Nemmers Scrum

Hello Footballers and Happy Halloween,

Well, somehow we did it again.  Another weekend of error free football picking.  Nice work to everyone – especially Dan.  I wasn’t sure that his pick was going to hold on.

So, now we head into week 9, with two players still without a strike – way to go Gerri and Stephanie!  And, the rest of us having to get riskier and riskier.  It’s sure to get interesting again one of these weeks soon.

I’m no expert, but the Thursday night game seems riskier than the others…two really bad teams that are also cross town rivals.  Anyway, if you are bold enough to pick the oakland v. San Francisco game, please have that pick in before kickoff on Thursday, otherwise, get your pick in by end of day on Friday.

Best of luck to all of you, and for Halloween I’ll share Vi’s picture in her costume – she’s a pineapple!

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  I’m not sure there are any Dodgers fans in this group, but if there are, I also hope you have a nap or two scheduled for today.

Here are the picks this week.  We’ve got a pretty even distribution….but I give mad props to Dan for his bold pick of the Bengals.  He’s either crazy or a genius….we’ll all know for sure by the end of the day.

Other teams in the mix this weekend are KC, Pittsburgh, New England, and da Bears.  Lots of good games to watch.  The real question is, are you going to eat all the Halloween candy as your snacks while you have the game on, or are you gonna still have some left to give out on Wednesday?

Good luck to everyone.

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone is having a good week.  I know all the players that are still in the hunt were at least off to a good start – as not a single strike was suffered again this week.  For those keeping score, that’s FOUR error-free weeks in a row.  Maybe I’m just crazy, but I think something’s gotta give.

This week’s Thursday night game is Miami v. Houston – not a bad choice, really.  So, if you want that one, please get your pick in before kick off.  Otherwise, get ’em in before the end of the day on Friday.  (We’ll be rockin’ out at the middle school Halloween party that night, so I won’t technically be checking until Saturday morning).

Good luck to everyone!

Hello Footballers,

I know this post is late.  After 3 weeks of continual rain here in Dallas, the sun finally came out yesterday and it was the last weekend of the fair – so we played hooky from our weekend to-do list and went and ate our way through the sea of humanity that was also taking advantage of the nice weather.

And, then to top it all off – PURDUE CRUSHED OHIO STATE.  That’s a big time around here- Kevin and I stayed up when we got home from the fair to go back and watch the 4th quarter.  So, exciting!

Here’s the picks – Undefeated Gerri goes it alone on her Atlanta pick, but other games in play include the Rams, Chiefs, and Colts.  Good luck to everyone.

Here’s us at the Fair (with Big Tex keeping watch…)

And, here’s the Purdue fans storming the field…the strobe lights were the icing on the cake!

Hello Footballers,

This week a lot of people got REEEAAALLLY lucky!  Thanks to the Texans for scoring off that Buffalo turnover with just seconds to go, for Tom Brady wiping out Mahone’s end-of-game heroics, and to the 49ers for letting Aaron Rodgers sneak out a win at the end of the Monday night game everybody survived. Not a strike among us this week. Good stuff all around.

For week 7 we’ve got Broncos/Cardinals for the Thursday night match up.  Get those picks in before kickoff if you are brave enough to pick it.  Otherwise, picks in by the end of the day Friday.

And, a special shout out to Charlie Nemmers who turned the big 75 this week.  (And, a favorite photo we pulled from an exciting visit he had to Casa Mantooth a few years back.)  Love ya, Dad.

Hello Footballers,

It’s a super soaked rainy day here in Dallas.  I hope the sun is shining a bit wherever you are.

Here are the picks for week 6.  Looks like lots of people went with Green Bay, so we’ll be up late on Monday night to see how the pool shakes out.  Special props to Gerri for going alone with the Vikings.  After they burned so much of the pool, this seems especially bold.

Speaking of Gerri – here’s a picture of 4 of her grandkids. Thanks to Dan Mazza for sending it in!  Charlie Mazza looks esp. smart in his graduation gear.

You may notice on the pick sheet that Gabe C. has been eliminated…he picked the same team twice and I didn’t catch it until this week.  So sorry to see Gabe go – but let it serve as a good reminder to everyone still in it to start double checking to make sure you are not picking a team that you’ve chosen before.

Good luck to all!

Hello Footballers,

Well it only took 5 weeks, but we finally had a round where no one took a strike.  Well done!  I hope that you also got a chance to see Drew Brees become the all time leading passer.  It’s good when the good guys get recognized (also  – go Purdue!)

This week’s Thursday game is Eagles v. Giants.  If you want that one, pick in before kickoff (tonight!)  Otherwise, by end of day Friday.

Hello Footballers,

Here we are at week 5, and Kevin and Dan are sitting pretty thanks to the pick of the early game on Thursday.  Still on the table are Carolina, Cincy and New Orleans.

Thanks to everyone for getting their picks in on time.  (Go Bengals!)

In celebration of birthdays – here’s a picture of Adam and me from sometime at the Lake.  Happy Birthday to Dana too – can’t believe she’s a senior in high school.  (Don’t look now but we’re all getting old).