The Football Club

Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
Double-Double (37 Points)

Double-Double took out his frustration with not being able to come to California this year and eat at In-N-Out by driving thru the competition and winning the Week 3 MVP Award.  Double-Double, of course, is no stranger to success and having huge weeks in the club.  He was our Club Champion two seasons ago in 2018 and also back in 2005.  And last season, he battled for the club title right down to the final week.  In Week 3, Double-Double scored an astonishing 37 Points on a very tough week in which several veteran club members had low scores of 12 Points, 9 Points, and 0 Points.  Double-Double got all three Point Spread games correct, both Games of the Week, the Sunday night game, and the Monday night game.  In so doing, he climbed all the way up from 13th Place to 4th Place.  If he keeps on making such strong picks, he could prove to be unstoppable.  The Week 3 MVP Award Runner-Up went to Mr. T: Social Distancing From Winning.  Mr. T took off his mask and scored 33 Points on the week, being the only other player besides Double-Double to break the 30 Point barrier.  The big news for Mr. T is that this has propelled him into 1st Place in the standings.  Mr. T is our current top player and is now starting to set his sights on the club championship trophy.  I took a look back through the archives, and it appears that this is the first time in his long distinguished career as a club member that Mr. T has reached 1st Place.  Well done, Mr. T, it’s good to see you at the top.  The rest of the Top Five currently consists of 2nd Place – Nighthawk (2 Points back), 3rd Place – Slick Chick (4 Points back), and tied for 4th Place – Double Double & Halibut J-Bird (7 Points back).  On the flip side of things, the dreaded bottom five currently consists of Low Fat Tuna, Captain Insano, The Cat, MJD Hogg, and Badwater Nessie.  But all of these players should take heart and not lose hope, as it is still very early in the season and 1-2 good weeks can put you right back in the mix.

Over in Head to Head Weekly, the showdown of the week took place between Slick Chick and Stinkerbell, which are two of our best players.  In the end, Slick Chick def. Stinkerbell 26-24, winning by a mere safety.  This week, I can’t help but take note of the match featuring Double-Double vs. Halibut J-Bird.  Both of these players are tied for 4th Place with each having 81 Points.  Which player will have the stronger week out of these two lifelong friends and pick up the divisional victory?  We will see.  Something interesting happened in Pro Bowl Team Weekly last week.  All of the teams who lost in Week 2 came back and won in Week 3.  Thus, all six teams are currently 1-1 and tied for 1st Place.  The only relatively close match was For the Win def. McTriple Play 78-66, winning by a 12 point margin.  For the Win is serving notice that the addition of The Sad Salmon has made them a tough team to beat.

Here is a copy of the Week 3 Current Standings for those who are having trouble viewing it on their screens. Remember that there is much more detailed information that can be read on the actual Current Standings Page.

Here is what everyone in The Football Club picked for Week 3 with all games scored and totaled at the bottom.

Last week, even though I scored 31 Points, I feel like I had a subpar week.  Hoping to rebound this week and get both Games of the Week correct for a change.  But they are tough ones.  Picks posted below (Sun morning 8:30am).

Week 2 MVP Award Winner –
Stinkerbell (38 Points)

Club members who follow Club Chat were treated to some Football Club drama this past week.  As posted on Club Chat, it was revealed that Stinkerbell had a Perfect Week going into the Monday Night game.  She had already picked 15/15 games correct and had scored 38/38 Points.  In order to finish off a historic 4th Perfect Week in club history, all she needed to do was watch the Saints beat the Raiders.  And that was what all the “experts” were expecting to happen.  To top things off, if she got the Over/Under correct with her pick of under, she would reach 42 Points for the week which would tie the Hall of Fame record for Most Points Scored in a Week (accomplished by Captain Jack Sparrow in the 2006 season.)  As stated on the All-Time Records part of the site: “The three most prestigious records in the club are the Perfect Week, Highest Score in a Week, and Most MVP Awards in a Season.”  And Stinkerbell was looking to add her name to 2 of those 3 prestigious records.  However, the Raiders stunned the Saints in the game and the total went Over, thus she was thwarted from both potential achievements.  However, she can still hold her fairy wings high because she soared above the rest of the club to score 38 Points and win the Week 2 MVP Award.  It was a truly outstanding week and we would all like to congratulate Stinkerbell on doing so well.  After struggling a bit last year in her sophomore season, she is back to making outstanding picks once again.  Our Week 2 MVP Award Runner-Up went to Mr. T: Social Distancing From Winning and Just for the Halibut J-Bird (full names for both).  Mr. T scored 36 Points and was 1 of 3 brilliant club members who correctly picked LV over NO, with the other two being Badwater Nessie and The Cat.  Speaking of that game, freespirit sent me a text before kickoff saying that she had been “thinking about taking a risk” and sticking with her favorite team LV.  However, she decided against it, reasoning that “it would be a serious upset for LV to win.  I’ll stick with NO.”  I guess that’s a lesson for all of us that sometimes we need to go with our gut and if we are feeling that an upset could happen, maybe we should take a risk once in a while.  Halibut J-Bird has now established himself solidly as a serious contender this season, making dominant picks in the first two weeks.  Our current Top Five in the club after the first two weeks are #1 Nighthawk (66 Points), #2 Halibut J-Bird (3 Points back), #3 Slick Chick (8 Points back), #4 Mr. T (11 Points back), and #5 Stinkerbell (13 Points back).  In order for the rest of the club to have a shot to catch up in the next week or two, they are going to have to hope that the red-hot Nighthawk cools off a bit and stops averaging a stunning 33 Points per week.  But with 11 club members scoring 30 Points or more last week, it shows that most everyone is picking very well and off to a strong start this season.

Head to Head Weekly and Pro Bowl Team Weekly started up once again last week.  In Head to Head play, keep in mind that all divisions were rearranged in alphabetical order in order to give everyone a fresh start and to try to even things out.  The biggest showdown last week took place between new Division Two rivals Halibut J-Bird and our defending 2019 Super Bowl Champ Hoosier Daddy.  Halibut J-Bird defeated Hoosier Daddy 36-32 and thus ended his 8-game winning streak dating back to last season.  It was sad to see that winning streak snapped but winning 8 straight Head to Head matches is quite an accomplishment when you think about all the strong competition in the club these days.  This week’s featured Head to Head match has to be Slick Chick vs. Stinkerbell.  That should be a great match. Over in Pro Bowl team play, defending 2019 Champs The Supernovas got off to a strong start as they look to defend their title.  The 2-time team champions knocked off Wild Animals by a score of 97-78.  This week’s featured Pro Bowl team match looks to be Daddy & His Boys vs. Wild Animals.  That will be a great showdown between two outstanding legendary teams.