DFC25 Week Four RESULTS

SCORES
(24) Illinois 31, (23) Nebraska 24 OT
Florida 45, Mississippi State 28
(18) Michigan 27, (11) USC 24
Arkansas 24, Auburn 14
(12) Utah 22, (14) Oklahoma State 19
(6) Tennessee 25, (15) Oklahoma 15
Indianapolis Colts 21, Chicago Bears 16
Minnesota Vikings 34, Houston Texans 7
Pittsburgh Steelers 20, LA Chargers 10
Washington Football Team 38, Cincinnati Bengals 33

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Because of the longevity of the league and those in it, we don't have a lot of "First time weekly winner", but this week we have just that... Aussie Nate Johnston, the DFC Thunder from Down Under, takes a very, very rough week for everyone, winning the week at 7-3.  It was the first time a week was won with a 7-3 record since David "What Tha" Tuck did it in DFC XXIII, Wk 7, in 2022.

The Coca-Cola Cowboy, Matt Mink gets 2nd with a 6-4 record, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod gets 3rd, Yours Truly in 4th, Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky in 5th, and in a three way tie for 6th, DMO, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky.

Finishing up the Top 10, Tyler "The DFC Sexy Beast (self proclaimed) Campbell at 6-4 in 9th, and Mikey "High" Nipp at 5-5 in 10th.

also finishing:

5-5: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... 

4-6: Steven "The Principal" Ray... Big Tom Johnson... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Garrison "The Pride of Adairsville" Ryfun... Hurricane Rhett... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Young Garrett

3-7: Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Big Eddy Jr... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Roth from Wyoming... Drew // Morris... 2 Time Defending Champ Zack "The Attack" Graves... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiBello... Big Eddy McB... Chris "YO TEACH!" Croyle... Jonathan "Oz" Osborne... Dave "What Tha" Tuck... 

2-8: Jenny "Sunny" Ernst... Danny "3D" Powell... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge

THE STANDINGS
This week includes the TieBreak Average... this is a four week average. Next week, your lowest TB score will be dropped, and the lowest will remain dropped through the season

THE MCLEOD CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne, 24-16 (15.25)
Mitchell Pinkerton, 23-17 (9.75)
Rhett Barnett, 22-18 (11.5)
Zack Graves, 21-19 (13.5)
Jacob Roth, 20-20 (18.25)
Drew Warren, 17-23 (9.0)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod, 24-16 (9.0)
Matt Mink, 21-19 (12.75)
David Tuck, 20-20 (21.25)
Coach DiBello, 20-20 (21.5)
Jennifer Ernst, 18-22 (2.75)

West Division
Dan Sellers, 20-20 (18.25)
Bradley Pinkerton, 19-21 (12.25)
Drew Morris, 19-21 (13.5)
Eddy McBroom, 19.21 (14.5)
Tom Johnson, 18-22 (10.5)
Trey Cartledge, 14-26 (11.5)

THE GRAVES CONFERENCE
East Division
Nate Johnston, 26-14 (24.0)
Tyler Campbell, 25-15 (22.25)
Yours Truly, 23-17 (13.5)
Chris Croyle, 23-17 (14.5)
Mark Gainey, 21-19 (11.0)
Garrett Cheney, 20-20 (33.5)

SouthCentral Division
Matthew Pinkerton, 25-15 (12.5)
Garrison Ryfun, 24-16 (14.0)
Steven Ray, 22-18 (12.25)
Jacob Pinkerton, 22-18 (13.0)
Jonathan Osborne, 17-23 (17.75)

South Division
Michael Nipp, 26-14 (6.0)
Tad Roose, 20-20 (11.5)
Tim Wasyluka, 19-21 (12.5)
James Hawbaker, 19-21 (14.5)
Daniel Powell, 16-24 (4.0)
Eddy McBroom Jr, 16-24 (11.5)

THE DFC POWER POLL, delivered by Hallmark
Rk. DFC'er / Rec / (TBA) (LW)
1. Michael Nipp - 26-14 (6.0) (1 - 2wks)
2. Nate Johnston - 26-14 (24.0) (4)
3. Matthew Pinkerton - 25-15 (12.50) (5)
4. Tyler Campbell - 25-15 (22.25) (12)
5. Tommy McLeod - 24-16 (9.0) (7)
6. Garrison Ryfun - 24-16 (14.0) (3)
7. DMOsborne - 24-16 (15.25) (11)
8. Mitchell Pinkerton - 23-17 (9.75) (NR)
9. Yours Truly - 23-17 (13.5) (NR)
10. Chris Croyle - 23-17 (14.5) (2)
11. Rhett Barnett - 22-18 (11.5) (6)
12. Steven Ray - 22-18 (12.25) (10)

dropped out: Zack Graves (9)... Tad Roose (8)... 

PLAYOFF GLANCE

Would have Automatic Playoff Berth:
Mikey Nipp*... Nate Johnston*... Matthew Pinkerton*... Tyler Campbell... Tommy McLeod*... Garrison Ryfun... DMOsborne*... Mitchell Pinkerton... Dan Sellers*
*-division winner

Would be in The DFC25 Scramble (the top 2 records after the first weekend of the playoffs would advance):
Yours Truly... Chris Croyle... Rhett Barnett... Steven Ray... Jacob Pinkerton... Mark Gainey... Matt Mink... Zack Graves... Tad Roose... Jacob Roth... Dan Sellers... David Tuck... Coach DiBello... Garrett Cheney... Bradley Pinkerton... Tim Wasyluka... Drew Morris... 

Would Be Out:
James Hawbaker... Eddy McBroom... Jennifer Ernst... Tom Johnson... Drew Warren... Jonathan Osborne... Daniel Powell... Eddy Jr... Trey Cartledge 

LIES, DARN LIES, & STATISTICS

• Contrary to popular belief, I don't have ALL the stats -- some are hard to keep with over 25 years, but I can say that this week was a disaster for the ages... out of 34 DFC'ers this year, only 9 people had a winning record and 2 were at .500... the rest took a hit. 
• For the first 12 seasons, we did 12 weeks, with 8 games per week. Since DFCXIII, we've done 10 weeks, equaling 96 games (8 weeks at 10 games, 2 weeks at 8 games... this year is the first time we've scheduled 100 games, only for the historic 25th year).  
• All of that is to say, Aussie Nate winning the week at 7-3 is somewhat rare air, as out of 113 weeks since the beginning of DFC XIII, there were only EIGHT times previous when someone won the week with only 7 games (out of a 10 game weekend) -- Lori "Sunshine" Beirne, Yours Truly, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, David "What Tha" Tuck, James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker, and doing it twice, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod.
• If you are wondering if anyone won a week with a dismal 6-4 record, the answer is yes.  Drew "The Grassman" Warren won Week 2 in DFC XXIII... and yes, one 5-5 record got Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers a weekly win in Week 2 of DFC XXII.
• Okay! Let's look at all time stats... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey hit 1500 wins lifetime (1510) as did Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod (1509), good enough for 4th and 5th, respectively, all time.   Jeni Ernst is next, at 1460.  
• Two time defending DFC Champ Zack "The Attack" Graves just hit 1100 wins (1102) and Steven Ray hit the 1000 mark (now at 1005). Next to 1000, Rhett Barnett, though it's a season or two away, as he's at 626.
• Lt Dan Sellers just hit 900 exactly, while Garrison "The Pride of Vidalia" Ryfun is a little bit behind, and will get to 200 wins likely next week (he's at 197)
•  More milestones approaching... DMOsborne is 17 away from 1400 at 1383... Daniel Powell is at 1286, close to 1300... 
• Finally... streaks were broken, as a bad week for everyone kills that .500+ and .500 streak.  The current .500 or better streak?  Yours Truly at 15 weeks, followed by DMOsborne at 14 weeks.  
• Going over .500 each week?  Current streak is held by Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... at three weeks.