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Ladies and Gentlemen of the TSL Universe, the Race for Social Co-Ed Football Immortality starts in a week! As the Fall 2025 season enters its final set of regular season games, the story lines for each division are really starting to take shape. At this point in your season, you know who you are. You know if you have a realistic chance at immortality or not. At this point, you’re just hoping things go your way so you have the easiest path possible to a title. 

There are a decent amount of things at stake this week, and while most things are just for positioning purposes, there are still a couple of byes that are up for grabs too. When you consider just how many upsets happen on Playoff Saturday, having to play one less game is quite the advantage. 

Let’s take a closer look this week and what’s going on in each division as we prepare for the playoffs next week. 

D1

Sticky Bandits 51, Unit Ha Ha 18
Eyes Downtown 35, Frodo Swaggins 32
What a Dump 38, Mavericks 29
Legends 31, Freeballers 30
Freeballers 25, What a Dump 24

Sticky Nation smoked UHH in the only D1 blowout of the day, while everyone else had to earn their wins; ED barely survived Frodo, What A Dump took a “not exactly unexpected” win over Mavericks then dropped an “okay that was VERY unexpected” game against Freeballers, who then almost upset Legends? WTF?

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There are no byes in D1 to worry about, so it’s all seeding.  Legends have locked up the #1 seed, so that’s off the table.  Eyes Downtown can lock up #2 with a win, but can fall as low as #4 with a loss.  Every other team is just jockeying for their final spot. But in recent weeks, we’ve seen the gap between the top teams and the bottom teams shrink considerably. Legends and Freeballers may be the slight outliers, but that middle group is primed for some excellent football soon. 

STICKY BANDITS VS FRODO SWAGGINS (+5) - Frodo has one loss this season by more than 3 points.  They’re better than you think they are, and might be the upset of the week.  FRODO BY 1

EYES DOWNTOWN VS WHAT A DUMP (+4) - Eyes Downtown “won the breakup” last season, but What A Dump has a chance to pass them in the standings on the last day of THIS season.  But will they?? EYES DOWNTOWN BY 3

WHAT A DUMP VS UNIT HA HA (+12) - UHH may respond to last week’s humiliation by digging deep and finding an extra gear… but it won’t be enough to beat a WAD team that’s really finding its stride at the right time.  WHAT A DUMP BY 11

FREEBALLERS VS UNIT HA HA (+3) - Who’s throwing for Freeballers this weekend?  If they have a stud sub QB under center, they’ve got a great chance.  If it’s the “real” Freeballers vs Unit Ha Ha, that is a much tighter game.  UNIT HA HA BY 1

LEGENDS VS MAVERICKS (+12) - Legends have nothing to play for except that undefeated season.  Mavericks probably need this more, but how much does that matter?  Legends are Legends and they’re going to Legend.  LEGENDS BY 8

D2

Scared Hitless 38, Grey Hair – Don’t Care 25
Passing While Intoxicated 44, The Malones 38
Jabronies 35, Passing While Intoxicated 34

PWI took down The Malones and ALMOST Jabronies as well, pushing themselves into the “we really ARE legit contenders” tier of D2.  GHDC lost to Scared Hitless, to ensure that they remain in the “we really are NOT legit contenders” tier of D2.

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There are two byes in D2 and right now they’re held by Jabronies and the Malones.  Jabronies have already locked up a first round bye, so all they can lose this week is positioning if they lose and Malones win.  The big game is Malones vs PWI this week, as the winner of that game should take the #2 seed and earn themselves a week off, while the loser gets a first-round date with “nothing to play for, already in last place” Grey Hair - Don’t Care.  Can’t Touch This and Scared Hitless are just jockeying for seeding. 

CAN’T TOUCH THIS VS SCARED HITLESS (+5) - It’s the battle of “worse than we all thought they’d be” vs “better than we all thought they’d be” and you know exactly which is which without me saying it.  Scared Hitless won their first battle, so naturally CAN’T TOUCH THIS BY 6

JABRONIES VS GREY HAIR - DON’T CARE (+10) - These teams are headed in very different directions.  Everything Joe Miano touches turns to gold, while GHDC are still looking for their first win of the season.  They won’t find it here.  JABRONIES BY 13

THE MALONES VS PASSING WHILE INTOXICATED (+1) - This should be the best matchup of the day in D2.  Both teams have the firepower to win shootouts, and this should come down to the last drive.  It’s just so tough to imagine the Malones dropping three in a row.  THE MALONES BY 1

D3

Practice Squad 23, Bullet Club 14
Wanderers 52, Buffalo Vice 46
D-Generation X Y and Z 31, GirthQuakes 12

Practice Squad shocked Bullet Club in what can only be considered an upset W; Wanderers beat Buffalo Vice in a game that scored “only” 98 points (be better, guys); and DXYZ beat GirthQuakes, because of course they did

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There are no byes in D3, and Wanderers have already locked up the #1 seed.  GirthQuakes have locked up the #8 seed, so we already know one first round matchup is Wanderers vs GirthQuakes (Wanderers worst nightmare!).  Everyone else is exactly where you expected them to be: 4 teams at 4-3, one at 3-4, and Practice Squad is a feisty 2-5. Lots of  fighting for position this week. 

WANDERERS VS CUNNING STUNTS (+1) - Wanderers have nothing to play for (not even an undefeated season).  The Stunts have EVERYTHING to play for, so I’ll give them the edge.  STUNTS BY 2

BUFFALO VICE VS BULLET CLUB (+3) - The standings say that Bullet Club is a better team, the scores say that Buffalo Vice is a better team.  Who wins on Saturday?  My head says Bullet Club, but my desire to see a really convoluted D3 tiebreaking situation for playoffs says BUFFALO VICE BY 4

INTERDIMENSIONAL LIGHTNING FALCONS VS GIRTHQUAKES (+8) - Remember when GirthQuakes beat Wanderers?  That feels like a long time ago.  ILF is playing better ball this season, and they continue to on Saturday.  ILF BY 10

D-GENERATION X Y AND Z VS PRACTICE SQUAD (+9) - DXYZ is one point behind Wanderers for best point differential in D3.  Practice Squad are many, many points behind that.  B is gonna be B… but D-GENERATION X Y AND Z BY 5

D4

Mike’s Detailing 56, Come from Behind 14
Two Tuddies 22, Puckett All-Stars 20

Mike’s Detailing beat the snot out of Come From Behind while Two Tuddies won a surprisingly (or is it?) close game against Puckett.

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There is one bye in D4, and Two Tuddies have already locked it up, making their game meaningless this week.  Come From Behind and Cobblestone are guaranteed to finish #6 and #7 respectively, and everyone else is just fighting to see who is #2-#5.

TWO TUDDIES VS COBBLESTONE (+18) - How is the betting line only +18 for this? I guess maybe Danwin & Chris could collide and knock each other unconscious, and then Cobblestone would only lose by 10.  Assuming that doesn’t happen, TWO TUDDIES BY 24

MIKE’S DETAILING VS PUCKETT ALL-STARS (+3) - THIS should be a battle of two really good, playoff ready teams.  Could go either way because Puckett is solid as hell, but I’m REALLY digging this Mike’s offense lately.  MIKE’S DETAILING BY 4

READY TO RETIRE VS COME FROM BEHIND (+7) - Ready to Retire may be low in the standings, but they’re basically, ALMOST a .500 team.  Come From Behind are not.  Looking at that point differential… whoof.  Give me READY TO RETIRE BY 11

MIKE’S DETAILING VS POWERPUFF GIRLS (+9) - PowerPuff Girls have used so many backup QBs this year it seems like we haven’t seen their full potential yet.  Is Kyle throwing this week?  Either way, Mike’s has just looked so strong it’s hard to imagine most teams keeping up, even one as good as the PowerPuff Girls.  MIKE’S DETAILING BY 2

D5

Sausage McMuffins 20, Bridget & Quit It 16
Pit Harade 41, Mo’ Chicken 14
Not So Sticky 27, Balls Deep 16

Not So Sticky beat up on a shorthanded Balls Deep to end their undefeated season; Pit Harade beat up on the only team struggling more than them this season; and Sausage McMuffins with an impressive upset over the “people thought they might go undefeated” Bridget & Quit It

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There are no byes in D5, and only one team (Mo’ Chicken at #8) has locked up their spot.  Everything else is at stake here for positioning, and most teams still have the potential for big movements up or down the standings (three teams could still take the top seed here).

BALLS DEEP VS BLITZKRIEG (+6) - Two D5 juggernauts run it back, after Balls Deep (barely) took the first encounter way back in week one.  The TSL might be treated to a classic here.  BLITZKRIEG BY 3

BRIDGET & QUIT IT VS STIR THE SAUCE (+5) - Bridget & Quit It was unstoppable… until they suddenly started getting stopped, in three of their last four games.  Stir the Sauce can pass them in the standings with a win here, but would Bobby really allow one of his teams to lose four out of five?  BRIDGET & QUIT IT BY 5

NOT SO STICKY VS PIT HARADE (+8) - These teams also played back in Week One and NSS took it by a score of 21-10.  This one will be closer, but the same result.  NOT SO STICKY BY 2

D6

Intentional Clowning 39, TMA 35
The Chargers 37, Puck Bunnies 25
Raw Milkers 31, Sticky Laces 14
Three Tuddies 22, Four Tuddies 20
Flying Balls 50, Four Tuddies 8
Blue Ballers 34, Select 6

Puck Bunnies nearly shocked the world against a (very) short-handed Chargers team until their reinforcements arrived; TMA’s chances of a first round bye took a bit hit with a loss against Intentional Clowning; Raw Milkers coasted to an easy win over Sticky Laces; Flying Balls did what Flying Balls do against Four Tuddies, and it wasn’t pretty; Blue Ballers ran up the score on poor Select; and finally Three Tuddies won the Inaugural Tuddy Bowl with a big W over Four Tuddies

WHAT’S AT STAKE? There are four byes in D6 (not bye WEEKS, but bye GAMES; every team will have to play at LEAST once on October 11th, and many teams will have to play twice) and only Flying Balls and the Chargers have locked up their byes (whoever wins their game this weekend will be the #1 seed, and the loser will be the #2 seed).  Blue Ballers and Irish Giants both control their own destiny and can earn byes with a win, but Intentional Clowning and TMA each MIGHT have a chance to crash the party and steal one if Blue Ballers or Irish Giants stumble.  Everyone else is playing for seeding, except for Puck Bunnies, who have already locked up the #12 seed. D6 is absolutely electric with the nonsense going into the final season, and I’m here for it. 

TMA VS THREE TUDDIES (+7) - Three Tuddies had a nice win over Four Tuddies last week, but I think they’ll find that TMA is a little more formidable than their Tuddy brothers and sisters.  TMA BY 11

BLUE BALLERS VS PUCK BUNNIES (+14) - Blue Ballers play fast and aggressive, and half of the Puck Bunnies are still learning how to play this game.  If it’s close in the first half, that’s a huge credit to Maddie, but it won’t be close by the end.  BLUE BALLERS BY 24

FLYING BALLS VS THE CHARGERS (+4) - FINALLY.  The D6 Championship game we all know is coming (until Blue Ballers crash the party and upset someone in the semis).  This will be the first huge challenge for Flying Balls.  Do they even know how to play close games?  FLYING BALLS BY 2

SELECT VS INTENTIONAL CLOWNING (EVEN) - This will be one of the most evenly matched games of the day.  Intentional Clowning has the better offense, Select has the better defense.  But I just flipped a coin and it came up Tails, so INTENTIONAL CLOWNING BY 1

STICKY LACES VS FOUR TUDDIES (+10) - Sticky Laces isn’t favored in too many games this year, but this is definitely one of them.  Somehow these teams have the same record, despite very different stats.  Maybe it’ll be close, maybe it won’t.  STICKY LACES BY 5

IRISH GIANTS VS RAW MILKERS (+6) - When a 5-2 team plays a 2-5 team it’s no surprise who the favorite is… but Raw Milkers play a solid game (just ask Sticky Laces) and no one should write them off yet.  Oh, I’m not picking them to win.  But I’ll pick them to cover the spread, sure.  IRISH GIANTS BY 1

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR SATURDAY

How many teams will end this regular season undefeated?  Between Legends, Two Tuddies and Flying Balls, there are three with a chance to pull it off.  If Legends and Tuddies lose it will be because they had nothing to play for.  If Flying Balls lose, it will be because The Chargers are an awesome team. I’ll say one of these giants falls on Saturday and we finish with two undefeated teams this season.

Are any of our winless teams going to make magic happen in their last try of the regular season?  Freeballers escaped this conversation with a win last week, but we still have Grey Hair - Don’t Care, Cobblestone, Puck Bunnies, and Mo’ Chicken (who have a tie, but not a win, which I guess makes them “winless” but not as bad of a winless?).  You never know what’s going to happen in “meaningless” games…

Which game is the biggest this weekend: Flying Balls vs Chargers, or PWI vs The Malones?  Flying Balls might be the closest thing we have to a Finals preview this weekend… but there’s not much at stake beyond bragging rights.  PWI vs Malones determines who gets a full week off, and that’s why it’s the biggest game of the weekend.

Which player has the most pressure on him or this Saturday?  It’s got to be Buddy Lee, right?  He plays the biggest game of the week (see above!) while also trying to navigate ILF out of the 4-3 tangle they find themselves in for D3 seeding right now.  Good thing I’m confident no one cares less about pressure than Buddy.

Is weather a factor this weekend?  Actually no, as it looks like we’re going to get yet ANOTHER beautiful day at the Rose Gardens.  It’s impossible that we actually get a great weather season, right? Another October storm is looming for playoffs, right???

TEN FINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE SATURDAY

With the regular season coming to an end, you know what that means: time to start voting on end of season awards winners for the Banquet!  Division MVPs, Most Underrated Players, Most Beloved Players, Team of the Year etc.  I’m told that you can vote on all categories (or just some, or just one… whatever you want) at this link: TSL 2025 Awards Nomination Form - Google Forms

Speaking of the Banquet, I’m told that a decision on a venue is almost here, and that the date is DEFINITELY, PROBABLY December 5th, so hold the date and watch for announcements from the League in the next few days.

Sure, you COULD fly off the handle and scream at a ref on Saturday… but wouldn’t it be more rewarding to track down a ref you’ve already BEEN brutal to, shake his or her hand, and apologize that you weren’t better to them when they reffed your game?  Wouldn’t you feel better about yourself if you did that?

Games of the Day:

10 am - Cunning Stunts vs Wanderers

11 am - The Chargers vs Flying Balls OR Eyes Downtown vs What A Dump

12 pm - Passing While Intoxicated vs The Malones

1 pm - Puckett All-Stars vs Mike’s Detailing

2 pm - D-Generation XYZ vs Practice Squad

3 pm - Mike’s Detailing vs PowerPuff Girls

There are no schedule requests for playoff games.  Please stop asking.  I’m told those emails are deleted immediately without being read.

Refs DO have the authority to throw Delay of Game penalties against your team if you haven’t paid them yet, so try to be prepared with cash or Venmo (IF the ref accepts Venmo, which remember, they don’t have to)

Breakfast Club was missed this session - I know it’s coming back for Spring, but it just doesn’t feel 100% TSLish without Breakfast Club teams

If you have any smack you want to talk for the playoffs, or if you have any ideas you think would help the league, please send it to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I’ll tell the masses. 

Special shout-out to Garrett Beesing for organizing both a Cornhole Tournament and a Darts Tournament this season.  It’s shit like that that makes this league special.

Puck Bunnies beating Blue Ballers would be one of the great upsets in League history… but damn, do we want to see it.

-GF Out

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