthew Kory ... 138-102

Just one more week to go! Happy Holidays, everyone, from us here at the Pool(poop!)!
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Week 16: Schedule

No more Thursday night games! Yay! Instead, we've got a Friday night game. Small blessings, people, small blessings.

This week begins this coming Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th, at 7:30 pm EST. I need all of your picks for the week by that time.

Happy Holidays. Here is your schedule for Week 16:

San Diego at Tennessee
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Kansas City at Cincinnati
Buffalo at Atlanta
Houston at Miami
Seattle at Green Bay
Carolina at New York Giants
Oakland at Cleveland
Jacksonville at New England
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
St. Louis at Arizona
Detroit at San Francisco
Denver at Philadelphia
New York Jets at Indianapolis
Dallas at Washington
Minnesota at Chicago (total points)
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