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The Bulletin - Week 3

From underneath a rock in Media Void

“Gimme Three Steps”

Juggernauts Have Quite a Weekend

Standing on the 50-yard line at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon in front of more than 101,000 fans, Allyson Edwards probably thought, “Man, I could’ve played here (if they would’ve let girls play).” Well, in the BDFL, where they let one girl in, the Juggernauts are proving they belong in 2011. Now, they may rank right up there with the rest of the Null Set Crowd (Slovaks, Dogs, Wooden Warriors, and Blitz – those without a BDFL Championship), but they are clearly in the running in the early-going this season. In Week Three, the Nauts ran up 45-points on the Gulf Coast Gamblers and notched another vict’ry. So, watch out for the Rice Rockets! They may be close to blasting off to a stellar season. They’ll need to, just to compete in the Rugged Red Neck Division.

Champion Cheetah Edge Sleds in OT

Well, the class of the BDFL, the defending and unprecedented 4-time Champion Cheetahs just keep on impressing everyone in the BDFL. This past Sunday, Mad Jack Barnes got the lesson. Succinctly it goes like this: you may score 41-points in this league on Any Given Sunday, but it takes a little more than that on some Sunday’s to beat a beat like Butch Neal’s Sin Wagon. In a game that went to overtime, the Power Sleds pushed and pushed, but a the end of the day they were on fumes and being pulled down to defeat behind the mighty Sin Wagon.

A Hand Wins: Grenadiers Slip Past Mayors by One

Still reeling from losing the “spirit award” to the Lowly Slovaks (T-Shirt and all), the Magic City Mayors are now in full retreat after a Week Three gut-wrenching loss at the Hands of the Mineral Springs Grenadiers. The Bulletin has learned that things started out rather chummy for Chris and Alan this weekend. They made all of their regular stops as bachelors in a “free weekend.” First to the Irish Deli, then to 2001, and onto Southside and eventually to the old Upside Down Plaza, after that the story gets a little vague. Apparently, there was some type of falling out. At any rate, the Commissioner got a much-needed win and the Mayors are left with yet another stinging loss and no “spirit award” to gaze upon to relieve their doldrums.

A Hand Wins, Part 2: Woodies Win Against Tree Dwellers

The greatest chain gang member in the history of John Carroll Catholic High School (including Tadisco’s, Musso’s, Bruno’s, and Corleone’s) continues to gain momentum early in the BDFL season. Of course, the Bulletin is talking about Jaimie Hand (Son of D.K. – the finest chain gang “box man” in Rocket Stadium history). While his newly beloved Cavaliers are struggling on the gridiron (but excelling in the classroom – big whoop), his revamped Black Creek Wooden Warriors are making some waves in Fantasy League. And, we’re talking this league, not his “other league” (where we all know they’ll be champions). At any rate, the youngest Hand BDFLer notched a big 3-point win (22-19) over the Silver Lakes Sloth Monsters this past Sunday. And, as everyone knows, it’s never easy against the “Son of Slim.”

A Hand Wins, Part 3: Benton Bullets Move to 3-0

Not since 1988, when Bullet joined Johnny Ball, Hime, and Light (and others) in a three city limo tour to bars and night spots in Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa has the Bullerino had so much fun in Tampa Town. Not that he did so with Parks, who was apparently delayed by some unexpected events at a local K-Mart. It was beating Parks’ Pasco County Wizards that gave the old sportscaster reason to celebrate. The Bentonites took their game outside Lowndes County and outside the State of Alabama, and left the Bay area reeling (and apparently making it to a classic rock show just up the road, just in time, featuring the Outlaws, “Green Grass and High Tides Forever,” and Molly Hatchet, “Flirtin’ With Disaster and Gator Country.”) Merlin, who’s season is now teetering on the brink of disaster, has calls in to Leeman Bennett, Ray Perkins, John McKay, Richard Williamson, and Sam Wyche, to see if any of them – longstanding beloved Buccaneers’ coaches – can help the Wizards get back on the right track.

Dogs Top Slovaks in Overtime

The Fighting Slovaks are 0-3 and absolutely no one in Fantasy Football cyberspace – or anywhere else for that matter – is surprised. New T-Shirts are being printed by members of the Slovak race in Helena, Brookside, Pelham, and Birmingham that read, “Adam is Awful.” Yes, if there is such a thing in the BDFL, Adam is on the “hot seat” right next to Houston Nutt and Mark Richt. Even the closet Slovaks in Alabama are upset with the chief EuroTrash Talker. In Europe “Another weekend, another loss, welcome to Bratislavia” reads a sign somewhere behind the old Iron Curtain. Losing to the Brookside Dogs will do things like this to your fan base, even if it comes in overtime. Now, Adam can no longer run and hide. As for Dog, he’ll take a win any way he can get it. In a tweet, Dog’s only comment was “Winner, winner, chicken dinner.”

Woo Crew on the Ropes Early in the Season

A loss to bitter division rival Bullets in Week Two was bad enough, but dropping a close one (17-16) to the Blitz is even worse for the Smoke Rise Woosiers. Now, the official spin coming out of Hayden is that the Woosiers always finish strong and even build their teams for the stretch run. However, there is clearly a panic growing among the populace in Blount County, who might not be able to stomach any more losses to clearly inferior opponents (the Blitz, not the Bullets). As for the mild-mannered Gritz Blitz, they’ll celebrate any kind of win, have some toast, jam, coffee and grits and get ready for next week. They wont have any pancakes, “Man, I heard (up in Blount County) that those things “explode in your stomach.”

Where are they now?

Charlie Bradshaw – Jaimie’s first coach at Troy State (the other was Chan Gailey, who has the Buffalo Bills 3-0 early this year): well, he’s dead. But that isn’t deterring the Bulletin from its “Where are they now?” feature. Charlie Bradshaw (1923 - 1999) was a football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky from 1962 to 1968 and at Troy State (now Troy) from 1976 to 1982, compiling a career record of 66–68–6. Bradshaw was an assistant coach at Alabama under Bear Bryant and was on the staff that won the 1961 national championship. At Kentucky Bradshaw inherited a program that had done well under prior coaches Bear Bryant and Blanton Collier, but posted a record of 25–41–4 (.386). Bradshaw's 1964 team was ranked #5 in the AP Poll after defeating #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road and stomping Auburn 20–0, for a 3–0 start, but the squad finished 5–5 after defeating Tennessee in their final game. Bradshaw's 1965 team defeated #10 Georgia, and was ranked in the AP Top Ten for four weeks of that season. One of his most famous quotes at Troy followed a DB coming off the field, having been burned on a TD-bomb. “My bad,” the player said. Bradshaw responded, “No, it’s my bad for having your ass out there.” He also coined the BDFL-used phrase and subsequent award in reference to former Alabama and NFL quarterback and sportscaster, Scott Hunter, “He’s a bonehead.” (The comment came during half time of an exhibition, alumni, spring game at Alabama.)

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