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I mean Akira

Black Knight
Ghirahim

Futurama

I'm just gonna skip level 3

Midna
Zero

Georges Niang the Suns killer

ctesjbuvf posted...

Still think January is longer than necessary but I also just wanna play MZero's game

aw shucks

i can host if enough people want to play now

MZero posted...

Level 3
Minnesota (-3.5)
Tennessee (+12.5)

Bonus: Rams

Vikings 20
Commanders 17

pain

Futurama

Midna
Zero

Aecioo posted...

I don't think a team changing it's name or location but still hanging banners from their history counts as "no longer existing".

You're 100% right but I couldn't think of a better way to phrase it that fit in the topic title character limit

red13n posted...

California Angels
Anaheim Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Phoenix Coyotes

Interesting, I didn't think about teams that changed their geographical name without moving. That would add the Angels of Anaheim and Coyotes to my list as well (I also usually forget they aren't the Phoenix Coyotes anymore. Arizona Coyotes sounds so weird still)

Including city and name changes

I believe my list is:

San Diego Chargers
Florida Marlins
Cleveland Indians

Alucard
Midna

FF Type-0 underrated gem

Looney Tunes

BlueCrystalTear posted...

Who cares about how their athletic shoes look? Only vain people.

Lmao

First thought was Lulu but it's funny that Metallica has two

second thought was that U2 album that got put on everyone's iPhones automatically

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Riki

Alucard
Shadow

Futurama

Midna
Zero

The true meaning behind my username jk

Level 3
Minnesota (-3.5)
Tennessee (+12.5)

Bonus: Rams

Even without Dame and Simons

Myers Leonard

Well, I guess he's not a professional athlete anymore

Guile
Lyn

Alucard
Chain Chomp

no but I would if I lived in the US

Midna
Zero

Pink

Voted Fire Emblem games because 1) they rock and 2) are expensive as heck in the US so they need a rerelease so they can be purchased at a decent price

Katamari

MZero posted...

Philadelphia Eagles

Los Angeles Chargers
Miami Dolphins
Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars
Arizona Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kansas City Chiefs
Baltimore Ravens

Level 7
HBJDubs*

Level 6
5tarscream
fortybelowsummer**
MMXcalibur***
Sir Chris**
Suprak the Stud*

Level 5
Camden**
Cody11533****
Crescent-Moon**
davidponte***
foxhead84******
KCF0107*****
KommunistKoala**
Leonhart4**
Mewtwo59**
MysteriousStan*
Paratroopa1***
pronouncemyname*****
Reg**
Stripperiffic
SwiftyDC***
terpaholic**
TheArkOfTurus**
thekitchensink**
Thorn***
Whiskey_Nick***
ZeroSignal620**

Level 4
Dancedreamer**
DpOblivion*****
HanOfTheNekos****
LiquidOshawott**
Runemistress***
StifledSilence**
VengefulKaelee**
Xuxon***

Level 3
Bartzyx**
MZero***
th3l3fty**
theawesomestevr***
Wicklebee*
WiggumFan267

Level 2
Arti*****
Eddv**
Evil_REmade*
greengravy294*
hockeydude15*
MaxedOutRyu*
mccheyne*

Level 1
changmas*
guffguy89
Jukkie
KokoroAkechi*
wallmasterz**

I may never pass level 3

Cowboy Bebop

Sonic

Forceful_Dragon posted...

I'm just going to eat lunch and dinner at Costco every day and spend $1.50 for a hotdog and a soda. $3 a day for 365 days is barely $1100 for the entire year.

just wait until the hospital bills come in

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.
Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.
Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Schedule: (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS)

Thursday, November 3rd
Philadelphia (-13.5) @ HOUSTON 44.5

Sunday, November 6th
1 PM ET
Los Angeles Chargers (-3.5) @ ATLANTA 49.5
Miami (-5.5) @ CHICAGO 45.5
CINCINNATI (-7.5) vs Carolina 42.5
Green Bay (-3.5) @ DETROIT 49.5
NEW ENGLAND (-5.5) vs Indianapolis 39.5
Buffalo (-12.5) @ NEW YORK JETS 46.5
Minnesota (-3.5) @ WASHINGTON 43.5
Las Vegas (-1.5) @ JACKSONVILLE 47.5

4 PM ET
ARIZONA (-1.5) vs Seattle 49.5
TAMPA BAY (-2.5) vs Los Angeles Rams 42.5

8 PM ET
KANSAS CITY (-12.5) vs Tennessee 46.5

Monday, November 7th
Baltimore (-2.5) @ NEW ORLEANS 48.5

Bonus Question: Which team will score the fewest points this week?

Philadelphia Eagles

you never want to be part of a sentence that starts with "only the Lions"

Suns back in first place where they belong and have back-to-back games against the Blazers, who are their only loss and the only other 1-loss team in the conference

...why do the Suns and Blazers play 3 times in their first 10 games

Skyrim > SF2 > Minecraft

haven't played the others

Haven't been back to the States since 2019 and these prices are blowing me away. I used to love Five Guys but I definitely never paid $10 for a burger

Isn't he suspended or is that just a team thing

Are they just going to fire him so the Nets can hire him

What

Fiop posted...

Not quite sure how to quantify "love" in this case. Oldest game I can think of that I really liked and instantly grabbed me was Fire'n Ice, which is an NES game, on NSO. That would have been around 29 years old last year. Finished every puzzle in that game. Still holds up really well IMO .

Oh right, that's the English title of Solomon's Key 2 I mentioned earlier. High five!

Futurama
Duck

Titans
DBZ

I don't know about "love", but I played Solomon's Key 2 (1992) via Switch Online this year and enjoyed it a lot.

Another game I played his year is Paper Mario (2000), which I would probably say is in the "love" tier.

Finally there's Symphony of the Night (1997), which I also played this year and enjoyed a lot but I'm not sure if I would go as far as to say I love it.

So my answer is somewhere in the 22-30 range I guess depending on how strict you are with the term love

Spooky scary skeletons

Sorozone posted...

Personally hoping for a Suns and Bucks rematch for the Finals.

Same. I still think the Bucks probably win, but I'd like to see the Suns get a shot at revenge