Tiledawg92 with the closest-to-the-total-points tiebreaker win over 8 other GTPRs whi had a nice week, too.
3DawgNight leading the way early…Jeremiah was a bulldawg. amirite?
Kirby’s Kanines have covered 50+ and 40+ spreads two weeks in a row…
Per usual, picks will be up sometime on Monday when the site sets the spreads. Like the Dawgs schedule, the competition steps up maybe a hair or two off the razorback this week.
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
But first, the culprit behind FSU’s lighting woes?
On to the results!
Week 2 picks go up later today…will we have another stress-free Pickem week not having to wonder if the Dawgs can cover? Tune in next time, sportsfans, and we’ll see!
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
The final friendly email reminder went out yesterday to past Fabris Pool participants who are (hopefully) waiting until the last minute to run it back in 2026.
As of this post, we’ve got 123 intrepid pickers rarin’ to go.
Here’s the Invitation link to FunOfficePools to join the weekly ego beat downs fun!
First game is tomorrow evening, Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 8:00. Picks for GT/Colorado lock at that time, but you can make or change picks for every game on the slate up until kickoff of each contest.*
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
*please oh please don’t try to cut it too close! Be efficient, and don’t get behind the sticks with too late picks!
https://www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?Passed_Pool_Key=ac3ed76a2f2
…until the Fabris Pool! 9 days until the really good stuff.
Any of y’all remember from the old, old Dawgvent (I think it was there) in the early CMR days with the poster who would count down the days to kickoff with a header like this? Sound off in the comments if you recall.*
I have really enjoyed Otis’ Countdowns with the trading cards these past couple of years. They help me get through the awful, no-good boring offseason (and I usually learn sumthin’! )
We’ve just passed the century mark in pickers for this season, still plenty of room!
Here’s the link if you haven’t joined yet:
https://www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?Passed_Pool_Key=ac3ed76a2f2
Invite the missus, tell your old man!
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
*Well, I could have done an internet search and found out, but then again, maybe Mrs. Dawglicious is right about her “no phones at the dinner table, even if you just have to figure out that bit-part actor that’s in everything but you can’t remember their name to continue the conversation” rule.
So, to stimulate our minds and make for better discussion, go!
If you haven’t joined us yet, please click HERE to sign up for this year’s Fabris Pool Pickem.
We’ll get a head start on Labor Day Weekend Thursday, Sept. 3rd with a Coach Prime Time viewing of Colorado visiting the historic Flats aka Mark Richt Field. The fun continues Friday with a classic ACC battle between Da U and the intellectual brutality of Stanford.
Five games on Saturday from noon to 7:45, three more on Sunday, then capping it off Labor Day with the likely continuation of FSU’s hot seat vs. Smoo. (I heard someone on SXM College Sports call SMU “smoo” the other day. That was a new one for me.)
You may notice, friends, that none of the Week One spreads exceed 28.5 points, with almost half the games in single digits. You may also notice that our beloved Dawgs aren’t in the lineup, either. After considering the thoughtful comments from some of y’all, I thought we might better enjoy an early Georgia cupcake game and concentrate on how we look rather than hoping the Dawgs unleash the offense and hang fifty-plus to cover, or worse, feeling a little queasy on picking against Georgia in what 🤞should be a sure-fire pound-pummelling…well, no need to jinx anything! We’ll give it a shot and see how it goes (against tasty cupcakes, anyway).
Quick rundown on the rules:
Pick deadline is kickoff for each game. Don’t run it too close!
There are no default picks, make sure you check a box for each game.
12 games worth 1 point each vs the spread. Weekly recognition of winners and a season-long winner as well! Don’t let a bad week or three get you down.
Don’t forget to pick our tiebreaker game, too! Here’s the order of tiebreaks this year:
Start studying! Guaranteed “C” if you just show up to class! *
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
https://www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?Passed_Pool_Key=ac3ed76a2f2
*That “C” and a buck fifty will get you a cup of coffee. Three fiddy at Starbucks
(Signup link down yonder)
65 intrepid pickers have signed up so far for this year’s Fabris Pool. That’s a great start with plenty of time to get yer ducks in a row for Week One action. (The picks should be available to you the Monday prior to Labor Day weekend as Week Zero games aren’t available this year:
Consider Week Zero an opportunity to warm up for the real deal. The students start class next week in Athenstown, so why not get a little studying in on your own?
Your humble (not Kevin) commish,
Dawglicious
https://www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?Passed_Pool_Key=ac3ed76a2f2
https://www.funofficepools.com/joinpool.php?Passed_Pool_Key=ac3ed76a2f2
If you played last year, you have been sent an email to sign up for this year’s Fabris Pool. If not, click on the link above to register. We’re only a month out from the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, so start studying!
The website at FunOfficePools has had a nice facelift and hopefully will continue to be easy to use.* Pool rules and other helpful info will be posted here in the coming weeks leading up to the season’s start.
Tell your friends, tell your spouses. We’ve grown in numbers each year since the exodus from the old shop, so we’d love to have you show off your pride-only pigskin pickem disability!
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
*Any issues with registering? Email me at dawglicious at gmail dot com
The Hoop Dawgs look like a lock to make the dance this year! 🤞
For those of you that played last year, email invites have been sent to you.
HOUSEKEEPING: RunYourPool has been bought by Splash Sports. The good news is that your username and password from last year will apply for the new app.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/splash-sports-survivor-dfs/id6451190245
Here’s the invite link to sign up for the brackets if you don’t get an email:
https://sm.app.splashsports.com/contest/?jcode=1706b458-d719-46d3-a370-87948422d2c8
Same rules as last year, 1 bracket per entry. Of course, brackets aren’t ready yet as we still have the final regular season games and conference tournaments to go. Just getting a headstart on the fun this year!
Any problems? Just email me at dawglicious22 at g mail dot com
Your humble commish,
Dawglicious
This might be a good week to bet the under?
As many of you noted yesterday, there’s a popular perception that Saturday will be Manball, defense, and trying to play sound, controlling football. The projections from Frenau’s BCF Toys seems to agree that 55.5 is a bit robust, and coupled with Kirby’s history of not beating a man when they’re down (unless your name rhymes with Tennessee), it could be a place where Georgia not only doesn’t cover, but doesn’t allow a game to exceed the projected 55.5 point total. Since offenses are finding their rhythm, it’s the first game of the year, and the transfer portal has opened up a world where offenses are featuring over 50% new players, betting the under seems to be the safe route this weekend.
Also impressed that preseason #1 Texas is projected at a comfortable 80% to lose to Ohio State. Sunday would be a great day to try out those noise cancelling headphones and avoid social media for, say, a week. Whoever wins that one is going to insufferable, to say the least.
Consider this your Fabris Pool handicapper, though I’ve noticed that Week 1 is the only week of the year where I ever win in the Pool, and that’s what I call dumb luck. How did Week 0 go?
Three that didn’t beat the projected spread and three that didn’t hit the projected Over/Under.
This is why I don’t wager real money on sports betting, folks.
In case you didn’t already know, Georgia is a lofty favorite for this weekend’s home opener against Marshall. Between being the first game, likely (hopefully) using the contest as a means to get in meaningful reps for the 2s and (again, hopefully) 3s, one has to wonder if the folks in Vegas are aware of Kirby’s history of opting to not run the score up against massive underdogs. It’s almost like he’s being…nice.
According to the current BetMGM odds, Georgia is a 39.5-point favorite over Marshall with a point total of 55.5 for their game this Saturday. Notably, head coach Kirby Smart is 0-12-1 against the spread (ATS) in games in which his Bulldog team entered as more than a 38-point favorite.
Kirby Smart has a great winning record as the Bulldawgs head coach, but if you told me he was 0 for anything, I’m fine with this stat.
Marshall’s home opener for the fans of the Herd will likely be a “who’s on first, what’s on second” kind of endeavor, as the vast majority of the team will be new personnel as the result of a massive turnover and portal haul following a coaching change in December.
What’s your bet? Would you bet the farm for Marshall to beat the spread? Or is this a year where Kirby’s out for blood and will use the game to make a statement?