EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR A WINNER...
...and it's who?
Week Four in the Subsim Fantasy Football League. We had to go back into the history books after this weekends games to check the records - and we couldn't find any previous occurrences. We even looked further afield to see if we had something close.
What are we talking about?
Get ready, as we go around the grounds and find out about the most unusual results that resulted in the most unusual occurrence, right after this message.
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We'll give the strange occurrence in this the month of Halloween at the end of this report - but to get there we have to get through this week games. Let's start in Oregon?
The Who Dat Nation Rises, after losing their home opener had slipped to below .500%. Not a position they are used to but also not a position they are unfamiliar with. Coach Casey and the Guns of Hochuli were coming to town to do battle, and battle they did. This ended up being a low scoring affair despite the odds in Las Vegas, and the Gunners weren't helped any by the Rams, (Defense) who scored -1 ponts. Never take points off the board. The Nation, should have put them away easily bu a low scoring renegade receiving corps put the game back into the hands of Kyler Murray (QB) who put the team on his back and carried the Nation to a slender lead. I wouldn't be writing home about this win though, both teams still have some work to be done - but as we'll learn, that work is less than a half game away.
Our Match of the Day was the all international affair with the Australian Taipans of Southern California hosting the Helmand Nighthawks. Originally scheduled for the Nighthawks home stadium at Wembley, the grounds crew had double booked the venue and the game had to be transferred to the Taipans temporary home in Los Angeles. The Nighthawks flew in early and were ready to play, the Taipans thought they had an answer when they changed to Buffalo (DEF) scoring 28 points, but for the second week in a row losing their starting running back on Thursday night. The Taipans put their head down and did the work to amass a solid lead - and then Tyree Hill (WR) strode onto the field for the Nighthawks. Hill single handed ran down the Taipans lead and opened up a Nighthawk lead that looked comfortable. On Monday night, despite the lightning storm near their home ground delaying the inevitable, the Taipans win was left in the clutches of Keenan Allen (WR) to score thirty points. The task was too great and once again, the Taipns fall to the Nighthawks in the highest scoring match of the week. Helmand Nighthawks go home to England after defeating the Australian Taipans 185 - 167.
Our final game of the week was a thriller between the Black Cats and the Drunk Monkeys, two ghost teams battling it out for the number one seed - and its only week four. (Imagine what they could do - if they showed up?) Cat were down early as the Cowboys of the Drunk Monkeys ran out an early score. Coach FYC telegraphed by semaphore a game plan allowing the Cats to claw their way back into the game, with an even back and forth battle. On Monday night, it came down to just two players left to battle it out, Darren Waller (TE) for the Monkeys and Austin Eckler (RB). Waller (TE) was less than impressive doing little to nothing, and there was a sense of dread around the stadium that if left unchecked, Eckler could run away with the win. And he did. In the last two (2) minutes of the game Eckler peeled off a short run, to put him over 100 yards and score enough bonus points to lift the Black Cats to an unexpected victory. Final score Black Cats narrowly defeated the Drunk Monkeys 154 - 147.
We told you there was a unique situation in the league, and here it is. After four weeks, the Black Cats, a ghost team, have sole possession of the #1 seed.
Yup, never happened before. Behind them, everyone else is taking wins away from each other leaving the Black Cats to march on deeper into the season than they should. Can anybody stop these Cats?
Next week we go across the country to the Carolina's where the Black cats are hosting the Guns of Hochuli. The Cats retain the #1 seed after a count back. The Gunners are the second tier team in the Surface Skimmers Division but could easily fire off and ricochet their way into the #1 seed, especially with Helmand Nighthawks and the Who Dat Nation trailing the Black Cats.
How in the world does a ghost team lead the league in week four? Unbelievable.
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.
This was a powerhouse performance by this player, and much needed given the current ladder of the league and the unconventional play of the #1 seed. For the effort 11 receptions for 186 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns for a total of 53.60 points, the Week Four MVT goes to Tyree Hill (WR) of the Helmand Nighthawks.
