"What's that? Ah--Playoffs? Don't talk about--playoffs?! You kidding me?! Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game! Another game!"--Jim Mora, when asked about the chances of his 4-6 Colts making the playoffs
Sunday, September 2, 2012
The 2011 Football Pool Awards
Ever since I revealed the creation of the Football Pool Awards, people have been coming up to me on the street asking, "When will the awards be announced?" The time is now. (Full disclosure: Some of the more foolish awards have been eliminated.)
Gold Medal: Given to the person with the most points during the season. Winner: John.
Silver Medal: Given to the person with the second most points during the season. Winner: Patrick.
Bronze Medal: Given to the person with the third most points during the season. Winner: Jonathan.
Win-Loss Record Award: Given to the person who picks the most winners during the season. Winner: John.
Bonus Points Award: Given to the person with the most bonus points during the season. Winner: Patrick.
Point Differential Award: Given to the person with the best points for/against record during the season. Winner: Jonathan.
Comeback Award: Given to the person who improved the most from the previous season. Winner: Patrick. Patrick went from worst in 2010 to second in 2011.
Rookie of the Year: Given to the person with the best performance in his first season. Winner: Jarrett. Should we mention that Jarrett was the only rookie in 2011?
Best Fan Award: Given to the person whose favorite NFL team performed the best this past season. Winners: Jonathan and Jarrett. Once again, the Patriots had an excellent season. If Welker had caught that ball in the 4th quarter, it would have been another Super Bowl victory for New England. (Will anyone be silly enough to not pick the Patriots to win the AFC East this season?)
Best Brother Award: Given to the person with the best record who also has a brother in the pool. Winner: Jonathan.
Comments Award: Given to the person (other than Jonathan) who contributed the most undeleted comments to the Football Pool Blog. Winner: Patrick.
Annual Football Quiz Award: Given to the champion of the Football Quiz. Winner: Jonathan. There were actually two official quizzes this past season. During the Conference Championship weekend, Jonathan defeated Patrick in a quiz created by John, testing Jonathan and Patrick's knowledge of their favorite teams (New England and Jacksonville). And on Super Bowl Sunday, Jonathan defeated John in a quiz created by Patrick. (Pictures of the prizes from both quizzes can be seen below.)
Double Crown Award: Given to the person who wins the pool and whose favorite team wins the Super Bowl in the same season. It was last won by Bert Kuehner in 2010. Winner: No one. We're not even sure if John has a favorite team.
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