Week #7 Power Rankings!

[Jack Scanlan]

Gentlemen, I realize that these power rankings come a bit late. And for that I'm sorry. I don't have a valid excuse other than life got busy, and I forgot. I can't remember exactly what the punishment is for this offense, but I do know that I"m thankful that we didn't adopt some of the harsher penalties that I was proposing, since I'm now the only one who has forgot. 

Anyway, this delay has also presented me with a unique spin on the power rankings based upon this weeks scandal by Kevan. This really got the league riled up, which I think is good for us in the long run. It shows that we are still passionate. 

So with that in mind, I decided to do the power rankings based upon some of the biggest sports scandals of all time. Enjoy!

Tiger Woods - Fuzzy Dunlop

We can safely assume that Tiger Woods did not spend a very happy Thanksgiving in the fall of 2009. When your wife chases you out of the house with a golf club as you speed away in the car, and every human being in our country knows about it, even turkey, stuffing and apple pie can't cheer you up.

We all know what happened from there. And this in my mind, is the biggest sports scandal to take place in my lifetime so far. Woods was in the prime of his career winning major after major, much like Kevan has been dominate this season so far. But after this scandal broke, Woods has never really regained his form. 

And after a loss to Drew this week and a massive league wide scandal, I wonder if the same will be true for Kevan's team. We will just have to wait and see. But until someone else has a better record than Kevan, he remains #1.

Lance Armstrong - Los Pollos Hermanos

We all know the Lance Armstrong story. He won 7 Tour De France titles in a row, won a battle with cancer, and was considered one of the best cyclists of all time. That is, until everyone found out that he had been doping the entire time. 

Many people had suspected it. Just like we all see something fishy with Jeff suddently going on a tear. But until we can prove otherwise, Jeff is making a strong case for the best. 

Much like Lance Armstrong winning all of those Tour De France titles in a row, Jeff is on a 4 game win streak and is tied for the second best record in the league. So he sits at the #2 spot for this week. 

Pete Rose - The Mashed Potatoes

Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players of his generation. He is still the all time leader in hits to this day. 

But he was found guilty of betting on games and has been banned from baseball for life. 

Drew has taken some of the biggest gambles in the league this year with this team. And they are starting to pay off. He just knocked off the best team in the league this last week, and is looking very strong. 

All year, there has been nothing that Drew won't do to make his team better. Sometimes it seems a little crazy, but we can't argue with results. This week Drew sits at #3. 

Kobe Bryant - QB Browns

In 2003 Kobe was in the prime of his career, when he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel worker. This doesn't really have anything to do with Matt's team, but it is one of the crazier sports scandals in our lifetime.

Matt's team is on a 2 game winning streak and is looking to make moves. Hopefully he can avoid a Kobe like blunder in the prime of the season and continue to move up the rankings with his solid play. 

We will just have to wait and see. For this week Matt sits at #4.

Bounty Gate - There's Something About Murray

Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints and Gregg Williams were involved in an illegal pay for pay scheme that went on from 2009 to 2011. Gregg Williams was banned from football and Sean Payton was suspended for an entire year. 

Just like the Saints in 2011, Seth's team is looking strong. His players are stacked, and performing well. But he has been a bit up and down and is only riding a one game win streak. So hopefully he doesn't implode like the Saint's did after the hammer dropped on BountyGate.

For the time being, he is holding steady at the #5 position for this week. 

Spygate - The Mashers

During the 2007 season, the Patriots were caught illegally videotapping other teams signals during games. This was a big time controversy for one of the best teams in the league. 

That year, the Patriots almost pulled off an undefeated season, but lost in the Super Bowl to the Giants. Many people consider this fate. 

Like the Patriots, Matt and Asher's team has been good. They are tied for the second best record in the league. But they are on a one game losing streak, and momentum seems to be shifting away from them. 

Can they regain early season form, or like the Patriots, will Spygate keep them from winning a title for many years to come. Let's wait and see. For this week they sit at #6.

Tonya Harding - The Konami Code

Kerrigan gained considerable fame beyond the skating world when, on January 6, 1994, she was clubbed in the right knee with a police baton by Shane Stant after a practice session at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, an assault planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt. The incident became known as "The Whack Heard Round the World.

Cella's team has been biting and clawing all season to try and rise to the top. Unfortunetaly he has fallen short almost every week. But suddenly this week there is some life in his team. 

Cella just knocked off my team this week by a pretty large margin. It would have been even bigger if (washed up) Chris Johnson hadn't had a great game. 

So just like Tanya Harding, Cella is willing to do what it takes to win. Even if it means whacking someone in the knees to get it done. 

This week Cella sits at #7.

Sammy Sosa Corked Bat - Seriously WTF

Remember when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire were hitting all those homeruns? And then one game, Sammy Sosa broke his bat, and everyone got to see that he was using an illegal corked bat to help him get more pop on the ball. 

My team is a lot like Sammy Sosa. They are pretty good, but a lot of the time, I need a little bit of extra help to get a victory. I can't remember how many games I've had that I had no business winning, but somehow, Eddie Royal goes off for 28 points and bam!

My team has been up and down all year, no thanks to terrible QB play! Could be time to hang up my Peyton Manning obsession :)

But I will continue to fight and get a little lucky and see where that gets me. This week I sit at #8.

2000 Paralympic Spanish Basketball Team - You're Killing Me Smalls

Cheating at the Paralympics is a disgraceful thing to do, yet I think many a fan would be astonished at how often it happens. Perhaps none were as shocking as the 2000 Paralympic Spanish basketball team.

The Spanish team had won the gold medal in the basketball tournament, and for a while it was deemed an honest and good victory. Yet a Spanish journalist revealed to the managers of the tournament that most of the players on the Spanish team had not been checked for a mental disability.

In fact, after further investigation, it was revealed that 10 out of the 12 players were in fact not mentally disabled; Spain had just wanted to win a gold medal.

I just thought that this scandal was hilarious. It doesn't really relate to Bob's team, other than the fact that it is one of the worst scandals, just like Bob's team. 

Bob is on a 3 game losing streak. His team is stacked but things just don't seem to be falling in his favor. Eddie Lacy with 3 points a couple weeks back, Come On Man!

Bob, your team needs to pick it up if you want to make the playoffs. You have all the potential, you just gotta get your mojo back. So this week your team sits at #9. 

Penn State - Ronald McDonald

We all know what happened with the Penn State scandal. Let's just say it was one of the lowest points in all of sports. One of the greatest coaches in college football history was forced to step down because of it, and the program has never really recovered. 

This to me is lowest of the low in sports scandals. 

Ron's team is on a 3 game losing streak and they posted the lowest score out of any team this week. I'm not exactly sure how you turn this around. But you are now tied for the worst record in the league with Cella, and headed in the wrong direction. 

Hopefully you can find a way to turn it around soon. For this week you sit at #10