This league just cannot get going this year, most of the blame probably (probably = does) go to the league Commish. That's me. I've got got plenty of excuses, but that's all they are.. excuses so I won't bore anybody with them. Regardless, the league is moving forward but because of my ineptness and Bambi running out in front on Billy this past weekend I didn't get a review of the week posted before rankings came out. Anyway, here they are with league match-ups for the week:
#4 Crass vs. #10 Cloughs. Will Cloughs Chris Rainey addition put him over the hump? Can his WRs even see the football this week?
#7 Billy vs. #8 Joe-Dub in a battle of probably ranked too low teams
#2 Brian vs. #5 T-Raz. Intriguing match-up as T-Raz recently put his QBs on the block to try to bolster his squad for the stretch run.
#1 Cherns vs. #11 Zach in a battle of Marawood powers. Could Cherns return years of beatdowns?
#6 Josh vs. #9 Fat Joe- If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears, does it make a sound?
#3 Scuba vs. #12 Perrins. Perrins looking for an upset and credibility before he loses his locker room.. again
September 22, 2011
September 16, 2011
Week 3 Preview
The league is finally underway and things appear to be running a tad more smoothly. That's the good news, the bad news is that it's still early in the year and nobody knows what they really have until conference play. That doesn't mean I won't try to preview this week though, lets take a look at what we've got. Sticking with this week's ranking theme it appears the old-school WWF is continuing to make a comeback. Thanks youtube for these vintage finishing moves! POWERRRRRRRRRBOMB!
#1 Bill vs. #6 Brian
Bill is a perennial league power, as we all know. The guy wins titles and games he shouldn't win, he's really the Les Miles of our league. Gusty calls, crazy antics, and a roster full of guys that could implode at any minute is what he's all about. Bill has yet to release a line-up this week, so some coaches think it's just another one of his head games. We do know that Andrew Luck will be leading the charge for the often-maligned and at times, low self-esteemed head coach.
Brian, on the other hand, wasted no time letting Billy know what he was up against and to be honest.. it's not much. Aaron Murray directs the squad with Trent Richardson and Cyrus Gray in the backfield. The WRs aren't even worth mentioning, his TE is best known for his funny first name, Orson, but his defense a great match-up in Penn State playing the vaunted Temple Owls offense. One time, I saw a Wisconsin team beat Temple 65-0. The game was such a massacre that Luke Knauf logged a play at center (and fumbled the snap) and Dywon Rowan went bananas late in the game looking like Barry Sanders.
Prediction: Without knowing what Bill brings to the table, I think he's going down. Brian has been knocking on the league door for years now. This is the day that he powerbombs his way to the league leaders. Brian by a 123-115 score.
#7 T-Raz vs. #9 Fat Joe
I thought this was the worst game of the week until I remembered Crass played Perrins also. T-Raz and Fat Joe used to be roomies, I believe.. along with Perrins. Yes, folks.. that is the 7, 9, and 11th ranked teams in the league.. out of 12. That shows the overall ability and brain function that was in that apartment. Of course, hearing the recent news about UW-Madison and their "reverse discrimination" we have to wonder if any of these 3 would even make it into school anymore. None of that matters here, we don't discriminate, we're equal opportunity haters!
Fat Joe released his line-up earlier this week and went with Montee Ball against the vaunted NIU defense that gave up 45 points to Kansas last weekend. Ball might be all that Fat Joe needs to beat his former roomie. T-Raz doesn't have much in the tank unless Russ Wilson throws the ball a bunch and Kendall Wright catches 30 passes against Stephen F. Austin. That's possible.. so what's the verdict?
Prediction: Fat Joe Stone Cold Stuns T-Raz back to next week, 117-109.
#8 Crass vs. #11 Perrins
This might be the most entertaining game of the week.. if you like bad football. Rankings wise, it's clearly the worst match-up. 8 vs. 11. Crass has been near the league top before, heck, these are the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from the league last year! Now they are near the bottom, just rock bottom. Crass has eeked out a win and Perrins.. well, despite the annual "I have the best skill position players in the league" rant just never can win the big games. He's got more excuses than a 35 year old lifelong criminal, he makes politicians look like they're telling the truth.
Perrins did get his own line-up in (Nice job) and has some nice WRs. Broyles, Fuller, and Woods can score in any league against anybody; they're legit studs. He'll need more out of James White this week and a big effort from Matt "The Golden Boy" Barkley if he's going to get a win. Crass counters with Collaros, a steady diet of solid RBs (Taylor, Stewart, and Randle) along with a smart play in USC WR Robert Woods.
Prediction: This will be a close game from start to finish; I think that USC does just enough against a bad Syracuse team to help Matt Barkley finish with 275+ yards and 3 TDs as Perrins gets on the board by delivering a Razor's Edge to Crass in a 133-120 win.
#3 Cherns vs. #10 Cloughs
These two have been bickering via email, text message, and even the phone on occasion the last few years, and when they lived together there was no love lost between the two of them. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for friendly Xbox games to turn heated and smack talk to be delivered. Rumors persist they still don't really like each other, but just talk because that's what society expects from the two of them. This tension has carried over to the league as Cherns constantly berates the Commish for his lack of smarts, his teams that always lose, and on occasion, his personal hygiene. We all know the Commish gets the last laugh because his team motto is, "If it ain't me winning, it ain't going to be Cherns." and Cherns hasn't finished in the money yet.
Cherns loves the Texas Tech QBs and LaMichael James but what can he get from Marques Wilson and Theo Riddick at WR? He didn't get much from Vick Ballard last night. The Commish counters with a favorable match-up for his Baylor guys in Stephen F. Austin. He hopes Terrence Williams and Terrence Gannaway go bonkers against the FCS team. If Paul Richardson has half the game he did last week (288 yards receiving) and Oregon remembers they are playing Missouri State things could get interesting.
Prediction: You heard it here first, the Oregon defense figure 4 leglocks up Mizzou State and the hounds go wild on Cherns knocking him down another inch to 5'6. 121-107
#1 Bill vs. #6 Brian
Bill is a perennial league power, as we all know. The guy wins titles and games he shouldn't win, he's really the Les Miles of our league. Gusty calls, crazy antics, and a roster full of guys that could implode at any minute is what he's all about. Bill has yet to release a line-up this week, so some coaches think it's just another one of his head games. We do know that Andrew Luck will be leading the charge for the often-maligned and at times, low self-esteemed head coach.
Brian, on the other hand, wasted no time letting Billy know what he was up against and to be honest.. it's not much. Aaron Murray directs the squad with Trent Richardson and Cyrus Gray in the backfield. The WRs aren't even worth mentioning, his TE is best known for his funny first name, Orson, but his defense a great match-up in Penn State playing the vaunted Temple Owls offense. One time, I saw a Wisconsin team beat Temple 65-0. The game was such a massacre that Luke Knauf logged a play at center (and fumbled the snap) and Dywon Rowan went bananas late in the game looking like Barry Sanders.
Prediction: Without knowing what Bill brings to the table, I think he's going down. Brian has been knocking on the league door for years now. This is the day that he powerbombs his way to the league leaders. Brian by a 123-115 score.
#2 Joe vs. #5 Josh (GOTW)
In our Game of the Week, Joe takes on a pesky Josh squad. We all know the early Bret Bielema type blunder that cost the Badgers a game against Michigan State a few years ago.. Josh made the same type of mistake the other week by NOT STARTING A QB. Really, and he only lost by 3 points. That's a double edge sword, he obviously has a great team but can his old, decaying brain stay sharp and on top of things? We don't know and that's why he's ranked #5 and not #1.
Joe has been a pleasant surprise thus far, predicted by some to be at the rock bottom of the league, he's off to a 2-0 start. He has solid QBs (Cousins and Scheelhause) and a plethora of backs including that always reliable main back in Virginia Tech and Cal. Joe also reinstated the always drunk driving, but always wide open, Michael Floyd. Floyd is the key to this roster every week, and we all know he's due for a letdown here and there.. after all, he's gotta stop drinking sooner or later.
Prediction: Josh remembers to field an entire roster, Marcus Lattimore is too tough for the Navy defense to slow down as he pulls out an upset victory despite a lackluster performance from Landry Jones and Ray Graham as he Pearl River Plunges Joe into a table.. AND a car. 115-103
Prediction: Josh remembers to field an entire roster, Marcus Lattimore is too tough for the Navy defense to slow down as he pulls out an upset victory despite a lackluster performance from Landry Jones and Ray Graham as he Pearl River Plunges Joe into a table.. AND a car. 115-103
I thought this was the worst game of the week until I remembered Crass played Perrins also. T-Raz and Fat Joe used to be roomies, I believe.. along with Perrins. Yes, folks.. that is the 7, 9, and 11th ranked teams in the league.. out of 12. That shows the overall ability and brain function that was in that apartment. Of course, hearing the recent news about UW-Madison and their "reverse discrimination" we have to wonder if any of these 3 would even make it into school anymore. None of that matters here, we don't discriminate, we're equal opportunity haters!
Fat Joe released his line-up earlier this week and went with Montee Ball against the vaunted NIU defense that gave up 45 points to Kansas last weekend. Ball might be all that Fat Joe needs to beat his former roomie. T-Raz doesn't have much in the tank unless Russ Wilson throws the ball a bunch and Kendall Wright catches 30 passes against Stephen F. Austin. That's possible.. so what's the verdict?
Prediction: Fat Joe Stone Cold Stuns T-Raz back to next week, 117-109.
#8 Crass vs. #11 Perrins
This might be the most entertaining game of the week.. if you like bad football. Rankings wise, it's clearly the worst match-up. 8 vs. 11. Crass has been near the league top before, heck, these are the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from the league last year! Now they are near the bottom, just rock bottom. Crass has eeked out a win and Perrins.. well, despite the annual "I have the best skill position players in the league" rant just never can win the big games. He's got more excuses than a 35 year old lifelong criminal, he makes politicians look like they're telling the truth.
Perrins did get his own line-up in (Nice job) and has some nice WRs. Broyles, Fuller, and Woods can score in any league against anybody; they're legit studs. He'll need more out of James White this week and a big effort from Matt "The Golden Boy" Barkley if he's going to get a win. Crass counters with Collaros, a steady diet of solid RBs (Taylor, Stewart, and Randle) along with a smart play in USC WR Robert Woods.
Prediction: This will be a close game from start to finish; I think that USC does just enough against a bad Syracuse team to help Matt Barkley finish with 275+ yards and 3 TDs as Perrins gets on the board by delivering a Razor's Edge to Crass in a 133-120 win.
#3 Cherns vs. #10 Cloughs
These two have been bickering via email, text message, and even the phone on occasion the last few years, and when they lived together there was no love lost between the two of them. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for friendly Xbox games to turn heated and smack talk to be delivered. Rumors persist they still don't really like each other, but just talk because that's what society expects from the two of them. This tension has carried over to the league as Cherns constantly berates the Commish for his lack of smarts, his teams that always lose, and on occasion, his personal hygiene. We all know the Commish gets the last laugh because his team motto is, "If it ain't me winning, it ain't going to be Cherns." and Cherns hasn't finished in the money yet.
Cherns loves the Texas Tech QBs and LaMichael James but what can he get from Marques Wilson and Theo Riddick at WR? He didn't get much from Vick Ballard last night. The Commish counters with a favorable match-up for his Baylor guys in Stephen F. Austin. He hopes Terrence Williams and Terrence Gannaway go bonkers against the FCS team. If Paul Richardson has half the game he did last week (288 yards receiving) and Oregon remembers they are playing Missouri State things could get interesting.
Prediction: You heard it here first, the Oregon defense figure 4 leglocks up Mizzou State and the hounds go wild on Cherns knocking him down another inch to 5'6. 121-107
#4 Scuba Steve vs. #12 Zach
Can Zach get a win? Can Scuba back up his #4 ranking, the highest he's been? There are a lot of questions in this match-up of an owner with a year of experience and a brand new expansion team. Scuba got a break last year when he took over a bad roster, but at least he had one. Zach had to start this thing all on his own and took a youth movement to the league drafting a lot of young talent, but not much that helps this year. He was active in the FA market as school president, Jerry Sinz, told him he expects wins this year. (Sinz really isn't a college president, this is fake). Zach went back and watched some Edgar film this weekend and also went by Stratford to pick the legendary brain of Cal Tackes. He said he's learned a lot in the last few days.. but will it be enough to get a win? Only time will tell.
To get that win he'll have to go through Heisman Candidate, RGIII and big time WRs in Alshon Jeffrey and Da'Rick Rodgers. Zach will counter with new QB, Brock Osweiler facing a terrible Illinois defense, he also added fellow Sundevil Aaron Pfuffualfualufguard in hopes of forming a 1-2 punch.
Prediction: Zach steps up like a man.. and Scuba puts him down like a man. Scuba goes wild and yoko-bombs his way to a 142-98 victory.
To get that win he'll have to go through Heisman Candidate, RGIII and big time WRs in Alshon Jeffrey and Da'Rick Rodgers. Zach will counter with new QB, Brock Osweiler facing a terrible Illinois defense, he also added fellow Sundevil Aaron Pfuffualfualufguard in hopes of forming a 1-2 punch.
Prediction: Zach steps up like a man.. and Scuba puts him down like a man. Scuba goes wild and yoko-bombs his way to a 142-98 victory.
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