Yahoo College Football Pick'ems

[thewolverines24]

My tits are in.

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[KAWDUP]

I'm in. Picked Notre Lame to score the fewest points this week :*)

 

[KAWDUP]

Only have 9 people signed up. Got until a bit after 7:15 this evening.

C'mon people, it's no fun just beating the 8 bozos who have signed up.

 

[hungry]

my goal is just to beat Tinsel. Seems I'll place well if I do that.

 

[tinselwolverine]

my goal is just to beat Tinsel. Seems I'll place well if I do that.

That?s funny.

I?ve won a couple of times but I?ve crashed and burned a few times too.

 

[hungry]

Well, after 2 weeks, I'm ahead of Tinsel...HaHa we've got that cellar covered, bud

 

[tinselwolverine]

Well, after 2 weeks, I'm ahead of Tinsel...HaHa we've got that cellar covered, bud

Know what?

For the first time ever I forgot to check for an early game - did not make a pick on TCU v SMU.

Very embarrassing.

I think you me and KAWDUP are bunched around the bottom.

But I think the field is pretty tight and it’s still early.

 

[hungry]

Congrats to B311J for being picker of the week the first 2 weeks

Congrats go GoBlueBigJon for being picker of the week for week 3

 

[tinselwolverine]

Congrats to B311J for being picker of the week the first 2 weeks

Congrats go GoBlueBigJon for being picker of the week for week 3

Congrats to you on 2nd place this past week!

And congrats to us all - everyone is substantially above 50 %!

Maybe we should get together every weekend at my lake Tahoe condo-OK I?m lying it?s my uncle?s condo-pool our ideas and make some money at the casino!

 

[KAWDUP]

Know what?

For the first time ever I forgot to check for an early game - did not make a pick on TCU v SMU.

Very embarrassing.

I think you me and KAWDUP are bunched around the bottom.

But I think the field is pretty tight and it?s still early.

Yeah, I pretty much suck picking the games with the huge spreads.

 

[Spartanmack]

Congrats to you on 2nd place this past week!

And congrats to us all - everyone is substantially above 50 %!

Maybe we should get together every weekend at my lake Tahoe condo-OK I?m lying it?s my uncle?s condo-pool our ideas and make some money at the casino!

do they have sports books in Tahoe? they don't in Reno - or at least they didn't back in the late 90s when my brother and I stopped there on our drive from San Fran to Chicago.

 

[tinselwolverine]

do they have sports books in Tahoe? they don't in Reno - or at least they didn't back in the late 90s when my brother and I stopped there on our drive from San Fran to Chicago.

Of course they have sports books in Tahoe. They have them in Reno too.

All the major Reno casinos have them. I never was in Reno in the late 90s but I find it impossible to believe that there were no sports books in the major casinos then also. You must not have been looking very hard for one.

 

[Spartanmack]

Of course they have sports books in Tahoe. They have them in Reno too.

All the major Reno casinos have them. I never was in Reno in the late 90s but I find it impossible to believe that there were no sports books in the major casinos then also. You must not have been looking very hard for one.

we went to at least 3 in early fall hoping to put down some prop bets on CFB, not one of them had a sports book. we asked a manager where we could find one and he replied "Las Vegas." Maybe we didn't go to the right place but we went to the big name casinos - bob was an oddsmaker back in the day, maybe he knows.

I asked my friend who was CFO of Grand Victoria casino in Illinois (parent company was a big gaming operation in Vegas, but I forget which one). He said sports books take up a lot of square footage and are loss leaders, offered as more of a courtesy at larger casinos - Reno itself and the casinos are much, much smaller than Vegas so they don't (or at least didn't) waste the space on sports books. Things may have changed but back then, you could be piddling along all year then if the superbowl or some other big event went the wrong way, it could ruin your year (for the sports book).

 

[tinselwolverine]

we went to at least 3 in early fall hoping to put down some prop bets on CFB, not one of them had a sports book. we asked a manager where we could find one and he replied "Las Vegas." Maybe we didn't go to the right place but we went to the big name casinos - bob was an oddsmaker back in the day, maybe he knows.

I asked my friend who was CFO of Grand Victoria casino in Illinois (parent company was a big gaming operation in Vegas, but I forget which one). He said sports books take up a lot of square footage and are loss leaders, offered as more of a courtesy at larger casinos - Reno itself and the casinos are much, much smaller than Vegas so they don't (or at least didn't) waste the space on sports books. Things may have changed but back then, you could be piddling along all year then if the superbowl or some other big event went the wrong way, it could ruin your year (for the sports book).

Which casino did you go to?

Now that I am remember it, back in the early 90s I started working with a junketeering office offsite, that booked casino junket to Vegas, Tahoe, the Caribbean and Reno. We had only one property we worked for in Reno, it was the Harrah?s there. We didn?t book too many junkets there but a lot of people who lived in the bay area likeed to go to Reno because it?s close, and sometimes people don?t like Tahoe because of the altitude. Harrah?s absolutely had a sports book as far back as the 90s, and probably long before that too.

 

[Spartanmack]

Which casino did you go to?

Now that I am remember it, back in the early 90s I started working with a junketeering office offsite, that booked casino junket to Vegas, Tahoe, the Caribbean and Reno. We had only one property we worked for in Reno, it was the Harrah’s there. We didn’t book too many junkets there but a lot of people who lived in the bay area likeed to go to Reno because it’s close, and sometimes people don’t like Tahoe because of the altitude. Harrah’s absolutely had a sports book as far back as the 90s, and probably long before that too.

It was about 23 years ago ('95 I think), so I don't recall. I'm sure Harrah's was one of them because after the first one we hit, we only went to the bigger ones in town. They may have had part time sports books for big events like the superbowl or big fights but they definitely didn't have dedicated full time sports books.

 

[tinselwolverine]

It was about 23 years ago ('95 I think), so I don't recall. I'm sure Harrah's was one of them because after the first one we hit, we only went to the bigger ones in town. They may have had part time sports books for big events like the superbowl or big fights but they definitely didn't have dedicated full time sports books.

Looks like a full service sports book to me.

I called the Harrah's Reno Sportsbook contact number just now and was told it's been in operation over 20 years and hasn't been renovated in that time.

Another

Where was it where the manager told you would have to go to Vegas to find a sports book? Did you play any table games or slots there and did that guy see you?

If that's the case he was obviously lying to keep you on the tables or slots at that place.

 

[Spartanmack]

Looks like a full service sports book to me.

I called the Harrah's Reno Sportsbook contact number just now and was told it's been in operation over 20 years and hasn't been renovated in that time.

Another

Where was it where the manager told you would have to go to Vegas to find a sports book? Did you play any table games or slots there and did that guy see you?

If that's the case he was obviously lying to keep you on the tables or slots at that place.

we had just started our trip from San Fran to Chicago, didn't stay overnight or play any table games at any of the casinos - we went specifically looking for sports books to bet on college football. it's possible that harrah's was the lone sports book and we missed it or it wasn't full service back then (like only horse racing or no prop bets) but that's not how I remember it and Reno isn't that big - it would be pretty tough to miss something most casinos offer after going to 3 different ones.

and the season had definitely started because we thought about going to a game at Camp Randall as we passed through Wisconsin. don't recall who they were playing so that's not helping me pin down the exact date or even the year.

edit: just got text from my brother - it was 1996, 22 years ago either mid October or early November bc those are the only home games for wisco that line up - don't think it was early September bc we couldn't go through Yellowstone because they already weren't allowing cars unless they had chains on their tires which we didn't have so we stayed on 80 until eastern Wyoming then headed north saw Mt Rushmore (kind of underwhelming), went through the Black Hills and Badlands, etc.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Damn. Missouri Georgia push.

 

[hungry]

Congrats to Spartynash on being picker of the week with a total of 17. Impressive!

Most of us had crappy weeks. I did especially crappy with 11, but at least I didn't have the worst pickset...

 

[wheels002]

I had a rough week I am now 8 back