The Value of Now?

The impact of Chad Pennington on the Denver squad is 2 wins. In a set of simulations run with the trade in place, Denver went from a 5-11 team to a 7-9 team. This puts them in striking distance of the last seed. The loss of Pennington plunged North Carolina out of playoff contention.

2009 Pre-Season Predictions

Winds of change appear to be coming to the TTFBA with different names appearing at the top of the division races this season.   Sanders Division 1. Donelson (14-2) 2. Hermitage (10-6) 3. San Pedro C (8-8) 4. Denver (5-11)   The Warriors will easily take the division, defeating Hermitage by around 2 touchdowns in both division contests. Hermitage should be a wild card lock. San Pedro has a shot.   Dorsett Division 1. New England (12-4) 2. Transylvania (8-8) 3. NW Missouri (5-11) 4. Mt. Pilot (4-12)   The Generals should take the division but the point spreads against their division rivals show they may not consistently dominate them.  Transylvania will compete with Wausau and San Pedro (C) for the bottom wild card slots.   Harris Division 1. San Pedro B (10-6) 2. Wausau (8-8) 3. Knoxville (7-9) 4. SoCol (6-10)   This division could have the tightest race with the Bulldogs ultimately taking the crown. Wausau has a good shot at a wild card, Knoxville could possibly squeak in, they should play Wausau tough.   Campbell Division Montcalm (11-5) Tillman (9-7) North Carolina (9-7) Dayton (5-11)   This is different. No Tillman or North Carolina at the top? Don't count on it. The point spreads are very close among all three of those teams. It's going to be bloody. Three seeds for the playoffs should come from this division.     Riggins Division Real Charleston (11-5) Fresno (10-6) Steeltown (6-10) Death Valley (5-11)   The Galacticos will have their first winning season since 2005 and their first division title. Fresno could give them problems but they face each other in week 1. Both teams should consider that game a must win. Fresno should make at least the 4th seed for the playoffs.   Taylor Division   After running the simulation it was discovered that the Nashville roster did not have a punter or kicker.  Once this is corrected, we will rerun and report.

Technical Difficulties

A recent software upgrade of Colossus has caused the accidental removal of the statistical collating algorithm used to declare the next TTFBA champion. Please stand by...