Dynasty Update: THE RISE OF THE DEACS

It's been awhile since we provided an update on the 12-person NCAA Football 2011 Dynasty that Bill and I participate in. After loyal WNG reader and frequent commenter Lord of the Shots and his Texas Tech Red Raiders took home the national championship in year one we turned the page and moved on to the 2011 season. How has that gone? Well let's go to the polls:

That's right folks, IT'S THE YEAR OF THE DEMON DEACONS!

After knocking off previously unbeaten and top-ranked NC State (led by Bill and TLOS's roommate Mooney), one major regular season hurdle remains between my Demon Deacons and a 12-0 record: Bill.

This week my Deacs will travel down Tobacco Road to Durham for a showdown with the #25 ranked Duke Blue Devils (6-2). This also means there's another bet that must be arranged.

As many of you know, I knocked off Bill last season which led to him busting out on-demand yoga poses for the masses at the Jersey Shore. What will be at stake this go-around? I'm open to all ideas readers can offer.

It will either be carried out over Christmas or when I head down to BrOlando in the spring. Maybe wearing a bike helmet out to the bar for a night? Perhaps being forced to wear jorts for 24 straight hours? The possibilities are endless...

But in terms of the game itself, I've got one clear message for you Billy Boy:

The Dynasty Bet Payoff

This past weekend Bill and I headed to the Jersey Shore with friends to live the life of Pauly D and The Situation for a few days. This meant it was time for Billy Boy to own up on our bet from our NCAA Football Dynasty: on-demand 20 second yoga poses all weekend long.

Now everyone agreed he nailed the Downward-Facing Dog, but far and away his most impressive pose was Warrior #3. Bar patrons and waitresses alike couldn't have been more confused when on queue Bill hopped out of his seat and unleashed this little ditty in the middle of happy hour:
Job well done, Bill. Now the countdown to our next showdown in the dynasty league begins. What will be the terms? The full waxing of a single leg? The winner choosing a vanity license plate for the loser's car? Ideas are welcomed by one and all...stay tuned.

Dynasty League Update: Mattare 1, Bill 0

Well the first showdown in our NCAA Football 2011 Online Dynasty is in the books and poor Billy Boy is reeling. My Wake Forest Demon Deacons ran all over Bill's Dukies en route to a 42-31 victory in week two. Bill had installed himself as a 7-point pregame favorite but just could not stop the deadly combination of RB Josh Adams and QB Tony Sachitas. Postgame Bill seemed to offer up a million excuses for the loss, but provided no reason for why he couldn't find a way to defeat an opponent so far below his level. Bummer.

Perhaps more importantly than what this means within our dynasty is what it means in the real world. As is customary whenever teams Bill and I root for/control play against one another we had to have a side bet. Previous bets have led to:

* ND-PSU '06 - Billy relinquishing control of his Facebook profile for 3 months (I may have enrolled him in every gay club at Penn State and given his real cell number)
* ND-PSU '07 - Me being forced to wear a little pink dress out on New Year's Eve in Philly (I may have gotten jumped outside the bar Finnegan's Wake)
* ND-PSU NIT Semifinal '09 - Me being forced to do on-demand pushups (30 a day) for the rest of the year (I may have done most of them on the floor of PJ Whelihan's)

The stakes for this video game showdown: 3 on-demand yoga poses per day the next extended period of time we see each other. That means whenever I feel like Bill needs to stretch out a bit--it could be in a bar, it could be at a restaurant, it could be on the beach, it doesn't matter--with the snap of my fingers he'll be in the tree pose or perhaps "the plow"...because there's never an inappropriate time to whip that one out.

Probably the most enjoyable part will be listening to Billy explain to bystanders why he is doing the downward-facing dog yoga pose in the middle of a crowded bar and then rant on about how he's actually the better player. Bystanders will respond "well, judging by the fact that you're posing like Daniel-Son in the Karate Kid as you talk to that girl and the guy you played is standing there laughing I'd say you probably aren't the better player." Those bystanders would be correct.

Better luck next year Billy Boy! In the meantime, better start working on that flexibility.