Official Elksherd 21ST Annual (2026) CFL Pool Thread --- With Prizes!
Hey all,
The long-awaited CFL season is about to begin, coincidentally on the same day as the event for which it exists --- the Elksherd CFL Pool. Prizes again will be offered, to the top two finishers!
Hard to imagine... This is the 21st annual pool! There are probably some posters on here who are younger than the pool is
Rules
The pool works as follows: pick the winners of the games, and scores. That's it. For every game, you get:
* 2 points for picking the winner.
* a bonus point for getting the exact score for one of the two teams.
* a total of 3 bonus points if you hit the final score precisely for both teams.
The pool will run until the end of the Grey Cup game.
Prizes
It's a lot of fun, and mostly harmless. In past years, the top two finishers received an item from the now-defunct Esksfans shop. This year, the first place prize will be worth a bit more than second place.
In the event of a points tie for 2nd place, the first tie breaker is "Wins". If still tied, we will have a random draw or flip a coin or have a 3rd party pick a number between 1 and 10 or whatever silly tie-breaking method I decide.
Access
To get to the pool from the site's main page, click "CFL Pool" under the "elksherd.ca" banner. From there, you'll figure it out.
All the regular season games have now been entered, so predict as many as you want now. I'll be sending out weekly reminders a couple of days before each week's games.
WARNING: During the first week, we'll have to see if I got the time zone difference entered correctly. Make your picks in advance, to be safe.
FINALLY: If you predict a score 30-20, you will earn my undying respect and a tip of the cap from upstairs... Pizmo used to predict with this score in almost every game. He usually did better than I did on bonus points.
FINALLY AGAIN: I won this pool last year, blowing away Looner in the final week to claim bragging rights. I plan to beat him even more badly this year. Shouldn't be hard. Mostly, I'm typing this to see if he reads this far in the thread.
Good luck!
Cheers, Glen VB
BTW: Can some mod "sticky" this thread (and unsticky last year's)? Thanks!
The long-awaited CFL season is about to begin, coincidentally on the same day as the event for which it exists --- the Elksherd CFL Pool. Prizes again will be offered, to the top two finishers!
Hard to imagine... This is the 21st annual pool! There are probably some posters on here who are younger than the pool is
Rules
The pool works as follows: pick the winners of the games, and scores. That's it. For every game, you get:
* 2 points for picking the winner.
* a bonus point for getting the exact score for one of the two teams.
* a total of 3 bonus points if you hit the final score precisely for both teams.
The pool will run until the end of the Grey Cup game.
Prizes
It's a lot of fun, and mostly harmless. In past years, the top two finishers received an item from the now-defunct Esksfans shop. This year, the first place prize will be worth a bit more than second place.
In the event of a points tie for 2nd place, the first tie breaker is "Wins". If still tied, we will have a random draw or flip a coin or have a 3rd party pick a number between 1 and 10 or whatever silly tie-breaking method I decide.
Access
To get to the pool from the site's main page, click "CFL Pool" under the "elksherd.ca" banner. From there, you'll figure it out.
All the regular season games have now been entered, so predict as many as you want now. I'll be sending out weekly reminders a couple of days before each week's games.
WARNING: During the first week, we'll have to see if I got the time zone difference entered correctly. Make your picks in advance, to be safe.
FINALLY: If you predict a score 30-20, you will earn my undying respect and a tip of the cap from upstairs... Pizmo used to predict with this score in almost every game. He usually did better than I did on bonus points.
FINALLY AGAIN: I won this pool last year, blowing away Looner in the final week to claim bragging rights. I plan to beat him even more badly this year. Shouldn't be hard. Mostly, I'm typing this to see if he reads this far in the thread.
Good luck!
Cheers, Glen VB
BTW: Can some mod "sticky" this thread (and unsticky last year's)? Thanks!
Love it!!!!!! Thanks again for doing this
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