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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.

And So It Ends

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jan 15 2010, 2:06 PM ET Comment

Final Pick-Em ratings. Read em and weep guys. At least, I'll be weeping.




 

Rank

Pick Set Name

Total Points

W-L

1

Bearable

1079

126-111

2

Singapore Slingers

1067

120-117

3

Electric Messiah

1064

125-112

4

bloodstar

1050

124-113

5

Please Dont Hit the Scoreboard

1047

125-112

6

Turf on Your Tonsils

1046

126-111

7

Go Bengals!

1044

128-109

8

Blandas

1044

131-106

9

Jerry's Kids

1036

122-115

10

BlindHope

1033

126-111

11

The Ballad of Ron Mexico

1029

127-110

12

Eric F

1028

118-119

13

The Best Guesses

1025

125-112

14

Odoacer's Guesses

1018

128-109

15

Child OfAnNFCEastDivorce

1015

125-112

16

wolfpack

1014

128-109

17

sgwhiteinfla

1009

127-110

18

Far East Beasts

1009

123-114

19

Chi Picks

1003

121-116

20

Josh's Picks

1001

120-117

21

Dan W

999

124-113

22

VandelayIndustries

996

128-109

23

ScoutAbouts

990

126-111

24

Team Mulva

987

122-115

25

Wookies

987

118-119

26

daveintexas

986

122-115

27

Districto Federal

982

116-121

28

the oxford set

980

123-114

29

SKI's Selections

977

124-113

30

CitizenE

972

120-117

31

N0chance - mjnewton

972

124-113

32

Hot Sauce Committee

970

116-121

33

altonsmith101

966

114-123

34

thegunner1981

963

119-118

35

Defpotec

960

122-115

36

Juba

959

119-118

37

DBetts

958

127-110

38

Seymour's Ghost

956

118-119

39

The Foulness

955

126-111

40

Dirk Diggler

954

120-117

41

allusionist

952

115-122

42

Who We Thought They Were

952

115-122

43

Waimea Rancheros

950

122-115

44

Persia's Picks

947

119-118

45

szspeak

944

119-118

46

Green Cup

943

118-119

47

TW Andrews

940

117-120

48

BisonMightyBison

940

113-124

49

Bright Green Future

938

114-123

50

AZfootballfan

936

117-120

51

lheger

936

111-126

52

BetterThanYou

936

113-124

53

The Blue Lanterns

934

120-117

54

Baba Booey

934

123-114

55

Go Sqaudron Go

933

122-115

56

Weehawken Toffees

926

110-127

57

Incertus(Brian)

920

112-125

58

thephoenixnyc

920

108-129

59

Death Panel

915

110-127

60

sean_in_nh

910

115-122

61

Shoestring Tackle

909

116-121

62

At Least We Got Herschel

908

109-128

63

Burgh AC

906

114-123

64

Eric K

892

118-119

65

Fightin' Gremlins

892

112-125

66

Lincoln Abes

885

101-136

67

ticats

885

110-127

68

scoundrels

880

109-128

69

Torgo3

878

110-127

70

CJ_in_Harlem

874

118-119

71

motownjunk

870

108-129

72

roadrunner

870

109-128

73

Bevo's Ballsack

869

103-134

74

obscene

868

106-131

75

jenawesome

863

110-127

76

Blowed Up

858

104-133

77

leland

857

97-140

78

Tom Brady's Achilles Ankle

856

114-123

79

drlemur

856

115-122

80

ThrowingDarts

851

106-131

81

Will in STL

843

101-136

82

BreakerBaker

841

98-139

83

Steven Donegal

838

103-134

84

drbec4dacolts

832

104-133

85

19th St. Gangsters

821

100-137

86

Replacements

809

101-136

87

Pickin' the nose

800

97-140

88

Capt. Zubaz

794

102-135

89

tinare

789

103-134

90

Douchemanzadah

779

107-130

91

TObills

768

93-144

92

Also.

757

90-147

93

brooklynj

756

87-150

94

The Bailoutees

749

105-132

95

the pineapple express

701

82-155

96

Shark Week Every Week

670

87-150

97

dondrapersdemons

663

79-158

98

DougEMI

654

83-154

99

BruceCrew

648

84-153

100

Egan's Picks

624

82-155

101

Imby

613

72-165

102

Cambridge Royal Giants

557

65-172

103

Da Demondeacs

556

73-164

104

Karate Fists FTW

521

68-169

105

Jesse S

519

65-172

106

ClubberMyPredictionisPainLang

510

68-169

107

I Dream of Mangini

493

62-175

108

DirtyLiberal

491

63-174

109

Wonderlic My Balls

481

57-180

110

J-Dubs Pix

473

59-178

111

DW

468

61-176

112

jennifer_oh_jenny

441

59-178

113

OGWiseman

426

52-185

114

Gobblegobblegobble

417

55-182

115

earninghemistway

404

48-189

116

Justin C

398

49-188

117

nixpix

393

53-184

118

brendan

388

51-186

119

Law Abiding

364

47-190

120

Johannesburg Prawns

351

44-193

121

NYDCWolv

340

49-188

122

ajb498

316

40-197

123

Miskatonic Minions

309

36-201

124

TheBulge

303

39-198

125

bertie

301

38-199

126

CerebralOllie

243

44-193

127

BrockAun's Picks

216

24-213

128

bourbon renewal

215

27-210

129

Jordan

213

50-187

130

Orton Hears Some Booooos

209

32-205

131

DC Texans

181

25-212

132

Tim Allen Is Not Very Funny

179

24-213

133

H.N.I.C.

170

20-217

134

beauzeau

167

22-215

135

VandyGirl

161

32-205

136

the fighting dogs

156

19-218

137

AndrewG

153

18-219

138

Pats Guy

72

9-228

139

Team Better Than You

70

8-229

140

A-Web

68

8-229

141

MarcFein

16

11-226

142

bobcats

16

14-223

143

l

0

22-187

144

Ghetto Defendant

0

0-237

145

Ellis Carver

0

13-224

146

AJCinSC

0

0-237

147

What's a Pick Set?

0

0-237

148

viktor vaughn

0

10-227

 

 

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