rickctroop13 Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Was so exiting last season, started it up for this year! Sent out the invites to last year's gang while GC was down for maintenance, popped on this AM and saw the league well populated already! For anyone else who wants to give it a shot, I created a 'for fun' Yahoo Survival pick em league. All are welcome, no stakes to play. I'll send a coin of my choosing from what happens to be in my collection at end of season to winner. I'm playing, so in case by some miracle I win the survival, coin will go to 2nd place. 'The original' GCCoinSurvivors is a three strike league (3 wrong picks before you're out). Also set up a 2 strike and a 'one and done' leagues... different Group ID's, same password, same prize structure. One entry per cacher, per league, please! GCCoinSurvivors (3 strike league) Yahoo Group ID# 783 Password heavymetal http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival/783 GCCoiners (2 strike league) Yahoo Group ID# 777 Password heavymetal http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival/777 GCCoiners1Strike (one and done) Yahoo Group ID# 780 Password heavymetal http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival/780 Will try to keep all 3 leagues on this single thread. Good Luck & have fun! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted July 30, 2010 Author Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) Pre-emptive strike- Cointest involves joining one (or more) of the Yahoo leagues at above links. The league is a contest where you pick the winner of one of the weekly NFL (American professional football) games. You pick a team each week for as long as you pick winners. Complete rules are on the Yahoo Survival Football site. Winner is player who gets furthest in season without 3 (or 2 or 1 depending on league) wrong picks. NOTE ON SETTINGS FOR GETTING PICKS IN- FOR THE 2 & 3 STRIKE LEAGUES PICKS CLOSE 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRST GAME OF THE WEEK (GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR THOSE THURSDAY & SATURDAY GAMES!). 1 STRIKE LEAGUE PICKS IN BY 1:00PM SUNDAY. (A LITTLE MERCY IF YOU FORGET BY 1ST GAME!) Edited July 30, 2010 by rickctroop13 Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Signed up.... Man I'm ready for some football! Quote
+Mauison Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Just signed up for all three. My favorite sports season of the year! Quote
+kini_ont Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Thanks for running this again, wow one strike, this is going to be interesting and fun Quote
+Ashallond Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 (edited) Gotta defend my awesome victory last year! Edited August 2, 2010 by Ashallond Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Posted August 2, 2010 Gotta defend my awesome victory last year! Remember- you gotta pick by coin flip this year! (In this era of 'legislative transparency ' I must reveal that I'm entered in all 3 groups as 'TheQuarter'- whose picks will be made utilizing a "Flip-for-it" coin from last season...) Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Posted August 2, 2010 Gee, not many takers on the one-and-done league- 'fraid you'll wrinkle your tutu's!? Quote
+LadyBee4T Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 Well I tried to join and it said there is a temporary problem so I will try again later. I couldn't use the links above though and went directly to the pick em site... Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 3, 2010 Author Posted August 3, 2010 Well I tried to join (you're blocked 'cause you were too good in last year's fantasy league! ) and it said there is a temporary problem so I will try again later. I couldn't use the links above though and went directly to the pick em site... Working today! Jump aboard! Quote
+kungfuhippie Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 Joined up all 3; perfect two of my favorite things geocaching/geocoins and an excuse to watch football! Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Hmmmm... figured the real OV would be out on this cointest.... or at least 20 or so others for that matter. I guess the NFL doesn't have the same appeal as March Madness. Oh well. I know I'm ready for some football! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) shameless bump to keep on page 1. still pretty good odds in a couple of the games! Edited August 5, 2010 by rickctroop13 Quote
+Goos Crew Posted August 8, 2010 Posted August 8, 2010 My FIRST cointest.......and I stink at football picks.....but here's to beginners luck....lol Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Does anybody know when the picks start.... need to mark it on my calendar. Quote
+Cardinal Red Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Does anybody know when the picks start.... need to mark it on my calendar. First game (Regular Season) is Thursday September 09 MIN @ NO Superdome 8:30 PM Eastern Time Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted August 10, 2010 Posted August 10, 2010 Awesome.... I cant wait to get it started. Bengals Baby! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 15, 2010 Author Posted August 15, 2010 shameless bump to keep on page 1. still pretty good odds in a couple of the games! bumpity Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 15, 2010 Author Posted August 15, 2010 Just signed up for all 3. Welcome & good luck! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 Shaping up to have some hotly contested contests! So far we're looking at : GCCoiners1strike- 12 total players (10 eligible to win) GCCoiners (2-Strike)- 12 (10) GCCoinsurvivors (3 Strike)- 18 (16). Can't wait for the chest-pounding , the whining , and the cussing to begin! Everybody get yer ready! Quote
+Tha Saint Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Just joined the 1 strike league.... Also, is no1 doing Geocoin fantasy football this year? I havent seen any threads... I could set a league up if people are interested... Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Posted August 22, 2010 Just joined the 1 strike league.... Also, is no1 doing Geocoin fantasy football this year? I havent seen any threads... I could set a league up if people are interested... It is going (the same one as last season, presuming the same prize rules) and it is one player short of being able to draft. PM me , & I'm sure commish Tim won't mind if I give you the league ID# & password... Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Posted August 22, 2010 Shaping up to have some hotly contested contests! So far we're looking at : GCCoiners1strike- 14 total players (12 eligible to win) GCCoiners (2-Strike)- 13 (11) GCCoinsurvivors (3 Strike)- 18 (16). Grew a few teams..... getting close! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Posted August 23, 2010 Just joined the 1 strike league.... Also, is no1 doing Geocoin fantasy football this year? I havent seen any threads... I could set a league up if people are interested... It is going (the same one as last season, presuming the same prize rules) and it is one player short of being able to draft. PM me , & I'm sure commish Tim won't mind if I give you the league ID# & password... League is still one team short on drafting (odd number of players, need at least one more to open up draft. 3 spots left overall. Gonna start a new thread using this message so folks know league is up.. Quote
rickctroop13 Posted August 31, 2010 Author Posted August 31, 2010 Shaping up to have some hotly contested contests! So far we're looking at : GCCoiners1strike- 14 total players (12 eligible to win) GCCoiners (2-Strike)- 13 (11) GCCoinsurvivors (3 Strike)- 18 (16). Grew a few teams..... getting close! Bumpidaisey Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 my picks are in.... fingers crossed Quote
+boiler-todd Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 signed up for all 3. Bring on the coins. Quote
+teamhaynes Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 joined the two others.... should be fun Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 12, 2010 Author Posted September 12, 2010 NOTE ON SETTINGS FOR GETTING PICKS IN- FOR THE 2 & 3 STRIKE LEAGUES PICKS CLOSE 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRST GAME OF THE WEEK (GOTTA WATCH OUT FOR THOSE THURSDAY & SATURDAY GAMES!). 1 STRIKE LEAGUE PICKS IN BY 1:00PM SUNDAY. (A LITTLE MERCY IF YOU FORGET BY 1ST GAME!) Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 12, 2010 Author Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) Do I sense a lot of geocoins in the mail to the officials in the Bears- Lions game???? Close for a lot of folks!!!! Thanks to that play, all in the One-Strike group advanced! (even 'The Quarter' saddled with Tampa.) Edited September 12, 2010 by rickctroop13 Quote
+teamhaynes Posted September 14, 2010 Posted September 14, 2010 I can't check the football pools at work.. How many people lost out on the chargers? I almost picked them Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 14, 2010 Author Posted September 14, 2010 Going by league- 1-Strike: Everybody survived! 11 played it 'Safe' with Tennessee, coulda been momentous if they coughed it up! 2-Strike: 4 picked up first 'K', BigK 86'd by the 49ers, GoosCrew bucked by the Colts, kungfu hippy shocked by the Chargers, and TheQuarter flipped by the BenGals. 3-Strike: Ashallond, BoilerTodd, BigK (again!), kungfu hippy( ditto!) all got zapped by SanDiegone and there was one 'ooopsie! darn it!). Entertaining first week, don't forget to vote early, vote often! Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted September 15, 2010 Posted September 15, 2010 My picks are in..... Go Bengals .... gotta pick it up Palmer (you're embarrassing us out there!) Quote
+Ashallond Posted September 16, 2010 Posted September 16, 2010 well you know...I had to spot everyone a strike to make it fair. Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 16, 2010 Author Posted September 16, 2010 Remember, GCCoiners & GCCoinsurvivors are 2 & 3 strikes respectively- I see some teams who picked up 1st strike haven't picked yet- and wanna make sure they're not throwing in towel too soon. (I know there's plenty of time...) Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 16, 2010 Author Posted September 16, 2010 well you know...I had to spot everyone a strike to make it fair. After last season, you should have to spot 2 then pick Detroit! Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted September 19, 2010 Posted September 19, 2010 2/3 on the day.... Bengals and GB won.... But my vikings pick bit the dust :/ Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Posted September 20, 2010 Our first casualties!!!! 1 Strike says goodbye to FlyEagles & E&CBombers, whose 'Boys got mauled by Tha Bears... TheQuarter whose Ravens got flipped by the Bengals... and StMoose who went ooops! (9 of the 12 survivors Packed it in!) 2 Strike bids adieu to GoosCrew whose Patsies dropped the battle of News. E&C and FlyEagles left the ranks of the unbeaten as the 'Boys remained in ranks of all beaten. (See above for StMoose). 3 Strike, PAGING TEAM MERCHLINSKY! While it's sporting of you to give us all a 2 game head start, we do miss ya! (see above for StMoose)... Minnie made sure that AlmostPerfect is just that, while Dollass got E&C. and TheQuarter was devalued by the Titans. 10 of 12 winners were PackerBackers, and we do have a couple praying for the Saints tonite! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 21, 2010 Author Posted September 21, 2010 Our first casualties!!!! 1 Strike says goodbye to FlyEagles & E&CBombers, whose 'Boys got mauled by Tha Bears... TheQuarter whose Ravens got flipped by the Bengals... and StMoose who went ooops! (9 of the 12 survivors Packed it in!) 2 Strike bids adieu to GoosCrew whose Patsies dropped the battle of News. E&C and FlyEagles left the ranks of the unbeaten as the 'Boys remained in ranks of all beaten. (See above for StMoose). 3 Strike, PAGING TEAM MERCHLINSKY! While it's sporting of you to give us all a 2 game head start, we do miss ya! (see above for StMoose)... Minnie made sure that AlmostPerfect is just that, while Dollass got E&C. and TheQuarter was devalued by the Titans. 10 of 12 winners were PackerBackers, and we do have a couple praying for the Saints tonite! Prayer answered. San Frans manicurist fired! Quote
+goosefraba1 Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 I've got Ravens over the Browns.... because.... well they're the Browns :/ and Pats over Bills I think.... because T.O. is in Cincy now Quote
+teamhaynes Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 I am all in.. Man this will be a tough year... I think I will run out of the sure bets soon. Quote
+The Fossillady Posted September 26, 2010 Posted September 26, 2010 Aaaaagh missed making my pick this week. Dang it. Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 27, 2010 Author Posted September 27, 2010 Another picture perfect New England day, A warm breeze, a good deal of sun, and Brady rediscovering Moss... 1 Strike : 9 Pats pickers move along, with 2 Raven mavens. Goos didn't go with the north star in Texas and Cowboys off into the sunset... 2 Strike: 9 more Patriots, 3 more Ravens, & 1 Vikes picks leave everyone safe for another week... 3 Strike: Merch took a called 3rd, and Fossil did an oopsie, everyone else stuck to the formula of NE (10) BAL (5) & MIN (2). Quote
rickctroop13 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Posted September 30, 2010 Gitchur Pixin! Hey FL, this means you!!!! Quote
rickctroop13 Posted October 4, 2010 Author Posted October 4, 2010 1 Strike: (with apologies to R Dean Taylor) Indiana wants me, Big K cain't go back there ... & 7 spared death sentence by 2 pointers by Saints and Falcons... 2 Strike: Philly phlipped The Quarter , add the Pack to the 2 point saviors as 9 had one of those 3, including 4 who woul have bid adieu..... 3 Strike: Isjustus4 got Filleted by Philly for 1st strike, while the Eagles landed strike 2 on BigK.... Ohio was nowhere near Almost perfect as the BeenGals got Dog Pounded in Cleveland ... Must say, I enjoy when everyone picks Sunday afternoon games... Quote
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