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World Cup contest?
The question has been asked and I would be more than willing to do it....if I could figure out how to...
I could run a World Cup Pick'em like we've run March Madness........but the problem is, soccer games actually end in ties... I'm still thinking thru whether there might still be a way to tweak things to work....but while I do that, I'd be curious.. .....how many of you would be willing to participate?
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05 Jun 2010, 10:59 AM
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Me me me me!
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05 Jun 2010, 02:38 PM
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i'd be more than willing
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05 Jun 2010, 04:28 PM
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if you're concerned about ties, why not wait til the knock out stage, none of those games will end in ties.
i might suggest a pick em version for group play with a bracket for the knock out stage, unless that's too much work.
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06 Jun 2010, 12:55 AM
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06 Jun 2010, 01:04 AM
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet.Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike?
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06 Jun 2010, 04:33 AM
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Count me in.
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06 Jun 2010, 12:54 PM
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06 Jun 2010, 01:00 PM
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. - Clarence Darrow Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism. - Carl Sagan
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06 Jun 2010, 07:25 PM
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Well that's just it......how often would you select Tie as your actual pick? Or, if we went the way we do for normal Pick'em, in a tie, everyone gets the point.
I'm more than willing to do this, don't get me wrong...I'd just like to do it in a way participants enjoy it. So, without making changes to the system (which, at this point, I'm not sure could happen 'cause I don't know what it would involve) which would be the preference? Option 1 being...each game has 3 options- team A, team B, or tie....you only get the point if you make the correct selection OR Option 2....like normal Pick'em- 2 options...if the match ends in a tie, everyone gets a point I may also need help finding the schedule and scores....tho happyyak sent me what I assume is the schedule for group play...if that lasts about a week or so.......then I'd just need Nick to activate a leaderboard. Another question being....will our noon cutoff be an issue? I mean I don't want guys to be able to make picks just before noon and already know an outcome....
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet.Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike?
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06 Jun 2010, 11:11 PM
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I have no preference for either scoring option. I know NOTHING about World Cup soccer, so I can't answer any questions you have.
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07 Jun 2010, 12:51 AM
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Early games begin at 10 am EST. So will be finished before noon on the day they're scheduled. Here is the link for all group play games Here is the link for the knock out stage schedule
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. - Clarence Darrow Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism. - Carl Sagan
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07 Jun 2010, 08:06 AM
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So if early games would be done by noon, how do we handle that?
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet.Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike?
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