DiploBall IV, Week 21: Crash and Burn

Okay… so I don’t really want to talk about it…  I’m heartbroken… but I have to talk about it because someone earned a Perfect Week Bonus… meaning they did the most unholy of unholy.  This person picked against the Falcons.  Actually four of you did!  And it makes me sick… the only solace I have is the fact that only ONE of the four of you earned the Perfect Week.

Renegade.  Congratulations… you get to reverse any game you missed this season.

And I get to go back to bed… and cry. 

DiploBall IV, Week 19 & 20

Okay!  Know I am VERY late my latest recaps, but I have a good excuse.  I’ve totally been distracted by this picture of an otter from the Georgia Aquarium cheering for the Falcons: 

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Totally distracted.  GO FALCONS!

Since the last time I wrote two people have cashed in their Perfect Weeks:  VJ and Me!  Leaving only RollTide1 with a pending Perfect Week… although he tried to, vaguely, cash it in earlier in the season and I still don’t understand what game he meant.

That said, even though VJ is positioned for his second (back to back) DiploBall victory, his win is not guaranteed!  With two more weeks and two more potential perfect week bonuses in play, anything can still happen!

The NFL Playoff has certainly been interesting!  And for the Schutz’s it has been VERY exciting!  As many of you know, we’re originally from Baltimore and some of us still hold a fair amount of resentment towards the Colts… but watching the Ravens eliminate them from the playoffs and then move through to the AFC Championship is amazing! 

However, we’ve been in Atlanta since the mid-70s, so watching the Falcons finally break their playoffs curse, with a real shot at the NFC Championship has been incredible rewarding!

I guess it goes without saying that our pipe-dream of FINALLY having a Baltimore-Atlanta Super Bowl might actually come true!  Not sure if it will happen, but if it does, I’ll be in Munich enjoying the show if anyone is in the area and interested in joining me!

Until then, here is how the last two weeks played out:

Week 19

1^st Place:  Jim Schutz

2^nd Place:  Robbins

3^rd place:  SchutzJP

Last Place:  VNIBarger

Week 20

1^st Place:  The Great Usurper

2^nd Place:  BigCat, Jim Schutz, SchutzJP, VJSchutz, and Jeff

3^rd place:  Rada, Badger, EricC, Renegade

Last Place:  VNIBarger

For Week 20 VNIBarger has the dubious honor of missing ALL four games… … … yeah.

Well, here we go folks!  Week 21!  We’re almost there!

DiploBall IV, Week 18: Bowl-mageddon

Sorry for the late recap.  I flew back to WashDC today and have been a bit preoccupied. 

DiploBall IV, Week 18 Recap:

1^st Place:  EricC

2^nd Place:  VJSchutz

3^rd Place:  BigCat

Last Place:  VNIBarger

Missed Week Minimum:  0 Points

Irishman.  That’s right… Irishman gets ZERO points!  Per the Missed Week Rules, eligible parties are given one point less than the lowest ranking player submitted picks for more than 2/3 of the games and finished the week in the positive.  Which gave us RollTide, who finished the week with ONE point!

Eliminated:  SEC#1 and BeachBum505

Irishman now exhausted all 5 missed weeks… next week he’ll be out!

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.