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A Fantasy League (based on Reality) - For Regular Armchair Users, Amateur Fortune Tellers and Stat Geeks only!

Posted by Manny Stiles
844 days ago


I am starting a new league for Armchair Users only and it is running throughout the whole season - NFL Week 1 through the conclusion of the Super Bowl.

Manny Stiles' World's Best Fire Roasted Salsa Recipe and Scratch Your Eye Out Entertainment Proudly presents...

The 2007-08 ArmchairGM Prediction League

Every Tuesday or Wednesday the Prediction League will assemble on the 'chair to pick 3 football games of the predictor's choice, one Fantasy Football player of their choice and 3 wild card predictions sponsored by the League Commissioner, Dr. Commento

Points will be accumulated as such:

You will assign a value of 1, 2 or 3 to your three football predictions (winner only, no spread) and if you get that prediction correct, you gain the assigned value. If you predict incorrectly, you will lose the assigned value.

The points accumulated by your Fantasy Football player will be as such - Their value in Yahoo! fantasy points divided by ten, so 25 pts in fantasy value would equal 2.5 points in the Prediction league. All players are eligible.

The wild card questions will be provided by Commissioner and may consist of making NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA or other sports' available predictions based upon that week's prominent sports events. Each are assigned a value of 1, 2 or 3 as designated by predictor.

In other words...

You make the predictions of your choice, at the value of your choice for 3 NFL games of your choice, picking winners only, picking ANY player for accumulating fantasy points and predicting three other wild card events correctly.

This will prove who predicts the best!

Do not join if you do not wish to compete for the whole season. I will punish you if you go part way through the season and quit. Only one excuse for quitting -your dead. That's the only one I will accept.

If you suck, you have to continue for the validity of the data we will be collecting.

If you do not want to enter but want to enter predictions for someone (or something) else, that's fine, I can respect that. And yes, my cats and a couple of my fish will be in the league too...

So add your name (and a "Team" name) to comments and we'll hash out the rest as we go!

Any Questions? Ask them!

ArmchairGM Prediction League

Join Today! No fees, no hassle, once a week. Only one rule - you have to stay in ALL season! No whimps allowed.

Also

I need nominations for a "Henchman" position to be filled by a random member. Like a Joe Pesci to my Robert DeNiro, a Sundance Kid to my Butch Cassidy...Frank Robinson to my Bud Selig...

Needs to be someone who can "ENFORCE" the rule.


Enjoy! And Happy Predicting!




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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
Score 2+-
Manny Stiles' Gang of Weird Shift Buttons is in.

My two cats will predict for 2 Black, Too Strong Cats

and my fish will predict 4 Non-Mammals
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Davis21wylieMVP
844 days ago
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I am so in.
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JuTMSY4Legend
844 days ago
Score 5+-
Someone's excel spreadsheets are gonna work overtime...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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The name of your team is "So"?
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Davis21wylieMVP
844 days ago
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As in, So Awesome...
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JuTMSY4Legend
844 days ago
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So Awesomely" using Minitab?
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Davis21wylieMVP
844 days ago
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Damn skippy.
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JuTMSY4Legend
844 days ago
Score 2+-
Manny, I assume we'll message of e-mail our stuff to you and you'll post?
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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I will post in the Lockerroom giving the last week's results and offering the three wild card questions - you can just answer them in the comments - that way everyone can see how stupid you are and can also ensure no one cheats or gets cheated.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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Manny, would you be happy for me to add this to the 2007 ArmchairGM Games Series?
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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hell yeah
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CheezerAll-Star
844 days ago
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I'm in with Rushin' Roulette
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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You must make your titles shorter Manny, on the Home page, it takes up a lot of room for seeing recent actions...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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I do that on purpose. When other people start going long, I will go longer.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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I'm in with This Commish Owes a Cricket Article :P Or failing that, British Lions.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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Can we strategically not pick results on some weeks? E.g. you say if it's correct you get x, if wrong, you get -x, so if you deliberately don't choose, you get 0? Kind od like the Intentional Walk in Baseball?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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Kind of...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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No, I don't reward cowardly avoidance in this league... Do I have a henchman yet? I can't sully my grimy mits with these wantings of bypassitude! It's a Prediction League, we make Predictions.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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Alex, YOU pick the games and all you have to get right is the winner. It's not rocket science (well, a little of it is, but...)
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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That's alright then, just asking. And since we get to pick everything, job's a good'un! As they say... nowhere near these parts...
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MegECass110AAA-er
844 days ago
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I'm in with Veronica Corningstone's Sex Panthers.
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Kwitt11Varsity Captain
844 days ago
Score 1+-
I'll play. Orange Juice
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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Spread the word... I don't want anyone feeling left out (there will be more articles about the "League" before the season)
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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I still need a deputy commissioner...
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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What responsibilities would this position have? You need to advertise the job to us!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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If I have to advertise it, then it's not for you...
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
844 days ago
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Okay maybe not advertise, just say what we'd have to do as a result of occupying the role. That information would help so that we don't sign our lives away...
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Silencer76AAA-er
844 days ago
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lol if you need a hatchet man Manny, look no further. I run enough leagues, both fantasy, and simulated, and have no problem dropping the hammer.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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You're in, Silencer... you can call youself "Hired Goon" if you choose. I'll give you more details of your duties at a later moment...
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Silencer76AAA-er
842 days ago
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YES! I am the Dave Semenko of this league! All will cower in fear or face the wrath of the devastating Iron Fist of Death. Unless I got fired already, in which case I will have to go after Manny himself.
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Yakob878MVP
844 days ago
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how do i get in on this
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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tell us your team name...
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JuTMSY4Legend
844 days ago
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I guess I'm down...any chance you'll send us reminders Manny...sepetember could be rough for me... JuT's Mutts
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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this is the beauty - Yes, I will remind you!

Also, if you aren't going to be around for a couple weeks, you can make your predictions ahead of time (case by case exception basis only)

Oh, and each week's winners (as well as OVERALL winner and category winners) will recieve prizes.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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and the team's name is?
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JuTMSY4Legend
844 days ago
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Very cool...I'll be around, its just that as I get closer to the LSAT, my mind is fizzling and my time out of work is disappearing...plus, I'm working less as i enter my final year... Team Name: JuT's Mutts...
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Yakob878MVP
844 days ago
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my team name is The Football Guru
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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I'm in as Confused But Intrigued
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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When you said "value of your choice" does that mean that one game can be worth one trillion points, another worth a pony and another worth one date with Scarlett Johansson?
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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After re-reading that, I feel I should point out, before anyone asks, that those three things are meant to be completely random, they're not related in any way.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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Seepie, you use your disclaimers well...
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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I know how quickly some of the depraved minds around here can pick up on things, so I figure I could stay ahead of the pack.
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WizardmanRed-Shirting
844 days ago
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I'm in as... uh... Ill think of a name later.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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Player to be Named later?
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WizardmanRed-Shirting
844 days ago
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That works in a way. I'm in as Blogger to be named later.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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It's not difficult... let's say the Jets are playing the Browns, the Jaguars are playing the Texans and Eagles are playing the Giants.

I think the Jets, Jags and Eagles will win. I am sure about the Jets, confidant about the Jags and hopeful about the Eagles, so I assign them point values in that order.

Then I pick one fantasy leaguer (all are available to everyone)

Then I place my answers to the three wild card questions... (not shown here)

Example:

Jets 3, Jags 2, Eagles 1 Tomlinson Devil Rays 3, Dara Torres-Gowen 2, Rory Sabbatini 1

-and that's it!

If I get all of my predictions accurate, I get 12 points plus .10 x Tomlinsons fantasy points...
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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LT's Fantasy Points based on... (Not that it matters considering LT will be picked by everyone every week but one.) And is there a limit to how many points we can place value? Or is it always a limit of 12?
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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a couple times during the season there will be "daily double-like" opportunities to make predictions with higher values (depending on how many people are '+' instead of '-') I also think LT will get picked less often than you do...
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Yakob878MVP
844 days ago
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cool
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Silencer76AAA-er
844 days ago
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Count me in as well as the .44 Magnums.
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KelsdadAll-Star
844 days ago
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Greg Anderson to your Barry Bonds? I'm in
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
844 days ago
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OK, Kelsdad is the deputy, but what is KD's team name?
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EroosterMajor Leaguer
828 days ago
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I'm in. Long Balls.
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False ProphetAll-Star
828 days ago
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I'm in with Minnesota Pride
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
828 days ago
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Is that the host city for this year's parade?
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