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"...'Black Belt Boneheads' to town in the first round of the play-offs. Bullet’s season has been about as successful as the first civil rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge did in nearby Selma so many years ago..."

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From The Crystal Ball
The BDFL's Pigskin Prognostications - Week 16

By Spaceman Spiff

Power Sleds vs. Wooden Warriors

The “Noccalula Knotty Pines” are limping into the play-offs after a less than stellar December that was capped off by getting swept by the weak-wanded Wizards last weekend. Nevertheless, Jaimie and the Tribe have to get over the hangover from some of Merlin’s “Funky, Cold Medina” quickly if they expect to keep from getting tied to the tracks by the “Slay Riders”. Jack Barnes reached back to a glorious, if ancient, history to come from nowhere down the stretch to blow past the Grenades and into the BDFL “Big Dance”, and have no intentions of putting the breaks on the “Grand Funk Railroad” this weekend, which is the last thing the Warriors need. Look for a strong rebound by the Sleds after they stoke the fires on ol’ engine #69 with the lumps of coal from underneath Jaimie’s Christmas tree.

Wizard’s Winner…the Power Sleds.

Woosiers vs. Dogs

The “Schmoozers” performed something just short of a miracle in the final weeks of the regular season to stop their injury-riddled slide into oblivion, and have managed to piece together a team that is very much a viable contender for the title while the “High-bred Hounds” have basically “bitch-slapped” (a bitch is a female dog for those of you in Lowndes County) the rest of the BDFL all season. And made ‘em like it. These two have been in the hunt from day one, but only one can advance to “The Big Daddy Bowl” on January 2. The Woosiers are good, but without a Priest of their own on hand it is likely they will need to rent one to give themselves the last rites.

Wizard’s Winner…the Dogs.

Mayors vs. Blades

The “Sword Swallowers” fell on their own sword over the last couple of weeks turning their “run for the roses” into something more akin to a “dash for the dandelions”. Nevertheless, the Blades have to recover from their disappointment to make the best of a bad situation, and nothing would make them merrier then to do so at the expense of brother Alan and the “Bleeding Heart Bureaucrats”. The Mayors finished a very bad season on a good note, and it is not beyond them to continue their improved play of the past few weeks. However, the Blades still have more than enough of an edge to pay the butcher’s bill while chopping up the “Lame Duck Liberals” in time to dump them into a Christmas stew.

Wizard’s Winner…the Blades.

Gamblers vs. Bootleggers

The “Brimstone Hurlin’ Hootch Haulers” smelled more like burnin’ whiskey after takin’ their weekly load down to Knoxville to battle the “Ragin’ Cajun Roulette Roughnecks” last weekend in a wild, west BDFL shoot-out. Both teams will have to reload this week and do it all over again in the first round of the playoffs and it is fair to say that more fireworks may be in store. Fortunately, you won’t need a program to tell the good guys from the bad guys, since all of them will be the latter meaning more laws will be broken in Bristol this weekend than Chins in a Chinese phonebook. In the end, however, Jon Wood will get his revenge and leave one of his cockroach-killin’ boots in Kenny’s backside for good measure.

Wizard’s Winner…the Bootleggers.

Grenades vs. Cheetahs
The smell of bacon in the air high over the “Music City” can be attributed to Chris Hand and the “War Pigs” getting cooked down the stretch in the Gray Beard Division, and with a key injury to T.O. the Grenades are likely to get K.O.’d again this weekend by the time they leave the Riverchase “Love Shack” Sunday evening. However, the effectiveness of the Cheetah’s Donovan McNabb may be limited by T.O. plus the real possibility that he may not play the full game in order to rest for the play-offs. Ultimately, the Grenades have already played their best hand and will not be able to hit the right chords often enough to carry home the victory although some pancakes and syrup would make for a mighty fine meal for the long trip back, especially when their will be plenty of bacon around to go with it.
Wizard’s Winner…the Cheetahs.

Wizards vs. Sloth Monsters
Merlin and the “Lollipop Guild” hope to pull out the broom this weekend in an effort to sweep the “Freaky Franks” in a match-up that will do little more than help salvage a lost season for both teams. Last weekend the Wizards gained a measure of redemption by downing the 2nd seeded Wooden Warriors showing that in a rival game you can truly throw out the record books. Also, the Wizards will be flying a protest flag on Sunday in an effort to see why they were not allowed to play for 5th place despite finishing 2nd in the Green Horn Division and having a winning record. It would appear to this unbiased observer that the play-offs would be determined in a consistent manner, and since the “Final Four” was determined by their position in the standings, that the same thought process would work for the rest of the BDFL peckin’ order. Nevertheless, when the dust clears, his majesty’s royal navy should be able to sail into Silver Lakes, deliver a few broadsides, and pillage the Sloths properly before returning home.
Wizard’s Winner…the Wizards.

Fighting Slovaks vs. Juggernauts
The “Lincoln Rice Rockets” showed they still had a pulse by pounding out a convincing win last week and scoring perhaps more points in one day than they have in the previous month. The Jugs will need some more of the same if they want to have any shot at continuing their late season redemption. Although this is another meaningless game with the ultimate goal being 13th place in the BDFL, winning out would help Allyson pay her legal bills while it would give the Slovaks enough cash to get on that slow boat back to the old country. Somebody has to win although the Wizard has pondered if you can actually win a game if nobody watches. Or cares.
Wizards Winner…the Fighting Slovaks.

Bullets vs. Wildcats
The “Rocky Ridge ChildCats” have walked a rocky road in their inaugural BDFL season, but can still salvage a little pride (assuming beating the Bullets can really accomplish that) this Sunday when they welcome the “Black Belt Boneheads” to town in the first round of the play-offs. Bullet’s season has been about as successful as the first civil rights march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge did in nearby Selma so many years ago, and unfortunately for the Bullets, they will not likely come as close to getting the ultimate justice those freedom fighters finally did. The Wildcats have more hiss than bite, but it should still be enough to prevail.
Wizard’s Winner…the Wildcats.

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