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The regular season is now over, and boy did a lot happen in the final week of the season! We hope everybody enjoyed the transition we here at the Sentinel made last week, diving deeper into individual observations as opposed to trying to delve into game recaps. This week, we have our usual Brilliant and Blunders, and finish it off with some observations made as we watched all the action on Saturday. There was a lot to get into, so without further ado, here we go!

Brilliant

1. Chris Nelson and ShBend use their afterburners to catchDaballs. We apologize for the pun…
2. Multiple TSLers apply sunscreen! Dogs, Children, Families, and Fun is had by all!
3. Tater Tots monopolizes the Dunk Tank, current front runners to Spring Season Best at Bar.
4. Kevin of Vaspian leads his team to two near victories, True TSL Sportsmanship was on display.
5. Farr vs Farr in ED vs Scared Hitless. Brothers duke it out and have some crazy athletic plays on each other.
6. Carly Reeb scores a leaping touchdown, sideline roars with applause.
7. Scott McGregor demonstrates athleticism while deflecting passes, going stride for stride with various opponents, and scoring on a Go Route. 
8. Frank Laudico goes 1-1 on the day, but wins over our hearts by bringing multiple buckets up to the bar, and volunteering his body for the dunk tank. 
9. Unknown Male Receiver from Pit Harade completes the tip, tip, touchdown against Blitzkrieg. A Valiant Effort to bring the ball in. 
10. Can’t Touch This wins two games on the day, against a D1 and D2 team. Eric Delecki sparks offense for Can’t Touch This.

Blunders

1. TSLer’s scream and use profanity at the Bartenders. Let’s remember that we are guests at the bar, the bartenders do not control prices and are simply there to work and that they are part of the TSL family. 
2. Krol unveils new sadistic punishment. Derek Pew spins and is punished with a Belly Shot off of Scott Klussman. 
3. Rick Recckio tries to use his good looks and charm to get past Patrick “Topper” McGovern on a deep post. Topper swats it away and says “Not TODAY!!”
4. Blase lays on ground, mid-game, to catch some extra Vitamin D in D1/D2 Crossover Game.
5. Travis abandons Scared Hitless for Eyes Uptown, looked to have mid-game regret.
6. Brandy Clarke was her usual awesome self on the fields... but her blunder was agreeing to spin the Wheel of Prizes/Punishments.  Guess who's now responsible for getting B's Brother to and from the TSL Banquet this year?
7. Practice Squad and Wanderers make refs Buddy Lee and Langley question their ability to keep a proper count, only to be proven wrong in the end TWICE in the same game. Players gently chide them the rest of the game. 
8. Roaring 20’s get lead against PWI, falter as the vet Buddy Lee gets his team in check, and Roaring 20’s falls apart. 
9. Cobblestone loses against Cunning Stunts, when in a shocking plot twist, they were NOT the team playing short-handed for once!
10. Jeneva Conventions show up without their fearless leader for playoffs, go on to get blown out without proper leadership. Team would not listen to Jamie McCabe when he said where the ball was going every time. 

Week 8 Observations

1. Is the gap between D1 and D2 that big? Doesn’t seem like it! We got another dose of D2 upsets with Mavericks taking down the Sticky Bandits (not to be confused with the Wet Bandits, those guys never lose!) Jordan Lawson is a man on a mission this session, proving once and for all he knows how to build a team to compete. Having D1 talent in D2 doesn’t hurt! 
2. Can’t Touch This took down a depleted Frodo team, which begs the question; Does Garrett’s team hate him? They seem to NEVER show up in full. You gotta feel bad for him. That was the story of that game. CTT showed up in full, and they bit off Frodo’s finger and dropped them into the fire. 
3. In Breakfast Club, Rick Burton intercepted an extra point attempt, while returning the ball out of the endzone, he tried to lateral to his teammate and that was intercepted by Alex Dutkieicz, on the original offense. All of that excitement for one point.   
4. Is anybody stopping the Cunning Stunts in D4? They went out there Saturday and won TWO games short-handed. That begs the question, however, if they can get over their past mistakes of blowing it out in the regular season, just to give it away come playoffs. Something seems different this year though. Their games aren’t close, and Joey is defending on another level. Doesn’t hurt to have Mel Linsmair back at safety too!
5. Dave Baker shows that Father Time and Father’s Day weekend will not stop his football career. Baker completed a toe tap touchdown in his D1/D2 Crossover game.
6. D6 looks to be Pit Harade, and everybody else heading into playoffs. They went out there against Blitzkrieg, arguably their biggest competition, and delivered with precision. Dave Walter has been AWESOME at QB. With Bullet Club being competitive in every game with a good roster, and the success of Pit Harade, Joe K has been running around the field and bar telling everybody he is THE best GM in the TSL.
7. We have the best four teams in the breakfast club heading into the semi-finals. Mistymeanors won a tight one against D’s Nutz, who will go down as the best winless breakfast club team in the history of this league. They had their shot at the end to win it, but fell just short, which is seemingly how every game went for them. 
8. Chris Wolcott could not outjump the ladies of THK for a sixth down, Hail Mary. He was seen tugging on his shirt asking to play skins. The other receivers of Two Tuddies were playing well  despite a loss. 
9. David “Bro” Klecker makes his return as a Quarterback for the Jabronies. While QB Joe Miano is away becoming the next Dave Grohl, the Nirvana Version, Bro makes his comeback. Unfortunately, fate, luck, and athleticism were not on Bro’s side as he couldn’t connect with big brother Eric repeatedly throughout the game.
10. TMA requested the services of Colorado Mike to be their Quarterback for their last game of the season. While Mike didn’t bring in a victory, he did bring a welcome boost of praise and joy to the team. Mike connected with Val Testa in the end zone and celebrated her success!!

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