Pickem Dash Football

  [PA chime] Welcome aboard, passengers! This is your captain speaking. Flight P-F25 is now taxiing to the runway, and Week 1 of NCAA Pick’em is officially cleared for departure. (note, this will be one of the last times I use PF24's mailing list; apologies to those that have registered using different emails; non-apologies for those that are ghosting us) Boarding pass link (Week 1 card): https://bit.ly/pf25-fbs-card (as long as your captain presses all the right buttons, this same link should stay good for college games all year) Good news: Even if you haven’t officially “registered” yet, submitting a Week 1 card is all you need to join the manifest. Just buckle in, make your picks, and you’re flying with us. No standby list, no TSA hassle. Or is it that you make your picks, buckle in, -- I’ll have all the imagery right before Bowl Season. Departure times: Picks are due before kickoff of each game. But! For smooth skies, please file your whole card before the first...

[PA chime] Good evening passengers. Surely you can’t be serious about skipping Pick’em Dash Football this year.  I am serious -- and like, don’t call me Shirley.  How to board Returning passengers: Grab your boarding pass and head to the priority queue (by clicking the signup form ) New passengers: Actually the same process, same pas, then *sonic boom*, you’re on the manifest.  In-flight procedure  NCAA Regular Season route: ~15 games per week; picks against the spread (mind the crosswinds). 1st & 2nd place winners. 1/3 of pot total.  NFL Regular Season seating: all games, 14–16 per week; straight up landings (no point-spreads, no layovers). 1st & 2nd place winners. 1/3 of pot total.  NCAA Bowls + Playoff Challenge: set your confidence seatbelts + college football playoff cockpit showdown. 1/2 of 1/3 of pot total  NFL Playoff Approach: weekly, against the spread, Vegas-style vectors. 1/2 of 1/3 of pot total  Cabin advisories Deadline for...

Exhaustive Pick'em Dash Football archive research indicates we've only had two Thanksgiving blog posts -- before today -- despite it almost always being a side dish question. Those were fun too, but this year I went with a turkey leg MVP question. Undeterred, you guys still delivered the typical mix of brilliant to baffling. Let's dig in, so to speak. Who Gets the Turkey Leg? A Northmen (AN): Taylor Swift’s boyfriend , because when in doubt, always bet on love. +2 Gig’em (AP): Our esteemed commish, for tirelessly building this pick’em empire . This is the part where I state I'm differe--uh flattery works +3 #TEXAS4Life (BR): Mahomes , because when you think turkey, you think Mahomes +1 Beelzebubbles (CC): Deshaun -giggidy . Do we want to unpack this more?? +2 (Pure Random)^2 (CN): Whoever wins the coin toss. Statistically sound. Team name checks out. +2 Chimp’s Picks (CP): A lion so he doesn't eat me . Smart move, and self-preservation always wins.   +3 Swamp Dogs...

From high tech means to medieval communications methods.  What's the best way to pick'em? I've grouped your answers into 5 basic categories:  Traditional Methods (Email, Snail Mail, Fax) Modern Tech (Text Message, Website/App, Satellite) Fantasy/Quirky (Owl Delivery, Bat Signal, Sign Language, Osmosis) Humorously Absurd (Carrier Pigeon, Smoke Signals, Silently, Aggressively) Non-Committal/Other (Coinflip, No Preference). Highlights From the Quirky & Absurd : Gig'em (AP) : "The Bat Signal (just make sure it can be seen around the world, not just Gotham City)" Commish : Working on the space lasers. Will get back with you. Wookie Cookies (KH) : "Parchment, written in invisible ink, delivered by owl, whose contents are only revealed by bear urine" Commish : The Rube Goldberg is pick'em updates. Beeritos (KW) : "Bounce that shit off of a satellite. Or a carrier pigeon." Commish : High tech + Medieval method = For the win! Highlights From...

Welcome to the fifth biennial Pick’em Dash Football Commish Ask Me Anything! Check out where we’ve been: P-F16: Inaugural Commish A.M.A. : Highlights include how I pick the games each week, introduced a picture of Beelzebubble's cousin that may as well be our mascot, and many questions on how this game came to be. P-F18: Second Biennial Commish A.M.A. : Lt Greg "Hipshot" Norris laid out his favorite beer, tailgate food, and when Texas will be back. Can anyone even remember when Texas wasn't back?? P-F20: Third Biennial Commish A.M.A. : Probably after 3, it can be called a tradition. This one also had some hard-hitting ketchup and mustard talk. But remember you guys -- this was our COVID year .  P-F22: Fourth Biennial Commish A.M.A. : Lots to say in this one. Hard hitting food, drink, concert, and sports commentary. Our mascot's picture makes another appearance. You’ve asked me anything four times before, and now let’s see if there is anything left in the tank for ...

It is time! You know the drill. If you are all in and aren't about any shenanigans, then just click the graphic below to sign up. If you are out, then you can ignore approximately 4 emails and you'll fall off the list. If you are into pyramids or not having 10 years of bad luck, then also send this to at least 2 people. If you  don't want to read on because you know you are  ready to get in, click any of the graphics or this here link . I gave DALL-E's image generator last year's recruitment post to use as reference. While that graphic above does an excellent job of summing this game up, I have added some additional hype below for anyone needing to get more in the mood for football pick'em season. I also asked DALL-E for a more retro aesthetic that may speak more to your younger inner self. If it does, click that and get in the game! At its core, this is a contest about making the right choice. Need practice for November? Nah! But click and make your first good ...