Sunday, November 29, 2009

Rivalry Week--for my fantasy gals

Rivalry Week. It kicked off on 11/21 with Ohio State vs Michigan and continued through Saturday with the Iron Bowl (Alabama vs Auburn), The Egg Bowl (Ole Miss vs Mississippi State), Bedlam (Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma), the Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh vs West Virginia), etc. and is capped off on Sunday with Cats vs Dogs, the Sibling Rivalry, the Ex-Roommate challenge, Domer vs Domer and the Rookie Showdown. Yes, I'm talking fantasy football and thanks solely to the scheduling gods, i.e., the computer generated schedule from Sportsline, our big rival games all coincidentally occurred during the same week and on the same weekend as college football's rivalry games. It's actually almost frightening how that worked out. And the games aren't over. Jailbait and I (the Notre Dame rivalry game) are actually in a barn burner and it will come down to how Marques Colston plays tomorrow night. Incidentally, Jailbait and I have been battling it out all season to avoid last place. While Sharon has the worst record, I have the last ranked scoring offense in the league. Meanwhile Purple Haze has a .75 lead over her former roommate Golden Rules, but she'll need Robert Meachem to basically not play to hold onto that lead and her number one ranking. The sibling rivalry game is very much up in the air right now despite Strawberry Shortcake's almost 40-point lead, given the fact that Black Widows still has Drew Brees, Pierre Thomas AND Randy Moss playing tomorrow night. The Red Dogs fittingly have dominated the Big Cats and there's no chance for redemption there. Finally, the rookie showdown between the Fighting Turtles and the H-Town Cagedancers is decidedly favoring the Turtles. And while neither of these teams are rookies this year, as the two newest members of the league (in their 2nd year) they will hold the rookie title until circumstances dictate otherwise. Stay tuned for the results...

Monday, November 16, 2009