**CLOSED** Losers League Contest - Session One

[NDN]

This year, we are taking a more relaxed approach with the Losers League contest (in large part due to a lack of interest compared with previous years).

The rules remain unchanged, but the selection process becomes a bit more simple!

Just to refresh everyone's memory, this is how the contest works:


Selections are due by Wednesday at 11:59pm ET - NO EXCEPTIONS!

The contest starts with the games of Sunday, Sept 11th (the first Thursday game of the season is ignored).

To be eligible to participate in the first session of this year's losers league, your entry must be received by Friday, September 9th at 4:00pm ET!

The concept is simple; select an NFL team to lose each week (point spreads are not a factor).

You can select a team only once during each session until the playoffs. During the playoffs, the 'any team any time' rule applies, meaning you can pick any team you'd like regardless of whether or not you used them during the regular season.

If your selection wins ... YOU LOSE !!!!!

If your selection ties ... YOU LOSE !!!!!

If you repeat your selection ... YOU LOSE !!!!

If your selection is not in by 11:59pm ET on Wednesday ... YOU LOSE !!!!

If you lose once, you fall into the consolation bracket.

If you lose twice, you are a true loser!

After it is all said and done there is one winner of the Championship Bracket ($50) and one winner of the Consolation Bracket ($25).


With all of that said, if you would like to participate in this year's Losers League contest, please click here to send me a private message with your selections!

Throughout the season, please continue to send me a private message each week with your selections and remember to get them to be before the deadline! Because we are taking a relaxed approach with this contest, there won't be too many reminders, so it's up to you to get your selections in on time each week! If you could kindly use a subject line in the format of "Week One Selection" each week I would greatly appreciate it!

This will be the official Losers League thread, so please check here for a list of everyone's selections each week (posted after the deadline) and to do some bragging!

Good luck and have fun!

Please click here for standings and past selections.

[Ringo]

you had all better plan out your next 6 weeks picks or you might find some real trouble soon

I am solid till week 13 now

[NDN]

Selections have been updated for week 6:

Losers League Standings & Selections

[eejit101]

you had all better plan out your next 6 weeks picks or you might find some real trouble soon

I am solid till week 13 now

Im sorry. But.....


LOLLLL.

You are solid till week 13? Therefore, if you made a bet on 12 teams in a row and won them all youd be about $50k richer minimum. For $1.

PM me the picks and be a man! I wont share. Im just gonna keep them each week, and see how solid you really are!

[Ringo]

Im sorry. But.....


LOLLLL.

You are solid till week 13? Therefore, if you made a bet on 12 teams in a row and won them all youd be about $50k richer minimum. For $1.

PM me the picks and be a man! I wont share. Im just gonna keep them each week, and see how solid you really are!

That would be such only if we were using point spreads since most of my picks are 10-1 underdogs or 10 cents on the dollar 12 teams would pay about 4-1 odds

[eejit101]

Pfft.

,essage me them. i swear on my life i wont show anyone

[PANAMHIEST]

lol everyone picked the rams to lose! Well good picks then

[NDN]

Standings have officially been updated!

[eejit101]

I lknow ringos picks!!!

[bredstik]

Hurry up and get eliminated so we can start another round!

[eejit101]

lol, word!!!

[NDN]

We start a second session regardless of whether the first one is over or not; it's just not time to start that session yet!

[eejit101]

Id like to say - WOOP

[NDN]

Selections have been updated!

Ringo can take down the Championship bracket if the rookie Ponder can beat the currently undefeated defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers!

Would be a wild way to take down the the top prize!

[eejit101]

I would honestly laugh for 2 hours. On the phone to someone.

[Ringo]

Selections have been updated!

Ringo can take down the Championship bracket if the rookie Ponder can beat the currently undefeated defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers!

Would be a wild way to take down the the top prize!

Picking Minnesota at home against undefeated divisional rival is just plain suicide in the NFL

Look for Minn to win it

[eejit101]

Whats with the weird colours!

[NDN]

Picking Minnesota at home against undefeated divisional rival is just plain suicide in the NFL

Look for Minn to win it

Sorry Ringo. I love my Vikings, but even I knew better than to have any faith in them finishing a game out.

To their credit, this was the most complete game I've seen them play in a while and it was fun to watch Ponder most of the game.

[eejit101]

was a good game, thought they might have a chance at the end. They shoulda gone for it tho.

[Marakesh]

it would be a lame way considering my pick was in but you screwed me out of a chance because I was 2 hours late

[Arsenal28]

Last I checked, two hours late was considered too late. Not sure how you got screwed there.

[NDN]

it would be a lame way considering my pick was in but you screwed me out of a chance because I was 2 hours late

For the sake of transparency...

Originally Posted by NDN
Hi Marakesh,

Unfortunately you missed the deadline this week, but you'll still be eligible for the consolation bracket, so remember to make your selection next week before the deadline!

Thanks,
NDN

Originally Posted by Marakesh
that is and you know it
my pick was in with plenty of time before any game started and you didnt even get to them till saturtday
why cant you put it in ??
i had to work a double and was only a couple hours past


this is so wrong
there is only 4 left and you are gonna do this??


well between this and your refusal to even try to do something about that guy who has all the high
scores in arcade(and YES IT IS CHEATING)...I think I'm gone

Hi Marakesh,

Just in case you missed it, here is what the rule states:

"Selections are due by Friday at 4:00pm ET - NO EXCEPTIONS!"

I put the selections up approximately 30-minutes after the deadline had passed (not on Saturday as you suggested).

I did put the Pick The Winners selections up on Saturday (which you might have been referencing), but that's because the deadline for that contest is Saturday evening.

Regarding the arcade, I make every effort to ensure that our contests are fair and that the scores are legitimate.

I'll concede that some of the scores on some of the arcade games are flawed, but that's only because I strictly focus on the games that we use for contests and I do not pay any attention to the scores for the other games (which reset every 2-weeks or so anyways).

For our contests, I select new games each week that I think are reliable, but since I do not develop the games myself, I cannot say with 100% certainty that they are without flaws. Therefore, when a flaw/bug is brought to my attention, I act as quickly as possible to replace the game or rectify the problem.

I find it quite interesting that you would lash out at me for apparently allowing members to bend the rules in the arcade games, only to ask me to bend the rules for you in the Losers League contest.

You've been around long enough to know that we do things as fairly as possible here at NDN.

As for Herlis, he has been a member since 2006, he spends a great deal of time on NDN on a daily basis, and we appreciate his loyalty.

We also appreciate your loyalty, so hopefully you can understand that it's only fair that we abide by the rules that we implement and you'll continue being a valued member of our community.

Thanks for your understanding.

NDN

[Ringo]

It's easy to get upset if you are a Colts fan losing 7-62.

[NDN]

Standings have been officially updated!

[eejit101]

Hmmm.

I propose a vote as to if his pick should have counted.

You did that with me once!

Who was his pick?

[NDN]

Get your picks in before the deadline that the rules clearly state and all will be well.