Experts Contest: Richard soars

November 12 2009 No Commented

Last week, 411’s Adam Conn told anyone who would listen that he was gunning for Dave Richard of CBS Sports. Richard was the leader of the experts contest, and Conn was staging a coup’ d’etat. Or so Conn thought.

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.

Richard came out and put up the highest score in the history of the contest: 26. As an added jab at Conn, the record score was previously owned by Conn.

Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) finished second, followed by Mike Gilbert (RotoExperts). ESPN’s Eric Karabell was fourth while Mike Jones (Football Die Hards) and Russ Bliss from Fantasy Football Starters were tied for fifth.

The Week Nine leaders:

1. Dave Richard, CBS Sports

2. Jeff Boggis, Fantasy Sports Empires

3. Mike Gilbert, Roto Experts

4. Eric Karabell, ESPN

T5. Michael Jones, Football Diehards; Russ Bliss, Fantasy Football Starters

7. Ginny Loveless, Football Diehards

T8. Adam Conn, 411fantasy.com; Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Forbes; Jason Sarney, Fantasy Phenoms

T11. Tony Cincotta, Fantasy Pros 911; Jonathan Phillips, Roto Experts; Ross Mandel, NFL Draft Bible; Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports; Peter Davidson, Fantasy Phenoms

T16. Jeff Thitoff, 411fantasy.com; Jared Smola, Draft Sharks; James Rathbone, Fantasy Football InDepth

Obviously, Richard stayed in the overall lead for the 411fantasy.com “Expert of the Year” title. Boggis jumped to second, followed by Conn, Karabell and Bliss:

1. Dave Richard, CBS Sports

2. Jeff Boggis, Fantasy Sports Empires

3. Adam Conn, 411fantasy.com

4. Eric Karabell, ESPN

5. Russ Bliss, Fantasy Football Starters

6. Michael Jones, Football Diehards;

7. Jay Clemons, Sports Illustrated

T8. Ginny Loveless, Football Diehards; Jason Sarney, Fantasy Phenoms

10. James Rathbone, Fantasy Football InDepth

11. Michael Cooper, Cooper Sports Radio

12. Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports

13. Jared Smola, Draft Sharks