Monday, October 24, 2011

DFX XII Week Nine Games

Important note... I will be out of town next weekend when these games are occurring.  You will get a reminder email on Thursday morning, but then I won't be much good for the next several days.  I will send out Week Ten games on Monday, probably via my iPhone, but those teams won't have records or ranks attached to them--you'll have to hunt that up yourself.


And Week Nine results likely won't be released on Monday, at least via email.  If I have access to a computer, I might try and send something out with a brief update on who won the week and so on, but its only if I can.  Full results will be released the next Thursday, November 3rd, as well as the Week Ten reminder email.   Thanks--Admin.

COLLEGE GAMES

9. Michigan State Spartans (6-1) at 13. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1)
11a, ESPN

11. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) at 10. Kansas State Wildcats (7-0)
230p, ESPN

Georgia Bulldogs (5-2) vs. Florida Gators (5-3)
230p, CBS... played in Jacksonville, FL

8. Stanford Cardinal (7-0) at 20. USC Trojans (6-1)
7p, ABC

NFL GAMES

Minnesota Vikings (1-6) at Cam'olina Panthers (2-5)
12p, FOX

Washington Redskins (3-3) at Buffalo Bills (4-2)
305p, FOX

New England Patriots (5-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)
315p, CBS

Dallas Cowboys (3-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-4)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Michigan State and Nebraska, total points scored

Sunday, October 23, 2011

DFC XII Week Eight Results

Cincinnati 37, South Florida 34
Florida State 41, Maryland 16
USC 31, Notre Dame 17
16. Michigan State 37, 6. Wisconsin 31
NYJets 27, San Diego Chargers 21
Chicago Bears 24, Tampa Bay Bucs 18
Denver Tebows 18, Miami Dolphins 15 OT (tiebreak game, 33 points)
Houston Texans 41, Tennessee Titans 7

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Starting as early as Saturday evening, but especially several times on Sunday, I heard the exact, or some variation of, this statement:  "Boy, I did horrible this week in The DFC."  And for most of you, yeah, you are right, you did.  But, the solace you can take in that is, quite simply, most everyone else did too.  So maybe you lost several games, but the one you were trying to catch up did too, so its not so bad, right?  Right.

This week's winner stands alone at 6-2, the only 6-2 of the entire weekend, and he gets only his 2nd career weekly win... the first was in Week 5 of DFC V, seven years ago, going 8-0.  Garrett Cheney, take a bow.

Hurricane Rhett gets 2nd for the week, while Lt. Dan Sellers and Little Eddy Jr tie for 3rd, and Tyler Campbell in 5th, all at 5-3.  And in 6th place--note, the rest of the Weekly Top Ten are at 4-4--is rookie David Stamper, in 7th place is Sarah Hasha, in 8th place is Matt Halpert, in 9th is Daniel Powell, and tied for 10th and rounding out the list, are DMOsborne and Mark Warner.

Also finishing:  
4-4:  Chris Croyle... Yours Truly... Joey Thornell... Randy Latta... Tommy McLeod...  Bradley Pinkerton... Tom Johnson... Jessica Hawbaker... Tim Wasyluka... Greg Graves...
3-5:  Zack Graves... Matt Latta... Justin Fisher... Drew Warren... Drew Morris... David Tuck... Mark Gainey... Brad Latta...  Jonathan Osborne... Michael Nipp
2-6:  Jennifer Ernst... Tebe Shaw... Scott Latta... James Hawbaker... Tad Roose... Trey Cartledge... John Wolf... Lori Beirne... Steven Ray...
1-7:  Eddy McBroom... Ryan Sherman...

THE STANDINGS
FULAYTAR CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Matt Halpert, 42-22 (16.5)
Matt Latta, 41-23 (19.33)
Rhett Barnett, 40-24 (19.83)
Joey Thornell, 40-24 (20.0)
Drew Warren, 36-28 (20.67)
Zack Graves, 32-32 (12.83)
DMOsborne, 31-33 (22.5)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jennifer Ernst, 43-21 (19.67)
Brad Latta, 42-22 (15.17)
Tommy McLeod, 42-22 (16.5)
Tebe Shaw, 37-27 (20.5)
Justin Fisher, 37-27 (25.0)
Sarah Hasha, 36-28 (17.0)
David Stamper, 24-40 (23.67)

WEST DIVISION
Dan Sellers, 45-19 (15.5)
Drew Morris, 41-23 (16.83)
Eddy McBroom, 41-23 (18.17)
Trey Cartledge, 40-24 (20.0)
Bradley Pinkerton, 37-27 (21.83)
David Tuck, 36-28 (16.40)
Tom Johnson, 36-28 (26.17)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Dan Sellers, 45-19 (15.5)... Wins West Division, First Round Bye
(2) Jennifer Ernst, 43-21 (19.67)... Wins Central Division, First Round Bye
(3) Matt Halpert, 42-22 (16.5)... Wins North Division, First Round Bye
(4) Brad Latta, 42-22 (15.17)... wild card
(5) Tommy McLeod, 42-22 (16.5)... wild card
(6) Drew Morris, 41-23 (16.83)... wild card
(7) Eddy McBroom, 41-23 (18.17)... wild card
(8) Matt Latta, 41-23 (19.33)... wild card
On the Bubble--within two games... Rhett Barnett, 40-24 (19.83)... Defending DFC Champion Trey Cartledge, 40-24 (20.0)... Joey Thornell, 40-24 (20.)... 

THE CARTLEDGE CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Mark Gainey, 42-22 (17.17)
Tyler Campbell, 40-24 (19.33)
Garrett Cheney, 40-24 (28.0)
Ryan Sherman, 38-26 (15.0)
John Wolf, 38-26 (17.33)
Chris Croyle, 38-26 (24.0)
Yours Truly, 37-27 (18.5)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Randy Latta, 46-18 (19.83)
Jonathan Osborne, 46-18 (21.5)
Jessica Hawbaker, 43-21 (20.0)
Scott Latta, 39-25 (19.33)
Steven Ray, 39-25 (19.83)
Lori Beirne, 39-25 (22.5)
Mark Warner, 26-28 (24.67)

SOUTH DIVISION
Eddy Jr, 41-23 (19.33)
Daniel Powell, 41-23 (20.0)
Tad Roose, 40-24 (17.5)
Greg Graves, 40-24 (17.83)
James Hawbaker, 39-25 (17.33)
Tim Wasyluka, 37-27 (15.67)
Michael Nipp, 34-30 (17.67)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Randy Latta, 46-18 (19.83)... Wins Central Division, First Round Bye
(2) Jonathan Osborne, 46-18 (21.5)... First Round Bye
(3) Mark Gainey, 42-22 (17.17)... Wins East Division, First Round Bye
(4) Jessica Hawbaker, 43-21 (20.0)... wild card
(5) Eddy McBroom Jr, 41-23 (19.33)... Wins South Divison, wild card
(6) Daniel Powell, 41-23 (20.0)... wild card
(7) Tad Roose, 40-24 (17.5)... wild card
(8) Greg Graves, 40-24 (17.83)... wild card
On the Bubble... Tyler Campbell, 40-24 (19.33)... Garrett Cheney, 40-24 (28.0)... James Hawbaker, 39-25 (17.33)... Scott Latta, 39-25 (19.33)... Steven Ray, 39-25 (19.83)... Lori Beirne, 39-25 (22.5)... Ryan Sherman, 38-26 (15.0)... John Wolf, 38-26 (17.33)... Chris Croyle, 38-26 (24.0)

THE DFC POWER POLL TOP TWELVE
(1) Randy Latta, 46-18 (19.83) (last week-2nd)
(2) Jonathan Osborne, 46-18 (21.5) (1st)
(3) Dan Sellers, 45-19 (15.50) (4)
(4) Jennifer Ernst, 43-21 (19.67) (3)
(5) Jessica Hawbaker, 43-21 (20.0) (8)
(6) Brad Latta, 42-22 (15.17) (7)
(7-tie) Tommy McLeod, 42-22 (16.50) (9)
(7-tie) Matt Halpert, 42-22 (16.5) (11)
(9) Mark Gainey, 42-22 (17.17) (6)
(10) Drew Morris, 41-23 (16.83) (10)
(11) Eddy McBroom, 41-23 (18.17) (5)
(12-tie) Matt Latta, 41-23 (19.33) (NR)
(12-tie) Eddy McB Jr, 41-23, (19.33) (NR)
dropped out:  Tad Roose (12)

Aaaaaand.... the Bottom Five...
(38th) Michael Nipp... (39th) Zack Graves... (40th) DMOsborne... (41st) Mark Warner... (42nd) David Stamper...

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS WILL RETURN IN TWO WEEKS

Sunday, October 16, 2011

DFC XII Week Eight Games

COLLEGE GAMES
Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1) at South Florida Bulls (4-2)
11a, ESPN3

Maryland Terrapins (2-4) at Florida State Seminoles (3-3) 
230p, ABC


USC Trojans (5-1) at Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-2)
630p, NBC

6. Wisconsin Badgers (6-0) at 16. Michigan State Spartans (5-1)
7p, ESPN



NFL GAMES
San Diego Chargers (4-1) at NYJets (2-3)
12p, CBS


Chicago Bears (2-3) at Tampa Bay Bucs (4-2)
12p, FOX



Denver Broncos (1-4) at Miami Dolphins (0-4) 
TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW TEBOW
12p, CBS

Houston Texans (3-3) at Tennessee Titans (3-2) 
12p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins, total points scored

DFC XII Week Seven Results

23. Michigan State 28, 11. Michigan 14
21. Texas A&M 55, 20. Baylor 28
19. Virginia Tech 38, Wake Forest 17
24. Auburn 17, Florida 6 (tiebreak game, 23 points)
San Francisco 49ers 25, Detroit Lions 19
Atlanta Falcons 31, Carolina Panthers 17
NYGiants 27, Buffalo Bills 24
Baltimore Ravens 29, Houston Texans 14

THE WEEK THAT WAS
DP becomes a VIP this week!  Daniel Powell becomes the third "Original DFC'er to take a week here in Season XII, and does so with a stellar 7-1 record, and plants himself in the thick of the divisional hunt, only a game back behind division winner Tad Roose.

Tied up for 2nd, however, is The Mighty Gainey and Scotty Latta, while in 4th place Joey Thornell and in 5th for the week is Matt Halpert at 7-1.

In 6th place is Marky Mark Warner, in 7th place for the week is Brad "The Lawdawg" Latta, and in 8th place, James Hawbaker, all at 6-2.  Round out the Top Ten, tied for 9th is Jennifer Ernst and Lt. Dan Sellers.


Also Finishing:
6-2:  Drew "The Grassman" Warren... The DFC Defending Champion Trey Cartledge... Eddy The Older...  Tom Johnson... gRandy Latta... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Little Stevie Ray... Jessica Hawbaker... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Eddy the Younger... JustFish
5-3:  Matt Latta... Tebershaw...  Tyler "The Sexy Beast" Campbell... John "The Lone" Wolf... Ryan Sherman(ator)... Sarah Hasha... Jonathan Osborne...  Greg "The Elder" Graves...
4-4:  Zacky Graves... Hurricane Rhett... The Big Wasyluka... Tommy McLeod...  Young Cheney... Bradley Pinkerton... Drewski Morris...
3-5:  DMOsborne...  David "The Rule" Tuck...  Croyle...  Mikey Nipp
2-6:  David Stamper... Yours Truly...

THE STANDINGS
FULAYTAR CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Matt Halpert 38-18 (17.2)
Matt Latta, 38-18 (19.2)
Joey Thornell, 36-20 (20.0)
Rhett Barnett, 35-21 (27.0)
Drew Warren, 33-23 (22.0)
Zack Graves, 29-27 (13.4)
DMOsborne, 28-28 (23.6)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jennifer Ernst, 41-15 (18.2)
Brad Latta, 39-17 (16.4)
Tommy McLeod, 38-18 (15.2)
Tebe Shaw, 35-21 (20.4)
Justin Fisher, 34-22 (25.2)
Sarah Hasha, 32-24 (18.2)
David Stamper, 20-36 (27.0)

WEST DIVISION
Dan Sellers, 40-16 (15.2)
Eddy McBroom, 40-16 (17.6)
Drew Morris, 38-18 (16.0)
Trey Cartledge, 38-18 (19.8)
David Tuck, 33-23 (16.4)
Bradley Pinkerton, 33-23 (21.2)
Tom Johnson, 32-24 (25.6)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Jennifer Ernst, 41-15 (18.2) (Wins Central, First Round Bye)
(2) Dan Sellers, 40-16 (15.2) (Wins West, First Round Bye)
(3) Eddy McBroom, 40-16 (17.6) (First Round Bye)
(4) Brad Latta, 39-17 (16.4) (Wild Card)
(5) Matt Halpert, 38-18 (17.2) (Wins North)
(6) Tommy McLeod, 38-18 (15.2) (Wild Card)
(7) Drew Morris, 38-18 (16.0) (Wild Card)
(8) Matt Latta, 38-18 (19.2) (Wild Card)
On the Bubble (within two games):  Trey Cartledge 38-18 (19.8)... Joey Thornell, 36-20 (20.0)... 

THE CARTLEDGE CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Mark Gainey, 39-17 (15.6)
Ryan Sherman, 37-19 (17.0)
John Wolf, 36-20 (17.4)
Tyler Campbell, 35-21 (19.0)
Chris Croyle, 34-22 (22.2)
Garrett Cheney, 34-22 (30.8)
Yours Truly, 33-23 (17.0)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jonathan Osborne, 43-13 (20.6)
Randy Latta, 42-14 (19.6)
Jessica Hawbaker, 39-17 (20.4)
Steven Ray, 37-19 (20.6)
Scott Latta, 37-19 (20.8)
Lori Beirne, 37-19 (22.8)
Mark Warner, 22-34 (26.2)

SOUTH DIVISION
Tad Roose, 38-18 (17.8)
James Hawbaker, 37-19 (16.2)
Daniel Powell, 37-19 (21.2)
Greg Graves, 36-20 (16.8)
Eddy Jr, 36-20 (19.8)
Tim Wasyluka, 33-23 (14.0)
Michael Nipp, 31-25 (17.0)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Jonathan Osborne, 43-13 (20.6) (Wins Central, First Round Bye)
(2) Randy Latta, 42-14 (19.6) (Wild Card, First Round Bye)
(3) Mark Gainey, 39-17 (15.6) (Wins East, First Round Bye)
(4) Jessica Hawbaker, 37-19 (16.2) (Wild Card)
(5) Tad Roose, 38-18 (17.8) (Wins South)
(6) James Hawbaker, 37-19 (16.2) (Wild Card)
(7) Ryan Sherman, 37-19 (17.0) (Wild Card)
(8) Steven Ray, 37-19 (20.6) (Wild Card)
On the Bubble (within two games):  Scott Latta, 37-19 (20.8)... Daniel Powell, 37-19 (21.2)... Greg Graves, 36-20 (16.8)... John Wolf, 36-20 (17.4)... Eddy Jr, 36-20 (19.8)... Tyler Campbell, 35-21 (19.0)... 

THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL
1. Jonathan Osborne, 43-13 (20.6) (1st-5 wks)
2. Randy Latta, 42-14 (19.6) (2nd-5 wks)
3. Jennifer Ernst, 41-15 (18.2) (3rd-3 wks)
4. Dan Sellers, 40-16 (15.2) (4th)
5. Eddy McBroom, 40-16 (17.6) (7th-3 wks)
6. Mark Gainey, 39-17 (15.6) (12th)
7. Brad Latta, 39-17 (16.4) (8th)
8. Jessica Hawbaker, 39-17 (20.4) (10th)
9. Tommy McLeod, 38-18 (15.2) (6th)
10. Drew Morris, 38-18 (16.0) (5th)
11. Matt Halpert, 38-18 (17.2) (NR)
12. Tad Roose, 38-18 (17.8) (NR)
dropped out:  Matt Latta (9th)... Ryan Sherman (11th)

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

  • Holy smokes what a crappy week for me.  For anyone out there who has their suspicions that I might be rigging my own scores just a bit, let me tell ya, a 2-6 record is not the way I would have gone about it.  There is something about the drop-off between 3-5 and 2-6... that one game means the difference between "wow, crappy week" and "holy crap, I stunk up the joint like Mikey Nipp's bathroom after taco night".  Big difference.  And truly, this might be the week where Yours Truly falls off the playoff cliff.
  • So now, who owns the current 4-4 or better weekly streak?  At 13 weeks, its Joey Thornell.  And Trey Cartledge.  And Big Eddy McBroom.  And Little Stevie Ray.  Thats right, a four way tie.
  • Though I keep you up to date on such things, I don't think its necessarily cause for celebration yet, but it is something to watch out for.  Its like, watching a baseball player hitting in 24 straight games--nowhere near the record of 56, but its high enough to notice.
  • And for the 5-3 or better weekly streak?   Eight weeks is the current streak, held by Brad Latta, Jonathan Osborne and Randy Latta.  
  • Checking out the season's past winners of Week 7, lots of repeats.  Mikey Nipp won DFC I's Wk 7 with a 6-2 record, while Tommy McLeod won it in both DFC II (where he tied with Jason Quinn) and DFC X, both at 6-2.  Jennifer Ernst won it as a Hudson in DFC III, at 6-2, while Daniel Powell not only won this week with 7-1, but also DFC IV at 6-2.
  • Justin Glenn won DFC V's Wk 7, at 7-1, while Drew Morris won it in DFC VI and VIII at 7-1 both times, and Yours Truly picked up Week 7 in DFC VII (5-3), in IX (6-2) and XI (7-1).
  • No, its not your imagination--TB's this year are awful.  For just about everyone.  However, you can't really blame the "automatically drop your best and worst TB" feature this year, as we also had it last year, and last year's TBAs weren't nearly this bad.  
  • I don't have a "Last year after Week 7, TBAs were..." stat, but I do know that at season's end last year, there were only 6 total TBAs over 15.0--Sarah Hasha (15.9)... Justin Fisher (16.3)... David Tuck (16.6)... Garrett Cheney (18.9)... Jason Roberts (15.13)... and Daniel Powell (17.7)
  • Currently, Zacky Graves is ONLY TieBreak Average that is BETTER than 15.0--his is at 13.4, but because of his career worst record, he might not even see the postseason.
  • And the TBA is very important this year... in the Fulaytar Conference, Matt Latta sits in 8th, with a 38-18 record and a 19.2 TBA--only 0.6 points ahead of 9th place Trey Cartledge.
  • In the Cartledge Conference, its even tighter... In the 8th spot right now is Steven Ray with a 37-19 record, and a TBA of 20.6, while 9th is Daniel Powell, with a 20.8 TBA--0.2 difference.  That's a field goal in one game. 

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

DFC Week Six Results

3. Oklahoma 55, 11. Texas 17 (tiebreak game, 72 total points)
Notre Dame 59, Air Force 33
10. Arkansas 38, 15. Auburn 14
Georgia 20, Tennessee 12
Minnesota Vikings 34, Arizona Cardinals 10
Kansas City Chiefs 28, Indianapolis Colts 24
San Francisco 49ers 48, Tampa Bay Bucs 3
Detroit Lions 24, Chicago Bears 13

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It was quite a successful week for the most part--and a bad time for those who didn't do so well... as evidenced by not two, but THREE undefeated records this week, plus incredibly tight divisional races... in the Cartledge Conference, only THREE DFC'ers are more than 2 wins outside of playoff contention--for now.

Anyway, the first undefeated week comes courtesy of one who had three wins in DFC VII, including one 8-0 then, but nothing since... getting his fourth weekly win of his career, and his second 8-0 of his career, Tebe Shaw goes first.

Coming in a close second, and putting in a strong bid for Rookie of the Year, is Jessica Hawbaker, also at 8-0, and in third, getting his first and only 8-0 week since Week 9 of DFC IX, Ryan Sherman.

The rest of the top ten finished at 7-1, and are as follows:  Big Eddy McBroom in 4th place... David "The Rule" Tuck and John "The Lone" Wolf tied for 5th place... Hurricane Rhett Barnett and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod tie for 7th place.  In 9th is Lori "Sunshine" Beirne, and in a two way tie for 10th and rounding out the Weekly Top Ten is The Defending DFC Champion Trey Cartledge and Bradley Pinkerton.

Also finishing:
7-1: Jonny Osborne... Tad Roose...
6-2: The Mighty Gainey... gRandy Latta... Eddy the Junior... Jennifer Ernst... Drew "Slash" Morris... Matt Halpert... JustFish... Lt. Dan Sellers... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... James Hawbaker... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Chris Croyle... Scotty "The DFC Houston Texans" Latta
5-3: Joey Thornell... Sarah Hasha... DMOsborne... Mikey Nipp... Matt "The Great Bear of the North" Latta... Tom Johnson... Yours Truly... Tyler "The Sexy Beast" Campbell... Marky Mark "The Funky Bunch" Warner... The Big Wasyluka... Daniel Powell
4-4: Steven Ray... Greg "The Elder" Graves
3-5: Zack "The Dark Horse" Graves... Young Garrett Cheney
0-8: David Stamper

THE STANDINGS
FULAYTAR CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Matt Latta, 33-15 (15.50)
Matt Halpert, 31-17 (16.0)
Rhett Barnett, 31-17 (18.75)
Joey Thornell, 29-17 (17.75)
Drew Warren, 27-21 (21.0)
Zack Graves, 25-23 (12.25)
DMOsborne, 25-23 (23.25)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jennifer Ernst, 35-13 (16.50)
Tommy McLeod, 34-14 (14.50)
Brad Latta, 33-15 (15.25)
Tebe Shaw, 30-18 (17.0)
Justin Fisher, 28-20 (22.33)
Sarah Hasha, 27-21 (23.50)
David Stamper, 18-30 (23.25)

WEST DIVISION
Dan Sellers, 34-14 (13.25)
Drew Morris, 34-14 (14.25)
Eddy McBroom, 34-14 (14.75)
Trey Cartledge, 32-16 (18.0)
David Tuck, 30-18 (18.75)
Bradley Pinkerton, 29-19 (19.25)
Tom Johnson, 26-22 (22.0)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Jennifer Ernst, 35-13 (16.5)... Central Division Champion, First Round Bye
(2) Dan Sellers, 34-14 (13.25)... West Division Champion, First Round Bye
(3) Tommy McLeod, 34-14 (14.5)... First Round Bye
(4) Drew Morris, 34-14 (14.25)... Wild Card
(5) Eddy McBroom, 34-14 (14.75)... Wild Card
(6) Matt Latta, 33-15 (15.50)... North Division Champion
(7) Brad Latta, 33-15 (15.25)... Wild Card
(8) Trey Cartledge, 32-16 (18.0)... Wild Card
On the Bubble (within two games)... Matt Halpert, 31-17 (16.0)... Rhett Barnett, 31-17 (18.75)... Tebe Shaw, 30-18 (15.25)... David Tuck, 30-18 (18.75)


CARTLEDGE CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Ryan Sherman, 33-15 (18.25)
Mark Gainey, 32-16 (13.25)
John Wolf, 31-17 (14.0)
Yours Truly, 31-17 (16.5)
Chris Croyle, 31-17 (20.0)
Tyler Campbell, 30-18 (16.25)
Garrett Cheney, 30-18 (26.0)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jonathan Osborne, 38-10 (17.25)
Randy Latta, 36-12 (17.75)
Jessica Hawbaker, 33-15 (17.0)
Steven Ray, 31-17 (18.0)
Lori Beirne, 31-17 (21.0)
Scott Latta, 30-18 (19.5)
Mark Warner, 16-32 (29.0)

SOUTH DIVISION
Tad Roose, 32-16 (15.75)
Greg Graves, 31-17 (13.0)
James Hawbaker, 31-17 (14.25)
Eddy Jr, 30-18 (18.0)
Daniel Powell, 30-18 (21.75)
Tim Wasyluka, 29-19 (11.75)
Michael Nipp, 28-20 (16.50)


IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
(1) Jonathan Osborne, 38-10 (17.25)... Central Division Champion, First Round Bye
(2) Randy Latta, 36-12 (17.75)... First Round Bye
(3) Ryan Sherman, 33-15 (18.25)... East Division Champion, First Round Bye
(4) Jessica Hawbaker, 33-15 (17.0)... Wild Card
(5) Tad Roose, 32-16 (15.75)... South Division Champion
(6) Mark Gainey, 32-16 (13.25)... Wild Card
(7) Greg Graves, 31-17 (13.0)... Wild Card
(8) John Wolf, 31-17 (14.0)... Wild Card
On the Bubble (within two games)... James Hawbaker, 31-17 (14.25)... Yours Truly, 31-17 (16.50)... Steven Ray, 31-17 (18.0)... Chris Croyle, 31-17 (20.0)... Lori Beirne, 31-17 (21.0)... Tyler Campbell, 30-18 (16.25)... Eddy Mc Jr, 30-18 (18.0)... Scott Latta, 30-18 (19.5)... Daniel Powell, 30-18 (21.75)... Garrett Cheney, 30-18 (26.0)


THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12
Rank, Record (TBA) (Last Week)
1. Jonathan Osborne, 38-10 (17.25) (1-4 wks)
2. Randy Latta, 36-12 (17.75) (2-4 wks)
3. Jennifer Ernst, 35-13 (16.5) (3)
4. Dan Sellers, 34-14 (13.25) (6)
5. Drew Morris, 34-14 (14.25) (5)
6. Tommy McLeod, 34-14 (14.5) (4)
7. Eddy McBroom, 34-14 (14.75) (7)
8. Brad Latta, 33-15 (15.25) (9)
9. Matt Latta, 33-15 (15.50) (4)
10. Jessica Hawbaker, 33-15 (17.0) (NR)
11. Ryan Sherman, 33-15 (18.25) (NR)
12. Mark Gainey, 32-16 (13.25) (12)
dropped out:  Greg Graves (10th)... Steven Ray (11th)

PLAYOFF REMINDER
Just in case you forgot... this is how the playoffs work--there will be 3 Division Winners and five wild card spots. The Top Two Division Winners, those with the best records (and TBA) will get a First Round Bye. The third first round bye will be given to the next best overall record, division winner or not. If a Division Champion has the same record as a Wild Card, they will be ranked higher, regardless of TieBreak Average. 
Find full rules by clicking here.

Monday, October 10, 2011

DFC XII Week Seven Games

COLLEGE GAMES
11. Michigan Wolverines (6-0) at 23. Michigan State Spartans (4-1)
11am, ESPN

20. Baylor Bears (4-1) at 21. Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
11am, FX

19. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-1) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-1)
530p

Florida Gators (4-2) at 24. Auburn Tigers (4-2)
6pm, ESPN


NFL GAMES
San Francisco 49ers (4-1) at Detroit Lions (4-0)
12p, FOX

Cam'olina Panthers (1-4) at Atlanta Falcons (2-3)
12p, FOX

Buffalo Bills (4-1) at The New York Football Giants (3-2)
12p, CBS

Houston Texans (3-1) at Baltimore Ravens (3-1)
305p, CBS


TIEBREAK GAME
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers, total points scored

Monday, October 03, 2011

DFC XII Week Six Games

Its the halfway point of the season, so I'll refrain from waxing nostalgic on how fast this football season is going by...  soon, it will be time for the DEPLC (The Deuce English Premier League Championships), but for now... Week Six...

COLLEGE GAMES
All times Central, all ranks from AP Poll

3. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0) vs. 11. Texas Longhorns (4-0)
Note:  The game that begat the TieBreak in DFC III
11a, ABC, Dallas, TX


Air Force Falcons (3-1) at Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (3-2)
230p, NBC

15. Auburn Tigers (4-1) at 10. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1)
Auburn went from unranked to 15th because South Carolina is stupid?
6p, ESPN

Georgia Bulldogs (3-2) at Tennessee Volunteers (3-1) 
Note:  Hoping the stadium will blow up with both teams inside isn't an option
6p, ESPN2


NFL GAMES
All Times Central

Arizona Cardinals (1-3) at Minnesota Vikings (0-4)
12p, FOX

Kansas City Chiefs (1-3) at Indianapolis Colts (0-3)
Note:  Indy is playing against the Bucs, like, right now.
12p, CBS

Tampa Bay Bucs (2-1) at San Fran 49ers (3-1)
Note:  Tampa Bay is playing against  the Colts, like, right now
305p, FOX

Chicago Bears (2-2) at Detroit Lions (4-0)
Can the Lions actually be 5-0?  That's the question you have to ask yourself.
Monday Night, 730p, ESPN


TIEBREAK GAME
Oklahoma vs. Texas, total points scored

Sunday, October 02, 2011

DFC XII Week Five Results

18. Arkansas 42, 14. Texas A&M 38
13. Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3 (tiebreak game, 26 pts)
3. Alabama 38, 12. Florida 10
7. Wisconsin 48, 8. Nebraska 17
Kansas City Chiefs 22, Minnesota Vikings 17
San Francisco 49ers 24, Philadelphia Eagles 23
New England Patriots 31, Oakland 19
Baltimore Ravens 34, NYJets 17

NO TIEBREAK DROP
Just in case you were curious... the TB Drop hasn't existed for two seasons.  Started in DFC XI, your worst, and best, TB week were automatically dropped over the course of the season.  So you if you notice your TBA got really good last week, thats because your worst was dropped.  And if you notice your TBA got really bad this week, its because your best was dropped.  If a best/worst happens in the second part of the season, it will be dropped, and the previous best/worst will be implemented back in.  Just so you know.

THE WEEK THAT WAS
His career has fallen on hard times in recent years, getting no more than 52 wins in three of the last four years--even 57 wins in DFC IX couldn't get him a postseason spot--but DMOsborne keeps coming back, and sometimes, just sometimes, he shows what he's made of in the football prognostication world.  Picking up his fourth weekly win of his career, DMO charges back with a 7-1 record, narrowly beating out Tyler Campbell for the victory.  Tyler, 2nd, also went 7-1, as did Daniel Powell, who got 3rd.

In 4th for the week, Jennifer Ernst, while a tie between Sarah Hasha and Randy Latta nabs 5th place.  In 7th is Hurricane Rhett Barnett, while in 8th is Steven Ray, all at 6-2.

Also at 6-2 is Jonathan Osborne in 9th, and Yours Truly at 5-3, narrowly making the Weekly Top Ten in 10th.

Also Finishing:
5-3:  Joey Thornell... Brad "The Lawdawg" Latta... Matt Latta... Matt Halpert... Chris Croyle... The Defending DFC Champion Trey Cartledge... Big Eddy McBroom... Drew Morris... Tom Johnson... David Tuck... Jessica Hawbaker... Pre-season #1 James Hawbaker...
4-4:  Drew Warren... Tommy McLeod... David Stamper... Lt. Dan Sellers... Bradley Pinkerton... Garrett Cheney... Lori Beirne... Scott Latta... Tebershaw... JustFish... The Mighty Gainey... John Wolf... Ryan Sherman... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... The Big Wasyluka... Eddy Eddy the Slender... Greg Graves... Mikey Nipp
3-5:  Zack Graves... Mark Warner...

THE STANDINGS
FULAYTAR CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Matt Latta, 28-12 (13.33)
Matt Halpert, 25-15 (14.33)
Joey Thornell, 24-16 (13.67)
Rhett Barnett, 24-16 (19.33)
Zack Graves, 22-18 (12.0)
Drew Warren, 21-19 (19.67)
DMOsborne, 20-20 (21.0)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jennifer Ernst, 29-11 (14.0)
Tommy McLeod, 27-13 (13.67)
Brad Latta, 27-13 (15.0)
Sarah Hasha, 22-18 (16.67)
Tebe Shaw, 22-18 (18.67)
Justin Fisher, 22-18 (22.33)
David Stamper, 18-22 (17.0)

WEST DIVISION
Drew Morris, 28-12 (14.0)
Dan Sellers, 28-12 (15.0)
Eddy McBroom, 27-13 (12.33)
Trey Cartledge, 25-15 (16.0)
David Tuck, 23-17 (20.33)
Bradley Pinkerton, 22-18 (17.67)
Tom Johnson, 21-19 (22.67)

CARTLEDGE CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
Mark Gainey, 26-14 (13.0)
Yours Truly, 26-14 (14.33)
Ryan Sherman, 25-15 (15.33)
Tyler Campbell, 25-15 (16.33)
Chris Croyle, 25-15 (17.33)
Garrett Cheney, 25-15 (25.33)
John Wolf, 24-16 (14.0)

CENTRAL DIVISION
Jonathan Osborne, 31-9 (13.67)
Randy Latta, 30-10 (16.67)
Steven Ray, 27-13 (20.33)
Jessica Hawbaker, 25-15 (17.33)
Scott Latta, 24-16 (19.0)
Lori Beirne, 24-16 (21.33)
Mark Warner, 11-29 (27.3)

SOUTH DIVISION
Greg Graves, 27-13 (16.33)
Tad Roose, 25-15 (12.67)
James Hawbaker, 25-15 (14.67)
Daniel Powell, 25-15 (18.0)
Tim Wasyluka, 24-16 (10.0)
Eddy Jr, 24-16 (16.0)
Michael Nipp, 22-18 (13.0)

THE DFC POWER POLL TOP TWELVE
Rank, Rec, (TBA) (Last Week)
1. Jonathan Osborne, 31-9 (13.67) (1-three wks)
2. Randy Latta, 30-10 (16.67) (2-three wks)
3. Jennifer Ernst, 29-11 (14.0) (6)
4. Matt Latta, 28-12 (13.33) (7)
5. Drew Morris, 28-12 (14.0) (8)
6. Dan Sellers, 28-12 (15.0) (3)
7. Big Eddy McBroom, 27-13 (12.33) (11)
8. Tommy McLeod, 27-13 (13.67) (4)
9. Brad Latta, 27-13 (15.0) (10)
10. Greg Graves, 27-13 (16.33) (5)
11. Steven Ray (27-13) (20.33) (NR)
12. Mark Gainey, 26-14 (13.0) (9)
dropped out:  Tad Roose (12th)


LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

  • We'll jump right in with a look at seasons past winners of Week Five in the DFC.  Shawn Sharp busted out in DFC I with his second win of the season in Week Five, by going 6-2.  Tommy McLeod won DFC II at 6-2, while Justin Glenn won in III, going undefeated.   Tom Johnson got a 7-1 mark in IV, while Young Garrett Cheney went 8-0 in DFC V to win Week Five.  
  • Eventual Rookie of the Year Angie Mark Osborne (also DMO's babymama) got Week Five in DFC VI, at 6-2, while Zacky Graves won his first career week in VII at 6-2.  Jason Duren got a rare 5-3 weekly win in VIII, while Yours Truly went 7-1 in IX.  In DFC X, Justin Fisher took the week with 7-1, and last season, it was Mikey Nipp and an undefeated record for the win.
  • Quick check on streaks--Yours Truly and Drew Morris both are at 8 consecutive weeks with a 5-3 or better record, dating back to last year.  Brad Latta is at 6 weeks. 
  • Yours Truly also has the longest active streak of 4-4 or better, now at 13 weeks, while close by are Trey Cartledge, Chris Croyle (!), Big Eddy McBroom, Steven Ray and Joey Thornell, all at 11 weeks and Mark Gainey, Scott Latta and John Wolf are all at 9.
  • Big Congrats to Big Eddy and his wife, Little Mary, who celebrated their 30th (?) wedding anniversary this week, and also to John "The Lone" Wolf, who's wife Ashley gave birth to their second, a little girl named Evalie.