DFC25 Week Three RESULTS

 SCORES
(4) Alabama 42, Wisconsin 10
Memphis 20, Florida State 12
(9) Oregon 49, Oregon State 14
Texas A&M 33, Florida 20
Colorado 28, Colorado State 9
New Orleans Saints 44, Dallas Cowboys 19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Detroit Lions 16
Washington Commandos 21, The New York Football Giants 18
Cleveland Browns 18, Jacksonville Jags 13
Arizona Cardinals 41, LA Rams 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's been a long road full of rough starts for one Michael Nipp, who has been around since the very beginning, but hasn't seen the playoffs since 2004, but this season has given him something dangerous... hope.  Been a strong start for the Nippster, as he wins a rough, rough week for everyone, at 7-3. 

He wins the 12th week of his career, his first since Week 11 of DFC XXIII, (and only his 2nd since DFC XIII in 2012).  

Also having a strong year thusfar, Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle, coming in 2nd at 6-4, with DMOsborne in 3rd, Roth From Wyoming in 4th, Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell, also 6-4.

In 6th, at 5-5, Jenny "Sunshine" Ernst, with Danny "3D" Powell in 7th, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod in 8th, and tied for 9th to round out the Top 10, its Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky and Garrison "The Pride of Dahlonega" Ryfun, all at 5-5.

Also Finishing:
5-5: Hurricane Rhett... Yours Truly... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Drew // Morris... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Aussie Nate J... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Young Garrett Cheney

4-6: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Big Tom Johnson... Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Big Eddy McB... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jonathan "Oz" Osborne... David "What Tha'" Tuck... 

3-7: Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Eddy McB Jr... Coach DiBello

2-8: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... The Big Wasyluka

THE STANDINGS
THE MCLEOD CONFERENCE
North Division
Rhett Barnett - 18-12
Zack Graves - 18-12
DMOsborne - 18-12
Mitchell Pinkerton - 17-13
Jacob Roth - 17-13
Drew Warren - 14-16

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 18-12
Coach DiBello - 17-13
David Tuck - 17-13
Jennifer Ernst - 16-14
Matt Mink - 15-15

West Division
Eddy McBroom - 16-14
Drew Morris - 16-14
Dan Sellers - 16-14
Bradley Pinkerton - 15-15
Tom Johnson - 14-16
Trey Cartledge - 12-18

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Chris Croyle - 20-10
Nate Johnston - 20-10
Tyler Campbell - 18-12
Yours Truly - 17-13
Mark Gainey - 16-14
Garrett Cheney - 16-14

SouthCentral Division
Garrison Ryfun - 20-10
Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11
Steven Ray - 18-12
Jacob Pinkerton - 16-14
Jonathan Osborne - 14-16

South Division
Michael Nipp - 21-9
Tad Roose - 18-12
James Hawbaker - 16-14
Tim Wasyluka - 16-14
Daniel Powell - 14-16
Eddy McBroom Jr - 13-17

THE DFC TOP 12 Power Poll
Rank. DFC'er Rec (LW)

1. Mikey Nipp - 21-9 (5)
2. Chris Croyle - 20-10 (9)
3. Garrison Ryfun - 20-10 (1)
4. Nate Johnston - 20-10 (2)
5. Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11 (6)
6. Rhett Barnett - 18-12 (11)
7. Tommy McLeod - 18-12 (NR)
8. Tad Roose - 18-12 (12)
9. Zack Graves - 18-12 (4)
   
10. Steven Ray - 18-12 (NR)
11. David Mark Osborne - 18-12 (NR)
12. Tyler Campbell - 18-12 (10)

dropped out: Coach DiBello (8)... Mark Gainey (3)... Tim Wasyluka (7)


PLAYOFF GLANCE
It's only Week 3, but here's a glance at how the postseason would roll out if everything stayed the same (which it won't, obviously).  To clarify, the Top Eight RECORDS advance to the Playoffs -- if there is a division winner who isn't in the top 8, they automatically enter at the 9th seed.  Then everyone ranked up until 25, as long as they reach the minimum wins (52) will go into the DFC25 Scramble

Would have automatic playoff berth:
Mikey Nipp*... Chris Croyle*... Garrison Ryfun... Aussie Nate... Matthew Pinkerton*... Hurricane Rhett*... Tommy McLeod*... Tad Roose... Eddy McBroom*
* - division winner

Would be in The DFC Scramble (the top 2 records after the first weekend of the playoffs would advance):
Zack Graves... Steven Ray... DMO... Tyler Campbell... Mitchell Pinky... Yours Truly... David Tuck... Roth from Wyoming... Coach DiB... Jenny Ernst... Mark Gainey... Jacob Pinky... James Hawbaker... Drew Morris... The Big Wasyluka... Lt Dan

Would Be Out:
Young Garrett... Bradley Pinky... Matt Mink... Danny Powell... Drew Warren... Big Tom J... Jonny Oz... Eddy Jr... Trey Cartledge

DFC25 Week Four GAMES

 SIX College Games and FOUR NFL Games this week!

COLLEGE GAMES

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME
24. Illinois Fightin' Illini (3-0) at 23. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0)
7p, FOX

SATURDAY GAMES
Florida Gators (1-2) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-2)
11a, ESPN... aka, the vaunted "CRAP O'THE WEEK"

11. USC Trojans (2-0) at 18. Michigan Wolverines (2-1)
230p, CBS

Arkansas Woo Pig Sooey (2-1) at Auburn Fightin' Freezes (2-1)
230p, ESPN

12. Utah Utes (3-0) at 14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0)
3p, FOX

6. Tennessee Vols (3-0) at 15. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)
630p, ABC/ESPN+


NFL GAMES
Chicago Bears (1-1) at Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
12p, CBS

Houston Texans (2-0) at Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
12p, CBS

Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0)
12p, CBS

Washington Football Team (1-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-2)
Monday night, 715p, ABC/ESPN+

TIEBREAK GAME
Tennessee vs Oklahoma, total points scored

DFC25 Week Two RESULTS

SCORES
BYU 18, SMU 15
(4) Texas 31, (9) Michigan 12
California 21, Auburn 14
(15) Tennessee 51, (24) NC State 10
Arizona State 30, Mississippi State 23
Chicago Bears 24, Tennessee Titans 17
Pittsburgh 18, Atlanta Falcons 10
Miami Dolphins 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
Dallas Cowboys 33, Cleveland Browns 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37, Washington Commanders 20

THE WEEK THAT WAS 
Matty Pinky the Elder" Pinky, who has never won a championship, but is a consistent contender, has picked up where he left off from his Final Four appearance last year, this time winning Week 2 of DFC25 -- his 7th weekly win in his career, and the 2nd year in a row he's won Week 2 at 8-2.

Tim "The Big" Wasyluka takes 2nd, at 8-2, with Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle and Coach DiBello take 3rd and 4th, both at 8-2.

The rest of the Top 10 all finish at 7-3, and include Aussie Nate in 5th, Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose tied for 6th, Hurricane Rhett, Big Eddy McB and Mikey "High" Nipp all tied for 8th. 

Also finishing:
7-3: Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Garrison "The Pride of Saint Simons Island" Ryfun... Tyler "The Self-Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... 

6-4: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... David "What Tha" Tuck... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Jenny Ernst... Jonny "Oz" Osborne... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Eddy McB Jr... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Yours Truly... Daniel "3D" Powell... Roth from Wyoming

5-5: Drew // Morris... DMO... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Tom "The Big" Johnson... Young Garrett... 

4-6: James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker

3-7: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge

THE STANDINGS

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
1. Garrison Ryfun (15-5)
2. Nate Johnston (15-5)
3. Mark Gainey (14-6)
4t. Zack Graves (14-6)
4t. Michael Nipp (14-6)
4t. Matthew Pinkerton (14-6)
7. Tim Wasyluka (14-6)
8. Coach DiBello (14-6)
9. Chris Croyle (14-6)
10. Tyler Campbell (14-6)
11t. Rhett Barnett (13-7)
11t. Tad Roose (13-7)

LIES, DARN LIES, & STATISTICS
Not a whole lot to report this week, but... 

• Congrats to Garrett Cheney for getting to 1000 victories all time... currently sitting at 1002 - which is also his regular season wins all time, because Garrett also holds the distinct honor of playing DFC the most weeks without a playoff appearance.
• He was a rookie in DFCV, he's been in 219 weeks of competition... and never has had a single playoff appearance.  Its DFC Lore that in 2004 (DFCV), he needed to win only 2 of 10 games for the final playoff seed... if he only one 1 game, then the next one up, Chris "Wookiee" Fulaytar, had to go undefeated to make it.  Well, Garrett when 1-9.  And Wookiee went undefeated, the went 10-0 in the first round of the playoffs and eventually won the whole season.  
• Also, the +.500 streak I mentioned last week, meaning consecutive weeks going 6-4 or better, with DMOsborne and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose each at 6 weeks.  DMO went 5-5 this week, but Tad scored a 7-3, so seven weeks it is! 

DFC25 Week Three GAMES

 Here are the ten games for the Third Week of DFC 25!!

COLLEGE GAMES
4. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (2-0)
11a, FOX

Memphis Tigers (2-0) at Florida State SemiNOOOOOOOOO (0-2)
11a, ESPN

9. Oregon Ducks (2-0) at Oregon State Beavers (2-0)
230p, FOX

Texas A&M Aggies (1-1) at Florida Go Gators (1-1)
230p, ABC

Colorado Buffaloes (1-1) at Colorado State Rams (1-1)
630p, CBS


NFL GAMES

New Orleans Saints (1-0) at Dallas "How 'Bout Them" Cowboys (1-0)
12p, FOX

Tampa Bay Bucs (1-0) at Detroit Lions (1-0)
2p, FOX1

The New York Football Giants (0-1) at The Washington Football Team (0-1)
12p, FOX

Cleveland Browns (0-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
12p, CBS

LA Rams (0-1) at Arizona Cardinals (0-1)
305p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Colorado vs Colorado State, total points scored

The DFC25 Week One RESULTS

 We are back in the swing of things, and as always, if there is a mistake, please let me know!

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Without missing a beat, the two-time defending champ Zack "The Attack" Graves, leads off the season with a strong weekly win, his 8th of his career, but the first since 2016, in Week 7 of DFCXVII - this week going 8-2 for the win.  

Mark "The Mighty" Gainey takes 2nd place, James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker is in 3rd, and Garrison "The Pride of Valdosta" Ryfun takes 4th, all at 8-2.

The rest of the top 10 all went 7-2, with Mikey "High" Nipp in 5th, Drew "The Grassman" Warren in 6th, Steven "The Principal" Ray in 7th, David "What Tha" Tuck in 8th, Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton in 9th, and tied for 10th, DMOsborne and Aussie Nate.

Also finishing:
6-4: Hurricane Rhett Barnett... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Coach DiBello... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Young Garrett Cheney... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Drew // Morris... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... and Yours Truly

5-5: Jenny Ernst... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Big Tom Johnson... Roth from Wyoming... Big Eddy McB

4-6: Lil Eddy McB Jr... Jonny "Oz" Osborne

3-7: Daniel "3D" Powell

THE STANDINGS
(currently just records - the TBA numbers released after Week 4, though you are welcome to keep up with your own)

THE DFC TOP TEN POLL
1 - Zack Graves (8-2)
2 - Mark Gainey (8-2)
3 - James Hawbaker (8-2)
4 - Garrison Ryfun (8-2)
5 - Michael Nipp (7-3)
6 - Drew Warren (7-3)
7 - Steven Ray (7-3)
8 - David Tuck (7-3)
9 - Jacob Pinkerton (7-3)
10 - Nate Johnston (7-3)

LIES, DARN LIES, AND STATISTICS
("There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics" - Mark Twain)

• Welcome back to the 25th year! I've made quite a hullabaloo regarding the fact we've done this for a quarter of a century, but so far, after Week One, we've had 2,289 games to pick, and I've logged a total of 78,984 picks from everyone who has participated - and 83,640 if you count playoffs.  And the rumors of me having a massive spreadsheet with all the numbers are true. I actually have an Excel document for each season, and then an All Time document... however, I am missing DFCVIII's records. No idea how to get that back, and while I have the season totals (final standings and such) the week to week info is lost to history. 
• And while there are no rookies this year, we've had a total of 90 people, including 16 one-and-done DFC'ers.  The best of those was our buddy Vic Paschal, who in DFCII (2001), garnered a 59-45 all time record. So if you have won more than 57 games in your career, you'll know that you are at least 73rd or higher in the all time rankings... which is where Coach DiBello finds himself, with a full season, plus one week, record of 64-42 career. 
• The Coca-Cola Cowboy himself, Matt Mink, has a win total of 59, after 11 weeks, so is 4 wins away from taking 74th all his own
• Farther up the list, looking at all time wins, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey is a mere 3 wins away from clocking 1500 lifetime wins, while Tommy at 1491 is 9 away. 
• Congrats to Tad "The Dynasty" Roose for crossing the 1400 win total (1406) and now Jonathan "Oz" Osborne also doing so (now at 1401)
• Counting regular season, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge just hit 1000 wins (1008) and Zack "The Attack" Graves is literally at 1000 regular season wins as of this week. 
• Zack and Trey started three seasons AFTER Young Garrett Cheney... but props to Garrett who is 3 wins away from getting to 1000 as well.
• Let's talk streaks!  I call it the "DiMaggio Streak", that being when Tad Roose went 45 weeks going .500 or higher - from Week 6 in DFC IV to Week 2 in DFC VIII, he went 4-4 or 5-5 or better. By contrast, 2nd on that list is Yours Truly, at 32 weeks (from 2013-2016). I'm not sure Tad's streak will ever be broken, honestly.
• Current streaks?  Yours Truly at 21 weeks, Tommy McLeod at 18 weeks, which incidentally are tied for 6th and 11th all time respectively, and David Mark Osborne and Bradley Pinkerton, both at 11 weeks.
• Even tougher, the +.500 streak (meaning not 4-4 or 5-5, but an actual winning record)... the record is held by Matt Latta at 17 weeks, from about 18 years ago, while the current active streak is both the aforementioned Tad and DMOsborne, both at 6 weeks currently. Good luck on that.

DFC25 Week Two GAMES

Here are the games for Week TWO of the DFC!!!

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME!!!
BYU Fightin' Mormons (1-0) at The SMU Mustangs (1-0)
6p, ESPN2

4. Texas Longhorns (1-0) at 9. Michigan Wolverines (1-0)
11a, FOX

Cal Bears (1-0) at Auburn Tigers (1-0)
230p, ESPN2

15. Tennessee Vols (1-0) at 24. NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
630p, ABC/ESPN+

Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0)
930p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears 
12p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons 
12p, FOX

Jacksonville Jags at Miami Fins
12p, CBS

Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns
325p, FOX

Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas vs Michigan, total points scored!!!