DFC X7 Week Four RESULTS

GAMES
(23) Ole Miss 45, (12) Georgia 14
(11) Wisconsin 30, (8) Michigan State 6
(14) Tennessee 38, (19) Florida 28
(10) Texas A&M 45, (17) Arkansas 24
Miami Dolphins 30, Cleveland Browns 24
Green Bay Packers 34, Detroit Lions 27
Minnesota Vikings 22, Carolina Panthers 10
Kansas City Chiefs 24, NYJets 3
Indianapolis Colts 26, San Diego Charters 22

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It hasn't happened since Week 10 of DFC VI... which was in 2006, by the way, but Tyler Campbell, my brother in law and the one who proclaimed himself "The Sexy Beast of the DFC", has won his 2nd week of his career... going a strong 8-2, he's catapulted himself back into the DFC title race.

Putting another strong week together, missing it by only a Tiebreak, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod grabs the second spot for the week, also at 8-2.

Bradley Pinkerton takes 3rd place, while Brad "The Bald One" Ashby gets a 4th place finish as he tries to pull his season out of the gutter.  Grandy Latta grabs 5th, while Drew "Slash" Morris and James "The Winner Maker" Hawbaker tie for 6th, and Brad "The Lawdawg" Latta and Matty Pinky tie for 8th.  Finally, Remodeling Clay Shaver gets 10th for the week, and all are 7-3.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Eddy the Younger

6-4: Justin Glenn... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Rick TOOLIE... Yours Truly... Eddy the Bigger... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Mikey Nipp... Jonny Oz... Atlanta Bill Seybolt...

5-5: Tom Johnson... Sarah Hasha... Jenni Ernst... Mitchy Pinky... Lil Stevie Ray... DMO... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Michael "Save" Ferris... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Defending DFC Champion Hurricane Rhett Barnett... Jacob Pinky... Matt "The Scientist" Halpert... Danny Powell

4-6: Brett "Pops" Smith... Lt Dan Sellers...

3-7: The Croyle... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...

2-8: Young Garrett Cheney


THE STANDINGS

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	Pro
Michael Ferris	24-16	11.67	14-11	10-5
Matt Halpert	24-16	14.00	18-7	6-9
DM Osborne	22-18	12.67	14-11	8-7
Rhett Barnett	20-20	11.33	12-13	8-7
Zack Graves	20-20	12.33	12-13	8-7
Drew Warren	19-21	13.00	14-11	5-10
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	24-16	7.00	15-10	9-6
Brad Latta	23-17	20.33	16-9	7-8
Jennifer Ernst	21-19	7.33	12-13	9-6
Bill Seybolt	21-19	19.00	12-13	9-6
Justin Glenn	21-19	24.67	13-12	8-7
Mitchell Pinkerton	19-21	9.00	10-15	9-6
Brad Ashby	19-21	15.33	12-13	7-8
West Division
Drew Morris	22-18	19.33	15-10	7-8
Bradley Pinkerton	22-18	21.33	13-12	9-6
Dan Sellers	21-19	12.67	13-12	8-7
Eddy McBroom	20-20	8.33	12-13	8-7
Trey Cartledge	19-21	12.33	12-13	7-8
Sarah Hasha	17-23	16.00	9-16	8-7
Tom Johnson	16-24	16.33	8-17	8-7

THE BARNETT CONFERENCE
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	Pro
Clay Shaver	27-13	13.00	17-8	10-5
Yours Truly	25-15	15.00	16-9	9-6
Tyler Campbell	22-18	13.33	13-12	9-6
Brett Smith	21-19	10.00	11-14	10-5
Garrett Cheney	20-20	29.00	14-11	6-9
Mark Gainey	19-21	14.33	14-11	5-10
South Central Division
Randy Latta	26-14	18.33	18-7	8-7
Lori Beirne	25-15	6.67	17-8	8-7
Matthew Pinkerton	22-18	13.67	13-12	9-6
Steven Ray	22-18	15.33	14-11	8-7
Jonathan Osborne	22-18	23.00	14-11	8-7
Rick Theule	19-21	32.33	8-17	11-4
Chris Croyle	17-23	32.00	9-16	8-7
South Division
James Hawbaker	25-15	14.33	17-9	8-6
Daniel Powell	21-19	5.67	12-13	9-6
Tad Roose	21-19	13.00	13-12	8-7
Jacob Pinkerton	21-19	21.33	14-11	7-8
Michael Nipp	20-20	5.33	13-12	7-8
Eddy Jr	19-21	10.00	12-13	7-8

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL, covered by Cural Bandages and Gauze (TM)

	Rank	Rec	TB	LW
1	Clay Shaver	27-13	13.00	1
2	Randy Latta	26-14	18.33	6
3	Lori Beirne	25-15	6.67	2
4	James Hawbaker	25-15	14.33	7
5	Yours Truly	25-15	15.00	5
6	Tommy McLeod	24-16	7.00	NR
7	Michael Ferris	24-16	11.67	3
8	Matt Halpert	24-16	14.00	4
9	Brad Latta	23-17	20.33	NR
10	DM Osborne	22-18	12.67	10
11	Tyler Campbell	22-18	13.33	NR
12	Matthew Pinkerton	22-18	13.67	NR

dropped out: Steven Ray (12th)... Brett Smith (9th)... Dan Sellers (11th)... Garrett Cheney (8th)

aaaaaand.... the bottom five...

35	Brad Ashby	19-21
36	Rick Theule	19-21
37	Sarah Hasha	17-23
38	Chris Croyle	17-23
39	Tom Johnson	16-24

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS RETURNS NEXT WEEK

DFC X7 Week Five Games

Week Five.. what?! The season is a week away from being HALF over!!  

EIGHT GAMES THIS WEEK... Pay attention -- there is a Friday night game....

COLLEGE GAMES
FRIDAY NIGHT
#7 Stanford Trees (3-0) at #10 Washington Go You Huskies (4-0)
8p, ESPN

SATURDAY GAMES
#22 Texas Longhorns (2-1) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-2)
11a, ABC

#8 Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) at #4 Meeeeeeechigan Wolverines (4-0)
230p, ABC

#3 Louisville Cardinals (4-0) at #5 Clemson Tigers (4-0)
7p, ABC

NFL GAMES
Cleveland Browns (0-3) at Washington Redskins (1-2)
12p, CBS

Carolina Panthers (1-2) at Atlanta Falcons (2-1)
12, FOX

Los Angeles Rams (2-1) at Arizona Cardinals (1-2)
325p, FOX

New Orleans Saints (0-3) at San Diego Chargers (1-2)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Total points scored in Wisconsin & Michigan game

DFC X7 Week Three Results

NOTE -- while doing the results last week late at night in a hotel room, I did a few goofs, including the South Division.  All has been corrected, and Tommy McLeod still holds the weekly win.  Sorry about that, and as always, keep me straight =)  

THE WEEK THAT WAS
One of the most successful DFC'ers of all time takes home the week this week... yes, guys, y'all got beat by a girl, and Jenni Ernst goes 9-1 and takes her 8th win of her career (one as "Hudson", the rest as "Ernst"), and that 9-1 might have saved her tanking season.

Though way off on the TB (21 points!), an 8-2 season gives Rookie Brett "The Pop Man" Smith 2nd place in the week, and a lead to Rookie of the Year.

Coming in 3rd is a previous Rookie of the Year, Remodeling Clay Shaver at 7-3.

An exact guess on the TB helps Michael Ferris get 4th place, while Mitchell Pinky takes 5th, and Lori "Sunshine" Beirne and Danny Powell tie for 6th, all at 6-4.   Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert and "The Bald One" Brad Ashby tie for 8th and another tie gives us Tom Johnson, Grandy Latta and Bradley Pinky all for 10th place

Also finishing:
6-4 - Yours Truly... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Justin "The Blend" Glenn... Young Garrett Cheney

5-5 - Hurricane Rhett... Tommy McLeod... Jonny Osborne... Mikey Nipp... Rick TOOOLIE... DMO... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Lt Dan Sellers... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Lil Stevie Ray... Jacob Pinky... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta

4-6 - Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Both Eddys, big and little... HotLanta Bill... Matt Pinky... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Drew "Slash" Morris... Chris "The Unnamed" Croyle...

3-7 - Sarah Hasha

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	Pro
Michael Ferris	19-11	11.67	12-8	7-3
Matt Halpert	19-11	14.00	15-5	4-6
DM Osborne	17-13	12.67	12-8	5-5
Rhett Barnett	15-15	11.33	9-11	6-4
Zack Graves	15-15	12.33	10-10	5-5
Drew Warren	13-17	13.00	10-10	3-7
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	16-14	7.00	11-9	5-5
Jennifer Ernst	16-14	7.33	10-10	6-4
Brad Latta	16-14	20.33	14-6	3-7
Bill Seybolt	15-15	19.00	10-10	5-5
Justin Glenn	15-15	24.67	10-10	5-5
Mitchell Pinkerton	14-16	9.00	8-12	6-4
Brad Ashby	12-18	15.33	9-11	3-7
West Division
Trey Cartledge	16-14	12.33	12-8	4-6
Dan Sellers	17-13	12.67	11-9	6-4
Drew Morris	15-15	19.33	11-9	4-6
Eddy McBroom	14-16	8.33	10-10	4-6
Bradley Pinkerton	15-15	21.33	10-10	5-5
Sarah Hasha	12-18	16.00	8-12	4-6
Tom Johnson	11-19	16.33	7-13	4-6

THE BARNETT CONFERENCE
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	Pro
Clay Shaver	20-10	13.00	14-6	6-4
Yours Truly	19-11	15.00	14-6	5-5
Garrett Cheney	18-12	29.00	13-7	5-5
Brett Smith	17-13	10.00	10-10	7-3
Tyler Campbell	14-16	13.33	9-11	5-5
Mark Gainey	14-16	14.33	11-9	3-7
South Central Division
Randy Latta	19-11	18.33	15-5	4-6
Lori Beirne	19-11	6.67	15-6	5-5
Steven Ray	17-13	15.33	11-9	6-4
Jonathan Osborne	16-14	23.00	12-8	4-6
Matthew Pinkerton	15-15	13.67	10-10	5-5
Chris Croyle	14-16	32.00	8-12	6-4
Rick Theule	13-17	32.33	6-14	7-3
South Division
James Hawbaker	18-12	14.33	14-7	4-5
Daniel Powell	16-14	5.67	10-10	6-4
Tad Roose	16-14	13.00	11-9	5-5
Jacob Pinkerton	16-14	21.33	11-9	5-5
Michael Nipp	14-16	5.33	10-10	4-6
Eddy Jr	12-18	10.00	9-11	3-7

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL, sewn by Hancock Fabrics

	Rank	Rec	TB	LW
1	Clay Shaver	20-10	13.00	2
2	Lori Beirne	19-11	6.67	1
3	Michael Ferris	19-11	11.67	3t
4	Matt Halpert	19-11	14.00	5
5	Yours Truly	19-11	15.00	3t
6	Randy Latta	19-11	18.33	7
7	James Hawbaker	18-12	14.33	6
8	Garrett Cheney	18-12	29.00	NR
9	Brett Smith	17-13	10.00	NR
10	DM Osborne	17-13	12.67	12
11	Dan Sellers	17-13	12.67	9
12	Steven Ray	17-13	15.33	8

dropped out:  Trey Cartledge (11th)... Drew Morris (10th)

aaaaand... the bottom five
Rick TOOOLIE (13-17)... Eddy Jr (12-18)... Brad Ashby (12-18)... Sarah Hasha (12-18)... Tom Johnson (11-19)

DFC X7 Week Four Games

Welcome to Week 4 of DFC X7!!

COLLEGE GAMES
12. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) at 23. Ole Miss Rebels (1-2)
11a, ESPN

11. Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) at 8. Michigan State Spartans (2-0)
11a, B1G Network

19. Florida Gators (3-0) at 14. Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)
230p, CBS

18. LSU Tigers (2-1) at Auburn Tigers (1-2)
5p, ESPN

17. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) vs 10. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) 
8p, ESPN at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX


NFL GAMES
Cleveland Browns (0-2) at Miami Dolphins (0-2)
12p, CBS

Detroit Lions (1-1) at Green Bay Packers (1-1)
12p, FOX

Minnesota Vikings (2-0) at Carolina Panthers (1-1)
12p, FOX

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS (1-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-1) 
325p, CBS

San Diego Chargers (1-1) at Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
325p, CBS

TieBreak Game
Florida at Tennessee, total points scored

DFC X7 Week Two Games

People say there is a vast dearth of quality games this week... I say nay! There's a vast dearth of ranked teams in games... but there are some random other games this week -- also known as "a crap shoot", especially since NFL starts this week!!

COLLEGE GAMES

Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0) at Pitt Panthers (1-0)

11a, ESPN

Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-0)

11a, B1G Network

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-0) at Duke Blue Devils (1-0) in the Satan Bowl

230p, ESPNU

BYU Cougars (1-0) at Utah Utes (1-0) for title of "Best Mormon Football Team"

630p, FOX

Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) vs Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0)

7p, ABC, at Bristol Motor Speedway

NFL GAMES

Cincinnati Bengals at NYJets

12p, CBS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons

12, FOX

Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans

12p, FOX

New York Football Giants at America's Team Dallas Cowboys

325p, FOX

New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals

730p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME

BYU at Utah, total points scored in game.

DFC X7 Week One Results

Games 

Colorado 44, Colorado State 7

(15) Houston 33, (3) Oklahoma 23

Texas A&M 31, (16) UCLA 24 OT

Wisconsin 16, (5) LSU 14

(18) Georgia 33, (22) North Carolina 23

(1) Alabama 52, (20) USC 6

(2) Clemson 19, Auburn 13

BYU 18, Arizona 16

Texas 50, (10) Notre Dame 47 2OT

(3) Florida State 45, (11) Ole Miss 34

THE WEEK THAT WAS

As Ole Miss dominated the first half of their game, it was looking like Young Garrett Cheney would take the week home, his first since (and 2nd lifetime) weekly win since Week 5 of DFC V... that's 12 years ago.  But, as we all watched in amusement and impressiveness, FSU blew past the Rebels, and with it, James Hawbaker nailed an 8-2 record, his 3rd win of his career (first since Week 11 of DFC VIII) and a pretty good start to a tumultuous season opening. 

Lori "Sunshine" Beirne also starts strong at 7-3, with a surprising Sarah Hasha in 3rd (could this be Sarah's year??) and a tie for 4th, between Yours Truly and Remodeling Clay Shaver, Lt Dan Sellers in 6th, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge in 7th, Matt "the Mad Scientist" Halpert takes 8th, with Brad "Lawdawg" Latta in 9th, and Grandy Latta coming in 10th, all at 7-3. 

Among the many 6-4 records, both Michael Ferris and Steven Ray locked in for a tie at 11th. 

Also finishing:

6-4: Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Young Garrett... Jonny Osborne... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Bradley Pinky... Drew "Slash" Morris

5-5: Brett "The Popsicle" Smith... Danny Powell... Big Eddy... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... DMO... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Matthew Pinky... Tom Big Johnson... The Croyle... Pinky Pinky

4-6: Eddy the Smaller... Jeni Ernst... Mitchell Pinky... Mikey Nipp... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Hurricane Rhett... Justin Glenn... Brad "The Bald One" Ashby... 

3-7: The Rookie Toolie

STANDINGS:

PINKERTON CONFERENCE

North Division W-L TB Coll Pro Matt Halpert 7-3 31.0 7-3 0-0 Michael Ferris 6-4 26.0 6-4 0-0 DM Osborne 5-5 17.0 5-5 0-0 Zack Graves 5-5 20.0 5-5 0-0 Drew Warren 4-6 20.0 4-6 0-0 Rhett Barnett 4-6 33.0 4-6 0-0 MidCentral Division         Brad Latta 7-3 33.0 6-4 0-0 Bill Seybolt 6-4 27.0 6-4 0-0 Jennifer Ernst 4-6 10.0 4-6 0-0 Mitchell Pinkerton 4-6 10.0 4-6 0-0 Tommy McLeod 4-6 15.0 4-6 0-0 Justin Glenn 4-6 33.0 4-6 0-0 Brad Ashby 4-6 35.0 4-6 0-0 West Division         Sarah Hasha 7-3 17.0 7-3 0-0 Dan Sellers 7-3 22.0 7-3 0-0 Trey Cartledge 7-3 23.0 7-3 0-0 Bradley Pinkerton 6-4 32.0 6-4 0-0 Drew Morris 6-4 34.0 6-4 0-0 Eddy McBroom 5-5 13.0 5-5 0-0 Tom Johnson 5-5 32.0 5-5 0-0 East Division W-L TB Coll Pro Clay Shaver 7-3 20 7-3 0-0 Yours Truly 7-3 20 7-3 0-0 Garrett Cheney 6-4 28 6-4 0-0 Mark Gainey 6-4 31 6-4 0-0 Brett Smith 5-5 2 5-5 0-0 Tyler Campbell 5-5 13 5-5 0-0 South Central Division       Lori Beirne 7-3 16 7-3 0-0 Randy Latta 7-3 37 7-3 0-0 Steven Ray 6-4 26 6-4 0-0 Jonathan Osborne 6-4 28 6-4 0-0 Matthew Pinkerton  5-5 28 5-5 0-0 Chris Croyle 5-5 42 5-5 0-0 Rick Theule 3-7 50 3-7 0-0 South Division         James Hawbaker 8-2 29 8-2 0-0 Daniel Powell 5-5 10 5-5 0-0 Jacob Pinkerton 5-5 32 4-6 0-0 Eddy Jr 4-6 6 4-6 0-0 Michael Nipp 4-6 13 4-6 0-0 Tad Roose 4-6 20 4-6 0-0

THE DFC TOP 12 Power Poll (presented by Bed, Bath & Beyond)

	Rank	Rec
1	James Hawbaker	8-2
2	Lori Beirne	7-3
3	Sarah Hasha	7-3
4t	Clay Shaver	7-3
4t	Yours Truly	7-3
6	Dan Sellers	7-3
7	Trey Cartledge	7-3
8	Matt Halpert	7-3
9	Brad Latta	7-3
10	Randy Latta	7-3
11t	Michael Ferris	6-4
11t	Steven Ray	6-4

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

"There are three types of lies in this world... lies... damn lies... and statistics" - Mark Twain

• Tad Roose, a three time champion, also holds a record that may never be broken, as he went from Week 5 of DFC IV to Week 2 of DFC VIII -- 45 straight weeks without going below .500.  This record went unmatched for years as only Matt Halpert and Gary "The Idol" Eubanks came sorta close, both getting to 24 weeks before faltering.
• Two DFC'ers were on their way, however... Yours Truly and Rhett Barnett.  Yours Truly was at 27 weeks coming into this season, while Rhett was at 26.  And in Week One, Rhett's streak ends at 26 by going 4-6 this week. 
• The all time wins category is a hard category to crack, because we are talking 17 years. For at least a decade, Jennifer Ernst sat atop the all time win list, but Yours Truly managed to catch her and take the top spot. However, while it was a Me vs Jennifer battle for a few seasons, suddenly Drew Morris and Big Eddy have thrown their hat in the ring.  And after Week One, Drew Morris has moved into 2nd on the All Time Win List
• Currently, the top five are:  Yours Truly 1025-641... Drew Morris (1023-618)... Jennifer Ernst (1022-664)... Big Eddy McBroom (1013-623)... Mark Gainey (976-557).  Its the first time in 14 years that Jennifer was not among the Top 2 all time. 
• Also important to remember, while Yours Truly & Jenni Ernst were in DFC I, Drew Morris & Big Eddy didnt join the league until DFC II, and Mark Gainey was in DFC III, and through playoff success, were able to gain enough victories to rank so high.
• If you only look at regular season, the Top Five All Time is a little different... Yours Truly (943-595)... Jennifer Ernst (932-606)... Tommy McLeod (910-628)... Drew Morris (894-556) and Mark Gainey (865-489)
• Also catching up... Jacob Pinkerton is entering his 4th season in the league, while Remodeling Clay Shaver is currently in his third.  But despite having a full season's head start on Shaver, Pinky and Shaver are now tied in all time wins at 143.  Clay has 69 losses, Pinky has 155, and is currently the only DFC'er sitting at below .500 all time.  Womp Womp.

DFC X7 Week One Games

Here are the games: 

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME

Colorado State Rams vs Colorado Buffaloes

7p, ESPN, in Denver CO

SATURDAY GAMES

#3 Oklahoma Sooners at #15 Houston Cougars

11a, ABC

#16 UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies

230p, CBS

#5 LSU Tigers vs Wisconsin Badgers

230p, ABC, on the (un)frozen tundra of LAMBEAU FEEEEELD

#18 Georgia Bulldogs vs #22 North Carolina Tarheels

430p, ESPN, Atlanta

#20 USC Trojans vs #1 Alabama Crimson Tide

7p, ABC

#2 Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers

8p, ESPN

BYU Ragin Mormons at Arizona Wildcats

930p

SUNDAY NIGHT GAME

#10 Notre Dame Fightin Catholics at Texas Longhorns

630p, ABC

MONDAY NIGHT GAME

#11 Ole Miss Runnin' Rebels at #3 Florida State Seminoles

630p, ABC

TIEBREAK GAME

Clemson at Auburn -- pick total points scored.