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The Bulletin - Week 3 From underneath a rock in Media Void
Week #3 - Three Teams at 3-0
A trio of teams has made it through three weeks of BDFL action undefeated; in alphabetical order: Grenadiers, Mayors, and Slovaks. And, only one team is winless; the Black Creek Wooden Warriors.
“Yoy, Yoy, Yoy!” Slovaks 3-0 – apocalypse can’t be far behind: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” says actor Robert Duvall in his famous line from Apocalypse Now. Well, if it is not the end of the world, it is close. In an early, upside-down world (bizarro world) of the 2012 Big Daddy Football League, the Oak Mountain Fighting Slovaks are 3-0. “Yasy Man.” This past weekend, the EuroTrash Talkers strolled into Fultondale and ripped a new one in the Black Creek Wooden Warriors, 28-12. It was not close. And, while the Slovaks are riding high, and feeling mean… the Tribe is down-and-out as the only “winless” team in the BDFL. (And, reports are that Hime isn’t even doing that great in his other league this year.)
The “Slovak Second” Sponsored by ALFA This will only take a second: “I just slapped Jaimie naked and hid his clothes. If anyone sees him running down Fieldstown Road don't pick him up. Jaimie might need big Nic Hand to do his picking next year,” said Adam Slovensky. “Now, where’s my beer?”
Mayors Move to 3-0 by Outscoring Juggernauts in Southern Company Showdown: The Southern Company Showdown between the Magic City Mayors and the Jugtown Juggernauts turned out to be just that in Week Three – a Showdown. The Cronies and the Rice Rockets battled back-and-forth all weekend inside the friendly confines of the Old Gray Lady off Graymont Avenue (Legion Field). At first Lowrey Langford’s (or Richard Arrington’s) squad would deliver a death blow, only to see the Bra Burners snap back to their feet and throw some serious punches of their own. It looked like the Magic City Classic with the scoreboard lighting up. But, when the smoke cleared the Cronies were celebrating and the ‘Nauts were head back to Leeds to regroup.
CTSN Game of the Week – Grenadiers Pound Sloths: You knew the visiting Silver Lakes Sloth Monsters were in trouble when the ACME Sand Company backed up to the old black top in Mineral Springs with a load of wet sand, and a couple of 55-gallon drums labeled in big, stencil letters “Whoop @$$.” What ensued over the next three hours was a whipping that the Three Toed Tree Dwellers won’t soon forget. The Grenadiers are off to a flying start, matching the Fighting Slovaks and Mayors as the only undefeated teams in the BDFL. After the game, Chris gave Mukes a tour of the Mineral Springs, Watson and Republic areas including stops at the famous (Uncle) Bootie’s, Cherry Avenue, Estis Trucking and Big Al’s – the original.
Bullets Slip Past Armadillos in Billy Idol “Rebel Yell” Classic: Well, Kurt Prewitt sent a woman (wife Sarah) to do parents job this weekend in Tuscaloosa. And, I guess, everything turned out okay as Prewitt’s daughter Morgan is all set to enroll at the University of Alabama next fall. Meanwhile, K.P. ventured down on s sight-seeing tour to Lowndes County, and to battle the Benton Bullets at Rebel Stadium in Hayneville. The Armadillos Head Coach got an up-close-and-personal view of the field where Preston Gothard and Jon Causey stomped around in their youth before their days in T-Town. But, what Prewitt also received was a lesson in BDFL logic: if your opponent’s kicker scores 19-points, you have little or no chance at a vict’ry. Bullet played the right place-kicker in Week Three and got a 2-point vict’ry. “Ready, aim, fire!”
Blitz Misses A.W. by Two Points in Rout of Powersleds (sponsored by Honda): After taking an A.W. by the Slovaks in Week Two, the Druid City Blitz was determined to bounce back in Week Three. And, it was easier than expected for the “host with the most.” The “other” Jerry stormed out to an early lead at the Dolodome in Fairfield, and continued to hammer the Mean Machine all afternoon in route to a rout that ended just two-points short of an A.W. (39-20). As for the defending BDFL Champions, 2012 has not started out very well, and they will have to go back to the process if they want to have any hope of retaining The Grand Daddy for another season.
Wizards 25 – Cheetahs 11 in HealthSouth Liquidation Bowl: Have the 4-time BDFL Champion Cheetahs reached an all time low? Well, actually, no. The Riverchase Cheetahs were pretty bad in the late 1990s, and on the brink of being a BDFL laughing stock before huge turn-around, and their exceptional and unprecedented run in the last 6-9 years. However, losing to the Pasco County Wizards will make you stop and take stock in yourself, especially when the loss carries a “Toilet Seat Team of the Weak” honor with it. And, the mood is pretty somber these days on Valley Avenue. As for the Pixie Dusters, Parks has picked up enough tips along North Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa to be able to handle himself at Sammy’s – or anywhere else – for that matter, even if he has to bum some “one’s” off former teammates.
“Hay Day” for Woosiers at Dizzy Dean Softball Extravaganza: The echoes of “mutiny” may have dissipated for at least the time being for the Smoke Risers in the Sky. The Woosiers got a much-needed vict’ry in Week Three to notch their 1st win of the season. It has been a long month for Tommy T, with WARTS-and-all, and adding a team, and bringing back another team, and the rank-and-file continuing to NOT do things the right way with starter submissions and the like, and the fact that the Slovaks are winning. But, just look at the other sideline… Woo could be worse… he could be the Gulf Coast Gamblers… with a son at Lee County Correctional Directional School and record of 1-2. (Go back and read that one like a Dr. Seuss book.)
The miniature Grand Daddy Award this week goes to the Woo Crew: The Smoke Rise Woosiers pick up the figurative hardware this week, for notching their 1st win of the season, by one-point, and for their continued outstanding WARTS work.
Check Clears: Dogs Top Cats in Synaflex Rubber Game: There were no AWs this week in BDFL action, but the Brookside Dogs came awfully close. The Dogs beat the Cats by 19-points (two shy of an AW). This one was not pretty. In fact, Jerry James said he would re-join the BDFL (after a year hiatus) but that he would not go back to Brookside to play ever again. Well, the BDFL caved in to his demands, and had the Dogs play this game in Dog Town – yeah, about 50-feet from the city limits sign, near the Butler’s old house where Mr. Butler once put the shotgun to Dog’s head. “Don’t shoot, Mr. Butler! It’s Mark Burr, Paul’s friend.” True story. A young Mark Burr survived that scare (prompting his Dad to go chew out Mr. Butler – and Dog to cut most ties with Louis Dudchock – who threw him under the bus), escaped from Brookside, and now is one of the nation’s leading latex salesmen – trailing only Art Van Delay of Van Delay Industries.
Quote of the week: “I don’t have any Alabama stuff,” said Curt Jarvis, moments after buying a Crimson Tide golf shirt and Bama cap on the quad Saturday prior to the Alabama vs. Florida Atlantic game.
Quote of the week II: “I’m not cheap like Parks,” said Curt Jarvis (for no particular reason).
Notables: The youngest member of the “James Gang,” Joseph James is playing fullback at Vestavia Hills High School. He has scored TDs the last two weeks to help the Rebels to a 4-0 start. Against Hewitt-Trussville on Sept. 7, Joseph scored on a 3-yard run, and last Friday in a 45-20 win over Huffman, Joseph had a fumble return for a TD. The Rebels play the Rockets this week. [Send us your notes on your younger ones, and we’ll add it to the Bulletin.] Editor's note: It is still last week under the rock in Media Void. Vestavia Hills beat the Rockets on Friday night and Joseph James opened the game with a 20 yard run for the Rebels. |
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