Yesterday, I began formulating an idea for a 32-person "survivor pool" involving NFL teams. For those who have not heard of the concept - and I only know it due to my involvement with the forum connected to the506 website (free membership required to view) - contestants in such a pool predict the winner of a certain game each week. Win and continue in the game, lose and be eliminated. It's like fantasy football, only with entire teams and with an open-ended "season."
This pool consists of B.W. himself, members of his immediate and extended family, colleagues from his musical career, staff members from his TV show, past contestants from BMN Superfan, and even a real-life namesake chiropractor. The grand prize I would have offered is plum: four tickets to Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, AZ, tickets to the NFL Experience and National Football League Honors, and an interview tour on Radio Row and NFL Network.
When the season began on Sep. 4, just before chaos broke out in the NFL universe, here's who got which teams (asterisks indicate real persons):
- Arizona Cardinals - Billie Barefoot*, local chiropractor
- Atlanta Falcons - Lyman Bowling, Jr., head of new Confederacy
- Baltimore Ravens - Brooke Liptrap*, contestant, BMN Superfan season 2
- Buffalo Bills - Brandon McLamb, B.W.'s publicist
- Carolina Panthers - Bobby Ray Barefoot, former area resident who still holds season tickets
- Chicago Bears - Bunky Barefoot
- Cincinnati Bengals - Brittany Raylene
- Cleveland Browns - Rob Ritchie, post-production coordinator, Gone Barefoot
- Dallas Cowboys - Billy Bob Ribble, bull-riding legend
- Denver Broncos - Buddy Wayne Barefoot
- Detroit Lions - Rev. Ralph Barefoot
- Green Bay Packers - Wayne VandenLangenberg*, contestant, BMN Superfan season 2 (and also The Biggest Loser)
- Houston Texans - LaBundrick Plumpkin, cast member of Blacknecks and former high school football player
- Indianapolis Colts - Laura and Heather Beanblossom, stars of "reverse porn"
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Barbie Blank*, contestant, BMN Superfan season 1, former WWE "Kelly Kelly"
- Kansas City Chiefs - Harvey Barefoot
- Miami Dolphins - Brittany Ramos*, winner, BMN Superfan season 1
- Minnesota Vikings - Luke Muellerleile*, former football player at Carleton College
- New England Patriots - Dylan Bryan-Brown, cultural director of the New Jerusalem
- New Orleans Saints - Krista Bamburg, barrel racer
- New York Giants - Melanie MacMelville, singer/actress
- New York Jets - Beth Barefoot, local baker
- Oakland Raiders - Bobbington Brandt*, contestant, BMN Superfan season 2
- Philadelphia Eagles - Deb Holmes*, winner, BMN Superfan season 2
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Josh LoMonico, contestant, BMN Superfan season 1
- San Diego Chargers - Blinky Blink, rapper/dancer/actor
- San Francisco 49ers - Tyler and Caleb MacMoose, stars of adventure series Don't Try This on Earth
- Seattle Seahawks - Brian Warner, director, Gone Barefoot
- St. Louis Rams - Shandi Finnessey*, host, BMN Superfan, Miss USA 2004
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Hylton Tripp, Brandy Barefoot's dance partner
- Tennessee Titans - Bubba Brister, country/blues artist
- Washington Redskins - Alonzo "Popeye" Barefoot
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