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.