WEEK 16 / CHAMPIONSHIP

The Washington Federals are your 2009 USFL Champions. The last player active in the game was Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers, and when he kicked the winning field goal against the Broncos in the late afternoon game Sunday, he also made the winning kick in the Championship game, edging out the Panthers 35-33.

Next week is the final week.... the USFL All-Star game.

WEEK 15 / PLAYOFFS

This week's scoresheet for the conference championship games:

So there you have it folks..... the USFL Championship is coming up this next week pitting the Washington Federals and league MVP QB Aaron Rodgers versus MVP runner-up QB Peyton Manning and the Michigan Panthers. Should be a sweet game....

WEEK 14 / PLAYOFFS 1st Round Part 2

The first week of the 2009 USFL playoffs are in the book. Some teams didn't seem to care if they won or not, and others put up lots of points, seemingly trying to intimidate next week's opponents.....

So that means the Conference Championship games will pit the Stars against the Federals and the Gold against the Panthers. The top 2 seeds in the east lost and that allowed the historically terrible Feds in, and allowed the Stars to back their way into the eastern conference championship game again this year, with their eye on a 5th straight championship game appearance....wow. in the west, the panthers would love to return to the USFL championship game after having won it in 1983, and the Gold would love nothing more than to spoil their plans. Should be an interesting conference championship weekend.....

WEEK 14 / PLAYOFFS 1st ROUND

OK, here's the 2009 USFL playoff matchups. In the East we have:

The #4 seed Philadelphia Stars (7-6) vs. the #1 seed Memphis Showboats (10-3).
The Showboats bounced back from last years' 1-10-2 season and lead the Southern
Division most of the way though the season. The Stars are the defending USFL champs
and after another shaky regular season turned it on just in time to attempt to
defend their crown in the playoffs.

#3 seed Washington Federals (7-6) vs. the #2 seed Birmingham Stallions (9-4).
The Feds made their first appearance in my version of the USFL this year, and after
starting the season at 0-4, went 7-2 the rest of the way to lock up a spot in the
playoffs. The Stallions repeated last years record at 9-4, once again winning the
Atlantic Division, but this year they hope to make it farther than the first round
of the playoffs.

Western Division

#4 seed Pittsburgh Maulers (7-6) vs. #1 seed Michigan Panthers (9-4)
The Maulers also made their first appearance in my version of the USFL this year,
and after starting out as a middle of the pack team, turned it on when they needed to
down the stretch. Michigan repeated as Central Division champs this year, and hope
to fair better than last year by making it past the first round this year.

#3 seed Denver Gold (8-5) vs. #2 seed Arizona Wranglers (9-4).
The Gold are also  new to the league this year, and like Pittsburgh
and Washington, took advantage of great draft position to build
playoff teams. They'll need to get past an Arizona team that still
has the taste of last year's USFL championship game loss in their mouths.

My picks record for the regular season was 64-40, and my picks for the first
round of the playoffs are:

MEM over PHI
BIRM over WASH
MICH over PIT
DEN over ARIZ

WEEK13 / PART 2

Here's the final week's scoresheet....

And the final standings for the season.....

Next stop.... the playoffs.....

WEEK 13 / PART 1

Here's this week's matchups....

Final week of the regular season.... my picks are:
WASH over JAX
BIRM over MEM
PHI over NJ
TB over ORL
DEN over PIT
ARI over LA
MICH over OKL
OAK over PORT

WEEK 12 / PART 2

Here's this week's scoresheet....

and here's the standings....

This week i was 4-4 in my picks, bringing me to 58-38 on the season.

There's only 1 week left in the regular season, and the playoff matchups will be decided here in the final week. 3 division winners are known: Birmingham, Memphis, and Arizona, and 4 teams have been officially eliminated: Tampa Bay, Oklahoma, Oakland, and Portland. Everyone else is still alive and gunning for the 5 remaining playoff spots.....

WEEK 12 / PART 1

With only 2 weeks left to go before the playoffs, this week's games should make the playoff picture alot clearer.
Here's this week's match-ups....

 

My picks this week:
PHI over JAX
BIRM over TB
WASH over NJ
MEM over oRL
PIT over OKL
ARI over PORT
DEN over MICH
OAK over LA

WEEK 11 / PART 2

here's our scoresheet....

and the updated standings....

picks were terrible last week, with me going 3-5, and bringing my total to 54-34.

WEEK 11 / PLAYOFF OUTLOOK

With only 3 weeks left in the regular season, here's a breakdown on the playoffs.... the figures you see are the McFarlane smaller figures (3" tall) that i painted.

EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION

Birmingham Stallions 
Overall Record:  8-2
Division Record: 4-1
Outlook: Division Winner

Washington Federals

Overall Record:  5-5
Division Record: 2-2
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth

Philadelphia Stars
Overall Record:  5-5
Division Record: 2-3
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth

New Jersey Generals
Overall Record:  4-6
Division Record: 1-2
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth







EASTERN CONFERENCE - SOUTHERN DIVISION

Memphis Showboats
Overall Record:  8-2
Division Record: 4-0
Outlook: Division Winner

Jacksonville Bulls
Overall Record:  5-5
Division Record: 2-3
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth

Orlando Renegades
Overall Record:  4-6
Division Record: 1-2
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth

Tampa Bay Bandits
Overall Record:  1-9
Division Record: 1-3
Outlook: Eliminated from playoff contention







WESTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION

Michigan Panthers
Overall Record:  7-3
Division Record: 1-2
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Denver Gold
Overall Record:  6-4
Division Record: 2-1
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Pittsburgh Maulers
Overall Record:  5-5
Division Record: 2-1
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Oklahoma Outlaws
Overall Record:  4-6
Division Record: 1-2
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth







WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION

Arizona Wranglers
Overall Record:  7-3
Division Record: 3-0
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Los Angeles Express
Overall Record:  5-5
Division Record: 1-2
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Oakland Invaders
Overall Record:  4-6
Division Record: 2-1
Outlook: Still alive for playoff berth

Portland Breakers
Overall Record:  2-8
Division Record: 0-3
Outlook: Still alive for wildcard berth








So, technically, all but one team (tampa bay) are alive for the playoffs, but some of those teams would need a lot of help.  This week's games will go a long way to determining who will be the 4 teams from each conference to meet in the playoffs.

WEEK 11 / PART 1

Here's our match-ups for week 11....

my picks this week are:
JAX over NJ
BIRM over ORL
PHI over WASH
MEM over TB
MICH over PIT
ARI over OAK
DEN over OKL
LA over PORT

WEEK 10 / PART 2

here's the scoresheet...

and here's the standings....

this week i went 6-2 with my picks, and for the year i am 51-29.

WEEK 10 / PART 1

here's our matchups for week 10.....

My picks this week are as follows:
JAX over ORL
BIRM over NJ
WASH over TB
MEM over PHI
PIT over OAK
MICH over ARI
DEN over PORT
LA over OKL

WEEK 9 / PART 2

the scoresheet...

and the week 9 standings.....

Last week i went 6-2 with my picks, which brings me to 45-27 0n the season.

WEEK 9 / PART 1

Here's week nine's matchups....

My picks:
JAX over TB
MEM over NJ
ORL over WASH
BIRM over PHI
PIT over PORT
MICH over LA
OAK over DEN
ARI over OKL

WEEK 8 / PART 2

Here's the scores from week 8....

and here's the standings.....

I went 3-5 this week in my picks, and that brings my yearly total to 39-25.

WEEK 8 / PART 1

here's week 8's matchups....

and after posting yet another  5-3 mark last week, i stand at 36-20 on the season. This weeks picks are:

MEM over JAX
TB over NJ
WASH over BIRM
PHI over ORL
LA over PIT
MICH over PORT
ARI over DEN
OAK over OKL

see ya on the other side.....

WEEK 7 / PART 2

here's our scoresheet from week 7....

And our new standings after week 7....

I'll be back soon with the week 8 matchups and picks....

WEEK 7 / PART 1

the matchups for this week.....

and my picks:
BIRM over JAX
ORL over NJ
WASH over MEM (upset special)
PHI over TB
ARI over PIT
MICH over OAK
LA over DEN
OKL over PORT

yeah, let's see how this works out..... trying not to go 5-3 for the who-knows-how-many- timeth in a row..... but not worse.... i'd like an 8-0 this week..... we'll see.

WEEK 6 / PART 2

Here's the week 6 scoresheet.....

And the standings after week 6:

Week 6 left me at 5-3 on my picks AGAIN, making me 31-17 on the season.

WEEK 6 / PART 1

Here are our match-ups for week 6....

My picks are as follos....
JAX over WASH
BIRM over MEM
PHI over NJ
ORL over TB
PIT over DEN
ARI over LA
MICH over OKL
OAK over PORT

see you on the other side...

WEEK 5 / PART 2

Here's the scoresheet....

and the standings....

my picks once again left me 5-3 on the week, bringing my season record to 26-14.