Participants,

Well, we finally have determined the 12 teams that will compete for this year’s Super Bowl (SB49), and the playoffs start this Saturday with the WildCard round.  A few reminders before the real action begins as the 8 participants prepare to battle it out for the 27th HSBT:

RULES
Please read the “League Rules” (found on our home page at www.hewessbt.com) to become reacquainted with all you need to know.  For our newest participant, JTB, please read them in their entirety and let me know if you have any questions.

MAKING YOUR PICKS
All picks are officially submitted on our site, using the “Submit Picks” tab.  Please type in the team name and respective score you believe will be the final game score.  Once you have submitted your scores, they will be time-stamped and sent via email to The Commish, who will load them to the site.

KEEPING TRACK
Please visit the “Standings” tab to get real-time updates on game scores and your points as games are played.  This interactive feature was implemented last year and has received kudos.

REMINDERS (As I Do Every Year)

1. Picks for ALL 4 WildCard Weekend games are to be submitted no later than 4:30pm EST on Saturday, January 3 (which is just prior to the kickoff of the 1st playoff game).
2. Any pick not submitted on time will result in a 25 point penalty for that game (meaning you will get -25 points for those games).
3. No “partial scores” are to be submitted.  We did had this occur several years ago and it went like this:  “Chicago 24, SF”.  This will also result in the aforementioned -25 points.

It’s shaping up to be another great year, with no team a clear favorite to win the Super Bowl.  The highly-anticipated Commish’s expert and in-depth analysis of each WildCard game will be coming later this week.  Use this information wisely to solidify your thoughts before submitting your picks Saturday afternoon.  Comeback Kid currently holds the trophy (which I visually verified in-person a few weeks ago) and he has told me that he has no intentions to relinquish it to any other participant (now, that’s a bold statement!).

With 8 participants, it could be a record-setting year for points (will someone cross that magical and elusive 1,000 point season mark??).

Until then, I remain

~~The Commish