Super Bowl XIV
Tournament 2011
     Super Bowl XIV Champ Rad Dad (10-3-1)

(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):

New Champion:  Rad Dad has won the 2011 Super Bowl Championship.  The Super Bowl Championship match proved to be anticlimatic and lacked drama of any kind, with Rad Dad easily dismissing Pider Man 19-3.  It seems that the pressure of the moment overtook Pider Man and caused him to make his worst picks of the year on the week of this match.  Meanwhile, Rad Dad didn't have his best week either, but still put together enough Points to easily dominate this match and cruise to victory.  Even with his loss, Pider Man still can hold his head up high, because he has reached 2 of the last 3 Super Bowl finals.  He is surely due for a win and a championship trophy in the near future.  Meanwhile, Rad Dad, in only his third ever Super Bowl Tournament had a tournament to remember.  The key to his entire Super Bowl Tournament success started way back in the Head to Head regular season.  Rad Dad proved to be one of the most consistent players and was the Division One champion with a 7-3 record.  That allowed him to lock up the No. 2 seed which secured him home field advantage (once No. 1 seed Double-Double lost) throughout the tournament.  Without that high seed, Rad Dad wouldn't have gotten very far, because in the Wild Card Round he ran into division rival AnnieSweetSweet and they battled it out to a 15-15 tie.  Rad Dad was able to advance as the higher seed.  Then, in the Divisional Round, Rad Dad met his match once again with a highly motivated and well playing MJD Hogg who scored a huge 28 Points.  How do you beat somebody who scores so many Points in a week?  As Rad Dad showed, it was simple.  Just go out and be the MVP for the week with 33 Points and then nobody can beat you.  The Conference Round proved to be sweet revenge for Rad Dad, as he was able to defeat Bob Swerski 16-10 in a rematch of their Conference final from two years earlier.  And that brought us to the Super Bowl final, which wasn't exactly thrilling, but it was more of a celebration for Rad Dad's great Head to Head season.  Congrats to Rad Dad on being our new champion.

(2) Rad Dad def. (3) Pider Man 19-3

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What's at stake:  A spot in The Football Club Hall of Fame as the 2011 Super Bowl Champion.

Super Bowl Tournament history:  This season's Super Bowl Championship match between Pider Man and Rad Dad promises to be a great one.  Both players really set themselves apart this season with really strong winning records in Head to Head matches.  Pider Man had 9 wins and 4 losses, while Rad Dad had 10 wins and 3 losses.  Let's start by taking a look back at each player's history in the Super Bowl Tournament.  This is the 7th Super Bowl Tournament that Pider Man has played in.  His results have been--  First Round (2005), First Round (2006), Wild Card Round (2007), Wild Card Round (2008), Super Bowl Final (2009), and Divisional Round (2010).  As you can see, there has been a steady improvement in the play of Pider Man, especially in the last 3 seasons.  As for Rad Dad, his results have been--  Conference Round (2009) and Wild Card Round (2010).  It might be hard to believe, but Rad Dad is only a third year player.  It seems like he has been around forever, especially since he picks so well on a consistent basis.  But it's that 2009 result in his rookie season that really stands out, back when Rad Dad won the Rookie of the Year Award.  Rad Dad reached the Conference final that season, but was beaten by fellow rookie Bob Swerski 12-8.  Two years later, Rad Dad finally had a chance to get revenge.  And he did.  He turned the tables on Bob Swerski and beat him 16-10 to advance to the Super Bowl final.  And with both Pider Man and Rad Dad advancing to the Super Bowl title game, that means we will have a first-time Super Bowl Champ.  In looking back through the club archives, it is evident that there is not much history between these two players.  But they have met twice before in Head to Head Weekly play.  This season, Pider Man def. Rad Dad 19-17 back in Week 6.  And in 2009, Pider Man def. Rad Dad 29-16 in Week 7.  Those results give a slight mental edge to Pider Man, because Rad Dad knows that he has never been able to beat Pider Man before.  That could weigh in the back of his mind and potentially cause him to make one or two bad picks.  But evening out the match, Rad Dad has played slightly more consistent this season, chalking up one more win and being the higher seed.  And Pider Man knows all too well that a tie can be a horrible result if you are the lower seed.  Pider Man found that out two years ago in the 2009 Super Bowl final, when he tied Bob Swerski 19-19 but lost since he was the lower seed.  So I'm sure that Pider Man also feels a little bit of extra pressure, knowing that he must win this match, he can't tie it.  Because a tie would be devastating for him.  Rad Dad has already had one tie in this tournament, when he tied AnnieSweetSweet 15-15 in the Wild Card Round and advanced as the higher seed.  Although he would no doubt prefer to win the match outright, Rad Dad is willing to do whatever it takes to become the next Super Bowl Champion.  So he will take a tie if necessary.  And that's something that Pider Man will be looking to avoid.  One short week from now, we will find out who is our 2011 Super Bowl Head to Head Champion.

Conference Round Matches (Week 15):

First loss:  Rad Dad advances to the Super Bowl final by handing Bob Swerski his first lifetime loss in the Super Bowl Tournament 16-10.
Transformers collide:  Pider Man knocks Transformers teammate Dixie Slick out of the tournament and advances to another final 15-7.

Divisional Round Matches (Week 14):

Unbeatable:  Bob Swerski continues his lifetime undefeated record of Super Bowl Tournament play by beating Hoosier Daddy 22-18.
Offensive fireworks:  Week 14 MVP Rad Dad survives a titanic showdown with upset specialist MJD Hogg 33-28 to advance.

Conference finalist again:  Dixie Slick shocks No. 1 seed Captain Insano 29-13 to reach her 2nd consecutive Conference Final.
Family rivalry:  Pider Man cages The Cat 24-18 to move into a Conference showdown with Transformers team member Dixie Slick.

Wild Card Round Matches (Week 13):

Hogging the spotlight:  MJD Hogg pulls the shocker of the tournament and eliminates top seed Double-Double by a field goal 19-16.
Sunken ship:  Defending 2009 Super Bowl Champion Bob Swerski sends a message by dismissing Captain Jack Sparrow 19-14.
Strike three:  Hoosier Daddy gets final revenge for last season's only loss by beating Mean Tuna for the 3rd time this season 18-17.
Surviving by a tie:  No. 2 seed Rad Dad flirts with elimination but survives by tying AnnieSweetSweet 15-15 to reach next round.

The dangerous Insano:  No. 1 seed Captain Insano cruises into the Divisional Round by knocking off Drummer Boy 16-8.
Cat attack:  The Cat returns to championship form by winning Week 13 MVP and easily dismissing Prince Agis 24-11.
Defending champ gone:  In another huge shock, Pider Man eliminates the 2010 defending Super Bowl Champ The Rickster 21-12.
Slick win:  Dixie Slick finds a way to knock off division rival and No. 2 seed Caveman by a final score of 19-14.

First Round Matches (Week 12):

Friendship shattered:  MJD Hogg beat good friend Brother Prince by a field goal 19-16 when they collided in the First Round.
Dam collapsed:  Drummer Boy pounded away strong picks until The Beav's dam collapsed 23-19 and The Beav was sent packing.

(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) Double-Double (7-2-1)
(2) Rad Dad (7-3)
(3) Hoosier Daddy (6-3-1)
(4) Bob Swerski (6-3-1)
(5) Captain Jack Sparrow (5-4-1)
(6) Mean Tuna (5-5)
(7) AnnieSweetSweet (4-5-1)

(1) Captain Insano (7-3)
(2) Caveman (6-4)
(3) Pider Man (6-4)
(4) Prince Agis (5-5)
(5) The Cat (5-5)
(6) The Rickster (4-5-1)
(7) Dixie Slick (4-6)

(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 2nd seed & 7th seed, 3rd seed & 6th seed and 4th seed & 5th 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) Strength of schedule
(#4) Head to Head record vs. common opponents
(#5) Conference record
 

Tournament Seedings:

Conference One--

(1) Double-Double (7-2-1) (Division Two champion)
(2) Rad Dad (7-3) (Division One champion)
(3) Hoosier Daddy (6-3-1) (tiebreaker #3 over Bob Swerski 6.8 to 8.6)
(4) Bob Swerski (6-3-1)
(5) Captain Jack Sparrow (5-4-1)
(6) Mean Tuna (5-5)
(7) AnnieSweetSweet (4-5-1)
(8) MJD Hogg (3-7)
(9) Brother Prince (2-8)

Conference Two--

(1) Captain Insano (7-3) (Division Four champion)
(2) Caveman (6-4) (Division Three champion)
(3) Pider Man (6-4)
(4) Prince Agis (5-5) (tiebreaker #1 over The Cat for Week 8 victory 11-7)
(5) The Cat (5-5)
(6) The Rickster (4-5-1)
(7) Dixie Slick (4-6)
(8) The Beav (3-7)
(9) Drummer Boy (2-8)