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Gut Wrench · 10-05-20, 11:05 PM

TWO MONDAY NIGHT THRILLERS - AGAIN?
...and what happened Saturday?

Week Four in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. Is this not the most competitive season in the history of the Torpedo Bowl as we reach for our sixth Monday night rewrite as, once again, two games hang in the balance as we conclude two separate Monday Night games. Yes, that's right, you heard, two separate Monday night games. How did that happen? We'll tell you, right after we tell you the most important message that you need to hear today.

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First things first, let's talk about the mess that happened last Saturday.

In the pandemic era, the Subsim League has begun to see it's first cases of Covid 19 affecting players, most notably, Cam Newton (QB) of the Guns of Hochuli. The league has postponed the games of several players to later weeks, bringing their byes forward and catching coaches off guard. However, the most telling situation was the delay in the announcement of another game, until after the waiver wire closed at 10am Saturday morning.

Commissioner Pioneer explains: "The league had advised that a decision would be made after testing was completed Saturday morning, however, our partner did not deliver the results until after the waiver wire closed. Accordingly, in light of the results, players were moved to Monday afternoon creating two Monday night games, and unfortunately, some Coaches will be unhappy.

Top of the list of unhappy was Coach Pioneer who had multiple players lined up waiting on the test results. I happen to know that twice a week the Commissioner and that Coach car pool together- I can tell you there were some terse words exchanged between those two while driving to work on Monday and then long bouts of silence.

So, having reorganized several games, lets look at the games that did proceed and how they played out.

Our defending Torpedo Bowl Champions the Guns of Hochuli were hosting the Who Dat nation this week. The Gunners have started below standard and were 1-2 coming into the game. Their opponent was Coach FuelForBlood and the Who Dat Nation Rises who flew to the game form Oregon via Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Branson just to avoid the virus - and to overnight at the respective casino cities. The Nation absolutely thumped the Gunners this week, smashing their previous best margin of defeat. The Gunners, just did not score as they had four (4) key starters affected by the virus ruled out of the game. The Who Dat Nation easily account for the Guns of Hochuli 175 - 69.

In our cellar dweller battle, and perhaps the best game of the week, the Black Cats turned on some hospitality as they welcomed the Drunk Monkeys to the South Carolina. The Cats had Devonte Adams (WR) and Derrick Henry (RB) listed as starters despite their Covid rating, while the Monkeys had Pittsburgh (DEF) likewise listed while in quarantine. Despite starting two (2) players down, the Cats were sensational putting up a very respectable score of 149. The Monkeys, as we have chronicled over the years, are the best damm team to almost show up and gave the Cats a run for their money. When Julio Jones (WR) left the field with a half to play, the loss cemented the Cats first victory of the year. Final score, the Black Cats 149 hold on to defeat the Drunk Monkeys 138.

Our final game of the week and our Match of the Day was the Helmand Nighthawks deployed to Saint Louis hosting the Australian Taipans of Southern California. (Gasping for air after those long names) Coach Chris of the Nighthawks is the winning-est coach in the history of the league, but this year, have trailed by Coach Pioneer who coming into this game, wad the only undefeated team at 3-0. This game became controversially impacted by the Covid decision, with both Coaches unable to use the waiver wire when it looked like the game announcement would not be made. The Nighthawks, needing to get back to their league domination performance of years past went out and were helped by a carer high game from O'Dell Bekham Junior with 39 points. The Nighthawks and Taipans went back and forth on Sunday morning, trading the lead seven (7) times before the Nighthawks jumped out to a lead late Sunday. The Taipans had multiple players stacked for Monday night, and when the announcement was of the second game was not received in time, the Taipans put their chase in the hands a of Aarron Rodgers (QB) and Calvin Ridley (WR). Rodgers was outstanding, leading the charge for the Taipans, but they were let down by Ridley (WR) who failed to catch a ball in the first half - and none in the second half. From 70 points back, the Taipans chased the Nighthawks, but came up less than touchdown short when the final whistle sounded. Helmand Nighthawks Deployed to Saint Louis get one over the Australian Taipans of Southern California 170 - 165.

With a quarter of the season over lets recap where each of the teams are. Well, it's real easy. The Helmand Nighthawks Deployed to Saint Louis, the Who Dat Nation Rises and the Australian Taipans of Southern California are all 3-1. The other half of the league, the Guns of Hochuli, the Black Cats and the Drunk Monkeys are all 1-3. and while not out of contention, the Black cats have two divisional teams in front of them with a winning record, while the Monkeys and the Gunners only have one team in front of them with a winning record.

Next week we go back to Texas where Coach Casey and the Guns of Hochuli are hosting the Black Cats. As the defending Torpedo Bowl holders, the Gunners have fallen behind on their win count and need to get over the Black Cats. The cats, having recorded their first win, can continue on their way and steady the ship after a poor start to the season.

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.

They had to do it the hard way but in earning their first win of the season, they were carried by one player. For the effort of 152 rushing rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns, 6 receptions for 30 yards and 1 touchdown, , for a total score of 48.10, the Week Four MVT goes to Joe Mixon (RB) of the Black Cats.

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Gut Wrench Chief Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 321 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	TWO MONDAY NIGHT THRILLERS - AGAIN? ...and what happened Saturday? Week Four in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. Is this not the most competitive season in the history of the Torpedo Bowl as we reach for our sixth Monday night rewrite as, once again, two games hang in the balance as we conclude two separate Monday Night games. Yes, that's right, you heard, two separate Monday night games. How did that happen? We'll tell you, right after we tell you the most important message that you need to hear today. DONATE TO SUBSIM...AND NOMINATE SUBSIM FANTASY FOOTBALL FOR BEST OF SUBSIM. First things first, let's talk about the mess that happened last Saturday. In the pandemic era, the Subsim League has begun to see it's first cases of Covid 19 affecting players, most notably, Cam Newton (QB) of the Guns of Hochuli. The league has postponed the games of several players to later weeks, bringing their byes forward and catching coaches off guard. However, the most telling situation was the delay in the announcement of another game, until after the waiver wire closed at 10am Saturday morning. Commissioner Pioneer explains: "The league had advised that a decision would be made after testing was completed Saturday morning, however, our partner did not deliver the results until after the waiver wire closed. Accordingly, in light of the results, players were moved to Monday afternoon creating two Monday night games, and unfortunately, some Coaches will be unhappy. Top of the list of unhappy was Coach Pioneer who had multiple players lined up waiting on the test results. I happen to know that twice a week the Commissioner and that Coach car pool together- I can tell you there were some terse words exchanged between those two while driving to work on Monday and then long bouts of silence. So, having reorganized several games, lets look at the games that did proceed and how they played out. Our defending Torpedo Bowl Champions the Guns of Hochuli were hosting the Who Dat nation this week. The Gunners have started below standard and were 1-2 coming into the game. Their opponent was Coach FuelForBlood and the Who Dat Nation Rises who flew to the game form Oregon via Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Branson just to avoid the virus - and to overnight at the respective casino cities. The Nation absolutely thumped the Gunners this week, smashing their previous best margin of defeat. The Gunners, just did not score as they had four (4) key starters affected by the virus ruled out of the game. The Who Dat Nation easily account for the Guns of Hochuli 175 - 69. In our cellar dweller battle, and perhaps the best game of the week, the Black Cats turned on some hospitality as they welcomed the Drunk Monkeys to the South Carolina. The Cats had Devonte Adams (WR) and Derrick Henry (RB) listed as starters despite their Covid rating, while the Monkeys had Pittsburgh (DEF) likewise listed while in quarantine. Despite starting two (2) players down, the Cats were sensational putting up a very respectable score of 149. The Monkeys, as we have chronicled over the years, are the best damm team to almost show up and gave the Cats a run for their money. When Julio Jones (WR) left the field with a half to play, the loss cemented the Cats first victory of the year. Final score, the Black Cats 149 hold on to defeat the Drunk Monkeys 138. Our final game of the week and our Match of the Day was the Helmand Nighthawks deployed to Saint Louis hosting the Australian Taipans of Southern California. (Gasping for air after those long names) Coach Chris of the Nighthawks is the winning-est coach in the history of the league, but this year, have trailed by Coach Pioneer who coming into this game, wad the only undefeated team at 3-0. This game became controversially impacted by the Covid decision, with both Coaches unable to use the waiver wire when it looked like the game announcement would not be made. The Nighthawks, needing to get back to their league domination performance of years past went out and were helped by a carer high game from O'Dell Bekham Junior with 39 points. The Nighthawks and Taipans went back and forth on Sunday morning, trading the lead seven (7) times before the Nighthawks jumped out to a lead late Sunday. The Taipans had multiple players stacked for Monday night, and when the announcement was of the second game was not received in time, the Taipans put their chase in the hands a of Aarron Rodgers (QB) and Calvin Ridley (WR). Rodgers was outstanding, leading the charge for the Taipans, but they were let down by Ridley (WR) who failed to catch a ball in the first half - and none in the second half. From 70 points back, the Taipans chased the Nighthawks, but came up less than touchdown short when the final whistle sounded. Helmand Nighthawks Deployed to Saint Louis get one over the Australian Taipans of Southern California 170 - 165. With a quarter of the season over lets recap where each of the teams are. Well, it's real easy. The Helmand Nighthawks Deployed to Saint Louis, the Who Dat Nation Rises and the Australian Taipans of Southern California are all 3-1. The other half of the league, the Guns of Hochuli, the Black Cats and the Drunk Monkeys are all 1-3. and while not out of contention, the Black cats have two divisional teams in front of them with a winning record, while the Monkeys and the Gunners only have one team in front of them with a winning record. Next week we go back to Texas where Coach Casey and the Guns of Hochuli are hosting the Black Cats. As the defending Torpedo Bowl holders, the Gunners have fallen behind on their win count and need to get over the Black Cats. The cats, having recorded their first win, can continue on their way and steady the ship after a poor start to the season. 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. They had to do it the hard way but in earning their first win of the season, they were carried by one player. For the effort of 152 rushing rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns, 6 receptions for 30 yards and 1 touchdown, , for a total score of 48.10, the Week Four MVT goes to Joe Mixon (RB) of the Black Cats.