(09-12-2021, 01:00 PM)Cure4CF Wrote: I was late to the party. Glad to see it fill up though!

(09-26-2021, 11:05 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: 3 spots remain today. 2 must be filled for money game.

(09-26-2021, 01:35 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Full now

(09-26-2021, 01:36 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: NICE!

(09-26-2021, 02:18 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Dammit!!  Had I realized that we were going to have a for real contest, I would have taken better time putting together an actual lineup..  

(09-26-2021, 02:18 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Dammit!!  Had I realized that we were going to have a for real contest, I would have taken better time putting together an actual lineup..  

(09-26-2021, 06:20 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: lol. I did it on the fly at the last minute with no thought to who was playing who, etc. 

I'm afraid to go look at my "score". 

(10-17-2021, 09:13 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Last week we were short again so it turned into a free game. There’s still 4 spots left for today contest. If we don’t fill, next week I will probably reduce to 4 positions instead of 5 in an attempt to avoid free games. Free games suck.

(10-17-2021, 09:16 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Yeah, especially when you finally pick a decent lineup and win...

(10-17-2021, 09:13 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: Last week we were short again so it turned into a free game. There’s still 4 spots left for today contest. If we don’t fill, next week I will probably reduce to 4 positions instead of 5 in an attempt to avoid free games. Free games suck.

(10-17-2021, 10:24 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Ever consider making it like 4 spots with a $5 entry? If that's all there is, consistently, better to fill it up for sure and just up the entry a couple bucks to make it worthwhile.

(10-17-2021, 10:30 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: That would be up to the others but I’m ok with it. The reason I don’t want to go lower than 5 is because Fanduel will cover the 5th spot. They will cover any contest that is 80% full which means free money. But I’m good with whatever going forward.

(10-17-2021, 10:33 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Ahh. So if you set it for 5 and we have 4 consistenly, we are covered. I'd put it up for a vote on the $5. I'd do it. 

Money isn't anything to sneeze at but i'd rather have $20 up for grabs than $8-10.

If it's a "no", i'm still good to play for the funzies.

(10-17-2021, 11:01 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I'm fine with wasting $2/week on a fun game among friends.  My worry is that if we take the pot up a bit, we'll encourage dudes using enhanced assistance to pick their teams.

In other words, I like playing for fun against others just picking teams using their own wit, rather than guys plugging in picks supplied from an algorithm or subscription service.

(10-17-2021, 01:19 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Understood. We will keep it at $2. As far a algorithms go though, you should not fear them. As someone who has ran thousands of them, they are only effective when you play them in mass quantities, like say 50-100 different rosters (which I have done frequently). They are for those with big money to spend (well, I would play 100 rosters in the nickel entry games, so not really big money). 90% of the time I would break even. It’s all about that lucky sleeper pick or two hitting big numbers.