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This season we're going to be trying a new News & Notes format. Instead of the weekly column (which we all know was more of a "non-column" last season), I'll be doing more of a blog-type column. That is, whenever the mood strikes, be it stats night on Wednesday, the middle of the 4PM game on Sunday, or maybe even a Thursday morning before I leave for work, I'll come here and post entries. Sometimes it will be a paragraph or two, sometimes longer.
I'll make sure I put a date on everything so you can easily tell what's new from what you may have already read. So feel free to come to this page often, or continue checking in once a week as the stats update, to check out and catch up on the latest entries in what I hope to be a season long "All My Rowdy" blog.
If anyone else has anything to contribute, I'll be more than happy to post it here, with all credit given to the author of course. And if we get one of our infamous 20+ reply e-mail threads going, I may also opt to copy that into this space as well so it's saved for all posterity.
December 27th, 2006
Week 16 Results
Southern Discomfort 48, Dark Side Of The Warren Moon 45
The Croc Hunters 45, Go Nuts 37
Best One 44, The Return Of The Binder 35
Pam And Da Boyz 43, Soft 20 39
Claretts Innocent 39, Hell Froze Over 8
Favrefegnugen 38, The First And Goalfather Part 3 34
Touchback Mountain 33, We Was Robbed 20
Well thanks to Brian Legere putting a little southern discomfort into Joe & Charlie we've got ourselves a good old-fashioned championship game for the Rowdy Friends title in Week 17! See Russ, what goes around, comes around. The first to be knocked off the pedestal by the dreaded, but perhaps now toothless, cover jinx, Russ has climbed back up the ladder into 2nd place, in position to play for all the marbles this week. So it'll be Dark Side Of The Warren Moon versus Best One for the title. Here's how the rest of the Rowdy P(l)ayoff Picture shapes up as we head into the final week of the 2006 season.
THE P(L)AYOFF PICTURE
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FIRST PLACE
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It may not be as exciting as Ohio State versus Florida, but we've got one owner, Russ, looking for his first ever title and the others, Joe & Charlie, gunning for their unprecendented 4th championship! Oh and if Best One wins, they go from last place last season to first place this season! It would be the first ever worst-to-first run in league history...
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Dark Side Of The Moon wins the title with a win
Dark Side Of The Moon can also win the title with a tie based on higher overall points total
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Best One wins the title with a win. Or as the owner of Russ' favorite team says "Just win, baby!" (and we all know the Raiders haven't been listening...)
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LAST PLACE
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The Croc Hunters have had this $1 prize locked up for a few weeks now...
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Click here to view the league prize fund in all its money hungry glory
Good luck to everyone who still has something to play for in the final week of the season!
December 20th, 2006
Before we begin this next entry I just have to ask. Joe, did you know about this race they had in Boston last Saturday called the "Santa Speedo Run"? Seriously, this thing exists! Click here for proof!. We really need to get our own Speedo Joe entered into this thing next year!
Who knows, maybe we could start a new tradition? Speaking of traditions, it wouldn't be Christmas time in the All My Rowdy Friends Fantasy Football League without the traditional gift-giving of "The Night Before Christmas" poem. Happy Holidays to everyone in the league and I'll be back at least one more time before New Years...
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the league
Not an owner was stirring they were all quite intrigued
Who will win the Rowdy? Had everyone thinking
Lots of teams were still in it, while others were stinking
The Commish was asleep in his fine new Saints hat
When a loud noise awoke him, now what the heck is that?
He threw open the windows, looked up on the roof
To his surprise there stood Kevin Kelly in a Santa Claus suit
Hey Commish! How you doin'? Why am I in C-T?
Yes I'm quite a long ways from Manalapan, New Jersey
Well I was traveling with Santa and we stopped for a beer
He passed out, I took the sleigh, and I flew it over here!
He certainly looked Jolly in his faux Santa vest
With a live devil ray sticking out of his chest
When I get home, got to remember to get that thing fixed
But since I'm here, call the league, let's pass out these gifts!
So The Commish dialed cell phones and sent out e-mails
Calling all owners, even Neil, since he's still out on bail
It's a Croc Hunter Christmas, Kevin shouted out "Crikey"
Get those owners here now, even Hanratty and Mikey
Bamricks, Flinns (and Murray), Legeres and Joneses
Boghosians and Bakers, Sparacinos, Cardozas
The rookie John Wrobel let's not forget him
And those Migliore boys, are the best, got to have them!
Rabins, Eskows and Lermans, they're all getting gifts
Just don't tell them it's Christmas, make them think it's a bris
And lastly please call Joe Mas-tra-an-gelo
That's quite a long name, but he's such a nice fellow
Everybody replied, they'd be there A-S-A-P
To the new Commish's Office, in Glastonbury
When all owners were present, the gifts were bestowed
From the humungous sack that Kevin's Santa sled towed
For Pam and Da Boyz, and even their father
A Texas Bowl win for your alma mater
Plus deep in the bag is the best present yet
A surprise playoff run for Kenny and the Jets
The Return Of The Binder has been quite a ride
Always the bridesmaid but never the bride
A two game win streak to get Nick into first place
And the hope that Joe & Charlie fall flat on their face
Has Hell Frozen Over? Yes Marc has returned
And if I may quote Yoda: "football much has he learned"
Autographed game balls for you from both famous LTs
And a fine Prada parka so your devil don't freeze
Next is Southern Discomfort, the Legere who's down South
You might be a redneck if you can figure this out
Brian gets a crash cart and a big ice pack
To prevent a silver and black induced heart attack
Some advice for Rob, owner of Touchback Mountain
Don't bend over when fishing those coins from the fountain!
Stormy, Jenna and Kendra, they all say hello
So I gave them your number out in San Francisco
For Don and John and their Packers Q-B
This fantasy football thing is not that easy
So here's a can of Favrefegnugen for your new Volkswagen
And a muzzle to use to stop T.O.'s tongue waggin'
Mr. Jones and me, gonna be big stars
Be the Best One with the ladies, drive the fast cars
Russ here's the gift of beating the cover jinx
And dinner at the Hard Rock with Counting Crows' Adam Duritz
For my co-owner JL, our team stinks up the joint
Here's a game that we lose by more than 3 points
I'm sorry for the bad coaching job that I've done
So how about a "Who Dat!" for the Saints playoff run
Now for the team full of Jims and of Flinns
Another game versus Ken that results in a win
That loss really hurt, the pain it ain't easin'
You was robbed I tell ya! Better luck next season
The gift of my justice, to Fab do I send
Since his defending champ run soon will come to an end
A better coach for your team, perhaps Greg Schiano?
Plus a spot on the season finale of the Sopranos
For Brian Boghosian, now cover your eyes
Not one or two, but THREE, really loud Christmas ties
A book about gambling, with tips all a-plenty
Like never, ever, ever, ever, hit on soft 20
Next Innocent Neil, let's look in and see
"Prison Break" Seasons One and Two DVDs
A cake with a file, Maurice Clarett's jersey
And that orange "get out of" card from Monopoly
For the men surnamed Lerman, to Bruce and his son
A wish that a few more games had you won
But Alex please console yourself with this fact
You won more than we did and you can always blame Dad
To Charlie and Joe who don't believe in taboo
Took The Commish's best shot and said "right back at you"
There's nothing left in the bag, we're all out of stuff
What? Like your fourth Rowdy Friends title won't be enough?
When the gift giving was finished, Santa Kelly proclaimed
Hope you all like your presents now let us win a few games?
The he round up the reindeer, they all looked the same
Those aren't reindeer, they're coaches! He called them by name:
On Saban, On Art Shell, On Payton, On Lovie
On Cowher, On Mora, On Coughlin, On Marinelli
He picked up the harness, and his whip he did crack
Got those headsets a-workin', got to get this sleigh back
And I heard him exclaim in a voice quite merrily
Merry Christmas to all (but he really meant "Bite Me")
December 19th, 2006
Week 15 Results
Touchback Mountain 59, Favrefegnugen 34
High points for the guy on higher ground. Rob wins his 4th straight to keep his slim payoff hopes alive...
Dark Side Of The Warren Moon 51, Go Nuts 24
... and from this day forth, Joe shall be known as "Joe The Jinx Killer"
Southern Discomfort 50, Hell Froze Over 45
Marc's title hopes fade with loss to Legere South
Pam And Da Boyz 48, The Return Of The Binder 31
P&DB takes over the N-Cubed Division lead, The Binder's title hopes take a hit
Best One 40, The Croc Hunters 28
Russ gets back in the title hunt handing the Crocs their record 10th straight loss. The Binder Boyz borrow champagne from the '72 Dolphins...
We Was Robbed 37, The First And Goalfather Part 3 20
Completing the Gone West Division sweep this week...
Soft 20 35, Claretts Innocent 35
It's the third tie of the season for Brian B, somebody get this guy a tie-rack for Christmas!
December 13th, 2006
So much for the three-peat eh? Or if I may paraphrase those Munchkins (the ones from the Wizard of Oz, not Dunkin Donuts) "Ding dong the jinx is dead!" Joe and Charlie spit on the jinx this past week, not only did they become just the third team to survive an SI cover, and the first to do so this late in the season (Fab in 2005 and The Binder Boyz in 2004 each survived my early attempts to derail their undefeatedness around Week 5) but Dark Side Of The Moon absolutely obliterated their opponent Soft 20 this week, scoring 84 freakin' points and winning their game by a slim 55 point margin! OK, I get the hint, "you don't need no stinkin' jinx"... So while I prepare the next SI cover (you really didn't think I'd give up do you?), here's a Top 10 list from the home office in Glastonbury, Connecticut to get us all into the holiday spirit. And that's the spirit of giving by the way, as in "Joe and Charlie should be giving other teams a chance to win!"...
10. Dashing through the snow, in a one-back open sleigh, LT scores TDs, laughing all the way...
9. Belichek is making a list... He's checking it twice... Then he still decides to go for two!
8. The stockings were hung, on the goalposts with care, hoping that Vanderjagt would not arrive there
7. Chad Johnson celebrates his latest touchdown by standing like a tree in the end zone and having teammates hang ornaments and lights from his body
6. Jack Del Rio introduces new "Reindeer Defense" featuring the Safety Blitzen
5. Refs start calling new personal foul penalties for "excessive caroling after the play"
4. Not a creature was stirring, not even T.O.! Probably because he drank too much eggnog and passed out making it appear the he had... (oh never mind, this suicide joke is so played out already!)
3. On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 8 Bengal Inmates... On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Mario Williams?! WTF! I wanted Reggie Bush...
2. Eight reindeer and a sleigh land on the roof of Texas Stadium and a fat guy in a red suit falls through the roof (no it's not Parcells!), landing on Tony Romo and crushing both Tony and the Cowboy's playoff hopes
... and the #1 way to tell it's Christmas in the National Football League is ...
1. Sign in the Chicago Bears locker room reads "All unwanted Christmas presents must be returned by Devin Hester"
Week 14 Results
Dark Side Of The Warren Moon 84, Soft 20 29
Touchback Mountain 59, Best One 39
Hell Froze Over 53, Pam And Da Boyz 38
The Return Of The Binder 51, Claretts Innocent 29
Southern Discomfort 48, We Was Robbed 37
Go Nuts 47, The First And Goalfather Part 3 32
Favrefegnugen 40, The Croc Hunters 38
December 5th, 2006
So I'm 2-for-2 this year already! Guess I'll bring out a little more of my "dark side" with this next jinx attempt...
Week 13 Results
Dark Side Of The Warren Moon 65, Hell Froze Over 52
Wow, Mark gets jinxed by the SI cover AND Hanrattied (score 50 and lose) in the same week! Looks like the Devil got his due...
The Return Of The Binder 50, The First And Goalfather Part 3 43
Nick M says he feels like USC, no make that Michigan, no make that Florida...
Best One 47, Southern Discomfort 33
Russ is back on track after taking a few purple pills to cure that bad case of jinxitis
Pam And Da Boyz 46, We Was Robbed 21
As Ken said, "most doubleheaders are splits", WVU over Rutgers, Ken over Flinn
Touchback Mountain 39, The Croc Hunters 37
Coach Schiano has already turned down The Commish's offer to replace Kevin Kelly next season
Favrefegnugen 34, Claretts Innocent 25
Nice quality win should improve Don & John RPI but they're a long way from getting their own cover!
Soft 20 31, Go Nuts 31
It's the second tie of the season for Brian B and Bruce's tie give him a Father's Day flashback.
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