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 Ladies and Gentlemen of the TSL Universe,

Week #4 has come and gone. Fall is here and you can start to feel the chill in the air. We had 21 games this week 20 wins, 20 losses and 1 tie but we will get into that a tad later in this article. So what else happened out there both on and off the field?

Now let me just predicate I am not one to talk so you didn’t hear this from me but……

-“Sprinkles are for winners Jimmy.” It was being billed as the game of the day but once again it wasn’t. A&A steam rolled into town and ran over Gryffindor. Heck they took the game so not seriously that one of their guys wore pajamas during the game. Gryffindor will need their leader more than ever. Sometimes in football, like in life, you have to make a tough call and simply say “your fired.” I think someone on Gryffindor needs to get fired this week.

-So let me get this straight…..Witter’s got Joey Batted, Gryffindor got Matty Iced, Matty Ice got Toppered as did the Stick Nation. Topper went 2-0 and to end the day got his first tab ever at like only $50. TEIM got Tommy Hughesed, Award winning Tommy Hughes crashed into a wall and Celino won the wheel spin but didn’t spin the prize or punishment wheel. Molly met Scotty then asked if she could play golf with the Hometech “heir apparent” while 40YPG now wants to play golf with Valerie. Just another Saturday in the TSL Universe.

-Ok chalk talk time. I had a chance to sit ringside for the thriller between UFO and ACE won by UFO 40-36 on the last play. I saw a lot of good and bad on each side. I saw good on both sides of the field but I also saw a ton of technical mistakes and lapses. UFO is 1-3 but could easily be 2-2 if they just changed a few things especially on defense. Here’s a tip. Put your middle at 6 yards and tell him to stop running up to the line he’s taking himself out of position every time and exposing you to being beaten “over the top.” When your middle starts at 6-7 yards and runs up your exposing your D to have your safeties split and run a guy right in the middle and your dead at 12-15 yards . ACE saw this but Ronny K was struggling to get the ball out to the correct spots. ACE also needs to tweak some things. If you are going to run a 4 or 5 across at the goal line you need to pull your girl off the edge and move her inside as you are leaving yourself exposed to being beaten on the edge it’s too easy a throw. You are lucky UFO didn’t see it. Another team will and will make you pay if you do it again. As for the end what a throw, what a catch and what a way to end an early morning game. I see skill on the UFO side of the field. Right now its technical mistakes not lack of talent that are killing them.

-SITE tied Morning Wood 42-42 in a great game. I would think Morning Wood has to be kicking themselves as their QB showed up late and they had to start with 5. Mo has been maligned by my “new rival” The Godfather but Mo came to play this week. He had some huge catches and made some solid plays for Morning Wood. The Morning Wood QB has a great arm but he has to stop with the dancing around stuff. A guy with that kind of arm needs to take 3-5 steps and just let it fly. You shouldn’t have to run around it looks silly especially when you have WR’s like Dave, Rosati, JJ and now Mo. Someone needs to reel him in and tell him to just let it fly after he hears ‘5 thousand.”

-I love TSL for so many reasons but one of the biggest reasons is the leagues ability to always try to do what they think is right and their ability to “compromise.” Sticky Bandits is struggling right now both on and off the field. Many people in the Sticky Nation claim one of their biggest problems is their “heart and soul” Dave Baker is no longer on their sideline due to the TSL sub issue resolution. TSL can’t revisit this rule until the Spring but the good news is a “compromise has been made.” Dave Baker can not play for Sticky quite yet buttttt card board cut out Dave Baker can. After a post game meeting between Sticky Bandits and TSL management, TSL management has agreed to supply Sticky Bandits with a “cardboard cut out” Dave Baker for the rest of the season.

-Don’t look now but 1 Topper Too Many is 5-0 and they are crushing it on both sides of the ball. If you ask me their girls are killing it and Davis is playing like his hair is on fire. Bullet Club vs Uncle Topper is shaping up like WW3 next week. Craziest stat of the week, through 5 games Team Topper is beating opponents by an average of 44 to 17. Is this a good or bad time to bring up 3 of those 5 wins are against teams with a combined 2-11 record?

-If I am wearing a TEIM shirt right now I am beginning to wonder what I have to do to beat Public Enemy as they are now 0 for 4. TEIM still has talent on their side of the field but one has to wonder if a “philosophy change” needs to happen and happen soon to save their season. BTW good news, Alex did qualify now as a TSL Defensive MVP candidate as he saw time in his TSL mandated 3^rd game on defense.  BTW II kudos to Tommy Hughes who flat out brought it this week. Though severely under manned Hughes constructed a solid defense and was instrumental in some big offensive play calls and made plays for PE while the game was still in doubt.

-So the debate will rage on in the off season. Is it better for the league to have an 8 or 10 team division or are we just better off with 6 balanced and competitive teams? I am beginning to wonder if 6 might be a way to go in D2/D3. I think in the Spring a 6 team D2 will form from the ashes and feature A&A, Morning Wood, Bullet Club, Gryffindor, Team Topper and either DMX or a Travis led team or Angry Buffalo. Hey wait a minute that’s eight teams. I’d sign up for that Division #2.

-What the heck is going on with No Punt Intended and Hope N Ruin? Both are 0-4 and must I mean MUST win next week as 0-5 means they are not making the playoffs.

-Rumors are swirling that Jabronies will get their first ever shot at Field #1 next week at 2:00 as flex scheduling is at work again.

-Let’s do some math shall we…..21 games were played Saturday. Of these games there were 20 losses and 1 tie. Of those 20 losses and 1 tie 9 of those games were decided by 7 points or less. Of the 42 teams that played games Saturday 7 teams scored 16 points or less and 10 teams gave up 40 points or more. Why am I throwing all this math at you? SIMPLE because no one was participating in Coach Jay football camp this week. I saw some lousy football this week in all divisions. I saw technical mistakes all over the place through all divisions. I saw bad throws, I saw bad defensive positioning, I saw dropsies and saw all kinds of “easily fixable” mistakes. Coach Jay is being nice enough to volunteer his time to help make TSL people better players. I dunno I for one would take advantage of an opportunity such as this and try to help myself get better. If Coach Jay helps people get one more TD 9 of those games that were decided by 7 or less could have swung the other way. Think about that stat for one minute.

-There is talk of changing the name of Steve’s Cuz’ins to Hometech point 02. Let’s see if this gains any traction. Cousin Steve did not do very well Saturday as I caught him throwing off his back foot way too much for my liking this week as he could only muster 16 points.

-Oh it is quadruple dog on in D1 this week where it is Hatfields vs McCoys when Eyes Downtown and Marketing Mayors go to war once again. This is one of the best rivalries going in the game today. I GUARENDAMTEE Eyes Downtown does NOT come to town with the “B Squad” this week.

-Wow Hung Buffalo beat All we do is Quinn 32-26. I am beginning to wonder if my AWDIQ vs Matty’s Angles D5 title game prediction will come to fruition.

-Question I was asked most frequently this week, “Which guy is 40 year plan guy?” 40 YPG is starting to get a “cult like” following. It almost makes you wonder how much longer Katie Keller will let 40 YPG steal her thunder and her spotlight.

-JZ is much maligned but how can’t you feel good for JZ this week. He joined A&A after just getting burnt out running a team. JZ has looked right at home on A&A. Line of the day this week comes from Jay German as I was talking to him during the Gryffindor/A&A game. After watching A&A run up and down the field on offense Jay said. “A&A’s offense is like watching Oregon.”

- I had a chance to catch up with Brandy Clarke this week after a solid win over A&A. Brandy was gracious in victory and had nothing but kind words for A&A and especially Casey Oliphant. She did remind me that the GF said “It looks Team Topper is not very fast on defense.” I reminded her that I am not that knucklehead and don’t write that article. BTW Hey GF I’ve done better than 2 doubles try getting a game prediction correct before calling me out on 2 articles. Unlike the Mentalist I’m still here. That’s 3 double in row pal….

-“All Disappointment Team” after 4 weeks. D1: Angry Buffalo D2: Doesn’t exist your having a dream. D3: Gryffindor. D4: No Punt Intended. D5: Hope n Ruin. D6: Tight End Zones.

-It was nice to see “Officer Mahoney” I mean Zak Kedron this week. His words are so hurtful but the guy is funny and has a “unique” view on life and things. Him heckling his old team #XTC was hysterical.

-Saturday will be remembered as a nice day for football both on and off the field. There were a ton of TSLers who were at the bar post game and fun seemed to be had by all. 4 for 4 for the TSL if you ask me. BTW kudos to Eric Kleckler who has not defiled one potted plant all season to date.  Hootie and the Bro Fish yes that’s HATBF got another big win this week and now are 3-1. HATBF vs TEIM could potentially blow the roof off joint when it happens. Is it me or does it seem like HATBF wins big every week JT shows up?

-I have both eyes on the race for the 7^th and 8^th tickets to the D5 dance. Right now Witter’s is 1-3, UFO is 1-3, ACE is 1-4 and the defending D5 champs Hope N Ruin are 0-4. Only 2 of these 4 make the dance so the last 5 weeks should be bedlam.

-Angry Buffalo made a very interesting decision in a 27-20 loss to Eyes Downtown. ED was on the Angry Buffalo 3-4 yard line and it was 5^th and 0 in the first half. ED had a left formation of a girl wide and Greg Chadwick in the left slot. AB countered this with their guy covering the ED girl and their girl covering Chadwick. Bobby obviously saw the mismatch and threw the ball to Chadwick for the easy TD. I wonder though in hindsight if that was the smartest play. I always feel you should do your best to always make teams earn every point. A case could be made that ED probably scores anyways but an errant throw or a deflection or anything could have happened. The game ended 27-20 so it still makes you wonder if the right call was made. AB decided to protect against the 8 point TD but it just seems like they gave away 6 free points.

-Was it just me or did a lot of teams seem like they were on the bye week Saturday?

That’s enough for this week. As I will continue to say if you keep giving me something to write about I will keep writing.

See you next week…..I think

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