What? Me Winner Elimination


Official Rules


Object of the game
Cash Awards
Getting Started
Making your pick in regular season
Making your pick in post season
I missed my pick.
Sleepers
End of Regular Season
Tie Breaker
The Playoffs
Scoring
   Awards
      The Uprights
        Lombardi's Playbook
      Foote's Feat
      The Rocks
    Conflicts
            DTTMF's (Disgruntled trash-talkin' mo-foe's)
            USPD's (Underpaid Superstar Prima Donnas.)
            FUCS's (Fundamentally Unemployable Coaching Staff.)
   Burdens
            Plexacoed
            D-A-T-A (Dead-As-Tut's-Ass)
          The Anchor
The Playoff Score Card graphics
What, me winner? trophy



    OBJECT OF THE GAME:

Score the most points to win the game.
Scoring opportunities are split into two distinct rounds. The Regular Season Round and the Playoff Round.
The Regular Season Round is played during the NFL Regular season on Gridiron Games website.
During this round the rules and scoring are controlled by Gridiron Games.  
A winning strategy for the regular season is to try to pick winners from the bottom half of the league.
Eliminate the stinkers. Do not eliminate a team that you think can make the playoffs.
The worst thing you can do for you winning potential is to miss a week's pick. This make you a Sleeper... sad.
The Playoff Round which will be played via email and spreadsheets.
During the regular season points accrue by picking a winner each week.
During the post season the rules and scoring become much more complicated.
The scoring scenarios and rules that apply to the Playoff Round are explained in detail below.
Do not let these rules intimidate you, The game is really quite simple and fun.

   
    Cash Awards

Cash awards are determined by the number of paying players in the league.

2023-2024 season

$35 to play

$150 for best regular season score. AKA The Uprights
$800 for the overall winner of the Game. AKA The $-POT


Tie Breakers will apply.

    GETTING STARTED

Go to https://gridirongames.com
Create a profile and team for the football Gridiron Games website
Join our Group. The Group name and Password will be sent to you by email when you have paid your entry fee.
Email me for payment info. rdeurer7@gmail.com

Once the season has started in week 1 of the NFL season the boards will be locked.
You must be in our group and make a pick by the first game on Sunday of week one in order to play.
The board will be locked by Gridiron Games and there are no exceptions.

    REGULAR SEASON ROUND:

MAKING YOUR PICK IN REGULAR SEASON:

Each week you pick a team that you think can win a game.
If you pick the winning team it is worth 1 point. A loss or tie is worth 0.
Win,lose or tie the team you pick is eliminated for the rest of the season, including the playoffs.
You can never pick that team again. They're out... Forget about em!
You should try to avoid picking (eliminating) the teams that you think will make the playoffs.
At kickoff of the first game on Sunday, that weeks picks become locked by Gridiron Games.
You can no longer pick in a game that is Locked.
You will not be able to see anyone else's picks until kickoff.

   I'm locked out, I missed my pick.

If you realize you have missed a pick you have a couple of options. Pick a game later in the day or Monday night football.
If Gridiron games still will not accept your pick email Dah Commish immediately as he wields great powers and will be able to help.
You can make a pick in any remaining games of the week that have not started.
It is important to get an email to Dah Commish ASAP.
The time stamp on the email will confirm when your pick was made.

    SLEEPERS:

If you miss a weeks pick, you are considered to be a SLEEPER.
This is the worst mistake you can make, unless your goal is to lose the game.
If you are found ASLEEP you will lose the team that is ranked #5 in the  ESPN NFL Football Power Index for that week. 
If #5 is not available to you due to prior elimination, than you would lose #4, if not available then #3, then #2... #1
Three (3) SLEEPERS during the same season will constitute a forfeit.
I can't stress this enough DON'T be a SLEEPER it will cost you good teams,
it ruins the game, and is a huge pain for scoring.
It is easy to avoid by keeping your picks a couple of weeks ahead.
On Gridiron Games you can change your pick anytime up until kickoff of the first game on Sunday.
So pick early and often.

    SLEEPING WITH SANDY EXEMPTION:

If this game becomes a hardship due to a natural disaster, sickness,
or family disruption the league may deside to cover you.
The SLEEPER EXEMPTION will be put to a league wide vote in which a majority rules.
Once the exemption has been activated it can be used retroactively to cover the SLEEP period.
Weekly picks will be determined by the leagues most popular pick for that week.
If that pick has already been eliminated from your pool than the second most popular,
or third until a pick has been assigned.
Win or lose those picks will stand and become part of your profile and score.
Upon returning to the fantasy world you will have the option to continue or forfeit the game.
This exemption will not apply beyond the Regular season.

    END OF REGULAR SEASON:

Regular season ends with the possibility of 18 points.
The highest point total of the regular season wins The Uprights award.  Worth $150 and 1 point.
Aside from scoring points the purpose of the elimination round (regular season) is to build a competitive PLAYOFF POOL.
The teams that you have not eliminated during the regular season now move on to the playoffs.
Our use of Gridiron Games website is now history with the exception of the ESPN NFL ESPN NFL Power Rankings and ESPN as a reference tool.
Gridiron Games? Forget about em.
The scoring and rules are now in our control.    

tiebreaker  

TIE BREAKERS:

REGULAR SEASON TIE BREAKERS:


The first REGULAR SEASON TIE BREAKER is decided by highest number of Alive teams in the PLAYOFF POOLS.
The second REGULAR SEASON TIE BREAKER is the best overall seating of your PLAYOFF POOL according to the NFL. 
        For instance, a player with teams seated 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the playoffs beats a player that is seated 1, 3, 4 and 5.
The third REGULAR SEASON TIE BREAKER is the highest winning percentage of the the teams that have been eliminated from a playoff pool.
The final REGULAR SEASON TIE BREAKER is a best out of three coin toss.

POST SEASON TIE BREAKERS:

The first POST SEASON TIE BREAKER is decided by highest total score in the post season.
The second POST SEASON TIE BREAKER is decided by highest number of Alive teams in the PLAYOFF POOLS.
The third POST SEASON TIE BREAKER is the best overall seating of your PLAYOFF POOL according to the NFL 
        For instance, a player with teams seated 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the playoffs beats a player that is seated 1, 3, 4 and 5.
The fourth POST SEASON TIE BREAKER is the highest winning percentage of the the teams that have been eliminated from a playoff pool.
The final POST SEASON TIE BREAKER is a best out of three coin toss.

   THE PLAYOFF ROUND:

  MAKING YOUR PICK IN POST SEASON.

The game is no longer played by the Gridiron Games "NFL Maxout" rules that we used during the regular season
The play of the game now moves to http://www.whatmewinner.com/scorecard.htm 
Both the rules and the scoring values have changed.
Picking a team in the post season does not eliminate them.
The PLAYOFF POOL consists of all the NFL teams that have made it into the playoffs.
The teams in your PLAYOFF POOL are shown as (black) Alive or (red) Dead.
Alive teams are those you did not pick and eliminate in the regular season.
Dead teams are those you did pick and eliminate during the regular season.
You can only pick and score with an Alive team.
If a team is Alive in your PLAYOFF POOL you can pick them as they move through the postseason.
You get to pick an Alive team in every game in the playoffs.
If you pick the winner, you score accordingly and you carry that team into the next bracket.

EMAIL YOUR PICKS:

Email your post season picks to rdeurer7@gmail.com ASAP and no later than kick-off of the first game of the weekend.

You can't change your picks once the scorecard has been posted.

Keeping track

A scorecard is kept online . The scorecard will show everyone's picks and standings.
This can be found at: http://www.whatmewinner.com/scorecard.htm

    THE END OF DAYS:

The Super Bowl is the end of the season.
The highest point total of regular and post-season wins the game and is awarded a picture of the "What, me winner ?" trophy
and the $-pot and all the fame and fortune that go along with such prizes.

SCORING:

Each win in regular season is worth 1 point
The Uprights the winner of the regular season is worth 1 point.
Lombardi's Playbook If All the teams in your playoff pool are alive and you
have won at least 6 games in the regular season it is worth 2 points.

The Uprights and Lombardi's Playbook points will be scored at the beginning of The Post season and they will not effect the outcome of the Regular Season.

Wild-Card Round each game is worth 2 point.
Divisional Round each game is worth 3 points
Championship Round each game is worth 4 points
Super Bowl Round the game is worth 5 points
The Rocks if you are able to score all 37 points available in the postseason, sweeping the brackets.
You may or may not win the game but all the other players owe you a beer.

 

   AWARDS:

Award scoring will be registered at the begining of the post season.


uprights   THE UPRIGHTS 
The highest point total from the Regular Season Round is awarded 1 point and $150 from the $pot.
There can only be one winner of the Uprights so a tie breakers will apply.
The Upright Salute is now administered by the rest of the league.
The salute is preformed by holding both arms up, fists held together and, one finger extending on each hand.
        Oh Yea, Congratulations, you've earned it.

      
playbook  LOMBARDI'S PLAYBOOK
If after the regular season round you have not eliminated any of the teams in your PLAYOFF POOL
and you have not been D-A-T A you are awarded LOMBARDI'S PLAYBOOK which is worth 2 points.
Multiple players can win this award in a season.
 

   FOOTE"S FEAT"
Undefeated thru week 13 of the regular season is the feat to beat.
You will earn naming rights.

 

rocks   THE ROCKS
If during the playoffs you score all '37' available points you have won THE ROCKS.
Each member of the league will buy you a beer of your choice.
Although unlikely multiple players can sweep the playoffs and win this award.
                                            "Ain't the beer cold!"

BURDENS:

There are no points here, only infamy.


pex   PLEXACOED If you run out of picks in your pool before the post season is over you are considered Plexacoed.
        You have shot yourself in the foot in a crowded nightclub.
        Your season is more than likely over. Hang in there, your point total could still be a winner. Yea, right.


 dataD-A-T-A  If you finish the regular season with a score of 6 or less you are considered D-A-T-A or Dead-As-Tut's-Ass.
 You are welcome to finish playing the game but your chances of winning are slim.


Hope     The Anchor   You really stunk it up this year and finished last. You keep the rest of us grounded.
   On a positive note this one comes with built-in hope.



 ghost Ghosted  If you finish the regular season below FuzzyWus1 you have been ghosted.
  Our friend, John Corbin aka FuzzyWus1 died in 2017 but not before posting his picks for that year.
           Year in and year out he is destined to make those same picks.
       Below this line? You might want to reconsider your strategy.



  CONFLICTS:

Any time you pick against a team that is alive in your Playoff pool you have created a conflict.
The following graphics and scoring will be applied to the conflicted teams moving forward.

Picking against a team once they become dttmf DTTMF's (Disgruntled trash-talkin' mo-foe's)
They are now worth -1 of the regular scoring in that game.

If you pick against a team for a second time they become upssp USPD's (Underpaid Superstar Prima Donnas.)
They are now worth -2 of the regular scoring in that game.

If you pick against a team for a third time they become FUCS (Fundamentally Unemployable Coaching Staff.)
They are worth -3 of the regular scoring in that game.


BUT!
        If you pick the dttmf  DTTMF's or upssp USPD's and they
       win you will take the -1 or -2 point deduction for that round and that round only.

       So...
             By picking a dttmf DTTMF or upsspUSPD you have shown respect and ended the conflict. They will be restored to 100%
              in future scoring rounds.


SCORING VALUE WITH CONFLICTS:

Regular Divisional Round Scoring = 3 point per game

diss     with a DTTMF's = 2 points

Regular Championship Round Scoring = 4 points per game

diss     with a DTTMF's = 3 points

uspd   with a  USPD's  =  2 points

Regular Super Bowl Scoring = 5 points per game

diss     with a DTTMF's = 4 points

uspd     with a  USPD's =  3 points

uspd       with a  FUCS  =  2 points

  

THE PLAYOFF POOL GRAPHICS:

Below is an example of a PLAYOFF POOL from 2010-2011 season.
The teams in BLACK are teams that were not eliminated during the regular season
and therefore are still alive in post season.
Teams in RED were eliminated during the regular season and are not
available for your pick in the playoffs. They are dead to you.
diss This box is a DTTMF. (Disgruntled trash-talkin' mo-foe's) 
This indicates that you have picked against this team in a previous
 round. By picking them now you have created Disgruntled Trash-Talkin' Mo-Foe's.
They are worth -1 of the available points

uspd This box is a USPD. It indicates that you picked against this team twice before.
By picking them now you have created Underpaid Superstar Prima Donnas.
They are worth -2 of the available points

uspd This box is a FUCS. It indicates that you picked against them for a third time.
By picking them now you have created Fundamentally Unemployable Coaching Staff.
They are worth -3 of the available points

Showing the DTTMF or USPD respect by picking them will bring them back to scoring potential of 100% in future scores.

                pool

THE PLAYOFF SCORE CARD:

This is a score card from post season play. It shows examples of many of the situations that can occur.
This particular score card is not a good card.
This card has been played through the Superbowl and has only scored 11 of the possible 33 points that are available in post season.
   

card
       


END OF DAYS:

The winner will be the person with the highest total score. REGULAR SEASON, POST SEASON and SPECIAL AWARDS.
You will be awarded a wonderful jpg picture, of the coveted "What, me winner?" trophy, plus the $-pot.
But wait there's more, you also get all the fame, fortune and glory that go along with such prizes.

Hoorah!

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Questions for Da Commish
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