Sunday, October 28, 2007

DFC VIII Week Nine Results

This game has nothing to do with the DFC, but check this out... Trinity TX beats Millsap (both Div III schools) on the last play of the game... I watched it three times, its absolutely unbe-frickin-lievable. Millsap, by the way, is coached by Mike Dubose. Yes, that one.

#5 Oregon 24, #9 USC 17
Tennessee 27, #16 South Carolina 24, OT
#1 Ohio State 37, #25 Penn State 17
#4 Arizona State 31, #20 California 20 (tiebreak game, 51 points)

Detroit 16, Chicago 7
Philadelphia 23, Minnesota 16

Buffalo 13, NYJets 3
New Orleans 31, San Francisco 10

The Week That Was
Once again, this season brings a multi-week winner... Drew Morris picks up his 2nd win in three weeks, and the 6th of his career, becoming the 3rd this season to win two different weeks (Ty Coffey won weeks 2 & 3, while Jason Duren won 5 & 8).

The top 4 ended up with 7-1 records, with rookie Clif Render taking 2nd, Jason Duren taking 3rd and Sarah Hasha gets 4th for the week. In 5th, at 6-2, is Yours Truly, Lori Beirne is 6th, Tommy McLeod is 7th and Trey Cartledge gets 8th, all at 6-2.

Ryan Sherman finishes 9th, and rounding out the top ten, Tom Johnson in 10th, both at 6-2.

Also Finishing:
5-3: Matt Latta, DMOsborne, Mackey, Tebe Shaw, Jennifer Ernst, The Mighty Gainey, Tad Roose, Jon Osborne, Gina "Wife of the Dynasty" Roose, Eddy Jr, Joey Thornell and Michael Nipp
4-4: Matt Halpert, Barney, Turnbow, Justin Fisher, Gary "The Idol" Eubanks, Demastus, Tyler Campbell, Scott Latta, Zack Graves, Tim Wasyluka, Garrett Cheney
3-5: Big Eddy, James Hawbaker, Daniel Powell

STANDINGS
ROOSE CONFERENCE
North Division

Name, record, (TBA) (College record)
Matt Halpert, 43-29 (9.88) (26-18)
Matt Latta, 40-32 (14.44) (25-19)
Ken Mackey, 39-33 (14.78) (22-22)
Tom Johnson, 38-34 (23.78) (24-20)
DMOsborne, 32-40 (18.38) (17-27)

MidCentral Division
Jennifer Ernst, 42-30 (14.25) (25-19)
Tebe Shaw, 41-31 (17.44) (26-18)
Tommy McLeod, 40-32 (10.38) (24-20)
Jason Barnette, 40-32 (12.63) (24-20)
Justin Fisher, 40-32 (13.78) (24-20)
Jason Turnbow, 31-41 (13.33) (21-23)

West Division
Jason Duren, 48-24 (12.67) (29-15)
Drew Morris, 46-26 (9.25) (28-16)
Gary Eubanks, 44-28 (11.0) (28-16)
Sarah Hasha, 39-33 (27.25) (20-24)
Eddy McBroom, 36-36 (9.63) (24-20)
Jason Demastus, 33-39 (29.56) (16-28)

If the Playoffs Started Today
Remember the rule... top two division winners get automatic byes. The third division winner gets the bye if they either have the 3rd best record, or are within 2 games of the third best record. If they are not within those 2 games, the 3rd best record gets the bye, and the division winner will be seeded according to record for Wild Card Weekend.
First Round Byes:
Top seeded Jason Duren, who wins the West Division, and Matt Halpert, who would win the North Division. Third seed goes to Drew Morris over MidCentral Division winner Jenn Ernst, due to a 4 game better record.
Wild Card Weekend (top seed gets tiebreak)
4th seed Gary Eubanks, 5th seed Mid Central champ Jennifer Ernst, 6th seed Tebe Shaw, 7th seed Tommy McLeod, 8th seed Jason Barnette, who is 40-32 with a 12.63 TBA
on the bubble (within two games)
Justin Fisher (40-32 with 13.78 TBA), Matt Latta (40-32, 14.44), Mackey (39-33, 14.78), Sarah Hasha (39-33, 27.25), Tom Johnson (38-34, 23.78)


LATTA CONFERENCE
East Division
Name, record, (TBA) (college rec)
Clif Render, 45-27 (14.44) (26-18)
Trey Cartledge, 41-31 (13.67) (26-18)
Yours Truly, 41-31 (16.5)
Mark Gainey, 40-32 (8.63) (25-19)
James Hawbaker, 39-33 (14.0)
Tyler Campbell, 37-35 (11.38)

SouthCentral Division
Jon Osborne, 44-28 (11.75) (26-16)
Zack Graves, 44-28 (16.75) (30-14)
Tad Roose, 43-29 (9.5) (31-13)
Scott Latta, 42-30 (10.78) (28-16)
Lori Beirne, 41-31 (10.63) (23-21)
Eddy Jr, 36-36 (10.89) (20-24)

South Division
Ryan Sherman, 44-28 (18.67) (29-15)
Michael Nipp, 40-32 (11.89) (22-22)
Gina Roose, 39-33 (15.13) (29-15)
Daniel Powell, 39-33 (21.13) (24-20)
Garrett Cheney, 37-35 (16.0) (20-24)
Tim Wasyluka, 36-36 (10.25) (25-19)
Joey Thornell, 32-40 (17.86) (17-27)

If the Playoffs Started Today:
First Round Byes
Top seeded East Division Champ Clif Render, South Central Division Champ Jon Osborne seeded 2nd, and 3rd seeded South Division Champ Ryan Sherman
Wild Card Weekend (top two advance)
4th seed Zack Graves, 5th seed Tad Roose, 6th seed Scott Latt,a, 7th seed Lori Beirne (41-31, with 10.63 TBA), 8th seed Trey Cartledge (41-31, 13.67)
on the bubble (within two games)
Yours Truly (41-31, 16.5), The Mighty Gainey (40-32, 8.63), Michael Nipp (40-32, 11.89), Hawbaker (39-33, 14.0), Gina Roose (39-33, 15.13) and Daniel Powell (39-33, 21.13)

THE DFC POWER POLL TOP TWELVE
1. Jason Duren, 48-24 (12.67) (2nd wk at #1)
2. Drew Morris, 46-26 (9.25) (5)
3. Clif Render, 45-27 (14.44) (9)
4. Gary Eubanks, 44-28 (11.0) (2)
5. Jon Osborne, 44-28 (11.75) (6)
6. Zack Graves, 44-28 (16.75) (3)
7. Ryan Sherman, 44-28 (18.67) (10)
8. Tad Roose, 43-29 (9.5) (8)
9. Matt Halpert, 43-29 (9.88) (4)
10. Scott Latta, 42-30 (10.78) (7)
11. Jenn Ernst, 42-30 (14.25) (11)
12. Lori Beirne, 41-31 (10.63) (NR)
dropped out: Justin Fisher (12)

And... the Bottom Five
32. Eddy Jr.... 33. Jason Demastus... 34. Joey Thornell.... 35. DMOsborne... 36. Jason Turnbow

Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics

  • From the "Out of the Mire" catagory... before this week, there were 10 who had not risen above the rank of 20 all season long. After this week, its only 8.
  • The following have been ranked 20 or below, with their highest rank this season in ( ).... Mackey (22), Sarah (26), Tom Johnson (27), Tyler Campbell (20), Demastus (33), DMOsborne (30), Jason Turnbow (21) and Joey Thornell (34)
  • And the following finally broke into the Top 20 for the first time this year, at just the right time as the playoff hunt is heating up... Trey Cartledge, who's previous high ranking was 21st last week to #13 now, on the verge of his first appearance in the DFC Power Poll, and Yours Truly, who's previous high was also 21 (22nd last week), now at #14.
  • On the same token, there are five who have never seen below the rank of 12, as in, in the Power Poll all season... Jonathan Osborne, Zack Graves, Tad Roose, Gary "The Idol" Eubanks and Scott Latta.
  • By comparison, staying within the ranks of #12 to #1 all season was done five times in DFC IV, five times in DFC V and five times in DFC VI, but only twice in DFC VII.
  • And its only been done 7 times ever by someone who didn't reach #1 that season, and not since DFC VI has it happened. Out of the five named above, Zack, Gary and Scott fall into that catagory
  • How bad has it been for Jason Turnbow this season? In the history of the DFC Playoffs, out of 130 playoff weekly records ever, only five times has a 2-6 or worse been accomplished. Eddy Jr and Jason Turnbow did 2-6 last season, bouncing out of Wild Card Weekend.
  • Turnbow spends his first week at the bottom of the Bottom 5 this week, but the true tragedy comes when you realize that ahead of him is #33 Jason Demastus, who missed a week, #34 Joey Thornell, who started late at 0-12, and #35 DMOsborne, who also missed a week. Jason has turned in every week, and is one game behind DMOsborne.
  • And since you're wondering who are the others, I'll tell you... Tim Wasyluka went 1-7 in DFC III postseason, which is actually the worst playoff performance ever.
  • The only others to go 2-6 include Daniel Powell (DFC III), Justin Glenn (DFC III), Justin Glenn (DFC V), and then last seasons Eddy Jr & Turnbow.
  • On the flip side, Tom Johnson also missed a week, sitting currently at #27. His 38-34 is remarkable, as he was at least 5 or 6 games under .500 at one point. In fact, this week he even managed to get back into a tie with Jennifer Ernst in the All Time Pro Catagory.
  • Also climbing is Daniel Powell, who's 247 college wins equals that of Michael Nipp's 247, but Daniel's 168 losses, less than Mikey's 180, puts Daniel into 4th all time in college.
  • Drew Morris jumps into the All Time Top Ten, passing Eddy McBroom, for 10th all time, knocking Big Eddy out for the first time in about three years.
  • Crawling toward 200 wins is Garrett (196) and Tyler (193), and Zack Graves just hit 100 (102). Trey Cartledge is up next for 100 at 92 wins.
  • Gina "Wife of the Dynasty" Roose got her 100th college win this week, while Tim Wasyluka is up for 200 (199 now), and Tebe Shaw is next for 100 (97 currently)
  • Gary "The Idol" Eubanks hit his 19th week at 4-4 or better, looking like he may make a run at Tad's almost impossible run.
  • Jason Duren, on a run that might get him an MVP award, just crossed 11 weeks at 4-4 or better.
  • Looking at 5-3 or better, which is an even harder record, Zack Graves has the current longest streak at 5 weeks.

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