Week Eight or I Wouldn't Have Benched Payton For Big Ben Either.

As always, let's start things out with a couple of videos to cleanse our wrap up pallets.

First up is a little clip from Windy City Heat.   A movie about the making of a movie.   Everyone in this movie (with the exception of the guy in the chair) are part of an extensive prank that had been going on for years.   The movie is damned funny and would be a great one to watch together on a late night with all you jokers.   There would be many times we would have to stop for laughter and rewind to watch the crazy stuff Perry (the guy in the chair) says and does.

Not great but realtively short.   I just stumbled upon this clip.   It's worth it alone for the slap at 1:00.

Biggest Blowout 

I thought I was going to have a shot at this but the gap between Chris' Bobbuman and Howard's GIRTHQUAKE was bigger than the gap in Michael Strahan's teeth.

The 110.85 differential is a season high and may be an all time high for the league (Commish do you have any old stats?).   Luckily Howard has been here before, so he should not be too shaken by the loss.   (Ha, a pun....shaken.....GIRTHQUAKE......um, O.K.).   Chris has to be happy that he is still rolling strong and may just move up a few spots to land in the playoff.   6th place in week eight isn't so bad in a 12 team league off a win like this (especially when The Paper Tigers AKA WWJD are sweating out loss number 2 at fourth place).

VINNY.   (nothing about Vinny really comes up here, but it always makes him happy when he appears in the wrap up.)

Now, let's switch out a little Gap Tooth Grin for Black Tooth Grin. (RIP Dime.)

Too Close For Comfort
One of the best parts about my role as Weekly Wrap Up guy is posting clips from the old Sitcom or clips of Jim J Bullock.   One of the worst parts about my role as Weekly Wrap Up guy is posting clips from the old Sitcom or clips of Jim J Bullock.  The well is running dry.   Quick Lassie, find mommy and daddy...Timmy has fallen down the well.......

We'll get back to that later.   Let's look at this classic, "If I would have only.." matchup.

8.5 is not that small of a difference to really turn the needle (but you need to check out that bench burn to see why this is a TCFC classic moment).   It seems like once a year Big Ben Roethlisberger puts enough points that you regret drafting him.   You know he was only going to get a start if your #1 was on a bye or got hurt.   This was such a week for The Big Man's Team Weng Weng.   102 pts for one position?   Heck, that is Russ' whole team on an average week. (not really, I did the math.   it would be 119.50625).

Sorry, but that's the best I have.   


Highest of the High

 
What can I say?  It's an honor to be here again.   Only the 3rd time in this 12 team league to have a team hit over 200  points (and also the highest yet this year).  249.45 is nothing to sneeze at.   All offensive positions were not only in the double digits, but also in the 200+ range.   The season is far from over, so no reason to get cocky and sit back on one's laurels.

Week 7 Showdown

As promised Metal Mike's Worst Team Ever VS.....(whoever).

SilverLakeTrashmouth are looking at a bye heavy week and Worst Team Ever are looking at ....welll,,,,they are looking at what may be the team that dethrones The Manhawks as the leagues dog of dog teams.  I have to stay neutral and not pick a team, but it would reaaly be sad to see the Manhawks vaulted into the 2nd worst slot....

Damn....I have to wrap up.   

Let's end things with proof positive that Russ kicks ass (and so does Scott).   Two of my bestest friends and also one of my favorate bands.

Bean

Week Seven or How The Fuck is Russ' Team Beating Metal Mike's Team in the standings?

Welcome back to the Weekly Roundup.   As always, we'll get things started with a couple videos.

How the hell didn't we think of doing something like this back in the USF days?   I think it is most likely our lack of easy access to video cameras.   Just think if we all had iphones back at school?   

Nothing like a little Rudy Ray Moore and Old Dirty Bastard to get you moving.   RIP both of these nasty filthy talents.

 
Biggest Blowout 
Not to downplay FDAU's win, but beating SVR to a pulp is about as likely as a Vinny making a gay innuendo or Russ explaining the merits of D&D to the hot single chick after he just kicked ass up on stage with The Tim Version.   Some things are just expected (like me posting a picture of my freshly cooked Korean BBQ Sesame Curry Cilantro-infused Pork Belly).
75.7 point blow out.   Good work FDAU!

 

Too Close For Comfort

A scant 5.9 points kept me at the #1 spot and Mike at #12.   I was able to scrape by a win even though Seattle D put up 2 points (any one want to explain to me why I drafted them as the first Defense taken in the draft.   What a dog of a pick).   The worst part for The Commish is that he would have beaten any and every other team this week.   He just can't catch a break.

I have no idea who Louise DuArt is, but she may be worse than St Vitus' Riverdance.   A george Burns impersonation?   Really?   What a hack.

 Highest of the High
It's always an honor to be here.  A solid draft and lack of major injuries helps.   

If only my team was as High as James Brown was in this video.

 






Week 7 Showdown 

I have to put the Commish up again (and will do so week in and week out until he gets a win).  

He has a 9.5 projected lead Vs. FDAU.   We'll see how this plays out in the end.

In honor of this match up, here is a video of Limp Bizkit covering Metallica and Pearl Jam in a medley.  

Wow, that sucked......

 
That's about it for this week.  

I'll leave you all with an Halloween Classic.

Fastway from the classic Film Trick Or Treat (featuring the great Sammy Curr on vocals.

and a bonus video for those of you in the know.

See ya next week Jerkos!

Bean

Week Six or Bobbum Man Triumphant

Here are a couple videos to start things off.

If I did not know that this was the Mighty Rob Tyner from the MC5, I would be laughing my ass off.  The hair, the glasses, the jacket, the Zither, but no you need to step back and listen to the song and not be distracted by the Public Access video.   This man is in my opinion one of the top 5 front men of all time.  I'm pretty sure that this was shot pretty close to his fatal heart attack in '91.  RIP Rob Tyner.

Here is Rob and the mighty MC5 about 18 years earlier.   Same hair! (How many of us can say that?).   I have probably watched this footage 100 times over the last few years and never tire of it.   In addition to his hair, he also maintained his voice.  One of the many what if bands.   (What if they didn't break up, what if they didn't go to jail, what if they had reformed 25 years ago, what if they were all still alive today and decided to play again...)   I know 30 minutes of your time is a lot to ask, but I will ask that you at least play this incredible footage in the background while you clean up, do the dishes, cook or do whatever you do after work.


Biggest Blowout 
It's just Monday at 6:26 and I am already to call this one.   It appears as if WWJD? cooled his own team.  I doubt anyone else will be able to beat Bobuman's 90.25 spread.  

Pretty hard not to win (ne' blow out) when your 1st and 2nd QB both put up over 66 points.  Add to that 3 position player that put up 20 plus points (and only 1 single digit starter).   All of these factors added up to The Bobums letting WWJD? finally be the Cooler for his own team.   

Too Close For Comfort

8.7 points can be a mile in our League, but it kept one team in 5th place and the other int the basement.  If only The Commish had started J. Cameron over L. Donnell?   It's like asking, "What if Bay Pizza added no garlic to their pizzas?"   No one knows the answer. 

For your viewing pleasure, A Very Special (clip from an) Episode of Too Close For Comfort.   Poor Monroe.

Highest of the High

Congrats Bill

205.65 this year is nothing to sneeze at.

Week 7 Showdown 

Worst vs First.   I have a feeling that I am dooming my team with this match up.  The (spin the wheel and pick a team name) team are due for a win.   Wish me luck (11 of 12 of you).

In many ways, I see week 7 going down like this (and only Scott is laughing).

That's about it for this week.

I always end up with a music video for a member of the league.   This one is for  Abe Froman Warriors.

I originally tried to find a  Michael W. Smith video but then realized that no one else would enjoy such a video.  So, here is clasic  Slayer.

 

 

 

Week Five or Jones is The Cooler

You want to start with a couple videos?  
Sure, why not.   Here is a classic from the 80s that I love.   

 
How can't this put a smile on your face?   Well, maybe you played Jones and he put a curse on your team.   Jones is officially the League Cooler.   The rest of us are smiling.   Your team is guaranteed to lay a streaming pile of poop if he is your match up.   Sure, he is going to do a bit better.   Nothing spectacular, but enough to be undefeated five weeks in.

 













I have no idea what is going on here.   This is the video equivalent to WWJD? being 5-0.   I think think this may be an outtake from Temple Of Doom


Biggest Blowout 

Da 'Trashmouths put up 42.60 points from wide receiver D. Thomas, but also had five starters held to single digit points.   The result was another blowout by The Wrecking Crew who had only one position held to single digit points (and it was a kicker).   Better luck next week Mushmouths.






 On the bright side Trashcans, please remember that your team could never blow more than this video.   (I just threw up a bit in my mouth while watching this piece of crap).





Too Close For Comfort

.15 points?   There have been some close games over the last 12 years, but I don't know if there has been any this close.   If only our dear Commish had started G. Jennings over R. White.   If only he had a TE that put up .16 points.....  Rumor has it, he woke up today, sat down on the toilet, fired up the RZ12 page and yelled "Monroe!" a la Kirk/Kahn from Star Trek II.  

#SWITCH HITTERS let me ease your pain with this hilarious clip of Monroe on a motor cycle. 

  












Highest of the High

Seems like I was just here last week...
That said, 163.55 is O.K. but not great in this league.   It shows how tight things are.   Moving up to 12 teams definitely changed the game.    We all need to step up our game.

 
Week 3 Showdown 

WWJD? VS Bobbum Man.    Will The Cooler strike again or will "Equipmonk sharp, equipmonk dirty, equipmonk make Kevin's bobbum hurty. Bobbum" overcome the curse of The Cooler?

This video has nothing to do with the topic, but Vinny hates to go a whole week without a mention.   In his honor, I google searched "gayest music video ever" and this is what came up.

Outro Video
This one is for Friar Butt himself.

Into The Unknown really is a piece of poop, but it's kinda cool to see this footage from that era.