DFC X... Week One Games

Real quick like, I'd like to welcome our rookies to the game... Steven Ray, "Hurricane" Rhett Barnett, and Brad Latta...

Now to the games--just pick the winners, send 'em back...

THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES

Troy Trojans at Bowling Green Falcons, 6p

16. Oregon Ducks at 14. Boise State Broncos, 915p, ESPN

SATURDAY GAMES

13. Georgia Bulldogs at 9. OK State Cowboys, 230p, ABC

20. BYU Fightin' Mormons at 3. Oklahoma Boomer Sooners, 7p, ESPN

5. Alabama Crimson Sabans at 7. VA Tech Hokies, 7p, ABC

SUNDAY GAME

Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes, 6p

MONDAY GAMES

Cincinnati Bearcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 3p, ESPN

Miami Hurricanes at 18. Florida State Seminoles, 7p, ESPN

Tiebreak Game...
BYU at Oklahoma. Give me the TOTAL number of points scored in this game.

To answer your question, yes its permissable to send in Thursday nights game winners, then get the rest to me on Friday or Saturday--but it MUST be before Kickoff of first game, which is 23op this Saturday.

Welcome back, DFC'ers.

DFC X Divisional Lineup

So here's how it was done. I decided to pull back to six divisions this year, from eight, per conference. With eight, that would put 4 people per division in 5 divisions, and if slacker loser dropped out, that would leave 3 people... this way, there is 5 to 6 people per division, so if we lose someone, then its still a solid division.

I use a program called "The Hat", which allows me to enter in division names in one, and then the DFC'ers in the other. The tradition is the participants of the previous year's DeuceBowl get the conferences named after them--hence, The Gainey Conference and The Thornell Conference.

The rivalries I left intact are: Matt Latta & DMOsborne in the Gainey North Division... Jennifer Ernst and Tommy McLeod in the Gainey Central... Big Eddy and Drew Morris in the Gainey West Division... Yours Truly and Mark Gainey in the Thornell East... Scott Latta, Jon Osborne & Lori Beirne in the Thornell Central... and Daniel Powell, Mikey Nipp and Tim Wasyluka in the Thornell South.

The other rules I put in place... Joey Thornell cannot go to the conference with his name on it. When James Hawbaker is selected, Matt Halpert will go to that division as well, setting up another rivalry. The rookies Steven Ray & Rhett Barnett will not be in the same division.

Got all that? Well, here are your DFC X Divisions... each is ranked in the order of predicted season finish

THE GAINEY CONFERENCE
The North Division
Matt Latta
Zack Graves
Jason Turnbow
DMOsborne
Rhett Barnett
Chris Croyle

The Central Division
Justin Fisher
Jennifer Ernst
Joey Thornell
Tommy McLeod
Brad Latta
Sarah Hasha

The West Division
Eddy McBroom
Trey Cartledge
Drew Morris
Tad Roose
Tom Johnson
Dan Sellers

THE THORNELL CONFERENCE
The East Division
Mark Gainey
Yours Truly
Ryan Sherman
Gina Roose
Jason Roberts
Tyler Campbell

The Central Division
Scott Latta
Lori Beirne
Jon Osborne
Steven Ray
Jason Duren
Garrett Cheney

The South Division
Matt Halpert
Eddy Jr
James Hawbaker
Tim Wasyluka
Daniel Powell
Michael Nipp

d$'s Pre-season Playoff Predictions
Gainey Conference
Wild Card Weekend... Justin Fisher (3 seed) and Trey Cartledge (4) advance over Zack Graves (6), Drew Morris (5)
Divisional Weekend... Big Eddy (2) and Trey Cartledge (4) advance over Justin Fisher (3) and Matt Latta (1)

Thornell Conference
Wild Card Weekend... Yours Truly (5) and Scott Latta (3) advance over Lori Beirne (4) and Eddy Jr (6)
Divisional Weekend... Mark Gainey (2) and Scott Latta (3) advance over Yours Truly (5) and Matt Halpert (1)

Final Four... Big Eddy over Trey Cartledge, Scott Latta over Mark Gainey

DeuceBowl X... Eddy McBroom beats Scott Latta

Playoff Records & Streaks

Top Ten Playoff Records
1. Drew Morris, 80-35
2. Mark Gainey, 77-44
3. Eddy McBroom, 68-28
4. Wookiee Fulaytar, 55-24
5. Tad Roose, 54-27
6. Matt Latta, 53-28
7. Jennifer Ernst, 52-28
8. Yours Truly, 51-29
9. DMOsborne, 29-11
10. Daniel Powell, 29-19

Top Ten Playoff Win % (at least 2 playoff appearances)
1. James Hawbaker, 78.1% (25-7 in 2 playoff seasons)
2. DMOsborne, 72.5 % (29-11 in 2 playoffs)
3-tie. Eddy McBroom, 70.8% (68-28 in 5 playoffs)
3-tie. Jason Duren, 70.8% (17-7 in 2 playoffs)
5. Trey Cartledge, 69.7% (23-10 in 2 playoffs)
6-tie. Wookiee Fulaytar, 69.6% (55-24 in 4 playoffs)
6-tie. Drew Morris, 69.6% (80-35 in 6 playoffs)
8. Tom Johnson, 68.8% (11-5 in 2 playoffs)
9. Ryan Sherman, 68.8 % (11-5 in 2 playoffs)
10. Tad Roose, 66.7% (54-27 in 4 playoffs)

Never Made Playoffs (DFC Seasons)
Sarah Hasha (7)
Tyler Campbell (5)
Garrett Cheney (5)
Jason Roberts (1)
Chris Croyle (1)
Rhett Barnette (1)
Steven Ray (1)

Current Playoff Streaks (Consecutive Playoff Apperances)
Mark Gainey (7)
Matt Latta (4)
James Hawbaker (2)
Trey Cartledge (2)
Scott Latta (2)
Ryan Sherman (2)
Jon Osborne (2)
Lori Beirne (1)
Jennifer Ernst (1)
Yours Truly (1)
Tim Wasyluka (1)
Eddy McBroom (1)
Joey Thornell (1)
Bradley Pinkerton (1)
Zack Graves (1)

Years Since Previous Playoff Appearance (last apperance)
Mikey Nipp (DFC V)
Tom Johnson (DFC V)
DMOsborne (DFC VI)
Eddy McB Jr (DFC VII)
Daniel Powell (DFC VII)
Tad Roose (DFC VIII)
Drew Morris (DFC VIII)
Tommy McLeod (DFC VIII)
Matt Halpert (DFC VIII)
Jason Duren (DFC VIII)
Justin Fisher (DFC VIII)

All Time Win Records

ALL TIME WINS/LOSSES REGULAR SEASON
1. Jennifer Ernst, 527-329
2. Yours Truly, 516-340
3. Matt Latta, 508-348
4. Tommy McLeod, 498-358
5. DMOsborne, 488-368
6. Daniel Powell, 480-344
7. Tom Johnson, 47-377
8. Mikey Nipp, 475-381
9. Drew Morris, 467-301
10. Eddy Mac, 466-302
11. Tad Roose, 465-303
12. Scott Latta, 456-312
13. Eddy Jr, 451-317
13. Jon Osborne, 451-317
15. Mark Gainey, 441-231
16. Lori Beirne, 405-267
17. Tim Wasyluka, 392-280
18. Sarah Hasha, 376-296
19. Jason Duren, 321-255
20. Justin Glenn, 317-211
21. Jason Demastus, 282-234
22. Garrett Cheney, 258-222
23. Tyler Campbell, 257-223
24. Wookiee Fulaytar, 236-140
25. Ty Coffey, 233-255
26. Jason Barnette, 224-160
27. Tebe Shaw, 224-160
28. Ryan Sherman, 221-163
29. Gina Roose, 219-165
30. James Hawbaker, 211-149
31. Shawn Sharp, 186-142
32. Zack Graves, 177-111
33. Trey Cartledge, 171-17
34. Jason Turnbow, 157-131
35. Ken Mackey, 145-143
36. Matt Halpert, 122-70
37. Gary Eubanks, 121-71
38. Justin Fisher, 113-79
39. Clif Render, 112-80
40. Joey Thornell, 108-76
41. Bradley Pinkerton, 61-35
42. AJ Fulaytar, 58-38
43. Vic Paschal, 56-40
44. Jason Roberts, 52-44
44. Chris Croyle, 52-44
46. Brook DeRamus, 50-38
47. Angie Mark Osborne, 50-46
48. Jonathan Lenning, 49-47
49. Jason Quinn, 47-49
50. Scott Burks, 44-52
51. Ryan Smith, 43-53
52. Josh Crosby, 39-57
53. Trey O'Neal, 34-62
54. Ross Kingrey, 27-37
55. Dawn "Snapdragon" Langner, 26-38
56. Willis Watkins, 12-26
57-tie. Rhett Barnette, 0-0
57-tie. Steven Ray, 0-0
Retired/inactive

ALL TIME WINS/LOSSES REGULAR SEASON + PLAYOFF WINS/LOSSES
retired/inactive... (playoff appearances)
1. Jennifer Ernst, 579-357 (6)
2. Yours Truly, 567-369 (6)
3. Matt Latta, 561-376 (5)
4. Drew Morris, 547-336 (6)
5. Eddy McBroom, 534-330 (4)
6. Tommy McLeod, 521-376 (4)
7. Tad Roose, 513-330 (4)
8. Mark Gainey, 518-275 (7)
9. DMOsborne, 517-379 (3)
10. Daniel Powell, 509-363 (3)
11. Tom Johnson, 490-382 (2)
12. Mikey Nipp, 487-393 (3)
13. Scott Latta, 479-330 (3)
14. Eddy Jr, 463-329 (3)
15. Jonathan Osborne, 461-323 (2)
16. Lori Beirne, 428-284 (4)
17. Tim Wasyluka, 423-305 (5)
18. Sarah Hasha, 376-296 (0)
19. Jason Duren, 338-262 (2)
20. Justin Glenn, 338-230 (4)
21. Wookiee Fulaytar, 291-164 (4)
22. Jason Demastus, 282-294 (0)
23. Garrett Cheney, 258-222 (0)
24. Tyler Campbell, 257-223 (0)
25. Jason Barnette, 240-168 (2)
26. James Hawbaker, 236-156 (2)
27. Tebe Shaw, 234-166 (1)
28. Ty Coffey, 233-255 (0)
29. Ryan Sherman, 232-168 (2)
30. Gina Roose, 224-168 (1)
31. Shawn Sharp, 197-147 (1)
32. Trey Cartledge, 194-127 (2)
33. Zack Graves, 185-119 (2)
34. Jason Turnbow, 159-137 (1)
35. Ken Mackey, 152-145 (1)
36. Matt Halpert, 127-73 (1)
37. Justin Fisher, 125-84 (1)
38. Gary Eubanks, 124-76 (2)
39. Joey Thornell, 122-86 (1)
40. Clif Render, 110-82 (1)
41. Bradley Pinkerton, 70-42 (1)
42. Vic Paschal, 59-45 (1)
43. AJ Fulaytar, 58-38 (0)
44-tie. Jason Roberts, 52-44 (0)
44-tie. Chris Croyle, 52-44 (0)
46. Brook DeRamus, 50-38 (0)
47. Angie Mark Osborne, 50-46 (0)
48. Jonathan Lenning, 49-47 (0)

The TBA Records

Top Records in a Single Season
1) Michael Nipp, 8.2 (DFC I)
2) Tim Wasyluka, 8.27 (DFC III)
3) James Hawbaker, 8.55 (DFC VI)
4) Mark Gainey, 9.0 (DFC V)
5) Big Eddy McBroom, 9.09 (DFC VII)
6-tie) Jennifer Ernst, 9.5 (DFC I)
6-tie) DMOsborne, 9.5 (DFC I)
8) Wookiee Fulaytar, 9.55 (DFC III)
9) Joey Thornell, 10.17 (DFC IX)
10-tie) Jonathan Osborne, 10.18 (DFC III)
10-tie) Jonathan Osborne, 10.18 (DFC V)

All Time Career TieBreak Averages
1) Mark Gainey, 11.66
2) Tim Wasyluka, 11.74
3) Jonathan Osborne, 12.42
4) Yours Truly, 12.44
5) James Hawbaker, 12.46
6) Big Eddy McBroom, 12.77
7) Matt Halpert, 12.82
8) Wookiee Fulaytar, 12.85
9) Joey Thornell, 13.0
10) Mikey Nipp, 13.13
--players with at least two full seasons played...

The DFC X Preseason... the Rules

Ladies & Gentlemen... its another season... the 10th season of The Deuce Football Championships... and here we go...

Wanted to set forth the rules of the game:

THE GAME SELECTION
Each week, in your inbox, you'll be given a set of 8 games. Usually its 4 college, 4 pro, typically selected for the teams good records, or intrigue and interest in the game.

Your job is to pick the winner of these games, and send them back via email. A game will also be selected as the "Tie Break Game", and you will guestimate the total number of points scored in the game. For example, if the game is Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and you have a sneaking suspicion that Ramblin' Wreck will pull out the upset by a score of 30 to 20, you won't send "30", you'll send "50" (30 + 20 = 50)

Your games will be recorded, and your wins and losses will be tallied over the course of the weekend. A "weekly winner" will be awarded to whoever got the most right, and was closest to the Tiebreak score, either over or under.

THE TIEBREAK AVERAGE
Week to week, your TieBreak Score will be tallied and averaged as to how far off you are. This is known as your TieBreak Average. This will be kept all year, and in case of records that are the same between people, the lower TBA will be considered and that person will be ranked higher, either given a higher playoff seed, or will finish higher in the regular season.

You have a "get out of a bad week" card to use during the season, known as a Tie Break Drop. If you have a terrible week, you may elect to use this Drop on your TieBreak Score, and it will be erased like it never happened. You only have one to use, so use it wisely. You have until the following week's games kickoff to let me know you want to use the drop.

NEW TWIST... Because those are lucky enough to not need their drop early in the season, and then are forced to use it at the end of the season when it matters very little, this year's TBA will broken up into two parts... Weeks 1-6 and Weeks 7-12. Your TieBreak Average will be tallied until the end of Week 6, then locked in. Then your TBA starts over on Week 7, through the end of the season, then locks in. Then, your first TBA and your second TBA are added and averaged, to form your full season TBA. Again, you only have ONE single TieBreak Drop to use for the entire season, so use with caution.

PLAYOFFS
There are 6 playoff spots available per conference. The three division winners get automatic bids (regardless of where their record falls in the overall conference), and three wild card bids. The top two records get a first round bye, the remaining four vie for two spots in Wild Card Weekend. The top two advance to join the first round bye records for the Divisional Playoffs. The top two advance from each conference for the Final Four, then the winner of each conference participates in DeuceBowl X to determine a world champion.

AWARDS
To be awarded per season are the 8 divisional titles (The Gainey North, East, South, West and The Thornell North, East, South, West), the Most Valuable Player, the Rookie of the Year and the Osborne Award, given to the player voted the best of those who missed the postseason.

EMAILS
Your game emails will come out either Sunday night or Monday. You'll have until the kickoff of Saturday's games to get your picks in. This can be done by email, or texting me or voicemail if needed. The previous weeks' results will be emailed to you between Tuesday and Thursday.

CORRECTIONS
Because of the sheer amount of games I record each week, I do make mistakes, so please check your record each week to make sure I get it right, and email me if its not correct.

DeuceBowl IX

MARK GAINEY WINS DFC IX!!! GAINEY IS THE NEW DFC CHAMPION!!! GAINEY WINS!!! GAINEY WINS!!!

Mark's picks:
Wake Forest, South Florida, Troy, Boise State, Dallas, Cleveland, Tennessee, NYGiants (49)

Joey's picks:
Wake Forest, South Florida, Troy, Texas Christian, Dallas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Carolina (47)

College Games
Saturday
EAGLE BANK BOWL, 10am, ESPN, Washington DC
Wake Forest 29, Navy 19 (Mark 1-0, Joey 1-0)

MAGICJACK ST PETERSBURG BOWL, 330p, ESPN2, St. Petersburg FL
South Florida 41, Memphis 14 (Mark 2-0, Joey 2-0)

Baltimore Ravens 33, Dallas 24 (Mark 2-1, Joey 2-1)

Sunday Games
Cincinnati 14, Cleveland 0 (Mark 2-2, Joey 2-2)

Tennessee 31, Pittsburgh 14 (Mark 3-2, Joey 2-3)

NYGiants 34, Carolina 28 (Mark 4-2, Joey 2-4... Mark clinches DFC Title)

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL, 715pm, ESPN, New Orleans, LA
Southern Miss Homosexual Eagles (6-6) vs Troy Manly Men Trojans (8-4)

Tuesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTA BOWL, 7pm, ESPN, San Diego CA
9. Boise State Broncos (12-0) vs 11. Texas Christian Horned Frogs (10-2)

Tiebreak Game
Boise State vs TCU, total points scored

DFC IX Final Four Results

DEUCE BOWL IX

JOEY THORNELL

VS

MARK GAINEY

details to come shortly

Games
Rutgers 63, Louisville 14

DFC IX Final Four

Joey Thornell, 2nd year player, champion of the North Division
vs
Eddy McBroom, longtime veteran, looking for a return to greatness

James Hawbaker, early in his career, managing early success
vs
Mark Gainey, heralded by most as "The Greatest Player to Never Win a Championship", the Dan Marino or Charles Barkley of our sport

Two will advance to Deuce Bowl IX

College Games
THURSDAY
Louisville Cardinals (5-6) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-5), 630pm
Dave's prediction... Louisville 38, Rutgers 10

ACC Championship Game
17 Boston College Eagles vs 25 Virginia Tech Hokies, 12pm, ABC
Dave's prediction... VA Tech 22, Boston College 19

SEC Championship Game
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0) vs 4 Florida Go Gators (11-1), 3pm, CBS
Dave's prediction... Florida 27, Alabama 23

South Florida Bulls (7-4) at West Virginia Mountaineers (7-4), 7pm ESPN2
Dave's prediction... West Virginia 44, South Florida 38 in 2 OTs

NFL GAMES
Atlanta Falcons (8-4) at New Orleans Saints (6-6), 12p, Fox
Dave's prediction... Atlanta 30, New Orleans 20

Dallas Cowboys (8-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3), 315p, Fox
Dave's prediction... Dallas 20, Pittsburgh 14

Washington American Indians (7-5) at Baltimore Ravens (8-4), 715p, NBC
Dave's prediction... Baltimore 26, Washington 3

MONDAY NIGHT GAME
Tampa Bay Bucs (9-3) at Carolina Panthers (9-3), 730p, ESPN
Dave's prediction... Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 13

Tiebreak Game
Alabama vs Florida, total points scored

DFC IX Divisional Playoffs Results

Well... after clinched the Most Valuable Player award for the year, Yours Truly becomes another in the long line of DFC'ers who have a tremendous season... and then watch someone else take the prize.

Advancing to the DFC Final Four, even with one game left in the weekend...

Top Seed Joey Thornell and wild card (7) Big Eddy McBroom in the Gainey Conference AND Mark Gainey (3rd) and James Hawbaker (8th) advance.

Left out, done for the year...
Matt Latta... Jennifer Ernst... Barney... Yours Truly... Scott Latta... B-Pinky

I guess... wait til next year?

Anyway, no offense to Joey and James... but I'm personally rooting for an old school showdown between Big Eddy and The Mighty Gainey...

Full results and next games coming Monday night

DFC IX Divisional Playoffs

Making it through Wild Card Weekend...

East Division Champion Jason Barnette and Wild Card Big Eddy Mac made it in the Gainey Conference... eliminated are West Division Champ Tim Wasluka, wild card Ryan Sherman and wild card Trey Cartledge

In the Morris Conference, 8th seeded James Hawbaker pushes through, as does South Division Champ (and newly winning Rookie of the Year) Bradley Pinkerton, while done for the year is North Division Champ Zack Graves, wild card Jon Osborne and wild card Lori Beirne.

Now... for the next round, this includes, in the Gainey Conference...
Joey Thornell, Matt Latta, Jennifer Ernst, Jason Barnette and Eddy McBroom

In the Morris Conference
Yours Truly, Scott Latta, Mark Gainey, Bradley Pinkerton and James Hawbaker.

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME
West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3) at 25. Pitt Panthers (7-3), 11am, ABC
This is an early Friday game, the day after Thanksgiving. If Cincinnati loses their game, either one of these teams can swoop in and take the Big East. Least.

SATURDAY GAMES
1. Alabama Crimson Sabans (11-0) at 83. Auburn Tireds (5-6), 230pm, CBS
I know, I know, this is almost a gimme. But I can't win. If I put it on the game sheet, everyone says, "This is a gimme!". If I don't, then the Sabanation gives me the, "Oh, you're gonna leave that game off now that Bama is good, huh??". So, here it is. But for kicks and giggles, THIS is our tiebreak game.

23. Oregon Ducks (8-3) at 17. Oregon State Beavers (8-3), 6pm
Aw, its hard to pick a Ducks game when there is no Mikey Nipp to pick it... but if I waited for him to make the postseason, it might be years... so there we are. Personally, I love the Ducks, but I'd love to see the Beavs go to the Rose Bowl.

Vanderbilt Commodores (6-5) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5), 6pm, ESPNU
This one? Just for the heck of it. Pick 'em!

NFL GAMES
Carolina Panthers (8-3) at Green Bay Packers (5-5), 12pm, Fox
Green Bay and New Orleans play Monday Night, so adjust their records accordingly... Its easy to see the records and say that the Panthers have this... but don't forget, they are playing on the Froo-zen Tun-Druh of Lambooooow Field...

New Orleans Saints (5-5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3), 12pm, Fox
Green Bay and New Orleans play Monday night, so adjust their records accordingly... how great is it to put the fate of all involved in the DFC in the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) at New England Patriots (7-4), 315pm, CBS
What the...? Don't look now! Matt Cassel might actually be a good QB!

Kansas City Chiefs (1-10) at Oakland Raiders (3-8), 315pm, CBS
We don't do it every week... but sometimes... The Crap O'the Week!!

TieBreak
Alabama/Auburn, total points scored

Wild Card Weekend Results

With less than a minute, Indy & San Diego are tied at 20-20... and the outcome of this game decides the fate of some in the playoffs

Gainey Conference
Standing, (seed), record (# off TB guess) (remaining picks)
1. (6) Jason Barnette, 7-1 (11) (Indy) -- advances
2. (7) Eddy McBroom, 6-2 (6) (Indy) -- advances
3. (4) Tim Wasyluka, 6-2 (14) (Indy) -- eliminated
4. (8) Ryan Sherman, 5-3 (18) (Indy) -- eliminated
5. (5) Trey Cartledge, 5-3 (26) (San Diego) -- eliminated

Morris Conference
Standing, (seed), record (# off TB guess) (remaining picks)
1. (8) James Hawbaker, 7-1 (14) (Indy) -- advances
2. (5) Bradley Pinkerton, 6-2 (34) (Indy) -- advances
3. (4) Zack Graves, 4-4 (0) (Indy) -- eliminated
4. (7) Jon Osborne, 4-4 (6) (San Diego) -- eliminated
5. (6) Lori Beirne, 3-5 (4) (San Diego) -- eliminated

DFC IX Playoff Rules

Each conference has 8 participants, based on record. The top three records, regardless of division status, get a first round bye. However, in the event of a tied record (ie, both at 60-36), the tie goes to a division winner, regardless of tiebreak average. If both records are tied, and both are division winners, the lower tiebreak average gets the higher seed.

Wild Card Weekend--The remaining five per conference compete in Wild Card Weekend. Out of the five, the best TWO records from each conference during the weekend advance to the Divisional Playoffs. Tiebreak scores determine the winners between the same record, but if the TB is equal (ie, one person picks 48, the next picks 52, the final points scored is 50, leaving both off 2 points) the tie then goes to the higher seed.

Divisional Weekend--The two survivors of WCW join the 3 top seeds in the next round in each conference. Again, the top TWO records advance to the DFC Final Four. Tiebreak scores are in done in the same manner as WCW.

Final Four--This is one-on-one battle per conference to determine the two finalists. Each will be given the 8 games, and two tiebreak scores. The first will be the determining tiebreaker used, unless there is a tie in the "tiebreaker", in which it will defer to the next one.

Deuce Bowl IX--Finally. The chance to have your name engraved on the Brooke DeRamus Championship Plate as DFC Champion. Yes, it does exist. Yes, there are 8 names on it now.

The Deuce Bowl will be held later in December, after a few weeks, when the bowl season picks up, to avoid having straight NFL games. If by chance Yours Truly makes the Deuce Bowl, a pool of three--Chris "Wookiee Fulaytar", Michael Nipp and Matt Halpert--will determine the games that will decide the DFC Champion. If Yours Truly falls in battle before such time, I'll do the games.

Eight games, two tiebreakers, best record wins the DFC Championship.

DFC IX Wild Card Weekend

If you have a first round bye, then you can disregard this... enjoy the games. For those 10 in Wild Card Weekend, here goes...

Washington Huskies (0-11) at Washington State Cougars (1-10), 2pm

14. BYU Cougars (10-1) at 7. Utah Utes (11-0), 5pm

20. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2) at 19. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-2), 615pm, ESPN2

Florida State Seminoles (7-3) at 25. Maryland Terrapins (7-3), 645pm, ESPN

2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-1) at 5. Oklahoma Sooners (9-1), 7pm, ABC

NFL Games
New England Patriots (6-4) at Miami Dolphins (6-4), 12pm, CBS

Philadelphia Eagles (5-4-1) at Baltimore Ravens (6-4), 12pm, CBS

Indianapolis Colts (6-4) at San Diego Chargers (4-6), 715pm, NBC

TB Game
Texas Tech vs Oklahoma, total points scored

DFC IX Week Twelve Results

Games Done:
Cincinnati 28, Louisville 20
Oregon State 34, California 21
Boston College 27, Florida State 17
Vanderbilt 34, Kentucky 24
Green Bay 37, Chicago 3
Tampa Bay 19, Minnesota 13
Dallas 14, Washington 10
Cleveland 29, Buffalo 27 (tiebreak game, total points scored 56)

Gainey Conference
1) North Division Champ Joey Thornell
2) Wild Card Matt Latta
3) South Division Champ Jennifer Ernst
4) West Division Champ Tim Wasyluka
5) Wild Card Trey Cartledge
6) East Division Champ Jason Barnette
7) Wild Card Big Eddy Mac
8) Wild Card Ryan Sherman

Morris Conference
1) East Division Champ Yours Truly
2) West Division Champ Scott Latta
3) Wild Card Mark Gainey
4) North Division Champ Zack Graves
5) South Division Champ Bradley Pinkerton
6) Wild Card Lori Beirne
7) Wild Card Jonathan Osborne
8) Wild Card James Hawbaker

DFC IX Week Twelve Games

Remember this... in Week Twelve, once your picks are sent in, they are LOCKED in. There is no changing. This is due to the fact that playoff spots will be clinched all during the week as picks are sent in by various people.

College Games... lots of crappy games to choose from, so I picked the best I could...

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME
22. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) at Louisville Cardinals (5-4), 7p, ESPN2
So, how good is Cincy, anyway? That had most of us fooled a few weeks ago against UConn...

SATURDAY GAMES
California Bears (6-3) at Oregon State Beavers (6-3), 230p, ESPN2
The Beavers win out, and its they, NOT the USC Trojans, who go to the Rose Bowl. I kid you not. But can they get past the Fightin' Tedfords?

Boston College Golden Catholics (6-3) at 22. Florida State Seminoles (7-2), 8p, ABC
In what might be one of Bobby Bowdoin's final games, its a showdown for the Coastal... er, Atlantic Division in the ACC. Is that right? Atlantic? Who cares. Pick 'em.

Vanderbilt Commodores (5-4) at Kentucky Wildcats (6-4), 8p, ESPN2
The official "Who Wants To Go to a Crappy Bowl Game More" Bowl

NFL GAMES
Chicago Bears (5-4) at Green Bay Packers (4-5), 12p, Fox
Should we lay odds on when Aaron Rodgers gets benched for some old QB like Hogeboom or Testaverde?

Minnesota Vikings (5-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3), 12p, Fox
For all you who have trouble with the Bucs--I say you must earn your way to the playoffs

Dallas Cowboys (5-4) at Washington Redskins (6-3), 715p, NBC
The Cowboys might be more disfunctional that the McCain campaign right now. And they are on the road.

Cleveland Browns (3-6) at Buffalo Bills (5-4), 730p, ESPN
I picked this because the Browns suck, the Bills started sucking last week, and its a toss up game that will be the final game of the DFC IX regular season. And its our tiebreak game too.

Tiebreak Game
Cleveland vs Buffalo, total points scored

Updated results coming soon... Gainey & Drew make history this week, while Scott, Matt, Joey, Jennifer and Yours Truly clinch the DFC postseason berths... find out who else has been eliminated.

DFC IX Week Eleven Results

The Week That Was
I went back to the DFC Archives to pull up the weekly winner sheet, go through it and make sure it was correct. And it was then I discovered the record breaking weekend Mark Gainey and Drew Morris had...

There will be more of their great weekend in Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics, but for right now, Drew and Mark split the weekend at 7-1, and each take--at least a share of--their 8th weekly win in their careers, breaking the tie they had with Jennifer Ersnt.

Tim "The Big" Wasyluka took 3rd place for the week, at 7-1, while Scott Latta and Joey Thornell went 6-2, both clinching playoff berths, and tying for 4th. In 6th, Bradley Pinkerton, still vying for Rookie of the Year, went 6-2, and in 7th, Matt Halpert.

Rounding out the weekly top ten, all at 6-2, in 8th was Clif Render, 9th was Trey Cartledge and in 10th, Daniel Powell.

Also Finishing
5-3: Tom Johnson, Matt Latta, Yours Truly, Michael Nipp, Big Eddy McB, Sarah Hasha, Zack Grave, Tad Roose, Barney, Gina Roose, Tyler Campbell, Ryan Sherman, JustFish
4-4: DMOsborne, Mackey, Tebe Shaw, The Spawn of Wookiee, Chris Croyle, Hawbaker, Tommy McLeod, Jenn Ernst, Lori Beirne, Jason Duren
3-5: Jason Turnbow, Jason Roberts, Jon Osborne
2-6: Garrett Cheney, Eddy Jr
0-8: Jon Lenning

GAINEY CONFERENCE
X - Clinched Playoff Berth
Y - Clinched Division
NORTH DIVISION
X-Joey Thornell, 61-27 (10.91)
X-Matt Latta, 61-27 (13.2)
DM Osborne, 55-33 (14.45)
Clif Render, 50-38 (12.7)
Justin Fisher, 50-38 (16.3)

EAST DIVISION
Jason Barnette, 58-30 (18.64)
Ryan Sherman, 55-33 (12.4)
Eddy Jr, 53-35 (12.64)
Tad Roose, 52-36 (13.2)
Garrett Cheney, 45-43 (15.64)

SOUTH DIVISION
X-Jennifer Ernst, 61-27 (13.55)
Tommy McLeod, 54-34 (13.7)
Tebe Shaw, 51-37 (18.64)
Jonathan Lenning, 49-39 (17.09)
Tom Johnson, 48-40 (14.3)

WEST DIVISION
Tim Wasyluka, 58-30 (12.1)
Trey Cartledge, 58-30 (14.91)
Eddy MacB, 55-33 (12.36)
The Spawn of Wookiee, 54-34 (13.4)
Drew Morris, 52-36 (14.2)

If The Playoffs Started Today
Top Three Records Get First Round Bye, Tie Goes to Division--Division Winners are "If Playoffs Started Today"
1) North Division Champ Joey Thornell, 61-27 (10.91)
2) Wild Card Matt Latta, 61-27 (13.2)
3) South Division Champ Jennifer Ernst, 61-27 (13.55)
Wild Card Weekend, Next Five Records, Tie Goes to Division Champ
4) West Division Champ Tim Wasyluka, 58-30 (12.1)
5) East Division Champ Jason Barnette, 58-30 (18.64)
6) Wild Card Trey Cartledge, 58-30 (14.91)
7) Wild Card Big Eddy McB, 55-33 (12.36)
8) Wild Card Ryan Sherman, 55-33 (12.40)
On the Bubble, Within 2 Games
DMOsborne, 55-33 (14.45)... AJ Fulaytar, 54-34 (13.4)... Tommy McLeod, 54-34 (13.7)... Eddy Jr, 53-35 (12.64)...

MORRIS CONFERENCE
X - Clinched Playoff Berth
Y- Clinched Division
NORTH DIVISION
Zack Graves, 57-31 (10.0)
James Hawbaker, 56-32 (12.1)
Jason Turnbow, 56-32 (18.91)
Sarah Hasha, 54-34 (16.2)
Mackey, 42-46 (19.64)

EAST DIVISION
X-Yours Truly, 64-24 (10.64)
Mark Gainey, 58-30 (10.6)
Matt Halpert, 56-32 (12.4)
Jason Roberts, 51-37 (10.82)

SOUTH DIVISION
Daniel Powell, 57-31 (11.7)
Bradley Pinkerton, 56-32 (12.2)
Jason Duren, 52-36 (14.55)
Mikey Nipp, 46-42 (10.45)
Chris Croyle, 46-42 (22.36)

WEST DIVISION
X-Scott Latta, 64-24 (12.27)
Lori Beirne, 57-31 (12.0)
Jonathan Osborne, 54-34 (12.9)
Tyler Campbell, 50-38 (17.2)
Gina Roose, 49-39 (14.6)

If the Playoffs Started Today
First Round Bye
1) East Division Champ Yours Truly, 64-24 (10.64)
2) West Division Champ Scott Latta, 64-24 (12.27)
3) Wild Card Mark Gainey, 58-30 (10.6)
Wild Card Weekend
4) North Division Champ Zack Graves, 57-31 (10.0)
5) South Division Champ Daniel Powell, 57-31 (11.7)
6) Wild Card Weekend Lori Beirne, 57-31 (12.0)
7) Wild Card James Hawbaker, 56-32 (12.1)
8) Wild Card Bradley Pinkerton, 56-32 (12.2)
on the bubble... Matt Halpert, 56-32 (12.4)... Jason Turnbow, 56-32 (18.91)... Jon Osborne, 54-34 (12.9)... Sarah Hasha, 54-34 (16.2)

The DFC Power Poll Top 12
1) Yours Truly, 64-24 (10.64) (1-8wks)
2) Scott Latta, 64-24 (12.27) (2-3wks)
3) Joey Thornell, 61-27 (10.91) (5)
4) Matt Latta, 61-27 (13.2) (4-3wks)
5) Jennifer Ernst, 61-27 (13.55) (3)
6) Mark Gainey, 58-30 (10.6) (NR)
7) Tim Wasyluka, 58-30 (12.1) (NR)
8) Trey Cartledge, 58-30 (14.91) (10)
9) Jason Barnette, 58-30 (18.64) (7)
10) Zack Graves, 57-31 (10.0) (9)
11) Daniel Powell, 57-31 (11.7) (12)
12) Lori Beirne, 57-31 (12.0) (6)
dropped out: James Hawbaker (11)... Jason Turnbow (8)

Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics

• As reported, a number of things happened this weekend... Mark and Drew split the weekly win, the 6th time thats happened in DFC history. Its also the only time that the previous Deuce Bowl competitors split a week the following year.
• Mark and Drew both chalk up their 8th career weekly win, though its a little misleading. Much like LSU won the BCS title in 2004, and claim it fully even though they had a "split" title with USC, I would look at it the same way.
• Jennifer won 7 weeks lifetime, one of those she split with none other than Mark Gainey, in DFC VII, Week 4. The other six she won outright. Gainey also has the pleasure of claiming 6 outright, while splitting the one mentioned with Jennifer, he also now shares this week with Drew.
• Drew has also won 6 outright... and one he split with Gainey (again, this week), and DFC VIII, he split Week 12 with Trey AND Mackey.
• Anything can happen in the final week... but its pretty thrilling to watch in the Morris Conference, conference ranks 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, with TBAs being Hawbaker's 12.1, Pinky's 12.2, Halpert's 12.4 and Turnbow's ghastly 18.9. Jon Osborne and Sarah Hasha (!) sits 2 games back as well.
• Defending DFC Champion Drew Morris finds himself in an interesting position as well. He's the champ, and still the champ until a new one is crown (Yours Truly, probably), but he's 13th in the conference, 6 games out of a divisional race, 3 games out of the playoff race and stands a good chance at missing the postseason.
• Only 2 DFC Champions have missed the postseason the year after they won it... Shawn Sharp won DFC I, and never saw the playoffs in his few continuing years. Tad Roose won DFC II, missed the postseason in DFC III, returned and won DFC IV, then missed the playoffs in DFC V and VI. Wookiee Fulaytar missed the postseason in DFC IV and VI after winning the previous year, but that was due to injury and missing those years entirely.
• Eliminated from the postseason thusfar? Tom Johnson, Mikey Nipp, Mackey and Croyle.
• On the verge, meaning at least five games out? JustFish, Clif Render, Tyler Campbell and J Roberts.
• The most spectacular playoff bomb ever? Garrett Cheney, who needed but 2 wins in DFC V to make the postseason. He went 1-7. Wookiee needed to go undefeated. He went 8-0. Out goes the 64 game winning Garrett, who's never come close to that total, ever, and Wookiee goes in, winning DFC V.
• Potential for Career Years, meaning the best regular season ever? Matt Latta, who is at 61-27, and is 1 away from his career best in DFC VII, 62-26. Its the only other time he had won 60+ games.
• Scott Latta has already beaten his career best, 60-36 in DFC VIII. Joey Thornell has far and above beaten his 41 wins from last year, and Daniel's 57-31 is 6 away from his career best of 63-33 in DFC VII.
• Zack Graves has finished his two previous seasons in the DFC with exactly the same record, 58-38. With 57 wins so far this season, it would be a Cheneyesque tumble to stay at 58 wins for the third consecutive season.
• Though he probably won't get into the postseason (and I'm hoping it might happen, for his sake) Tyler Campbell's best record is 55 wins in DFC VI. He's at 50 now, so he's five from tying. Sarah Hasha is in the same boat, with her best being 58 wins in DFC V. She's at 54 wins currently.
• The Big Wasyluka only has one 60 win season to his name--in DFC VII, when he lost the divisional title to Daniel Powell. He won three division titles with under 60 wins, the most ever. He's at 58, and likely to cross into 60+ terratory next weekend.
• The DFC Playoff start... NEXT WEEKEND!

DFC IX Week Ten Results

The Week That Was
Another "two out three weeks" winner, as Jason Barnette wins his 2nd week out of the last 3, going a solid 7-1. Looks like he's building some momentum heading into the postseason...

Coming in 2nd this time is Jason Turnbow, followed closely by Scott Latta, both 7-1.

Mark Gainey and Tommy McLeod tied for 4th, at 6-2, while Hawbaker is also rolling at 6-2, for 6th, tying with The Spawn of Wookiee. In 8th place, Tad Roose is desperately trying to salvage his season, in 9th is Zack Graves. Round out the Weekly Top Ten is Tebershaw, all at 6-2.

Also Finishing
6-2: Joey Thornell, Yours Truly, Matt Halpert, Lenning, Drew Morris, Jennifer Ersnt, Trey Cartledge
5-3: DMOsborne, Ryan Sherman, Matt Latta, Big Eddy, JustFish, The Big Wasyluka, Sarah Hasha, Jason Roberts, Pinky, Tyler Campbell, Jason Duren, Jonathan Osborne, Sunshine Beirne
4-4: Eddy Jr, Tom Johnson, Daniel Powell,
3-5: Garrett Cheney, Gina Roose
2-6: Clif Render
0-8: Mackey, Croyle

THE STANDINGS
MORRIS CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Matt Latta, 56-24 (14.44)
Joey Thornell, 55-25 (11.5)
DMOsborne, 51-29 (13.7)
Justin Fisher, 45-35 (17.89)
Clif Render, 44-36 (12.78)

EAST DIVISION
Jason Barnette, 53-27 (19.9)
Eddy Jr, 51-29 (13.3)
Ryan Sherman, 50-30 (13.22)
Tad Roose, 47-33 (13.67)
Garrett Cheney, 43-37 (16.0)

SOUTH DIVISION
Jennifer Ernst, 57-23 (14.2)
Tommy McLeod, 50-30 (14.78)
Jonathan Lenning, 49-31 (13.4)
Tebe Shaw, 47-33 (20.5)
Tom Johnson, 43-37 (15.67)

WEST DIVISION
Trey Cartledge, 52-28 (12.33)
Tim Wasyluka, 51-29 (14.2)
Big Eddy Mac, 50-30 (13.4)
AJ Fulaytar, 50-30 (15.1)
Drew Morris, 45-35 (15.33)

IF THE POSTSEASON STARTED TODAY
Top Three Records Get First Round Bye, Tie Goes to Division Winner
1) South Division Champ Jennifer Ernst, 57-23 (14.2)
2) North Division Champ Matt Latta, 56-24 (14.44)
3) Wild Card Joey Thornell, 55-25 (11.5)
Wild Card Weekend, Tie Goes to Division Winner
4) East Division Champ Jason Barnette, 53-27 (19.9)
5) West Division Champ Trey Cartledge, 51-29 (14.2)
6) Wild Card Eddy Jr, 51-29 (13.3)
7) DMOsborne, 51-29 (13.7)
8) The Big Wasyluka, 51-29 (14.2)
On the Bubble (within two games): Ryan Sherman, 50-30 (13.22)... Big Eddy, 50-30 (13.4)... Tommy McLeod, 50-30 (14.78)... AJ Fulaytar, 50-30 (15.1)

GAINEY CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
Jason Turnbow, 53-27 (20.4)
Zack Graves, 52-28 (10.89)
James Hawbaker, 52-28 (12.89)
Sarah Hasha, 49-31 (16.89)
Mackey, 38-42 (20.6)

EAST DIVISION
Yours Truly, 59-21 (11.3)
The Mighty Gainey, 51-29 (11.33)
Matt Halpert, 50-30 (12.78)
Jason Roberts, 48-32 (10.7)

SOUTH DIVISION
Daniel Powell, 51-29 (10.89)
Bradley Pinkerton, 50-30 (12.89)
Jason Duren, 48-32 (15.1)
Chris Croyle, 42-38 (22.1)
Mikey Nipp, 41-39 (10.6)

WEST DIVISION
Scott Latta, 58-22 (13.0)
Lori Beirne, 53-27 (11.0)
Jon Osborne, 51-29 (13.89)
Tyler Campbell, 45-35 (18.56)
Gina Roose, 44-36 (16.1)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
First Round Bye
1) East Division Champ Yours Truly, 59-21 (11.3)
2) West Division Champ Scott Latta, 58-22 (13.0)
3) Wild Card Lori Beirne, 58-22 (13.0)
Wild Card Weekend
4) North Division Champ Jason Turnbow, 53-27 (20.4)
5) Wild Card Zack Graves, 52-28 (10.89)
6) Wild Card James Hawbaker, 52-28 (12.89)
7) South Division Champ Daniel Powell, 51-29 (10.89)
8) The Mighty Gainey, 51-29 (11.33)
On the Bubble (within two games): Jon Osborne, 51-29 (13.89)... Matt Halpert, 50-30 (12.78)... Bradley Pinkerton, 50-30 (12.89)... Sarah Hasha, 49-31 (16.89)

The TieBreak Title Top Five
1-tie) Daniel Powell - 10.89
1-tie) Zack Graves - 10.89
3) Lori Beirne - 11.0
4) Yours Truly - 11.30
5) Gainey - 11.33

The College Game Top Five
1) Jennifer Ernst - 36-12
2) Joey Thornell - 35-13
3-tie) Lori Beirne - 34-14
3-tie) Ryan Sherman - 34-14
5) Scott Latta - 33-15

The NFL Title Top Five
1-tie) Matt Latta - 25-7
1-tie) Scott Latta - 25-7
1-tie) Yours Truly - 25-7
4) James Hawbaker - 23-9
5-tie) Tim Wasyluka, AJ Fulaytar, Barney, Turnbow, Zack Graves - 22-10

The DFC POWER POLL TOP 12
1) Yours Truly, 59-21 (11.3) (1-7wks)
2) Scott Latta, 58-22 (13.0) (2-2wks)
3) Jenn Ernst, 57-23 (14.2) (3)
4) Matt Latta, 56-24 (14.44) (4-2wks)
5) Joey Thornell, 55-25 (11.5) (5-3wks)
6) Lori Beirne, 53-27 (11.0) (6-2wks)
7) Jason Barnette, 53-27 (19.9) (NR)
8) Jason Turnbow, 53-27 (20.4) (NR)
9) Zack Graves, 52-28 (10.89) (9-2wks)
10) Trey Cartledge, 52-28 (12.88) (NR)
11) James Hawbaker, 52-28 (12.89) (10)
12) Daniel Powell, 51-29 (10.89) (7)
dropped out: Eddy Jr (8th)... DMOsborne (12th)... Tim Wasyluka (11th)

Lies, Darn Lies & Statistics

• With two weeks left, I'm in danger of jinxing what could be a phenomenal record that will topple. Remember how Maris' record of 61 stood for years and years, only to be finally surpassed many times over in recent years--steriods or not? The record I speak of is The Mighty Gainey's incredible DFC V season that gave him 68 wins in a single season.
• With 16 games left in the regular season, 8 people have a shot at beating 68, and another three--Zack, Hawbaker and Trey--have a shot at tying it. Of course, they'll have to go 16-0 in the final 2 weeks, so that may or may not be feasible. Possible, but not feasible.
• Out of the 8 who can pass it, Barney, Lori and Turnbow have to go 15-1, while Joey Thornell needs to have two 7-1 weeks.
• Who's within real striking distance? Matt Latta, who needs 13 wins, which is a good, but possible 7-1 and 6-2 week, and Jennifer Ernst need 12.
• However, it is in the hands of two--Yours Truly and Scott Latta--that are in the best position, needing only 10 and 11 wins respectvely to hold the once-unthinkable 68 win margin. Go us.
• MVP Candidates? Most likely right now, Yours Truly and Scotty Latta, both who will easily pass 60 wins and even more, as listed above. Dark horse candidates include Jenn Ernst and Matt Latta
• Rookie of the Year? I dunno, because earlier this year, it seemed as if Bradley Pinkerton would sweep this out of nowhere. However, mustering up 50 wins thusfar, he's been equaled by The Spawn of Wookiee, and J Roberts is only 2 back. Jonathan Lenning is another story, already missing one week and still has 49 wins.
• Finally, The Osborne Award, given to the best player to not make the playoffs. Sort of a double edged sword, because if they were that good, why didn't they make the playoffs, right? Well, its those who just had an unlucky break here, or an unfortunate bounce there... previous winners include Tad Roose, DMOsborne (whom the award was named after), and last year, Jennifer Ernst picked it up. This season, I'm thinking of two names--Jonathan Osborne and Sarah Hasha.
• With 16 games up in the air, its hard to pinpoint exactly who is "in" the postseason--it could happen that some of us go 0-16 over two weeks, though with people picking differently, the chances of more than one person going 0-16 is extremely remote.
• Its more likely, however, to talk about who is NOT going to be in the postseason... right now, it would take one heck of a two week run to put Tom Johnson or Garrett Cheney in the postseason. Tom's already feasibly eliminated from the division crown, yet again.
• Clif Render is also on the outs, needing a monumental finish to the season, while Justin Fisher also needs quite a finish. Mikey Nipp, Mackey, Croyle and Gina Roose is also just about out of it, while Tyler Campbell is on the bubble. This coming week will determine alot of postseason shuffles.
• Concerning regular season wins, Matt Latta looks as if he'll join the 2-Member Regular Season 500 Win Mark... he's 2 away. Lori Smith needs 3 more to reach 400, while The Big Wasyluka needs another year to get to 400--he's at 380.
• Passing Wookiee on the list, though, in recent weeks is Garrett (now at 22nd all time) and Tyler (23rd)
• Hawbaker gets past 200 this weekend, and Clif Render and Justin Fisher stumble past 100 in the last two weeks. Joey is 4 out from 100, while The Spawn of Wookiee and Pinky each need 7 wins to pass Vic Paschal's 56 wins, the last remaining obsticle before reach the block of multi-year DFC'ers on the list.
• Toss in the playoff victories, and Daniel Powell becomes the 9th player to reach 500 all time. Mark Gainey needs 10 more to do so, and this is significant because Tom Johnson and Mikey Nipp need 17 and 22 respectively--meaning it will be DFC X.
• Isn't that a cool title? DFC X! Rock on.
• The Big Wasyluka got his 400th All Time Win this weekend, and while Trey has 179 regular season wins, needing 21 for 200, he might pick up some in the postseason.
• Let's talk college... Jennifer is still the only one over 300 (311), and Yours Truly and Matt Latta look to get there this weekend or next, needing 3 and 7. Wait 'til Next Year goes to Tommy (288), Daniel (288), and DMOsborne (285)
• One college record that no one has even come close to is 45. As in, 45 college games won by Gainey in DFC V. Tad Roose had 43 in DFC VI, but was then the only one to hit 40 in DFC VII.

DFC IX Week Eleven Games

College Games

19. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2) at 20. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-2), TBA
Even though all the attention hs been on the Big 12 and SEC (and rightly so), the ACC is actually shaping up to be an interesting conference battle. Tech needs this to pretty much take the Coastal.

9. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1) at 2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-0), TBA
This is bound to be one heckuva game... especially if its anything like the Texas/TT game was. Trap game? Trap game?

1. Alabama Crimson Sabans (9-0) at 16. LSU Tigers (6-2), 230pm
My guess is, the only real story here is Saban's return to Death Valley. The fact its not a night game will probably mean it will be slightly easier--LSU Fans will only have 12 hours to drink, and not 18. And for the record, I expect just about everyone will pick 'Bama in this game.

Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (5-3) at Boston College Golden Eagles (5-3), 7pm
Here's a great toss-up pick 'em for ya...

NFL Games
New Orleans Saints (4-4) at Atlanta Falcons (5-3), 12p, Fox
The NFC South!

Green Bay Packers (4-4) at Minnesota Vikings (4-4), 12p, Fox
The NFC North!

Indianapolis Colts (3-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2), 315p, CBS
AFC South takes on the AFC North! Indy is currently playing New England, Pittsburgh plays Washington Monday night

NYGiants (5-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-1), 715p, NBC
The NFC East!

TieBreak Game
Atlanta vs New Orleans, total points scored!

DFC IX Week Ten Games

Coming tomorrow... full results of Week Nine. Three undefeateds, only one takes the crown and one DFC'er comes up short. Again.

COLLEGE GAMES
Rankings from AP Poll, times CST

Auburn Tigers (4-4) at Ole Miss Runnin' Rebels (4-4), 1130a

Wow. This might just be a terrible game. Did you know that Ole Miss is favored???

The Duke Blue Devils (4-3) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3), 230p

This falls under the catagory of "there is no gimmes this week". The Blue Devils are actually pretty decent.

8. Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) vs 5. Florida Go Gators (6-1), 230p, CBS
Game played in Jacksonville, FL. I'm ready for my Go Gators to win a championship with me on the b'wagon. They beat Georgia, they have the best shot at facing/beating Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

1. Texas Longhorns at 6. Texas Tech Red Raiders, 7pm
Yes, yes, we've seen a wealth of Texas games. But this has been a rough schedule for the Horns, finishing up with this one... this time not in Austin, but in Lubbock, TX.

NFL GAMES

NYJets (4-3) at Buffalo Bills (5-2), 12p, CBS
So here I was, sitting on the 2nd bench of the Bills Bandwagon. But before the wagon could leave, they lost! So, do I get up? Do I get comfy? I'm lost...

Arizona Cardinals (4-3) at St. Louis Rams (2-5), 12p, Fox
Not only is Arizona leading their division, they are also favored in this game. When Kurt Warner visits his old team, there's hell to pay! (well, not really. just sounded good)

Dallas Cowboys (5-3) at NYGiants (6-1), 315p, Fox
The Cowboys are falling completely apart, but they are one of those teams you can never truly count out. And the Giants are one of those teams you can never truly count on. Pick 'em.

New England Patriots (5-2) at Indianapolis Colts (3-3), 715p, NBC
Indy playing tonight against the Titans.

TieBreak Game
Georgia vs Florida, total points scored.