Dynasty League Update: Second Verse, Same as the First

My top-ranked Demon Deacons headed up the road to Durham with a lot on the line. First, there was the newly earned #1 spot in all the polls. Next, was a berth in the ACC Championship. Lastly, there was the customary bet that Bill and I always have for our games.

The terms of this game's bet were debated and finally agreed upon: 30 on-demand pushups (I know, not original...but they're always entertaining) and the purchase of a traveling trophy. After searching the interwebs far and wide we found our Holy Grail - The Chug-a-Duck. What's the Chug-a-Duck? Click the link, you might want to purchase one yourself (if you're in college you probably should do it immediately).

So where does the Chug-a-Duck reside after our showdown?

You better believe it, THE DEACS' DREAM SEASON CONTINUES! And perhaps more importantly, MY DOMINATION OVER BILL IN VIDEO GAMES CONTINUES! An untimely Sean Renfree interception helped set up the game-winning field goal as time expired.

Wake Forest 24

Duke 21

Get ready to do some pushups on the floor of Yocco's this Christmas Billy Boy!

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.

July 13, 2010: A National Holiday

Hardcore college football fans have three big offseason events to look forward to every year:

1. National Signing Day
2. The Release of the Phil Steele Preview Magazine
3. The Release of EA Sports NCAA Football

That third holiday arrived today, which meant that at lunch I had to make a trip to Gamestop to pick up NCAA Football 2011--a great moment even though it meant spending $60 on a product with Tim Tebow's mug on it. Tonight I popped in the game, watched the awesome new intro (which is narrated by Brad Nessler and totally sans any scenes involving Penn State or their hideous stadium...a big thumbs up to EA Sports this year), and then listened to Kirk Herbstreit analyze how Dayne Crist was dissecting the Tulsa defense (come on, I had to start with a cream puff).

Bill, frequent WNG commenter the Lord of Shots, and I are among 12 guys partaking in an online dynasty over the course of the fall/winter/spring. I'm sure the trash-talking from that league will spill over on to this site, so much so that Bill may decide to throw up a post or two to cut down his average time between posts in 2010 (he's currently pumping them out at a whopping pace of one every 2.2 months...only slightly ahead of Penn State's pace in recruiting for the class of 2011)!

I think our buddy Ross summed it up best with a text he sent after his first spin with NCAA 2011: "Just beat Alabama in OT. God damn I can't wait for the real season to start."

Amen, Ross*. Just 53 days until opening weekend. It can't come soon enough.

(* = Just don't expect Penn State to have a prayer in real life when they head to Tuscaloosa. But hey, you'll always have those little digital men with the big hearts who knocked off the Tide that memorable day in July. So you've got that going for you...which is nice.)