NOVI, MICHIGAN – The season is young, but there has been a shift in the 2017 LEG power rankings. JG, Nick, Barker and other top players were noticeably absent in week 2. A few of those players (JG and Nick) were keyboard tough guys leading up to Thursday night, messaging KP that he is about to beat up on weak competition and predicting a stellar week 2 record for KP that won’t be taken seriously because the usual top dogs weren’t in attendance.

JV, Paul, Jack and even Coach Mike gave a big middle finger to JG and Nick by having very good weeks. JV held the best record at 4-1 overall, but the best player was Paul. He was on fire, including countless cornholes with the “slippery” bags. Paul’s record was 3-2, but he was in great shape all night until the last game when he teamed with KP and lost to Coach Mike and Jack.

JG and Nick can keep talking shit, but there are some rising young stars that will challenge for the top of the power rankings all season. JV is starting to find his rhythm, and that’s dangerous considering he’s a 200+ bowler. Paul is 6-4 on the season, played his best in week 2, and also teamed with Barker during the kick-off tournament where they were the #1 overall seed after pool play.

Coach Mike continues to do his thing, and once he has that back-handed taint tickler in mid-season form, we are all in trouble. Coach Mike is clearly focusing his early season efforts on others, trusting his game will come around quickly.

Jack popped his cornhole cherry in week 2, and was a respectable 3-2 overall. He lost the first match of his career, 21-5, when he partnered with KP against the week 2 dynamic duo of Paul and JV. After that, he ripped off a solid 3-1 record.

Joe V. made his first appearance since last September, and it showed. He was 0-3 on the night, but 2 of the 3 losses were very competitive games. I expect Joe to made bigger strides than he did toward the end of last year, where he was a regular threat to spring a huge upset each week.

Lastly, I had an awful week, going 1-4, including a huge blowout loss and 3 other losses that were only remotely competitive due to my partners. After this shitty week, I’ve fallen to 6th overall with a 4-6 record.

JG continues to lead the league at 5-1, and word on the street is he’s out the next few weeks for fear of losing his top ranking. JV is in really solid position at 7-4 and also leads the league in foot snags (3), followed closely by Paul at 6-4. Coach Mike got back to .500 on the season with his 3-2 week 2 record. Updated rankings and statistics are attached.