Comments on: Week sixteen http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephen B. http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Stephen B. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:04:04 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-362 Word. Word.

]]> By: John Bejarano http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-359 John Bejarano Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:43:45 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-359 ...or instead of the "best favorite" or "biggest underdog", how about having the computer pick a team that you haven't picked at random? You don't make a pick yourself? You takes your chances. …or instead of the “best favorite” or “biggest underdog”, how about having the computer pick a team that you haven’t picked at random? You don’t make a pick yourself? You takes your chances.

]]> By: Dennis P http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Dennis P Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:55:08 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-357 I like Stephen B's idea, if you fail to get your team in then have the computer assign the biggest underdog. I like Stephen B’s idea, if you fail to get your team in then have the computer assign the biggest underdog.

]]> By: Stephen B. http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Stephen B. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:11:27 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-356 Have you considered altering the way you 'assign' a pick when a person fails to submit one on their own? As it currently stands, your site uses the following method: "available team = favored team that the player hasn’t used yet". With this format, it's quite possible that a player could never submit a pick, yet still advance week after week. In fact, we've seen numerous instances this year where a player was bailed out with an assigned favorite and advanced. If you're not interested in simply booting a player who fails to submit a pick (that's what I'd do if it were my pool - I don't have time for players who don't pay attention), my suggestion is to assign the biggest 'dog' of the week. Sure they'd still have a chance to advance (don't laugh, but Oakland and Tampa come to mind on more than one occasion), but it wouldn't be very likely. And it could certainly help with weeding out deadbeat players at the end of the year. If there are any complaints, they have no one but themselves to blame. Just a thought. Have you considered altering the way you ‘assign’ a pick when a person fails to submit one on their own? As it currently stands, your site uses the following method: “available team = favored team that the player hasn’t used yet”. With this format, it’s quite possible that a player could never submit a pick, yet still advance week after week. In fact, we’ve seen numerous instances this year where a player was bailed out with an assigned favorite and advanced. If you’re not interested in simply booting a player who fails to submit a pick (that’s what I’d do if it were my pool – I don’t have time for players who don’t pay attention), my suggestion is to assign the biggest ‘dog’ of the week. Sure they’d still have a chance to advance (don’t laugh, but Oakland and Tampa come to mind on more than one occasion), but it wouldn’t be very likely. And it could certainly help with weeding out deadbeat players at the end of the year. If there are any complaints, they have no one but themselves to blame.

Just a thought.

]]> By: Christopher N. http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Christopher N. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:16:18 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-354 Obviously. Obviously.

]]> By: Clayton B http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Clayton B Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:14:38 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-353 i had serious thoughts about picking the Raiders. looks like one of us would have gone home this week if we had. i had serious thoughts about picking the Raiders. looks like one of us would have gone home this week if we had.

]]> By: Christopher N. http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Christopher N. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:03:01 +0000 http://www.zebrapool.com/blog/2009/12/27/week-sixteen/#comment-352 Man I wanted to pick the Browns. I had them in the email and my cursor hovering over the send button but I just couldn't do it. Man I wanted to pick the Browns. I had them in the email and my cursor hovering over the send button but I just couldn’t do it.

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