DFC XIII Week Two Results

GAMES
Kansas State 52, Miami 13
Mississippi State 28, Auburn 10 (tiebreak game, 38 pts)
(23) Florida 20, Texas A&M 17
Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 13
Minnesota Vikings 26, Jacksonville 23 OT
San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 22
Tampa Bay Bucs 16, Carolina Panthers 10
Denver Broncos 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 19


THE WEEK THAT WAS

It took him a while--since DFC 10's Week 5, to be exact--but Justin Fisher finally shook off his cobwebs and, like his Miss State alma mater, has come through with a big win.  He takes the 2nd wee of the DFC Season with a 7-1 record, matching his win total in his previous weekly win. 

Brad "Lawdawg" Latta comes in at 6-2 for 2nd place, while his better half Stephanie gets 3rd.  A tie for 4th between brother Scott Latta and Yours Truly, and in 6th place, Matt Halpert.  In 7th place is Jennifer Ernst, all at 6-2, and at 5-3, former DFC Champ Trey Cartledge for 8th, Tommy McLeod in 9th and also at 5-3, rounding out the top ten is Magic Mark Warner. 

Also Finishing:
5-3: Matt "The Great Bear of the North" Latta
4-4: DMOsborne... Hurricane Rhett... Tebershaw... The Stamper... Big Eddy... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Shawn Sharp... Drew Morris... Bradley Pink... Tom Johnson... Ryan "The Shermanator"... The Mighty Gainey... Hawbaker the She... Hawbaker the He... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Croyle... Jonny Osborne... Lil Stevie Ray... Grandy Latta... The Big Wasyluka... Eddy Jr... Danny Powell..
3-5: Zack Graves... Young Garrett... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne... Brad Ashby... Lt Dan... Sarah Hasha... John Wolf... Greg Graves... Mikey Nipp...
1-7: Doc Alex Whitley

THE DFC STANDINGS

CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Campbell North W-L TB Coll Pro Matt Latta 13-3 6.5 11-1 2-2 Stephanie Latta 12-4 14.0 9-3 3-1 Matt Halpert 11-5 6.5 8-4 3-1 Rhett Barnett 11-5 10.0 10-2 1-3 Drew Warren 10-6 1.5 8-4 2-2 DM Osborne 10-6 17.0 8-4 2-2 Shawn Sharp 9-7 8.5 7-5 2-2 Zack Graves 8-8 3.5 7-5 1-3           Campbell Central         Brad Latta 12-4 5.0 9-3 3-1 Tommy McLeod 12-4 7.5 10-2 2-2 Justin Fisher 12-4 14.0 9-3 3-1 Jennifer Ernst 11-5 12.0 8-4 3-1 David Stamper 10-6 7.5 7-5 3-1 Brad Ashby 10-6 9.0 9-3 1-3 Tebe Shaw 9-7 3.5 7-5 2-2           Campbell Central         Trey Cartledge 11-5 7.5 9-3 2-2 Bradley Pinkerton 11-5 14.0 9-3 2-2 Eddy McBroom 10-6 10.0 8-4 2-2 Dan Sellers 9-7 5.0 8-4 1-3 Tom Johnson 9-7 8.5 6-6 3-1 Drew Morris 9-7 10.0 7-5 2-2 Sarah Hasha 7-9 17.0 6-6 1-3 HALPERT CONFERENCE Halpert East W-L TB Coll Pro Yours Truly 12-4 4.5 8-4 4-0 Mark Gainey 11-5 10.0 9-3 2-2 Tyler Campbell 11-5 15.0 9-3 2-2 Chris Croyle 10-6 6.5 8-4 2-2 John Wolf 10-6 6.5 9-3 1-3 Jessica Hawbaker 10-6 7.0 8-4 2-2 Ryan Sherman 10-6 12.0 8-4 2-2 Garrett Cheney 7-9 5.0 6-6 1-3           Halpert Central         Scott Latta 12-4 8.0 10-2 2-2 Mark Warner 10-6 3.5 8-4 2-2 Jonathan Osborne 10-6 8.0 8-4 2-2 Lori Beirne 10-6 8.5 8-4 2-2 Randy Latta 10-6 9.5 8-4 2-2 Steven Ray 10-6 11.0 8-4 2-2 Alex Whitley 7-9 12.0 7-5 0-4           Halpert South         Eddy Jr 11-5 8.5 9-3 2-2 Tad Roose 11-5 11.0 10-2 1-3 James Hawbaker 10-6 4.5 9-3 1-3 Tim Wasyluka 9-7 9.0 8-4 1-3 Greg Graves 9-7 11.0 8-4 1-3 Daniel Powell 9-7 12.0 7-5 2-2 Michael Nipp 8-8 9.0 7-5 1-3

THE DFC POWER FIFTEEN

		Rec	TBA	LstWk
1	Matt Latta	13-3	6.5	1
2	Yours Truly	12-4	4.5	15t
3	Brad Latta	12-4	5.0	17t
4	Tommy McLeod	12-4	7.5	4t
5	Scott Latta	12-4	8.0	23
6t	Stephanie Latta	12-4	14.0	30
6t	Justin Fisher	12-4	14.0	40
8	Matt Halpert	11-5	6.5	35
9	Trey Cartledge	11-5	7.5	24t
10	Eddy Jr	11-5	8.5	8t
11t	Mark Gainey	11-5	10.0	4t
11t	Rhett Barnett	11-5	10.0	7
13	Tyler Campbell	11-5	11.0	11
14	Jennifer Ernst	11-5	12.0	38
15	Bradley Pinkerton	11-5	14.0	8t

dropped out: Lori Beirne (t-2)... Brad Ashby (t-2)...  John Wolf (t-4)... Tad Roose (10th)... Drew Warren (t-12)... Lt Dan (t-13)... James Hawbaker (t-13)... David Stamper (t-15)...


AND... the bottom five...
40. Zack Graves (8-8)... 41. Mikey Nipp (8-8)... 42. Garrett Cheney (7-9)... 43. Alex Whitley (7-9)... 44. Sarah Hasha (7-9)


LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• And another streak comes to an end.  As told in a previous LDL&S, Jonathan Osborne was coasting at 5 weeks with 5-3 or better... and that streak ends at 5 weeks, as he goes 4-4 this past week.  Who has the new current streak? 
• Matt Halpert, Jennifer Ernst and all three Latta brothers--Matt, Brad and Scotty2Hottie all have 4 straight weeks.  Let's see if anyone makes it to 8.  Good luck.
• Justin Fisher took 34 weeks between weekly wins, but that is far from the longest gap between wins.  Scotty2Hottie Latta went from DFC VI to DFC X between wins--49 weeks... but the biggest gap belongs to Tommy McLeod, who won... well, actually tied in Week 7 with Jason Quinn, in DFC II.  He didn't win again until DFC X, Week 7--95 weeks in between.  However, that record is longest between wins. 
• There are some though, who haven't won in a long, long time, and are still waiting for Weekly win #2... as of Week 3 in this season, Chris Croyle is at 26 weeks since his first, and only, weekly win. 
•  Hurricane Rhett is at 35 weeks...  Lt Dan Sellers is at 36 weeks...  Ryan Sherman's last weekly win came 42 weeks ago... Tyler Campbell is now at 76 weeks... Garrett Cheney is at 93 weeks, 2 away from tying Tommy McLeod's record. 
• However, its Eddy McBroom Junior, that surprisingly holds the longest time... his last weekly win came in DFC IV, in 2003, during the 4th week.  Even after all that he's accomplished, he has now waited 106 weeks for his next win... and counting.
• Then there is Shawn Sharp, the very first DFC Champion... His last weekly win came in DFC I, in 2000, during Week 5.  Its been 141 weeks of the DFC regular season... however, he has not been involved in all of them, as a groin injury forced him out early in his career... he's only had 38 weeks active in the DFC since his last weekly win.

DFC XIII Week Three Games

Fresh in from Orange Beach, Alybammer, here are the games for Week 3 in The DFC XIII:

All times CST, all rankings from USAToday/Coaches Poll

COLLEGE GAMES
Louisiana-Monroe WarHawks (1-0) at Auburn Tigers (0-2)
1121a, SEC Network & ESPN3

Navy Midshipmen (0-1) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0-2)
230p, ESPN2, ABC

18. Florida Gators (2-0) at 23. Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)
5pm, ESPN

20. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (2-0) at 10. Michigan State Spartans (2-0)
7p, ABC


NFL GAMES

Kansas City Chiefs (0-1) at Buffalo Bills (0-1)
Pillowfight of the Week!  12p, CBS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) at NYGiants (0-1)
12p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (1-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)
12p, CBS

NYJets (1-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1)
325p, CBS


TIEBREAK GAME
La-Monroe at Auburn, total points scored

DFC XIII Week Two Games

All times Central... rankings are based on first week's rankings from USAToday/ESPN poll, as new rankings will not be released until tomorrow.  I'll try my best to update the rankings on the site, and reminder email on Thursday will have new rankings reflected.

COLLEGE GAMES
Miami Hurricanes (1-0) at (22) Kansas State Wildcats
11am, FX

Auburn Tigers (1-0) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0)
11am, ESPN

(23) Florida Gators (1-0) at Texas A&M Aggies (1-0)
230p, ESPN

Vanderbilt Commodores (0-1) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-0)
7pm, Big Ten Network

NFL GAMES
Jacksonville Jaggywires at Minnesota Vikings
12pm, CBS

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
325p, FOX

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
325p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Mannings
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Auburn at Mississippi State, total points scored

DFC XIII Week One Results

GAME RESULTS

Tennesee 35, NC State 21
(13) Michigan State 17, (24) Boise State 13
Notre Dame 50, Navy 10
Miami 41, Boston College 32
Colorado State 22, Colorado 17
(14) Clemson 26, Auburn 19
(2) Alabama 41, (8) Michigan 14
(16) Virginia Tech 20, Georgia Tech 17 OT


THE WEEK THAT WAS

My greatest apologies... I have been hyping the fact that Matt Latta had not won a week in years and years... and lo and behold, I discover, or misremember, that he won just last season, in Week 11 of DFC XII.  I do apologize, Matta Latta... it was his 7th career weekly win, tying him with Jennifer Ernst for 3rd all time, and becomes the 6th DFC'er to begin a season at 8-0--and he's the only one to do it twice (won Week 1 of DFC VIII at 8-0).

The entire Weekly Top Ten was comprised of 7-1 records, with Lori Beirne and rookie Brad Ashby tying for 2nd, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, John Wolf and Tommy McLeod tied for 4th, and Hurricane Rhett taking 8th all by his lonesome.

Eddy the Junior and Bradley Pinkerton tied for 8th, and Tad "The Dynasty" Roose rounded out the top ten.

Also finishing:
7-1: Tyler Campbell
6-2: Drew Warren... James Hawbaker... Lt Dan... Yours Truly... Stamper... Jess Hawbaker... Brad Latta... Greg Graves... Croyle... Jon Osborne... Randy Latta... Scott Latta... Trey Cartledge... Big Eddy... Lil Stevie Ray... rookie Alex Whitley... Ryan Sherman... JustFish... DMO
5-3:  Magic Mark... Tebershaw... Zacky Graves... The Big Wasyluka... Matt Halpert... Big Tom... Drew Morris... Jenn Ernst... Mikey Nipp... Danny Powell
4-4:  Garrett Cheney... Shawn Sharp... Sarah Hasha



THE STANDINGS

CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Campbell North W-L TB Coll Pro   Matt Latta 7-1 6 7-0 0.0   Rhett Barnett 7-1 10 6-1 0.0   Drew Warren 6-2 0 5-2 0.0   DM Osborne 6-2 22 5-2 0.0   Stephanie Latta 6-2 23 5-2 0.0   Zack Graves 5-3 2 4-3 0.0   Matt Halpert 5-3 6 4-3 0.0   Shawn Sharp 5-3 12 4-3 0.0               Campbell Central           Brad Ashby 7-1 7 6-1 0.0   Tommy McLeod 7-1 9 6-1 0.0   David Stamper 6-2 3 5-2 0.0   Brad Latta 6-2 6 5-2 0.0   Justin Fisher 6-2 16 5-2 0.0   Tebe Shaw 5-3 0 4-3 0.0   Jennifer Ernst 5-3 12 4-3 0.0               Campbell Central           Bradley Pinkerton 7-1 16 6-1 0.0   Dan Sellers 6-2 2 5-2 0.0   Eddy McBroom 6-2 12 5-2 0.0   Trey Cartledge 6-2 12 5-2 0.0   Tom Johnson 5-3 6 4-3 0.0   Drew Morris 5-3 9 5-2 0.0   Sarah Hasha 4-4 30 4-3 0.0   HALPERT CONFERENCE Halpert East W-L TB Coll Pro Mark Gainey 7-1 9 6-1 0.0 John Wolf 7-1 9 6-1 0.0 Tyler Campbell 7-1 26 6-1 0.0 Yours Truly 6-2 3 5-2 0.0 Jessica Hawbaker 6-2 6 5-2 0.0 Chris Croyle 6-2 7 5-2 0.0 Ryan Sherman 6-2 16 5-2 0.0 Garrett Cheney 4-4 4 3-4 0.0           Halpert Central         Lori Beirne 7-1 7 6-1 0.0 Jonathan Osborne 6-2 8 5-2 0.0 Randy Latta 6-2 9 5-2 0.0 Scott Latta 6-2 10 5-2 0.0 Steven Ray 6-2 13 5-2 0.0 Alex Whitley 6-2 16 5-2 0.0 Mark Warner 5-3 0 4-3 0.0           Halpert South         Eddy Jr 7-1 16 6-1 0.0 Tad Roose 7-1 20 6-1 0.0 James Hawbaker 6-2 2 5-2 0.0 Greg Graves 6-2 6 5-2 0.0 Tim Wasyluka 5-3 4 4-3 0.0 Michael Nipp 5-3 14 4-3 0.0 Daniel Powell 5-3 19 4-3 0.0 THE DFC POWER FIFTEEN The 15 Best in the League... this week, it mirrors the Weekly Top Ten, and there are lots of ties due to the TBA only having one week.  We've expanded the Top 12 into the Top 15, due to the number of people we have.  Plus, it helps Yours Truly be ranked.  Rock on.     The Power Fifteen Rec TBA 1 Matt Latta 7-1 6.0 2t Lori Beirne 7-1 7.0 2t Brad Ashby 7-1 7.0 4t Mark Gainey 7-1 9.0 4t Tommy McLeod 7-1 9.0 4t John Wolf 7-1 9.0 7 Rhett Barnett 7-1 10.0 8t Eddy Jr 7-1 16.0 8t Bradley Pinkerton 7-1 16.0 10 Tad Roose 7-1 20.0 11 Tyler Campbell 7-1 26.0 12 Drew Warren 6-2 0.0 13t James Hawbaker 6-2 2.0 13t Dan Sellers 6-2 2.0 15t Yours Truly 6-2 3.0 15t David Stamper 6-2 3.0     ...AND... THE BOTTOM FIVE (39) Mikey Nipp... (40) Daniel Powell... (41) Garrett Cheney... (42) Shawn Sharp... (43) Sarah Hasha       Mark Twain once said, "There are three kinds of lies in this world... they are:   LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS   First things first... there are two streaks we keep an eye on from week to week... the first one is ".500 and up", which is who has the most consecutive weeks with a 4-4 record or better... essentially, who can go the longest without a losing record. The all time record is held by Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, who went what I consider to be an unbreakable 45 weeks between losing records, from Week 5 in DFC IV to Week 1 in DFC VIII... thats over FOUR full seasons. Second? The retired Gary "The Idol" Eubanks, with 24 weeks. As in, not even close. The current streak is owned by Big Eddy McBroom, who, including this week, is at 19 weeks 4-4 and better, tying him for 6th all time with Daniel Powell, Tommy McLeod and Trey Cartledge.  Second on the current list is Randy Latta, who has managed to pull in 17 straight weeks, including Week 1 of this season. The other streak we watch is the "+.500", meaning 5-3 and up... which is much, much harder.  Matt Latta owns the record with 17 weeks, spanning from DFC VIII to DFC IX.   The current streak is owned by Jonathan Osborne, who has done it for 5 weeks now.  Meaning to catch Matt, he'll have to go 5-3 or better for the next 12 weeks, and would be breaking the record in Week 2 of DFC XIV.  Good luck.  These are all regular season weeks we are talking about. Its a pretty big deal to note that Tebershaw, Magic Mark Warner and Drew "The Grassman" Warren both nailed the TB this week.  I cannot tell you how many people have gotten it exactly, though in 13 years, I am sure its less than 10 or 15... but I am fairly certain its never been done twice in one day.  And I'm positive its never, ever been done three times in a single DFC game day.  Good job.  I don't mean to brag (yes I do), but I am happy to report that Yours Truly, winning 6 games this past weekend, crosses the 700 regular season win mark, and is the first person to do so.  Jenn Ernst is next on the list at 697, while the aforementioned Matty Latta is at 682. The 600 win mark is a little way away, as Lori "Sunshine" Beirne is currently the closest with 574, while Defending DFC Champ Tyler "The Self-Proclaimed DFC Sexy Beast" Campbell is a long way off from 500, sitting at 428 lifetime.  James Hawbaker looks to hit 400 next, with 387, while Matt Halpert has now tied DFC Hall of Famer and 2 time champ Wookiee Fulaytar on the all time list--both has 294 wins. DFC I champ Shawn Sharp is 10 away from 200, at 190.  And these are regular season wins.  Move the numbers around a bit, factor in some playoff wins, and you have All Time Wins... 7 DFC'ers are over 700 lifetime--Yours Truly, Jenny Ernst, Big Eddy, Matt Latta, Drew Morris, Tommy McLeod and The Mighty Gainey Another 9 are over the 600 win mark, including Lori Beirne, who just crossed that number.   Only 2 sit between 500 and 599, Sarah Hasha and The Big Wasyluka, and Waz is only 10 away from 600.   Congrats to Trey who just won his 400th and 401st lifetime game, which is pretty good considering he's only been in the league six full seasons.  His 56 playoff wins, 8th all time, don't hurt him. Between 300 and 399 are Ryan Sherman, Tebe Shaw, Zack Graves and Matt Halpert, while only Croyle and Justin Fisher are over 200, yet under 299. Its taken 13 years, but Shawn Sharp looks to get over the 200 lifetime win hump--this, of course, being only his 5th season and all, while looking for 100 wins includes last years rookies, Jessica Hawbaker and Greg Graves.  Mark Warner is 1 away from his 50th career win, while Stamper just crossed the 40 win mark.  See what you rookies--Brad, Alex and Steph Latta--have to look forward to?