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P-F25 Announcement: NCAA Bowl Challenge Is Now Boarding

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[PA Chime] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second leg of our NCAA Postseason gauntlet, the P-F25 NCAA Bowl Challenge:  A confidence-style game with 35 bowls, but zero playoff games. As a reminder of the rules just changed this year, the CFP Contest + Bowl Contest scores will be weighted 50/50 to determine the overall NCAA Postseason Champion. That means you'll want to do reasonably well at both. TL;DR NCAA Bowl Challenge Begins Pick all 35 bowl winners straight up (CFP games are not on this card). Spreadsheet card → select your team name first. Assign confidence values 1–35 (use each number once). No bonus points used in this contest. CFP + Bowl scores are weighted 50/50 for the overall Postseason Champ. Deadline: Friday 12/13 at 7:00 PM CT — email your completed card to me. Bowl Challenge Rules (Flight Manual Edition) This is a Confidence Contest. Pick the winner of all 35 bowl games. Assign each a confidence value from 1 to 35 (use each number once ). Yo...
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P-F25 Announcement: The CFP Contest Has Entered the Chat

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[PA Chime] Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’ve reached that time of year when we are reminded that the College Football Playoff committee makes up its foundational rules on the fly. So why shouldn't we? (I feel I have to rewrite the rules because I dominated last year’s bracket so thoroughly that the championship was a victory lap. Also in previous seasons, only one or two teams were still alive by New Year’s. What should we do this year, you ask? We fix that. Or break it worse. We'll see!) Welcome to the P-F25 CFP Bracket Contest , the first half of our NCAA Postseason double-header. A Bowl Confidence Contest will follow shortly. How to Win the NCAA Postseason Contest Simple: score the most points across BOTH contests combined. CFP Bracket Contest (scaled 50%) + Bowl Confidence Contest (scaled 50%) = NCAA Postseason Champion. That’s it. Two contests, one winner. How the CFP Bracket Contest Works You’ll fill out THE ENTIRE bracket now — everyt...
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P-F25 Week 14 NFL Bonus - Turkey Leg Trophy Edition

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“Give a Turkey Leg Trophy to someone/something/some concept.” [PA Chime] This is your captain speaking. In the spirit of John Madden’s legendary turducken tradition, we asked the cabin to hand out a Turkey Leg Trophy to anyone -- real, fictional, conceptual -- who truly deserved a celebratory drumstick. The results were… well, exactly what you’d expect from a plane full of football fanatics, street philosophers, and one person who fears Vanderbilt Admissions more than any SEC defense. Let’s carve this bird. A Northmen (AN) Turkey Leg → Paul Tagliabue +4 A ceremonial nod to the most overlooked commissioner in NFL history. Somewhere, Tagliabue is hoping you just stop for a picture and not a hug. TEAMNAME (BR) Turkey Leg → “Joe blows” +5 I assume Joe doesn't blow, so this likely goes to all the Joe Blow's out there. [Biggie voice] Yeah… this bonus right here... this bonus i s dedicated to all the Joe Blows out there... a ll the folks who doubted, a ll the people in the...
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P-F25 Week 14 NCAA Bonus: What are you thankful for?

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[PA Chime] This is your captain speaking. As we approached Thanksgiving airspace, we invited passengers to quietly enter what they’re thankful for into a “totally private” box. What followed was obviously an honest, chaotic, and fully on-brand display of gratitude from our fellow pick’em travelers. A Northmen (AN):  My car. +3 Efficient. Practical. Grounded. But does it drive itself? TEAMNAME (BR):  This league. +5 And who can blame him? The spreadsheets, drama, and bonus value. Queenbspice (CC):  Stretchy pants. +4 The true MVP of November. A garment of freedom. 18 National Championships (CG):  Jesus Christ. +4 A sincere and stabilizing force. I'm sure He was there in spirit. Pure Random Cubed (CN):  A bigger coin for playoff season. +4 No mention of penny. RIP. Cuernos Largos (CT):  Pecan pie. +3 A regional treasure that can be a spiritual experience. Swamp Dogs (DR):  My dachshund Otto turns 17 this week. +5 A *very* good Swamp Dog! B...
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P-F25 Week 10 NCAA Bonus: Imagine a Pick'em Halloween Party. What’s your costume game plan?

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The Pick'em plane mysteriously lands near a deserted town. The scoreboard flickers in the window like a haunted sportsbook, and wandering around are a few kids dressed as a 6-6 season. The house has a sign reading "Trick or Treat… Mostly Treat!" and a bowl full of bonus points poorly disguised as tampered wrapped candy.  There’s a knock at the door…  Knock 1 - Club Random: First up we’ve got a cluster of grapes, Run-DMC (presumably Rev Run... despite it being a very committed white guy in Adidas), and Tails (editor’s choice: from Sonic). Not far behind is someone and two minions dressed together as 7, 3, and 6. If you don't get the costume, that's the number of days Oklahoma hasn't scored a touchdown against The University of Texas. Full-size Snickers and Twix for everyone. (CC,CG+3; CN,AN+4)   Knock 2 - This is SportsCenter: The Vanderbilt Commander, Oregon Donald Duck, and Dan Wetzel carrying a case of Busch with a fat bear in tow walk into a bar. “No animal...
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P-F25 Week 7 NCAA Bonus: What's Wrong With Arch?

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[PA Chime] This is your captain speaking. I’m not sure if you’ve seen from the seatback entertainment this flight, but the Texas passing game has problems.  At Pick’em Dash Football Airlines, we solve all problems mid-air and by committee -- so what’s wrong with Arch ? The initial advice was more back-of-the-airplane-beverage napkin. Swamp Dogs (DR) suggests “run the ball.” Shot Callers (RD) blames the sidelines with "Sark play calling." Feels accurate.  Bevo XV (DW) demanded a nostalgic reroute: “Bring back David Ash.” Wookie Cookies (KH) left us with a mid-season obit or a really great comeback movie: "Fallen." What happens when "his line is straight trash, and the dude is seeing ghosts. He'll be 'aight."  18 National Championships (CG) knows that kind of play doesn't cut it year after year in the SEC.  I assume TEAMNAME (BR) was also alluding to o-line issues, although what came through on the form was "O♧", and I'm not sure ...
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P-F25 Week 7 Flightlog - Fasten Your Seatbelts

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[NFL Sounding PA Chime] (scroll down for the NCAA update) Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Week 6 brought some turbulence, and when the dust settled in the cabin, some of you lost your cards in seatback pockets. Turbulence happens, and we drop the lowest score, so whether it was me or those upsets, we are mostly forgetting those Week 6 NFL picks. Please ensure your seat backs are in the full upright position, you've chugged your beverages, and your tray tables are in their full upright position. All chugged? Did I mention the bathrooms are closed for Week 7?  Boarding now : NFL Week 7 card is ready for departure. We have another London game and two Monday Night Football games again. Yeehaw. NFL Weekly Card: https://tinyurl.com/pf25-pro-card Week 6 NFL Scoreboard Recap:  High flyers: Bite a Kneecap Offs (RK), Swamp Dogs (DR), and Far Left Handed (GN) (8!) Dubs: No one. Reverse Wins: CG, MN, CT (would have scored 10 with reverse picks) Leaderboard: Your overa...
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