Nemmers Scrum

Gobble Gobble Footballers!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  We did all right here in Dallas – with a 3:1 people to pie ratio (Plus an banana cream pie for Jim’s birthday on Friday).

We are down to just Mary and Molly, and they are keeping it interesting by making different picks this week.  Mary with Atlanta to beat Tampa Bay and Molly is going with Tom Brady and the Pats to beat the fins in Miami.  Good luck to you both.

Also, because we had so many players consolidated in a couple locations this weekend, I am adding a couple of pictures today.  One is from Arlington of Jim, Kevin and Team Sherburne (Margie and John). They were told to look tough, and only Kevin complied.  And, thanks to Dad for taking pictures of Gerri and Joel as well as Dan and Meredith in Cincinnati this weekend while they were all together – so nice to see all those smiling faces!

Hello Footballers,

Well, I’m not sure exactly what got into Kansas City, but the Giants beat them in overtime, eliminating Charlie Hergenrother and Team Sherburne, and giving Mary her first strike.

Clearly that makes Molly’s Jacksonville pick the PICK OF THE WEEK!  Nice work Molly!

So, we’re down to the two M’s: Mary and Molly.  They both have one strike.  There’s 7 weeks to go, so good luck to both!

This week there are A LOT of Thursday games.  And, since there are only 2 of you, I’m not going to type them all up.  Here’s a link:  NFL week 12  Good luck to you both!

And, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all.  We truly have much to be thankful for….but chatting with you all about football definitely makes my list!

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone is having a good November.  Last week everyone survived as Detroit and the Rams both won.

This week, we’ve got more of a “Who is playing the bad teams?” strategy going with 3 picks for Kansas City to beat the Giants and Molly’s renegade pick of Jacksonville to beat the Browns.  Both are away games for the favored teams, so anything can happen!

And, I gotta give it to Molly’s bold pick, as I checked and NO ONE – not once in the 6 years of our pool has picked Jacksonville.  This is GROUND BREAKING!!  Way to go Molly!

Good luck to all!  Travel Safe for Thanksgiving!

Hello Footballers….

We’ve crept into mid-November with still 4 people standing.  And, if you look at their history of picks this season, they might be using the same methodology – as lots of similar picks in this bunch.  Week 10 is no different, with Mary and Team Sherburne picking the LA Rams over Houston and both Hergenrothers going with Detroit over the reliably bad Browns.

Good luck to all…

Hello Footballers,

Sorry for the late post this week.  I just lost track.  I hope everyone is good and enjoying the light in the mornings now that we’re in Daylight savings.

Last week there wasn’t much to see, but we did sadly lose Gerri with her pick of Houston.  That means we’re down to just 4 contestants, and only Aunt Mary is un-de-feat-ed (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!)

This week’s Thursday night game is the battle of the birds – Cardinals and Seahawks.  So, get those picks in by Thursday night before kickoff if you’re going with a feathered friend.  Otherwise, by the end of the day on Friday.

This week’s pictures are of Charlie N. receiving his “Patrick T. McCoy Education Professional of the Year” award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

The other picture is of Stephanie, Chad and Gabe Senn.   I’ll leave it you to try and tell which picture is which.

Hello Footballers,

This week everyone is picking New Orleans to beat beleaguered Tampa Bay….except the Rebel Gerri.  She’s hoping that the Texans can borrow some of the World Champion Astro’s mojo and beat the Colts.  Way to take a stand, Gerri!

The good news for the rest of us is these are both early games on Sunday, so we’ll know if the pool has been wiped out or not before we sit down for Sunday supper. And with no baseball AND no Steelers to watch this weekend, we may even tune in to see Drew Brees take a snap or two.

Good luck to all!

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone had a happy Halloween.

It was a great weekend of football (go Steelers!) and baseball (did anyone else stay up to watch game 6?).  All 5 remaining players stayed alive with wins by the Vikings, Saints and Bengals.  Pick of the week definitely goes to undefeated Aunt Mary, who squeaked in a win to remain the only undefeated player left in the pool.  Nice work, Mary!

This week the battle rages on.  The Thursday night game is Bills and Jets, so if you are picking one of these teams I need picks by kickoff on Thursday evening.  Seems like there are some good picks left this week….but I bet most of that were thinking that in weeks 5 and 6 as well.  Good luck to everyone who’s left!