Nemmers Scrum

Hello Footballers,

In a very unlikely turn of events all 3 players still left in contention lost on Sunday.  The Miami Miracle caused New England’s defeat and the Broncos just forgot to show up.

But, in Gerri’s loss with the Patriots, it was also we week to win as both Stephanie and Kevin were eliminated.

So a big congratulations to Gerri Lefton:  2018 Scrum Champion.  Your money is on it’s way!

Thanks to everyone who played along in 2018, and also for sending along the photos. It sure is fun to get to see what everyone is up to.  And with that, have a very Merry Christmas….we’ll see you in August of 2019!

Hello Footballers,

Somehow, Gerri has not only made it to week 14, but has made it without a single error, and with New England still available as her pick. That’s pretty dang impressive.  We’ll see if Tom Brady can get it done for her today against the Dolphins.

As for Stephanie and Kevin, they’ll both be pulling for a Broncos victory or the whole pool is at its end.

The bonus today are some photos from Whoosie and Mary’s Thanksgiving in Florida.  I forgot to send them last week, but it brightened my day to see their smiling faces, and thought it might brighten yours too…even if it was a week late.

Hello Footballers,

Sorry that I am so late getting last week’s results out to you.  It is that time of year where every night has a band concert.  Seriously – the kids performed 3 times this week, and Vi has another performance tomorrow.

But, we’re here now, and I have to say that jerky Aaron Rodgers found a way to let me down. With their loss last Sunday I was eliminated from the pool.  Boo.  Maybe I should talk to his State Farm Agent.  But, keeping things in perspective – all I lost was my chance at pool-victory, I didn’t lose my job like some people.  Kevin thinks Mike McCarthy got fired because the Packers organization got wind that I was eliminated and made McCarthy the fall guy, but I’m not so sure.

Get your picks in for this weekend.  We’re too late for the Thursday game…although Kevin is grumbling about not picking Tennessee when he had the chance.

Good luck to Stephanie, Gerri and Kevin!

Hello Footballers,

This week, we’ve got three players pulling for the Seahawks and one (me) pulling for Green Bay.  It’s against my nature to cheer for Aaron Rodgers, but this week I’m gonna do it!

Good luck to Stephanie, Gerri and Kevin!

And, as we put up our tree today – I have to wonder – what football themed ornaments do you have on your Christmas tree?

Hello Footballers,

I hope you all had a great wrap up to your Thanksgiving holiday.  There was much shouting at the TV at our house, as the Steelers had the 2 most impressive plays of their game, and still managed to make enough bone-headed plays to lose.

But really this week was about winners, as all 4 players advanced.  Kevin and I definitely got luckier than Gerri and Stephanie to slide on into week 13.  Speaking of which – the grid was only built to hold 12 weeks, so I’m gonna have to make an update.  Y’all need to wrap it up already 😉

Here’s the standings, and our bonus picture this week features 3 players from the Scrum (Gerri, Dan and Charlie N) and 1 Alumni (Joel) as well as my mom, Dan’s wife – my cousin Meredith, and Dan and Meredith’s beautiful kiddos: Charlie, Henry, Lucy and Grace. This was taken at mass where Gerri and Joel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary over the weekend in Cincinnati.  It looks like a very special time: we were with you in spirit! Congrats on 50 years!

The Thursday game this week is Cowboys vs. Saints.  If you’re going with this one then I need your pick before kickoff.  Otherwise, by end of day Friday.  These matchups are getting TOUGH!  So, good luck to everyone who is left in the hunt.

Hello Footballers,

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.  Ours here in Dallas was really great…the Sherburnes came up from San Antonio and so it was Kevin and me, Fletch and Vi, Team Sherburne and Jim and Suzanne.  And, because we didn’t have enough pie on Thursday, we had one on Friday (banana cream) to celebrate Jim’s birthday.

But, strangely, for all the football we watched on Thursday, none of it really had much to cheer for (except maybe Jim for the Cowboys), because no one in the pool picked a Thursday game.

This week Gerri’s got Baltimore (and Emily’s jealous, because she was going to pick them until she saw that she used them way back in week 1).  Kevin and Emily are going with the newly-hot Colts, and somehow Stephanie still has New England available in week 12 and is gonna use them.

Good luck to everyone!  And gobble gobble!

Happy Turkey Week Footballers!

What a crazy weekend it was. There was a lot of nail biting and stressing over that Steelers game at Casa Mantooth.  But in ended the way Kevin was hoping, so it worked out alright. Sadly for Mary and Stephanie, Arizona did not manage to land on the winning side of their battle with Oakland.  With the Cardinal’s loss, Stephanie gets her first strike and Mary sees the end of the road in the 2018 Pool.

Where does that leave us? Only 4 players left: Kevin, Stephanie, Emily and Gerri – who is in the cat bird seat with her strike-free performance through 11 weeks.

And, as a reminder, with Thanksgiving week there are A LOT of early games. So, please make sure to get any turkey day picks in before kick off.  The first game is at 11:30 central.  Speaking of Thanksgiving, I hope everyone has a special day: especially Gerri and Joel who are not only eating turkey but 75th birthday cake for Joel and a 50th anniversary celebration to boot!  Congrats on all – we wish we could be there to help celebrate too!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! I know I am thankful for family, and football, and football pools, and when people send me photos to use for the posts -hint hint.  (Here’s a picture of the Nemmers kids celebrating something – it looks like Christmas but it was the best I could do, circa 1977.)

Hello Footballers,

We are down to 5 players, and somehow, even though our pool started out a pretty even split between gents and ladies – all but one in our top 5 is a woman.  Way to go ladies! (and Kevin.)

This week the picks got TOUGH!  Lots of bad teams playing other bad teams, and lots of good picks already used up.  Mary said she made her pick with her fingers crossed, Gerri made hers with a wish and a prayer.  As for me – I made mine with a happy dance, as somehow I still had New Orleans as a viable option!  Woo Hoo! But, we all know that competition is why they play the games, and anything could happen.  Good luck to everyone.

Also – a note about today’s picture.  This one comes courtesy of Adam….something about being told not to sit on a bench.  I’m not sure exactly, but if you see Dianne, Adam says you can ask her about it.

Hello Footballers,

As we get deeper into November, losses are bound to happen. The Browns had to start winning eventually, and sadly for Jim, it was this week against Atlanta. With  that we say adios to Jim. Out of nowhere, the Bad News Bills put on a clinic against the J-E-T-S, and with that we say goodbye to Dana.  And somehow, the unsteady Cowboys managed to defeat the Super Bowl champion Eagles (on the road, no less) to send Dianne packing as well. So sorry to see you all go…10 weeks is a good run for sure.

That means there are just 5 people left in the pool….and lots of the “good” teams are taken, so it will only get hard to stay alive. But, as Kevin points out, it’s almost like there are 7 people left to beat, because the amazing Gerri and Stephanie still don’t have any strikes.

This week the Thursday game is Packers v. Seahawks. If you are going to pick that game, I need your choice before kickoff on Thursday. Otherwise, end of day Friday. And, speaking of Seattle, here’s a shot of Mt. Rainier from my flight home to Dallas last night. I was in Seattle over the weekend for the Northwest Chocolate Festival, and I thought this was a pretty cool perspective on the mountain.

Have a great week!

Hello Footballers,

This week has the makings of a shake up. There are 8 players left – and we have picked 8 different games.  That’s right – no two people picked the same thing.  Which means you can selectively cheer for and against anyone who is left….not that I would ever cheer against any of you.

So, as you enjoy the busy football watching day ahead of you may your team win (and everyone else’s lose – hah!).