Subsim Fantasy Football Reports

nikimcbee · 10-13-09, 09:14 AM

When your wide recievers have a total of >60 points combined, you can't go wrong.

Gut Wrench · 10-19-09, 10:52 PM

WILD SIX.
Let the shoot outs begin.

Week 6 in the Subsim Torpedo League and high flying scores continue. Helmands Nighthawks 154, BP Badasses 141.44, and Green Beans 130.88. In a wild week of shoot outs across the leagues, the end results are not much clearer then they were a week ago. And the frustration is beginning to set in.

Coach Mookie of Show Me Your TD's; "I have 5 of 7 players in double digits, my defence scores 25 points in a 59-0 blowout, and I still loose." Coach Rick of the league leading 4-2 Dragons who lost to the number 11 team "That's part of the Doh factor in this game." And then we have Coach Pioneer of the Australian Taipans, who has listed his three wide receivers on Ebay for a minimum bid of $1.

Although expected to be a huge week, no body expected the major blow outs of the Giants - Saints, Patriots - Titans and the surprise upset of the Raiders - Eagles game.

In an exclusive interview, former all time great Coaches Bill Cowper, Jimmy Johnson and John Madden all reminded the league that on a wild weekend, there's little you can carry into the next week, irrespective of what elevated ratings might say. Bill Walsh naturally had little to say, but claimed he'd get back to us Halloween night.

The week of big scores though has had a significant impact on the strong Norris Division. The Poets having lead the division, now stand 4-2 and on the point of post season relegation to the consolation series, having sustained two divisional games losses. The Wild Boston Terriers having lost the first two games of the season, now lead the division 4-2 with 2 divisional game wins.

The Dragons, last years Torpedo Bowl winners, despite the loss have quietly opened up a one game lead in the Old Schoolers division on the Reapers and Miners who squabble at 3-3. The Surface Skimmers Division remains a two horse race between the Nighthawks and the Mudville Nine, with the Huge Manatee and Phant's Rage wrestling for first pick of the draft next year.

The Sub Skimmers Division is a wild affair, with all four teams tied at 3-3, and seperated by just 35 points in the fore/against. With a mixed bucket of divisional games played, it's impossible to pick a clear leader from the four.

The all knowing Neal Steven (who else would have picked the Raiders over the Eagles) has chaired a panel and at the end of Week 6, predicted the regular season divisional winners.

1. Dragons
2. Helmand Nighthawks.
3. Wild Boston Terriers.
4. Every Given Sunday.

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.

In week six, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 300 yards, 2 passing TD's, 34 rushing yards and topping the league leading Dragons, QB Jay Cutler of the Collared Greenz is the Week Six MVT.

Gut Wrench · 10-26-09, 10:56 PM

HALFWAY TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.
The Field Thins Out.

Week 7 in the Subsim Torpedo League and as the field thins out, the chatting rises, and the smack talk begins.

"Your mother wears army boots?"
"Cause your father likes his women ugly."

Ugly was not the word to describe the fury of week seven games. The Huge Manatee, with no positional changes at all, earn their third win of the season with a total of 58 points against the Collared Greenz. At the other end, the Mudville Nine blow out Phant's Rage 113.86 - 55.75, relegating the Rage to first pick of the draft next year.

Let's not assume however, that with the field thinning out, that there was any less excitement. Going into the last game of the week, a mere .21 points separated the Dead Poets and the Reapers. The Dead Poets, early season favorite to go 13-1 against the inconsistent Reapers, had their hands full, trading the lead throughout the final game of the weekend. Eventually, the game came down to who was better, the arm of McNabb or the hands of Santana Moss. (Moss was eventually worth 4 points more.)

Once the final whistle had blown, the field of contenders was revealed, including, possibly one or two pretenders.

In the Old Schools Division, defending Torpedo Bowl Champions, the Dragons, have quietly stepped out to 5-2, a one game lead against the Miners at 4-3, who potentially could missing out on the post season with a rugged schedule.

In the tough Norris Division, the surprise loss by the Wild Boston Terriers hands a one game lead to the "where did they come from?" BP BadAsses team, who have put together a three game streak. However, the Ded Poets, after starting the season 3-0, find themselves a half game back and potentially needing to win all their remaining games, having already suffered two divisional losses.

The two horse race of the Surface Skimmers sees the Mudville Nine at 5-2, leading the Helman Nighthawks, who after being the #1 team at 3-0, fall to 4-3.

The lottery of the Sub Simmers division sees Every Given Sunday retain the lead, but, the Australian Taipans, defeated divisional rival Show Me Your TD's and moves up to be 2-0 against divisional rivals.

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.

In week seven, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 311 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 3 TD's, Tony Romo of Miners is the Week Seven MVT.

Sidenote: 27 game changes from the Monday Night Game made this a messy, excessive strike-through review.

Onkel Neal · 10-27-09, 08:28 AM

This is getting good

Gut Wrench · 11-03-09, 12:20 AM

HOW MANY UPSETS?
How the mighty have fallen.

Week 8 in the Subsim Torpedo League and as we all know, on any weekend, no matter how heavily favored your team is, they will get beaten. And it didn't just happen once, but three times this week.

There was no Sunday Night game this week, Commissioner McBee getting kicked out of Philadelphia by some young punks visiting from the Bronx. With a realigned day schedule, the fall of the mighty teams begun.

Game one, the Australian Taipans, heavy favorites by more then 20 points to take Every Given Sunday, ended up getting their tails whipped by more then 40 points.

Game two, the defending champions Dragons favored by 25 points, loose to Show Me Your TD's by 12 points.

Game three, the Mudville Nine expected to clobber the Wild Boston Terriers, fought a tight tussle through Monday night, to end up losing by 14 points.

Only the Dead Poets expected to win by 50 points against the Collared Greenz, had to suffer a late game surge, to finally put the Greenz away by a mere 10 points.

The juggled scores, it has been suggested, arose from the multitude of transactions that occurred during the week. While the usual drop and add went on Tuesday, it was later in the week that the big numbers showed up. On the day prior to the first game, no fewer then 30 players traded positions, while in the early hours of Sunday, another 12 guys changed teams.

Week 8 also saw the first trade of the season. The Australian Taipans traded Darren Sproles to the Green Beans for Heinz Ward. It didn't help either team as they both suffered a loss. Ward was on a bye in week 8, and Sproles also had a bye against the Raiders.

The mixed results doesn't help clear the league standings. In the tough Norris Division, the Dead Poets are the league's #1 seed at 6-2, a half game ahead of the BP Badasses who somehow won their week 8 match by scoring a mere 63 points. The Wild Boston Terriers go to 5-3, and potentially, position 3 of the 4 divisional teams to appear in the post season.

In the two horse race of the Surface Skimmers, Helmans Nighthawks reclaim the divisional lead with 5-3 over the Mudville Nine. In the Old Schoolers Division, the Dragons at 5-3 hold a half game lead over the improving Miners also 5-3 but 1-1 in divisional games. Every Given Sunday leads the Sub Simmers Division at 5-3 by a clear one game.

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.

In week eight, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 240 passing yards, 14 rushing yards and 3 TD's, Donovan McNabb of the Reapers is the Week Seven MVT.

nikimcbee · 11-03-09, 12:38 AM

Yahoo's scoring is on crack this week.

First, they don't have any stats for the Carolina game until the third quarter. Then when they were reversing calls, they rounded the score UP

I'm glad my game was not any closer, or I would have been pissed if I lost and the margin of victory was <2 points, because I swear yahoo screwed me out of 2 points and in this game, it could have made a big difference, (until the red flag came out and they took the td away from atlanta)

I do love the red flag though.

Aramike · 11-03-09, 02:13 AM

I'm sorry, did someone say Every Given Sunday was the underdog? Okay, TECHNICALLY yes. But really, a 60 point swing? And a solid 10 point contribution from a FREE AGENT WR signed SUNDAY MORNING???

And TOP score in the LEAGUE for the week?

Just sayin', fellas...

Gut Wrench · 11-09-09, 11:47 PM

HALF WAY HOME.
The Top Seeds Sprout a One Game Lead...and our first scoring win error.

Week 9 in the Subsim Torpedo League and finally, the cream of the crop, the pick of the bunch, the best of the best has finally risen to the top. Well, it has in at least three divisions...or it will by tomorrow morning. A scoring error has handed the Green beans a last second win over the Mudville Nine, however, it is expected that the league Commissioner will overturn it, giving the win to the Mudville Nine 109.18 - 107.40.

After a couple of mid season losses, the Canadian based Ded Poets have put together a three game streak to lead the significantly harder Norris Division at 7-2. They top the table by the barest of margins, squeaking home a 2.22 win over the continuing to impress Miners at 5-4. One game back at 6-3 the Wild Boston Terrier lead the BP Badasses with a 2-0 divisional game wins.

Defending Torpedo Bowl Champions the Dragons at 6-3 have scored 926 points, the second most of any team in the league. Red hot favorites the Dragons are already being picked as the final #2 seed, giving them the easier path into the finals. The Miners, Reapers and Drunk Ground Hogs all helped out the Dragons by sustaining loses through the week.

In the Sub Simmers, where potentially only the divisional winner will advance, the inter divisional tussle sees Every Given Sunday with a two game lead over both Show Me Your TD's and the Australian Taipans at 4-5. Both teams were in need of some points even before the Monday Night Game, Show Me Your TD's needing Big Ben to throw for 800 yards, and the Taipans needing Hines Ward to catch 6 TD's.

In week one the ASW Writers predicted that the Cyprus based Helmand Nighthawks would be the top Surface Skimmers seed, and now they are tied with the Mudville Nine at 6-3. However, the Nighthawks have outscored everybody with 944 points, but, the Mudville Nine are 2-0 in the division. The Nighthawks set themselves up for the top of the table game in week 10 when they play the Dragons.

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.

In week nine, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of one 50 yard field goal, one 40 - 49 yard field goal, one 30 - 39 yard field goal, and 2 extra points, kicker Jason Hanson helping the Phants Rage to their first win of the seasons, is the Week Nine MVT.

Chad · 11-10-09, 01:37 AM

What was the scoring error? I don't see anything wrong

I need a W bad, don't take it from me

Pioneer · 11-10-09, 07:50 PM

I hate to take a W away from anyone but looking at my own stat counter for that game, I see an error.

Steelers won the game 24-10. They had two sacks (1 each) 3 interceptions (2 each) 1 defensive TD (6) and by our leagues settings for 10 points scored against (7)

2+6+6+7 = 21

Stat counter has credited the Steelers only with 6 points scored against which would be 10 points, equaling 24.

This one's coming back, the Mudville Nine should get the W on a recount, but Thursday is a long time to wait for a decision. Having said that, Yahoo has still not accounted for a question I raised in week one.

And I still have an Australian championship I'm bitter about since 1982, cause some f*cker can't count either. (Another story for another time.)

Gut Wrench · 11-17-09, 12:52 AM

WEEK 10 - AND QUESTIONS ARE RAISED.
Interference On The Way To The Bowl.

Week 10 in the Subsim Torpedo League and questions are being raised.

What were the Browns even doing on a Monday Night's telecast?
How does McNabb throw for 450 yards and still lose?
Why did Every Given Sunday win with just 61 points and the Dragons loose with 112?
Who's in, and who's out?

Thursday night and the early start to the weekend saw every vote cast for Show Me Your Td's - he was the only one who voted and he voted for himself. A big shootout brings the realization that Coach Mookie can beat the two best teams in the league, but no one in his own division. The win moves him to 5-5, two games back from divisional leaders Every Given Sunday at 7-3.

Sunday morning and Coach Pioneer of the Australian Taipans make an appearance on the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show, putting the question of starting LT or Moreno. The guru's said Moreno, but that didn't help his cause as he was whipped 103-69 by the Mudville Nine. The win keeps the Nine in touch with divisional leaders Nighthawks who needed the Ravens defense to cease being good in order to defeat the Dragons.

The Wild Boston Terrier extend their winning streak to 3 soundly defeating the Collarred Greenz 107 - 53. With the win by the BP Badasses over the Miners and the loss by the Dead Poets, a three way tie exists in the Norris Division, and the Dead Poets suddenly find themselves 1-2 in the division. After leading the league for so long, they are now looking at best for the wild-card race.

The Nighthawks and the Dragons are the first two teams to score 1000 points in the season, but scoring points doesn't win you the championship. The Associated Subsim Writers have put together their predictions as the teams head into the last four weeks, with only eight teams to advance.

PROBABLE SEEDING DIVISIONAL WINNERS
Team.....Record..... Remaining Opponents Records

Nighthawks...7-3.... 15-25
Dragons...... 6-4.... 19-21
Wild Terriers. 7-3.... 23-17
EG Sunday... 7-3.... 23-17

WILDCARD RACE
Team....... Record.... Remaining Opponents

Dead Poets... 7-3.... 15-25
BP Badasses. 7-3.... 20-20
Green Beans. 5-5.... 14-26 (Easiest)
Mudville Nine. 6-4.... 18-22
Miners.......... 5-5.... 19-21
Show MY TD's 5-5.... 21-19
Reapers........ 5-5.... 25-15

MATHEMATICAL MIRACLES NEEDED
Team............ Record..... Remaining Opponents

Collared Greenz.... 4-6.... 20-20
Australian Taipans 4-6.... 26-14 (hardest)

The Huge Manatee, Phants Rage and Drunk Ground Hogs are the only teams which have been mathematically eliminated.

However, all these ranking could change once the League Commissioner steps in. While researching, it's been ascertained that the Huge Manatee play the Drunk Ground Hogs in week 12 for a second time, but more importantly, Show Me Your TD's meet the Mudville Nine in week 14. In their previous encounter in week 4, The Mudville Nine beat the TD's 105 -55. It appears that the final weeks games need to be realigned so that Show Me Your TD's play either the Drunk Ground Hogs or the Collared Greenz, and the Mudville Nine play either the Miners or the Collarred Greenz.

The problems lies in that realignment forces another games to a ghost team match ups, Australian Taipans against Huge Manatee. Good luck working that out. The ASW are suggesting that in order to avoid the last week rematch the TD's should meet the Greenz and the Mudville Nine meet the Miners.

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.

In week ten, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 131 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, and 9 receptions for 45 yards, running back Steven Jackson of Show Me Your TD's, is the Week Ten MVT.

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Gut Wrench · 11-24-09, 12:12 AM

EIGHT POINTS.
Makes All The Difference.

I usually start writing this column about the time that Faith Hill bounces into my bedroom and starts singing about how she's waiting all week for me. Somehow, it didn't matter how short she wore that black skirt, or how high she wore those booties, there was something more interesting in Week 11 of the Subsim Torpedo League.

Both the Raiders and Chiefs got a win? (Questions are already being asked as to how many nights on the Cavalla that little bribe cost Commander Neal.

But in the Torpedo League, where all the games matter no matter how bad some of the teams are (yes, I'm looking at you 1-10 Phants Rage) fingernails were chewed and other hot looking women were tossed aside as Coaches ground out the late games accompanied by the words "Not now, I'm 8 points behind."

Eight points doesn't sound like much but it was enough for Every Given Sunday to move ahead to 8-3 with the narrow win over Collared Greenz. The loss by the Greenz eliminates the team from the post season.

Eight points doesn't sound like much but two points is even less, for the Green Beans to leapfrog the Reapers and move to 6-5. At 6-5 the Beans have had the third most points scored against them, however, they sit in second place two games back of Every Given Sunday and still eligible to win the division.

You have to feel for Coach Mookie of Show Me Your TD's, going into the Monday Night game more then 40 points ahead of the BP Badasses, he could have done with an extra eight points. He was sunk with a 53 yard field goal with 47 seconds left in the game.

And how about that SubSimmers division, with the upset game of the week, the #12 ranked Australian Taipans dropped the #2 Wild Boston Terriers, forcing them a game back from divisional rivals, the Dead Poets.

In other games the #1 seed Helmand Nighthawks disposed of Phants Rage, and the Mudville Nine did likewise to the Drunk Ground Hogs.

The trade deadline for the league passed on Friday night, with only one trade being effected. Anquan Bolden of the Ded Poets was traded for LeSean McCoy of Show Me Your TD's late Wednesday.

And thus after a grueling four day spread of football, we head into the Thanksgiving Day week with the questions being asked. Who will get carved up Thursday? (Neal, I'm looking at your Raiders.) Who will be served up on a platter, and perhaps most importantly, who will be plucked for the season?

Let's go to the Subsim Torpedo Bowl ratings for Week 11.

The Nighthawks, Every Given Sunday and Dragons hold their place in the Championship Post Season. The loss by the Wild Boston terriers moves them a game behind the Dead Poets and the Badasses, but, they still hold a 3-0 record on the division. The Boston Terriers meet Show Me Your TD's, while the Poets are up against Every Given Sunday. The Poets have beaten the Basasses, and both teams look to be going to the post season, one in the Championship Round, the other to the Consolation Round.

PROBABLE SEEDING DIVISIONAL WINNERS
Team.....Record

Nighthawks...8-3
Dragons...... 7-4
Dead Poets.. 8-3
EG Sunday... 7-3

And here's where the mathematicians go crazy, trying to compute if it's plausible, before they consider is it attainable.

The BP Badasses lead the wildcard with a key matchup against the Reapers in week 12. The Wild Boston Terrier move to be a "chase dog" still with a chance to win the division. They line up against, Show Me Your TD's next week. However, at 0-3 within the division, Show Me Your TD's need the win to avoid being eliminated.

WILDCARD RACE
Team....... Record

BP Badasses...8-3
Wild Terriers...7-4
Mudville Nine..7-4
Green Beans.. 6-5
Reapers........ 5-6
Miners.......... 5-6
AU Taipans.... 5-6
Show MY TD's. 5-6

...and suddenly, there are three teams from the SubSimmer division and two from the Old Schoolers Division fighting it out for the #8 play off position.

WHAT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE COMMISSIONER?

No decision has yet been made by the Commissioner relating to the second meeting of the Mudville Nine and Show Me Your TD's. Without altering the schedule, once of those two coach's will miss out on the playoffs, and two more are in jeopardy.

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.

In week eleven, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 384 passing yards and 3 passing TD's, Eli Manning of the Australian Taipans is the Week Eleven MVT.

10-27-09, 08:28 AM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	This is getting good __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-03-09, 12:38 AM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yahoo's scoring is on crack this week. First, they don't have any stats for the Carolina game until the third quarter. Then when they were reversing calls, they rounded the score UP I'm glad my game was not any closer, or I would have been pissed if I lost and the margin of victory was <2 points, because I swear yahoo screwed me out of 2 points and in this game, it could have made a big difference, (until the red flag came out and they took the td away from atlanta) I do love the red flag though. __________________

11-10-09, 01:37 AM	#9
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	What was the scoring error? I don't see anything wrong I need a W bad, don't take it from me __________________

11-10-09, 07:50 PM	#10
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I hate to take a W away from anyone but looking at my own stat counter for that game, I see an error. Steelers won the game 24-10. They had two sacks (1 each) 3 interceptions (2 each) 1 defensive TD (6) and by our leagues settings for 10 points scored against (7) 2+6+6+7 = 21 Stat counter has credited the Steelers only with 6 points scored against which would be 10 points, equaling 24. This one's coming back, the Mudville Nine should get the W on a recount, but Thursday is a long time to wait for a decision. Having said that, Yahoo has still not accounted for a question I raised in week one. And I still have an Australian championship I'm bitter about since 1982, cause some fcker can't count either. (Another story for another time.) __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA.* The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

10-13-09, 09:14 AM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	When your wide recievers have a total of >60 points combined, you can't go wrong. __________________

10-19-09, 10:52 PM	#2
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WILD SIX. Let the shoot outs begin. Week 6 in the Subsim Torpedo League and high flying scores continue. Helmands Nighthawks 154, BP Badasses 141.44, and Green Beans 130.88. In a wild week of shoot outs across the leagues, the end results are not much clearer then they were a week ago. And the frustration is beginning to set in. Coach Mookie of Show Me Your TD's; "I have 5 of 7 players in double digits, my defence scores 25 points in a 59-0 blowout, and I still loose." Coach Rick of the league leading 4-2 Dragons who lost to the number 11 team "That's part of the Doh factor in this game." And then we have Coach Pioneer of the Australian Taipans, who has listed his three wide receivers on Ebay for a minimum bid of $1. Although expected to be a huge week, no body expected the major blow outs of the Giants - Saints, Patriots - Titans and the surprise upset of the Raiders - Eagles game. In an exclusive interview, former all time great Coaches Bill Cowper, Jimmy Johnson and John Madden all reminded the league that on a wild weekend, there's little you can carry into the next week, irrespective of what elevated ratings might say. Bill Walsh naturally had little to say, but claimed he'd get back to us Halloween night. The week of big scores though has had a significant impact on the strong Norris Division. The Poets having lead the division, now stand 4-2 and on the point of post season relegation to the consolation series, having sustained two divisional games losses. The Wild Boston Terriers having lost the first two games of the season, now lead the division 4-2 with 2 divisional game wins. The Dragons, last years Torpedo Bowl winners, despite the loss have quietly opened up a one game lead in the Old Schoolers division on the Reapers and Miners who squabble at 3-3. The Surface Skimmers Division remains a two horse race between the Nighthawks and the Mudville Nine, with the Huge Manatee and Phant's Rage wrestling for first pick of the draft next year. The Sub Skimmers Division is a wild affair, with all four teams tied at 3-3, and seperated by just 35 points in the fore/against. With a mixed bucket of divisional games played, it's impossible to pick a clear leader from the four. The all knowing Neal Steven (who else would have picked the Raiders over the Eagles) has chaired a panel and at the end of Week 6, predicted the regular season divisional winners. 1. Dragons 2. Helmand Nighthawks. 3. Wild Boston Terriers. 4. Every Given Sunday. 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. In week six, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 300 yards, 2 passing TD's, 34 rushing yards and topping the league leading Dragons, QB Jay Cutler of the Collared Greenz is the Week Six MVT.

10-26-09, 10:56 PM	#3
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	HALFWAY TO A CHAMPIONSHIP. The Field Thins Out. Week 7 in the Subsim Torpedo League and as the field thins out, the chatting rises, and the smack talk begins. "Your mother wears army boots?" "Cause your father likes his women ugly." Ugly was not the word to describe the fury of week seven games. The Huge Manatee, with no positional changes at all, earn their third win of the season with a total of 58 points against the Collared Greenz. At the other end, the Mudville Nine blow out Phant's Rage 113.86 - 55.75, relegating the Rage to first pick of the draft next year. Let's not assume however, that with the field thinning out, that there was any less excitement. Going into the last game of the week, a mere .21 points separated the Dead Poets and the Reapers. The Dead Poets, early season favorite to go 13-1 against the inconsistent Reapers, had their hands full, trading the lead throughout the final game of the weekend. Eventually, the game came down to who was better, the arm of McNabb or the hands of Santana Moss. (Moss was eventually worth 4 points more.) Once the final whistle had blown, the field of contenders was revealed, including, possibly one or two pretenders. In the Old Schools Division, defending Torpedo Bowl Champions, the Dragons, have quietly stepped out to 5-2, a one game lead against the Miners at 4-3, who potentially could missing out on the post season with a rugged schedule. In the tough Norris Division, the surprise loss by the Wild Boston Terriers hands a one game lead to the "where did they come from?" BP BadAsses team, who have put together a three game streak. However, the Ded Poets, after starting the season 3-0, find themselves a half game back and potentially needing to win all their remaining games, having already suffered two divisional losses. The two horse race of the Surface Skimmers sees the Mudville Nine at 5-2, leading the Helman Nighthawks, who after being the #1 team at 3-0, fall to 4-3. The lottery of the Sub Simmers division sees Every Given Sunday retain the lead, but, the Australian Taipans, defeated divisional rival Show Me Your TD's and moves up to be 2-0 against divisional rivals. 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. In week seven, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 311 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 3 TD's, Tony Romo of Miners is the Week Seven MVT. Sidenote: 27 game changes from the Monday Night Game made this a messy, excessive strike-through review.

11-03-09, 12:20 AM	#5
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	HOW MANY UPSETS? How the mighty have fallen. Week 8 in the Subsim Torpedo League and as we all know, on any weekend, no matter how heavily favored your team is, they will get beaten. And it didn't just happen once, but three times this week. There was no Sunday Night game this week, Commissioner McBee getting kicked out of Philadelphia by some young punks visiting from the Bronx. With a realigned day schedule, the fall of the mighty teams begun. Game one, the Australian Taipans, heavy favorites by more then 20 points to take Every Given Sunday, ended up getting their tails whipped by more then 40 points. Game two, the defending champions Dragons favored by 25 points, loose to Show Me Your TD's by 12 points. Game three, the Mudville Nine expected to clobber the Wild Boston Terriers, fought a tight tussle through Monday night, to end up losing by 14 points. Only the Dead Poets expected to win by 50 points against the Collared Greenz, had to suffer a late game surge, to finally put the Greenz away by a mere 10 points. The juggled scores, it has been suggested, arose from the multitude of transactions that occurred during the week. While the usual drop and add went on Tuesday, it was later in the week that the big numbers showed up. On the day prior to the first game, no fewer then 30 players traded positions, while in the early hours of Sunday, another 12 guys changed teams. Week 8 also saw the first trade of the season. The Australian Taipans traded Darren Sproles to the Green Beans for Heinz Ward. It didn't help either team as they both suffered a loss. Ward was on a bye in week 8, and Sproles also had a bye against the Raiders. The mixed results doesn't help clear the league standings. In the tough Norris Division, the Dead Poets are the league's #1 seed at 6-2, a half game ahead of the BP Badasses who somehow won their week 8 match by scoring a mere 63 points. The Wild Boston Terriers go to 5-3, and potentially, position 3 of the 4 divisional teams to appear in the post season. In the two horse race of the Surface Skimmers, Helmans Nighthawks reclaim the divisional lead with 5-3 over the Mudville Nine. In the Old Schoolers Division, the Dragons at 5-3 hold a half game lead over the improving Miners also 5-3 but 1-1 in divisional games. Every Given Sunday leads the Sub Simmers Division at 5-3 by a clear one game. 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. In week eight, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 240 passing yards, 14 rushing yards and 3 TD's, Donovan McNabb of the Reapers is the Week Seven MVT.

11-03-09, 02:13 AM	#7
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I'm sorry, did someone say Every Given Sunday was the underdog? Okay, TECHNICALLY yes. But really, a 60 point swing? And a solid 10 point contribution from a FREE AGENT WR signed SUNDAY MORNING??? And TOP score in the LEAGUE for the week? Just sayin', fellas...

11-09-09, 11:47 PM	#8
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	HALF WAY HOME. The Top Seeds Sprout a One Game Lead...and our first scoring win error. Week 9 in the Subsim Torpedo League and finally, the cream of the crop, the pick of the bunch, the best of the best has finally risen to the top. Well, it has in at least three divisions...or it will by tomorrow morning. A scoring error has handed the Green beans a last second win over the Mudville Nine, however, it is expected that the league Commissioner will overturn it, giving the win to the Mudville Nine 109.18 - 107.40. After a couple of mid season losses, the Canadian based Ded Poets have put together a three game streak to lead the significantly harder Norris Division at 7-2. They top the table by the barest of margins, squeaking home a 2.22 win over the continuing to impress Miners at 5-4. One game back at 6-3 the Wild Boston Terrier lead the BP Badasses with a 2-0 divisional game wins. Defending Torpedo Bowl Champions the Dragons at 6-3 have scored 926 points, the second most of any team in the league. Red hot favorites the Dragons are already being picked as the final #2 seed, giving them the easier path into the finals. The Miners, Reapers and Drunk Ground Hogs all helped out the Dragons by sustaining loses through the week. In the Sub Simmers, where potentially only the divisional winner will advance, the inter divisional tussle sees Every Given Sunday with a two game lead over both Show Me Your TD's and the Australian Taipans at 4-5. Both teams were in need of some points even before the Monday Night Game, Show Me Your TD's needing Big Ben to throw for 800 yards, and the Taipans needing Hines Ward to catch 6 TD's. In week one the ASW Writers predicted that the Cyprus based Helmand Nighthawks would be the top Surface Skimmers seed, and now they are tied with the Mudville Nine at 6-3. However, the Nighthawks have outscored everybody with 944 points, but, the Mudville Nine are 2-0 in the division. The Nighthawks set themselves up for the top of the table game in week 10 when they play the Dragons. 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. In week nine, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of one 50 yard field goal, one 40 - 49 yard field goal, one 30 - 39 yard field goal, and 2 extra points, kicker Jason Hanson helping the Phants Rage to their first win of the seasons, is the Week Nine MVT.

11-17-09, 12:52 AM	#11
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WEEK 10 - AND QUESTIONS ARE RAISED. Interference On The Way To The Bowl. Week 10 in the Subsim Torpedo League and questions are being raised. What were the Browns even doing on a Monday Night's telecast? How does McNabb throw for 450 yards and still lose? Why did Every Given Sunday win with just 61 points and the Dragons loose with 112? Who's in, and who's out? Thursday night and the early start to the weekend saw every vote cast for Show Me Your Td's - he was the only one who voted and he voted for himself. A big shootout brings the realization that Coach Mookie can beat the two best teams in the league, but no one in his own division. The win moves him to 5-5, two games back from divisional leaders Every Given Sunday at 7-3. Sunday morning and Coach Pioneer of the Australian Taipans make an appearance on the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show, putting the question of starting LT or Moreno. The guru's said Moreno, but that didn't help his cause as he was whipped 103-69 by the Mudville Nine. The win keeps the Nine in touch with divisional leaders Nighthawks who needed the Ravens defense to cease being good in order to defeat the Dragons. The Wild Boston Terrier extend their winning streak to 3 soundly defeating the Collarred Greenz 107 - 53. With the win by the BP Badasses over the Miners and the loss by the Dead Poets, a three way tie exists in the Norris Division, and the Dead Poets suddenly find themselves 1-2 in the division. After leading the league for so long, they are now looking at best for the wild-card race. The Nighthawks and the Dragons are the first two teams to score 1000 points in the season, but scoring points doesn't win you the championship. The Associated Subsim Writers have put together their predictions as the teams head into the last four weeks, with only eight teams to advance. PROBABLE SEEDING DIVISIONAL WINNERS Team.....Record..... Remaining Opponents Records Nighthawks...7-3.... 15-25 Dragons...... 6-4.... 19-21 Wild Terriers. 7-3.... 23-17 EG Sunday... 7-3.... 23-17 WILDCARD RACE Team....... Record.... Remaining Opponents Dead Poets... 7-3.... 15-25 BP Badasses. 7-3.... 20-20 Green Beans. 5-5.... 14-26 (Easiest) Mudville Nine. 6-4.... 18-22 Miners.......... 5-5.... 19-21 Show MY TD's 5-5.... 21-19 Reapers........ 5-5.... 25-15 MATHEMATICAL MIRACLES NEEDED Team............ Record..... Remaining Opponents Collared Greenz.... 4-6.... 20-20 Australian Taipans 4-6.... 26-14 (hardest) The Huge Manatee, Phants Rage and Drunk Ground Hogs are the only teams which have been mathematically eliminated. However, all these ranking could change once the League Commissioner steps in. While researching, it's been ascertained that the Huge Manatee play the Drunk Ground Hogs in week 12 for a second time, but more importantly, Show Me Your TD's meet the Mudville Nine in week 14. In their previous encounter in week 4, The Mudville Nine beat the TD's 105 -55. It appears that the final weeks games need to be realigned so that Show Me Your TD's play either the Drunk Ground Hogs or the Collared Greenz, and the Mudville Nine play either the Miners or the Collarred Greenz. The problems lies in that realignment forces another games to a ghost team match ups, Australian Taipans against Huge Manatee. Good luck working that out. The ASW are suggesting that in order to avoid the last week rematch the TD's should meet the Greenz and the Mudville Nine meet the Miners. 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. In week ten, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 131 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, and 9 receptions for 45 yards, running back Steven Jackson of Show Me Your TD's, is the Week Ten MVT. [/quote]

11-24-09, 12:12 AM	#12
Gut Wrench Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 342 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	EIGHT POINTS. Makes All The Difference. I usually start writing this column about the time that Faith Hill bounces into my bedroom and starts singing about how she's waiting all week for me. Somehow, it didn't matter how short she wore that black skirt, or how high she wore those booties, there was something more interesting in Week 11 of the Subsim Torpedo League. Both the Raiders and Chiefs got a win? (Questions are already being asked as to how many nights on the Cavalla that little bribe cost Commander Neal. But in the Torpedo League, where all the games matter no matter how bad some of the teams are (yes, I'm looking at you 1-10 Phants Rage) fingernails were chewed and other hot looking women were tossed aside as Coaches ground out the late games accompanied by the words "Not now, I'm 8 points behind." Eight points doesn't sound like much but it was enough for Every Given Sunday to move ahead to 8-3 with the narrow win over Collared Greenz. The loss by the Greenz eliminates the team from the post season. Eight points doesn't sound like much but two points is even less, for the Green Beans to leapfrog the Reapers and move to 6-5. At 6-5 the Beans have had the third most points scored against them, however, they sit in second place two games back of Every Given Sunday and still eligible to win the division. You have to feel for Coach Mookie of Show Me Your TD's, going into the Monday Night game more then 40 points ahead of the BP Badasses, he could have done with an extra eight points. He was sunk with a 53 yard field goal with 47 seconds left in the game. And how about that SubSimmers division, with the upset game of the week, the #12 ranked Australian Taipans dropped the #2 Wild Boston Terriers, forcing them a game back from divisional rivals, the Dead Poets. In other games the #1 seed Helmand Nighthawks disposed of Phants Rage, and the Mudville Nine did likewise to the Drunk Ground Hogs. The trade deadline for the league passed on Friday night, with only one trade being effected. Anquan Bolden of the Ded Poets was traded for LeSean McCoy of Show Me Your TD's late Wednesday. And thus after a grueling four day spread of football, we head into the Thanksgiving Day week with the questions being asked. Who will get carved up Thursday? (Neal, I'm looking at your Raiders.) Who will be served up on a platter, and perhaps most importantly, who will be plucked for the season? Let's go to the Subsim Torpedo Bowl ratings for Week 11. The Nighthawks, Every Given Sunday and Dragons hold their place in the Championship Post Season. The loss by the Wild Boston terriers moves them a game behind the Dead Poets and the Badasses, but, they still hold a 3-0 record on the division. The Boston Terriers meet Show Me Your TD's, while the Poets are up against Every Given Sunday. The Poets have beaten the Basasses, and both teams look to be going to the post season, one in the Championship Round, the other to the Consolation Round. PROBABLE SEEDING DIVISIONAL WINNERS Team.....Record Nighthawks...8-3 Dragons...... 7-4 Dead Poets.. 8-3 EG Sunday... 7-3 And here's where the mathematicians go crazy, trying to compute if it's plausible, before they consider is it attainable. The BP Badasses lead the wildcard with a key matchup against the Reapers in week 12. The Wild Boston Terrier move to be a "chase dog" still with a chance to win the division. They line up against, Show Me Your TD's next week. However, at 0-3 within the division, Show Me Your TD's need the win to avoid being eliminated. WILDCARD RACE Team....... Record BP Badasses...8-3 Wild Terriers...7-4 Mudville Nine..7-4 Green Beans.. 6-5 Reapers........ 5-6 Miners.......... 5-6 AU Taipans.... 5-6 Show MY TD's. 5-6 ...and suddenly, there are three teams from the SubSimmer division and two from the Old Schoolers Division fighting it out for the #8 play off position. WHAT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE COMMISSIONER? No decision has yet been made by the Commissioner relating to the second meeting of the Mudville Nine and Show Me Your TD's. Without altering the schedule, once of those two coach's will miss out on the playoffs, and two more are in jeopardy. 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. In week eleven, the Associated Subsim Writers are pleased to present, for the effort of 384 passing yards and 3 passing TD's, Eli Manning of the Australian Taipans is the Week Eleven MVT.