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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Teh Suck

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Oct 14 2009, 1:52 PM ET Comment

Man, I'm just sucking it up at Pick 'Em. Here are the numbers. I'm sitting pretty at 96. I actually have a losing record. Amazing.



Rank

Pick Set Name

Total Points

W-L

1

Cambridge Royal Giants

350

38-22

2

The Blue Lanterns

329

42-18

3

lheger

327

38-22

4

altonsmith101

324

38-22

5

Team Mulva

323

40-20

6

sgwhiteinfla

320

39-21

7

wolfpack

318

38-22

8

Juba

318

40-20

9

bloodstar

317

36-24

10

Electric Messiah

315

37-23

11

Capt. Zubaz

314

37-23

12

dondrapersdemons

314

33-27

13

BisonMightyBison

313

38-22

14

Weehawken Toffees

313

36-24

15

Singapore Slingers

312

36-24

16

Chi Picks

311

36-24

17

TObills

311

38-22

18

BlindHope

309

35-25

19

Johannesburg Prawns

307

38-22

20

szspeak

306

37-23

21

Shoestring Tackle

306

35-25

22

Bearable

305

36-24

23

Districto Federal

305

34-26

24

OGWiseman

304

34-26

25

SKI's Selections

304

37-23

26

allusionist

303

34-26

27

BetterThanYou

302

37-23

28

Josh's Picks

301

35-25

29

thegunner1981

301

36-24

30

BreakerBaker

301

34-26

31

DBetts

300

38-22

32

Incertus(Brian)

299

35-25

33

ScoutAbouts

298

37-23

34

Odoacer's Guesses

295

39-21

35

Wookies

295

31-29

36

Wonderlic My Balls

293

32-28

37

jenawesome

293

37-23

38

Gobblegobblegobble

293

35-25

39

thephoenixnyc

290

34-26

40

tinare

289

37-23

41

AZfootballfan

288

30-30

42

Pickin' the nose

287

33-27

43

Turf on Your Tonsils

287

36-24

44

Who We Thought They Were

287

31-29

45

I Dream of Mangini

287

34-26

46

Also.

286

33-27

47

Defpotec

286

33-27

48

CJ_in_Harlem

284

38-22

49

Tom Brady's Achilles Ankle

283

33-27

50

Go Bengals!

283

34-26

51

Go Sqaudron Go

282

34-26

52

Blowed Up

281

31-29

53

The Best Guesses

281

36-24

54

Blandas

281

35-25

55

jennifer_oh_jenny

278

33-27

56

J-Dubs Pix

277

33-27

57

Egan's Picks

277

35-25

58

drlemur

277

32-28

59

Baba Booey

276

31-29

60

DougEMI

275

31-29

61

Child OfAnNFCEastDivorce

275

34-26

62

Law Abiding

275

34-26

63

brendan

274

33-27

64

Dan W

273

33-27

65

Karate Fists FTW

273

34-26

66

Fightin' Gremlins

272

32-28

67

obscene

270

34-26

68

Jerry's Kids

269

29-31

69

Bright Green Future

267

34-26

70

bertie

267

32-28

71

ThrowingDarts

266

31-29

72

Dirk Diggler

266

32-28

73

N0chance - mjnewton

266

35-25

74

Replacements

265

32-28

75

Waimea Rancheros

264

31-29

76

Please Dont Hit the Scoreboard

263

31-29

77

Will in STL

263

27-33

78

earninghemistway

262

30-30

79

leland

262

30-30

80

nixpix

261

34-26

81

CitizenE

260

32-28

82

the pineapple express

260

31-29

83

Burgh AC

259

33-27

84

Eric F

259

33-27

85

TW Andrews

258

30-30

86

the oxford set

257

34-26

87

VandelayIndustries

257

34-26

88

brooklynj

256

29-31

89

ticats

256

30-30

90

drbec4dacolts

256

30-30

91

Far East Beasts

256

30-30

92

Miskatonic Minions

252

29-31

93

motownjunk

250

30-30

94

Seymour's Ghost

250

27-33

95

ClubberMyPredictionisPainLang

250

31-29

96

At Least We Got Herschel

248

28-32

97

daveintexas

248

31-29

98

The Ballad of Ron Mexico

247

30-30

99

Jesse S

246

30-30

100

scoundrels

246

29-31

101

DW

245

28-32

102

Eric K

245

36-24

103

Bevo's Ballsack

244

24-36

104

Shark Week Every Week

244

30-30

105

Da Demondeacs

244

29-31

106

Persia's Picks

241

31-29

107

Hot Sauce Committee

241

28-32

108

Steven Donegal

239

27-33

109

DirtyLiberal

237

28-32

110

The Foulness

236

30-30

111

Justin C

236

28-32

112

Torgo3

229

27-33

113

Green Cup

227

29-31

114

Imby

226

25-35

115

Douchemanzadah

224

30-30

116

sean_in_nh

223

28-32

117

ajb498

221

23-37

118

BrockAun's Picks

216

24-36

119

bourbon renewal

215

27-33

120

Death Panel

213

25-35

121

NYDCWolv

210

31-29

122

Orton Hears Some Booooos

209

29-31

123

The Bailoutees

209

35-25

124

TheBulge

205

25-35

125

19th St. Gangsters

201

25-35

126

roadrunner

196

24-36

127

DC Texans

181

25-35

128

Tim Allen Is Not Very Funny

179

24-36

129

CerebralOllie

178

35-25

130

Lincoln Abes

174

21-39

131

H.N.I.C.

170

20-40

132

beauzeau

167

22-38

133

the fighting dogs

156

19-41

134

AndrewG

153

18-42

135

VandyGirl

122

26-34

136

Jordan

119

35-25

137

Pats Guy

72

9-51

138

Team Better Than You

70

8-52

139

A-Web

68

8-52

140

BruceCrew

64

7-53

141

MarcFein

16

11-49

142

bobcats

16

14-46

143

AJCinSC

0

0-60

144

Ellis Carver

0

13-47

145

Ghetto Defendant

0

0-60

146

What's a Pick Set?

0

0-60

147

viktor vaughn

0

10-50

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