JUST
MOO BABY! 
The 2001 UAL Fantasy Champs have been crowned....... Tom Driver and his Cows win a thriller over the Commish's Cinderella Death team. It was quite a finish in the Championship Game! The Commish thought he had the title in his hands, only to watch Luke cook up a late game rally and lead the Cows to the promise land. It has been a fun year for the Commish and I would like to thank everyone for their help with scores and lineups every week, it is much appreciated and never overlooked. I hope everyone is back next year, as certainly a few teams will be out to prove a few things! Thanks again for all the support, and I can't wait until basketball starts, as my other football team is in the proverbial crapper! :>)
Lets take a look one last time at the action on the field......
Cows
95 Death 89
Championship week has
arrived for the Commish and Mr. Driver. We all gathered around the TV to watch
all the action.........um, wait......The Commish spent the day on Saturday
working from 7am until 7pm, while Mr. Driver spent the day with the Mrs. doing
his best to give her his full attention. Yes, the Commish did his best to sneak
a peak at a TV here and there, but never really saw any action of his beloved
Death players. Mr. Driver was doing his best to follow the action with strategic
"bathroom breaks" and flipping through all the AM stations he could in
the car. It was if both of us wanted to know what was going on, but didn't want
to hear any bad news about our teams. So the day marches on and the scores are
coming in........Cows got 18 from Henry on Thursday, VT QB post a solid 14 but
some bad news for Mr. Driver as Tennessee abandons the rush leaving the usually
reliable Stephens with just 6. The double whammy for the Cows is that Tennessee
threw the ball endlessly to Death WR Stallworth who posted a huge 36 points. The
Commish also gets 13 from Portis, 15 from Simonton and 9 from Hurst. The Commish
does suffer a setback as their stud QB Oregon is off this week, and back-up Air
Force who had a big game last week, could only muster up 4 points this week. So
Mr. Driver and the Commish add up the scores and it stands at 89-67 in favor of
the Death, with the Cows still having stud RB Staley to go in the late game.
That should be no problem for Staley to take care of, as he is usually good for
30+ each week. But wait!!!!! At the end of 3 quarters Staley has 0 TD's and just
41 yards rushing. Hmmmmmm, the Commish is putting the champagne on ice!!!! The
Commish and Mr. Driver are both now tuned in to the BYU game, and they both have
a pretty good idea of where they stand. Just as the Commish sits down to watch
the final 10 minutes of the game, Luke breaks of a big run and is pulling away
from the Utah defense. 50, 40, 30, 20......wait, Luke gets pulled down after a
59 yard run! The Commish will give up the yards, just no TD's! BYU runs a few
plays, gets down to the 9 yd line. They're gonna throw now for sure as there is
less than 6 minutes to go. BYU drops back, the whole team runs left.......except
Luke, who runs right and is wide open.....TD Luke! Okay not the end of the
world.........BYU goes for two.........hand-off Luke, 2 pt conversion, GOOD! The
Commish is feeling the heat now, while Mr. Driver is happy with the points, but
knows there is more to go. All Utah has to do is run out the clock, as there is
less than 5 minutes left. First down run, 2nd down run.....3rd and 3. The ESPN2
announcers are calling for Utah to throw to the TE, who is having a big
day.....the Commish echoes the sentiments. Utah, in a brilliant coaching move
runs the ball up the middle.....no gain. BYU gets the ball back deep in their
own end. Luke runs left, Luke runs right, Luke catches a pass......they are
moving down the field and Luke is getting the ball every play. Ummmm,
Utah.........you might want to key on this guy, he is the freaking national
leader in TD's!!!!! Luke runs left down to the 30. Okay, the Commish is
worried...... but there is less than a minute left, they have to throw the ball
eventually........BYU QB drops back.....pass it to some other than Staley!!!!!
No, wait..... he runs a delayed option.... pitch to Luke.....25, 20, 15, 10,
5.......TOUCHDOWN!!!!!! That will seal the fate of the Death, the COWS WIN! the
COWS WIN! Mr. Driver is still not sure how many points Luke ended up with, sits
down and figures out Luke got 28 points, enough for the Cows undefeated season
to remain in tact and walk away with the championship. The Commish knew it was
over as soon as Luke ran down the sideline one last time. Mr. Driver is finally
able to celebrate, while the Commish is busy send the Utah coach an e-mail
telling him what an idiot he was, blowing two chances to run out the clock and
upset BYU. I wished him all the bad luck in the world in the future, he deserves
it! 
A great finish to a great season for the Cows. The Commish was very proud of his team, as they backed into the playoffs after a very mediocre regular season. The Death responded in the playoffs with weeks of 89-132-89, which was almost good enough to claim the title. Congrats Mr. Driver, you are a very deserving champ! An 8-0 regular season, and two solid wins in the playoffs. The Cows win streak is still in tact when we start the 2002 season!
Scrub
Bowl Winner: Titans
Titans
88 Pride 83 Contributors
72 Stingrays 44 Redhawks
42 Christians 22
Yes, the
Titans were overdue! The Commish predicts the winner for the 2nd week in a row,
and it is a little redemption for Jeff Myers, who hadn't had an ounce of luck
all year. A huge 40 pt game from Northwestern QB lead the way for the Titans.
The Pride got 35 points from USC def to put the heat on the Titans, while the
Contributors were the only other team to even come close.
Weekly
Awards
QB of the
Week: Northwestern, Titans 40 Points
Jeff takes the great game and
walks away with the $30 prize.
RB
of the Week: Staley, Cows 28 Points
No surprise here, Luke proved
to be the top player this year, doing it week in and week out.
WR
of the Week: Stallworth, Death 36 Points
The Death WR follows up last week's 33 point game with another top game, almost single handily
helping the Commish to the title.
Thanks again to everyone for
all their support this year. It has been a fun year and I look forward to next
year and hope to see everyone back again.
The
Commish
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