Wow. Larry decided the race for the championship of JLM 2006 was definitely not over. He came out with an abso-freakin-lutely dominating performance to grab victory in Week 12 by the short and curlies and not let go. This was definitely not a touch and go, down to the wire, nip and tuck type deal like the last few weeks. The final score was a humiliating 142-95-41. While Larry didn't quite set a record for most points this season, James certainly set a record of sorts...with his four, that's right FOUR, zeros. His impressive quartet of futility included both of his running backs and his first two wide receiver picks. His leading scorer was his kicker, and if Wilhoit hadn't had one of the better kicking games of the year James might have actually scored 25 points or less. As it was he had Wilhoit with 17, Leak with 11, Craig Davis with 7 and AU's defense with 6. He got the big 0 from Charles Scott, Mike Davis, Courtney Taylor, and Dallas Baker (Baker caught a pass but it was only for 6 yards). I put up solid numbers and would have contended for victory in a normal week, but with Larry acting the part of a rolling bowling ball of butcher knives I was doomed to second place. I had five guys in double digits led by Russell's 29, Little's 16, Meachem's 15, Doucet's 13, and Lester's 11. And now we come to Larry's Magnificent Seven (I say seven because his kicker only managed a measly 2 points...John Vaughn). First off, he brilliantly foresaw Kentucky's defense taking the week off and allowing Louisiana Monroe to hang 40 in an SEC stadium, thus forcing Andre Woodson to keep the pedal to the floor for four quarters. Woody definitely did not disappoint, dropping 38 on that a$$. Next up, he chose Andre the Giant's tag team partner, Keenan "The Beast" Burton, who caught all three of Woodson's touchdown passes. He was good for 29. At this point James was already in Larry's rearview mirror and I was mere roadkill on the highway to victory. Team WhiskyBag continued with the wide receiver dominance by adding Sydney Rice's 21 and Dwayne Bowe's 18. That's 68 points from wide receivers. That's more WR points in one week than James has had all year. Larry's RBs weren't quite as dominant, only scoring 22 points (or 22 more than James'). Of course, he capped it by picking Florida on the week they decided to play a little D, blanking Western Carolina and earning 12 points.
So, here we are, at Week 13. Larry and I are tied with 5 wins apiece, while James has 2. So what happpens now? Will Larry string together consecutive wins to end the season and steal a title? Will Matt return to his destined spot atop the mountain? Will James come out of hibernation long enough to play spoiler? Only time will tell. And with games spread out over the weekend it should be a fun one. Remember, no Auburn, Alabama, or Vandy this week. Three teams play rivalry games against ACC opponents (sadly, two will be underdogs). Six others will face off in conference rivalry games of their own. The only real sure win of the bunch is UT over UK. Or is it? The way KY Jelly's offense has been playing they might be able to hang half a hundred on the Vols. So, good luck to one and all JLM participants. May the fantasy football gods be with you on your picks. Except you Larry. You're mine! I WANT HOLYFIELD!
Week 1: James 105 Larry 98 Matt 36
Week 2: Matt 151 James 98 Larry 69
Week 3: Matt 80 Larry 75 James 55
Week 4: Larry 85 Matt 75 James 73
Week 5: Larry 123 Matt 117 James 90
Week 6: Matt 79 Larry 74 James 70
Week 7: Larry 123 Matt 90 James 55
Week 8: James 90 Matt 89 Larry 44
Week 9: Matt 147 Larry 97 James 83
Week 10: Larry 100 James 97 Matt 91
Week 11: Matt 92 Larry 91 James 91
Week 12: Larry 142 Matt 95 James 41
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Does anyone know if Sula is gone or not. I have read mixed messages on the internet, and we all know that everything on the internet is true.
I wrote a really long answer to this a couple of hours ago but my computer crashed and I couldn't save it. The short answer is Shula has probably saved himself for one more season. He only has one member of the Board of Trustees on his side...it just so happens though that the Trustee is the most powerful man on the Board, Paul W. Bryant, Jr. I got this piece of info from the most reliable source on the ITAT message boards. It's a guy inside the football program at AU. Sunday all the assistant coaches at Alabama were feeling the pressure but Shula is definitely going about business as if he is going to be the coach next season. My best guess is Rader will be fired along with the O-line and possibly RB coaches. Shula will bring in a hot shot O-Coordinator from a mid major with a high powered offense to try and give their O a boost. If I had to guess the only shot he has at lasting until 2008 is to win three out of four next year against Arky, LSU, UT, and us. And one of those wins HAS to be against us. I firmly believe he could go 11-0 and be ranked number 1 in the country and lose his job if they lose to us in Auburn next year. That's all I have to say about Alabama. Let's move on to the good guys. Word is, and Tubs admitted it already to reporters, that we redshirted a bunch of guys who could have really helped us this year. Tubs did this purely because he is building a foundation for an ongoing power on the national scene. He isn't going to burn an entire year of eligibility for a stud just because it might help us if we get an injury in the middle of the season. Look for a few Redshirt frosh to play big roles next year. Apparently Tray Blackmon will be moving outside because we redshirted a kid who will be our starting middle linebacker for the next four years. Tim Hawthorne will team up with Rod Smith to head up a pretty good receiving squad. We have several O and D linemen who will be making big time contributions for years to come. Tubs has us in great shape. For all the bellyaching over Muschamp's D against Arky and UGA and in the first half against UF, we didn't give up many points this year and with another year in the system the D should be much better next year. My big concerns for next year are O line and the secondary.
Oh, and Larry surpassed the 150 point barrier in his total annihilation of us last week. I forgot to give him credit for McFadden's kickoff return for a TD. Yikes. It's on like Donkey Kong in the finale big boy!
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