DFC XXVI Week Six RESULTS

COLLEGE GAMES
Clemson 38, North Carolina 10
(10) Alabama 30, (18) Vanderbilt 14
(24) Virginia 30, Louisville 27
(3) Miami 28, (18) Florida State 22
New Orleans Saints 26, The New York Football Giants 14
Carolina Panthers 27, Miami Dolphins 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Seattle Seahawks 35
Washington Commanders 27, LA Chargers 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Father/son competitors are always fun, as The McBroom duo has been a legendary tag team throughout DFC History - both have had up and down years throughout their careers, but two things about Eddy McBroom's 9th career weekly win this week - first, he won the week at a definitive 7-1, much needed as the postseason looms large. Second, its the first time in 24 years that both Eddy Sr and Eddy Jr won a week in the same season - Eddy Jr won in Week 4, and now Eddy Sr here. Good job folks

For the rest of the Top 10... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne finishes 2nd at 6-2, with Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell in 3rd (6-2), Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink in 4th (6-2) and Young Garrett Cheney in 5th (6-2)

The rest of the Top 10 is at 5-3, with Roth from Wyoming in 6th... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky in 7th... Garrison "The Pride of Tipton" Ryfun in 8th... and tied for 9th, Mitchy "Pinky the Youngest" Pinky and Drew // Morris.

Also Finishing:
5-3: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Steven 'The Principle" Ray... Jenny Ernst... James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiB... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Braddy "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

4-4: Yours Truly... Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Big Tom J... Aussie Nate... Eddy Jr... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... Hurricane Rhett... Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess... The Big Wasyluka... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

3-5: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Mikey "High" Nipp... Danny "3D" Powell... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKY CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0)
Jacob Roth - 35-23 (11.0)
Zack Graves - 35-23 (12.4)
Drew Warren - 33-25 (10.8)
Rhett Barnett - 33-25 (11.6)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 30-28 (15.6)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 37-21 (17.0)
Tommy McLeod - 36-22 (13.8)
Matt Mink - 34-24 (11.2)
Jenny Ernst - 33-25 (15.0)
Coach DiBello - 32-26 (21.4)

West Division
Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2)
Eddy McBroom - 36-22 (12.2)
Trey Cartledge - 35-23 (11.8)
Bradley Pinkerton - 34-24 (15.20)
Tom Johnson - 31-27 (16.8)
Dan Sellers - 26-32 (12.2)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8)
Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6)
Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4)
Tyler Campbell - 33-25 (16.0)
Nate Johnston - 31-27 (13.2)
Garrett Cheney - 29-39 (14.0)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4)
Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8)
Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4)
Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8)
Jonathan Osborne - 34-24 (9.2)

South Division
Eddy McBroom Jr - 37-21 (10.6)
Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8)
Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0)
Mikey Nipp - 34-24 (11.4)
James Hawbaker - 33-25 (13.4)
Daniel Powell - 25-33 (9.6)


THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL

1. Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2) (1 - 5wks)
2. Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4) (2 - 2wks)
3. DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0) (6th)
4. Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8) (3rd)
5. Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8) (7th)
6. Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6) (4th)
7. Eddy McB Jr - 37-21 (10.6) (5th)
8. Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8) (9th)
9. Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4) (8th)
10. Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4) (11th)
11. Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8) (10th)
12. Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0) (NR)

dropped out: Zack Graves (12)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
Top four seeds get first round bye, next 8 get playoff spots - division winners get higher seeds in case of a record tie
First Round Byes:
1. Drew Morris - West Division Champ
2. Garrison Ryfun - MidCentral Div Champ 
3. DMOsborne - North Div Champ
4. Yours Truly - East Div Champ

Wild Card Round
5. Matty Pinky - Wild Card
6. Mark Gainey - Wild Card

7. Eddy Jr - South Div Champ
8. Tad Roose - Wild Card

9. Chris Croyle - Wild Card

10. Steven Ray - Wild Card

11. Jeremy Burgess - Wild Card

12. Tim Wasyluka - Wild Card
13. Jacob Pinkerton - MidCentral Div Champ - will be seeded 13th, as is ranked overall outside of the Top 12, but will get in as a division champ because of the Eddy Jr Rule.

LIES DARN LIES & STATISTICS
Welcome back to the random numbers of 25+ years of the DFC - all numbers are real, all stats are authentic

• First, congrats to Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, who finally crossed 1400 wins lifetime (now 1408)
• Also, in the Regular Season All Time Top Ten (total wins not including playoffs) Jonathan Osborne is 6th (1412), Mark Gainey is 7th (1410) and DMOsborne is 8th (1408) put that section of the Top 10 in a flurry. 
• Also important to note that it took DMO 25+ seasons to get there, Jonathan 24 seasons, and Mark 23 seasons - of course Mark Gainey has 2 titles and DMO has 1. So suck it Johnny Oz.
• The Big Wasyluka crossed 1300 (1301 now), while Steven Ray is 18 away from 1000 wins. Chris Croyle crossed 900 wins (904), Aussie Nate got to 200 (201)
• And if rookie Jeremy Burgess can get to 57 wins this year, he'll be in the Top 75 all time 
• Lets look at one of my fave stats... the .501 / .500 streaks - basically how many weeks in a row has someone finished over 500 (5-3 or 6-4 or better) and same for finishing at least .500 (4-4 or 5-5 or better)...
• Currently the +.500 streak record is held by Matt "The Great Bear of the North" Latta, DFC VI champion, a streak created at least 15 years ago.  To tell you how hard it is to do, the only streak started before this season is Drew Morris, who is currently at 8 straight weeks. Matty Pinky and Trey Cartledge both have 5 straight weeks. Good luck
• For .500+, the record is still held by Tad Roose, at 45 weeks, which legit had Tad going 3+ full seasons without a losing record - Yours Truly is now at 36 weeks, which has climbed to 2nd all time (it always feels funny putting my records up, but trust me, if I were going to cheat, I would have won a title years ago - I'm the Buffalo Bills of the DFC)
• Mark Gainey is at 14 weeks, Drew Morris, Eddy McB and Steven Ray are all at 12 weeks
• Finally - I struggle with the idea of counting DFC XXV's Scramble as playoff spots. It was Jacob Pinky and Coach DiBello that came out of the scramble, so they definitely have "postseason" on their record, but the other 15 in the scramble?  I looked it up and the NBA does not count teams in the play-in tournament as playoff appearances, unless you win your game and actually get to the big bracket - so final decision... no, those in the DFC Scramble last year were not considered "in the playoffs"
• All that to say - Garrett Cheney holds the record now for 23 years in the league and nary a playoff spot. If he doesn't make it this year, that puts him at 2086 games with no postseason (he's never made it - the Week 12 Collapse of DFC V is still DFC Lore)
• Mikey Nipp held the record with 1812 games (18 seasons) between playoff appearances, making it in DFC V and then not again until DFC XXV 
• Tom Johnson is now in the lead in this category, as if he doesnt make it this year, he'll have gone 1624 games between postseason spots - his last appearance was DFC XI in 2008  
• Finally - Whats in a (Nick) Name?  Who are these people and why do they have Nicknames?  The Pinky Brothers - Matthew, Bradley, Jacob, and Mitchell Pinkerton - Matthew being the eldest (hence, "Pinky the Elder"), Bradley wrote a book ("Pinky the Wiser"), Jacob has been called Pinky for years ("Pinky the Pinky") and Mitchell is the baby boy ("Pinky the Younger")... 
• Jacob Roth lives in Wyoming... and has been known as Roth from Wyoming as long as I've known him.   Nathan Johnston lives in Iowa, but heralds from Australia, so, again, I've known him as Aussie Nate since I met him.  
• One random day in DFC XII or something, Tyler Campbell, then a fresh faced student, declared himself the "Sexy Beast of the DFC".  He does have a title, so there may be some bearing there. But yeah, that's what I label him now, or "SBotDFC" if I'm feeling brief.
• Finally, three time champ Zack Graves - why "The Attack"?  It comes from an old Lego commercial, one that sings "Zack, Zack, he's a Lego maniac!"  Maniac didnt work, but "attack" did, and it stuck, at least on my end. Hence Zack "The Attack". 

DFC XXVI Week Seven GAMES

 And here are the games for the 7th week of the DFC XXVI Regular Season... 

COLLEGE GAMES
8. The Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) at 14. Missouri Tigers (5-0)
11a, ABC

UCLA Bruins (1-4) at Michigan State (3-2)
11a, B1G Network

6. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) vs Texas Longhorns (3-2)
230p, at Cotton Bowl, ABC

Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1) at Maryland Terrapins (4-1)
230p, B1G Network

15. Meeeeeeechigan Wolverines (4-1) at USC Trojans (4-1)
630p, NBC

21. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1) at Utah Utes (4-1)
915p, ESPN

NFL GAMES

Dallas Cowboys (2-2-1) at Carolina Panthers (2-3)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (1-4) at Vegas Raiders (1-4)
305p, FOX, The "Someone Has To Win This, Right? Right?" Bowl 

San Francisco 49ers (4-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1)
325p, CBS

Chicago Bears (2-2) at Washington Commanders (3-2)
Monday Night, 715p, ABC

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas vs Oklahoma, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Five RESULTS

COLLEGE GAMES
(23) Illinois 34, (21) USC 32
(13) Ole Miss 24, (4) LSU 19
Northwestern 17, UCLA 14
(9) Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10
(6) Oregon 30, (3) Penn State 24
(17) Alabama 24, (5) Georgia 21
New England Patriots 42, Carolina Panthers 13
Philadelphia Eagles 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25
Houston Texans 26, Tennessee Titans 0 (tiebreak game)
Miami Dolphins 27, NYJets 21

THE WEEK THAT WAS
So instead of studying and thinking about it, this time I just made my picks and left the country for the weekend (Cancun), wasn't even sure who won what games until Saturday night (I had to refresh my phone over and over for 30 minutes to follow the AL/GA game) and turns out, 9-1, winning the week.

If I make the playoffs, I'll go ahead and plan a trip to Punta Cana for DeuceBowl XXVI.  

Garrison "The Pride of Jacksonville" Ryfun takes 2nd, while Defending DFC Champ DMO is in 3rd, and Steven "The Principle" Ray takes 4th, all at 8-2.

At 7-3, the rest of the Top 10 unfolds... including Jeremy "The Director" Burgess in 5th, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky in 6th... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 7th... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 8th... Zack "The Attack" Graves in 9th... and in 10th, Young Garrett.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Mikey Nipp... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Tim Wasyluka.. Coach DiB... 

6-4: Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Roth from Wyoming... Drew // Morris... Hurricane Rhett... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Jonny Osborne... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... James "The Game Maker" Hawbaker... 

5-5: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Big Eddy McB... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... The Big Tom Johnson... 

4-6: Aussie Nate... Eddy McB Jr... Danny "3D" Powell... 

3-7: Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers...  

0-8: Jenni Ersnt


THE STANDINGS
Note: The TBA has been adjusted, as in your worst TB guess has been dropped. So instead of 5 numbers after 5 weeks, there are only 4.  If your worst remains your worst, then it will remain dropped. If you do a worst number later, that will be dropped and the other will be added back in.  The only time your worst TB will be brought back is if there is a tie at the end of the season, when the TieBreak will be part of the tie break. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

THE PINKY CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 33-17 (8.75)
Zack Graves - 32-18 (15.5)
Jacob Roth - 30-20 (13.5)
Rhett Barnett - 29-21 (12.5)
Drew Warren - 28-22 (12.25)
Mitchy Pinky - 25-25 (18.5)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 32-18 (17.0)
Jacob Pinky - 32-18 (18.0)
Matt Mink - 28-22 (11.0)
Coach DiBello - 27-23 (24.0)
Jenni Ernst - 23-27 (16.75)

West Division
Drew Morris - 36-14 (11.75)
Trey Cartledge - 30-20 (13.5)
Eddy McBroom - 29-21 (15.0)
Braddy Pinky - 28-22 (15.75)
Tom Johnson - 27-23 (20.5)
Dan Sellers - 23-27 (13.75)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 35-15 (12.0)
Mark Gainey - 34-16 (12.25)
Chris Croyle - 33-17 (11.5)
Nate Johnston - 27-23 (16.0)
Tyler Campbell - 27-23 (19.75)
Garrett Cheney - 25-26 (13.75)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 35-15 (11.25)
Matty Pinky - 33-17 (9.5)
Jeremy Burgess - 33-17 (15.0)
Steven Ray - 32-18 (15.0)
Jonathan Osborne - 30-20 (10.25)

South Division
Eddy McB Jr - 34-16 (12.75)
Tad Roose - 33-17 (12.5)
Tim Wasyluka - 33-17 (16.5)
Michael Nipp - 31-19 (13.0)
James Hawbaker - 28-22 (14.25)
Daniel Powell - 22-28 (10.75)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

1. Drew Morris - 36-14 (11.75) (1-4wks)*
2. Garrison Ryfun - 35-15 (11.25) (4)*
3. Yours Truly - 35-15 (12.0) (6)*
4. Mark Gainey - 34-16 (12.25) (3)
5. Eddy McBroom Jr - 34-16 (12.75) (2)
6. DMOsborne - 33-17 (8.75) (12)*
7. Matthew Pinkerton - 33-17 (9.5) (7)
8. Chris Croyle - 33-17 (11.5) (5)
9. Tad Roose - 33-17 (12.5) (8)*
10. Jeremy Burgess - 33-17 (15.0) (10)
11. Steven Ray - 32-18 (15.0) (NR)
12. Zack Graves - 32-18 (15.5) (NR)

dropped out: Jacob Pinky (11th)... Tim Wasyluka (9th)

If the playoffs started today... the 12 above would make the postseason, plus Tommy McLeod, who currently resides in 13th overall, but would win the MidCentral and would be guaranteed a playoff spot in the 13th seed.

DFC XXVI Week Six GAMES

 WEEK SIX of the 26th edition of DFC! 

Every season there are 2 weeks in which we have only 8 games (to equal 96 for season's end -- last year's 100 was only for DFC25... unless I decide to do 100 for next year's DFC XXVII) - anyway, this is one of those weeks.

COLLEGE GAMES
Rankings from ESPN, times are CST

Clemson Tigers (1-3) at North Carolina Tarheels (2-2)
11a, ESPN

16. Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0) at 10. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1)
230p, ABC

24. Virginia Seminole Slayers (4-1) at Louisville Cardinals (4-0)
230p, ESPN2

3. Miami Hurricanes (4-0) at 18. Florida State Seminoles (3-1)
630p, ABC

NFL GAMES

The New York Football Giants (1-3) at New Orleans Aints (0-4)
12p, CBS

Miami Dolphins (1-3) at Carolina Panthers (1-3)
12p, FOX

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) at Seattle Seahawks (3-1)
305p, CBS

Washington Commanders (2-2) at LA really San Diego Chargers (3-1)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Miami vs FSU, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Four RESULTS

 SCORES
(17) Texas Tech 34, (18) Utah 10
Memphis 32, Arkansas 31
(11) Oklahoma 24, (22) Auburn 17
(21) Michigan 30, Nebraska 27
(19) Indiana 63, (9) Illinois 10
Fresno State 23, Hawai'i 21
Minnesota Vikings 48, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Philadelphia Eagles 33, LA Rams 26
San Francisco 16, Arizona 15
Kansas City Chiefs 22, The New York Football Giants 9

THE WEEK THAT WAS
While his dad has a long list of weekly wins in his 23 year career, Eddy McBroom the Junior has only two before this week - the first in Week 4 of DFC IV (2003) and the second in Week 2 of DFC XV (2014).  But now, 112 regular season weeks later, Eddy Jr has his 3rd win of his own career, as his name is etched into the massive records DFC Spreadsheet, at 9-1 overall.

Speaking of DFC Families, two Pinkys are in the top 3, as Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky is 2nd for the week, and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky is 3rd, also 9-1.

A series of ties takes us through the rest of the top 10, including Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne and Mikey Nipp tied for 4th, Drew // Morris and Garrison "the Pride of Tallahassee" Ryfun tied for 6th, and Trey "The Answer" Cartledge and Aussie Nate tied for 8th, all at 8-2.  

And tied for 10th, Hurricane Rhett and Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle, at 7-3.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Jenni Ernst... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... The Big Wasyluka... Tom "Big" Johnson... Young Garrett... 

6-4: Jonny Oz... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Zack "The Attack" Graves... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Yours Truly... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink... Coach DiB... Jeremy "The Director" Burgess

5-5: Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Eddy McB... Roth from Wyoming... Tyler "SPSBofDFC" Campbell... 

4-6: Danny "3D" Powell...

THE STANDINGS
This week we will introduce the TBA - next week the worst TB of your season will be dropped, never to be accessed unless there is an ultimate tie at the end of the season

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE

North Division
DMOsborne - 25-15 (15.0)
Zack Graves - 25-15 (19.25)
Jacob Roth - 24-16 (21.5)
Rhett Barnett - 23-17 (17.25)
Drew Warren - 23-27 (19.5)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 20-20 (21.75)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton (!) - 26-14 (22.75)
Matt Mink - 25-25 (22.0)
Tommy McLeod - 25-15 (19.25)
Jenny Ernst - 23-17 (17.75)
Coach DiBello - 20-20 (26.25)

West Division
Drew Morris - 30-10 (18.25)
Eddy McBroom - 25-15 (18.25)
Trey Cartledge - 24-16 (19.25)
Bradley Pinkerton - 23-17 (20.5)
Tom Johnson - 22-18 (21.75)
Dan Sellers - 20-20 (17.0)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 27-13 (17.0)
Chris Croyle - 27-13 (20.5)
Yours Truly - 26-14 (15.75)
Nate Johnston - 23-17 (22.0)
Tyler Campbell - 21-19 (29.75)
Garrett Cheney - 17-23 (20.0)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 27-13 (20.25)
Jeremy Burgess - 26-14 (21.5)
Matthew Pinkerton - 26-14 (16.5)
Jonathan Osborne - 24-16 (16.0)
Steven Ray - 24-16 (20.25)

South Division
Eddy McBroom Jr - 28.12 (17.25)
Tad Roose - 26-14 (18.0)
Tim Wasyluka - 26-14 (18.75)
Michael Nipp - 24-16 (17.25)
James Hawbaker - 23-17 (19.25)
Daniel Powell - 18.22)


THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Top 12 records make playoffs, division winners get higher seeds with ties
1. Drew Morris - 30-10 (18.25) (1 - 3wks)
2. Eddy McB - 28-12 (17.25) (9)
3. Mark Gainey - 27-13 (17.0) (5)
4. Garrison Ryfun - 27-13 (20.25) (NR)
5. Chris Croyle - 27-13 (20.5) (6-tie)
6. Yours Truly - 26-14 (15.75) (2)
7. Matthew Pinkerton - 26-14 (16.5) (8)
8. Tad Roose - 26-14 (18.0) (6-tie)
9. Tim Wasyluka - 26-14 (18.75) (10)
10. Jeremy Burgess - 26-14 (21.5) (3-tie)
11. Jacob Pinkerton - 26-14 (22.75) (19-tie)
12. DMOsborne - 25-15 (15.0) (NR)

dropped out: Eddy McB (3-tie)... Zack Graves (11-tie)... Matt Mink (11-tie)

DFC XXVI Week Five GAMES

 And just like that... the season is approaching halftime! 

And as a treat, there are some real barn burners... and some real dogs... but that makes it even better to pick

COLLEGE GAMES

21. USC Trojans (4-0) at 23. Illinois Fightin' Illini (3-1)
11a, FOX

4. LSU Tigers (4-0) at 13. Ole Miss Rebs (4-0)
230p, ABC

UCLA Bruins (0-3) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-2)
230p, B1G Network

Auburn Tigers (3-1) at 9. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0)
230p, ESPN

6. Oregon Ducks (4-0) at 3. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
630p, NBC

17. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1) at 5. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)
630p, ABC

NFL GAMES

Carolina Panthers (1-2) at New England Patriots (1-2)
12p, FOX

Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) at Tampa Bay Bucs (3-0)
12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (0-3) at Houston Texans (0-3)
12p, CBS

NYJets (0-3) at Miami Dolphins (0-3)
Monday Night 615p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Tennessee vs Houston, total points scored. Negative numbers not allowed. 

DFC XXVI Week Three RESULTS

 SCORES
(19) Alabama 38, Wisconsin 14
(6) Georgia 44, (15) Tennessee 41 OT
(16) Texas A&M 41, (8) Notre Dame 40
Vanderbilt 31, South Carolina 7
California 27, Minnesota 14
Cincinnati Bengals 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 27
Dallas Cowboys 40, The New York Football Giants 37
New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 27
Philadelphia Eagles 20, Kansas City Chief 17
Indianapolis Colts 29, Denver Broncos 28

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It's always fun to see a return to prominence, especially with a guy who doesn't hit the top spot a ton - and even at 7-3, Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle wins his fourth week of his career.

7-3 was half the top ten, with Roth from Wyoming taking 2nd place, Big Eddy McBroom in 3rd, Big Tom Johnson in 4th, and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 5th (don't look now, but when Tad gets on a roll, he wins titles, as he's a 3x champion)

Coming in 6th place, Coach "Miami Vice" DiBello at 6-4, with Zack "The Attack" Graves in 7th, tied with Jeremy "The Director" Burgess. Finally, in 9th, tied at 6-4, is Drew // Morris and Danny "3D" Powell

Also finishing:
6-4: Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... The Big Wasyluka... Aussie Nate... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...

5-5: Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Yours Truly... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Eddy Jr... Braddy "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne... Jonny Oz... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Mikey Nipp... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Garrison "Pride of Villa Rica" Ryfun... 

4-6: Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Hurricane Rhett... Jenny Ernst... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Young Garrett... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink

THE STANDINGS
The Pinkerton Conference
North Division
Jacob Roth - 19-11
Zack Graves - 19-11
DMOsborne - 17-13
Rhett Barnett - 16-14
Drew Warren - 16-14
Mitchell Pinkerton - 15-15

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 19-11
Tommy McLeod - 18-12
Jacob Pinkerton - 17-13
Jennifer Ernst - 16-14
Coach DiBello - 14-16

West Division
Drew Morris - 22-8
Eddy McBroom - 20-10
Trey Cartledge - 16-14
Tom Johnson - 15-15
Dan Sellers - 14-16
Bradley Pinkerton - 14-16

The Osborne Conference
East Division
Yours Truly - 20-10
Mark Gainey - 20-10
Chris Croyle - 20-10
Nate Johnston - 19-11
Tyler Campbell - 16-14
Garrett Cheney - 10-20

SouthCentral Division
Jeremy Burgess - 20-10
Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11
Garrison Ryfun - 19-11
Jonathan Osborne - 18-12
Steven Ray - 18-12

South Division
Tad Roose - 20-10
Eddy McBroom Jr - 19-11
Tim Wasyluka - 19-11
James Hawbaker - 17-13
Michael Nipp - 16-14
Daniel Powell - 15-15

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
(the top 12 in the league make the postseason)
1. Drew Morris - 22-8 (1)
2. Yours Truly - 20-10 (3-tied)
3T. Jeremy Burgess - 20-10 (6-tied)
3T. Eddy McBroom - 20-10 (5)
5. Mark Gainey - 20-10 (3t)
6T. Tad Roose - 20-10 (11t)
6T. Chris Croyle - 20-10 (NR)
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 19-11 (10)
9. Eddy McB Jr - 19-11 (8)
10. Tim Wasyluka - 19-11 (NR)
11T. Zack Graves - 19-11 (NR)
11T. Matt Mink - 1911 (2)

dropped out: Garrison Ryfun (6t)... Jonathan Osborne (9)... Steven Ray (11t)

Hey... lets do some...

There are three kinds of lies...
LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS - Mark Twain

Okay... lets chat about some records....

• We're 26 seasons in, with over 83,000 picks sent in by a total of 91 individuals - some only lasted a few seasons, some only lasted one season, and one Willis Watkins only had a few weeks - 12 wins total, sitting at #91 in all time wins
• On the upper end of that chart, however, when looking at regular season wins, 24 DFC'ers have over 1000 wins, and if you toss in playoff wins, that number gets to 25.
• But for the purposes of this week, lets look at regular season wins only... currently your top ten is Yours Truly (1493)... Tommy McLeod (1447)... Drew Morris (1429)... Big Eddy McB (1420)... Jennifer Ernst (1416)... Jonathan Osborne (1396)... Mark Gainey (1392)... DMOsborne (1386)... Tad Roose (1360)... and Eddy Jr (1354)
• Ready for a milestone number - Daniel Powell is 9 wins away from 1300 regular season wins lifetime
• Congrats to The Big Wasyluka who crossed the 1200 mark (1216 now) in the last few weeks
• Dan Sellers - incidentally the only person out of 91 in DFC history I've literally never met, but now in his 17th year, it wouldn't be the same without him.  Is he 32 with a bachelor pad in Kenosha, Wisconsin?  Is he 46, married, with 5 kids on a farm in east Toledo?  No idea. But he got his 900th win this week, so good on him.
• Big week for Drew Warren, as he only needs 1 win to hit 800 lifetime, while Mitchell Pinkerton, former DFC Champ that he is, just hit the 600 wins mark (602 now)
• It's also hard to believe we've had a few of these guys in for four years, but Roth from Wyoming is one, and 4 away from 200 wins lifetime. 
• Our only rookie this year is one Miss Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess, who currently sits at #89 on the all time win list, being only 3 weeks into his career. If he can score 51 wins this season, he'll find himself #77 all time, just ahead of legend Brook DeRamus, and 60 wins gets him to #75 total. 
• Whats in a (nick)name:  Wonder who these people are and why I gave them the nicknames?  Drew Warren - he works (or worked) for a landscaping type place, hence "The Grassman"... Drew Morris did, or does, idolize Slash from Guns N Roses, and is quite the guitarist himself, hence, "Slash", or Drew // Morris... Tad Roose won three championships in the first 7 seasons of the DFC, with II, IV, and VII, hence, "The Dynasty"... finally, Chris Croyle, who I struggled for a nickname for quite a while... but when the movie "Funny People" came out, it featured a fake sitcom called "Yo Teach!" which fit Croyle quite well, as he is that very thing... so... YO TEACH. 

DFCXXVI Week Four GAMES

The games for the 4th week of The XXVIth edition of The DFC... this time, six college games, four NFL games...

COLLEGE GAMES

17. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) at 16. Utah Utes (3-0)
11a, FOX

Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) at Memphis Tigers (3-0)
11a, ABC

22. Auburn Tigers (3-0) at 11. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)
230p, ABC

21. Meeeeeeechigan Wolverines (2-1) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0)
230p, CBS/Paramount+

9. Illinois Fightin' Illini (3-0) at 19. Indiana Hoosers (3-0)
630p, NBC

Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1) at Hawai'i Warriors (1-0)
1059p, somewhere, somehow.


NFL GAMES
Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) at Minnesota Vikings (1-1)
12p, CBS

LA Rams (2-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)
12p, FOX

Arizona Cardinals (2-0) at San Francisco 49ers (2-0)
325p, FOX

Kansas City Swifties (0-2) at The New York Football Giants (0-2)
720p, NBC

The TieBreak Game 
Fresno State at Hawai'i, total points scored

DFC XXVI - Week Two RESULTS

 
THE WEEK THAT WAS

Remarkably, it's been literally 73 weeks of regular season - stretching all the way back to Drew Warren, Matt Halpert, and Randy Latta's triple tie in Week 8 of DFC XVII (2018) - since we had a tie for the win, and we've never had a tie for Week 1.

And now we do -  The Coca Cola Cowboy himself, Matt Mink, scores his first win of his young career (he's a DFC Soph) while he ties up with James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker, scoring his first weekly win since DFCXXII.  Both were at 9-1.

Drew Morris was 3rd, also at 9-1, as was The Big Wasyluka and Yours Truly, in 4th and 5th, both at 9-1.

Coming in 6th, Drew "The Grassman" Warren, Jeremy "The Director" Burgess were 6th and 7th, while, Roth from Wyoming, Steven "The Principal" Ray, and Jonny Oz all tie for 8th place at 8-2. 

Also finishing:

8-2: Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mikey "High" Nipp... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Aussie Nate J... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle

7-3: Danny "3D" Powell... DMO... Jenni Ersnt... Garrison "Pride of St Simon's Island" Ryfun... Eddy the Jr... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tom "The Tall Boy" Johnson... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Eddy the Bigger... Tyler "SPSBOtDFC" Campbell

6-4: Young Garrett... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge

5-5: Hurricane Rhett... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Coach DiB

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE

North Division
Zack Graves - 13-7
DMOsborne - 12-8
Rhett Barnett - 12-8
Jacob Roth - 12-8
Drew Warren - 11-9
Mitchell Pinkerton - 11-9

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 15-5
Tommy McLeod - 13-7
Jacob Pinkerton - 12-8
Jennifer Ernst - 12-8
Coach DiBello - 8-12

West Division
Drew Morris - 16-4
Eddy McBroom - 13-7
Dan Sellers - 10-10
Trey Cartledge - 10-10
Bradley Pinkerton - 9-11
Tom Johnson - 8-12

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 15-5
Mark Gainey - 15-5
Chris Croyle - 13-7
Tyler Campbell - 10-10
Nate Johnston - 9-11
Garrett Cheney - 6-14

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 14-6
Jeremy Burgess - 14-6
Jonathan Osborne - 13-7
Matthew Pinkerton - 13-7
Steven Ray - 13-7

South Division
Eddy McB Jr - 14-6
Tad Roose - 13-7
Tim Wasyluka - 13-7
James Hawbaker - 12-8
Michael Nipp - 11-9
Daniel Powell - 9-11

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rk - DFC'er - REC - (LW)
1. Drew Morris - 16-4 (2-tie)
2. Matt Mink - 15-5 (7-tie)
3t. Mark Gainey - 15-5 (1)
3t. Yours Truly - 15-5 (6)
5. Eddy McBroom - 14-6 (7-tie)
6t. Garrison Ryfun - 14-6 (2-tie)
6t. Jeremy Burgess - 14-6 (10)
8. Eddy McB Jr - 14-6 (17.5)
9. Jonathan Osborne - 13-7 (NR)
10. Matthew Pinkerton - 13-7 (NR)
11t. Tad Roose - 13-7 (NR)
11t. Steven Ray 13-7 (NR)

dropped out: Tommy McLeod (9)... Rhett Barnett (5)... DMOsborne (11)... Dan Sellers (12)

DFC XXVI Week Three GAMES

 Here are the Games of the 3rd week of The XXVIth DFC Season

College Games
All Rankings are from ESPN, all times Central

Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) at 19. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-1)
11a, ABC

6. Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) at 15. Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)
230p, ABC

16. Texas A&M Aggies (2-0) at 8. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (0-1)
630p, NBC/Peacock

Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0)
645p, SEC Network

Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) at Cal Bears (2-0)
930p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)
12p, CBS

The New York Football Giants (0-1) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
1p, FOX

New England Patriots (0-1) at Miami Dolphins (0-1)
12p, CBS

Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
325p, FOX

Denver Broncos (1-0) at Indianapolis Colts (1-0)
305p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas A&M vs Notre Dame, total points scored

DFC XXVI: Week One RESULTS

GAMES
Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Georgia Tech 27, Colorado 20
(3) Ohio State 14, (1) Texas 7
Florida State 31, (8) Alabama 17
(9) LSU 17, (4) Clemson 10
Arizona 40, Hawaii 6
California 34, Oregon State 15
Utah 43, UCLA 10
(10) Miami 27, (6) Notre Dame 24
TCU 48, North Carolina 14

THE PRESEASON TOP TEN
(because it has to be said - and it was written before the season began, I promise!)

1. Matthew Pinkerton
2. Steven Ray
3. Zack Graves
4. DMOsborne
5. Dan Sellers
6. Mark Gainey
7. Yours Truly
8. Drew Morris
9. Mikey Nipp
10. Eddy McBroom the Bigger
11. James Hawbaker
12. Garrison Ryfun

THE WEEK THAT WAS
It wasn't pretty - it was DFC XVII (2016) the last time someone won Week 1 with a 7-3 record (James Hawbaker) - but Mark "The Mighty" Gainey managed to pull it off this week, winning his 11th career week. 

Drew "Slash" Morris and Garrison "Pride of Marietta" Ryfun both tie for 2nd at 7-3, while Eddy Jr gets 4th, and Hurricane Rhett in 5th, also at 7-3.

The remaining Top 10 all go 6-4, with Yours Truly in 6th... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink and Big Eddy Mac tying for 7th... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod in 9th, and rounding out the first top ten of the season, rookie Jeremy "The Director" Burgess in 10th.

Also finishing
5-5: DMO... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Jonny Oz... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jenni "The Sunshine" Ernst... Steven "The Principle" Ray... Aussie Nate... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle

4-6: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... The Big Wasyluka... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Roth from Wyoming

3-7: Defending MVP Champ Mikey Nipp... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... James "the Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiB... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... 

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell

1-9: Tom "The Big" Johnson 

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE 
North Division
Rhett Barnett - 7-3
DMOsborne - 5-5
Zack Graves - 5-5
Mitchell Pinkerton - 4-6
Jacob Roth - 4-6
Drew Warren - 4-6

MidCentral Division
Matt Mink - 6-4
Tommy McLeod - 6-4
Jennifer Ernst - 5-5
Jacob Pinkerton - 4-6
Coach DiBello - 3-7

West Division
Drew Morris - 7-3
Eddy McBroom - 6-4
Dan Sellers - 5-5
Trey Cartledge - 4-6
Bradley Pinkerton - 4-6
Tom Johnson - 1-9

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 7-3
Yours Truly - 6-4
Nate Johnston - 5-5
Chris Croyle - 5-5
Tyler Campbell - 3-7

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 7-3
Jeremy Burgess - 6-4
Steven Ray - 5-5
Jonathan Osborne - 5-5
Matthew Pinkerton - 5-5

South Division
Eddy Mc Jr - 7-3
Tad Roose - 5-5
Tim Wasyluka - 4-6
Mikey Nipp - 3-7
James Hawbaker - 3-7
Daniel Powell - 2-8


THIS WEEK'S TOP TWELVE 
(obviously, the same as this week's top 10)
1. Mark Gainey (7-3)
2 (tie). Drew Morris (7-3)
2 (tie). Garrison Ryfun (7-3)
4. Eddy McBroom Jr (7-3)
5. Rhett Barnett (7-3)
6. Yours Truly (6-4)
7t. Matt Mink (6-4)
7t. Big Eddy McB (6-4)
9. Tommy McLeod (6-4)
10. Jeremy Burgess (6-4)
11. DMOsborne (5-5)
12. Dan Sellers (5-5)

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS are coming soon... as soon as I update them. 

DFC XXVI: The Preseason Top Ten

 It's a Little Late.... but there is the 26th DFC season's Preseason Top 12:

1 - Matthew Pinkerton
2 - Steven Ray
3 - Zack Graves
4- DMOsborne
5 - Dan Sellers
6 - Mark Gainey 
7 - Yours Truly 
8 - Drew Morris
9 - Mikey Nipp
10 - Eddy McBroom the Bigger
11 - James Hawbaker
12 - Garrison Ryfun

Predictions
DMO wins North
Tommy wins MidCentral
Big Eddy wins West
Mark wins East
Garrison wins SouthCentral
James H wins South

Final Four
Matty Pinky... DMO... Big Eddy... Gainey

Matty Pinky over Big Eddy in DeuceBowl XXVI

DFC XXVI Week Two GAMES

 Here are the games for the 2nd week of DFC XXVI - sometimes the weeks with the weakest games make for the most unpredictable weekends...

COLLEGE GAMES

Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) at NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
11a, ESPN2

Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) at Missouri Tigers (1-0)
230p, ESPN2

(14) Michigan Wolverines (1-0) at (18) Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
630p, ABC

Vanderbilt Commodores (1-0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0)
630p, ACCNetwork

Boston College Eagles (1-0) at Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
630p, NBC/Peacock

NFL Games
Tampa Bay Bucs at Atlanta Falcons
12p, FOX

Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars 
12p, FOX

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
305p, FOX

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
325p, CBS

Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills 
720p, NBC


TIEBREAK GAME
Michigan at Oklahoma, total points scored 

DFC XXVI - Week One Games

ITS TIME... its time for the games... its time for Week One of the 26th edition of The Deuce Football Championship.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears
7p, FOX

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Neon Deions
7p, ESPN

(1) Texas Longhorns at (3) Ohio State Buckeyes
11a, FOX

(8) Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
230p, ABC

(9) LSU Tigers at (4) Clemson Tigers
630p, ABC

Hawaii Warriors at Arizona Wildcats
930p, TNT HBO Max

California Bears at Oregon State Beavers
930p, ESPN

Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
10p, FOX

Sunday Night Game
(6) Notre Dame Catholics at (10) Miami Convicts
60p, ABC

Monday Night Game
TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tarheels
7p, ESPN

The TIEBREAK GAME 
Texas at Ohio State - total points scored

DeuceBowl25 Finals / Season Wrap up

Congrats to one David Mark Osborne, the first original DFC'er to win the Brooke DeRamus Championship Plate since DFC V, when Matt "The Great Bear of the DFC North" Latta won the title - and unless you count Shawn 'The Playa MC" Sharp winning DFC I, only the 2nd of the original group.

And DeuceBowl25 wasn't pretty - DMOsborne won via tiebreaker, getting 4-6 over on Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky's 4-6. But a title is in fact a title

It was DFC25 was also the first time we used the DFC Scramble to celebrate twenty five years of our silly little game - the top 25 out of 34 records advanced with 17 scrambling for two spots 

The 9 who didn't manage to get in:
Danny "3D" Powell.. Chris "Yo Teach" Croyle... Matt "The Coca Cola Cowboy" Mink... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Tom "The Big" Johnson... Jenny E... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Drew "The Grassman" Warren

The DFC Scramble: Hurricane Rhett... David "What Tha' Tuck... Tyler "The Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Aussie Nate... Young Garrett... Big and Not as Big Eddy... Roth from Wyoming... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Jonny Oz... Drew // Morris... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Garrison "The Pride of Albany" Ryfun... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Zack "The Attack" Graves... 

Advancing to the Divisional Round - Coach DiB & Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... joining Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Steven "The Principal" Ray... DMO... Yours Truly... Mikey Nipp... Lt Dan Sellers... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod

Your Final Four: DMOsborne... Matty Pinky... Steven Ray... and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey 

DeuceBowl25 - DMO over Matty Pinky

The Hasha MVP Award - Mikey Nipp (1st MVP title)
The College Title - DMOsborne (1st college title)
The NFL Title - Mikey Nipp (1st NFL title)
The TBA Title - Daniel Powell (1st TBA title)

North Division champ - DMOsborne (4th title)
MidCentral Division champ - Tommy McLeod (8th title)
West Division Champ - Dan Sellers (4th title, including 2nd straight)
East Division Champ - Yours Truly (9th title, including 6th straight)
SouthCentral Division Champ - Matty Pinky (2nd title, 2nd straight)
South Division Champ - Mikey Nipp (2nd title, separated by 20 years) 


Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod advanced, into the divisional round, with DMOsborne,