DFC XX Final Four Games

Congrats to Big Eddy, Hurricane Rhett, Justin Dearing and Tad Roose for making it this far.

Ten games, with six college and four NFL... slim pickings this week, and there is a chance that many of you may have nearly all of the same games, but them's the breaks.


COLLEGE GAMES
5 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1) at 2. Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0)
11a, FOX

Pitt Panthers (7-3) at Virginia Tech (7-3)
230p, ESPN2

Cal Bears (5-5) at Stanford Cardinal (4-6) 
3p, PAC XII

Tennessee Volunteers (5-5) at Missouri Tigers (5-5)
630p, SEC Network

Houston Cougars (3-7) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-7)
630p, ESPNU

Oregon State Beavers (5-5) at Washington State Cougars (5-5)
8p, PAC XII


NFL GAMES
Indianapolis Colts (6-4) at Houston Texans (6-4)
Thursday, 720p, FOX

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-7) at Atlanta Falcons (3-7)
12p, FOX

Miami Dolphins (2-8) at Cleveland Browns (4-6)
12p, FOX

Green Bay Packers (8-2) at San Francisco 49ers (9-1)
720p, NBC


TIEBREAK GAME
Total points scored Green Bay vs San Fran

DFC XX Divisional Round RESULTS

SCORES
TCU 33, Texas Tech 31
Temple 29, Tulane 21
(4) Georgia 21, (12) Auburn 14 (35 points total for TB)
Washington State 49, Stanford 22
(9) Oklahoma 34, (13) Baylor 31
USC 41, Cal 17
Indianapolis Colts 33, Jacksonville 13
NYJets 34, Washington 17

RESULTS
GAINEY CONF
(2) Eddy McBroom - 7-3 / Advances to Final Four
(6) Rhett Barnett - 6-4 (3 off of TB) / Advances to Final Four via TB
(1) Drew Morris - 6-4 (5) / eliminated from postseason
(3) Tommy McLeod - 6-4 (14) / eliminated from postseason
(8) Dan Sellers - 6-4 / eliminated from postseason

PINKERTON CONF
(5) Tad Roose - 9-1 / Advances to Final Four
(1) Justin Dearing - 8-2 (5 off TB) / Advances to Final Four
(3) Lori Beirne - 8-2 (7) / eliminated from postseason
(7) Matthew Pinkerton 8-2 (7) / eliminated from postseason
(2) Yours Truly 7-3 (16) / eliminated from postseason


AWARDS SEASON
Time to hand out some trophies...

• First up, David Mark Osborne gets his first North Division title since DFC II -- incidentally he ends up with a 60-36 record on both.
• Tommy McLeod takes home the MidCentral Division crown, ending Brad Latta's streak of five straight division titles
• Drew Morris wins his 2nd West Division title in a row, and 7th overall.
• Yours Truly finally gets the East Division again, my 4th careerwise, but first since DFC XI
• Justin Dearing has a monumental season, snagging his first ever division crown, the South Central Division, with an impressive 69 wins.
• Incidentally, the reason there are two divisions with odd names like "South Central" and "MidCentral" is because when we went from four to six divisions in DFC V, we couldn't have two "Centrals". Thus, a "Mid" and a "South".  It works. 
• Finally, Tad Roose wins only his 3rd division title lifetime, and his second in a row in the South.  His first division title was in the SouthCentral back in DFC VII. 
• The College Title is a trophy given to the one with the best college record of the season -- Justin Dearing gets his 2nd straight College title with a league leading 46 wins.
• Tommy McLeod also gets two more trophies this season -- first up, the NFL Title. His 24 wins were tied with Justin Dearing and Bill Seybolt, but via TieBreak of the TieBreak, he wins the cup.
• Finally, Tommy also becomes the 9th DFC'er to win the TieBreak Award with a TB under 10 pts.  His 8.56 is the 8th best to win the TB title in the 20 years of the DFC 

THE MVP 
And that leaves one big award -- the MVP.  Typically it goes to the DFC'er with the best record, and with 69 wins, Justin Dearing gets the Sarah Hasha MVP Trophy to sit on his mantle.


LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• A few more random stats, starting with this... this season's opening round had the absolute worst performances of a Wild Card Round ever. The average win amongst the 10 was only 3.3 wins, with only Hurricane Rhett, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, and Atlanta Bill Seybolt getting 4 games -- with the first two advancing.
• Mark Gainey sits atop the all time playoff win list with 164, while Big Eddy is in 2nd at 150.  A big win in the Final Four and a good DeuceBowl XX showing would get him that top spot... but he'll need to at least advance to kick The Mighty Gainey off of that perch.
• Tad "The Dynasty" Roose sits at 90 playoff wins, with a chance at being only the 5th person to get to 100, following Gainey, Big Eddy, Drew // Morris, Yours Truly, and Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert. 

TWENTY SEASONS of the DFC... 15 champions.  

• Will Tad "The Dynasty" Roose prove once and for all that he's the GOAT by winning his 4th DFC Championship?
• Will Justin "The Rook" Dearing fulfill his early potential and finish off one of the greatest seasons of all time by winning it all?
• Can Hurricane Rhett Barnett quietly put his claim as one of the greatest by getting a 2nd title in 5 years?
• Big Eddy McBroom, perhaps the greatest to never win a title, the perpetual Buffalo Bills or Susan Lucci of the DFC... can he finally take the championship home, after going 0-3 in previous DeuceBowls? 

 

DFC XX Playoffs Divisional Round GAMES

Forty people started, ten remain.  Top two in each conference advance to the Final Four, and we've ensured that we'll have two new finalists this year (as both DeuceBowl Competitors didn't make the postseason this year).

If there is a tie after tiebreak, higher seed gets the advantage.

COLLEGE GAMES
TCU Horned Frogs (4-5) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-5)
11a, ESPN2

Tulane Green Wave (6-3) at Temple Owls (6-3)
11a, ESPNU

4. Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) at 12. Auburn Tigers (7-2)
230p, CBS

Stanford Cardinal (4-5) at Washington State Cougars (4-5)
330p, PAC 12 Network

9. Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) at 13. Baylor Bears (9-0)
630p, ABC

USC Trojans (6-4) at California Bears (5-4)
10p, FOX Sports 1

NFL GAMES
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5) at Indianapolis Colts (5-4)
12p, CBS

NYJets (2-7) at Washington Redskins (1-8)
12p, FOX

Chicago Bears (4-5) at LA Rams (5-4)
720p, NBC

Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) vs LA Chargers (4-6)

Monday, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Georgia vs Auburn, total points scored

DFC XX Wild Card Weekend RESULTS

SCORES
(17) Minnesota 31, (4) Penn State 26
Texas Tech 38, West Virginia 17
(2) LSU 46, (3) Alabama 41
Miami 52, Louisville 27
(13) Wisconsin 24, (18) Iowa 22
California 33, Washington State 20
Chicago Bears 20, Detroit 13
New York J-E-S-T JEST JEST JEST 34, The New York Football Giants 27
Minnesota Vikings 28, Dallas Cowboys 24
Seattle Seahawks 27, San Francisco 24 OT

Top Two records advance to Divisional Round

THE GAINEY CONFERENCE
(6) Rhett Barnett - 4-5 (25 off tiebreak) ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
(8) Dan Sellers - 4-6 (22 off TB) ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
(7) Bill Seybolt - 4-6 (87 off TB) eliminated from postseason
(5) Brad Latta - 3-7 (22 off TB) eliminated from postseason
(4) DMOsborne - 3-7 (29 off TB) eliminated from postseason


THE PINKERTON CONF
(5) Tad Roose - 3-7 (23 off TB) ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
(7) Matthew Pinkerton - 3-7 (25 off TB) ADVANCES TO NEXT ROUND
(6) Clay Shaver - 3-7 (28 off TB) eliminated from postseason
(8) Steven Ray - 3-7 (35 off TB) eliminated from postseason
(4) Jonathan Osborne - 3-7 (35 off TB) eliminated from postseason

DFC XX Wild Card Weekend

The first round of the playoffs is here!

For Drew, Big Eddy, Tommy Mc, Justin "The Rook", Lori "Sunshine" & Myself, enjoy the weekend

For DMO, Brad "Lawdawg" Latta, Hurricane Rhett, Atlanta Bill, Lt Dan, Jonny Oz, Tad "The Dynasty", Che Shaver, Matty Pinky, and Lil Stevie Ray, these are your games:

Top 2 records from each conference advance to Divisional Round next weekend. If there is a tie, the traditional TieBreak will decide. If there is a tie after TB, then higher seed will advance.


COLLEGE GAMES
4. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-0) at 17. Minnesota Row the Boat Golden Gophers (8-0)
11a, ABC

Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5) at West Virginia Mountaineers (3-5)
11a, ESPN2

2. LSU Tigers (8-0) at 3. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0)
230p, CBS

Louisville Cardinals (5-3) at Miami Hurricanes (5-4)
230p, ESPN2

18. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) at 13. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2)
3p, FOX

Washington State Cougars (4-4) at Cal Bears (4-4)
6p, PAC 12


NFL GAMES
Detroit Lions (3-4-1) at Chicago Bears (3-5)
12p, CBS

New York Football Giants (2-7) at the NY J-E-S-T Jest Jest Jest (1-7)
12p, FOX

Minnesota Vikings (6-3) at Dallas Cowboys (5-3)
720p, NBC

Seattle Seahawks (7-2) at San Francisco 49ers (8-0)
715p, ESPN (Monday night)


TIEBREAK GAME
LSU vs Alabama, total points scored

DFC XX Week Ten RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Georgia 24, (6) Florida 17
Miami 27, Florida State 10 (tiebreak score 37)
(24) Memphis 54, (15) SMU 48
Houston Texans 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 3
Miami Dolphins 26, NYJets 18
Philadelphia Eagles 22, Chicago Bears 14
Oakland Raiders 31, Detroit Lions 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS
He needed a big week to get into the postseason, and Jonathan Osborne got it -- winning his 7th career week (including his third time winning Wk 12) with a solid 7-1 week. Coming in close 2nd, former DFC Champ Lori "Sunshine" Beirne, also finishing 7-1 with a solid run in the last few weeks. Tommy McLeod wins the MidCentral Division finishing 3rd for the week at 6-2. Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby gets 4th, Young Garrett Cheney gets 5th, and Justin "The Rook" Dearing takes 6th.

Rounding out the Top Ten, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose takes 7th, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 8th, and in a three way tie for 9th, Brad "Lawdawg" Latta, Big Eddy Mac, and Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell.

Also finishing:
6-2: Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... gRandy Latta... Hurricane Rhett... DMO... Drew // Morris... Lil Stevie Ray... Rick TOOLIE... Yours Truly...

5-3: Lil Eddy Mac... Mikey "High" Nipp... Bradley "The Younger Pinky" Pinky... Matthew "The Elder Pinky" Pinky... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka...

4-4: Drew "Grassman" Warren... Jenny Ernst... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... James "Not the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker...

3-5: Danny P... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Big Tommy J... Chris "The" Croyle... The Defending DFC Champ Mitchell Pinkerton

THE STANDINGS
X - Playoff Berth  Y - Division Winner Z - First Round Bye

	THE GAINEY CONF
	North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
XY	DM Osborne	60-36	11.00	37-21	23-15
X	Rhett Barnett	60-36	13.33	38-20	22-16
	Zack Graves	55-41	13.00	37-21	18-20
	Matt Halpert	56-40	12.67	38-20	18-20
	Mitchell Pinkerton	53-43	14.78	32-26	21-17
	MidCentral Division
XYZ	Tommy McLeod	63-33	8.56	39-19	24-14
X	Brad Latta	60-36	13.00	40-18	20-18
X	Bill Seybolt	59-37	13.00	35-23	24-14
	Brad Ashby	55-41	9.56	33-25	22-16
	Jennifer Ernst	52-44	9.89	34-24	18-20
	Rick Theule	49-47	13.89	33-25	16-22
	West Division
XY	Drew Morris	66-30	11.44	43-15	23-15
XZ	Eddy McBroom	66-30	13.56	43-15	23-15
X	Dan Sellers	59-37	13.67	36-22	23-15
	Drew Warren	56-40	11.44	39-19	17-21
	Tom Johnson	54-42	12.00	36-22	18-20
	Trey Cartledge	51-45	10.89	33-25	18-20
	Bradley Pinkerton	48-48	12.67	29-29	19-19

THE PLAYOFFS START TODAY

1 - Drew Morris, 66-30 (11.44)... West Division Champion, First Round Bye
2 - Eddy McBroom, 66-30 (13.56)... First Round Bye
3 - Tommy McLeod, 63-33 (8.56)... MidCentral Division Champion, First Round Bye
4 - DMOsborne, 60-36 (11.0)... North Division Champion
5 - Brad Latta, 60-36 (13.0)... Wild Card
6 - Rhett Barnett, 60-36 (13.33)... Wild Card
7 - Bill Seybolt, 59-37 (13.0)... Wild Card
8 - Dan Sellers, 59-37 (13.67)... Wild Card

Just a bit outside... 
9 - Drew Warren, 56-40 (11.44)
10 - Matt Halpert, 56-40 (12.67)
11 - Brad Ashby, 55-41 (9.56)
12 - Zack Graves, 55-41 (13.0)

	THE PINKERTON CONF
	East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
XYZ	Yours Truly	65-31	13.11	42-16	23-15
X	Clay Shaver	62-34	15.56	39-19	23-15
	Mark Gainey	60-36	12.44	38-20	22-16
	Chris Croyle	57-39	14.44	37-21	20-18
	Garrett Cheney	57-39	17.78	34-24	23-15
	Tyler Campbell	50-46	10.89	31-27	19-19
	South Central Division
XYZ	Justin Dearing	69-27	16.22	46-12	24-14
XZ	Lori Beirne	64-32	11.33	44-14	20-18
X	Jonathan Osborne	63-33	16.22	36-22	27-11
X	Matthew Pinkerton	61-35	11.22	36-22	25-13
X	Steven Ray	61-35	12.89	39-19	22-16
	Randy Latta	56-40	11.44	36-22	20-18
	South Division
XY	Tad Roose	61-35	10.33	42-16	19-19
	Tim Wasyluka	58-38	12.22	37-21	21-17
	Eddy Jr	58-38	12.56	37-21	21-17
	Michael Nipp	56-40	8.78	38-20	18-20
	James Hawbaker	54-42	13.33	36-22	18-20
	Jacob Pinkerton	53-43	12.89	32-26	21-17
	Daniel Powell	45-51	12.00	24-34	19-19

THE PLAYOFFS START TODAY

1 - Justin Dearing, 69-27 (16.22)... SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye
2 - Yours Truly, 65-31, (13.11)... East Division Champ, First Round Bye
3 - Lori Beirne, 64-32 (11.33)... First Round Bye
4 - Jonathan Osborne, 63-33 (16.22)... Wild Card
5 - Clay Shaver, 62-34... Wild Card
6 - Tad Roose, 61-35 (10.33)... South Division Champ
7 - Matthew Pinkerton, 61-35 (11.22)
8 - Steven Ray, 61-35 (12.89)

Just a Bit Outside:
9 - Mark Gainey, 60-36 (12.44)
10 - Tim Wasyluka, 58-38 (12.22)



THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON DFC POWER POLL

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Justin Dearing	69-27	16.22	1
2	Drew Morris	66-30	11.44	2
3	Eddy McBroom	66-30	13.56	3
4	Yours Truly	65-31	13.11	4
5	Lori Beirne	64-32	11.33	6
6	Tommy McLeod	63-33	8.56	5
7	Jonathan Osborne	63-33	16.22	9
8	Clay Shaver	62-34	15.56	7
9	Tad Roose	61-35	10.33	11
10	Matthew Pinkerton	61-35	11.22	8
11	Steven Ray	61-35	12.89	12
12	DM Osborne	60-36	11.00	NR

dropped out: Bill Seybolt (10th)

DFC XX Week Nine RESULTS

SCORES
(3) Ohio State 38, (13) Wisconsin 7
Texas A&M 49, Mississippi State 30
(2) LSU 23, (9) Auburn 20
Florida State 35, Syracuse 17
Louisville 28, Virginia 21
(19) Michigan , (8) Notre Dame
Philadelphia Eagles 31, Buffalo Bills 13
Detroit Lions 31, The New York Football Giants 26
Houston Texas 27, Oakland Raiders 24
Green Bay Packers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Coming under the category of "Longtime DFC'er that I never actually met" (I honestly forget who he's connected to... Brad Latta? DMO?), Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers has been doing this for 11 years now, and only 2 weekly wins to his name (Wk 2 in DFC X and Wk 6 of DFC XV), but gets a much needed 10-0 this week to vault himself into playoff contention.

Also getting a much needed 9-1, Jonathan Osborne takes 2nd, while Chris Croyle's 8-2 is good enough to get him 3rd.  A tie for 4th between Lil Stevie Ray and James Hawbaker at 8-2, while Rick TOOLIE gets 6th for the week. Clay "Che" Shaver takes 7th, Yours Truly gets 8th, and Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halper and Brad "Lawdawg" Latta tie for 9th, to round out the Top 10.

Also Finishing:
8-2: Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tommy "Highlander" McLeod

7-3: Justin "The Rook" Dearing... Drew // Morris... Eddy Mc... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Eddy the Jr... Matthew "The Elder Pinky" Pinky... Grandy Latta... Hurricane Rhett... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... DMO... Young Garrett... Big Tom Johnson... Mikey Nipp

6-4: Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... The Defending DFC Champion Mitchell "The Younger Pinky" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Jenni Ernst... Pinky "The Pinky" Pinky...

5-5: Bradley "The Wiser Pinky" Pinky...  Danny P... Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby


THE STANDINGS
 X - Playoff Spot... Y - First Round Bye... Z - Division Champ

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
DM Osborne	54-34	10.50	35-19	19-15
Rhett Barnett	54-34	13.25	36-18	19-15
Zack Graves	52-36	12.25	35-19	17-17
Matt Halpert	51-37	12.63	35-19	16-18
Mitchell Pinkerton	51-37	15.13	30-24	21-13
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	57-31	9.38	36-18	21-13
Bill Seybolt	56-32	13.38	34-20	22-12
Brad Latta	54-34	13.13	37-17	17-17
Brad Ashby	49-39	10.38	31-23	18-16
Jennifer Ernst	48-40	9.75	33-21	15-19
Rick Theule	43-45	13.13	30-24	13-21
West Division
Drew Morris	60-28	11.00	39-15	21-13
Eddy McBroom	60-28	13.75	40-14	20-14
Dan Sellers	55-33	13.50	34-20	21-13
Drew Warren	52-36	11.00	38-16	14-20
Tom Johnson	51-37	10.50	35-19	16-18
Trey Cartledge	45-43	10.63	30-24	15-19
Bradley Pinkerton	43-45	13.00	27-27	16-18

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1 - Drew Morris, 60-28 (11.0)... West Div Champ, First Round Bye (clinched playoffs)
2 - Eddy McBroom, 60-28 (1.75)... First Round Bye (clinched playoffs)
3 - Tommy McLeod, 57-31 (9.38)... MidCentral Champ, First Round Bye
4 - Bill Seybolt, 56-32 (13.38)... Wild Card
5 - Dan Sellers, 55-33 (13.5)... Wild Card
6 - DMOsborne, 54-34 (10.5)... North Div Champ
7 - Brad Latta, 54-34 (13.13)... Wild Card
8 - Rhett Barnett, 54-34 (13.25)... Wild Card

on the bubble: Zack Graves, 52-36 (12.25)... Tom Johnson, 51-37 (10.5)... Matt Halpert, 51-37 (12.63)... Mitchelle Pinkerton, 51-37 (15.13) 

THE PINKERTON CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Yours Truly	59-29	11.88	40-14	19-15
Clay Shaver	57-31	16.00	36-18	21-13
Mark Gainey	54-34	12.63	35-19	19-15
Chris Croyle	54-34	13.25	36-15	18-16
Garrett Cheney	51-37	19.38	31-23	20-14
Tyler Campbell	44-44	10.75	29-25	15-19
South Central Division
Justin Dearing	63-25	15.00	43-11	21-13
Lori Beirne	57-31	11.38	40-14	17-17
Matthew Pinkerton	56-32	11.25	33-21	23-11
Jonathan Osborne	56-32	18.13	33-21	23-11
Steven Ray	55-33	12.25	36-18	19-15
Randy Latta	50-38	11.25	33-21	17-17
South Division
Tad Roose	55-33	10.38	39-15	16-18
Tim Wasyluka	53-35	11.88	34-20	19-15
Eddy Jr	53-35	13.13	35-19	18-16
Michael Nipp	51-37	8.88	35-19	16-18
James Hawbaker	50-38	13.13	34-20	16-18
Jacob Pinkerton	48-40	12.88	29-25	19-15
Daniel Powell	42-46	13.25	24-30	18-16

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1 - Justin Dearing, 63-25 (15.0)... South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye (clinched playoffs)
2 - Yours Truly, 59-29 (11.88)... East Div Champ, First Round Bye
3 - Lori Beirne, 57-31 (11.38)... First Round Bye
4 - Clay Shaver, 57-31 (16.0)... Wild Card
5 - Matthew Pinkerton, 56-32 (11.25)... Wild Card
6 - Jonathan Osborne, 56-32, (18.13)... Wild Card
7 - Tad Roose - 55-33 (10.38)... South Div Champ
8 - Steven Ray, 55-33 (12.25)... Wild Card

on the bubble: Mark Gainey, 54-34 (12.63)... Chris Croyle, 54-34 (13.25)... Tim Wasyluka, 53-35 (11.9)... Eddy Jr, 53-35 (13.13)... .


THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Justin Dearing	63-25	15.00	1
2	Drew Morris	60-28	11.00	2
3	Eddy McBroom	60-28	13.75	3
4	Yours Truly	59-29	11.88	4
5	Tommy McLeod	57-31	9.38	5
6	Lori Beirne	57-31	11.38	6
7	Clay Shaver	57-31	16.00	8
8	Matthew Pinkerton	56-32	11.25	7
9	Jonathan Osborne	56-32	13.13	NR
10	Bill Seybolt	56-32	13.38	10
11	Tad Roose	55-33	10.38	11
12	Steven Ray	55-33	12.25	NR

dropped out: DMO (14th)... Rhett Barnett (9th)

DFC XX Week Ten GAMES

This is it! The final 8 games of the year...

So far, Drew // Morris, Big Eddy Mac, and Justin "The Rook" Dearing have clinched their spots in the postseason...  Tyler "Sexy Beast" Campbell, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge, Danny P, and Rick TOOLIE have been mathematically eliminated (but will keep going into Week 10!) 

This means that everyone still has a chance, no matter how slight...


COLLEGE GAMES
8. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) vs 6. Florida Gators (7-1)
230p, CBS, in Jacksonville, FL

Miami Hurricanes (4-4) at Florida State Seminoles (4-4)
230p, ABC

15. Southern Methodist U (8-0) at 24 Memphis Tigers (7-1)
6p, FOX Sports 1

Colorado Buffaloes (3-5) at UCLA Bruins (3-5)
8p, PAC 12 Network


NFL GAMES
Houston Texans (5-3) vs Jacksonville Minshews (4-4)
830a, in London England

NYJets (1-6) at Miami Dolphins (0-7)
12p, CBS.

Chicago Bears (3-4) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-4)
12p, FOX

Detroit Lions (3-3-1) at Oakland Raiders (3-4)
305p, FOX


TIEBREAK GAME
Miami at Florida State, total points scored

DFC XX Week Eight RESULTS

SCORES

Kansas State 24, TCU 17

(12) Oregon 35, (25) Washington 31

(16) Baylor 45, Oklahoma State 27

(13) Utah 21, (17) Arizona State 3

(7) Penn State 28, (16) Michigan 21 (tie break - 49 pts)

Air Force 56, Hawaii 26

Indianapolis Colts 30, Houston Texans 23

Arizona Cardinals 27, The New York Football Giants 21

Baltimore Ravens 30, Seattle Seahawks 16

Dallas Cowboys 37, Philadelphia Eagles 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been a rough season for Defending DFC Champion Mitchell "The Younger Pinky" Pinky (he's been doing this for 7 years now... he was like, 10 when he started... now he's in high school. What.) as he's floundered in the bottom half of the league all year.  However, he's put together a few great weeks, culminating with a weekly win this week at 8-2, putting him 10th in the conference and 1 game out of the 8th spot.  It's his 3rd career win all time.

Having a worse season is the gentleman who long ago said, "Im the Sexy Beast of this league".  That itself is subjective, but what isn't is that Tyler Campbell has had a dreadful season, having not risen above #31 of the entire field this year.  The former champion (DFC XII in 2011) tied for 2nd this week, with Tim "The Big" Wasyluka, both at 7-3. 

7-3 is the record of the rest of the weekly top ten as well, including Yours Truly in 4th, Tom Johnson in 5th, Mikey Nipp in 6th, Hurricane Rhett and Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby tied for 7th, Justin "The Rook" Dearing takes 9th and Young Garrett gets 10th.

Also Finishing:

6-4: Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Drew // Morris... Jenni Ersnt... Matthew "The Elder Pinky" Pinky... Lil Stevie Ray... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Big Eddy Mac... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Lil Eddy Jr... Chris "The" Croyle... Danny P... Jacob "The Pinky" Pinky... 

5-5: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Grandy Latta... DMO... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Jonny Oz... 

4-6: James "Perhaps Not the Postseason Maker" Hawbaker... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Clay "Che" Shaver... Rick TOOLIE

3-7: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Bradley "The Wiser Pinky" Pinky... 

THE STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Rhett Barnett	48-30	11.00	31-17	17-13
DM Osborne	47-31	9.00	31-17	16-14
Zack Graves	46-32	10.14	32-16	14-16
Mitchell Pinkerton	45-33	14.14	26-22	19-11
Matt Halpert	43-35	10.43	31-17	12-18
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	49-29	6.14	31-17	18-12
Bill Seybolt	48-30	12.43	29-19	19-11
Brad Latta	47-31	11.00	33-15	14-16
Brad Ashby	43-35	9.86	27-21	16-14
Jennifer Ernst	42-36	6.71	29-19	13-17
Rick Theule	35-43	12.71	24-24	11-19
West Division
Drew Morris	53-25	9.00	35-13	18-12
Eddy McBroom	53-25	10.43	36-12	17-13
Dan Sellers	45-33	11.14	28-20	17-13
Tom Johnson	44-34	7.14	31-17	13-17
Drew Warren	44-34	8.14	32-16	12-18
Trey Cartledge	38-40	7.29	25-23	13-17
Bradley Pinkerton	38-40	10.57	25-23	13-17

If the Playoffs Started Today

1 - Drew Morris, 53-25 (9.0)... West Division Champ, first round bye

2 - Eddy McBroom, 53-25 (10.43)... first round bye
3 - Tommy McLeod, 49-29 (6.14)... MidCentral Division Champ, first round bye

4 - Rhett Barnett, 48-30 (11.0)... North Division Champ

5 - Bill Seybolt, 48-30 (12.43)... wild card

6 - DMOsborne, 47-31 (9.0)... wild card

7 - Brad Latta, 47-31 (11.0)... wild card

8 - Zack Graves, 46-32 (10.14)... wild card

on the bubble: Dan Sellers, 45-33 (11.14)... Mitchell Pinkerton, 45-33 (14.14)... Tom Johnson, 44-34 (7.14)... Drew Warren, 44-24 (8.14)

THE PINKY CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Yours Truly	51-27	10.43	35-13	16-14
Clay Shaver	49-29	13.86	31-17	18-12
Mark Gainey	47-31	10.57	31-17	16-14
Chris Croyle	46-32	12.71	31-17	15-15
Garrett Cheney	44-34	11.14	27-21	17-13
Tyler Campbell	38-40	8.00	25-23	13-17
South Central Division
Justin Dearing	56-22	14.57	38-10	18-12
Lori Beirne	49-29	8.86	35-13	14-16
Matthew Pinkerton	49-29	8.86	29-19	20-10
Steven Ray	47-31	10.57	32-16	15-15
Jonathan Osborne	47-31	15.00	28-20	19-11
Randy Latta	43-35	9.14	39-19	14-16
South Division
Tad Roose	47-31	7.86	34-14	13-17
Tim Wasyluka	47-31	9.29	31-17	16-14
Eddy Jr	46-32	11.57	31-17	15-15
Michael Nipp	44-34	5.29	31-17	13-17
James Hawbaker	42-36	11.71	29-19	13-17
Jacob Pinkerton	42-36	12.00	26-22	16-14
Daniel Powell	36-42	9.00	20-28	16-14

If the Playoffs Started Today

1 - Justin Dearing, 56-22 (14.57)... South Central Division Champ, first round bye

2 - Yours Truly, 51-27 (10.43)... East Division Champ, first round bye

3 - Matthew Pinkerton, 49-29 (8.86)... first round bye**

4 - Lori Beirne, 49-29 (8.86)... wild card**
5 - Clay Shaver, 49-29 (13.86)... wild card

6 - Tad Roose, 47-31 (7.86)... South Division Champ

7 - Tim Wasyluka, 47-31 (9.29)... wild card

8 - Steven Ray, 47-31 (10.57)... wild card**

** - With Matthew & Lori's, and then Steven's & Mark's TBA tied up, the tiebreaker for the TBA is utilized. The worst TB of the season for each is put back in and a new TB average is used to determine seeding.  Doing that puts Matthew slightly ahead of Lori, and Steven ahead of Mark... this will likely change over the next two weeks

on the bubble: Mark Gainey, 47-31 (10.57)**... Jonathan Osborne, 47-31 (15.0)... Eddy Jr, 46-32 (11.57)... Chris Croyle, 46-32 (12.71)... 

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Justin Dearing	56-22	14.57	1
2	Drew Morris	53-25	9.00	2
3	Eddy McBroom	53-25	10.43	3
4	Yours Truly	51-27	10.43	6
5	Tommy McLeod	49-29	6.14	7
6	Lori Beirne	49-29	8.86	8
7	Matthew Pinkerton	49-29	8.86	9
8	Clay Shaver	49-29	13.86	4
9	Rhett Barnett	48-30	11.00	NR
10	Bill Seybolt	48-30	12.43	10
11	Tad Roose	47-31	7.86	5
12	DM Osborne	47-31	9.00	11

dropped out: Mark Gainey (12th) 

LIES, DARN LIES, & STATISTICS

• Let's talk playoff stats!  Especially who's made it and who haven't... 
• Making the playoffs last season - DFC XIX: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Big Eddy Mac... Drew // Morris... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Jonathan "The Wonderful World of" Oz... Clay "Che" Shaver... Matthew "The Elder Pinky" Pinkerton... Mitchell "The Younger Pinky" Pinky... Chris "The" Croyle... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... Justin "The Rook" Dearing... 
• It's been 2 years since they made the playoffs - DFC XVIII: Yours Truly... Lil Stevie Ray... Bradley "The Wiser Pinky" Pinky... Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby... Grandy Latta
• It's been 3 years since they made the playoffs - DFC XVII: James Hawbaker... DMO... Tyler "Not Playing like the Sexy Beast This Year" Campbell... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... 
• It's been 4 years since they made the playoffs - DFC XVI:  Jenni Ernst... Lil Eddy Mc... Hurricane Rhett Barnett... 
• It's been 7 years since they made the playoffs - DFC XII: Daniel Powell
• It's been 8 years since they made the playoffs - DFC XI : Tom Johnson
• It's been 14 years since they made the playoffs - DFC V: Mikey Nipp
• Never seen playoff glory: Garrett Cheney (16 seasons)... Drew Warren (10 seasons)...  Jacob "Pinky" Pinkerton... (7 seasons)... Rick TOOLIE (4 seasons)
• Longest all time playoff streak? Mark Gainey, who made it 8 straight years, from DFC III until DFC X, which is also the record for consecutive playoff appearances to start a career.
• Current streak belongs to Lori Beirne, DFC X champ, who has made it 7 straight seasons, and looks to get her 8th straight this year.  Mark Gainey is on edge, so missing the postseason puts Lori & Mark into a tie
• Mark and Drew Morris are also sitting at 14 postseason appearances, and Drew would have to have a major collapse of historical proportions to miss it this year. So if Mark misses, not only will Lori tie him for consecutive playoff appearances, Drew will take over #1 at most appearances.  No pressure.
• Clay Shaver, at 5 straight years, is the current clubhouse leader at most appearances to start a career. 
• Mitchell is in a surprising common position as well... winning the championship and then missing the postseason the following year. (he's sitting outside the Top 8 currently)
• Shawn Sharp won DFC I and actually never made the postseason again in the 4 other seasons he played.  Tad Roose won in DFC II and DFC IV, missing the playoffs in III and V.  Wookiee Fulaytar won DFC III, and missed the playoffs the next year in DFC IV --  but that's because he took the year off.
• Also winning the DFC Title and missing the postseason the following year: Drew Morris, Lori Beirne, Trey Cartledge, Tyler Campbell, Steven Ray, Rhett Barnett.
• In fact, here's who won and returned to defend their title (though we've never had a back to back champion): Tad Roose (VIII), Mark Gainey (IX and XIX), James Hawbaker (XIII), Zack Graves (XIV), Matt Halpert (XVIII)

DFC XX Week Nine GAMES

Final two weeks, final 20 games of the season... never does 10 weeks go by so fast as it does during DFC Seasons...

COLLEGE GAMES

13. Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) at 3. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0)
11a, FOX

Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4) at Texas A&M Aggies (4-3) / TieBreak Game
11a, SEC Network

9. Auburn Tigers (6-1) at 2. LSU Tigeaharahas (7-0)
230p, CBS

Syracuse Orangemen (3-4) at Florida State Seminoles (3-4)
230p, ESPN2

Virginia Cavaliers (5-2) at Louisville Cardinals (4-3)
230p, ACC Network

8. Notre Dame Fightin Irish (5-1) at 19. Meeeeeechigan Wolverines (5-2)
630p, ABC


NFL GAMES
Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) at Buffalo Bills (5-1)
12p, FOX

The New York Football Giants (2-5) at Detroit Lions (2-3-1)
12p, FOX

Oakland Raiders (3-3) at Houston Texans (4-3)
325p, CBS

Green Bay Packers (6-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (5-2)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Mississippi State vs Texas A&M, total points scored

DFC XX Week Seven RESULTS

GAMES
(8) Oklahoma 32, (11) Texas 27
Iowa State 38, West Virginia 14
(10) Penn State 17, (17) Iowa 12
Kentucky 24, Arkansas 20
(5) LSU 42, (7) 20
Washington 51, Arizona 27
Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 20
Washington Redskins 17, Miami Dolphins 16
Denver Broncos 16, Tennessee Titans 0
Pittsburgh Steelers 24, LA Chargers 17

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Truly the Mississippi State of the DFC - some down years, some excellent years, sometimes success in the postseason, sometimes never even makes it... but DMOsborne keeps trucking along, and this week, with a 9-1 record, (david) marks his 6th career win.  And I can't tell you for sure, but i'm pretty sure that it's been a long time since DMO led his division this late into a season.

Six people total were 9-0 headed into the final game, and they all picked LA to beat Pittsburgh (in fairness, only Yours Truly and Bradley Pinky went Pittsburgh), and so the entire top 6 is all 9-1.... DMO first, with Clay "Che" Shaver in 2nd, Tad 'The Dynasty" Roose in 3rd, Hurricane Rhett in 4th, Matthew "The Elder" Pinky, and Jonathan Oz in 6th.

Big Eddy and Lori "Sunshine" Beirne tied for 7th, at 8-2, with Chris "The" Croyle in 9th and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 10th

Also finishing:
8-2: Eddy the Junior... Grandy Latta... Drew // Morris... Justin "The Rook" Dearing...

7-3: Bradley "The Wiser" Pinky... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Yours Truly... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Tommy "Highlander" McLeod... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... James "The Possible Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Atlanta Bill Seybolt

6-4: Jacob "Pinky" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mikey Nipp... Tyler "He Says He's The Sexy Beast" Campbell... Jenni Ernst... Lil Stevie Ray... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers

5-5: Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby... Big Tom Johnson... Danny P

4-6: Rick TOOLIE... Young Garrett... DFC Defending Champion Mitchell "The Younger" Pinky.. Drew "Grassman" Warren...


THE STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
DM Osborne	42-26	9.83	27-15	15-11
Rhett Barnett	41-27	11.67	26-16	15-11
Zack Graves	40-28	10.67	28-14	12-14
Matt Halpert	39-29	11.67	27-15	12-14
Mitchell Pinkerton	37-31	16.33	20-22	17-9
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	43-25	7.17	27-15	16-10
Bill Seybolt	43-25	14.17	26-16	17-9
Brad Latta	41-27	12.17	28-14	13-13
Jennifer Ernst	36-32	7.67	25-17	11-15
Brad Ashby	36-32	10.33	22-20	14-12
Rick Theule	31-37	12.17	18-18	13-19
West Division
Drew Morris	47-21	10.50	31-11	16-10
Eddy McBroom	47-21	11.00	32-10	15-11
Drew Warren	40-28	7.17	29-13	11-15
Dan Sellers	40-28	12.17	25-17	15-11
Tom Johnson	37-31	7.67	25-17	12-14
Trey Cartledge	35-33	8.33	23-19	12-14
Bradley Pinkerton	35-33	11.50	24-18	11-15

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

(1) Drew Morris, 47-21 (10.5) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye

(2) Big Eddy Mac, 47-21 (11.0) - First Round Bye

(3) Tommy McLeod, 43-25 (7.17) - MidCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye

(4) Bill Seybolt, 43-25 (14.17) - Wild Card

(5) DMOsborne, 42-26 (9.83) - North Div Champ

(6) Rhett Barnett, 41-27 (11.67) - Wild Card

(7) Brad Latta, 41-27 (12.17) - Wild Card

(8) Drew Warren, 40-28 (7.17) - Wild Card 

on the bubble:

(9) Zack Graves, 40-28 (10.67)... (10) Dan Sellers, 40-28 (12.17)... (11) Matt Halpert, 39-29 (11.67)... 

THE PINKERTON CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Clay Shaver	45-23	13.67	28-14	17-9
Yours Truly	44-24	11.83	30-12	14-12
Mark Gainey	42-26	12.17	27-15	15-11
Chris Croyle	40-28	13.33	26-16	14-12
Garrett Cheney	36-32	16.17	22-20	14-12
Tyler Campbell	31-37	9.33	20-22	11-15
South Central Division
Justin Dearing	49-19	14.83	33-9	16-10
Lori Beirne	43-25	9.17	30-12	13-13
Matthew Pinkerton	43-25	10.17	25-17	18-8
Jonathan Osborne	42-26	16.33	25-17	17-9
Steven Ray	41-27	12.00	28-14	13-13
Randy Latta	38-30	10.33	35-17	13-13
South Division
Tad Roose	44-24	8.83	31-11	13-13
Tim Wasyluka	40-28	10.83	25-17	15-11
Eddy Jr	40-28	12.17	26-16	14-12
James Hawbaker	38-30	13.67	26-16	12-14
Michael Nipp	37-31	5.50	26-16	11-15
Jacob Pinkerton	36-32	11.30	22-20	14-12
Daniel Powell	30-38	8.33	16-26	14-12

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

(1) Justin Dearing, 49-19 (14.83) - SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye

(2) Clay Shaver, 45-23 (13.67) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye

(3) Tad Roose, 44-24 (8.83) - South Div Champ, First Round Bye

(4) Yours Truly, 44-24 (11.83) - Wild Card

(5) Lori Beirne, 43-25 (9.17) - Wild Card

(6) Matthew Pinkerton, 43-25 (10.17) - Wild Card

(7) Mark Gainey, 42-26 (12.17) - Wild Card

(8) Jonathan Osborne, 42-26 (16.33) - Wild Card

on the bubble:

(9) Steven Ray, 41-27 (12.0)... (10) Tim Wasyluka, 40-28 (10.83)... (11) Eddy Jr, 40-28 (12.17)... (12) Chris Croyle, 40-28 (13.33)... 

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Justin Dearing	49-19	14.83	1
2	Drew Morris	47-21	10.50	2
3	Eddy McBroom	47-21	11.00	3
4	Clay Shaver	45-23	13.67	7
5	Tad Roose	44-24	8.83	8
6	Yours Truly	44-24	11.83	4
7	Tommy McLeod	43-25	7.17	5
8	Lori Beirne	43-25	9.17	9
9	Matthew Pinkerton	43-25	10.17	11
10	Bill Seybolt	43-25	14.17	6
11	DM Osborne	42-26	9.83	NR
12	Mark Gainey	42-26	12.17	NR

dropped out 

Steven Ray (10th)... Drew Warren (12th)