WARNING: This is NOT the pool ran by Barney Metz!  Please go to https://www.imasouthpaw.com/fbpool for that pool.

New site this year! Pro Pick'em got a full rebuild from the ground up — same pool, same rules, brand new site under the hood. A few things worth knowing:

• Scores now update automatically as games finish, so results and standings stay current without me having to enter every score by hand.
• Running behind on a busy week? Hit "I'm Feeling Lucky" on the picks page and it'll randomly fill in anything you haven't picked yet — your tiebreaker is always still on you.
• You can sign in with a fingerprint, face unlock, or security key instead of typing a password every time, if your device supports it.
• The site works a lot better on phones now.
• Password resets, confirmation emails, and reminders actually land in your inbox now.

Everything else — how you pick, how scoring works, how we settle up — is the same as always.

The preseason weeks (PS 1–3) are just for shaking out any bugs in the new site — picks are welcome, but no money changes hands for those weeks.

As we did last year - if the NFL cancels a game after the deadline, we toss it. No points either way, regardless of who the league credits with the win.

Venmo preferred this year (@southpaw313) - it's just easier to track than checks or credit union transfers (I'll still take those if you need to).

First regular-season picks are due Wednesday, September 9th at 5:20 PM PT.

• Regular season - 18 weeks - $90
• Season pot - one-time - $20
• Playoff weeks - 3 weeks - $15

Everything, all season: $125. Season pot and playoffs are optional.