Win a chance to make me look like an ass!

This Sunday--being the Super Bowl and all--will be a fun occasion for us YCS folk, as it will be the fourth annual Patrick Scott Super Bowl Party Extravaganza, which in the past has included such highlights as frozen processed chicken-like nuggets shaped as dinosaurs, cheap and food poisoning-inducing pizza, a fridge stocked with 140 PBRs/JBLs/LaCrosse Lagers/Blatz'seses (photo, Mike?), and a big Alaskan-sized fist through our apartment wall (inside story to be retold upon request).

Sadly, I may not be able to attend for the second straight year because I love my job more than my friends, myself, and my non-existent wife and kids. Nevertheless, I'm determined to carry on my one contribution to this event--The Vinnie Bergl Super-Rigged and Arbitrarily-Scored Super Bowl Pool.

Now, this pool is not rigged by design, yet it is clearly rigged because a) I invented it, wrote the questions, and devised the scoring system, and b) I won both of the years we held it in college. So this year, I'm offering revenge, and I want all of our readers (i.e. the eight of us authors and HOPEFULLY a couple other people) to participate. As a prize I am offering any one of the following:

1) A post on any topic watsoever, to be posted on this blog, so that you can share your opinions to approximately 20 people

2) A free swipe at any one of my future preachy-ass posts, meaning I will remove it at your command

3) A small cash (or otherwise materially valuble--but not very valuable) prize

4) The chance to strap me to a wall and pelt me with oranges for ten minutes for bilking you out of your money (mostly applies to personal friends)

5) A custom prize, within reason. (Unreasonable prizes may or may not be honored.)

Now to the pool. The format is basically the same, just with different teams. It's super fun, as you can tell by the football-themed scoring system. Send your picks via comment or (more conveniently) to our email (yellowchairsports@gmail.com).

TDs (6 pts each)
Winner against the spread (NE -12)
Over-under (54)
Game MVP

FGs (3 pts each)
Most rushing yards (player)
Most receiving yards (player)
Most yards from scrimmage (player, rushing + receiving)
Most catches (player)
Most TDs (player, non-passing)
Most sacks (player)

Safeties (2 pts each)
Most passing TDs (player)
Most passing yards (player)
More total yards (team)
More forced turnovers (team)
More FGs (team)
First team to score

Extra points (1 pt each)
Coin toss winner
Highest scoring quarter
Lowest scoring quarter
First NE player to catch a pass
First NYG player to catch a pass
First song performed by Tom Petty at halftime
Last song performed by Tom Petty at halftime
Beer company with the most commercials - a) Miller b) Anheiser Busch c) Adolph Coors d) Other

Tie breaker: scoring margin NE / NYG by __ (closest +/- with correct winner takes it)

Note: In cases of ties (e.g. yardage, turnovers, FGs, co-MVPs, etc.), no points will be awarded for the category.