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I just got home and am awaiting Matt to join my game(MSG'd him 30 min ago via XBL too) - nothing in 15 min. Going to wait another 15 min then log off until tomorrow. PLEASE DO NOT ADVANCE UNTIL THIS GAME IS PLAYED.
 
Ugh

that is all

edit: the giants/eagles have a game setup for 11am tomorrow so I guess that'll have to change :( errrr oh well? I guess but this needs to move tomorrow even if someone needs to be booted, sorry.
 
Sorry, he must be sleeeping or something...

We will take care of it tomorrow - but I cannot play until 5pmEST or later.
 
Ugh indeed.

I mentioned those sleeping pills earlier. Fell asleep sometime after 3 Eastern. Set my alarm for 6 Eastern, as usual. Somehow slept through my alarm and woke up 15 minutes ago. I realized something was amiss when I saw that it was dark outside.

I don't know... I'm pretty reliable for the most part, but there's not much I can do about insomnia and my fucked up hours when I do sleep. If you guys want to remove me and let itlnstln play the CPU (or remove me altogether), I'll understand. itlnstln, I am sorry. It was not intentional, and I did not mean to keep you waiting.
 
[quote name='Azumangaman']If you're both up now...wouldn't it make sense to get it out of the way now?[/QUOTE]

:) I'm all about that. If not, we can wait for Matt. Im not going to boot him, assuming playing tomorrow is no problem. Booting the Steelers at this point isfine though
 
[quote name='ubernes']:) I'm all about that. If not, we can wait for Matt. Im not going to boot him, assuming playing tomorrow is no problem. Booting the Steelers at this point isfine though[/QUOTE]
Yeah that all makes sense.

Deuce, I'll send you a message on XBL at somepoint so we can find a time for you to shut me out again.
 
God damn... What are the odds that he'd post right after I did?

[quote name='ubernes']:) I'm all about that. If not, we can wait for Matt. Im not going to boot him, assuming playing tomorrow is no problem. Booting the Steelers at this point isfine though[/QUOTE]

Well, I do appreciate that. I was not saying I did anything wrong, because I haven't. But I've had to delay one game due to an issue beyond my control, which I discussed earlier. Then there's tonight. That's 2 games in a row. I just don't want to be "that guy" holding things up.

I'd gladly still play tonight. But itlnstln has been offline on Live for 16 minutes, and although it says he's online here, his profile says his last activity was at 11:42 Eastern. Not that I blame him... I wasn't awake at the scheduled time, and it's just about midnight there. Anytime he PM's me, it's around 8 Eastern, so I'm pretty sure he works in the mornings.
 
[quote name='itlnstln']
We will take care of it tomorrow - but I cannot play until 5pmEST or later.[/QUOTE]

So, when's the earliest you can play, Matt? Starting at 5pm.
 
Well, I woke up at 11-something Eastern, so that would be around the time I'd be getting tired. I will be home. So basically, the earlier, the better.
 
Matt - let me know when you will be ready to play - I will be home at 5pmEST and would like to play right away.
 
Okay. We can definitely do it at 5 Eastern. I'll have coffee ready soon, and I'll set an alarm to remind me when it's time just in case I get sidetracked by anything. I doubt that will happen, but I want to take precautions to ensure that I do not screw anything up. :)
 
GREAT - I get home at 5pm, so it will be more like 5:15-5:30pm. I will login to XBL as soon as I get in and send you the game request.

[quote name='Matt Young']Okay. We can definitely do it at 5 Eastern. I'll have coffee ready soon, and I'll set an alarm to remind me when it's time just in case I get sidetracked by anything. I doubt that will happen, but I want to take precautions to ensure that I do not screw anything up. :)[/QUOTE]
 
Hope you didn't take that quitting comment in my PM seriously, LOL.

I will log on to Live at 5, assuming I am not already signed on due to playing with CAGs on the Halo: Reach beta, Tecmo Bowl, or SSFIV.
 
i did not take it seriously...

Tecmo Bowl????

[quote name='Matt Young']Hope you didn't take that quitting comment in my PM seriously, LOL.

I will log on to Live at 5, assuming I am not already signed on due to playing with CAGs on the Halo: Reach beta, Tecmo Bowl, or SSFIV.[/QUOTE]
 
Yeah, you didn't hear about that? Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a remake of 1993's Tecmo Super Bowl, with 3D graphics and online play. It costs $10 on the XBLA. I enjoy it and think it's a decent game... those who played the original think it's great. There's even a CAG league.
 
I posted some time ago my desire to join or have an online dynasty in Ncaa Football 11 and no one responded....is anyone at all interested, im getting really excited for the release....
 
[quote name='Matt Young']FriskyTanuki has been running a very successful NCAA dynasty. I'm sure he'll be heading one up this year.[/QUOTE]


Sounds good...
 
I just realized we were on All-Madden. I thought we were at the level below that. No wonder why I've barely been beating the CPU. Never tried All-Madden before.
 
Just finished a very good game with itlnstln. It was close the whole way through. I went up 7-0 on my first drive. He ended up tying it at 7. I scored on a field goal to make it 10-7 at the half. Then he went on, I believe, a 15 play touchdown drive to make it 14-10.

I had to punt on my next series, and I pinned him at the 2, but with only 1:46 left. I almost got a safety on two consecutive plays- I stopped a run at the 1, and I had a guy literally grabbing Stafford's ankles as he threw the ball for a completion. I did force him to punt, however, with 38 seconds left. I got a first down and called my last timeout. I then managed to complete another pass, but had no chance of getting out of bounds. With 10-15 seconds remaining, I quickly picked Verticals for one last heave downfield. He broke up the pass attempt and held on to win 14-10.

That was a very good, fun game. After what happened the last time itlnstln and I played, I'm glad we were able to get the full game in and we seem to have a mutual respect for each other. Very well played game, itlnstln. You're a good player.

Also, I'm pretty happy that I only threw one interception and that I played a good, competitive game with a real person. As I've mentioned before, I never play Madden anymore aside from league games. While I've won some user vs. user matchups in my other league, I was getting my ass kicked in this one. So, I'll count this as a moral victory, haha. That's the only kind of victory I earned on this day.

Lions 14, Packers 10
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Here ya go, ubernes:

Chiefs @ Jets
Giants @ Eagles
Bears @ Lions
Bengals @ Ravens

The rest of us are vs. the CPU.[/QUOTE]

I'm playing the Chiefs late tonight it seems.
Eagles/Giants are playing tomorrow afternoon.
The rest I assume should be no problem setting up too.

Looks good!
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I just realized we were on All-Madden. I thought we were at the level below that. No wonder why I've barely been beating the CPU. Never tried All-Madden before.[/QUOTE]

I thought we were on All-Pro too.. I always play All-Madden offline, and I attributed my regularly crushing the CPU to the easier difficulty. Though now that I think about it I crush them on All-Madden too. :D

I'll probably get on tonight and play my game after I finish watching the Red Sox game.
 
As promised:

FIRST, PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
*THE following does not take Madden's terrible Alphabetical tiebreaker system into account.

AFC
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. New York Jets
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New England Patriots
6. Cincinnati Bengals

NFC

1. New York Giants
2. New Orleans Saints
3. San Francisco 49ers
4. Minnesota Vikings
5. Detroit Lions
6. Chicago Bears


WEEK 9 POWER RANKINGS
*No CPU Teams

1. Baltimore Ravens 8-0 - With +174 PF/A ratio, a turnover hungry defense and a powerful offense, this team is the definition of Super Bowl Bound.
2. New York Giants 8-0 - still dominated, even without their starting QB. Perfect season a definite possibility.
3. New Orleans Saints 7-0 - lack of user games is an enormous question mark, but its impossible to ignore that perfect record.
4. New York Jets 6-1 - when your biggest question mark is a QB with an OVR of 83, life is good. Upcoming game vs. Surging Chiefs could be interesting.
5. Tennessee Titans 7-1 - dominates CPU games and holds their own vs. human opponents, with a running game that can carry them deep into the playoffs.
6. San Diego Chargers 5-2 - a very impressive roster. matchups against other likely playoff teams (49ers, Bengals) will give a good idea of how good they really are.
7. Minnesota Vikings 6-2 - only losses were from absence. With one of the weaker QBs in the league, how far can they go?
8. New England Patriots 6-2 - say what you will about the Pats, this is a damn good team, and another deep playoff run is a possibility that can't be overlooked.
9. San Francisco 49ers 4-3 – don’t let the 3 losses fool you, this owner will drive this team full speed ahead into the playoffs.
10. Chicago Bears 4-3 – the playoffs are possible, but like the rest of the NFC North, an ugly 2nd half schedule awaits.
11. Detroit Lions 4-3 – possibly the least impressive roster in the league, a winning record is remarkable. Are we seeing a dark horse in the making?
12. Cincinnati Bengals 3-4 – they’ll likely drop to 3-5 after the Ravens game tonight, but with only one major challenge afterwards, the Bengals can sit at 10-6 at the end of the season. It should be noted that the owner relies on spell check to spell Cincinnati.
13. Green Bay Packers 3-4 – the NFC is a tight playoff race, but if they can best the ugly storm that awaits them, who knows what they are capable of.
14. Arizona Cardinals 3-5 – a good team who is trying to break out of the bottom, and they have possibilities to do so. Starting with the letter “A” works in their favour.
15. Dallas Cowboys 3-5 – another team trying to break into the playoffs in the madness that is the NFC. Will they get their team chemistry together fast enough?
16. Philadelphia Eagles 2-6 – another loss and their playoff hopes could be trashed. Can they hang on?
17. Pittsburgh Steelers 1-6 – a team with great potential, but they lose the turnover battle, making wins awfully difficult.
18. Kansas City Chiefs 2-5 – the matchup against the Jets could tell us everything we need to know about the mysterious Chiefs..
 
You really think the Chargers are going to finish ahead of me when I beat them 35-7 and I'm in a division with 0 other human opponents? :D

I'd say my Titans are the odds-on favorite for the 2-seed, but that's just me.

As for beating up on the CPU.. Well, I just outscored the Colts 42-0.. In the first half.
 
When asked why his Titans felt the need to make a statement by running it up on the hapless CPU Colts 63-3, including an NFL Record* 8 TD passes by Vince Young on 20-22 passing for 432 yards, coach Jeff Fischer replied cryptically "Ask Azumangaman.." :D

*Far short of "Madden Record"
 
Any truth to the rumor you made the Ravens #1 just so you could knock them off?

Nice win (yes, I was following along on XBL). Certainly complicates the AFC playoff picture.
 
[quote name='bvharris']Any truth to the rumor you made the Ravens #1 just so you could knock them off?[/QUOTE]
No comment :)
I have no idea how that happened, and I lost my LE Odom (that makes 3 starters injured; Odom, Benson and Caldwell). Feeling pretty good for games against the Chargers and Jets now :p
*And my main tiebreaker between the Ravens + Giants was that the Ravens were in the superbowl last season, Giants weren't.

Nice win (yes, I was following along on XBL). Certainly complicates the AFC playoff picture.
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It certainly does complicate it. Im not sure why I picked the Chargers ahead of you, but it looks like it properly motivated you :D
 
Is Alphabetical order really a tiebreaker? That can't be the first tiebreaker, right? If so, my Titans are kind of fucked against the Bengals, Chargers, Jets, Patriots, and Ravens.
 
[quote name='bvharris']Is Alphabetical order really a tiebreaker? That can't be the first tiebreaker, right? If so, my Titans are kind of fucked against the Bengals, Chargers, Jets, Patriots, and Ravens.[/QUOTE]

FIRST AND ONLY TIEBREAKER.

It's been like that since Day 1 and EA still has never acknowledged it, let alone made an effort to change it.
 
[quote name='BigAT']FIRST AND ONLY TIEBREAKER.

It's been like that since Day 1 and EA still has never acknowledged it, let alone made an effort to change it.[/QUOTE]

That's some bullshit right there. I feel less good about having the Titans now, haha
 
[quote name='bvharris']That's some bullshit right there. I feel less good about having the Titans now, haha[/QUOTE]
...Now do you know why you finish 4th? :p
 
Love the power rankings. Congrats on the win.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this all shakes out with all the upcoming h2h games.
 
[quote name='Azumangaman']...Now do you know why you finish 4th? :p[/QUOTE]

I suppose, though I still think I have a very good shot at 15-1, which would be the 3-seed at very worst with those tie-breakers.
 
Yeah... in the league I run, last season, in week 17, my Packers beat the Cardinals, leaving both teams at 10-6. I was 1-0 against Arizona in the season, but they got the tiebreaker for the 6 seed due to A coming before G. Pretty sure a tiebreaker kept me out of the playoffs in this league last season as well. I went 11-5.
 
Oh well, given the state of my division I'm obviously making the playoffs, so while a bye would be nice an extra game wouldn't kill me either. Will just have to play my game and hope the Jets or Ravens lose another one.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Yeah... in the league I run, last season, in week 17, my Packers beat the Cardinals, leaving both teams at 10-6. I was 1-0 against Arizona in the season, but they got the tiebreaker for the 6 seed due to A coming before G. Pretty sure a tiebreaker kept me out of the playoffs in this league last season as well. I went 11-5.[/QUOTE]

It's the team name, not location. Still, (C)ardinals > (P)ackers.
 
[quote name='BigAT']It's the team name, not location. Still, (C)ardinals > (P)ackers.[/QUOTE]

Damn you Tennessee Titans and your alliteration! Whichever they used though I'd still be behind every other AFC team.
 
I don't need the bye, but 2nd or 3rd place needs to happen. Though, with the Ravens down (-J-ets over -R-avens), I just need to win as many games as they do from here on out. TOP OF THE AFC HERE WE GO! :D
 
the Power Rankings were great... i wish i had saw them before i played Azu... might've fired up my defense a lil bit. it was a good game tho... a VERY questionable call by the refs on what was ruled an incomplete in the corner of the endzone would've changed the game but a couple more plays on defense would've too... guess we got too complacent after two straight cpu games but u can quote the Ravens... NEVERMORE!!! :)

***a sidenote for the remaining human opponents of the Baltimore Ravens... we apologize in advance for any season or career ending injuries we may inflict en route to the super bowl, and we also want to apologize in advance for absolutely destroying any confidence you may have accrued leading up to our matchup... Have a great rest of the season ;)
 
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