The Gridiron Pool 2018

This Award has now become legendary.

For weeks with Sat. games, all picks are due 4 hours prior to the start of the 1st weekly game. For weeks with Thursday night games, all picks are due prior to the start of that game. If you fail to get your picks in for any game, the penalty is figured out accordingly. (Losses = # early games missed + 1 game penalty ). For example if there are two games on Thurs. and those two picks are not in 4 hours prior to the start of the game , then you get a minimum of three losses for the week. (2 scheduled Thurs. games + 1 penalty loss = 3 losses).

Please do not miss the picks deadline before the 1st weekly game. This deadline was changed again in 2013 to make it easier for the players, to accomodate the new software, and for administration of the pook picks.  The picks will typically be posted prior to the start of the early Sunday games.  Again, they will usually be posted before the morning of the games. Picks can be entered by admins manually as long as the entry dates/times follow the rules stated above (received from email, text or voicemail)  And they must come with a the time stamp is acceptable (this will become more unlikely due the automation fo the system and multiple reminders sent to players. Late or missing picks will result in a 1 win less then the worst player score for that week. 

*Note: Weekly pool tallies will be posted automatically by the system. The posting times below are estimates and are not written in stone. There may be unavoidable issues that come up for the administrators. The rule of thumb will be:

• Thursdays - 2 hours after the last game
•  Saturday games, Sunday morning and afternoon Games (Sunday between 10am-1pm) by Sunday at 5pm
•  Sunday evening games, Monday Night games – Monday 2 hours after game

New rule from 2007: If you do not get your Sunday/Monday Picks in on time (Sat. night at 7:00 p.m., you will only get five wins maximum for the entire week.  However, if another Poolmeister has 5 wins or less, you will receive one less win than that player (player with the lowest amount of wins in that week.)

If any player (who does pick on time) receives 5 wins or less, the player(s) being penalized would receive 1 less win than the record of the worst pool member. In other words, (4 wins by one player would give the forgetful ones 3 wins, etc.) Note: Over the years some weeks can provide a lot of upsets and a player that did not make their picks could gain on someone else under the existing rules. OR If a pool member who picks on time sucks wind (a.k.a takes a dive) in a given week (3 wins) it would be better for that player NOT to submit their picks that week under the current rules. This new rule would not apply to Thursday or Saturday games, they would still be credited if won.

Now in reality this new rule would seldom be used, however we want to cover all scenarios (like the 2006 season). Over the 14 years of the pool, certain adjustments have been made to cover unexpected situations. Hurricane Katrina is a good example. So after the Katrina situation, a new rule was implemented to cover the NFL making unannounced schedule changes, natural disasters, etc.

If you fail to pick a particular game, but have picked all of the other games, you will be imposed a penalty according to the following criteria: One game loss penalty for the # of games that are missed PLUS an additional loss. For example if you get all of your picks in, but forget to pick two games, you will get a three game loss penalty. The two games that you forgot to pick will be counted as losses + one additional loss penalty.

Any of these situations makes you "a loser".  Please pay close attention to the season schedule.