Taking You to Skool

Today's topic will be the incredible and some would say, miraculous season put in by Skool. With only one century game to it's credit in 11 weeks, Skool has put up a winning record of 6-5. How did they do it? Obviously, a roster sporting only one bona fide star (Daunte Culpepper) is winning due to a strange combination of luck and guts. An easy schedule is also only part of the answer because while Skool's PA mark of 1009 is low, it isn't the lowest in the league nor is it abnormally different than any other contending team.

Standing at 2-1 after three straight weeks of under 80 scoring was a pretty phenomenol feat. This publication predicted the collapse of Skool but after going 1-3 over the next four weeks (with three 90+ scores and one 75), Skool has picked it back up again with a 3-1 run. This last week's win over Green Team (by 2 points) was powered by the stunning performances of WR Kevin Johnson and the suddenly resurgent Tiki Barber.

The roster for Skool is full of superstars having subpar years (Isaac Bruce and Tony Gonzalez) but somehow they are winning. Their best player scores almost double the amount of the next best player, backup QB T Couch. The second best player to consistently take the field has been the Charger Defense (with 128 points). With a patchwork starting lineup that usually reads: QB D Culpepper, RB T Barber, RB R Dayne, WR I Bruce, WR K Johnson and WR T Gonzalez, this team strikes fear in no one. Yet they have beaten some pretty good teams. With season sweeps against both Flaming Shrapnel and the Green Team the magic for Skool may never stop. With only a few short weeks until the playoffs Skool is left to face only TAG and Tiiite End Jammers. If they can win both games they could easily take the division in a magical season.

In general, the league is as competitive as its ever been. More than half the league is playing at a better than .500 clip and it seems like any team can win any week. There have also been a number of nail biter games that have come down to the wire. In this unpredictable season, 9 of the top 10 players have been QBs and the top RBs are not named Marshall or Edgerrin. As the case with the NFL, parity rules.