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Final Standings for CFGL Bowl Season Nine

The Matchup
The experts talked about it for almost 40 days.
It was called the match-up of the "over-achieving" upstart that "wasn't supposed to be here" battling the bowl veterans who had been through this test before.
Not only was this the hype of the National Championship Game, but was also the narrative of the final evening of the ninth edition of the CFGL Bowl Season.      

Our "overachieving" rookie, Nittany Lyin  led veterans iBlink and Juice coming into the final game.

By the end of the first quarter, the 'Bama cover was looking secure, it was down to the over/under.  Juice's 32 points on the under would be enough to win, even with iBlink's 35 point 'Bama selection. As the game progressed and the Irish regressed, it looked like ND may not score and Bama would keep the game under the 42.5 spread.

With 11:27 to go in the game, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron tossed a 19 yard touchdown to freshman Amari Cooper.  As they scored, a high-pitched squeal could be heard.  ESPN cameras instinctively moved to McCarron's blazing hot girlfriend (a former Ms. Alabama), but this sound of glee came from Scottsdale, AZ where CFGL veteran, iBlink had secured the CFGL title.  He edged Nittany Lyin by two points and the 426 to 424 score is the second closest margin of victory in CFGL history.  
 
The iPath to VIctory
ThIs season marked the seventh In the CFGL for Mark Bellhorn, known In the League as iBlink.  iBlink has long been a threat with IntellIgent pIcks and strong football knowledge, but dId not have success durIng the regular season.  HIs bowl season success thIs year however, may have been a matter of tIming.  iBlink started the bowl season 2 for 8 and the road looked long.  He fInIshed 6 of his last 8, mIssing only two of hIs pIcks over 30 poInts. ThIs Includes 4 of 5 BCS games correct to fInIsh with a over a 66% conversIon rate on his poInts.         

Second Place for the Second Miler
Nittany Lyin needed Notre Dame to cover to win it all.  As a Second Mile Foundation Alumni, Monday night was not the first time that he put his trust in the wrong place.  On the first play of the 2nd quarter It was clear that the Irish were not going to stay within the 9.5 point spread.  Reminiscent of his time as a boy growing up in the Sandusky household, he once again was in bed early and crying himself to sleep.  Thankfully as an adult, the "ticklemonster" only visits his memories and nightmares.

Juice Juices Himself
Amari Cooper's TD catch may have been the final straw for Juice, as he immediately began to self medicate with substances only legal in California, Colorado, and Amsterdam. A closer look reveals that El Jugo came up just five points short of CFGL glory.  His six point game?  South Carolina, who failed a two point try (after a missed XP) at the end of the Outback Bowl and blew the cover by a 1/2 point.  Still think that your early games don't matter? 

A New Johnson on Top
In 2012, Mr. Kasey Johnson finally tied the knot to Commissioner's sister, Ms. Kasey Johnson.  The wedding didn't do much for his regular season finish (35th) but certainly made him a better man in the Bowl Season.  He finished by winning his last seven games and 10 of his last 12 to become the highest scoring Johnson (of 6).  If there had been one more bowl game, we would likely be talking about him as a title winner.

2Big Games crushes Big2
Rookie Big 2 may not have had much in the way of expectations after finishing 41st in the regular season.  But had the Stanford or LSU game gone their way we would have had to split the title between this team of two.  It was not meant to be this year as Big2 finishes #5, but the Commissioner's office hopes that they will be back to give it another shot. 

Top Eleven Finishers..
Oregon State fan, Hollywood Hussion, made a good run but lost it all when he picked against his archrival Ducks...Welchtwins wins eight straight down the stretch but blew the load WAY to early this year...BullRob had 120 points through five games and averaged just 8 points per game on his last 30 game....Air Raid was the "Rudy" of the bowl season as he almost completed the worst to first move.  He finished dead last in the regular season and was in contention for the bowl title. Like the Irish, he didn't have enough to fulfill the dream...The reemergence of former champion Hammes was a great story, a strong start and finish should make him a contender for next year...Midwestern duo, KC Mizzou Mafia finishes 11th after making it to the money in the regular season, they only lost 4 of their last 17 games. 

Former Champions finishes
iBlink adds his name to the trophy for Season Nine, as regular season winner Locksmith falls to 18th...Brother winners Dee's Pimpin' and Boss Bizzem show out well and finish 17th and 19th...  Season Seven's Bowl Season Champion Mamacita finishes 22nd in BOTH the regular season and the Bowl Season...Last year's Bowl Champ, TP3 lost his 35, 34, 32, and 30 point games to finish 30 spots out of the money...Scaga won once.  It wasn't this year.  35th...Romosexual has won twice, prior to the name and lifestyle change, he finishes 59th...Barndawg is now 0-2 on bowl season and proves the ineffectiveness of $lines in his last four picks...

CFGL hosts Mardi Gras this year
This year's largest geographical shift came from SEC country...New Orleans went from having seven competitors last year to 16 this year...Nittany Lyin recently moved to NOLA and is their top finisher at #2 while Guy Behind The Guy finishes 11th..Flute with No Holes led the way for much of the bowl season and finished 16th and Hawks rounded out the top 20...Ripper(24), RG3 (26), KosherJews (27), Sic' Em' Dawgs (30), E's Mugs (32), goldline.com (62) and Beast Infection (66) were all NOLA rookies and should be back for next year...

Seriously, if you are in NOLA for Mardi Gras, email Deeds and we can get you to the right place at the right time.

The Bottom of The Barrel
With the League having grown to 70 participants, it is no longer possible to recognize everyone's efforts in the final blog.  However, we can recognize the biggest losers.  These guys likely couldn't do worse if they tried to make wrong picks...
#65 this year goes to the beloved Head Honcho, who even with his 233 Bowl Points would not have won the regular season; even bad Head is good for The League...
The Beast Infection finished 66th after making a formal complaint to the Commissioner's Office that he wasn't appropriately recognized for being the top finishing rookie in the regular season; congratulations rookie, you hit 35% of your bowl points...
in 67th it was Deeds who embarrasses his family, the Commissioner's Office and his wife by finishing third from the bottom; Deeds won 2 of his last 10, including losing his last 7 straight...
68th place is owned by PhuckFantasy, who should have been named Phuckwinningpicks; hopefully the rookie will be more respectful and responsible when picking a team name next year; c'mon guy, my mom is in this league and she babysat you for a dozen years...

But king of all losers are the only team that have been kicked out of The League and let back in, The Mormon Whores.  Jokes on this one are just too easy, so I will just run down the statistics on how bad these two assholes were together...

• 95 points in the first five games; 90 points in the last 30 (read it again, it's ridiculous)
• longest losing streak was nine games
• lost 13 of 14 and in that span converted 3/183.5 points or a 0.8% conversion rate (again)
• Won a total of 10 picks of 35 and only 6 of their last 30 games

Respect the League and it does wonderful things for you.  Disrespect the League and get treated like Whores.

 A final note:
Thank you to all of you who gave us your attention throughout the college football season.  This year we went from 50 to 70 players and enjoyed it more than ever.  My brother and I believe that The CFGL is great because of the people that participate and we could not imagine having more fun putting this on.

Next year we will be putting on Season Ten of The League and are hoping that we can make some significant changes to the way you are able to interact with your picks and scoring weekly.  Please remember us in June and July when you are paying your bills and set the cash aside to be a part of next season.  Additionally, we will definitely be interested in doing some expansion and want to go through all of you to add people rather than folks we don't trust.
Have a great seven and a half months without this.  We will look forward to next year's kickoff.
Thanks again.

Love-

Commish and Deeds
For the Good of The League

Notre Dame vs. Alabama; Nittany Lyin vs. Juice vs. iBlink

Ladies and Gentlemen of The League;

For those that don't know, the CFGL has a VERY pro-ND Fightin' Irish Commissioner's office.  Tonight marks not only the most important single night of Season Nine, but also a long-awaited and historic evening for the Johnson family and the co-creators of The League. 
Tonight is not only a battle for CFB's crystal ball, but also will determine who walks away with the CFGL Season Nine Bowl Season crown.  

iBlink, Juice, and rookie sensation Nittany Lyin's final picks on the final game will be the ones that they always remember. 

Let's keep it simple and break it down:

• If the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish cover the 9.5 point spread, Nittany Lyin' becomes the champion of the bowl season
• If Bama covers in an OVER game, veteran iBlink wins his first title in seven years. 
• If Bama covers in an UNDER game, Santa Fe's own, Juice will win The League

Once again, the CFGL Bowl Season comes down to the final game of the season.  Three points separate the top two right now and we could have it end even closer. 

Tonight, the champion will be crowned, and The Commissioner's Office asks your patience on a final posting and write up for the Bowl Season.   Win or lose, tomorrow will be a very busy and emotional day.  An update will get out to you all as soon as it can be put together. 

As we look at our final game in another great season in the CFGL, we would like to thank you for being a part of this league and sharing our love and passion for college football. 

Enjoy the evening; May the Good of The League be with you.

Deeds and Commish

Post Compass Bowl (1/5) Update

..and the field narrows...officially to seven, mathematically and logically to three.

Eight weeks ago, in the second of three overtimes, Pitt failed to ruin Notre Dame's dream season in South Bend when they missed a chip shot field goal and the Irish continued to march to the BCS title game.  On Saturday in Birmingham, the Panther had a much less meaningful drive that gives iBlink an opportunity to march to the CFGL Bowl Season title.  Ironically, it his pick against the Fightin' Irish in the Championship that will determine whether he takes the crown or ends up a forgotten runner up.   

A Wannstedt (eg. cheap and meaningless) touchdown pass with less than 2:00 to go against Ole Miss didn't help them cover, but did put enough points on the board for iBlink to cash in a 33 point win on the OVER, pulling him within 19 points of first place, and more importantly, two wins away from the CFGL crown.  An under game would have killed his chances and left us with only two with a chance to win. 

The Panther Pride (excuse the oxymoron) score leaves the CFGL with just three players left in contention for the title.  iBlink, currently trails The Juice, and Nittany Lyin, but all three have the same chance to win with two games left. 

For the third straight game, it is Nittany Lyin who sits atop the standings with a 16 point lead over veteran, Juice.  Nittany Lyin benefits from a 15 point win on Ole Miss and a HUGE 30 point loss on Pitt for Juice.  Nittany Lyin has the least points left to risk of the top 3, but his selections of Kent State and Notre Dame will keep him in it until the end.  He is the only one of the three to have ND to cover and will win it all if the Irish do...or if they lose by single digits. 

The Juice was, well, 'juiced" by Pitt, but has a 27 point game on Kent State and a 32 point risk on the UNDER in the National Championship.  It was a good time for a risk as only 10% of points were put on Pitt, making it one of the least popular picks of the season.  Had the Juice cashed in, this thing would be just about over.  But remember, he picked PITT.  Enough said. 

How is it that we are down to three?

• The Locksmith sits at #14 but has 78.5 points remaining with his $line pick of the Irish...unfortunately for the Commisioner, he has the same final picks as #6 The Guy Behind The Guy, and with wins, TGBTG would finish 1 point ahead of him.  That, and an Irish win would mean that the Nittany Lyin beats them both.  ELIMINATED.
• Hollywood Hussion cashed in on the Wannstedt for 22 points and #5 on the big board.  An under pick for Sunday keeps him flexible, however picking the Irish means that he will come up quite a bit short because of the current margin.  ELIMINATED.
• Air Raid is currently #4 and just 20 points out of second place.  His $line pick on tomorrow closes some of the gap, but ND for 35 helps others too much in the process.  Air Raid will most certainly look back at his $line risk on Michigan and wonder what would happen if he took the points...he would have won 24 points and lasted one more day.  

In the end, it is now the National Championship that will determine the winner of the CFGL.  Regardless of what happens tomorrow, this season's winner will be crowned with the winner (coverer) of the Alabama/Notre Dame game.

We will provide another update tomorrow evening and the final standings and write up will be released Tuesday night. 

Until then, remember The League in your heart.

Pre-Cotton Bowl Update

Ladies and Gents...but mostly the men as the top ranked woman is #19 overall and all women are one game away from elimination.

Last night's game was a bit of a snoozer and for the many folks that had KState +8.5 found the night as frustrating as finding nightlife in Manhattan, Kansas.  There was a lot of hope early for the OVER when Oregon returned the opening kickoff for a TD and then smugly went for two with a fake-ish FG.  The action slowed considerably after that and the 35-17 final was an easy win for the favored Ducks and the Under. 

With the win, Juice remained on top of the standings in both Total Points and Best Possible as he narrows his sights on a championship run.  The Juice has been in the League since Season Two and leads the bowl season for the first time. 
Unfortunately for the Juiced veteran, at the end of the night, he will not hold that top spot.  An A&M cover would add 28 to his total, but not prevent others passing him to the top spot.  Don't forget, however, he leads best possible by 25 points, which means he can make up the deficit the rest of the way. As for those that may lead tonight...

• Last night, John Force put the pressure on our leader with his third straight win, all three worth 26 or more.  He sits in second place but takes over the lead with any Oklahoma Sooner cover tonight.  How long he will lead is yet to be determined as he has far less to risk coming down the stretch.   
• In the case of an A&M cover tonight, PSU's resurrection would be complete with rookie Nittany Lyin taking over the top spot.  The Pennsylvania native has been a fixture in the top 5 since New Year's Day, despite his questionable judgement about the university that he roots for.  He has stated that his bowl season winnings would be donated to defense efforts for Jerry Sandusky in hopes of exoneration. 
• Every email that the Commissioner's office sends gets an "Out of Office" reply from Air Raid, leaving us to wonder what kind of establishment he is running over there.  That said, one cannot question the run that he has made on his side gig, the CFGL.  Air Raid risks 38.5 more points tonight with a Sooner $line.  A Sooner win moves him to #2 overall.
• It looked like Dee's Pimpin' had finally lost his swag with a loss on the over last night.  He fell to #7, but tonight he can still move back into the #2 spot if the game finishes OVER the total and OU covers (without winning).
• Eight year veteran, Wilson, claims he threw his picks away weeks ago and now waits for every update to see how he is doing.  Well, last night he made it all the way to #6 and tonight a Sooner $line win will pop him to either #3 or #4 (over/under).  Can Wilson recapture the glory of the days that there were less than 20 competitors?  We find out tonight.
• Tonight is the night for long-time CFGLer, iBlink.  iBlink's 31 point win on Oregon last night shot him up to #12 and the Aggies can get him almost the rest of the way tonight.  An A&M cover tonight shoots the Blink up into the top 5.  The scariest thing about this man is the fact that he is second it total possible points, with his 33-35 still left after the Cotton Bowl. 
• BullRob fell out of the top ten last night, all the way to #14, but with an Oklahoma cover he can move as high as #5 (in an under game).  The rookie's never say die attitude has him still battling.
• Big2 also has a shot at entering the top 10 tonight from #15.  A Sooner $line bonus would make his reward 24.5 points and the #7 position overall. 
• Welchtwins and Hammes use tonight's games to simply hold on to their spot as more valuable games are coming up.  

As fun and close as the top of the charts are, there is quite a battle going on at the bottom of the standings this year.  It is a damn close race to avoid the #69 spot overall. 
Currently, it is CFGL bad boys, Mormon Whores, who are at the League low, 166 points.  This is the first year that the Whores have gotten every pick in for the entire season and it is being rewarded with a last place finish. 
Jamie O'Hare was profiled a couple of days ago for their futility.  The hope was that they would "catch fire" and win a couple to pull them out of the basement.  Instead, they turned into a dumpster fire inferno.  They are clear of the Whores by three points. 
The self-proclaimed "greatest rookie of all time", Beast Infection, clearly hit the rookie wall at the end of the regular season and it carried over to the Bowl Season.  It is not uncommon for a rookie to struggle to perform in the longer season and Beast is a perfect example.   He was the first to be eliminated from bowl contention and is at the bottom of the best possible.
We are down to four games to go.  Enjoy the football this evening and another update will be out before the next game. 

Pre-Fiesta Full Update

Ladies and Gentlemen of The League-

Good evening, the Commissioner's Office sends our best and hope that all of you enjoyed the ass-whooping that was the Sugar Bowl.  For the Good of The League, Deeds attended the game and saw first hand one of the most surprising and important games of the bowl season.  As reported yesterday, the Sugar Bowl had a very balanced betting ratio and so it turned into a HUGE swing game. 

Though we don't have a new leader, the Top Ten was shuffled significantly with last night's results. 

• All current players in the top ten won points last night with the exception of #1 Juice and #10 BullRob.  With the loss, BullRob drops from #3 to #10, where he currently sits.  
• Air Raid got a win, but only risked 6 points and drops from #6 to #12
• Nittany Lyin jumped up one spot from 3rd to 2nd but closed the gap by 25 points on our leader. 
• The Guy Behind the Guy falls behind seven guys as his 18 point risk moves him down to #8 from his perch at #5.
• WelchTwins gets another win, but a 21 point risk only moves him up one spot to #6.  That is because Brothers Bynum, Dee's Pimpin' and Boss Bizzem hit for 34 and 27 respectively.  They move into #4 and 5 and threaten to take the crown again.
• John Force moves up three spots from #10 to #7.

Each year the end of the Bowl Season is close, but this year harkens veterans back to Mamacita's 1/2 point win two years ago when Auburn had a TD overturned with under :10 to go to avoid covering, preserving the crown for the Commissioner's mother. 
On a related note, tonight's game could actually push Mamacita back into the top 10 if KState can cover the 8.5.
As for other scenarios,the betting ratio among the top ten means that we have three possibilities for a leader at the end of the night.

• Juice:  Risks 15 on Oregon, but only stays in first place if Oregon covers in an Under game. 
• Dee's Pimpin':  Dee moves from #5 to the top spot with an over game, regardless of the game's winner.
• Hollywood Hussion:  In an amazing development, Hollywood Hussion takes the lead with a KState cover in an under game.  If the Cats cover in a higher-scoring affair, Hussion jumps to #3 and is clearly alive for a title run.  

Other big movers could include:

• John Force risks 32 on Oregon -8.5 and could move as high as 2nd place if Oregon covers in an under game.  With an over game he would move from #7 to #4.
• Boss Bizzem risks 32 on Oregon and moves into the #2 spot behind his brother if the game goes over.  The bad news for the family is that an under game pushes them back to #7 and #10.  Tonight is a true swing game for these two. 
• Guy Behind the Guy only risks 15 points tonight, however, with lots of Oregon picks ahead of him, a KSU cover moves him up as many as 4 spots to #4. 
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Coming from outside the top 10:

• Air Raid could move from #12 to as high as #5 if Oregon wins an OVER game this evening. 
• Keep your eye on Wilson as he moves from #11 to #6 with an Oregon cover and UNDER game
• Hammes had one of the greatest regular season's in the CFGL's history at one point and has disappeared since that rookie campaign.  Tonight he reemerges in the top ten, moving to #9 with an UNDER game.  
• RipperRipski can erase the 28 and 29 point losses he suffered the last two nights with a KSU cover and 34 point win tonight.  This would move him from the #16 spot up to #8.
• Another sneaky name to put on your "watch list" is the regular season winner, The Locksmith.  Though he cannot get into the top 10 tonight, he sits at #3 in best possible and can move up from #19 to #14. 
• Behind the Locksmith by 2.5 points on the Best Possible list, veteran iBlink, sits at #17, but could be #11 by the end of the night if Oregon covers in an over game.  A loss tonight, however, could move him down to #25. 

Overall, tonight's game is the 3rd most valuable of the Bowl Season with an average of an even 25 points on the action. 
Clearly the game will be of high-interest and will be a key game in crowning a champion. 

Pre-Sugar Bowl Update

Good evening to you all. 
The Commissioner's Office hopes that you all had a great New Year's Day and that the Good of The League was with you. 

Once again, New Year's Day proved to be a critical day for so many in the running for the CFGL Bowl Season title.  Yesterday's games were heart-wrenching for those that had big points on South Carolina or Stanford, when both favorites fell short of the cover by 1/2 of a point.  Those two games were the closest of the day and offered up the biggest impact on our standings.  A few notes from yesterday's action:

Moving on Up:

• Juice used a great new year's eve and early wins on NW and OKST over to take over the overall lead.  He has the second highest best possible right now, and holds a 30 point lead over BullRob, who is in 3rd place, but 2nd place Flute is eliminated on his next loss. 
• #3 BullRob lost half his picks yesterday, however, he lost very low-risk $line games and has plenty of action left to get him to the top.
• Welchtwins moved up the board with a 5 for 6 performance and shooting the twin into #7 spot.  Though a lot has to fall into place for this two year vet, his strong NYD performance has him with an outside chance of moving to #1.
• Veteran and past champion, Dee's Pimpin' 'Em used a HUGE six for six day to move all the way into 8th place overall.  Dee has hit 134 straight points and relies heavily on the next two games for a jump into the championship mix. 
• Brother to Dee's Pimpin, Boss Bizzem used a 6/8 run to move into 9th place overall.  If things don't bounce his way, he will look back on South Carolina's failed two-point conversion with regret as he lost his 29 point game there. 
• Florida State's win and cover shot Hollywood Hussion a 34 point boost and pushed the independent movie creator into 11th place overall.  He will be the top performing Hussion this year and relies on KState in his 35 point game for a shot at the title.
• #13 iBlink has spent the whole bowl season lurking outside the top 5 and has won 6/8 games to position himself for a steal of the Bowl Season Title.  His points progression allows him to stay in this until the end,  with his 30-35 point games still available for points.  Dangerous man.  
• Other top performers on yesterday include a six for six "perfecto" from #Coney2012, and 5/6 performances from #20 RG3's Long Shadow, #27 Michigan Hates U, and #46 Seminole 26.  Unfortunately for all, their pre-New Year's performance leaves them short of contention.

The Bad and Ugly:

• A 1/6 day leaves our three week leader, Flute with No Holes, out of the top spot and out of contention moving forward.  Flute has just 21 points left to risk and will not be the bowl champion this year. 
• Rookie sensation, P-Horse, has suffered the first "hitch in his giddy-up" with a 1/6 day and a 1/9 slump overall.  After phenomenal start to the bowl season, the Horse is limping towards the glue factory as he sits in 17th place.  Even an Irish $line for 44.5 will not allow for a Seabiscuit finish.
• #6 overall belongs to Air Raid, who turned an eight game winning streak into four straight losses.  Oregon, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and ND are still big games that could have Air Raid near the top at the finish. 
• Turd Furguson completely shits the bed for the last two days and loses 8/9, falling to #25 overall.  Even a half-stinking performance would have left the Turd with a shot at the title.  USC and LSU hurt the most at 30 and 31 points respectively. 
• There is no more likable loser than Head Honcho.  This league veteran is one of the most loyal and well liked of the CFGL "members", but he totally "blows".  Head Honcho now sits just 10 points from the bottom of the standings as he looks to avoid last place.  Head set a CFGL record with over 100 points in a regular season week and still fell below the top 50 in the standings.  The battle will be between he and rookie Meatball for last place.  Keep an eye on who will finish worse.   

Sugar Bowl:
Tonight's game offers an incredible balance of picks as 37% of picks are in on Florida and almost 32% rest with Louisville.  The biggest opportunities at the top of the standings lie with RipperRipski, Nittany Lyin, and Wilson, who could creep into the top ten tonight.  Dee's Pimpin' and Boss Bizzem will need a win tonight if they are going to make their championship dreams come true. 
Enjoy the games.

Pre-Orange Standings

Ladies and Gentlemen-
We are down to the last game of the night with an overmatched N. Illinois Huskies team trying to stay with Florida St. 

We should alert you to a mistake in the last posting as the NW/MSU game was recorded incorrectly.  The new standings are attached.  Enjoy the game tonight. 

Deeds and Commish