DFC XXVI Week Six GAMES

 WEEK SIX of the 26th edition of DFC! 

Every season there are 2 weeks in which we have only 8 games (to equal 96 for season's end -- last year's 100 was only for DFC25... unless I decide to do 100 for next year's DFC XXVII) - anyway, this is one of those weeks.

COLLEGE GAMES
Rankings from ESPN, times are CST

Clemson Tigers (1-3) at North Carolina Tarheels (2-2)
11a, ESPN

16. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0) at 10. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1)
230p, ABC

24. Virginia Seminole Slayers (4-1) at Louisville Cardinals (4-0)
230p, ESPN2

3. Miami Hurricanes (4-0) at 18. Florida State Seminoles (3-1)
630p, ABC

NFL GAMES

The New York Football Giants (1-3) at New Orleans Aints (0-4)
12p, CBS

Miami Dolphins (1-3) at Carolina Panthers (1-3)
12p, FOX

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) at Seattle Seahawks (3-1)
305p, CBS

Washington Commanders (2-2) at LA really San Diego Chargers (3-1)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Miami vs FSU, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Four RESULTS

 SCORES
(17) Texas Tech 34, (18) Utah 10
Memphis 32, Arkansas 31
(11) Oklahoma 24, (22) Auburn 17
(21) Michigan 30, Nebraska 27
(19) Indiana 63, (9) Illinois 10
Fresno State 23, Hawai'i 21
Minnesota Vikings 48, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Philadelphia Eagles 33, LA Rams 26
San Francisco 16, Arizona 15
Kansas City Chiefs 22, The New York Football Giants 9

THE WEEK THAT WAS
While his dad has a long list of weekly wins in his 23 year career, Eddy McBroom the Junior has only two before this week - the first in Week 4 of DFC IV (2003) and the second in Week 2 of DFC XV (2014).  But now, 112 regular season weeks later, Eddy Jr has his 3rd win of his own career, as his name is etched into the massive records DFC Spreadsheet, at 9-1 overall.

Speaking of DFC Families, two Pinkys are in the top 3, as Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky is 2nd for the week, and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky is 3rd, also 9-1.

A series of ties takes us through the rest of the top 10, including Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne and Mikey Nipp tied for 4th, Drew // Morris and Garrison "the Pride of Tallahassee" Ryfun tied for 6th, and Trey "The Answer" Cartledge and Aussie Nate tied for 8th, all at 8-2.  

And tied for 10th, Hurricane Rhett and Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle, at 7-3.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Jenni Ernst... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... The Big Wasyluka... Tom "Big" Johnson... Young Garrett... 

6-4: Jonny Oz... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Zack "The Attack" Graves... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Yours Truly... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink... Coach DiB... Jeremy "The Director" Burgess

5-5: Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Eddy McB... Roth from Wyoming... Tyler "SPSBofDFC" Campbell... 

4-6: Danny "3D" Powell...

THE STANDINGS
This week we will introduce the TBA - next week the worst TB of your season will be dropped, never to be accessed unless there is an ultimate tie at the end of the season

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE

North Division
DMOsborne - 25-15 (15.0)
Zack Graves - 25-15 (19.25)
Jacob Roth - 24-16 (21.5)
Rhett Barnett - 23-17 (17.25)
Drew Warren - 23-27 (19.5)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 20-20 (21.75)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton (!) - 26-14 (22.75)
Matt Mink - 25-25 (22.0)
Tommy McLeod - 25-15 (19.25)
Jenny Ernst - 23-17 (17.75)
Coach DiBello - 20-20 (26.25)

West Division
Drew Morris - 30-10 (18.25)
Eddy McBroom - 25-15 (18.25)
Trey Cartledge - 24-16 (19.25)
Bradley Pinkerton - 23-17 (20.5)
Tom Johnson - 22-18 (21.75)
Dan Sellers - 20-20 (17.0)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 27-13 (17.0)
Chris Croyle - 27-13 (20.5)
Yours Truly - 26-14 (15.75)
Nate Johnston - 23-17 (22.0)
Tyler Campbell - 21-19 (29.75)
Garrett Cheney - 17-23 (20.0)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 27-13 (20.25)
Jeremy Burgess - 26-14 (21.5)
Matthew Pinkerton - 26-14 (16.5)
Jonathan Osborne - 24-16 (16.0)
Steven Ray - 24-16 (20.25)

South Division
Eddy McBroom Jr - 28.12 (17.25)
Tad Roose - 26-14 (18.0)
Tim Wasyluka - 26-14 (18.75)
Michael Nipp - 24-16 (17.25)
James Hawbaker - 23-17 (19.25)
Daniel Powell - 18.22)


THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Top 12 records make playoffs, division winners get higher seeds with ties
1. Drew Morris - 30-10 (18.25) (1 - 3wks)
2. Eddy McB - 28-12 (17.25) (9)
3. Mark Gainey - 27-13 (17.0) (5)
4. Garrison Ryfun - 27-13 (20.25) (NR)
5. Chris Croyle - 27-13 (20.5) (6-tie)
6. Yours Truly - 26-14 (15.75) (2)
7. Matthew Pinkerton - 26-14 (16.5) (8)
8. Tad Roose - 26-14 (18.0) (6-tie)
9. Tim Wasyluka - 26-14 (18.75) (10)
10. Jeremy Burgess - 26-14 (21.5) (3-tie)
11. Jacob Pinkerton - 26-14 (22.75) (19-tie)
12. DMOsborne - 25-15 (15.0) (NR)

dropped out: Eddy McB (3-tie)... Zack Graves (11-tie)... Matt Mink (11-tie)

DFC XXVI Week Five GAMES

 And just like that... the season is approaching halftime! 

And as a treat, there are some real barn burners... and some real dogs... but that makes it even better to pick

COLLEGE GAMES

21. USC Trojans (4-0) at 23. Illinois Fightin' Illini (3-1)
11a, FOX

4. LSU Tigers (4-0) at 13. Ole Miss Rebs (4-0)
230p, ABC

UCLA Bruins (0-3) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-2)
230p, B1G Network

Auburn Tigers (3-1) at 9. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0)
230p, ESPN

6. Oregon Ducks (4-0) at 3. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
630p, NBC

17. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1) at 5. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
630p, ABC

NFL GAMES

Carolina Panthers (1-2) at New England Patriots (1-2)
12p, FOX

Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) at Tampa Bay Bucs (3-0)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (0-3) at Houston Texans (0-3)
12p, CBS

NYJets (0-3) at Miami Dolphins (0-3)
Monday Night 615p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Tennessee vs Houston, total points scored. Negative numbers not allowed. 

DFC XXVI Week Three RESULTS

 SCORES
(19) Alabama 38, Wisconsin 14
(6) Georgia 44, (15) Tennessee 41 OT
(16) Texas A&M 41, (8) Notre Dame 40
Vanderbilt 31, South Carolina 7
California 27, Minnesota 14
Cincinnati Bengals 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 27
Dallas Cowboys 40, The New York Football Giants 37
New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 27
Philadelphia Eagles 20, Kansas City Chief 17
Indianapolis Colts 29, Denver Broncos 28

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's always fun to see a return to prominence, especially with a guy who doesn't hit the top spot a ton - and even at 7-3, Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle wins his fourth week of his career.

7-3 was half the top ten, with Roth from Wyoming taking 2nd place, Big Eddy McBroom in 3rd, Big Tom Johnson in 4th, and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 5th (don't look now, but when Tad gets on a roll, he wins titles, as he's a 3x champion)

Coming in 6th place, Coach "Miami Vice" DiBello at 6-4, with Zack "The Attack" Graves in 7th, tied with Jeremy "The Director" Burgess. Finally, in 9th, tied at 6-4, is Drew // Morris and Danny "3D" Powell

Also finishing:
6-4: Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... The Big Wasyluka... Aussie Nate... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...

5-5: Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Yours Truly... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Eddy Jr... Braddy "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne... Jonny Oz... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Mikey Nipp... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Garrison "Pride of Villa Rica" Ryfun... 

4-6: Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Hurricane Rhett... Jenny Ernst... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Young Garrett... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink

THE STANDINGS
The Pinkerton Conference
North Division
Jacob Roth - 19-11
Zack Graves - 19-11
DMOsborne - 17-13
Rhett Barnett - 16-14
Drew Warren - 16-14
Mitchell Pinkerton - 15-15

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 19-11
Tommy McLeod - 18-12
Jacob Pinkerton - 17-13
Jennifer Ernst - 16-14
Coach DiBello - 14-16

West Division
Drew Morris - 22-8
Eddy McBroom - 20-10
Trey Cartledge - 16-14
Tom Johnson - 15-15
Dan Sellers - 14-16
Bradley Pinkerton - 14-16

The Osborne Conference
East Division
Yours Truly - 20-10
Mark Gainey - 20-10
Chris Croyle - 20-10
Nate Johnston - 19-11
Tyler Campbell - 16-14
Garrett Cheney - 10-20

SouthCentral Division
Jeremy Burgess - 20-10
Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11
Garrison Ryfun - 19-11
Jonathan Osborne - 18-12
Steven Ray - 18-12

South Division
Tad Roose - 20-10
Eddy McBroom Jr - 19-11
Tim Wasyluka - 19-11
James Hawbaker - 17-13
Michael Nipp - 16-14
Daniel Powell - 15-15

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
(the top 12 in the league make the postseason)
1. Drew Morris - 22-8 (1)
2. Yours Truly - 20-10 (3-tied)
3T. Jeremy Burgess - 20-10 (6-tied)
3T. Eddy McBroom - 20-10 (5)
5. Mark Gainey - 20-10 (3t)
6T. Tad Roose - 20-10 (11t)
6T. Chris Croyle - 20-10 (NR)
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11 (10)
9. Eddy McB Jr - 19-11 (8)
10. Tim Wasyluka - 19-11 (NR)
11T. Zack Graves - 19-11 (NR)
11T. Matt Mink - 1911 (2)

dropped out: Garrison Ryfun (6t)... Jonathan Osborne (9)... Steven Ray (11t)

Hey... lets do some...

There are three kinds of lies...
LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS - Mark Twain

Okay... lets chat about some records....

• We're 26 seasons in, with over 83,000 picks sent in by a total of 91 individuals - some only lasted a few seasons, some only lasted one season, and one Willis Watkins only had a few weeks - 12 wins total, sitting at #91 in all time wins
• On the upper end of that chart, however, when looking at regular season wins, 24 DFC'ers have over 1000 wins, and if you toss in playoff wins, that number gets to 25.
• But for the purposes of this week, lets look at regular season wins only... currently your top ten is Yours Truly (1493)... Tommy McLeod (1447)... Drew Morris (1429)... Big Eddy McB (1420)... Jennifer Ernst (1416)... Jonathan Osborne (1396)... Mark Gainey (1392)... DMOsborne (1386)... Tad Roose (1360)... and Eddy Jr (1354)
• Ready for a milestone number - Daniel Powell is 9 wins away from 1300 regular season wins lifetime
• Congrats to The Big Wasyluka who crossed the 1200 mark (1216 now) in the last few weeks
• Dan Sellers - incidentally the only person out of 91 in DFC history I've literally never met, but now in his 17th year, it wouldn't be the same without him.  Is he 32 with a bachelor pad in Kenosha, Wisconsin?  Is he 46, married, with 5 kids on a farm in east Toledo?  No idea. But he got his 900th win this week, so good on him.
• Big week for Drew Warren, as he only needs 1 win to hit 800 lifetime, while Mitchell Pinkerton, former DFC Champ that he is, just hit the 600 wins mark (602 now)
• It's also hard to believe we've had a few of these guys in for four years, but Roth from Wyoming is one, and 4 away from 200 wins lifetime. 
• Our only rookie this year is one Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess, who currently sits at #89 on the all time win list, being only 3 weeks into his career. If he can score 51 wins this season, he'll find himself #77 all time, just ahead of legend Brook DeRamus, and 60 wins gets him to #75 total. 
• Whats in a (nick)name:  Wonder who these people are and why I gave them the nicknames?  Drew Warren - he works (or worked) for a landscaping type place, hence "The Grassman"... Drew Morris did, or does, idolize Slash from Guns N Roses, and is quite the guitarist himself, hence, "Slash", or Drew // Morris... Tad Roose won three championships in the first 7 seasons of the DFC, with II, IV, and VII, hence, "The Dynasty"... finally, Chris Croyle, who I struggled for a nickname for quite a while... but when the movie "Funny People" came out, it featured a fake sitcom called "Yo Teach!" which fit Croyle quite well, as he is that very thing... so... YO TEACH. 

DFCXXVI Week Four GAMES

The games for the 4th week of The XXVIth edition of The DFC... this time, six college games, four NFL games...

COLLEGE GAMES

17. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) at 16. Utah Utes (3-0)
11a, FOX

Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) at Memphis Tigers (3-0)
11a, ABC

22. Auburn Tigers (3-0) at 11. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)
230p, ABC

21. Meeeeeeechigan Wolverines (2-1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0)
230p, CBS/Paramount+

9. Illinois Fightin' Illini (3-0) at 19. Indiana Hoosers (3-0)
630p, NBC

Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1) at Hawai'i Warriors (1-0)
1059p, somewhere, somehow.


NFL GAMES
Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) at Minnesota Vikings (1-1)
12p, CBS

LA Rams (2-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)
12p, FOX

Arizona Cardinals (2-0) at San Francisco 49ers (2-0)
325p, FOX

Kansas City Swifties (0-2) at The New York Football Giants (0-2)
720p, NBC

The TieBreak Game 
Fresno State at Hawai'i, total points scored

DFC XXVI - Week Two RESULTS

 
THE WEEK THAT WAS

Remarkably, it's been literally 73 weeks of regular season - stretching all the way back to Drew Warren, Matt Halpert, and Randy Latta's triple tie in Week 8 of DFC XVII (2018) - since we had a tie for the win, and we've never had a tie for Week 1.

And now we do -  The Coca Cola Cowboy himself, Matt Mink, scores his first win of his young career (he's a DFC Soph) while he ties up with James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker, scoring his first weekly win since DFCXXII.  Both were at 9-1.

Drew Morris was 3rd, also at 9-1, as was The Big Wasyluka and Yours Truly, in 4th and 5th, both at 9-1.

Coming in 6th, Drew "The Grassman" Warren, Jeremy "The Director" Burgess were 6th and 7th, while, Roth from Wyoming, Steven "The Principal" Ray, and Jonny Oz all tie for 8th place at 8-2. 

Also finishing:

8-2: Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mikey "High" Nipp... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Aussie Nate J... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle

7-3: Danny "3D" Powell... DMO... Jenni Ersnt... Garrison "Pride of St Simon's Island" Ryfun... Eddy the Jr... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tom "The Tall Boy" Johnson... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Eddy the Bigger... Tyler "SPSBOtDFC" Campbell

6-4: Young Garrett... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge

5-5: Hurricane Rhett... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Coach DiB

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE

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

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 15-5
Tommy McLeod - 13-7
Jacob Pinkerton - 12-8
Jennifer Ernst - 12-8
Coach DiBello - 8-12

West Division
Drew Morris - 16-4
Eddy McBroom - 13-7
Dan Sellers - 10-10
Trey Cartledge - 10-10
Bradley Pinkerton - 9-11
Tom Johnson - 8-12

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 15-5
Mark Gainey - 15-5
Chris Croyle - 13-7
Tyler Campbell - 10-10
Nate Johnston - 9-11
Garrett Cheney - 6-14

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 14-6
Jeremy Burgess - 14-6
Jonathan Osborne - 13-7
Matthew Pinkerton - 13-7
Steven Ray - 13-7

South Division
Eddy McB Jr - 14-6
Tad Roose - 13-7
Tim Wasyluka - 13-7
James Hawbaker - 12-8
Michael Nipp - 11-9
Daniel Powell - 9-11

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rk - DFC'er - REC - (LW)
1. Drew Morris - 16-4 (2-tie)
2. Matt Mink - 15-5 (7-tie)
3t. Mark Gainey - 15-5 (1)
3t. Yours Truly - 15-5 (6)
5. Eddy McBroom - 14-6 (7-tie)
6t. Garrison Ryfun - 14-6 (2-tie)
6t. Jeremy Burgess - 14-6 (10)
8. Eddy McB Jr - 14-6 (17.5)
9. Jonathan Osborne - 13-7 (NR)
10. Matthew Pinkerton - 13-7 (NR)
11t. Tad Roose - 13-7 (NR)
11t. Steven Ray 13-7 (NR)

dropped out: Tommy McLeod (9)... Rhett Barnett (5)... DMOsborne (11)... Dan Sellers (12)

DFC XXVI Week Three GAMES

 Here are the Games of the 3rd week of The XXVIth DFC Season

College Games
All Rankings are from ESPN, all times Central

Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) at 19. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-1)
11a, ABC

6. Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) at 15. Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)
230p, ABC

16. Texas A&M Aggies (2-0) at 8. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (0-1)
630p, NBC/Peacock

Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0)
645p, SEC Network

Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) at Cal Bears (2-0)
930p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)
12p, CBS

The New York Football Giants (0-1) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
1p, FOX

New England Patriots (0-1) at Miami Dolphins (0-1)
12p, CBS

Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
325p, FOX

Denver Broncos (1-0) at Indianapolis Colts (1-0)
305p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas A&M vs Notre Dame, total points scored

DFC XXVI: Week One RESULTS

GAMES
Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Georgia Tech 27, Colorado 20
(3) Ohio State 14, (1) Texas 7
Florida State 31, (8) Alabama 17
(9) LSU 17, (4) Clemson 10
Arizona 40, Hawaii 6
California 34, Oregon State 15
Utah 43, UCLA 10
(10) Miami 27, (6) Notre Dame 24
TCU 48, North Carolina 14

THE PRESEASON TOP TEN
(because it has to be said - and it was written before the season began, I promise!)

1. Matthew Pinkerton
2. Steven Ray
3. Zack Graves
4. DMOsborne
5. Dan Sellers
6. Mark Gainey
7. Yours Truly
8. Drew Morris
9. Mikey Nipp
10. Eddy McBroom the Bigger
11. James Hawbaker
12. Garrison Ryfun

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It wasn't pretty - it was DFC XVII (2016) the last time someone won Week 1 with a 7-3 record (James Hawbaker) - but Mark "The Mighty" Gainey managed to pull it off this week, winning his 11th career week. 

Drew "Slash" Morris and Garrison "Pride of Marietta" Ryfun both tie for 2nd at 7-3, while Eddy Jr gets 4th, and Hurricane Rhett in 5th, also at 7-3.

The remaining Top 10 all go 6-4, with Yours Truly in 6th... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink and Big Eddy Mac tying for 7th... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod in 9th, and rounding out the first top ten of the season, rookie Jeremy "The Director" Burgess in 10th.

Also finishing
5-5: DMO... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Jonny Oz... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jenni "The Sunshine" Ernst... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Aussie Nate... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle

4-6: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... The Big Wasyluka... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Roth from Wyoming

3-7: Defending MVP Champ Mikey Nipp... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... James "the Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiB... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... 

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell

1-9: Tom "The Big" Johnson 

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE 
North Division
Rhett Barnett - 7-3
DMOsborne - 5-5
Zack Graves - 5-5
Mitchell Pinkerton - 4-6
Jacob Roth - 4-6
Drew Warren - 4-6

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 6-4
Tommy McLeod - 6-4
Jennifer Ernst - 5-5
Jacob Pinkerton - 4-6
Coach DiBello - 3-7

West Division
Drew Morris - 7-3
Eddy McBroom - 6-4
Dan Sellers - 5-5
Trey Cartledge - 4-6
Bradley Pinkerton - 4-6
Tom Johnson - 1-9

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 7-3
Yours Truly - 6-4
Nate Johnston - 5-5
Chris Croyle - 5-5
Tyler Campbell - 3-7

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 7-3
Jeremy Burgess - 6-4
Steven Ray - 5-5
Jonathan Osborne - 5-5
Matthew Pinkerton - 5-5

South Division
Eddy Mc Jr - 7-3
Tad Roose - 5-5
Tim Wasyluka - 4-6
Mikey Nipp - 3-7
James Hawbaker - 3-7
Daniel Powell - 2-8


THIS WEEK'S TOP TWELVE 
(obviously, the same as this week's top 10)
1. Mark Gainey (7-3)
2 (tie). Drew Morris (7-3)
2 (tie). Garrison Ryfun (7-3)
4. Eddy McBroom Jr (7-3)
5. Rhett Barnett (7-3)
6. Yours Truly (6-4)
7t. Matt Mink (6-4)
7t. Big Eddy McB (6-4)
9. Tommy McLeod (6-4)
10. Jeremy Burgess (6-4)
11. DMOsborne (5-5)
12. Dan Sellers (5-5)

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS are coming soon... as soon as I update them. 

DFC XXVI: The Preseason Top Ten

 It's a Little Late.... but there is the 26th DFC season's Preseason Top 12:

1 - Matthew Pinkerton
2 - Steven Ray
3 - Zack Graves
4- DMOsborne
5 - Dan Sellers
6 - Mark Gainey 
7 - Yours Truly 
8 - Drew Morris
9 - Mikey Nipp
10 - Eddy McBroom the Bigger
11 - James Hawbaker
12 - Garrison Ryfun

Predictions
DMO wins North
Tommy wins MidCentral
Big Eddy wins West
Mark wins East
Garrison wins SouthCentral
James H wins South

Final Four
Matty Pinky... DMO... Big Eddy... Gainey

Matty Pinky over Big Eddy in DeuceBowl XXVI

DFC XXVI Week Two GAMES

 Here are the games for the 2nd week of DFC XXVI - sometimes the weeks with the weakest games make for the most unpredictable weekends...

COLLEGE GAMES

Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) at NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
11a, ESPN2

Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) at Missouri Tigers (1-0)
230p, ESPN2

(14) Michigan Wolverines (1-0) at (18) Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
630p, ABC

Vanderbilt Commodores (1-0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0)
630p, ACCNetwork

Boston College Eagles (1-0) at Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
630p, NBC/Peacock

NFL Games
Tampa Bay Bucs at Atlanta Falcons
12p, FOX

Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars 
12p, FOX

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
305p, FOX

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
325p, CBS

Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills 
720p, NBC


TIEBREAK GAME
Michigan at Oklahoma, total points scored 

DFC XXVI - Week One Games

ITS TIME... its time for the games... its time for Week One of the 26th edition of The Deuce Football Championship.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears
7p, FOX

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Neon Deions
7p, ESPN

(1) Texas Longhorns at (3) Ohio State Buckeyes
11a, FOX

(8) Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
230p, ABC

(9) LSU Tigers at (4) Clemson Tigers
630p, ABC

Hawaii Warriors at Arizona Wildcats
930p, TNT HBO Max

California Bears at Oregon State Beavers
930p, ESPN

Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
10p, FOX

Sunday Night Game
(6) Notre Dame Catholics at (10) Miami Convicts
60p, ABC

Monday Night Game
TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tarheels
7p, ESPN

The TIEBREAK GAME 
Texas at Ohio State - total points scored

DeuceBowl25 Finals / Season Wrap up

Congrats to one David Mark Osborne, the first original DFC'er to win the Brooke DeRamus Championship Plate since DFC V, when Matt "The Great Bear of the DFC North" Latta won the title - and unless you count Shawn 'The Playa MC" Sharp winning DFC I, only the 2nd of the original group.

And DeuceBowl25 wasn't pretty - DMOsborne won via tiebreaker, getting 4-6 over on Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky's 4-6. But a title is in fact a title

It was DFC25 was also the first time we used the DFC Scramble to celebrate twenty five years of our silly little game - the top 25 out of 34 records advanced with 17 scrambling for two spots 

The 9 who didn't manage to get in:
Danny "3D" Powell.. Chris "Yo Teach" Croyle... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tom "The Big" Johnson... Jenny E... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Drew "The Grassman" Warren

The DFC Scramble: Hurricane Rhett... David "What Tha' Tuck... Tyler "The Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Aussie Nate... Young Garrett... Big and Not as Big Eddy... Roth from Wyoming... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Jonny Oz... Drew // Morris... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Garrison "The Pride of Albany" Ryfun... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... 

Advancing to the Divisional Round - Coach DiB & Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... joining Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Steven "The Principal" Ray... DMO... Yours Truly... Mikey Nipp... Lt Dan Sellers... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod

Your Final Four: DMOsborne... Matty Pinky... Steven Ray... and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey 

DeuceBowl25 - DMO over Matty Pinky

The Hasha MVP Award - Mikey Nipp (1st MVP title)
The College Title - DMOsborne (1st college title)
The NFL Title - Mikey Nipp (1st NFL title)
The TBA Title - Daniel Powell (1st TBA title)

North Division champ - DMOsborne (4th title)
MidCentral Division champ - Tommy McLeod (8th title)
West Division Champ - Dan Sellers (4th title, including 2nd straight)
East Division Champ - Yours Truly (9th title, including 6th straight)
SouthCentral Division Champ - Matty Pinky (2nd title, 2nd straight)
South Division Champ - Mikey Nipp (2nd title, separated by 20 years) 


Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod advanced, into the divisional round, with DMOsborne, 

DEUCEBOWL 25 GAMES

Welcome to the 10 games of the DFC championship weekend, aka DeuceBowl 25.

THURSDAY GAMES
Memphis Tigers (9-2) at 17. Tulane Green Wave (9-2)
630p, ESPN

FRIDAY GAMES
Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-5) at Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4)
630p, NBC

Utah Utes (4-7) at UCF Knights (4-7)
7p, FOX

SATURDAY GAMES
15. South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) at 12. Clemson Tigers (9-2)
11a, ESPN

NC State Wolfpack (5-6) at North Carolina Tarheels (6-5)
230p, ACC Network

Oklahoma Sooners (6-5) at LSU Tigers (7-4)
6p, ESPN

3. Texas Longhorns (10-1) at 20. Texas A&M (8-3)
630p, ABC/ESPN+

24. Kansas State Wildcats (8-3) at 18. Iowa State Cyclones (9-2)
630p, FOX

NFL GAMES

LA Rams (5-6) at New Orleans Saints (4-7)
305p, FOX

Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) at Baltimore Ravens (8-4)
325p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
South Carolina vs Clemson, total points scored

DFC25 Final Four RESULTS

SCORES
(2) Ohio State 38, (5) Indiana 15 (TB Game - 53 pts)
Syracuse 31, UConn 24
Florida 24, (9) Ole Miss 17
(21) Arizona State 28, (14) BYU 23
Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25
(6) Notre Dame 49, (19) Army 14
LSU 24, Vanderbilt 17
Miami Dolphins 34, New England Patriots 15
Seattle Seahawks 16, Arizona Cardinals 6
Baltimore 30, LA Chargers 23

RESULTS
(4) Matt Pinkerton - 8-2 (advances to DeuceBowl 25)
(3) DMOsborne - 7-3 (advances to DeuceBowl 25)
(6) Steven Ray - 6-4 (eliminated)
(8) Mark Gainey - 6-4 (eliminated)

DFC25 Final Four GAMES

 COLLEGE GAMES
5. Indiana Hoosiers (10-0) at 2. Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1)
11a, FOX

UConn Huskies (7-3) at Syracuse Orangemen (7-3)
11a, ACC Network

9. Ole Miss Rebels (8-2) at Florida Gators (5-5)
11a, ABC/ESPN+

14. BYU Cougars (9-1) at 21. Arizona State Sun-Devils (8-2)
230p, ESPN

Wisconsin Badgers (5-5) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-5)
230p, B1G Network

19. Army Black Knights (9-0) at 6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1)
6p, Peacock

Vanderbilt Commodores (6-4) at LSU Geaux Tigers (6-4)
645p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
New England Patriots (3-8) at Miami Dolphins (4-6)
12p, CBS

Arizona Cardinals (6-4) at Seattle Seahawks (5-5)
325p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (7-4) at LA Chargers (7-3)
715p, ESPN/ABC

TIEBREAK GAME
Indiana vs Ohio State, total points scored

DFC25 Divisional Round RESULTS

 SCORES
(23) Clemson 24, (18) Pitt 20
USC 28, Nebraska 20
Baylor 49, West Virginia 35
South Carolina 34, (24) Missouri 30
Arizona State 24, (19) Kansas State 14
(3) Georgia 31, (7) Tennessee 17 (TieBreak game - 48 points)
Philadelphia Eagles 26, Washington Commandos 18
New Orleans Saints 35, Cleveland Browns 14
Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Baltimore Ravens 16
Denver Broncos 38, Atlanta Falcons 6

THE WEEK THAT WAS

The Georgia/Tennessee game was huge, not only in that Georgia won, but also the total points, as TB meant a ton this week.  Had Tennessee pulled it out with the same score, Mikey Nipp jumps in... but with the loss, he was tossed. Conversely, DMOsborne found himself in the Final Four for the first time since DFCVI, back in 2005, due to the Georgia win. 

Here's how it breaks down...

YOUR FINAL FOUR

1. Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky - 8-2 (nailed TB at 0)
2. Mark "The Mighty" Gainey - 8-2 (off by 2 pts at TB)
3. Steven "The Principal" Ray - 8-2 (off by 5 on TB)
4. DMOsborne - 7-3 (off by 1 on TB)

THE REST... now eliminated
5. Coach DiBello - 7-3 (off by 10 on TB)
6. Yours Truly - 6-4 (off by 2)
7. Mikey Nipp - 64- (off by 3)
8. Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod - 5-5 (off by 1)
9. Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky - 5-5 (off by 3)
10. Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers - 5-5 (off by 7)

Congrats to the Final Four... and to the Separated Six... thank you for a fantastic season...  

DFC25 Divisional Round

 Here are the games for the Divisional Round of the DFC25! 

THURSDAY NIGHT NFL GAME
Washington Commandos (7-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-2)
715p, Amazon Prime (I believe the first Prime game we've ever picked...)


COLLEGE GAMES
23. Clemson Tigers (7-2) at 18. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2)
11a, ESPN

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4) at USC Trojans (4-5)
3p, FOX

Baylor Bears (5-4) at West Virginia (5-4)
3p, ESPN2

24. Missouri Tigers (7-2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3)
315p, SEC Network

Arizona State Sun Devils (7-2) at 19. Kansas State Wildcats (7-2)
6p, ESPN

7. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) at 3. Georgia Bulldogs (7-2)
630p, ABC/ESPN2

NFL GAMES

Cleveland Browns (2-7) at New Orleans Saints (3-7)
12p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (7-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2)
12p, CBS

Atlanta Falcons (6-4) at Denver Broncos (5-5)
305p, FOX


TIEBREAK GAME
Tennessee vs Georgia, total points scored

DFC25 Scramble Results

SCORES
Cal 46, Wake Forest 36
West Virginia 31, Cincinnati 24
Ole Miss 28, Georgia 10
Duke 29, NC State 19
South Carolina 28, Vanderbilt 7
Alabama 42, LSU 13 (TB game - 55 pts)
Carolina 20, The New York Football Giants 17
San Francisco 23, Tampa Bay 20
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Washington Commandos 27

THE WEEK THAT WAS
No tiebreak needed... the only two 7-3 records are moving on!

Congrats to Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky and Coach DiBello, going 7-3 this week, and will be in the Division Round next week! 

The rest...

Going 6-4... 
Zack "The Attack" Graves (the run for a three-peat comes to an end)
Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky 

5-5
Garrison "Pride of Jesup" Ryfun 
James "Not the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker
Drew "Slash" Morris
Jonathan "Oz" Osborne (10-0 weekend last weekend, just making the Scramble was huge)
Tad "The Dynasty" Roose (the quest for a 4th title is over... til next year)
Big Eddy McBroom
Roth from Wyoming
Eddy McBroom the Younger

4-6
Young Garrett (this weekend was an official playoff appearance, so he waits 21 years to make it)
Aussie Nate J

3-7
Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell
David "That record? What the" Tuck
Hurricane Rhett 
 

DFC25 Playoff Scramble Games

These are the games for the DFC25 Scramble.  Out of everyone involved, the top two records will advance to the next weekend's playoff round.

COLLEGE GAMES

California Bears (4-4) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-4)
Friday night, 7p, ACC Network

SATURDAY GAMES

West Virginia Mountaineers (4-4) at Cincinnati Bearcats (5-3)
11a, FS1

2. Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) at 16. Ole Miss Rebels (7-2)
230P, ABC/ESPN+

Duke Blue Devils (6-3) at NC State Wolfpack (5-4)
230p, ACC Network

South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3) at 24. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3)
315p, SEC Network

11. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) at 14. LSU Tigers (6-2)
630p, ABC/ESPN+

Oklahoma Sooners (5-4) at Missouri Tigers (6-2)
645p, SEC Network 

NFL GAMES

New York Football Giants (2-7) vs Carolina Panther (2-7)
12p, 830a in Munich

San Francisco 49ers (4-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5)
12p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) at Washington Football Team (7-2)
12p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Alabama vs LSU, total points scored

DFC25 Week Ten RESULTS

SCORES
 (4) Ohio State 20, (3) Penn State 13 (tiebreak game - 33 pts)
Syracuse 38, Virginia Tech 31 OT
UCF 56, Arizona 12
Iowa 42, Wisconsin 10
Washington 26, USC 21
SMU 48, Pitt 25
Baltimore Ravens 41, Denver Broncos 10
Carolina Panthers 23, New Orleans Saints 22
Detroit Lions 24, Green Bay Packers 14
LA Rams 26, Seattle Seahawks 20

THE WEEK THAT WAS
He's been touching the bottom of the standings most of the season in what could be counted a "rebuilding year" - but not only did he pick up his 11th weekly win of his career, but Jonathan Osborne gave us the only undefeated week in the ENTIRE season -- 10-0 not only pulls him out of the cellar, it tosses him right into the DFC25 Scramble mix... more on that later.

The same can be said for Eddy McB Jr, moving from the middle of the pack into the top 12 overall - Eddy Jr finishes 2nd at 8-2, while DMOsborne gets 3rd at 7-3.

Drew "The Grassman" Warren also has an opportune week at 7-3 for 4th, with Big Tom Johnson in 5th, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod in 6th, Tim "The Big" Wasyluka in 7th, David "What Tha" Tuck in 8th, and Coach DiBello in 9th -- all at 7-3.

Rounding out the Top Ten for the Week, at 6-4 is Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky.

also finishing:

6-4: Garrison "The Pride of Jekyll Island" Ryfun... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Hurricane Rhett... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matthew "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Drew // Morris... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Lt  Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Big Eddy McB... Jenni Ernst... 

5-5: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Mikey "The Self Proclaimed Future Champion" Nipp... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Young Garrett... Yours Truly... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell

4-6: Roth from Wyoming... Aussie Nate Johnston

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell

THE STANDINGS
THE MCLEOD CONFERENCE
North Division
X-Playoff berth... Y-Division champ
XY - DMOsborne - 65-35 (11.22)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 59-41 (12.89)
Zack Graves - 58-42 (12.0)
Jacob Roth - 58-42 (15.33)
Rhett Barnett - 55-45 (11.11)
Drew Warren - 52-48 (9.33)

MidCentral Division
XY - Tommy McLeod - 65-35 (10.56)
Coach DiBello - 56-44 (20.22)
David Tuck - 54-46 (18.67)
Jennifer Enrst - 51-49 (7.67)
Matt Mink - 49-51 (14.56)

West Division
XY - Dan Sellers - 59-41 (12.67)
Eddy McBroom - 59-41 (13.33)
Drew Morris - 53-47 (11.0)
Tom Johnson - 51-49 (9.78)
Trey Cartledge - 51-49 (10.78)
Bradley Pinkerton - 50-50 (13.11)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
XY - Yours Truly - 61-39 (12.67)
X Mark Gainey - 59-41 (10.22)
Tyler Campbell - 59-41 (19.22)
Garrett Cheney - 55-45 (18.56)
Nate Johnston - 54-46 (18.22)
Chris Croyle - 49-51 (16.67)

SouthCentral Division
XY - Matthew Pinkerton - 61-39 (11.56)
X Steven Ray - 60-40 (11.22)
Garrison Ryfun - 56-44 (9.67)
Jacob Pinkerton - 56-44 (12.56)
Jonathan Osborne - 54-46 (16.44)

South Division
XY - Michael Nipp - 66-34 (6.78)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 59-41 (13.11)
Tad Roose - 58-42 (11.11)
James Hawbaker - 54-46 (13.33)
Tim Wasyluka - 52-48 (12.56)
Daniel Powell - 46-54 (5.22)

THE PLAYOFFS DO START TODAY
(Seed) First Round Bye

1. Michael Nipp - 66-34... South Division Champion
2. Tommy McLeod - 65-35... MidCentral Division Champion
3. David Mark Osborne - 65-35... North Division Champion
4. Matthew Pinkerton - 61-39... South Central Division Champion
5. Yours Truly - 61-39... East Division Champion
6. Steven Ray - 60-40... Wild Card
7. Dan Sellers - 59-41... West Division Champion
8. Mark Gainey - 59-41... Wild Card

THE DFC25 Scramble 
Minimum 52 wins, and ranked 25th or higher
Eddy McBroom (59-41)... Mitchell Pinkerton (59-41)... Eddy Jr (59-41)... Tyler Campbell (59-41)... Tad Roose (58-42)... Zack Graves (58-42)... Jacob Roth (58-42)... Garrison Ryfun (56-44)... Jacob Pinkerton (56-44)... Coach DiBello (56-44)... Rhett Barnett (55-45)... Garrett Cheney (55-45)... Jonathan Osborne (54-46)... Aussie Nate (54-46)... David Tuck (54-46)... James Hawbaker (54-46)... Drew Morris (53-47)... 

Officially Eliminated from the postseason...
Drew Warren... Tim Wasyluka... Jennifer Ersnt... Tom Johnson... Trey Cartledge... Bradley Pinkerton... Matt Mink... Chris Croyle... Daniel Powell...