Anyone know where Alli, NJ and IH are???

[DonGuido]

Just hoping they are in the gate for the BC contests.

[Plenilune]

I can only speak for Alli...the company she works for has expanded and she's buried in work. She hasn't even been on Twitter, except for a personal DM to me. I hope she will join us for the BC, I'll DM her!

[Alli]

I'll be there for the BC. I wanted to take the 6th off, but it's month end and I don't think I'll be able to do that. At least I have job security.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by Alli

I'll be there for the BC. I wanted to take the 6th off, but it's month end and I don't think I'll be able to do that. At least I have job security.

Great Alli and having a job at all is more than many can say now.

[NJ Stinks]

I guess I can speak for myself.

I would like to play every week because I enjoy this group and this contest. But most weeks I'm fighting the deadline. Like last week.

I loved that you guys picked the Maryland Million card. But here's what happened to me:

At about 9:15am on the east coast last Saturday I got a call from my brother. (I was still asleep.) He said he was sorry to call so early (he knows me well) but he noticed that the sports book at Delaware Park had a bad line in college football on the Rutgers-Michigan State game. Do I want to get there when the sports book opens at 11am and put some money on Rutgers? And will I drive?

Well, as you can imagine, I thought I was dreaming because no sane person I know would rush out any day of the week to bet on Rutgers in a Big Ten game! But I went because I only got two brothers.

We stayed at Delaware Park until 2pm playing the horses and then drove to Harrah's at Chester to check their football lines and play more of the Maryland Million and other tracks. (Note: neither Delaware Park nor Harrah at Chester (harness racing) were running live last Saturday. And in case you were wondering, these two tracks are about 20 minutes apart driving.)

I did have a couple winners at Laurel last Saturday - the most lucrative being the classy 3 year old Monday Morning QB in the Classic. But I handicapped that race about 10 minutes before they left the gate - no way I find Monday Morning QB last Saturday before the deadline set for this contest.

Anyway, I don't see the reason for a deadline in the ROI Contest. As long the race has not been run, what else are we concerned about? But I am not going to argue the point. I am happy you allow me to play when I can meet the conditions!

[NJ Stinks]

Perhaps I should add that 13.5 point underdog Rutgers won at Michigan State 38-27 last week!