The 2013 ITB Suicide Contest Thread

[HPF Bob]

Our favorite game is back...no not NFL football but the annual ITB Suicide Contest. Don't know if Keith has any goodies left in the closet but maybe a t-shirt will be at stake.

For the uninitiated, the quick rules for the game are that you choose one game each week where you declare which team wins. If that team loses, you're out of the contest. If your team wins, you continue to the next week but you are forbidden from choosing that team again for the rest of the game, making each week a little harder because you'll have fewer good teams left to choose from.

Obviously, whichever game you choose, you have to call it before that game kicks off and you can't change your mind after the game you select has begun (i.e. don't call Tennessee and then change your selection to San Diego at halftime of the Tennessee game.)

Here's your Week 1 schedule: (all times Central)

THUR. September 5th

Baltimore at Denver (7:30 pm, NBC)

SUN. September 8th

Atlanta at New Orleans (Noon, Fox)
Cincinnati at Chicago (Noon, CBS)
Kansas City at Jacksonville (Noon, CBS)
Miami at Cleveland (Noon, CBS)
Minnesota at Detroit (Noon, Fox)
New England at Buffalo (Noon, CBS)
Oakland at Indianapolis (Noon, CBS)
Seattle at Carolina (Noon, Fox)
Tampa Bay at NY Jets (Noon, Fox)
Tennessee at Pittsburgh (Noon, CBS)
Arizona at St. Louis (3:25 pm, Fox)
Green Bay at San Francisco (3:25 pm, Fox)
NY Giants at Dallas (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., September 9th

Philadelphia at Washington (6:10 pm, ESPN)
Houston at San Diego (9:20 pm, ESPN)

Post replies on this same thread with name of city. Good luck to all.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Post replies on this same thread with name of city. Good luck to all.

You're assuming that no one is going to pick the Jets. Which is perfectly reasonable.

[WMH]

Week 1 - Indy

[WMH]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - New England

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

You're assuming that no one is going to pick the Jets. Which is perfectly reasonable.

Fairly obvious that you have to specify Giants or Jets. And, there's a good contest to see which division is the weakest - AFC East (Buffalo, Jets, Dolphins) or AFC West (Raiders, Chiefs, Chargers). Throw in the Browns, Titans and Jaguars and the AFC is almost already narrowed down the field to a playoff contingent. Seven teams have a legit shot at the playoffs and one could argue that the Patriots and Broncos are prohibitive favorites to win their divisions leaving four playoff spots among the Texans, Colts, Steelers, Ravens and Bengals.

And yet I suspect some here will hit the panic button if the Texans start 2-3 which is quite possible if you check the schedule. Never fear. Even if that happens, 10-6 is almost guaranteed unless they get hit with a rash of injuries or misfortune.

But let me see if I can put my jinxing to work in week one:

Wk 1: Indianapolis

[popanot]

Wow... I can only see 3, maybe 4, games on that schedule where there is a (somewhat) clear pick-em favorite. And of those, only 1 (Indy) is at home.

Week 1: Indy

[Nconroe]

True, not many good choices this first week.

Week 1 - Indy

[chuck]

Rather than try to get cute I'm going to go with Indy like everyone else.