POOL STRUCTURE


This is the first of 3 emails I will be sending you to explain changes in the 2014 Confidence Club pool.
 
CHANGES TO POOL STRUCTURE
 
As a consequence of the Microsoft decision to not support Windows XP any longer, a number of web servers that were previously used to support our pool software have been replaced with newer hardware.  This resulted in the software not working on those servers.  I have purchased new software (same software – major changes).  It is too late in the pre-season to customize that software so that it offers the same options as last year, so I have altered some of the offered pools.  Additionally, the software relies more on the web, rather than email, which introduces more changes.  Ok – enough with the technical stuff.  Here is what matters to you:
  1. ALL users must register using the online registration.  You will not be placed in the pool until you do so, and your picks will NOT be accepted by the software.  
 
  1. When you register, you select the pools you wish to be in.  The SportsBox pool is not an option, if you wish to play in that pool, send me an email letting me know. 
 
  1. ALL users must submit their picksheets USING the pool alias you selected.  Failure to do so will result in your picks NOT being accepted by the software.  
 
  1. Your pool alias cannot contain any characters other than letters and numbers, and must be less than 17 characters in length.  
 
  1. The menu is presented across the top of the page, as it was a few years back.  
 
  1. The Parlay Pool has been replaced with a Top 5 Pool.  Please read the pool description under the Rules tab on the menu.  
 
  1. The Hit or Miss Pool has been replaced with a SportsBox Pool.  Please read the pool description under the rules tab on the menu.  
 
  1. There will be no 2nd Survivor Pool.