Week 2 Standings
Week 2 Standings
East
Larisa Oleynik$300
Boss Hardigan$100
Teddy KGB$100
Gordon Bombay-$100
Kimmy Gibbler-$300
Brian Piccolo-$500
The Notorious A.B.T.-$500
North
Art Schlichter$500
Mr. Marbles$300
Babe$100
Karl Farbman$100
Blossom Russo-$100
Bummy-$100
The 21th Precinct-$100
South
Yaz$500
Slovy Maximus$300
The People’s Champ$100
Love Doctor-$100
Mr. DeBlasis-$100
Waldo Geraldo Faldo-$400
Chris B. Corey-$500
West
Rick Moranis$500
T-Ferg$300
Don Mattingly$100
The Beard of Zeus$100
Bayonnaise$0
The Phoenix-$200
Kenny Powers-$300
Overall Leader
Art Schlichter$500
Rick Moranis$500
Yaz$500
Larisa Oleynik$300
Mr. Marbles$300
Slovy Maximus$300
T-Ferg$300
Week 1 Picks
Click the PDF for the entire league’s bets.
Franchises with an asterisk had late bets and will be fined $100.
Week 1 Lines
Official Week 1 Lines
(visiting team is listed first)
THURSDAY
Tennessee
Pittsburgh (-6)
SUNDAY
Miami
Atlanta (-4)
Kansas City
Baltimore (-13)
Philadelphia (-1)
Carolina
Denver
Cincinnati (-4.5)
Minnesota (-4)
Cleveland
NY Jets
Houston (-4.5)
Jacksonville
Indianapolis (-7.5)
Detroit
New Orleans (-13)
Dallas (-6)
Tampa Bay
San Francisco
Arizona (-6.5)
Washington
NY Giants (-6.5)
St. Louis
Seattle (-8.5)
Chicago
Green Bay (-3.5)
MONDAY
Buffalo
New England (-10.5)
San Diego (-9)
Oakland
Reminder: Bets must be in by midnight on Wednesday night to be considered on time.
Send your picks to nflfunnymoney@gmail.com
Week 1 Standings
Week 1 Standings
East
Boss Hardigan$0
Brian Piccolo$0
Gordon Bombay$0
Kimmy Gibbler$0
Larisa Oleynik$0
Teddy KGB$0
The Notorious A.B.T.$0
North
Art Schlichter$0
Babe$0
Blossom Russo$0
Bummy$0
Karl Farbman$0
Mr. Marbles$0
The 21th Precinct$0
South
Chris B. Corey$0
Love Doctor$0
Mr. DeBlasis$0
Slovy Maximus$0
The People’s Champ$0
Waldo Geraldo Faldo$0
Yaz$0
West
Bayonnaise$0
Don Mattingly$0
Kenny Powers$0
Rick Moranis$0
T-Ferg$0
The Beard of Zeus$0
The Phoenix$0
Week 1: The Top Ten
Due to our expansion this season, the regular Power Rankings posting will be replaced with The Top Ten, which will highlight the top ten franchises each week. It will also include some commentary week-to-week regarding movement around the league.
The Top Ten: Week 1
Commentary: As we head into the season, a lot of old faces appear at the top of the preseason rankings. With nine expansion teams, we will quickly separate the contenders from the pretenders. Starting with the Thursday night opener, the marathon that is the Funny Money Football season begins.
(final 2008 regular season total; place; playoff finish)
1. Gordon Bombay ($3,500; 1st in North; 4th in playoffs)
Last year’s regular season champion begins the 2009 campaign on top. His division looks to be weaker than others, so the top spot is his to lose.
2. The People’s Champ ($1,200; 2nd in South; 7th in playoffs)
The 2007 champion made the playoffs again last year and is always a force to be reckoned with. TPC is still looking for that allusive division title.
3. Mr. Marbles ($1,800; 2nd in North; 2nd in playoffs)
Marbles surged in the playoffs last year, but must contend with two of last year’s division champs this season in the North.
4. Karl Farbman ($1,500; 1st in West; 1st in playoffs)
Farbman, the defending champion, cannot afford to be mediocre for long stretches of the season. The divisional competition is stiffer this time around, and everyone will be gunning for the champ.
5. The 21th Precinct ($1,100; 2nd in West; 3rd in playoffs)
Coming off of a dynamite rookie year, the Precinct looks to stay in the mix throughout the year and hopes to build on last season’s success.
6. Blossom Russo ($3,300; 1st in East; 6th in playoffs)
Though his collapse in the last week of the regular season and in the playoffs in ’08 marred what was an outstanding season, Blossom looks to rebound with a fast start is 2009.
7. Kimmy Gibbler ($2,000; 1st in South; 5th in playoffs)
Gibbler has had the tale of two seasons in her Funny Money career. Year one was a failure, but year two brought a division title. Which Kimmy is the one that will perform in 2009?
8. Larisa Oleynik (rookie season)
The only rookie that makes the preseason Top Ten, Larisa hopes to hang in the big boys early and often. Oleynik is also the only “franchise by committee” in the FMFL this year. We’ll see if two heads are better than one.
9. Boss Hardigan (-$800; 5th in West; missed playoffs)
A late season fade in the standings left Boss Hardigan wondering what could have been. His shrewd picks and money management skills must be a factor in order for him to contend.
10. Mr. DeBlasis (-$400; 3rd in South; missed playoffs)
DeBlasis, arguably the most underrated franchise in league history, is hoping that 2009 is the year that he makes The Leap.
DROPPED OUT: none
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Chris B. Corey; Brian Piccolo; The Notorious A.B.T.; Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Yaz.
Odds to Win 2009 Funny Money Football Championship
The following odds are completely arbitrary and based only on the opinions of the Executive Director.
Odds to Win 2009 Funny Money Football Championship
Art Schlichter75 to 1
Babe100 to 1
Bayonnaise250 to 1
Blossom Russo13 to 1
Boss Hardigan25 to 1
Brian Piccolo30 to 1
Bummy70 to 1
Chris B. Corey30 to 1
Don Mattingly300 to 1
Gordon Bombay5 to 1
Karl Farbman13 to 1
Kenny Powers65 to 1
Kimmy Gibbler15 to 1
Larisa Oleynik19 to 1
Love Doctor200 to 1
Mr. DeBlasis27 to 1
Mr. Marbles9 to 1
Rick Moranis10,000 to 1
Slovy Maximus65 to 1
T-Ferg80 to 1
Teddy KGB40 to 1
The Beard of Zeus1,000 to 1
The Notorious A.B.T.35 to 1
The People’s Champ11 to 2
The Phoenix500 to 1
The 21th Precinct13 to 1
Waldo Geraldo Faldo35 to 1
Yaz40 to 1
News and Notes
A few quick reminders as we open up the season on Wednesday…
Nine teams will make the playoffs this year. The four division winners and the top five wild card teams. The tiebreaker for any tie is overall winning percentage.
Picks must be made by emailing nflfunnymoney@gmail.com. Please use the following format when picking:
Franchise name
Amount – Team
Amount – Team
The official lines will be posted on this website on Wednesday morning. Once they are up, you can make your selections. Because of the Thursday opener, picks must be made by Wednesday night at midnight Eastern time in order to be considered on time. Late picks must be made by the opening kickoff of the Thursday night game. If you don’t make picks by the opening kickoff of the game, -$600 for the week.
Once all the picks are in for the week, a PDF will be posted on the site with the entire league’s picks.
And now, here’s the prize money for the 2009 Funny Money Football League Season:
Regular Season Overall Champion: $586
Division Winner: $293
Division Winner: $293
Division Winner: $293
Playoff Champion: $1,025.50
2nd Place: $293
3rd Place: $146.50
One final note – to assure the honesty and integrity of the league, Karl Farbman will be sending his picks to Kimmy Gibbler and The Beard of Zeus each week.
Any questions – email the Executive Director at nflfunnymoney@gmail.com
Good Luck
