DiploBall IV, Week 17: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas DiploBallers!  Is it me, or does it seem really odd to not have any games today?  Anyway, sorry to bother you when you should be enjoying time with your families, however I wanted to make sure everyone knows that PoolTracker considers Tuesday the start of the football week.  So Week 18 will start tomorrow with the “Little Caesars Pizza Bowl”.  And Week 19 will start on Tuesday, January 1^st with the “TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl”.  Don’t forget to make your picks!

By the way… I’m pretty sure “TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl” is the all-time greatest bowl name EVER.  Originally I thought “New Era Pinstripe Bowl” was pretty styling… but TaxSlayer is epic!

DiploBall IV, Week 17 Recap:

1^st Place:  Renegade

Renegade was so close to earning a Perfect Week!  Just one game shy!  That dang Seattle stood in his way!

2^nd Place:  Ted

Along with Renegade, Ted was only one of two player who picked ALL of the bowl games correct!

3^rd Place:  The Great Usurper

This was a great week for Usurper.  Not only did he take 3^rd place… but he won his second DiploBall Legacy League title. 

Last Place:  Pac12Bear

Missed Week Minimum:  22 Points

SEC#1, BeachBum505, RollTide1, and Irishman

Eliminated:  Arose

Arose has already used up her 5 weeks so she is now officially out of the game.  Also in danger is SEC#1 and BeachBum505; both reaching their limit this week.

DiploBall IV, Week 16

Sorry for yet another abbreviated recap.  My first week in Atlanta has been action packed!

1^st Place: Ted


2^nd Place:  The Great Usurper



3^rd Place:  Ryan



Last Place:  VNIBarger
 

Missed Week Minimum: 30 Point
Renegade, SEC#1, BeachBum505, and ARose

Perfect Week Cash-In:  The Great UsurperUsurper cashed in his perfect week to correct a 37 point failure from Week 13!

DiploBall IV, Week 15:

I’m heading to Atlanta tomorrow for my R&R, so I don’t have time for a long recap.  Have a great week everyone!

1^st Place: Rada

GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!

2^nd Place:  Badger

Is he back?  Does he have time to rise back to his former glory?

3^rd Place:  Jim Schutz

Jim has now moved into 2^nd place!

Last Place:  Renegade

Yeah… so… -20.  That’s a bad week.

Missed Week Minimum: 1 Point

That’s right… 1 point!  Thanks to BigCat’s 2 point week!  Those who earned this… point… <giggle snort>:  SEC#1, BeachBums505, ARose, and Irishman.

DiploBall IV, Week 14: Playoffs and Bowl Games!

The Falcons clinched their spot in the playoffs!  Just in time for my R&R back to Atlanta!  I’m actually in DC right now for training and I am pretty sure I have already gained 10 lbs.  My hotel is right next door to Red, Hot, and Blue!  Ooooh man…

Anyway, Week 15 is NFL only!  So, we’re going to have a lot fewer games until the Bowls start.  But keep in mind, few games actually increases your odds of having a perfect week.  And a perfect week will earn you the right to change a pervious mistake!  This deal goes all the way to the Super Bowl… so pick wisely!

DiploBall IV, Week 14 Recap:

1^st Place: Jim Schutz

This week’s winners made some seriously leaps in the season standings.  Jim jumped from 5^th to 3^rd overall.  Only 37 points out of 1^st.

2^nd Place:  VJSchutz

VJ jumped from 3^rd to 1^st overall.

3^rd Place:  Ryan

Ryan jumped from 8^th to 6^th!  There is still time!

NCAA MVP:  VNIBarger

VNI Barger earned the most about of NCAA points this week and picked 9 out of 10 games correct!

NCAA MVP:  BigCat

Although he wasn't able to place overall this week, BigCat earned 3^rd Place in the NFL games.

Last Place:  Rada

Rada… I am very disappointed!

Missed Week Minimum: 54 Points

ARose, Beachbum505, Irishman, and SEC#1

Perfect Week Bonus: 

Remember!  VJ, The Great Usurper, Jp, and RollTide still have perfect weeks to cash-in.