DFC XVIII Final Four Games

NOTE -- THERE ARE TWO FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES, in addition to games all weekend.

Best record between Mitchell & Matt advances to face winner between Steven Ray & Mark Gainey.

Tiebreak in place. If there is a tie after tiebreak is utilized, we will use another tiebreak involving Monday night's game

COLLEGE GAMES
Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-6) at Texas Longhorns (6-5)
Friday, 7p, FOX

California Bears (5-6) at UCLA (5-6) 
Friday, 930p, FOX Sports 1

Florida State Seminoles (4-6) at Florida Gators (4-6)
11a, ESPN (This is known as The Dumpster Fire Bowl)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0) at 6. Auburn Tigers (9-2)
230p, CBS

Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) at Tennessee Volunteers (4-7)
3p, SEC Network

8. Notre Dame Fightin Irish (9-2) at 21. Stanford Tree (8-3)
7p, ABC

13. Washington Huskies (9-2) at Washington State Cougars (9-2) 
7p, FOX


NFL GAMES
Buffalo Bills (5-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-4)
12p, CBS

Denver Broncos (3-7) at Oakland Raiders (4-6)
325p, CBS

Houston Texans (4-6) at Baltimore Ravens (5-5)
Monday, 730p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Total Points scored in Alabama/Auburn game.

DFC XVIII Divisional Results

GAMES
25. Northwestern 39, Minnesota 0
(8) Wisconsin 24, (19) Michigan 10
Louisville 56, Syracuse 10
Florida 36, UAB 7
Texas A&M 31, Ole Miss 24
Missouri 45, Vanderbilt 17
Minnesota Vikings 24, LA Rams 7
Tampa Bay Bucs 30, Miami Dolphins 20
Baltimore Ravens 23, Green Bay Packers 0
Cincinnati Bengals 20, Denver Broncos 17

RESULTS

YOURS TRULY CONFERENCE
(2) Mitchell Pinkerton, 8-2 (advances to Final Four)
(5) Matt Halpert, 7-3 (advances to Final Four)
(1) Brad Latta, 7-3 (by tiebreak, eliminated)
(3) Eddy McBroom, 6-4 (eliminated)
(7) Tommy McLeod, 6-4 (eliminated)

HALPERT CONFERENCE
(1) Steven Ray, 9-1 (advances to Final Four)
(4) Mark Gainey, 9-1 (advances to Final Four)
(2) Lori Beirne, 7-3 (eliminated)
(3) Randy Latta, 6-4 (eliminated)
(7) Clay Shaver, 4-7 (eliminated)



Other notes:

• Congrats to Justin Dearing... not only did he take home the Rookie of the Year Trophy last week, he also captures the TBA Trophy, for having the lowest overall TBA this season.  
• Of course, Justin's 12.0 overall was the 2nd highest ever, only beaten by John Wolf's 12.5 in DFC XII.
• For comparison, Tim Wasyluka has the best Season TBA in history, scoring at 5.0 in DFC XV. 
• Matt Halpert is seeking to become the first back-to-back DFC Champion in league history, and is trying to be only the 4th DFC'er to make it back-to-back DeuceBowls (Drew Morris in II & III; Matt Latta in VI & VII;  Mark Gainey in VIII & IX)
• Mark Gainey's big two weeks in the postseason has put him within striking distance of the all time playoff record.  Big Eddy owns the most playoff wins with 139 (including his 6 wins from this past weekend), while Drew Morris is at 136.  Gainey has 127, and with a big week in the Final Four, plus a good showing in DeuceBowl XVIII, he can get to 140 postseason wins, the most all time.
• This is also the first time in DFC History where 3 of the 4 participants have won DFC Titles before -- Gainey in DFC IX... Steven Ray in DFC XV... and Matt Halpert last season in DFC XVII
• And joining the seasoned veterans in the Final Four?  Young Mitchell Pinkerton, in his first playoff run, first divisional title and possible MVP award.

DFC XVIII Divisional Round

Games for the weekend... ranks based on previous weekend's rankings

COLLEGE GAMES

Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-5) at 25. Northwestern Wildcats

11a

19. Michigan Wolverines (8-2) at 8. Wisconsin Badgers 

11a, FOX

Syracuse Orangeman (4-6) at Louisville Cardinal (6-4)

230p, ESPNU

UAB Blazers (7-3) at Florida Gators (3-6)

3p, SEC Network

Texas A&M Aggies (6-4) at Ole Miss Rebels (5-5)

6p, ESPN2

Missouri Tigers (5-5) at Vanderbilt Commodores (4-6)

630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
LA Rams (7-2) at Minnesota Vikings (7-2)

12p, FOX

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6) at Miami Dolphins (4-5)

12p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (4-5) at Green Bay Packers (5-4)

12p, CBS

Cincinnati Bengals (3-6) at Denver Broncos (3-6)

325p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME

Total points scored in Michigan/Wisconsin game 

DFC XVIII Wild Card Results

(11) Oklahoma State 49, (15) Iowa State 42
(6) Ohio State 48, (24) Michigan State 3
Minnesota 54, Nebraska 21
Missouri 50, Tennessee 17
(5) Oklahoma 38, (8) TCU 20
(10) Miami 41, (3) Notre Dame 8
New Orleans Saints 47, Buffalo Bills 10
Green Bay Packers 23, Chicago Bears 16
Atlanta 27, Dallas 7
San Francisco 31, The New York Football Giants 21

STANDINGS SO FAR

YOURS TRULY CONFERENCE
(7) Tommy McLeod, 8-2 (0 TB score) (advances to divisional round)
(5) Matt Halpert, 8-2 (8 TB) (advances to divisional round)
(6) Drew Morris, 7-3 (9 TB) (eliminated from postseason)
(4) Brad Ashby, 7-3 (3 TB) (eliminated from postseason)
(8) Bradley Pinkerton, 7-3 (13 TB) (eliminated from postseason)

HALPERT CONFERENCE
(7) Clay Shaver, 8-2 (10 TB) (advances to divisional round)
(4) Mark Gainey, 7-3 (10 TB) (advances to divisional round)
(5) Matthew Pinkerton, 6-4 (9 TB) (eliminated from postseason)
(6) Yours Truly, 6-4 (12 TB) (eliminated from postseason)
(8) Eddy Jr, 5-5 (10 TB) (eliminated from postseason)

DFC XVIII Wild Card Weekend

Ten games, five college and five NFL.  There is a tiebreak, but if there is a tie after that, the higher seed gets the advantage.

COLLEGE GAMES

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2) at 15. Iowa State Cyclones (6-3)

11a, ABC

24. Michigan State Spartans (7-2) at 6. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2)

11a, FOX

Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-5) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-5)

11a, FOX Sports 1

Tennessee Volunteers (4-5) at Missouri Tigers (4-5)

630p, SEC Network

8. TCU Horned Frogs (8-1) at 5. Oklahoma Sooners (5-1)

7p, FOX

3. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (8-1) at 10. Miami Hurricanes (8-0)

7p, ABC

NFL GAMES

New Orleans Saints (6-2) at Buffalo Bills (5-3)

12p, FOX

Green Bay Packers (4-4) at Chicago Bears (3-5)

12p, FOX

Dallas Cowboys (5-3) at Atlanta Falcons (4-4)

325p, FOX

New York Football Giants (1-7) at San Francisco 49ers (0-9)

325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME

Notre Dame vs Miami, total points scored

DFC XVIII Week Ten Results

(18) Stanford 21, (25) Washington State 24
(8) Oklahoma 62, (11) Oklahoma State 52 (114 pts for tiebreak)
(9) Miami 28, (13) Virginia Tech 10
(17) USC 49, (23) Arizona 35
Carolina Panthers 20, Atlanta Falcons 17
Jacksonville Jaguars 23, Cincinnati Bengals 7
Tennessee Titans 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS
With upsets and a DFC record 114 points scored in the tiebreak game, everything was upended, divisions were won and lost at the last moment, and for the first time, the 9th best record in the conference will be the 8th seed in the playoffs... we'll get to that.

If you can believe that a guy who has won 4 straight division titles over his now 9 full seasons has never actually won a week, then believe it.  But finally, with an undefeated mark, Brad "The Lawdawg" Latta can hold up a weekly victory trophy as his gets his first weekly win of his career. (I totally had to double check this info with the DFC Archives, because I didn't believe it either.

And even with a down year, Chris Croyle ends the season with a bang, going 7-1 for 2nd place, while Steven "Mister" Ray wins  the division, probably the MVP and 3rd place for the week.  Tied for 4th this week are Trey "The Answer" Cartledge, Tyler "The Sexy Beast of the DFC (self appointed)" Campbell and Matty Pinky, while Lori "Sunshine" Beirne takes 7th place.

DMOsborne ends the year in 8th place, and Big Tom Johnson watched an undefeated week fall along with his Miami pick, but enough for 9th, and finally, Brad "The Bald One" Ashby takes 10th, all with 7-1 records.

Also Finishing:
6-2: Big Eddy Mac... Little Eddy Mac... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Drew // Morris... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Bradley Pinky... Grandy Latta... Hurricane Rhett... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Yours Truly... Rick TOOLIE... Jenny Ernst... Mitchell Pinky...
5-3:  Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Marky Mark "The Funky Bunch" Wahlwarner... Remodeling Clay Shaver... Big Tim Wasyluka... Jacob Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Casey "The Realtor" Lewis... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Danny Powell
4-4: James "The Not Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Young Garrett.... Justin "The Rookie" Dearing... Jonny Oz... Mikey Nipp... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers...  Sarah "Sashay" Hasha...
2-6: Brett "The PopMan" Smith


THE STANDINGS
X-Playoff Berth... Y-Division Winner... Z-First Round Bye
 

North Division	W-L	TB
YZ Mitchell Pinkerton	69-27	15.78
X Matt Halpert	61-35	12.89
Rhett Barnett	60-36	17.44
DM Osborne	59-37	15.78
Zack Graves	57-39	14.56
Drew Warren	56-40	11.78
Michael Ferris	54-42	17.33
MidCentral Division
XYZ Brad Latta	69-27	13.33
X Brad Ashby	62-34	21.11
X Tommy McLeod	61-35	17.11
Jennifer Ernst	60-36	17.56
Bill Seybolt	56-40	14.89
Casey Lewis	49-47	20.22
Justin Glenn	38-50	24.00
West Division
YZ Eddy McBroom	68-28	13.89
X Drew Morris	61-35	14.22
X Bradley Pinkerton	60-36	14.44
Trey Cartledge	59-37	13.78
Sarah Hasha	54-42	16.33
Tom Johnson	51-45	16.56
Dan Sellers	47-45	13.22

THE PLAYOFFS DO START TODAY
(1) Brad Latta, 69-27 (13.33)... Won 4th straight MidCentral Division title, First Round Bye
(2) Mitchell Pinkerton, 69-27 (15.78)... Won 1st North Division title, First Round Bye
(3) Eddy McBroom, 68-28 (13.89)... Won 2nd straight (and 5th overall) West Div title, First Round Bye
(4) Brad Ashby, 62-34 (21.11)... Wild Card - First playoff appearance in 6 season career
(5) Matt Halpert, 61-35 (12.89)... Wild Card - 7th playoff appearance, Defending DFC Champ
(6) Drew Morris, 61-35 (14.22)... Wild Card - 13th playoff appearance, DFC VIII Champ
(7) Tommy McLeod, 61-35 (17.11)... Wild Card - 12th playoff appearance
(8) Bradley Pinkerton, 60-36 (14.44)... Wild Card - 3rd playoff appearance, first since DFC XIII

THE HALPERT CONFERENCE
East Division	W-L	TB
XY Mark Gainey	63-33	15.33
X Clay Shaver	62-34	16.44
X Yours Truly	62-34	14.89
Tyler Campbell	59-37	12.89
Garrett Cheney	49-47	27.89
Brett Smith	46-50	19.44
Chris Croyle	43-53	19.33
South Central Division
XYZ Steven Ray	70-26	15.44
YZ Lori Beirne	65-31	13.89
YZ Randy Latta	64-32	13.11
X Matthew Pinkerton	63-33	14.67
Justin Dearing	60-36	12.00
Rick Theule	59-37	17.44
Jonathan Osborne	52-44	11.67
Mark Warner	50-44	24.22
South Division
XZ Eddy Jr	59-37	14.44
Jacob Pinkerton	59-37	14.89
Tad Roose	58-38	18.11
James Hawbaker	53-43	12.78
Michael Nipp	52-44	16.33
Tim Wasyluka	51-45	12.56
Daniel Powell	50-46	27.44

THE PLAYOFFS DO START TODAY
(1) Steven Ray, 70-26 (15.44) - Wins SouthCentral Div (3rd overall), First Round Bye, DFC XV Champ, 4th playoff appearance
(2) Lori Beirne, 65-31 (13.89) - Wild Card, First Round Bye, DFC X Champ, 11th playoff appearance
(3) Randy Latta, 64-32 (13.11) - Wild Card, First Round Bye, 6th playoff appearance
(4) Mark Gainey, 63-33 (15.33) - East Division Champ (5th overall), DFC IX Champ, 13th playoff appearance (DFC record)
(5) Matthew Pinkerton, 63-33 (14.67) - Wild Card, 2nd playoff appearance
(6) Yours Truly, 62-34 (14.89) - Wild Card, 12th playoff appearance
(7) Clay Shaver, 62-34 (16.44) - Wild Card, 4th straight playoff appearance
(8) Eddy McBroom Jr, 59-37 (14.44) - South Division Champ(2nd straight, 5th overall), 7th playoff appearance


THE DFC RULE THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT WOULD COME INTO PLAY

What happens if a Division Winner has a worse record than someone in another division who didn't win their division.  This almost happened a few years back, and there was no official rule in place of the unlikely event that it DID happen.

So what happens when Eddy McBroom Jr wins the South Division with a record of 59-37, but is only 9th in the conference, while Justin Dearing gets a 60-36, good enough for 8th in the conference?  Well... here is the official rule:

If someone wins Division A, but another in Division B has a better record (but didn't win their divisional title), the Division A winner will still get the nod.

So like it or not, Justin Dearing, despite winning Rookie of the Year, sits out this postseason, while Eddy McBroom sneaks into the 8th position. 

DFC XVIII Week Nine Results

Boston College 35, Florida State 3
Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 37
6 Ohio State 39, 2 Penn State 38
9 Notre Dame 35, 14 NCState 14
Oregon 41, Utah 20
Kentucky 29, Tennessee 26
Buffalo Bills 34, Oakland Raiders 14
Cincinnati Bengals 24, Indianapolis Colts 23
New Orleans Saints 20, Chicago Bears 12
Dallas Cowboys 33, Washington Redskins 19

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's only been done one other time, and Lori "Sunshine" Beirne did it in Week 9 of DFC XVI in 2015... so two years ago.  That milestone?  Going 10-0.  The 2nd time it was done was this weekend, by Justin "The Rookie" Dearing, who all but wrapped up the Rookie of the Year honors this year. Oh, and he won the week.

Coming in at 2nd for the week, Tyler "The Self Appointed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell (I'm not making that up, by the way -- he did appoint himself that years ago), and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose gets 3rd, both at 9-1. 

At 8-2, Brad "Lawdawg" Latta in 4th, Steven "Mister" Ray in 5th, Yours Truly in 6th, and Jenni Ernst in 7th.  Big Eddy Mac gets 8th, Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert in 9th and gRandy Latta takes 10th, at 7-3.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Mitchell Pinky... Brett "The Popman" Smith... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Young Garrett... Rick TOOLIE... Eddy the Junior... Markedy Marky "Funky Bunch" Warner... Big Tom Johnson... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Danny Powell
6-4: Bradley Pinky... Hurricane Rhett... Remodeling Clay... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Casey "The Realtor" Lewis... Drew // Morris... Sarah "Sashay" Hasha... DMO... Jacob Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves
5-5: Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Matthew Pinky... James "Possibly Not the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Mikey Nipp... Brad "The Bald One" Ashby
4-6: Chris Croyle... Jonny Oz
0-10: Justin "The Blend" Glenn

THE STANDINGS
THE YOURS TRULY CONFERENCE
X-Playoff Berth... Y-Division Winner... Z-First Round Bye

North Division	W-L	TB
Z-Mitchell Pinkerton	63-25	14.88
Matt Halpert	55-33	10.63
Rhett Barnett	54-34	14.13
Zack Graves	52-36	11.13
DM Osborne	52-36	14.13
Drew Warren	50-38	10.25
Michael Ferris	49-39	15.38
MidCentral Division
X-Brad Latta	61-27	11.38
Tommy McLeod	56-32	15.25
Brad Ashby	55-33	19.38
Jennifer Ernst	54-34	16.13
Bill Seybolt	51-37	13.88
Casey Lewis	44-44	18.00
Justin Glenn	38-50	18.25
West Division
X-Eddy McBroom	62-26	12.00
Drew Morris	55-33	12.13
Bradley Pinkerton	54-34	12.50
Trey Cartledge	52-36	12.50
Sarah Hasha	50-38	14.88
Dan Sellers	47-41	11.25
Tom Johnson	44-44	15.00

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Mitchell Pinkerton, 63-25 (14.88)... Won North Division, would get first round bye
(2) Eddy McBroom, 62-26 (12.0)... Would win West Division, first round bye
(3) Brad Latta, 61-27 (11.38)... Would win MidCentral Division, first round bye
(4) Tommy McLeod, 56-32 (15.25)... wild card
(5) Matt Halpert, 55-33 (10.63)... wild card
(6) Drew Morris, 55-33 (12.13)... wild card
(7) Brad Ashby, 55-33 (19.38)... wild card
(8) Bradley Pinkerton, 54-34 (12.5)... wild card

On the Bubble: Rhett Barnett, 54-34 (14.3)... Jennifer Ernst, 54-34 (16.13)... Zack Graves, 52-36 (11.13)... Trey Cartledge, 52-36 (12.5)... DMOsborne, 52-36 (14.13)

Never Tell Me the Odds:  Bill Seybolt, 51-37 (13.88)... Drew Warren, 50-38 (10.25)... Sarah Hasha, 50-38 (14.88)...

So You're Saying There's a Chance: Michael Ferris, 49-39... Dan Sellers, 47-41

Mathematically Eliminated: Casey Lewis... Justin Glenn... Tom Johnson... 



THE HALPERT CONFERENCE
X-Playoff Berth... Y-Division Winner... Z-First Round Bye

East Division	W-L	TB
Mark Gainey	57-31	13.50
Clay Shaver	57-31	15.00
Yours Truly	56-32	13.00
Tyler Campbell	52-36	10.00
Garrett Cheney	45-43	25.88
Brett Smith	44-44	17.38
Chris Croyle	36-52	18.38
South Central Division
X-Steven Ray	63-25	14.13
Randy Latta	58-30	11.00
Lori Beirne	58-30	12.75
Justin Dearing	56-32	9.63
Matthew Pinkerton	56-32	12.75
Rick Theule	53-35	14.13
Jonathan Osborne	48-40	9.75
Mark Warner	47-41	22.75
South Division
Jacob Pinkerton	54-34	12.75
Tad Roose	54-34	15.50
Eddy Jr	53-35	13.13
James Hawbaker	49-39	10.50
Michael Nipp	47-41	14.75
Tim Wasyluka	46-42	10.50
Daniel Powell	45-43	24.75

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

(1) Steven Ray, 63-25 (14.13)... Would win SouthCentral Division, first round bye
(2) Randy Latta, 58-30 (11.0)... Wild Card, first round bye
(3) Lori Beirne, 58-30 (12.75)... Wild Card, first round bye
(4) Mark Gainey, 57-31 (13.5)... Would win East Division
(5) Clay Shaver, 57-31 (15.0)... Wild Card
(6) Justin Dearing, 56-32 (9.63)... Wild Card
(7) Matthew Pinkerton, 56-32 (12.75)... Wild Card
(8) Yours Truly, 56-32 (13.0)... Wild Card

Note: Jacob Pinkerton leads the South Division, with a 54-34 (12.75) record, good enough for 9th in the conference. If he is among the top 8 records, he gets in. If not, he will become the first division winner to ever miss the postseason.  Ever. 18 years. Ever. 

Also On the Bubble: Tad Roose, 54-34 (15.5)... Eddy Jr, 53-35 (13.13)... Rick TOOLIE, 53-35 (14.13)...

Never Tell Me The Odds: Tyler Campbell, 52-36 (10.0)...

So You're Saying There's a Chance: James Hawbaker, 49-39... Jonathan Osborne, 48-40

Mathematically Eliminated: Garrett Cheney... Brett Smith... Chris Croyle... Mark Warner... Michael Nipp... Tim Wasyluka... Daniel Powell...


THE DFC POWER INDEX TOP 12

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Steven Ray	63-25	14.13	3
2	Mitchell Pinkerton	63-25	14.88	1
3	Eddy McBroom	62-26	12.00	2
4	Brad Latta	61-27	11.38	4
5	Randy Latta	58-30	11.00	6
6	Lori Beirne	58-30	12.75	5
7	Mark Gainey	57-31	13.50	9
8	Clay Shaver	57-31	15.00	8
9	Justin Dearing	56-32	9.63	NR
10	Matthew Pinkerton	56-32	12.75	7
11	Yours Truly	56-32	13.00	NR
12	Tommy McLeod	56-32	15.25	12

dropped out: Drew Morris (11th)... Brad Ashby (10th)

DFC XVIII Week Ten Games

The end of the season is nigh!  The final eight games...

So far, Mitchell Pinkerton has captured the North Division title and a postseason berth, while former DFC champ Steven Ray has clinched a postseason spot as well.

COLLEGE GAMES
18. Stanford Cardinal (6-2) at 25 Washington State Cougars (7-2)
230p, FOX

8 Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) at 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1) (tiebreak game)
3p, FOX Sports 1

13 Virginia Tech Hokies (7-1) at 9 Miami Hurricanes (7-0)
7p, ABC

23 Arizona Wildcats (6-2) at 17 USC Trojans (7-2)
945p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Atlanta Falcons (4-3) at Carolina Panthers (5-3)
12p, FOX

Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) at Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3)
12p, CBS

Baltimore Ravens (4-4) at Tennessee Titans (4-3)
12p, CBS

Oakland Raiders (3-5) at Miami Dolphins (4-3)
730p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Total points scored in Oklahoma/Oklahoma State game

DFC XVIII Week Eight Results

Louisville 31, Florida State 28
Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 13
UCLA 31, Oregon 14
Mississippi State 45, Kentucky 7
Notre Dame 49, USC 14
Penn State 42, Michigan 13
New Orleans Saints 26, Green Bay Packers 17
Miami Dolphins 31, NYJets 28 OT
Buffalo Bills 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 OT

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It was DFC XIV Week 9 in 2013 since we had a tie for the weekly win (Jonathan Osborne & Jeni Ersnt), and it was all the way back in Week 12 of DFC VIII (2007) when we had a three way tie for the win -- Drew Morris, Trey Cartledge and Ken Mackey -- but here we are again!

This week, Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert, Drew // Morris & gRandy Latta all go 8-2 and take the weekly win.  Its the 2nd win for Matt and for Randy, and the 7th for Drew careerwise

Zack "The Attack" Graves gets 4th place at 8-2, and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey gets 5th place at 7-3.   Then, a FOUR way tie for 6th between Brad "The Lawdawg" Latta, Yours Truly, Steven "Mister" Ray, and Matty Pinky, and then to wrap up the Top Ten, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge and James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker all go 7-3.

Also finishing:
7-3: Big Eddy... Tyler "The Self Appointed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Hurricane Rhett... Mitchell Pinky... DMO... Jenny Ernst... Marky Mark "The Funky Bunch" Warner... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Brad "The Bald One" Ashby
6-4: Bradley Pinky... Justin "The Rookie" Dearing... Jacob Pinky... Jonny Oz... The Big Wasyluka... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Sarah "The Sashay" Hasha... Eddy the Junior... Mikey Nipp... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose...
5-5: Justin "The Blend" Glenn... Remodeling Clay Shaver... Brett "The PopMan" Smith... Chris "The" Croyle... Young Garrett... Danny Powell...
4-6: Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Big Tom Johnson... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Casey "The Realtor" Lewis...
3-7: Rick TOOOOLIE

THE STANDINGS

THE YOURS TRULY CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mitchell Pinkerton	56-22	13.86	34-8	22-14
Matt Halpert	48-30	9.29	30-12	18-18
Rhett Barnett	48-30	13.14	28-14	20-16
Zack Graves	47-31	9.71	26-16	21-15
DM Osborne	46-32	12.29	25-17	21-15
Drew Warren	43-35	9.57	25-17	18-18
Michael Ferris	42-36	13.00	24-18	18-18
MidCentral Division
Brad Latta	53-25	10.14	30-12	23-13
Brad Ashby	50-28	17.57	27-15	23-13
Tommy McLeod	49-29	13.14	28-14	21-15
Jennifer Ernst	46-32	14.43	25-17	21-15
Bill Seybolt	44-34	12.43	23-19	21-15
Justin Glenn	38-40	11.71	21-21	17-19
Casey Lewis	38-40	16.57	26-22	12-18
West Division
Eddy McBroom	55-23	11.43	31-11	24-12
Drew Morris	49-29	9.86	29-13	20-16
Bradley Pinkerton	48-30	11.71	29-13	19-17
Trey Cartledge	47-31	11.14	24-18	23-13
Sarah Hasha	44-34	13.00	24-18	20-16
Dan Sellers	42-36	9.57	23-19	19-17
Tom Johnson	37-41	13.29	20-22	17-19

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN TODAY
Top three seeds get 1st round bye; best five seeds after get wild card. Division title winners get tiebreak over wild card with same record

1 - Mitchell Pinkerton, 56-22 (13.86)... North Division winner, first round bye
2 - Eddy McBroom, 55-23 (11.43)... West Division winner, first round bye
3 - Brad Latta, 53-25 (10.14)... MidCentral Division winner, first round bye
4 - Brad Ashby, 50-28 (17.57)... wild card
5 - Drew Morris, 49-29 (9.86)... wild card
6 - Tommy McLeod, 49-29 (13.14)... wild card
7 - Matt Halpert, 48-30 (9.29)... wild card
8 - Bradley Pinkerton, 48-30 (11.71)... wild card

On the Bubble:  Rhett Barnett, 48-30 (13.14)... Zack Graves, 47-31 (9.71)... Trey Cartledge, 47-31 (11.14)... DMOsborne, 46-32 (12.29)... Jennifer Ernst, 46-32 (14.43)

Needs a strong final two weeks... Bill Seybolt.... Sarah Hasha...
Outside shot.... Drew Warren... Dan Sellers... Michael Ferris
There's always next year... Justin Glenn... Casey Lewis... Tom Johnson

THE HALPERT CONFERENCE
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Clay Shaver	51-27	14.14	32-10	19-17
Mark Gainey	50-28	11.86	30-12	20-16
Yours Truly	48-30	10.86	26-16	22-14
Tyler Campbell	43-35	8.43	23-19	20-16
Garrett Cheney	38-40	26.00	15-27	23-13
Brett Smith	37-41	16.57	18-24	19-17
Chris Croyle	32-46	20.71	17-25	15-21
South Central Division
Steven Ray	55-23	12.57	30-12	25-11
Lori Beirne	52-26	11.57	31-11	21-15
Randy Latta	51-27	9.57	28-14	23-13
Matthew Pinkerton	51-27	11.43	30-12	21-15
Justin Dearing	46-32	8.86	26-16	20-16
Rick Theule	46-32	12.57	26-16	20-16
Jonathan Osborne	44-34	8.29	27-15	17-19
Mark Warner	40-38	22.43	23-19	17-19
South Division
Jacob Pinkerton	48-30	11.00	29-13	19-17
Eddy Jr	46-32	11.43	28-14	18-18
Tad Roose	45-33	14.14	25-17	20-16
James Hawbaker	44-34	8.86	25-17	19-17
Michael Nipp	42-36	13.57	24-18	18-18
Tim Wasyluka	41-37	9.43	21-21	20-16
Daniel Powell	38-40	22.86	22-20	16-20

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY

1 - Steven Ray, 55-23 (12.57)... Wins SouthCentral Division, first round bye
2 - Lori Beirne, 52-26 (11.57)... wild card, first round bye
3 - Clay Shaver, 51-27 (14.14)... Wins East Division, first round bye
4 - Randy Latta, 51-27 (9.57)... wild card
5 - Matthew Pinkerton, 51-27 (11.43)... wild card
6 - Mark Gainey, 50-28 (11.86)... wild card
7 - Jacob Pinkerton, 48-30 (11.0)... Wins South Divison
8 - Yours Truly, 48-30 (10.86)... wild card

On the Bubble... Justin Dearing, 46-32 (8.86)... Eddy Jr, 46-32 (11.43)... Rick TOOLIE, 46-32 (12.57)... 

Needs a strong final two weeks: Tad Roose... James Hawbaker... Jonathan Osborne... Tyler Campbell
Outside shot: Michael Nipp... Mark Warner... Tim Wasyluka
There's Always Next Year:  Garrett Cheney... Brett Smith... Chris Croyle... Daniel Powell...

There are 18 games remaining in this season.  If you go 18-0, which is hard to do, but not impossible, there is a darn good shot you'll be in the playoffs.  Well, maybe.


THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER INDEX (sponsored by Bath & Body Works)

Rank, Record, TBA, Last Week
1 Mitchell Pinkerton 56-22 13.86 1 2 Eddy McBroom 55-23 11.43 3 3 Steven Ray 55-23 12.57 4 4 Brad Latta 53-25 10.14 5 5 Lori Beirne 52-26 11.57 2 6 Randy Latta 51-27 9.57 8 7 Matthew Pinkerton  51-27 11.43 7 8 Clay Shaver 51-27 14.14 6 9 Mark Gainey 50-28 11.86 10 10 Brad Ashby 50-28 17-57 11 11 Drew Morris 49-29 9.86 NR 12 Tommy McLeod 49-29 13.14 13

dropped out: Jacob Pinkerton (12th)

aaaaaand the bottom five...

39	Daniel Powell	38-40	22.86
40	Garrett Cheney	38-40	26.00
41	Tom Johnson	37-41	13.29
42	Brett Smith	37-41	16.57
43	Chris Croyle	32-46	20.71

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• Congrats to Mitchell Pinkerton, who is possibly headed towards the MVP title and unless he has a collapse of historic proportions, his first playoff spot.  He's sitting at 56 wins, and with 18 games left, needs only 4 more wins to surpass his best season ever and get to 60 wins for the first time.
• Sixty wins is a huge achievement, as its not something most do frequently.  Mark "The Dynasty" Gainey has the most 60+ win seasons with 10, while Jennifer Ernst & Big Eddy both have 7, and Yours Truly, Lori "Sunshine" Beirne and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose have 6 each. 
• Also for Mitchell, he and Remodeling Clay Shaver are in a battle for the College Title, with Mitch having 34 wins, and Clay with 32.  
• Steven Ray and Big Eddy Mac are with 25 and 24 respectively in the NFL record race
• Meanwhile, Jonathan Osborne has a 8.29 TBA, while Tyler has 8.43, and James Hawbaker and Justin Dearing both have 8.86 in the TieBreak Average Title race
• With an 8 game lead over Casey Lewis, it looks like Justin Dearing may have the Rookie of the Year honors wrapped up, and is on the edge of becoming the first rookie to make the postseason in that rookie year since Michael Ferris did it two years ago in DFC XVI
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DFC XVIII Week Nine Games

Twenty games to go... ten this week, ten next... Twenty games to rule them all.  Or, to determine who goes into the postseason, and then its like, 40 games to rule them all or something.  Anyway.

FRIDAY
Florida State Seminoles (2-4) at Boston College (4-4)
7p, ESPN

SATURDAY
Arkansas Whimperin' Bielemas (2-5) at Ole Miss Lost Freezes (3-4)
11a, SEC Network

#2 Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) 
230p, FOX

#14 NC State Wolfpack at #9 Notre Dame Fightin' Irish
230p, NBC

Utah Utes (4-3) at Oregon Ducks (4-4)
445p

Tennessee Volunteers (3-4) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-2) 
630p, SEC Network


NFL GAMES
Oakland Raiders (3-4) at Buffalo Bills (4-2)
12p, CBS

Indianapolis Colts (2-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4)
12p, CBS

Chicago Bears (3-4) at New Orleans Saints (4-2)
12p, FOX

Dallas Cowboys (3-3) at Washington Redskins (3-2)
325p, FOX

TieBreak Game
Penn State/Ohio State total points scored

DFC XVIII Week Seven Results

South Carolina 15, Tennessee 9
(12) Oklahoma 29, Texas 24 (Tiebreak game - 53 pts)
Northwestern 37, Maryland 21
Ole Miss 57, Vanderbilt 35
Texas A&M 19, Florida 17
(23) Stanford 49, Oregon 7
Philadelphia Eagles 28, Carolina Panthers 23
Minnesota Vikings 23, Green Bay Packers 10
Arizona Cardinals 38, Tampa Bay 33
Tennessee Titans 36, Indianapolis Colts 22

THE WEEK THAT WAS
This deep into the season, Mitchell Pinkerton really has laid down the first true evidence that he's the season frontrunner for the MVP Award this year.  Winning his second week, young Mitch is the only record at 8-2 this week, and takes over the #1 spot in the league from Big Eddy, as well as now moving into an 8 game lead in the North Division.  Lots of games to go, and a lead can be lost (ask Young Garrett who, in DFC V, won 65 games, and needed only to go 2-6 in Week 12 of that year... to turn around and go 1-7, lose a playoff berth to Wookiee Fulaytar, who went on to win the DFC title as the 8th seed.  Ah, DFC History)

Yours Truly comes up short again, in 2nd place with 7-3, while Hurricane Rhett Barnett gets 3rd, alsl in 7-3, and Jon Osborne gets 7-3 for 4th place.  A three way tie between two Lattas and a Wasyluka for 5th, while "The Bald One" Brad Ashby is moving towards the best season of his career, getting 8th place. 

In 9th, Popman Brett Smith at 6-4, while Justin "The Blend" Glenn and The One who Appointed Himself the "Sexy Beast of the DFC", Tyler Campbel, tie for 10th at 6-4.

Also finishing:
6-4: Jenny Ernst... Mikey Nipp... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Justin "The Rookie" Dearing... Jacob Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... DMO... Remodeling Clay Shaver... Young Garrett
5-5: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Rick TOOLIE... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Lt Dan... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Big Eddy Mac... Drew // Morris... Steven "Mr" Ray... Danny Powell...
4-6: Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Eddy the Junior... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey...Brad Pinky... Matty Pinky... Sarah Hasha...
3-7: Mark "The Funky Bunch" Warner... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... The Croyle...
2-8: Big Tom Johnson... Casey "The Realtor" Lewis

THE STANDINGS

THE YOURS TRULY CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mitchell Pinkerton	48-19	14.67	34-8	14-11
Matt Halpert	40-27	10.50	30-12	10-15
Rhett Barnett	40-27	14.00	28-14	12-13
Drew Warren	38-29	8.83	25-17	13-12
Zack Graves	38-29	9.33	26-16	12-13
DM Osborne	38-29	11.83	25-17	13-12
Michael Ferris	37-30	12.67	24-18	13-12
MidCentral Division
Brad Latta	45-22	11.50	30-12	15-10
Brad Ashby	42-25	16.83	27-15	15-10
Tommy McLeod	41-26	12.33	28-14	13-12
Bill Seybolt	39-28	10.50	23-19	16-9
Jennifer Ernst	38-29	14.33	25-17	13-12
Casey Lewis	34-33	14.67	25-17	9-16
Justin Glenn	32-35	13.67	21-21	11-14
West Division
Eddy McBroom	47-20	12.17	31-11	17-9
Bradley Pinkerton	41-26	13.50	29-13	12-13
Drew Morris	40-27	11.17	29-13	11-14
Trey Cartledge	39-28	12.50	24-18	15-10
Sarah Hasha	37-30	13.33	24-18	13-12
Dan Sellers	35-32	9.67	23-19	12-13
Tom Johnson	32-35	13.00	20-22	12-13

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1) Mitchell Pinkerton, 48-19 (14.67) - Would win North Division, first round bye
2) Eddy McBroom, 47-20 (12.17) - Would win West Division, first round bye
3) Brad Latta, 45-22 (11.5) - Would win MidCentral Division, first round bye
4) Brad Ashby, 42-25 (16.83) - wild card
5) Tommy McLeod, 41-26 (12.33) - wild card
6) Bradley Pinkerton, 41-26 (13.50) - wild card
7) Matt Halpert - 40-27 (10.50) - wild card
8) Drew Morris - 40-27 (11.17) - wild card

on the bubble... Rhett Barnett, 40-27 (14.0)... Bill Seybolt, 39-28 (10.50)... Trey Cartledge, 39-28 (12.5)... Drew Warren, 38-29 (8.83)... Zack Graves, 38-29 (9.33)... DMOsborne, 38-29 (11.83)... Jennifer Ernst, 38-29 (14.33)

THE HALPERT CONFERENCE
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Clay Shaver	45-22	16.17	32-10	13-12
Mark Gainey	42-25	13.67	30-12	12-13
Yours Truly	40-27	12.33	26-16	14-11
Tyler Campbell	35-32	8.67	23-19	12-13
Garrett Cheney	32-35	27.33	15-27	17-8
Brett Smith	31-36	18.17	18-24	13-12
Chris Croyle	27-40	22.00	17-25	10-15
South Central Division
Lori Beirne	47-20	12.00	31-11	16-9
Steven Ray	47-20	14.33	30-12	17-8
Matthew Pinkerton	43-24	13.00	30-12	13-12
Randy Latta	42-25	10.83	28-14	14-11
Rick Theule	42-25	11.33	26-16	16-9
Justin Dearing	39-28	9.83	26-16	13-12
Jonathan Osborne	37-30	8.67	27-15	10-15
Mark Warner	33-34	23.67	23-19	10-15
South Division
Jacob Pinkerton	41-26	12.33	29-13	12-13
Eddy Jr	39-28	11.00	28-14	11-14
Tad Roose	38-29	13.50	25-17	13-12
James Hawbaker	37-30	9.83	25-17	12-13
Michael Nipp	35-32	13.33	24-18	11-14
Tim Wasyluka	34-33	9.67	21-21	13-12
Daniel Powell	32-35	21.50	22-20	10-15

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1) Lori Beirne, 47-20 (12.0) - Would win SouthCentral Division, first round bye
2) Steven Ray, 47-20 (14.33) - Wild card, first round bye
3) Clay Shaver, 45-22 (16.17) - Would win East Division, first round bye
4) Matthew Pinkerton, 43-24 (13.0) - wild card
5) Randy Latta, 42-25 (10.83) - wild card
6) Rick Theule, 42-25 (11.33) - wild card
7) Mark Gainey, 42-25 (13.67) - wild card
8) Jacob Pinkerton, 41-26 (12.33) - would win South Division

On the bubble... Yours Truly, 40-27 (12.33)... Justin Dearing, 39-28 (9.83)... Eddy Jr, 39-28 (9.83)... Tad Roose, 38-29 (13.5)... 


THE DFC POWER POLL INDEX TOP 12

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Mitchell Pinkerton	48-19	14.67	4
2	Lori Beirne	47-20	12.00	3
3	Eddy McBroom	47-20	12.17	1
4	Steven Ray	47-20	14.33	2
5	Brad Latta	45-22	11.50	7
6	Clay Shaver	45-22	16.17	6
7	Matthew Pinkerton	43-24	13.00	5
8	Randy Latta	42-25	10.83	12
9	Rick Theule	42-25	11.33	9
10	Mark Gainey	42-25	13.67	8
11	Brad Ashby	42-25	16.83	NR
12	Jacob Pinkerton	41-26	12.33	NR

dropped out: Tommy McLeod (11th)... Bradley Pinkerton (10th)

aaaaaand the bottom five... 

39	Justin Glenn	32-35
40	Daniel Powell	32-35
41	Garrett Cheney	32-35
42	Brett Smith	31-36
43	Chris Croyle	27-40