CFGL Final Standings

Ladies and Gentlemen of The League-

Season 8 Bowl Season has come to a close and as was revealed three games ago, TP3 becomes the 8th different bowl champion in our history.  Though our champion gave away his 35 point game on LSU, he had enough to withstand a late charge by both Drew Bledsoe and Dee's Pimpin'.
TP3 finished with 431.5 and ended up converting over 68% of his total risked points.  The champion used two five game winning streaks and won twelve of his last fifteen and his reign was never threatened down the stretch.
But our champion is only part of the story...

• The biggest story of our Bowl Season may be the well-endowed veteran triumvirate, The Well Hungarians.  After five years as The Holy Trinity, the father-son-son combo decided to represent a different kind of god and change their name, hoping that inspiration would hit with their picks. During the regular season, a single point separated them from the top 10 and the $, giving them each hope for the Bowl Season.  The bowl season turned out to be even more heartbreaking as they ended up picking 65+% of their games right; a number eight percentage points higher than our winner.  When it came to divvying up their points however, they had a 60% conversion rate.  It will be a long off-season for the gentlemen, but they have a lot to be proud of.  
• 2nd place finisher and League original, Dee's Pimpin' finished in 2nd place, just 15 points behind our winner.  Dee started the bowl season missing 5 of his first 6 picks, but finished 10 of his last 12 to give TP3 a real competitor to think about.  Dee gave away no game worth more than 25 and sends a message to the League that he is going nowhere and will compete for years to come.   
• Top rookie finisher was Get Drew Bledsoe in the Hall of Fame, and although there are not many that agree with his politics, you can't argue with his picks.  This rookie had a great regular season finish in the top 15 and then a 3rd for the bowls.  After 16 games, GDBITHF was 13-2-1 and looking like he could secure his own spot in the CFGL HOF.  He was victimized by both Miss St and Iowa in swing games and one wonders if he would have given up his Big Ten loyalty, if he would have won.  NW $line, Ohio St. loyalty, Iowa, and worst of all Penn St cost Drew 77 total points.    

 Other Storylines...

• Bowl Champion of 2007, The First Lady acted as if she had never seen the pigskin and converted on just over 30% of her points.  In fairness, TFL began a cake decorating class this year and really distracted her from her picks.  Just above her was Flute w/No Holes.  Taking his name from Caddyshack, Flute is quickly becoming the butt of many a joke each year in the CFGL.  UNC will likely continue to be shit against the spread, meaning that Flute will likely continue not to be competitive.  The Doctor also took on a new name this year, but could be sued for malpractice after his bowl performance.   Hawks 46th place finish may have just been rookie jitters, but what is HEAD's excuse.  The man who can track dozens of games on his iPad while holding his baby has lost his touch picking games. The League is a better place when Head is competitive...well, we think it would be, he never has been.  Rum Bomber opened a pet grooming shop this year, and this small business owner has no business in the bottom of the CFGL standings.  La Maquina became the "Bad Pick Machine" as his results were muy malo in bowl season.  After game 12, the insurance claims investigator from ABQ sent in an email surrender, despite having 23 games to go.  Hack Attack won his first four and then gave away 8 of his last 10 to finish in the bottom quartile.  Seminole 26 has a strong history with the CFGL but this year ended up being buried pretty early.  His automatic "out of office" response to every email sent this year was a real inbox filler.  505Chicharito went for his eighth overall nickname and second worst of his career.  His results?  Just the same, but he has a strong CFGL following in many Latin countries.  Juice juiced 35 points on Temple, but never got it together after that.  Typically competitive, one begins to wonder if "performance decreasing drugs" are at play.  Last year's second place finisher Aunt Betty's Fried Chicken finished under 300 this year and just two points ahead of Mentally Denarded, who was a loyal tweeter all season.  Glad to have you back Denarded...Air Raid finished 1.5 points out of his first regular season championship but never got it going with the bowls.  He is someone to be wreckin' with in the future for sure.  Carolina Fire Ants, iBlink, and Wilson all finished in the Top 15 of the bowl season, giving them each hope for a breakthrough win next year.  And it was the Mormon Whores who acted like real gentlemen this year, getting all of their picks in on time.  Perhaps this new leaf will lead to their first win of their career...maybe coming this close will break this pair up into their own teams and we can see who the real whore is... 
• Rookies were the story in Season 8, as 14 new members were added to the ever expanding CFGL.  Our regular season champion was first timer and League watchdog, the Barndawg.  In fact, 5 of the top 10 regular season finishers were rookies, and 3 of the top 10 in bowl season had never played before.  In a year that saw expansion from 37 to 50, it was C'mon Rookie, Twinsons, Double Bird Strike, Drew Bledsoe, Jamie O'Hare, Michigan Hates U, Drunken Sailor, Frank the Tank, Schematic Advantage, Simon's Wrecking Crew, Sooners 200, O-H-I-O, and Hawks that made this season as good as it was.  The CFGL owes a huge "thank you" to all of you who took the plunge the first time and hope we have you back for Season IX. 
• The intrigue that developed between now League veterans, Team Wigley and Hollywood Hussion was a big topic this year.  Off the field issues plagued the former couple as they each took shots at the other through email, Twitter, and the Facebook page.  In the end, it was Wigley who got the better end of the deal, not only finishing ahead of Hollywood in both the bowls and regular season, but also not having to be his girlfriend anymore.  
• Family finishes are always a very sensitive issue especially after Mamacita put her four boys in their place in last year's bowl season.  This year it was Coach who ruled over the Johnson family as Tejon, Deeds, Mr. KJ, The First Lady, and Mamacita never had a chance.  Mile High took the Hussion family crown with a 17th place finish, which earns him a free dinner at Carrows from his dad and brother the next time he is in Santa Fe.  Hussions vs. Johnsons boys:   Johnsons- 965.5 Hussions 899.  Maybe next year...  Probably never.
• As for former champions... it was never meant to be for Hammes, Urban Cowboy, Bizzem, or Scaga.  Disappointing performances from all four makes us wonder if it their respective wins were just a fluke or if they will ever contend again. Primetime gave his second win a run, but finished 5th.

Overall, this was clearly the best season that the CFGL has ever had.  The Commish and Deeds want to thank each and every one of you for your dedication to getting picks in, creating buzz within your social circles, and enjoying college football as much as we do. 
The CFGL is looking to be even stronger in Season IX and we are already making tweaks, with the NCAA Football season just 269 days away.  Look to hear from us in June when we begin to recruit our players.  We hope that you all enjoyed the picks and banter and that you will let other responsible or degenerate fans know about our pool. 

Have a great offseason!

Deeds and Commish

Post Compass Bowl

Total Points Leaders

Ladies and Gentlemen of The League-

SMU/Pitt didn't look like a thriller on paper...it wasn't. SMU dominated the game and easily upset the Panthers to take home the BBVT Compass Bowl trophy. 

As non-climactic as the Compass Bowl was, the CFGL Bowl Season follows suit.  TP3s win on SMU ensures that he will be the Champion of Bowl Season 8.  Although Dee's Pimpin' is less than 20 points behind, he has duplicate picks as TP3 and has no way to overcome that lead. 
The closest that a player will get is going to be Primetime, who has both Arkansas St and Alabama, which are both opposite picks from our champion, but even winning those two games would mean that he finished 1 point short of the title. 
This is the first time in a few seasons that the Bowl Season fails to go to the last game of the season and is a far cry from last year's thrilling National Championship run for Mamacita, who is destined to finish this year in dead last place.

We will do a full summary of TP3's historic run when it is complete, but let's look at what could have been if three plays would have been different in the 33 games thus far.

• On 12/30, Miss St. lined up for an XP after their first touchdown of the game against Wake Forest.  The kicker blew it and pushed it wide right, which was inconsequential to the outcome of the game, but had big impact on the CFGL. 
• Just about five hours later it was Oklahoma vs. Iowa in the Insight Bowl and the first three quarters were pretty lopsided. In the fourth, the Hawkeyes clawed their way back to within ten and a cover.  On 4th down and 2 from outside the 20, OU ran a QB power and the Freshman quarterback broke through the line and ran it in to put the Sooners up 17 and cover the spread.  
• The next morning, N'western scored two 4th quarter TDs to pull within one score and an apparent cover against Texas A&M.  TAMU moved the ball down to the NW side of the field and rather than run the clock out, decided to kick an FG with just seconds remaining. 

Each of these three plays were huge when it comes to the outcome of The League.  With those games going the other way, here is what the standings would look like:

1.  Well Hungarians- 399 (max 421) 
1. The Hungarians would only benefit from a 14 point win with MSU and would have needed an LSU win and would have needed to root against themselves in the Ark.St./NIU game tonight.  Strangely, the best win % of games would not have really had a chance down the stretch.
2. Drew Bledsoe HOF- 393 (max 456)
1. Drew would have been the favorite to win the CFGL.  N. Ill and Bama wins would have put him at the highest scoring of all time, benefiting from 41 more points w/MSU and Iowa covers.
3. Dee's Pimpin'- 388 (max 436.5)
1. Dee's would need a $line winner tonight to have a shot during the BCS National Championship.  MSU would have given him an additional 19 points that could be helpful now.
4. C'mon Rookie - 380.5 (max 429.5)
1. This rook would have benefited most from the three plays above with 54 points coming from MSU and Iowa.  With a NIU and LSU win in the next two nights, C'mon Rookie would have won the CFGL Bowl Season.

Where would our now champion, TP3 be had the ball bounced this way?  Texas A&M not covering his 34 point game would have definitely had an impact on his finish. In fact, that game ends up being the difference for him between a win and a loss in all scenarios. 


Enjoy the games without the drama of the CFGL.  We will put out a final scoreboard after the BCS Championship game.

Deeds and Commish

Post Cotton Update

Total Points Leaders

Win Percent Leaders

Best Possible Leaders

CFGLers-

Last night's Cotton Bowl seems to have ended the dream for some significant CFGL Champion hopefuls.  Arkansas won and covered in a less than spectacular game with a 29-16 victory. 

Last night's game going under means that the Well Hungarians jump into second place, a mere 6.5 points behind our leader.  The bad news is that due to similar picks, the Hungarian Dream will fall short of a championship again.  

As we projected last night, the Arkansas cover has eliminated both Coach and Twinsons from contention for the Bowl Championship.  Coach does go home with the distinction of being the highest scoring member of the Johnson household...but only until Mr. Kasey Johnson marries his daughter in May.

As for those that still count towards the title, the Razorback win has put TP3 in the driver's seat of every statistical category that matters.  The school principal from New Orleans has run up 394.5 points with a league leading,  improbable, and amazing 70% conversion rate on his points risked.  TP3 also holds a significant lead in Best Possible with 26 points more possible than Primetime, who has the most points left to risk.  Dee's Pimpin' has hit 8 of 9 and with an under game picked today has a slight chance.  The ball is going to have to bounce his way in the last three...

A more full update will happen after this afternoon's game.

Deeds

Cotton Bowl Projections

Good evening-

CFGL Bowl Season is back in swing tonight with the Cotton Bowl kicking off at 8:00 PM EST.  Tonight's game pits Arkansas vs. KState.  Arkansas is favored by 7.5 point and the O/U is 73.   Here is how our leaders are picking the game...
(Order listed is the Total Points Leader list)

1. Dee's Pimpin- 368- Arkansas-10
2. TP3- 366.5- Arkansas-28
3. Well Hungarians- 366-Under-22
4. Twinsons- 337- K State-2
5. Wilson-333- Arkansas-21
6. C'mon Rookie- 329.5- Arkansas 19
7. Drew Bledsoe HOF- 326- KState-24
8. Coach- 321.5- KState-29
9. Primetime- Arkansas 32

A Kansas State cover (particularly in an over game) will give Bledsoe and Coach a real shot at the championship with three games left.  If Arkansas covers the 7.5, TP3 takes over the lead again and Primetime shoots up the standings.
Primetime and Drew Bledsoe are particularly dangerous right now b/c they are the only two with Bama and both have 35 on it. If they are not eliminated by that game, they could be the ones to worry about for our leaders...

Enjoy the Cotton+

Update in the morning.

Deeds and Commish

Best Possible Leaders

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CFGLers-

Mayhem officially hit the CFGL scoreboard last night with WVU's shocking upset of Clemson, 70-33.
38 of 49 players had Clemson and most for more than 25 points.  Typically a game that is so heavily picked one way fails to have an impact on the leaderboard...last night was the exception because of WHO got the wins. 
C'mon Rookie may have to change his name after showing a savvy veteran pick of WVU and scoring 15 points and hanging on to a place in the Top 5 of total possible. 
TP3 is as red hot as the WVU offense was last night.  The Mountaineers put up 70 and TP3 put up 20 to move within 1.5 points of the lead. He also holds the lead in Best Possible by a full 16 points over Primetime, who dropped 31 on Clemson.  
The biggest surprise on the board, however, is our new overall points leader.  It is not a surprise that he got there, just that he did it after his cold start this year...
Dee's Pimpin likely slept well after his 34 point game hit the over in the first half and he took over the total points lead.  Dee's has his 7 of his last 8 and has converted 157 of his last 172 points. That 8 game span give him an unprecedented 92% conversion rate. 

As for our former leaders, the Well Hungarians...they have lost 86 straight points but only fell to 3rd place, 2.5 points out of a tie for the lead.  One must begin to wonder which of the 3 cock and balls trio has made the last three picks and whether or not this will still be a three man team next year.  We all hate to see any C&B lose a testicle...
Drew Bledsoe, Twinsons, Wilson, Coach, and Primetime are now "below the radar", but have big points down the stretch that keep them in it.  

With four games remaining, the field is wide open and we don't see any more games that are dominated by a particular pick.  The CFGL is off on Thursday night and games return for a GIANT game between to "BCS-worthy" teams, Arkansas and KState. A full analysis of this and the rest of the games will be posted on Friday. 

Enjoy an evening off of the drama.

Deeds and Commish

Post Sugar Update

Total Points Leaders

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Best Possible Leaders

CFGLers-
Good morning to all.  Last night's Sugar Bowl marked the second straight and third of four overtime games in the last two days.  Michigan's 3 point win and cover made big impact on the CFGL Bowl Season outcome. 

Today we have a different leader in every statistical category, showing how wide open the title still is. 

• Total Points- Well Hungarians (366) hold a 10.5 point lead over Team Wigley, who while in second place has no mathematical chance at winning.  TP3 is 19.5 back and Twinsons hangs in just 29 behind.  Dee's Pimpin's win streak ended at 6 but is still just 32 back.  
• Win %- TP3 has taken over the lead by hitting on almost 68% of his points.  He was helped last night by the Michigan cover and has a contrarian pick tonight with WVU.  Primetime shows up in 2nd in this category as he continues to ride favorites to a 65% success rate.  Bledsoe may feel like it is slipping away, but the Michigan game keeps him in great shape down the stretch.  Wilson, Dee's, Twinsons, Mr. KJ, C'mon Rookie, Coach and the Hungarians are all picking at 60+% still and have a shot.  
• Best Possible- Primetime is the leader by having 3.5 more potential points than Drew Bledsoe and 5 more than TP3.  Here, the Hungarians are in 4th place and fall a full 25 behind our leader.  Wilson also shows top 5 in this category, insisting that he is still alive.

Tonight's Orange Bowl is Clemson heavy with picks, and a preview will come out before kickoff.
Have a great Wednesday.

Deeds and Commish

Quick Note on the Sugar Bowl

CFGLers-

After last night's OT thriller which was inches away from being a cover after an apparent TD was called down inside the 1 yard line and resulted in an OSU FG instead, we have a real swing game on tap this evening.

Our not so humble and less than fearless leaders the Well Hungarians currently hold a 32 point lead over Twinsons, who is actually just one person.  The Hungarians have the over for 33 and can put big distance between them and the field with a cover. Coach also has the Over, but for only 14.

A Big Blue win (and cover) tonight is critical for Primetime, TP3, Mr. KJ, and Drew Bledsoe. 

Simon's Wrecking Crew and Dee's Pimpin' stand to gain the most from a VaTech win.  In fact, a Hokie cover would extend Pimpin's streak to seven straight and keep him chasing the money.

An under game would not only hurt the Hungarians (For the Good of the League) but would also give Wilson a much needed 27 point rebound game after OKST blew his 33 point game. 

All in all, tonight's game goes a long way to crowning our champion.  Enjoy.

Deeds

Post Fiesta Bowl Update

CFGLers-

A quick look at the leaderboard above after OSU's OT win & non-cover last night. 

Next game up:
Sugar Bowl- Michigan vs. Virginia Tech tonight at 8:00 EST. 

Enjoy!

Deeds

Post Rose-Pre Fiesta Bowl Scoring Update

Total Points Leaders

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Best Possible Leaders

CFGLers-

The Well Hungarians have taken over the lead of the CFGL Bowl Season.  The trio has hit the trifecta and is currently leading in all tracked statistical categories, which is the first run of this sort in league history.  The Cock&Balls Combo wins the Oregon game for 31, Houston for 25, Mich St. $line, and S. Carolina for 19.  They have also won 8 of thier last 11.
Still in the hunt is Twinsons, 32 points behind, but he will need to root against himself in the Fiesta as he only has 4 riding on the popular OSU Cowboys.
You can be sure that our founder and Commissioner, El Tejon will be rooting for Stanford with his under as he is one of few that did NOT pick Oklahoma State. 
Coach, TP3, and Drew Bledsoe all will make up some ground with an OSU win as they all have risked more than the Big Dicks on top.  
By virtue of points remaining, Primetime, Wilson and Simon's Wrecking Crew have a significant mathematical chance at the title and they have also picked OSU.
Mentally Denarded, Deeds, and Dee's Pimpin' are the only three to hit all five games so far today, but only Dee truly looks like a threat if the streak continues. 

Hammes, Flute, Sooners, Aunt Betty, Frank the Tank, Seminole26, Drunken Sailor, First LadyScaga and have all been eliminated from the Bowl Championship. 

Enjoy the rest of the Fiesta Bowl.

Deeds and Commish 

Rose Bowl Halftime Update

Best Possible

Total Points

Win Percentage

CFGLers-
Here is a quick update at half time of the Rose Bowl.  Wigley rules still, but everyone would have to lose out for her to win...another late let down Team Wigs.  The Well Hungarians have taken over the win % AND best possible leads. 
Enjoy the evening.

Deeds & Commish

January 1, 2012 Bowl Scoring Update

Total Points Leaders

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Remaining Games

Happy New Year to all!  Next full scoring update will be after the Fiesta Bowl.  Enjoy your Sunday (NFL) and Monday games. 

May the good of The League be with you in 2012-

Commish y Deeds