Boondocks

The Bullets knock off the Dixie Mafia

WEST TYLER, AL - The "boondocks" is an American expression originally referring to a remote rural area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way place considered backward and unsophisticated by city-folk. "Boondocks" is defined by Mr. Webster as a rough, remote, or isolated country. Like most of our colorful language in the United States, I thought the term came from the Scotch-Irish and had something to do with Daniel Boone and his dwelling place, but I was mistaken. The expression was actually introduced into the American lexicon by U.S. military personnel fighting in the Philippine–American War (1899–1902). It derives from the Tagalog word "bundók", which means "mountain". According to military historian Paul A. Kramer, the term originally had "connotations of bewilderment and confusion" due to the guerrilla warfare in which the soldiers were engaged. In the Philippines, the word "bundók" is also a colloquialism referring to rural inland areas, which are usually mountainous and difficult to access since most major cities and settlements in the Philippines are located in the lowlands, or near the coastline. The term evolved into American lingo to refer to the countryside, or an isolated rural/wilderness area, regardless of topography, or vegetation. Similar U.S. slang or colloquial words include "the sticks", "the backwoods", "the hinterlands", "hicksville" and the diminutive "boonies" which can be heard in films about the Vietnam War such as Brian De Palma's Casualties of War (1989) used by American soldiers to designate rural areas of Vietnam. "Boondocking" refers to camping with a recreational vehicle (RV) in a remote location without the electricity, water, or sewer infrastructure that is available at campgrounds, or RV parks. "Down in the Boondocks" was a hit song in 1965 by Billy Joe Royal. "Boondocks" is a single by Little Big Town from their 2005 album The Road to Here. The Boondocks is an adult animated sitcom from 1996 adapted from the comic strip of the same name. The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy. In Week 3 of the 30th season of the BDFL, the Benton Bullets laid a trap "down in the boondocks" for the Gulf Coast Gamblers. The Dixie Mafia fell for the proverbial "snipe hunting trip" to the Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge only to be lured into the backwoods and knocked off by the Good Ol' Boys (GOBs), 45-30. Other winners in Week 3 of the BDFL included the Freebirds, PowerSleds, Mayors, Armadillos, Juggernauts, Vulcans and Wildcats in no particular order.

BDFL Scoring

The mastery of fantasy football scoring

BIRMINGHAM, AL - No offense to Puka Nacua, but if he has more value in your fantasy football league than Patrick Mahomes, then you know your league is flawed in a big way. The BDFL has always had a keen eye on how scoring should be recorded in the league each week with each player and for every scoring play. The league's goal for scoring games has always been to be as close to real football as possible. The BDFL has never been sucked into points per reception (PPR) and points for yardage and other BS forms of scoring that leads to unrealistic player point totals and ridiculous game scores. Nothing upsets The Commissioner of the BDFL (Iron Hand) more than BS stat-type scoring in fantasy football. In real football a touchdown is worth six (6) points, the same as in the BDFL. A field goal is worth three (3) points in real football, the same in the BDFL. A safety is worth two (2) points in real football, the same in the BDFL. The same can be said for two-point conversions (2) and extra points (1). Since the league's conception in 1995, passing touchdowns have been split equally between the quarterback and the receiver (3+3=6) with the mindset that both players contributed to the six (6) point touchdown. The BDFL's only scoring caveat is the reward of "double the points" for plays over 50 yards. This was done to reward big scoring plays and for the fun of it all. With the Aladdin Scoring System (@$$), the BDFL tracks the starting players each week to ascertain their BDFL point total and records this value. As a result of this highly disciplined scoring system, the BDFL has had realistic game scores for over 29 years and counting. To prove how well the BDFL has done with managing the league's scoring system, consider that in the NFL last season (2023) the average team scoring was 21.8 points per game and 24.5 per team per game in the BDFL. The BDFL's slight scoring increase over the NFL can be traced to the league's unique point reward policy of "double the points" for all scoring plays over 50 yards. We go through this math exercise to prove a point. The BDFL has mastered scoring in fantasy football. Period. Exclaimation point! End of story. The rest of the fantasy football world is living on Fantasy Island in La La Land with Tatoo, far, far away from pro football reality. Thank you for helping keep the BDFL as the leader in the real world of fantasy football.