I get tickled at times to read certain blogs or smack talk that goes on between opposing fans, and even fans of the same teams. My wife and I are both participating in a football pool this year, and it has been a lot of fun. It's amazing how cocky people get when they are not face to face with somebody. (Myself included.)Ha!
The funny thing about picking football games is that you don't have to know much about football to be successful. My wife doesn't spend a lot of time worrying about who she is going to pick, whereas I do all kinds of research, and put a lot of thought into my decisions. When game day rolls around, I am glued to the TV, and I get very stressed if my picks aren't panning out. My wife on the other hand, doesn't watch the games. She checks in every little bit to see how she's doing, but that's about it. It's not that she doesn't care, trust me, she wants to win. She does get pretty into Monday nights game if her picks are doing good. Ironically, her attitude and approach has so far paid off nicely for her. She has been victorious 2 weeks and is currently 2 points behind the season leader. I on the other hand have flirted a couple of weeks but either blow the Sunday or Monday night games, and trail my wife overall by 3 points for the season.
The funny thing about picking football games is that you don't have to know much about football to be successful. My wife doesn't spend a lot of time worrying about who she is going to pick, whereas I do all kinds of research, and put a lot of thought into my decisions. When game day rolls around, I am glued to the TV, and I get very stressed if my picks aren't panning out. My wife on the other hand, doesn't watch the games. She checks in every little bit to see how she's doing, but that's about it. It's not that she doesn't care, trust me, she wants to win. She does get pretty into Monday nights game if her picks are doing good. Ironically, her attitude and approach has so far paid off nicely for her. She has been victorious 2 weeks and is currently 2 points behind the season leader. I on the other hand have flirted a couple of weeks but either blow the Sunday or Monday night games, and trail my wife overall by 3 points for the season.
Let's get back to smack talk. A part of our pool is that we have the ability to go online and chat amongst each other. This is a lot of fun, but it can get a little heated at times. One individual in particular spatted off last week about the success my wife was having and basically told her that "A blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then". This is a little bit humorous and maybe true to a certain point, but after 11 weeks of picking, I think the numbers speak for themselves.
I am a very competitive person, and am determined to improve my season standing, but I am pulling for my wife to finish off the season strong and prove all the nay sayers wrong.
I would love to hear your opinions on picking teams, and about some of your experiences you have had with trash talk in your groups.
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