Well, ol' Ed has had to have a sit down with ol' Ed and decide how to handle the future. Clearly, outsourcing my picks to a variety of gypsys, sticks, Ouijas, swamis and psychedelics has not panned out. Searching deep inside, I discovered all these efforts were pushed into my subconscious by my inner Lazy Ed, a powerful force that I thought I had conquered and buried years ago. Alas, it had returned, driving me into the dregs of this board and embarrassing me beyond description. So, with much shame, I confess my laziness and have decided to proceed like I did several years ago when, though I wasn't the overall winner, I was at least competitive and among the leaders. I hope to offer a little pressure on all of you above me (and there are a LOT of you, dammit) and assure you I'm a changed predictor, as you shall see on the next thread.
Oh, and congrats to NIA and Noler. I hope to soon share the joys of accurate picks with you starting this week.