THE SHORTEST WEEK ENDS...FINALLY.
...and we have a new league leader.
It's Week Six in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. After the longest week in the history of the league, we arrive to the one of the shortest weeks in the history of the league. And for a couple of teams, it was probably even longer than the week before. We'll get you the details of the games, the standings on the league and the implications for the balance of the season.
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Week Six and we go to Texas with the Guns of Hochuli hosting the Australian Taipans. The bookmakers had this as an easy walk over win for the Taipans. They lead the league, they've scored the most points, they look pretty much like a Torpedo Bowl team. Except, someone forgot to tell the Guns of Hochuli who just came out and in a low scoring match, held on in the worst game of the week. The Gunners and Taipans were neck and neck the entire weekend, so when it came to the last game on Monday night, the Taipans had two players to the Gunners one player - including their Patrick Mahonnes (QB). Once again, someone forgot to tell the Guns of Hochuli star Clyde Edwards Helaire (RB) who outscored the Taipans. Unbelievable, The Guns of Hochuli hold the Australian Taipans to a low scoring game, beating them convincingly 114 - 109.
With that upset, we couldn't possibly have another upset win could win? Hold your tickets folks, we go down to South Carolina to see the Black Cats hosting the Who Dat Nation Rises. The Cats are starting to look like the best damm ghost team in the history of the league, and they added more credibility to their non existence. The Nation have been dealing with the loss of two of their top three picks, but you would still expect Coach Fuel For Blood to put up a respectable score against a significantly weaker team. But that didn't happen. The Black Cats just punished the Who Dat Nation Rises by burying them in the kitty litter, outclassing the Nation 161 - 109. 161! Imagine who good they would be if they showed up.
We go to our third and final game with in trepidation, could the impossible really happen and the top three teams in the league get belted by the bottom three? Could Coach Chris and the Helmand Nighthawks succumb to Coach Thad and the Drunk Monkeys who still decided to start two players who were out with Covid. But lets not assume that the Nighthawks had their way with this, the Monkeys gave the Nighthawks a run for their money, but when you play two players down...it's inevitable that you going to loose, But it was close. The Helmand Nighthawks Deployed to Saint Louise defeat the Drunk Monkeys 148-137.
With this weeks games, where does it leave the league. Stand by, we've got some positional shake up.
The Helmand Nighthawks advance to 5-1 and now have sole ownership of the league. The shock loss by the Taipans means that our second international team currently inside the Torpedo Bowl bubble, the Australian Taipans of Southern California come in at 4-2. You would expect the Nightahwks to be the class of the field but the Taipans are playing almost as good. It's behind them that the shocks start to begin.
After this weeks win, the Black Cats advance to 3-3 and hold the divisional tiebreaker. The Who Dat Nation Rises falls to the Cats for the second time this second time this season in a manner no one expected. But the Nation needs to look behind them as the Guns of Hochuli storm into contention to advance to 2-4. Bringing up the rear, and not yet out of it, the Drunk Monkeys at 1-5.
Who predicted that table at this point of the season? no one.
Next week we go to Saint Louis where the league leading Helmand Nighthawks host the Who Dat Nation Rises. these two teams are the engine house of the league but the nation is not firing on all cylinders. Another loss here places the nation in jeopardy while a win tot he Nighthawks puts them within reach of being the first team to clinch a play off spot. We'll be here with all the news, and the fantasy make believe that you've come to expect.
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.
For the effort of168 rushing yards, 4 receptions for 8 yards for a total score of 26.90, the Week Six MVT goes to Clyde Edwards Helaire (RB) of the Guns of Hochuli.
