The PowerSleds strike a deadly blow

FAIRFIELD, AL - Thunderstuck by AC/DC has one of the best openings of any rock song ever. The song was the lead single on the band's 1990 album The Razors Edge. It is safe to say that nothing recorded in the last 30 years has been this good. Brian Johnson delivers an unbelievable performance with the vocals and it is vintage Angus Young on lead guitar throughout. According to Angus, "The song started from a little trick I had on guitar. I played it to Mal (brother and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young) and he said 'Oh, I've got a good rhythm idea that will sit well in the back'. We built the song up from that. We fiddled about with it for a few months before everything fell into place. Lyrically, it was really just a case of finding a good title. We came up with this thunder thing, based on our favorite childhood toy ThunderStreak, and it seemed to have a good ring to it. AC/DC = Power. That's the basic idea". To say it is a powerful song is a gross understatement. The song's lyrics are vague yet entertaining especially the part about going through Texas, yeah Texas, finding some dancers and having some fun. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team has used Thunderstuck as their run-out song at Bryant-Denny Stadium since 2008. When someone asked head coach Nick Saban on the Crimson Tide Sports Network's Hey Coach radio show prior to that season's first home game, "What song he'd like if Bama played one as the team came down the tunnel". He said "Nicholas (his son) what's that song I like?" And Nicholas replied "Thunderstruck". I'm glad Mal Moore was listening. The song played as the team's entrance song at Bryant-Denny for the first time against the Tulane Green Wave on September 6, 2008 and the rest is pure Bama lore. The Crimson Tide has posted a 79-5 record at home for a 94.05 winning percentage since the Thunderstuck streak started at Alabama. In Week 3 of the BDFL, the high-voltage PowerSleds struck down the embellished Bellcows with a deadly blow (54-34) in a relentless lightning storm reminiscent of Thunderstruck by AC/DC (1990). The video ain't bad either with over 792 million views to date.

Final Scores

	JUG	FRE
	11	43
	DOG	DOR
	4	51
	GAM	MAY
	34	23
	CHE	ARM
	42	27
	GRE	BUL
	27	24
	BEL	PS
	34	54
	BD	WIL
	24	29
	SM	BLZ
	27	31

Complete 2020 BDFL scoring data from the Aladdin Scoring System (@$$)

The Kansas Comet has passed 

WICHITA, KS - Gale Sayers was the first player I remember to be described as "lightning in a bottle". That he was. Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at 34 years old, he's still the youngest player ever to be enshrined in Canton. If his playing ability wasn't impressive enough, just watch the Brian's Song movie to get a feel for Sayers' compassion. Sayers was with the Chicago Bears for seven years (1965-1971), but really only played in the NFL for five years due to injuries. His running style was smooth and reckless at same time. Nicknamed the "Kansas Comet" because he played college ball at the University of Kansas, Sayers' ability as a runner in the open field is still considered unmatched. He possessed raw speed and was also highly elusive with terrific vision and this combination made him very difficult to catch and tackle. Iron Mike Ditka who played with Sayers for two seasons with the Bears, called him "the greatest player I've ever seen". Sayers literally was a threat to score anytime he touched the ball. In one game as a rookie in 1965, Sayers accounted for 336 total yards - 113 rushing, 89 receiving, 134 on returns and six touchdowns. Yes, six touchdowns in a single game which is still an NFL record to this day. His career kickoff return average of 30.56 yards per return is still an NFL record. Sayers' rookie record of 2,272 all-purpose yards was broken in 1988 by Tim Brown who gained 2,317 all-purpose yards with two extra games. His single-season all-purpose yards record of 2,440 set in 1966 was broken in 1974 by Mack Herron who surpassed it by only four yards with two extra games. I sure we'll ever see another Gale Sayers. As a legendary NFL player who had a positive influence on the BDFL, Sayers will be joining Kenny Stabler and Bart Starr with an honorary BDFL team known as the Kansas Comets. When the BDFL gets to 16 teams with a "League of Legends", all be honored again during a BDFL Throwback Week in the future.