Thursday, October 9, 2008

New Side proposal: Suicide pool

I am trying to see if there is any interest in starting a suicide pool for the remainder of the season. For those not familiar, this is how it works.

Everyone in the pool pick a team that they think will win this week and puts in an established ante, say 10 dollars. No point spread, though we will keep track of scores, no ties, no player stats, just any out right win. The winner that week roll into the next week, where they pick new teams and ante up again. You cannot pick the team you picked in a previous week, ie you can only pick the Giants once during a pool. The pool continues until there is one last man standing. If there is a tie where no one wins in the last week, the winner is the man who had the high point total on the winners they picked in the previous weeks. If there is still a tie the money will be split evenly amongst the highest scoring players.

The beauty of the suicide pool is that it can last all season or one week, and we can conduct several during a season.

Just an idea to keep some low level action going for those of us who may be finishing their Fantasy Football seasons sooner rather than later. Let me know what you think or if you need me to explain any further.

2 comments:

Jimmy B said...

I'd be down for that, but we'd have to figure out who's gonna keep track of the picks, who's gonna handle the money and so-on. But I'm always up for a chance to win some cash.

S. Royston said...

If the league is only 10 people, I can manage it easily. Paypal would take care of the money.