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ABOUT TONY CROCCO FOOTBALL
14 years of Tony Crocco Football
Tony Crocco Football started off with an idea.... an idea to have fun and organize a simple football pool amongst friends. During the past 10 years it has grown into an empire, haha! Now over 60 members play each week, with many more being added all the time. Tony Crocco realized his dream of having a football pool. But soon Tony found that his days were not filled with joy, drinking, and retirement dreams... but with grading papers and drowning in materials as the "old school" football pool grew in popularity.
In the first couple years Tony Crocco Football amassed individual papers with circles around the chosen football teams. Pools were mailed in or hand delivered to Tony's front door. Envelopes left on door steps or in his mail box. Cash and checks, Phone calls, and Tylenol nights! It was all out of control. Tony Crocco found himself drowning in more paper work than he had while teaching school for over 35 years. Tony needed help... and help came one Christmas night in New Jersey. Over a conversation with his eventual I.T. Guy a new idea was born!
It went something like this...
Tony Crocco was seen crying into his ravioli, egg nog, fried fish, and Christmas cookie platter. He screamed out loud, "...can't all this be easier?!" Most everyone didn't look up because people always seem to scream out loud in New Jersey. But Chris (Tony's Son) said, "Easier how?" Tony (his dad) said, "Easier than grading football papers by hand till 4:00am in the morning all weekend long!" Chris (Tony's Son) knew what needed to be done. Christy (Chris's Wife) told Luca (Chris's Son) to tell Bella (Chris's Daughter) to get Rose (Luca and Bella's Grandma) that Tony (Rose's Husband) needed to calm down... it's just a football pool. But Tony kept crying. This didn't stop him from eating his twelfth cookie and 3rd spiked eggnog with coffee, but something had to be done. Just then there was a rustling from above. It wasn't Santa, probably someone trying to break into the house during Christmas because it's Jersey after all. It was actually Chris (Tony's Son) grabbing his computer. He made an espresso. Threw a towel at Tony and said, "Dry your eyes Dad, let's get this thing done". It was there on that cold Christmas night that Tony Crocco Football was born into a new digital world. And as you read this work of Pulitzer Prize material we are now celebrating the triumphant birth of a great gift blessed upon us. TonyCroccoFootball.com is here!
No longer does Tony Crocco have to grade papers, send out emails, cry every night, go with out eating till it's all done (that never really happens but it livens the story up a bit). After a number of digital transition years, the I.T.Guy (me, yours truly, the one writing this, the guy behind the scenes pulling the strings) finally put together an official website for all to enjoy.
And especially for Tony Crocco! (his Dad)
Tony Crocco makes dreams come true every weekend starting in September.
And although no one actually knows how to really win or even read the questions properly or research who the hell is playing because it only matters which animal, mascot, or logo can beat up the other teams animal, mascot, or logo the joy Tony Crocco Football brings to us all can not be measured!
With this I bid you all a good day.
Play on.... and choose your teams right! Good Night!
Tony Crocco Football Glossary
Poolers - those of us foolish enough to believe that we can out think the NFL to win moo-lah.
Bootie - monies won for a pooler each week purely by luck.
Moo-La - another term for lucky money.
The WOW award - A free pool given to the pooler with the worst score of the week, including the tie breaker points!
Tie-breaker - points used from the Monday night game to determine which lucky pooler walks away with all the Bootie.
Ping-Pong Moment - in order to break ties down to one winner of moo-la, ping pong balls with the names of the poolers that tied, are shook inside a plastic container till one lucky pooler comes out.
(usually this comes with a video of the moment).
Rants - this is what Tony uses as a soap box to stand on and get stupid and silly stuff off his chest each week.
Guest ranter - anyone wishing to stand on the box and rant about anything that pertains to our pool.
Bi-pooler - When a pooler wins the Bootie one week and then another week wins the WOW award.
Brew - what each pooler cooks up to make their guesses eack week (the stinkier the better).
The Lady - respectful term for Lady Luck (be nice to her cause she can make or break your brew).
Brink's Golf Cart -Tony's golf cart that he uses to deliver a pooler's Bootie---in cold hard cash--- in Colonial Heritage.(distant poolers will get their Bootie electronically to their account)
The I.T Guy - this guy, my son Chris,keeps our program humming along without any hick-ups. He keeps Tony in line, and keeps us all technically up to speed. He constantly is looking for ways we can get more Bootie in our hands with the pool.
CONTRIBUTORS
Tony Crocco
Founder & Lead Writer
The big cheese! Tony "Folds" Crocco. The man behind the myth behind the man behind the sandwich. The one who started it all!! The one that will end up in a pool of nachos and dip if the Steelers ever win the Super Bowl again. The legend behind the desk behind the curtain behind the sandwich again.... who brings us the joy each week.
Chris Crocco
I.T. Guy
The guy who's always behind the scenes behind the sandwich behind the computer that keeps it all cool, calm, and smoothly running. You Dig!
Rosie Crocco
Administrative Assistant
Tells Tony Crocco where, when, how, why, and what to eat. Plus manages the blow back through social media, texting, and gossip throughout the civilized world as Tony Crocco Football becomes more popular. Oh, and she cuts the checks while keeping the home office straight!