The Start of a Trend?

"And we're baaaaaack!" And yes, we're Still Fantaseain'.

Week two of the UHXFBL3 season and things aren't looking good for the bottom half. It would be bad science to forecast a trend based only on two data points, but the numbers are showing the first sign of this season's story. Will we see a dominant group keep the lead all season? Will a scrappy underdog fight his (or her) way to the top?

Josh Berezin of the Swamp Champs believes "at least two of the teams in the bottom six are serious contenders." When pressed to name names, Berezin relented, "You have to think Loopahoopahs is going to improve, since he is coming off a strong second-place finish last year. Wilma Fingerdoo may well turn the corner, as well. The season is young."

In an unusual move, Manager Burr has changed his team name from TheHolyTrinities to The Robert Johnsons. While Burr could not be reached for comment, we did ask some of the other managers what they thought. "If you don't even trust yourself to name your team, and stick by that name, I think that says a lot about your style of play." said Berezin. "what he needs is more confidence," added Steve Schroeder, "I think he has a great core and could make a serious impact in the team."

Schroeder jumped up two places to claim 6th place, saying "I was down, and I came back as I knew I would and took an epic victory." That 7-3 victory over John Afryl's KellyJellyRolls puts Afryl's team at number 7 in the overall standings, the biggest drop we've seen.

The biggest jump in standings comes from Berezin's Swamp Champ team, who jumped three places to take third. Lacking his usual bravado*, Berezin says, "The first couple weeks can be really random, so I'm just happy to be in the top half of teams at this point." With three games being 7 - 3 and the all the rest 6 - 4, it means that the those on the losing end are falling even farther behind. But like Berezin said, "The season is young." and "The first couple weeks can be really random."

*Update: Berezin interjects, "Bullshit on you! Lacking bravado? I'm going to win the season. I'm saying the first couple of weeks don't make any god damn difference."

OFFICIAL RESULTS Week 2:

Jefferson Democrats (steve)..7
KellyJellyRolls (john).......3

roundmoundofrebounds (curt)..6
Castle Doozers (becca).......4

Swamp Champ (josh)...........7
the mo malones (morgan)......3

loopahoopahs (kevin).........6
wilma fingerdoo (ben)........4

the robert johnsons* (burr)..3
eli..........................7

california gold men (andrew).6
weird beard (chris)..........4


* formerly TheHolyTrinities

And let's see how that affects the standings:

1. Eli's Eli......................14 +1
2. Andrew's California Gold Men...13 same place
3. Chris' Weird Beard.............12 -2
3. Curt K.'s RoundMoundOfRebounds.12 +2
3. Josh's Swamp Champ.............12 +3
6. Steve's Jefferson Democrats....11 +2
7. J.John's KellyJellyRolls.......10 -5
8. Kevin's Loopahoopahs............9 +1
8. Ben's Wilma Fingerdoo...........9 -2
10. Becca's Castle Doozers.........7 -1
11. Morgan's The Mo Malones........6 -2
12. Burr's The Robert Johnsons.....5 same place

Meanwhile, THE ULTIMATE FANTASY continues...

Curt's South by North pulled together 28 points this week, beating Mike's Meta Fantasy Inc.'s 26 points. This puts Curt in the lead by just two points.

Curt's South by North:....28 + 25 = 53
- Curt K...................6
- Steve....................7
- Ben......................4
- Eli .....................7
- Chris....................4

Mike's Meta Fantasy Inc.:.26 + 25 = 51
- Josh.....................7
- Kevin....................6
- J.John...................3
- Andrew...................6
- Becca....................4

Mike is dropping Becca this week and picking up Morgan.