WEINKOPF.COM FOOTBALL POOL WEEK 1 RECAP: IMMACULATELY PERCEIVED
 This week's champion, Immaculate Perception Ben, shown here with the Mighty Mighty Kolbekoo, in Manchester, N.H., this August.
With the collapse of the Carolina Panthers on MNF, week 1 is behind us and the 2004 Weinkopf.com Football Pool is in full swing! And for my first recap, I thought I'd introduce all our members, in order of how they fared:
1. Immaculate Perception -- Ben Kepple, and old friend, former colleague, and pool regular. IP triumphed over us all, despite picking against the Patriots and despite the inability of his beloved Pittsburgh Squeelers to cover the spread against Oakland. In all three previous years of the pool, he has bailed out early -- let's hope that this little taste of victory will change his ways. Congrats, Ben! (Note: Ben is officially The One To Watch in Week 2.)
2. I Can Still Throw the Ball -- Mac Scagel, five-year-old football prodigy. Mac is the son of fellow poolers Lone Star Lizzie and Grogan's Heroes Kenny, as well as big brother to the Auginator. And now he's not only beating all the kiddies in the pool, but most of the adults, too.
3. Spurrier Fan Club -- This sounds like a group of people, but let's get real: Steve Spurrier only has one fan these days, and it's our friend Cris, the Florida lawyer.
4. StaceySeesSeahawkstoSuperBowl -- Champion of the first Weinkopf.com Football Pool, Stacey has requested that we no longer run her last name, so as not to draw the attention of googling perverts. (Stacey is the femme fatale at ESPN.com). I will also henceforth refer to her as StaceyHawks, because there's no way I'm typing out StaceySeesSeahawkstoSuperBowl again.
5. The Auginator -- Auggie, the younger Scagel boy. (How old is he, Kenny, three?) He couldn't beat his big brother this week, but hey, he bested his parents!
6. Go Li--Uh Never Mind... -- Is Geoff Brown, a Michigan lawyer, a good friend of PI Ben, a blogger, and a reluctant Detroit Lions fan. But after Sunday's triumph in Chicago, isn't it time for Geoff to adopt a more optimistic handle?
7. Flipper -- My old football pal from Santa Monica. A lifelong Dolphins fan, poor soul.
8. Hail to the Redskins! -- Scott Rubush, the world's worst blogger, but a heck of a guy playing all the way from Delaware (or is that now Pennsylvania?). With Washington's acquisition of Clinton Portis and Joe Gibbs, maybe we'll all soon be joining Scott is singing "Hail to the Redskins" before too long.
9. Grogan's Heroes -- Kenny Scagel, a high-school classmate, fellow Pats fan, and teacher at a Catholic high school in Texas. Husband of Lone Star Lizzie, father of Throwing Mac and the Auginator.
10. Hut-hut-hut-hut-hut -- My brother-in-law Bob, a hotshot Hollywood writer who seems to have taken his name from that all-time video-game classic, Tecmo Bowl.
11. God is a Dallas Cowboys Fan II -- Bob's college roommate, Rob, who is obviously some kind of heretic. (Congrats to Rob, BTW, who married his lovely bride, Alicia, in St. Louis last weekend!)
12. The Ebinator -- Son of NinersNotThisYear Jason, and clearly the Auginator's rival. Ebin is a sharp kindergartener who hails from the bright lights of Las Vegas.
13. Lone Star Lizzie -- The matriarch of the Scagel clan, and, sigh, another Cowboys fan.
14. Frobie -- Matt Rubush, Redskin Scott's little brother, a recent UNC graduate headed off to Rome to study for the priesthood.
15. LacesOut -- Cris, formerly Jersey Girl, and formerly a champion of this pool, but off to a rough start.
16. Testrogen -- No idea who this is, but nice to have you aboard!
17. NinersNotThisYear -- You can say that again! My old friend and high-school buddy Jason, father of the Ebinator, has come to grips with the truth about this fabled and fallen franchise.
18. Monniemoo & Kolbekoo -- My adorable kiddos, 20-month-old Monica and her six-month old little bro, Kolbe. They didn't have a great week, but they make up for their lack of football knowledge with irresistible cuteness
19. Mighty Mighty Pats Fan -- Yours truly. Hard to believe I won this thing last year. That's it: I'm officially the one NOT to watch!
20. The Greatness -- My pal Dave, the L.A. lawyer who inexplicably loves the evil Raiders. He's only in last place because he signed up too late for Week 1. Expect him in the top five next week.
And that's it! Looking forward to a strong Week 2, and strongly encourage y'all to post to the blog!
Yours,
Chris, the MMPF
posted by Chris Weinkopf @
9:23 PM
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