Week 8 CFCC: Nothing but the Facts

by: exRegionalWeenie

All three of our regular readers come here for witty recaps but this week we're going to switch our focus. We'll write about the people who make this contest fun - YOU! After all, people are our most valuable resource. Just like they tell you at work. Besides, you're already sick of hearing about Jameis Winston, The Call in the FSU-ND game and rioting hicks in West Virginia.

What do Marty Mullen, John Settelmaier, Alexander Fuhs, Bret Whitlin and Mark Pellerito have in common? Unlike the rest of us schmucks, they're winners. Well, they were winners at least when it came to Week 8 NCAA/CFCC action. All 5 of those guys scored 106 points to lead the pack. Marty and John were both 14-1. Marty is living a charmed life right now because he is also doing very well in the NFL/PFCC contest where he was ranked #2 heading into the week. Marty is ballin.

It was a pretty easy week as 19 additional players scored at least 100 points. The overall average of 77 points was the highest in recent memory, which, in my case, is about 2 weeks. Previous overall leader Michael Boyer of West Hills, CA, lost his Baylor, Florida and Northwestern picks but held on to the #1 overall position. Michael has a 10 point lead over Mike Johnson and Hank Bauer.

HookemHorns had a good weekend. Texas won, OU lost, A&M got killed, there was a Colt McCoy sighting in the NFL and they are atop the Group Play standings. The 'Horns have a 2.67 point lead over The Spectacular Stupendous Florida Dummies. I'm guessing the FL Dummies did not have an enjoyable weekend because the Florida Gators played a game and these guys probably watched it.

Other End of the Spectrum
Now that we're done with all the brown-nosing shout outs, let's look at the bottom of this week's results. There are 471 players and I realize that we can't all be successful. However, you don't have to be a quitter, either. Thirty-nine people failed to submit their picks this week. C'mon folks, what the heck? You're lucky there were so many of you because that's way too many for me to call out individually. Two players should have skipped this week and deserve special attention. Tim Webster had a decent record by going 9-6 but actually lost two points. Worst "honors" go to Amarillo's Chris Morris. He (she?) lost FIFTY-TWO points after using the "Let's Rank the Games Consecutively in Descending Order" method. Unfortunately, that meant a 15 on OU and a 14 on Baylor. Uh oh.