DFC VIII Week Four Results

THRU SATURDAY'S GAME

College Games
#2 LSU 28, #12 South Carolina 16
#21 Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29
#22 Georgia 26, #16 Alabama 23 OT (tiebreak game, 49 pts)
UCLA 44, Washington 31

NFL Games
NYJets 31, Miami 28
Oakland 26, Cleveland 24
Seattle 24, Cincinnati 21
Tennessee 31, New Orleans 14

The Week That Was
When his respectability is questioned, The Mighty Gainey responds. He responds this week winning his sixth career week (only the 2nd to do so) with a 7-1 record. James Hawbaker is one of several this week to rebound after a rough start to the season, as he goes 7-1 for 2nd, while Jason Turnbow gets 3rd at 7-1.

Tad "The Dynasty" Roose is 4th at 6-2 (while nailing the tiebreak), while in 5th Just Fish gets a 6-2 mark. Jonathan Osborne continues his run for the MVP title at 6-2, for 6th, while Sarah Hasha has a great 6-2 week, for 7th, and Tommy McLeod and Zack Graves tie for 8th at 5-3. Rounding out the top 10 is Big Eddy at 5-3.

The Rest:
5-3: Matt Halpert, Mackey, Tom Johnson, Jenn Ernst, Gary Eubanks, Demastus, Scott Latta, Ryan Sherman, Daniel Powell, Gina "Wife of the Dynasty" Roose
4-4: Matt Latta, Tebe Shaw, Drew Morris, Jason Duren, Yours Truly, Tyler Campbell, Clif Render, Trey Cartledge, Tim Wasyluka, Mikey Nipp
3-5: DMOsborne, Barney, Lori Beirne, Garrett Cheney, Joey Thornell
2-6: Eddy Jr, Ty Coffey

THE STANDINGS
ROOSE CONFERENCE
Rec, (TBA)
North Division
Matt Latta, 22-10 (11.0)
Matt Halpert, 19-13 (11.0)
Ken Mackey, 18-14 (17.25)
Ty Coffey, 17-15 (12.75)
DMOsborne, 15-17 (12.5)
Tom Johnson, 12-20 (27.25)

Mid Central Division
Jennifer Ernst, 21-11 (16.5)
Justin Fisher, 20-12 (10.0)
Tommy McLeod, 20-12 (17.33)
Jason Turnbow, 17-15 (13.0)
Jason Barnette, 15-17 (10.0)
Tebe Shaw, 15-17 (19.33)

West Division
Gary Eubanks, 20-12 (12.5)
Drew Morris, 19-13 (7.0)
Eddy McBroom, 18-14 (5.0)
Jason Duren, 18-14 (13.25)
Sarah Hasha, 15-17 (24.75)
Jason Demastus, 12-20 (25.75)

LATTA CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey, 20-12 (7.67)
Clif Render, 18-14 (16.75)
Tyler Campbell, 17-15 (12.33)
Yours Truly, 17-15 (21.0)
James Hawbaker, 16-16 (13.33)
Trey Cartledge, 15-17 (10.5)

South Central Division
Jon Osborne, 24-8 (7.0)
Tad Roose, 22-10 (11.25)
Scott Latta, 22-10 (13.0)
Zack Graves, 20-12 (11.33)
Lori Beirne, 19-13 (7.0)
Eddy McBroom Jr, 14-18 (11.0)

South Division
Daniel Powell, 20-12 (13.0)
Ryan Sherman, 20-12 (17.25)
Michael Nipp, 19-13 (12.75)
Gina Roose, 19-13 (18.0)
Garrett Cheney, 18-14 (16.5)
Tim Wasyluka, 16-16 (8.0)
Joey Thornell, 10-22 (3.5)

The DFC Power Poll Top 12
Record, (TBA) (Last Wk Rank)
1. Jon Osborne, 24-8 (7.0) (1)
2. Matt Latta, 22-10 (11.0) (2)
3. Tad Roose, 22-10 (11.25) (5)
4. Scott Latta, 22-10 (13.0) (3)
5. Jennifer Ernst, 21-11 (10.0) (6)
6. Mark Gainey, 20-12 (7.67) (NR)
7. Justin Fisher, 20-12 (10.0) (NR)
8. Zack Graves, 20-12 (11.33) (9)
9. Gary Eubanks, 20-12 (12.5) (8)
10. Daniel Powell, 20-12 (13.0) (12)
11. Tommy McLeod, 20-12 (16.5) (NR)
12. Ryan Sherman, 20-12 (17.25) (11)
dropped out: Lori Beirne (4), Drew Morris (7), Michael Nipp (10)

The Bottom Five...
33. Sarah Hasha (15-17)... 34. Eddy Jr (14-18)... 35. Tom Johnson (12-20)... 36. Jason Demastus (12-20)... 37. Joey Thornell (10-22)

Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics

• As I mentioned, The Mighty Gainey won another week in his long, storied, championshipless career. He's got 6, as does Jennifer Ernst. Right behind Mark and Jennifer (who actually shared a week's win last season) is Michael Nipp, Matt Latta and Wookiee Fulaytar each have 5, while Big Eddy, Scott, Drew Morris and Tad Roose each have 4.
• Yours Truly has 3, with 66 regular season weeks coming between my first win (Week 11 in DFC I) and my most recent (Week 7 in last season). It took 68 weeks to get three. Ty Coffey managed to get 3 in five regular season weeks. Is there no justice?
• Who's still waiting for a win during the week? James Hawbaker is one. In this, his third season, he's approaching 20 weeks without a win. Even though he won Rookie of the Year in DFC VII, Gary Eubanks has yet to be crowned weekly champion, like most of last season's rookies, like Turnbow, Ryan Sherman, Mackey and Barney.
• Waiting the longest? In 52 regular season weeks (that, of course, being Week 1 to Week 12 of any given DFC season), counting the one just finished, Jason Duren is still waiting for his name atop "The Week That Was" listing, while the record is currently held by Sarah Hasha--64 weeks and counting.
• Oh so close to 400 regular season wins, DMOsborne stalls out this week, 2 shy. However, Tommy McLeod got his 401st career win, also passing DMO to become the 4th winningest DFCer ever.
• Tom Johnson is still 9 away, and Michael Nipp is 10 from 400. The Wasyluka is 3 from getting to the 300 mark, while Sarah Hasha is 20 wins away.
• Garrett Cheney and Tyler Campbell continue their race to 200, with Garrett at 177, while Tyler is at 173.
• I just saw two music videos, one for T.I.'s newest, and the other for Amy Winehouse. I'm not sure I see what the big deal is about either, though with Amy Winehouse I must admit, she has grown on me since I first heard her. T.I. however sounds like a no talent butt clown. I can rap just as good as he does. He also has weird lips. It does make me want some crunk teeth, though. Maybe I'll just borrow Big Eddy's.
• Looking at college, its hard not to notice how strong Jonathan Osborne has been this season, becoming the last person to have single digit losses this season (he's at 24-8) and has finished in the weekly top ten three of the four weeks of the season, including 2 of them in the top 3. His strong college showing has pulled him into a tie for 11th all time in college, with Big Eddy. They are both 217-114 lifetime, and only 3 wins behind Tom Johnson for that 10th spot
• This is significant, because the only DFCers to get in the top ten of the three major catagories--All Time, College and Pro, who were not part of the original 11 have been Big Eddy and Tad Roose. This is obviously because those of us who were a part of DFC I have at least a full season of wins and losses to draw on, so for Eddy, Tad and Jonathan to be approaching those win totals tells you something.
• The TBAs were released this week, and yes, those lifetime stats are kept as well. I figure its got to take at least three full seasons to get an accurate reading, and with that being said, Tim Wasyluka has the lowest lifetime TBA at 11.73. In 2nd is Mark Gainey with 11.98, 3rd is Yours Truly with 12.18, 4th is Tyler Campbell (12.36) and 5th is Jon Osborne (12.49).
• If you don't use a three season litmus, you can toss James Hawbaker's one and a partial season in there... and he becomes number one with 11.69.
• The worst? Jason Demastus with 22.4, though Trey Cartledge's 25.5 in his rookie year last year won't help him stay out of the bottom of this list.