THE SCORES
(5) Michigan 41, (10) Penn State 17
(24) Illinois 26, Minnesota 14
(6) Tennessee 52, (3) Alabama 49 - total points 101
(13) TCU 43, (8) Oklahoma State 40
LSU 45, Florida 35
Oregon State 24, Washington State 10
New England Patriots 38, Cleveland Browns 15
Seattle Seahawks 19, Arizona Cardinals 9
Buffalo Bills 24, Kansas City Chiefs 20
Philadelphia Eagles 26, Dallas Cowboys 17
THE WEEK THAT WAS
If my math is right, looks like the DFC has just hit 251 weeks of regular season play (one season at 11 weeks, 12 seasons at 12 weeks, 8 seasons at 10 weeks, one season of 9 weeks, and now 7 weeks into this year), and in that time, only 11 people have gone back to back in a season -- and after the look-at-him-go paragraph last week, David "What Tha" Tuck capitalizes on the momentum and takes himself another week as well.
And good on him, as this was an insanely tough week -- not only did win the week at 7-3, he did it via TB, only *only* being 25 points off. Congrats to Tuck as he hitting a stride right as the playoff push has truly begun.
Tad "The Dynasty" Roose having a stellar year as well, taking second, while Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton gets third and... unless he just blows it... looking like he might slide into the postseason for his first playoff appearance.
That puts Yours Truly in 4th, with Brad "The Bald One" Ashby right behind me in 5th, and Mitchell "Pinky the Youngest" Pinky in 6th. That ends the 7-3 records, as the rest of the Top 10 finishes at 6-4, with Jacob Roth from Wyoming in 7th, and in a rare feat of synchronicity, the two McBrooms - Elder and Younger - tie for 8th. Brad "Lawdawg" Latta and Matty "Pinky the Eldest" Pinky tie for 10th.
Also finishing
6-4: James "The Pick Maker" Hawbaker... Lil Stevie Ray... Jonny Oz... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...
5-5: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Wookiee Fulaytar... gRandy Latta... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Drew // Morris... Daniel "3D" Powell... Jenny Ernst... Mikey "High" Nipp
4-6: Young Garrett... Hurricane Rhett... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... DMO... Big Tom Johnson... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Aussie Nate Johnston... Bradley "Pinky the Wisest" Pinky...
3-7: The Big Wasyluka... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Garrison "The Pride of Norcross" Ryfun...
THE STANDINGS
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THE RAY
CONFERENCE
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North
Division
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W-L
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TB
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Coll
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NFL
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Zack
Graves
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40-28
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10.83
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24-18
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16-10
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DMOsborne
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39-29
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10.00
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25-17
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14-12
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Rhett
Barnett
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39-29
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14.17
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26-16
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13-13
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Jacob
Roth
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36-32
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17.00
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22-20
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14-12
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Drew
Warren
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33-35
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10.2
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21-21
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12-14
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Mitchell
Pinkerton
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32-36
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17.50
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20-22
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12-14
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MidCentral
Division
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Jacob
Pinkerton
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43-25
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12.67
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28-14
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15-11
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Tommy
McLeod
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41-27
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14.17
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28-14
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13-13
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David
Tuck
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40-28
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12.83
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25-17
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15-11
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Brad
Latta
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40-28
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15.00
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27-15
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13-13
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Jennifer
Ernst
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38-30
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7.33
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22-20
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16-10
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Brad
Ashby
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35-33
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13.33
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20-22
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15-11
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West
Division
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Drew
Morris
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44-24
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12.50
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31-11
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13-13
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Eddy
McBroom
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42-26
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12.67
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29-13
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13-13
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Dan
Sellers
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41-27
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8.83
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27-15
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14-12
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Tom
Johnson
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39-29
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14.2
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26-16
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13-13
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Bradley
Pinkerton
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38-30
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12.50
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26-16
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12-14
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Trey
Cartledge
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36-32
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14.50
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20-16
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13-13
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THE
MORRIS CONFERENCE
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East
Division
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W-L
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TB
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Coll
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NFL
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Yours
Truly
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44-24
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8.67
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29-13
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15-11
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Tyler
Campbell
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42-26
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9.67
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30-12
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12-14
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Nate
Johnston
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40-28
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8.33
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25-17
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15-11
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Mark
Gainey
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40-28
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11.33
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29-13
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11-15
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Chris
Croyle
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34-34
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13.17
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22-20
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12-14
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Garrett
Cheney
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29-39
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14.00
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19-23
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10-16
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South
Central Division
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Steven
Ray
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44-24
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13.00
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30-12
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14-12
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Matthew
Pinkerton
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40-28
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14.67
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27-15
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13-13
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Randy
Latta
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38-30
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10.83
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25-17
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13-13
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Chris
Fulaytar
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38-30
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11.50
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23-19
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15-11
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Jonathan
Osborne
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38-30
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14.83
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23-19
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15-11
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Garrison
Ryfun
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37-31
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10.33
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25-17
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12-14
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South
Division
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Tad
Roose
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44-24
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8.67
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28-14
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16-10
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James
Hawbaker
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43-25
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14.17
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26-16
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17-9
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Daniel
Powell
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42-26
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10.50
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27-15
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15-11
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Eddy
McBroom Jr
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40-28
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14.00
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29-13
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11-15
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Michael
Nipp
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37-31
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8.00
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21-21
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16-10
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Tim
Wasyluka
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33-35
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8.50
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19-23
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14-12
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IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY1) Tad Roose - 44-24 (8.67), South Division Champ, First Round Bye
2) Yours Truly - 44-24 (8.67), East Division Champ, First Round Bye
3) Drew Morris - 44-24 (12.5), West Division Champ, First Round Bye
4) Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.0), South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
5) Jacob Pinky - 43-25 (12.67), MidCentral Div Champ
6) James Hawbaker - 43-25 (14.17), Wild Card
7) Tyler Campbell - 42-36 (9.67), Wild Card
8) Daniel Powell - 42-26 (10.50), Wild Card
9) Big Eddy Mc - 42-26 (12.67), Wild Card
10) Dan Sellers - 41-27 (8.83), Wild Card
11) Tommy McLeod - 41-27 (14.17), Wild Card
12) Zack Graves - 40-28 (10.83), North Division Champ
On the Bubble: Nate Johnston, 40-28 (8.33)... Mark Gainey, 40-28 (11.33)... David Tuck, 40-28 (12.83)... Eddy Jr, 40-28 (14.0)... Matthew Pinkerton, 40-28 (14.67)... Brad Latta, 40-28 (15.0)
Note: Tad Roose gets the #1 spot over Yours Truly, despite having the exact same TB, by using the tiebreak TB -- adding in the dropped "worst tiebreak score" gives Tad the advantage
Note: Despite Aussie Nate having a better TBA than Zack with the same record, Zack would get the advantage by winning his division, leaving Aussie Nate on the outside of the postseason.
THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL, released at Midnights by Taylor Swift
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Rk
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Playa
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Rec
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TBA
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LW
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1
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Tad
Roose
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44-24
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8.67
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3
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2
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Yours
Truly
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44-24
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8.67
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5
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3
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Drew
Morris
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44-24
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12.50
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1
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4
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Steven
Ray
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44-24
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13.00
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2
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5
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Jacob
Pinkerton
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43-25
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12.67
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11
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6
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James
Hawbaker
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43-25
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14-17
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7
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7
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Tyler
Campbell
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42-26
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9.67
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8
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8
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Daniel
Powell
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42-26
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10.50
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6
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9
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Eddy
McBroom
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42-26
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12.67
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10
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10
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Dan
Sellers
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41-27
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8.83
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4
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11
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Tommy
McLeod
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41-27
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14.17
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NR |
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12
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Nate
Johnston
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40-28
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8.33
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9
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Dropped out:
Mark Gainey (12)
aaaaaand... the bottom five...
32) Chris Croyle... 33) Tim Wasyluka... 34) Drew Warren... 35) Mitchell Pinkerton... 36) Garrett Cheney
LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS
(The "Top 12" Edition)
- Shout-out to Drew "Slash" Morris who stayed atop the rankings for five straight weeks
- Shout-out to Tad Roose, who returned to the #1 spot after a long, long absence -- he is a three time DFC champ, after all
- Shout-out to Drew "Slash" Morris again, and Steven Ray, and James Hawbaker, the only three who have been a part of the Top 12 the entire season
- Mini-shout-out to Daniel Powell, Dan Sellers, and self high five to Yours Truly who have only had one single week outside the Top 12
- Not-Shout-Out to those who have yet to be a part of the Top 12 at any point this season... including Eddy Jr... DMO... Jenny Ernst... Randy Latta... The Wookiee... Jonathan Osborne.... Garrison Ryfun... Chris Croyle...
- And final Not Shout Out to those who have not seen north of #20 this season: Mikey Nipp... Roth from Wyoming... Brad Ashby... Tim Wasyluka... Mitchell Pinky... Young Garrett (who's highest rank has been 34th, in an exercise in total futility)
- But with 29 wins, all is not lost for Young Garrett - his worst is 42 wins in 2020, so he has three weeks to win 13 games. Its doable.
