GG Week 1.
Not an impressive start.
No sweeps.
Everyone got burned on the Oklahoma v Houston game. Will see if Houston holds up this year. But this was an impressive win. Unless, of course, Oklahoma sucks.
Houston 33 over Oklahoma 23
Georgia over North Carolina. Nick Chubb 222 yds rushing and 2 TDs
FSU over Ole Miss. Everyone picked FSU.
Louisville blows out Charlotte, 70-14. AP poll shows love. A 6 point rise in the poll. Plus the win and the no drop point. Add 8. Now at # 13 in the AP. Big smiley face for SeaGra.
Tennessee survives App State 20 -13. Tennessee had their best defender ejected for targeting.
Tennessee was taken out behind the woodshed by the AP Pollsters. They got the switch put cross they ass. Dropped 8 places. Minus 7 is SockPuppet's score. #17 in the AP.
Hawaii @ Meechy: Meechy 63 over Hawaii 3. At least Hawaii has the weather. Meechy has a nasty defense. Hawaii devoured and never even in this game. Meechy earns 2 point move up. 1 for the win. 1 for the no drop. BRFL score is 4, AP rank is #5. Does this mean Teebs! is back and ready for a championship run? Doubtful.
Bowlin' Green @ TOSU: TOSU 77 over Bowlin' Green 10. Total. Beat. Down.Q has herself a pick here. AP shows deep, soulful love. Move up 2. 1 for the win. 1 for the no drop. 4 point weekend. #4 team in the land. Lovin' you some TJ Barrett.
Rutgers @ Washington: Washington 48 over Buttgers 13. Huskies bitch slap a not very good team with a brand new coach. AP achieves and sustains massive erection and bumps them up 6 spots. With the win point and the no drop it's an 8 pointer for Chippendale. #8 team in the country.
Miami of Ohio @ Iowa: Iowa 45 over Miami of Ohio 31. Giving up 21 to Miami of Ohio? No matter. The AP, with there habitual knee jerk jeans-cream over Iowa, gives them a moveup. Add a win and a no drop, that's a three point weekend for doing absolutely nothing. DPo giggles without shame.
LSU vs. Wisconsin @ Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Wisco 16 over LSU 14. Upset time. WTF, Les Miles? Maybe hire a quarterbacks coach? Everybody else has one. Killer Bee, you have a problem. Unfortunately he is taking the snaps for LSU. The AP hates on you. Hard. You power dive 16 spots in the AP Poll. Considering you started at minus 1 you sit now, lonely and bereft, at minus 17. Something needs to get fixed. Pronto.
UC Davis @ Oregon: Oregon 39 over UC Davis 14. So far so good, SkHank. Started at #24, remain at #24. 2 point weekend.
U Mass @ Florida (Gators): Gators 24 over UMass 7. Gators have an offense, KMan? Not enough for the AP who gores your ass with a drop out of the Top 25. A historic debacle by BRFL standards. I don't think I ever remember a new member taking the dreaded REAM on their very first game. You stand at minus 4, unranked, in a world of hurt. Joining the BRFL looking like a "questionable decision."
South Dakota State @ TCU: TCU 59 (good) over South Dakota State 41 (bad). Bad because TCU is a defense minded team. and SDSU is, well, SDSU. Punishing blow by the AP. Drops me 2. Get a point for the win. I stand unbroken and unbowed at minus 1. Fucking Gary Patterson, figure this shit out. TCU ranked #15,
Clemson @ Auburn: Clemson 19 over The Plainsman 13. Okay, here's some typical AP bullshit. Clemson, supposed to be the #2 team in the country, survives a game against unranked Auburn who was, as recently as last year, practically an SEC punching bag. You'd expect Dabo's Dildos to drop a little but you'd be wrong because the AP has a permanent boner for Clemson. They stay at #2, They get 2 BRFL points for that shit. Since McLovin' started at minus 4 he is now minus 2. Good luck living with yourself, McFoofer.
Boise St vs Louisiana Lafayette: Broncos 45, Rajun Cajuns 10. Meh. Smurf ball not ready for prime time yet, BroFro. Play somebody, then we'll talk. You have one god damn BRFL point. Still unranked, Douchenozzle.
Miami (Fla) vs Florida A&M: Hurricanes 70, A&M 3. Total destruction. Randude, flying under the radar. Okay, it's Florida A&M. But it got him a win and it got him a DIDDLE right out of the gate. 6 point weekend for the mountain man way out west in Montana. Treat yourself to an extra piece of pemmican, Hillbilly.
Notre Dame @ Texas: Texas 50, Notre Dame 47 in double OT. Hell of a game. Total bullshit missed call by the refs on the targeting of Tory Hunter, Jr. If this game had been played in South Bend there is no way that head shot would have not drawn a flag and ejection. As it is the Texas Shithorns get the win. Enjoy that carry off the field shit, Charley Strong. It's the last time it will happen this season. Notre Dame has found their quarterback. Still love the pick. AP showers hate on the Domers. Drop them 8 spots. Clem at minus 8, ranked#18
Ole Miss @ Florida State. Rebs 34, FSU 45. Amazing comeback. Jimbo Fisher knows how to adjust. He's a total asshole as well. I would have given them stugats for their performance. AP moves them up one. 3 point weekend for the Tools from Tallahasee. Started at minus 2, you're plus 1 in the BRFL, Scott. Hating.
Look closely at this picture. What is it? It's the decapitated head of a snapper hollowed out and set on top of an LED light to serve as a center piece while Your Truly ate the rest of him. Pretty nice, huh? This is how you have fun on tiny Caribbean islands.
The opening weekend is upon us, Brethren:
Louisville blows out Charlotte, 70-14
Tennessee survives App State 20 -13. Tennessee has had their best defender ejected for targeting.
All the rest of our games are on Saturday:
Hawaii @ Meechy: Meechy 63 over Hawaii 3 At least Hawaii has the weather.
Bowlin' Green @ TOSU: TOSU 77 over Bowlin' Green 10. Total. Beat. Down.
Rutgers @ Washington: Washington 48 over Buttgers 13
Miami of Ohio @ Iowa: Iowa 45 over Miami of Ohio 31. Giving up 21 to Miami of Ohio?
LSU vs. Wisconsin @ Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Wisco 16 over LSU 14. Upset time.
UC Davis @ Oregon: Oregon 39 over UCDavis 14. So far so good, SkHank.
U Mass @ Florida (Gators): Gators 24 over UMass 7. Gators have an offense, KMan?
South Dakota State @ TCU: TCU 59 (good) over South Dakota State 41 (bad).
\Clemson @ Auburn: Clemson 19 over The Plainsman 13. War Eagle.
Boise St vs Louisianna Lafayette: Broncos 45, Rajun Cajuns 10
Miami (Fla) vs Florida A&M: Hurricanes 70, A&M 3. Total destruction.
Notre Dame @ Texas: Texas 50, Notre Dame 47 in double OT. Hell of a game.
Ole Miss @ Florida State. Rebs 34, FSU 45. Amazing comeback.
Yesterday's post, wherein your Commissioner gave a breakdown of the standings, has caused consternation in the ranks. Both Snott and Q have raised concerns about the Penalty Points for picking a highly ranked team.
In the latest version of the Rule Book (and it is the one I emailed KMan our newest member) the penalty points section spells out a change in the rules whereby we penalize the top 10 teams, with #1 starting at minus ten.
The problem is that the Rule Book for Season Ten says we are only penalizing the top 5 teams. And I can't remember there ever being a discussion about the rule change other than an informal one with this or that BRFLer. So, it appears to me that, except for KMan and The Commissioner, everybody was picking based on Season Ten rules.
What I don't understand is why more people aren't complaining. Most likely because they have not checked the blog. Or is it because we really DID discuss it and make the penalty points change?
If you go back to yesterday's post you will see that The Commissioner has fixed his mistake, as he fixes everything that is wrong in this world that is not as perfect as The Commissioner, Long May His Enlightened Reign Continue.
I apologize for calling you a "DoucheMonger", Snott, and questioning your mathematical acumen. You are not a DoucheMonger. You are DoucheBagger.
All things considered and so that this exchange has not been a total loss, this is a good way to introduce the proposed rule change for next year. Which is that we penalize the Top Ten teams.
My only explanation for all this is that this was a rule change that I thought we should make. I think I talked to DPo about it since he usually does all my thinking for me. But then I made the mistake of writing it in the rule book with the intention of bringing it up at the Jamboree. And then I forgot about it and never brought it up.
In any event, consult your Season Ten Rule Books. That's the one we're going by. KMan, the Season Ten Rule Book is the same as Season Eleven except for the penalty points part. I assume that this section didn't affect your pick. If it did you have my sincere apologies. It affected my pick, that's for shit sure. I have a feeling that, in the end, it won't make any difference. Except to those who picked early and, of course, Snottie who would never have picked FSU if he had to start at minus 7.
Seems no one cares about starting in the red this year. Well, almost no one.
Here are the standings before our first kickoff:
Clemson AP #2; but starting at negative 4 in the BRFL
Florida State #4: -2
LSU #5, -1
Ohio State #6
Meechy #7
Tennessee #9
Notre Dame ranked #10
TCU and Jimbosuke #13
Wash U #14
Iowa #17
Louisville #19
Oregon #24
Florida #25
Boise State unranked
Miami unranked
Let's see how this works out. Sock can tell you that starting deep in negative territory can be a lonely place.
ClemboSlice: Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Things are off to rocky start in South Bend.
Bridget: Louisiana State University (LSU)
Randy: University of Miami (Hurricanes)
Chip:The University of Washington Huskies
DPo: Iowa Hawkeyes
BroFro: Boise State Broncos
Q:THE Ohio State University Buckeyes
Komron: Florida Gators
McLuvin': Clemson Tigers
Timmy!: Meechy Wolverines (scUM) Short memory there,Teebo.
SockPuppet: Tennessee Volunteers
SeaGra: Louisville Cardinals
BoSuke: Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Scott: Florida State Seminoles
Hank: Oregon Ducks
And we're underway. Season 11, BRFL.
Let the chips fall where they may.
Is everyone okay with offering KMan, the big tall person at the payout, as the 15th member?
I can vouch for his sense of humor. He is a Florida fan. I think he lived there for awhile.
Let me know if there are objections.
Here's the draft order:
ClemboSlice: Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Things are off to rocky start in South Bend.
Bridget: Louisiana State University (LSU)
Randy: University of Miami (Hurricanes)
Chip:The University of Washington Huskies
DPo: Iowa Hawkeyes
BroFro: Boise State Broncos
Q:THE Ohio State University Buckeyes
Komron: Florida Gators
McLuvin': Clemson Tigers
Timmy!: Meechy Wolverines (scUM) Short memory there,Teebo.
SockPuppet: Tennessee Volunteers
SeaGra: Louisville Cardinals
BoSuke: Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Scott: Florida State Seminoles
Hank: Oregon Ducks
Jimbosuke,
Commissioner for Life.
Randiddle's friend and mine took this picture in Africa in 2007.
Randy will make arrogant douchy comments throughout the season.
Everyone wants to tell Mikey to shove his emoticons and positive comments up his ass.
And somehow, some way, Jim and Denise find a way to top the previous year's Jambo.
This year was no exception, folks. The food was, per usual, amazing. The company, despite being made up of BRFL members, was entertaining. And the Kommissioner's Komments were pithy yet poignant.
And the pie. Barb's pie was as barbspiey as ever. Always moist and sweet.
We can't thank the Commissioner (well, actually Denise) enough for the hospitality that is the highlight of the semi-professional illegal gaming circuit. Here's to you, Mr. Party-throwin' Commissioner for Life Guy. An evening that was well played. Well played indeed, sir.
