Growing up in the suburbs of Washington D.C. in the 1980s (before ESPN), our family always used to watch the local CBS news, and we used to love the sportscaster Glenn Brenner. One of his gimmicks was to have a “mystery picker” choose the winners of the football games happening over the weekend. Though he had many celebrities, ranging from CBS news anchors Connie Chung and Dan Rather to the elephant at the National Zoo, the best prognosticator was a local nun, who, with absolutely no football knowledge, bested all the professional analysts and former players.
The Wipflers in 1984…back when the Washington Football Team was always competitive
At Kingswood, we have a whole host of staff members who think they are know-it-alls when it comes to professional sports. Indeed, one popular evening sponsorship is “Hot Takes” – a round table discussion about all things sports – draft analysis, past and potential trades, overrated (or underrated) players and teams, etc. Certainly there are a lot of people in our camp community who invest inordinate amounts of time researching and following professional sports….but are they the best at simply picking which team will win on any given weekend?
Even though the Vikings lost last week, Minnesota is Mac’s first round choice. Smart decision? Only time will tell!
Today we invite you participate in our NFL elimination pool.
Here’s how it works:
– Listed below are all the NFL games this week. Look at all the match-ups and choose one team that you are confident will win.
– Email Mike Wipfler at mike@kingswoodcamp.com with your choice (you can also add a comment on our NFL Elimination Pool on Facebook or Instagram)
– If that team wins, you advance to the next week.
– The process will be the same next week, but the catch is you can’t choose the same team twice. So if you choose the San Francisco 49ers to beat the Jets, you can not pick the 49ers again (for the rest of the season).
– I will be keeping (and posting) a spreadsheet of all entries and teams selected…to help you remember who you’ve picked in the past so you don’t accidentally repeat
– So who thinks they can make it all season without being eliminated?
This Week’s Games: (Week #2 of the NFL, Week #1 of our Elimination Pool)
Nunes has won multiple Kingswood football tournaments. Can Spanky beat him in the Elimination Pool?
Most of these guys have their picks in…but there’s still time for everyone to cast their vote!
We already have thirty three participants. Join the fun!
Will the winner be a person who spends hours every week watching games, listening to podcasts, and reading analysis, or will it be savvy but casual fan, or will it be someone like Sister Marie Louise Kirkland? Only time will tell!
Will Christian still be this excited at the end of the season? Will he be the last one standing?
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Chiefs to win NFL week 2, Kingswood Pool week 1
Thanks Todd!