DaBlitz drops the Big One on the BDCS
LAKEVIEW - From
the outset when you hear The Sweet's lead singer Brian Connolly ask all
the band members individually if they are "ready", you know this is
going to be a different tune. The song sounds like something out of the
Rocky Horror Picture Show, but that flick wouldn't come out
until a couple of years later in 1975. Recorded in 1973 and
released in 1974, The Ballroom Blitz was light years ahead of
its time and if you were into glam rock back then, you were ahead of
your time as well. The song was inspired by an incident while the band
was on the road performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland and
were driven offstage by a bottling. And yes, a bottling is what you
think it is and they don't just happen in Honky-tonks. To verify the
song's fame, it has been covered by 11 different bands and artists over
the years including heavy metal's Motörhead and by Tia Carrere in the
Wayne's World movie back in 1992. The song reached #1 in
Canada, #2 in the England and Australia and peaked at #5 in the United
States on October 17, 1975. It tied Fox On The Run as the
band's highest charting song in America. In Week 15 of the BDFL (in the
most improbable year since 1944), the #8 seeded Druid City Blitz crashed
the BDFL's Big Ballroom Dance and dropped the "Big One" on the
top-seeded Southside Cheetahs in one of the most bizarre endings in BDFL
history. A 41-41 thrilling overtime vict'ry for the Gritz Blitz which
was only possible because of a
late onsides kick that was returned for a touchdown with :34 to play
that led to an "oh by the way" extra point that tied this game. A
48-yard field goal proved to be the tie-breaking difference maker in a
BDFL classic for the ages. The PowerSleds, Bellcows and Armadillos also
advanced in the BDFL's Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) and will now
battle it out for the 2020 BDFL Championship Title. And the man in
the back said, "Everyone attack" And it turned into a Ballroom Blitz. I've
said it before and I'll say it again... Every point matters in the BDFL. The Sweet never
got their due as one of the best rock bands of of the 1970s, but this
one validates it. Here is
The Ballroom
Blitz by The Sweet (1974)
Final Scores
BLZ
CHE
41OTV
41
WIL
PS
20
33
DOR
BEL
8
18
GRE
ARM
14
23
BD
FRE
31
17
JUG
BUL
35
20
DOG
SM
12
8
MAY
GAM
17
24
Complete 2020 BDFL scoring data
from the Aladdin Scoring System (@$$)
Blitz, Bellcows, Armos & Sleds advance
TITLETOWN -
Week 16 has always been set aside for the playoff semi-finals ever since
the BDFL began play back in 1995. The winners of the semi-final
match-ups will advance to Big Daddy Bowl for a shot at the 2020 BDFL
Championship Title. Three of the top four seeds, the #2 PowerSleds, #3
Bellcows and #4 Armadillos all won their first round games to advance in
the BDFL's premier post-season and will join the surprising #8 Blitz in
the semi-finals of the Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS). In the
BDFL's other post-season going on down in Perdido Keys, it was a
different story as the lower seeds dominated the first round with the #8
Blue Deacons, #7 Juggernauts, #6 Dogs and #4 Gamblers all winning their
opening round games and advancing in the Big Mullet Series (BMS) to keep
playing for pride and the first pick in the 2021 BDFL Pony Draft for a
headstart towards next season. The losers in each bracket and will be
playing for crucial bowl match-up and draft positions in the upcoming
Pony Draft in April. You know our mantra...Every game matters in the
BDFL.
Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind (1997)
Semi-Final Match-Ups
BLZ PS
#8 #2
ARM BEL
#4 #3
WIL
CHE
#7 #1
DOR GRE
#6 #5
Semi-Final Match-Ups
BD
GAM
#8 #4
JUG DOG
#7 #6
MAY FRE #5 #1
SM BUL
#3 #2
2020 BDCS
2020 BMS
