MNM UNIVERSITY XVIII

WEEK 9 PREVIEW

HEAD JOCKEY (7-1) at TIO PEPE (1-7)

SERIES JOCKEY TIO PEPE

SERIES LEADER JOC 4-3

SERIES STREAK JOC W2

LAST WEEK W TOR 209-111 L AZU 125-143

LAST GAME JOC 183-105(19w1)

OFFENSE 1345 PF 817 PF

DEFENSE 1019 PA 1102 PA

QUARTERBACKS N ROURKE(166) S CLIFFORD (150)

RUNNING BACKS J TAYLOR (223) P WILLIAMS (96)

RECEIVERS G DAVIS (143) B EDWARDS (76)

POWER RANK 1 ur

FORECAST:

HEAD JOCKEY looks to stay atop the playoff seeding. TIO has not been much of a fight this season and is fighting to stay out of the bottom.

HEAD JOCKEY by 19

DOOMSDAY (6-2) at BLUE HORSESHOE (4-4)

SERIES DOOMSDAY HORSESHOE

SERIES LEADER DD 17-16

SERIES STREAK DD W3

LAST WEEK W BOW 146-143 L COC 161-156

LAST GAME DD 162-105(19w1)

OFFENSE 1194 PF 958 PF

DEFENSE 963 PA 1016 PA

QUARTERBACKS C MCDONALD (172) S ELLINGER (193)

RUNNING BACKS E BENJAMIN (135) D SWIFT (138)

RECEIVERS I HODGINS (134) H RUGGS (90)

POWER RANK 5 8

FORECAST:

DOOMSDAY is right now the top wild card, and looks to hold that spot or take over division. HORSESHOE is 2 games out of the wildcard and must have this game to stay in the race.

DOOMSDAY by 19

LEGION of DOOM (1-7) at BOWDENATORS (5-3)

SERIES LOD BOWDENATORS

SERIES LEADER LOD 9-8

SERIES STREAK BOW W1

LAST WEEK L RED 94-99 L DD 143-146

LAST GAME BOW 171-114(19w1)

OFFENSE 883 PF 1271 PF

DEFENSE 980 PA 1117 PA

QUARTERBACKS A MARTINEZ (116) T TAGOVAILOA (168)

RUNNING BACKS S SCOTT (105) C HUBBARD (220)

RECEIVERS J ROSS (57) J WARD (92)

POWER RANK 10 2

FORECAST:

LOD looking to keep out of the pit while BOWDENATORS try to stay in the wildcard race.

BOWDENATORS by 17

DEMENTORS (5-3) at COCKTAILS (7-1)

SERIES DEMENTORS COCKTAILS

SERIES LEADER COC 6-2

SERIES STREAK COC W2

LAST WEEK W FUG 146-96 W HOR 161-156

LAST GAME COC 161-126(19w1)

OFFENSE 1094 PF 1165 PF

DEFENSE 1131 PA 1049 PA

QUARTERBACKS S BUECHELE (144) C EVANS (145)

RUNNING BACKS AJ DILLION (170) D EVANS (145)

RECEIVERS C LAMB (133) J JEFFERSON (129)

POWER RANK 6 3

FORECAST:

Are the DEMENTORS back? COCKTAILS looking to win the division and still in the running for the #1 seed. This is a HUGE game for both.

COCKTAILS by 8

TORNADOES (1-7) at REDSHIRTS (5-3)

SERIES TORNADOES REDSHIRTS

SERIES LEADER RED 7-2

SERIES STREAK RED W7

LAST WEEK L JOC 111-209 W LOD 99-94

LAST GAME RED 136-97(19w1)

OFFENSE 914 PF 1065 PF

DEFENSE 1169 PA 931 PA

QUARTERBACKS T LAWRENCE (141) K MOND (145)

RUNNING BACKS K BROOKS (52) L ROUNDTREE (110)

RECEIVERS E MOORE (86) A GANDY-GOLDEN(117)

POWER RANK 9 7

FORECAST:

REDSHIRTS should have no problem in this one. A win keeps them in the lead for the division. Another loss for the TORNADOES and, oh well it is another loss.

REDSHIRTS by 18

AZUCAR (5-3) at FIRE UP the GRILL (1-7)

SERIES AZUCAR FIRE UP

SERIES LEADER AZU 5-3

SERIES STREAK AZU W2

LAST WEEK W TIO 143-125 L DEM 96-146

LAST GAME AZU 158-93(19w1)

OFFENSE 1214 PF 914 PF

DEFENSE 1134 PA 1169 PA

QUARTERBACKS J FIELDS (192) B NIX (115)

RUNNING BACKS C AKERS (158) L BELLAMY (169)

RECEIVERS J JUEDY (93) K MERRITT (85)

POWER RANK 4 ur

FORECAST:

AZUCAR still in the fight to win the division. Should not be a tough one here. FIRE UP trying to keep it respectable.

AZUCAR by 21

MNMU week 8 preview

Posted on October 17, 2019 by weyrmen

MNM UNIVERSITY XVIII

WEEK 8 PREVIEW

TORNADOES (1-6) at HEAD JOCKEY (6-1)

SERIES TORNADOES JOCKEY

SERIES LEADER JOC 7-6

SERIES STREAK JOC W2

LAST WEEK W LOD 116-114 L DEM 146-197

LAST GAME JOC 167-94(18w8)

OFFENSE 803 PF 1136 PF

DEFENSE 960 PA 938 PA

QUARTERBACKS T LAWRENCE (120) M GUADAGNI (119

RUNNING BACKS K VAUGHN (105) J TAYLOR (204)

RECEIVERS O BAYLESS (82) G DAVIS (114)

POWER RANK 9 1

FORECAST:

“We spend a lot of time thinking about the ways that prestige and resources and belonging to elite institutions make us better off. We don’t spend enough time thinking about the ways in which those kinds of material advantages limit our options.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

TORNADOES by 20

BOWDENATORS (5-2) at DOOMSDAY (5-2)

SERIES BOWDENATORS DOOMSDAY

SERIES LEADER BOW 17-15-1

SERIES STREAK BOW W1

LAST WEEK W AZU 152-114 W COC 177-98

LAST GAME BOW 164-129(18w6)

OFFENSE 1128 PF 1048 PF

DEFENSE 971 PA 820 PA

QUARTERBACKS T TAGOVAILOA (163) C MCDONALD (146)

RUNNING BACKS JK DOBBINS (129) E BENJAMIN (125)

RECEIVERS J WARD (77) I HODGINS (124)

POWER RANK 2 5

FORECAST:

“The excessive use of force creates legitimacy problems, and force without legitimacy leads to defiance, not submission.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

BOWDENATORS by 11

REDSHIRTS (4-3) at LEGION of DOOM (1-6)

SERIES REDSHIRTS LOD

SERIES LEADER LOD 4-1

SERIES STREAK LOD W3

LAST WEEK W TIO 136-88 L WEY 114-116

LAST GAME LOD 141-136(17w4)

OFFENSE 966 PF 789 PF

DEFENSE 837 PA 881 PA

QUARTERBACKS K MOND (129) N ROURKE (129)

RUNNING BACKS L ROUNDTREE (100) S SCOTT (79)

RECEIVERS A GANDY-GOLDEN (102)T TERRY (76)

POWER RANK 7 10

FORECAST:

“… they were not really afraid. They were just afraid of being afraid.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

RESHIRTS by 25

BLUE HORSESHOE (4-3) at COCKTAILS (6-1

SERIES HORSESHOE COCKTAILS

SERIES LEADER HOR 16-13-1

SERIES STREAK HOR W3

LAST WEEK W FUG 118-100 L DD 98-177

LAST GAME HOR 147-131(18w6)

OFFENSE 802 PF 1004 PF

DEFENSE 855 PA 893 PA

QUARTERBACKS S ELLINGER (158) C EVANS (140)

RUNNING BACKS D SWIFT (108) D EVANS (115)

RECEIVERS H RUGGS (82) J JEFFERSON (115)

POWER RANK 8 3

FORECAST:

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

COCKTAILS by 28

FIRE UP the GRILL (1-6) at DEMENTORS (4-3)

SERIES FIRE UP DEMENTORS

SERIES LEADER EVEN 1-1

SERIES STREAK DEM W1

LAST WEEK L HOR 100-118 W JOC 197-146

LAST GAME DEM 98-79(18w4)

OFFENSE 731 PF 948 PF

DEFENSE 899 PA 1035 PA

QUARTERBACKS B NIX (92) S BUECHELE (112)

RUNNING BACKS T REGAS (103) AJ DILLON (130)

RECEIVERS K MERRITT (76) C LAMB (125)

POWER RANK ur 6

FORECAST:

“For every remote miss who becomes stronger, there are countless near misses who are crushed by what they have been through. There are times and places, however, when all of us depend on people who have been hardened by their experiences.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

DEMENTORS by 31

TIO PEPE (1-6) at AZUCAR (4-3)

SERIES TIO PEPE AZUCAR

SERIES LEADER TIO 16-11

SERIES STREAK TIO W1

LAST WEEK L RED 88-136 L BOW 114-152

LAST GAME TIO 130-117(17w6)

OFFENSE 692 PF 1071 PF

DEFENSE 959 PA 1009 PA

QUARTERBACKS S CLIFFORD (128) J HURTS (222)

RUNNING BACKS P WILLIAMS (62) C AKERS (126)

RECEIVERS B EDWARDS (68) J JUEDY (89)

POWER RANK ur 4

FORECAST:

“… they were not really afraid. They were just afraid of being afraid.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

AZUCAR by 54

MNMU week 7 preview

Posted on October 10, 2019 by weyrmen

MNM UNIVERSITY XVIII

WEEK 7 PREVIEW

LEGION of DOOM (1-5) at TORNADOES (0-6)

SERIES LOD TORNADOES

SERIES LEADER LOD 22-10

SERIES STREAK LOD W5

LAST WEEK L HOR 53-76 L COC 109-153

LAST GAME COC 110-94 (18w7)

OFFENSE 675 PF 687 PF

DEFENSE 765 PA 846 PA

QUARTERBACKS A MARTINEZ (116) T LAWRENCE (95)

RUNNING BACKS S SCOTT (62) K VAUGHN (79)

RECEIVERS T TERRY (62) O BAYLESS (82)

POWER RANK 9 ur

FORECAST:

Who gets the title of worst team of the year? Well here is the toilet bowl.

TORNADOES by 2

DEMENTORS (2-3) at HEAD JOCKEY (6-0)

SERIES DEMENTORS JOCKEY

SERIES LEADER JOC 10-4

SERIES STREAK JOC W3

LAST WEEK W DD 118-117 W AZU 188-141

LAST GAME JOC 178-176(18w5)

OFFENSE 751 PF 990 PF

DEFENSE 889 PA 741 PA

QUARTERBACKS S BUCHELE (112) M GUADAGNI (105)

RUNNING BACKS AJ DILLION (130) J TAYLOR (181)

RECEIVERS C LAMB (89) G DAVIS (114)

POWER RANK 6 1

FORECAST:

CHAMP hasn’t slowed his roll. Took down AZUCAR and looking to keep it going against the DEMENTORS this week.

HEAD JOCKEY by 19

COCKTAILS (6-0) at DOOMSDAY (4-2)

SERIES COCKTAILS DOOMSDAY

SERIES LEADER DD 17-9

SERIES STREAK COC W4

LAST WEEK W WEY 153-109 L DEM 117-118

LAST GAME DD 165-126 (16w8)

OFFENSE 906 PF 871 PF

DEFENSE 716 PA 722 PA

QUARTERBACKS C EVANS (127) S SANDERS (129)

RUNNING BACKS D EVANS (109) E BENJAMIN (102)

RECEIVERS C BYRD (107) I HODGINS (117)

POWER RANK 2 5

FORECAST:

Wow the COCKTAILS have been good this year. Can the DOOMSDAY get back to thier winning ways and saddle the COCKTAILS with loss number 1?

COCKTAILS by 5

FIRE UP the GRILL (1-5) at BLUE HORSESHOE (3-3)

SERIES FIRE UP HORSESHOE

SERIES LEADER HOR 3-0-1

SERIES STREAK HOR W3

LAST WEEK L TIO 76-80 W LOD 76-53

LAST GAME HOR 146-92 (16w9)

OFFENSE 631 PF 684 PF

DEFENSE 781 PA 755 PA

QUARTERBACKS B NIX (92) S ELLINGER (140)

RUNNING BACKS L BELLAMY (114) D SWIFT (90)

RECEIVERS K MERRITT (76) H RUGGS (73)

POWER RANK ur 8

FORECAST:

HORSE looking to get back in the game this week, can FIRE UP put up a fight?

BLUE HORSESHOE by 8

TIO PEPE (1-5) at REDSHIRTS (3-3)

SERIES TIO PEPE REDSHIRTS

SERIES LEADER RED 4-2

SERIES STREAK RED W1

LAST WEEK W FUG 80-76 L BOW 113-114

LAST GAME RED 145-96 (18w8)

OFFENSE 604 PF 830 PF

DEFENSE 823 PA 749 PA

QUARTERBACKS S CLIFFORD (116) K MOND (97)

RUNNING BACKS P WILLIAMS (62) K HILL (96)

RECEIVERS B EDWARDS (54) A GOLDEN-GANDY (102)

POWER RANK 10 7

FORECAST:

REDSHIRTS looking to stay in the game while TIO looks to try and not be in the same breath as the NADOES and LOD.

REDSHIRTS by 15

BOWDENATORS (4-2) at AZUCAR (4-2)

SERIES BOWDENATORS AZUCAR

SERIES LEADER BOW 8-3

SERIES STREAK BOW W2

LAST WEEK W RED 114-113 L JOC 141-188

LAST GAME BOW 132-117 (18w8)

OFFENSE 976 PF 957 PF

DEFENSE 857 PA 857 PA

QUARTERBACKS T TAGOVAILOA (142) J HURTS (186)

RUNNING BACKS C HUBBARD (191) C AKERS (123)

RECEIVERS J WARD (77) J JUEDY (84)

POWER RANK 3 4

FORECAST:

A nice matchup here. Two high scoring teams. TUA vs HURTS. Nice to see who is better in this one.

BOWDENATORS by 3

MNMU week 6 XCEL

Posted on October 10, 2019 by weyrmen

MNMU week 6 preview

Posted on October 3, 2019 by weyrmen

MNM UNIVERSITY XVIII

WEEK 6 PREVIEW

TORNADOES (0-5) at COCKTAILS (5-0)

SERIES TORNADOES COCKTAILS

SERIES LEADER COC 4-2

SERIES STREAK COC W3

LAST WEEK L HOR 104-113 W TIO 111-97

LAST GAME COC 149-106 (14w8)

OFFENSE 578 PF 753 PF

DEFENSE 693 PA 607 PA

QUARTERBACKS T LAWRENCE (95) D KING (107)

RUNNING BACKS K VAUGHN (71) D EVANS (109)

RECEIVERS E MOORE (59) C BYRD (107)

POWER RANK ur 2

FORECAST:

Shouldn’t be close. My team has a terrible GM. COCKTAILS look to stay undefeated, only way they lose this is to overlook this team that is unintentionally tanking. Must be a SoFLA thing.

COCKTAILS by 35

AZUCAR (4-1) at HEAD JOCKEY (5-0)

SERIES AZUCAR JOCKEY

SERIES LEADER AZU (6-4)

SERIES STREAK JOC W1

LAST WEEK W DEM 137-112 W LOD 142-112

LAST GAME JOC 163-155 (18w6)

OFFENSE 816 PF 802 PF

DEFENSE 669 PA 600 PA

QUARTERBACKS J HURTS (153) M GUADAGNI (77)

RUNNING BACKS C AKERS (123) J TAYLOR (130)

RECEIVERS C CLAYPOOL (84) R ROBERSON (75)

POWER RANK 3 1

FORECAST:

Now here is a matchup. Two teams at the top of their game. Where did this AZUCAR team come from?

AZUCAR by 2

DEMENTORS (2-3) at DOOMSDAY (4-1)

SERIES DEMENTORS DOOMSDAY

SERIES LEADER DEM 12-2

SERIES STREAK DEM W1

LAST WEEK L AZU 112-137 W RED 153-112

LAST GAME DEM 99-92 (18w7)

OFFENSE 633 PF 754 PF

DEFENSE 772 PA 604 PA

QUARTERBACKS S BUCHELE (98) C MCDONALD (115)

RUNNING BACKS AJ DILLON (114) E BENJAMIN (102)

RECEIVERS C LAMB (83) T WALLACE (97)

POWER RANK 7 5

FORECAST:

DOOMSDAY looking to stay up with the CHAMPS. DEMENTORS are not back yet.

DOOMSDAY by 9

REDSHIRTS (3-2) at BOWDENATORS (3-2)

SERIES REDSHIRTS BOWDENTORS

SERIES LEADER EVEN 1-1

SERIES STREAK BOW W1

LAST WEEK L DD 112-153 W FUG 153-125

LAST GAME BOW 154-127 (18w4)

OFFENSE 717 PF 862 PF

DEFENSE 635 PA 744 PA

QUARTERBACKS K MOND (97) T TAGOVIALOA (142)

RUNNING BACKS K HILL (96) C HUBBARD (155)

RECEIVERS A GANDY-GOLDEN (98) J WARD (77)

POWER RANK 6 4

FORECAST:

Two teams looking to break into the upper tier. Tua is just too much for most teams so far.

BOWDENATORS by 9

BLUE HORSESHOE (2-3) at LEGION of DOOM (1-4)

SERIES HORSESHOE LOD

SERIES LEADER EVEN 5-5

SERIES STREAK LOD W3

LAST WEEK W TOR 113-104 L JOC 112-142

LAST GAME LOD 124-90 (17w7)

OFFENSE 608 PF 622 PF

DEFENSE 702 PA 689 PA

QUARTERBACKS S ELLINGER (111) A MARTINEZ (109)

RUNNING BACKS D SWIFT (70) S SCOTT (62)

RECEIVERS H RUGGS (73) T TERRY (62)

POWER RANK 8 9

FORECAST:

LOD looking to compete with the tornadoes for the worst team in the league. HORSE is trying to get back in there and compete with the JOCKEY.

LEGION of DOOM by 2

TIO PEPE (0-5) at FIRE UP the GRILL (1-4)

SERIES TIO FIRE UP

SERIES LEADER TIO 1-0

SERIES STREAK TIO W1

LAST WEEK L COC 97-11 L BOW 125-153

LAST GAME TIO 182-117 (17CC)

OFFENSE 524 PF 555 PF

DEFENSE 747 PA 701 PA

QUARTERBACKS S CLIFFORD (89) B NIX (82)

RUNNING BACKS P WILLIAMS (47) L BELLAMY (100)

RECEIVERS B EDWARDS (54) T HIGGINS (68)

POWER RANK ur 10

FORECAST:

Two other teams playing out the string. Someone has to win though…right?

FIRE UP the GRILL by 6

MNMU week 5 Preview

Posted on September 26, 2019 by weyrmen

MNM UNIVERSITY XVIII

WEEK 5 PREVIEW

COCKTAILS (4-0) at TIO PEPE (0-4)

SERIES COCKTAILS TIO PEPE

SERIES LEADER TIO 4-3

SERIES STREAK TIO W2

LAST WEEK W RED 157-138 L LOD 101-143

LAST GAME TIO 148-104 (18w5)

OFFENSE 642 PF 427 PF

DEFENSE 510 PA 638 PA

QUARTERBACKS D KING (107) S CLIFFORD (55)

RUNNING BACKS D EVANS (91) P WILLIAMS (36)

RECEIVERS C BYRD (77 ) B EDWARDS (50)

POWER RANK 2 ur

FORECAST:

Two teams going in opposite directions. COCKTAILS losing King though.

COCKTAILS by 17

TORNADOES (0-4) at BLUE HORSESHOE (1-3)

SERIES TORNADOES HORSESHOE

SERIES LEADER HOR 10-2

SERIES STREAK TOR W1

LAST WEEK L DEM 125-134 L AZU 131-200

LAST GAME TOR 137-131 (18w4)

OFFENSE 474 PF 495 PF

DEFENSE 580 PA 588 PA

QUARTERBACKS J HERBERT (77) S ELLINGER(11)

RUNNING BACKS D SWIFT (70) L DIXON (43)

RECEIVERS E MOORE (55) H RUGGS (72)

POWER RANK ur 8

FORECAST:

Hard to watch this one. But just for fun the’Nadoes will take this one even with no canes playing.

TORNADOES by 12

FIRE UP the GRILL (1-3) at BOWDENATORS (2-2)

SERIES FIRE UP BOWDENATORS

SERIES LEADER BOW 5-0

SERIES STREAK BOW W5

LAST WEEK L DD 120-140 L JOC 135-195

LAST GAME BOW 127-119 (17w7)

OFFENSE 430 PF 708 PF

DEFENSE 548 PA 619 PA

QUARTERBACKS B NIX (54) T TAGOVAILOA (104)

RUNNING BACKS L BELLAMY (83) C HUBBARD (119)

RECEIVERS T HIGGINS (49) J WARD (71)

POWER RANK 10 4

FORECAST:

FIRE UP still needs a K and TE but Tua and Chubba are too much anyway.

BOWDENATORS by 15

HEAD JOCKEYS (4-0) at LEGION of DOOM (1-3)

SERIES HEAD JOCKEY LOD

SERIES LEADER JOC 6-2

SERIES STREAK JOC W4

LAST WEEK W BOW 195-135 W TIO 143-101

LAST GAME JOC 162-147 (18wCHAM)

OFFENSE 660 PF 510 PF

DEFENSE 488 PA 547 PA

QUARTERBACKS M GUADAGNI (60) A MARTINEZ (99)

RUNNING BACKS J TAYLOR (111) AJ DILLION (95)

RECEIVERS R ROBERSON (64) T TERRY (42)

POWER RANK 1 9

FORECAST:

Champion HEAD looks to beat down the DOOM. Can the LEGION hang in there in this one cause HEAD can make it ugly quick.

HEAD JOCKEY by 21

DOOMSDAY (3-1) at REDSHIRTS (3-1)

SERIES DOOMSDAY REDSHIRTS

SERIES LEADER DD 1-0

SERIES STREAK DD W1

LAST WEEK W FUG 140-120 L COC 138-157

LAST GAME DD 207-117(17w7)

OFFENSE 601 PF 605 PF

DEFENSE 492 PA 482 PA

QUARTERBACKS S SANDERS (95) K MOND (76)

RUNNING BACKS E MITCHELL (74) K HILL (90)

RECEIVERS T WALLACE (83) A GANDY-GOLDEN (78)

POWER RANK 5 6

FORECAST:

Great early season matchup. Who gets that 4^th win. Wallace vs Gandy-Golden. Two evenly matched teams.

REDSHIRTS by 1

AZUCAR (3-1) at DEMENTORS (2-2)

SERIES AZUCAR DEMENTORS

SERIES LEADER AZU 17-14

SERIES STREAK AZU W1

LAST WEEK W HOR 200-131 W TOR 134-125

LAST GAME AZU 148-104 (17w4)

OFFENSE 679 PF 521 PF

DEFENSE 557 PA 635 PA

QUARTERBACKS J FIELDS (119) S BUECHELE (72)

RUNNING BACKS C AKERS (107) B LEMAY (79)

RECEIVERS J JEUDY (76) W JACKSON (50)

POWER RANK 3 7

FORECAST:

AZUCAR looks to keep pace with the Redshirts. Can Lemay get the DEMENTORS back in the win column. Hurts or Fields probably keep the DEMENTORS from looking up.

AZUCAR by 11

MNMU week 4 XCEL

Posted on September 26, 2019 by weyrmen

MNMU HISTORY through 2018

Posted on September 19, 2019 by weyrmen