Welcome fellow wagerers

In addition to AJ and Torry, we now have Al and J in the pool. Welcome all. If you would like a different cognomen, please let me know (I may change from Torry to Chuck. That sounds nice - let it be so!)

Here are the rules:

1. Frankly, there's not a whole lot on the line - $5 each. Seeing as everyone here is vouched for and deemed trustworthy, up-front outlays are not required. We'll settle when it's over.
2. Each week, pick one game: winner only, no spreads, over/unders, etc. We're keeping things simple in the kiddie pool. A win is worth 1 point, a loss worth 0.
3. Email your picks by 5 pm Friday MDT (MST after Halloween). I will post everyone's picks on this blog on Friday night. Check the blog to make sure I have your pick posted correctly. If it needs correction, or it's missing, email me Saturday and I'll make the correction.
4. If I don't get your pick by Sunday morning, you get a 0 for the week. That's why you have Saturday to make sure there weren't any email problems or issues with my occasional ineptitude (mea culpa, I'm just mostly infallible.)
5. You may pick the Monday night game.
6. I will post results by Tuesday morning, possibly Monday if nobody picks the MNF game.
7. This will continue throughout the playoffs. Ties will be decided by a final-score pick for the Super Bowl. Winner takes the whole pot, minus a $10 pool administrator's fee.
8. Just kidding about the admin. fee. I'm in this pro bono.
9. For information on NFL teams' general performance, consult ESPN or other sources. "If you're not into the whole brevity thing" (Lebowski, 1998) check out Gregg Easterbrook's TMQ column each week. It is possibly longest and funniest football column on the planet, so give yourself time. I don't recommend trying to read it in its entirety in the lavatory. While not offering picks per se, it does offers a surprising amount of depth and insight.
10. The pool officially begins this coming weekend, Sept. 26-27.

Have fun - remember, I'm not much of a stickler except for the Sunday morning rule. But please, try to get the picks to me by Friday; it's the most convenient time for me to post them. If the occasional busy weekend requires a late Saturday pick, or (heaven forbid) the internet proves inaccessible to you and a phone-in is necessary, that's OK. In these cases your picks may not appear on this blog by Sunday morning, but if you know I have it, you're good to go.