DFC Week Three Results

DFC Week Three Results

Weekly Winners

Jon Osborne takes the top spot this week, all by himself this time. Last season, in Week 10, he, Tad and Big Eddy all shared a piece of the week's top spot, but this time, at 7-1, Jon gets it all alone.
At number 2 for the week is Tom Johnson, rebounding from a very tough beginning of the season. He finishes at 6-2, which is also what #3, Mark Gainey, ends up with. In 4th is Ty Coffey (!) at 6-2, and 5th is Justin Glenn, also at 6-2. DMOsborne is 6th at 5-3, as is Tyler Campbell in 7th. A tie for 8th between Yours Truly and Sarah Hasha, then finishing out the top 10 is Tommy McLeod, all at 5-3.

Standings

Fulaytar Conference

North Division

Looks like the proverbial honeymoon is over for Angie in the DFC, after spending 2 weeks at the top, she takes a tumble in the Power Poll, all the way down to #13, as her man DMO takes over the top spot in the division. Matt and Ty both are finally catching some breaks, and it looks like Tom hasn't just rolled over yet either. This might just be a competitive division after all.
DM Osborne, 15-9

Angie Pilgrim, 14-10

Matt Latta, 14-10

Ty Coffey, 14-10
Tom Johnson, 12-12

MidCentral Division

It's too early to know if this is the MVP Tommy from DFC II, though he's had a better start here than he has had in years. While fending off Justin Glenn who shares the divisional lead, Jennifer is not showing any of her annual prowess, dwelling in the division cellar with the two rookies, Tebe & Jason.
Tommy McLeod, 16-8

Justin Glenn, 16-8

Jenn Ernst, 11-13

Tebe Shawn, 11-13

Jason Barnette, 11-13

West Division

Both Jason and Sarah continue to surprise, as it almost looks like this division is upside down... but no, Duren & Hasha lead the division, while former division title holders McBroom and Morris languish, and Demastus has yet to get his momentum back from last year that almost took him to the postseason. However, the Hasha family and Duren family shouldn't start booking hotel rooms for DeuceBowl VI just yet... see the note in the "Lies... Statistics" below about quick starts and late bloomers in this division.
Jason Duren, 16-8

Sarah Hasha, 15-9

Eddy McBroom, 12-12

Drew Morris, 12-12

Jason Demastus, 12-12

McBroom Conference

East Division

Somehow it just doesnt seem right without Gainey leading this division, and via tiebreak, he holds a slight edge over Yours Truly. Frankly, I'm pretty surprised at the fact that Tyler has been kicking Garrett's butt all season, while Willis just can't get it together.
Mark Gainey, 14-10

Yours Truly, 14-10

Tyler Campbell, 13-11

Garrett Cheney, 11-13

Willis Watkins, 10-14

SouthCentral Division

Due to his great 7-1 finish this weekend, Osborne the Younger pushes ahead of McBroom the Younger, while Scott and Lori sit a game back. This being an odd year, one would expect The Rooseter to explode for a 65 win season, but it hasn't happened just yet.
Jon Osborne, 16-8

Eddy Jr, 15-9

Scott Latta, 14-10

Lori Smith, 14-10

Tad Roose, 13-11

South Division

Tim is like herpes. Just when you think he's gone, its over and done with, he comes roaring back with a vengeance (that was a compliment, by the way). The Big Wasyluka is now my official pick to not only win the weakest division in the league, but to win it by about 10 games.
Tim Wasyluka, 15-9

Gina Williams, 12-12

Daniel Powell, 12-12

Michael Nipp, 11-13

Ryan Sherman, 11-13

DFC Power Poll

Last week's rank in ( )

1. Jon Osborne, 16-8 (9)

2. Tommy McLeod, 16-8 (2)

3. Justin Glenn, 16-8 (4)

4. Jason Duren, 16-8 (3)
5. DMOsborne, 15-9 (6)

6. Sarah Hasha, 15-9 (7)

7. Tim Wasyluka, 15-9 (5)

8. Eddy McBroom Jr, 15-9 (8)

9. Mark Gainey, 14-10 (NR)

10. Yours Truly, 14-10 (NR)

dropped out: Angie Pilgrim (1), Gina Williams (10)

Game Bucket O'Wings

Typically, this is reserved for someone in the DFC, but this week, I give the weekly Bucket o'Wings to the Commodores of Vanderbilt, who realistically could be 5-0 heading into Georgia, playing the in CBS Game of the Week. Break up the 'Dores!!!

The TBA

In case you were wondering how people are ranked and filed, even when they have the same record, it is because of the TieBreak Average. To quote Tebe Shaw: "Oh... so that is important, huh?". Anyway, TBAs are usually released after week four, which means in next week's results email, you'll see all TBAs listed. If you haven't kept up with yours and want to see it, just email me, and I'll send it to you. There really isnt an advantage for me seeing all of them in the three weeks leading up to the release date, but until there is four weeks worth of numbers/data, its really flawed, misleading information.

Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics
--The DFC 500th Game will be this weekend. That means for Yours Truly, Michael Nipp, Daniel Powell, Matt Latta, DMOsborne, Tom Johnson, Jennifer Ernst and Tommy McLeod, the Tennessee vs. LSU game on Saturday night will be the 500th game picked and predicted in the Deuce Football Championships.
--The DFC 1000th Game is slated for the end of Week 6 in DFC XI (thats 11 for you Crimson Tide folks)... thats somewhere in the neighborhood of October 2010.
--Jennifer Ernst finally did it... when the Florida Gators beat the Tennessee Volunteers, she recorded her 300th regular season win of her career, the first person to do so. And its a girl that did it.
--Next up for 300... Yours Truly (294) and Michael Nipp (291), and later on, Tommy (282), Osborne (281), and Matt (276).
--Speaking of machismo, what do Tebe, Jason Barnette, Mikey Nipp, Garrett Cheney, Ryan Sherman and Willis Watkins have in common, despite the fact that all but Mikey & Garrett are rookies? They are all getting beat by every girl in the league. Jennifer sits in a very uncharacteristic 24th, while these guys are 25th through 30th, respectively.
--Set to pass Chris Fulaytar's 236 wins (13th) on the all time list? Scott (235) and Jon (233)
--Set to pass Chris's 139 wins (14th) on the college list? Justin also has 139, but his losses (102) are greater than Chris' (70), so he sits 1/2 game back. But only for another game or two. Mark (134) and Eddy Jr (131) are also ready to pass.
--The chase for Tom Johnson is now on. Tom has had the #1 spot in the All Time Pro list for over two seasons now, but he lead has been lessening little by little, as he now has 127 wins, compared to Yours Truly (in 2nd) with 124 and Jennifer's 123 (in third). This should make for an interesting subplot to watch as the NFL season progresses.
--Big Eddy had his 100th Pro win last week (102 now), as Justin's 98 wins not only has him poised to cross 100 this weekend, its also enough to push him into 10th place on the all time list, the first time he's made an All Time Top Ten appearance in any of the three major catagories.
--Tad (93), Drew (91) and Scott (89) also look to roll into the 100 win mark in the next few weeks in pro games.
--Fast start as it may be, Sarah Hasha and Jason Duren both have done this before... last season. After Week Three in DFC IV, Sarah was at 18-6 and 4th in DFC Power Poll, while Jason was at 16-8. Both Eddy and Drew were a game back at 15-9, but Drew went on to win the division at 63-33, with Eddy getting a wild card berth at 61-35, while Sarah and Jason finished 58-38 and 55-41 respectively, both out of the postseason.
--To stay in the DFC Power Poll top ten all season is a very tough thing to do... each week, someone else falls out, eliminating them from that distinction, and between Weeks 1 and 2, many of us were already gone. Last season, Yours Truly, Mark Gainey and Garrett were the only ones to do so, while Eddy Jr remained in the top ten every single week but Week 5, when he was 11th.
--This year, after only two weeks, the only people who have a shot at claiming this honor at season's end are: Tommy, Jason Duren, Jon Osborne, DMOsborne and Tim Wasyluka. Both Angie Mark Osborne and Gina Williams fell from this group this week.
--Conversely, there were those last season who never saw the top ten at any piont last season: Daniel, Demastus, Shawn Sharp, Ty Coffey, Tommy, Tim and Tyler Campbell. In fact, the hard luck of Ty, Tommy, Tim and Tyler never let them see above the rank of 20th the entire season.
--Its early to talk about those not seeing the top ten, but so far the list of those who haven't seen above 20th is long: Daniel Powell (20th), Tom Johnson (22nd), Demastus (23rd), Tebe Shaw (25th), Jason Barnette (26th), Michael Nipp (27th) and Garrett Cheney (28th)