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Old 09-02-2013, 07:58 AM
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Default The 2013 ITB Suicide Contest Thread

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.
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Old 09-02-2013, 07:41 PM
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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.
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Old 09-02-2013, 10:03 PM
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Week 1 - Indy
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Old 09-02-2013, 11:05 PM
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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
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Old 09-03-2013, 07:35 AM
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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
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Old 09-03-2013, 12:10 PM
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True, not many good choices this first week.

Week 1 - Indy
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Old 09-03-2013, 12:54 PM
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Rather than try to get cute I'm going to go with Indy like everyone else.
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Old 09-03-2013, 04:38 PM
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Week 1: IND
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Old 09-03-2013, 10:45 PM
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I like to be different, but that usually gets me in trouble, so

Week 1 Indy
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Old 09-04-2013, 05:44 PM
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Uh, I'm going with Indy, also.
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Old 09-04-2013, 08:44 PM
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1: Indianapolis
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Old 09-04-2013, 09:15 PM
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This has the making of the quickest contest ever......
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Old 09-05-2013, 01:17 PM
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1) Indianapolis (ha ha)
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Old 09-05-2013, 02:47 PM
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This has the making of the quickest contest ever......
Ha, we did have a "Son of Survivor" contest in 2008 because a lot of people crapped out early. That was the year too that Ike caused some to miss making a pick too.
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Old 09-05-2013, 05:31 PM
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We had one like that last year because it was all over before September.
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Old 09-05-2013, 07:34 PM
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We had one like that last year because it was all over before September.
Yes. Yes, it was
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Old 09-06-2013, 12:02 AM
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It's unanimous!

Indianapolis Colts
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Old 09-08-2013, 04:06 PM
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And we all skate by......
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Old 09-08-2013, 04:11 PM
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And we all skate by......
I would have been happy to have lost. I suspect we all would have.
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Old 09-08-2013, 09:50 PM
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I would have been happy to have lost. I suspect we all would have.
Ya, it was win/win. Colts win, we all win. Colts lose, we all still win.
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