Nemmers Scrum

Hello Footballers,

Surely there will be some shake up this week, as the remaining 17 players picked 8 different games.  I guess the good choices are starting to get used up.  But, we do know one thing for sure – Stephanie is safe in week 8, thanks to planning ahead and getting a win with Tennessee on Thursday night (a blow out no less.) Obviously, Denver is the game to watch….but if you lived in Big D – you would have no idea that any game other than Cowboys / Eagles was even happening.  Happy watching to you all.

And, Happy Halloween.  Bonus points to all readers who send pictures of their halloween celebration with their next email.

Just to prove we really were at a science fair yesterday, I’ve included a photo of Violet’s “edible car” that had to survive a run down an 8 foot track.  Graham cracker base, penne pasta undercarriage, spaghetti axles, tomato wheels, royal icing for glue and gummy bears as passengers.  Not too shabby.  (but not really a delicious combo.)

Well hello, Footballers,

I hope you all had a good weekend.  I, as you can see by this week’s results, did not.  With the Falcons, stupid, stupid, give-up-a-17-point-lead loss, I have been eliminated from the pool. Sadly, Heidi has suffered the same fate. Sorry, Heidi! And, Gerri and Howie have both sustained their first strike. On the bright side – there are still 7 people without a strike.  I think as a group, our pool is getting smarter….I’m just sorry I didn’t get in on that action.

Another thing – the Sunday night game ended in a tie, and that reminded me. Let’s talk about ties for just a second. They are rare, but they do happen. To be clear, your team must WIN for you to advance.  If your team is in a game that ends in a tie, a tie is very much NOT a WIN.  It is a tie.  So, you will receive a strike. Ok. Thanks for reading through the PSA.

This week’s Thursday night game is Jaguars vs. Titans. If you are bold enough to go with that one – I need your pick by kick off.  Otherwise, by Friday, end of day.  We’ll be at a science fair all day Saturday (try not to be jealous), so it will be harder for me to track down the stragglers.

Now go check out some curse-ending baseball!

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone is having a good week.  Is anyone really watching football?  I’m wondering if we need to set up a side pool for Paul  vs. Whoosie in the World Series!

Here’s this week’s picks.  With three people choosing Green Bay, Kevin, Celia and Joel just get to kick back and eat nachos while they watch today.  The rest of us have 5 or 6 other teams to watch.  Good luck to everyone (especially those who picked Atlanta!).

Hello Footballers,

Well, it was a bit of a rough weekend.  With the Steelers surprise loss to the Dolphins we say goodbye to Molly Hergenrother and Team Sherburne.  So sad to see at least one of them go. The loss also gave Tyler and Charlie Nemmers a strike. Adding in Kevin’s loss from Thursday, we’re down to 7 players with no strikes…and the picks keep getting tougher.

As Kevin and I were watching the Steelers game on Sunday, he said, “The pool needs to be shaken up a bit, somebody better lose this week.”  And, just like the the Steelers forgot to show up.  Just a reminder, you better be careful what you wish for.

In the meantime, I’ll be sitting back with my fingers crossed that the Indians can finish off the Blue Jays, that the Cubs rebound, and that the Dallas Cowboys Controversy just keeps chugging along.  Big D sure does love a good quarterback controversy….

This week’s Thursday night game is da Bears vs. the Packers.  Get your pick in before kickoff if you want in on that action. Otherwise, before the end of the day Friday, please.

Have a great week everyone!

Hello Footballers,

This week’s picks come down to only 3 games:  Steelers/Dolphins, Titans/Browns, Bills/49ers.  So, by 4:00 on Sunday, we should know where we all stand.  Only one person didn’t pick one of these 3 games, and that was Kevin.  Trying to plan ahead, he went with Denver on Thursday, and that didn’t work out for him.  So, that leaves us with 11 players that don’t have a strike.

But who are we kidding?  Is anyone watching football?  This week is all about the Cubs.  I know somewhere, Grandpa Bill is smiling.

Hello Footballers,

You get a win!  You get a win!  Every-body-gets-a-win!

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Well, it wasn’t even close.  Everybody won, and there weren’t even any that came down to the wire.

This week, things won’t be quite as easy, as the good teams might not be as good as you thought they were, and a lot of people have used up a lot of their easy pics.

Picks are due on Friday, unless you are going with the Broncos or Chargers on Thursday night…in which case I’ll need your pick before kickoff.

Y’all have a good week.  I’m ready to get over my sorrows of the Rangers early playoff demise by eating a corn dog and saying Howdy to Big Tex at the great State Fair of Texas.

Hello Footballers,

It’s week 5, and people are starting to figure out who are safe bets and who are risky choices.  But, it’s early enough in the season, that everyone still has at least a couple “safe” bets to choose from.  This week, the crew is evenly divided between Green Bay, Minnesota, New England (welcome back, Tom) and the Steelers.   It’ll be interesting to see how things work out from here.

And, if the Rangers keep going the way they are going, I’ll be fully plugged into football by next weekend (but don’t worry, Whoosie – the Cubs are my back up!)

Have a great week!

Hello Footballers,

So, turning older – the big 5-0 – didn’t make Adam any wiser.  With the unfortunate performance of Arizona against the Rams, he is our first casualty of the pool.  But, as a  good sport, he said he wanted to stick around and see how things turn out.  Please talk some trash here and again, so that he has something fun to keep him involved.

For those keeping score – still 12 people without a strike.  Interesting.

Get your picks in for this week by the end of the day on Friday, unless of course you are picking the Thursday night game between Arizona and San Francisco.  (In this house, that will be known as the stupid game that was played at night while the Rangers had a 3:00 start).

Thanks for playing!  Go Rangers!!!!

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  A lot of you are breathing easy, as a Cincinnati win over Miami on Thursday night meant a worry free weekend for Gerri, Howie, Paul, Sam, Kevin and Team Sherburne.   The rest of us are just gonna have to wait and see what happens with the Redskins or the Cardinals.  And, well, for some reason Bill picked the Vikings.  We’ll see what happens there.

Also, just in case you felt like texting your loves ones on Monday – we have some milestone birthdays this week. Adam will hit the half-century mark. (I know, I thought he passed it a few years back, too), and Dana will be ready to take to the roads of Champaign as she turns the big ol’ 16.  Happy birthday to you both!

Happy Football watching all!