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P-F13: NFL Playoff Contest, Part 1 - Welcome to our neutral ground

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(hit play for the full effect) 80s. 90s. Same difference. He promised LSU would win the BCS National Championship. (Last year too.) I almost positive that he used some version of "fuck" in every single open ended bonus question last year. (This year, not fucking once.) He is the only person I've ever recruited off of someone else's Facebook page. (Seriously.) He's confident. He's honest. He brings these assets to his picks every single week. And to his Facebook comments too. It is high time to bring these principles to the masses. He plays for fun. He plays till he bleeds. He can bring you to your na-na na-na na-na knees. He's The Velvet Neutral Ground (JC), and welcome to our jungle. Click to enlarge. Last updated 1/19/14 9:03 PM 

P-F13: Bowl Pick'em Challenge, Part 5 - A Note From The Commissioner, Don't Let Me Down

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(hit play for the full effect) (The commissioner walks out with a slow, short cycled head bob. Finger point. Finger point. He makes his way to the podium in the middle of the stage. White-guy pistol shot to stage left.) When I made myself Commissioner a little over a decade ago, I didn't know the magnitude of the challenge before me. I was merely copying a online game by a local Austin news station. Now I'm entrusted with promoting and protecting picks from all over the globe. Each pick representing the gamble of someone's hard earned penny. But I also have another important role: Science .... Innovation .... Ensuring .... Challenges .... Ideas .... Translation .... Product .... Opportunity. Stuff. Today is a critical day for Bowl Picks. Despite some of us struggling in this Pick'em economy, there are signs that several of you could still win this thing. Today's games could make or break some of you, but no matter what happens, remember that you'll alwa