Forum's "Pick 'Em" Contest -- Texas II on Oct. 17

[Tim Northcutt]

Chevy 500 (Texas II) “Pick ‘em” Contest
Texas Motor Speedway – Oct. 17

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, October 15, at 6 p.m. (GMT) or approx. 10 a.m. in Texas…

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline......

--- The IRL returns to Texas Motor Speedway for the final race of the season….always a shootout, and the last Autumn IRL race to be held at this facility.
High Banks (24 degrees) and lots of side-by-side action are the norm at this track…
So enjoy this season-ender this weekend….hope it will tide us over until February…

The race is 200 laps, and 300 miles long (500 km.)

Again…Please copy this template below and use it to place your Picks….

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1.
2.

ROW TWO:
1.
2.

ROW THREE:
1.
2.

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.)

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps:

100 laps:

150 laps:

200 Laps:

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

[Tim Northcutt]

Darren manning has been withdrawn from the Chevy 500 at Texas due to the injuries he sustained at Fontana...

Team Ganassi will not replace him in the car, so don't make him part of your picks....

They feel it is better to be safe than sorry in this case, and that "he has nothing to prove" by running and will be back in 2005

[luke]

1. The Pole Winner: Buddy Rice

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed: 207.687mph

ROW ONE:
1. Buddy Rice
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Bryan Herta

ROW THREE:
1. Adrain Ferandez
2. Dario Franchitti

5. Slowest Qualifier: Tora Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier: Buddy Rice

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier: Helio Castroves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier: Tomas Scheckter


Race Picks.

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner: Bryan Herta

1.Bryan Herta
2.Sam Hornish Jr.
3.Buddy Rice
4.Adrian Ferandez
5.Dan Wheldon

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race: Adrian Ferandez

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap: 205.258mph

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones

50 laps: Sam Hornish Jr.

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Adrian Ferandez

200 Laps: Bryan Herta


4. First car out of Race: A.J Foyt 4th.

5. Best "Mover" of the Race: Greg Ray

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race: Helio Castroves.

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race: 164.416mph.




Well Tim this my first time picking the competion and I have found it very enjoyable, I hope I get a good score.

[Down F0rce]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)
Buddy Rice

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
210.666

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Rice
2. Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Scheckter
2. Meria

ROW THREE:
1. Kanaan
2. Wheldon

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)
Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)
Rice

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)
Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)
Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.)
Dan Wheldon

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Wheldon
2. Kanaan
3. Rice
4. Franchitti
5. Herta

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)
Meria

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:
208.208

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Rice

100 laps: Kanaan

150 laps: Kanaan

200 Laps: Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)
AJ IV

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)
Taylor

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)
Sharp

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

177.771

[GP Racer]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Buddy Rice

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 208.688

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Buddy Rice
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Adrian Fernandez
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kannan
2. Alex Barron

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Scott Sharp

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Buddy Rice

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Sam Hornish

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Alex Barron


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.)

Buddy Rice

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Buddy Rice
2. Tony Kannan
3. Adrian Fernandez
4. Alex Barron
5. Dan Wheldon

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Vitor Meira

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.999


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Buddy Rice

100 laps: Alex Barron

150 laps: Alex Barron

200 Laps: Buddy Rice

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Thomas Scheckter

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Kosuke Matsurra

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Dario Franchitti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 189.001

[marcus]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Dario Franchittit

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

209.567

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Buddy Rice

ROW TWO:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Adrian Fernandez

ROW THREE:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Sam Hornish Jnr

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Tora Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

Dario Franchitti

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)

Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.)

Tony Kanaan

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)

1.Tony Kanaan
2.Adrian Fernandez
3.Dan Wheldon
4.Vitor Meira
5.Sam Hornish Jnr

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Buddy Rice

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

209.555



5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony Kanaan

100 laps: Buddy Rice

150 laps: helio Castroneves

200 Laps: Tony Kanaan

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

Mark Taylor

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

Dan Wheldon

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

Dario Franchitti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

165.434

[drewdawg727]

back in the drivers seat this weekend!

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Rice

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.411

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Rice
2. Kanaan

ROW TWO:
1. Fernandez
2. Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Hornish
2. Franchitti

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts) Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts) Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.) Barron


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.) Rice

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Rice
2. Kanaan
3. Castroneves
4. Fernandez
5. Franchitti

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Vitor Meira

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 202.114


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Rice

100 laps: Kanaan

150 laps: Fernandez

200 Laps: Rice

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Takagi

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Meira

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Bell

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 166.441

[Tim Northcutt]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Buddy Rice

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)

210.670

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Buddy Rice
2. Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Fernandez
2. Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Kanaan
2. Castroneves

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Tora Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts)

Buddy Rice

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts)

Helio Castroneves

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.)

Tomas Scheckter

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.)

Buddy Rice

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)

1. Buddy Rice
2. Tony Kanaan
3. Adrian Fernandez
4. Dan Wheldon
5. Vitor Meira

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Vitor Meira
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...

210.000


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Buddy Rice

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 Laps: Buddy Rice

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

Ed Carpenter

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

Alex Barron

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

Dario Franchitti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

164.000


Good Luck to Everyone....


and WELCOME, Luke!!!!

Better late than never...you have some good picks!!!

[Tim Northcutt]

It is now almost 11 a.m. in Texas....the entries are now closed for Picks...

Thanks to everyone for a fun year, and GOOD LUCK to all!!!

To Luke:

Consider this to be your "Rookie Orientation Program" that will set you up for a "Full-Time Ride" during the 2005 Season in our "Pick 'Em's" contest....

and finally,

To Down F0rce, marcus, and GP Racer:

May the "best man's picks" win 2nd place this weekend!

I can't say "May the Best Man Win," because you're all eaqually good men, adn there is no way I could ever have picks decide who is the "best" of you...

[Flavinha]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Tony Kanaan

2. The Pole Winner's Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 209.376

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"

3. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Buddy Rice

ROW TWO:
1. Sam Hornish Jr.
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Adrian Fernandez
2. Helio Castroneves

5. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Tora Takagi

6. Pick Top Honda Qualifier (2 pts): Tony Kanaan

7. Pick Top Toyota Qualifier (2 pts): Sam Hornish Jr.

8. Pick Top Chevy Qualifier (2 pts.): Tomas Scheckter


RACE PICKS:

1. The 2004 Chevy 500 (Texas II) Winner (2 pts.): Tony Kanaan

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Dan Wheldon
3. Buddy Rice
4. Sam Hornish Jr.
5. Vitor Meira

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Vitor Meira

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)... Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.329


5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Tony Kanaan

100 laps: Dan Wheldon

150 laps: Tony Kanaan

200 Laps: Tony Kanaan

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): A.J. Foyt IV

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.): Scott Dixon

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.): Townsend Bell

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 201.346

[Down F0rce]

Luke, you might want to change one of your picks - Greg Ray won't be racing after all.

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally posted by Down F0rce
Luke, you might want to change one of your picks - Greg Ray won't be racing after all.

You can simply put that change into a simple post in this thread, and I'll make the chnges on the "score Sheets" that I have already printed out and takne home so that I can get results posted on Monday for everyone...I'll croos his name off of your score sheet and write your selection on there myself so I can give you and accurate point total when I do my tallying Sunday evening...

[luke]

Check your PM Tim!

[Tim Northcutt]

Got you covered, Luke....

For eveyone else...he replaced Greg Ray with Scott Dixon...

[luke]

Dam. I was going to get some points for Tomas Scheckter as the top chevy qualifier but not know.

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are the Contest Results from the weekend:

No one picked Castroneves for the Pole,

Tim N. was closest to the actual Pole Speed of 215.996

On the "Top Three Rows," sicne Luke is new to the game, I mjust want to review how we have awarded points in this section when situations like we had this past weekend have occurred....First, if a driver actuall posts a qualifying speed, but is sent back to the back of the field, I count his original speed and place on the original gridd and award points accordingly....but to be fair, I also award points to people who had picks that should get points in the revised "actual starting grid....

Thus, anyone who picked Scheckter in the top six earned points...If you had Hornis in 2nd or 3rd, you got two poijts, Meira in 3rd or 4tth, you got 2, etc...Even though Herta did not qualify in the original top six, he started in 6th, so any picks that had Herta in the top 6 also earned points....

Marcus, Down FOrce, Drewdawg, Flavinha, and Luke all had 3 of the top six selections....Downforce got 2 pts. for Meira in the 4th spot, and Flavinha got 2 pts. for Hornish in the 3rd spot, so thosw two had 4 pts. in that category....

Keeping with that point philosphy, no one had Giaffone as the slowest qualifier, and I would've ginen points for Bell as well, since he was the actual last car on the grid...

No one had Meira as the Top Honda, all but GP Racer and Flavinha had Castroneves as the Top Toyota for 2 pts each, and Everyone earned 2 points for the Top Chevy, because Scheckter set the actual top Chevy speed, but when Tomas and Bell got moved to the back, the top Chevy on the grid was Barron...

Points after Qualifying:

1. Tim N -- 8 pts.
(tie) Down F0rce -- 8 pts.
3.Marcus -- 7 pts.
(tie) Drewdawg -- 7 pts.
(tie) Luke -- 7 pts.
6. Flavinha -- 6 pts.
7. GP Racer -- 3 pts.

RACE Portion of the Contest:

No one had Helio as the winner

Tim N. and Marcus had 4 of the Top Five, and Marcus had Wheldon and Meira in the correct spots for 6 pts. Tim had Kanaan in 2nd plus 3 others to give him 5, and others had three or less correct picks, but Drewdawg, Down Force and GP Racer also had Kanaan in 2nd to get the extra point for the correct selection in this category.

No one had Herta as the fast lap, and Flavinha picked clostest to the actual fast lap speed of 214.923...NOTE. I played it "safe" and changed my fast lap spped to a lower number before he entered his picks or I would ahve taken that...stupid move, Tim!!!

No one earned points in the "Milestones" sections, and the actual leaders at those marks were Castroneves at 50 laps, Fernandez at 100, Hornish at 150, and Castroneves at 200 laps.

Tim N. was the only person to pick Carpenter as the 1st out of the race.

No one had Bell as the "Mover" (21st -9th) or Rice as the "Fall From Grace" (4th - 20th)...

Tim N. was closest to the "Average Speed" for the race, which was 158.397

Totals for the TEXAS II Contest:

1. Tim N. -- 17 pts.
2. Marcus -- 13 pts.
3. Down F0rce -- 11 pts.
(tie) Flavinha -- 11 pts.
(tie) Drewdawg -- 11 pts.
6. Luke -- 9 pts.
7 GP Racer -- 7 pts.

I'll post the Season Totals in a minute

[Tim Northcutt]

Final Contest Totals for the Season:

1. Tim N. -- 204 pts.
2. Marcus -- 172 pts.
3. Down FOrce -- 168 pts.
4. GP Racer -- 166 pts.
5. Flavinha -- 149 pts.
6. sqw2 -- 84 pts
7. Drewdawg727 -- 76 pts.
8. stmookeyj033 -- 44 pts.
9. Seven Grain -- 31 pts.
10. Bob Reibe -- 19 pts.
11. gert -- 16 points
12. rustyfan -- 15 points
13. Luke – 9 pts.
13. (Tie) Refutation -- 9 pts.
15. sile -- 6 points
16.dr. disque -- 1 point


Thanks Again to Everyone for Participating this season, and I look forward to hosting the "Pick 'Em's" Contest in 2005...

[Down F0rce]

Thanks a lot Tim

Here's your trophy

[luke]

Thanks for the great competion Tim, If only Tomas Scheckter was given his time back and I picked him as the top chevy qualifer and Sam Hornish's car came homes 2nd I think I could have got some nice points.

Thanks again Tim.
I look forward to 2005.
And the first race shall be the hardest to pick of course!

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally posted by luke
Thanks for the great competion Tim, If only Tomas Scheckter was given his time back and I picked him as the top chevy qualifer and Sam Hornish's car came homes 2nd I think I could have got some nice points.

Thanks again Tim.
I look forward to 2005.
And the first race shall be the hardest to pick of course!

Just so that you know, I did credit you for Scheckter as the "Top Chevy" qualifier...as a matter of fact. everyone ended up earning two points in that category, becuase the two people who did not have Tomas in their picks had Barron, and he was the top Chevy on the starting grid after Tomas and Bell wore moved to the back....

I look forward to having you back for the full season, Luke...

BTW...we didn't start this contest until Indy this year, so we'll have a lot more Picks to make next season...

[GP Racer]

Ohhhhhh, the shame!

How could I let marcus beat me? I may never race again...*sniff, sniff*

[marcus]

GP Racer -- 7 pts.


Just kidding , wow I didnt think I did that well in the last round but apparently I did

Awesome contest all year i just left my run a bit too late in the year.

fantastic effort Tim you Sir did a wonderfull job with the contest and thanks too everyone who played , it was great fun and I hope we can do it again next year


P.S GP Racer dont feel too bad mate heres a token of my appreciation for your efforts this year.

[Flavinha]

Thanks for the competition Tim!!! I will here again next year

[Tim Northcutt]

I look forward to your return, Flavinha...

Also, please check your PM's...

I sent you one on another subject and I'm seeking your input on that subject....

Thanks!

[drewdawg727]

7th is not too bad for my picks...i am very satisfied...
Tim congratulations on the championship...even though you prob threw in a couple extra points in the calculations somewhere!!!
Just messin...
Anyway i hope we can have the same competitiveness next year with maybe even a growth in participation.
And expect me to draft my way to the front of the point standings next season!!

Thanks for the experience Tim, and all...hope to hear from you all in the offseason