Fantasy & Pick ‘Em Results: NFL Week #4

September 30, 2008 in Tailgating Ideas

It’s weeks like last week that make want to quit my job, move to Las Vegas and become a professional sports gambler. On the other hand, it’s weeks like this week that make me thankful I also have a voice of reason in my head. TailgatingIdeas.com finished tied for last with a dismal 6-7 showing this week in Cuzoogle’s Pigskin Picks Contest. Had we submitted no picks at all we could have fared better. The rules state that if you fail to submit your picks on time you are automatically given all the underdogs for that week. There were so many upsets this past weekend that that might have been the way to go.

The good news is that even though we tanked it pretty hard this week we are still in the hunt for the overall championship, currently tied for seventh place. Here are the results of this week’s pick’ em and congrats goes out to Mac Gs World for taking the week.

1. Mac Gs World 10-3 (tiebreak win)
2. Juiced Sports 10-3
3. The Sports Lounge 9-4
4. The Sports Dollar 9-4
5. Zoner Sports 9-4
6. MachoChip 9-4
7. My Sports Rumors 8-5
8. The Blue Workhorse 8-5
9. Busted Coverage 8-5
10. Cover2 8-5
11. Waiting for Next Year 8-5
12. NESW Sports 8-5
13. GrandmasterB 8-5
14. Brahsome 7-6
15. Don Chavez 7-6
16. Yep Yep 7-6
17. Buzz Pirates 7-6
18. NE Patriots Draft 7-6
19. Sports Opinion 7-6
20. Chocolate Dog Blog 6-7
21. Women like Sports 6-7
22. Tail Gating Ideas 6-7
23. Inside Plays 6-7

Last week I predicted that Busted Coverage is going down in the NFLJuice Fantasy Football League. That prediction proved to be correct but only because the guys over at BC failed to swap out their starters. Had they paid attention to the bye weeks and switched out two players currently taking the weekend off I would have gotten crushed. Yes, Brett Favre’s record setting day with six touchdowns was wasted because he was benched him and kept Matt Hasselbeck active. Tisk Tisk. It was not the way I wanted to win the week but a then again, there are not pretty losses and there are no ugly wins when it comes to fantasy football.

Here are the results of this past week.

Video: Slip ‘n Slides Sold Out In State College, Pa

September 29, 2008 in Humor, Videos

Apparently all the Slip ‘n Slides in State College were sold out so the tailgaters had to make due with what nature provided. (The guy in Video #3 really should not be without a shirt. I’m just saying.)

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Go Easy On the Chilis At Your Next Tailgate

September 29, 2008 in Tailgating Ideas

Image by germanium via FlickrA lot of us love hot and spicy food while tailgating. I recently discovered Fire Brand Original Habanero Hot Sauce and love the stuff. Then again the guys that make it aren’t trying to kill you either.

Now comes a story that a man apparently died after eating a lethal dose of chili sauce. Was the sauce spiked with arsenic? No. Had it been sitting out for weeks and acquired salmonella? Nope. The guy, aspiring chef by the name of Andruw Lee, was challenged to a chili sauce competition and was found unconscious after suffering a heart-attack in his sleep. He was only 33-years old and had no history of heart problems.

He powered through an entire plate of the hot sauce and later when he was going to bed, complained of itching. His girlfriend scratched his back until he fell asleep and in the morning she found him unconscious.  The paramedics were called but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The toxicology report will not be available for a few weeks so the actual cause of death from the hot sauce is only speculation at this point.

Just be careful when saucing those hot wings. Everything in moderation and now that applies to hot sauce.

Read the full story HERE.

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