Thursday, October 16, 2025

DFC Week Seven RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Alabama 27, (14) Missouri 24
UCLA 38, Michigan State 13
Texas 23, (6) Oklahoma 23
Nebraska 34, Maryland 31
Utah 42, (21) Arizona State 10
Carolina Panthers 30, Dallas Cowboys 27
Las Vegas 20, Tennessee Titans 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, San Francisco 19
Chicago Bears 25, Washington Commanders 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Y'all know how Jimmie Johnson won 5 straight NASCAR titles, a 6th a few years later, and then a 7th, making it 7 titles in 11 years? Yet no one really talks about the greatness? That's Steven "The Principle" Ray.  Just trucking along, with his two championships, in the mix every year - at 7-3, this week he takes his 6th weekly win, doing what he usually does - starting slow, then turning it on as the playoffs loom. Don't be surprised to find him in his 5th Final Four this year.  Well done.

Coming in 2nd, tied, is Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, both at 7-3, and then a 4-way tie for 4th, with Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, Drew // Morris, and Garrison "The Pride of Ellijay" Ryfun, then James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker in 7th, and Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess in 8th, again, all at 7-3.

Jonny Oz gets 9th and Roth from Wyoming in 10th, both at 6-4

Also Finishing:

6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Big Eddy Mac... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

5-5: Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Young Garrett... Yours Truly... Jenny Ernst... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Eddy Mac Jr... 

4-6: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mikey "High" Nipp... The Big Wasyluka... Big Tom Johnson... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Coach DiB... 

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell... Aussie Nate

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division

DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17)
Jacob Roth - 41-27 (11.33)
Zack Graves - 41-27 (14.83)
Rhett Barnett - 39-29 (12.33)
Drew Warren - 37-31 (12.83)
Mitchell Pinky - 36-32 (15.67)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83)
Jacob Pinkerton - 42-26 (16.33)
Matt Mink - 38-30 (14.17)
Jennifer Ernst - 38-30 (15.67)
Coach DiBello - 36-32 (19.67)

West Division
Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0)
Eddy McBroom - 42-26 (13.5)
Bradley Pinky - 40-28 (18.33)
Trey Cartledge - 39-29 (12.5)
Tom Johnson - 35-33 (17.17)
Dan Sellers - 32-26 (12.67)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division

Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33)
Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0)
Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5)
Tyler Campbell - 38-30 (16.67)
Garrett Cheney - 34-34 (14.33)
Nate Johnston - 33-35 (16.5)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33)
Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17)
Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83)
Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67)
Jonathan Osborne - 40-28 (9.17)

South Division
Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67)
Eddy McB Jr - 42-26 (12.5)
Tim Wasyluka - 41-27 (15.17)
James Hawbaker - 40-28 (14.5)
Michael Nipp - 38-30 (12.17)
Daniel Powell - 27-41 (11.83)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rank. DFC'er - Record (TBA) (LW)

  1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) (1-5wks)
  2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) (2-2wks)
  3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) (3)
  4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) (6)
  5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) (4)
  6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) (10)
  7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) (11)
  8. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) (5)
  9. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) (8)
  10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) (9)
  11. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) (7)
  12. Eddy Mac Sr - 42-26 (13.5) (NR)
dropped out: Tim Wasyluka (12)

aaaaaand the bottom five... Tom J... Young Garrett... Aussie Nate... Lt Dan... Danny Powell


IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY

1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) - SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) - Wild Card
6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) - Wild Card
7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) - Wild Card
8. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) - South Div Champ
9. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) - Wild Card
10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) - Wild Card
11. Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83) - MidCentral Div Champ
12. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) - Wild Card

On the bubble (within 2 games): Eddy Mac Sr 42-26 (13.5)... Jacob Pinky 42-26 (16.33)... Jacob Roth 41-27 (11.33)... Zack Graves 41-27 (14.83)... Tim Wasyluka 41-27 (15.17)... Jonathan Osborne 40-28 (9.17)... James Hawbaker 40-28 (14.5)... Bradley Pinky 40-28 (18.33)

As a reminder - in a tie with records, division winners get the advantage, regardless of TBA. If Division Winner has the 13th or worst record, they'll go in as the 13th seed.   

Monday, October 13, 2025

DFC XXVI Week Eight GAMES

Sure, some of the same teams keep reappearing... but these games are super good. So let's go!


COLLEGE GAMES

10. LSU Tigers (5-1) at 17. Vanderbilt 'Dores (5-1)
11a, ABC

Baylor Bears (4-2) at TCU Horned Frogs (4-2)
11a, ESPN2

5. Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) at 9. Georgia Bulldogs (5-1)
230p, ABC

11. Tennessee Vols (5-1) at 6. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1)
630p, ABC

20. USC Trojans (5-1) at 13. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-2)
630p, NBC/Peacock Premium

23. Utah Utes (5-1) at 15. BYU Fightin' Mormons (6-0)
7p, FOX

NFL GAMES

LA Rams (4-2) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2)
830a in London, NFL Network

Miami Dolphins (1-5) at Cleveland Browns (1-5)
12p, CBS

Indianapolis Colts (5-1) at LA Chargers of San Diego (4-2)
305p, CBS

Washington Commanders (3-3) at Dallas Cowboys (2-3-1)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Utah vs BYU, total points scored

Thursday, October 09, 2025

DFC XXVI Week Six RESULTS

COLLEGE GAMES
Clemson 38, North Carolina 10
(10) Alabama 30, (18) Vanderbilt 14
(24) Virginia 30, Louisville 27
(3) Miami 28, (18) Florida State 22
New Orleans Saints 26, The New York Football Giants 14
Carolina Panthers 27, Miami Dolphins 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Seattle Seahawks 35
Washington Commanders 27, LA Chargers 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Father/son competitors are always fun, as The McBroom duo has been a legendary tag team throughout DFC History - both have had up and down years throughout their careers, but two things about Eddy McBroom's 9th career weekly win this week - first, he won the week at a definitive 7-1, much needed as the postseason looms large. Second, its the first time in 24 years that both Eddy Sr and Eddy Jr won a week in the same season - Eddy Jr won in Week 4, and now Eddy Sr here. Good job folks

For the rest of the Top 10... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne finishes 2nd at 6-2, with Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell in 3rd (6-2), Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink in 4th (6-2) and Young Garrett Cheney in 5th (6-2)

The rest of the Top 10 is at 5-3, with Roth from Wyoming in 6th... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky in 7th... Garrison "The Pride of Tipton" Ryfun in 8th... and tied for 9th, Mitchy "Pinky the Youngest" Pinky and Drew // Morris.

Also Finishing:
5-3: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Steven 'The Principle" Ray... Jenny Ernst... James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiB... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Braddy "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

4-4: Yours Truly... Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Big Tom J... Aussie Nate... Eddy Jr... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... Hurricane Rhett... Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess... The Big Wasyluka... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

3-5: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Mikey "High" Nipp... Danny "3D" Powell... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKY CONFERENCE
North Division

DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0)
Jacob Roth - 35-23 (11.0)
Zack Graves - 35-23 (12.4)
Drew Warren - 33-25 (10.8)
Rhett Barnett - 33-25 (11.6)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 30-28 (15.6)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 37-21 (17.0)
Tommy McLeod - 36-22 (13.8)
Matt Mink - 34-24 (11.2)
Jenny Ernst - 33-25 (15.0)
Coach DiBello - 32-26 (21.4)

West Division
Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2)
Eddy McBroom - 36-22 (12.2)
Trey Cartledge - 35-23 (11.8)
Bradley Pinkerton - 34-24 (15.20)
Tom Johnson - 31-27 (16.8)
Dan Sellers - 26-32 (12.2)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division

Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8)
Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6)
Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4)
Tyler Campbell - 33-25 (16.0)
Nate Johnston - 31-27 (13.2)
Garrett Cheney - 29-39 (14.0)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4)
Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8)
Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4)
Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8)
Jonathan Osborne - 34-24 (9.2)

South Division
Eddy McBroom Jr - 37-21 (10.6)
Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8)
Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0)
Mikey Nipp - 34-24 (11.4)
James Hawbaker - 33-25 (13.4)
Daniel Powell - 25-33 (9.6)


THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL

  1. Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2) (1 - 5wks)
  2. Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4) (2 - 2wks)
  3. DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0) (6th)
  4. Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8) (3rd)
  5. Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8) (7th)
  6. Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6) (4th)
  7. Eddy McB Jr - 37-21 (10.6) (5th)
  8. Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8) (9th)
  9. Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4) (8th)
  10. Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4) (11th)
  11. Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8) (10th)
  12. Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0) (NR)
dropped out: Zack Graves (12)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
Top four seeds get first round bye, next 8 get playoff spots - division winners get higher seeds in case of a record tie
First Round Byes:
1. Drew Morris - West Division Champ
2. Garrison Ryfun - MidCentral Div Champ 
3. DMOsborne - North Div Champ
4. Yours Truly - East Div Champ

Wild Card Round
5. Matty Pinky - Wild Card
6. Mark Gainey - Wild Card
7. Eddy Jr - South Div Champ
8. Tad Roose - Wild Card
9. Chris Croyle - Wild Card
10. Steven Ray - Wild Card
11. Jeremy Burgess - Wild Card
12. Tim Wasyluka - Wild Card
13. Jacob Pinkerton - MidCentral Div Champ - will be seeded 13th, as is ranked overall outside of the Top 12, but will get in as a division champ because of the Eddy Jr Rule.

LIES DARN LIES & STATISTICS
Welcome back to the random numbers of 25+ years of the DFC - all numbers are real, all stats are authentic
  • First, congrats to Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, who finally crossed 1400 wins lifetime (now 1408)
  • Also, in the Regular Season All Time Top Ten (total wins not including playoffs) Jonathan Osborne is 6th (1412), Mark Gainey is 7th (1410) and DMOsborne is 8th (1408) put that section of the Top 10 in a flurry. 
  • Also important to note that it took DMO 25+ seasons to get there, Jonathan 24 seasons, and Mark 23 seasons - of course Mark Gainey has 2 titles and DMO has 1. So suck it Johnny Oz.
  • The Big Wasyluka crossed 1300 (1301 now), while Steven Ray is 18 away from 1000 wins. Chris Croyle crossed 900 wins (904), Aussie Nate got to 200 (201)
  • And if rookie Jeremy Burgess can get to 57 wins this year, he'll be in the Top 75 all time 
  • Lets look at one of my fave stats... the .501 / .500 streaks - basically how many weeks in a row has someone finished over 500 (5-3 or 6-4 or better) and same for finishing at least .500 (4-4 or 5-5 or better)...
  • Currently the +.500 streak record is held by Matt "The Great Bear of the North" Latta, DFC VI champion, a streak created at least 15 years ago.  To tell you how hard it is to do, the only streak started before this season is Drew Morris, who is currently at 8 straight weeks. Matty Pinky and Trey Cartledge both have 5 straight weeks. Good luck
  • For .500+, the record is still held by Tad Roose, at 45 weeks, which legit had Tad going 3+ full seasons without a losing record - Yours Truly is now at 36 weeks, which has climbed to 2nd all time (it always feels funny putting my records up, but trust me, if I were going to cheat, I would have won a title years ago - I'm the Buffalo Bills of the DFC)
  • Mark Gainey is at 14 weeks, Drew Morris, Eddy McB and Steven Ray are all at 12 weeks
  • Finally - I struggle with the idea of counting DFC XXV's Scramble as playoff spots. It was Jacob Pinky and Coach DiBello that came out of the scramble, so they definitely have "postseason" on their record, but the other 15 in the scramble?  I looked it up and the NBA does not count teams in the play-in tournament as playoff appearances, unless you win your game and actually get to the big bracket - so final decision... no, those in the DFC Scramble last year were not considered "in the playoffs"
  • All that to say - Garrett Cheney holds the record now for 23 years in the league and nary a playoff spot. If he doesn't make it this year, that puts him at 2086 games with no postseason (he's never made it - the Week 12 Collapse of DFC V is still DFC Lore)
  • Mikey Nipp held the record with 1812 games (18 seasons) between playoff appearances, making it in DFC V and then not again until DFC XXV 
  • Tom Johnson is now in the lead in this category, as if he doesnt make it this year, he'll have gone 1624 games between postseason spots - his last appearance was DFC XI in 2008  
  • Finally - Whats in a (Nick) Name?  Who are these people and why do they have Nicknames?  The Pinky Brothers - Matthew, Bradley, Jacob, and Mitchell Pinkerton - Matthew being the eldest (hence, "Pinky the Elder"), Bradley wrote a book ("Pinky the Wiser"), Jacob has been called Pinky for years ("Pinky the Pinky") and Mitchell is the baby boy ("Pinky the Younger")... 
  • Jacob Roth lives in Wyoming... and has been known as Roth from Wyoming as long as I've known him.   Nathan Johnston lives in Iowa, but heralds from Australia, so, again, I've known him as Aussie Nate since I met him.  
  • One random day in DFC XII or something, Tyler Campbell, then a fresh faced student, declared himself the "Sexy Beast of the DFC".  He does have a title, so there may be some bearing there. But yeah, that's what I label him now, or "SBotDFC" if I'm feeling brief.
  • Finally, three time champ Zack Graves - why "The Attack"?  It comes from an old Lego commercial, one that sings "Zack, Zack, he's a Lego maniac!"  Maniac didnt work, but "attack" did, and it stuck, at least on my end. Hence Zack "The Attack". 


Monday, October 06, 2025

DFC XXVI Week Seven GAMES

 And here are the games for the 7th week of the DFC XXVI Regular Season... 

COLLEGE GAMES
8. The Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) at 14. Missouri Tigers (5-0)

11a, ABC

UCLA Bruins (1-4) at Michigan State (3-2)
11a, B1G Network

6. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) vs Texas Longhorns (3-2)
230p, at Cotton Bowl, ABC

Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) at Maryland Terrapins (4-1)
230p, B1G Network

15. Meeeeeeechigan Wolverines (4-1) at USC Trojans (4-1)
630p, NBC

21. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1) at Utah Utes (4-1)
915p, ESPN


NFL GAMES

Dallas Cowboys (2-2-1) at Carolina Panthers (2-3)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (1-4) at Vegas Raiders (1-4)
305p, FOX, The "Someone Has To Win This, Right? Right?" Bowl 

San Francisco 49ers (4-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1)
325p, CBS

Chicago Bears (2-2) at Washington Commanders (3-2)
Monday Night, 715p, ABC


TIEBREAK GAME

Texas vs Oklahoma, total points scored



Thursday, October 02, 2025

DFC XXVI Week Five RESULTS

COLLEGE GAMES
(23) Illinois 34, (21) USC 32
(13) Ole Miss 24, (4) LSU 19
Northwestern 17, UCLA 14
(9) Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10
(6) Oregon 30, (3) Penn State 24
(17) Alabama 24, (5) Georgia 21
New England Patriots 42, Carolina Panthers 13
Philadelphia Eagles 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25
Houston Texans 26, Tennessee Titans 0 (tiebreak game)
Miami Dolphins 27, NYJets 21

THE WEEK THAT WAS
So instead of studying and thinking about it, this time I just made my picks and left the country for the weekend (Cancun), wasn't even sure who won what games until Saturday night (I had to refresh my phone over and over for 30 minutes to follow the AL/GA game) and turns out, 9-1, winning the week.

If I make the playoffs, I'll go ahead and plan a trip to Punta Cana for DeuceBowl XXVI.  

Garrison "The Pride of Jacksonville" Ryfun takes 2nd, while Defending DFC Champ DMO is in 3rd, and Steven "The Principle" Ray takes 4th, all at 8-2.

At 7-3, the rest of the Top 10 unfolds... including Jeremy "The Director" Burgess in 5th, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky in 6th... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 7th... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 8th... Zack "The Attack" Graves in 9th... and in 10th, Young Garrett.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Mikey Nipp... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Tim Wasyluka.. Coach DiB... 

6-4: Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Roth from Wyoming... Drew // Morris... Hurricane Rhett... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Jonny Osborne... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... James "The Game Maker" Hawbaker... 

5-5: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Big Eddy McB... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... The Big Tom Johnson... 

4-6: Aussie Nate... Eddy McB Jr... Danny "3D" Powell... 

3-7: Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers...  

0-8: Jenni Ersnt


THE STANDINGS
Note: The TBA has been adjusted, as in your worst TB guess has been dropped. So instead of 5 numbers after 5 weeks, there are only 4.  If your worst remains your worst, then it will remain dropped. If you do a worst number later, that will be dropped and the other will be added back in.  The only time your worst TB will be brought back is if there is a tie at the end of the season, when the TieBreak will be part of the tie break. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

THE PINKY CONFERENCE
North Division

DMOsborne - 33-17 (8.75)
Zack Graves - 32-18 (15.5)
Jacob Roth - 30-20 (13.5)
Rhett Barnett - 29-21 (12.5)
Drew Warren - 28-22 (12.25)
Mitchy Pinky - 25-25 (18.5)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 32-18 (17.0)
Jacob Pinky - 32-18 (18.0)
Matt Mink - 28-22 (11.0)
Coach DiBello - 27-23 (24.0)
Jenni Ernst - 23-27 (16.75)

West Division
Drew Morris - 36-14 (11.75)
Trey Cartledge - 30-20 (13.5)
Eddy McBroom - 29-21 (15.0)
Braddy Pinky - 28-22 (15.75)
Tom Johnson - 27-23 (20.5)
Dan Sellers - 23-27 (13.75)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division

Yours Truly - 35-15 (12.0)
Mark Gainey - 34-16 (12.25)
Chris Croyle - 33-17 (11.5)
Nate Johnston - 27-23 (16.0)
Tyler Campbell - 27-23 (19.75)
Garrett Cheney - 25-26 (13.75)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 35-15 (11.25)
Matty Pinky - 33-17 (9.5)
Jeremy Burgess - 33-17 (15.0)
Steven Ray - 32-18 (15.0)
Jonathan Osborne - 30-20 (10.25)

South Division
Eddy McB Jr - 34-16 (12.75)
Tad Roose - 33-17 (12.5)
Tim Wasyluka - 33-17 (16.5)
Michael Nipp - 31-19 (13.0)
James Hawbaker - 28-22 (14.25)
Daniel Powell - 22-28 (10.75)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

  1. Drew Morris - 36-14 (11.75) (1-4wks)*
  2. Garrison Ryfun - 35-15 (11.25) (4)*
  3. Yours Truly - 35-15 (12.0) (6)*
  4. Mark Gainey - 34-16 (12.25) (3)
  5. Eddy McBroom Jr - 34-16 (12.75) (2)
  6. DMOsborne - 33-17 (8.75) (12)*
  7. Matthew Pinkerton - 33-17 (9.5) (7)
  8. Chris Croyle - 33-17 (11.5) (5)
  9. Tad Roose - 33-17 (12.5) (8)*
  10. Jeremy Burgess - 33-17 (15.0) (10)
  11. Steven Ray - 32-18 (15.0) (NR)
  12. Zack Graves - 32-18 (15.5) (NR)
dropped out: Jacob Pinky (11th)... Tim Wasyluka (9th)

If the playoffs started today... the 12 above would make the postseason, plus Tommy McLeod, who currently resides in 13th overall, but would win the MidCentral and would be guaranteed a playoff spot in the 13th seed.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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



Thursday, September 25, 2025

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)