Friday, April 17, 2009

Department of Fandemonium CONTEST


Doubleheader today. Not only is there a blog post on a discussion of LBers, but we also have a Department of Fandemonium Ultimatenyg Contest.

The nice people at Monster.com Fandemonium are going to give away an autographed NFL football signed by Michael Strahan to the winner of the Ultimatenyg New York Giants Blog contest. But first a word from our sponsor:

Monster.com and the NFL held a competition to find the Ultimate NFL Fan. Michael Strahan hosted the competition. Tons of video, Strahan Bloopers, you name it. And if you need a job, Monster.com is your site.

The Ultimatenyg Challenge- Name the players that get drafted in Rounds 1 through 3 of the draft by the NY Giants. That is 5 selections (1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b).

Scoring:

5 points: each correctly MATCHED selection.
3 points: right player, wrong spot
2 points: wrong player, right position
1 point : wrong player, wrong position, right position elsewhere in first 5 spots

Tiebreaker-the entry which is submitted into the blog comments section FIRST.

You can guess a trade for any pick or combination of picks. Simply select what the pick was traded for. Any guess of a trade needs to be submitted at least the previous day BEFORE the trade is announced by Ralph Vacchianno of the Daily News in order to be accepted. Players and their position chosen in rounds 4 through 7 have no bearing on the contest. Answers must be submitted to THIS post's comments section.

SAMPLE
1 - Britt WR
2a - Freeman LB
2b - Robinson G
3a - Johnson S
3b - Turner WR

ACTUAL
1 - Nicks WR
2a - Greene RB
2b - Brinkley LB
3a - Loadholt OT
3b - Turner WR

Sample Score= 2 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 5= 8 points

Winner gets a Michael Strahan autographed NFL Football (a $300 value) with free shipping. Courtesy of MONSTER.COM and the guys at M80 newsroom. Good luck.

34 comments:

  1. 1. Britton OT AZ
    2a. Robiskie WR OSU
    2b. Moore S MIZZ
    3a. Morrah TE CAL
    3b. Barnes CB MD

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  2. obviously will change if theres is a trade for a certain receiver with another weird first name.

    Plaxico, Braylon, weird names

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  3. 314 hits in the last 12 hrs since the contest opened, and only ONE entry?! Tough contest, eh?! ONE person who is brave enough to swing and miss in public?! No one ever said this was going to be easy.

    HINT for your selections- what did Eli say yesterday?!

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  4. 1. Trade for Edwards WR
    2a. Max Unger OT
    2b. Jasper Brinkley LB (Wonder's Heart Throb)
    3a. Trade for Edwards
    3b. Michael Hamlin FS

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  5. 1. English OLB, No. Illinois
    2. Brown RB, UCONN
    2b. Robiskie WR, Ohio St
    3. Barden WR, Cal-Poly
    3b. Brinkey MLB, S Carolina

    Sorry, no Braylon or Boldin.....asking too much for Reese's pieces.

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  6. What is Wonder going to do with the football after he wins it?

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  7. 1. *Trade for Braylon Edwards
    2a. Kenny Britt WR Rutgers
    2b.*Trade for Braylon Edwards
    3a. Marcus Freeman OLB Ohio State
    3b. Gerald Cadogan OT Penn State

    (Put names up on a dart board..blindfolded )

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  8. 1A: Clay Matthews, OLB, USC
    2A: Xavier Fulton, OT, Illinois
    2B: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers
    3A: Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan State
    3B: Dannell Ellerbe, ILB, Georgia

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  9. Unfortunately, some rules minutae...

    1) Reminder- for submissions that have a trade, "day" means calendar day, not 24 hour day. So if news broke right now about Edwards being traded, Crazed Giant is good and Mitch is not. After 12:01 AM Sunday morning, Mitch's trade picks are good as well.

    2) In the remote chance that the Giants traded picks for any consideration that is not disclosed until AFTER the 3rd round of the draft, then your pick/s will get zero points. Example: the Giants trade for a 2010 draft pick. We're not waiting to find out what that was.

    3) If the Giants trade for more picks than they give up, only the first of those picks will replace (and only if the pick/s is in Round 1-3). Example: the Giants trade their #1 for a #2c and #3c. The #2c choice would replace the #1. And #3c would have no bearing on the contest whatsoever.

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  11. 1. traded to CLE
    2a. Beatty OT CONN
    2b. Moore S MIZZ
    3a. Traded to CLE
    3b. Barnes CB MD

    i figured id factor the trade in there

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  12. Anyone has the right to change their picks. But you lose your original time stamp.

    Craig- You need to specify who they trade for, otherwise you will not get any points. Plus, this way you can get partial points if you are wrong. I.e. you specify Edwards WR and they trade for Ocho Cinco, you would get 1 pt for WR and possibly two more if they used that precise selection for the trade.

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  13. 1)LB, Cushing
    2a)WR, Britt
    2b)TE, Casey
    3a)OT, TJ Lang
    3b)S, Hamlin

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  15. 1. traded for Edwards, WR Cle
    2a. Beatty OT CONN
    2b. Moore S MIZZ
    3a. traded for Edwards, WR Cle
    3b. Barnes CB MD

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  16. this is way too intimidating for this lady giants fan. it seems like i have just about enough chances of winning this as i did my office bracket pool. HELP!

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  17. Really just a guess, but...
    1. Laurinaitis LB Ohio St
    2a. Unger C/G Oregon
    2b. Moore S Missouri
    3a. Massaquoi WR Georgia
    3b. Brown RB NC State

    Still hoping for a trade for Braylon...but maybe this will hedge me if it doesn't happen.

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  18. 1. Edwards WE from Cle. via trade.
    2A. Ciron Black OT LSU
    2B. Rashad Bobino LB Texas
    3A. Edwards WE from Cle. via trade.
    3B. Nic Harris S Oklahoma.

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  19. 1. Nicks WR
    2a. Nelson TE
    2b. Moore S
    3a. Lang OT
    3b. Freeman LB

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  20. 1. Trade to Cleveland for Braylon Edwards
    2A. Hakeem Nicks - WR UNC
    2B. Phil Loadholt- OT Oklahoma
    3A. Javon Ringer- RB Michigan St.
    3B. Cornelius Ingram- TE Florida

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  21. 1.Braylon Edwards trade
    trade 3a and 5 and hixon.
    trade Edwards
    2.a Cook te S.C.
    2.b sitim l.b.
    3.b Robisli wrt.

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  22. 1--Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina
    2A--Clint Sintim OLB Virginia
    2B--Phil Loaholt OT Oklahoma
    3A--Alex Magee DT Purdue
    3B--Rashad Jennings RB Northwestern

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  23. Redoing mine:

    1) Trade up for Heyward Bey
    2a)LB Sintim
    2b)OT Beatty
    3a) traded for HeyB
    3b)S Hamlin

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  24. For Peter Furman
    1 Cooke TE

    2a trade for Edwards WR

    2b Sintim LB

    3a trade to Edwards WR

    3b Robiskie WR

    For Peter Furman

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  25. 1. Lawrence Taylor
    2. Phil Simms
    3. Carl Banks
    4. Amani Toomer
    5. Jim Burt

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  26. Pastime wins! Although for me, it would be:
    1. LT
    2a. Sehorn
    2b. Simms
    3a. Strahan
    3b. Tarkenton

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  27. 1. Clay Matthews, LB USC (had to trade up, but worth it)

    2a. Traded to Cleveland for Edwards
    (we got a 2nd and 5th for Shockey. Do not give up more than that... okay, maybe a 4th)

    2b. Moore, S, Missouri

    3a. Traded to move up to get Matthews

    3b. Meredith, T, South Carolina

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  28. sorry PD2LISN, cannot take trades on last day of entry, unless you change them before 4PM it will count as a zero for each trade pick.

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  29. So here is the revision, minus the trades...... Do you know how pissed I am going to be Andy when Reese makes those trades? Not very, because we will be set!!!!

    1. Maualuga, LB, USC
    2a. Britt, WR, Rutgers
    2b. Moore, S, Missouri
    3a. Vasquez, OT, Texas Tech
    3b. Meredith, T, South Carolina

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  30. If the Giants got Maualuga, it would be a GREAT draft. If the Giants got Maualuga, Britt and Moore, it would be something very special, with so much promise. Wonder has Vasquez on his radar too, so this would be a great set. From your keyboard to Reese. We can only hope.

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  31. :-O did I win?
    ______
    Submission April 24, 2009 12:14:00 PM EDT:
    Redoing mine:

    1) Trade up for Heyward Bey
    2a)LB Sintim
    2b)OT Beatty
    3a) traded for HeyB
    3b)S Hamlin
    ______

    1) wrong person right position=2
    2a) Bingo! = 5
    2b) Bingo! = 5
    3a) They used it for a WR in that spot and I said they would use it for a WR but a bit differently= 2?
    3b) bust :(

    14 points total... I think.

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  32. I have not looked today, but I did see last night you nailed the two. Anyone else strong? I see motown had barden and Brown (wrong spot).

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  33. I have Adam M Osman as the winner with 14 points, and Coop67 as runnerup with 12. If anyone sees that as incorrect, please let me know. Congrats Adam!

    I am really impressed with the great job people did on their picks. This was a difficult contest and there were lots of really good entries. Lots of Sintims! I hope he does well for the Giants.

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  34. Not only does reading your blog give me great insights and analysis but my first piece of Giants Memorablia as well!

    Thanks so much! Let me know if there is anything I need to do to claim it.

    Thanks!

    (adammosman@gmail.com)

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