DFC XXVI Week Nine RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Ole Miss 34, (13) Oklahoma 26
Memphis 34, (18) South Florida 31
Auburn 33, Arkansas 24
(10) Vanderbilt 17, (15) Missouri 10
Arkansas State , Georgia Southern
LA Chargers 37, Minnesota Vikings 10
Denver Broncos 44, Dallas Cowboys 24
Green Bay Packers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 25


THE WEEK THAT WAS
Going undefeated in a week isn't as rare as you think - 43 times its been done to win the week... and a few others times, someone has had an undefeated week only to not win the week, as someone else does it and has a better TB. Personally, that's happened to me a few times - and this week, it happens to Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink, who gets an 8-0 record... but finishes 2nd to Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, who goes 8-0 and gets his 5th weekly win of his own career.  

As the playoffs loom, this was a solid week for several people who needed to climb in the rankings - 3rd place goes to likely MVP winner Drew "Slash" Morris... 4th is Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... Drew "The Grassman" Warren gets 5th... Hurricane Rhett is in 6th...  and Zack "The Attack" Graves takes 7th, all of them at 7-1.

Also at 7-1 is Young Garrett Cheney, who gets 8th... Roth from Wyoming in 9th at 7-1, and at 6-2, Steven "The Principal" Ray.

Also finishing:

6-2: Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess... Big Eddy McB... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Coach DiB... Aussie Nate Johnston... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne... Big Tom Johnson... 

5-3: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Jonny Oz... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Mikey Nipp... Danny "3D" Powell... Jenni Ersnt... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge...

4-4: Yours Truly... The Big Wasyluka... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

3-5: Eddy McB Jr... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
DMOsborne	59-27	8.25	35-18	24-9
Zack Graves	56-30	13.00	33-20	23-10
Rhett Barnett	52-34	10.75	33-20	19-14
Jacob Roth	52-34	12.63	30-23	22-11
Drew Warren	51-35	11.38	32-21	19-14
Mitchell Pinkerton	45-41	14.50	28-25	17-16
MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton	54-32	13.63	32-21	22-11
Tommy McLeod	53-33	12.63	34-19	19-14
Jennifer Ernst	49-37	14.00	31-22	18-15
Coach DiBello	48-38	22.25	26-27	22-11
Matt Mink	48-38	13.75	30-23	18-15
West Division
Drew Morris	62-24	9.00	36-17	26-7
Eddy McBroom	57-29	11.13	32-21	25-8
Bradley Pinkerton	53-33	15.00	33-20	20-13
Trey Cartledge	49-37	12.75	33-20	16-17
Tom Johnson	48-38	17.38	26-27	22-11
Dan Sellers	46-40	11.25	28-25	18-15

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE

East Division	W-L	TB	Coll	NFL
Mark Gainey	57-29	9.00	34-19	23-10
Yours Truly	55-31	9.75	34-19	21-12
Chris Croyle	53-33	14.13	34-19	19-14
Tyler Campbell	51-35	19.13	33-20	18-15
Nate Johnston	45-41	14.25	27-26	18-15
Garrett Cheney	44-42	17.25	26-27	18-15
South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun	58-28	8.38	35-18	23-10
Steven Ray	58-28	10.38	33-20	25-8
Matthew Pinkerton	56-30	9.25	30-23	26-7
Jeremy Burgess	55-31	15.13	33-20	22-11
Jonathan Osborne	52-34	8.25	36-27	16-17
South Division
Tad Roose	57-29	9.75	35-18	22-11
Tim Wasyluka	52-34	12.88	33-20	19-14
Eddy McBroom Jr	50-36	10.00	33-20	17-16
James Hawbaker	50-36	12.13	30-23	20-13
Michael Nipp	46-40	10.63	23-30	23-10
Daniel Powell	37-49	10.38	23-30	14-19

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL delivered by Hallmark Movie Network

1. Drew Morris - 62-24 (9.0) (1-8wks)
2. DMOsborne - 59-27 (8.25) (2-2wks)
3. Garrison Ryfun - 58-28 (8.38) (3)
4. Steven Ray - 58-28 (10.38) (5) 
5. Mark Gainey - 57-29 (9.0) (4)
6. Tad Roose - 57-29 (9.75) (7)
7. Eddy McBroom - 57-29 (11.13) (8)
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 56-30 (9.25) (9)
9. Zack Graves - 56-30 (13.0) (10)
10. Yours Truly - 55-31 (9.75) (6)
11. Jeremy Burgess - 55-31 (15.13) (NR)
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 54-32 (13.63) (12)

dropped out: Chris Croyle (11)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

1. Drew Morris - 62-24 (9.0) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. DMOsborne - 59-27 (8.25) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. Garrison Ryfun - 58-28 (8.38) - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Steven Ray - 58-28 (10.38) - First Round Bye
5. Mark Gainey - 57-29 (9.0) - East Div Champ
6. Tad Roose - 57-29 (9.75) - South Div Champ
7. Eddy McBroom - 57-29 (11.13) - Wild Card
8. Matthew Pinkerton - 56-30 (9.25) - Wild Card
9. Zack Graves - 56-30 (13.0) - Wild Card
10. Yours Truly - 55-31 (9.75) - Wild Card
11. Jeremy Burgess - 55-31 (15.13) - Wild Card
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 54-32 (13.63) - MidCentral Div Champ

on the bubble (within 2 games): Tommy McLeod - 53-33 (12.63)... Chris Croyle - 53-33 (14.13)... Bradley Pinkerton 53-33 (15.0)... Jonathan Osborne 52-34 (8.25)... Rhett Barnett - 52-34 (10.75)... Jacob Roth - 52-34 (12.63)... Tim Wasyluka - 52-34 (12.88)

Outside Shot: Drew Warren - 51-35 (11.38)... Tyler Campbell - 51-35 (19.13)... Eddy Mc Jr - 50-36 (10.0)... James Hawbaker - 50-36 (12.13)

Way Outside Shot: Trey Cartledge - 49-38 (12.75)... Matt Mink - 48-38 (13.75)... Coach DiB - 48-38 (22.25)... Tom Johnson - 47-38 (17.38)

We Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Us: Mikey Nipp - 46-40 (10.63)... Dan Sellers - 46-40 (11.25)... Mitchell Pinkerton - 45-41 (14.5)... Nate Johnston 45-41 (14.25)

DFC XXVII Is A Mere 10 Months Away: Garrett Cheney - 44-42 (17.25)... Daniel Powell - 37-49 (10.38)

 

DFC XXVI Week Ten GAMES

The FINAL regular season week of games for the 26th DFC... not an amazing batch of will suffice nonetheless...

COLLEGE GAMES 

Duke Blue Devils (4-3) at Clemson Tigers (3-4)
11a, ACC Network

Navy Midshipmen (7-0) at North Texas Mean Green (7-1)
11a, ESPN2

UCF Golden Knights (4-3) at Baylor Bears (4-4)
11a, Big 12

18. Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) at 14. Tennessee Volunteers (6-2)
630p, ABC

23. USC Trojans (6-2) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2)
630p, NBC

17. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) at 24. Utah Utes (6-2)
915p, ESPN

NFL GAMES
Chicago Bears (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)
12p, CBS

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3) at Las Vegas Raiders of LA of Oakland (2-5)
305p, FOX

Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) at Buffalo Bills (5-2)
325p, CBS

Arizona Cardinals (2-5) at Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1)
715p, Monday Night, ABC

TIEBREAK GAME
Oklahoma vs Tennessee, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Eight RESULTS

SCORES
(17) Vanderbilt 31, (10) LSU Geaux Tigahs 24
TCU 42, Baylor 36
(9) Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35
(6) Alabama 37, (11) Tennessee 20
(13) Notre Dame 34, (20) USC 24
(15) BYU 24, (23) Utah 21 (total 45 points for TB)
LA Rams 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
Cleveland Browns 31, Miami Dolphins 6
Indianapolis Colts 38, LA Chargers 24
Dallas Cowboys 44, Washington Commanders 22

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been a solid year for The McBroom father/son trio - McBrooms have won 3 of the last 5 weeks, with Big Eddy (9-1) getting his 2nd weekly win of the season.

A round of 8-2 weeks goes to 2nd place Steven "The Principal" Ray... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 3rd... Zack "The AttacK" Graves in 4th... Drew "The Grassman" Warren in 5th... and Tyler "Sexy Beast of the DFC (self-proclaimed)" Campbell in 6th. 

Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne nails the TB score and gets 7th at 7-3... Big Tom Johnson comes in 8th at 7-3... and a three way tie for 9th at 7-3 goes to Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... and The Big Wasyluka.

Also Finishing:
7-3: Drew "Slash" Morris... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Yours Truly... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... 

6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Aussie Nate... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Bradley "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Coach "Viva La Mi Ami" DiB...   Jeni Ernst... 

5-5: Garrison "The Pride of Americus" Ryfun... Danny "3D" Powell... Eddy Jr... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Jeremy "Miss Independant" Burgess...

4-6: Roth from Wyoming

3-7: Mikey Nipp... Young Garrett

2-8: Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0)
Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43)
Rhett Barnett - 45-33 (11.0)
Jacob Roth - 45-33 (11.57)
Drew Warren - 45-33 (12.0)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 42-36 (14.43)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86)
Tommy McLeod - 48-30 (13.29)
Jennifer Ersnt - 44-34 (13.86)
Coach DiBello - 42-36 (19.71)
Matt Mink - 40-38 (12.57)

West Division
Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14)
Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57)
Bradley Pinkerton - 46-32 (16.86)
Trey Cartledge - 44-34 (12.14)
Tom Johnson - 42-36 (15.14)
Dan Sellers - 38-40 (11.86)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29)
Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29)
Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14)
Tyler Campbell - 46-32 (20.71)
Nate Johnston - 39-39 (14.57)
Garrett Cheney - 37-41 (17.29)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86)
Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57)
Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29)
Jeremy Burgess - 49-29 (16.57)
Jonathan Osborne - 47-31 (8.43)

South Division
Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57)
Tim Wasyluka - 48-30 (13.57)
Eddy McBroom Jr - 47-31 (11.29)
James Hawbaker - 46-32 (13.57)
Michael Nipp - 41-37 (10.43)
Daniel Powell - 32-46 (10.14)

THE DFC POWER POLL TOP 12

1. Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) (1-7wks)
2. DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) (3)
3. Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) (2)
4. Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) (4)
5. Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) (6)
6. Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) (5)
7. Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) (9)
8. Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) (12)
9. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) (8)
10. Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) (NR)
11. Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) (10)
12. Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) (NR)

dropped out: Jeremy Burgess... Eddy McB Jr


IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
1. Drew Morris - 55-23 (10.14) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. DMOsborne - 53-25 (7.0) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye 
3. Garrison Ryfun - 52-26 (8.86) - South Central Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 52-26 (10.29) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Steven Ray - 52-26 (11.57) - Wild Card 
6. Tad Roose - 51-27 (10.57) - South Div Champ
7. Yours Truly - 51-27 (10.29) - Wild Card
8. Eddy McBroom - 51-27 (11.57) - Wild Card
9. Matthew Pinkerton - 50-28 (9.29) - Wild Card
10. Jacob Pinkerton - 49-29 (14.86) - MidCentral Div Champ
11. Zack Graves - 49-29 (13.43) - Wild Card
12. Chris Croyle - 49-29 (14.14) - Wild Card

On the Bubble: Jeremy Burgess (49-29 / 16.57)... Tommy McLeod (48-30 / 13.29)... Tim Wasyluka (48-30 / 13.57)... Jonny Osborne (47-31 / 8.43)... Eddy McBroom Jr (47-31 / 11.29)... 

LIES, DARN LIES & STATISTICS

• Its time to talk a little playoff stats... especially in the rivalry between Mark "The Mighty" Gainey and Drew // Morris, both with 2 DFC titles, and both chasing a little history - Gainey sits at 186 playoff wins, with Drew at 185 - though Drew has more playoff appearances (19) than anyone, including Mark (16)
• Plus, Mark Gainey holds the record for most consecutive playoff appearances (8, from DFC III to DFC X), while Drew is currently second, with a streak of 7 (DFC XIII to DFC XXIV) breaking it by missing last season... with an asterisk, as Drew made the DFC25 Scramble - but Scramble appearances did not count as postseason. Only those who made it to the next round (Coach "Viva la Mi'Ami" DiB and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton) 
• Longest active playoff streak?  Yours Truly, thank you, with 6 straight leading into this season, and Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod with 4, leading into this season
• Mikey Nipp's outstanding Hasha MVP winning season last year broke a 19 season drought between playoff seasons.  
• Current drought? Big Tom Johnson hasn't seen the playoffs since DFC XI, 14 seasons.  Trey "The Answer" Cartledge is approaching 7 seasons without the playoffs, while Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle hasn't been there since DFC XIX (6 seasons)... and Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinky also hasn't been there since DFC XIX - but Mitchy won a title that season. Surprisingly, Big Eddy, who has 15 postseason appearances, hasn't been there since DFC XXI, 4 seasons
• Tad "The Dynasty" Roose also has an interesting playoff history - he had made it 9 times, and although out of 24 previous seasons, is somewhat average, he won 3 DFC titles - so 1/3rd of his playoff appearances found him hoisting the trophy - and he's been to 4 DeuceBowls, and 5 DFC Final Fours, so over 50% of his playoff runs resulted with him in the semi-finals
• Lets talk 60 win seasons, which is somewhat of a benchmark for success. 49 gets you a winning season, while 50+ tends to be pretty good, but 60+ is great. 
• First, only two DFC'ers have ever won 70... Jonathan Osborne in DFC XII and Steven Ray in DFC XVIII (neither won titles that year).  Eight DFC'ers have won 69 games in a regular season - active DFC'ers include Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton and Big Eddy Mac in DFC XVIII, Yours Truly in DFC IX... (notable that the retired Brad "Lawdawg" Latta did it 2x in three seasons)
• The most? Again, this lends to how long they/we've been in the league, but here is the entire active DFC roster and their 60+ win seasons:
  Mark Gainey (14)... Yours Truly (11)... Drew Morris (10)...  Tommy Mc (9)... Eddy McB (9)... Steven Ray (8)... Tad Roose (8)... Jenni Ernst (8).. Jonathan Osborne (7)... James Hawbaker (6)... Matthew Pinkerton (6)... Hurricane Rhett (6)... DMO (5)... Zack Graves (5)... Tim Wasyluka (5)... Lt Dan Sellers (3)... Eddy Mc Jr (3)... Mikey Nipp (3)... Daniel Powell (3)... Trey Cartledge (3)... Bradley Pinkerton (3)... Mitchy Pinkerton (2)... Tom Johnson (1)... Tyler Campbell (1)... Garrett Cheney (1)... Chris Croyle (1)... Drew Warren (1)... Roth from Wyoming (1)... Aussie Nate (1)
• Awaiting their first 60 win season... Pinky Pinkerton... Garrison Ryfun... Coach DiB... Matt Mink... and rookie Jeremy Burgess (who is 11 wins away from 60 for the season, but currently sitting at 79th all time.) 
• With 18 games left, Garrison is 8 away, Pinky is 11 away, and Burgess is 11 away.  Coach will need to go 18-0 to get to 60, and Matt is 20 from 60, and the math doesn't work well there. 
• If you are wondering why this edition of LDL&S is the reason results are so late, you'd be right. This is a lot of number crunching. =) 

  

DFC XXVI Week Nine GAMES

Two weeks and 18 games left to decide the season, and decide who moves on for a shot at the Brooke DeRamus Championship Trophy

This is the week where there is a void of super good games to choose... thus... 8 games, with 5 college and 3 NFL... good luck

COLLEGE GAMES

8. Ole Miss Rebels (6-1) at 13. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1)
11a, ABC

18. South Florida Bulls (6-1) at Memphis Tigers (6-1)
11a, ESPN2

Auburn Tigers (3-4) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2-5)
1145a, SEC Network, aka, The Crap of The Week

15. Missouri Tigers (6-1) at 10. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-1)
230p, ESPN

Georgia Southern Eagles (3-4) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-4)
6p, ESPN+ (because I wanted a night game and looking at all of the games on Saturday, pick 'em)

NFL GAMES

THURSDAY
Minnesota Vikings (3-3) at LA Chargers of San Diego (4-3)
715p, Amazon Prime 

SUNDAY
Dallas Cowboys (3-3-1) at Denver Broncos (5-2)
325p, CBS

Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Auburn at Arkansas, total points scored

DFC Week Seven RESULTS

SCORES
(8) Alabama 27, (14) Missouri 24
UCLA 38, Michigan State 13
Texas 23, (6) Oklahoma 23
Nebraska 34, Maryland 31
Utah 42, (21) Arizona State 10
Carolina Panthers 30, Dallas Cowboys 27
Las Vegas 20, Tennessee Titans 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, San Francisco 19
Chicago Bears 25, Washington Commanders 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Y'all know how Jimmie Johnson won 5 straight NASCAR titles, a 6th a few years later, and then a 7th, making it 7 titles in 11 years? Yet no one really talks about the greatness? That's Steven "The Principle" Ray.  Just trucking along, with his two championships, in the mix every year - at 7-3, this week he takes his 6th weekly win, doing what he usually does - starting slow, then turning it on as the playoffs loom. Don't be surprised to find him in his 5th Final Four this year.  Well done.

Coming in 2nd, tied, is Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, both at 7-3, and then a 4-way tie for 4th, with Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, Drew // Morris, and Garrison "The Pride of Ellijay" Ryfun, then James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker in 7th, and Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess in 8th, again, all at 7-3.

Jonny Oz gets 9th and Roth from Wyoming in 10th, both at 6-4

Also Finishing:

6-4: Hurricane Rhett... Mitchy "Pinky the Younger" Pinky... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Big Eddy Mac... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

5-5: Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky... Young Garrett... Yours Truly... Jenny Ernst... Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... Eddy Mac Jr... 

4-6: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Mikey "High" Nipp... The Big Wasyluka... Big Tom Johnson... Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Matt "Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink... Coach DiB... 

2-8: Danny "3D" Powell... Aussie Nate

THE STANDINGS
THE PINKERTON CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17)
Jacob Roth - 41-27 (11.33)
Zack Graves - 41-27 (14.83)
Rhett Barnett - 39-29 (12.33)
Drew Warren - 37-31 (12.83)
Mitchell Pinky - 36-32 (15.67)

MidCentral Division
Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83)
Jacob Pinkerton - 42-26 (16.33)
Matt Mink - 38-30 (14.17)
Jennifer Ernst - 38-30 (15.67)
Coach DiBello - 36-32 (19.67)

West Division
Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0)
Eddy McBroom - 42-26 (13.5)
Bradley Pinky - 40-28 (18.33)
Trey Cartledge - 39-29 (12.5)
Tom Johnson - 35-33 (17.17)
Dan Sellers - 32-26 (12.67)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33)
Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0)
Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5)
Tyler Campbell - 38-30 (16.67)
Garrett Cheney - 34-34 (14.33)
Nate Johnston - 33-35 (16.5)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33)
Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17)
Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83)
Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67)
Jonathan Osborne - 40-28 (9.17)

South Division
Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67)
Eddy McB Jr - 42-26 (12.5)
Tim Wasyluka - 41-27 (15.17)
James Hawbaker - 40-28 (14.5)
Michael Nipp - 38-30 (12.17)
Daniel Powell - 27-41 (11.83)

THE DFC TOP 12 POWER POLL
Rank. DFC'er - Record (TBA) (LW)

1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) (1-5wks)
2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) (2-2wks)
3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) (3)
4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) (6)
5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) (4)
6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) (10)
7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) (11)
   
8. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) (5)
9. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) (8)
10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) (9)
11. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) (7)
12. Eddy Mac Sr - 42-26 (13.5) (NR)

dropped out: Tim Wasyluka (12)

aaaaaand the bottom five... Tom J... Young Garrett... Aussie Nate... Lt Dan... Danny Powell

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY

1. Drew Morris - 48-20 (11.0) - West Div Champ, First Round Bye
2. Garrison Ryfun - 47-21 (10.33) - SouthCentral Div Champ, First Round Bye
3. DMOsborne - 46-22 (8.17) - North Div Champ, First Round Bye
4. Mark Gainey - 45-23 (11.33) - East Div Champ, First Round Bye
5. Yours Truly - 44-24 (11.0) - Wild Card
6. Steven Ray - 44-24 (13.17) - Wild Card
7. Jeremy Burgess - 44-24 (15.83) - Wild Card
8. Tad Roose - 43-25 (11.67) - South Div Champ
9. Matthew Pinky - 43-25 (8.67) - Wild Card
10. Chris Croyle - 43-25 (14.5) - Wild Card
11. Tommy McLeod - 42-26 (14.83) - MidCentral Div Champ
12. Eddy Mac Jr - 42-26 (12.5) - Wild Card

On the bubble (within 2 games): Eddy Mac Sr 42-26 (13.5)... Jacob Pinky 42-26 (16.33)... Jacob Roth 41-27 (11.33)... Zack Graves 41-27 (14.83)... Tim Wasyluka 41-27 (15.17)... Jonathan Osborne 40-28 (9.17)... James Hawbaker 40-28 (14.5)... Bradley Pinky 40-28 (18.33)

As a reminder - in a tie with records, division winners get the advantage, regardless of TBA. If Division Winner has the 13th or worst record, they'll go in as the 13th seed.   

DFC XXVI Week Eight GAMES

Sure, some of the same teams keep reappearing... but these games are super good. So let's go!

COLLEGE GAMES

10. LSU Tigers (5-1) at 17. Vanderbilt 'Dores (5-1)
11a, ABC

Baylor Bears (4-2) at TCU Horned Frogs (4-2)
11a, ESPN2

5. Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) at 9. Georgia Bulldogs (5-1)
230p, ABC

11. Tennessee Vols (5-1) at 6. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1)
630p, ABC

20. USC Trojans (5-1) at 13. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (4-2)
630p, NBC/Peacock Premium

23. Utah Utes (5-1) at 15. BYU Fightin' Mormons (6-0)
7p, FOX

NFL GAMES

LA Rams (4-2) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2)
830a in London, NFL Network

Miami Dolphins (1-5) at Cleveland Browns (1-5)
12p, CBS

Indianapolis Colts (5-1) at LA Chargers of San Diego (4-2)
305p, CBS

Washington Commanders (3-3) at Dallas Cowboys (2-3-1)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Utah vs BYU, total points scored

DFC XXVI Week Six RESULTS

COLLEGE GAMES
Clemson 38, North Carolina 10
(10) Alabama 30, (18) Vanderbilt 14
(24) Virginia 30, Louisville 27
(3) Miami 28, (18) Florida State 22
New Orleans Saints 26, The New York Football Giants 14
Carolina Panthers 27, Miami Dolphins 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Seattle Seahawks 35
Washington Commanders 27, LA Chargers 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Father/son competitors are always fun, as The McBroom duo has been a legendary tag team throughout DFC History - both have had up and down years throughout their careers, but two things about Eddy McBroom's 9th career weekly win this week - first, he won the week at a definitive 7-1, much needed as the postseason looms large. Second, its the first time in 24 years that both Eddy Sr and Eddy Jr won a week in the same season - Eddy Jr won in Week 4, and now Eddy Sr here. Good job folks

For the rest of the Top 10... Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne finishes 2nd at 6-2, with Tyler "The Self Proclaimed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell in 3rd (6-2), Matt "The Coca-Cola Cowboy" Mink in 4th (6-2) and Young Garrett Cheney in 5th (6-2)

The rest of the Top 10 is at 5-3, with Roth from Wyoming in 6th... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky in 7th... Garrison "The Pride of Tipton" Ryfun in 8th... and tied for 9th, Mitchy "Pinky the Youngest" Pinky and Drew // Morris.

Also Finishing:
5-3: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Steven 'The Principle" Ray... Jenny Ernst... James "Maybe the Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Coach DiB... Pinky "Pinky the Pinky" Pinky... Braddy "Pinky the Wiser" Pinky... 

4-4: Yours Truly... Tommy "There Can Only Be One" McLeod... Big Tom J... Aussie Nate... Eddy Jr... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Jonny Oz... Hurricane Rhett... Jeremy "Miss Independent" Burgess... The Big Wasyluka... Chris "YO TEACH" Croyle... 

3-5: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Mikey "High" Nipp... Danny "3D" Powell... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers

THE STANDINGS

THE PINKY CONFERENCE
North Division
DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0)
Jacob Roth - 35-23 (11.0)
Zack Graves - 35-23 (12.4)
Drew Warren - 33-25 (10.8)
Rhett Barnett - 33-25 (11.6)
Mitchell Pinkerton - 30-28 (15.6)

MidCentral Division
Jacob Pinkerton - 37-21 (17.0)
Tommy McLeod - 36-22 (13.8)
Matt Mink - 34-24 (11.2)
Jenny Ernst - 33-25 (15.0)
Coach DiBello - 32-26 (21.4)

West Division
Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2)
Eddy McBroom - 36-22 (12.2)
Trey Cartledge - 35-23 (11.8)
Bradley Pinkerton - 34-24 (15.20)
Tom Johnson - 31-27 (16.8)
Dan Sellers - 26-32 (12.2)

THE OSBORNE CONFERENCE
East Division
Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8)
Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6)
Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4)
Tyler Campbell - 33-25 (16.0)
Nate Johnston - 31-27 (13.2)
Garrett Cheney - 29-39 (14.0)

South Central Division
Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4)
Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8)
Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4)
Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8)
Jonathan Osborne - 34-24 (9.2)

South Division
Eddy McBroom Jr - 37-21 (10.6)
Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8)
Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0)
Mikey Nipp - 34-24 (11.4)
James Hawbaker - 33-25 (13.4)
Daniel Powell - 25-33 (9.6)


THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL

1. Drew Morris - 41-17 (10.2) (1 - 5wks)
2. Garrison Ryfun - 40-18 (9.4) (2 - 2wks)
3. DMOsborne - 39-19 (7.0) (6th)
4. Yours Truly - 39-19 (10.8) (3rd)
5. Matthew Pinkerton - 38-20 (7.8) (7th)
6. Mark Gainey - 38-20 (9.6) (4th)
7. Eddy McB Jr - 37-21 (10.6) (5th)
8. Tad Roose - 37-21 (10.8) (9th)
9. Chris Croyle - 37-21 (12.4) (8th)
10. Steven Ray - 37-21 (13.4) (11th)
11. Jeremy Burgess - 37-21 (13.8) (10th)
12. Tim Wasyluka - 37-21 (15.0) (NR)

dropped out: Zack Graves (12)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
Top four seeds get first round bye, next 8 get playoff spots - division winners get higher seeds in case of a record tie
First Round Byes:
1. Drew Morris - West Division Champ
2. Garrison Ryfun - MidCentral Div Champ 
3. DMOsborne - North Div Champ
4. Yours Truly - East Div Champ

Wild Card Round
5. Matty Pinky - Wild Card
6. Mark Gainey - Wild Card

7. Eddy Jr - South Div Champ
8. Tad Roose - Wild Card

9. Chris Croyle - Wild Card

10. Steven Ray - Wild Card

11. Jeremy Burgess - Wild Card

12. Tim Wasyluka - Wild Card
13. Jacob Pinkerton - MidCentral Div Champ - will be seeded 13th, as is ranked overall outside of the Top 12, but will get in as a division champ because of the Eddy Jr Rule.

LIES DARN LIES & STATISTICS
Welcome back to the random numbers of 25+ years of the DFC - all numbers are real, all stats are authentic

• First, congrats to Tad "The Dynasty" Roose, who finally crossed 1400 wins lifetime (now 1408)
• Also, in the Regular Season All Time Top Ten (total wins not including playoffs) Jonathan Osborne is 6th (1412), Mark Gainey is 7th (1410) and DMOsborne is 8th (1408) put that section of the Top 10 in a flurry. 
• Also important to note that it took DMO 25+ seasons to get there, Jonathan 24 seasons, and Mark 23 seasons - of course Mark Gainey has 2 titles and DMO has 1. So suck it Johnny Oz.
• The Big Wasyluka crossed 1300 (1301 now), while Steven Ray is 18 away from 1000 wins. Chris Croyle crossed 900 wins (904), Aussie Nate got to 200 (201)
• And if rookie Jeremy Burgess can get to 57 wins this year, he'll be in the Top 75 all time 
• Lets look at one of my fave stats... the .501 / .500 streaks - basically how many weeks in a row has someone finished over 500 (5-3 or 6-4 or better) and same for finishing at least .500 (4-4 or 5-5 or better)...
• Currently the +.500 streak record is held by Matt "The Great Bear of the North" Latta, DFC VI champion, a streak created at least 15 years ago.  To tell you how hard it is to do, the only streak started before this season is Drew Morris, who is currently at 8 straight weeks. Matty Pinky and Trey Cartledge both have 5 straight weeks. Good luck
• For .500+, the record is still held by Tad Roose, at 45 weeks, which legit had Tad going 3+ full seasons without a losing record - Yours Truly is now at 36 weeks, which has climbed to 2nd all time (it always feels funny putting my records up, but trust me, if I were going to cheat, I would have won a title years ago - I'm the Buffalo Bills of the DFC)
• Mark Gainey is at 14 weeks, Drew Morris, Eddy McB and Steven Ray are all at 12 weeks
• Finally - I struggle with the idea of counting DFC XXV's Scramble as playoff spots. It was Jacob Pinky and Coach DiBello that came out of the scramble, so they definitely have "postseason" on their record, but the other 15 in the scramble?  I looked it up and the NBA does not count teams in the play-in tournament as playoff appearances, unless you win your game and actually get to the big bracket - so final decision... no, those in the DFC Scramble last year were not considered "in the playoffs"
• All that to say - Garrett Cheney holds the record now for 23 years in the league and nary a playoff spot. If he doesn't make it this year, that puts him at 2086 games with no postseason (he's never made it - the Week 12 Collapse of DFC V is still DFC Lore)
• Mikey Nipp held the record with 1812 games (18 seasons) between playoff appearances, making it in DFC V and then not again until DFC XXV 
• Tom Johnson is now in the lead in this category, as if he doesnt make it this year, he'll have gone 1624 games between postseason spots - his last appearance was DFC XI in 2008  
• Finally - Whats in a (Nick) Name?  Who are these people and why do they have Nicknames?  The Pinky Brothers - Matthew, Bradley, Jacob, and Mitchell Pinkerton - Matthew being the eldest (hence, "Pinky the Elder"), Bradley wrote a book ("Pinky the Wiser"), Jacob has been called Pinky for years ("Pinky the Pinky") and Mitchell is the baby boy ("Pinky the Younger")... 
• Jacob Roth lives in Wyoming... and has been known as Roth from Wyoming as long as I've known him.   Nathan Johnston lives in Iowa, but heralds from Australia, so, again, I've known him as Aussie Nate since I met him.  
• One random day in DFC XII or something, Tyler Campbell, then a fresh faced student, declared himself the "Sexy Beast of the DFC".  He does have a title, so there may be some bearing there. But yeah, that's what I label him now, or "SBotDFC" if I'm feeling brief.
• Finally, three time champ Zack Graves - why "The Attack"?  It comes from an old Lego commercial, one that sings "Zack, Zack, he's a Lego maniac!"  Maniac didnt work, but "attack" did, and it stuck, at least on my end. Hence Zack "The Attack".