Week 7 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Patrick Bateman
North: Waldo Geraldo Faldo
South: Karl Hungus
West: Don Mattingly
Duds (-$500)
East: Donnie Jeffcoat; Kenny Powers; Mr. Marbles; Shecky; The People’s Champ
North: Biff Tannen; Luther Lavay; The Big Hurt
South: Chalky Studebaker; T-Ferg; Yaz
West: Blossom Russo; Larisa Oleynik
Other Notes:
– Patrick Bateman surges ahead to take the lead in the East after a perfect week; Karl Farbman takes the lead in the South
– Don Mattingly widened his lead in the West after a flawless Week 7
– The suffering continues: Kenny Powers, Shecky, The People’s Champ, Biff Tannen, The Big Hurt, T-Ferg, Yaz, and Larisa Oleynik all lost at least $500 for second straight week
– The collective total for the league was -$5,600 in Week 7
Week 6 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: None
North: None
South: None
West: Blossom Russo
Duds (-$500)
East: Kenny Powers; Shecky (wild card); The People’s Champ; Tony Montana (wild card)
North: Biff Tannen (wild card); Boss Hardigan; The Big Hurt (wild card)
South: Karl Hungus (wild card); T-Ferg (wild card); Yaz (wild card)
West: Bayonnaise; Larisa Oleynik (wild card)
Other Notes:
– Blossom Russo bounced back after a tough Week 5 to win $500. She was the only franchise to win $500 in Week 6.
– There was $10,300 bet on San Francisco, including eight wild card bets that all lost.
– 12 franchises have already used their wild card bet through six weeks
– The collective total for the league was -$9,900 in Week 6
Week 5 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Kenny Powers
North: Babe; Luther Lavay; The Beard of Zeus; Waldo Geraldo Faldo
South: Chris B. Corey (wild card); Thine; Yaz
West: Larisa Oleynik
Duds (-$500)
East: Patrick Bateman
North: None
South: Karl Farbman
West: Blossom Russo (wild card); Bud Fox
Other Notes:
– Luther Lavay was perfect for the second straight week and is +$1,500 over the last two weeks
= Babe won $500 for the second straight week
– Chris B. Corey hit his wild card bet and gained $1,000 on the week
– The collective total for the league was +$2,400 in Week 5
Week 4 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Mr. Marbles; Patrick Bateman; Tony Montana
North: Babe; Luther Lavay (wild card)
South: Karl Farbman; Rick Moranis
West: Blossom Russo; Kiko Garcia
Duds (-$500)
East: Kenny Powers
North: OJ; Waldo Geraldo Faldo (no bets)
South: Chris B. Corey; Karl Hungus; Yaz
West: Bayonnaise
Other Notes:
– Luther Lavay won his wild card bet and $1,000 for the week to widen his lead in the North
– Karl Farbman won $500 for the third straight week; Tony Montana won $500 for the second straight week
– The collective total for the league was +$2,900 in Week 4
Week 3 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Donnie Jeffcoat; Tony Montana
North: Biff Tannen; Boss Hardigan
South: Karl Farbman; Yaz
West: Bayonnaise; Kiko Garcia
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: None
South: T-Ferg
West: None
Other Notes:
– Karl Farbman won $500 for the second straight week
– T-Ferg dropped $500 for the second straight week
– New England was picked by 25% of the league and covered the spread
– With only one franchise losing $500, the collective total for the league was +$4,600 in Week 3
Week 2 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Mr. Marbles; Patrick Bateman
North: None
South: Karl Farbman
West: Blossom Russo; Larisa Oleynik
Duds (-$500)
East: The People’s Champ
North: Boss Hardigan (wild card)
South: Chris B. Corey; T-Ferg
West: None
Other Notes:
– Mr. Marbles stays perfect on the season with two flawless weeks
– Boss Hardigan dropped $1,000 after losing his wild card bet
– The collective total for the league was +$800 in Week 2
Week 1 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Mr. Marbles
North: Luther Lavay
South: Chalky Studebaker
West: Bud Fox
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: Babe; The Beard of Zeus; Waldo Geraldo Faldo
South: Chris B. Corey
West: Blossom Russo
Other Notes:
– Road teams went 11-4 in Week 1
– Slight lean towards underdogs in Week 1, going 9-6
– The four most popular picks (Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, and Chicago) went 3-1
– The collective total for the league was +$200 in Week 1
Welcome to the 2023 Season from The People’s Champ
(Editor’s note: The 2022 winner, The People’s Champ, has penned some words of wisdom as we kick off the 2023 season. His message is below.)
Dear FMFL Family,
You all know me. Know what I’m about. So I’ll keep this short and sweet.
I’m the People’s Champion and I win championships. Three titles in three different decades.
I am the Alpha and Omega, the first champ and the most recent champ, so here is some advice for the league. The all-time money list is for losers. It’s not about the money or the meaningless all-time standings. The only true source of happiness anyone of us will ever feel is when we etch our name into that championship plaque.
When you look back on your life you won’t remember your worthless divisional victory or your third-place playoff finish, so this season go big and bet to win it all. Keep your eyes on the ultimate prize and best of luck!
The People’s Champ
2023 FMFL Divisions
Here are the divisions for the 2023 FMFL Season:
East Division
Donnie Jeffcoat
Kenny Powers*
Mr. Marbles
Neon Boudeaux
Patrick Bateman
Shecky
The People’s Champ
Tony Montana
North Division
Babe*
Biff Tannen
Boss Hardigan
Luther Lavay
OJ
The Beard of Zeus
The Big Hurt
Waldo Geraldo Faldo
South Division
Chalky Studebaker
Chris B. Corey
Karl Farbman
Karl Hungus
Rick Moranis*
T-Ferg
Thine
Yaz
West Division
Bayonnaise
Blossom Russo
Bud Fox
Don Mattingly
Judge Smails*
Kiko Garcia
Larisa Oleynik
The Notorious ABT
*Defending champion of the Division
2023 Divisional Draft Recap
The following is an edited transcript from this year’s divisional draft, which was held on August 27, 2023.
The Executive Director: Good evening all
Kenny Powers: Good evening Godfather. How does this Sunday find you?
The Executive Director: Just lovely - ready for football season to get underway
Kenny Powers: ahoy polloi smails
Judge Smails: Where'd you come from a scotch ad?
Judge Smails: Good evening fellas. Excited to be here tonight. Lots of butterflies
Rick Moranis: Hello gentlemen.
Kenny Powers: Good evening Moranis. Your work in Little Giants is unmatched.
Rick Moranis: Thank you, but I really think I nailed it with Honey I Shrunk Thine Kids 2
The Executive Director: Let's get started - welcome to the 2023 FMFL draft and congratulations on winning your division last year. This will be a standard snake draft in order of overall regular season finish last year. Round one will go: 1. Kenny Powers 2. Rick Moranis 3. Babe 4. Judge Smails Round two will be in the reverse order (Smails, Babe, Rick, Kenny), etc. With that, Kenny Powers is on the clock with the first pick.
Kenny Powers: Shecky
The Executive Director: Kenny takes Shecky - now to Rick for the second pick
Rick Moranis: Yaz!
The Executive Director: Seniors going early; over to Babe
Babe: Waldo please
The Executive Director: Waldo Geraldo Faldo is gone. Now to the Judge for two picks
Judge Smails: Blossom Russo and Don Mattingly thanks
The Executive Director: Back to Babe for his next selection
Babe: The Beard of Zeus
The Executive Director: Over to Rick
Rick Moranis: Hunkay Chalky
The Executive Director: Chalky Studebaker is the pick - now to Kenny for two selections
Kenny Powers: The People's Champ and Donnie Jeffcoat
The Executive Director: Kenny takes the 2022 Champ and Donnie. Back to Rick
Rick Moranis: I’ll have a Karl. Any Karl will do. Karl Hungus, perhaps
The Executive Director: Over to Babe
Babe: The leagues’s most handsome man: The Big Hurt
The Executive Director: Between Beard of Zeus and Big Hurt - really going for looks in the division
The Executive Director: Smails for two picks
Judge Smails: The Notorious A.B.T. and Larisa Oleynik
The Executive Director: Back to Babe
Babe: OJ
The Executive Director: Ricky with the next pick
Rick Moranis: Karly Rae Farbman
The Executive Director: Back-to-back Karls for Rick
The Executive Director: Kenny with two selections now
Kenny Powers: is that you... Mr. Marbles and Tony Montana
The Executive Director: Ha back to Rick
Rick Moranis: Simply…Thine
The Executive Director: Babe to select another hunk
Babe: Luther will do
The Executive Director: Over to Smails for two
Judge Smails: Bud Fox and Bayonnaise
The Executive Director: Back to Babe
Babe: Is Biff available?
The Executive Director: He is; Babe takes Biff - over to Rick
Rick Moranis: Christopher Bartholomew Corey
The Executive Director: CBC to Rick; now to Kenny Powers for his last two picks - here's who's left - Boss Hardigan, Patrick Bateman, T-Ferg, Neon Boudeaux, and Kiko Garcia
Kenny Powers: Bateman and Neon.
The Executive Director: Rick for his last pick
Rick Moranis: Fergy
The Executive Director: Babe between Hardigan and Kiko
Babe: The Boss
The Executive Director: And Smails is left with Kiko Garcia
The Executive Director: Thanks all - any parting words before the season starts?
Babe: Thanks, ED. Good luck, all!
Judge Smails: Thanks for making this all happen year after year! Good luck boys
Kenny Powers: Good luck all. Thanks for putting this together every year.
Rick Moranis: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes, it rains.
The Executive Director: Thanks all!
Rick Moranis: Good Luck.
