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Week
#1
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Richie
pulled
out a rare Week #1, *squeaker* by beating Mo
with the tiebreaker on the MNF game for the win.
It was a 1st Week
bloodbath in the Survivor
Pool. Most (9) were wounded in the Charger
game and all 11 face elimination with another loss.
Ouch!
No changes this
year other than Weekly comments may be less frequent this Season, especially
early on. Also, I'll use the same system on 6:30am games as mid way
through last Season. Those games won't show up on the Picksheet and
after they're completed, everybody will win with the same
lowest points on the game.
Good luck
Week #2
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Book
Rules:
2026
Season
Entry Fee:
$180.
Exactly
$10.00 each week (in advance) for the full 18 Regular Season slates
including Playoffs (if you make them). Bottom 4 Players are Eliminated From
the Postseason. Side Games $20.00 extra, each.
32 Players x $180.00 =
$5760.00
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$200 X 18 Weekly
Winners:
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$3600.00
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Season 1st
Place:
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$700.00
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Season 2nd
Place:
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$350.00
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Season
3rd Place:
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$220.00
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Champ's
Trophies: Two(2)
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$90.00
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POSTSEASON
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Superbowl
"A" Winner:
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$500.00
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Superbowl
"B" Winner:
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$300.00
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Total:
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$5760.00
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As always, all money
taken in is paid out to the Players.
Just
a reminder: You can re-submit your picks anytime before a game begins
as long as the Picksheet hasn't closed yet... Any missed Thursday Night game
(or any game before the Picksheet closes) will be counted as a loss and a
loss of your lowest point value still available... Quickpicks (when
necessary) will cover all day Sunday and Monday Night and it's final.
A FULL week quickpick (incl. Thurs - Mon) is only available if Commish is
notified in advance by email or text (it happens).
Other
small tweaks...
The
Player Picks and Weekly Standings pages will show the Monday Night Football
tiebreaker scores as 'N/A' until all games are completed. That's because the
tiebreaker score skews the standings by using the lowest MNF score to break
ties too early. The tiebreakers will show before the Monday Night
Football game.
If
a Playoff slot is a tie on points and wins, the 'Season Standings' MNF
Tiebreaker avg. will be used. It's
good to
be prudent on your TB number.
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Book Rules (cont...)
Weekly and Season Standings Are Based on Points:
Players assign each NFL pick a 'Confidence Point' bet.
Highest confidence bet is worth 16 points, lowest is 1 point (if 16
games played that week). Points awarded for win, no points deducted for loss.
Missed Weekly Picks:
If you can't get your picks in, for whatever reason, don't
worry, you're covered, The Commish will enter a computer generated
'Quickpick' for you (except
for final Week of the Season) and use your previous week's Tiebreaker
. Please, don't use it as a
season 'strategy'. You can still use the 'quickpick strategy', just
push the "Random' Picks" button on the Website Picksheet'.
If you're a 'Survivor/Margin' player you'll get a loss; unless you text me
your Survivor/Margin pick(s) before the Picksheet
closes. Just a reminder: Any missed pick prior to the Picksheet
closing, that hasn't requested a Commish Quickpick, will lose the game(s) and the lowest confidence point amount(s)
still available. Once the Picksheet closes, the Book is closed.
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Side Games:
Both Side Games are $20
Each and are
Completely Optional.
Survivor Pool:
NO POINT SPREAD. STRAIGHT UP FINAL SCORE
Pick ONE team each week that
you are sure will win. After two losses you're dead. You can
use a team only ONCE all year, so you might want to look ahead
in the schedule to see if you're picking the right spot to choose them (see NFL
Team Schedules and Results link on main
page). Survivor/Margin
pools have a selection box on the Picksheet showing the teams you have already used. No tiebreaker.
If there is more than 1 'Survivor', each will evenly split the pot. Even if
you have 1 loss, you still get a full share. Just Survive, Bay-Bee!!
Tie Games are
Not a
Loss.
Missed
or Duplicate Pick in Survivor is a Loss.
Both side games are optional participation. Payouts are based on total number of entries.
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Margin Pool:
NO POINT SPREAD. STRAIGHT UP FINAL SCORE.
Pick ONE team each week that you think will win by the largest margin
of points over their opponent, and you get that number of points added to
your season total. Lose, and that amount is deducted from your total. End
of season tiebreaker is Total Wins. You can play a team only ONCE all
year, so you might want to look ahead in the schedule to see if you're
choosing the right spot to pick them (see NFL
Team Schedules and Results link on main
page). Survivor/Margin
pools have a selection box on the Picksheet showing the teams you have already used.
The
Margin Pool Ends After Week #17.
Missed pick in Margin Loses
10
Points (Doh! Penalty)
Duplicate
pick in Margin Loses
10
Points (Bonehead Penalty)
Both side games are optional participation. Payouts are based on total number of entries.
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Post
Season Playoffs:
Two
Post Season Superbowl Tournaments
Top 28 Regular Season Finishers Make the Playoffs
*Superbowl
'A' Winner (only) is awarded a Trophy.
Players
choose their teams in order of their final Season standings, starting with
1st place and continuing until 28th place. Each player can select ONE team
only and
may choose from EITHER
playoff pool.
All
games subject to point spread. Spread winner takes spread loser's team. If
the line is not on a 1/2 point by the day of the game, the favorite must
give the
underdog an additional 1/2 point. This is to eliminate possible point spread
ties.
First week playoff line is
now locked in the first Tuesday before
Wildcard weekend instead of Monday. Players have been able to get their team selections made
faster lately so the 'Wildcard Weekend' line will have a better chance
to settle out a little - before they're locked in,,
After
the Wild Card games, check 'The Playoffs: Draft Kings Sportsbook' for the
latest odds and watch the Brackets to track your team's progress.
The
Playoffs team alignments shown on the brackets may
change after the
Wildcard games are played. Any underdogs who win
in
the 1st round could change the bracket alignments.
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Miscellaneous:
The PayPal payment system has
worked great and will continue, but I will accept checks as long as you
don't mind waiting a 'lil longer for your winnings. I will also accept Zelle or
Venmo payment. Email commish@rodbird.com
or text and I'll send you my addresses for Zelle/Venmo account info. Be
sure to choose Friends/Family payment option, otherwise they may deduct State sales tax. There's a link on the Book website that will take you to the Book
PayPal account. It's completely separate from the Book, is on PayPal's website
and is totally secure.
New
NFL
Season on a begins on a Wednesday this year. It's the New
England Patriots at
Seattle Seahawks,
Sept 9th, 5:20 pm (PDT) on NBC.
The Thursday game is at normal time from Melbourne, AU. at 5:30 pm (PDT)
You
can use (or change) a nickname or alias instead of your full name. Just email or
text me your change or fill out the New
Player Sign-Up Form, and I'll update your new player name. That way if you're losing, I won't have to insult you by name in the Commish
Comments.
The Website:
rodbird.com
Everything you need to play is located on the website. Check it out...
If I have forgotten anything, or you still have questions,
contact me at:
commish@rodbird.com
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