**NFL Confidence Pool Picks**
Make Origins Great Again finished in the top spot in week 15, scoring 101 points in the Pool Picks. The Ovaltine Squad finished in second place last week scoring 100 points, while the Alderaan Wookies finished in third place last week scoring 99 points.
The Top 3 teams in the pool picks are below…
1. Alderaan Wookies (1,302)
2. Make Origins Great Again (1,205)
3. Ovaltine Squad (1,164)
**The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl**
The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl is upon us once again and I want to say congratulations to both The Reapers (the Origins Conference Champions) & the Ovaltine Squad (the Legends Conference Champions)! Keeping with tradition, each year I ask everyone if they know what E.L.S.I.E. actually stands for?
TRIVIA NOTE: Do you know what the word E.L.S.I.E. stands for?
- ELeven
- Solid
- Inches of
- Envy
The E.L.S.I.E. Award originally stood eleven inches high (See here). The E.L.S.I.E. Award is now sixteen inches high with the new additional base we added in 2015 (See here). Even though the trophy is taller now in height, we continue to pay ode to the original E.LS.I.E. Award by keeping her name the same.
**The History**
The championship game for The League – E.F.F.L. is called The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. This season will be the 9th installment of the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl since this league has started. Since some of our league members were not around from the beginning, I will give a brief history of the previous E.L.S.I.E. Bowl winners and the 3rd Place finishers.
NOTE: The League history is from the original league (Origins), this will not show E.L.S.I.E. Bowl history from the once two 12-team add-on leagues (C/O 2013 & 2014 Finest) which were merged into The League! that produce our current league layout.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl I
Clam Diggers 155.64 – Tampa Giants 120.30
Final Four Teams…
#1 The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood)
#3 St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge)
#7 Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered; left after the 2018 season)
#8 Clam Diggers
The Clam Diggers defeated the heavily favored #1 seed The Monstars on their way to the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. The Tampa Giants not only knocked off the #2 seed I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks, but they also knocked off the #3 seed St. Pete ConVICKS on their way to the championship game. In the final, the Clam Diggers outclassed the Tampa Giants by more than 35 points. The Monstars finished in 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl II
Weapons of Mass Production 151.40 – I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 141.34
Final Four Teams…
#1 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#2 Weapons of Mass Production (left after the 2014 season)
#5 BUCKNASTY BOYS (left after the 2017 season)
#6 Clam Diggers
The first and only #1 vs. #2 match up in the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl, top seeded I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks easily marched their way into the championship game disposing of both Hakeem I Saw I Conquered & the BUCKNASTY BOYS by an average of 49 points. Weapons of Mass Production took down both Pick 6’n & the Clam Diggers in much closer fashion (7 point average). But in the final, it was Weapons of Mass Production outgunning I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks by 10 points. The defending champion Clam Diggers took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl III
Pick 6’n 153.39 – I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 152.56
Final Four Teams…
#2 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#4 Weapons of Mass Production (left after the 2014 season)
#6 St. Pete ConVICKS (now The Urge to Purge)
#8 Pick 6’n (left after the 2014 season)
For the second straight year, I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks made it to the championship game dropping both the Clam Diggers & the St. Pete ConVICKS by an average of 44 points. Pick 6’n, who barely made The Chase! at all, upset the heavily favored and top seeded BUCKNASTY BOYS (by 59 pts) & the defending champion Weapons of Mass Production (by 37 pts) on their way to the championship game. In the final, it was the Cinderella season of Pick 6’n who pulled off yet another huge upset, beating I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks by 0.83 points to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. The St. Pete ConVICKS took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IV
NOTE : E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IV Starts the Modern Era of The League – E.F.F.L.
DeSeantourage 113.48 – Hyde Yo Wife 140.58
Final Four Teams…
#2 DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge)
#4 Dread Pirate Oso (left after the 2015 season)
#1 Hyde Yo Wife (now Make Origins Great Again)
#2 Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood
For the second straight year, DeSeantourage marched its way to the Final Four and their first E.L.S.I.E. Bowl appearance knocking off both Hakeem I Saw I Conquered & Dread Pirate Oso in the process. Hyde Yo Wife breezed through the Legends Conference destroying both the Cacahuetes Orange (now the Alderaan Wookies) & Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood by an average score of 41.66 points. In the final, it was Hyde Yo Wife who knocked off DeSeantourage by 27.1 points to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. Dread Pirate Oso took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl V
I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 143.96 – Beer, Cheese, & Brats 195.38
Final Four Teams…
#1 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#2 I Go Deep
#1 Beer, Cheese, & Brats
#2 Church of Zero Tolerance (now The Reapers)
2016 was the first time the top four teams made it to the Final Four. Beer, Cheese, & Brats obliterated the competition finishing the regular season with a 14-2 record and coasting thru The Chase! with wins over Hyde Yo Wife (now Make Origins Great Again) (by 27 points) & the Church of Zero Tolerance (by 59 points). I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks stormed through The Chase! as well beating the Clam Diggers (by 35 points) & I Go Deep (by 49 points). In the final, it was Beer, Cheese, & Brats in blow out fashion (52 points) over I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks to take home The E.L.S.I.E. Award. I Go Deep took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VI
Feeling Green 116.60 – BendTheKnee 155.89
Final Four Teams…
#2 Feeling Green
#4 Maclin on Dat Ass (now Thielen My Chubb)
#1 BendTheKnee
#2 Smoked Salmons (now The Reapers)
Feeling Green took down the Carolina Hitmen (now Watch Out Lil’ Bitch) (by 6.87 pts) & Maclin on Dat Ass (by 38.53 pts) on their way to the championship game. BendTheKnee went about their business crushing the Carnival of Pain (by 55.08 pts) & the Smoked Salmons (by 26.62 pts) on their way to The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. In the championship, it was BendTheKnee in blowout fashion (by 39.29 pts) to win the 2017 E.L.S.I.E. Award. Maclin on Dat Ass took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VII
Feeling Green 175.47 – The Gremlins 194.74
Final Four Teams…
#1 Feeling Green
#2 Our Gordon Savior (now Thielen My Chubb)
#1 The Gremlins
#2 Fournettcation (now the Ovaltine Squad)
For the second time in three seasons, the two top seeds met in the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl for The E.L.S.I.E. Award championship trophy! Feeling Green took down the Clam Diggers (by 11 pts) & Our Gordon Savior (by 12 pts) in hard fought games on their way to the championship. The Gremlins cruised along beating the Alderaan Wookies (by 14 pts) & clobbering Fournettcation (by 41 pts) on their way to The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. In the championship, it was The Gremlins (by 19 pts) winning the 2018 E.L.S.I.E. Award. Fournettcation took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VIII
I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks 211.31 – Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood – 171.96
Final Four Teams…
#1 I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
#3 Yonce’s Divas
#1 Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood
#3 Beer, Cheese, & Brats
For the third time in four seasons and second consecutive season, the two top seeds met in the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl for The E.L.S.I.E. Award championship trophy! I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks breezed through the playoffs disposing of both Feeling Green (by 32 pts) & Yonce’s Divas (by 35 pts) on their way to the championship game. Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood also cruised through the playoffs easily knocking off both the Alderaan Wookies (by 33 pts) & Beer, Cheese, & Brats (by 31 pts) on their way to The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. In the championship, it was I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks (by 40 pts) winning the 2019 E.L.S.I.E. Award. Yonce’s Divas took 3rd place.
**The 2020 Chase for The E.L.S.I.E.**
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IX
The Reapers (10-6) vs. Ovaltine Squad (12-4)
X-Factors:
The Reapers: Davante Adams-WR (22.88) / Ovaltine Squad: Josh Allen-QB (18.61)
Coming up in The League! – E.F.F.L., E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IX, 10-6 
, who hope to extend their 3 game winning streak, meet the 12-4 
.
The Reapers were led in week 15 by a 32.14 point effort from Kyler Murray, who tore apart the Philadelphia Eagles defense for 406 passing yards and 3 passing TD’s in addition to 29 rushing yards. In addition, James Robinson was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 14.30 points, but he’s listed as questionable in week 16 due to an injured ankle, which might severely limit his fantasy production. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, The Reapers can expect a 22.88 point effort from Davante Adams in week 16, who is expected to get by the Tennessee Titans defense for 97.33 receiving yards and 0.97 receiving TD’s.
“This is a business trip, but we have to live in the moment,” The Reapers coach Larry Mrozowski said.
The Ovaltine Squad were led in week 15 by a 40.90 point effort from Devin White, who beat the Atlanta Falcons offense for 10 tackles. In addition, Brian Burns was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 20.40 points, but he’s listed as questionable in week 16 due to an injured knee – mcl, which might severely limit his fantasy production. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, the Ovaltine Squad can expect a 18.61 point effort from Josh Allen in week 16, who is expected to get by the New England Patriots defense for 236.41 passing yards and 1.67 passing TD’s in addition to 32.06 rushing yards.
“We can’t be excited that we’re here, we have one more game to win and then we’ll celebrate,” Ovaltine Squad coach C.J. Jensen said.
This is the first game between these two franchises in 2020, and is sure to be a hard-fought struggle.
Opening Line: Ovaltine Squad -9.45
The Pro Bowl
3rd Place Game…
Origins Conference vs. Legends Conference
X-Factors:
Origins Conference: Deshaun Watson-QB (18.80) / Legends Conference: Davante Adams-WR (22.88)
Coming up in The League! – E.F.F.L. all-star game, the 
, represented and coached by 
Robert Jackson will face off against the 
, represented and coached by 
Dan Arcand.
The Origins Conference can expect a 18.80 point effort from Deshaun Watson, who is expected to get by the Cincinnati Bengals defense for 270.25 passing yards and 1.74 passing TD’s in addition to 32.37 rushing yards.
“We’ll just go out there and have fun,” I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks coach Robert Jackson said.
The Legends Conference can expect a 22.88 point effort from Davante Adams, who is expected to get by the Tennessee Titans defense for 97.33 receiving yards and 0.97 receiving TD’s.
“It’s great to see all of the leagues best on one field,” The Gremlins coach Dan Arcand said.
Opening Line: Legends Conference -12.98
**The 2020 Draft Lottery**
Origins Matchup
Playing for Draft Positioning in the 2021 Origins Draft…
#8 Watch Out Lil’ Bitch at #2 Feeling Green
Current Chances
Watch Out Lil’ Bitch – 31%
Clam Diggers – 20%
Thielen My Chubb – 15%
Yonce’s Divas – 10%
I Go Deep – 7%
Feeling Green – 6%
Make Origins Great Again – 2%
Legends Matchup
Playing for Draft Positioning in the 2021 Legends Draft…
#4 Alderaan Wookies at #2 Beer, Cheese, & Brats
Current Chances Obtained
Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood – 27%
Carnival of Pain – 20%
Surprise Scorpions – 15%
Alderaan Wookies – 11%
Forte Ounces to Freedom – 10%
Beer, Cheese, & Brats – 6%
BendTheKnee – 2%
**The 2021 Draft Order**
Origins Draft Order
1. TBD
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD
5. TBD
6. TBD
7. TBD
8. TBD
9. The Urge to Purge
10. Brady Cheats
11. I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks
12. The Reapers
Legends Draft Order
1. TBD
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD
5. TBD
6. TBD
7. TBD
8. TBD
9. Saquon My Chubb
10. House of Cards
11. The Gremlins
12. Ovaltine Squad
