no offense to anyone here, but this was completely expected.
Fez touted this site on his twitter account all pre-season. I'm sure Fez and Anthony both have seen a lot of "fresh meat" throwing around $100/month on these selections. These aren't your experienced, educated bettors.
These are new guys looking for tout picks. If these picks come out late and lose, they are going to be upset and post threads like this. While you might not like it, I know you don't mind their $ each month, and this is exactly what should be expected when a site grows. There are only so many experienced guys who don't care about a terrible week. Most of the new people are highly pissed im sure, and if they need a way to vent than that's fine IMO.
The advice from Anthony is "You should think hard about whether or not this is for you. No offense. Honest." - Yes, i'm sure this is what was said to them when they signed up for plays that were being touted as being from the only 2x super contest winner w/ a long term winning record.
This is why, IMO, having the computer bob record is VITAL - you need to show what his record is. If people want in, they can get in and deal w/ it. But when the record is not discussed publicly (outside this forum) and only good days are tweeted about and good plays, then tons of new guys looking for a sure buck are going to come here. And when they find that Fez is dong mediocre they will be WTF?
I know it's a tough dilemma for you running the site, but this comes w/ the territory - you want to grow and make more $, but if you aren't open w/ the actual records, and weeks like this happen, newbies will be upset.
While you are right in a way that "this might not be right for them", I think you guys should do more to help these new guys out w/ money management advice and stuff like that. You know you have a ton of new, uneducated people now, right? There is nothing for them here. Thus all they see is the plays. And if they lose a lot of money, they are upset.
I also like the vets here providing advice.
Canoe and Carolina and the rest of new guys - everyone has bad weeks, and you can't bet a ton of your bankroll on each week. That said, you guys, me, and everyone here is hoping Fez turns this thing around. It is always easy to second guess a pick after the game is over. But no one is satisfied right now with Fez's record, and we all need him to win. The difference is, many of us have seen that in real betting, Fez is not hitting 60% or close. So you can't possibly put too much of your bankroll on these plays, they historically don't hit well enough to do that. Don't chase and gamble responsibly. That said, losing all these 4* games does suck, especially when that's what they are rated. I don't know his overall record, computer bob will let us know this week.
