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Old 09-30-24, 10:36 PM   #2
Gut Wrench
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COACH CASEY STILL....UNWASTED
...not so Coach Fuel For Blood.

Week Four in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. We're one third of the way through the regular season and for the fourth consecutive week, creating a new record, we have had to rewrite this column AGAIN late Monday night.

People. everyone loves a close game,,,except the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) when it's a blow out and your team comes charging back on Monday night.

Let's hear for the stability of our chief product.




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Right now, Coach Fuel For Blood couldn't buy a win if his life depended upon it. This week the team that was given the highest draft rating met the team with the lowest draft rating, the Australian Taipans. Having made more changes to their roster than the rest of the league combined, the Taipans are still missing that explosive powerhouse at wide receiver. Fortunately for them the Who Dat Nation Rises only suited up one (1) WR for this game, and while the Taipans only scored one (1) touchdown from the receiving corp, one (1) was all they needed. In a disappointing game which saw even our advertisers turn the game off, Australian Taipans string together just enough to get their second win in a row. Final score in Oregon, the Australian Taipans defeat the Who Dat Nation Rises 120 - 76.

In the Carolina's the Black Cats were hosting the league leaders the Wasted Potential. Since changing franchises, Coach Casey has had the Waste over everyone. He's gone through his own and is now stinking up the other division. Black cats started the game less two (2) players so this was always going to be by "how much". About 40 points is how much. Final score sees the Wasted Potential remain undefeated beating the Black Cats 144 - 91.

Our Match of the Week and first of rewrite of the night saw the Helmand Nighthawks hosting the Drunk Monkeys. Now, the Nighthawks are normally unbeatable at home at Wembley but this year they have stumbled. The Drunks rode into town less two (2) players and the same question that we asked at another game, "how much" was "about 10 points". But not the way you think. CJ Stroud (QB) was spectacular for the Nighthawks, but Jory Love (QB) was more so for the Monkeys. In one of the biggest upsets possible in the year, the Drunk Monkeys accounted for the Helmand Nighthawks, edging ahead with a late touchdown with four (4) minutes to play on Monday night. Final score at the now less vincible Wembley, the Drunk Monkeys ride out town victors, having defeated the Helmand Nighthawks, 144 - 133.

Our second rewrite of the night (guys, c'mon on) was the nail biting Boss Team hosting the Banter Brigade. Drawing a slightly larger crowd than the Nighthawks game (there's a first) these two teams both left one of the key positions out. Lamar Jackson (QB) opened the scoring for the Bosses while Michael Pittman (WR) responded for the Banter. On Monday night both teams had players one the field as the chase for victory by the Banter continued. This was close folks, with just two minutes left in the weekend, the banter had the last two (2) players on the field needing just one (1) point. Less than one point. Did not happen. Needed less than two yards for the win, they come up short. Final score the Boss team defeat the Banter Brigade 101.84 - 100.08.

So a quarter of the way through the season let's check the state of play.

The Wasted Potential lead the league, remaining undefeated at 4-0. The narrow win this week puts the Boss team at 3-1. Behind them the 2-2 log jam include the Helmand Nighthawks, the Drunk Monkeys , the Black Cats and the Australian Taipans. the first team below .500% are the Banter brigade while the Who Dat Nation Rises sits at 0-4 still looking for their first win.

Next week we go to back to Twickenham where the Boss Team will be hosting the Wasted Potential. Now despite the lesser winning record, the Boss team starts as favorites against the Waste based on their impressive recent performance. As always, we'll have all the games and all the fake highlights to keep you coming back and reading this column week after week.

Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.

Late voting on the Monday night players almost swayed this result. For the effort of 199 rushing yards for one touchdown, and 3 receptions for 10 yards and a second touchdown, for a total of 41.90 points, the Week Four MVT goes to Derrick Henry (RB) of the Wasted Potential.




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