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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.

Pick 'Em Ratings!

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nov 1 2009, 9:38 AM ET Comment

Check it out guys and gals...

 

Rank

Team Name

Points

W-L

1

sgwhiteinfla

448

56-30

2

lheger

444

52-34

3

Team Mulva

439

55-31

4

wolfpack

430

54-32

5

The Blue Lanterns

429

56-30

6

Singapore Slingers

427

49-37

7

Electric Messiah

425

50-36

8

BlindHope

422

49-37

9

altonsmith101

419

51-35

10

BisonMightyBison

419

53-33

11

DBetts

418

56-30

12

Bearable

418

51-35

13

Weehawken Toffees

418

48-38

14

SKI's Selections

417

50-36

15

Chi Picks

416

49-37

16

Capt. Zubaz

415

51-35

17

Juba

414

53-33

18

Wonderlic My Balls

412

49-37

19

BreakerBaker

412

47-39

20

Blowed Up

411

48-38

21

Cambridge Royal Giants

411

46-40

22

drlemur

409

48-38

23

ScoutAbouts

409

51-35

24

Who We Thought They Were

408

46-40

25

Will in STL

408

46-40

26

dondrapersdemons

408

48-38

27

Shoestring Tackle

407

47-39

28

Wookies

406

44-42

29

J-Dubs Pix

405

50-36

30

Go Bengals!

405

51-35

31

Districto Federal

405

47-39

32

Bright Green Future

404

50-36

33

Karate Fists FTW

404

52-34

34

bloodstar

402

47-39

35

AZfootballfan

401

44-42

36

Also.

401

48-38

37

allusionist

400

48-38

38

TObills

399

49-37

39

BetterThanYou

398

49-37

40

thegunner1981

397

47-39

41

Incertus(Brian)

394

50-36

42

Josh's Picks

394

47-39

43

Odoacer's Guesses

394

54-32

44

Please Dont Hit the Scoreboard

394

47-39

45

szspeak

394

49-37

46

Pickin' the nose

393

46-40

47

Dan W

393

48-38

48

Go Sqaudron Go

392

47-39

49

tinare

391

50-36

50

Replacements

390

49-37

51

Shark Week Every Week

390

49-37

52

Child OfAnNFCEastDivorce

390

49-37

53

Jerry's Kids

390

44-42

54

brendan

388

47-39

55

leland

388

47-39

56

Turf on Your Tonsils

387

50-36

57

Fightin' Gremlins

387

47-39

58

jennifer_oh_jenny

385

49-37

59

Gobblegobblegobble

385

48-38

60

Baba Booey

383

46-40

61

DougEMI

381

47-39

62

CitizenE

381

47-39

63

OGWiseman

381

44-42

64

Blandas

380

49-37

65

brooklynj

379

46-40

66

The Ballad of Ron Mexico

378

48-38

67

Eric F

377

48-38

68

Egan's Picks

377

49-37

69

Defpotec

377

45-41

70

jenawesome

376

51-35

71

obscene

376

47-39

72

The Best Guesses

376

49-37

73

Seymour's Ghost

375

45-41

74

drbec4dacolts

375

47-39

75

I Dream of Mangini

374

45-41

76

CJ_in_Harlem

372

53-33

77

earninghemistway

370

44-42

78

At Least We Got Herschel

369

44-42

79

Tom Brady's Achilles Ankle

369

45-41

80

Far East Beasts

369

44-42

81

the oxford set

369

48-38

82

Waimea Rancheros

368

45-41

83

nixpix

368

48-38

84

N0chance - mjnewton

368

49-37

85

thephoenixnyc

368

43-43

86

motownjunk

365

45-41

87

Law Abiding

364

47-39

88

daveintexas

363

49-37

89

TW Andrews

362

44-42

90

scoundrels

361

44-42

91

Jesse S

360

44-42

92

the pineapple express

360

42-44

93

DW

359

45-41

94

Dirk Diggler

359

44-42

95

The Foulness

359

47-39

96

Hot Sauce Committee

358

43-43

97

Da Demondeacs

356

46-40

98

ticats

354

43-43

99

Johannesburg Prawns

351

44-42

100

Death Panel

348

42-44

101

Steven Donegal

347

43-43

102

Eric K

346

51-35

103

19th St. Gangsters

345

43-43

104

ThrowingDarts

341

40-46

105

Persia's Picks

341

46-40

106

Burgh AC

341

43-43

107

NYDCWolv

340

49-37

108

VandelayIndustries

338

46-40

109

Justin C

335

41-45

110

Bevo's Ballsack

331

36-50

111

sean_in_nh

331

43-43

112

Torgo3

328

41-45

113

ClubberMyPredictionisPainLang

323

41-45

114

Green Cup

320

45-41

115

roadrunner

315

40-46

116

Lincoln Abes

311

37-49

117

Douchemanzadah

311

41-45

118

Miskatonic Minions

309

36-50

119

The Bailoutees

308

50-36

120

TheBulge

303

39-47

121

ajb498

295

35-51

122

Imby

276

32-54

123

bertie

267

32-54

124

DirtyLiberal

265

33-53

125

BrockAun's Picks

216

24-62

126

bourbon renewal

215

27-59

127

Jordan

213

50-36

128

Orton Hears Some Booooos

209

32-54

129

DC Texans

181

25-61

130

Tim Allen Is Not Very Funny

179

24-62

131

CerebralOllie

178

35-51

132

H.N.I.C.

170

20-66

133

beauzeau

167

22-64

134

VandyGirl

161

32-54

135

the fighting dogs

156

19-67

136

AndrewG

153

18-68

137

BruceCrew

104

14-72

138

Pats Guy

72

9-77

139

Team Better Than You

70

8-78

140

A-Web

68

8-78

141

bobcats

16

14-72

142

MarcFein

16

11-75

143

l

0

22-36

144

Ghetto Defendant

0

0-86

145

Ellis Carver

0

13-73

146

AJCinSC

0

0-86

147

What's a Pick Set?

0

0-86

148

viktor vaughn

0

10-76

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