**Quick Hitter**
The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl is upon us once again and I want to say congratulations to both the Feeling Green (ther Origins Conference Champions) & The Gremlins (the Legends Conference Champions)! Keeping with tradition, each year I ask every league member at the start of the playoffs 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 E.L.S.I.E. Bowl*
The championship game for The League – E.F.F.L. is called The E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. This season will be the 7th 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 (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) 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)
#8 Clam Diggers
The Clam Diggers defeated the heavily favored #1 seed The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood) on their way to the E.L.S.I.E. Bowl. The Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) 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 (now The Urge to Purge) on their way to the championship game. In the final, the Clam Diggers outclassed the Tampa Giants (now Hakeem I Saw I Conquered) by more than 35 points. The Monstars (now Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood) 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 (now The Urge to Purge) on their way by an average of 44 points. Pick 6’n, who barely made The Chase! at all, upset the 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 (now The Urge to Purge) took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl IV
DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge) 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
#2 Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood
For the second straight year, DeSeantourage (now The Urge to Purge) 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 (now The Urge to Purge) 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 Smoked Salmons)
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 (by 27 points) & the Church of Zero Tolerance (now the Smoked Salmons) (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 Our Gordon Savior)
#1 BendTheKnee
#2 Smoked Salmons
For the second straight season, 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 Carolina Hitmen (by 6.87 pts) & Maclin on Dat Ass (now Our Gordon Savior) (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 (now Our Gordon Savior) took 3rd place.
E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VII
This story has yet to be written…
**All E.L.S.I.E. Team**
| 2018 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Feeling Green/BendTheKnee |
| RB | Todd Gurley | The Urge to Purge/The Gremlins |
| RB | Saquan Barkley (R) | The Urge to Purge/NC Titans |
| WR | Tyreek Hill | The Urge to Purge/NC Titans |
| WR | Davante Adams | Our Savior Gordon/Carnival of Pain |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Alderaan Wookies |
| FLEX | Melvin Gordon | Team Supreme/Fournettecation |
| K | Ka’imi Fairbairn | The Urge to Purge/Carnival of Pain |
| DL | Aaron Donald | Yonce’s Divas/Alderaan Wookies |
| DL | Danielle Hunter | Clam Diggers/BendTheKnee |
| LB | Darius Leonard (R) | The Urge to Purge/The Gremlins |
| LB | Luke Kuechly | Clam Diggers/Fournettecation |
| LB | Cory Littleton | Team Supreme/Alderaan Wookies |
| DB | Jamal Adams | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/BendTheKnee |
| DB | John Johnson | Feeling Green/Alderaan Wookies |
| 2018 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Second Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Ben Roethlisberger | I Go Deep/Hyde Yo Wife |
| RB | Christian McCaffrey | I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks/Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood |
| RB | Alvin Kamara | Feeling Green/Alderaan Wookies |
| WR | Antonio Brown | Feeling Green/Hyde Yo Wife |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins | Carolina Hitmen/The Gremlins |
| TE | George Kittle | Feeling Green/Beer, Cheese, & Brats |
| FLEX | Phillip Lindsay | Feeling Green/Smoked Salmons |
| K | Wil Lutz | Our Gordon Savior/Surprise Scorpions |
| DL | J.J. Watt | I Got Sacks On Sacks on Sacks/Alderaan Wookies |
| DL | Chris Jones | I Got Sacks On Sacks on Sacks/Carnival of Pain |
| LB | Bobby Wagner | The Urge to Purge/Beer, Cheese, & Brats |
| LB | Kiko Alonso | Team Supreme/Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood |
| LB | Blake Martinez | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Fournettecation |
| DB | Derwin James (R) | The Urge to Purge/Carnival of Pain |
| DB | Antoine Bethea | Yonce’s Divas/Alderaan Wookies |
| 2018 All E.L.S.I.E. Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third Team | ||
| Position | Player | Team (Origins/Legends) |
| QB | Drew Brees | I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks/NC Titans |
| RB | Ezekiel Elliott | Clam Diggers/Fournettecation |
| RB | James Connor | Our Gordon Savior/Alderaan Wookies |
| WR | Julio Jones | Hakeem I Saw I Conquered/Alderaan Wookies |
| WR | Adam Thielen | Our Gordon Savior/Fournettecation |
| TE | Eric Ebron | Clam Diggers/Smoked Salmons |
| FLEX | Joe Mixon | Clam Diggers/BendTheKnee |
| K | Jason Myers | I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks/Carnival of Pain |
| DL | Jason Pierre-Paul | Breakin Tackles/NC Titans |
| DL | Cameron Jordan | Team Supreme/The Gremlins |
| LB | Lavonte David | Carolina Hitmen/NC Titans |
| LB | Alec Ogletree | I Go Deep/House of Cards |
| LB | Leighton Vander Esch (R) | Bawse Hog Nuts/The Gremlins |
| DB | Eddie Jackson | Our Gordon Savior/The Gremlins |
| DB | Shawn Williams | Feeling Green/Hyde Yo Wife |
**E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VII**
Feeling Green vs. The Gremlins
X-Factors:
Feeling Green: Patrick Mahomes-QB (25.57) / The Gremlins: Matt Ryan-QB (18.11)
Coming up in E.L.S.I.E. Bowl VII, 11-5 Feeling Green challenge 14-2 The Gremlins.
Feeling Green were led in week 15 by a 19.75 point effort from John Johnson, who beat the Philadelphia Eagles offense for 11 tackles. In addition, Anthony Walker was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 8.25 points, but he’s listed as questionable in week 16 due to an injured shoulder, which might severely limit his fantasy production. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, Feeling Green can expect a 25.57 point effort from Patrick Mahomes in week 16, who is expected to beat the Seattle Seahawks defense for 349.44 passing yards and 3.16 passing TD’s in addition to 15.77 rushing yards.
“We have to play within ourselves,” Feeling Green coach Donavin Serras said.
The Gremlins were led in week 15 by a 30.00 point effort from DeAndre Hopkins, who beat the New York Jets defense for 170 receiving yards and 2 receiving TD’s. In addition, Todd Gurley was not injured before the start of his week 15 game, and contributed 24.40 points, but he’s listed as questionable in week 16 due to an injured knee, which might severely limit his fantasy production. Based on projections from Fantasy Sharks, The Gremlins can expect a 18.11 point effort from Matt Ryan in week 16, who is expected to beat the Carolina Panthers defense for 309.93 passing yards and 1.92 passing TD’s in addition to 7.53 rushing yards.
“We have to stay hungry,” The Gremlins coach Dan Arcand said.
Opening Line: Feeling Green -15.44
**Pro Bowl**
3rd Place Game
Origins Conference vs Legends Conference
REPS: Our Gordon Savior vs. Fournettecation
X-Factors:
Origins Conference: Nick Chubb-RB (16.87) / Legends Conference: Ezekiel Elliott-RB (18.71)
Coming up in the 2018 Pro Bowl, the Origins Conference coached by Our Gordon Savior’s Richard Glenn, will challenge the Legends Conference coached by Fournettecation’s C.J. Jensen.
The Origins Conference are led by Nick Chubb who is expected to get by the Cincinnati Bengals defense for 83.25 rushing yards and 0.79 rushing TD’s in addition to 26.64 receiving yards.
“It’s going to be a battle of epic proportions,” Origins Conference coach Richard Glenn said.
The Legends Conference are led by Ezekiel Elliott, who is expected to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 104.36 rushing yards and 0.5 rushing TD’s in addition to 41.3 receiving yards.
“We have to pull out all the stops,” Legends Conference coach C.J. Jensen said.
Opening Line: Origins Conference -2.94
**Origins Draft Lottery Match-Up**
Hakeem I Saw I Conquered at The Urge to Purge
Current Lottery Chances
Breakin Tackles – (25/100 chances)
Carolina Hitmen – (20/100 chances)
Hakeem I Saw I Conquered – (21/100 chances)
Yonce’s Divas – (12/100 chances)
I Go Deep – (5/100 chances)
I Got Sacks On Sacks On Sacks – (0/100 chances)
Team Supreme – (2/100 chances)
The Urge to Purge – (6/100 chances)
**Legends Draft Lottery Match-Up**
Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood at Beer, Cheese, & Brats
Current Lottery Chances
Hyde Yo Wife – (25/100 chances)
BendTheKnee – (20/100 chances)
House of Cards – (15/100 chances)
Smoked Salmons – (10/100 chances)
NC Titans – (7/100 chances)
Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood – (6/100 chances)
Surprise Scorpions – (2/100 chances)
Beer, Cheese, & Brats – (6/100 chances)
