YOOPER BOWL VIII

GM: BRANDON JUNE – IOwensU (10 -5) vs. GM HEATH ELIASON – New Glarus Spotted cows (11-4)

TAGLINE: As of 12/22/2009: NO SIMILAR PLAYERS ON EITHER TEAM: STARTING

In the end the YOOPER BOWL involves two teams who have been streaking at the right time, and it also involves two teams who have been there since Season Two of the UPFL. They have seen all the rule changes, they have seen all the player changes, in the end the only thing that matters are two things: Do they out-think themselves or do they luck out?

Looking at the current match-ups I feel that both teams sport solid teams that deserve to be in the YOOPER BOWL at the right time. Lets start with IOwensU.

IOwensU is led by the very potent attack of Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson. Both these players need to be questioned as we head into the final week of the UPFL. Peyton could be rested as so could Adrian. Does that mean IOwensU benches both players? In my Commish opinion I do not think you bench them. I think both play significant minutes and have an impact on the YOOPER BOWL.

IOwensU also sports the talented WR crew of Anquan Boldin, Mike Sims-Walker and Steve Smith, they probably only start two of these WRs but it will be crucial which two they are. IOwensU has been here before in the 2007 YOOPER BOWL and lost on the last field goal attempt of the actual NFL season, so they know what success tastes like, will they finally be able to taste the sweet taste of the UPFL Championship or will they be denied yet again?

New Glarus Spotted Cows are a team managed by a GM that I have known for a long time, and finally after 8 years of UP Fantasy Leagues, GM Heath Eliason is tasting the big time, if is was an actual contest he would be appearing on the TV6 news with Mike Ludlum and not for a Dream Team basketball circa 1999..

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This team is led by the talented RBs of Steven Jackson, Ricky Williams, and Maurice Jones-Drew, and they have led this team this far. In the end though this team relies on their QB, which is Aaron Rodgers. He had a huge game last week, which propelled this team to YOOPERBOWL VIII.

When I look at both teams, I see a very equal distribution of points, and I feel that when all is said and done, and Kris Kringle has come and gone, this team will finally taste the sweet victory that is:

QUICK PICKS:

TOILET BOWL CHAMP, and #1 in 2010: Wildcats

3rd Place Champ, and $50 richer: Playoffs!!??!!

YOOPER BOWL VIII CHAMPION:

IOwensU: 142 ** NGSC: 116

**IOwensU**

UPFL FINAL FOUR PREVIEW

I need start this preview with stating I wish I had the time to still do a review for every round of the UPFL Playoffs, but I have found with a second kid my time has diminished for fantasy previews. Also, there really is no defense when the wife gets mad at you for being on the PC, and the reason is you’re reviewing games for an imaginary league.

With that said onto the Final Four Preview.

UPFL FINAL FOUR PREVIEW

Playoffs!!??!! (GM Glenn Luke) vs. IOwensU (GM Brandon June)

Now that teams are playing against each other from other conferences we will start to see teams with similar players, and that is certainly the case hear. Both teams as of this preview are starting the same players: Frank Gore, Ray Rice, Vernon Davis, and the Eagles D/ST. Meaning this game comes down to five players.

Playoffs!!??!! Have been the dominant team in the UPFL this year, and have been led by the potent running attack of Ray Rice and Chris Johnson, I expect both again to have huge games. The question for this team is how good will McNabb be and will Larry Fitzgerald be affected by his current injury at all?

IOwensU has been carried by Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson all year and I look to those two to continue to have good games for this team. The bigger question is if Manning will be rested once a game is decided since the Colts want to avoid and injury to their star player before the NFL Playoffs start. I also think Anquan Boldin will benefit from the Fitzgerald injury.

Come Tuesday morning I expect IOwensU to upset Playoffs!!??!! And move onto their second Yooper Bowl appearance.

Playoffs!!??!!: 123 ** IOwensU: 146

New Glarus Spotted Cows (GM Heath Eliason) vs. The Sean Taylor Experience (GM Matt Beauchamp)

No similar players on these teams to report, which means all nine players will have an impact on this game.

Both teams have been surging at the right time and will look for that hot streak to continue this week.

Spotted Cows will look for Aaron Rodgers to have a bounce back game, and will ride their talented trio of RBs: Ricky Williams, Steven Jackson, and Maurice Jones-Drew to a possible first ever Yooper Bowl appearance.

TSTE is led by Philip Rivers at QB and a talented WR crew that contains: Andre Johnson, Sidney Rice, Larry Fitzgerald, and Miles Austin.

Will these WRs be enough for the TSTE to overcome the workhorse RBs of the Spotted Cows? Simple answer: Yes.

The Spotted Cows should prevail this week and appear in their first ever Yooper Bowl.

New Glarus Spotted Cows: 141 ** The Sean Taylor Experience: 115

TOILET BOWL QUICK PICKS

AquaSplash over Wildcats
Mayn Event over I LOVE MY CAT

UPFL SUPER FIVE – WEEK TEN

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (GM Glenn Luke) (9-1): Just keep rollin’, just keep rollin’…Team is set for the playoffs, just needs to wait two weeks before the games will mean anything again for the best team in the UPFL

#2 – Blumkins (GM Zach Gauthier) (8-2): This one time champ of the UPFL, looks very strong and needs one more win to clinch their division title.

#3 – Team DeVeto (GM Brandon Lawson) (7-3): Have been unstoppable since acquiring Maurice Jones-Drew, but must now deal with the loss of Michael Turner to keep winning.

#4 – peace.love.smuck (GM Jared Lawson) (9-1): The Commish clinches the division title with a big win over Jlaws Crew in Week 10.

#5 – No Mercy in the Dojo (GM Jon Kovach) (7-3): A big trade a few weeks ago has paid off quite well for the Dojo, who look to get back to the UPFL title game after a three year absence.

Player of the Week: Tom Brady/Randy Moss: Yup, there back.
Bum of the Week: Anyone who owns a Cleveland Brown player.

UPFL SUPER FIVE – WEEK NINE

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (8-1) (GM Glenn Luke): They keep rolling as the best team in the UPFL. Right now the favorite to win it all.

#2 – Blumkins (7-2) (GM Zach Gauthier): Former UPFL champion has all the pieces together to make a long playoff run.

#3 – Team DeVeto (6-3) (GM Brandon Lawson): No other team in the UPFL can sport the talent they have at RB.

#4 – peace.love.smuck (8-1) (GM Jared Lawson): Hoping to ride the Dree Brees train all the way to their first UPFL title.

#5 – New Glarus Spotted Cows (6-3) (GM Heath Eliason): Four straight wins has this team riding high, with Aaron Rodgers leading the team.

Player of the Week: Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals
Bum of the Week: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions (No one owns him, but good grief he was horrible, which makes things a lot worse for Kevin Smith and Calvin Johnson)

UPFL SUPER FIVE – WEEK SIX

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (5-1) (GM Glenn Luke): The #1 from last week finally returns to be #1 again, and this team also welcomes back Frank Gore this week.

#2 – Blumkins (5-1) (GM Zach Gauthier): Tom Brayd returns to his 2007 self and in the process helps the Blumkins win their fourth straight.

#3 – Team DeVETO (4-2) (GM Brandon Lawson): Four straight wins has this team tied atop their division and fully recovered from an 0-2 start.

#4 – Crabtrees Playmakers (4-2) (GM Mark Korpi): Will hope for continued strong play from their WRs and LDT keeps improving from his lackluster self.

#5 – The Outsiders (4-2): This GM newcomer has four straight wins and is following the lead of their two strongest players: Peyton Manning and Maurice Jones-Drew.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tom Brady, New England Patriots: Its been a long time but he finally regains a Player of the Week status.

BUM OF THE WEEK: Jared Lawson, GM peace.love.smuck: You spend your #1 pick on Drew Brees, you don’t bench him for Matt Hasselbeck, ever, again, ever. For that I am the Bum of the Week.

UPFL SUPER 5 – WEEK 5

QUICK-HIT UPFL SUPER 5

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (4-1) (GM Glenn Luke)
#2 – peace.love.smuck (5-0) (GM Jared Lawson)
#3 – Matt Millen (3-2) (GM Dan Makela)
#4 – Blumkins (4-1) (GM Zach Gauthier)
#5 – Jlaw’s Crew (4-1) (GM Jason Lawson)

UPFL SUPER 5 – WeeK Four

#1 – peace.love.smuck (4-0) (GM Jared Lawson): peace.love.smuck remains the last unbeaten with a big week from Rashard Mendenhall.

#2 – Playoffs!!??!! (3-1) (GM Glenn Luke): They get another W, and welcome back Donovan McNabb from injury this week, and Larry Fitzgerald from a bye week.

#3 – Choking Tila Tequila (3-1) (GM Jeff Jacobson): One of the best team names in the league will hope for Tom Brady and Roddy White to start performing at the levels they should be this week.

#4 – Statutory Defendants (3-1) (GM Caleb Streur): Win their second in a row behind a big week from Antonio Gates.

#5 – Matt Millen (2-2) (GM Dan Makela): Back-to-Back high score weeks propel this team into the Top 5. Peyton Manning is their Top Gun.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers
BUM OF THE WEEK: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

UPFL Super 5 – Week Three

#1 – Desert Dogs 3-0 (GM Kyle Schinella, Brent Roberts): The Dogs take over the #1 spot and hope to keep it longer than the previous holders.

#2 – peace.love.smuck 3-0 (GM Jared Lawson): The Commish finds himself in the Super 5 for the first time this season, but rest assured he will trade his way out of any possible title.

#3 – IOwensU 2-1 (GM Brandon June): TO is useless so far, but Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson have this team going in the right direction.

#4 – Matty Ice 2-1 (GM Kevin Carlson): This GM had the first undefeated regular season last year, so two wins in a row means this team is back on track.

#5 – Playoffs !!??!! 2-1 (GM Glenn Luke): Last weeks #1 gets one more shot to stay in the Super 5, lets see how he responds to the Frank Gore injury.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Peyton Manning, Colts
BUM OF THE WEEK: Drew Brees, Saints

UPFL SUPER FIVE – WEEK TWO

#1 – Playoffs!!??!!: 2-0 (GM Glenn Luke) A huge week from Chris Johnson and Frank Gore propel Team Playoffs to the #1 ranking in the UPFL.

#2 – Desert Dogs: 2-0 (GM Kyle Schinella/Brent Roberts) Riding the Drew Brees express until it breaks, could ride it all the way to #1.

#3 – I LOVE MY CAT: 2-0 (GM Derek Gardner) Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson take good care of their cat again this week in winning.

#4 – The Sean Taylor Experience: 2-0 (GM Matt Beauchamp) Last years 3rd place team is back in contention again with a solid team from top to bottom led by the surprising Darren Sproles.

#5 – Choking Tila Tequila: 2-0 (GM Jeff Jacobson) Surviving Tom Brady being normal with strong play from their RBs in Darren Sproles and Frank Gore.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Johnson, Titans
BUM OF THE WEEK: Matt Forte, Bears

UPFL SUPER 5 – WEEK ONE

#1 – The Fighting Manx: 1-0 (GM Griffin Lawson): The defending champs win their opening week game with a strong performance from Tony Romo and great play from WRs G.Jennings and W.Welker

#2 – Blumkins: 1-0 (GM Zach Gauthier): Escape with a narrow victory this week as Tom Brady rallies his real team and the Blumkins for a win.

#3 – Playoffs!!??!!: 1-0 (GM Glenn Luke): Good opening win for the #3 team from last week, but with McNabb hurt may need to look to another QB for the coming weeks.

#4 – Desert Dogs: 1-0 (GM Kyle Schinella/Brent Roberts): Drew Brees. Enough said.

#5 – North Lake Lakers: 1-0 (GM John Kohtala): Rode the Eagles D/ST and Drew Brees to the highest point total this week, and a strong opening week one win.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings:

Drew Brees had the bigger week, but AP takes top honors for living up to the hype of being the #1 pick.

BUM OF THE WEEK: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers:

Is this the end of LDT? Already on the injury report, LDT was not on the field when the Chargers looked their best. It might be time to start the burial of a great fantasy career.