Weeks 10 & 11

In the runup to Thanksgiving week, many of us with roots in the lower Willamette Valley enjoyed gathering around a fogbound football field on Saturday evening. We fortunate few watched vengeance meted out for our 29 point shellacking last November at the hands of the fat-tailed rodents from Corvallis. 56-14 was the final score. Oregon is 10-1. Balance has been restored, goodness triumphs. Hosannah.
Now then: if your total score is greater than 99, I think you've got a very good shot at winning this thing. That makes 8 of you, including the current leader, Josh. I will ironclad guarantee that Josh is going to plant a foot in a can of paint and pitch headfirst off the pier, so to speak. If I'm wrong, I will dance no more.
As for myself, I fear all is lost: my picking this season suffers from some serious structural problems--just, for example, the first letters of the Alphabet: I have Atlanta, Buffalo, and Baltimore winning 90% of their games. Chicago and Cincinnati? 10%. Other poor reads:
*Houston? Up and coming!
*Philadelphia's dominance? Evergreen!
*New Orleans? There shall be a string of victories like freshwater pearls, culminating in a playoff appearance!
*Minnesota? Superbowlasota!
*Green Bay? The football gods will never desert Lambeau!
*Detroit? (join the chorus, Duck fans:) Harringtontastic!

Mary 12, 10 100
Mike 9, 7 103
Howard 6, 7 76
Josh 8, 11 107
George 11, 10 102
Les 10, 9 92
Lars 9, 9 96 (four nines in a row!)
Maxx 7, 7 86 (four sevens in a row!)
Kelly 5, 6 91
Caroline 8, 7 87
Bruce M. 10, 9 82
Brad M. 9, 8 87
Brian M. 7, 8 88
Jim M. 7, 9 93
Adam 9, 7 94
Jim P. 11, 9 102
Dominic 10, 9 93
Gene 10, 6 77
Bob 11, 8 97
Ira 10, 8 93
Gale 8, 10 93
John T. 10, 8 99
Bruce W. 8, 10 99
Kurt 7, 11 101
Sara F. 8, 10 90

Week Eight and Week Nine

In which Mike Alexander, leader by FIVE GAMES after week eight, wins back his $25 entry fee, then steps on a rake in week nine and finds himself looking up at none other than his own son in law in first place--Josh Cochrane. Meanwhile, my strategy of "slow and steady wins the race", wherein I pick 8 games right every week, is not working yet.
Portent of doom: in Seattle, win-drunk Seahawks sports radio fans are already booking rooms in Detroit for the Super Bowl. Sigh.

Mary 10, 6 78
Mike 11, 5 87
Howard 8, 6 63
Josh 9, 11 88
George 9, 8 81
Les 8, 9 73
Lars 9, 9 78
Maxx 7, 7 72
Kelly 8, 10 80
Caroline 5, 7 72
Bruce M. 7, 6 63
Brad M. 8, 6 70
Brian M. 8, 9 73
Jim M. 8, 7 77
Adam 8, 8 78
Jim 9, 8 82
Dominic 9, 9 74
Gene 7, 4 61
Bob 10, 9 78
Ira 9, 7 75
Gale T. 9, 9 75
John T. 8, 8 81
Bruce W. 10, 8 81
Kurt W. 7, 7 83
Sara Ferris 6, 7 72