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- Published: 15 October 2021
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the TSL Universe, WE’VE MADE IT!
The adventure that began over two months ago brings us to its final stages: The Playoffs!!
That’s right, the race for Social Co-Ed Football Immortality begins this Saturday, October 16th in the Year of Our Lord 2021 at 9:00am, Eastern Standard Time. 44 of the TSL’s 50 49 Teams still have hope going into this weekend at the Rose Garden. Not counting the quitters that are the Titsburgh Feelers, let’s go take a second to remember those that didn’t qualify for “The Race”.
IN MEMORIAM
Super Freaks (0-9, Division 3)
Points For: 22.25 (9th)
Points Against: 37.88 (10th)
Final TSL Ranking: 50th
The TSL’s only winless team didn’t deserve their fate, as they took being moved up a division in the preseason in stride, despite the losses. Here’s hoping they get to D4 next season and actually show us what they can do.
Today’s Feast (1-8, Division 4)
Points For: 24.00 (9th)
Points Against: 37.33 (8th)
Final TSL Ranking: 46th
Despite going 1-0 to start their TSL careers, the aptly named Today’s Feast proceeded to have Growing Pains each and every week since. I don’t think it’s a bad plan to drop one more division and figure things out there in the spring either.
Show Me Dem TDs (2-7, Division 3)
Points For: 19.63 (10th)
Points Against: 32.63 (8th)
Final TSL Ranking: 45th
The jump up from D5 to D3, despite not having a great season there didn’t seem to be the move for SMDTDs. Despite absolute killers on the female side of things like Missy Keem, Christina Nelson, Meg McInenery, and Jackee Thompson, Jon Senn’s hopes of this season were dashed early when long time QB Tim Z just decided playing football wasn’t for him anymore apparently. And so the season from hell began, and never stopped. Give them a QB, and they’ll be fine in D3. They showed signs of life multiple times this year, when people actually showed up.
GUCCI (2-7, Division 4)
Points For: 28.33 (8th)
Points Against: 37.22 (9th)
Final TSL Ranking: 43rd
Gucci may have had an outside chance to make the playoffs going into the season’s last weekend, even if it was incredibly slim. Even still, their first season in the TSL wasn’t as bad as it seems. Their QB, Kelly Kane, had to miss the first couple of weeks, and then was thrown right into the middle of the fire as everyone else was finding their groove. After taking a little time to adjust from not having nearly as much time as she’s used to from AAA ball, Gucci started progressing near the end of the season. Look out for them next year.
Practice Squad (4-5, Division 4)
Points For: 32.33 (5th)
Points Against: 34.67 (8th)
Final TSL Ranking: 32nd
I simply cannot believe I’m writing this. Playoffs without Practice Squad just seems icky and wrong. Sadly, sometimes teams just have that season where everything goes wrong, and this one was it for the Squad. Topper of course blamed Kenny, but they fought through injuries, and a completely loaded D4 to be sitting in a playoff spot heading into the day, but they fell victim to Puckett’s late season magic, and they’ll be licking their wounds on the sidelines until Spring.
And there you have it folks, our lovely TSLers that are no longer with us.
Now, onto the ones that are.
D1:
The Odds
Public Enemy (2-1)
Eyes Downtown (6-1)
Tight Ends In Motion (6-1)
Slob Kabombs (12-1)
Sticky Bandits (15-1)
Losing Streak (15-1)
A crazy season that saw Public Enemy almost run the table, Tight Ends In Motion look like the championship hangover is real, Bobby’s return to dominance, and a lower half of the division that can absolutely pull off an upset in the playoffs makes this D1 a little spicy. Or, more than likely, Public Enemy stomps everyone and Cole goes out on top.
Byes: #1 Public Enemy (8-1), #2 Eyes Downtown (7-2)
#3 Tight Ends In Motion (5-4) vs #6 Losing Streak (2-7)
Points For: TEIM 31.00 (5th), LS 32.00 (4th)
Points Against: TEIM 28.67 (2nd), LS 41.00 (6th)
TSL Ranking: TEIM 25th, LS 44th
Past Games: Losing Streak 38 - TEIM 24, Losing Streak 30 - TEIM 20, TEIM 34 - Losing Streak 22
Line: Tight Ends In Motion (-13)
After losing twice to LS, Tight Ends got it together and figured out how to beat Jordan and Company, and just in time. TEIM has no bye this season, and they get the team that’s had their number all Fall. This is one of the worst “championship reigns” in TSL history, as Tight Ends look like a team that just doesn’t seem to have that chip on their shoulder. Key players have missed games all year, and they seem to have some QB issues they weren’t expecting. Meanwhile, despite being 2-7. Losing Streak has shown up. They’ve been in most games, if we throw out that 63-6 anomaly. It’s easy to talk about how good Chris and Ralph are, but people tend to ignore that Joe Robison, John Cale, and Ant Cordova exist too. And Amy, Rylee, and Anna are all very good at what they do. This game will be a lot closer than people think, but I’m still going to take the defending champs. TIGHT ENDS BY 2
#4 Slob Kabombs (3-6) vs #5 Sticky Bandits (2-7)
Points For: SK 33.00 (3rd), SB 24.38 (6th)
Points Against: SK 37.43 (5th), SB 36.00 (4th)
TSL Ranking: SK 39th, SB 41st
Past Games: SK 26 – SB 25, SB 21-SK 0 (FF), SK 30-SB 21
Line: Slob Kabombs (-7)
Sticky Bandits is having that season everyone expected last year this year. It happens, especially when you go through the personnel changes that had to experience this season. Slob Kabombs have been one of the hotter teams in the TSL, but they’re still flying a little under the radar. I’m not going to throw Sticky Nation under the bus (see what I did there?) just yet, because they’ve proven to be able to compete when things look less than ideal. Their Points For would be better if not for a forfeit, and having their actual QB for some of the games. SK has the edge athletically, but SB does mentally. STICKY BANDITS BY 4
D2:
The Odds:
Top Shot (3-1)
A&A (3-1)
Scared Hitless (7-1)
When Dove Cries (9-1)
XTC (9-1)
The Notorious BNB (15-1)
Passed Our Prime (20-1)
Bullet Club (30-1)
Top Shot and A&A stand out, but they can’t be too cocky, Scared Hitless is definitely out there looking to show the TSL what they can do. Also, the winner of When Dove Cries – XTC has a very good shot to take this home too. Notorious BNB, Passed Our Prime, and Bullet Club are also teams in this division.
#1 A&A (8-1) vs #8 Bullet Club (1-8)
Points For: A&A 38.11 (1st), BC 26.22 (8th)
Points Against: A&A 30.00 (3rd), BC 37.11 (7th)
TSL Ranking: A&A 1st, BC 48th
Past Games: A&A 40-BC 30, A&A 49-BC 16
Line: A&A (-17)
Even with a loss last week to Topshot, A&A remains the #1 seed overall in the entire TSL. They’ve been scoring at will and playing very good defense to boot. On top of that, they only lost last week because Matty Ice wasn’t playing. Their reward? Taking on old rival Bullet Club for the 3rd time in 4 weeks. Bullet Club got their first win of the season last week, beating Passed Our Prime, but that came with Travis playing QB. With their own QBs, they lost by 10 with Scotty, and by a lot more than 10 with Jeff Easton. I never like to say never in the playoffs, especially in D2, but an upset looks pretty bleak here. A&A by 10
#2 Top Shot (8-1) vs #7 Passed Our Prime (2-7)
Points For: TS 32.00 (6th), POP 37.50 (2nd)
Points Against: TS 25.78 (1st), POP 41.75 (8th)
TSL Ranking: TS 2nd, POP 42nd
Past Games: Top Shot 37, POP 30
Line: Top Shot (-10)
On paper, these two teams should be equal. I know that POP has once again run into issues with their team showing up. Top Shot seems to be struggling to score this season, which feels odd, but their ridiculous defense more than makes up for it. Honestly, I can paint this matchup however I want, but the truth is that it’s going to come down to how often POP can score on the TS defense. POP only lost by 7 before, and if Top Shot underestimates them, they could take this game. I don’t see the upset happening however. TOP SHOT SURVIVES A SCARE BY 2
#3 Scared Hitless (7-2) vs #6 The Notorious BNB (3-6)
Points For: SH 35.50 (3rd), BNB 27.11 (7th)
Points Against: SH 28.75 (2nd), BNB 34.89 (6th)
TSL Ranking: SH 7th, BNB 36th
Past Games: Scared Hitless 30 - BNB 20
Line: SH (-10)
Scared Hitless is the under the radar, feel good story of D2, and maybe even the entire TSL. After a rough go last season (and wanting to go back to D3), they stayed in D2 and thanks to some more reps in D2, Dylan Day has become a pretty decent D2 QB. Add in Brandon Farr, the fantastic ladies, and of course JONNY F’N FOOTBALL, and that’s a fantastic recipe for a hell of a season. The Notorious BNB had an awful season based on “Sticky Ends Inc.” standards. The newest hybrid of a football team from them had unusually poor results. They started off hot, but due to various factors, they just weren’t up to snuff this time around. At full power, BNB is a better team than they’ve shown, but honestly they’re just not on SH’s level. SCARED HITLESS BY 13
#4 When Dove Cries (4-5) vs #5 XTC (3-6)
Points For: WDC 34.00 (5th), XTC 34.67 (4th)
Points Against: WDC 31.14 (4th), XTC 34.78 (5th)
TSL Ranking: WDC 31st, XTC 35th
Past Games: WDC 37 – XTC 20, XTC 42 - When Dove Cries 22
Line: When Dove Cries (-3)
This is as about as close a matchup as we’re going to get here. In typical D2 fashion, the season has three “standouts” and the rest are under .500. Don’t be fooled though, these two teams are very talented. A mix of slow starting, and some untimely losses that should’ve been wins 8 times out of 10 get us to where we are. These two teams split the season series 1-1, with both teams winning by two scores. This game is going to be a great one, and either one can truly win. This can only end one way: Topper overthrowing Aaron in the end zone for the game winning TD. XTC BY 4
D3:
The Odds:
The Untouchaballs (3-1)
The Angels (4-1)
Last Dance (4-1)
Grey Hair Don’t Care (5-1)
Frodo Swaggins (8-1)
4th and Dong (15-1)
Freeballers (17-1)
Cobblestone (35-1)
A season that came right down to the end here, D3 was ridiculous. The Angels have been good all season, as have The Untouchaballs. Last Dance has really picked it up over the last part of the season, and I didn’t even mention Grey Hair Don’t Care! There’s so much ridiculous talent here, as I wouldn’t be surprised to see Frodo winning the title either. Or 4th and Dong. Or Freeballers. Good luck figuring this one out.
#1 Grey Hair Don’t Care (7-2) vs #8 Cobblestone (3-6)
Points For: GHDC 26.56 (7th), Cobblestone 27.22 (6th)
Points Against: GHDC 22.00 (1st), Cobblestone 33.00 (9th)
TSL Ranking: GHDC 10th, Cobblestone 38th
Past Games: Grey Hair Don’t Care 28 – Cobblestone 8
Line: Grey Hair (-7)
Grey Hair Don’t Care survived the trainwreck that was D3 this season. There are a legitimate 7 teams that could win this championship and it wouldn’t surprise me. Cobblestone is the one that would surprise me. I don’t say that to be negative, it’s just I can’t imagine a team having to run the gauntlet they’d have to in order to make this happen. Cobblestone struggles to score sometimes, and getting put up against that terrific GHDC defense, I think we’ll see something along the lines of 28-8 again. GREY HAIR BY 10.
#2 The Untouchaballs (6-3) vs #7 4th and Dong (4-4-1)
Points For: UT 32.44 (4th), 4ND 32.67 (3rd)
Points Against: UT 25.67 (3rd), 4ND 30.78 (7th)
TSL Ranking: UT 11th, 4ND 27th
Past Games: The Untouchaballs 29 – 4th and Dong 22
Line: The Untouchaballs (-5)
I don’t think I’d have believed you if you told me how well Jeremy Burr has thrown for The Untouchaballs before the season started. It’s not a knock on the D3 QB of the Year candidate, I just had no idea how well he could play QB. Now, UT’s issue was never offense, it was always defense, and they’ve sure figured that out too. They take on a 4th and Dong team that can also score in bunches, but they struggle a little more on the defensive side of things. They’ll need Untouchaballs to have an off day on defense, and I don’t see it happening. THE UNTOUCHABALLS BY 8
#3 The Angels (6-3) vs #6 Last Dance (5-4)
Points For: Angels 36.13 (1st), LD 35.13 (2nd)
Points Against: Angels 27.50 (6th), LD 27.00 (5th)
TSL Ranking: Angels 14th, LD 24th
Past Games: The Angels 43, Last Dance 28
Line: The Angels (-3)
The last time these two teams met was early on in the season, and it was a turning point for both teams. The Angels would “figure it out” and rack up win after win in D3. Last Dance struggled with some QB issues and internal issues, but with Matt Newman sitting on the free agent trash heap, they dusted him off and he’s been very good. Last Dance had a very good second half of the season, and they’re only a couple of plays away from a better record. This is the must see battle of the day. LD has the ability to score as much as The Angels do, But they can also get a stop or two. D3 loves having a big upset every season. Here’s this one. LAST DANCE BY 3
#4 Frodo Swaggins (5-2-1) vs #5 Freeballers (5-3)
Points For: FS 30.25 (5th), FB 25.25 (8th)
Points Against: FS 27.13 (5th), FB 24.88 (2nd)
TSL Ranking: FS 17th, FB 20th
Past Games: DNP
Line: Frodo Swaggins (-2)
These two teams never played their regular season game, which could’ve shaken up the standings even more had they done so. Both teams had really similar seasons. They struggled to score a good amount, and both had QB issues with injuries or real life getting in the way. Bottom line, I don’t know quite what to expect here. It’s going to be a tight game, but in the end I think Frodo can score slightly more to take this home. FRODO SWAGGINS BY 1
D4:
Cunning Stunts (4-1)
Vaspian (5-1)
Itches and Ohs (5-1)
Buffalo Vice (7-1)
Puckett All-Stars (7-1)
Breast Friends (9-1)
Falconies (10-1)
Zack Attack (10-1)
Yes, it’s that close. All teams are at worst 10-1 odds to win this title. D4 was a blender of good football, and every team on this list should already be proud of the season they’ve had. The Stunts are preparing to go to D3 next season, and want to go out on top. Vaspian wants to show everyone they aren’t a fluke. You know Itches and Ohs want to shut up the haters. Buffalo Vice ran into some issues along the way. Puckett is starting to work their magic. I got some sad news about Breast Friends I don’t love, more on that in a minute. And Falconies and Zack Attack have both won big games this year. Anyone can win this mess, I wouldn’t bet it.
#1 Cunning Stunts (7-2) vs #8 Zack Attack (5-4)
Points For: CS 39.00 (3rd), ZA 29.56 (7th)
Points Against: CS 29.00 (6th), ZA 26.78 (4th)
TSL Ranking: CS 6th, ZA 23rd
Past Games: Zack Attack 43 – Cunning Stunts 16
Line: Cunning Stunts (-8)
The Stunts reclaimed the top seed last week with a big win over the Falconies. They get a Zack Attack team that has been good on the fields and even better at the bar, despite (from what I’m told) is subpar dart play from most of them. The last time these two teams met, ZA blew the Stunts away, but I’m struggling to think that will happen again. Zack Attack had a great showing this season, but it ends here. CUNNING STUNTS BY 8
#2 Vaspian (7-2) vs #7 Falconies (5-4)
Points For: Vaspian 27.56 (9th), Falconies 27.44 (10th)
Points Against: Vaspian 21.44 (1st), Falconies 24.67 (2nd)
TSL Ranking: Vaspian 9th, Falconies 22nd
Past Games: Vaspian 14 – Falconies 9
Line: Vaspian (-3)
Talk about two teams built the same way. Both teams do not score a ton of points, because they win with defense. D4’s Top two defenses square off in a battle where BOTH teams offenses aren’t even Top 8 in the division. Yikes. Even still, I’d say it’s working for both teams. They’re both considered championship contenders in D4. Vaspian had a resurgence this season, and showed just how deadly they can be when they all are there. QB Brian has made strides this season, and even if the points aren’t always there, the confidence is. The Falconies boast an underrated female crew to go along with solid guys. They can shut down many teams, including Vaspian. The problem is that Vaspian can shut them down even better. VASPIAN BY 3
#3 Buffalo Vice (5-3-1) vs #6 Puckett All-Stars (5-4)
Points For: Vice 33.22 (4th), PAS 30.78 (6th)
Points Against: Vice 27.78 (4th), PAS 25.44 (3rd)
TSL Ranking: Vice 15th, PAS 19th
Past Games: DNP
Line: EVEN
I’ll never understand how Puckett does this stuff. Seemingly doing nothing, outside of the playoff picture at 1-4, they rattle off 4 straight wins to get into the playoffs on the last day, jump to 6th place, and they look like the favorites to win this game. And you know what? They are. Dan Gonzalez informed me not too long ago that Vice is going to be without D4 Female MVP Candidate Caitlyn Mason this weekend, along with the fact that they’ll be short guys AND they have some injuries. Add in the fact that PAS is working some magic, and things don’t look good for Vice, even if their jerseys do. PUCKETT ALL STARS BY 7
#4 Itches and Ohs (5-3-1) vs #5 Breast Friends (5-4)
Points For: Ohs 42.67 (1st), BFs 40.56 (2nd)
Points Against: Ohs 38.00 (11th), BFs 34.22 (7th)
TSL Ranking: Ohs 16th, BFs 18th
Past Games: Itches and Ohs 36 – Breast Friends 35
Line: Itches and Ohs (-3)
I was going to tell you all that Breast Friends would win the title. They’re on a hot streak and Travis is playing a high level. And then I found out the sad news that Travis won’t be at the fields this weekend. Val is forcing him to go to a wedding he doesn’t care about in another state I guess. Travis considered divorce, but chose to go anyway. Enter Dean Thompson. He’s the handpicked backup QB in case of emergency. The problem is, he didn’t play at all this season. He’s amazing, but he’s rusty. And while he gets to figure things out against one of the worst defenses in TSL history, I can’t imagine he’ll be able to come in cold and keep pace with one of the best offenses in TSL history. Say what you want about Itches, but they can PLAY. ITCHES AND OHS BY 16
D5:
The Odds:
Spinelli’s Plumbing (3-2)
Wasted Potential (7-1)
Come From Behind (9-1)
Woodpeckers (12-1)
716 (12-1)
Not So Sticky (25-1)
Lettuce Win (40-1)
TOX (50-1)
D5 has just been Spinelli’s Playground all year and it’s not even close. Wasted Potential had a very good season, but lost to Spinelli’s twice. Come From Behind had an AWESOME return to the TSL this season. The Woodpeckers are in the right spot in D5 for sure. 716 cooled off from their hot start, but they can still score. Not So Sticky is still here for the beer. Lettuce Win and TOX are also teams.
#1 Spinelli’s Plumbing (8-1) vs #8 TOX (1-8)
Points For: SP 42.22 (1st), TOX 19.00 (8th)
Points Against: SP 29.00 (5th), TOX 35.11 (8th)
TSL Ranking: SP 4th, TOX 49th
Past Games: Spinelli’s 39-TOX 24, Spinelli’s 50 – TOX 42
Line: Spinelli’s Plumbing (-20)
The line can’t be high enough. Spinelli’s did whatever they wanted this season in D5, and TOX just struggled mightily. Don’t let that 50-42 score fool you, that was all Topper’s doing when he filled in at QB. This is the most lopsided match of the playoffs, and it might not be akin to watching a train hit a deer. SPINELLI’S PLUMBING BY 24
#2 Wasted Potential (6-3) vs #7 Lettuce Win (3-6)
Points For: WP 29.56 (4th), LW 20.25 (7th)
Points Against: WP 23.67 (2nd), LW 32.00 (7th)
TSL Ranking: WP 12th, LW 40th
Past Games: Wasted Potential 42 – Lettuce Win 20, Wasted Potential 37 – Lettuce Win 6
Line: Wasted Potential (-17)
Wasted Potential takes on Lettuce Win in the second most lopsided game of the first round. There’s a very big gap between the top of this division and the bottom teams, and we just saw this contest two weeks ago when WP won 37-6. I can’t imagine we don’t see more of the same this week. WASTED POTENTIAL BY 16
#3 Come From Behind (6-3) vs #6 Not So Sticky (4-5)
Points For: CFB 35.44 (2nd), NSS 23.00 (6th)
Points Against: CFB 20.89 (1st), NSS 26.67 (3rd)
TSL Ranking: CFB 13th, NSS 30th
Past Games: CFB 36 – NSS 6, CFB 40 – NSS 6
Line: CFB (-12)
The 3rd most lopsided game of the playoffs might just be this one. Come From Behind, riding that rocket arm of Paul Lovullo, made a LOUD comeback to the TSL this season. They’re sporting the top defense in the division, and they may be the only team that can conceivably beat Spinelli’s. What a return to the league. They’re on fire right now, and they take on a Not So Sticky team for the 3rd time in 4 weeks. The first two went rather poorly. I can’t imagine anything going that much better for them. COME FROM BEHIND BY 20
#4 Woodpeckers (4-5) vs #5 716 (4-5)
Points For: Peckers 23.88 (5th), 716 31.33 (3rd)
Points Against: Peckers 28.50 (4th), 716 30.67 (6th)
TSL Ranking: Peckers 28th, 716 29th
Past Games: Peckers 37 – 716 32, Peckers 23 – 716 20
Line: EVEN
I know that the Peckers took both games during the regular season, but they were CLOSE games. They only won by a score each time. These two teams are very evenly matched and this will be a good game. 716 started hot but as I said before, cooled off. Meanwhile, the Woodpeckers took a few weeks to figure things out and they’ve been playing very well down the stretch. This game is a coin flip, so that’s what I’m going to do. WOODPECKERS BY 1
D6:
The Odds:
TMA (2-1)
Travis Henry’s Kids (6-1)
Blitzkrieg (7-1)
Victorious Secret (10-1)
Graves Bros (10-1)
Lenny’s Ladies (12-1)
TMA didn’t dominate this division until they really had do, which was last week in a doubleheader against THK and they just murdered them on the field. THK isn’t a bad team by any stretch, but when I saw those scores I realized TMA hasn’t been ‘meh’, they’ve been on “cruise control”. Well, they slammed the gas pedal last week, and showed everyone why they should’ve gone to D5. THK, until last week, was slaying it on the fields after a rough start, and you can be sure they’ll be focused from here on out. Victorious Secret is having a better season, going 5-4 is pretty great. Still not sure what to think about Graves Bros, its just been an off year. Blitzkrieg has some spicy odds, I know. They’re a little better than you think, and like Ethan told me many months ago, they were going to peak by the playoffs. I think it’s happening. Finally, Lenny’s Ladies have been awesome this season. But getting Joe K back instead of Topper is going to be a downgrade.
Byes: #1 TMA (8-1), #2 Travis Henry’s Kids (5-4)
#3 Victorious Secret (5-4) vs #6 Lenny’s Ladies (6-3)
Points For: VS 31.86 (5th), LL 34.57 (3rd)
Points Against: VS 35.86 (4th), LL 34.43 (3rd)
TSL Ranking: VS 26th, LL 37th
Past Games: VS 21 – LL 0 (Forfeit), LL 50 – VS 26
Line: Victorious Secret (-3)
Girl Power reigns supreme as these two gender teams meet in the playoffs. Even if the stats point towards Lenny’s winning this one, having Joe K at QB as opposed to who filled in for the season is a big difference, although the Ladies did beat VS last season with him at QB. Jordan has helped his gender team improve with a better roster and getting some big wins along the way. This one will be a lot of fun. VICTORIOUS SECRET BY 3
#4 Graves Bros (3-6) vs #5 Blitzkrieg (3-6)
Points For: GB 34.71 (2nd), BK 28.67 (6th)
Points Against: GB 40.14 (5th), BK 26.78 (2nd)
TSL Ranking: GB 33rd, BK 34th
Past Games: Graves Bros 40, Blitzkrieg 23
Line: Blitzkrieg (-6)
Despite the result of their one regular season game and the higher seed, I don’t think Graves Bros is better than Blitzkrieg right now. Yes, they were in the beginning of the season when BK was adjusting to new personnel and trying out QBs, but the last few weeks BK has started to really come around. They’ve given most teams fits when they’ve played them, and things seem to be coming together. Meanwhile, Graves hasn’t been themselves. This is a close game, but what it’ll come down to is BK getting a stop or two more than Graves will on defense. That will be the difference. BLITZKRIEG BY 8
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR SATURDAY:
1. So then, what are your official predictions? If I had to bet on the champions, I’d choose the following: Public Enemy, Top Shot, The Untouchaballs, Itches and Ohs, Spinelli’s Plumbing, TMA. A lot of chalk, but they all make sense.
2. Who are your surprising, but plausible champions then? Slob Kabombs, Scared Hitless, Last Dance, Puckett All-Stars, Come From Behind, Travis Henry’s Kids
3. Which #1 seeds are most vulnerable? A&A because they play in that tornado division, Grey Hair because I think a few teams are better than they are, and Cunning Stunts because EVERY game in D4 will be a battle and winning 3 games is going to be near impossible.
4. What’s your biggest upset watch? Last Dance, Puckett All Stars, and Zack Attack all have good chances to win this week.
5. Favorite Dark Horses? Scared Hitless and Frodo Swaggins.
TEN FINAL THOUGHTS FOR SATURDAY
1. I know this is playoffs, and you’re super pumped, but please remember to respect the referees and not freak out on them. Keep your heads.
2. Review the Playoff Overtime Rules!!!
3. ANYONE CAUGHT USING ILLEGAL SUBS WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT. Just don’t do it. It’s much more strict now.
4. I wonder how much the league is going to be affected because of the apparent large contingent of TSLers that are going to Nashville for the Bills game on Monday Night? I know sub requests are at an all-time high.
5. There’s a 70% chance of rain on Saturday as well, allegedly. I can hear the teams with the byes sighing from Iowa.
6. Great work by everyone who helped clean up the fields after the games and to the TSL Board of Directors for doing a great job with no Topper last week.
7. Prepare for the Winter League! It’s Happening! More info coming soon!
8. Gold Stars are awarded to all of the TSLers that keep helping out and referring. I know Topper really appreciates it!
9. Remember, the bar is getting remodeled this week, but the patio and bathrooms will still be open for you guys! The menu will be different though, prepare accordingly.
10. With the potential for games to go into OT, PLEASE be on time for your games. We’ll be starting with or without you so we prevent running extremely late.
And with that, the Race for Social Co-Ed Football Immortality is on!
Good luck to all the teams out there, and make SURE you email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inform me on how you did.
-GF OUT
