So, I guess the Super Bowl is this weekend? That's neat, I suppose, although I'd be lying if I said I'm all that excited for it. As the hype engine for the big game revs up to the point that it threatens to send this metaphor careening off into a ditch, my own lack of … Continue reading Super Bowl LV Extravaganza
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NFL Conference Championship Picks
Was anyone else underwhelmed by the Divisional Round, or was it just me? The Divisional Round is, historically, the round of greatest insanity. In olden times, it has been known as the the Round of The Immaculate Reception and The Sea of Hands and Red Right 88 and The Epic In Miami and...(*shudders in Vikings*)...The … Continue reading NFL Conference Championship Picks
NFL Divisional Round Picks
I can't speak to the prevailing atmospheric conditions wherever you may have been this past Sunday morning, but here in Raleigh, it was gorgeous. The sun was out, but the sky was lined with wintry, silver clouds. The air was crisp, but not cold. My wife and I were able to (safely, and while wearing … Continue reading NFL Divisional Round Picks
NFL Playoffs MegaColumn
Part 1: Regular Season Confidence Pool Wrap-Up I have a saying: “All's well that ends.” From a results-oriented perspective, this is just about the nicest thing I can say about my Confidence Pool performance this season. What started off so promisingly in Week 2, with 14 out of 16 correct picks and 120 out of … Continue reading NFL Playoffs MegaColumn
Week 17 Confidence Pool
I can recall a time last year when, upon surveying the broader landscape of the AFC, I thought to myself, “Man, the whole conference is treating the 6 seed like it causes lymphoma” as the Steelers and Raiders crapped their way out of playoff contention. And I can recall a time earlier this year (which, … Continue reading Week 17 Confidence Pool
Week 16 Confidence Pool
Hello hello! Due to the holidays, this week's column is going to be this week's picks and last week's stats only! There will be no commentary or analysis, except to say: Fuck You, L.A. Rams. Happy Holidays Everybody! Week 15 Correct Picks: 11/16 Season Total Correct Picks (Starting Week 2): 135/208 Week 15 Points: 101/136 … Continue reading Week 16 Confidence Pool
Week 15 Confidence Pool
Hey, look at that. The first lesson to take away from a weekend in which I flaunted my own picking and value-assigning rules out of desperation is that rules are important, and I should abide by them as best as I can. The Texans have no business getting 10 points from anybody, against any opponent. … Continue reading Week 15 Confidence Pool
Week 14 Confidence Pool
I've started off this column enough times with more than enough weeping and gnashing of teeth over my many misses and bad beats from the previous week, and since I don't want this column to devolve into a primordial amino acid sludge of cliches, I will spare everyone the indignity of running that back again … Continue reading Week 14 Confidence Pool
Week 13 Confidence Pool
This was a strange week for my picks. I hit on all of the picks from point values 11-16, as well as all of the picks from point values 1-5, and absolutely nothing in between. I don't think that's ever happened to me before. Usually my failures are more evenly dispersed throughout. Regardless of distribution, … Continue reading Week 13 Confidence Pool
Programming Notes for 12/1/2020
Good Morning Everybody! Because the NFL schedule has been fucked six ways from Sunday, and this last week's slate of games isn't going to be finished until tomorrow night (if then), this week's Confidence Pool column ins being bumped to Thursday. Subsequently, since I have to do it anyway and I may as well do … Continue reading Programming Notes for 12/1/2020
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