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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
STEVE CROSBY POOL IS LIKE NO OTHER!
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL???!!!
Every year Stephen Frederick Crosby gathers together his ragtag assortment of football
clones from around the country and makes sport of them. This, then, is what the Steve Crosby NFL Football Pool is REALLY all
about. Oh, some will say it's about wins and losses, pride and prejudice, cash and prizes, but at the end of it all, we just
love being insulted by the MEISTER OF MIRTH on a weekly, perhaps even daily basis, for 5 solid months. We can't help ourselves.
We're masochists. We're mere putty in the hands of the self-appointed POOLMEISTER. And the more he hammers away at our glaring
weaknesses, the more we lap it up like a dog returning to its vomit.
Who are these strange people? Over the years, many fascinating personalities have
evolved to larger-than-life status, simple byproducts of the musings and ramblings of the Sultan of Spreads. On the eve of
yet another awesome NFL season, let us introduce the world in a whole new way, worthy of Monday Night Football audiences,
to the poolsters of the SCNFLFP.
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STEVE CROSBY, a.k.a. THE POOLMEISTER
Steve is the big man, in more ways than one. He's the boss, the head honcho, the final
authority, the creator and sustainer of (pool) life. He lives to mock you, and no matter how hard you try to avoid his sarcastic
spotlight...trust us...you won't!
DIANA CROSBY, a.k.a. LADY DIANA
As charming and graceful as the Princess Herself, Diana, wife of Ralph, has basically
become the superstar of the sport. She directs the childrens' ministry in a Baptist church in B.C. when she's not poring over
football stats.
BRAD CROSBY, a.k.a. BRADICAL
Brad is returning to the Big Pool after taking several years off to pursue girls,
errr, an education. How fitting that an American tank is named after him, because his sole goal is to steamroller over Diana.
Brad is in year 5 at Brock University.
TIM MACTAVISH, a.k.a. THE inTIMidator
Partly named in honour of his favourite race car driver, and partly because he strikes
an intimidating pose in his O.P.P. uniform, Tim is a huge fan and should be a favourite in this pool. Currently Tim lives
in Kenora, but wants to move to London, then retire in Florida where he can place his couch permanently on the beach.
DON CROSBY, a.k.a. DONNY THE CANADIAN
The Meisterbrothers have been trying to get their uncle into the pool for years, and
he finally agreed to play. He derives his nickname from giving "Jimmy The Greek"-style odds to golf classics he played in.
Don manages a Christian bookstore in Barrie.
SHAWN ERB, a.k.a. SERBIE (THE LOVE BUG)
Shawn is almost too nice for this crowd. Although he did utter a not-so-nice word
in regards to Diana's chances of beating him on the last day again this year. Shawn is a Pastor in Brantford, and grew up
in Steve's and Dana's youth group.
PAUL WOODS, a.k.a. WOODSIE, a.k.a. DOC
Ralph's best friend, the idiosyncratic doctor who wants to fix health care for
you, me, Alberta, and the world, brings his inimitable personality to the pool in ways impossible to describe. Woodsie will
never win, because he will never give in to conservative systems. He'll lose, but he'll have fun doing it. (He's great in
the contests, though.)
JEFF EARLE, a.k.a. EARLY BIRD
Jeff is another Beamsville product from the Dana/Steve era at Calvary Gospel. Nowadays
he spends his time in traffic...literally. He's a traffic boss of some sort. Don't know much else really, but he's faithful
to the pool, and THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS FOLKS!
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PAUL CROSBY, a.k.a. RALPH (KRAMDEN), a.k.a. THE WEBMEISTER
If Paul could somehow turn running his brother's pool into a career, he could easily
give up bus driving! The older brother used to do this decades ago, and little brother picked it up when he gave up. Then
he rejoined little brother years later, and now...well...the Meisterbrothers basically run your life.
BRYNDEN MACTAVISH, a.k.a. B-MAC
B-Mac probably knows more about the NFL than anybody in the pool, but so far youthful
enthusiasm has made him erratic. A third year student at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, B-Mac is hoping to
get into kinesiology.
KEVIN CROSBY, a.k.a. K-DOGG
How fitting that Ralph's younger son calls himself that when he loves the Cleveland
Browns, who play in the "Dawg Pound". Kevin would fit right in there, as he does at the University of British Columbia where
he is studying kinesiology.
MURRAY CROSBY, a.k.a. THE MURRMAN
Murray is the senior statesman of his nephew's pool, and loves to stir the pot. The
retired schoolteacher's still got game, and is always a threat. His razor sharp wit can most often be viewed on the TELL US
HOW YOU REALLY FEEL page, which he almost single-handedly keeps going. He can dish out the insults with the best of them.
But he's a MAN! He can take them too!
DANA BROWN, a.k.a. DANA
Yeah, we know, but what can you do with DANA? He hired Steve as his Youth Pastor way
back when, and Dana has been a mainstay in the pool, the last person to win prior to Diana. He'd rather be in a basketball
pool though, as his two daughters are superb basketballers. An acrostic on his name? Daughters Are Natural Athletes? No?
PATTI ERB, a.k.a. PEPPERMINT PATTI
The only other female in the pool, Patti is teased mercilessly by the Poolmeister.
It seems that Shawn's Mom is resilient like a punching bag though, because she keeps coming back for more. How sweet it must've
been for her to beat Meister in the overall standings last year!
WAYNE GEDDERT, likely to be pegged as GRETZ, WAYNER THE INSANER, or WAYNIAC
The Chilliwack accountant is a long-time friend of Ralph's who has also attended conferences
with the Poolmeister at Moody in Chicago. The man loves numbers, and he's a stickler for detail. Look out pool, he might just
be a rookie phenom.
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