DeuceBowl XXI: The Games

Here are the games for the 26th edition of the DFC Championship, aka DeuceBowl XXVI

COLLEGE GAMES

Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-4)
Thursday, 11a, CBS

Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Buffaloes
Thursday, 2p, FS1

3. Texas A&M Aggies (11-0) at 16. Texas Longhorns (8-3)
Friday, 630p, ABC

Clemson Tigers (6-5) at South Carolina Gamecocks (4-7)
11a, SEC Network

14. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-2) at 19. Tennessee Volunteers (8-3)
230p, ESPN

Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4) at TCU Horned Frogs (7-4)
230p, FOX

NFL GAMES

Green Bay Packers (7-3-1) at Detroit Lions (7-4)
Thursday, 12p, FOX

Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) at Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1)
Thursday, 330p, CBS/Paramount+

Chicago Bears (8-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-3)
Friday, 2p, Prime Video

Buffalo Bills (7-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5)
Sunday, 325p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Vanderbilt vs Tennessee, total points scored

NOTE: If there is a Tie after TB, higher seed (DMO) will not be the automatic winner - we will have a "sudden death", utilizing an extra NFL game - we'll cross that when we come to it. 

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Final Four RESULTS

 SCORES
NC State 21, Florida State 11
UNLV 38, Hawai'i 10 (TB Game - 48pts)
SMU 38, (20) Louisville 6
Northwestern 38, Minnesota 35
(8) Oregon 42, (17) USC 27
TCU 17, Houston 14
(22) Pitt 42, (16) Georgia Tech 28
Chicago Bears 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28
Cleveland Browns 24, Las Vegas Raiders 10
Atlanta Falcons 24, New Orleans Saints 10

RESULTS
After 23 years of going in and out of the postseason, DMOsborne now storms into his 2nd straight DeuceBowl -- after not having back to back champs for 22 seasons, Zack "The Attack" Graves did it, now DMO has a shot at it, making it the first ever Back to Back followed by a Back to Back

Also ready for his first championship - in his 6th year, Garrison "The Pride of Bainswick" Ryfun is aiming for his first championship. 

DeuceBowl XXVI
David Mark Osborne vs Garrison Ryfun

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Final Four Games

Welcome to the XXVIth Final Four of the DFC... Good luck, because there were a whole lot of Not Good Games this week... 

COLLEGE GAMES
Florida State Seminoles (5-5) at NC State Wolfpack (5-5)
Friday Night, 7p, ESPN

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (7-3) at UNLV Mullen Warriors (8-2)
Friday Night, FS1

20. Louisville Cardinals (7-3) at SMU Mustangs (7-3)
11a, ESPN2

Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) at Northwestern Wildcats (5-5)
11a, B1G Network

17. USC Trojans (8-2) at 8. Oregon Ducks (9-1)
230p, CBS

TCU Horned Frogs (6-4) at Houston Cougars (8-2)
3p, FOX

22. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-3) at 16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-1)
6p, ESPN

NFL GAMES

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) at Chicago Bears (7-3)
12p, CBS

Cleveland Browns (2-8) at Vegas Raiders of Oakland of Los Angeles (2-8)
305p, CBS

Atlanta Falcons (3-7) at New Orleans Saints (2-8)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Hawai'i vs UNLV, total points scored

DFC XXVI Playoffs Divisional Round RESULTS

SCORES
Navy 41, South Florida 38
(12) Oklahoma 23, (4) Alabama 21
(19) USC 26, (20) Iowa 21
Penn State 28, Michigan State 10
(5) Georgia 35, (11) Texas 10
San Diego State 17, Boise State 7
Miami Dolphins 16, Washington Commanders 13 OT
Buffalo Bills 44, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32
LA Rams 21, Seattle Seahawks 19
Philadelphia Eagles 16, Detroit Lions 9

RESULTS
One of the closest Divisional Rounds we've ever had... MVP Drew "Slash" Morris' historic regular season comes to an end in the playoffs, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose must wait another year for title #4, Yours Truly goes into my 27th year without a title in the game I created.

And the big story... Steven "The Principal" Ray, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky, Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne, and Garrison "The Pride of Valdosta" Ryfun all go 8-2 and move forward into the DFC Final Four...

And Big Eddy McBroom also goes 8-2, and because of the TB, misses that 4th spot by 1 TB point.

Divisional Round:
(3) Steven Ray - 8-2 (1pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (1pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(2) DMOsborne - 8-2 (3pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 8-2 (3pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(4) Eddy McBroom - 8-2 (4pt TB) - eliminated
(1) Drew Morris - 6-4 (4pt TB) - eliminated
(7) Tad Roose - 6-4 (2 pt TB) - eliminated
(12) Yours Truly - 6-4 (15 pt TB) - eliminated

FINAL FOUR GAMES COMING MONDAY NIGHT (there WILL be a Friday game)

DFC XXVI Playoffs Divisional Round

Welcome to the divisional round... four eliminated, four move on to our Quarterfinals... (games below)

 WILD CARD WEEKEND STANDINGS
(7) Tad Roose - 9-1 (TB 20) (advances to next round)
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (21) (advances to next round)
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 7-3 (15) (advances to next round)
(12) Yours Truly - 7-3 (18) (advances to next round)
(8) Jacob Pinkerton - 7-3 (21) (eliminated)
(5) Mark Gainey - 7-3 (22) (eliminated)
(10) Zack Graves - 6-4 (24) (eliminated)
(11) Jeremy Burgess - 5-5 (14) (eliminated)

This week:
Drew Morris... DMO... Steven Ray... Big Eddy... Garrison... Tad... Matthew Pinky... Yours Truly

COLLEGE GAMES

South Florida Bulls (7-2) at Navy Midshipmen (7-2)
11a, ESPN2

12. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) at 4. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)
230p, ABC

20. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) at 19. USC Trojans (7-2)
230p 

Penn State Nittany Lions (3-6) at Michigan State Spartans (3-6)
230p 

11. Texas Longhorns (7-2) at 5. Georgia Bulldogs (8-1)
630p, ABC

Boise State Broncos (6-3) at San Diego State Aztecs (7-2)
930p, CBSSN


NFL GAMES

Washington Commanders (3-7) at Miami Dolphins (3-7)
830a, NFL Network

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) at Buffalo Bills (6-3)
12p, CBS

Seattle Seahawks (7-2) at LA Rams (7-2)
305p, FOX

Detriot Lions (6-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-2)
720p, NBC/Peacock

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas vs Georgia, total points scored

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Wild Card Weekend Results

SCORES
(8) Texas Tech 29, (7) BYU 7
West Virginia 29, Colorado 22
Arizona 24, Kansas 20
Clemson 24, Florida State 10 (tie break game: 34pts)
Kentucky 38, Florida 7
Baltimore Ravens 27, Minnesota Vikings 19
New England Patriots 28, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 
LA Rams 42, San Francisco 49ers 26
LA Chargers 25, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 
Philadelphia Eagles 10, Green Bay Packers 7 

Standings
(7) Tad Roose - 9-1 (TB 20) (advances to next round)
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (21) (advances to next round)
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 7-3 (15) (advances to next round)
(12) Yours Truly - 7-3 (18) (advances to next round)
(8) Jacob Pinkerton - 7-3 (21) (eliminated)
(5) Mark Gainey - 7-3 (22) (eliminated)
(10) Zack Graves - 6-4 (24) (eliminated)
(11) Jeremy Burgess - 5-5 (14) (eliminated)

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Wild Card Round

Welcome to the 26th playoffs of the DFC... Defending champ DMOsborne seeks to become the 2nd back-to-back champ in four seasons... Drew Morris tries to complete one of the greatest seasons in DFC history with a 3rd title... Steven Ray and Mark Gainey also try to define their "GOAT" status with a 3rd title, while Zack Graves and Tad Roose seek to be THE GOAT with 4 championships to their names - (if Zack wins, it's his 3rd title in 4 years, and that is truly Dynasty status)... Matty Pinky hopes to finally get over the hump to take a title home to the Pinky household (to match upstart younger bro Mitchy's title) while Jacob Pinky seeks to redefine his career of losing in being a champion... and Garrison wants to make his hometown of Bainswick proud by getting his name on the plate... can Jeremy The Burgeler become the first rookie 23 seasons to win a championship?  and finally, can Yours Truly actually win a title in a game I created?  

Lets find out. 

The playoff round:
First round byes - take the week off, my friends:
Drew "Slash" Morris... DMOsborne... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Big Eddy Mac

Wild Card Participants:
(5) Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... (6) Garrison "The Pride of White Oak" Ryfun... (7) Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... (8) Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... (9) Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... (10) Zack "The Attack" Graves... (11) Jeremy "The Director" Burgess... (12) Yours Truly

Playoff rules on the bottom of post


COLLEGE GAMES
7. BYU Cougars (8-0) at 8. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1)
11a, ABC

Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) at West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6)
11a, TNT/HBO Max

Kansas Jayhawks (5-4) at Arizona Wildcats (5-3)
230p, ESPN2

Florida State Seminoles (4-4) at Clemson Tigers (3-5)
6p, ACC Network (I think the loser here is eliminated from the CFP)

Florida Gators (3-5) at Kentucky Wildcats (3-5)
630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
Baltimore Ravens (3-5) at Minnesota Vikings (4-4)
12p, FOX

New England Patriots (7-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2)
12p, CBS

LA Rams (6-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3)
325p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) at LA Chargers of San Diego (6-3)
720p, NBC/Peacock

Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) at Green Bay Packers (5-2-1)
Monday Night, 715p, ABC/ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Florida State vs Clemson, total points scored

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Playoff rules - 10 games, with a TB game.  Your record and TBA from the regular season doesnt count going forward, except for determining the seeding in the playoffs.

Out of the 8 in this round, the best 4 records will move forward. Ties in record are broken by the TB game. If there is a tie after factoring in the TB, the higher seed breaks the tie (example, Jacob Pinky and Matty Pinky both finish 7-3, tied for the 4th spot to move forward, and both are 4pts off TB score, Jacob automatically moves on, Matty is eliminated.  However, in the same scenario, if Matty is 4 pts off and Jacob is 5, Matty moves forward because of better TB, despite lower seeding)

DFC XXVI Week Ten RESULTS

SCORES
Duke 46, Clemson 45
North Texas 31, Navy 17
Baylor 35, UCF 3
(18) Oklahoma 33, (14) Tennessee 27
(23) USC 21, Nebraska 17
(24) Utah 45, (17) Cincinnati 14
Chicago Bears 47, Cincinnati Bengals 42
Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29
Buffalo Bills 28, Kansas City Chiefs 21
Arizona Cardinals 27, Dallas Cowboys 17

THE PLAYOFFS THAT START TODAY
1 - Drew Morris - West Division Champ, First Round Bye
2 - DMOsborne - North Division Champ, First Round Bye
3 - Steven Ray - South Central Division Champ, First Round Bye
4 - Eddy McBroom - Wild Card, First Round Bye
5 - Mark Gainey - East Division Champ
6 - Garrison Ryfun - Wild Card
7 - Tad Roose - South Division Champ
8 - Jacob Pinky - MidCentral Division Champ 
9 - Matthew Pinkerton - Wild Card
10 - Zack Graves - Wild Card
11 - Jeremy Burgess - Wild Card
12 - Yours Truly - Wild Card

THE WEEK THAT WAS
What a time to win your first ever week... after many years of toiling away like The New Orleans Saints in the first few decades of their existence, Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton scores an 8-2 record for the week, his 2nd division title in three seasons and his 3rd playoff berth. Congrats, Pinky.

Coming in 2nd, Roth From Wyoming makes his final playoff push and falls just short, but still goes 7-3, Young Garrett takes 3rd, while Big Eddy and Steven "The Principal" Ray tied for 4th

Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers gets 6th, Hurricane Rhett in 7th, Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle in 8th, and Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky takes 9th, all at 7-3, while James "Not the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker gets 10th at 6-4.

Also Finishing
6-4: Eddy Jr... Drew // Morris... Coach DiB... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jeremy "The Director" Burgess... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Aussie Nate... 

5-5: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Danny "3D" Powell... Yours Truly... Garrison "The Pride of Macon" Ryfun... Big Tom Johnson... Jonny Oz... Tyler "SPSBotDFC" Campbell... 

4-6: Jenni Ernst... Drew "The Grassman" Warren...

3-7: The Big Wasyluka

2-8: Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink

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

THE FINAL OFFICIAL RANKINGS

DFC XXVI Week Nine RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Ole Miss 34, (13) Oklahoma 26
Memphis 34, (18) South Florida 31
Auburn 33, Arkansas 24
(10) Vanderbilt 17, (15) Missouri 10
Arkansas State , Georgia Southern
LA Chargers 37, Minnesota Vikings 10
Denver Broncos 44, Dallas Cowboys 24
Green Bay Packers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 25


THE WEEK THAT WAS
Going undefeated in a week isn't as rare as you think - 43 times its been done to win the week... and a few others times, someone has had an undefeated week only to not win the week, as someone else does it and has a better TB. Personally, that's happened to me a few times - and this week, it happens to Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink, who gets an 8-0 record... but finishes 2nd to Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, who goes 8-0 and gets his 5th weekly win of his own career.  

As the playoffs loom, this was a solid week for several people who needed to climb in the rankings - 3rd place goes to likely MVP winner Drew "Slash" Morris... 4th is Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Drew "The Grassman" Warren gets 5th... Hurricane Rhett is in 6th...  and Zack "The Attack" Graves takes 7th, all of them at 7-1.

Also at 7-1 is Young Garrett Cheney, who gets 8th... Roth from Wyoming in 9th at 7-1, and at 6-2, Steven "The Principal" Ray.

Also finishing:

6-2: Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess... Big Eddy McB... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Coach DiB... Aussie Nate Johnston... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne... Big Tom Johnson... 

5-3: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Jonny Oz... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Mikey Nipp... Danny "3D" Powell... Jenni Ersnt... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...

4-4: Yours Truly... The Big Wasyluka... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

3-5: Eddy McB Jr... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
DMOsborne	59-27	8.25	35-18	24-9
Zack Graves	56-30	13.00	33-20	23-10
Rhett Barnett	52-34	10.75	33-20	19-14
Jacob Roth	52-34	12.63	30-23	22-11
Drew Warren	51-35	11.38	32-21	19-14
Mitchell Pinkerton	45-41	14.50	28-25	17-16
MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton	54-32	13.63	32-21	22-11
Tommy McLeod	53-33	12.63	34-19	19-14
Jennifer Ernst	49-37	14.00	31-22	18-15
Coach DiBello	48-38	22.25	26-27	22-11
Matt Mink	48-38	13.75	30-23	18-15
West Division
Drew Morris	62-24	9.00	36-17	26-7
Eddy McBroom	57-29	11.13	32-21	25-8
Bradley Pinkerton	53-33	15.00	33-20	20-13
Trey Cartledge	49-37	12.75	33-20	16-17
Tom Johnson	48-38	17.38	26-27	22-11
Dan Sellers	46-40	11.25	28-25	18-15

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE

East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mark Gainey	57-29	9.00	34-19	23-10
Yours Truly	55-31	9.75	34-19	21-12
Chris Croyle	53-33	14.13	34-19	19-14
Tyler Campbell	51-35	19.13	33-20	18-15
Nate Johnston	45-41	14.25	27-26	18-15
Garrett Cheney	44-42	17.25	26-27	18-15
South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun	58-28	8.38	35-18	23-10
Steven Ray	58-28	10.38	33-20	25-8
Matthew Pinkerton	56-30	9.25	30-23	26-7
Jeremy Burgess	55-31	15.13	33-20	22-11
Jonathan Osborne	52-34	8.25	36-27	16-17
South Division
Tad Roose	57-29	9.75	35-18	22-11
Tim Wasyluka	52-34	12.88	33-20	19-14
Eddy McBroom Jr	50-36	10.00	33-20	17-16
James Hawbaker	50-36	12.13	30-23	20-13
Michael Nipp	46-40	10.63	23-30	23-10
Daniel Powell	37-49	10.38	23-30	14-19

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL delivered by Hallmark Movie Network

1. Drew Morris - 62-24 (9.0) (1-8wks)
2. DMOsborne - 59-27 (8.25) (2-2wks)
3. Garrison Ryfun - 58-28 (8.38) (3)
4. Steven Ray - 58-28 (10.38) (5) 
5. Mark Gainey - 57-29 (9.0) (4)
6. Tad Roose - 57-29 (9.75) (7)
7. Eddy McBroom - 57-29 (11.13) (8)
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 56-30 (9.25) (9)
9. Zack Graves - 56-30 (13.0) (10)
10. Yours Truly - 55-31 (9.75) (6)
11. Jeremy Burgess - 55-31 (15.13) (NR)
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 54-32 (13.63) (12)

dropped out: Chris Croyle (11)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

1. Drew Morris - 62-24 (9.0) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. DMOsborne - 59-27 (8.25) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. Garrison Ryfun - 58-28 (8.38) - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Steven Ray - 58-28 (10.38) - First Round Bye
5. Mark Gainey - 57-29 (9.0) - East Div Champ
6. Tad Roose - 57-29 (9.75) - South Div Champ
7. Eddy McBroom - 57-29 (11.13) - Wild Card
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 56-30 (9.25) - Wild Card
9. Zack Graves - 56-30 (13.0) - Wild Card
10. Yours Truly - 55-31 (9.75) - Wild Card
11. Jeremy Burgess - 55-31 (15.13) - Wild Card
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 54-32 (13.63) - MidCentral Div Champ

on the bubble (within 2 games): Tommy McLeod - 53-33 (12.63)... Chris Croyle - 53-33 (14.13)... Bradley Pinkerton 53-33 (15.0)... Jonathan Osborne 52-34 (8.25)... Rhett Barnett - 52-34 (10.75)... Jacob Roth - 52-34 (12.63)... Tim Wasyluka - 52-34 (12.88)

Outside Shot: Drew Warren - 51-35 (11.38)... Tyler Campbell - 51-35 (19.13)... Eddy Mc Jr - 50-36 (10.0)... James Hawbaker - 50-36 (12.13)

Way Outside Shot: Trey Cartledge - 49-38 (12.75)... Matt Mink - 48-38 (13.75)... Coach DiB - 48-38 (22.25)... Tom Johnson - 47-38 (17.38)

We Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Us: Mikey Nipp - 46-40 (10.63)... Dan Sellers - 46-40 (11.25)... Mitchell Pinkerton - 45-41 (14.5)... Nate Johnston 45-41 (14.25)

DFC XXVII Is A Mere 10 Months Away: Garrett Cheney - 44-42 (17.25)... Daniel Powell - 37-49 (10.38)

 

DFC XXVI Week Ten GAMES

The FINAL regular season week of games for the 26th DFC... not an amazing batch of will suffice nonetheless...

COLLEGE GAMES 

Duke Blue Devils (4-3) at Clemson Tigers (3-4)
11a, ACC Network

Navy Midshipmen (7-0) at North Texas Mean Green (7-1)
11a, ESPN2

UCF Golden Knights (4-3) at Baylor Bears (4-4)
11a, Big 12

18. Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) at 14. Tennessee Volunteers (6-2)
630p, ABC

23. USC Trojans (6-2) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2)
630p, NBC

17. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) at 24. Utah Utes (6-2)
915p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Chicago Bears (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)
12p, CBS

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3) at Las Vegas Raiders of LA of Oakland (2-5)
305p, FOX

Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) at Buffalo Bills (5-2)
325p, CBS

Arizona Cardinals (2-5) at Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1)
715p, Monday Night, ABC

TIEBREAK GAME
Oklahoma vs Tennessee, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Eight RESULTS

SCORES
(17) Vanderbilt 31, (10) LSU Geaux Tigahs 24
TCU 42, Baylor 36
(9) Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35
(6) Alabama 37, (11) Tennessee 20
(13) Notre Dame 34, (20) USC 24
(15) BYU 24, (23) Utah 21 (total 45 points for TB)
LA Rams 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
Cleveland Browns 31, Miami Dolphins 6
Indianapolis Colts 38, LA Chargers 24
Dallas Cowboys 44, Washington Commanders 22

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been a solid year for The McBroom father/son trio - McBrooms have won 3 of the last 5 weeks, with Big Eddy (9-1) getting his 2nd weekly win of the season.

A round of 8-2 weeks goes to 2nd place Steven "The Principal" Ray... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 3rd... Zack "The AttacK" Graves in 4th... Drew "The Grassman" Warren in 5th... and Tyler "Sexy Beast of the DFC (self-proclaimed)" Campbell in 6th. 

Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne nails the TB score and gets 7th at 7-3... Big Tom Johnson comes in 8th at 7-3... and a three way tie for 9th at 7-3 goes to Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... and The Big Wasyluka.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Drew "Slash" Morris... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Yours Truly... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... 

6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Aussie Nate... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Bradley "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Coach "Viva La Mi Ami" DiB...   Jeni Ernst... 

5-5: Garrison "The Pride of Americus" Ryfun... Danny "3D" Powell... Eddy Jr... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Jeremy "Miss Independant" Burgess...

4-6: Roth from Wyoming

3-7: Mikey Nipp... Young Garrett

2-8: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0)
Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43)
Rhett Barnett - 45-33 (11.0)
Jacob Roth - 45-33 (11.57)
Drew Warren - 45-33 (12.0)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 42-36 (14.43)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86)
Tommy McLeod - 48-30 (13.29)
Jennifer Ersnt - 44-34 (13.86)
Coach DiBello - 42-36 (19.71)
Matt Mink - 40-38 (12.57)

West Division
Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14)
Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57)
Bradley Pinkerton - 46-32 (16.86)
Trey Cartledge - 44-34 (12.14)
Tom Johnson - 42-36 (15.14)
Dan Sellers - 38-40 (11.86)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29)
Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29)
Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14)
Tyler Campbell - 46-32 (20.71)
Nate Johnston - 39-39 (14.57)
Garrett Cheney - 37-41 (17.29)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86)
Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57)
Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29)
Jeremy Burgess - 49-29 (16.57)
Jonathan Osborne - 47-31 (8.43)

South Division
Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57)
Tim Wasyluka - 48-30 (13.57)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 47-31 (11.29)
James Hawbaker - 46-32 (13.57)
Michael Nipp - 41-37 (10.43)
Daniel Powell - 32-46 (10.14)

THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12

1. Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) (1-7wks)
2. DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) (3)
3. Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) (2)
4. Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) (4)
5. Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) (6)
6. Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) (5)
7. Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) (9)
8. Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) (12)
9. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) (8)
10. Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) (NR)
11. Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) (10)
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) (NR)

dropped out: Jeremy Burgess... Eddy McB Jr


IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1. Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye 
3. Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) - Wild Card 
6. Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) - South Div Champ
7. Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) - Wild Card
8. Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) - Wild Card
9. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) - Wild Card
10. Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) - MidCentral Div Champ
11. Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) - Wild Card
12. Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) - Wild Card

On the Bubble: Jeremy Burgess (49-29 / 16.57)... Tommy McLeod (48-30 / 13.29)... Tim Wasyluka (48-30 / 13.57)... Jonny Osborne (47-31 / 8.43)... Eddy McBroom Jr (47-31 / 11.29)... 

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• Its time to talk a little playoff stats... especially in the rivalry between Mark "The Mighty" Gainey and Drew // Morris, both with 2 DFC titles, and both chasing a little history - Gainey sits at 186 playoff wins, with Drew at 185 - though Drew has more playoff appearances (19) than anyone, including Mark (16)
• Plus, Mark Gainey holds the record for most consecutive playoff appearances (8, from DFC III to DFC X), while Drew is currently second, with a streak of 7 (DFC XIII to DFC XXIV) breaking it by missing last season... with an asterisk, as Drew made the DFC25 Scramble - but Scramble appearances did not count as postseason. Only those who made it to the next round (Coach "Viva la Mi'Ami" DiB and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton) 
• Longest active playoff streak?  Yours Truly, thank you, with 6 straight leading into this season, and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod with 4, leading into this season
• Mikey Nipp's outstanding Hasha MVP winning season last year broke a 19 season drought between playoff seasons.  
• Current drought? Big Tom Johnson hasn't seen the playoffs since DFC XI, 14 seasons.  Trey "The Answer" Cartledge is approaching 7 seasons without the playoffs, while Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle hasn't been there since DFC XIX (6 seasons)... and Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky also hasn't been there since DFC XIX - but Mitchy won a title that season. Surprisingly, Big Eddy, who has 15 postseason appearances, hasn't been there since DFC XXI, 4 seasons
• Tad "The Dynasty" Roose also has an interesting playoff history - he had made it 9 times, and although out of 24 previous seasons, is somewhat average, he won 3 DFC titles - so 1/3rd of his playoff appearances found him hoisting the trophy - and he's been to 4 DeuceBowls, and 5 DFC Final Fours, so over 50% of his playoff runs resulted with him in the semi-finals
• Lets talk 60 win seasons, which is somewhat of a benchmark for success. 49 gets you a winning season, while 50+ tends to be pretty good, but 60+ is great. 
• First, only two DFC'ers have ever won 70... Jonathan Osborne in DFC XII and Steven Ray in DFC XVIII (neither won titles that year).  Eight DFC'ers have won 69 games in a regular season - active DFC'ers include Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton and Big Eddy Mac in DFC XVIII, Yours Truly in DFC IX... (notable that the retired Brad "Lawdawg" Latta did it 2x in three seasons)
• The most? Again, this lends to how long they/we've been in the league, but here is the entire active DFC roster and their 60+ win seasons:
  Mark Gainey (14)... Yours Truly (11)... Drew Morris (10)...  Tommy Mc (9)... Eddy McB (9)... Steven Ray (8)... Tad Roose (8)... Jenni Ernst (8).. Jonathan Osborne (7)... James Hawbaker (6)... Matthew Pinkerton (6)... Hurricane Rhett (6)... DMO (5)... Zack Graves (5)... Tim Wasyluka (5)... Lt Dan Sellers (3)... Eddy Mc Jr (3)... Mikey Nipp (3)... Daniel Powell (3)... Trey Cartledge (3)... Bradley Pinkerton (3)... Mitchy Pinkerton (2)... Tom Johnson (1)... Tyler Campbell (1)... Garrett Cheney (1)... Chris Croyle (1)... Drew Warren (1)... Roth from Wyoming (1)... Aussie Nate (1)
• Awaiting their first 60 win season... Pinky Pinkerton... Garrison Ryfun... Coach DiB... Matt Mink... and rookie Jeremy Burgess (who is 11 wins away from 60 for the season, but currently sitting at 79th all time.) 
• With 18 games left, Garrison is 8 away, Pinky is 11 away, and Burgess is 11 away.  Coach will need to go 18-0 to get to 60, and Matt is 20 from 60, and the math doesn't work well there. 
• If you are wondering why this edition of LDL&S is the reason results are so late, you'd be right. This is a lot of number crunching. =) 

  

DFC XXVI Week Nine GAMES

Two weeks and 18 games left to decide the season, and decide who moves on for a shot at the Brooke DeRamus Championship Trophy

This is the week where there is a void of super good games to choose... thus... 8 games, with 5 college and 3 NFL... good luck

COLLEGE GAMES

8. Ole Miss Rebels (6-1) at 13. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1)
11a, ABC

18. South Florida Bulls (6-1) at Memphis Tigers (6-1)
11a, ESPN2

Auburn Tigers (3-4) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2-5)
1145a, SEC Network, aka, The Crap of The Week

15. Missouri Tigers (6-1) at 10. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-1)
230p, ESPN

Georgia Southern Eagles (3-4) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-4)
6p, ESPN+ (because I wanted a night game and looking at all of the games on Saturday, pick 'em)

NFL GAMES

THURSDAY
Minnesota Vikings (3-3) at LA Chargers of San Diego (4-3)
715p, Amazon Prime 

SUNDAY
Dallas Cowboys (3-3-1) at Denver Broncos (5-2)
325p, CBS

Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Auburn at Arkansas, total points scored

DFC Week Seven RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Alabama 27, (14) Missouri 24
UCLA 38, Michigan State 13
Texas 23, (6) Oklahoma 23
Nebraska 34, Maryland 31
Utah 42, (21) Arizona State 10
Carolina Panthers 30, Dallas Cowboys 27
Las Vegas 20, Tennessee Titans 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, San Francisco 19
Chicago Bears 25, Washington Commanders 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Y'all know how Jimmie Johnson won 5 straight NASCAR titles, a 6th a few years later, and then a 7th, making it 7 titles in 11 years? Yet no one really talks about the greatness? That's Steven "The Principle" Ray.  Just trucking along, with his two championships, in the mix every year - at 7-3, this week he takes his 6th weekly win, doing what he usually does - starting slow, then turning it on as the playoffs loom. Don't be surprised to find him in his 5th Final Four this year.  Well done.

Coming in 2nd, tied, is Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, both at 7-3, and then a 4-way tie for 4th, with Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, Drew // Morris, and Garrison "The Pride of Ellijay" Ryfun, then James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker in 7th, and Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess in 8th, again, all at 7-3.

Jonny Oz gets 9th and Roth from Wyoming in 10th, both at 6-4

Also Finishing:

6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Big Eddy Mac... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

5-5: Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Young Garrett... Yours Truly... Jenny Ernst... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Eddy Mac Jr... 

4-6: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mikey "High" Nipp... The Big Wasyluka... Big Tom Johnson... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Coach DiB... 

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell... Aussie Nate

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17)
Jacob Roth - 41-27 (11.33)
Zack Graves - 41-27 (14.83)
Rhett Barnett - 39-29 (12.33)
Drew Warren - 37-31 (12.83)
Mitchell Pinky - 36-32 (15.67)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83)
Jacob Pinkerton - 42-26 (16.33)
Matt Mink - 38-30 (14.17)
Jennifer Ernst - 38-30 (15.67)
Coach DiBello - 36-32 (19.67)

West Division
Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0)
Eddy McBroom - 42-26 (13.5)
Bradley Pinky - 40-28 (18.33)
Trey Cartledge - 39-29 (12.5)
Tom Johnson - 35-33 (17.17)
Dan Sellers - 32-26 (12.67)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33)
Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0)
Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5)
Tyler Campbell - 38-30 (16.67)
Garrett Cheney - 34-34 (14.33)
Nate Johnston - 33-35 (16.5)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33)
Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17)
Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83)
Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67)
Jonathan Osborne - 40-28 (9.17)

South Division
Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67)
Eddy McB Jr - 42-26 (12.5)
Tim Wasyluka - 41-27 (15.17)
James Hawbaker - 40-28 (14.5)
Michael Nipp - 38-30 (12.17)
Daniel Powell - 27-41 (11.83)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rank. DFC'er - Record (TBA) (LW)

1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) (1-5wks)
2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) (2-2wks)
3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) (3)
4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) (6)
5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) (4)
6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) (10)
7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) (11)
   
8. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) (5)
9. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) (8)
10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) (9)
11. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) (7)
12. Eddy Mac Sr - 42-26 (13.5) (NR)

dropped out: Tim Wasyluka (12)

aaaaaand the bottom five... Tom J... Young Garrett... Aussie Nate... Lt Dan... Danny Powell

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY

1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) - SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) - Wild Card
6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) - Wild Card
7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) - Wild Card
8. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) - South Div Champ
9. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) - Wild Card
10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) - Wild Card
11. Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83) - MidCentral Div Champ
12. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) - Wild Card

On the bubble (within 2 games): Eddy Mac Sr 42-26 (13.5)... Jacob Pinky 42-26 (16.33)... Jacob Roth 41-27 (11.33)... Zack Graves 41-27 (14.83)... Tim Wasyluka 41-27 (15.17)... Jonathan Osborne 40-28 (9.17)... James Hawbaker 40-28 (14.5)... Bradley Pinky 40-28 (18.33)

As a reminder - in a tie with records, division winners get the advantage, regardless of TBA. If Division Winner has the 13th or worst record, they'll go in as the 13th seed.