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LION EYES
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Week |
Team |
Points |
1
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Digital Scammers
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117.8
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2
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FooBall
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123.7
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3
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Shakedown
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161.8
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4
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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151.9
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5
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Joanne
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145.8
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6
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Dak Knight Rises
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126.3
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7
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Happy
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150.3
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8
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Secret Scammers
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132.6
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9
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TacoCorp
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144.5
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10
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Grande Fantasmas
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134.9
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11
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Willow Run Flyers
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143.4
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12
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FooBall
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134.9
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13
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Willow Run Flyers
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142.0
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14
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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131.2
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Rank |
Team |
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1 |
Shakedown
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2 |
GritzBlitzFalcons
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3 |
Dak Knight Rises
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4 |
Digital Scammers
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5 |
Happy
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6 |
Down The Drain
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7 |
Willow Run Flyers
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8 |
Bane
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9 |
Beercats
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10 |
Steel City FooBall
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11 |
Prestige Worldwide
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12 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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13 |
Rimski Raiders
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14 |
Old England Patriots
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15 |
Rally Possums
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16 |
Joanne
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17 |
Secret Scammers
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18 |
Grande Fantasmas
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19 |
TacoCorp
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20 |
Baloony Boiz
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21 |
Cincinnati Eagles
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22 |
Florida Seabreeze
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23 |
Transformation Worldwide
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24 |
Momball
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Team |
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Digital Scammers
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Willow Run Flyers
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Baloony Boiz
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Momball
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Beercats
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Cincinnati Eagles
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CHAMP
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Down The Drain
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Florida Seabreeze
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Grande Fantasmas
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GritzBlitzFalcons
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Happy
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Joanne
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Bane
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Ohio State Buckeyes
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Old England Patriots
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Prestige Worldwide
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Rally Possums
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Rimski Raiders
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Secret Scammers
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Shakedown
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Steel City FooBall
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Transformation Worldwide
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TacoCorp
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R-UP
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Dak Knight Rises
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My eyes deceive me. I went to bed last night assured of another Secret Scammers loss, never contemplating a scenario where a comeback was possible. And certainly not a Team of the Week scenario (which I didn’t really want, but I’ll explain that in a minute). But 41 points from a Detroit Lion (get it, now… Lion Eyes!) running back and a kicker on Monday night will change a teams fortunes. The Secret Scammers pull off a shocking come from behind victory over the Beercats 132-131. Worth noting, the Beercats are the most unfortunate team in the league so far. Second in the EWFFL in total points scored, but a 3-5 record.
The Scammers – Beercats game was the first of several great games this week. Five of the six games in the BMFFL were inside of ten points. The best game was Down the Drain who also scored a come from behind win thanks to a Detroit Lion wide receiver Sam LaPorta. He had 11 on Monday night to vanquish Bane 103.0 – 102.7.
The Dak Knight Rises advanced to 5-3 with a 102-100 win over Joanne. Jalen Hurts earned Player of the Week honors with 37 points for Joanned, but the rest of the team was a letdown. Gus Edwards was the leading scorer for The Dak Knight with 27. Travis Etienne added 22 more. The Dak Knight is 5-3, in second place in the Landry division and now just a game back of division leading Rally Possums.
Momball put another notch in the win column with a crunching 99-90 win over TacoCorp. Joe Burrow had 33 for Momball, who were so confident about this game they didn’t even bother to use the 21 point performance turned in by Rashid Shaheed, who was on the Momball bench. This game was relevant in wildcard positioning, as Momball moves a game ahead of TacoCorp in the wild card race.
Except for Shakedown, Happy is the most dominant team in the league right now. And given what I have to report in a minute, that is debateable. Happy reeled off their fifth straight win, beating lowly Transformation Worldwide 124-98. Happy got 29 from CeeDee Lamb (no relation) and 23 from Alvin Kamara. Six players on Happy’s roster scored in double digits.
SHAME
I was so distraught last night because of this game, I could not find the strength to sit down and write an article. I never write a mid article headline when writing about the previous weeks games. I like to dedicate the headlines to the deserving TOW. But the duties of a commissioner sometimes necessitate doing the dirty work.
I was so excited last week. Team of the Week matchups tend to be hit and miss. There are only so many above average teams, and they only cross paths occasionally. So when an undefeated, highest scoring team in the league runs into a one loss team that is near the top of the points, Its an automatic game of the week. And you expect teams with such outstanding resumes to put on a demonstration of fantasy football excellence which the whole league would stand up and take notice of.
But not Shakedown and the Rally Possums. No, they floated a stinker of a fantasy game out there so vile that I’m obligated to call it out. Shakedown stays undefeated with a 75-69 win. Technically within the ten point margin threshold I used to qualify games as good. But the next lowest score in the EWFFL was 90. The best team in the league walks away with the cheapest of wins… with the second lowest point total in the league. UGH! I’ll think twice about putting these guys in the Game of the Week slot again.
ONLY A HALLOWEEN FULL MOON CAN EXPLAIN THIS
I mentioned above I didn’t want TOW. And technically, this is the TOW award for the BMFFL. I’ve just blurred the lines this year. But I really wanted to say “Grande Fantasmas are Team of the Week”.
It would be fair to say Grande Fantasmas have been a long suffering franchise in the fantasy realm over the years. Successes and celebrations have been few and far between. But a TOW would be an great way to celebrate what my be an emerging threat in the BM league. Fantasmas narrowly missed the overall Team of the Week, but do earn the BMFFL Team of the Week with their 128-82 victory over the Old England Patriots.
Jalen Hurts was Player of the Week in this league to. Hurts scored 27 in the Steel City Fooball game against the Griz Blitz Falcons. The loss by the Falcons was their first of the season.
The BMFFL had another good sleight of games this week. The Willow Run Flyers won the closest game over Florida SeaBreeze 107-104. Joe Burrow was the difference in the game with 33 points scored.
The Ohio State Buckeyes handed the Digital Scammers their second loss of the season, 93-30. The news wasn’t all good for the Bukeyes, as they lost their number one quarterback to injury. I’m not sure at this time how bad Kirk Cousins is, but it didn’t sound good.
The Rimski Raiders took out Prestige Worldwide 115-108. This was a quarterback duel with Josh Allen scoring 34 for the Raiders, and Tua Tagovailoa 31 for Worldwide. The win for the Raiders draws them even with Prestige in the race for the wildcard.
Did you know at one time the Cincinnati Eagles were 0-4. They have not lost since. Four straight wins, including this week over the Baloony Boiz, has the Eagles in second place in the Paul Brown division. Jaymyr Gibbs was their top scorer this week with 24.
SURVIVOR
The Rally Possums were knocked off Survivor Island after coming out on the short end of the most over-hyped game of the season. The Gritz Blitz Falcons are also leaving the island, but they do so running into the water. They don’t want to be seen leaving the island with the Rally Possums.
ALL 25 SEASON TEAM
The end of October marks another cutdown point in the All 25 Season Team voting. I will drop the list down to 50 players. That means one half of the players left in the voting will make the All 25 Seasons Team. The voting will end the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 19. Maybe that Monday to include the Monday Night game. The team will be announced over the Holiday Weekend around Thanksgiving. So keep voting to make sure we get the correct 25 players on the team.
GAME OF THE WEEK
Week 9 is our second round of all divisional games. And this time of year, we start eliminating team from division title contention. The game I’ve chosen for Game of the Week won’t eliminate anyone, but will either give one team a decided advantage, or make this a classic race to the finish.
Steel City FooBall travels across the pond to play the Old England Patriots. FooBall enters the game 6-2 and in first place in the George Halas division. Jalen Hurts has been a stud fantasy quarterback for two years now. He’ll lead the fight against the Patriots this week.
But the Patriots counter with the ultimate ace up the sleeve. Patrick Mahomes will be the quarterback, and he’ll have the very swift Travis Kelce to throw to. If the Patriots win, they pull even. A loss, and they are two back with five to play.
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Article ID: 162
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MONEY MATTERS
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Yeah, I still haven't updated for 2023. :( ..... Updated January 9, 2023
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Team |
Entry Fee |
Amt Paid |
Owner Owes |
Winnings (Lg Owes) |
Comments |
Baloony Boiz |
$10 |
$10 |
$10
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$0 |
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
$10 |
$20 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] $20 paid for 2022 and 2023, September 21, 2023 (Venmo) |
Prestige Worldwide |
$10 |
$0 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] $10 paid on August 23, 2023 (PayPal) |
GritzBlitzFalcons |
$10 |
$0 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24]2023 account closed, balance 0 Lg paid $70 in prize money for Lg Champ, TOY, Div Champ via PayPal
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25 Team of the Year $10 Total $35
[11/6/23] $10 paid on September 5, 2023 (Venmo) |
Steel City FooBall |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0 Lg paid $15 in prize money via PayPal
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25. Entry fee deducted from prize money. Net $15
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Grande Fantasmas |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] Commish believes the league is all square with Fantasmas, Patriots and Raiders includeing 2023 NCAA Tourny and 2023 FFL Entry Fee. But needs to verify with the owners. |
Willow Run Flyers |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$15 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, Lg owes Flyers $15
[11/6/23] Paid from 2022 winnings. League owes Flyers $15 in prize money |
Old England Patriots |
$10 |
$0 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] Commish believes the league is all square with Fantasmas, Patriots and Raiders includeing 2023 NCAA Tourny and 2023 FFL Entry Fee. But needs to verify with the owners. |
Rimski Raiders |
$10 |
$20 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] Commish believes the league is all square with Fantasmas, Patriots and Raiders includeing 2023 NCAA Tourny and 2023 FFL Entry Fee. But needs to verify with the owners. |
Florida Seabreeze |
$10 |
$10 |
$10
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$0 |
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Cincinnati Eagles |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] $10 paid on September 4, 2023 (Venmo) |
Digital Scammers |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$25 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25
[11/6/23] paid, cash |
TacoCorp |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Down The Drain |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0 Paid $25 cash in office on 1/3/24
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25. Entry fee deducted from prize money. Net $15
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Transformation Worldwide |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] $10 Paid October 30, 2023 (Venmo) |
Happy |
$10 |
$0 |
$10
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$0 |
[1/17/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0 Entry fee paid $10 via Venmo
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Rally Possums |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] $10 Paid August 21, 2023 (PayPal) |
Dak Knight Rises |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$25 |
[1/18/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0 Lg paid $25 prize money via cash at work
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Beercats |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$10 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0 Lg paid $45 in prize money for Lg Champ + TOY
[12/19/23]Team of the Year, $10
[11/14/23] Paid $10 via PayPal on November 7, 2023 |
Bane |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[12/19/23] $10 paid via PayPal [11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Secret Scammers |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] paid, cash |
Shakedown |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$20 |
[1/15/24]2023 account closed, lg owes $20. 25 winnings minus 5 contribution.
[12/19/23]Division winner, $25.
[11/14/23] Made his wife pay his entry fee of $10 via Venmo. Man Card suspended for 30 days |
Joanne |
$10 |
$0 |
$10
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] No Transactions for 2023 Season |
Momball |
$10 |
$10 |
$0
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$0 |
[1/15/24] 2023 account closed, balance 0
[11/6/23] paid, cash |
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TFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $100
TEAM OF WEEK : $5 per (14 x $5 = $70)
RUNNER UP : $30
CHAMPION : $200
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BMFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $25
TEAM OF THE YEAR : $10
CHAMPION : $35
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