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The Bulletin

Week 15

Week 15 – BDCS Underway

No repeat champion this season as the Grenadiers and the complete "Null Set” group of Slovaks, Dogs and Juggernauts are one and done in the first round of the BDCS. The Woosiers, Cheetahs, Wizards and Mayors survive and advance to the semi-finals of the BDFL's elite championship bracket for a shot at the Big Daddy Bowl.

Mayors Kickoff BDCS with Big Win over Dogs, 35-28

The Brookside Dogs have nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing, that is, other than being from Brookside, living on the wrong side of the tracks, being short, a Paul McCartney fan, and having a history of ripping people off as a so-called “Super Banker” in the 1980s and 90s, and virtually stealing a company from his in-laws. However, in the BDFL, the Dogs can be proud of their effort in Round One of the Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) in 2010. Mark’s Mutts gave the Magic City Mayors all they could handle. But, the Cronies were not to be denied; especially this weekend, when they were honored at Gardendale High School for their tremendous contributions to the Rocket’s basketball team of the late 1970s. Alan milked it for all it was worth, “high-fiving” cheerleaders and chest-bumping folks when his name was called prior to a GHS vs. John Carroll basketball game at the sparkling new Ogg-Cornelius Coliseum. Stoked to an all-time high, the Mayors carried over with a big BDCS first round vict’ry over the Dogs and captured another distinction with the “Top Dog of the Week” award.

7^th Seeded Cheetahs Upend Grenadiers, 35-26

To the tune of The Orange Blossom Special:

“Well, look a yonder coming. Coming around the railroad track, it’s the old Sin Wagon, trying to get his title back.”

Insert train whistle sound here: Hoo, Hoooo, uhhhh! Hoo, Hoooo, uhhhh!

Yeah, the Sin Wagon is on the collision course (again) with another BDFL Championship. The Riverchase Cheetahs, who slipped into the Big Dance as a Number 7 Seed, steam-rolled past the so-called defending champions in round one of the BDCS playoffs, ending old Iron’s ill-fated attempt to defend his 2009 “fluke of the universe” title. As for the Cheetahs, they will now square-off against the Pasco County Wizards in round two of the Big Dance, as Butch and the Table Dancers look to claim an unprecedented 4th BDFL championship.

Nauts Implode and Choke Big Time, Losing to Wizards by One, 19-18

Nauts Gag on Big Stage, 19-18 (The Bulletin thought it needed two headlines, repeat, two)

“Geraldine Farraro!? – What was I thinking?” Democratic nominee, Walter Mondale, following his selection of a woman to be his Vice Presidential candidate, after losing in a 1980 landslide to Ronald Reagan.

What was Allyson thinking? A kicker scoring only two-points is not very good in a typical BDFL game. However, when your “other” kicker that you start doesn’t play and scores “zero,” two (2) looks pretty good, especially when those two points would give you a vict’ry. (Twilight Zone voice) Submitted your approval: A woman playing in a man’s league, a real man’s league, a Big Daddy league, has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a championship and chokes. What do you call it? Agony. So, the Wizards are the beneficiaries of this year’s post-season “stroke of luck,” and they advance in the BDCS with of course the lowest point-total of any of the teams in the winner’s bracket, except, of course, the Juggernauts.

No Fluke Here: Woo Crew Cruises Past Slovaks, 28-21

At the top of the BDCS, the Smoke Rise Woosiers smoked the Fighting Slovaks in round one. So, all of the members of the “Null Set Club,” those teams without a BDFL Championship, including honorary member – the Grenadiers – (for obvious reasons) lost in the first round of the Big Dance. As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surprise, surprise!” Meanwhile, the Woo Crew was the only higher seed to win, as upsets remain the norm in the opening round of the playoffs, a trend that has held true for the last few years. Everyone knew the 8th seeded Slovaks did not remain on the front porch with the big dogs, and now they are relegated to a more familiar position: the loser’s bracket. A. Slo and his EuroTrash Talkers got about as much mileage from making the Big Dance as he possibly could, inking a new contract that will keep him with the Slovak Nation for life. Now, the road is clear for the Woosiers to cruise to the title with only 7, 6, and 5 seeds in his path to the promised land. [Note: all the Final Four have at least one BDFL Championship, but none have had the honor to hoist the greatest fantasy prize of all time: The Grand Daddy.]

Big Mullet Series: Top-Seeded Woodies Win Again, 32-31

Maybe the hottest team in the BDFL, the Black Creek Wooden Warriors continued their winning ways in Week 15. Not that it matters. The Tribe edged the lowest-seed of all the North Canton Bootleggers by one, 32-31.

Bullets Shot Down by Mildcats, 34-32

The Benton Bullets got 12 on Monday Night Football from their defense/special teams (Chicago Bears), only to watch the Western Hills Wildcats kicker (also with da Bears) score 16 to boost the James Gang to an opening round win in the lowly Big Mullet Series (BMS).

Gamblers Deal Defeat to Blitz, 28-13

If the Mullet Series belongs to anyone, it’s the Dixie Mafia. The Gamblers proved that point in the first round by dealing out some defeat to the “Host with the Most” along the Gulf Coast. Eat your heart out, Jesse Jackson.

Sloths Slam Sleds, 28-18

Michael Hewlitt Dismukes beat Jack Barnes Jr. in round one of the BDFL Big Mullet Series – details were unavailable.