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Pigskin Pickem Thread, Week 4
9-25-2025

Posted on 09/25/2025 9:25:08 AM PDT by Impy

Fool's Ball, Week Four

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To: Steven Scharf

Tom Dublinski has his own Wikipedia page and passed at 85 years old -— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dublinski

Tom was born in Chicago on Aug. 8, 1930 to Thomas M. and Rose Dublinski. He was raised in a strong Catholic family and was taught by nuns in elementary school; Jesuit priests in high school.

Tom’s family moved to Hinsdale, Ill. where he attended high school and excelled in sports, especially football as a quarterback, and was all Chicago area quarterback his senior year.

Tom earned a scholarship to the University of Utah where he lettered three years between 1949-1954.

He led The Utes to a conference championship in 1957 and placed fourth nationally in total offense. Tom was one of the greatest passing quarter backs at the U of U, and the first quarterback from The U of U to go on to play professional football.

Tom played 11 years of pro ball. He played on six division leagues (four NFL and two Canadian FL) and played in two NFL championships with the Detroit Lions. He was the first pro quarterback to play offense and defense in the 1954 Chicago Tribune NFL Venus College All Stars.

His first year with the Toronto Argonauts he threw 33 touchdowns for a CFC Record. He played quarterback in the first Champion East-West All Star game in 1955.

Tom was inducted into the U of U Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 1993. At the U of U, he was an active and loyal Phi Delta Theta Fraternity brother. Tom met Jo Ann Hurley and married her in 1953. They had five children together and enjoyed 62 years of marriage.

Tom was very successful in the insurance business. He was active in many community affairs including serving as a Grand Knight with The Knights of Columbus. Tom enjoyed golf, spectator sports and Pinochle.


21 posted on 09/26/2025 6:13:45 AM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity )
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To: dennisw
Interesting. I'd never heard of Tom Dublinsky before so I looked him up. Bobby Layne was the starting quarterback for the Lions for his whole career starting almost every game from 1950 through 1958 when he left for Pittsburgh. The exceptions were;
Jim Hardy started one game in 1952,
Harry Gilmer started two games in 1955,
and Tobin Rote started five games in the championship 1957 season.

Tom Dublinsky (who passed away in 2015) started one game in 1953 and four games in 1954.

Of course, all of this was before my time (born 1957), why the interest in Dublinsky?

22 posted on 09/26/2025 8:57:23 AM PDT by WhoisAlanGreenspan? (GO Tigers)
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Tom Dublinski is only the winningest QB of all time!!! Check out post #10 -—>>>

“I maintain a list of all QB career percentage wins that I update every week. I have been slowly working my way back to add the QBs with less than twenty games started. I suspect I won’t find any additional with high career averages other than Tom Dublinski who won 4 of the 5 games he started in 1960 for a .800 winning percentage.”


23 posted on 09/26/2025 10:32:25 AM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity )
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

Cards(L)
Browns
Vikings
Bills
Pats
Bolts
Iggles
Rams
Texans
9ers
Chiefs
Bears
Packers
Fins
Broncos


24 posted on 09/27/2025 6:34:52 AM PDT by darkangel82
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To: Impy; WhoisAlanGreenspan?
Seahawks (Won on TNF)
Vikings
Commanders
Bills (5 star pick of the week. If you lose you get a free pick next week!)
Lions
Patriots
Chargers
Eagles
Texans
Rams
49ers
Ravens
Bears
Packers
Jets
Broncos
25 posted on 09/27/2025 9:47:47 AM PDT by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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NFL .... in.
Baseball weekend


26 posted on 09/27/2025 11:26:11 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go ...)
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To: Enterprise

Decent finish to the Dublin game.

Vikings aren’t used to failing in Ireland.


27 posted on 09/28/2025 10:03:42 AM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
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To: Impy

Man, Dart bests Herbert in NY. Looking forward to both Ravens v Chiefs and Pack v Cowgirls later.


28 posted on 09/28/2025 1:19:59 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: Impy

Man, Dart bests Herbert in NY. Looking forward to both Ravens v Chiefs and Pack v Cowgirls later.


29 posted on 09/28/2025 1:20:03 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: chuck allen

I feel much better about the Lions, now than after that GB game. I think that was just a case of trying to get the new coordinators familiar, but they seem to have figured things out.


30 posted on 09/28/2025 1:22:37 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: chuck allen

A good weekend for Ole Miss.


31 posted on 09/28/2025 1:27:26 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

Lions looked great against Baltimore last week. I saw the game today, Cleveland tried to hold on but Lions were just too much. Also saw the Buffalo game and the Saints gave them all they could handle. Detroit coming to Cincy next week, probably win by 24.


32 posted on 09/28/2025 1:30:25 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: chuck allen

Having Hutch back makes all the difference.


33 posted on 09/28/2025 1:35:12 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

I love seeing Brian Kelly lose. He dumped on University of Cincy for the Norte Dame job right at Bowl time. Good for Ole Miss and Dart. They jumped to #4 I think.


34 posted on 09/28/2025 1:36:53 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: chuck allen

Great weekend for me, the Gators didn’t lose, and Georgia and FSU lost.


35 posted on 09/28/2025 1:40:45 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

Now Lamar goes out with a hammy injury, Ravens are falling apart and the Chiefs have seemed to figure out their issues. 37-13 blowout.


36 posted on 09/28/2025 3:57:37 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: Impy

My picks are on yahoo.
Missed Thursday night game... again.


37 posted on 09/28/2025 4:07:31 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Je suis Charlie!.)
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To: Impy

My picks are on yahoo.
Missed Thursday night game... again.


38 posted on 09/28/2025 4:07:35 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Je suis Charlie!.)
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To: RedMonqey

I was just collecting everybody’s yahoo picks and I don’t see any picks for you there. Sorry. If you posted any picks on FR I haven’t seen them, let me know if I missed any.


39 posted on 09/28/2025 7:20:30 PM PDT by WhoisAlanGreenspan? (GO Tigers)
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To: WhoisAlanGreenspan?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20250928034 892-2072. My picks went into a different yahoo picked account.
If you cannot access this, it’s no biggie.
My fault for being careless.


40 posted on 09/28/2025 8:53:25 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Je suis Charlie!.)
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