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Originally posted by Galactic Empire
My WRs came to play today. GE Droid for MVP!

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/game/379005.

He did so good and made my ex-team look so bad, that I was forced to ask New York to trade my QB and it was granted

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Geez...if only my WRs could catch the ball. Never seen so many dropped/can't catch in traffic balls before.

http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/game/378993

Welcome to the Senior League!

In Rivalry news, the Elderly smashed the Retirees for the Wagon Wheel, and the Walkers beat up on the Rollers for the Ambulatory Trophy. The Dinosaurs topped the Slugs for a Zoo Key in an upset.. or at least an upsetting match to watch.

These games have not been predictable but there sure have been a lot of blowouts! Can't say it's not entertaining. The playoff picture is as muddy as ever; although Alpha looks to be holding the wild card spot pretty well, but anything can happen over the next couple games..

We have a defensive play of the year candidate already, can't see anyone beating this one: http://glb2.warriorgeneral.com/game/replay/378996/1852235

Also, if Eugene can get past the Walkers next game (and I think they will) there's no way they're not rolling into the playoffs with an undefeated record.

Why does it seem impossible to get an offer for my HB from the only legend team that only currently has 1 HB on it's roster?

Edit: Finally!!

After last week, we have an addition to the Hall of Honor:

SS/LB: >12 combined KL & FFs
- LB Bill Romanowski, Pinn, S21

He's the first player to accomplish this milestone! Barring a surprise, Chuck Munchies should be added to the Hall as well for his 100+ BTK and fewer than 10 fumbles.

Should be an interesting final week with the match between Eugene and Washington proving potentially decisive for the Wild Card Race, and Hartford holding pole position with a fairly easy matchup against the Dinosaurs. Louisville, regardless of outcome, has clinched the woeful Beta Division and Leeds and Eugene hold the other guaranteed playoff spots.

I looked into some Legends Lg history. The first season that Legends played each other was S7, though a couple of them played in scrimmages vs. human run teams in previous seasons.

Overall win record through S20 (in order of winning %):

Phoenix 141-54-1 (4x Champ, 5 finals, 10 playoffs)
Eugene 126-67-3 (1x Champ, 3 finals, 7 playoffs)
Washington 123-70-3 (1x Champ, 3 finals, 7 playoffs)
Saskatoon 110-86-0 (3x Champ, 4 finals, 7 playoffs)
Louisville 95-99-2 (1 finals, 3 playoffs)
NY 90-102-4 (1x Champ, 3 finals, 4 playoffs)
Leeds 89-107-0 (2x Champ, 3 finals, 4 playoffs)
Cincinnati 85-108-3 (1x Champ, 2 finals, 2 playoffs)
Houston 80-116-0 (2 finals, 2 playoffs)
Nashville 78-117-1 (4 playoffs)
Jacksonville 76-120-0 (1 finals, 3 playoffs)
Hartford 73-120-3 (1x Champ, 1 finals, 3 playoffs)

Interesting notes (in opposite order of win %):

Hartford is the only team in league history to go 0-14 (even Cleveland Browns haven't done that -- yet). But Hartford can point to back-to-back strong seasons (S13-S14) and especially the hardware they took home in S13 (something 4 other teams can't say).

Jacksonville made the finals in S8, but that sure feels like a long time ago. Hell, that was when I joined GLB2 almost 2 years ago. Every few seasons they pull off a winning campaign, so they are due soon.

Nashville is the only team never to make a finals appearance and has never won 10 games in a season. The first 6 seasons S7-S12 were their best years, going to the playoffs 4 times, including the first 2 seasons. They have had only 1 winning season since (S17).

Houston hasn't had a winning season since back-to-back finals appearances (S13-S14). At least they were mediocre the first 6 seasons, something they can't say the last 6.

Cincinnati won the inaugural season (S7) and in dominate fashion. They also lead the league in wins S17, only to lose in the finals. But they only have one other winning season.

Leeds was a poor team the first 7 seasons, but have been strong the last 7. They were the last team to reach the playoffs. But now they have 2 banners hanging thanks largely to Nigerian Nightmare's commitment to the team. In particular they had an interesting run against NY in back-to-back finals (S18 & S19).

NY, of course, was the rival to Leeds in S18 & S19, when Xars willed them to their only Championship -- only to leave them for the money/flex. They are the 3rd and last team to go 14-0 in the regular season.

Louisville was the first team to go 14-0 way back in S9. They are reminiscent of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for never having 2 seasons in a row with a winning record.

Saskatoon is one of only 4 teams to have a winning record over their history. With their S16 season they are the '72 Dolphins and have a record 5 seasons in a row with 10 or more victories.

Washington made the playoffs 5 out of the first 6 seasons with 2 finals appearances, but it wasn't until S17 that they were able to bring home the trophy. If it weren't for playing in the strongest division, dbill's stacked roster might have gotten more titles.

Eugene has been steady, if not dominate, yet only has 1 Championship. Exemplified by their strong S20 season that ended in disappointment, they seem to just come up short. That said, their last losing season was their first and hence hold the record for 13 seasons in a row and counting without a losing season and the last 9 being over .500.

Phoenix is the cream of the crop. The most titles, most finals/playoff appearances, while anchored by Valiant Archers' offensive line. They won 4 out of 5 titles from S8-S12 and have been a contender most seasons since.

Wrinkles did their part. Hope head to head matters first

No undefeated this year

Wow, Louisville beat Leeds to go to their first finals since the very first season, S7! Huge upset!

Eugene got their revenge and should be favored in the finals, but crazy things can happen in the Senior League....

While we wait for the next game, a whole bunch of players were added to the Hall of Honor this season! (The Hall is viewable on the first post) Many of them seemed to share a common agent..

HB/FB: 100+ Broken Tackles, <10 Fumbles
- HB Chuck Munchies, David146, S21
TE/WR/FB/HB: Higher YAC average than total drops (minimum 99 targets)
- FB Full Frontal, DeeVee8, S21
TE/WR: 50+ 3rd Down/Red Zone Targets, 45+% of targets in RZ or on 3rd Down
- WR Space Cowboy, David146, S21

FS/SS/CB: 8+ TFL, More TFLs than missed tackles
- FS Ferrell as W., David146, S21
CB/FS/SS: PDs+INTs > Receptions Allowed (Minimum 10 Combined)
- FS Ferrell as W., David146, S21

Originally posted by PaulM
Wow, Louisville beat Leeds to go to their first finals since the very first season, S7! Huge upset!

Eugene got their revenge and should be favored in the finals, but crazy things can happen in the Senior League....

Yeah. Washington got the rng shaft in the ass most of that game

COngrats to Eugene on the awesome Season and capping it off in dominate fashion!

Coming back after a 4 season hiatus... the Senior League Awards! (Hopefully someday we'll have an actual MVP race....)

Senior League Awards:


The Straight Garbage Award: Honoring the worst player in GLB2
S16: OT Elijah Barrios
S17: HB Elvis Hewitt
S21: WR Clint Cook

Best Fat Man Award:
S15: OT Meatloaf Roaf
S16: G Trevor Cave
S17: C Moses Berkley
S21: G Cheeseburger Cheeseburger, Pepsi

The Golden Boot:
S15: K Blake Hummel
S16: K Another "Bad" Creation
S17: K Don't Build This
S21: K Legend Combo K FG Power 15

Top Returner
S15: HB Salamander Dreadnought
S16: HB Max Power
S17: HB C'MON MAN
S21: HB Greyson Brooks

The Mean Joe Greene Medal:
S16: DT Bunker Buster
S17: DE Mega Watt
S21: DE Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander

Mr Lockdown
S15: CB Richard Sherman:
S16: CB Test Interceptor
S17: CB Test Interceptor
S21: CB DIrk Diggler

The Butkus Award
S15: LB Deez Nuts:
S16: LB Tri Axe
S17: LB Bill Romanowski
S21: LB Bill Romanowski

Sticky Hands Award:
S15: WR Pietro Maximoff:
S16: WR Jerry Rice
S17: TE Boy TE Pass
S21: WR Space Cowboy

The Barry Sanders Trophy
S15: HB Ben Woody
S16: HB Juwan Butler
S17: HB Leroy Kelly
S21: HB Chuck Munchies

The Laser Rocket Arm:
S16: QB Ser Perceval le Gallois
S17: QB Darth Vader
S21: QB Irving Berlin

Defensive MVP
S15: DE Torgo Manos
S16: LB Brad van Pelt
S17: DE Mega Watt
S21: LB Heads Up

Offensive MVP
S15: QB Candace Swanepoel
S16: HB Juwan Butler
S17: QB Hare Razor
S21: HB Chuck Munchies

Greybeard Cup MVP
S16: HB Death Tank
S17: HB Marion Barber
S21: HB Chuck Munchies

your awards are better than the normal MVP race. Awesome. thx.

It's almost the start of a new Senior League season! This weekend was a 3 day weekend for me so a took a second and copied all the schedule data into excel and now I can do statistical analysis!

To start with, let's look at the head to head matchups this first week and historical performances:

Phoenix vs. Cincinnati: Phoenix leads the series 20-9-1; 7 of Phoenix's losses have come at Cincinnati, but unfortunately for the Dinosaurs this season's game is in Phoenix. Phoenix has never lost the season series against Cincinnati.

Leeds vs. Hartford: Leeds leads the series 17-13, but that's a recent development as they've won the last 6. Hartford has a chance to get back on track this season, but a strong Leeds team could be a challenge.

Saskatoon vs. Louisville: Saskatoon leads 17-13; but they have to be itching for revenge after losing the season series to Louisville in S21. This has been a rivalry defined by streaks; Saskatoon started by winning 6 straight in Seasons 10-12; Louisville answered with 5 straight of their own, and Saskatoon came right back with another 7 straight. Saskatoon started off poorly, going 1-5 in the first 3 seasons, but since then has earned a commanding lead.

Houston vs. Jacksonville: Houston leads 19-11. Not what I expected as Houston is hardly a power team, but they've beat Jacksonville almost 2/3rds of the games they've played. This is especially obvious in the last few seasons as Houston is 6-1 in recent history. Houston has been terrible in the last few seasons, but not against Jacksonville.

Eugene vs New York: Eugene leads 20-9-1; Eugene is definitely a power team and it shows against New York, one of the historically weaker teams. Eugene has shut New York out 5 times, while never failing to score against the Lindy Hoppers. Over the first 10 seasons, Eugene had a 16-4 lead, but New York has made it interesting since then.

Washington vs Nashville: Washington leads 25-4-1. This is lopsided and ugly. The Wrinkles have crushed the Naps, scoring more than 20 in almost half their games. There doesn't seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Naps, as they get weaker while Washington continues to stay at the top.


Bonus:
Teams ranked by winning percentage over time:
http://i.imgur.com/3138nIG.png


I have tons of info at my disposal. I'll post some things as I find them that are interesting; any particular questions or things you all want to know?

Originally posted by PaulM


Houston vs. Jacksonville: Houston leads 19-11. Not what I expected as Houston is hardly a power team, but they've beat Jacksonville almost 2/3rds of the games they've played. This is especially obvious in the last few seasons as Houston is 6-1 in recent history. Houston has been terrible in the last few seasons, but not against Jacksonville.


Jacksonville is really bad now that Jagator didn't renew his players contracts.