Nemmers Scrum

Can you see the changes in the air? A new season is upon us. The leaves will turn, the wind will blow, and the charging anthems of NFL Films begin to play in the background.  Well actually, the last part is true but it’s still hot as blazes in Texas so I can’t speak to anything else in the air.

Scrum is back! We are mixing up the rules this year by rolling back the clock. After a 5 year dance with the 3-team format, we are reverting back to the old days. From 2011-2019 we played a King of the Hill (Survivor) pool and return again for 2025.

The Rules:

1. Pay up $10
2. Pick 1 winning team each week of the NFL season. You cannot pick the same team twice in the season.
3. If your team WINS – you move to the next week.
4. If your team LOSES or TIES then you get a strike. You are eliminated on your second strike.
5. Last person standing takes the pot.
6. NEW Each player gets one Bye Week. You can sit out one week with no penalty. Use it when you’re busy or for strategy
7. If we have multiple people still alive at the end of week 12, we’ll go to picking 2 games each weekend to speed things up. 
8. If only one person is perfect at the end of the regular season, that person will be the winner – even if there are other people who only have 1 strike and are still alive in the pool.
9. Get your picks in by end of day Friday each week, (unless you want to pick the Thursday game, in which case you need to have your pick in before kickoff)

The football season starts next week on Thursday September 4. 

Interested? Send me an email or text to get you on the list and then shoot me a crisp Hamilton ($10) or beam it via the interwebs using PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle. We’re good at accepting money so we’ll take whatever method you choose.

I included a long list of family in this email, but I don’t have email addresses for everyone. If someone in your household wants to play, they’re invited.

So… are you in? Reply back if you want to be included.

cheers

Kevin