WEEK SIXTEEN REPORT
(Super Bowl)
   
Congratulations to the 2001 Super Bowl champion: Eighty-Eight, Late!
    
Super Bowl Final Score:    Eighty-Eight, Late! 127, Dippity Doo 84
  
This championship game was never close as Eighty-Eight, Late! dominated from the start while Dippity Doo surprisingly failed to get solid numbers from their trifecta of Green Bay Packers. With Favre, Ahman Green and Longwell going against a pathetic Minnesota Vikings defense at Lambeau this Sunday, the combined 22 fantasy points put up by the trio was much lower than anybody could have reasonably suspected.
 
Meanwhile, Eighty-Eight's wide receivers went crazy this week as they combined for six touchdowns and 77 fantasy points. Torry Holt (#88) came through with his first big game of the 2001 campaign as he posted 32 points for the franchise. David Boston added 25 points and Tony Gonzales contributed 17.
 
With the win, Eighty-Eight, Late! earns their second championship ring and becomes the league's first repeat Super Bowl winner. Dippity Doo pocketed a nice chunk of change for their 2nd place finish and earned $200 overall on the year. This year was their first playoff appearance and first year with a cash prize.
  
This is what the final playoff bracket looks like:
      
2001 Playoffs
  
         
  
Here is the list of this year's prize winners:
   
 Superbowl winner 
 Runner-up 
 Hair Conference champion 
 Lip Conference champion 
 Hair Conference runner-up 
 Lip Conference runner-up 
 Most overall points 
 2nd most overall points 
 3rd most overall points 
 4th most overall points 
 Best overall record 
 2nd best overall record 
 3rd best overall record 
 TOTAL
 $375 
 $150 
 $50 
 $50 
 $25 
 $25 
 $200 
 $115 
 $50 
 $25 
 $75 
 $50 
   $25   
   $1,215  
 Eighty-Eight, Late! 
 Dippity Doo 
 NGL©
 Dippity Doo 
 Bullseye 
 Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier  
 NGL©
 Bullseye 
 Eighty-Eight, Late! 
 PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! 
 NGL©
 Bullseye 
 Eighty-Eight, Late! 
 
  
Totals:
   
 $450 Eighty-Eight, Late! 
 $325 NGL©
 $200 Dippity Doo 
 $190 Bullseye 
 $25 Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier 
 $25 PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! 
           
I also have calculated this year's total transaction fees. Here is what each team owes:
 
2001 Transaction Fees
 TOTALS 
 Eighty-Eight, Late! 
 Bullseye 
 Jo-Boo's Browns Backers 
 Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier 
 Marshall's Maulers 
 NGL©
 The Savants 
 PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! 
 Dippity Doo 
 The Fruit Baskets 
         
 TOTAL 
 $41 
 $24 
 $23 
 $21 
 $20 
 $19 
 $14 
 $11 
 $10 
 $10 
       
 $193 
 
Looks like spending increased this past year as more teams were willing to make deals and scour the waiver wire. As you all know, we donated the $229 in transaction fees from 1999 and 2000 to the NYPD & FDNY Widows and Children's Fund. I think that was a great decision by all of you.
  
Thanks to all teams for participating this year, and hopefully all ten squads will be back for next year! Our draft night has been traditionally held on or around Labor Day weekend, but I realize some owners prefer to have it one week earlier so they can travel with their families. This year's draft night was very frustrating as one owner could not attend and had to do it via telephone -- and several hours late! Let's all plan better this year so we can have a smooth, fun event and hopefully with maximum attendance.
 
In other words let's try not to make any Year 2002 Labor Day travel plans if we can help it and let's communicate which night our volleyball tournament will be held (Murph).
 
Taunt you all next year...
    
The Commish