If you’ve ever picked NFL games against the spread, then you know that there’s no better way to enjoy the professional football season. You simply can’t beat the nail-biting excitement that goes along with watching your team hold on to a half-point lead as the defense begins to fold and the seconds tick away.

And then, when that last field goal attempt sails wide right, giving you the victory… Well, there’s nothing quite like it. Throw in some performance-based prizes and friendly competition, and by god, you’ve got something to talk about on Mondays at the water cooler.

The real key to enjoying a pick’em pool, though, is to share it with friends. Each independently-run pool out there is, in essence, a micro network, and in this age of social networking, it only makes sense to tie these micro networks together under one all-inclusive, flexible networking tool.

Enter Facebook, the world’s fastest-growing social networking Web site. Facebook now allows developers to leverage their user base in an infinite number of creative ways, and because of this, you can now use Facebook to run your own pick’em pools.

All you have to do is add the Pro Pigskin Pick’em application to your Facebook account, and you’ll not only be able to pick NFL games against the spread, but you can also:

• Create your own pools and compete for whatever stakes you choose—money, prizes, pride… It’s your pool; you do what you want!
• Win prizes by scoring more points than other Facebook users (both weekly and seasonal prizes).
• Compare your performance to that of your friends on your exclusive Friends Scoreboard.

The NFL season starts on Thursday, September 6, and that’s the official day that the Pro Pigskin Pick’em contests (both weekly and seasonal) will begin. The good news, though, is that you won’t have to wait until then to play—the preseason is underway now, and you can spend this time making picks, setting up your pick’em pools, and getting acquainted with the application.

Don’t miss out on the fun this season; add Pro Pigskin Pick’em, and let the competition begin!