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9th Annual Slickdeals NFL Survival Pool. Congratulations to our 2012 Champion, Ligers!

26,586 3,338 August 27, 2012 at 06:56 AM in Chat (2) Yahoo! Web Hosting
Welcome to the 9th annual Slickdeals NFL Survival Pool!

Sorry I'm late on this. I've been real busy with a new job over the past 6 months. A lot of traveling. So, we'll have to see how many we can get in by Saturday.

Here we go again!

Registration is now open. PM me for my non-CC Paypal address. As soon as I get your $5, I will send you the league name and password. Paypal payments should be paid from a linked bank account or Paypal balance. Payments should be sent as a "gift" to avoid fees.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival

Please use your SD name as your group name so I can monitor who signs up.

Our previous winners are:

1 - Ryan166
2 - Arjunsr
3 - Ryan166
4 - Bill L (an outsider)
5 - Arjunsr
6 - vec
7 - ERock54
8 - jayb082
9 - Ligers (Tripp's brother)
9b - Mavtech

Here are the rules:

Anyone is welcome to play. Buy in is $5 per person. Winner takes all. We will be using Yahoo Survival to track picks. This is a straight pick the winner pool, no spread. In past years, we have had about 30-35 players. So, winner can take home around $150.

Non-credit card Paypal will be used to collect the money. Winner will get the lump sum at the end of the season to his/her Paypal address. If you insist on using a credit card, you pay the fees. They are usually about $.75 per $5. Yeah, I know. Paypal is a bunch of thieves. Let me know if this is the case since it's a different email address.

You will NOT get the league ID and password until I have your money.

Starting in week 1, you choose an NFL team to win that week. If you win, you carry on to the next week. If you are wrong, well, there's always next year. So, do your research. Choose wisely.

You can never choose the same team again.

In case of a week where everyone goes down: This is usually most possible in the mid to late weeks. As long as all players lose, everyone is re-entered automatically for the next week.

If we have a tie at the end of the final regular season game, the money is split among the people left. However, if there are 2 people left at the end, they both may agree on going to week 1 of the playoffs for a winner takes all championship. This will be a game of my choosing unless I am in the game. In that case, someone who went out in the early weeks gets to choose.

When you should have picks in: I don't have the time to chase people down. Yahoo will send you an email reminder and I will post in this thread to remind people. Picks must be in 5 minutes before the first game of the week. So, make sure to pay attention to Thursday and Saturday games. Those tend to screw people over. Someone always forgets. There is no forgiveness for forgetting. That wouldn't be fair to the others. Not choosing is the same as losing.

To play, I will need your name, team name, and money.

You can contact me by PM or IM. My IM names are under my SD name. Let me know if you have any questions.

I will give you my Paypal email address in a PM.

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tripp
09-24-2012 at 04:49 PM.
09-24-2012 at 04:49 PM.
Sweet - my brother is still in. Maybe now he can win and pay me all the entry fee's I havce paid for him.

Go Ligers
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arjunsr
09-25-2012 at 09:09 PM.
09-25-2012 at 09:09 PM.
Quote from marg_fan :
So the only three left are the ones who picked Chicago? I didn't pick Chicago because they are my team and I didn't want bad karma. Even when they win, they figure a way to screw me. Annoyed


Stick Out Tongue
if i remembered before the thursday night game i'd have switched my pick to the steelers. i felt really bad about that chi game.
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arjunsr
10-02-2012 at 12:23 AM.
10-02-2012 at 12:23 AM.
mav.. this si why i say start a new one. no matter how quicfk, we've never managed to do two. if its too complicated, that's perfectly fine. just looks like hte best chance to try to get the second group in
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AbbyGabby
10-02-2012 at 07:01 AM.
10-02-2012 at 07:01 AM.
i'm in if you choose to do another one Groupwave
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Mavtech
10-02-2012 at 09:14 AM.
10-02-2012 at 09:14 AM.
Let's do it!
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AbbyGabby
10-02-2012 at 09:24 AM.
10-02-2012 at 09:24 AM.
Sign me up! Whee
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Mavtech
10-02-2012 at 09:37 AM.
10-02-2012 at 09:37 AM.
I'll create the league when I get back from lunch. You all have my PP email address. Start sending.
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AbbyGabby
10-02-2012 at 11:30 AM.
10-02-2012 at 11:30 AM.
can you explain to me how Round 2 is actually going to work?

also, perhaps we should wait to send the cash via Paypal and make sure we have enough people to actually start a Round 2?
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FBomb
10-02-2012 at 11:36 AM.
10-02-2012 at 11:36 AM.
Quote from Mavtech :
I'll create the league when I get back from lunch. You all have my PP email address. Start sending.
Quote from AbbyGabby :
can you explain to me how Round 2 is actually going to work?

also, perhaps we should wait to send the cash via Paypal and make sure we have enough people to actually start a Round 2?

Oh damn....I just sent my money to you Mavtech.
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Mavtech
10-02-2012 at 11:50 AM.
10-02-2012 at 11:50 AM.
Quote from AbbyGabby :
can you explain to me how Round 2 is actually going to work?

also, perhaps we should wait to send the cash via Paypal and make sure we have enough people to actually start a Round 2?
Same rules. It's just that picks start in week 5 or 6 depending on when we get enough people.

If we don't get enough people, it's 2 mouse clicks for me to refund everyone. No big deal to me.
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AbbyGabby
10-02-2012 at 11:56 AM.
10-02-2012 at 11:56 AM.
ok cool, i was worried that refunds might cost you. i'll send you money shortly.
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AbbyGabby
10-02-2012 at 11:59 AM.
10-02-2012 at 11:59 AM.
i guess the only bad part about doing Round 2 is that if we don't get many people to join up, it'll be a pretty low payout laugh out loud
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Mavtech
10-02-2012 at 12:00 PM.
10-02-2012 at 12:00 PM.
Quote from AbbyGabby :
ok cool, i was worried that refunds might cost you. i'll send you money shortly.
No cost.

League has been created. Picks will start in week 6 and continue into the playoffs if needed.

Quote from AbbyGabby :
i guess the only bad part about doing Round 2 is that if we don't get many people to join up, it'll be a pretty low payout laugh out loud
I think we have enough degenerate gamblers to make it worthwhile! laugh out loud
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Last edited by Mavtech October 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM.
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vviles
10-02-2012 at 12:21 PM.
10-02-2012 at 12:21 PM.
Count me in for 2 Whee
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TatorSalad
10-04-2012 at 09:28 AM.
10-04-2012 at 09:28 AM.
I'm not about to blow another $5 on this. Just think of all I can buy with 5 bucks.

After thinking about what little I can get with $5, I'm in.
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