TheDFC25: Week One Games

Welcome back to the 25th season of The DFC... and here are the week one games.

Note, there are games starting THURSDAY, and then Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Cause FOOTBALL! 

All times Central, all rankings from ESPN

THURSDAY NIGHT
North Dakota State Bison at Colorado Buffaloes
7p, ESPN

North Carolina Tarheels at Minnesota Golden Gophers
7p, ESPN


FRIDAY NIGHT
TCU Hornady Toads at Stanford Trees
930p, ESPN

SATURDAY 

14. Clemson Tigers at 1. Georgia Bulldogs
11a, ABC/ESPN

8. Penn State Nittany Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers
11a, FOX

19. Miami Hurricanes at Florida Gators
230p, ABC/ESPN

7. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish at 10. Texas A&M Aggies
630p, ABC/ESPN

UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Volcano Warriors
630p, CBS


SUNDAY NIGHT
23. USC Trojans at 13. LSU Tigers
630p, ABC/ESPN

MONDAY NIGHT
Boston College Golden Eagles at 10. Florida State Semi-Oh-and-Ones
630p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Notre Dame at Texas A&M... total points scored in the game

DFC XXIV Divisional Round Games

 Advancing this week: Aussie Nate... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... defending DFC Champ Zack "The Attack" Graves... The Big Wasyluka

Eliminated: Drew // Morris... Hurricane Rhett... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Steven "The Principal" Ray

So this week: Roth from Wyoming... Yours Truly... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Aussie Nate, Tommy Mc... Zack the Attacks... Wasyluka

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REMINDER: Top Four Records of the weekend move on to DFC XXIV Final Four. Tiebreak score breaks tie between same records - if TB doesnt resolve the tie, higher seed advances. Previous weeks record or tiebreak will not count in any way this week, nor will last week and this week count for future playoff weeks. 

THE GAMES

Colorado Buffs (4-6) at Washington State (4-6)
930p, FS1

SMU Mustangs (8-2) at Memphis Tigers (8-2)
11a, ESPN2

Indiana Hoosers (3-7) at Michigan State Spartans (3-7)
11a, B1G Network

18. Utah Utes (7-3) at 21. Arizona Wildcats (7-3)
130p, Pac 12 Network

UCLA Storming Chips (6-4) at USC Fightin' Calebs (7-4)
230p, ABC

25. Kansas State Wildcats (7-3) at 16. Kansas Rock Chalk Jayhawk (7-3)
6p, FS1

Syracuse Orangeman (5-5) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-5)
7p, ACC Network  

NFL GAMES
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) at Cleveland Browns (6-3)
12p, CBS

LA Chargers of San Diego (4-5) at Green Bay Packers (3-6)
12p, FOX

Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) at Kansas City Swifties (7-2)
Monday, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Philadelphia vs Kansas City, total points scored

DFC XXIV Wild Card Weekend RESULTS

GAME SCORES
(3) Michigan 24, (10) Penn State 15
Maryland 13, Nebraska 10
(14) Missouri 36, (13) Tennessee 7
California 42, Washington State 39
Auburn 48, Arkansas 10 (Tiebreak game - 58 total points)
Iowa State 45, BYU 13
Minnesota Vikings 27, New Orleans Saints 19
Tampa Bay Bucs 20, Tennessee Titans 6
San Francisco 49ers 34, Jacksonville Jags 3
Vegas Raiders 16, NYJets 12

RESULTS
(9) Aussie Nate Johnston - 7-3 - advances to Divisional Round
(11) Tommy McLeod - 7-3 - advances to Divisional Round
(8) Zack Graves - 6-4 - advances to Divisional Round
(12) Tim Wasyluka - 6-4 - advances to Divisional Round
(10) Drew Morris - 6-4 - eliminated
(5) Rhett Barnett - 6-4 - eliminated
(7) Dan Sellers - 5-5 - eliminated
(6) Steven Ray - 4-6 - eliminated 

DFC Wild Card Weekend

Playoff Rules:  Eight compete this week, with top four records advancing to Divisional Round next weekend.  Ties for records will be broken with TieBreak score. If TB Score is the same, the higher seed gets the automatic advantage.  TB scores do not carry from week to week, and your TB score will not factor in next week's games.

All games MUST be in by first kickoff, and once games are sent, they are locked. 

COLLEGE GAMES
3. Michigan Wolverines (9-0) at 10. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1)
11a, FOX

Maryland Terrapins (5-4) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4)
11a, Peacock

13. Tennessee Volunteers (7-2) at 14. Missouri Tigers (7-2) 
230p, CBS

Washington State Cougars (4-5) at Cal Bears (3-6)
3p, ESPN2

Auburn Tigers (5-4) at Arkansas Bacon Bits (3-6)
3p, SEC Network

Iowa State Cyclones (5-4) at BYU Coogs (5-4)
915p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
New Orleans Saints (5-4) at Minnesota Vikings (5-4)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (3-5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5)
12p, CBS

San Francisco 49ers (5-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2)
12p, FOX

NY J-E-S-T JEST JEST JEST (4-4) at Las Vegan Raiders (4-5)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Auburn vs Arkansas, total points scored

DFC XXIV Week Ten RESULTS & Playoff Lineup!

THE POSTSEASON
Here is the DFC XXIV Playoff Lineup, unofficially until everyone can verify the numbers are right:

FIRST ROUND BYE
1 - Jacob Roth, 67-29 (12.78) - North Div Champion
2 - Yours Truly, 66-30 (7.45) - East Div Champion
3 - Drew Warren, 65-31 (7.44) - Wild Card 
4 - Matthew Pinkerton, 63-33 (9.78) - SouthCentral Div Champion

WILD CARD WEEKEND
5 - Rhett Barnett - 63-33 (10.33) - Wild Card
6 - Steven Ray - 63-33 (10.56) - Wild Card 
7 - Dan Sellers - 62-34 (8.78) - West Div Champion
8 - Zack Graves - 62-34 (10.56) - Wild Card
9 - Nate Johnston - 61-35 (7.89) - Wild Card
10 - Drew Morris - 61-35 (10.56) - Wild Card
11 - Tommy McLeod - 60-36 (7.56) - MidCentral Div Champ
12 - Tim Wasyluka - 60-36 (9.88) - South Div Champ

THE WEEK THAT WAS
This is super important because playoff games go out tomorrow afternoon... so now is your chance to correct me and let me know if I missed something! 

Okay... this is the part of the show where you're just going to have to trust me... 

I went 8-2, won the week, and clinched a high seed in the postseason.  We all know if I was cooking the books, I'd have won a title a long time ago LOL. Don't worry, I'm fully prepared to flame out in the playoffs, Dallas Cowboys style. 

Coming in 2nd, and having what can only be defined as a "Career Year" -- always convenient when he's up for contract renegotiations... Drew "Grassman" Warren goes 7-3, as does Trey "The Answer" Cartledge for 3rd, and tied for 4th, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose and James "Not the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker.

Finisbing up his 2nd year in the DFC and clinching the Hasha MVP Trophy, Roth from Wyoming takes 6th in 7-3, and DMO and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod tie for 7th at 6-4. Hurricane Rhett blows in to the postseason like a hurr... you get it -- he's 6-4 in 9th and tying for 10th, Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton and Big Tom Johnson, at 6-4

Also Finishing:
6-4: Defending DFC Champ Zack "The Attack" Graves... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Coach DiBello... Jonathan "Ozzy" Osborne

5-5: Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Garrison "Pride of Savannah" Ryfun... Steven "The Principal" Ray... The Eddys, both big and little... Drew // Morris... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Young Garrett 

4-6: Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Jenny Ernst... Aussie Nate... Danny "The Engineer" Powell.. Mikey Nipp... Matty Mink... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... David "I Didnt Make the Playoffs? Who Gives A" Tuck.. Melissa "The Chef" Reagan

THE FINAL STANDINGS
X - Playoffs;  Y - Division Winner

THE ROOSE CONFERENCE
The North Division
XY Jacob Roth - 67-29 (12.78)
X Drew Warren - 65-31 (7.44)
X Rhett Barnett - 63-33 (10.33)
X Zack Graves - 62-34 (10.56)
DMOsborne - 60-36 (9.89)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 55-41 (9.56)

MidCentral Division
XY Tommy McLeod - 60-36 (7.56)
Coach DiBello - 58-38 (11.22)
Jacob Pinkerton - 55-41 (17.0)
Jennifer Ernst - 53-43 (12.11)
Matt Mink - 49-47 (13.78)
David Tuck - 49-47 (14.11)

West Division
XY Dan Sellers - 62-34 (8.78)
X Drew Morris - 61-35 (10.56)
Bradley Pinkerton - 59-37 (9.67)
Trey Cartledge - 58-38 (9.78)
Eddy McBroom - 56-40 (9.89)
Tom Johnson - 51-45 (15.67)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
XY Yours Truly - 66-30 (7.45)
X Nate Johnston - 61-35 (7.89)
Mark Gainey - 60-36 (8.0)
Tyler Campbell - 54-42 (8.33)
Garrett Cheney - 52-44 (17.78)
Chris Croyle - 50-46 (12.67)

South Central Division
XY Matthew Pinkerton - 63-33 (9.78)
X Steven Ray - 63-33 (10.56)
Garrison Ryfun - 58-38 (8.78)
Jonathan Osborne - 57-39 (11.78)
Melissa Reagan - 47-49 (8.11)

South Division
XY Tim Wasyluka - 60-36 (9.88)
James Hawbaker - 59-37 (9.89)
Tad Roose - 57-39 (8.56)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 51-45 (11.22)
Michael Nipp - 50-46 (11.89)
Daniel Powell - 46-50 (8.78) 

THE SEASON ENDING FULL RANKINGS

DFC XXIV Week NINE Results

 SCORES
(8) Oregon 35, (13) Utah 6
(18) Louisville 23, (20) Duke 0
Auburn 27, Mississippi State 13
Fresno State 31, UNLV 24
Minnesota Vikings 24, Green Bay Packers 10
Indianapolis 38, New Orleans 27
NYJets 13, NY Giants 10 OT
LA Chargers 30, Chicago Bears 13

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been a hot minute since long time DFC'er (and two time champion) Drew Morris won a week in the DFC - not since 2019's DFC XX Week 2 - but he takes home his 13th weekly win of his career, and a great time for it to happen... and undefeated as well.

And while I'm honesty not sure what the record is, I do know that SIX undefeated records in the same week has to be a record.  Based on TB, Drew takes the top spot, while Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky is in 2nd, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 3rd, Hurricane Rhett in 4th, Tommy "There Can Only Be One... Unless There is Six" McLeod in 5th, and DMO in 6th... at at 8-0

Lt. Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers stumbles across the finish line at 7-1, good enough for 7th, same as 8th place Garrison "Pride of Augusta" Ryfun, The Big Wasyluka in 9th, and in a 3 way tie for 10th, all at 7-1, Zack "The Attack" Graves, Yours Truly, and Danny "The Engineer" Powell.

Also Finishing:
7-1: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... David "I Don't Give A" Tuck... 

6-2: Steven "The Principal" Ray... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Both Eddy McBs... Tad "The Dynasy" Roose... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Aussie Nate Johnston... James "Unsure of the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiBello... Mikey "The Media Collector" Nipp... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Tyler "TSDSBotDFC" Campbell... Jonny "Oz" Osborne... Young Garrett Cheney

5-3: Jenny "The Sunshine" Ernst... Melissa "The Chef" Reagan... (Jacob) Roth from Wyoming... Big Tom Johnson

4-4: Matt "Think" Mink

THE STANDINGS

THE ROOSE CONFERENCE
North Division
Jacob Roth - 59-27 (12.75)
Drew Warren - 58-28 (8.0)
Rhett Barnett - 57-29 (11.0)
Zack Graves - 56-30 (10.88)
DMOsborne - 54-32 (10.88)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 51-35 (10.5)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 54-32 (8.25)
Coach DiBello - 52-34 (10.88)
Jacob Pinkerton - 50-36 (19.13)
Jenny Ernst - 47-39 (13.63)
David Tuck - 45-41 (13.88)
Matt Mink - 45-41 (14.63)

West Division
Drew Morris - 56-30 (8.88)
Dan Sellers - 56-30 (10.63)
Bradley Pinkerton - 53-33 (10.13)
Trey Cartledge - 51-35 (10.13)
Eddy McB - 51-35 (10.25)
Tom Johnson - 45-41 (16.88)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 58-28 (8.0)
Nate Johnston - 57-29 (8.63)
Mark Gainey - 55-31 (8.0)
Tyler Campbell - 49-37 (7.63)
Garrett Cheney - 47-39 (15.13)
Chris Croyle - 46-40 (12.63)

South Central Division
Matthew Pinkerton - 58-28 (10.0)
Steven Ray - 58-28 (11.25)
Garrison Ryfun - 53-33 (9.88)
Jonathan Osborne - 51-35 (11.0)
Melissa Reagan - 43-43 (7.0)

South Division
Tim Wasyluka - 54-32 (9.88)
James Hawbaker - 52-34 (10.0)
Tad Roose - 50-36 (8.5)
Eddy McB Jr - 46-40 (11.75)
Michael Nipp - 46-40 (13.0)
Daniel Powell - 42-44 (9.5)

THE TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rnk, DFC'er - Rec (TBA)

1. Jacob Roth - 59-27 (12.75) (1 - 3rd week)
2. Yours Truly - 58-28 (8.0)
3. Drew Warren - 58-28 (8.0)
4. Matthew Pinkerton - 58-28 (10.0)
5. Steven Ray - 58-28 (11.25)
6. Nate Johnston - 57-29 (8.63)
7. Rhett Barnett - 57-29 (11.0)
8. Drew Morris - 56-30 (8.88)
9. Dan Sellers - 56-30 (10.63)
10. Zack Graves - 56-30 (10.88)
11. Mark Gainey - 55-31 (8.0)
12. Tommy McLeod - 54-32 (8.25)

on the bubble (within two games)
Tim Wasyluka, 54-32 (9.88)... DMOsborne, 54-32 (10.88)... Garrison Ryfun, 53-33 (9.88)... Bradley Pinkerton, 53-33 (10.13)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY (and not five days from now)
1 - Jacob Roth - North Division Champ, First Round Bye
2 - Yours Truly - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
3 - Drew Warren - First Round Bye
4 - Matthew Pinkerton - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
5 - Steven Ray - Wild Card
6 - Nate Johnson - Wild Card
7 - Rhett Barnett - Wild Card
8 - Drew Morris - West Division Champ
9 - Dan Sellers - Wild Card
10 - Zack Graves - Wild Card
11 - Mark Gainey - Wild Card
12 - Tommy McLeod - MidCentral Div Champ
13 - Tim Wasyluka - South Division Champ

LIES, DARN LIES, AND STATISTICS
Just a quick round this time

• The playoffs do begin next week, with the Top 12 overall, division winners getting higher seeds in tied records. 
• Drew Morris, a 2 time DFC Champ (VIII and XXII), and is on the verge of padding a record he already owns - he's headed toward his 19th playoff appearance out of 23 seasons.  His 179 playoff wins is also #1 on the list, and while only 4 ahead of Eddy McBroom (175) and 7 from Mark Gainey's 172. Considering Big Eddy is likely to miss the playoffs this year, that only leaves Mark with a chance to have a strong showing to catch Drew.
• Next on the "Make the Playoff List" is Tommy McLeod, with 16 appearances, and Yours Truly and Mark Gainey with 15 each.
• Looks like, however, we are about to have a few first timers in the postseason - with Roth from Wyoming, Aussie Nate, and in his 14th year, I believe this will be the first playoff appearance by one Drew "The Grassman" Warren (that's landscaping, not weed, by the way)
• By the way, Drew Warren has already had his best record so far, with a week to go, and is likely to hit 60 wins for the first time in his career.
• Also notable that Dan Sellers, aka Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers (who I'm pretty sure is not in the military and has both of his legs just fine...) has won 61 in two previous seasons (DFC XII and XVI) before over his 15 season career, and with 56 right now, a good week this weekend puts him over that
• Also, I've never actually met Dan. He's the last guy from an old guard in the DFC, I'm not actually sure who he connected with, and he got in before I implemented the rule "I must actually know who you are before you join MY game".  Thankfully, he keeps coming back. 

 

DFC XXIV Week Ten GAMES

 This is it, folks... the last games of the regular season, the last time you can make that playoff push... 

As a reminder, once you send your games in, they are locked in, no changes. 

COLLEGE GAMES
25. Kansas State Wildcats (6-2) at 7. Texas Longhorns (7-1)
11a, FOX

10. Oklahoma Boomer Sooners (7-1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2)
230p, ABC

Houston Cougars (3-5) at Baylor Bears (3-5)
230p, ESPN+

BYU Fightin Mormons (5-3) at West Virginia Mountaineers (5-3)
6p, FS1

13. LSU Tigers (6-2) at 8. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
645p, CBS

20. UCLA Bruins (6-2) at Arizona Wildcats (5-3)
930p, FS1

NFL GAMES
Miami Dolphins (6-2) vs Kansas City Chiefs (6-2)
830a, NFL Network in Frankfurt Germany

Washington Commanders (3-5) at New England Patriots (2-6)
12p, FOX

Seattle Seahawks (5-2) at Baltimore Ravens (6-2)
12p, CBS

Buffalo Bills (5-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Buffalo at Cincinnati, total points scored 

DFC XXIV Week Eight RESULTS

SCORES
(3) Ohio State 20, (7) Penn State 12
(11) Alabama 34, (17) Tennessee 20
Oklahoma State 48, West Virginia 34
Kansas State 41, TCU 3
(4) Florida State 38, (16) Duke 20
(14) Utah 34, (18) USC 32
Miami 28, Clemson 20
Baltimore Ravens 38, Detroit Lions 6
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, LA Rams 17
Philadelphia Eagles 31, Miami Dolphins 17

THE WEEK THAT WAS
He's a DFC Original, but that doesn't necessarily translate into success overall... Big Tom Johnson hasn't made the playoffs since DFC XI, in 2010, and only has five weekly wins to his name, the last coming in Week 4 of DFC XXI in 2020.  And this season wasn't a great start either... but he's managed to come on strong as of late, and although he's likely going to miss the postseason again, Big Tom rolls with a 9-1 record this week, a week that proved to be very hard for lots of people.

Trying to solidify his bid for the Hasha MVP Trophy, Roth from Wyoming goes 8-2 for 2nd this week, while spots 3 thru 8 in the Top 10 finish up with 7-3 records...

That being Daniel "The Engineer" Powell in 3rd, DMOsborne in 4th, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers taking 5th, Drew "the Grassman" Warren in 6th, Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell in 7th, Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky in 8th.

With 6-4, Garrison "The Pride of Tallulah Falls" Ryfun gets 9th, and rounding out the top 10, it's Mark "The Mighty" Gainey at 6-4.

Also Finishing
6-4: Yours Truly... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Aussie Nate Johnston... Jenny Ernst... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Eddy Mc Jr... Young Garrett Cheney... 

5-5: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Big Eddy McB... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Hurricane Rhett... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... David "What tha" Tuck... Melissa "The Chef" Reagan 

4-6: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Drew // Morris... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Jonny "Oz" Osborne...

3-7: Mikey "High" Nipp... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink... The Big Wasyluka... Coach DiBello

THE STANDINGS

NORTH DIVISION
Jacob Roth - 54-24 (12.57)
Drew Warren - 51-27 (7.57)
Zack Graves - 49-29 (11.14)
Rhett Barnett - 49-29 (11.57)
DMOsborne - 46-32 (9.43)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 45-33 (11.86)

MIDCENTRAL DIVISION
Tommy McLeod - 46-32 (8.29)
Coach DiBello - 46-32 (10.43)
Jacob Pinkerton - 44-34 (18.86)
Jennifer Ernst - 42-36 (15.43)
Matt Mink - 41-37 (15.43)
David Tuck - 38-40 (13.14)

WEST DIVISION
Dan Sellers - 49-29 (12.0)
Drew Morris - 48-30 (9.14)
Bradley Pinkerton - 46-32 (10.0)
Trey Cartledge - 45-33 (10.29)
Eddy McBroom - 45-33 (10.57)
Tom Johnson - 40-38 (13.43)


THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Yours Truly - 51-27 (7.86)
Nate Johnston - 51-27 (8.57)
Mark Gainey - 47-31 (8.14)
Tyler Campbell - 43-35 (6.57)
Garrett Cheney - 41-37 (12.86)
Chris Croyle - 40-38 (10.86)

SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
Steven Ray - 52-26 (12.86)
Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (10.43)
Garrison Ryfun - 46-32 (10.86)
Jonathan Osborne - 45-33 (9.71)
Melissa Reagan - 38-40 (6.86)

SOUTH DIVISION
Tim Wasyluka - 47-31 (10.14)
James Hawbaker - 46-32 (10.0)
Tad Roose - 44-34 (8.57)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 40-38 (12.29)
Michael Nipp - 40-38 (12.86)
Daniel Powell - 35-43 (9.57)

THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL, bordered by Taco Bell
Rank, DFC'er, Rec (TBA) (LW)

1. Jacob Roth - 54-24 (12.57) (1)
2. Steven Ray - 52-26 (12.86) (2)
3. Drew Warren - 51-27 (7.57) (7)
4. Yours Truly - 51-27 (7.86) (3)
5. Nate Johnson - 51-27 (8.57) (4)
6. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (10.43) (5)
7. Zack Graves - 49-29 (11.14) (6)
8. Rhett Barnett - 49-29 (11.57) (10)
9. Dan Sellers - 49-29 (12.0) (NR)
10. Drew Morris - 48-30 (9.14) (9)
11. Mark Gainey - 47-31 (8.14) (NR)
12. Tim Wasyluka - 47-31 (10.14) (8)

dropped out: James Hawbaker (12)... Coach DiBello (11)


IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY (refer to above stats for rec/TBA)
1. Jacob Roth - North Div champ, first round bye
2. Steven Ray - SouthCentral Div champ, first round bye
3. Yours Truly - East Div champ, first round bye
4. Drew Warren - Wild Card, first round bye
5. Nate Johnston - Wild Card
6. Matthew Pinkerton - Wild Card
7. Dan Sellers - West Division Champ
8. Zack Graves - Wild Card
9. Rhett Barnett - Wild Card
10. Drew Morris - Wild Card
11. Mark Gainey - Wild Card
12. Tim Wasyluka - South Division Champ
13. Tommy McLeod - MidCentral Division Champ*

**Because of a little used rule, nicknamed The Junior Rule (after Eddy McB Jr), a division winner is guaranteed a playoff spot, even if they are outside the top 12. Thus, Tommy would get in as the 13th seed and would compete in Wild Card Weekend. 

On the Bubble (within two games)
DMOsborne, 46-32... James Hawbaker, 46-32... Bradley Pinkerton, 46-32... Coach DiBello, 46-32... Garrison Ryfun, 46-32... Jonathan Osborne, 45-33... Trey Cartledge, 45-33... Eddy McB, 45-33... 

One good week gives them a shot (with four games of the playoffs)
Tad Roose, 44-34... Jacob Pinkerton, 44-34... Tyler Campbell, 43-35... Mitchell Pinkerton, 43-35

A Heckuva Lot of Things Have to Break Their Way:
Jenny Ernst, 42-36... Garrett Cheney, 41-37... Matt Mink, 41-37

One in a Million (So You're Saying There's a Chance):
Chris Croyle, 40-38... Eddy Jr, 40-38... Mikey Nipp, 40-38... Tom Johnson, 40-38

Next Year is YOUR Year!!
Melissa Reagan, 38-40... David Tuck, 38-40... Daniel Powell, 38-40 
 

DFC XXIV Week Nine GAMES

Two weeks remain in the 24th edition of The Deuce Football Championships... The Brooke DeRamus Championship Plate gets another name in six weeks! 

But first... week 9.  Eight games, four college, four NFL... 

COLLEGE GAMES
8. Oregon Ducks (6-1) at 13. Utah Utes (6-1)
230p, FOX

20. Duke Blue Devils (5-2) at 18. Louisville Cardinals (6-1)
230p, ESPN

Mississippi State Lil Pups (4-3) at Auburn Lil Kitties (3-4)
230p, SEC Network

UNLV Runnin' Rebs (6-1) at Fresno State Bulldogs (6-1)
930p, FS1


NFL GAMES
Green Bay Packers (2-4) at Minnesota Vikings (3-4)
12p, FOX

New Orleans Saints (3-4) at Indianapolis Colts (3-4)
12p, FOX

NYJ-E-T-S JetsJetsJets (3-3) at The New York Football Giants (2-5)
12p, CBS

Chicago Bears (2-5) at LA Chargers of San Diego (2-4)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Oregon vs Utah, total points scored

DFC XXIV Week Seven RESULTS

 THE SCORES
(7) Washington 36, (8) Oregon 33
Florida 41, South Carolina 39
Air Force 34, Wyoming 27
(12) North Carolina 41, (25) Miami 31
(15) Oregon State 36, (18) UCLA 24
Minnesota Vikings 19, Chicago Bears 13
Jacksonville Jaguars 37, Indianapolis 20
Houston Texans 20, New Orleans Saints 13
Detroit Lions 20, Tampa Bay 6

THE WEEK THAT WAS
The only other time I can remember going undefeated, I still finished 2nd to someone who also went undefeated (maybe... DMOsborne? maybe Mark Gainey?) and had a better TB.  This week?  NOPE!  Yours Truly takes the weekly win with a 10-0 mark! (does D-Generation X Crotch Chop)

No rest for the weary though, as the playoffs are just around the corner... and pushing towards the postseason is Hurricane Rhett, who finished 9-1 for 2nd place, while The Big Wasyluka takes 3rd at 8-2.

Steven "The Principal" Ray is 4th, Roth from Wyoming is 5th, and soaring to the midcard, Mikey "The Oregonian" Nipp, 6th, all at 8-2.

Tied for 7th, Drew // Morris and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose at 7-3, and finishing up the top 10 is a 3-way tie for 9th, Drew "Grassman" Warren, Aussie Nate Johnston, and Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky, at 7-3.

Also Finishing
7-3: Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Garrison "Pride of Kennesaw" Ryfun... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Defending DFC Champ Zack "The Attack" Graves... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Matty "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Jeni Ernst

6-4: DMO... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Coach DiBello... Jonathan "Ozzy" Osborne... Lil Eddy Jr... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... David "What Tha" Tuck... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Melissa "The Chef" Reagan... 

5-5: Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Big Eddy Mc... Young Garrett... Big Tom J... Daniel "The Engineer" Powell...

THE STANDINGS
THE ROOSE CONFERENCE
North Division
Jacob Roth - 46-22 (12.33)
Zack Graves - 45-23 (12.33)
Drew Warren - 44-24 (8.0)
Rhett Barnett - 44-24 (12.33)
DMOsborne - 39-29 (10.5)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 38-30 (11.33)

MidCentral Division
Coach DiBello - 43-25 (10.0)
Tommy McLeod - 41-27 (9.0)
Matt Mink - 38-30 (16.33)
Jacob Pinkerton - 38-30 (20.17)
Jennifer Ernst - 36-32 (17.0)
David Tuck - 33-35 (12.83)

West Division
Drew Morris - 44-24 (10.0)
Dan Sellers - 42-26 (13.33)
Bradley Pinkerton - 41-27 (10.67)
Trey Cartledge - 40-28 (11.5)
Eddy McBroom - 40-28 (11.67)
Tom Johnson - 31-37 (14.67)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 45-23 (8.67)
Nate Johnston - 45-23 (9.33)
Mark Gainey - 41-27 (9.17)
Tyler Campbell - 36-32 (6.33)
Chris Croyle - 36-32 (11.5)
Garrett Cheney - 35-33 (13.0)

South Central Division
Steven Ray - 46-22 (13.67)
Matthew Pinkerton - 45-23 (11.0)
Jonathan Osborne - 41-27 (9.33)
Garrison Ryfun - 40.28 (12.5)
Melissa Reagan - 33-35 (5.17)

South Division
Tim Wasyluka - 44-24 (10.0)
James Hawbaker - 42-26 (10.83)
Tad Roose - 38-30 (9.5)
Michael Nipp - 37-31 (14.5)
Eddy McB Jr - 34-34 (12.5)
Daniel Powell - 28-40 (10.83)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rk / DFC'er / Record / (LW)
1. Jacob Roth - 46-22 (12.33) (4)
2. Steven Ray - 46-22 (13.67) (5)
3. Yours Truly - 45-33 (8.67) (12)
4. Nate Johnston - 45-23 (9.33) (1)
5. Matthew Pinkerton - 45-23 (11.0) (2)
6. Zack Graves - 45-23 (12.33) (3)
7. Drew Warren - 44-24 (8.0) (6)
8. Tim Wasyluka - 44-24 (10.0) (8)
9. Drew Morris - 44-24 (10.0) (9)
10. Rhett Barnett - 44-24 (12.33) (NR)
11. Coach DiBello - 43-25 (10.0) (7)
12. James Hawbaker - 42-26 (10.83) (NR)

dropped out - Tommy McLeod (11)... Bradley Pinkerton (10)


IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
Top 12 records overall make playoffs. Seeding determined by record, then by TBA, but division winners get automatic higher seed. Top four get first round byes, remaining eight participate in Wild Card Weekend. 

1. Jacob Roth - 46-22 (12.33) - North Division Champion / First Round Bye
2. Steven Ray - 46-22 (13.67) - SouthCentral Div Champion / First Round Bye
3. Yours Truly - 45-23 (8.67) - East Div Champion / First Round Bye
4. Nate Johnson - 45-23 (9.33) - Wild Card / First Round Bye
5. Matthew Pinkerton - 45-23 (11.0) - Wild Card
6. Zack Graves - 45-23 (12.33) - Wild Card
7. Tim Wasyluka - 44-24 (10.0) - South Division Champ 
8. Drew Morris - 44-24 (10.0) - West Div Champ
9. Drew Warren - 44.24 (8.0) - Wild Card
10. Rhett Barnett - 44-24 (12.33) - Wild Card
11. Coach DiBello - 43-25 (10.0) - MidCentral Div Champ
12. James Hawbaker - 42-26 (10.83) - Wild Card

On the Bubble... 
Dan Sellers, 42-26... Tommy McLeod, 41-27... Mark Gainey, 41-27... Jonathan Osborne, 41-27... Bradley Pinkerton, 41-27... Trey Cartledge, 40-28... Eddy McBroom, 40-28... Garrison Ryfun, 40-28

DFC XXIV Week Eight GAMES

 Twenty-eight games left... and here are 10 of them, with 7 college and 3 NFL

COLLEGE GAMES (all ranks from AP Poll; times CST)
7. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) at 3. Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0)
11a, FOX

17. Tennessee Rocky Tops (5-1) at 11. Alabama Roll Tide (6-1)
230p, CBS

Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-2) at West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2)
230p, ESPN

TCU Horned Frogs (4-3) at Kansas State Wildcats (4-2)
6p, ESPN2

16. Duke Blue Devils (5-1) at 4. Florida State Seminoles (6-0)
630p, ABC

14. Utah Utes (5-1) at 18. USC Trojans (6-1)
7p, FOX

Clemson Fightin' Dabos (4-2) at Miami "Just Kneel" Hurricanes (4-2)
7p, ACC Network

NFL GAMES
Detroit Lions (5-1) at Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
12p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2) at LA Rams (3-3)
305p, FOX

Miami Dolphins (5-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (5-1)
720p, NBC

TieBreak Game
Miami vs Philly, total points scored

DFC XXIV Week Six RESULTS

SCORES
Nebraska 20, Illinois 7
(12) Oklahoma 34, (3) Texas 30
Wisconsin 24, Rutgers 13
Wyoming 24, (24) Fresno State 19
Texas Tech 39, Baylor 14
Falcons 21, Texans 19
Colts 23, Titans 16
Bengals 34, Cardinals 20
NYJets 31, Broncos 21
49ers 42, Cowboys 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS 
Big props to Jacob "Roth from Wyoming", who, in his 2nd season, finally gets his first weekly win of his career, pulling in a season-changing 9-1 week.  This was definitely a week where a great week really helped, and a poor week really hurt you overall... because finally having a solid week, The Coca-Cola Cowboy of the DFC, rookie Matt Mink, snags 2nd place for the week at 8-2.

James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker takes 3rd at 7-3, while Hurricane Rhett gets 4th, also at 7-3.

The rest of the weekly top 10 finishes at 6-4, with Garrison "The Pride of Blackshear" Ryfun and DMO tie for 5th, Young Garrett gets 7th, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 8th, and Tommy "The Highlander: There Can Only Be One" McLeod and Trey "The Answer" Cartledge tie for 10th.

Also finishing: 

6-4: Big Eddy McB... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jonathan "Oz" Osborne... Jenny Ernst

5-5: The Big Wasyluka... Yours Truly... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Drew // Morris... Melissa "The Chef" Reagan... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Coach DiB... Tom "The Big" Johnson... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Aussie Nate Johnston... Mikey "High" Nipp... 

4-6: Steven "The Principal" Ray... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... David "What tha" Tuck... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... 

3-7: Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Eddy Jr

2-8: Danny "The Engineer" Powell

THE STANDINGS
THE ROOSE CONFERENCE
North Division
Jacob Roth - 38-20 (13.0)
Zack Graves - 38-20 (13.0)
Drew Warren - 37-21 (8.8)
Rhett Barnett - 35-23 (13.8)
DMOsborne - 33-25 (12.4)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 33-25 (12.8)

MidCentral Division
Coach DiBello - 37-21 (11.0)
Tommy McLeod - 35-23 (8.0)
Jacob Pinkerton - 32-26 (22.8)
Matt Mink - 31-27 (15.4)
Jennifer Ernst - 29-29 (15.2)
David Tuck - 27-31 (13.2)

West Division
Drew Morris - 37-21 (11.6)
Bradley Pinkerton - 36-22 (11.4)
Eddy McBroom - 35-23 (11.4)
Dan Sellers - 35-23 (14.6)
Trey Cartledge - 33-25 (11.0)
Tom Johnson - 26-32 (8.0)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Nate Johnston - 38-20 (10.4)
Yours Truly - 35-23 (8.8)
Mark Gainey - 35-23 (10.8)
Garrett Cheney - 30-28 (9.8)
Tyler Campbell - 29-29 (6.4)
Chris Croyle - 29-29 (12.8)

SouthCentral Division
Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (12.4)
Steven Ray - 38-20 (14.8)
Jonathan Osborne - 35-23 (10.2)
Garrison Ryfun - 33-25 (10.2)
Melissa Reagan - 27-31 (4.0)

South Division
Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (11.0)
James Hawbaker - 35-23 (11.8)
Tad Roose - 31-27 (11.0)
Mikey Nipp - 29-29 (13.6)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 28-30 (13.8)
Danny Powell - 24-34 (8.8)


THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

1. Nate Johnston - 38-20 (10.4) (3)
2. Matthew Pinky - 38-20 (12.4) (spent 5 weeks at #1)
3. Jacob Roth - 38-20 (13.0) (NR)
4. Zack Graves - 38-20 (13.0) (6)
   
5. Steven Ray - 38-20 (14.8) (2)
6. Drew Warren - 37-21 (8.8) (4)
7. Coach DiBello - 37-21 (11.0) (5)
8. Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (11.0) (7)
9. Drew Morris - 37-21 (11.6) (10)
10. Bradley Pinky - 36-22 (11.4) (9)
11. Tommy McLeod - 35-23 (8.0) (NR)
12. Yours Truly - 35-23 (8.8) (11)

dropped out: Mark Gainey (8)... Dan Sellers (12)

 

DFCXXIV Week Seven Games

 

COLLEGE GAMES (all times CST, 

8. Oregon Ducks (5-0) at 7. Washington Huskies (5-0)
230p, ABC

Florida Go Gators (4-2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-3)
230p, SEC Network

Wyoming Cowboys (5-1) at Air Force Falcons (5-0)
6p, CBS Sports Network

25. The U of Miami (4-1) at 12. North Carolina Tarheels (5-0)
630p, ABC

18. UCLA Bruins (4-1) at 15. Oregon State (5-1)
7p, FOX

San Diego State Aztecs (2-4) at Hawaii Warriors (2-4)
10p, CBS Sports Network

NFL GAMES

Minnesota Vikings (1-4) at Chicago Bears (1-4)
12p, FOX

Indianapolis Colts (3-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3-2)
12p, CBS

New Orleans Saints (3-2) at Houston Texans (2-3)
12p, FOX

Detroit Lions (4-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1)
325p, FOX

Tiebreak Game
Oregon vs Washington - total points scored

DFC XXIV Week Five RESULTS

GAME SCORES
(19) Oregon State 21, (10) Utah 7
Kentucky 33, (22) Florida 14
Clemson 31, Syracuse 14
Texas A&M 34, Arkansas 22
(11) Notre Dame 21, (17) Duke 14
Denver Broncos 31, Chicago 28
Baltimore Ravens 28, Cleveland Browns 3
Tennessee Titans 27, Cincinnati Bengals 3
Minnesota Vikings 21, Carolina Panthers 13
Tampa Bay Bucs 26, New Orleans Saints 9

THE WEEK THAT WAS
A few weeks after winning his 9th career weekly win, Tim "The Big" Wasyluka, becomes the latest member of the 10 Weekly Win club, picking up not only his 10th career win, but also the 2nd in the season, putting together an early bid for the Hasha MVP Trophy (which he won 2 seasons ago in DFC XXII

Coming in a close second, also at 8-2, Drew "Slash" Morris, with James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker at 7-3 and Aussie Nate at 7-3 for 3rd and 4th.  Drew "Grassman" Warren and Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky tied for 5th, with Steven "The Principal" Ray in 7th, and Mikey "High" Nipp in 8th, all at 7-3.

Rounding out the Top 10, both at 6-4, are Melissa "The Chef" Reagan in 9th and Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky in 10th.

Also Finishing:
6-4: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Hurricane Rhett... Yours Truly... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Matty "Pinky the Eldest" Pinky... Coach D... Big Eddy Mac... Garrison "The Pride of Folkston" Ryfun

5-5: DMO... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

4-6: Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... David "What Tha" Tuck... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Roth from Wyoming... Jonny "Oz" Osborne... Eddy Mac Jr... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers...

3-7: Tom "The Big" Johnson... Danny "The Engineer" Powell... Young Garrett C... 

2-8: Matt "Think" Mink... Jenni Ernst...

THE STANDINGS
The TieBreak Average (TBA) is now a part of the standings. Your TB score from week to week is how far apart your TB guesses are from the actual total number of points scored in the selected game. Those numbers are added and divided by weeks of season - beginning in Week 5, your worst TB performance is dropped. If you have an even worse TB score in the coming weeks, that one will be dropped and the previous sucky week's number will be added back in. The only instance in which the worst TB number will be added back in will be to break a season-ending tie for divisional championship or playoff seeding. All further questions can be directed to DFC Admin.

THE ROOSE DIVISION
North Division
Drew Warren - 32-16 (10.00)
Zack Graves - 32-16 (13.25)
Jacob Roth - 29-19 (14.25)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 29-19 (14.5)
Rhett Barnett - 28-20 (15.5)
DMOsborne - 27-21 (15.25)

MidCentral Division
Coach DiBello - 32-16 (12.0)
Tommy McLeod - 29-19 (7.75)
Jacob Pinkerton - 28-20 (22.75)
Matt Mink - 23-25 (12.25)
Jenny Ernst - 23-25 (13.5)
David Tuck - 23-25 (13.75)

West Division
Drew Morris - 32-16 (13.75)
Bradley Pinkerton - 31-17 (13.75)
Dan Sellers - 30-18 (15.25)
Eddy McBroom - 29-19 (11.75)
Trey Cartledge - 27-21 (11.5)
Tom Johnson - 21-27 (7.5)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Nate Johnston - 33-15 (9.5)
Mark Gainey - 31-17 (13.25)
Yours Truly - 30-18 (10.75)
Chris Croyle - 26-22 (13.5)
Tyler Campbell - 25-23 (6.5)
Garrett Cheney - 24-24 (11.25)

SouthCentral Division
Matthew Pinkerton - 34-14 (17.0)
Steven Ray - 34-14 (20.75)
Jonathan Osborne - 29-19 (9.25)
Garrison Ryfun - 27-21 (19.5)
Melissa Reagan - 22-26 (4.5)

South Division
Tim Wasyluka - 32-16 (17.25)
James Hawbaker - 28-20 (17.75)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 25-23 (12.0)
Tad Roose - 25-23 (16.75)
Michael Nipp - 24-24 (12.25)
Daniel Powell - 22-26 (6.25)


THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Flown in by Frontier Air
Rank / DFC'er / Record / TBA / Last Wk
1. Matthew Pinkerton - 34-14 (17.0) (1 - 5th week)
2. Steven Ray - 34-14 (20.75) (2)
3. Nate Johnston - 33-15 (9.5) (4)
4. Drew Warren - 32-16 (10.0) (8)
5. Coach DiBello - 32-16 (12.0) (3)
6. Zack Graves - 32-16 (13.25) (5)
7. Tim Wasyluka - 32-16 (17.25) (NR)
8. Mark Gainey - 31-17 (13.25) (10)
9. Bradley Pinkerton - 31-17 (13.75) (11)
10. Drew Morris - 31-17 (13.75) (NR)
11. Yours Truly - 30-18 (10.75) (12)
12. Dan Sellers - 30-18 (15.25) (6)

dropped out: Jon Osborne (7)... Jacob Roth (9)

aaaaaand the bottom five...
Jenni Ernst (23-25)... David Tuck (23-25)... Melissa Reagan (22-26)... Daniel Powell (22-26)... Tom Johnson (21-27)

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• First, let's talk streaks... .500 or better.  Drew Morris is still going, with 23 weeks of .500 or better - in fact, he hasn't had a losing week since Week 2 of DFC XXII (Sept 2021), a season in which he went on to take his 2nd DFC Championship.  
  
• Both Steven "The Principal" Ray's and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey's streak just hit 20, with both gents last having losing weeks in Week 5 of DFC XXII 
• Yours Truly just passed 15 weeks, while Zack "The Attack" Graves just hit 13 weeks at .500 or better
• Looking at .501 or better (a winning week) streak, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky is currently at 7 weeks, while both Steven Ray and Zack Graves have started their season each week over .500, so they are at 5 weeks
• Another interesting stat I looked at for this segment was Top 25 All Time (regular season and playoffs)... while only one retired DFC'er remains in the All Time Top 20 - DFC X Champion Lori "Sunshine" Beirne at 15th all time -  there are still four retired DFC'ers in the Top 25: Matt Latta (22nd), Brad "Lawdawg" Latta (23rd), and Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert (24th). 
• I mention this because Hurricane Rhett just leaped over Scotty Latta for 25th all time.  While Rhett needs only 17 more wins this year to leap both Brad and Halpert, he's only at 863 all time wins, while Matt has 904.  So it would be tough to get there this year, but he'll undoubtedly will do it.
• With Rhett likely to get 24th in the coming weeks, that means the threshold for being in the Top 25 All Time will be Matt Halpert's 876 wins -- next closest is Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, currently at 822 wins, and Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle, who just got to 800 all time wins. 
• As far as the Top 20 All Time, Young Garrett Cheney sits at 20th with 963. In 21st is Steven "The Principal" Ray with 950, but what's remarkable about that is Garrett's rookie season was DFC V... and Steven's was DFC X, a full five seasons later. 
• James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker is 16th all time, with 1114 wins, so catching Lori Beirne's 1152 win record might be tougher this year, but if he returns for DFC25, he'll easily do it. 
• That's all. Kbye.

DFC XXIV Week Six Games

COLLEGE GAMES (all times CST, all rankings from AP Poll)

FRIDAY NIGHT:
Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3) at Illinois Fightin' Illini (2-3)
7p, FS1

SATURDAY:
12. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) vs. 3. Texas Longhorns (5-0) 
Cotton Bowl in Dallas, 11a ABC

Rutgers Scarlett Knights (4-1) at Wisconsin Badgers (3-1)
11a, Peacock

24. Fresno State Bulldogs (5-0) at Wyoming Cowboys (4-1)
7p, FOX

Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-3) at Baylor Bears (2-3)
7p, ESPN2

NFL GAMES
Houston Texans (2-2) at Atlanta Falcons (2-2)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (2-2) at Indianapolis Colts (2-2)
12p, CBS

Cincinnati Bengals (1-3) at Arizona Cardinals (1-3)
305p, FOX

NY J-E-S-T JEST JEST JETS (1-3) at Denver Broncos (1-3)
325p, CBS

Dallas Cowboys (3-1) at San Francisco 49ers (4-0)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Oklahoma vs Texas, total points scored

DFC XXIV Week Four RESULTS

 Because of time, I'm going to list the results for everyone's week, without the standings and top 12 rankings, which will come back next week.

Also - I'll try to send a reminder, but if you didn't send in your picks, go right ahead and do so =) 

WHO WON THE WEEK??

Congrats to Coach DiBillo, one of the first rookies to win in a while, and also blowing through with a 10-0 record -- if you count the end of last week, he's on a 13 game win streak.  I actually don't have records on consecutive games, but I do know Wookiee Fulaytar holds the record at 19 straight games (en route to a championship in DFC V)

Coming in 2nd place, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers at 9-1, while 3rd goes to Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod at 8-2.  Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky is 8-2 and gets 4th, Drew "Grassman" Warren is 8-2 in 5th, and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey is 6th at 8-2. 

And 7th is Drew // Morris and tied for 8th is Jacob "From Wyoming" Roth and Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky, all at 8-2, with Jonny "Oz" Osborne at 7-3 coming in 10th.

Also finishing: 
7-3 - Aussie Nate... Young Garrett... Yours Truly... Matty "Pinky the Eldest" Pinky... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... The Big Wasyluka... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... 

6-4: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Big Eddy McB... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tyler "SPSBotDFC" Campbell... Garrison "Pride of Valdosta" Ryfun... David "What tha" Tuck... Hurricane Rhett... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Jenny Ernst... Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Big Tom Johnson... 

5-5: Danny "The Engineer" Powell... DMO... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

4-6: Mikey Nipp... Eddy Jr... 

2-8: Melissa "The Chef" Reagan

DFC XXIV Week Five GAMES

 And we have reached the midpoint of the season... five college, five pro this week!

NOTE: I am sitting in Canada as I type this, and will be randomly at sea this week into next week... meaning, I don't know what the WiFi situation looks like -- so there is a chance that I may not be able to get last weekends results out this week, and will only be able to do the new games for next week... will do what I can, but the show must roll on! 

COLLEGE GAMES

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME
10. Utah Utes (4-0) at 19. Oregon State Beavers (3-1)
Friday night, 8p, FS1

SATURDAY GAMES
22. Florida Gators (3-1) at Kentucky Wildcats (4-0)
Saturday, 11a, ESPN

Clemson Tigers (2-2) at Syracuse Orange (4-0)
11a, ABC

Texas A&M Aggies (3-1) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2-2)
11a, ESPN

11. Notre Dame Fightin Irish (4-1) at 17. Duke Blue Devils (4-0)
630p, ABC

NFL GAMES
Denver Broncos (0-3) at Chicago Bears (0-3)
12p, CBS

Baltimore Ravens (2-1) at Cleveland Browns (2-1)
12p, CBS

Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) at Tennessee Titans (1-2)
12p, FOX

Minnesota Vikings (0-3) at Carolina Panthers (0-3)
12p, FOX

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) at New Orleans (2-1)
12p, FOX

TieBreak Game
Denver Broncos vs Chicago Bears, total points scored 

DFC XXIV Week Three RESULTS

SCORES
(20) North Carolina 31, Minnesota 13
BYU 38, Arkansas 31
West Virginia 17, Pittsburgh 6
TCU 36, Houston 13 (Tiebreak Game - 49 points)
Atlanta Falcons 25, Green Bay Packers 24
Tennessee Titans 27, LA Chargers 24
San Francisco 49ers 30, LA Rams 23
NYGiants 31, Arizona Cardinals 28

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's been since 2020 - that being Week 5 of DFC XXI - since Big Eddy McBroom won a week, but managed to take this week, for his 7th weekly win of his career.  He goes 7-1, while his own son, Eddy Jr, also goes 7-1 for 2nd place.

Also at 7-1 is Steven "The Principal" Ray in 3rd, while Drew "Grassman" Warren is 6-2 for 4th, Yours Truly in 5th, and Jonathan "Oz" Osborne in 6th -- and the rest of the top 10 is also 6-2 

That's Jenny Ernst in 7th, Aussie Nate in 8th, Matt "The Coco Cola Cowboy" Mink in 9th, and Melissa "The Chef" Reagan rounding out the top 10.

Also finishing (all determined by TB score)
6-2: Roth from Wyoming...  The Big Wasyluka... Coach DiBello

5-3: Tommy Mc... Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... David "What Tha" Tuck... DMO

4-4: The Big Johnson... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Young Garrett... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Drew // Morris... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Chris "Yo Teach!" Croyle

3-5: Danny "The Engineer" Powell... Mikey "high" Nipp... Lil G "Pride of Buford" Ryfun... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Hurricane Rhett

THE STANDINGS

THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL held by SPANX

1. Matthew Pinkerton, 21-7 (1 - 2wks)
2. Zack Graves, 20-8 (2 - 2wks)
3. Steven Ray, 20-8 (7)
4. Nate Johnston, 19-9 (4-tie)
5. Jonathan Osborne, 18-10 (11)
   
6. Eddy Mc Jr, 17-11 (NR)
7. Yours Truly, 17-11 (NR)
8. Trey Cartledge, 17-11 (6)
9. Jacob Roth, 17-11 (NR)
10. Eddy McBroom, 17-11 (NR)
11. Tim Wasyluka, 17-11 (NR)
12. Bradley Pinkerton, 17-11 (3) (tied for 12th with Dan)
13. Dan Sellers, 17-11 (NR) (tied for 12th with Bradley)

dropped out: Mark Gainey (4-tie)... Chris Croyle (9th)... Drew Morris (12th)... Rhett Barnett (8th)... Daniel Powell (10th)

aaaaaand... the bottom five... James Hawbaker... Mitchy Pinky... Mikey Nipp... David Tuck... Tom Johnson...

DFCXXIV Week Four GAMES

 And finally... we have some GOOD games... so many good games in fact, we're going 6 college and 4 NFL in Week Four of the Deuce Football Championships... championships... 

COLLEGE GAMES (all times CST; all ranking from AP)

Auburn Tigers (3-0) at Texas A&M Aggies (2-1)
11a, ESPN

19. Colorado PRIME TIMES (3-0) at 10. Oregon FIGHTIN' NIXES (3-0)
230p, ABC

22. UCLA Bruins (3-0) at 11. Utah Utes (3-0)
230p, FOX

15. Ole Miss Rebels (3-0) at 13. Alabama Roll Tide (2-1)
230p, CBS

14. Oregon State (3-0) at 21. Washington State Cougars (3-0)
The Island of Misfit Toys Bowl... 6p, FOX

6. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) at 9. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-0)
630p, NBC


NFL GAMES
Atlanta Falcons (2-0) at Detroit Lions (1-1)
12p, FOX

LA Chargers of San Diego (0-2) at Minnesota Vikings (0-2)
12p, FOX

New England Patriots (0-2) at NYJets (1-1)
12p, CBS

Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
615p, Monday Night, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Colorado vs Oregon - total points scored 

DFC XXIV Week Two RESULTS

SCORES
Wake Forest 36, Vanderbilt 20
(22) Ole Miss 37, (24) Tulane 20
Miami 48, (23) Texas A&M 33
(11) Texas 34, (4) Alabama 24
Auburn 14, California 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Minnesota Vikings 17
New Orleans Saints 16, Tennessee Titans 15
Miami Dolphins 36, LA Chargers 34
Dallas 40, NYGiants 0
NYJets 22, Buffalo 16 OT

THE WEEK THAT WAS 
Dunno how the end of the season will go for Matthew "Pinky the Elder" Pinky (there are four Pinkertons in our league, and Matthew just happens to be the oldest), but he is storming out of the gate early in what has been a rough two weeks for a lot of the league. Either way, Matty picks up his 5th career weekly win, getting 8-2 this week.

Coming in 2nd, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge also is 8-2, and in 3rd for the week, Zack "The Attack" Graves, at 7-3.

Jonathan "Oz" Osborne gets the only 7-3 record this week, taking 4th, and Coach DiBello gets 5th at 6-4.

The rest of the Top 10 all go 6-4, with Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose tied for 6th, Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink and Danny Powell tie for 8th, and finally, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers rounds out the 10. 

Also Finishing:
6-4: DMO... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Jenny Ersnt... Steven "The Principal" Ray... 

5-5: Hurricane Rhett... Young Garrett... Eddy Jr... Drew // Morris... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Aussie Nate... Yours Truly... Chris "YO Teach" Croyle... David "What Tha" Tuck

4-6: Roth from Wyoming... Jimmy "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Tyler "SPSBotDFC" Campbell...  Big Tom J... Melissa "The Chef" Reagan... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Big Eddy... Mikey "High" Nipp... Garrison "Pride of Hazlehurst" Ryfun

3-7: Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... 

2-8: Tim "The Big" Wasyluka

THE STANDINGS

THE ROOSE CONFERENCE
North Division
Zack Graves - 15-5
Rhett Barnett - 13-7
DMOsborne - 12-8
Jacob Roth - 11-9
Drew Warren - 11-9
Mitchell Pinkerton - 9-11

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 11-9
Jacob Pinkerton - 11-9
Coach DiBello - 10-10
Matt Mink - 9-11
Jennifer Ernst - 9-11
David Tuck - 9-11

West Division
Bradley Pinkerton - 13-7
Trey Cartledge - 13-7
Dan Sellers - 12-8
Drew Morris - 12-8
Eddy McBroom - 10-10
Tom Johnson - 8-12

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Nate Johnston - 13-7
Mark Gainey - 13-7
Chris Croyle - 12-8
Tyler Campbell - 11-9
Yours Truly - 11-9
Garrett Cheney - 10-10

SouthCentral Division
Matthew Pinkerton - 16-4
Steven Ray - 13-7
Jon Osborne - 12-8
Garrison Ryfun - 12-8
Melissa Reagan - 8-12

South Division
Daniel Powell - 12-8
James Hawbaker - 11-9
Tim Wasyluka - 11-9
Tad Roose - 11-9
Eddy McB Jr - 10-10
Mikey Nipp - 10-10

THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL
(Rank/DFC'er/Record (Last week)
1. Matthew Pinkerton - 16-4 (5)
2. Zack Graves - 15-5 (3-tie)
3. Bradley Pinkerton - 13-7 (NR)
4t. Nate Johnston - 13-7 (2)
4t. Mark Gainey - 13-7 (3-tie)
6. Trey Cartledge - 13-7 (NR)
7. Steven Ray - 13-7 (NR)
8. Rhett Barnett - 13-7 (8)
9. Chris Croyle - 12-8 (9)
10. Daniel Powell - 12-8 (NR)
11. Jonathan Osborne - 12-8 (NR)
12. Drew Morris - 12-8 (NR)

dropped out: Garrison Ryfun (6-tie)... Tyler Cambell (10)... Jacob Roth (11-tie)... James Hawbaker (11-tie)... Tim Wasyluka (1)... Jacob Pinkerton (6-tie)

Aaaaaand the bottom five...
Jennifer Ernst (9-11)... Mitchell Pinky (9-11)... Melissa Reagan (8-12)... David Tuck (8-12)... Tom Johnson (8-12)