DFC XIX Week Eight Results

SCORES
Auburn 31, Ole Miss 16
Virginia 28, Duke 14
(2) Clemson 41, (16) NC State 17
(25) Washington State 34, (12) Oregon 20 (TB game -54 pts)
Utah 41, USC 28
UCLA 31, Arizona 30
Indianapolis Colts 37, Buffalo Bills 5
New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 23
Washington Redskins 20, Dallas Cowboys 17
Atlanta Falcons 23, The New York Football Giants 20

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Despite four division titles (including last season) and a DFC XVII Championship, its hard to believe Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert (who actually is, like, a rocket scientist) has only won one regular season week -- and that was back in Week 9 of DFC 11 way back in November 2010. Eight years later, he finally gets his second win, with a solid 9-1 mark, one that puts him near the top of the playoff race.

Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod (there can only be one) gets that 2nd place finish, with Big Eddy Mc in 3rd, and James Hawbaker trying to salvage a disaster season in 4th. Jonathan Osborne rounds out the top 5, all at 8-2

In 6th place is Yours Truly, while Drew "The Grassman" Warren and Trey "The Answer" Cartledgee tie for 7th, Atlanta Bill Seybolt in 9th and Lori "Sunshine" Beirne comes in 10th, everyone at 7-3

Also Finishing:
7-3: Mitchell "The Younger" Pinky... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Chris "No-Nickname" Croyle
6-4: Rick TOOLIE... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Justin "The Rook" Dearing... Drew // Morris... Hurricane Rhett... DMO... Matt "The Elder" Pinky... Jacob "The Pinkawan" Pinky... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Big Tom Johnson... gRandy Latta... Bradley "The Wiser" Pinky... Lil Stevie Ray
5-5: Clay "No Just" Shaver... Jenny "Sister Golden Hair" Ernst... The Bald One Brad Ashby... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Eddy the Jr... Brett "popman" Smith...
4-6: Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Young Garrett...
3-7: Mikey "High" Nipp
2-8: Danny P


STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mitchell Pinkerton	50-28	8.43	33-19	17-9
Matt Halpert	49-29	10.43	31-21	18-8
DM Osborne	45-33	7.57	28-24	17-9
Drew Warren	43-35	9.14	30-22	13-13
Rhett Barnett	43-35	10.14	31-21	12-14
Zack Graves	40-28	5.14	24-28	16-10
Michael Ferris	39-39	14.43	21-31	18-8
MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod	46-32	7.57	29-23	17-9
Bill Seybolt	46-32	8.86	40-22	16-10
Brad Latta	46-32	9.71	29-23	17-9
Brad Ashby	42-36	9.0	26-26	16-10
Brett Smith	38-40	17.0	28-24	10-16
Jennifer Ernst	38-40	9.43	22-30	16-10
West Division
Drew Morris	49-29	8.71	30-22	19-7
Trey Cartledge	47-31	7.86	29-23	18-8
Dan Sellers	44-34	8.29	30-22	14-12
Eddy McBroom	44-34	11.0	28-24	16-10
Bradley Pinkerton	40-38	10.0	30-22	10-16
Tom Johnson	33-45	12.0	19-33	14-12

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1) Mitchell Pinkerton, 50-28 (8.43) - Would win North Div; First Round Bye
2) Drew Morris, 49-29 (8.72) - Would win East Div, First Round Bye
3) Matt Halpert, 49-29 (10.429) - Wild Card, First Round Bye
4) Trey Cartledge, 47-31 (7.86) - Wild Card
5) Tommy McLeod, 46-32 (7.57) - Would win MidCentral Div
6) Bill Seybolt, 46-32 (8.86) - Wild Card
7) Brad Latta, 46-32 (9.71) - Wild Card
8) DMOsborne, 45-33 (7.57) - Wild Card

on the bubble: Dan Sellers, 44-34 (8.29)... Eddy McBroom, 44-34 (11.1)... Drew Warren, 43-35 (9.14)... Rhett Barnett, 43-35 (10.14)

THE HALPERT CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mark Gainey	49-29	9.71	31-21	18-8
Yours Truly	48-30	11.14	33-19	15-11
Chris Croyle	46-32	8.29	29-33	17-9
Clay Shaver	46-32	12.57	27-25	19-7
Garrett Cheney	44-34	8.29	29-23	15-11
Tyler Campbell	40-38	10.57	23-29	17-9
South Central Division
Jonathan Osborne	51-27	12.57	30-22	21-5
Matthew Pinkerton	50-28	9.43	32-20	18-8
Lori Beirne	49-29	10.29	32-20	17-9
Justin Dearing	48-30	6.29	32-20	16-10
Randy Latta	48-30	9.57	31-21	17-9
Steven Ray	46-32	8.71	31-21	15-11
Rick Theule	41-37	7.43	25-27	16-10
South Division
Tad Roose	46-32	7.86	33-19	13-13
Jacob Pinkerton	46-32	9.14	28-24	18-8
Tim Wasyluka	41-37	10.0	26-26	15-11
Eddy Jr	40-38	6.0	27-25	13-13
James Hawbaker	38-40	10.43	27-25	11-15
Michael Nipp	33-45	10.71	22-30	11-15
Daniel Powell	32-46	11.14	23-29	9-17

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1) Jonathan Osborne, 51-27 (12.57) - Would win SouthCentral Div, First Round Bye
2) Matthew Pinkerton, 50-28 (9.43) - Wild Card, First Round Bye
3) Mark Gainey, 49-29 (9.71) - Would win East Div, First Round Bye
4) Lori Beirne, 49-29 (10.29) - Wild Card
5) Justin Dearing, 48-30 (6.29) - Wild Card
6) Randy Latta, 48-30 (9.57) - Wild Card
7) Yours Truly, 48-30 (11.14) - Wild Card
8) Tad Roose, 46-32 (7.86) - Wild Card

On the Bubble: Chris Croyle, 46-32 (8.286)... Steven Ray, 46-32 (8.714)... Jacob Pinkerton, 46-32 (9.14)... Clay Shaver, 46-32 (12.57)



THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Jonathan Osborne	51-27	12.57	4
2	Mitch Pinkerton	50-28	8.43	2
3	Matt Pinkerton	50-28	9.43	1
4	Drew Morris	49-29	8.71	3
5	Mark Gainey	49-29	9.71	6
6	Lori Beirne	49-29	10.29	8
7	Matt Halpert	49-29	10.43	NR
8	Justin Dearing	48-30	6.29	5
9	Randy Latta	48-30	9.57	7
10	Yours Truly	48-30	11.14	9
11	Trey Cartledge	47-31	7.86	11
12	Tommy McLeod	46-32	7.57	NR

dropped out: Tad Roose (12th)... Steven Ray (10th)... 

aaaaaand the bottom five

35	James Hawbaker	38-40
36	Brett Smith	38-40
37	Michael Nipp	33-45
38	Tom Johnson	33-45
39	Daniel Powell	32-46

LIES, DARN LIES, & STATISTICS Xtra Size

• Out of the 84 people who've ever played this DFC game, 51 of them have spent at least one weekend in the postseason.  And 32 of those are still active in the DFC as of this season.
• Most playoff appearances? Mark Gainey and Drew Morris have both done it 13 times, while Yours Truly, Tommy McLeod, and Eddy McBroom have been in 12 times.  A couple of ladies are the others who have made the postseason at least 10 times or more, with OG DFC'er Jennifer Ersnt in 11 times, and Lori Beirne with 10.
• Brad Ashby and Mitchell Pinkerton are the only two with 1 playoff appearance, both last season... it seems as it Mitch will make it 2, with Brad seemingly on the outs.
• Naturally, that puts Gainey with the most postseason wins of all time, at 143, with Big Eddy in 2nd at 139, and Drew Morris with 136.  This will likely change, as Gainey and Drew are prime for another playoff run, and Big Eddy will struggle to make it this year. 
• And that also means there are those in playoff futility... Michael Nipp currently holds the record for longest gap between appearances.  His last appearance was in DFC V, and as by the end of this season, there will have been 1,344 games, plus the 96 for next year (that's if he misses this year, which he likely will) so he'll be sitting at 1,440 games picked between playoff berths (if he makes it next year).  Tom Johnson, who also will miss this year, will be looking at 768 games by the end of next year.  His last appearance was in DFC XI in 2010.
• And then there are those longtime DFC'ers who have yet to make the postseason. Sarah Hasha held this record with 1536 games picked in the span of her career (DFC III to DFC XVIII).  Garrett Cheney joined the league in DFC V, and at the end of this season, will have 1440.  Meaning if he returns for DFC XX, he'll also be at 1,536 games.  Goals, baby.
• Not to be outdone, Chris Croyle stands at 963 games by season's end.  Jacob Pinkerton will have 576 at the end of this season as well. 
• Clay Shaver, who may or may not make the playoffs, breaking a four season streak, just won his 298th game of his career, now sitting at 46-32. That's also the record of the aforementioned Jacob Pinky, who also has 298 games in his career... only Shaver started a full season after Pinky.  His brothers Mitchell and Matthew also seems poised to pass him (both also starting a season after Jacob) as they have 275 and 288 regular season wins respectively.
• Add in playoff wins, and Clay shoots past him with 328 wins, as does Matt Pinky, with 314.  Mitch only trails Jacob by 3.  Of course, the other Pinky brother Bradley is way ahead of them all.  The former Rookie of the Year has 485 wins regular season, and just passed 500 wins all time (506)
• Looking at regular season milestones -- Eddy McB Jr needs only 2 wins to cross the big 1000, becoming the 9th player all time to do so (Yours Truly, Jenn Ernst, Tommy Mc, Drew Morris, Big Eddy, Jon Osborne, Gainey, DMO).  
• Next up for 1000 regular season: Tad Roose (993) will likely make it this season, and next season, expect to see Tom Johnson (982), Daniel Powell (989), Lori Beirne (989) and Mikey Nipp (977)  
• Though it's been a down season, Tyler Campbell just hit 800 (808 now)... Matt Halpert is a week or two away from 700 (692), and sophomore Justin Dearing flew past 100 with 108 total
• Looking at the Regular Season Top Ten All Time, its an interesting match between Tad Roose & Lori Beirne, with Tad having 993 wins and Lori with 989, so Lori has a shot to finish the season amongst the Top Ten ever. 
• Reshuffling the spreadsheet, looking now at ALL TIME EVER rankings (regular season + playoffs), the race is on between Tom Johnson (996 all time wins) and Mikey Nipp (989 all time) to see who can get to 1000 first.  Why those two?  Because there are 8 of the original 11 DFC'ers who started back in 2000, and those are the only two who don't have 1000 all time wins.  Goals again.

 

DFC XIX Week Nine Games

Eighteen games left in the regular season!   This week, we knock out EIGHT games, with 6 College and just 2 NFL to cap off the weekend...

COLLEGE GAMES
Purdue Boilermakers (4-3) at Michigan State Spartans (4-3)
11a, ESPN

9. Florida Gators (6-1) vs 7. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) 
230p, CBS in Jacksonville, FL

18. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) at 17. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2)
230p, ESPN

14. Washington State Cougars (6-1) at 24. Stanford Cardinal (5-2)
6p, TBA

22. NC State Wolfpack (5-1) at Syracuse Orange (5-2)
6-p. ESPN

Hawai'i Warriors (6-3) at Fresno State Bulldogs (6-1) 
930p, ESPN2 (because we love our late night football)

NFL GAMES
Seattle Seahawks (3-3) at Detroit Lions (3-3)
12p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Carolina Panthers (4-2)
12p, CBS

Tiebreak Game
Florida vs Georgia, total points scored

DFC XIX Week Seven Results

COLLEGE GAMES
Tennessee 30, (21) Auburn 24
Northwestern 34, Nebraska 31 OT
(13) LSU 36, (2) Georgia 16
(17) Oregon 30, (7) Washington 27
(12) Michigan 38, (15) Wisconsin 13
USC 31, (19) Colorado 21
NYJets 42, Indianapolis Colts 34
LA Chargers 38, Cleveland Browns 14
Baltimore Ravens 21, Tennessee Titans 0
New England Patriots 43, Kansas City Chiefs 40


THE WEEK THAT WAS
We've had 212 regular season weeks of The DFC in history, and only 8 times have we had someone win back to back... Matthew Pinkerton makes it 9, as he takes his 2nd consecutive week, and 3rd of his career. He also did something even more rare (which I do not have the numbers on, but I know its happened at least once before), and that is he got the TB exactly. So his picking the Auburn Tigers is what kept him from doing something that had never been done before -- going undefeated and having 0 for TB.  Alas, pitching the perfect game still eludes us.

Making history as well is Trey "The Answer" Cartledge, who ends up 2nd at 8-2, but also gets the TB at 0, making the first time that 1 and 2 for the week when 0 in TB.  Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert gets 3rd, Lori "Sunshine" Beirne comes in 4th, Drew // Morris is in 5th, Brad "Lawdawg" Latta is in 6th, and Hurricane Rhett takes 7th, everyone at 7-3.

Eddy the Junior comes in 8th with 6-4, and a three way tie at 6-4 rounds out the top ten, with Mitchell "The Younger" Pinkerton, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, and Rick TOOLIE

Also finishing: 
6-4: Lt Dan... gRandy Latta... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Atlanta Bill Seybolt... No Just Clay Shaver...
5-5: Lil Stevie Ray... Justin "The Rook" Dearing... Bradley "The Wiser" Pinkerton... JenJen Ernst... Jonny Oz... James "Predication Maker" Hawbaker... Big Eddy... Tad "The Dynasy" Roose... Jacob "The Pinker" Pinkerton... Mikey Nipp... Young Garrett... Zack "The Attack" Graves...
4-6: Drew "Grassman" Warren... Danny P... Yours Truly...
3-7: Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Tyler "SPSBotDFC" Campbell... Chris "No Nickname" Croyle... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... The Bald One, Brad Ashby... Big Tom Johnson... DMO... Brett "The PopMan" Smith


THE STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mitchell Pinkerton	43-25	7.50	28-18	15-7
Matt Halpert	40-28	9.83	26-20	14-8
DM Osborne	39-29	7.00	24-22	15-7
Rhett Barnett	37-31	10.00	27-19	10-12
Drew Warren	36-32	9.67	26-20	10-12
Zack Graves	34-34	5.33	21-25	13-9
Michael Ferris	34-34	15.17	19-27	15-7
MidCentral Division
Brad Latta	40-28	9.33	25-21	15-7
Bill Seybolt	39-29	9.00	26-20	13-9
Tommy McLeod	38-30	8.00	25-21	13-9
Brad Ashby	37-31	9.00	25-21	12-10
Brett Smith	34-34	14.17	25-21	9-13
Jennifer Ernst	33-35	10.00	20-26	13-9
West Division
Drew Morris	43-25	8.67	26-20	17-5
Trey Cartledge	40-28	8.17	26-20	14-8
Dan Sellers	38-30	8.33	27-19	11-11
Eddy McBroom	36-32	10.50	24-22	12-10
Bradley Pinkerton	34-34	9.00	28-18	6-16
Tom Johnson	27-41	12.00	16-30	11-11

If the Playoffs Began Today
1) Mitchell Pinkerton - 43-25 (7.5) - Would win North Div, First Round Bye
2) Drew Morris - 43-25 (8.67) - Would win West Div, First Round Bye
3) Brad Latta - 40-28 (9.33) - Would win MidCentral Div, First Round Bye
4) Trey Cartledge - 40-28 (8.17) - Wild Card
5) Matt Halpert - 40-28 (9.83) - Wild Card
6) DMOsborne - 39-29 (7.0) - Wild Card
7) Bill Seybolt - 39-29 (9.0) - Wild Card
8) Tommy McLeod - 38-30 (8.0) - Wild Card

on the bubble: Dan Sellers, 38-30 (8.33)... Brad Ashby, 37-31 (9.0)... Rhett Barnett, 37-31 (10.0)

THE HALPERT CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mark Gainey	42-26	8.83	36-20	16-6
Yours Truly	41-27	12.50	29-17	12-10
Garrett Cheney	40-28	9.17	27-19	13-9
Clay Shaver	40-28	10.83	25-21	15-7
Chris Croyle	39-29	6.33	25-21	14-8
Tyler Campbell	36-32	12.00	22-24	14-8
South Central Division
Matthew Pinkerton	44-24	9.17	29-17	15-7
Jonathan Osborne	43-25	10.33	26-20	17-5
Justin Dearing	42-26	6.00	28-18	14-8
Randy Latta	42-26	9.00	28-18	14-8
Lori Beirne	42-26	10.33	28-18	14-8
Steven Ray	40-28	7.17	27-19	13-9
Rick Theule	35-33	8.67	22-24	13-9
South Division
Tad Roose	40-28	8.67	31-15	9-13
Jacob Pinkerton	40-28	8.83	26-20	14-8
Tim Wasyluka	36-32	9.50	23-23	13-9
Eddy Jr	35-33	4.50	25-21	10-12
James Hawbaker	30-38	9.33	22-24	8-14
Michael Nipp	30-38	11.00	21-25	8-14
Daniel Powell	30-38	12.67	23-23	7-15

If the Playoffs Began Today
1) Matt Pinkerton - 44-24 (9.17) - Would win South Central Div, First Round Bye
2) Jonathan Osborne - 43-25 (10.33) - Wild Card, First Round bye
3) Mark Gainey - 42-26 (8.83) - Would win East Div, First Round Bye
4) Justin Dearing - 42-26 (6.0) - Wild Card
5) Randy Latta - 42-26 (9.0) - Wild Card
6) Lori Beirne - 42-26 (10.33) - Wild Card
7) Yours Truly - 41-27 (12.5) - Wild Card
8) Tad Roose - 40-28 (8.67) - Would win South Div

on the bubble: Steven Ray, 40-28 (7.17)... Jacob Pinky, 40-28 (8.83)... Garrett Cheney, 40-28 (9.17)... Clay Shaver, 40-28 (10.83)... Chris Croyle, 39-29 (6.33)



THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Matt Pinky	44-24	9.17	NR
2	Mitchell Pinky	43-25	7.50	3
3	Drew Morris	43-25	8.67	6
4	Jonathan Osborne	43-25	10.33	1
5	Justin Dearing	42-26	6.00	2
6	Mark Gainey	42-26	8.83	8
7	Randy Latta	42-26	9.00	7
8	Lori Beirne	42-26	10.33	NR
9	Yours Truly	41-27	12.50	9
10	Steven Ray	40-28	7.17	10
11	Trey Cartledge	40-28	8.17	NR
12	Tad Roose	40-28	8.67	11

dropped out: Jacob Pinkerton (12)... Chris Croyle (5th)... DMO (4th)... 


aaaaaand the bottom five

35	Jennifer Ernst	33-35	10.00
36	James Hawbaker	30-38	9.33
37	Michael Nipp	30-38	11.00
38	Daniel Powell	30-38	12.67
39	Tom Johnson	27-41	12.00

DFC XIX Week Eight Games

COLLEGE GAMES
Auburn Tigers (4-3) at Ole Miss Runnin' Landsharks (5-2)
11a, ESPN

Virginia Cavaliers (4-2) at Duke Blue Devils (5-1)
1130a, ACC Network

16. NC State (5-0) at 3. Clemson Tigers (6-0)
230p, ESPN

12. Oregon Ducks (5-1) at 25. Washington State Cougars (5-1)
630p, FOX

USC Trojans (4-2) at Utah Utes (4-2)
7p, PAC 12 Network

Arizona Wildcats (3-4) at UCLA Fightin' Chip Kellys (1-5)
930p, ESPN2

NFL GAMES
Buffalo Bills (2-4) at Indianapolis Colts (1-5)
12p, CBS

New Orleans Saints (4-1) at Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
305p, FOX

Dallas Cowboys (3-3) at Washington Redskins (3-2)
325p, CBS

The New York Football Giants (1-5) at Atlanta Falcons (2-4)
Monday 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK
Oregon vs Washington State, total points scored

DFC XIX Week Six Results

COLLEGE GAMES
Georgia Tech 66, Louisville 31
South Carolina 37, Missouri 35
(19) Texas 48, (7) Oklahoma 45 OT (tiebreak game - 93 pts)
(22) Florida 27, (5) LSU 19
Baylor 37, Kansas State 34
Texas A&M 20, (13) Kentucky 14
Pittsburgh Steelers 41, Atlanta Falcons 17
Cincinnati Bengals 27, Miami Dolphins 17
Minnesota Vikings 23, Philadelphia Eagles 21
New Orleans Saints 43, Washington Redskins 19

THE WEEK THAT WAS
For many years, The Latta Family and the McBroom Family were the premiere "families" in the DFC, with Brad, Scott, Matt and Randy Latta winning many games, as well as Father & Son McBroom... and even brothers DMO & Jon Osborne.

But The Pinkerton Brothers have staked their claim as a "DFC Family", with 3 of the four in the postseason in recent years, and two of them owning this week.  Matthew "The Elder" Pinkerton has won the 3rd week of his career, this year at 8-2, while Mitchell "The Younger" Pinkerton also goes 8-2 and takes 2nd.

Not to be outdone, old school DFC'er Lori "Sunshine" Beirne gets 3rd, Jonathan Osborne in 4th... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta in 5th... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge in 6th... and Yours Truly and Drew // Morris both tie up for 7th.  Big Eddy Mc gets 9th place and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey in 10th, everyone at 7-3.

Also Finishing:
7-3: DMO... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose...
6-4: Chris "no Nickname" Croyle... Tyler "TSASBofDFC" Campbell... Lil Stevie Ray... Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert... Lt Dan... Grandy Latta... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod...
5-5: Hurricane Rhett... Brett "PopMan" Smith... Young Garrett... Rick TOOLIE... Eddy Jr... Zack "the Attack" Graves... James "The Pick Maker" Hawbaker... Jacob "the Pinker" Pinkerton... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Clay "Face" Shaver... Atlanta Bill.. Michael "The Wheel" Ferris
4-6: The Bald One Brad Ashby... Jen Ernst... Mikey Nipp... Big Tom Johnson...
3-7: Bradley "The Wiser" Pinkerton... Danny Powell...
2-8: Justin Dearing

THE STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mitchell Pinkerton	37-21	8.80	25-15	12-6
DM Osborne	36-22	6.00	23-17	13-5
Matt Halpert	33-25	11.60	23-17	10-8
Drew Warren	32-26	11.60	25-15	7-11
Michael Ferris	31-27	16.80	18-22	13-5
Zack Graves	30-28	4.40	19-21	11-7
Rhett Barnett	30-28	12.60	23-17	7-11
MidCentral Division
Brad Ashby	34-24	9.40	22-18	12-6
Bill Seybolt	33-25	8.20	22-18	11-7
Brad Latta	33-25	10.40	21-19	12-6
Tommy McLeod	32-26	9.00	22-18	10-8
Brett Smith	31-27	11.40	23-17	8-10
Jennifer Ernst	28-30	11.20	17-23	11-7
West Division
Drew Morris	36-22	9.80	23-17	13-5
Dan Sellers	32-26	9.60	24-16	8-10
Trey Cartledge	32-26	9.80	22-18	10-8
Eddy McBroom	31-27	11.20	21-19	10-8
Bradley Pinkerton	29-29	10.20	25-15	4-14
Tom Johnson	24-34	12.40	14-26	10-8

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1. Mitchell Pinkerton - 37-21 (8.8) (North Div champ, First Round Bye)
2. Drew Morris - 36-22 (9.8) (West Div champ, First Round Bye)
3. DMOsborne - 36-22 (6.0) (Wild Card, First Round Bye)
4. Brad Ashby - 34-23 (9.4) (MidCentral Div champ)
5. Bill Seybolt - 33-25 (8.2) (Wild Card)
6. Brad Latta - 33-25 (10.4) (Wild Card)
7. Matt Halpert - 33-25 (11.6) (Wild Card)
8. Tommy McLeod - 32-26 (9.0) (Wild Card)

on the bubble: 
Dan Sellers, 32-26 (9.6)... Trey Cartledge 32-26 (9.8)... Drew Warren, 32-26 (11.6)... Big Eddy Mc, 31-27 (11.2)... Brett Smith, 31-27 (11.4)... Michael Ferris, 31-27 (16.8)

THE HALPERT CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Chris Croyle	36-22	6.80	23-17	13-5
Mark Gainey	36-22	10.40	23-17	13-5
Yours Truly	36-22	12.80	26-14	10-8
Garrett Cheney	35-23	9.40	26-14	9-9
Clay Shaver	34-24	9.60	22-18	12-6
Tyler Campbell	33-25	13.60	21-19	12-6
South Central Division
Jonathan Osborne	38-20	11.60	23-17	15-3
Justin Dearing	37-21	7.20	26-14	11-7
Randy Latta	36-22	10.40	25-15	11-7
Steven Ray	35-23	8.60	23-17	12-6
Matthew Pinkerton	35-23	11.00	24-16	11-7
Lori Beirne	35-23	12.00	25-15	10-8
Rick Theule	27-29	10.20	19-21	10-8
South Division
Tad Roose	35-23	9.00	29-11	6-12
Jacob Pinkerton	34-24	9.20	23-17	11-7
Tim Wasyluka	33-25	11.40	21-19	12-6
Eddy Jr	29-29	5.40	22-18	7-11
Daniel Powell	26-32	13.20	20-20	6-12
James Hawbaker	25-33	10.40	19-21	6-12
Michael Nipp	25-33	11.80	18-22	7-11

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1. Jonathan Osborne - 38-20 (11.6) (South Central Div champ, First Round Bye)
2. Justin Dearing - 37-21 (7.2) (Wild Card, First Round Bye)
3. Chris Croyle - 36-22 (6.8) (East Div champ, First Round Bye)
4-tie. Mark Gainey, 36-22 (10.4) (Wild Card)
4-tie. Randy Latta, 36-22 (10.4) (Wild Card)
6. Yours Truly, 36-22 (12.8) (Wild Card)
7. Tad Roose, 35-23 (9.0) (South Div champ)
8. Steven Ray, 35-23 (8.6) (Wild Card)

on the bubble: Garrett Cheney, 35-23 (9.4)... Matthew Pinkerton, 35-23 (11.0)... Lori Beirne, 35-23 (12.0)... Jacob Pinkerton, 34-24 (9.2)... Clay Shaver, 34-24 (9.6)




THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL 

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Jonathan Osborne	38-20	11.60	2
2	Justin Dearing	37-21	7.20	1
3	Mitchell Pinkerton	37-21	8.80	12
4	DM Osborne	36-22	6.00	7
5	Chris Croyle	36-22	6.80	3
6	Drew Morris	36-22	9.80	8
7	Randy Latta	36-22	10.40	5
8	Mark Gainey	36-22	10.40	10
9	Yours Truly	36-22	12.80	NR
10	Steven Ray	35-23	8.60	9
11	Tad Roose	35-23	9.00	NR
12	Garrett Cheney	35-23	9.40	4

dropped out: Brad Ashby (6th)... Clay Shaver (11th)... 


aaaaaand the bottom five

35	Rick Theule	27-29
36	Daniel Powell	26-32
37	James Hawbaker	25-33
38	Michael Nipp	25-33
39	Tom Johnson	24-34

DFC XIX Week Seven Games

COLLEGE GAMES

Tennessee Voluteeribles (2-3) at 21. Auburn Gus Buses (4-2)
11a, SEC Network

Nebraska Cornlosers (0-5) at Northwestern Tabbycats (2-3)
11a, ABC

2. Georgia Bulldogs (6-0) at 13. LSU Fightin Orgerons (5-1)
230p, CBS

7. Washington Go You Huskies (5-1) at 17. Oregon Ducks (4-1)
230p, ABC

15. Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) at 12. Meeeeechigan Harbaughs (5-1)
630p, ABC

19. Colorado Buffaloes (5-0) at USC Trojans (3-2)
930p, FOX Sports 1

NFL GAMES

Indianapolis Colts (1-4) at NYJets (2-3)
12p, CBS

Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) at Cleveland Browns (2-2-1)
12p, CBS

Baltimore Ravens (3-2) at Tennessee Titans (3-2)
325p, CBS

Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) at New England Patriots (3-2)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Georgia vs LSU, total points scored

DFC XIX Week Five Results

GAME SCORES
(12) West Virginia 42, (25) Texas Tech 34
Florida State 28, Louisville 24
Virginia Tech 31, (22) Duke 14
(8) Notre Dame 38, (7) Stanford 17
(4) Ohio State 27, (9) Penn State 26
(19) Oregon 42, (24) California 24
New England Patriots 38, Miami 7
Houston Texans 37, Indianapolis Colts 34
Oakland Raiders 45, Cleveland Browns 42 OT
Kansas City Chiefs 27, Denver Broncos 23

THE WEEK THAT WAS
He's been in a tie with Mikey Nipp for 2nd most weeks won career wise with 10 (of which Mikey hasn't won a week since Wk 2 of DFC 16 in 2015)... but now, Drew "Slash" Morris wins his 11th week to take sole possession of #2 all time.  His 9-1 was the best week he's had since DFC 14 in Wk 5, when he also went 9-1.

Justin "The Rook" Dearing continues his strong charge for the first half of the season, not only at 8-2, but he also nailed the TB guess for the first time, and this week, takes 2nd for the week.  Clay "Just" Shaver gets 3rd, Grandy Latta comes in 4th, at 8-2.  Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert and Matt "The Elder" Pinky tie for 6th, DMO takes 7th, Lt Dan Sellers in 8th and "The Bald One" Brad Ashby gets 9th, and all of the were 8-2.

Lil Stevie Ray goes 7-3 for 10th.

Also finishing:
8-2: Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert
7-3: Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod and Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexier Beast Than All Of you of the DFC" Campbell...Young Garret Cheney... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Yours Truly... Michael "The Wheel" Ferris... Jonny Oz... Lori "Sunshine" Beirne"... Jacob "The Pink" Pinkerton... Atlanta Bill Seybolt
6-4: Bradley "The Wiser" Pinky... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge"... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Eddy "Manu Manu" The Slender... Big Edy Mac... Rick TOOLIE... Hurricane Rhett
5-5: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Jenni Ersnt... Tom "Big" Johnson...
4-6: James "The Sometimes Incorrect Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Chris "No Nickname" Cryole... Mitchell "The Younger" Pinkerton... Brett "PopMan" Smith... Danny Powell... Mikey "High"Nipp...
DNF: Justin Glenn

THE STANDINGS

THE GAINEY CONF
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
DM Osborne	29-19	5.00	19-15	10-4
Mitchell Pinkerton	29-19	7.25	20-14	9-5
Drew Warren	27-21	8.75	22-13	6-8
Matt Halpert	27-21	8.75	19-15	8-6
Michael Ferris	26-22	15.25	16-18	10-4
Zack Graves	25-23	3.25	17-17	8-6
Rhett Barnett	25-23	7.75	21-13	4-10
MidCentral Division
Brad Ashby	30-18	8.50	20-14	10-4
Bill Seybolt	28-20	6.75	19-15	9-5
Tommy McLeod	27-21	7.00	19-15	7-7
Brad Latta	26-22	6.75	17-17	9-5
Brett Smith	26-22	10.00	20-14	6-8
Jennifer Ernst	24-24	9.00	16-18	8-6
Justin Glenn	19-29	24.25	13-21	6-8
West Division
Drew Morris	29-19	5.75	19-15	10-4
Bradley Pinkerton	26-22	6.50	22-12	4-10
Dan Sellers	26-22	6.75	20-14	6-8
Trey Cartledge	25-23	8.00	18-16	7-7
Eddy McBroom	24-24	8.25	17-17	7-7
Tom Johnson	20-28	9.00	13-21	7-7

PLAYOFF STANDINGS (top 8 per conference)
1. Brad Ashby - 30-18 (8.5)
2. DMOsborne - 29-19 (5.0)
3. Drew Morris - 29-19 (5.75)
4. Mitchell Pinkerton - 29-19 (7.25)
5. Bill Seybolt - 28-20 (6.75)
6. Tommy McLeod - 27-21 (7.0)
7. Drew Warren - 27-21 (8.75)
8. Bradley Pinkerton - 26-22 (6.5)

THE HALPERT CONF
East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Chris Croyle	30-18	4.50	20-14	10-4
Garrett Cheney	30-18	6.00	24-10	6-8
Mark Gainey	29-19	6.50	19-15	10-4
Clay Shaver	29-19	6.50	20-14	9-5
Yours Truly	29-19	10.50	22-12	7-7
Tyler Campbell	27-21	9.50	18-16	9-5
South Central Division
Justin Dearing	35-13	4.50	26-8	9-5
Jonathan Osborne	31-17	9.50	19-15	12-2
Randy Latta	30-18	6.75	22-12	8-6
Steven Ray	29-19	6.25	20-14	9-5
Lori Beirne	28-20	10.25	21-13	7-7
Matthew Pinkerton	27-21	8.00	19-15	8-6
Rick Theule	24-24	9.25	17-17	7-7
South Division
Tad Roose	28-20	7.50	25-9	3-11
Tim Wasyluka	28-20	6.75	20-14	8-6
Jacob Pinkerton	28-20	7.25	19-15	9-5
Eddy Jr	23-25	3.75	19-15	4-10
Daniel Powell	23-25	10.00	18-16	5-9
Michael Nipp	21-27	9.00	16-18	5-9
James Hawbaker	20-28	6.25	16-18	4-10

PLAYOFF STANDINGS 
1. Justin Dearing - 35-13 (4.5)
2. Jonathan Osborne - 31-17 (9.5)
3. Chris Croyle - 30-18 (4.5)
4. Garrett Cheney - 30-18 (6.0)
5. Randy Latta - 30-18 (6.75)
6. Mark Gainey - 29-19 (6.5)
7. Clay Shaver - 29-19 (6.5)
8. Tad Roose - 28-20 (7.5)

NOTE:
Last season, what is now known as The Junior Rule took effect, meaning Eddy Jr got the 8th and final playoff spot at 59-37 over Justin Dearing, at 60-36. According to the rules, a division winner gets the spot over a non-division winner. This was a rule that has been in place for over 15 years but didn't ever get used until last year.  This is important because in this early playoff projection, Tad Roose, at 28-20, would take spot #8 over 2 people with 29 wins.  I'm hoping this doesn't hold because it will be quite a cluster at season end.  While the rule itself does spell out what happens in the scenario where a Division Champ gets in over someone with a better record, there is no rule on if 2 or more have better records.

So I am adding one line to the rule:  The division winner in question must not be ranked 10th or more in the conference.  If DW is ranked 10th or lower, the spot automatically reverts to the overall 8th best record, regardless of divisional status.

So if our present situation holds, then Tad would not make the postseason, as he is currently ranked 10th in the conference, and would be the first DFC'er to ever win a division and miss the postseason.

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL

		Rec	TBA	LW
1	Justin Dearing	35-13	4.50	1
2	Jonathan Osborne	31-17	9.50	4
3	Chris Croyle	30-18	4.50	2
4	Garrett Cheney	30-18	6.00	6
5	Randy Latta	30-18	6.75	9
6	Brad Ashby	30-18	8.50	7
7	DM Osborne	29-19	5.00	12
8	Drew Morris	29-19	5.75	NR
9	Steven Ray	29-19	6.25	8
10	Mark Gainey	29-19	6.50	5
11	Clay Shaver	29-19	6.50	NR
12	Mitchell Pinkerton	29-19	7.25	3

dropped out: Yours Truly (10th)... Brett Smith (11th)


aaaaaand the bottom five...

36	Daniel Powell	23-25
37	Michael Nipp	21-27
38	James Hawbaker	20-28
39	Tom Johnson	20-28
40	Justin Glenn	19-29

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• I hate that I don't have the time to do this section every week because I do miss some timely information that is just fascinating. Like...
• Brad Ashby had 14 weeks of .500 or more heading into Week 3 of this season.  Tommy McLeod was at 16 weeks. Big Eddy, Randy Latta, Clay Shaver, and Steven Ray had 16 weeks.  Steven Ray had 16 weeks.  All of them had losing records in Week 3, ending all streaks.  FYI, 16 weeks ties for 12th on the all time list (with Jennifer Ersnt's previous streak)
• The put Mitchell Pinkerton's streak of 17 weeks as the current longest... and he went 4-6 this past week. So that's over.
• So the current streak belongs to Justin Dearing, at 11 weeks of .500 or better. Second longest current streak is defending DFC Champion Mark Gainey, with 8 weeks.
• Mark Gainey also holds the current streak with most weeks above .500... its at 4 weeks. That's how hard that streak is to continue, making Matt Latta's 17 weeks spanning DFC VIII and DFC IX (2007-2008) all the more impressive 
• Speaking of Justin Dearing, who was the victim of The Junior Rule as mentioned earlier, he's off to a roaring start in his second year. He's at 95 wins in his career thus far, currently 68th with a bullet, with regards to Casey Kasem's American Top 40
• But does the MVP award, which Justin is leading the pack for, preclude a championship?  Nope. More often than not, the MVP is bounced out of playoffs sans a title.  Only 4 champions also have gone home with a Hasha Trophy, which are Shawn Sharp in DFC I (with 11 players)... Tad Roose in DFC VII... Drew Morris in DFC VIII... and James Hawbaker in DFC XIII

DFC XIX Week Six Games

Crossing the halfway point of the season... the DFC playoff push begins soon...

COLLEGE GAMES
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-3) at Louisville Cardinals (2-3)
Friday Night, 630p, ESPN

Missouri Tigers (3-1) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)
11a, SEC Network

19. Texas Longhorns (4-1) at 7. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0)
11a, FOX... the game that started the TieBreak guess 16 seasons ago

5. LSU Tigers (5-0) at 22. Florida Tim Tebows (4-1)
230p, CBS

Kansas State Wildcats (2-3) at Baylor Bears (3-2)
230p, FOXSports 1

13. Kentucky Wildcats (5-0) at Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
6pm, ESPN


NFL GAMES
Atlanta Falcons (1-3) at Pittburgh Steelers (1-2-1)
12p, FOX

Miami Dolphins (3-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-1)
12p, CBS

Minnesota Vikings (1-2-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-2)
325p, FOX

Washington Redskins (2-1) at New Orleans Saints (3-1)
Monday, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas vs Oklahoma, total points scored