NFL 2015 – Loser Survivor Pool: Week 4 Picks

This week: A variety fun pack of picks! The remaining 12 entries picked 8 different teams.

NFL 2015 – Loser Survivor Pool: Week 3 Picks

Only one dozen of the 105 entries remain, and this week they chose 3 different teams to lose.

NFL 2015 – Loser Survivor Pool: Week 2

Week 1 wasn’t too bad. Of the 105 entries, only the 16 that chose St. Louis to lose to division rival Seattle, San Fran to lose to Minnesota and the stray picks for Tennessee and Arizona were out. But Week 2 was a whole other story…

Dear NFL, Can we please challenge the bad calls you later admit are bad calls?

As a New York Giants football fan, last Sunday night was rough for me. One of the most difficult parts of that frustrating and tough loss to the rival Dallas Cowboys, was two terrible calls by the officials. On Thursday, the NFL told the team that they did make mistakes in important calls in the game. This only adds to the frustration of a very imperfect game.

NFL 2015 – Running a Loser Variety of Survivor Pool

(Wipes the figurative dust off this blog)

I did a Google image search for “NFL Loser” and, of course, this came up.

Hi! It’s me. I’ve been watching sports and not sharing my thoughts on it. For the past three NFL seasons, I’ve run suicide pools. These are great for people who want to care about games they otherwise wouldn’t/be more involved in football viewing, but not as involved as a fantasy team requires.

This season, I’m running the pool with a twist… instead of picking a team to win each week, you pick a team to lose each week.

Seeking an Alternative Fantasy Football

I’m an NFL fan. Ever since I was little, I went to multiple Giants games every season. The excitement of football, the strategy (or lack thereof), the drama (or lack thereof), the sight of athletic talent (or lack thereof) hooked me.

I don’t go anymore because the team priced out its fans by building the most expensive stadium ever made.  I still love football and follow it closely. I even bet on it sometimes. And I ran my office’s first ever suicide pool last year and had a perfect season, something I have to brag about because it was awesome.

But I don’t play fantasy football.

Week 4 NFL Power Rankings by Fan Feelings

The 2013 NFL season has been interesting and contained one fewer player suicide than last year, so far. Below is a list ranking every football team in order from which team’s fans are talking s**t down to which fans feel like they are eating s**t.

You Can’t Always Run From the Truth, Even If You’re a Roided-Up Sprinter: The Oscar Pistorius Story

Dubbed “Blade Runner” because of the carbon fiber racing blades he uses in place of the legs he doesn’t have, Oscar Pistorius was as successful as a sprinter as he is unsuccessful as a liar.

Overcoming False Adversity & Falsely Overcoming Adversity: The Manti Te’o & Lance Armstrong Stories

Livestrong in the media’s eyes

Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong are all over the news for their scandals. Though different (one talks to Katie Couric, the other to Oprah), each of these extraordinary athletes stooped to low levels in order to make their story a heroic tale of overcoming adversity.

Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Guns: An NFL Case Study

It’s been rough to be a part of the NFL over the past two weeks. Three people who work for professional football teams have lost their lives; two players and a grounds crew member. Teams who have lost members of their organization the day before a game, however, are 3-0 this season.