Adam Nicholas made his best case before winter. Toronto helped his baseball card reach 49th, and Texas Tech's 85 carried a 269-point college football portfolio to 56th.
Then the floor disappeared. NFL Survivor tied for 238th, the CFP bracket shared 220th and the NBA card found one winner in five on its way to a tie for 225th. Three deep misses swallowed the value of an encouraging opening before the late contests could restore it.
The final sum, 1205 points, ranked Nicholas 154th. He never reached the top ten, but that position also hides how much workable material was already in place before the season turned.