So here we are again, staring down the barrel of another NFL season full of uneasy optimism… Hoping that THIS just might be the year.

And what a year it should be… 2014 will be full of General Hospital-ish drama. Will Josh Gordon beat the drug rap? Johnny Football? Can Gronk stay healthy? Johnny Football? Is RGIII good? Johnny Football? Johnny Football? Johnny Football?

In all seriousness, I haven’t seen a should-be bench warmer get this much press since Tebow blessed the sideline for an entire season with the Jets.

Regardless of how all of these story lines play out, one thing if for sure… It is time to let the non-threatening office sports wagers begin! And to help you achieve its end, Excel Rain Man is back again with the Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool!

The FREE Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool is back for Season 6 and is ready to assist pick ‘um pool managers with a stupendous spreadsheet solution. Allyssa Tzavlakis is at it again with a Pro Bowl quality template to assist with your pool management needs!

For those of you who don’t know, this is an Excel Rain Tool for managing your own survivor-style football pool using Microsoft Excel. Survivor Pool spreadsheets still aren’t really available on the market these days (you’re welcome), and more and more offices are starting to block access to the available online providers.

With this useful and discrete tool, pool managers can look as though they are working on quarterly P&L’s while secretly picking their weekly League W/L’s!

The FREE Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool can be downloaded in the Tips & Tricks section of ExcelRainMan.com.

Here’s the deal.
Rules:
– Each week pool participants will choose one football team to win, straight up (i.e. no spreads)
– Once a participant has chosen a team, they will be unable to choose that team for the remainder of the season
– If your team wins, you move on to the next week
– The league manager can choose single or double elimination style and how to handle ties in NFL games

Logistics:
– A Pool Manager is needed to coordinate this “spread-tasterpiece” and will enter selections each week for the participants
– The manager must use a PC but anyone can participate in the fun!
– Each Pool Participant will email his or her weekly selection to the pool manager (prior to the first game of the week)

That’s it my friends. Your welcome!

DON’T FORGET the 1st game of the season is Packers @ Seahawks on Thursday, September 4th @ 8:30 pm.