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Week 1 2009

GRE @ GAM (-1.5)

CHE @ BLZ (-2.5)

BOO @ PS (-3.5)

SM  @ WW (-4.5)

DOG (-5.5) @ FS

BUL (-3.5) @ WOO

JUG @ WIZ (-3.5)

MAY @ WIL (-3.5)

OPEN: ALL TEAMS PLAYING

Wizard's Quote

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"If there were no more fraud, abuse, and corruption in government, would we still have a government?"

2009 Wisdom

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The Lollipop Guild will try to get off the snide in 2009 to avenge their 2008 loss to the Evil Las Vegas Oddsmakers (ELVO) in the race to the new Prognosticator of the Year (POTY) award

The BDFL's gets another new trophy as The POTY

The Trophy is announced

FOXBORO - In line with the league's new Grand Daddy trophy that debuted at the end of the 2008 season for the winner of the Big Daddy Bowl and the BDFL championship, the BDFL has unveiled the new POTY- The Trophy which goes to the best fantasy football prognosticator in the world. The Prognosticator of the Year (POTY) award has been around for about 10 years, so it was high time to put a trophy with the award to signify its significance. Like most classic football trophies, the POTY is cast in 24 karat solid gold and depicts an old school player (many think modeled after the great Dick Buttkus) engaged in a ritualistic pre-game position and showing the heavy thought process that is synonymous with fantasy football prognosticating. "This may be the best representation of any football award ever", remarked Iron Hand, The Commissioner of the BDFL.

From the crystal ball

The BDFL's Weekly Pigskin Prognostications

From The Wizard

2009 Week 1

Grenades vs. Gamblers

Chris Hand and the “Brentwood Bombers” will scramble the jets this weekend and go to DefCon 4 for their annual trip to the Gulf Coast to battle Kenny Breal and the “Wagin’ Cajuns” in the season opener for both. In past years Kenny has hosted the BDFL Commish in an attempt to curry favor with the league’s high command, and judging by the two BDFL trophies sitting in his garage, Kenny has been quite successful. Meanwhile, Chris is girding what’s left of his loins yet again to try and finally win that first, elusive title that continually slips away year after year. Unfortunately for the Grenades, what appears on paper to be a weak draft will guarantee the Grenades will once again be a “paper tiger.”

Wizard’s Winner…the Gamblers.

Bootleggers vs. PowerSleds

Speaking of BDFL titles together with unexplained wanderings in the BDFL desert similar in length to that of Moses and the Israelites, the “Motor City Mad Men” led by “Mad” Jack Barnes continue their quest to climb back atop the BDFL May Pole after making several big strides back to respectability in recent years. Arriving from points up north is Jon Wood and the “Canton Carpetbaggers.” As one of two resident BDFL lawyers, three when you include Wizard GM/Consigliore Barry Stephenson, there’s little doubt the Bootleggers will be talking out of both sides of their mouth, and probably out of their rear ends as well, when they arrive. Unfortunately for Jon, all slick legal maneuvers in his bag of tricks won’t be enough to keep him from getting thrown under the jail when the Fairfield legal system throws the book at his Bootleggers than, to add insult to injury, throws them under the jail, too.

Wizard’s Winner…the PowerSleds.

Cheetahs vs. Blitz

Jerry Fritz and his “Tusk ‘a Losers” open play on Sunday afternoon by welcoming Butch Neal and his “Humpin’ Harlots” to Bryant-Denney Stadium. The Blitz have made some noise over their first couple of seasons, but need to ratchet things up a few notches if they plan to keep pace in the BDFL peckin’ order. On the other side the leagues only three time champion seeks to go even further into virgin territory, a genuine rarity for the Cheetahs, by winning a 4th title. Both teams appear to be evenly matched, which is why only a trained expert such as the Wizard is able to determine that the 2.5 points ELVO is giving Butch will be just enough to keep the Cheetahs in the spot light.

Wizard’s Winner…the Cheetahs.

Sloth Monsters vs. Wooden Warriors

The “Cringin’ Injuns” have piled up BDFL titles in their “other” league like chord wood, but have yet to mimic that success in the BDFL despite a couple of near misses in the BDFL’s Big Daddy Bowl a few years ago. While many teams open up with inter-conference play, the Wooden Warriors jump right into division action by welcoming the “Three-toed Tree Huggers” to Black Crick Stadium this weekend. With 16 BDFL teams drafting, talent is always spread paper thin while depth is almost non-existent, two potential problems that didn’t sidestep either team. Still, even given the scarcity of deep teams in the BDFL, it appears these two may have crawled out of the shallow end of the gene pool judging by their opening day rosters. With no real quarterback between them and not much more at running back, the Warriors and the Sloths will rely on wide receivers and divine intervention in 2009. Unfortunately for Jaimie, the ol’ Wizardo doesn’t see a nickels worth of difference between theses two, much less 4.5 points.

Wizard’s Winner…the Sloth Monsters.

Bullets vs. Woosiers

During a pre-game pep rally down by the wooly swamp in Benton, Bullet stood before a raucous, liquored up bunch of “Dixie Dandelions” with the BDFL trophy (it’s actually an old GHS suspension helmet that belonged to Galen McSpadden) raised high in the air and asked how often the Bullets planned to take home the big prize. Bullet’s heart must have been warmed to the core when with a rebel yell the crowd cried “More, more, more…” It’s not likely that rebel yell will still be echoing in their heads when they arrive in Blount County to face Tommy Todd and the “Toke Risers” at 37,000 feet no doubt atop Smoke Rise Mountain come Sunday afternoon. Both teams had strong draft night performances that should translate into title contention come January, but it will be the Woosiers that sneak out with a victory, or at least a loss that’s less than the spread.

Wizard’s Winner…the Woosiers.

Dogs vs. Fighting Slovaks

When it comes to BDFL futility, few teams, if any, have scraped the bottom of the barrel any more or longer than the “Coalburg Canines” and the “Biting Slovaks.” While the Slovaks make a strong case for more stringent immigration laws, the Dogs are hardly poster pups themselves. Still, based on draft day grades, both teams appear poised to rise up out of the muck, at least this year. With Tom Brady slingin’ pigskins with one arm and his supermodel wife poised on the other, the Slavs plan to put their chips behind Brady’s surgically repaired ACL and MCL, something that’s a risky bet anytime, even with a Tom Brady. Meanwhile, the Dogs have a balanced attack with Athens, AL native Phillip Rivers under center and a potent ground game to boot, especially if Steven Jackson has a few holes to run through for the Rams. Nevertheless, when the dust settles, ELVO got stars in his eyes when he saw Brady and didn’t look far enough down the roster to see that the supporting cast doesn’t quite match up with the headliner.

Wizard’s Winner…the Dogs.

Juggernauts vs. Wizards

When Allyson Edwards and her “Ambulance Chasin’ Amazons” arrive in Tampa this weekend, they’ll think they’ve died and gone to heaven because Tampa is an attorney’s wet dream with lawyers running after ambulances and chasing baseless lawsuits with equal vigor. In fact, the Wizard suspects healthcare insurance would take a nationwide nose dive in cost if only the people of Tampa would carry out Brutus’s suggestion to “first, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Judging by draft day results, the “Pasco Potion Poppers” should have enough potency to be competitive, but appear to be a little light in the loafers to make a deep play-off run, something they might begin to discover Sunday afternoon.

Wizard’s Winner…the Juggernauts.

Mayors vs. Wildcats

The “Birmingham Pork Packers” watched their glorious leader, President Obama, spout his bleeding heart, liberal theology this past week and how his healthcare reforms would be paid for largely through eliminating government fraud and abuse. While certainly a noble goal for our President, the Wizard does have one question. If there were no more fraud, abuse, and corruption in government, would we still have a government? Because the Great Wizardo is not sure what else our government officials actually do. Regardless of the answer, the Wizard does see promise of success for the Mayors and the “Purring Putty Tats” in the upcoming season, but only one can emerge from their week one “Thunder Dome” experience. For the Mayors to prove the pundits wrong, they need a resurgent Carson Palmer to make any noise this season. And Alan Arrington will happy to hear that the Wizard says Palmer and company should provide just enough fire power to give the Mayors a backdoor cover, and that’s all the Wizard wants.

Wizard’s Winner…Mayors.

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Wildcats | Juggernauts | Dogs | Blitz | Wooden Warriors | Wizards | Sloth Monsters | Fighting Slovaks

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