ENOUGH!  Two Streaks end:

Bill Ellis Wins Week 8

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One of the hottest streaks in FMNFLP history, and one of the infamously 

coldest streaks in the FMNFLP history, both came to a crashing halt last 

week -- Bill Ellis won the week for the first time since Week 5 of 2001, and 

Mike Schussel's runaway deisel finally came to a rest in 21st place.  Bill's

proud "9" on the Packers was enough to win the week by a single point 

over 

Robert Emerton, just the second time in nine years that Bill has taken the 

crown.

     Bill's victory was partly due to an impressive solo shot on Dallas.  It

is Bill's second career solo shot, and his first since he put a 1 on the 

Cardinals in 2004.



Meanwhile, we are fondly reminded of a day back in the 1900's, when Wyatt, 

Jennings, and Godsey among others, woke up way too early in the morning for 

a 5k "fun run."  The three of them were so hungover that Godsey had to

drink 

a beer in the shower, and when they were all lined up to race, a cop told 

them it was a 5 K race, not a five *keg* race.  Regardless, Godsey broke 

from the back and -- sporting a red, white, and blue headband -- 

triumphantly chased the pace car across the blocked-off intersections.  He 

was clearly in first place (out of thousands), but in case the photographers 

and people on the sidewalk couldn't tell, Godsey put a single finger in the 

air to let them know.  By the fourth block, Godsey was gasping, and by the 

second K he was basically walking.  Not only did he get to see all his 

friends pass him by, he got to see *everyone* in the race pass him by.  He 

joked later, "If you were in the race, I saw you."

     This is Zack Schwartz right now.  After being "free to make his own 

picks," ZS bolted out ahead of everyone in Week One; he now walks in last 

place, 74 points out.



On the other end of the spectrum, it's the Emertons back on top of the 

yearly standings.  Papa E is in first place overall, with Eric just 8 points 

behind.  The playoff line is still sitting a relatively low 38 points behind 

the pace car, and 9 poolsters are within 10 points of that.











Stats!

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- This was the 10th time Kevin Sabbe has finished in last place, tying him 

with Tully Wyatt on the all-time list.



- JLee finished in the money for the 57th time, tying Eric Emerton for 

fourth on the all-time list.



- The Brothers Godsey are still broke.  Only Jen Retsek can say the same.  

Not once has Mike Godsey been noted in the "if only" section of this 

newsletter.



- Only Chris Sabbe is 18-0 with his 16-13 picks.



- Jennings, a victim of the "Weekly Update Jinx" finally lost with his

5-spot.



- After Tully Wyatt went 30-0 with the Browns, Bears, Cowboys, Colts, and 

Niners, he lost three out of four games involving those teams.



- Despite picking the Eagles as his 11-pick, Bill Ellis still won the week.  

He is now 0-8 in Eagle games.



- Jen Retsek and Robert Hassanali are 0-7 in Jaguar games.







If Only....





If the Vikings, Seahawks, Eagles (Diane), or the Broncos, Panthers, 

Steelers, or Cardinals (Papa) had won, an Emerton would have won the week.  

Poor Emertons...



If the Jets had won, Farnsworth would've taken it.



If the Bucs had won, Pat Godsey would've won the week.







POW!

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An extremely dubious POW goes to the winner of the week, Bill Ellis.  Pat 

Godsey actually had more nominations from other people (for his full boat on 

the RoadColts and his 11 on the Ravens), but Bill Ellis "earned" three

votes 

(including one from himself) for his "Dallas 1" pick.  Regardless of the

voting procedure, however, the Weekly Update gives props to anyone who wins 

the week with a solo shot.



Meanwhile, Zack was villified for his P-R-I-D-E PRIDE PRIDE PRIDE, and he 

gets his first official pair of floppy shoes.









Next Week:



No games we could actually call rivalries.  Sorry.





Untill then....