Johnsonville Rush For 2,000 Yards Challenge
by David Fucillo on Aug 31, 2010 9:30 AM PDT
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PrintA couple weeks ago I received an email from a marketing company about a contest conducted by Johnsonville Sausage. They're big into pushing their brand as a sausage for tailgating, and in order to do that they've set up an interesting little quasi-fantasy football contest.
It's really quite simple. Each week, you select a different NFL running back based on who you think will gain the most yards that week. The trick though is that you can't pick a running back more than once during the season. So, once you use Frank Gore, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, etc in a given week, you can't use them again. That means you have to study matchups and be selective as to when you use each running back. After recent performances, how many folks will be rolling out Frank Gore in a Seattle game?!
The goal of the contest is to accumulate as many yards in a week, and then as many cumulative yards over the course of the season, with various prizes being offered throughout the season. For the person with the most yards at season's end, they will get what is described as the "Ultimate Fan Cave." According to the website, it basically is a $4,000 Best Buy gift card (although I think there are a few more details beyond that).
Since we always enjoy contests around here, I've set up a league for us to conduct this contest. Head to the contest website where you'll need to register at the site. After registering, click on Leagues and search for the league name, which is Niners Nation, or apparently you can search for my user name (Fooch). The password to join the league is 49ers.
If you have any questions about the contest, feel free to post a comment or shoot me an email. Each league can only hold a maximum of 100 contestants, so if the league fills up I'll create a new one.
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This is pretty darn cool.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
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sixth player in.
my lucky number.
i’m taking whoever plays the raiders every week, plus frank gore at home against the seahawks.
When life gives you fruit, add a bunch of sugar to it.
Hm… I’m p. sure you’re just joking, but I’ll bite. The Raiders will probably be pretty darn effective against the run this year.
Oh wait. I mean.. DO IT. PICK THEM YOU’RE SURE TO WIN BRO :D
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by James Brady on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, the raiders will be great against the run.
thats why their first-team defense let frank gore average 29 yards a carry.
i guess we’ll find out soon enough. they play chris johnson and steven jackson in their first two games.
When life gives you fruit, add a bunch of sugar to it.
by these3words on Aug 31, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
2 carries
TWO. You might be extrapolating a little too much. Maybe.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, please keep hitting.
Oh wow, you were serious.
That defensive line is looking nasty. If you’re going to use Frank Gore as an indicator for “everyone who plays Oakland” off of two running plays in the preseason in which the Raiders were also missing a couple starters.. yikes.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Aug 31, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
i didn't literally mean
i would take “whoever plays the raiders every week.” although i will be playing some of the better running backs in the league in the week when they play oakland.
and not just based on Frank Gore’s two carries. the raiders run defense sucked last year, and i didnt see big improvement in the preseason. they even let anthony dixon run all over them a couple times.
it’s entirely possible they have improved and just looked bad because they were missing starters or whatever, but like i said, we will find out soon enough.
When life gives you fruit, add a bunch of sugar to it.
After registering, was an email sent with anything important?
I had the same typo both times I entered the email address (brain fart) and want to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
just checked my email.
they didnt send me anything.
When life gives you fruit, add a bunch of sugar to it.
by these3words on Aug 31, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice, thanks
I love these types of contests.
I won stuff before ($200, Terrell Owens official jersey) and came close in winning other weekly and season overall prizes from picking weekly player contests and team pick-ems and elimination contests. They are probably less time consuming than free fantasy leagues that have less chances of winning.
I’ll be rounding up a bunch of free contests links that I’ve played in before over the past few years from huge and less-popular websites. I’ll let others know who’s interested when I do this soon before season starts.
interesting
Post them here or email them to me (ninersnation@gmail.com) and we’ll get various Niners Nation leagues set up for those that allow for leagues (like this one).
by David Fucillo on Aug 31, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
email "Football 2010 contests and challenges"
Just sent you an exhaustive list ;)
This season should be fun with plenty of games
Who did you guys pick for Round 1?
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
I don't mind sharing...
I went with Beanie in the first round. I know most are going with Frank and I was tempted to as well but I want to save him for later in the season when the O-line has gelled and he is routinely putting up 125+ yards/game.
And Beanie vs St louis’s D is just a bit too juicy to pass up…
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