What about Bob? Glauber's NFL Blog

With three games on the docket tomorrow, here's a gentle reminder to get your picks in if you've joined up in the Beat Bob Glauber contest. Even if you haven't joined in, you can still do so and be eligible for weekly prizes.

Glauber himself is riding somewhat of a hot streak, nailing 12-of-16 last week, although such chest-thumping usually means that a cold streak is about to begin. Immediately. But he's at least reached an important milestone in this competition, and that's surging ahead of our own NKR, whose unique and complicated formula of picking games had her on a red hot streak early on.

Had he paid more attention to Big Ben is Back!'s angst about his beloved Steelers, he'd have gotten another one right. Instead, Glauber will honor BBiB!'s contributions with an especially annoying conversation in the third person a la Bo Jackson.

Here's to a great day of Thanksgiving NFL football, people. Eat up and enjoy.

OK, we're all set for the football prediction contest. Let's get 'er going.

Anyone and everyone can sign up and pick the games each week against me. I'll post my picks (straight up, not against the spread), so SIGN UP HERE to be included. (Please note this is a new link -- if you signed up before 11 a.m. Wednesday, you'll need to sign up again using the new link.)

Don't worry about being put on any spam lists or unsolicited e-mail groups by signing up. The website we use is expressly for things like this, and it goes no further.

I'll post my Week 1 picks in advance of Thursday's opener, so watch for it. We'll also try and print the link to the signup somewhere else on the blog so it's easy to get to.

Oh, as for "prizes," apparently we'd have to go through some legal hoops to offer a Newsday coffee mug or T-shirt, but each correct pick wins you a 'ticket' you can use to enter drawings for cool stuff like barbecue grills, Best Buy gift cards, and even a 46" Samsung HDTV.

It'll be a work in progress, so stay tuned. In the meantime, sign up and let's have some fun.

Everyone loves picking the outcomes of NFL games - although Newsday NFL handicapper Ed McNamara might beg to differ when he goes 6-10 against the spread - so I figured I'd get a weekly contest going right here on this blog to have a little fun.

We're figuring out the logistics of how to have folks get picked for the contest, and we'll come up with the games to pick on a weekly basis. We'll keep you posted on how it'll work.

In the meantime, if you come up with a catchy name, pass it along. "Beat Bob" comes to mind, although that can be taken in any number of ways. "Bash Bob" ... whatever.