THE GAME SCORES
(17) TCU 38, (19) Kansas 31
Texas 49, Oklahoma 0 (tiebreak game)
(18) UCLA 42, (11) Utah 32
(14) NC State 19, Florida State 17
(23) Mississippi State 40, Arkansas 17
The New York Football Giants 27, Green Bay Packers 22
LA Chargers of San Diego 30, Cleveland Browns 28
Tennessee Titans 21, Washington Commandos 17
Baltimore Ravens 19, Cincinnati Bengals 17
Dallas Cowboys 22, LA Rams 10
THE WEEK THAT WAS
The DFC, in its 23 seasons, has seen 87 people try their hand at being the best around in picking football winners, and while some have long careers before retiring (Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert put in 12 years and won a title before calling it quits 4 years ago) and some join us for a year or two (think Willis "Tootie" Watkins or Gary "The Idol" Eubanks), and some leave for a bit and make their returns.
Such is the case with David Tuck, aka "What tha Tuck", spending two seasons, DFC XI and XII before walking away, and then coming back 9 seasons later (he's on season 2 of his current run).
That's a long historical sidebar DFC way of simply saying that with Tuck's return, he chalks up a much needed weekly victory -- still not enough to put him in the playoff hunt for his first ever postseason appearance just yet, but it definitely helps his case.
David "What Tha" Tuck wins the week at 8-2, for only his second weekly win, and in first since Week 3 of DFC XI (2011).
For all that hullaballoo about Tuck's win, #s 2, 3, and 4 also scored 8-2 records, including Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, Danny "3D" Powell, and Hurricane Rhett Barnett respectively.
The rest of the Top 10 finished at 7-3, with Mikey "High" Nipp in 5th, Yours Truly in 6th, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers in 7th, Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky and Lil Stevie Ray tie for 8th, and DMO and The Big Wasyluka tied for 10th.
Also finishing:
7-3: Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Drew // Morris... Matthew "Pinky the Eldest" Pinky... Wookiee Fulaytar... Big Eddy Mac... Lil Eddy Mac...
6-4: Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Aussie Nate... Tom "The Big" Johnson... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Brad "The Bald One" Ashby... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Mitchell "Pinky the Youngest" Pinky... Garrison "The Pride of Macon (Whoopee)" Ryfun... Grandy Latta... Chris "Yo Teach!" Croyle... Bradley "Pinky the Wisest" Pinky... James "The Prediction Maker" Hawbaker... Roth from Wyoming... Jonny Oz
5-5: Jenni Ernst... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Young Garrett... Drew "The Grassman" Warren
THE STANDINGS
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THE RAY
CONFERENCE |
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North Division |
W-L |
TB |
Coll |
NFL |
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DMOsborne |
35-23 |
8.20 |
23-13 |
12-10 |
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Zack Graves |
35-23 |
8.40 |
22-14 |
13-9 |
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Rhett Barnett |
35-23 |
11.80 |
24-12 |
11-11 |
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Drew Warren |
30-28 |
8.0 |
20-16 |
10-12 |
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Jacob Roth |
30-28 |
15.60 |
19-17 |
11-11 |
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Mitchell Pinkerton |
25-33 |
10.60 |
17-19 |
8-14 |
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MidCentral Division |
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Jacob Pinkerton |
36-22 |
11.40 |
25-11 |
11-11 |
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Tommy McLeod |
35-23 |
7.20 |
25-11 |
10-12 |
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Brad Latta |
34-24 |
10.80 |
24-12 |
10-12 |
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Jennifer Ernst |
33-25 |
4.60 |
19-17 |
14-8 |
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David Tuck |
33-25 |
10.40 |
22-14 |
11-11 |
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Brad Ashby |
28-30 |
11.40 |
17-19 |
11-11 |
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West Division |
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Drew Morris |
39-19 |
11.00 |
28-8 |
11-11 |
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Dan Sellers |
37-21 |
7.00 |
26-10 |
11-11 |
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Eddy McBroom |
36-22 |
11.00 |
25-11 |
11-11 |
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Tom Johnson |
35-23 |
9.6 |
24-12 |
11-11 |
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Bradley Pinkerton |
34-24 |
10.80 |
24-12 |
10-12 |
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Trey Cartledge |
30-28 |
13.20 |
20-16 |
10-12 |
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THE MORRIS
CONFERENCE |
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East Division |
W-L |
TB |
Coll |
NFL |
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Yours Truly |
37-21 |
7.40 |
25-11 |
12-10 |
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Tyler Campbell |
36-22 |
8.20 |
26-10 |
10-12 |
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Nate Johnston |
36-22 |
9.80 |
22-14 |
14-8 |
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Mark Gainey |
35-23 |
6.40 |
26-10 |
9-13 |
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Chris Croyle |
30-28 |
11.80 |
20-16 |
10-12 |
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Garrett Cheney |
25-33 |
12.60 |
17-19 |
8-14 |
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South Central Division |
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Steven Ray |
38-20 |
10.80 |
26-10 |
12-10 |
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Garrison Ryfun |
34-24 |
8.60 |
23-13 |
11-11 |
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Matthew Pinkerton |
34-24 |
10.40 |
22-14 |
12-10 |
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Randy Latta |
33-25 |
9.00 |
22-14 |
11-11 |
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Chris Fulaytar |
33-25 |
9.80 |
21-15 |
12-10 |
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Jonathan Osborne |
32-26 |
12.00 |
20-16 |
12-10 |
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South Division |
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Tad Roose |
37-21 |
6.60 |
24-12 |
13-9 |
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Daniel Powell |
37-21 |
9.00 |
24-12 |
13-9 |
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James Hawbaker |
37-21 |
13.00 |
24-12 |
13-9 |
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Eddy McBroom Jr |
34-24 |
9.80 |
25-11 |
9-13 |
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Michael Nipp |
32-26 |
6.00 |
19-17 |
13-9 |
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Tim Wasyluka |
30-28 |
7.00 |
18-18 |
12-10 |
Remember top four seeds across league get first round byes... TBA breaks ties, however ties in record go to division leaders/winners, regardless of TBA...
1 - Drew Morris, 39-19 (11.0) - West Division Champ, First Round Bye
2 - Steven Ray, 38-20 (10.8) - SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye
3 - Tad Roose, 37-21 (6.6) - South Division Champ, First Round Bye
4 - Yours Truly, 37-21 (7.4) - East Division Champ, First Round Bye
5 - Dan Sellers, 37-21 (7.0) - Wild Card
6 - Daniel Powell, 37-21 (9.0) - Wild Card
7 - James Hawbaker - 37-21 (8.2) - Wild Card
8 - Jacob Pinkerton (!) - 36-22 (11.4) - MidCentral Div Champ
9 - Tyler Campbell 36-22 (8.2)
10 - Nate Johnston - 36-22 (9.8) - Wild Card
11 - Eddy McBroom - 36-22 (11.0) - Wild Card
12 - DMOsborne - 35-23 (8.2) - North Div Champ
On the bubble: Mark Gainey 35-23 (6.4)... Tommy McLeod 35-23 (7.2)... Zack Graves, 35-23 (8.4)... Tom Johnson, 35-23 (9.6)... Rhett Barnett, 35-23 (11.8)
THE DFC TOP TEN POWER POLL, delivered by Little Caesar's Pizza Pizza
Playoff rankings above reflect division winner records in tiebreaks. This top 12 is purely your best in the league:
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Rk |
Playa |
Rec |
TBA |
LW |
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1 |
Drew Morris |
39-19 |
11.00 |
1 ( |
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2 |
Steven Ray |
38-20 |
10.80 |
2 |
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3 |
Tad Roose |
37-21 |
6.60 |
10 |
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4 |
Dan Sellers |
37-21 |
7.00 |
5 |
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5 |
Yours Truly |
37-21 |
7.40 |
8 |
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6 |
Daniel Powell |
37-21 |
9.00 |
12 |
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7 |
James Hawbaker |
37-21 |
13.00 |
3 |
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8 |
Tyler Campbell |
36-22 |
8.20 |
7 |
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9 |
Nate Johnston |
36-22 |
9.80 |
4 |
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10 |
Eddy McBroom |
36-22 |
11.00 |
NR |
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11 |
Jacob Pinkerton |
36-22 |
11.40 |
NR |
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12 |
Mark Gainey |
35-23 |
6.40 |
6 |
Dropped out: Tommy McLeod (9)... Zack Graves (11)...
- Let's talk playoffs... streaks, wins, losses, failures, and all in between. This is always good, especially for the newbies who I sometimes am not sure know how extensive this stupid game actually is
- Most playoff appearances: Drew Morris with 18... Big Eddy McB has 15, as does Mark "The Mighty" Gainey and Yours Truly... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod has 14... and Jennifer Enrst has 11
- All time best playoff streak, however, belongs to Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, making the postseason for 8 straight years from his rookie season in DFCIII to DFCX, then missing it in DFCXI, only to return in DFC XII and XIII.
- Also impressive is that Mark Gainey "played", or picked, 768 regular season games to begin his career before missing the playoffs in DFC XI, and to begin a career, no one is even close.
- As for current playoff runs, back to Drew "Slash" Morris, who has made it each of the last five seasons and looking like he'll get his 6th straight playoff berth.
- He shares that run with Matthew Pinkerton, who is also looking for his 6th straight playoff berth -- and his streak would be more impressive if he hadn't missed the postseason in his sophomore season in DFC XVII. Making it his rookie year of DFC XVI, Matt would being trying to tie Gainey's streak of 8 consecutive appearances.
- Jonathan Osborne has made it the last four seasons, while Yours Truly is looking for my fourth straight this year.
- Now... let's talk futility... I gotta hand it to those who continue to return for another shot at glory, those with long careers and only fleeting glimpses of life after Week 10... those like Chris Croyle, who's 15 seasons in the DFC is seeing him edge closer to the Top 25 All Time Win List... but only once in the postseason (DFC XIX) -- fyi, I'm glad you keep coming back.
- Danny "3D" Powell has been here since Day 1, but has only seen the postseason four times (DFC III, DFC VI, DFC VII, and DFC XII) though he's in a prime position to make it this season. Not counting this season, thats 960 games since his last shot at the title.
- Tom Johnson is another who's now 23 years in the league has only resulted in postseason berths in DFC IV and V and again in DFC XI. If you are doing your math, that's 1,056 games since his last postseason berth.
- Then, there is Mikey Nipp... made the four person DFC postseason in DFCI, then returned in DFC III and DFC V in 2004. And since then... 1,632 games have gone by, not counting this year, and nada. He currently has the record for longest since his last playoff appearance.
- To start a career, however, look no further than Young Garrett Cheney, who's rookie season had him at 64 wins in a hugely competitive season... and in Week12 (DFC didnt go to a 10 week season until later), he sat at 63-25, and literally needed a 2-6 week or better to get into the playoffs OR needed Chris "Wookiee" Fulaytar to lose at least 2 games. The Wookiee, who had previously won the title in DFCIII, limped to the end, but the went berzerker and finished 8-0 for Week 12.
- No matter, Garrett only needed 2-6 or better. And... he went 1-7, knocking Garrett out of the playoff hunt, sliding Wookiee into the final spot, where he then went 8-0 again (his 19 straight wins over three weeks is still a record), and went on to win his 2nd championship.
- And Garrett? He's also now at 1,632 games to start his career with nary a postseason appearance.
- Finally, shout out to Jacob Pinkerton, who started this here sport in DFC XIV (2014) and has yet to make the playoffs, sitting at 864 games coming into this season. He's having a career year, and might break that streak after all.
