The Football Club

Here are the club’s picks for Week 1. Bob Swerski, Double-Double, MJD Hogg & Captain Insano share the Week 1 MVP Award with 32 Points, while Hoosier Daddy wins the MVP Award Runner-Up with 30 Points.

Week 1 full picks now posted (Sun 8:30am).  My first two picks were posted on Club Chat.  All players are welcome to view my picks once they have turned their own in for the week.

Welcome to The Football Club 2024: 23rd Year Classic Edition.  The club is now once again open and we would like to welcome back everyone who will be participating this season.  This season is being called the Classic Edition because we are continuing to stick with our classic format and everything will be the same as always.  Throughout the past 22 seasons of play, we have had 16 different Club Champions.  This year, I did not end up sending out a Roll Call e-mail due to a busy schedule, so I can’t tell you how many players will be participating.  I guess we will find out at the end of Week 1.  But whether it is 10 players or it is 20+ players, I’m sure that all who participate will have a great time.  As a recap, last season our Top Five finishers were: #1 Club Champion Drummer Boy (394 Points), #2 Runner-Up Young Tuna (391 Points), #3 Double-Double (386 Points), #4 Captain Jack Sparrow (382 Points), and #5 Rad Dad (380 Points).  In addition, the winner of the Super Bowl Picks was Mr. T (50 Points) and the Runner-Up was Young Tuna (40 Points).

A few club members had some interesting updates during the off-season.  The biggest news was the birth of The Sad Salmon & Viking Blood‘s daughter Rachel Anna just a few days ago.  We don’t know if either of them will be able to play this season, but regardless we want to congratulate them on this happy event!  Rachel is adorable and is already best friends with Vanilla (the family dog).  I also had a chance to meet Viking Blood’s mom and little sister during a family trip to Iceland last month, which was neat.  In other news, Bob Swerski & Stinkerbell were spotted at the dedication of our new Kingdom Hall in Sonoma over the summer.  So it was good to see them and have them present at that very special meeting which was attended by at least 7 current club members.  Also, as you will see below in our 2024 club promotional photo, Double-Double visited California (and Hawaii) recently and stopped by to visit with myself and Young Tuna.  Double-Double & Mrs. Double had a great trip.  Young Tuna can be seen holding his 2nd Place Runner-Up trophy.  I would have asked Drummer Boy for a picture, but he is camera shy and I didn’t want another picture of a trophy sitting on top of his drum set.  Bro. MJD Hogg was spotted out and about as he gave the Public Talk in the Glen Ellen congregation last Sunday, and of course he did an excellent job.  Mr. T wanted me to remind everyone that he indeed did win the Super Bowl Picks contest last season.  And as he mentioned, those who picked the 49ers to win (such as Captain Insano) didn’t fare so well in that competition.  So those are a few updates and we look forward to hearing from the rest of you club members once the season gets started and you fill us in on any new developments.

Here are the club’s picks for the Super Bowl Playoff Picks contest.  Mr. T wins the Super Bowl Playoff Picks contest and MVP with 50 Points, while Young Tuna is the Runner-Up with 40 Points.  I’ll work on a final season recap during this coming week.

2023 Club Champion –
Drummer Boy (394 Points / 8 Weeks at #1 / Avg. 21.9 Points per week)

2023 Football Club winners-
Club Champion-  Drummer Boy (394 Points)
Club Champion Runner-Up-  Young Tuna (391 Points)
Super Bowl XXI Champ-  My Wife Loves Jimmy G (def. Roadrunner, NYC Sewer Rat, Viking Blood & Fearless Tuna)
Super Bowl Runner-Up-  Fearless Tuna (def. Captain Insano, Mr. T & Captain Jack Sparrow)
Pro Bowl XX Champs-  Wild Animals (teammates- Double-Double, My Wife Loves Jimmy G & The Rickster)
Pro Bowl Runner-Ups-  The Gridiron Guardians (teammates- Captain Jack Sparrow, Mr. T & Rad Dad)
Super Bowl Playoff Picks Champion– Mr. T (50 Points)
Super Bowl Playoff Picks Champion Runner-Up– Young Tuna (40 Points)

Rookie of the Year-  Young Tuna (for winning 2 MVP Awards and 8 Weeks at #1)
freespirit Sportsmanship Award-  Bob Swerski (for great courtesy and consideration to fellow club members)
Comeback Player of the Year-  Captain Jack Sparrow (for finishing in the Top Five for the first time since 2018)
Player of the Month Award winners–  Young Tuna (Sept.), Shaylene (Oct.), Drummer Boy (Nov.), and Double-Double (Dec.)

Most MVP Awards-  Double-Double (3 MVP Awards)
Best Week-  Young Tuna (36 Points – Week 2)
Best Team Score-  Wild Animals (93 Points – Week 14)
Most Games of the Week- Young Tuna, Roadrunner & Shaylene (22 out of 36 – 61% correct)
Most Triple Crowns-  Young Tuna (9 out of 18 – 50% correct)
Most Double Stakes-  Stinkerbell (10 out of 18 – 56% correct)
Most Sunday Night / 6 Point Games-  MJD Hogg (12 out of 18 – 67% correct)
Best Triple Jeopardy Ratio-  Captain Insano (5 out of 6 – 83% correct)