Final NFL Pre-Season Weeks 1-4

[Mark]

All NFL teams are now uploaded, and the pre-season is now live. Votes close at 7:55PM EST Thursday, August 3rd.

You can join the pool and place your pick for the first pre-season game of the season: New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns @ Cleveland (8PM EST Kickoff).

The pick ‘em page is located HERE.

You can post any questions or suggestions here.

**The pre-season is being used to work out any issues with the add-on leading up to the regular season. Please don’t be surprised if things don’t work as intended right away. This is just a good opportunity to use live games for shits and giggles before the season starts.**

 

[TD]

A preseason pick em?
Wild.

 

[Mark]

A preseason pick em?
Wild.

The goal with the pre-season and the MLB post-season is to work out any issues before the season begins. My main goal with the NFL pre-season is to nail down the timed locks, so when the regular season comes around the weeks/games lock when they’re supposed to. Consider this a dry run.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I made my picks without thinking about them at all.

 

[Mark]

I made my picks without thinking about them at all.

Like a true American.

 

[TD]

I didn't even notice the tabs after week 1.
Back I go!

 

[Mark]

I didn't even notice the tabs after week 1.
Back I go!

There are 3 weeks loaded at present, with the times for week 3 being adjusted to accommodate kickoff times for each game.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I made my picks without thinking about them at all.

I'll do you one better - I didn't look at the teams, I just picked at random.

 

[Tubby23]

Same except upside down

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Same except upside down

You made Aussie Rules picks in the NFL Pick'em?

 

[Tubby23]

Now there's a competition I'd win

 

[Mark]

…annnd the rest of the pre-season is set up now.

 

[Crystal]

Hopefully this proves to be a fun addition for everyone, something we can build on. Might even have uses outside of sports, potentially. A voting system of sorts

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Hopefully this proves to be a fun addition for everyone, something we can build on. Might even have uses outside of sports, potentially. A voting system of sorts

Are there trophies that can be awarded for winners?

 

[Crystal]

Are there trophies that can be awarded for winners?

I'm sure we can add some, would t be hard at all

 

[Mark]

I'm sure we can add some, would t be hard at all

Exactly. They’re not integrated into the pick ‘em add-on, but there will be an entire category of badges added for participants so all of the sports are covered.

 

[canadaguy]

I'm sure we can add some, would t be hard at all

Any plans to do an NHL one?

That might be the only one I actually have any clue what I'm doing in

 

[turkey]

I'll do you one better - I didn't look at the teams, I just picked at random.

I made my picks without thinking about them at all.

Man I love preseason

 

[Mark]

Any plans to do an NHL one?

That might be the only one I actually have any clue what I'm doing in

Absolutely. Truth be told, I only put the NFL one together so quickly because I realized how close the pre-season was, and it gave me a sooner opportunity to test the add-on out with real games.

 

[Crystal]

Any plans to do an NHL one?

That might be the only one I actually have any clue what I'm doing in

Yes! A million times yes! Gotta' have one in place as Dallas marches their way to the cup

 

[Mark]

Yes! A million times yes! Gotta' have one in place as Dallas marches their way to the cup

How much time do we have before NHL season starts? That’s one sport I haven’t followed since I was a kid and we lost our local team.

 

[Crystal]

How much time do we have before NHL season starts? That’s one sport I haven’t followed since I was a kid and we lost our local team.

pre-season starts in September, regular season starts early October, so we've got some time

 

[Mark]

pre-season starts in September, regular season starts early October, so we've got some time

Awesome. We’ll definitely be able to have the NFL regular season and MLB post-season done before we get there considering how long it actually took for me to set up the pre-season yesterday. I have a little system now after learning from my mistakes while setting up the MLB one.

 

[Crystal]

Awesome. We’ll definitely be able to have the NFL regular season and MLB post-season done before we get there considering how long it actually took for me to set up the pre-season yesterday. I have a little system now after learning from my mistakes while setting up the MLB one.

And this is why you're an incredible admin, lol. A time or two through a new system and you've got it down.

 

[Mark]

And this is why you're an incredible admin, lol. A time or two through a new system and you've got it down.

Pffft. I’m back to being an amateur these days… the only difference is, I’m not plugging away on a ProBoard.

 

[Crystal]

Pffft. I’m back to being an amateur these days… the only difference is, I’m not plugging away on a ProBoard.

And look at the strides you've already taken! Proof you're not just some amateur

 

[Mark]

Week 2 results are posted here.

Everything is working smoothly so far on the back end of the add-on. The only thing I’m not a fan of is that I have to manually input all final scores, but that’s nothing to bitch about considering how easy everything else is to work with.

Please remember, you have to join the 2023-24 Regular Season pool in order to participate in picking the regular season games. I set the pre-season as an independent pool so I could have that running concurrently while setting up the regular season so I could make tweaks along the way.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

It takes extra effort to not score any points in a preseason game. Goncrats, Panthers...

 

[Mark]

Right? Couldn’t even get close enough to nail a field goal.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

bwahahaha, a fucking tie.

 

[Mark]

bwahahaha, a fucking tie.

I was curious how that was going to work on the pool when I updated the score for it…

 

[canadaguy]

Haha everyone loses!

 

[TD]

I've not watched any preseason, but I'll pay more attention during the season. Maybe.

 

[Mark]

I've not watched any preseason, but I'll pay more attention during the season. Maybe.

Yeah, I plan on having this forum a little more active when the regular season starts as well. There will be a thread for each week instead of just this catch-all thread for the whole pre-season. I’d also like to get some badges together for people that pick all the correct picks in a week, people who win the regular season and playoff pool, etc.

 

[Mark]

bwahahaha, a fucking tie.

ANOTHER tie.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Look guys, the Panthers scored points!

 

[Mark]

Week 3 Results are in. Last week of pre-season beginning, so get in on the 2023-24 Season pool if you haven’t already.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I don't know how I'm still winning. I bet that changes for week 4.

 

[Mark]

I don't know how I'm still winning. I bet that changes for week 4.

I made a few dumbass picks in week 1 and 2 that had me scratching my head wondering what I was thinking, but it’s not like they matter.

 

[Jon]

...Aren't there only 3 weeks of preseason now that there are 17 games? With a bye in week 4?

 

[TD]

...Aren't there only 3 weeks of preseason now that there are 17 games? With a bye in week 4?

I think it's cause the hall of fame game or whatever it's called was listed as week 1.

 

[Mark]

I think it's cause the hall of fame game or whatever it's called was listed as week 1.

Easy fix. I was wondering what the hell was up with that… I normally don’t pay attention to the pre-season games, and pay even less attention to league changes.

 

[TD]

Speaking of. I can't seem to access the regular season one?

 

[Mark]

Speaking of. I can't seem to access the regular season one?

It has you marked as in the pool. What are you having an issue accessing specifically? There are a bunch of permissions for the pick ‘em add-on, so I wanna narrow down your specific issue a little more before I start smashing buttons.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I win the meaningless game championship. What's my reward?

 

[Mark]

I win the meaningless game championship. What's my reward?

Crash test dummy badge. Coming soon.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Crash test dummy badge. Coming soon.

it's glorious