Nemmers Scrum

Hello Footballers,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  So many close games.  Loved to see that record field goal kick from Baltimore. Sadly for the pool, most of the excitement worked against us.  Not true for both Heidi and Mary who managed to scavenge 4 points in this brutal week.  So, while Charlie H. remains atop the leaderboard, the ladies from Milwaukee made a great showing and are near the top as well.   (A quick note, Heidi picked Atlanta for her power pick and I had marked it wrong on the original pick sheet, but I double checked and changed it.)

Here are the current overall standings:

For week 4, the matchups are:

Lions v Bears
Colts v Dolphins
Raven v Broncos

As we have several birthdays around this time – added bonus if you send in a favorite birthday memory or picture with your selections for me to share with this week’s picks.

Good luck to everyone! GO STEELERS (although my cheer isn’t working nearly as good as it did last year.)

Hello Footballers,

Week 3 should be interesting.  For ATL / NYG – someone will finally get off the schnide with a win.  And for LAC v TB someone’s perfect season will come to an end.  So, while we may still have lots of weeks to perfect our game picking strategies, for these 4 teams, there is a lot on the line this weekend.

Speaking of interesting, each week when the picks come in, Bill comes up with a different name for the “Power Pick”.  Past favorites have been “The Stupendous pick” “The Big Fandoozle” and “The Big Naboo” (somewhere Princess Leia is smiling).  Anyway, this week he went with “Bingy Bangy Choice.” That has a nice ring to it.  Thanks Bill for keeping it interesting.

Here are some pictures of people getting out and about.  The Lillegards and Mary did a 10 Mile “Ride on the Wild Side” bike trek in Milwaukee. And, they look so fresh and happy I am guessing this was a ‘before’ picture.  The other photo here is from the group who gathered for the Minnesota NAMI walk.  It was supposed to be virtual, but they all got together to celebrate Andy and do some good for mental health.  Warms my heart to see all of you together.

Ok, everyone have a great week.  Go STEELERS!!!!

Hello Footballers,

Well it was sure a fun week watching the Sunday night game come down to the wire.  As Violet said that as much as she didn’t want to lose any points, she had to respect Fletcher’s game for going with Baltimore.  His bold choice kept him afloat with 3 points.  Which really means that Charlie H. and Adam were even more impressive for scoring 4 points.  Props to them as well as Bill (our oldest) and Calvin (our youngest) for rounding out the top scorers at the end of the week. And, for the bottom half of the pool – let’s just all pretend this week never happened.

I am using these early weeks to try and make sure all teams are represented.  This is hard to do as really bad teams always have a big spread.  But, by picking some really tough games this week, I’m at least able to add a few more teams to the mix.  You’re welcome.

The picks for week 3 are:

Falcons v Giants
Buccaneers v Rams
Seahawks  v Vikings

Make sure to get those picks in by the end of the day on Friday.   Bonus points if you also send a picture of what you are doing this week.  I have a couple queued up, but could always use more.

Have a great week!

Hello Footballers,

It’s week 2, and we may not know much about which teams will deliver and which teams will flounder, but collectively, there is one thing we all THINK we know, and that’s the dominance of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. They are the overwhelming power pick for the week, with all but 5 people picking them as their big picker.  Big shoutouts to those who went in a different direction: Fletcher for going against the KC insanity with a Baltimore pick, and  a few folks with the SF power pick, and Dan with the Eagles.  Should be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

Speaking of Dan – he’s back to join us.  There was a technical snafu that prevented me from knowing he’d signed up until after Week 1 had finished up. So he’s here, and ready to make a splash to get back into things. So glad you’re here, Dan!

I hope you all enjoy watching football today.  I have some fun football picks to share – one is of Dianne and Paul at the Notre Dame game last weekend, and you may have caught the “Big Drum” controversy at the Purdue v ND game yesterday that had me remembering the time Kevin and I went to a big Purdue / ND game back when Drew Brees was the QB for the Boilermakers and I got to see the legendary drum for myself.  Good times!

Keep on sending your pics….we all love seeing you!

GO STEELERS!!!!!

Hello Footballers,

It is the first week of a new year of football scrum.  So excited to have everyone here to play.

I’d like to take a second to welcome 4 players who were not with us last season:

Celia Lillegard is back.  After a LOOOONNNNGGGG hiatus, she is here to defend her championship from way back in 2011.  Look out – she’s got a big brain and she’s not afraid to use it.

Also returning is Calvin Carter. When he’s not making football picks he’s wrestling – either other wrestlers or cows. Proving that even in middle school, he’s way tougher than the rest of us.  So, welcome back Calvin…and good luck with wrestling and raising cattle.

We’ve got new players too – yay! I love when we have new players

Maddison Sherburne joins us from San Antonio. Madison is a junior in high school, and with her decision to jump into the fray, she’s put the San Antonio contingent at full power. John and Margie (her parents) do so well every year, it will be a tough call for the rest of us to stand up to another powerful picker from the Sherburne clan.

Cassie Anzalone is here for her first season as well.  Cassie is Charlie Hergenrother’s girlfriend – and as she explained to me at Erika’s wedding – she’s got a big family and isn’t afraid of jumping right in.  Personally, I’m excited because she’s in Milwaukee.  I’m hoping if someone needs to go talk trash or tp Uncle Bill’s place she can help me out.

Welcome (and welcome back!) to everyone. It’s gonna be a fun year.

Speaking of Fun – here’s a photo of last year’s winner – Bill Nemmers.  I am putting this here as a motivator for his siblings. Remember what it felt like to have Bill beat you? Well, choose wisely this year and see if you can change the outcome.

This week’s picks are interesting – especially the Seattle v. Indy game with power picks on both sides of the ball.  There’s picks for all 6 teams, so we may actually see a little bit of separation in week 1. I guess that’s why they play the games.

Thanks everyone for getting in picks – if you haven’t paid up yet, now is the time to do so! Good luck!

GO STEELERS!!!!