And with the Hollis' final FG to get the win, RAFFLE's regular season draws to a close. The commissioner's office is enjoying the minor upset over the division leader (and main rival) to squeak into the playoffs, but knows that the RAFFLE bowl title will go through three tough games, scratching and clawing up from the last seed. :) This year's Brent Trophy winners are: Lg I--- Boston Bruisers (Darryn Witzgall) Lg II-- Bayside Ballhogs (Steve Vance) Lg III- Green Woodpeckers (George Grotheer) Lg IV-- Boomtown Chargers (Arik Davis) Given to each League's regular season winner -- and #1 seed in each league's playoffs -- the Brent Trophy is named for a friend and fellow RAFFLE owner who passed away last season after losing his battle with leukemia. (His team name is also permanently listed in League I, effectively retiring the name from all of RAFFLE.) In fitting tradition, one of his brothers won one of them this season -- but not the usual dominator in League II. :) Another address change: -- Grizzlies (Lg III) have changed to dbs@onr.com. Deadlines, etc., for the rest of the season: -- Wk 15: Saturday games. There are trade windows, but *ALL* lineups are due on Dec 18 (Sat) at 10:30 EST. -- Wk 16: Fri game and Sat game. No trade windows. Broncos and Lions will have their status locked on Dec 24 at 14:00 EST. All lineups are due on Dec 25 (Christmas day) at 14:00 EST. (I'm not sure what my family's plans are yet, so the lineups might not be sent until X-mas night.) -- Wk 17: return to "normal". Trade windows return for the last week of the season and, with no pre-Sunday games, all lineups are due as normal on Jan 2 at 11:00 EST. I've indicated the final playoff status for everyone. Using what seems to be standard notations: "x" for division winners, "y" for other playoff teams, and "z" for teams not in the playoffs this year. I'm now accepting proposals for January's Competition Committee E-meeting. I won't have time until New Year's weekend to start compiling them, so they'll be stored in my e-mail until then. (The schedules and draft order for next season will also be posted in early-to-mid-January.) The only issue not eligible for a proposal is an interactive draft. I'm working on developing a potential solution for this, but I don't know if it will be ready for the 2000 draft. (Because of the requirements of my time during draft weekend, I retain my auto-veto on this one issue until the technical solution and the rules are in place.) For Keeper leagues: don't forget that rosters are locked from Week 17's lineup deadline until Feb 1. (This makes sure that changes aren't made based on current rules -- which may change with the outcome of the votes.) The updated FFLM files for all four leagues have been posted to the FTP portion of the site. Standings ~~~~~~~~~ Record Win Division Pts Pts W L T Pct W L T For Agnst Strk --------------------------------------------------------------- x-Smackdown Hotel 8 5 1 .607 4 2 0 1159 986 2W y-Maspeth Mashers 7 7 0 .500 4 2 0 1081 1073 1L z-Ohio Dogs That Bite 4 10 0 .286 2 4 0 859 1077 7L z-Buffalo Braves 4 10 0 .286 2 4 0 817 1066 1W x-Bloody Butts 10 4 0 .714 4 2 0 1155 946 3W y-Galloping Mustangs 9 4 1 .679 5 1 0 1133 1046 2W y-Cleveland Indians 8 6 0 .571 2 4 0 1073 952 2L z-LongShots 4 10 0 .286 1 5 0 721 1060 3L x-Boomtown Chargers 10 4 0 .714 4 2 0 1319 1005 1W y-Witzy's Warlords 9 5 0 .643 5 1 0 1116 939 5W y-Pittsburgh Pimps 7 7 0 .500 2 4 0 1039 1112 2L z-Killers4 3 11 0 .214 1 5 0 801 1011 1L Results ~~~~~~~ Smackdown Hotel (105) LongShots ( 49) Buffalo Braves ( 54) Cleveland Indians ( 37) Maspeth Mashers ( 83) Galloping Mustangs (117) Boomtown Chargers ( 68) Killers4 ( 50) Ohio Dogs That Bite( 63) Witzy's Warlords (102) Pittsburgh Pimps ( 78) Bloody Butts (110) Waiver Wire ~~~~~~~~~~~ FFL ------------Dropped------------ -------------Added------------- TM TM Pos Player TM Pos Player ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 Chi QB Jim Miller NYG QB Kerry Collins Pit QB Kordell Stewart Chi QB Shane Matthews 6 Oak RB Napoleon Kaufman NYG RB Joe Montgomery 8 NO WR Keith Poole GB WR Bill Schroeder Arz D Arizona Ind D Indianapolis --- K Richie Cunningham Bal K Matt Stover Trades ~~~~~~ None this week. Trade Windows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All Times Eastern (EDT/EST): Thursday 7:00AM: Team 9 Thursday 8:00AM: Team 5 Thursday 9:00AM: Team 3 Thursday 10:00AM: Team 1 Thursday 11:00AM: Team 11 Thursday 12:00PM: Team 4 Thursday 1:00PM: Team 7 Thursday 2:00PM: Team 2* Thursday 3:00PM: Team 10 Thursday 4:00PM: Team 8 Thursday 5:00PM: Team 6* Thursday 6:00PM: Team 12* Next Week's Games ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. Pittsburgh Pimps at 12. Boomtown Chargers 4. Maspeth Mashers at 6. Bloody Butts 7. Cleveland Indians at 2. Smackdown Hotel 10. Witzy's Warlords at 8. Galloping Mustangs 3. Buffalo Braves at 1. Ohio Dogs That Bite 5. LongShots at 9. Killers4 Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos New York Giants at St. Louis Rams Washington Redskins at Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers