NOVI, MICHIGAN – 15 weeks into the season and we are still popping cherries. No, it wasn’t related to Nick chasing the sexy Asian neighbor around the block before ultimately catching her. Hugh and Jason were welcomed to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in week 15.

They showed up, looking professional and didn’t show the weathering of 14 heavily boozed Thursdays. It was enough to make me reflect on what life was like in week 1 when my liver and kidneys still functioned properly.

Nonetheless, they were thrown to the fire and they held their own. Jason was yet another lefty with solid fundamentals, in search of more reps to hone is craft. Hugh looked like a seasoned vet at times, but the rust of being away from the game for a year showed at times.

We’re happy to have you, fellas. Welcome to the league and take the classiness down a few notches for us, will ya?

The newcomers were part of the Game of the Night, which also featured another high-rising rookie in Jack. In game 4 Hugh and Jack squared off against Jason and Adam. Jack-Daddy set the tone from the tip, putting a 10-point round on Jason. Keep in mind this is Jason and Hugh’s first game. Jack welcomed Jason to the league by immediately taking his will, as if he were a freshman coed. Would we expect anything less from Jack? Exactly.

Jack’s huge opening round propelled his squad to a 12-0 early lead, but Adam kept his composure and slowly led Jason on a comeback. In round 3 Adam gained a +7 advantage over Hugh, and Jason drew even with Jack for a few rounds. All the sudden it was tied at 14, with Adam and Jason going on a sick 14-2 run.

Then Hugh came alive. He jarred 2 cornholes and gained a 6-1 advantage over Adam to up the lead to 19-14.

Adam and Jason responded the next round, each outscoring their opponent by 2 points to close the gap to 19-18. But when Jack-Daddy is on, he’s on. Jack is always worried about the size of his KPM and in the final round he proved it’s really big by outscoring Jason 4-0 to clinch the game, 21-18.

Jack earns the week 15 MSM, his first of the season, because of his opening round 10, which completely dictated the tone of the game. Even though it was a game of runs, Jason couldn’t recover the focus needed to battle Jack for several rounds.

Adam was close to earning the MSM because of his 10-point round against JG in game 7. But because his team still lost the game, Jack gets the nod.

Congratulations to Jack-Daddy for his first MSM of the season.

I know all of you are anxiously awaiting this week’s “CoachFeed” session. You’ll be disappointed to know Coach Mike didn’t play in week 15, marking the second week he failed to inform us of the latest celebrity dirt.

News and Notes:

• Guess who’s back, back again…JG. He became only the third different player to hit the 13+ KPM mark when he went 70% from the field, scored 4.1 gross points per round and kicked in 0.64 cornholes per round. He finished 2-1 for the night, and retained his #1 spot in the power rankings.
• Paul had a very nice night, going 3-3 with a KPM of 8.8. He had one of his more accurate nights, going 45% from the field. His cornholes per round (0.45) were also good enough for a 10+ KPM (see the scale in the attached file, bottom of the “Standings” tab). He rebounded from losing his first two games to go 3-1, including ANOTHER win over his arch nemesis, JV, and two wins when partnering with KP.
• Adam was solid in every category on his way to a 9.3 KPM, which was third highest for the night. Adam also recorded a ridiculous 7 foot snags, bringing his season total to 34. For those counting, he’s now 1 back of JV for the overall foot snag lead and Adam has done his work in 1/3 fewer games than JV. Adam may be #12 in the power rankings, but this pizza pie tosser (hey, it’s better than a salad tosser) has serious game.
• Jack earned the MSM of the week and had a respectable KPM of 7.5. His accuracy was his downfall, at only 42%. If he can bring that to the upper 40s, his KPM goes closer to 9. Basically, Jack needs to find a bit more consistency, which will come when he is able to play more often. Sadly, Jack is done for the 2017 season and the first half of the 2018 season since he’s moving to Poland for work. Don’t worry, Jack. A 7.5 KPM in Poland is plenty big…
• JV struggled this week. His 3-3 record kept him in the top 3 of the power rankings and his accuracy, while low for his standards (46%), was still adequate. JV’s problem was his cornhole rate…0.28 cornholes per round was the second-lowest of the night. Overall, this might have been JV’s worst night of the season, which is saying something considering he’s shit his pants and thrown a beer can at KP’s head this year. The good news is he added 3 foot snags to his season-leading total (35).
• KP rebounded from last week’s 2-8 debacle to go 5-0 with an 11.5 KPM. That was enough to vault him over JV to #2 in the power rankings. The 11.5 KPM is impressive, especially considering his accuracy was about 10% lower than normal.