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DIVISIONS AND SCHEDULE RELEASE
WELCOME ERIC RUTER
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Week Team Points
1 Milford Marauders 136.5
2 Oky Ducks 140.9
3 Oky Ducks 146.7
4 Multiple Scoregasms 143.5
5 Milford Marauders 117.6
6 Swamp Monsters 145.2
7 Dans Destroyers 145.1
8 Milford Marauders 150.4
9 Great Dismal Swamp Monsters 139.7
10 Oky Ducks 160.8
11 Flippin Birds 124.3
12 Flippin Birds 167.2
13 Kentucky Moondogs 131.7
14 Renegades 114.9
 
Rank Team  
1 Cincinnati Brown
2 Dans Destroyers
3 Warriors
4 Flippin Birds
5 Multiple Scoregasms
6 Swamp Monsters
7 Milford Marauders
8 I Got Boom
9 Oky Ducks
10 Scammers
11 Kentucky Moondogs
12 Renegades
 
  Team
Renegades
Milford Marauders
Dans Destroyers
Multiple Scoregasms
Warriors
Kentucky Moondogs
CHAMP Swamp Monsters
Scammers
Oky Ducks
Flippin Birds
I Got Boom
Cincinnati Brown
 
The 2026 Tailgaters Fantasy Football League Division and Schedules have been posted to the ESPN web site.

I’ve probably explained this in the past, but in case you don’t remember, division are set based on the previous seasons Total Points Scored in a snake format starting with the Paul Brown Division, then the George Halas Division and last the Vince Lombardi Division. The top three scorers from the pervious season fill the top spot in each division. Then I snake my way back from Lombardi to Brown. Among the top three teams in each division, or the first nine teams seeded, I do prevent two teams that were in the same division the previous season from being paired up again. Then the last team in each division is seeded based on points, but because we have more teams in a division than we have divisions, this last team will always be paired with a team they were in the same division with last year.

That’s probably way more than you care about.

THE 2026 DIVISIONS are…
Paul Brown – Ducks, Marauders, Scoregasms, FNG (F****** New Guy… aka Eric Ruter)
George Halas – Scammers, Renegades, Destroyers***, Warriors
Vince Lombardi – Birds, Swamp Monsters, Moondogs, Brown


*** - FYI, after 27 seasons, I took the DAN out of Dans Destroyers. Dan is the Destroyers, seem redundant. Dan, If you’re a narcissist and want your name in your team name, you can put it back or I can.

2026 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
Our FNG begins his Tailgaters careers with just about the hardest assignment you could give to an owner. Its our equivalent to hazing. Eric Ruter has to go on the road and play the only four time league champion, the Milford Marauders. If you get out of this game with nothing worse than a loss and a wedgie, you’ve done well Eric.

The best game of week two is the Scoregasms at the Swamp Monsters. Because they start the season on the road, this will be the ring ceremony game for the Swamp Monsters, who are the defending champions of the league. For those who’ve lost track, Scoregasms have won two of the last four league titles. So they know a thing or two about ring ceremony games.

Skipping week three. Our two main rivalries are both two part division rivalries this year. The Whitman-Hart rivalry will play round one when the Marauders go to the Oky Ducks in week four.

The Hatfields and McCoys will play in week five. The Hatfields being the Renegades and the McCoys being Scoregasms. Or is it the other way around? Either way, these distant cousins will set family ties aside for one weekend to see who the better owner is.

The Big Banana gets pulled out in week seven. Expect some unwanted bruising (it’s a produce thing) when these long time rivals square off for the first of two meetings.

Week 13 is probably the most important week in the regular season. This is the last of three divisional weeks, where everyone plays a division rival. This usually determines at least one of the division races, and is a last best chance for teams on the edge of the playoffs.

We have to wait until week fourteen for the much anticipated rematch from last years Tailgater Bowl. The Milford Marauders missed out on a repeat crown and a fifth title overall, falling to the Great Dismal Swamp Monsters in Tailgater Bowl XXVII. You realize if these teams both suck this year, this is going to be a real let down by this point in the season.

SCHEDULE FAVOR TO ASK
Do me a favor and double check my work. The schedule is created on a spreadsheet (this spreadsheet predates excel. I wrote this thing back in 1996 when we had our first 12 team league. Excel didn’t even exist. It might have been Lotus 1-2-3) 30 years ago. But it means I have to manually transfer it to ESPN. Which could mean errors.

Take a look at your schedule. You should play everybody once, and your division rivals a second time. Let me know if you find any errors.
 
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MONEY MATTERS
Owner Name Team Name Balance Last Transaction
Brown, Jeff Brown Owner Owes League ($50.00) Transaction History
Collins, Rob Renegades Owner Owes League ($45.00) Transaction History
Conlin, Dan Destroyers Owner and League Are Even $0.00 Transaction History
Dearing, Doug Moondogs Owner Owes League ($45.00) Transaction History
Douyere, Mark Oky Ducks Owner and League Are Even $0.00 Transaction History
Hendrixson, Todd Scoregasms Owner Owes League ($45.00) Transaction History
King, Mike Marauders Owner and League Are Even $0.00 Transaction History
Lamb, David Scammers Owner Owes League ($50.00) Transaction History
Simpson, Rob Warriors Owner Owes League ($50.00) Transaction History
Stubenrauch, David Swamp Monsters Owner and League Are Even $0.00 Transaction History
Woolums, Dave Birds League Owes Owner $60.00 Transaction History
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TFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $100
TEAM OF WEEK : $5 per (14 x $5 = $70)
RUNNER UP : $30
CHAMPION : $200

BMFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $25
TEAM OF THE YEAR : $10
CHAMPION : $35




Doug Dearing (Moondogs) Transaction History
Date Transaction Amount Status Description Method Reference
8/16/2026 LC-League Charge to Owner $50.00 Open 2026 Entry Fee
12/28/2025 OC-League Owes Owner (Owner Charges League) $5.00 Open 2025 Prize Money (1 TOW)
11/22/2025 OP-Owner Payment to League $50.00 Open 2025 Entry Fee PayPal
9/1/2025 LC-League Charge to Owner $50.00 Open Entry Fee
10/30/2024 OP-Owner Payment to League $50.00 Open 2024 Entry Fee Paid PayPal
9/1/2024 LC-League Charge to Owner $50.00 Open 2024 Entry Fee
12/31/2023 OP-Owner Payment to League $0.00 Open