This was last years setup, I assume everyone would like to play at the same stakes.
Set up:
I will start a private ESPN Pick'em league. All you do is pick the 10 games they provide, once a week. Not much time invested.
The buy-in is $10. At the end of the season, the winner gets a gift card for the pot. Pretty simple.
Last year, and I think we should continue this, I placed four checkpoints. Each quarter of the season was an independent contest, about 4 weeks of picks. Everyone sends a fiver of sticks to the checkpoint winner. Each of the four checkpoints is an independent contest.
The quarters will run the following weeks (updated for 2015).
Weeks 1-3
Weeks 4-6
Weeks 7-9
Weeks 10-13