Super Bowl XIII
Tournament 2010
     Super Bowl XIII Champ The Rickster (10-4)

(The Super Bowl Tournament is a single elimination tournament.  Win and you move on, lose and
you're eliminated.  Higher seed means you have home field advantage and advance in case of a tie.
Note: Final tournament brackets are no longer set but adjusted each week so lowest seed plays highest seed.)
 

RESULTS AND COMMENTARY--

Super Bowl XIII Match (Week 16):

Three Time Champion:  The Rickster has won the 2010 Super Bowl Championship.  This is the third time in his career that he has won the Super Bowl title (also champion in 2005 & 2006).  It also is his 8th Major title (he now has 3 club, 3 Super Bowl & 2 Pro Bowl).  The Rickster won the match fairly easily by an 8 Point margin, but one game was the deciding factor.  And it is certainly appropriate that Tuna rested his hopes on the New York Jets as they played against Chicago.  Many people don't realize that one Game of the Week is actually a 10 Point swing if you and your opponent have opposite picks.  If the NY Jets had won that game, the final score of the Super Bowl would have been Speak Now Tuna 19 and The Rickster 17.  But it wasn't to be.  As has been his pattern, The Rickster stepped up and delivered outstanding picks when it mattered the most, with a huge Major title on the line.  And now 2 of his 3 Super Bowl Championship trophies have come at the expense of Tuna.  In looking through his tournament bracket, one of the things which is clear is that The Rickster earned this championship.  In the Wild Card Round, he defeated The Cat 27-23, who is a previous Super Bowl Champion himself.  Then, in the Divisional Round, The Rickster defeated Bob Loblaw 24-14.  Bob was the person who had knocked him out of the tournament the previous year.  Finishing up in style, The Rickster defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the club in back to back weeks, as he beat Slick Chick 33-19 and Speak Now Tuna 22-14.  Now that is some tough competition, and you can see why The Rickster deserves to once again be the Super Bowl Champion.  Congratulations, The Rickster!

(2) The Rickster (10-4) def. (3) Speak Now Tuna (10-4) 22-14

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What's at stake:  A spot in The Football Club Hall of Fame as the 2010 Super Bowl Champion.

Super Bowl Tournament history:  This season's Super Bowl Championship match between Speak Now Tuna and The Rickster is an epic rematch from 5 years ago.  In the 2005 season, Speak Now Tuna (playing as Important Idler) and The Rickster (playing as Dylan's Dad) met in the Super Bowl Final with the championship trophy on the line.  When it was all over, The Rickster took home the title by coasting to a 25-13 victory.  However, the match turned out to be closer than the final score revealed.  Finding himself behind after the Sunday day games were completed, Speak Now Tuna made a last second switch to go for the win on Sunday night.  Upon losing that and the Monday night game, Tuna's fate was sealed and The Rickster won his first ever Super Bowl Championship. By winning that match, The Rickster finally completed his career sweep of all three of the Major Championships in the club-- Club Points, Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.  The Rickster would go on to achieve even greater things, as he would appear in 3 of the next 5 finals and win another Super Bowl Championship the next year over Double-Double by tying him 20-20 and winning due to home field advantage.  Speak Now Tuna, on the other hand, went on a downward spiral, never again reaching a Super Bowl Final or even a Conference Round match.  In 2006-2008 he lost in the Divisional Round each time, while in 2009 he failed to get out of the Wild Card Round.  And things have changed since that 2005 Super Bowl Final a long five years ago, as the club has new rules and no longer allows switching based on an opponent's picks to go for the win.  Some club members like the new rules (established 2 years ago at the urging of Hoosier Daddy) because they contribute to good sportsmanship, while other club members don't like the new rules because it takes some of the fun out of the league.  Setting aside the controversial issue, it's time to take a closer look at this historic rematch.  This is clearly the best opportunity for Speak Now Tuna to win the championship which he values the most in the club, the Super Bowl title.  But standing in the way of Tuna winning his first title is his teammate and the undisputed greatest Super Bowl Tournament player in club history, The Rickster.  The Rickster is looking to add a 3rd Super Bowl Championship to his long list of 7 Major titles (currently 3 club, 2 Super Bowl, 2 Pro Bowl).  Clearly, The Rickster is the favorite in this match.  But Speak Now Tuna is a much improved player since they last met five years ago.  In fact, Speak Now Tuna has established himself as an annual Top Five finisher and is heading for a new record which nobody else in the club has.  Should he finish this season in the Top Five, Speak Now Tuna would be the first player ever to finish in the Top Five in 5 consecutive seasons.  Currently, he is the only player in the club history to ever finish in the Top Five in 4 consecutive seasons.  And that record started five years ago when these two players had their last great showdown.  No matter who wins, it will be a fun match to keep an eye on.

Conference Round Matches (Week 15):

Caped crusader falls:  Speak Now Tuna posts a solid win over Dark Knight 31-23 to advance to his 2nd career Super Bowl Final.
Top seeds collide:  No. 2 seed The Rickster ousts No. 1 seed Slick Chick 33-19 to advance to his 4th Super Bowl Final in the past 6 years.

Divisional Round Matches (Week 14):

Supernovas collide:  Speak Now Tuna defeats The Bird Man 26-21 to win the battle of The Supernovas teammates and advance.
Dark Knight rises:  Dark Knight returns to familiar territory in the Conference Round by eliminating MJD Hogg 24-20.

MVP vs. Runner-Up MVP again:  In a shocking repeat of last week's result, Slick Chick stuns a heartbroken C Master V 30-29.
Under the radar:  The Rickster reaches the Conference Round for the 4th time in the past 6 years by beating Bob Loblaw 24-14.

Wild Card Round Matches (Week 13):

Upset of the decade:  Lowest seed The Bird Man upsets 9-1 Hall of Fame record setter Hoosier Daddy 25-23 in a shocking development.
Hogging the spotlight:  In a closely contested match, MJD Hogg squeaks by Double-Double 23-22 thanks to Pittsburgh and Over.
Speaking out loud:  Speak Now Tuna gets revenge for last season's SB Tournament loss by ousting Rad Dad 24-22.
Dark Knight returns:  Dark Knight returns to familiar territory in the Divisional Round by defeating The Roustabout 28-20.

MVP vs. Runner-Up MVP:  In a match to be remembered for years to come, Slick Chick stuns a heartbroken Drummer Boy 31-30.
Making another run:  Last season's SB Finalist Bob Loblaw establishes himself again by dismissing Random Man 22-18.
Master of 4 point wins:  C Master V wins another 4 point match, this time over The Beav 24-20 to advance to a showdown with No. 1.
Rickster prevails:  The Rickster cages The Cat 27-23 and eliminates his nemesis for the 2nd time in the past 3 years.

First Round Matches (Week 12):

Flying high again:  Lowest seed The Bird Man shows signs of life as he soars past Amandah Montana 20-7 to advance to Wild Card Round.
Light shines on Gotham:  Dark Knight shakes off the dust to easily defeat Record Dust 19-9 by a touchdown and field goal.
Rad again:  Rad Dad defeats Roadrunner 11-9 to advance to a Wild Card showdown with Speak Now Tuna for the 2nd straight tournament.

The beat goes on:  Drummer Boy survives a fierce showdown with T-Bone 14-11 and advances with some help from the SF 49ers.
Former champ advances:  2000 SB Champ The Cat defeats The Caveman by two TDs 28-14 and next faces 2005 & 2006 SB Champ The Rickster.
Out of print:  In an epic grudge match SF helps C Master V stun One-Legged News Vendor 16-12 to close the presses.

(Reminder-- First Round winners advance to the Wild Card Round of the tournament, while First Round losers are eliminated from Head to Head competition for the season.  In case of a tie, the higher seeded player advances.)

First Round Bye Weeks (Week 12):

(1) Hoosier Daddy (9-1)
(2) The Roustabout (6-3-1)
(3) Speak Now Tuna (7-3)
(4) MJD Hogg (6-4)
(5) Double-Double (5-5)

(1) Slick Chick (7-2-1)
(2) The Rickster (6-4)
(3) The Beav (6-4)
(4) Bob Loblaw (6-4)
(5) Random Man (4-5-1)

(Note--  Players with a bye week will first play during the Wild Card Round.  Top seed will play against the lowest ranked player to advance, second seed will play against the next lowest ranked player to advance, and so on.  Due to seedings it is guaranteed that fourth seed and fifth seed will meet in Wild Card Round.)
 

Tournament Entry Tiebreakers:

(#1) Head to Head record vs. each other
(#2) Division record (for players in same division)
(#3) Head to Head record vs. common opponents
(#4) Conference record
 

Tournament Seedings:

Conference One--

(1) Hoosier Daddy (9-1) (Division One champion)
(2) The Roustabout (6-3-1) (Division Two champion)
(3) Speak Now Tuna (7-3) (better record than #2 seed but Division champions automatic top two seeds)
(4) MJD Hogg (6-4)
(5) Double-Double (5-5)
(6) Amandah Montana (4-5-1)(tiebreaker #4 over Record Dust)
(7) Record Dust (4-5-1)
(8) Rad Dad (4-6)
(9) Roadrunner (2-6-2) (tiebreaker #1 over Dark Knight)
(10) Dark Knight (3-7)
(11) The Bird Man (2-7-1)

Conference Two--

(1) Slick Chick (7-2-1) (Division Four champion)
(2) The Rickster (6-4) (Division Three champion)
(3) The Beav (6-4) (tiebreaker #1 over Bob Loblaw)
(4) Bob Loblaw (6-4)
(5) Random Man (4-5-1) (automatic bye week for finishing 2nd in Division Three, tiebreaker #2 over Caveman & One-Legged NV)
(6) T-Bone (5-5)
(7) Caveman (4-5-1) (tiebreaker #1 over One-Legged NV)
(8) One-Legged NV (4-5-1)
(9) C Master V (4-6)
(10) The Cat (3-6-1) (tiebreaker #4 over Drummer Boy)
(11) Drummer Boy (3-6-1)