$50 to enter, 100% of entry fees will go into prize pool. Each person can have one entry. The deadline for paying and submitting your picks is 6pm EST on Friday, January 31.
Pool is winner-take-all.
PROPS: Can be found in this Google Doc or this image. Pick a side on each, and rank them 10 through 1, with 10 being the one you think is the biggest #lock.
TIEBREAKER: The tiebreaker will be the jersey number of the player to score the first touchdown of the game. Doesn't matter if you go over, closest wins. So after adding that, your entry should look something like this.
TO ENTER: Please send your payment of $50 via PayPal to vegaswatch AT gmail DOT com. Include your Twitter handle with the payment, that will be your entry name.
PICK SUBMISSION: Submit your picks, with your Twitter handle and the word "picks" in the subject, to cvillehatersanddegens AT gmail DOT com. For example, if you are the #WOAT, the subject would read "@thickslicing picks".
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Introducing C.H.A.D. DOS
$50 to enter, 100% of entry fees will go into prize pool. Each person can have up to two entries. No re-buys, if you haven't paid by noon on Sunday 11/17 then you're SOL.
Games are picked straight up, no spreads, ties are losses. No strikes; lose once and you're out.
Pool starts with Week 11 games (11/14-11/18). It will continue into the playoffs, all the way through the Super Bowl if necessary. The deadline will be noon eastern on Sunday, obviously if you want to pick a Thursday or Saturday game then you have to submit that pick prior to kickoff.
Each team can only be taken once, no exceptions.
THIS IS IMPORTANT: If, in Weeks 11-17, you used a team that ends up winning its division, you'll be eliminated from the pool the week that team clinches its division. If your pick wins that week, you will finish ahead of anyone whose pick lost that week, but behind anyone who advanced to the next week.
Pool is winner-take-all.
TIEBREAKERS: The tiebreaker will be the EV of your picks in Weeks 11-17, which will be calculated based on how popular the pick was, and the closing line at Pinnacle.
If you do not have any teams left to pick in any particular round of the playoffs, then you finish ahead of anyone that lost in the previous week, but behind anyone that can make a pick in the following week, regardless of whether that pick wins.
TO ENTER: Please send your payment of $50 (for one entry) or $100 (for two) via PayPal to vegaswatch AT gmail DOT com. Include your Twitter handle with the payment, that will be your entry name.
PICK SUBMISSION: Submit your picks, with your Twitter handle and the word "picks" in the subject, to cvillehatersanddegens AT gmail DOT com. For example, if you are the #WOAT, the subject would read "@thickslicing picks". You can send up to two pick submission emails per week (per entry), with the second one always overriding the first. This way, you can submit a "backup" pick earlier in the week, in case you forget or whatever. Any pick after the second email will be ignored, and likely mocked.
If you fail to submit a pick by the deadline, you lose.
Games are picked straight up, no spreads, ties are losses. No strikes; lose once and you're out.
Pool starts with Week 11 games (11/14-11/18). It will continue into the playoffs, all the way through the Super Bowl if necessary. The deadline will be noon eastern on Sunday, obviously if you want to pick a Thursday or Saturday game then you have to submit that pick prior to kickoff.
Each team can only be taken once, no exceptions.
THIS IS IMPORTANT: If, in Weeks 11-17, you used a team that ends up winning its division, you'll be eliminated from the pool the week that team clinches its division. If your pick wins that week, you will finish ahead of anyone whose pick lost that week, but behind anyone who advanced to the next week.
Pool is winner-take-all.
TIEBREAKERS: The tiebreaker will be the EV of your picks in Weeks 11-17, which will be calculated based on how popular the pick was, and the closing line at Pinnacle.
If you do not have any teams left to pick in any particular round of the playoffs, then you finish ahead of anyone that lost in the previous week, but behind anyone that can make a pick in the following week, regardless of whether that pick wins.
TO ENTER: Please send your payment of $50 (for one entry) or $100 (for two) via PayPal to vegaswatch AT gmail DOT com. Include your Twitter handle with the payment, that will be your entry name.
PICK SUBMISSION: Submit your picks, with your Twitter handle and the word "picks" in the subject, to cvillehatersanddegens AT gmail DOT com. For example, if you are the #WOAT, the subject would read "@thickslicing picks". You can send up to two pick submission emails per week (per entry), with the second one always overriding the first. This way, you can submit a "backup" pick earlier in the week, in case you forget or whatever. Any pick after the second email will be ignored, and likely mocked.
If you fail to submit a pick by the deadline, you lose.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
CHAD CC - Week 1
EDIT THE 2ND:
If there was a college pre-season, this would be a College C.H.A.D.
Asked for names for the pool, immediately got "CHAD U", then "CHAD Community College", or "CHAD CC" for short. I'd like to thank the Mayor of #TeamRebuy, @Kunk7, for the brilliance.
Sadly, it's just a pick'em pool where you can hope Elon covers +46 while you wait for Sportsline to update because why would they have live gamecasts of garbage like that?
The rules of this pool are relatively simple: Select 10 sides from the list of lined games sent out each week, with your most confident selection getting 10 possible points if it covers, and the least confident pick getting 1 point. Pushes get half the points a win would, and losses get nothing.
There are currently 11 paid entrants in this pool, so at $300 an entry, the prize pool is $3,300, which will be distributed thusly:
1st: $2,200
2nd: $900
3rd: This wonderful helmet or one from the team of your choice.
Last: This wonderful mini-helmet or one from the team of your choice.
This is an approximation, because some helmets are cheaper than others. Shockingly, the Duke ones are on the cheaper end of the scale. Who knew?
Additional entrants are more than welcome, with any new money added solely to 1st and 2nd places.
Here is the link to the Excel file where you will fill your name in that you want to use for the whole contest, as well as your 10 picks. I will also be e-mailing everyone who signed up this file, in case you can't use Google Docs. If you need a non-Microsoft version, let me know, but I mean, really?
Email your picks to cvillecollegepool@gmail.com , and use "Picks" in the title. That's also the email to contact if you're interested in joining this prestigious pool or have any questions. The deadline to join is kickoff of the first game, and all money must be received by then.
Best of luck!
EDIT 1: Due to popular demand, I will be posting the lines here as well. Feel free to just email your picks in text format with 10-1 next to them. 10 being your most confident pick, 1 being your least.
Lines after the jump
Asked for names for the pool, immediately got "CHAD U", then "CHAD Community College", or "CHAD CC" for short. I'd like to thank the Mayor of #TeamRebuy, @Kunk7, for the brilliance.
Sadly, it's just a pick'em pool where you can hope Elon covers +46 while you wait for Sportsline to update because why would they have live gamecasts of garbage like that?
The rules of this pool are relatively simple: Select 10 sides from the list of lined games sent out each week, with your most confident selection getting 10 possible points if it covers, and the least confident pick getting 1 point. Pushes get half the points a win would, and losses get nothing.
There are currently 11 paid entrants in this pool, so at $300 an entry, the prize pool is $3,300, which will be distributed thusly:
1st: $2,200
2nd: $900
3rd: This wonderful helmet or one from the team of your choice.
Last: This wonderful mini-helmet or one from the team of your choice.
This is an approximation, because some helmets are cheaper than others. Shockingly, the Duke ones are on the cheaper end of the scale. Who knew?
Additional entrants are more than welcome, with any new money added solely to 1st and 2nd places.
Here is the link to the Excel file where you will fill your name in that you want to use for the whole contest, as well as your 10 picks. I will also be e-mailing everyone who signed up this file, in case you can't use Google Docs. If you need a non-Microsoft version, let me know, but I mean, really?
Email your picks to cvillecollegepool@gmail.com , and use "Picks" in the title. That's also the email to contact if you're interested in joining this prestigious pool or have any questions. The deadline to join is kickoff of the first game, and all money must be received by then.
Best of luck!
EDIT 1: Due to popular demand, I will be posting the lines here as well. Feel free to just email your picks in text format with 10-1 next to them. 10 being your most confident pick, 1 being your least.
Lines after the jump
Friday, August 9, 2013
Preseason Re-Buys and Late Registration
C.H.A.D. will still be allowing initial registration and re-buys until the regular season starts, but the logistics of doing so are going to be slightly more complicated than C.H.A.D.'s administrators had initially realized.
Since you get one strike in the preseason, after this weekend some entries will be worth more than others, and a new entry (with zero strikes) will be worth more than an average entry (with either one or zero strikes).
Enter, math.
I'm giving everyone a 62% chance of advancing through each week of preseason. So after this weekend, entries with one strike will have a 23.8% chance of advancing through the preseason, while entries with zero strikes will be at 67.7%. Depending on what happens the rest of the weekend, that puts the value of a zero strike entry between $57.17 and $72.82 and the value of a one strike entry between $20.14 and $25.65.
I see no issue with with giving people the option of buying in with either zero or one strike, although will listen to ideas/concerns. Obviously the 10% premium for late registration (but not re-buys) will still apply.
Since you get one strike in the preseason, after this weekend some entries will be worth more than others, and a new entry (with zero strikes) will be worth more than an average entry (with either one or zero strikes).
Enter, math.
I'm giving everyone a 62% chance of advancing through each week of preseason. So after this weekend, entries with one strike will have a 23.8% chance of advancing through the preseason, while entries with zero strikes will be at 67.7%. Depending on what happens the rest of the weekend, that puts the value of a zero strike entry between $57.17 and $72.82 and the value of a one strike entry between $20.14 and $25.65.
I see no issue with with giving people the option of buying in with either zero or one strike, although will listen to ideas/concerns. Obviously the 10% premium for late registration (but not re-buys) will still apply.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
C.H.A.D. Introduction and Rules
$50 to enter, 100% of entry fees will go into prize pool.
Games are picked straight up, no spreads, ties are losses.
Pool starts with this week's preseason games (8/8-8/11). For the four preseason weeks, picks will be due prior to kickoff of the first game of the week. During the regular season, the deadline will be noon eastern on Sunday.
You are allowed one strike in the preseason, but first loss in the regular season and you're out. So, basically you just need to survive the preseason at 3-1 (or better), and then its a "normal" survivor pool. If you start out 3-0 in the preseason, no need to make a fourth pick and burn a team, you'll just automatically advance to the regular season (Note: This only applies to going 3-0, and not getting to the final preseason week with zero strikes in another fashion).
Each team can only be taken once, no exceptions.
RE-BUYS: One entry per person, but re-buys are allowed up until the start of the regular season. The cost of a re-buy will depend on how many weeks are left in preseason, how many entries are left, how many strikes those entries have, and the total prize pool. Entrants will be able to go from two to zero strikes, two strikes to one, or one strike to zero. Re-buy entries will still not be able to use the teams used on the entry which was already eliminated. You can re-buy as many times as you want (while still never having more than one live entry at a time) until the regular season begins.
LATE BUY-INS: Initial registration for C.H.A.D. is open until noon on the first Sunday of the regular season. However, the entry fee will increase each week, and there will be an additional 10% premium for late buy-ins; the cost to register for C.H.A.D. will be calculated each week at fair value of a zero-strike entry plus 10%. Additionally, for each week that's already passed prior to registration, that entry will be randomly assigned a team which they won't be able to pick at any point throughout the contest.
Pool is winner-take-all.
TIEBREAKERS: The first tiebreaker will be which week (not date) you initially registered for C.H.A.D. The second tiebreaker will be which week (not date) that particular entry began its journey through C.H.A.D. The third tiebreaker will be how many strikes you had in preseason (including strikes you may have bought back). The fourth tiebreaker will be the point differential of your entry's picks throughout the contest.
Please contact cvillehatersanddegens AT gmail DOT com (include your Twitter handle in the email) for details on payment and such. That is also the email everybody will use to submit their picks each week.
PICK SUBMISSION: You can send up to two pick submission emails this week, with the second one always overriding the first. This way, you can submit a "backup" pick earlier in the week, in case you forget or whatever. Any pick after the second email will be ignored, and likely mocked.
When submitting picks, please include either "pick" or "picks" in the subject of your email, so it will be filtered correctly and not seen by anybody else until after the deadline. Submit your selection without "pick" or "picks" in the subject at your own risk.
If you fail to submit a pick by the deadline during preseason, you'll be assigned a default pick (the default pick for the first week is Denver). The second time you fail to submit a pick, you'll just be given a loss. If you miss the deadline during the regular season, you're eliminated from the contest.
POOL ADMIN FEES: There are no fees because I'm not a fucking asshole. I will also not be soliciting/expecting/accepting tips, because, well, same deal. Actually there was already a $5 tip, which goes straight into the pot. However, a TBD amount of money will come out of the winner's cut to pay for bumper stickers and a huge fucking check which will be given to the winner at the post-C.H.A.D. dinner/reception/ceremony/bar crawl (all details TBD due to it being a thing I just made up).
Games are picked straight up, no spreads, ties are losses.
Pool starts with this week's preseason games (8/8-8/11). For the four preseason weeks, picks will be due prior to kickoff of the first game of the week. During the regular season, the deadline will be noon eastern on Sunday.
You are allowed one strike in the preseason, but first loss in the regular season and you're out. So, basically you just need to survive the preseason at 3-1 (or better), and then its a "normal" survivor pool. If you start out 3-0 in the preseason, no need to make a fourth pick and burn a team, you'll just automatically advance to the regular season (Note: This only applies to going 3-0, and not getting to the final preseason week with zero strikes in another fashion).
Each team can only be taken once, no exceptions.
RE-BUYS: One entry per person, but re-buys are allowed up until the start of the regular season. The cost of a re-buy will depend on how many weeks are left in preseason, how many entries are left, how many strikes those entries have, and the total prize pool. Entrants will be able to go from two to zero strikes, two strikes to one, or one strike to zero. Re-buy entries will still not be able to use the teams used on the entry which was already eliminated. You can re-buy as many times as you want (while still never having more than one live entry at a time) until the regular season begins.
LATE BUY-INS: Initial registration for C.H.A.D. is open until noon on the first Sunday of the regular season. However, the entry fee will increase each week, and there will be an additional 10% premium for late buy-ins; the cost to register for C.H.A.D. will be calculated each week at fair value of a zero-strike entry plus 10%. Additionally, for each week that's already passed prior to registration, that entry will be randomly assigned a team which they won't be able to pick at any point throughout the contest.
Pool is winner-take-all.
TIEBREAKERS: The first tiebreaker will be which week (not date) you initially registered for C.H.A.D. The second tiebreaker will be which week (not date) that particular entry began its journey through C.H.A.D. The third tiebreaker will be how many strikes you had in preseason (including strikes you may have bought back). The fourth tiebreaker will be the point differential of your entry's picks throughout the contest.
Please contact cvillehatersanddegens AT gmail DOT com (include your Twitter handle in the email) for details on payment and such. That is also the email everybody will use to submit their picks each week.
PICK SUBMISSION: You can send up to two pick submission emails this week, with the second one always overriding the first. This way, you can submit a "backup" pick earlier in the week, in case you forget or whatever. Any pick after the second email will be ignored, and likely mocked.
When submitting picks, please include either "pick" or "picks" in the subject of your email, so it will be filtered correctly and not seen by anybody else until after the deadline. Submit your selection without "pick" or "picks" in the subject at your own risk.
If you fail to submit a pick by the deadline during preseason, you'll be assigned a default pick (the default pick for the first week is Denver). The second time you fail to submit a pick, you'll just be given a loss. If you miss the deadline during the regular season, you're eliminated from the contest.
POOL ADMIN FEES: There are no fees because I'm not a fucking asshole. I will also not be soliciting/expecting/accepting tips, because, well, same deal. Actually there was already a $5 tip, which goes straight into the pot. However, a TBD amount of money will come out of the winner's cut to pay for bumper stickers and a huge fucking check which will be given to the winner at the post-C.H.A.D. dinner/reception/ceremony/bar crawl (all details TBD due to it being a thing I just made up).
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