Thursday, December 8, 2016

Week 13 Observtions

1. Jo Remains Strong, Kev Stumbles. The leaders remained stable last week with Jo overtaking Kevin, who stumbled to a 7-8 week but still remains in second place. Judy continued on her consistently good picks to grab a share of third place with Marcus. Mike and Nick hold down a tie for fifth place.

2. Marc Surges. Marcus had a 14-1 week, by far the best this year. His 15 point week shot him past Nick and Mike with 130 points, only two points behind Kevin. This is the second best week in the history of the league, bettered only by Sean's perfect 14-0 week in 2012.

3, POW and RPOW.  There were no real Picks of the Week, the closest being the Picking of the Chiefs over the Falcons by Mike, Jo and Brandy. (This was the only game Marc missed this week.) Reverse Pick of the Week goes to Patrick with his pick of the Bengals over the Broncos, Brandy with her pick of the Bills over the Raiders, and Brandy again with her pick of the Panthers over the Raiders. This is the first time a league member has had two RPOWs, a left handed feather in her cap.

4. Congrats to Wayne. Speaking of left handers, Wayne's news of his trip to see Nebraska play in volleyball tournament action this weekend is well received by the Commish. A long time volleyball referee and coach, Wayne is dedicated to his beloved Huskers and I am sure he will have a great time this weekend. The Senior Advisory Council wishes him the best, on a 3-2 vote.

5. Comparison to 2015. A quick look at last year's race shows Jo, Ed and Wayne ahead with 128 points, and  Lucas lurking back with 125 points. Luke would go on to win the regular season Millie. Jo's leading point total of 135 is 7 points better than the 128 that led the league last year. To beat Kevin's all time high total of 188 points, she will have to average over 12 points a week for the next four weeks.