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Results so far:

Atlanta 17, Miami 10
Carolina 34, Tampa Bay 14
Cincinnati 21, Baltimore 9
Minnesota 27, Detroit 14
Jacksonville 21, Houston 14
Kansas City 27, Oakland 23
San Diego 31, N.Y. Jets 26
Cleveland 20, Tennessee 14
Chicago 20, New Orleans 17
N.Y. Giants 24, San Francisco 6
Seattle 33, Arizona 19
Pittsburgh 20, Green Bay 10
Washington 17, Philadelphia 10 (Texas Hog: I TOLD YOU SO!)

Week 9 is looking mighty good for me so far.

Redskin in Canada wrote:Week 9 is looking mighty good for me so far.

Me, too. If I'd only picked the Gints, I'd be gaining ground on you, RiC. But, needless to say, my boldness and "outspokenedness" has paid off quite handsomely this week.

Looks like tonight's game will be the deciding factor in this week's final standings. The "Picks of Redemption" could be just that.

I'm hating the fact that Tampa has layed two eggs in a row, right before they play us at home. Hopefully they won't get it together for another week.

This is one of those VERY strange weeks in which the teams that were supossed to win, actually DID! It is crowded at the top among the 12 - 01 scores with five posters! Everybody got GREAT scores. Punu's score is as high as the winner's in other weeks.

Texas Hog must be feeling pretty A-W-F-U-L just about NOW. If he had had some FAITH in the Washington Redskins his record would have been PERFECT!

Joebagadonuts and Justice achieved their higher scores to date. This is going to be VERY tough competition during the second half of the season.

Tazlah had a pretty strong showing as a rookie in this tough league. If only she had known that Raiders do not often win in Kansas ...

CLL rose from among the ashes. He is showing progressive improvement just like the Skins after a tough loss.

FanfromAnnapolis unfortunately did not join us this week to post predictions.

As usual, please do not trust my numbers and check your own. Let me know if I made any mistake. So far ( by score and in alphabetical order after that):

12 - 01 Joebagadonuts + + + + + + + - + + + + +
12 - 01 Justice Hog + + + + + + + - + + + + +
12 - 01 Redeemed + + + + + + + + + - + + +
12 - 01 Redskin in Canada + + + - + + + + + + + + +
12 - 01 Texas Hog + + + + + + + + + + + + -

10 - 03 Chris Luva Luva + - + + + + + - + - + + +
10 - 03 JSPB22 - + + - + - + + + + + + +
10 - 03 SkinsJock + + + - + + + + + - + - +
10 - 03 1niksder + + + + - - + + + + - + +
10 - 03 skinz74 + + + - + + + - - + + + +
10 - 03 Tazlah + + + + + - + + - + - + +

09 - 04 Punu + - + + - - + - + + + + +

The "Sleazy" PK:

08 - 05 PK - + - - + + + + - + + + -
EVERYBODY has a better score than he "Sleazy" one up to now. Precious!

Go Colts! (to separate the good Hognosticators from the lucky ones).

Redskin in Canada wrote:...(to separate the good Hognosticators from the lucky ones).

Borrowing a phrase from my boy, Punu, you will RUE the moment you posted this comment. Rueeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Here's to being known as the "good Hognosticator".

Go Patriots!!!!!!

I don't feel awful at all!

I knew if I picked us to lose, we'd win! A little reverse psychology, I guess.

Definitely a strange week for everyone to win that was supposed to. Berman and Jackson even talked about that.

Texas Hog wrote:I knew if I picked us to lose, we'd win! A little reverse psychology, I guess.

OK, on that note: I guess you are going to pick our opponents EVERY week from now on.

Redskin in Canada wrote:Tazlah had a pretty strong showing as a rookie in this tough league. If only she had known that Raiders do not often win in Kansas ...

I'll be honest -- when I previewed my post, I actually changed Oakland to KC; but then thought better of the change: "Go with your first choice" is what we've always been told... so, I changed back to Oakland. Had I changed it to KC, the football gods would have inevitably had the last laugh and Oakland would have won!

And Chicago/New Orleans was a case of rooting for the underdog... NO almost got it!

Dang, the week that I missed getting my picks in.

tazlah wrote:And Chicago/New Orleans was a case of rooting for the underdog... NO almost got it!

NO -always- finds a strange and unpredictable way to lose.
Incredible.

Openning on Monday because I will be flying all day tomorrow:

Sunday Games:

Arizona at Detroit 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis 1:00 p.m.
Kansas City at Buffalo 1:00 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.
New England at Miami 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco at Chicago 1:00 p.m.

Denver at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Carolina 4:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Atlanta 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay 4:15 p.m.

SNF
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 8:30 p.m.

MNF
Dallas at Philadelphia 9:00 p.m

I predict a tougher week to Hognosticate by ALL.

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Dang, the week that I missed getting my picks in.

We really missed you here. Particularly because the girly-men like us are supposed to come later in the week.

Detroit
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
N.Y. Giants
New England
Chicago
Denver
Carolina
Atlanta
Seattle
Washington
Pittsburgh
Dallas

I think it is another easy week. So easy, in fact, that I am getting my picks in now. Hey Redeemed, get off your girly butt, and make your picks already.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Dang, the week that I missed getting my picks in.

We really missed you here. Particularly because the girly-men like us are supposed to come later in the week.

Or maybe he was overcome by his fear of the "Picks of Redemption", after the BOLD declaration. :-"

(Read the third post from the top )

JSPB22 wrote:I think it is another easy week. So easy, in fact, that I am getting my picks in now. Hey Redeemed, get off your girly butt, and make your picks already.

Rue, I tell you. Ruuuueeeeeeeeeee!!!** **(catchphrase borrowed from "Punu's Picks" )

"Picks of Redemption": Week 10
Arizona
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Buffalo
N.Y. Giants
New England
Chicago
Oakland
Carolina
Atlanta
St. Louis
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia

RiC wrote:I predict a tougher week to Hognosticate by ALL.

You forgot to add "NOT named REDEEMEDSKIN" to your BOLD proclamation.

yeah okay i'll say it. I suck.

Punu wrote:yeah okay i'll say it. I suck.

What is there to be ashamed of 09 - 04 ???

It is a -LONG- season. We are only half-way there. Everybody has had a -really- terrible week. Yours at 09 - 04 smells like flowers tome.

REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:You forgot to add "NOT named REDEEMEDSKIN" to your BOLD proclamation.

I will answer tomorrow, after the MNF game between Indy and the Patsies.

Redskin in Canada wrote:

REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:[You forgot to add "NOT named REDEEMEDSKIN" to your BOLD proclamation.

I will answer tomorrow, after the MNF game between Indy and the Patsies.

Of course if the Patsies win, I presume you will be unable to respond, on account of your "flying all day long," n'est pas?

Redskin in Canada wrote:

Texas Hog wrote:I knew if I picked us to lose, we'd win! A little reverse psychology, I guess.

OK, on that note: I guess you are going to pick our opponents EVERY week from now on.

If I feel like it'll get us a win, absolutely.

Sunday Games:

Arizona at Detroit 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis 1:00 p.m.
Kansas City at Buffalo 1:00 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.
New England at Miami 1:00 p.m.
San Francisco at Chicago 1:00 p.m.

Denver at Oakland 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Carolina 4:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Atlanta 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay 4:15 p.m.
[This is a tough one because the Skins have not played well on the road yet this year.]

SNF
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 8:30 p.m.

MNF
Dallas at Philadelphia 9:00 p.m
[Even as messed up as they are, Philly will be tough to beat at home.]

I'm still at the bottom though... I wanna be #1 just one week...just one...
We'll see for week 9...ima feel'n lucky again! ( i should stop saying that)

Punu wrote:I'm still at the bottom though... I wanna be #1 just one week...just one...
We'll see for week 9...ima feel'n lucky again! ( i should stop saying that)

You are -ahead- of a full-time "professional sports writer" paid in real US dollars by Sports Illustrated. This is a tough crowd that's all.

Now, if you -really- want to win one week, here is the "secret" recipe:

1) Look at the "Picks of Perdition" and throw them away.

2) Read the Hognostications on the front page of the website every week by Texas Hog, and those prepared by RiC in these threads.

3) Now ask yourself the question: What game did these geniuses could have possibly gotten wrong? If you guess right, you got it!

4) If guessing the few wrong ones from us is not your thing, you can really apply the real "secret" Hognostications/Ric recipe:

a) Look at the matches and ask what makes more sense to you based on what you know instead of the result of the last game.

b) do not pay attention to ANYBODY (oooops!), including the Vegas predictions, and go with your comon sense and post without too much care about the final count.

c) whatever you do, do not spend more than 15 minutes making your predictions.

Texas Hog wrote:If I feel like it'll get us a win, absolutely.

Nick is going to have a tough time arguing with you man!

REDEEMEDSKIN wrote:Or maybe he was overcome by his fear of the "Picks of Redemption", after the BOLD declaration. :-"

The Outspoken one has OUTSPOKEN!