Participants,

Well, we finally have determined the 12 teams that will compete for this year’s Super Bowl (SB51), and the playoffs start this Saturday with the WildCard round.  If you did not receive my email from earlier in the week, check your Spam email for it.  Our website has been updated with the results from last year.  A few reminders before the real action begins as the 8 participants prepare to battle it out for the 29th 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.  I’m available to answer 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.  Please – no last minute frantic text messages with your scores.

KEEPING TRACK
Visit the “Standings” tab to get real-time updates on game scores and your points as games are played.  This interactive feature was implemented 2 years ago 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 7 (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 have 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 maybe 1 or 2 teams thinking they have the inside track on winning the Super Bowl.  The highly-anticipated Commish’s expert and in-depth analysis of each WildCard game will be coming tomorrow.  Use this information wisely to solidify your thoughts before submitting your picks Saturday afternoon.

Pete the Terp currently holds the trophy (and he sent me a picture of it from his home outside Baltimore in March) and has told me that he has no intentions of relinquishing it to any other participant (now, that’s a bold statement!).

With 8 participants, it could be another record-setting year for points (can you believe Comeback Kid surpassed 1,000 points and lost by almost 300 points?)

Until then, I remain

~~The Commish