Here was the original thread:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=0#Post11970232
I figured we could use this thread to track everyone's progress throughout the year. Here are the official picks below. If I have made a mistake, then please let me know ASAP.
<u>Omahahahaha</u>
$200
Miami
Cleveland
Oakland
Green Bay
New York Giants
Kansas City
<u>Kdog</u>
$250
Atlanta
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Miami
Oakland
<u>NajdorfDefense</u>
$400
Miami
Houston
Oakland
Cleveland
Atlanta
Detroit
<u>Lpmatt</u>
$200
Cleveland
Houston
Buffalo
Atlanta
Oakland
Tennessee
<u>Methodz</u>
$200
Cleveland
Houston
Oakland
Tennessee
Buffalo
Atlanta
<u>trixtrix</u>
$2000
Buffalo
Cleveland
Houston
Tennessee
Kansas City
Oakland
<u>Amerzel</u>
$400
Atlanta
Miami
Oakland
Buffalo
Cleveland
Houston
Methodz and NajdorfDefense have asked Performify to hold the money for us. Therefore, I will soon be sending Performify $600($200+$400) on Stars. Performify please let me know when they have sent it to you as well. If I win the bet, I will be leaving Performify a small tip, and I would encourage you two to do the same should you win. All of the rest of the participants have chosen to exchange info and go by the honor system.
Broken down into teams, here is how many times each team was picked among the 7 entries:
Cleveland 7
Oakland 7
Houston 5
Atlanta 5
Buffalo 5
Miami 4
Tennessee 3
Detroit 2
Kansas City 2
Green Bay 1
New York Giants 1
Now a brief history on the bet....
It started 3 years ago with a buddy of mine. I challenged him to name 5 teams that wouldn't make the playoffs. No money was bet, just bragging rights. The SD Chargers went from 4-12 to 12-4 and lost him the bet.
Two years ago I went onto footballguys and challenged people to the bet. I searched for the old thread, but they routinely delete old threads to save space and I think thats what happened to it. Long story short, I got quite a few members there to bet me small amounts(I think $50 was the most bet by anyone) and astoundingly nobody even got 4 out of their 5 correct. IIRC the Bears, Giants, and Redskins ruined things for almost everyone.
I tried making the thread on footballguys again last year, but the mods there didn't like it and deleted it. Nevertheless, I challenged my buddy Robert(miami32 on these forums) to the bet for $1000. The Jets lost it for him, although he won a separate football bet against me, so we broke even.
I decided that 5 teams wasn't enough assurance for me, so as you can see I upped it to 6 this year.
Anyway, good luck to you all. I'm sure it'll be interesting to follow throughout the year. For the record, the picks that I think are the best are Houston and Cleveland because their divisions are too stacked for them to make a run at things. I think that Tennessee, Atlanta, and maybe even Oakland could cause some of you guys to lose the bet. I'm also very surprised that nobody picked Minnesota.