Bellcows and Freebirds Battle to the Bitter End to Highlight Week 11:

The Battle for Fultondale supremacy was fought to the bitter end on Byrd Field just off old Highway 31, in the old facility behind the old high school, famous for lopsided Wildcat defeats and legendary BABF match-ups. This one did not disappoint the spectators who fought off hangovers to come out and watch in person. The Bellcows and Bocephus’ Boys battled for four quarters. Belrose took all of the Freebirds tricks and “turned ‘em around and used ‘em against ‘em.” The Bellcows pulled out a 38-34 vict’ry, while the Freebirds ran crying to The Commissioner about the Dreaded Schedule Maker and the evil that it caused. Jaimie’s team literally and figuratively would have outscored every other BDFL team in Week Eleven… EXCEPT the Bellcows, so the F’birds took the “L” and ignominiously dropped the Battle of Fultondale.

Mayors Outscored by No Longer Mild Cats 34-27:

The Wildcats ran wild in Week Eleven and the Mayors also filed a grievance with the League Office, The Commissioner and College Football Playoff Committee in regards to the Dreaded Schedule Maker. First, the BioCats lit up the scoreboard for 34-points to notch a big win behind an attack that featured 3-WRs and 2-RBs, but looked a lot like a 5-wide alignment. It was a classic offense by the “James Gang.” On the other side of the line of scrimmage, the Magic City Mayors were distraught by the outcome. The Cronies scored 27-points, that would have defeated ten other BDFL teams this past weekend, but all A.A. got out of the decision was an “L.” The protests by the Mayors probably will not work and they’ll have to re-group for the stretch run.

Blitz Free Fall Continues in Loss to Cheetahs:

The Druid City Blitz started out strong in 2020, but have fallen hard lately. The latest example of ineptitude by the previously strong Gritz Blitz was a dismal performance in Week Eleven. The Red Baron’s boys scored 18, but were easily defeated by the Southside Cheetahs, 25-18. The reeling Blitz is now in trouble both in the standings and in the total points categories, while the Sin Wagon is “rolling baby.” The Cheetahs may be peaking at the right time to really do some damage in the post-season when the Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) gets underway.

Mukes Gets Schooled by the Commissioner:

Ol’ Mukes ran into a fired up Mineral Springs Grenadiers team this past weekend, and the Sloth Monsters limped away with a 10-point loss to the Commissioner & Company. The Grenadiers have played with a lot of grit this season and have notched a good number of vict’ries. The Three Toed Tree Dwellers have struggled holding on lead, or a tree limb, or anything for that matter in 2020. Mukes was trying hard to take the defeat in stride on Tuesday afternoon, and trying to put the pieces back together, and the only place to do that was to slide by Mike’s in Fultondale before a road trip to Harry’s (he obviously stopped by to pick up Albert on the way, and they may have continued on to Livingston and the Brass Monkey – but, The Bulletin could not verify, nor confirm that).

Mark’s Mutts Dominated by ‘Dillos:

The defending BDFL Champions got dominated by the Duncanville Armadillos. The Brookside Dogs are paying the price for their constant and unrelenting “basking” from last year’s championship. They completely refuse to quit celebrating their over-arching achievement from 2019. Mark’s Mutts are unapologetically “living in the past,” and to a certain extent, refusing to face the future (and that future – for 2020 – is growing bleak). Meanwhile, the ‘Dillos are picking up steam. K.P. & Company, who have been locked in this fall and taking a one-year hiatus from T-Town, are channeling that extra energy and funneling it into their performance in the BDFL.

Dorians Defeat Bullets 23-12:

The Altadena Dorians showed the Benton Bullets who was boss in Week Eleven in the BDFL. The Dorians jumped out to an early lead on Thursday Night and held on through all of the action on Sunday, and even added 3-points on MNF to notch a key vict’ry and send the Bullets to the brink of elimination under the proverbial “Bullet Rule.” The Bullets – who received the Bonehead Award in Week 10 (in a win) – should have earned the prize in Week Eleven. The Bullerino left two RBs on the bench who scored 6-each, while the two that played scored a big, fat, zero. That’s negative 12… but the Bullets only received another loss in a lost season, and now the Black Belt Bunch is 4-7 and are practically out of rope.

Gamblers Upend Heavy Duty Bishop Squad 19-16:

In a game that went to Monday Night Football without a clear outcome, the Gulf Coast Gamblers and the Mt High Blue Deacons stumbled into the primetime game trying to earn a vict’ry in Week Eleven. The Gambino and the Bishop traded jabs and barbs through the first dozen or so NFL games from Thursday night until Sunday night. The scoreboard at Hayden, taken from the old Warrior High School, read 16-16 going into MNF. The Gamblers ended up coming up big in the final game of the week. One of their wide receivers (Mike Evans/TB), caught a TD pass from Tom Brady – in a losing effort – and the “Real Deal” got a much-needed win by the final score of 19-16. But, most important of all… they covered the 2.5-point spread and the Gamblers returned from the bowels of Blount County to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in high style… blowing most of their winnings on the celebratory drive home.

Naut Pretty - Juggernauts Suffer Shutout and A.W. - 32-0:

It has happened a hand full of times in the hist’ry of the Big Daddy Football League, and it usually turns out to be no good for the team or for the League for that matter. And, that’s a zero, zip, null set, or big goose egg… or donut… a team that’s held scoreless in BDFL action. The Jugtown Juggernauts took the zero in Week Eleven and to add insult to injury, A.E. took an A.W. from the Fairfield PowerSleds. Most teams have gone through the Thursday Night game without points, and many have been held without points in the Sunday noon games. It’s an eerie feeling, and owners, general managers, and head coaches just want to dent the scoreboard. If it carries to the Sunday Night game or to MNF it becomes too much to bear and the team just wants to turn to the next week. So, the ‘Nauts will try to turn the page with their shutout loss in tow along with the “Toilet Seat Team of the Weak” award. The Mean Machine will quietly celebrate its A.W. and turn their attention to the stretch drive in the BDFL, the Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS), and maybe a chance to hold up the Grand Daddy Trophy, and skate around the ice in sheer jubilation.

“It’s all about the kids,” home for the holidays:

In the JrBDFL, former AISA All-Star volleyball player, Meredith Hand, has returned “home for the holidays” from college in advance of Thanksgiving. In Week 11 in the Junior League, she had a match-up with her younger brother, Milton. Milton led the entire weekend… until… Monday Night Football. Meredith and her Benton Butterflies had one player going on MNF, and she stayed up and “bagged” all night to get enough catches, yards, and TDs out of Robert Woods (LAR) to top Little Brother. The “bagging” worked, Woods scored one TD, caught 6-8 passes for close to a hundred yards… and Meredith defeated Milton by less than one point in their mysterious ESPN-driven league.