FFL TEAM STANDINGS

FINAL RANK TEAM

1.                Anaheim Lame Ducks

2.                Cass County Wiley Coyotes

3.                Grovertown Rams

4.                Hicktown Heroes

5.                Asian Mafia

6.                Purgatory Fighting Pacifists

7.                Offshore Bucknuts

8.                Marcellus Marauders

9.                Elkhart Cardinals

10.              Birmingham Ballbashers

11.              Bair Lake Fighting Cowboys

12.              Dallas Texans

13.              Flowerfield Flashes

14.              Lake Shore Bombers

15.              Michiana Mud Hens

16.              Michigan Fighting 425^th

TIDY BOWL XVIII:                                     Consolation game:

Cass County 19 (54%), Anaheim 48 (71%)      Grovertown 46 (69%), Hicktown 22 (56%)

(coaching efficiency listed in parentheses)                  

Announcements:

            The two teams represented in this season’s 18^th annual Tidy Bowl had each appeared in one of the previous two years’ championship games—the Wiley Coyotes in 2007, and the Lame Ducks in 2008.  But oddly enough, this time both teams seemed to suffer from the big-game jitters.  At the halftime of the early NFL games on Sunday afternoon, Cass County led Anaheim by a paltry score of 1-0.  But in the second half, the Ducks suddenly didn’t seem so lame.

            Two undrafted free agents accounted for more than half of Anaheim’s points as they quacked their way out to a 29-point lead, and held that margin through the late games for a 48-19 victory.  The Ducks become the only franchise to have won four titles, and the citizens of Anaheim (especially Donald, Huey, Dewey and Louie) were thrilled to see the trophy brought back to town following the team’s five-year hiatus in Crawford.  Meanwhile, the Wiley Coyotes refused to be interviewed following the loss, but as they trudged away, they were overheard cursing ducks, roadrunners, and all other known types of fowl.  It’s a safe assumption that they weren’t singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” over the holidays.

            Meanwhile, Grovertown defeated Hicktown for the third-place prize, though it’s fair to say that either one of these franchises could be considered the “Team of the Decade,” with each having the same number of titles (2) and the exact same winning percentage (.630).  Grovertown holds a slight edge in their playoff record, but the Heroes (formerly the “Slots”) defeated the Rams in Tidy Bowl XV.

            Thanks again to everyone for another great season!  Watch your email for the date and time of the awards presentation, and we’ll do this all again in the fall! 

TRANSACTIONS:

GROVERTOWN RAMS - Signed Devin Aromashodu (RCR), $32.  Placed Michael Turner (RB) on injured reserve.

ANAHEIM LAME DUCKS - Signed Fred Davis (RCR), $1.  Placed Brandon Jacobs (RB) on injured reserve.

CASS COUNTY WILEY COYOTES - Signed Lex Hilliard (RB), $1.  Placed Brady Quinn (QB) on injured reserve.