2025 VGCC Pool Standings

Hello and welcome to the 2025 edition of the VGCC (Virtual Grey Cup Challenge) Pool Standings!

I’m glad to see so many people back and a good number of new faces too.
If you are unfamiliar with the scoring, please scroll to the bottom of the post where it is explained.

A couple of new changes to the standings page.

  1. This is your go-to after every week is done. I recommend bookmarking this thread. No more scrolling back and forth between multiple threads. Starting week 2, the results will be tabbed, so you will have to open up the tab to read.
Week Example

This will be where your weekly recap is. A pretty weak example indeed.

  1. I have included the “experts” as well, since we want to see what their records are like without the tie counting as a win (and for bragging rights)
  2. Je vais temps en temps parler français pour les francophones ici. The post will not be fully translated but I do want to make an effort to include them as well.

Let’s get on with the pagentry!

Week 1 / 1re semaine

Congrats on perfect weeks for @Cflukb69, @Crash,@prairiewolf77, @T44!
The tried and true method of picking all home teams. It seems all too easy!

As a group, we went 129-80 for 62%! Which is actually much better than the 81-122 we did last year (un hosti 40%).

Voici les résultats de première semaine.

Visitor Visitor Score Home Home Score Differential
OTT 26 SSK 31 5
TOR 10 MTL 28 18
HAM 26 CGY 38 12
EDM 14 BC 31 17

Here is the pick breakdown.

Visitor Visitor Picked Visitor % Home Home Picked Home %
OTT 14 28% SSK 36 72%
TOR 8 15% MTL 45 85%
HAM 39 74% CGY 14 26%
EDM 19 36% BC 34 64%
Total Visitor 80 38% Total Home 129 62%

34% picked SSK-MTL-HAM-BC, 64% picked MTL-HAM and only 3 combos weren’t picked.

Combinations Selected %
-MTL-HAM-BC 2 4%
OTT-MTL-CGY-BC 1 2%
OTT-MTL-CGY-EDM 1 2%
OTT-MTL-HAM-BC 5 9%
OTT-MTL-HAM-EDM 3 6%
OTT-TOR-CGY-EDM 1 2%
OTT-TOR-HAM-BC 2 4%
OTT-TOR-HAM-EDM 1 2%
SSK-MTL-CGY-BC 4 8%
SSK-MTL-CGY-EDM 5 9%
SSK-MTL-HAM-BC 18 34%
SSK-MTL-HAM-EDM 6 11%
SSK-TOR-CGY-EDM 2 4%
SSK-TOR-HAM-BC 1 2%
-TOR-HAM-BC 1 2%
Total Combos 15 Total Selections 53

Finally the Week 1 Results

Position Name W L Score P W
1 Cflukb69 4 0 52 1
1 Crash 4 0 52 1
1 prairiewolf77 4 0 52 1
1 T44 4 0 52 1
5 Bombsaway1 3 1 42 0
6 Abbey 3 1 28 0
6 dutch31 3 1 28 0
6 Golflegend 3 1 28 0
6 Grover 3 1 28 0
6 GrumpyGord 3 1 28 0
6 IllinoisGuy 3 1 28 0
6 Jon 3 1 28 0
6 Krisiun 3 1 28 0
6 Lucas_Bellmare 3 1 28 0
6 Maaax 3 1 28 0
6 MtnCat 3 1 28 0
6 narles 3 1 28 0
6 Obrigardo1 3 1 28 0
6 Softsac 3 1 28 0
6 tabbiefan721 3 1 28 0
6 Tedtanium1976 3 1 28 0
6 usc4dav 3 1 28 0
6 WeGotTheCup 3 1 28 0
24 FootbalYouBet 3 1 18 0
24 Hometown_Fan 3 1 18 0
24 Pirround 3 1 18 0
24 RougeGod 3 1 18 0
24 tony 3 1 18 0
29 Cobtopher 2 1 23 0
29 papazoola 2 1 23 0
31 Arnie 2 2 18 0
31 bobo82 2 2 18 0
31 BomberJunkie 2 2 18 0
31 GreyCupBound 2 2 18 0
31 LetsGoBlue 2 2 18 0
36 Esky 2 2 8 0
37 disciplineandpunish 2 2 -6 0
37 JoeyT 2 2 -6 0
37 KingCrimson769 2 2 -6 0
37 MackDavid 2 2 -6 0
37 SaskWatch 2 2 -6 0
37 StillHavingFun 2 2 -6 0
43 ABC 2 2 -8 0
44 MeowMix 2 2 -18 0
44 Squishy21 2 2 -18 0
46 Alsnation 1 2 -13 0
47 pantsonfire 1 3 -16 0
47 RichardVeilleux 1 3 -16 0
47 Schweinhund 1 3 -16 0
50 mahalcflers 1 3 -18 0
50 mikem 1 3 -18 0
52 BetweenTheGoalposts 1 3 -28 0
53 ticat1996 0 4 -52 0

Experts Week 1 Results

Position Name W L Score P W
1 3DN Herrera Vergara 4 0 52 1
2 3DN Ballantine 3 1 42 0
3 CFL J Nye 3 1 28 0
3 CFL M Cauz 3 1 28 0
3 3DN Thomas 3 1 28 0
3 3DN McGuire 3 1 28 0
3 3DN Hodge 3 1 28 0
3 3DN Hoskins 3 1 28 0
9 3DN Abbott 2 2 18 0
10 3DN Filoso 2 2 6 0
11 CFL P Steinberg 2 2 -6 0
11 CFL K Costabile 2 2 -6 0
11 CFL V Hall 2 2 -6 0
14 3DN Gasson 2 2 -18 0
Week 2 / 2e semaine

Congrats to ABC, Cobtopher, FootbalYouBet, Lucas_Bellmare, Maaax, and Squishy21 for their perfect weeks! Also to 3DN’s Peter Klein, CFL’s Pat Steinberg and Vicki Hall for their perfect picks too.

It looks like the visitors carried the day going 3-1, which goes against typical convention. As a group, we went 132-83 (61%). 2/3 of you were certain that the Als and the Riders would win and proven right with the selections!

Here is a recap of week 2 action:

Visitor Visitor Score Home Home Score Differential
BC 20 WPG 34 14
MTL 39 OTT 18 21
CGY 29 TOR 19 10
SSK 28 HAM 23 5

And the pick breakdowns:

Visitor Visitor Picked Visitor % Home Home Picked Home % Tie Tie Picked Tie %
BC 32 60% WPG 21 40% Tie BC-WPG 0 0%
MTL 51 94% OTT 3 6% Tie MTL-OTT 0 0%
CGY 23 43% TOR 31 57% Tie CGY-TOR 0 0%
SSK 37 69% HAM 17 31% Tie SSK-HAM 0 0%
Total Visitor 143 67% Total Home 72 33% Total Tie 0 0%
Combinations Selected %
BC-MTL-CGY-HAM 4 7%
BC-MTL-CGY-SSK 10 19%
BC-MTL-TOR-HAM 6 11%
BC-MTL-TOR-SSK 11 20%
BC-OTT-TOR-HAM 1 2%
WPG-MTL-CGY-HAM 2 4%
WPG-MTL-CGY-SSK 6 11%
WPG-MTL-TOR-HAM 2 4%
WPG-MTL-TOR-SSK 9 17%
WPG-OTT-CGY-HAM 1 2%
WPG-OTT-TOR-SSK 1 2%
-MTL-TOR-HAM 1 2%
Total Combos 12 Total Selections 54

Here are the results from forum members and experts in Week 2:

Position Name W L Score P W
1 ABC 4 0 50 1
1 Cobtopher 4 0 50 1
1 FootbalYouBet 4 0 50 1
1 Lucas_Bellmare 4 0 50 1
1 Maaax 4 0 50 1
1 Squishy21 4 0 50 1
7 Arnie 3 1 40 0
7 tabbiefan721 3 1 40 0
9 Alsnation 3 1 30 0
9 JoeyT 3 1 30 0
9 papazoola 3 1 30 0
9 Pirround 3 1 30 0
9 RougeGod 3 1 30 0
9 Schweinhund 3 1 30 0
9 tony 3 1 30 0
9 usc4dav 3 1 30 0
9 WeGotTheCup 3 1 30 0
18 AYC2112 3 1 22 0
18 BetweenTheGoalposts 3 1 22 0
18 Esky 3 1 22 0
18 Golflegend 3 1 22 0
18 IllinoisGuy 3 1 22 0
18 KingCrimson769 3 1 22 0
18 narles 3 1 22 0
18 SaskWatch 3 1 22 0
18 T44 3 1 22 0
18 Tedtanium1976 3 1 22 0
28 MackDavid 2 2 20 0
28 ticat1996 2 2 20 0
30 bobo82 2 2 12 0
30 GreyCupBound 2 2 12 0
30 Grover 2 2 12 0
30 GrumpyGord 2 2 12 0
34 Abbey 2 2 2 0
34 Bombsaway1 2 2 2 0
34 Crash 2 2 2 0
34 dutch31 2 2 2 0
34 Hometown_Fan 2 2 2 0
34 Jon 2 2 2 0
34 Krisiun 2 2 2 0
34 mikem 2 2 2 0
34 RichardVeilleux 2 2 2 0
34 Softsac 2 2 2 0
34 StillHavingFun 2 2 2 0
45 prairiewolf77 2 2 -2 0
46 BomberJunkie 2 2 -12 0
47 MtnCat 1 2 6 0
48 Cflukb69 1 3 -8 0
48 disciplineandpunish 1 3 -8 0
48 LetsGoBlue 1 3 -8 0
48 mahalcflers 1 3 -8 0
48 MeowMix 1 3 -8 0
48 pantsonfire 1 3 -8 0
54 rcon1 0 4 -50 0

Here are the full results as of week 2:

Position Name W L Score P W
1 Lucas_Bellmare 7 1 78 1
1 Maaax 7 1 78 1
3 T44 7 1 74 1
4 FootbalYouBet 7 1 68 1
5 Cobtopher 6 1 73 1
6 Crash 6 2 54 1
7 prairiewolf77 6 2 50 1
8 ABC 6 2 42 1
9 Squishy21 6 2 32 1
10 tabbiefan721 6 2 68 0
11 usc4dav 6 2 58 0
11 WeGotTheCup 6 2 58 0
13 Golflegend 6 2 50 0
13 IllinoisGuy 6 2 50 0
13 narles 6 2 50 0
13 Tedtanium1976 6 2 50 0
17 Pirround 6 2 48 0
17 RougeGod 6 2 48 0
17 tony 6 2 48 0
20 Cflukb69 5 3 44 1
21 Arnie 5 3 58 0
22 papazoola 5 2 53 0
23 Bombsaway1 5 3 44 0
24 Grover 5 3 40 0
24 GrumpyGord 5 3 40 0
26 Abbey 5 3 30 0
26 dutch31 5 3 30 0
26 Jon 5 3 30 0
26 Krisiun 5 3 30 0
26 Softsac 5 3 30 0
26 Esky 5 3 30 0
32 JoeyT 5 3 24 0
33 Hometown_Fan 5 3 20 0
34 KingCrimson769 5 3 16 0
34 SaskWatch 5 3 16 0
36 MtnCat 4 3 34 0
37 bobo82 4 4 30 0
37 GreyCupBound 4 4 30 0
39 Alsnation 4 3 17 0
40 MackDavid 4 4 14 0
40 Schweinhund 4 4 14 0
42 BomberJunkie 4 4 6 0
43 StillHavingFun 4 4 -4 0
44 BetweenTheGoalposts 4 4 -6 0
45 Obrigardo1 3 1 28 0
46 AYC2112 3 1 22 0
47 LetsGoBlue 3 5 10 0
48 disciplineandpunish 3 5 -14 0
48 RichardVeilleux 3 5 -14 0
50 mikem 3 5 -16 0
51 MeowMix 3 5 -26 0
52 pantsonfire 2 6 -24 0
53 mahalcflers 2 6 -26 0
54 ticat1996 2 6 -32 0
55 rcon1 0 4 -50 0
Position Name W L Score P W
1 3DN Herrera Vergara 7 1 74 1
2 3DN Klein 6 2 68 1
3 CFL P Steinberg 6 2 44 1
3 CFL V Hall 6 2 44 1
5 3DN Ballantine 6 2 82 0
6 CFL M Cauz 6 2 58 0
7 3DN Hodge 6 2 50 0
7 3DN Thomas 6 2 50 0
9 3DN McGuire 6 2 36 0
10 3DN Hoskins 5 3 40 0
11 CFL J Nye 5 3 30 0
12 CFL K Costabile 5 3 16 0
13 3DN Abbott 4 4 30 0
14 3DN Filoso 4 4 8 0
15 3DN Gasson 3 5 -26 0
Week 3 / 3e semaine

:clinking_beer_mugs: Félicitations à Jon, LetsGoBlue, Pirround, et 3DownNation’s Abbott, Filoso et Gasson qui ont gagné cette semaine avec un fiche de 4-0.

:cloud_with_rain: Qu’est-ce qui ce passe à Calgary cette semaine? :cloud_with_rain: A super-soaker to say the least! The visitors carried the day again with a clean sweep. As a group, we went 137-72 (68%). Two games that could have gotten to blowouts were score fx’d to the mercy of some of our poolies I’m sure.

Here is a recap of week 3 action:

Visitor Visitor Score Home Home Score Differential
MTL 38 EDM 28 10
SSK 39 TOR 32 7
OTT 20 CGY 12 8
WPG 27 BC 14 13

And the pick breakdowns:

Visitor Visitor Picked Visitor % Home Home Picked Home %
MTL 47 94% EDM 3 6%
SSK 41 77% TOR 12 23%
OTT 5 9% CGY 48 91%
WPG 44 83% BC 9 17%
Total Visitor 137 66% Total Home 72 34%
Combinations Selected %
EDM-SSK-CGY-BC 1 2%
EDM-SSK-CGY-WPG 1 2%
EDM-TOR-CGY-BC 1 2%
MTL-SSK-CGY-BC 1 2%
MTL-SSK-CGY-WPG 31 58%
MTL-SSK-OTT-BC 1 2%
MTL-SSK-OTT-WPG 3 6%
MTL-TOR-CGY-BC 4 8%
MTL-TOR-CGY-WPG 7 13%
-SSK-CGY-BC 1 2%
-SSK-CGY-WPG 1 2%
-SSK-OTT-WPG 1 2%

Here are the results of week 3.

Position Name W L Score P W
1 Jon 4 0 38 1
1 LetsGoBlue 4 0 38 1
1 Pirround 4 0 38 1
4 Hometown_Fan 3 0 28 0
5 Abbey 3 1 22 0
5 BetweenTheGoalposts 3 1 22 0
5 bobo82 3 1 22 0
5 BomberJunkie 3 1 22 0
5 Cobtopher 3 1 22 0
5 Crash 3 1 22 0
5 disciplineandpunish 3 1 22 0
5 dutch31 3 1 22 0
5 Esky 3 1 22 0
5 FootbalYouBet 3 1 22 0
5 Golflegend 3 1 22 0
5 GreyCupBound 3 1 22 0
5 Grover 3 1 22 0
5 IllinoisGuy 3 1 22 0
5 JoeyT 3 1 22 0
5 KingCrimson769 3 1 22 0
5 Krisiun 3 1 22 0
5 Maaax 3 1 22 0
5 MackDavid 3 1 22 0
5 mikem 3 1 22 0
5 narles 3 1 22 0
5 pantsonfire 3 1 22 0
5 RichardVeilleux 3 1 22 0
5 Softsac 3 1 22 0
5 Squishy21 3 1 22 0
5 StillHavingFun 3 1 22 0
5 T44 3 1 22 0
5 tabbiefan721 3 1 22 0
5 Tedtanium1976 3 1 22 0
5 tony 3 1 22 0
5 WeGotTheCup 3 1 22 0
36 rcon1 3 1 12 0
37 Arnie 2 1 12 0
38 Alsnation 2 2 8 0
38 Cflukb69 2 2 8 0
38 Lucas_Bellmare 2 2 8 0
38 MtnCat 2 2 8 0
38 papazoola 2 2 8 0
38 Schweinhund 2 2 8 0
38 usc4dav 2 2 8 0
45 Bombsaway1 2 2 2 0
46 ABC 2 2 -4 0
47 RougeGod 1 2 -14 0
48 AYC2112 1 3 -18 0
48 GrumpyGord 1 3 -18 0
48 mahalcflers 1 3 -18 0
48 MeowMix 1 3 -18 0
52 prairiewolf77 1 3 -24 0
53 ticat1996 0 4 -38 0
Position Name W L Score P W
1 3DN Abbott 4 0 38 1
1 3DN Filoso 4 0 38 1
1 3DN Gasson 4 0 38 1
4 3DN Ballantine 3 1 22 0
4 3DN Herrera Vergara 3 1 22 0
4 3DN Hodge 3 1 22 0
4 3DN Hoskins 3 1 22 0
4 3DN Klein 3 1 22 0
4 CFL J Nye 3 1 22 0
4 CFL K Costabile 3 1 22 0
4 CFL M Cauz 3 1 22 0
12 3DN McGuire 2 2 -4 0
12 CFL P Steinberg 2 2 -4 0
12 CFL V Hall 2 2 -4 0
15 3DN Thomas 0 0 0 0

And the total score at the end of week 3.

Position Name W L Score P W
1 Maaax 10 2 100 1
2 T44 10 2 96 1
3 FootbalYouBet 10 2 90 1
4 Pirround 10 2 86 1
5 Cobtopher 9 2 95 1
6 Lucas_Bellmare 9 3 86 1
7 Crash 9 3 76 1
8 Jon 9 3 68 1
9 Squishy21 9 3 54 1
10 tabbiefan721 9 3 90 0
11 WeGotTheCup 9 3 80 0
12 Golflegend 9 3 72 0
12 IllinoisGuy 9 3 72 0
12 narles 9 3 72 0
12 Tedtanium1976 9 3 72 0
16 tony 9 3 70 0
17 ABC 8 4 38 1
18 usc4dav 8 4 66 0
19 Grover 8 4 62 0
20 Abbey 8 4 52 0
20 dutch31 8 4 52 0
20 Krisiun 8 4 52 0
20 Softsac 8 4 52 0
20 Esky 8 4 52 0
25 Hometown_Fan 8 3 48 0
26 JoeyT 8 4 46 0
27 KingCrimson769 8 4 38 0
28 Cflukb69 7 5 52 1
29 LetsGoBlue 7 5 48 1
30 prairiewolf77 7 5 26 1
31 Arnie 7 4 70 0
32 papazoola 7 4 61 0
33 bobo82 7 5 52 0
33 GreyCupBound 7 5 52 0
35 Bombsaway1 7 5 46 0
36 MackDavid 7 5 36 0
37 RougeGod 7 4 34 0
38 BomberJunkie 7 5 28 0
39 StillHavingFun 7 5 18 0
40 BetweenTheGoalposts 7 5 16 0
41 MtnCat 6 5 42 0
42 Alsnation 6 5 25 0
43 GrumpyGord 6 6 22 0
43 Schweinhund 6 6 22 0
45 disciplineandpunish 6 6 8 0
45 RichardVeilleux 6 6 8 0
47 mikem 6 6 6 0
48 SaskWatch 5 3 16 0
49 pantsonfire 5 7 -2 0
50 AYC2112 4 4 4 0
51 MeowMix 4 8 -44 0
52 Obrigardo1 3 1 28 0
53 rcon1 3 5 -38 0
54 mahalcflers 3 9 -44 0
55 ticat1996 2 10 -70 0
Position Name W L Score P W
1 3DN Herrera Vergara 10 2 96 1
2 3DN Klein 9 3 90 1
3 3DN Ballantine 9 3 104 0
4 CFL M Cauz 9 3 80 0
5 3DN Hodge 9 3 72 0
6 3DN Abbott 8 4 68 1
7 3DN Filoso 8 4 46 1
8 CFL P Steinberg 8 4 40 1
8 CFL V Hall 8 4 40 1
10 3DN Hoskins 8 4 62 0
11 CFL J Nye 8 4 52 0
12 CFL K Costabile 8 4 38 0
13 3DN McGuire 8 4 32 0
14 3DN Gasson 7 5 12 1
15 3DN Thomas 6 2 50 0
How are the rankings tabulated?

As a quick recap of how the pool scores work, the rankings are based on the following order:

  1. Total number of wins (ties count as losses unless you picked the tie)
  2. Total number of perfect weeks (picking the full slate correctly)
  3. Aggregate score of games (If your team wins by 5 then +5, if your team loses by 10 then -10)

Here is a quick sample of last year’s week 20 ranking sheet for reference:

Position Name W L Score P W
3 Cflukb69 50 27 299 4
4 tony 50 27 331 3
5 Pirround 48 29 305 3
6 LeStaf 48 29 293 3

Full standings as of Week 3:

Position Name W L Score P W
1 Maaax 10 2 100 1
2 T44 10 2 96 1
3 FootbalYouBet 10 2 90 1
4 Pirround 10 2 86 1
5 Cobtopher 9 2 95 1
6 Lucas_Bellmare 9 3 86 1
7 Crash 9 3 76 1
8 Jon 9 3 68 1
9 Squishy21 9 3 54 1
10 tabbiefan721 9 3 90 0
11 WeGotTheCup 9 3 80 0
12 Golflegend 9 3 72 0
12 IllinoisGuy 9 3 72 0
12 narles 9 3 72 0
12 Tedtanium1976 9 3 72 0
16 tony 9 3 70 0
17 ABC 8 4 38 1
18 usc4dav 8 4 66 0
19 Grover 8 4 62 0
20 Abbey 8 4 52 0
20 dutch31 8 4 52 0
20 Krisiun 8 4 52 0
20 Softsac 8 4 52 0
20 Esky 8 4 52 0
25 Hometown_Fan 8 3 48 0
26 JoeyT 8 4 46 0
27 KingCrimson769 8 4 38 0
28 Cflukb69 7 5 52 1
29 LetsGoBlue 7 5 48 1
30 prairiewolf77 7 5 26 1
31 Arnie 7 4 70 0
32 papazoola 7 4 61 0
33 bobo82 7 5 52 0
33 GreyCupBound 7 5 52 0
35 Bombsaway1 7 5 46 0
36 MackDavid 7 5 36 0
37 RougeGod 7 4 34 0
38 BomberJunkie 7 5 28 0
39 StillHavingFun 7 5 18 0
40 BetweenTheGoalposts 7 5 16 0
41 MtnCat 6 5 42 0
42 Alsnation 6 5 25 0
43 GrumpyGord 6 6 22 0
43 Schweinhund 6 6 22 0
45 disciplineandpunish 6 6 8 0
45 RichardVeilleux 6 6 8 0
47 mikem 6 6 6 0
48 SaskWatch 5 3 16 0
49 pantsonfire 5 7 -2 0
50 AYC2112 4 4 4 0
51 MeowMix 4 8 -44 0
52 Obrigardo1 3 1 28 0
53 rcon1 3 5 -38 0
54 mahalcflers 3 9 -44 0
55 ticat1996 2 10 -70 0
Position Name W L Score P W
1 3DN Herrera Vergara 10 2 96 1
2 3DN Klein 9 3 90 1
3 3DN Ballantine 9 3 104 0
4 CFL M Cauz 9 3 80 0
5 3DN Hodge 9 3 72 0
6 3DN Abbott 8 4 68 1
7 3DN Filoso 8 4 46 1
8 CFL P Steinberg 8 4 40 1
8 CFL V Hall 8 4 40 1
10 3DN Hoskins 8 4 62 0
11 CFL J Nye 8 4 52 0
12 CFL K Costabile 8 4 38 0
13 3DN McGuire 8 4 32 0
14 3DN Gasson 7 5 12 1
15 3DN Thomas 6 2 50 0
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Seriously @BomberJunkie that is a boat load of stats, I’m very impressed.
Myself, personally I don’t even track to see if the my “score” is tabulated correctly week to week.

I’ve bookmarked your thread for updates throughout the season.

Thanks again for all the work you put in our VGCC Pool

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Yes, this info is fantastic BomberJunkie.

I’m kind of a stats junkie so all this extra info is much appreciated.

Thanks for your efforts. :+1:

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Thanks :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Yes, well done @BomberJunkie.

For Stats above and beyond… I’m awarding you five Beavers. Please kneel.

:beaver::beaver::beaver::beaver::beaver:

You may now rise Bomberjunkie and take your place among the other illustrious five Beaver Awardees. :hamburger:

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Whichever of you manage to do it, kick their asses too folks.

:thinking:
Priscilla Presley poses at her home in Beverly Hills, California (1975). :  r/70s

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Huge thanks, BomberJunkie, for putting all this together! It makes the pool that much more enjoyable.

Feeling good about my 1-3 start. Can only go up from here!

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:billed_cap: off to you @BomberJunkie for putting this together.

Thank you.

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Since I missed it in the first week review, here’s the combo breakdowns.
34% picked SSK-MTL-HAM-BC, 64% picked MTL-HAM and only 3 combos weren’t picked.

Combinations Selected %
-MTL-HAM-BC 2 4%
OTT-MTL-CGY-BC 1 2%
OTT-MTL-CGY-EDM 1 2%
OTT-MTL-HAM-BC 5 9%
OTT-MTL-HAM-EDM 3 6%
OTT-TOR-CGY-EDM 1 2%
OTT-TOR-HAM-BC 2 4%
OTT-TOR-HAM-EDM 1 2%
SSK-MTL-CGY-BC 4 8%
SSK-MTL-CGY-EDM 5 9%
SSK-MTL-HAM-BC 18 34%
SSK-MTL-HAM-EDM 6 11%
SSK-TOR-CGY-EDM 2 4%
SSK-TOR-HAM-BC 1 2%
-TOR-HAM-BC 1 2%
Total Combos 15 Total Selections 53
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Week 2 Standings are up!

:partying_face: Perfect weeks for @ABC, @Cobtopher, @FootbalYouBet, @Lucas_Bellemare, @Maaax, @Squishy21, 3DN P Klein, CFL P Steinberg, and CFL V Hall.

@Lucas_Bellemare and @Maaax tied for the early lead!

Side note that 3DN P Klein has a questionable 2-2 in week 1 (picks weren’t posted, but the staff gave him a 2-2 record, so I extrapolated results from his betting post)

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Do you add Klein and Steinberg to the pool? And if so I’m curious as to why? Did they ask to be or do you add a few from writers for comparison?

I included the experts into the tabulations so that poolies who don’t normally go onto CFL or 3 Down Nation websites can do a quick reference.

It’s public knowledge so I figured I can add into here. They’re not officially in the pool, as I separated their results from ours. So no, Jamie Nye can’t take your title if you manage to hold on.

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That makes sense and is a great idea! I’m sure a lot of forum members here are more accurate than those guys anyhow!
Thanks for the explanation.

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Every year we have participants that do better than the best “experts”. Only a few last year, but normally quite a few and as many as 10 or so a couple of years ago when over 90% of the pool beat one or more “expert” with many beating quite a few.

There are forum members, obviously retired or unemployed, that attend practices, even in the pre season, although I’m not sure how many of them participate in the pool. There are quite a few members that pay more attention to the league than most of the writers or “experts”. I would put our knowledge up against the “experts” any day. Against the coaches, not so much.

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Aye, like I stated before, I want to see how many of our own here can kick their asses too!

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The CFL dropping O’Leary from their ranks has raised the extremely low floor of the “experts” significantly.

Meanwhile another mediocre start has left me swimming up creek to catch up again.

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This is kind of a fun contest just to watch, I tell you.
Ah, I think it’ll work out okay for you, so long as that creek up which you are swimming is not :poop: Creek, of course!

What doyou mean? Schitt’s Creek is a great place to be!
Confused Pop Tv GIF by Schitt's Creek

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I think that pesky beaver Maaax is at it again this year. Only 2 games into the season and his envelope stuffing scheme behind Princess Auto stadium is in full swing.

Here’s a spy shot of why the rest of us might not be able to compete:

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