Pickem Dash Football

[PA Chime] Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain with a brief update from the cockpit. Our in-flight beverage service is now open. We're a little short on help here at Pick'em Dash Football Airlines. You can just take what you want from the shelves. I'll vouch. Boarding now : Both the NCAA and NFL Week 5 cards are up. File your flight plans at your earliest convenience. (All the metaphors don't have to make perfect sense, right?) NCAA Weekly Card: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-fbs-card NFL Weekly Card: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-card Flight data : Weekly scores and the updated leaderboard are posted at their respective game sites. NCAA Scoreboard: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-fbs-score NFL Scoreboard: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-score In-flight entertainment : Speaking of the help, this week’s full review will be written by none other than Eleven Verticals (ON). Tray tables up and eyes forward -- unless you are "grabbing a totally free beverage off the closest bever...

[PA Chime] Thiiiiiiis is your captain speaking. For our NFL Week 3 bonus we asked why doubling up Monday Night Football is the best. The cabin chimed in with answers ranging from bedtime complaints to bold mathematical proofs. We'll board in reverse order. Economy: These all felt like they belonged together. Simple, somewhat punchy one-liners that leaned on numbers, timing, or just the joy of more football. This group wasn't weighed down with heavy baggage. They just gave their quick tray-table takes.  Swamp Dogs (DR): Twice as much is always at least three times as nice. Bevo XV (DW): Two is always better than one! Unsolicited Dicker Kicks (MK): When everyone’s on prime time, no one’s on prime time. Accidentchild (MN): There's 2 games. Which is better than 1. Shot Callers (RD): More football is better! Mediocrity (RH): I get to stay up past my bedtime (maybe). Jerry’s Gerrymander-ers (KW):  It doesn’t, the second game is past my bedtime. Far Left-Handed (GN): Because I g...

[PA Chime]  Good morning passengers, this is your captain speaking. Week 3 scores are in, the flight log has been updated, and many of us are feeling turbulence. UPDATES: 9/17/25 2:47 PM: Week 4 NFL card is up.  https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-card Scoreboard Links:  NCAA:  https://tinyurl.com/pf25-fbs-score   NFL:  https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-score  Scoreboard Recaps: NCAA Week 3 High flyers: Bite a Kneecap Offs (RK), Unsolicited Dicker Kicks (MK), Pure Random Cubed (CN): Each scored 10 of 15 Dubs (>=10): Same 3 With our leaders this week scoring 10 of 15, we had a reverse winner! Swamp Dogs (DR) picked up 5 bonus points for what would have been a 12 and a weekly win if he'd picked the exact opposite. NFL Week 3 High flyers: Accidentchild (MN), Unsolicited Dicker Kicks (MK), and Far Left-Handed (GN): All tied with 13 of 16. Dubs (>=12): Same 3 Chhh-ding! Stay tuned for the bonus answers. They've been scored, but I'll post the answers too...

[PA Chime]  Good morning passengers, this is your captain speaking. Please direct your attention to the in-seat monitors. The Week 2 scoreboards are live. Week 2 NFL?!? A quick reminder about our flight numbering system. We had a quick connection at the NFL headquarters this week, so while the NFL just kicked off their Week 1, here at Pick’em Dash we just completed Week 2. This numbering discrepancy will occur throughout our journey. New Scoreboard Links (bookmark these for the season)  NCAA: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-fbs-score   NFL: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-score  (the bit.ly links I've sent prior will still get you there if you want to keep that bookmark, but I didn’t love the extra layover screen bit.ly forces for free users) Weekly Flight Plan  Here's what a typical Pick'em Dash Football weekly schedule in the skies look like each week: Monday: Last scores entered to the scoreboards.  Tuesday: The Captain scores bonus points, cleans up any ling...

9/4/25 Evening  [PA Chime] We’ve reached our cruising altitude of, I don't know, blimp height(?). Sit back, relax, and enjoy some reminders about scoring and points. And if that doesn't excite you, how about the NCAA scoreboard. http://bit.ly/pf25-fbs-score Double Digit Pick Weeks ("Dubs"): Scoring >10 in NCAA +3 bonus points Week 1 Dubs: Jerry’s Gerrymander-ers (KW), Shot Callers (RD), Mediocrity (RH), A Northmen (AN), 18 National Championships (CG) Weekly Win:  Highest score of the week +3 bonus points Week 1 Winner: Jerry’s Gerrymander-ers (KW) Bonus Scoring Lag: Sometimes bonus points get tallied late (c’mon, it’s just bonus) Clarification: Bonus points don’t affect regular season standings In postseason, bonus totals provide a slight advantage Forgetting to Pick: If you forget, don't sweat it Scores of non-pickers will the lowest score of the week among those who did pick Drop the Lowest Score: Implemented last year You aren't your worst mistake I...

  [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...