Metro Football Pool

Hope everyone had a great summer… our long await for football is finally coming to a close! As a refresher + some copy paste from the usual season kickoff announcement…

The Weekly Pick Sheet page is where you find the weekly pick sheets. In addition, there is a regular season download bundle at the bottom of the table found on that page. It’s been hit of miss on folks being able to download it in the past but you’re welcome to it. For now, this is an old school, excel based pool which continues to add to its allure. Having said, Kyle is in the process of advancing us to web platform based submittals and my hope is that we are close to a transition. In total fairness to him, I just didn’t have the time during preseason to help test and ultimately setup (my fault for the beginning of this year). It’s coming out awesome from what I’ve seen so far! I did have AI step in and help with the pick sheets this year so that was cool at least. Make sure that you email your pick sheet to me ahead of first kickoff for the respective week. If you get in a bind, at least send me your pick + points for the first game (i.e. Thursday night game) + fill out accordingly when you submit.

If you’re new to the pool… check out the Rules page. Pretty straightforward confidence pool but a couple twists and turns worth noting. “Wager Game” of the week is double points (correct pick) or negative (whomp whomp whomp) based on your allocation… these are generally the picks that create separation so be prudent. The pool goes all the way thru the Super Bowl and all post-season games are wager games which adds to material late season swings.

If you suck, you have an opportunity to reboot and jump into a side pool (no additional cost… just less reward) beginning Week 12. Everyone that jumps ship will transfer into the side pool (aka “Hot Tub”) and those respective scores reset to 0… side pool winner takes all from that point on. There’s a reminder on the top of the Week 12 pick sheet where you’ll make the election one way or another at such point in time (drop down option in the file which lets me know your verdict).

You also need to pick the teams that you think will matchup in the Super Bowl on the Week 2 Pick Sheet (selection drop down towards the bottom of the Week 2 pick sheet)… bonus points awarded for correct picks which can also make a significant different between being in the money or not at the end of the season.

The info above is also shared on the Rules page but that’s the speed read if you just want to get to it. Entry fee is $25 for the season… PayPal/Venmo work great but paper currency and checks also accepted. Look forward to another fun season together and wish everyone good (but limited) luck!!

Yup… it’s the one that we all wanted and never saw coming :). House keeping, but points for all correct Super Bowl matchup picks have been accounted for in the current scores… I know we have plenty of number jockeys and auditors so I’m assuming most of you have already figured that out.

Given the last game is worth 11 wager points, the easy math is if the person ahead of you is within 33 points… you can catch them… if not… womp womp. As far as folks fighting for green… anyone in the top 5 of the main pool can end up with $$ which means there will be a chosen one that’ll be on the outside looking in when the dust settles. The interesting fellow currently residing in 1st can do no worse than 4th but I’m pretty sure he’s resolved to stay atop of the leaderboard and potentially be crowned as the youngest participant to ever win the pool. Sigh. Hot Tub wise… it’s just going to come down to some critical decisions to be made by the top 2. Plenty of suspense!!

It’s been another great season and sad to see it come to an end :(. Cheers and hope everyone enjoyed!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer… nice that we had the benefit of the Olympics this year… always incredibly inspiring. Excited to hopefully have everyone back and welcome any new additions! While I ceded the crown last season, I fully intend to take it back this go around and keep the majority of entry fees.

As a refresher… Weekly Pick Sheet page is where you find the weekly pick sheets. This is an old school, excel based pool which continues to add to its allure. Having said, with the help of Kyle we may enter the 21st century very soon with online pick capabilities. For now, make sure that you email your pick sheet to me (hyperlink to my email on that page as well) ahead of first kickoff for the respective week. If you get in a bind, at least send me your pick + points for the first game (i.e. Thursday night game) + fill out accordingly when you submit. Ideally get all your picks in ahead of the first game but understand life happens.

If you’re new to the pool… check out the Rules page. Pretty straightforward confidence pool but a couple twists and turns worth noting. “Wager Game” of the week is double points (correct pick) or negative (waa waa waaaa) based on your allocation… these are generally the picks that create separation so be prudent. The pool goes all the way thru the Super Bowl and all post-season games are wager games which adds to material late season swings.

If you suck, you have an opportunity to reboot and jump into a side pool (no additional cost… just less reward) beginning Week 12. Everyone that jumps ship will transfer into the side pool (aka “Hot Tub”) and those respective scores reset to 0… side pool winner takes all from that point on. There’s a reminder on the top of the Week 12 pick sheet where you’ll make the election one way or another at such point in time (drop down option in the file which lets me know your verdict).

You also need to pick the teams that you think will matchup in the Super Bowl on the Week 2 Pick Sheet (selection drop down towards the bottom of the Week 2 pick sheet)… bonus points awarded for correct picks which can also make a significant different between being in the money or not.

The info above is also shared on the Rules page but that’s the speed read if you just want to get to it. Entry fee is $25 for the season… PayPal/Venmo work great but paper currency and checks also accepted. Look forward to another crazy season together and having football back! Wish everyone good luck!!

Only one more game… sigh. What a great season and should undoubtedly be another SB matchup for the ages. Really appreciate all the participation and notes this year… selfishly always great to connect thru the pool (clearly that was my motivation given how much I sucked all season). All bonus points for picking SB teams have now been accounted for as part of your total scores. With one last game, the largest potential point swing is now limited to 33 meaningful points. Based upon that… here’s the final dili:

In the main pool, the top 4 are going to battle it out for $$ positions. Bob took a huge jump in doubling down on his SB predictions this week, but Sean can do no worse than a 1st place tie… pretty darn good for a rookie season. Honorable mention to Cal… he ran circles around most of us at a very wise 8 years of age in his rookie campaign. Competition in my house is getting pretty rough. Speaking of which…

In the Hot Tub we have a Super Bowl like matchup… my bro vs. my lovely wife for all the glory. I love you Dave and not trying to pick sides… but… 🙂

Good luck!!

Happy New Year! Don’t forget that the pool plays thru the Super Bowl. The pick sheets will be posted each week in the usual spot as things shake out… all wager games from this point forward! Let the chaos begin!

Just a friendly reminder before you go making all kinds of decisions on what to get seconds/thirds of… time to decide if you’re going in the Hot Tub or sticking in the Main Pool. There’s a little drop down on the Week 12 pick sheet to choose from if electing to move to (hopefully) warmer waters. Please note it on there and I’ll do the rest! Some of our decisions got a little trickier courtesy of some clutch catches made by Chiefs’ receivers… not so much. Wish everyone an awesome time with family, friends, food, and football! Cheers!!

Going to try to move past this one like the Giants. Don’t forget to fill out your Super Bowl predictions on the Week 2 pick sheet… should be very apparent after a crazy start to the season!

Hope everyone’s offseason went by quickly! Very excited to have the gang back and hopefully some new victims/friends. Although I have little intention of ceding the crown… plenty of opportunities to take home a little $$ + accolades for 2nd, etc. :).

As a refresher… Weekly Pick Sheet page is where you find the weekly pick sheets… tried to make that element pretty self-explanatory but let me know of any questions/concerns (hopefully none). This is an old school, excel based pool which continues to add to its allure. Make sure that you email your pick sheet to me (hyperlink to my email on that page as well) ahead of first kickoff for the respective week. If you get in a bind, at least send me your pick + points for the first game (i.e. Thursday night game) + fill out accordingly when you submit. Ideally get all your picks in ahead of the first game but understand life happens.

If you’re new to the pool… check out the Rules page. Pretty straightforward confidence pool but a couple twists and turns worth noting. “Wager Game” of the week is double points (correct pick) or negative (waa waa waaaa) based on your allocation… these are generally the picks that really create separation. The pool goes all the way thru the Super Bowl and all post-season games are wager games which adds to the chaos a bit. If you suck, you have an opportunity to reboot and jump into a side pool (no additional cost… just less reward) beginning Week 12. Everyone that jumps ship will transfer into the side pool (aka “Hot Tub”) and those respective scores reset to 0… side pool winner takes all from that point on. I’ll remind everyone that week but this is also noted on the Week 12 Pick Sheet + drop down option in the file which lets me know your verdict. You also need to pick the teams that you think will matchup in the Super Bowl on the Week 2 Pick Sheet (towards the bottom)… bonus points awarded for correct picks. Anyhow, all that stuff can be found in the rules but that’s the speed read if you just want to get straight to it.

Entry fee is $25 for the season… PayPal/Venmo work great but paper currency and checks also accepted. Look forward to another awesome season… football is back!!

Was an interesting Sunday on multiple fronts… don’t forget that our pool plays thru the Super Bowl (and a few folks made some significant moves on the last wager game). The pick sheets will be posted each week in the usual spot as things shake out… all wager games from this point forward! Good luck!

Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and off to a great 2023. I can say that although extra work, I truly enjoy our little football community and appreciate all of you. While we’re busy in our own daily worlds, football is a commonality that we enjoy and share together. We have differences of opinion in which teams we select and pull for (or differences of opinion in general), but I know everyone feels the same way that I do in that events like last night put many things into perspective which transcend the game we all love. The effort, talent, camaraderie, and risk these athletes are exposed to at a professional level is undeniably incredible… we all wish the very best for Damar Hamlin along with his family, teammates, and community. A tragic situation under such fragile variables… we’re all anxious and hopeful to hear some positive news.

As far as week 17 in the pool is concerned, given the uncertainly if this game will be rescheduled, we will treat it like a regular tie. You will be awarded the points that you allocated irrespective of the team but will not get double points for any wager game classification (so no wager game this past week). If the game does in fact get rescheduled, I’ll update the points accordingly based on those results. Hopefully this logic makes some sense!