Just how huge can end of year point bursts be? Consider conference reg season points, all of the head to heads in league play in a condensed time period, topped with tourney points and more, and you get a scenario in which anyone but Mushasisan can win.
As of Feb 12, 2011, the standings in league play are as follows:
1. Gunz 285 (139-65)
2. Mooseye 253 (135-65)
3. Mad Mader 245 (130-65)
4. Babblemur 244 (133-70)
5. Jaybird 239 (134-64)
6. Jutdog 238 (138-66)
7. McGrumps 234 (142-62)
8. Akaoni 234 (138-69)
9. Boaris 229 (138-64)
10. The CEO 224 (134-66)
11. Slake B 209 (121-80)
12. Some Guy in Illinois 205 (127-71)
13. Musashisan 175 (111-86)
So where were we last year on Feb 15, 2010? The post title of the day was "Jutdog Suffers Worst Performance in Three Year History of Babbleball". Akaoni was the sure lock to win the league, with about a 40 point lead - a 76 point lead over Jutdog!
Standings as of Feb 15, 2010:
•1. Akaoni - 287 (155-51)
•2. Jaybird - 249 (148-58)
•2. Gunz - 247 (145-62)
•4. Boaris - 245 (155-51)
•5. Babblemur - 222 (144-60)
•6. The CEO - 216 (140-65)
•7. NotaTurtle - 215 (125-77)
•8. Phunmunki - 214 (131-71)
•9. Jutdog - 211 (136-62)
•10. Some Guy in Illinois - 189 (135-73)
And then, shoot forward several weeks to the conclusion of the league:
Final Standings for 2009-10 (with last team "alive")
•1. Jutdog - 483 (207-90) West Virginia lost to Duke in the Final Four
•2. Gunz - 478 (203-101) Duke as National Champions
•3. Akaoni - 469 (210-89) Baylor lost to Duke in Elite 8
•4. Babblemur - 455 (205-90) Butler lost to Duke in championship game
•5. Boaris - 448 (214-85) Ohio St lost to Tennessee in Sweet 16
•6. Jaybird - 429 (206-94) Dayton won NIT championship
•7. The CEO - 409 (192-104) Michigan St lost to Butler in Final Four
•8. NotaTurtle - 376 (176-113) Purdue lost to Duke in Sweet 16
•9. Phunmunki - 335 (173-110) Xavier lost to Kansas St in Sweet 16
•10. Some Guy in Illinois - 311 (185-112) North Carolina lost to Dayton in NIT finals
So what does that mean? Well, a few things:
1. Bab's and CEO's claims that GUNZ has sealed the league is just foolish. He might even have DUKE win it all and somehow still lose.
2. Less than half of the points available have been distributed. The season is just getting started.
3. Akaoni really sucked down the stretch last year!
4. Gunz is actually doing worse this year than AKAONI was doing last year at this time, considering he has fewer points and we have far more teams this year providing additional head to head opportunities.
5. If a 76 point lead is able to be overcome, that would mean that Slake B is right in contention for the championship along with the other 10 players ahead of him. A comeback from SGII and Musash would be unprecedented.
6. So who is doing better this year (in terms of points) than last year besides the obvious in Gunz (up 38 pts)? Jutdog is up 27 points. Babblemur is up 22 points. McGrumps (player formerly known as Turtle) is up 19 points. Even SGII is up 16 points! And rounding out the batch, the CEO is actually up 8 points. Everyone else is doing worse this year.
7. CEO feels better about his season after reading this.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
2010 - 11 Babblemurball Challengers
The challenge is just about set. Draft order will be determined in about 3-4 weeks. To view last years episode, click here.
1. Jutdog, Oshkosh, WI (defending champion, hall of fame)
2. Gunz, Menasha, WI (last year's runner-up)
3. Akaoni, Iowa City, Iowa
4. Babblemur, Oshkosh, WI
5. Boaris, New Berlin, WI
6. Jaybird, Las Vegas (hall of fame)
7. The CEO, Brookfield, WI
8. NotaTurtle, Iowa City, Iowa (waiting on confirmation but almost certainly in)
9. Some Guy In Illinois (SGII), Somewhere in Illinois
10. Musashisan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
11. MadMader, Appleton, WI (Newcomer)
12. Samic the Hawk, Miami, OH, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)
13. Mooseye, Cornfield, Iowa, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)
1. Jutdog, Oshkosh, WI (defending champion, hall of fame)
2. Gunz, Menasha, WI (last year's runner-up)
3. Akaoni, Iowa City, Iowa
4. Babblemur, Oshkosh, WI
5. Boaris, New Berlin, WI
6. Jaybird, Las Vegas (hall of fame)
7. The CEO, Brookfield, WI
8. NotaTurtle, Iowa City, Iowa (waiting on confirmation but almost certainly in)
9. Some Guy In Illinois (SGII), Somewhere in Illinois
10. Musashisan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
11. MadMader, Appleton, WI (Newcomer)
12. Samic the Hawk, Miami, OH, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)
13. Mooseye, Cornfield, Iowa, waiting for confirmation (Newcomer)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Best and Worst of 09/10 part 2 of 3
Round 6:
~ Best: Pittsburgh and Akaoni. Bringing in 53 pts in this round was 12 better than the closest squad, and was a bit of a surprise to many who saw Pitt lose a lot from the previous year. Pitt is looking to be a top 10 team in the preseason next year.
~ runner-up: San Diego State by CEO. Overall, this round was an underperformer, with the 2nd place team only bringing in 41 points from pick 59.
~ Worst: Oregon State by Phunmunki - expected by many to have a repeat season of the previous year, Oregon State brought back much of its core along with a solid recruiting class only to finish far worse than the previous year. While this team was eventually dropped, they only brought in 11 points, making them the lowestest performer of the regular draft. Pick 56.
~ runner-up: TIE: Boston College by Jutdog brining in only 27 points from pick #52 and Jacksonville by Babs with only 28 points from pick #51. Boston college returned 4 starters and 2 bench players from a 20+ win squad last year, but the loss of their leading scorer proved to be too much. This shows the difference between a program such as BC and the likes of Pitt and Syracuse, who both lose tons and yet are excellent squads the following year. BC kicked out their coach after that performance. Jacksonville was fine, but probably could have been picked in the last round.
Round 5:
~ Best: This was a great round, with 6 teams scoring over 45 points. But Akaoni's Syracuse brought in 34 points more than is closest competitor. The 94 total points from Cuse snagged them a Babblemur Top 5 pick.
~ runner-up: Gunz's Wisconsin was another excellent, finishing with 60 points from pick 46. The Badgers have continually shown that they need to be a top pick in our league, due to their tough out of conference scheduling and solid big 10 play. The Badgers knocked off two of the final four teams this year, including Duke.
~ Worst: Creighton, selected by SGII, bringing in only 18 points from the #44 pick. This was a bad one.
~ runner-up: Jaybird and Western Kentucky just did not meet any of the expectations coming into this year, and as a result, WK ended with only 25 pts from the 42 pick. This continues the trend of underperforming mid majors picked early, strengthening the rule that unless the team is a top 25 squad or in a conference with multiple teams selected, they aren't worthy of a top 4 round pick. WK finished 21-13, which isn't too bad, but even had they won 6 more games finishing 27-7, they would probably only have brought in an additional 7 - 10 points.
Round 4:
~ Best: Tie: Jutdog's Kansas State was a solid performer this year, bringing in 75 points from the #32 pick. This slot is shared though, by the somewhat suprisingly high score brought in by the CEO's Northern Iowa, with 73 points from pick 38. These two teams both receive Babblemur top 5 picks (they tie, meaning we'll have 6 in the top 5).
~ runner-up: Notaturtle's Gonzaga was a surprise to many, losing 4 of their top 6 players. However, as we've seen with many of the best systems in the league, their bench players were better than most other conference starters. Zaga brought in 59 pts from the 33 pick, and will only be better next year.
~ Worst: South Carolina was bad this year. This probably cost Akaoni the league, as a few of his other picks made the top 5 list. At pick 34, SC only snagged 29 points.
~ runner-up: Arizona State was called out early as a bad pick, and proved to be as bad as expected. Although appearing as a possible contender in the aweful Pac 10, Zona St didn't really accomplish anything this year, and brought in only 34 points from the 37th pick. SGII again makes the worst of the worst list.
~ Best: Pittsburgh and Akaoni. Bringing in 53 pts in this round was 12 better than the closest squad, and was a bit of a surprise to many who saw Pitt lose a lot from the previous year. Pitt is looking to be a top 10 team in the preseason next year.
~ runner-up: San Diego State by CEO. Overall, this round was an underperformer, with the 2nd place team only bringing in 41 points from pick 59.
~ Worst: Oregon State by Phunmunki - expected by many to have a repeat season of the previous year, Oregon State brought back much of its core along with a solid recruiting class only to finish far worse than the previous year. While this team was eventually dropped, they only brought in 11 points, making them the lowestest performer of the regular draft. Pick 56.
~ runner-up: TIE: Boston College by Jutdog brining in only 27 points from pick #52 and Jacksonville by Babs with only 28 points from pick #51. Boston college returned 4 starters and 2 bench players from a 20+ win squad last year, but the loss of their leading scorer proved to be too much. This shows the difference between a program such as BC and the likes of Pitt and Syracuse, who both lose tons and yet are excellent squads the following year. BC kicked out their coach after that performance. Jacksonville was fine, but probably could have been picked in the last round.
Round 5:
~ Best: This was a great round, with 6 teams scoring over 45 points. But Akaoni's Syracuse brought in 34 points more than is closest competitor. The 94 total points from Cuse snagged them a Babblemur Top 5 pick.
~ runner-up: Gunz's Wisconsin was another excellent, finishing with 60 points from pick 46. The Badgers have continually shown that they need to be a top pick in our league, due to their tough out of conference scheduling and solid big 10 play. The Badgers knocked off two of the final four teams this year, including Duke.
~ Worst: Creighton, selected by SGII, bringing in only 18 points from the #44 pick. This was a bad one.
~ runner-up: Jaybird and Western Kentucky just did not meet any of the expectations coming into this year, and as a result, WK ended with only 25 pts from the 42 pick. This continues the trend of underperforming mid majors picked early, strengthening the rule that unless the team is a top 25 squad or in a conference with multiple teams selected, they aren't worthy of a top 4 round pick. WK finished 21-13, which isn't too bad, but even had they won 6 more games finishing 27-7, they would probably only have brought in an additional 7 - 10 points.
Round 4:
~ Best: Tie: Jutdog's Kansas State was a solid performer this year, bringing in 75 points from the #32 pick. This slot is shared though, by the somewhat suprisingly high score brought in by the CEO's Northern Iowa, with 73 points from pick 38. These two teams both receive Babblemur top 5 picks (they tie, meaning we'll have 6 in the top 5).
~ runner-up: Notaturtle's Gonzaga was a surprise to many, losing 4 of their top 6 players. However, as we've seen with many of the best systems in the league, their bench players were better than most other conference starters. Zaga brought in 59 pts from the 33 pick, and will only be better next year.
~ Worst: South Carolina was bad this year. This probably cost Akaoni the league, as a few of his other picks made the top 5 list. At pick 34, SC only snagged 29 points.
~ runner-up: Arizona State was called out early as a bad pick, and proved to be as bad as expected. Although appearing as a possible contender in the aweful Pac 10, Zona St didn't really accomplish anything this year, and brought in only 34 points from the 37th pick. SGII again makes the worst of the worst list.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Battling Brothers Bang the Boards
Last week went to the Battling Brothers - which set? Both!
Iowa Brothers Akaoni & NotaTurtle brought in 22 points a piece to top the field, which moved Akaoni solidly into second place and pulled NotaTurtle out of the basement and into 11th place. Akaoni's points came off a weak 10-6 record for the week, but some key wins by Dayton, Purdue and Texas A&M. NotaTurtle might have had his first winning week ever going 12-4. Ole Miss stepped up and beat both Kentucky & Miss St, both Boaris' teams. In fact 6 of Turtle's eight teams went 2-0 while Miami & Baylor went 0-2. Nice job, Turtle!
Wisconsin Brothers slugged away, with Jaybird & The CEO taking in 21 points each, and Jutdog hit 20. Jut has moved just 4 points behind Babblemur, and the other two moved into 5th & 6th place. Jaybird was 13-3, undefeated on Saturday, with some important wins from Northeastern and ND St. who are trying to lock up their minor conferences. Marquette is looking bad-ass, too. The CEO did even better, 13-2, also undefeated on Saturday. Villanova knocked off Pitt, and LSU knocked off Tennessee and Arkansas. Jut's 20 points was on 12-4 play, Wake lost after topping #1 Duke, and San Diego dropped two games before being dropped by the j-dog.
Others?
Gunz = 17; Phunmunki = 16; ProgressMedia = 16; Babblemur = 13; Boaris = 11; Musashisan = 10; HippieD = 7;
Boaris holds onto first place despite going 5-9 overall, and with 8 of those losses against other players. Boaris holds a 19 point lead on Akaoni.
Team of the Week:
Ole Miss (NotaTurtle) for finally pulling their heads out of their asses and beating some good basketball teams.
Bracketology
If you like to check out the odds of making the Big Dance, there is a new Bracketology out today on ESPN. (It would have been nice to see this new one before the draft, that South Carolina pick by Akaoni may be paying off...)
If these projections (including projected automatic bids from the minor conferences) come through then...
Games to Watch:
You can't overlook the UCONN - Louisville game Monday night, but don't overlook the Butler-Green Bay game for the lead in the Horizon...
On Tuesday UNLV (HippieD) and San Diego St (Babs) fight it out for first place in the Mountain West.
Wednesday's Michigan St - Minnesota should determine if Michigan St. actually sucks, or if they are going to run away with the Big 10 title. And Clemson has a chance to even things out on top of the ACC with a big game against Duke.
Thursday has UCLA vs. USC, which will make a big difference in the Pac 10 standings.
Saturday is even bigger than before thanks to the 24 new teams! Inter-conference play alert: Gonzaga-Memphis has potential to be a fun game to watch, and UCLA takes on struggling Notre Dame, and UCONN faces rising Michigan. Green Bay vs. Milwaukee in the Horizon could be critical for both, Austin Peay (Boaris) faces Murray St. (Progress) in the OVC, and New Mexico (Akaoni) can fight their way back up in the Mountain West against UNLV (HippieD).
Sunday's Purdue - Illinois game in the Big 10 is big for both, and Creighton (Babs) goes after first place UNI (CEO) in the MVC.
Iowa Brothers Akaoni & NotaTurtle brought in 22 points a piece to top the field, which moved Akaoni solidly into second place and pulled NotaTurtle out of the basement and into 11th place. Akaoni's points came off a weak 10-6 record for the week, but some key wins by Dayton, Purdue and Texas A&M. NotaTurtle might have had his first winning week ever going 12-4. Ole Miss stepped up and beat both Kentucky & Miss St, both Boaris' teams. In fact 6 of Turtle's eight teams went 2-0 while Miami & Baylor went 0-2. Nice job, Turtle!
Wisconsin Brothers slugged away, with Jaybird & The CEO taking in 21 points each, and Jutdog hit 20. Jut has moved just 4 points behind Babblemur, and the other two moved into 5th & 6th place. Jaybird was 13-3, undefeated on Saturday, with some important wins from Northeastern and ND St. who are trying to lock up their minor conferences. Marquette is looking bad-ass, too. The CEO did even better, 13-2, also undefeated on Saturday. Villanova knocked off Pitt, and LSU knocked off Tennessee and Arkansas. Jut's 20 points was on 12-4 play, Wake lost after topping #1 Duke, and San Diego dropped two games before being dropped by the j-dog.
Others?
Gunz = 17; Phunmunki = 16; ProgressMedia = 16; Babblemur = 13; Boaris = 11; Musashisan = 10; HippieD = 7;
Boaris holds onto first place despite going 5-9 overall, and with 8 of those losses against other players. Boaris holds a 19 point lead on Akaoni.
Team of the Week:
Ole Miss (NotaTurtle) for finally pulling their heads out of their asses and beating some good basketball teams.
Bracketology
If you like to check out the odds of making the Big Dance, there is a new Bracketology out today on ESPN. (It would have been nice to see this new one before the draft, that South Carolina pick by Akaoni may be paying off...)
If these projections (including projected automatic bids from the minor conferences) come through then...
- Boaris - 5 teams
- Akaoni - 5 teams
- Babblemur - 6 teams
- Jutdog - 7 teams
- Jaybird - 8 teams
- The CEO - 5 teams
- Gunz - 4 teams
- ProgressMedia - 6 teams
- Phunmunki - 5 teams
- HippieD - 4 teams
- NotaTurtle - 3 teams
- Musashisan - 5 teams
Games to Watch:
You can't overlook the UCONN - Louisville game Monday night, but don't overlook the Butler-Green Bay game for the lead in the Horizon...
On Tuesday UNLV (HippieD) and San Diego St (Babs) fight it out for first place in the Mountain West.
Wednesday's Michigan St - Minnesota should determine if Michigan St. actually sucks, or if they are going to run away with the Big 10 title. And Clemson has a chance to even things out on top of the ACC with a big game against Duke.
Thursday has UCLA vs. USC, which will make a big difference in the Pac 10 standings.
Saturday is even bigger than before thanks to the 24 new teams! Inter-conference play alert: Gonzaga-Memphis has potential to be a fun game to watch, and UCLA takes on struggling Notre Dame, and UCONN faces rising Michigan. Green Bay vs. Milwaukee in the Horizon could be critical for both, Austin Peay (Boaris) faces Murray St. (Progress) in the OVC, and New Mexico (Akaoni) can fight their way back up in the Mountain West against UNLV (HippieD).
Sunday's Purdue - Illinois game in the Big 10 is big for both, and Creighton (Babs) goes after first place UNI (CEO) in the MVC.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Brother Battles and Conference Play
The Boring Part
Week Seven was a sleeper - few games over the Holiday. Let's get it over with:
Winners: Babs (14 pts), Boaris (12 pts), Progress, CEO & Akaoni (11 pts each).
Losers: Musashisan (4 pts) & Phunmunki (5 pts).
Team(s) of the week: Creighton (3-0) & St. Mary's (3-0). Nice work over the holidays!
Now it gets good!
Conference Play Begins! Brothers Feud! Spouses Spat! Jut Faces Iowa!
Monday starts off with brothers Jutdog and The CEO facing off twice: Boston v. Cornell, Villanova v. Temple. But the big game will be the UCONN - Georgetown game, the first of weeks of head to head Big East blowouts.
Tuesday we get the brothers Akaoni and Turtle facing off: Wright State (Akaoni) v. Cleveland St. (Turtle) in some Hot Horizon League play. We also get our Spousal Spat with Tulsa (Babs) facing BYU (Phunmunki).
Wednesday kicks off the Big 10, with Jut's Ohio State facing his greatest fear - losing to Iowa. Michigan State Minnesota might be a good game. Phunmunki gets a chance to knock off North Carolina with Nevada (hey - it could happen!)
Thursday brings us a new year and more brotherly love as Villanova (CEO) faces Marquette (Jaybird) in the Big East.
Friday features the Grudge Match between Babblemur and Boaris: Arizona State (10-1) vs. Stanford (9-0).
Saturday's grudge match features Illinois St. (11-0) against Creighton (11-2) in the suddenly competitive MVC. Oh and Georgetown faces Pittsburgh in the Big East (yawn - I'm growing bored with the Big East already...)
Sunday - Louisville - Kentucky - May it be a good game.
Post your own thoughts here - lets get the trash talkin going agin.
Week Seven was a sleeper - few games over the Holiday. Let's get it over with:
Winners: Babs (14 pts), Boaris (12 pts), Progress, CEO & Akaoni (11 pts each).
Losers: Musashisan (4 pts) & Phunmunki (5 pts).
Team(s) of the week: Creighton (3-0) & St. Mary's (3-0). Nice work over the holidays!
Now it gets good!
Conference Play Begins! Brothers Feud! Spouses Spat! Jut Faces Iowa!
Monday starts off with brothers Jutdog and The CEO facing off twice: Boston v. Cornell, Villanova v. Temple. But the big game will be the UCONN - Georgetown game, the first of weeks of head to head Big East blowouts.
Tuesday we get the brothers Akaoni and Turtle facing off: Wright State (Akaoni) v. Cleveland St. (Turtle) in some Hot Horizon League play. We also get our Spousal Spat with Tulsa (Babs) facing BYU (Phunmunki).
Wednesday kicks off the Big 10, with Jut's Ohio State facing his greatest fear - losing to Iowa. Michigan State Minnesota might be a good game. Phunmunki gets a chance to knock off North Carolina with Nevada (hey - it could happen!)
Thursday brings us a new year and more brotherly love as Villanova (CEO) faces Marquette (Jaybird) in the Big East.
Friday features the Grudge Match between Babblemur and Boaris: Arizona State (10-1) vs. Stanford (9-0).
Saturday's grudge match features Illinois St. (11-0) against Creighton (11-2) in the suddenly competitive MVC. Oh and Georgetown faces Pittsburgh in the Big East (yawn - I'm growing bored with the Big East already...)
Sunday - Louisville - Kentucky - May it be a good game.
Post your own thoughts here - lets get the trash talkin going agin.
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