Thanks a bunch for those of you who participated in the preseason edition of the Prediction Challenge. It helped us figure out how to better streamline the processes involved before the actual week 1 kickoff. If you have any sports-minded buddies who you think might enjoy this let 'em know!

There will be a small change to the cutoff format for predicting games each week; since the week will end Monday night and begin again on Thursday that only leaves two days to make selections and for die-hard number crunchers that just isn't enough time. So, starting with week 1 of the regular season the matchups will appear in a journal every Monday and rather than set a deadline to submit all picks before the Thursday kickoff you may now, if you choose, make selections before each night's games (Thursday, Sunday, and Monday) before the first kickoff on each of those nights. The only requirement is that if you do this method you'll need to respond to your own original journal entry to keep things easy for us to read. You are still very much welcome to do the "all-at-once" format if you choose. This will be posted, like the other rules have been, at the top of every Selection journal so they will always be visible.

Now then, tell us your thoughts on how this system worked or didn't work for you throughout the preseason and leave any comments or advice you would like to see implemented for the Regular Season. Also please feel free to share any notable moments or news stories you enjoyed during these past 4 weeks.