SCORES
(17) Vanderbilt 31, (10) LSU Geaux Tigahs 24
TCU 42, Baylor 36
(9) Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35
(6) Alabama 37, (11) Tennessee 20
(13) Notre Dame 34, (20) USC 24
(15) BYU 24, (23) Utah 21 (total 45 points for TB)
LA Rams 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
Cleveland Browns 31, Miami Dolphins 6
Indianapolis Colts 38, LA Chargers 24
Dallas Cowboys 44, Washington Commanders 22
THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's been a solid year for The McBroom father/son trio - McBrooms have won 3 of the last 5 weeks, with Big Eddy (9-1) getting his 2nd weekly win of the season.
A round of 8-2 weeks goes to 2nd place Steven "The Principal" Ray... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 3rd... Zack "The AttacK" Graves in 4th... Drew "The Grassman" Warren in 5th... and Tyler "Sexy Beast of the DFC (self-proclaimed)" Campbell in 6th.
Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne nails the TB score and gets 7th at 7-3... Big Tom Johnson comes in 8th at 7-3... and a three way tie for 9th at 7-3 goes to Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... and The Big Wasyluka.
Also Finishing:
7-3: Drew "Slash" Morris... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Yours Truly... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton...
6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Aussie Nate... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Bradley "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Coach "Viva La Mi Ami" DiB... Jeni Ernst...
5-5: Garrison "The Pride of Americus" Ryfun... Danny "3D" Powell... Eddy Jr... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Jeremy "Miss Independant" Burgess...
4-6: Roth from Wyoming
3-7: Mikey Nipp... Young Garrett
2-8: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink
THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0)
Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43)
Rhett Barnett - 45-33 (11.0)
Jacob Roth - 45-33 (11.57)
Drew Warren - 45-33 (12.0)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 42-36 (14.43)
MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86)
Tommy McLeod - 48-30 (13.29)
Jennifer Ersnt - 44-34 (13.86)
Coach DiBello - 42-36 (19.71)
Matt Mink - 40-38 (12.57)
West Division
Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14)
Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57)
Bradley Pinkerton - 46-32 (16.86)
Trey Cartledge - 44-34 (12.14)
Tom Johnson - 42-36 (15.14)
Dan Sellers - 38-40 (11.86)
THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29)
Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29)
Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14)
Tyler Campbell - 46-32 (20.71)
Nate Johnston - 39-39 (14.57)
Garrett Cheney - 37-41 (17.29)
South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86)
Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57)
Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29)
Jeremy Burgess - 49-29 (16.57)
Jonathan Osborne - 47-31 (8.43)
South Division
Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57)
Tim Wasyluka - 48-30 (13.57)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 47-31 (11.29)
James Hawbaker - 46-32 (13.57)
Michael Nipp - 41-37 (10.43)
Daniel Powell - 32-46 (10.14)
THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12
- Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) (1-7wks)
- DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) (3)
- Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) (2)
- Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) (4)
- Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) (6)
- Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) (5)
- Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) (9)
- Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) (12)
- Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) (8)
- Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) (NR)
- Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) (10)
- Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) (NR)
dropped out: Jeremy Burgess... Eddy McB JrIF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY1. Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) - Wild Card
6. Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) - South Div Champ
7. Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) - Wild Card
8. Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) - Wild Card
9. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) - Wild Card
10. Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) - MidCentral Div Champ
11. Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) - Wild Card
12. Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) - Wild Card
On the Bubble: Jeremy Burgess (49-29 / 16.57)... Tommy McLeod (48-30 / 13.29)... Tim Wasyluka (48-30 / 13.57)... Jonny Osborne (47-31 / 8.43)... Eddy McBroom Jr (47-31 / 11.29)...
LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS
- Its time to talk a little playoff stats... especially in the rivalry between Mark "The Mighty" Gainey and Drew // Morris, both with 2 DFC titles, and both chasing a little history - Gainey sits at 186 playoff wins, with Drew at 185 - though Drew has more playoff appearances (19) than anyone, including Mark (16)
- Plus, Mark Gainey holds the record for most consecutive playoff appearances (8, from DFC III to DFC X), while Drew is currently second, with a streak of 7 (DFC XIII to DFC XXIV) breaking it by missing last season... with an asterisk, as Drew made the DFC25 Scramble - but Scramble appearances did not count as postseason. Only those who made it to the next round (Coach "Viva la Mi'Ami" DiB and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton)
- Longest active playoff streak? Yours Truly, thank you, with 6 straight leading into this season, and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod with 4, leading into this season
- Mikey Nipp's outstanding Hasha MVP winning season last year broke a 19 season drought between playoff seasons.
- Current drought? Big Tom Johnson hasn't seen the playoffs since DFC XI, 14 seasons. Trey "The Answer" Cartledge is approaching 7 seasons without the playoffs, while Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle hasn't been there since DFC XIX (6 seasons)... and Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky also hasn't been there since DFC XIX - but Mitchy won a title that season. Surprisingly, Big Eddy, who has 15 postseason appearances, hasn't been there since DFC XXI, 4 seasons
- Tad "The Dynasty" Roose also has an interesting playoff history - he had made it 9 times, and although out of 24 previous seasons, is somewhat average, he won 3 DFC titles - so 1/3rd of his playoff appearances found him hoisting the trophy - and he's been to 4 DeuceBowls, and 5 DFC Final Fours, so over 50% of his playoff runs resulted with him in the semi-finals
- Lets talk 60 win seasons, which is somewhat of a benchmark for success. 49 gets you a winning season, while 50+ tends to be pretty good, but 60+ is great.
- First, only two DFC'ers have ever won 70... Jonathan Osborne in DFC XII and Steven Ray in DFC XVIII (neither won titles that year). Eight DFC'ers have won 69 games in a regular season - active DFC'ers include Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton and Big Eddy Mac in DFC XVIII, Yours Truly in DFC IX... (notable that the retired Brad "Lawdawg" Latta did it 2x in three seasons)
- The most? Again, this lends to how long they/we've been in the league, but here is the entire active DFC roster and their 60+ win seasons:
Mark Gainey (14)... Yours Truly (11)... Drew Morris (10)... Tommy Mc (9)... Eddy McB (9)... Steven Ray (8)... Tad Roose (8)... Jenni Ernst (8).. Jonathan Osborne (7)... James Hawbaker (6)... Matthew Pinkerton (6)... Hurricane Rhett (6)... DMO (5)... Zack Graves (5)... Tim Wasyluka (5)... Lt Dan Sellers (3)... Eddy Mc Jr (3)... Mikey Nipp (3)... Daniel Powell (3)... Trey Cartledge (3)... Bradley Pinkerton (3)... Mitchy Pinkerton (2)... Tom Johnson (1)... Tyler Campbell (1)... Garrett Cheney (1)... Chris Croyle (1)... Drew Warren (1)... Roth from Wyoming (1)... Aussie Nate (1) - Awaiting their first 60 win season... Pinky Pinkerton... Garrison Ryfun... Coach DiB... Matt Mink... and rookie Jeremy Burgess (who is 11 wins away from 60 for the season, but currently sitting at 79th all time.)
- With 18 games left, Garrison is 8 away, Pinky is 11 away, and Burgess is 11 away. Coach will need to go 18-0 to get to 60, and Matt is 20 from 60, and the math doesn't work well there.
- If you are wondering why this edition of LDL&S is the reason results are so late, you'd be right. This is a lot of number crunching. =)