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WEEK 14

Lickety Split

The Eagles' RB-Miles Sanders has been a pleasant surprise this season for the 12-2 Cheetahs

The Cheetahs streak past the Dogs 45-26

AVONDALE, AL - Most novelists have 'lickety-split" as a hyphenated word, but in the BDFL we like to keep 'em seperated. "Lickety split" is an old American saying meaning headlong fast, full speed ahead. We trace the origins of the phrase back to the Scotch-Irish since our most creative sayings come from these early descendants of the Ulster Protestants who emigrated from Ulster in Northern Ireland to America during the 18th and 19th centuries. A traveling lot, their ancestors had originally migrated to Ireland mainly from the Scottish Lowlands and Northern England in the 17th century. The phrase "lickety split" isn't commonly used in other countries, but it has become part of the American lexicon. "Lickety" was taken from "lick" meaning speed as in "going at quite a lick". That usage of "lickety" was known by the early 19th century in poetry from Scottish gentleman, Thomas Donaldson and D. McKillop, and would have been a familiar term in Scotland and Ireland back in the day. First used together as "lickoty split" in 1848, "split" seems to have been added later in the American Appalachian region suggesting an invented onomatopoeic phrase similar to "clickety-click" which mimics a train running across the tracks. You don't hear "lickety split" that much these days, but when you do, you know something happened pretty fast. In Week 14 of the BDFL, the Cheetahs streaked past the Dogs "lickety split" on Sunday (45-26) at Avondale Park, home of the first Birmingham Zoo, to move their overall record to an impressive 12-2 on the season. The Cheetahs should be a tough out in the upcoming Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) beginning in Week 16.

Come Out And Play by The Offspring (1994)

WEEK 14

Final Scores

	GAM	PS
	13	21
	DOG	CHE
	26	45
	SM	BLZ
	10	34
	ARM	WIL
	19	37
	GRE	BUL
	9	32
	BD	BEL
	26	34
	FRE	MAY
	14	33
	BAN	JUG
	19	26

COMPLETE SCORING DATA FROM THE ALADDIN SCORING SYSTEM

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Don Hutson

Former Tider and Packers legend Don Hutson is the face of the Big Daddy Championship Series

The 2022 Big Daddy Championship Series

TITLETOWN - Don Hutson almost literally invented the position of wide receiver and played it more dominantly than anybody ever has. Prior to Hutson’s arrival in Green Bay, throwing the ball in professional football was considered more of a lark than a real offensive strategy. Hutson is considered by many to be the "Babe Ruth" of professional football. He revolutionize the sport like no other player in the history of the game. Over his eleven year career, Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times, receptions eight times, and receiving yards seven times. He literally rewrote the record books for receiving yards. Nobody could cover Hutson, no matter what they tried. His statistical dominance belies how truly frightful he was as an opponent. Nobody had ever seen anything like Hutson before, so nobody had the slightest idea of how to defend him. Double and triple teams didn’t work, so teams tried to just stick their best athlete on him and hope for the best. That failed too, often in spectacular fashion. Hutson lead the NFL in scoring a record five consecutive seasons. In the several generations since Hutson retired, only Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski has come close to matching that output, leading the league four consecutive seasons from 2012 through 2015. Oh, and on top of that, Hutson turned out to be a pretty great defensive back as well. He only played in the defensive backfield for the final six years of his career, but managed 30 interceptions in that span. The gritty-tough Hutson is the suitable face for the BDFL's annual Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS) which determines the league's champion each season. Based on current divisional standing, win-loss records and total points. Here is how the 2022 BDCS is shaping up after 14 weeks of action...

2022

Big Daddy Championship Series (BDCS)

Standings After Week 14

#	TEAM	W	L	PTS
1	Mayors	9	5	472
2	Cheetahs	12	2	404
3	Dogs	10	4	391
4	Armadillos	9	5	376
5	Sloth Monsters	11	3	346
6	Juggernauts	8	6	346
7	Bandits	7	7	328
8	Neanderthals	0	0	0

2022 Season Flashbacks <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

W1-Vict'ry Bell	W2-Hocus Pocus	W3-Beaches of Biloxi	W4-Magnificent
W5-Aerial Assault	W6-Leather & Laces	W7-Cheetah Package	W8-Blue Moon
W9-Wild Wild Life	W10-Remembrance	W11-Waterdogs	W12-Pumping Pain
W13-Dogtown	W14-Lickety Split

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