Happy Labor Day! Thanks to everyone for responding and signing up for another season of the Nemmers Scrum football pool. Once again, we have a good turnout and I’m looking forward to another exciting season. Since the commissioner is busy planning for next weekend’s Dallas Chocolate Festival, I am sitting in to do the books and collect your picks.
It’s time to make your first pick. If you’re choosing the opening Thursday night game, I need to receive you pick prior to kickoff Thursday night. Otherwise, all other picks are due midnight Friday night. The first two weeks seem to be the toughest and some good teams struggle to find their groove and some of the 2017 bad teams decide they want to win in 2018. Pick wisely – either by studying deep analytics or picking the team with the coolest helmets. Whichever scheme works for you.
This past week was especially hard on the family as we lost one of our players and one of my favorite people on the planet, Howie Senn. I was friends with the Senns before I ever met a Nemmers. Howie’s passing was an unexpected shock and he will be sorely missed. We discussed whether we should postpone the start of the pool, but decided the family activity and distraction was important right now. So I have an extra Terrible Towel on hand and am ready for competition.
On the lighter side, we welcome two new rookies to the pool this year: Calvin and Violet. Molly innocently joined the pool last year, asked for the instructions, and then proceeded to destroy us. She now holds the trophy and has her photo on the wall of fame. Watch out for the rookies!
Email me your pick or send a text. And if we don’t have your cash, now’s the time to ante up!
cheers!
Kevin
