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Vengeance
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The Juggernauts almost dropped Cam Akers at midseason, but made a wise decision to keep him |
The 'Nauts blast the 'Dillos in the BDCS
WAXAHACHIE,
TX - Mr. Webster defines "vengeance" as a punishment inflicted in
retaliation for an injury, or offense; a retribution. To act "with a
vengeance" means to respond with a great force, or vehemence; to an
extreme, or excessive degree. Texans are big on vengeance. It goes all
the way back to the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event in
the Texas Revolution when Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna
sieged the Alamo by massacring most all of the 200+ occupants inside the
mission church. Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William "Buck" Travis, William
Carey and other great men gave their lives for independence in this
Texas blood bath. Santa Anna's refusal to take prisoners during the
battle inspired many Texians and Tejanos to join the Texian Army.
Motivated by their desire for vengeance, the Texian forces defeated the
Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, ending the
rebellion in favor of the newly formed Republic of Texas. Vengeance is
also the title of a 2022 American black comedy film written and directed
by B. J. Novak in his directorial debut. It stars Novak and Ashston
Kutcher among others and is set in Texas. The BDFL doesn't rate movies
as a rule, but if we did, we'd give the film a solid 4-star rating. Now
you see, the Duncanville Armadillos defeated the Jugtown Juggernauts
18-9 in Week 8 of the 2022 BDFL season at Gardendale's venerable Driver
Stadium. Those folks in North Jefferson County don't take kindly to
losing at anything and know a little bit about vengeance as well. In
Week 16 of the BDFL season in the 2022 Big Daddy Championship Series
(BDCS), the 'Nauts invaded South Dallas and blasted the home standing
'Dillos 40-18 to avenge this earlier defeat and advance to the
semi-finals of the BDCS. Vengeance was a common theme for the first
round of the 2022 BDCS as three underdogs advanced to the semi-finals in
Week 17. Others advancing to the 2022 BDCS semi-finals included the #1
seeded Magic City Mayors, the #6 seeded Shades Creek Sloth Monsters and
the surprising "Amnesty 2022" recipients, #7 seeded Benton Bullets. Oh
yeah by the way, Iron Hand is a big believer in vengeance too.
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) by Garth Brooks (1989)
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Brandon, Mississippi's Gardner Minshew is what the BDFL's Big Mullet Series (BMS) is all about |
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Mississippi's Gardner Minshew Minshew was born on May 16, 1996, in Flowood, Mississippi and was raised in Brandon by Flint Minshew, a contractor, and Kim Minshew, a middle school math teacher. Kim was also a former women's basketball player at Mississippi State. Minshew and his father adopted Mike Leach's air raid offense playing style while Minshew was playing flag football in seventh grade. While doing so, he formed a strong bond with Wyatt Rogers, the area coach who initially taught him how to enact that style of play. Rogers was the father of future college football quarterback Will Rogers, whom Minshew became a mentor to. Minshew began playing football for Brandon High School in 2011, serving as the starting quarterback for the all-freshman team until varsity quarterback Trey Polk broke his arm partway through the season. The next year, Minshew helped take the Brandon Bulldogs to the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) 6A championship game, where they lost 31–23 to South Panola. Minshew had 223 passing yards and one touchdown in the title game. He took the Bulldogs to an MHSAA state championship victory as a senior in 2014, with 3,541 passing yards and 31 touchdowns en route to the finals. In four years of high school football, Minshew had 9,705 passing yards, 88 passing touchdowns, a .588 completion percentage, 1,417 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns, and only 24 interceptions. He was ranked a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and two-star prospect by 247Sports.com. Minshew ended up at East Carolina, but in an ironic twist after contemplating coming to Alabama as graduate transfer, he finished his college career with Leach at Washington State.
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AUDUBON
PLACE - Due to not having enough qualifying teams for the Big
Daddy Championship Series (BDCS), the BDFL's post-season is a
little different this season. The Neanderthals and Bulllets
filled in nicely in the BDCS to bring it to eight teams and keep
the league's "Elite Eight" respectable. DaBlitz got a bye in the
Big Mullet Series (BMS) due to their win-loss record and overall
point total after Week 15, the end of the regular season.
However, after the first round of the BMS we have three teams
with no losses. If the Freebirds continue to win in the BMS, we
could have co-champions of the BMS for the first time in league
history, but we'll cross that bridge, if and when we come to it.
Due to being the lowest seeding team to lose in the first round
of the BMS, the Blue Deacons' BDFL season has come to a halt.
The league will match them against the Lakeshore Salamanders in
Week 17 in a Mt. High exhibition for the home crowd and to track
their 2022 win-loss record and overall point total. In the BMS
quarterfinals, the Gulf Coast Gamblers, Western Hills Wildcats,
Fieldstown Belcows, Druid City Blitz and Black Creek Freebirds
are all still in the hunt for the 2022 Big Mullet title.
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