VIII: Week Eight Results

An EVENTFUL conclusion to a hotly contested week eight: The Commissioner moved inactive players left in New York's starting lineup to the bench on Monday morning, allowing the Finest the ability to make follow up roster moves in their tight battle with HCM City. The Lead Farmers still won (pending stat corrections) but the ruling is being unilaterally upheld and setting a precedent for the remainder of the season.

In order to maximize understanding of the new waiver rules, all players ruled 'inactive' before their respective kickoff can be retroactively moved to the bench upon manager request, at which point they will be able to make whatever moves are left to them, within the rules. Ideally all managers will bench or IR their inactive players IN ADVANCE OF KICKOFF to utilize the added roster flexibility that the 'until kickoff' waiver protocol creates. Hopefully this unfortunate situation can create a better understanding of league rules, and there will not be any further controversy- but until the end of the season, the recourse afforded to NYF will be available to any teams in the same situation.

When Larkspur Bowl IX rolls around in 2017, this caveat will be abolished and all owners will be expected to understand and operate within the confines of the rules without aide. If you have any questions about any rule, please contact the Commissioner for clarification.

Pawnee drops and Manitoba rises, both teams sitting at 6-2 with five games to go. Deputy, Phoenix, and the Islanders are all a game back at 5-3, with four more teams at 4-4, and four more at 3-5 all jockeying for those top six spots. Oakwood falls to 1-7 and is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. They'll need to rally for a consolation bid, two games back from the field, with the bottom two teams both relegated to an empty post season.

Week 8 Matchups

• Phoenix Uprising241.07Saskatoon Sasquatch219.00
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• Deputy Van Halens172.66South Park Cows166.02
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• Pawnee Pride167.78Savannah Petes205.05
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• Revis Islanders225.50Hill Valley McFlys196.48
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• OAKWOOD DRIVER200.85Les Tres Petites216.00
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• HoChiMinhLeadFarmers178.62New York's Finest174.20
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• Manitoba Moosecrew230.24Malibu Deadbeats192.42
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POWER OUTPUT:

1. PHX 241: Uprising get double digit output from both RBs for the first time all season; Dez is back
2. MMC 230: Crew was unhappy with meager power ranking, score a ton despite ODB's bye week absence
3. ISL 225: Islanders big week saw offense put it together under Derek Carr- plus, return of the Mack
4. SAS 219: Back on track points wise, but meager WR production short circuits their bid to win
5. LTP 216: Canada's OG gets a boon from big Derrick Henry, suddenly owner of some nice RB depth
6. SAV 205: Savannah routs Pawnee with an offense that looks formidable going forward 
7. OAK 200: Respectable production, but another loss and some tough byes on the horizon
8. HVM 196: McFlys suffer some unfortunate breaks on defense: Perryman and Church out early
9. MDB 192: Mark Ingram's benching in his Deadbeat debut is as disconcerting as Cam Meredith's dwindling role 
10. HCM 178: Hold on for second straight win despite meddling; haven't won three in a row since 2011
11. NYF 174: Given opportunity to replace injured Cobb and ill Montgomery, they add Bellamy who scores .9
12. DVH 172: Chicken dinner from the 12 spot doesn't happen often- ought to thank Jason McCourty
13. PAW 167: One seed laid low, but no worse for wear- still projected tops in the league over next five weeks
14. SPC 166: Defending champs miss an opportunity to control their own destiny with week eight clunker

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