The Official sj.com World Cup '06 pool

My mom would be so proud.[sniffle]

 

As if I didn't have enough reasons to pull for Italy before ... wow.

And hey, whatever happens, at least I whipped kingcreole on these picks.

 

FINAL UPDATE

Oz wins! Congrats.
Frmsped is the only one to pick either Italy or France as the champ.

Name..................Total First Second Quarter Semi Title
OZ...................... 96………52………25………12………7………Dead over Italy
Dessen................92………55………25………12………0………Dead over Dead
Hattori................ 87………59………15………6………7………Dead over Italy
Birdscribe.......... 87………60………20………0………7………Dead over Dead
Overrated............85………49………30………6………0………Dead over Dead
URgrad.............. 76………51………25………0………0………Dead over Dead
CentralIll.............75………49………20………6………0………Dead over Dead
Tiger16.............. 75………49………20………6………0………Dead over Dead
*Frmsped..............71………49………15………0………7………France over Dead
Serveitup............70………50………20………0………0………Dead over Dead
PCloadletter........70………50………20………0………0………Dead over Dead
Kingcreole..........70………50………20………0………0………Dead over Dead
MrEkoARG........69………54………15………0………0………Dead over Dead
TropperB............69………47………15………0………7………Dead over Italy
Hachat11............ 68………42………20………6………0………Dead over Dead
Football_Bat...... 67………36………25………6………0………Dead over Dead
Webster..............66………51………15………0………0………Dead over Dead
Inky_W.............. 65………50………15………0………7………Dead over France
AQB................ ..64………43………15………6………0………Dead over Dead
Monkey..............63………42………15………6………0………Dead over Dead
Tex_slutsky........62………52………10………0………0………Dead over Dead
Vista, Del B....... 62………50………5………..0………7………Dead over France
Cadet.................. 61………40………15……..6………0………Dead over Dead
P.Crass................59………49………10………0………0………dead over dead
BBAM................58………43………15………0………0………Dead over Dead
Noonelikesus......57………41………10………6………0………Dead over Dead
JimTomPinch.... 56………46………10………0………0………dead over Dead
Blitz....................55………34………15………6………0………Dead over Dead
Dixiehack.......... 54………39………15………0……….0………Dead over Dead
Maestro.............. 53………36………10………0………7………Dead over France
Zeek....................50………40………10………0………0………Dead over Dead
Zizzer..................48………43………5…….…0………0………Dead over Dead

 

Thank you, thank you.

Frankly, and I think BBAM would say it (He already has). ... It should have been 2-4-8-16-32 type thing. ... And then fmrsped would have won.

Go French!

 

Certainly agree that the point system needs to be modified.
However, I'm not grading all those f-n sheets again to see how much of a difference that makes.
We all played by the same rules, those are the results.

 

Well, maybe.

If you look at the points per round, fmrsped was only keeping pace with me and still probably would have needed France to win Sunday to pass me. And that won't happen because the Azzurri's going win. (At least that's my hope.)

Either way, I'm humbled and honored to win a pool that won't happen again until 2010. I entered with one goal in mind -- the beat kingcreole. I certainly never expected this, but I'll take it.

 

BBAM--
Don't think me saying that was taking a shot at you, you did a helluva lot of work and like you said, everyone played with the same rules. No biggie at all.

And Oz, congrats, I should have said I MAY have won, I didn't count and won't. I'm more excited just having one of them left.

Here's to a great final!

 

No problem, man. Here's hoping for a great final, too -- with no debates on calls, flags, penalty kicks, etc.

 

I didn't take it as a shot at me.