2016 Dark Tower Football Pick Contest - Come Reap!!!

[NeedfulKings]

The season begins THURSDAY, September 8, 2016. NO late registration!!!!

How to Play

1. It’s simple. Click on the following link and it should take you to the ESPN pigskin pickem site. If you don’t have an ESPN profile, you will have to set one up. Trust me, it’s worth it!!!! If you joined in on the other ESPN contests earlier this year, that profile will work. In fact, as a bonus to joining us in the Pigskin picks, you’ll be able to easily compete in other contests such as March Madness and College Bowl Mania (you might even win a trophy!).

http://games.espn.com/nfl-pigskin-pickem/2016/en/group?groupID=2043

Password: roland (all lower case) - please do not share this with non-members of this site.

If you have questions about how to set things up in our group, post your questions and the community of folks here will try and help you out.

2. The contest will begin with the first regular season game in Week 1. Only one entry per person in our group and it must be identifiable to me as a member on this board or you can PM me with your ESPN handle. Once the season has started the group is locked. This means that any latecomers will not be able to join (sorry about that!), so please get in early. Picks for week 1 can actually be made now!

3. The contest will end at the conclusion of the regular season.

4. At the end of the regular season, whoever has the best Win/Loss record wins the coveted First Place trophy. We also award trophies for Second, Third, and a (much sought after, one of a kind, not available in any other contest) Last Place Trophy**

**In order to qualify for last place, you need to pick every week, however, If you mistakenly miss picking one or two games (i.e. a Thursday or Saturday game), we can do the math and, with penalties, make adjustments. To be safe, just be sure to get IN THE GAME each week and make your picks early!!!!

GET...
IN...
THE GAME!

[Merlin1958]

Go Mediocrity!!!!!

[NeedfulKings]

Go Mediocrity!!!!!

If only I were good enough to accomplish that...

:P

[Jon]

UHG...and i thought the "hawks" sold their Defense LAST season!!!

[ELazansky]

how come I can't see the place to join the group with the password? When I click on the link, I don't have the option. And I am signed in...

[RUBE]

I just had the same issue. And it says the players are "locked."

[NeedfulKings]

When you click the link, there is a blue "Play for Free" button (not sure why they use this terminology). Then you should be able to join the group. The "locked" means players can join the group up until the first regular season game.

Let me know if you figure it out....

[ELazansky]

That worked. Thanks.

[Spencer]

I like trophies.

[gsvec]

I'm in!! Thanks for organizing again, Bill!

[NeedfulKings]

I'm in!! Thanks for organizing again, Bill!

You're welcome. Just under 2 weeks to go time!!!!

[Garrell]

Got my awesomely bad picks in😜

[Randall Flagg]

I'm in!

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

GUNZUP4LIFE = BROWNINGS CHILDE

[Aronstg]

I'm also in. Thanks for setting this up. I hope I don't embarrass myself.

[George at C-Springs]

I'm in !

[amd013]

Well, I'm in. Last year I started off bad, then started gaining some ground, then forgot to pick one week, and just gave up.

Funny, don't think I needed to enter the password to join. Maybe because I was in it last year?

[NeedfulKings]

Wow - an even 20 players at this point. I suspect we'll gain a couple of more. Get your picks in before next Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

[Merlin1958]

Wow - an even 20 players at this point. I suspect we'll gain a couple of more. Get your picks in before next Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

Don't bother, the law of averages says I'm gonna mop the floor with you guys this year!!! lol lol lol


Mediocrity, here I come!!!! lol

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Week 1 picks made. Go Broncos!!!

[Room 217 Caretaker]

I'm in and first weeks picked.

Mulleins

[NeedfulKings]

Wow - 25 strong this year!!! My chances of a trophy decrease each day. Although, it may have been zero from the start!

Get your pick in!

;)

[Johnny007]

I hope everyone makes great picks each and every week. No more mediocrity talk -- I want everyone to kick some butt! And yeah, the 1st place trophy can be sent to the same place as last year! Seriously, good luck to all!

John

[Merlin1958]

Ahem........I dare say I seem to be having a good week so far!!!! lol

[gsvec]

Started off with some definite mediocrity! ARGH!!! :arg:

[Aronstg]

Off to a good start. Hopefully I can keep that up. Can't believe I picked the Browns!

[Randall Flagg]

Fuck me.
I go 9-7 here, but in the pub pool I chose differently and went 12-3 (Thursday is not used) and won a $25 gift certificate for 2nd place for the week.

[divemaster]

I got 5.

[NeedfulKings]

Week 1

Congratulations to Aronstg for having the best picks this week (13-3)

[George at C-Springs]

Wow ... I took second with 12 - 4. I think the last time I watched a football game, Lyle Alzado was playing ... it quit being fun after he left the Raiders. :pirate:

[Merlin1958]

Wow ... I took second with 12 - 4. I think the last time I watched a football game, Lyle Alzado was playing ... it quit being fun after he left the Raiders. ��



:FU:



lol j/k

[Jon]

Wow ... I took second with 12 - 4. I think the last time I watched a football game, Lyle Alzado was playing ... it quit being fun after he left the Raiders. :pirate:

That puts you kinda close to MY age...sorry to hear that.

[Merlin1958]

So far, so good. At least I'm in it for now and for a change!!! lol Could this finally be my year? lol

[NeedfulKings]

Playing catch up -

Week 2

Congratulations to DoctorZaius for having the best picks (13-3)

Week 3

Congratulations to DoctorZaius for having the best picks again! (11-5)

Week 4

Congratulations to Merlin1958 and NeedfulKings for having the best picks (11-4)

[NeedfulKings]

Week 5

Congratulations to SpaceMaN for having the best picks this week (11-3)!!!!

[Merlin1958]

OUCH!!!! What a week!!!!!!! Now begins my eventual slide into mediocrity once again!!!

[DoctorZaius]

OUCH!!!! What a week!!!!!!! Now begins my eventual slide into mediocrity once again!!!

I'm right with you brother - who would have thunk it? A Red Sox fan and a Yankee fan both tanking. Oh, that was how our seasons went too.

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to Oxcy8 for having the best picks this week (11-4)!!!!

[NeedfulKings]

In a world where we have advanced so far, we still have a tie in professional football?

C'mon, NFL - get it together! I would vote to adopt the NCAA overtime rules.

[Merlin1958]

In a world where we have advanced so far, we still have a tie in professional football?

C'mon, NFL - get it together! I would vote to adopt the NCAA overtime rules.


:clap::clap::clap:

[SpaceMaN]

That's funny, I wish college would drop their stupid overtime rules and go back to ties.

[NeedfulKings]

That's funny, I wish college would drop their stupid overtime rules and go back to ties.

Troublemaker. :D

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to ELazansky for having the best picks this week (11-3-1)!!!!

[Jon]

OMG that tie!!

I am soo embarrassed!

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to gsvec for having the best picks this week (10-2-1)!!!!

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to Oxcy8 for having the best picks again this week (11-2)!!!!

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to doh for having the best picks this week (11-3)!!!!

[ELazansky]

I think this was one of the hardest weeks so far, so picking 11 winners was a fantastic job of prognostication - well done! My lead is tenuous...

[doh]

I lucked out this week, but hope one or 2 more lucky weeks get me a trophy.

[Merlin1958]

Creeping ever closer to mediocrity once again!!! LOL

[Jon]

The Pats/Seahawks game last Sunday was a good game and an example of why I watch the NFL. It's not often I can say that.

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to Randall Flagg for having the best picks this week (12-2)!!!!

I, on the other hand tanked my @ss off! :angry:

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to Garrell for having the best picks this week (15-1)! So close to perfection!

[SpaceMaN]

Tough week to move up, everyone whipped ass.

Garrell, the rams? Vs the saints at home?

[Garrell]

Gotta take chances to catch up

[SpaceMaN]

I hear ya, I do it too.

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations last week to RUBE for having the best picks (12-3)!!!

Congratulations to ELazansky for having the best picks this week (12-4)!!!!

And it looks like the race for last place is SkippyDO23's to win - or lose - however you look at it! :)

[RUBE]

I slowly clawed my way back in the race for first only to crap it away this week. Oh well. Maybe I can get third again.

[Merlin1958]

I slowly clawed my way back in the race for first only to crap it away this week. Oh well. Maybe I can get third again.




:FU:



:lol::lol::lol:

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to east-tennessee for having the best picks this week (15-1)!!!! Sooooo close!

[Randall Flagg]

Barring an utter collapse, it looks like the top 3 are clear.

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to chadtarter for having the best picks in week 16 (12-4)!

One week remaining!!!!

[Jon]

One week remaining!!!!


...and the Browns took one!!!!

[SpaceMaN]

To the super bowl?

[NeedfulKings]

To the super bowl?


Negative. We've been ending with the regular season for a few years now.

[SpaceMaN]

Ha. I was jokin on jons joke. Jep.

Browns. Took one. To the super bowl.

I laughed.

[NeedfulKings]

Ha. I was jokin on jons joke. Jep.

Browns. Took one. To the super bowl.

I laughed.

:lol:

[NeedfulKings]

Congratulations to the 2016 Dark Tower NFL Pick ‘em winners!!!

First Place: ELazansky
This is ELazansky’s FOURTH trophy (2014 Second Place, 2013 First Place, 2011 Second Place)

Second Place: NeedfulKings
This is NeedfulKing’s SECOND trophy (2006 Last Place)

Third Place: doh
This is doh’s FIFTH trophy (2015 Third Place, 2013 Last Place, 2010 Last Place, 2009 Last Place)

Last Place: SkippyD023
This is SkippyD023’s SIXTH trophy (2015 Second Place, 2012 Last Place, 2011 First Place, 2010 Second Place, 2009 Third Place)

Quite an amazing season!!!! Thank you everyone for playing.

[BedOfRoses]

Congratulations to all of the trophy winners! Elazansky seemed impossible to catch--just great picking this season!

And yay to Bill for a great second-place win--it was definitely competitive! :wub:

[RUBE]

Congratulations to everyone who won a trophy and thanks to NeedfulKings for hosting this again.

I almost came back and tied for third place but it was too little, too late.

[divemaster]

If second place gets recognition, I think second-to-last should as well. That would be....hmmm, let me check...

Me!

[NeedfulKings]

And yay to Bill for a great second-place win--it was definitely competitive! :wub:

Yeah, nothing like a 10-year drought to finally snag one of these bad boys!


Congratulations to everyone who won a trophy and thanks to NeedfulKings for hosting this again.

I almost came back and tied for third place but it was too little, too late.

That was SO close. Had doh and I picked the same on that last game - it would have changed things.


If second place gets recognition, I think second-to-last should as well. That would be....hmmm, let me check...

Me!

Nice try! I've been in your shoes. Trying to suck, but suck at sucking, thus, not sucking bad enough. ;)

[Merlin1958]

Like the election, this was rigged!!! lol lol Congrats to the winners!!!!

[ELazansky]

Thrilled to win the Pick Contest title once again. Thanks to Bill for running the show.

[Johnny007]

Congratulations to ELazansky for a solid year of picking winners!

SkippyD023 -- you have demonstrated that you will come back. Congratulations on your trophy!

Many thanks to Bill for hosting this annual tournament. The contest is always fun and your work is greatly appreciated. I'm looking forward to 2017already.

[divemaster]

If second place gets recognition, I think second-to-last should as well. That would be....hmmm, let me check...

Me!

Nice try! I've been in your shoes. Trying to suck, but suck at sucking, thus, not sucking bad enough. ;)

Not sure I should admit this, but every week, every pick, I was trying to pick winners. I never went in to a week trying to head toward the bottom. I just ended up there. :(

[Merlin1958]

I had a private little "unofficial" wager with, El Jefe and I now must now kneel before him as the "NFL Pick 'em King" between him and I!!!!! Long Live the King, may he never have to wallow in mediocrity as I have!!! lol lol



Fucking Bastard!!! lol lol lol

[NeedfulKings]

:lol:

[east-tennessee]

Congrats to the winners. And thanks to Bill for hosting the contest. Looking forward to next year :)

[Jon]

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I never went in to a week trying to head toward the bottom. I just ended up there. :(

Reminds me of a porn I once saw.

[Merlin1958]

Well, off a crushing defeat of the Giants I was wondering, anyone feel froggy about tonight's game? Care to wager? I like Clemson......................................

[NeedfulKings]

I hope to get these out next week. Congratulations!!!!!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/bookking/dtn_trophy/IMG_8249.jpg (http://s68.photobucket.com/user/bookking/media/dtn_trophy/IMG_8249.jpg.html)

[ELazansky]

That's looks awesome - can't wait!

[cit74]

Those will look awesome on everyone's shelf - congrats

[BedOfRoses]

Cool ones this year! :)

[Jon]

I hope to get these out next week. Congratulations!!!!!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/bookking/dtn_trophy/IMG_8249.jpg (http://s68.photobucket.com/user/bookking/media/dtn_trophy/IMG_8249.jpg.html)


Bill...you and BoR are just too much.

I thank you both! Good looking hardware!

[Jon]

I thank you both! Good looking hardware!


Reminds me of a porn I once saw!!

[NeedfulKings]

I thank you both! Good looking hardware!


Reminds me of a porn I once saw!!

:lol:

[ELazansky]

Thanks Bill for running the contest and providing trophies...they just look great together...

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa411/ELazansky/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-04/481FB199-24DC-4673-9F63-A9D13A6A1682_zpsv6kvy4ov.jpg

[NeedfulKings]

SWEET!!!! :)

[wolfehr]

Those look awesome!


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[RUBE]

Anyone that participates in the pick em' each year want to join another football contest this year (and going forward)? We need another member to join the fantasy football league. If you are interested, please send me a message and I can give you more details.

[NeedfulKings]

And just like that we are closing in on another season! I'll get the official thread up in the next week or two with the contest beginning Week 1 of the regular season. In the meantime, enjoy the pre-season games!!!!

[Jon]

Bill...I want in this year!