Bowl Season Final Standings

After Further Review...Mamacita is the Bowl Champion

A thrilling National Championship Game between Auburn and Oregon left nobody disappointed. That is, nobody except Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken who watched a breakaway last second League winning touchdown call be overturned by an instant replay review.
Entering the night, Aunt Betty held a 29 point lead over Mamacita and put his faith in Auburn to cover the 3.5 point spread. Mamacita needed an Oregon cover to convert her 35 point game and end up the Bowl Season champion.

As Auburn drove down the field in a tie game it looked as though they were looking to set up for a field goal and the 3 point win. With 18 seconds to play, freshmen running back, Michael Dyer broke through the Oregon defense and appeared to score a touchdown. Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken had been given the ultimate blessing with a "cheapie" to clinch the bowl season title. The play was reviewed however, and just as easily as the win was given, it was taken away.
The drama didn't end there. Instead of running the kicker on to the field, Auburn decided to put the Heisman Winner, Cam Newton back into the game for one more play from well inside the 1 yard line. Aunt Betty still had a chance and Mamacita sat at the edge of her seat, praying for the Ducks to make a stand.
In the end, Auburn sat on the ball and set up the game winning field goal. In the real world this constituted a championship for Auburn and all of those rooting for them. In the League, it was Oregon staying within 3.5 that gave Mamacita her first Bowl Season Championship.

After an incredible regular season that came down to picks in the Championship Week and a 5.5 point win for Primetime, Mamacita wins her final Bowl game and takes the postseason title by a total of six points. Aunt Betty finished second, Cinderella Story closed in third, and the $ituation completes his best season ever with a top 5 finish in the bowl season and 2nd place in the regular season. $ituation was the only competitor that had success in both chapters of season 7. Primetime, Prestige Worldwide, Carolina Fire Ants, Mile High, and WinMonster 5K went from top 6 in the regular season to not finishing in the top 15 come bowl season.
Primetime got the worst of it as the regular season champion scored just 220 points and converted just 35% of his points during the bowl season. Only iBlink was worse as he converted just over 33% of his points.

But the Bowl Season belonged to the new Queen of the League, Mamacita. She proved the value of patience and showed that champions can be made by spending 33 years reading Sue Grafton novels while your husband, sons, and their friends talk about sports.
Mamacita used a stretch of eight games from the Champs Sports Bowl to the Music City Bowl in which she won 95 of 108 points and hit over 80% of her points on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to make herself a real contender. After losing Kentucky and Nevada, her 33 and 34 point game, she won her final game, worth 35 points to push past ABFC. Overall she converted 67.3% of her points and finished with the highest score in bowl season history.

And with that, Season Seven of the CFGL comes to an end. It truly was the best season yet and we look forward to doing it again next year. The Commish and Deeds would like to thank all of the veteran players that have been with us for multiple years and continue to bring new people into the fold. We are also grateful for the rookies; Carolina Fire Ants, Team Ramrod, Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken, Skinny Dip, and Flute w/no Holes.
The highlight of our year is having the honor to run the League and enjoy the games with all of you. We wish you the best in the off-season and hope that each and every one of you is back for Season Eight and that you tell others who would be interested in participating.
We will talk with you all in July.

For the Good of the League-
Commish and Deeds

With Two Games Remaining...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the League-

We have finally arrived at the end of the road. Although there are two games left and scores are separated by the slimmest of margins, there are officially three League members with the chance to win the Bowl Season.

Our current leader and first competitor ever to go over the 400 point mark is Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken, who is riding high after a 30 point under game in the Compass Bowl. His total of 418 points breaks the all time record of points in a bowl season.

How close is the Bowl Season title? It could not be closer...literally.

Mamacita has converted on an unbelievable 69.3% of her points and sits in 4th place overall. Second in percentage, ABFC has converted on 69.2% of his picks. That's right, they are seperated by 0.1% or 0.001!

Mr. KJ is our third competitor with a shot at the title as he has won another 4 in a row and 106 straight points. All of this is after hitting 113 of 118 on New Year's Day (95.8%). He has won a total of 219 points in the last 11 games, and gone 253 of his last 291 for an astounding 87% since the final game of New Year's Eve, kick-started by a win by his beloved FSU Seminoles. Even with this amazing streak, he finds himself in 2nd place and 20 points behind Aunt Betty, who rules the roost by outdoing Mr. KJ on New Year's Day (96.9%) and overcoming an 0 for 4 day on Dec 30th games.

The scoreboard will show that Cinderella Story, Sam-Bean-O, Coach, Situation, and La Maquina are still technically alive, but CFGL projections reveal that all four have been mathematically eliminated from the title.

The projections are attached and one wonders what could have been for Sam-Beans if his beloved Cornhuskers would have taken care of business in the Holiday Bowl. Cinderella Story's is back to a pumpkin and certainly thinking about his New Year's Day picks as he hit just 67% of his points. Under any other circumstances, 2/3 picks would be great, but those around him dominated that day.

As for Coach, perhaps moneylining the Fighting Irish for a higher point total would have had him still in the hunt. For La Maquina, it may have been the blind faith that he had in the Mtn. West as he lost 55 total points on TCU and Utah. $ituation fell victim to picking with his heart as Nebraska, Tennessee, and Clemson all let him down for a total of 66 points lost. It seems that his heart has led him to trouble one more time.

Final projections reveal that the final two games can finish eight different ways. Of those eight, Mamacita can win in four of those scenarios for a 50% chance at the title. The remaining four scenarios are split by ABFC and Mr. Kasey Johnson who each have a 25% shot at the win.

• ABFC needs BC and Auburn to cover or he will not have enough to win. He finds himself rooting against his pick this evening in the Nevada game.


• Mr. KJ needs Nevada and Auburn. In that scenario he would win the league by one point over a tied 2nd place of ABFC and Cinderella Story. (445 to 444)


• Mamacita remains with the best chance as she wins it with an Oregon cover, regardless of who wins between Nevada and BC.

This season will be another incredibly close finish as we follow last year's thriller with another incredibly tight race. Last year it was Dee's Pimpin' that won the league by a mere half point over our Commisioner and founder. This year it will come down to the final game and could be as close as 1 point.
The League will have its eyes on both remaining games and we hope that all of you will enjoy the games despite not having a chance to win it, for the good of the League.

Have a great Sunday!

Deeds and Commish

January 8th Update

Good morning, League-

Here is the scoring update after the Cotton Bowl win for LSU last night. The Cotton Bowl was the second most valuable game this bowl season (2nd only to the NC) and it hit for over 80% conversion.

Mamacita finaly takes control of the leaderboard, and leads by a single point over Aunt Betty. Coach is a point behind that and only 15 points separate first from sixth.

The Pitt/Kentucky game and the National Championship are picked many different ways by all the folks at the top and will determine the winner of the bowl season.

Today's game does not inspire much interest and viewership without the League, but Mamacita, ABFC, Coach, Cinderella, Mr. KJ and Sam-Bean-O will be watching with lots of interest. Here is what they are hoping for:

• If Pitt can cover the 3.5 points in an over game it will be Cinderella Story that will take control of the League with just two games left. A Pitt cover keeps Sam-Bean-O and Mr. KJ in contention for the title. If they do so in an under game, Aunt Betty will be in the driver's seat.





• If Kentucky covers this morning, it will send Mamacita and Coach to the top of the heap. An over keeps Cinderella in it and an under means it is Aunt Betty that is the biggest threat to win.

Enjoy the game that only matters in the League!

Deeds and Commish

Cotton Bowl Post

Ladies and Gents of the League-

We are down to the final 4 games of the Bowl Season and we are guaranteed to go down to the last game to crown a winner. Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken has been finger lickin' good as he has won an unbelievable 9 of his last 12 picks and has a seemingly secure 31 point lead over Mamacita. ABFC obviously has had a secret recipe during this bowl season, and has become more and more consistent as the bowls have progressed. Since catching fire on New Year's Day and scoring 94 of his 97 points that day, he has also hit for 53 points on the last two games. He has been the beneficiary of the Gator swing, the NW swing and the Ohio St. late interception. All balls seem to be bouncing his way down the stretch.

Who should the Chicken be afraid of?

Well, Mamacita knows her way around the coop, and Cinderella Story and the Coach are only 2 points behind her. Mr. KJ has 92 points left and with LSU and Auburn as big plays still left. It doesn't end there as La Maquina is still a threat despite his recent struggles. Everyone else needs small miracles to stay alive, but with the way that the last four games are picked, anything really can happen.

Check out the scores and root for the Good of the League. Enjoy the Cotton Bowl!

Deeds and Commish

GoDaddy.com Bowl Post

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Another late turnover swings the League last night. No "For the Good of the League" projection tonight and I will release another full scoring update after the Cotton Bowl on Thursday night.

In the meantime, here are tonights picks and scores.

Enjoy the game!

Deeds

Sugar Bowl Post

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Down here in New Orleans there are a lot of pigs from Arkansas milling around town. There are also a bunch of bucks from Ohio experiencing Bourbon St. for the first time. [Insert Terrell Pryor tattoo parlor joke here].

As for what really matters, the League is ridiculously close with just six to play. We have done some projections of possible outcomes, but there are a wide variety of picks for those that are in contention, which means that about a dozen people have a legitimate shot at the title. Here is a little on where we are...

Aunt Betty has given up the lead that he has held since New Year's Day and La Maquina takes back over after his New Year's Day collapse.

La Maquina now leads the League by a mere 3 points although he has far less left to risk. Although the Sex Machine holds a slim lead, it is Mamacita, Coach, $ituation, and Cinderella Story with the biggest opportunity to score down the stretch.

Just under the radar Mr. KJ and Sam-Bean-O lurk within striking distance.

As far as tonight is concerned, if you are in it you need to root for yourself. An under game would do the most damage to League members as there is so few points on it. As for the teams, there are big points on both, so this will really be a game that swings the League again.

Enjoy the game!

Deeds and Commish

Orange Bowl Post

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Here are the picks and the "For the Good of the League" postings. Enjoy the game!

Deeds and Commish

January 2nd Update

L & G of the League-

28 games down and 7 remaining. Once again, New Year's Day games were incredible and have separated the strong from the pack. There were a number of great games on Saturday and here are a couple of highlights, through the eyes of what is "Good for the League".

The day started with NW returning a pick six to cover thier spread and swung the league 532 points. Aunt Betty, Sam-Bean-O, and the $ituation benefitted most, while The Oven, La Maquina, and the Trinity saw the beginning of a terrible day.

In the Capital One Bowl, Alabama left no doubt about the SECs dominance of the "Small 10" by crushing Michigan State, but it was a late and meaningless TD by the Spartans that gave, Mamacita, Coach, First Lady, and $ituation big wins of more than 20 points.

The Outback Bowl held the biggest late swing of any game as all Penn St. fans were headed to a classic half-point cover with just over a minute left. A game-clinching interception return for a touchdown gave the Gators the win and swung the League by another 551 points. This swing was a heartbreaker for many. Again, Holy Trinity and Oven were victimized by late a late game defensive TD, and for the second time of the morning it was a huge win for Fried Chicken, Sam-Bean-O, First Lady, and $ituation.

Miss State's high scoring domination of Michigan was the 4th straight loss for The Oven, La Maquina, and Chief, and the 14th straight loss for Scaga. Yes, the 14th straight loss for Scaga. That same game was the 4th straight win for Mr. KJ and Mile High.

Pac-10 vs. Non-AQ Rose Bowl capped the afternoon with a thriller that will be remembered by TCU fans forever and by League members next Bowl Season. TCU beat Wisconsin by 2 points by stopping a 2-point conversion with 2:00 to go. The spread was 2.5.

The stop meant that Mamacita, Coach, Flute w/no Holes, Sam-Bean-O, GOW, Holy Trinity, WinMonster, and Cinderella Story got big points. First Lady, Dee's Pimpin, Hammes, and Primetime learned the risk of the moneyline by losing their big point game b/c of not taking the points. We may all look back at the Rose and know that that is where the League changed as La Maquina and Oven missed opportunities to win big points while the rest of the League would have lost over 600 points.

The Fiesta Bowl went as most expected, a high scoring blowout win for Oklahoma. 2/3 of the points risked were won in this one with many putting high stakes on the Sooners.

Overall the day did exactly what we expected it to. Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken dominated the day and converted almost 97% of his points on the day. Only a 3 point loss on Mich St. separated him from perfection. This gets him to the top of the mountain as he leads the League with just 8 left to pick.

Mr. KJ had the second highest % on the day by winning 95.8% of his points. His 5 point loss in the Rose Bowl was an afterthought as he catapulted himself into the thick of the race for top spot in the League. He jumped from 21st to 7th in one day of great picks. Mamacita and Coach's matching picks net them each 85% correct for the day and they find themselves 1 and 2 in % correct. $ituation had a strong day benefitting from every close game and he moves into 3rd in % correct and just 50 points back of our leader, ABFChicken. Cinderella Story continues his strong performance with another consistent performance. Nobody has been as consistent in picks as Cinderella as he remains at 66% overall.

Once again, we are forced to mention the strugglers of the day. The Oven seemed to squander her best opportunity at the top spot as she dropped five of six and converted on less than 20% of what she risked. Only the Oklahoma cover could keep her from a goose-egg, and she went from over 60% to just over 40% for the season.

Nobody crashed harder than La Maquina, who went in leading the league with 305 points. He finished the day with that same number despite risking 126 points. He went 0 for 6 on the most important day of the Bowl Season and if he doesn't rebound, it will be one of the worst collapses that we have ever seen...

That is, if we forgot all about Scaga's collapse. Scaga lost the first five of NY Day and ran the worst streak in League history to 15 straight games. From 91% in the first eleven games, to 0% over the next 15, we have to appreciate the incredible incompetence that takes.

With 7 games remaining there are still 12 to 15 people that have realistic chances at a win, and a handful of others that have a puncher's chance. As we go through each game, more people will be eliminated day by day until that final game for all of the glory. For those that don't know, last year came down to the last game of the year between four players and when it was all said and done, a half point seperated 1st and 2nd.

Have a great week-

Commish and Deeds

Post Rose Bowl Update

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The Rose was a close one and a half point win/loss on the spread. For the first time in the bowl season, a moneyline pick costs what would have been a win with the points. Here is the update and a list of tonight's picks.

Enjoy-

Deeds and Commish

Pre-Rose Bowl Post

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It has been quite a morning for the League. It is likely that a cheap pick-six to close the Penn St./Florida game flipped the scoring and opened this thing wide open. Have a look. Enjoy the Rose and the Fiesta!

Deeds

New Year's Day Post

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Happy New Year to you all.

Traditionally in the CFGL, New Year's Day is considered "moving day". In other words, if you can't cash in today, you won't be in the cash. Yesterday's games seemed to go a long way in determining our Bowl Season Champion.

Notre Dame's win over Miami is worth mentioning as it was our most correctly picked bowl of the day.

South Carolina lost its star running back, turned the ball over 6 times, and derailed many of the hopes of our competitors. 19 people had the SEC East Champion for more than 18 points.

UCF pulled off a big upset and 9 people cashed in with points, including another moneyline win for the Pigskin Whisperer who has now won 31 bonus points on four moneyline wins.

Clemson sucks and will likely think about firing thier coach.

Overall the day was a tough one for many, putting massive pressure on today's picks. Veteran Cinderella Story lost 54 points and was only saved by a 32 point win on the Clemson/USF over. TP3 took a tremendous hit last evening with a combined 67 points unconverted on UGA and SC.

A tremendous story developing at the bottom of the League as Scaga has dropped 11 straight picks since being praised in the scoring update at the start of the week. His drought has reached epic proportions, and if it wasn't for his first 11 games he may be sitting at the bottom with the greatest cellar-dweller of all time...Ramrod.

Ramrod had a second consecutive 0 for 4 day and remains at 44 points. He will be mathematically eliminated today. Ramrod will not be the first to go, though. For the second year in a row, Mile High is the first person officially eliminated from possible victory. His total possible is 299, six points behind La Maquina's current total.

Speaking of the Sex Machine (La Maquina), he is on an unprecedented pace in the league thus far. All jinxes aside, the Machine has been just that. He has converted on an unbelievable 81.8% of his points. His current pace will lead him to be the first competitor over 500 points in a bowl season. He has not only won 9 of his last 11, but his losses have not been large point games. Outside of his 29 point loss with Utah, he has had single digit losses the whole way.

Though La Maquina's run is impressive, he has a history of being run down by ladies and today could be no different. A Florida St. win catapulted Mamacita to a 66% conversion rate and she threatens Maqs because she has 120 more points remaining.

Along with today's picks and the scoreboard, we are posting an additional treat for all of you watching the games today. It is a post called "For the Good of The League". We have broken down the six games today by the number of points risked on each. This will help you guide how you root today as you watch the games. Generally, most people have put their points on the favorites and the over. A day full of unders would throw The League up for grabs. Wisconsin is the overwhelmingly popular pick of the day as more than 600 points are put on the Badgers.

Additionally, we have included competitors in the top 5's picks separately so that you can root against them throughout the day. Although we were only able to list out the top five, this is still anyone's bowl season. Outside of the Top 5, there are some characters lurking with picks outside what is most picked.

The "Who to Watch List" includes:

• The Holy Trinity-No suprise here. With a Penn St cover they become very dangerous, risking 139 today.




• A N'Western cover not only benefits top 5 ABFChicken, but Sam-Bean-O becomes a player.




• With an Alabama and TCU cover, TP3 becomes a threat to the title.




• A quiet week for the $ituation, but The Big 10 is big for him today. A N'Western and Michigan cover will put him squarely in contention.




• La Maquina and the rest of the League needs to be most concerned with The Oven...she has picks today that go against the trends and wins for her will keep her close.




• Wilson and WinMonster have an interesting combo of games that could lead to them being major players for the rest of the way.

Again, Happy New Year to you all. Enjoy one of the better days of the year.

Deeds and Commish