Chet Chetterson 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 And the leader is now at 23....Let's hope neither of former leaders go insane over this (or worse) Link to post Share on other sites
albertoflamingo 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Never pick Carolina at Atlanta, they never win there. And to whoever said that Carolina's offense was solid, please look no further then Jake Delhomme. Oh well, our record this year is not indicative of our play at all. Link to post Share on other sites
bbgun 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Million dollar loss by Carolina. I hope that moron hedged at least $200,000 so he doesn't commit suicide later.He would have to have $200K in cash just lying around to do that though... Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 He would have to have $200K in cash just lying around to do that though...Think about it this way. If you had friends or family and you said "I was just on ESPN and if I bet this I can either win 1 million or $200k if you lend me this money" you don't think people would help him get that money? It's a once in a lifetime situation. Link to post Share on other sites
r0llin_game 1 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I think ATL wins. the home team in the South is 6-0 v. each other this season.boy I suck......./brag Link to post Share on other sites
Chet Chetterson 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Another guy reached 24 today with a Ravens and Colts wins.Only game up for tomorrow is the Packers vs. Saints. Do you take either team for a million? Link to post Share on other sites
MovingIn 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 What a bad game to pick. Carolina and Atlanta were fairly even in terms of strengths and weaknesses, and that game easily goes either way. Better off picking Baltimore over slumping Philly.Tomorrow's Packers-Saints game is pretty even too, though I'd go with the Saints. The guy with 24 right now should probably sit on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 What a bad game to pick. Carolina and Atlanta were fairly even in terms of strengths and weaknesses, and that game easily goes either way. Better off picking Baltimore over slumping Philly.Tomorrow's Packers-Saints game is pretty even too, though I'd go with the Saints. The guy with 24 right now should probably sit on it.Pretty easy decision whether you like the game or not. You take NO on ESPN, and you hedge in Vegas with GB +1, if the ML is off. NO wins by 1, you win the million and push on the hedge, if they somehow tie, you scoop. You have to play it though and not let the guy at 22 a chance to split it with you on Tuesday. Link to post Share on other sites
TB17 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Think about it this way. If you had friends or family and you said "I was just on ESPN and if I bet this I can either win 1 million or $200k if you lend me this money" you don't think people would help him get that money? It's a once in a lifetime situation.Think about it this way. How many people do you think you'd have to beg and then receive money to get to 200k? Not to mention in less than 24 hours. Theres no way more than 1% of people in America would be able to hedge this amount of money this quickly Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Think about it this way. How many people do you think you'd have to beg and then receive money to get to 200k? Not to mention in less than 24 hours. Theres no way more than 1% of people in America would be able to hedge this amount of money this quicklyWell whatever....put your ****ing life savings on that shit. If you were in this situation you wouldn't pretty much do everything you could to get a large sum of money together? That's all I was getting at. Link to post Share on other sites
TB17 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Well whatever....put your ****ing life savings on that shit. If you were in this situation you wouldn't pretty much do everything you could to get a large sum of money together? That's all I was getting at.yes but I think if I really tried, the most I could get would probably be 10k and like 8k of that would be me, and is it really worth going through all that trouble? Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 yes but I think if I really tried, the most I could get would probably be 10k and like 8k of that would be me, and is it really worth going through all that trouble?You're kinda a tool if you really think this way. Either win a million or lose everything? You'd honestly take that shot? Holy degen batman. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 yes but I think if I really tried, the most I could get would probably be 10k and like 8k of that would be me, and is it really worth going through all that trouble?Well I would meet in Vegas to contribute, for a small cut of course. I'm sure you could get more than 10k. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilBluff 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Colts or Crew for sureShould have listened to me, Crew were HUGE favorites over the overachieving Red Bulls, and well SD sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
TB17 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You're kinda a tool if you really think this way. Either win a million or lose everything? You'd honestly take that shot? Holy degen batman.obviously i'd try to hedge some of it, but itd be such a meaningless sum and it'd be so hard to pool all of my money together Link to post Share on other sites
lurbz 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 obviously i'd try to hedge some of it, but itd be such a meaningless sum and it'd be so hard to pool all of my money togetherWhen did a guaranteed 14k become meaningless? Did I miss a meeting? Was there a memo? Link to post Share on other sites
psujohn 0 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You all seem to be missing that this isn't a zero risk hedge opportunity.Say he goes to grandpa and takes the 200K in his retirement fund with the promise "We'll double it" then loses the hedge and loses on ESPN because the chick also wins and gets the tie breaker. Now he's out 200K.Even if he won on ESPN it could be months before he had the cash in hand.Certainly worth hedging somewhat but depending on his financial situation doing it for 200K might be crazy. Link to post Share on other sites
lurbz 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You all seem to be missing that this isn't a zero risk hedge opportunity.Say he goes to grandpa and takes the 200K in his retirement fund with the promise "We'll double it" then loses the hedge and loses on ESPN because the chick also wins and gets the tie breaker. Now he's out 200K.Even if he won on ESPN it could be months before he had the cash in hand.Certainly worth hedging somewhat but depending on his financial situation doing it for 200K might be crazy.I'm talking about the new guy who can't be tied today Link to post Share on other sites
Quacktastic 106 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Should have listened to me, Crew were HUGE favorites over the overachieving Red Bulls, and well SD blew a chance at overtime by calling a timeout on 4th down before their field goal attempt without letting the play clock run down, giving the Colts 90 seconds instead of 60 to drive downfield and attempt a 51 yard FG opportunity that they made.FYP Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 This guy is an idiot. He took GB which means if he hedged, he wasted money if he took the ML, and if NO wins by 1, he wins nothing. I doubt he hedged anyway, because taking GB wouldn't make sense, so he's an even bigger moron. So of course he'll win the full million, because that's how the world works. Link to post Share on other sites
Thriceknurd 0 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 This guy is an idiot. He took GB which means if he hedged, he wasted money if he took the ML, and if NO wins by 1, he wins nothing. I doubt he hedged anyway, because taking GB wouldn't make sense, so he's an even bigger moron. So of course he'll win the full million, because that's how the world works.Good times. Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 This thread simply proves that Teddy is an idiot. I'm not understanding where this tie came into play the other day? One guy was at 24 and picked Carolina, the girl was at 23 and picked the same Carolina game. If they both win one wins a million and the other has 24. Am I missing some fine print here? Say goodbye to the other guys million the Pack are cooked. Link to post Share on other sites
Thriceknurd 0 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 This thread simply proves that Teddy is an idiot. I'm not understanding where this tie came into play the other day? One guy was at 24 and picked Carolina, the girl was at 23 and picked the same Carolina game. If they both win one wins a million and the other has 24. Am I missing some fine print here? Say goodbye to the other guys million the Pack are cooked.ESPN ruins lives. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 This thread simply proves that Teddy is an idiot. I'm not understanding where this tie came into play the other day? One guy was at 24 and picked Carolina, the girl was at 23 and picked the same Carolina game. If they both win one wins a million and the other has 24. Am I missing some fine print here? Say goodbye to the other guys million the Pack are cooked.The girl would have been able to pick the Colts/Chargers game to tie, which would have been settled on best win pct. Link to post Share on other sites
GetSprung 0 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The girl would have been able to pick the Colts/Chargers game to tie, which would have been settled on best win pct.Ah...must've missed that somewhere. The whole you know...first to 25 wins thing threw me off. **** ESPN and their shenanigans. Link to post Share on other sites
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