Ok, here is how it will work. I have created a Classic League called "BSR Invitational". To sign up for the tournament, all you have to do is join this league prior to the deadline of Friday, March 27th (start of week 4). Teams will be seeded based on total points accumulated through week 4 (March 30th). Play-in round (if needed) will begin week 5. Group round will being week 6. To enter your team in the tournament, click here: JOIN or go to your team page and join the Classic League and enter the code: 3650-4582
Last call! The deadline was set for today, so that seeds can be based on point totals for the season after week 4. I really hoped we would have more than eight teams. Don't make me beg!
Deadline is past. Nine teams signed up, 6 of who also play in the BSR division. Seeds 8 and 9 will play head-to-head in week 5, winner advances to the group stage. Group stage will run weeks 6-11, where everyone will play the other 3 teams in the group twice each. PLAY-IN GAME (week 5): WashingtonRedskinsFC vs BUSA Bulldogs GROUP STAGE (weeks 6-11) GROUP A: SamSam Gazillion SC Stumpy Kelderman Aydentown FC GROUP B: Supahhhrev Zombie Eleven CaldwellThatEndsWell (Play-in winner)
WashingtonRedskinsFC advance to the group stage, with a 53:47 win over BUSA Bulldogs, and will slot into Group B. Week 6 schedule: Group A SamSam vs Aydentown FC Gazillion SC vs Stumpy Kelderman Group B Supahhhrev vs WashingtonRedskinsFC Zombie Eleven vs CaldwellThatEndsWell
Week 6 results: Group A SamSam 55:40 Aydentown FC Gazillion SC 75:72 Stumpy Kelderman Group B Supahhhrev 65:83 WashingtonRedskinsFC Zombie Eleven 46:54 CaldwellThatEndsWell Week 7 schedule: Group A SamSam vs Stumpy Kelderman Gazillion SC vs Aydentown FC Group B Supahhhrev vs CaldwellThatEndsWell Zombie Eleven vs WashingtonRedskinsFC
Wow, what a double-whammy for me this week. First, I cut that unproductive player (Lamar Neagle) and replaced him with a player-of-the-week winner wo has played every minute so far this season (Benoit Cheyrou). Neagle goes on to score 2 goals, and Cheyrou doesn't even play. To make it worse, Cheyrou gets auto-subbed out, and his replacement is Rafael Ramos and his -4. Auto-sub is not supposed to cost me points! Those 4 points cost me the game (lost by 3).
Week 9 Results posted in the Round One page. Please note the lineup deadline is TODAY, as there is a game at 8:30 ET tonight (HOU vs SJ).
Week 10 Results posted in the Round One page. Two teams have already punched their ticket to the Final Four.
Week 11 Results posted in the Round One page. The Final Four is set: Semi Final C: Group A Winner - Gazillion SC vs Group B Runner-up - WashingtonRedskinsFC Semi Final D: Group B Winner - Supahhhrev vs Group A Runner-up - SamSam Good luck to all four teams in both legs of the semis!
Week 13 Results posted in the Final Four page. Congratulations to our two finalists: WashingtonRedskinsFC SamSam Reminder that the finals will be played over two legs, week 14 and week 16, with a bye during week 15 due to limited MLS action.
Week 14 Results posted in the Final Four page. WashingtonRedskinsFC take a slim 4 pt lead into the bye week (week 15) prior to leg 2 (week 16).
I know you have all been waiting with baited breath to discover the winner of this prestigious event. So without further ado... Week 16 Results posted in the Final Four page. Congratulations to WashingtonRedskinsFC, defeating SamSam in both legs by 4 points each, for an aggregate total of 95:87. I scheduled a bye week for Week 15 because there were only 4 MLS games on the schedule (this was before the CHI - NE game was moved to make it 5). Ironically, both finalists had higher scores in Week 15 than they did in Week 16. However, it did not change the outcome, as WRFC would have been victorious in Week 15 as well (64:47). Thanks to everyone who signed up.