wiegie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Read the instructions before making your pick. It has reached that special time of year in Michigan again. The summer is drawing to a close and the faintest signs of autumnal color may already be glimpsed on verdant leaves. The first frost of the season is not far away, though the waters of the big lakes are yet placid. The sounds of children splashing playfully along the shorelines is being replaced by the sounds of hunters in the woods. The Canadian geese have arrived, if only for a short while as they follow the sun southward. And for a few fleeting moments the hopes of Detroit Lions fans have again arisen with the advent of September. For surely they think, this season will be different, the inevitable will surely be avoided. Alas, these dreams are destined to wither and crumble as certainly as the leaves of summer will fall to carpet the forest floor. All that remains is the question which has haunted the minds of generations long past... When? ------- So, here again is the contest: In which week will the Detroit Lions first lose by more than 20 points? --Also include your answer to the tie-breaker: How many points will Detroit score in the game in which they first lose by more than 20 points? --Further note that by tradition, if no team defeats the Lions by more than 20 points then no one will win the contest. (In year's past, Spain would have automatically won the award, but, alas, he is no longer with us.) --There is only one postcard, so the first person to guess the correct week/score combination will win the award. (NOTE: I am busy and unlike in past years, I will not go back and check to see if people have selected duplicate entries, so make sure you are NOT picking something that has already been selected. --If you make a mistake, do NOT edit your entry, instead post a new entry (and then please go back and delete the bad entry). --The contest deadline is kickoff time of the Lions first game (September 13th at 1:00 pm EDT) Please note that the actual postcard seems to have been destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I will send an alternative prize as appropriate. The Edmund Fitzgerald Award Presented Annually by wiegie in Commemoration of the Futility of the Detroit Lions in Memory of Spain Award Recipients 2002 Paul Ott Carruth 2003 Hugh One 2004 RFFL Chump 2005 Sunysteelfly 2006 Tbimm 2007 Broncos 2008 Timmypg For your benefit, here is the Lions schedule for this year: 1 Sep 13 @ New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX 2 Sep 20 Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX 3 Sep 27 Washington 1:00 PM FOX 4 Oct 04 @ Chicago 1:00 PM FOX 5 Oct 11 Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS 6 Oct 18 @ Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX 7 Bye 8 Nov 01 St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX 9 Nov 08 @ Seattle 4:05 PM FOX 10 Nov 15 @ Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX 11 Nov 22 Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS 12 Nov 26 Green Bay 12:30 PM FOX 13 Dec 06 @ Cincinnati 1:00 PM FOX 14 Dec 13 @ Baltimore 1:00 PM FOX 15 Dec 20 Arizona 1:00 PM FOX 16 Dec 27 @ San Francisco 4:05 PM FOX 17 Jan 03 Chicago 1:00 PM FOX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 I pick week 1 if this thing is held again. 42-10 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 6 -- Green Bay 38-10 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1, 7pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drafter Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 2- Minnesota 37-14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 4 at Chicago 36 -13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 wk 1 45-17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I truly believe it won't happen this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1 Lions score 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1 - 13 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 week 1: 9 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 2, the kitties score 6 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrychuck Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1 New Orleans 49 - Detroit 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Hunters Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 week 1 Lions score 6 pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 week 1 0 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lions suck Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 5. Lyons score 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flypaste Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 14 @ Baltimore Lions 6 - Ravens 27 21 Points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerboss Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 week one lions score 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 2 - Lions score 3 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Week 2 - 3 points. F'ing Savage Beatings. :middlefinger: I change my vote to: Week 2 - 7 points. Edited September 9, 2009 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogohawk Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1 - 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 All my week 1 choices were taken. Week 2, 9 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Itals Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Week 1. 2 pts. Edited September 9, 2009 by General Itals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahl63 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 4 Detroit - 14 Chicago - 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Week 1 42 - 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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