I'm going to take a few minutes off topic to opine about a league that I have been running for the last 3 years. It has been one of the most competitive leagues I have played in year in year out. We have it as a 'Keeper League' that we keep up to three players each year, with one extra 'Franchise Player'. Our league is a 12 team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs 1 TE, with 1 RB, WR, or TE, 1K, 1 team Defense/Special Team unit, for a total of 9 players. Our scoring system is set up to be a rather high scoring league.
In the three years we have been playing this league he have always had three people fighting for one or two playoff spots at end of year. The first year we had three teams in one division fighting for the division leader and the wild card spot, with the odd man out, enjoying nothing but a bad spot in the draft. It just proves that in a good league, every game matters, and you can't afford to throw games away with bad decisions if you want to make the playoffs. Last year two teams from that same division were fighting for the lead and the loser had to compete with another team from another division for the wild card. These playoff spots weren't decided until the last game of the year was completed. A highly competitive league indeed.
Wild Iguanas, Team in a Box, Just Giver, are in line for Wild card, with the Wild Iguanas and Just Giver renewing their rivalry for a third year in a row for the division winner. This year, however, there is no guarantee that the loser of this battle will be given the consolation prize of the wild card. This is the second year in a row that the final week meeting between Wild Iguanas and Just Giver will decide the division winner.
Team in a Box has an outside shot to win the division, and would screw up the playoff scenario a ton. First off, they need to win their last two games. The second piece of this puzzle is that the Blessed Cheetos, home of the dominate LaDanian Tomlinson, would have to tank the last two games on the year. Blessed Cheetos has been the most dominate team in the league this year, having a 10-2 record this year after 12 weeks. If this situation played out, the tiebreakers would give the division winner to Team in a Box, (division record), and the wild card would most likely be Blessed Cheetos, as the Cheetos have the head to head wins over both the Wild Iguanas and Just Giver. One win from the Blessed Cheetos clinches the division. One loss from Team in a Box, almost mathematically eliminates them. If Wild Iguanas and Just Giver, happen to lose in Week 13, it helps keep Team in a Box's chances alive even with a loss. While a loss from either one of them, mangles their own division.
Vicious Bastards has ended the SoCal Bears chance at three-peat domination of the Commonwealth clinching their division with a week 12 win over those same SoCal Bears, mathematically eliminating them. Vicious will have two gear up games to finish up the season, and then get the second best record division winner in week 15 for his playoff match up.
SoCal Bears had been building a dynasty of the league, winning the championship in the first two years of its existence. Da Bears had been riding a solid core of Peyton Manning and Shaun Alexander those years, but this year when Shaun went down, so did the Bears chances of a three-peat. I'd like to personally congratulate him on his early success in the league, and wish him luck next year. I'd also like to wish the best of luck to the rest of the league members that aren't mentioned here, as their seasons didn't go the best for them this year. I thank you all for making it a great year and look forward to next season. I'd also like to thank the new members to our league this year, filling in in a pinch. I hope you had fun, and that even though it was a rough start, you enjoyed it, and will be back next year to compete.
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