Sunday, November 29, 2020

Last Game of the Week Rule

Today's ruling (posted on the FB group and reiterated below) will replace the Week 5 Contingency whereby teams would designate replacement players in the event the final game of the week is postponed due to COVID-19. Instead if any players in the final game of the week are in your starting lineup and the game is CANCELED after all other games that week have begun, the players in your lineup will be replaced by the highest scoring position eligible player currently on your bench.
  • If you do not have a backup at the position you are stuck with a zero.
  • If the game is played and your player does not play (due to injury or covid or whatever) there will be no replacement
  • If a game earlier in the week is postponed or canceled, players should be treated as injured, and subbed for manually.
  • If a player is dropped before the Tuesday game they do not count as a replacement; they must remain on your roster through the end of the week.
This rule will be in effect for any MNF games, except in the case that a game has been postponed to Tuesday (or even Wednesday), such as this week's PIT v BAL game. I will do my best to alert the league when a game has superseded MNF as the LAST GAME OF THE WEEK; This rule will remain in effect through the end of the season.

For instance, if Pawnee has WR Chase Claypool in the WR/TE position and the game is canceled after 8:00pm EST on Monday, then whomever scores highest on his bench (TE Tyler Higbie or WR Richie James) would automatically replace him. If Claypool was in the WR slot, it would mean only WR Richie James is an option to replace him. If Richie James and Julian Edelman were both active and on his bench, the higher scorer would be subbed in.

REMINDER: With Bye weeks over, players set to participate in a game that is PPD are now eligible for IR through the remainder of the season.



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Thursday, November 26, 2020

McFlys drop the Rum Ham After All

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

Week 12 is underway, but upon further review, the results from week eleven have taken an adjustment:

Yahoo! issued a short statement regarding stat corrections not being finalized: We are aware of issues with week 11 stat corrections. Some stats including 2-point conversions failed to be correctly reflected in week 11 scoring. We're aware of this issue and will resolve it as soon as possible so all week 11 matchups are properly credited.

However, the gap between the two teams has expanded to nearly ten points, taking away most of the mystery- here's the full rundown where the Rum Ham had 16 tweaks (losing TFLs from Myles Jack and Neville Hewitt figure chiefly among the corrections) resulting in an astounding -14 to their final score while the McFlys' six changes only dropped them by 4.05. The race will continue to be tracked (until Y! declares the adjustments conclusive, but it leaves with some updated standings:

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

XII: Week Eleven Recap

With just two weeks left in the regular season, the playoff picture is shaping up: Despite their best effort, Deputy joins Philadelphia, Carmel, and Savannah among the eliminated, leaving ten teams with mathematical bids at the six berths; The path is thin for 5-6 South Park, Ohio, and Pawnee... but winning out gives them a shot. The Cows have a substantially more robust playoff chance (despite no margin of error) as defeating Binghamton and Carmel in the closing weeks, with the point totals they have projects to a healthy chance at a playoff berth.

Half the league has managed winning records to date, though we have seen churn at the top as New Jersey and HCM City (at 8-3) have supplanted previous bye holders Manitoba and Hill Valley (at 7-4) with time running out. More than anyone else it is the Sanitation Crew with the keys to the top seed: if they can knock off the McFlys  this week they clinch a bye, and defeating the Lead Farmers the next week would secure the best record in football. The Moose Crew and McFlys can clinch by winning either of their final two matchups, and have a credible shot at the playoffs if they flop in both, although neither have the points to feel comfortable in tiebreak scenarios.

Mar-A-Lago and Phoenix both saw their win streaks decisively severed in week eleven; Their playoff bids remain intact, but only if they rebound from their setbacks. Binghamton has hung around this long, but likely needs a pair of wins to edge in, as despite their outburst this week, their total points remain meager.

We do have one result still up in the air- The Rum Ham dropping the McFlys by just .31 pending stat adjustments; A reversal would mean minimal shuffling of the standings, but the McFlys would strengthen their bid for a round one bye and simultaneously lock in a playoff berth.

RESULTS

Week 11 Matchups

 

POWER OUTPUT

  1. SPC 266: The Cows burst forth and show their true colors as one of the best teams in the league, but any more slip ups will mean certain doom. Looked surefooted this week though.
  2. HCM 250: The Lead Farmers have a trap game against Philly this week, but have 'bounced back' after a pair of underwhelming 180 point victories.
  3. JSC 248: The top seed has posted scores of 193+ in ten of eleven games and cannot take their foot of the pedal if they want to ensure a bye week.
  4. BIN 226: The Snipers have stepped it up a notch in the back half of the season, with their defense mopping up and delivering victory after victory.
  5. MMC 216: The Moose finally end their losing streak just in the nick of time- they have a pair of matchups with playoff hopefuls to close the season.
  6. DVH 191: Their 3-1 start a fond memory, the Van Halens collapse has been a dreadful one and they're in danger of missing even the consolation bracket.
  7. CRT 185: A season to be proud of, not for the scattered wins, but for the wherewithal to continue competing into November despite their bad hand.
  8. PHX 178: Their five game win streak ends with decimation, and the offensive weapons are hardly inspiring- but they control their own destiny still.
  9. PAW 169: If Pawnee misses the playoffs, they'll be the third defending champ to do so in League History (SPC in '16 and HVM in '17). Yikes!
  10. MAL 160: A blemish on their record, but the Grabbers are still in a good spot to control their fate and return to the playoffs after an eight year layoff.
  11. PRH 158: Inching out a second victory in a row and playing spoiler to another league mainstay could be a bright spot in another dark season... if it holds.
  12. HVM 158: This pitiful showing might be bottom for the McFlys- or pending reversal, signal an upswing. Either way they have to figure out QB to regain their top contender status.
  13. SAV 155: Savannah's tumble has been one of tired mediocrity, with the team rising up over 183 points only once. CMC's injury was a blow, but the team's inability to restock facilitated the drop.
  14. OTB 153: The Tommy Boys have made the fewest moves in the league at 23, five fewer than Savannah. Now Adam Thielen might have COVID coming out of the highlight reels. GREAT!

TEAM OF THE WEEK

  • QB DESHAUN WATSON  (34.46) - SPC
  • RB DALVIN COOK (26.40) - SPC
  • WR ADAM THIELEN (33.10) - OTB
  • TE TRAVIS KELCE (26.06) - MMC
  • DL CAMERON JORDAN (24.00) - BIN
  • LB LAVONTE DAVID (24.50) - MMC
  • CB JANORIS JENKINS (27.65) - BIN
  • SS MINKAH FITZPATRICK (25.35) - MMC
  • PK RODRIGO BLANKENSHIP (14.00) - SPC

UPCMING MATCHUPS

Jersey and Hill Valley square off with a playoff bye potentially on the line; Manitoba and Mar-A-Lago also jostle for position, with the loser slipping too close to the edge of the playoff picture. South Park and Binghamton are both battling for their playoff lives- a must win for both teams, considering their circumstances. Ohio takes on Phoenix with a lot on the line, while Pawnee battles Deputy for the Indian crown with their miniscule chances at a title defense also hanging in the balance.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Injured Reserve: COVID Postponements

With the last week of bye weeks upon us, any future COVID ramifications will force games to be PPD.

At this late juncture Yahoo! has enabled the ability for IR slots to be utilized in the event of postponed games. The Larkspur Bowl has enable this option effective immediately.

Additional IR slots may be added over the remaining weeks at the discretion of the Commissioner. These slots will ONLY be added in conjunction with the end of the week waiver period (Tuesday, unless a game is pushed to Tuesday, as it was earlier in the season.)

If any team would like to petition that additional IR slots be added (with cause) please lodge the request on the Facebook group. Hopefully we will finish Larkspur Bowl XII on the standard timeline, with the champion crowned in week 16- but if postponements alter the landscape, we will adjust. The likeliest tweak would be prolonged playoff matchups that last two weeks.



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XII: Week Ten Recap

After a silent deadline and a low octane week ten (only two teams surpassed 200 points) we have double digit games under our belt and we've pared down to four* groups of teams:

At 7-3, the contenders: New Jersey, HCM City, and Hill Valley have all but assured themselves playoff spots, but have three weeks to figure out their seeding- winning out will secure one of the two byes in the first round. The Sanitation Crew play the McFlys and Lead Farmers (respectively) in the final two weeks of the season, so in many ways they hold the keys here.

At 6-4, the challengers: Mar-A-Lago, Phoenix, and Manitoba have all taken different routes to this point. The Grabbers are the league's point leader but lost in weeks 5, 6, and 7 despite putting up 212, 222, and 227 over that span. They've bounced back and are the team nobody wants to face right now- ask the previously top seeded McFlys, who were humbled this past week. The Uprising have reeled off five straight wins on their path back to relevancy, having missed the XI playoffs after nine straight years of finishing on the medal stand. The Moose Crew have backed into this position, winning six straight to start the year but now suffering a woebegone month long losing streak. All three control their own destinies, but here it is Manitoba that sees both of the weight class' contenders.

At 5-5, the underdogs: Ohio, Binghamton, and Pawnee will need help to get into the dance this year. All three have been recent post-season contestants, with the Tommy Boys cracking the top 6 in 2019, the Snipers in 2018 and 2017, and the Pride hitting the premier bracket in four of the past five years. Ohio and Binghamton will matchup in the final week, potentially with playoff implications on the line; The defending champs will need to win out against Carmel, Deputy, and Hill Valley to have a shot, considering their puny (12th ranked) point total to date.

Before we get to the Also-Rans, there is a plausible Cinderella Story in South Park; The Cows are 4-6 but second in overall points. Winning out could give them a tiebreak berth via the #6 seed, but the margin for error is slim. Their first task will be to drop the streaking Phoenix squad, then mop up Binghamton and Carmel in the final two weeks. Only a fool would prematurely count the LBVII champs out of the running.

The darkest possible horse is in Deputy, where the Van Halens would need to win out while scoring at a prodigious pace to get a 7-6 tiebreak bid. It's a longshot, but not a mathematical impossibility. However, back-to-back outputs under 160 throw some cold water on their ability to jump into the race now.

Savannah, now losers of three straight, push their playoff drought to three straight years. The Rum Ham played spoiler to Deputy, but besides a sterling week two performance against current #1 seed Jersey, Philly might as well be dead; they have not been to the playoffs in eight years, before Saskatoon, when they were known as the Atlanta Rage back in 2012. Carmel won't face relegation this year, but having only broken the 200 point mark once this season (a loss to HCM in week 7) they'll be back to the drawing board in 2021; Making a run in the consolation bracket could yield a better fate in XIII.

RESULTS

Week 10 Matchups

 

POWER OUTPUT - OFFENSIVE VALUE PICK EDITION

  1. OTB 233: WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON (8TH ROUND PICK)
  2. JSC 209: QB KYLER MURRAY (6TH ROUND PICK)
  3. BIN 195: RB KAREEM HUNT (7TH ROUND PICK)
  4. PHX 192: WR TEE HIGGINS (23RD ROUND PICK)
  5. SPC 190: WR CEEDEE LAMB (9TH ROUND PICK)
  6. PAW 186: WR CHASE CLAYPOOL (20TH ROUND PICK)
  7. MAL 181: WR CHRISTIAN KIRK (8TH ROUND PICK)
  8. HCM 181: QB JOSH ALLEN (7TH ROUND PICK)
  9. SAV 180: QB RYAN TANNEHILL (UNDRAFTED)
  10. MMC 166: RB ANTONIO GIBSON (10TH ROUND PICK)
  11. PRH 166: WR COREY DAVIS (21ST ROUND PICK)
  12. CRT 165: RB JAMES ROBINSON (UNDRAFTED)
  13. DVH 160: RB NYHEIM HINES (19TH ROUND PICK)
  14. HVM 114: TE ROBERT TONYAN (23RD ROUND PICK)

TEAM OF THE WEEK

  • QB TOM BRADY (33.04) - PAW
  • RB ALVIN KAMARA (32.20) - BIN
  • WR M. VALDES-SCANTLING (28.60) - BIN
  • TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (14.70) - SAV
  • DL MYLES GARRETT (14.50) - SAV
  • LB DEMARIO DAVIS (29.00) - JSC
  • CB TARON JOHNSON (24.50) - SAV
  • SS JAMAL ADAMS (24.50) - OTB
  • PK MATT PRATER (16.00) - DVH

UPCOMING MATCHUPS

A couple of premier matchups on the docket: Mar-A-Lago could put themselves in position to claim a top seed if they knock off HCM City this week, while the Lead Farmers assert their own positioning with the inverse. Manitoba has to face Ohio in a battle of backsliding squads; The Tommy Boys may be off the schneid after a big week ten. South Park's results do not match their production, but now they have to put up or shut up against the surging Uprising.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

XII: Week Nine Recap

A quiet week with the trade deadline looming, this week will be the last chance for teams to dramatically alter their rosters. Besides waiver claims, free agent additions, and later season emergences, teams are nearing their final form. Trades must be agreed to via the Y! infrastructure by 11:59pm PT on Saturday 11/14 (2:59am EST on 11/15) to count. All teams are eligible to make deals, as the playoff bracket and consolation bracket are both in play.

As for who can make each bracket- Carmel and South Philly are the only two teams with 0% odds of contending for the Larkspur Bowl, reaching seven losses in nine weeks. Both have the opportunity to claw out of the sarlacc and win draft position in for 2021 over the remaining four weeks. Savannah is hanging on to a potential playoff berth by the skin of their teeth, but would likely need to win out while scoring major points in the season's last month... barring a reversal in their matchup with Ohio.

Everyone else is in play; Hill Valley stumbled this week against HCM City but keeps the top seed; Those Lead Farmers are in a virtual dead heat with the NJ Sanitation Crew for the #2 seed and the bye that comes with it. Lagging behind in points but even at 6 wins are the Manitoba Moose Crew; losing three straight is bad, but their strong week 9 performance should give them confidence- they are in with a split down the stretch.

With five wins are the Mar-A-Lago Grabbers, the Phoenix Uprising, and the Pawnee Pride; As it stands, one those three would miss the playoffs, and the defending champs are unlikely to take a point tiebreaker against anyone this season. That means they will like need to finish the season 3-1 to have a shot at defending their title. Phoenix has won four straight to pull themselves back from the brink, while Mar-A-Lago leads the league in points.

The four win teams are lead by South Park, second in points and surging. They will need help to make the playoffs as they only have one matchup left with a team ahead of them in the standings (PHX in wk 11) but running the table would also be enough. Deputy and Ohio have both let strong starts get away from them, and see their seasons in peril. Meanwhile, the Snipers were on a bit of a roll before dropping a heartbreaker to Jersey- pending a major reversal, they have a very thin path to the big dance.



RESULTS

Week 9 Matchups

 

POWER OUTPUT

  1. MAL 247: The best Grabbers in the country had a huge offensive day but get some bad news in the form of Big Ben hitting the COVID list after the game.
  2. SPC 239: The Cows have won when they had to, and have just a tiny bit of leverage in ascertaining a playoff spot. Win out, they're. 3-1, and they should have a strong bid.
  3. JSC 226: In a statement game, Jersey has declared themselves a contender; with 193+ points in 8 of 9 matchups and multiple weapons, they'll have a shot at glory in 2020.
  4. MMC 221: A second straight loss despite 207+ points is just the market correcting itself. The Moose Crew should not panic at the deadline, as they are at the doorstep already.
  5. BIN 220: A momentum killer, the Snipers would have defeated nine other teams this week, but it wasn't their week, with multiple IDPs barely registering a point.
  6. PHX 210: Officially the hottest team in football, they've eked out a month of wins despite losing Odell Beckham and George Kittle. Running backs are suspect.
  7. CRT 198: A nice win against their fellow cellar dweller, the Rudy-Toos will have to put a few more games like this together just to get into the consolation in this season from hell.
  8. HCM 189: Coming off a dud, HCM was shaky in this one- but still got enough to get the job done, thanks to Josh Allen and a number of standout defensive performances.
  9. HVM 181: The offense played as advertised, but the defense was a major let down in a game that could have effectively secured a bye week. Week 10 is ravaged by byes for the McFlys.
  10. PAW 179: Tom Brady had the scales tilted his way and laid an egg; Worse than an egg really, a negative number that badly muddles Pawnee's playoff chances.
  11. OTB 171: Gutting out a win despite playing down a DL, the Tommy Boys will rue that decision if stat corrections end up flipping this margin. Savannah demands a recount!
  12. SAV 168: Intentionally playing with a hole at linebacker and then losing a must-win game by three points is just a really 2020 way to go. CMC & ALJ on the bench, STG is ZZZ.
  13. DVH 158: Bye weeks decimated this lineup and the game proved unwinnable, but sinking under .500% the Van Halens' will need to win 3 or 4 games 
  14. PRH 139: The Rum Ham came back from the dead but instead of being a bloodthirsty zombie they have engaged in some prolonged football savasana. Namaste!

TEAM OF THE WEEK

  • QB KYLER MURRAY (40.92) - JSC
  • RB DALVIN COOK (47.40) - SPC
  • WR DAVANTE ADAMS (34.10) - JSC
  • TE TRAVIS KELCE (27.30) - MMC
  • DL EMMANUEL OGBAH (15.50) - MAL
  • LB DARIUS LEONARD (26.15) - PHX
  • CB TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE (26.40) - JSC
  • SS JABRILL PEPPERS (25.30) - MAL
  • PK JASON SANDERS (14.00) - BIN

UPCOMING MATCHUPS

Hill Valley and Mar-A-Lago headline week ten, the leader in wins against the leader in points. If the Grabbers drop the McFlys, the first round byes are very much in play; the winner of HCM City vs Manitoba will be in prime position, while the loser could end up all the way down at number six by the end of the week. Finally, South Park has chance to get all the way back to .500% but will need to knock off Ohio to do it- it's a pivotal game for both team's playoff hopes.

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

XII: Week Eight Recap

Things have been happening in America!

As such, football took a backseat this week- to the point that week nine is upon us. Hill Valley sits comfortably at the top, 7-1 and in position to cruise into a first round bye. At 6-2 Manitoba stumbles but maintains control of its destiny- however with a low point total (9th overall) it will need to keep winning to stave off further descent. HCM City and Jersey Sanitation both have superior point totals at 5-3, while Pawnee's five wins come despite placing 13th in overall points. 

Four 4-4 teams are squabbling for the final playoff spot: Mar-A-Lago has it currently (2nd in overall points) with Phoenix, Deputy, and Binghamton looking to surge over .500%. South Park stays alive with a third win, piss poor luck considering they're third in overall points; They have an ample lead on fellow three win squads Ohio and Savannah.

The bottom of the barrel is still South Philly (who jettisoned George Kittle right before his injury) and the Carmel Rudy-Toos, who will seem to play spoiler more than anything else.

RESULTS

Week 8 Matchups

 

POWER OUTPUT ⚡ ROUND

  1. SOUTH PARK COWS 241
  2. HILL VALLEY MCFLYS 236
  3. PHOENIX UPRISING 228
  4. MANITOBA MOOSE CREW 207
  5. DEPUTY VAN HALENS 205
  6. PAWNEE PRIDE 200
  7. JERSEY SANITATION CREW 198
  8. OHIO TOMMY BOYS 196
  9. BINGHAMTON SNIPERS 178
  10. MAR-A-LAGO GRABBER 177
  11. CARMEL RUDY TUESDAYS 166
  12. SAVANNAH PETES 159
  13. PHILADELPHIA RUM HAM 152
  14. HCM CITY LEAD FARMERS 141

TEAM OF THE WEEK

  • QB PATRICK MAHOMES (41.64) - PHX
  • RB DALVIN COOK (56.50) - SPC
  • WR DK METCALF (40.50) - HVM
  • TE TRAVIS KELCE (24.00) - MMC
  • DL AARON DONALD (14.00) - HVM
  • LB BOBBY WAGNER (26.50) - HVM
  • CB TREVON DIGGS (35.15) - SPC
  • SS ERIC ROWE (29.70) - PHX
  • PK RYAN SUCCOP (15.00) - MMC

UPCOMING MATCHUPS

Plenty of intrigue this week with four games between teams .500% or above taking place; HVM vs HCM on the marquee, the undercard lining up PAW vs PHX, JSC vs BIN, and DVH vs MAL, not to mention SPC vs MMC. We could see the standings scrambled next time we check in, with the action kicking off tonight.

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