This is my 3rd season in the money pool, and like all successfully recurring events, the pool has made improvements....for example, adjusting the payout to include weekly winners was a great move. It provides incentive for the dipshits bringing up the rear to continue playing thru season end (unfortunately, I'm one of those dipshits this season.) With regard to improvements, I've included a fan poll for all Mania Money Poolers after the jump.......

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I'm not sure about the rest of you, but the first two events have been pretty tough to call, and this weekends event (UFC 131) isn't looking much easier.  As I'm looking at the matchups, and trying to come up with an "edge" that can carry me to the top, i've come to the obvious conclusion that picking the winners is first and foremost.  It doesn't matter if you pick the correct round, or method of victory...if you ain't got the winner, you ain't got dick.  Having said that, aside from picking the winners, you really need to nail the rounds, and methods of victory if you want to lurk in the top 10.  As a big believer in using statistics to determine trends, the stat geek in me has reared its ugly head.  Many of you will simply see this as a confirmation of what you've already known,,,,,,,,but having gone thru the excercise, I figured I should share with those that are interested.  If you hate stats, your welcome to move on......but if you're a stat geek like me, here's what I found..........

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