Double elimination tournament

[Capanther]

Going to try this format....i usually just do single elimination....im going to use the old 16 nfl teams before the merger in 1970.....this one will take a little longer to play but at least some of my favorite teams wont just be be one and done......ill post game 1 results next.

[Capanther]

Game 1

BM Giants 24 BM Eagles 14

Good game....late in the 4th qt with the eagles trailing 17-14.....homer jones of the giants had a 70 yard pick 6 of a norm snead pass and the giants win 24-14.....the giants advance and the eagles will have to battle in the loser bracket.....outstanding eagles from yesterday include : 16 snead....22 timmy brown....37 tom woodeshek.....18 ben hawkins....88 gary pedigrew....and 60 chuck bednarik ......the giants were led by 45 jones....30 ron johnson....16 frank Gifford....14 ya tittle....70 sam huff and 79 roosevelt brown......up next will be the bm cowboys vs the bm cardinals.

[nefgm.org]

In My Opinion, Double Elimination Tournaments make the best use of large multi-team solitaire leagues. First rounds are a bit time consuming to get all the teams at least two games in but then it doesn't take long to work in the later rounds. Once it gets down to 4 teams, I usually just go to single elimination. Don't like the idea of having to play an additional game for the championship. But I also allow games to end in a tie in the earlier rounds. The best thing about solitaire is that you can do things anyway you want. The main thing is to "just have fun and play the game". 

[Capanther]

5 hours ago, nefgm.org said:

In My Opinion, Double Elimination Tournaments make the best use of large multi-team solitaire leagues. First rounds are a bit time consuming to get all the teams at least two games in but then it doesn't take long to work in the later rounds. Once it gets down to 4 teams, I usually just go to single elimination. Don't like the idea of having to play an additional game for the championship. But I also allow games to end in a tie in the earlier rounds. The best thing about solitaire is that you can do things anyway you want. The main thing is to "just have fun and play the game". 

This will be my first attempt at this...im sure ill see things i like and dont like.....if nothing else i will get to use all the teams more than i usually do.and an early loss does not eliminate a team...ill probably do a 10 team AFL TOURNEY after the completion of this one.... i do like ur point about a single elimination final 4.

Edited March 4, 2023 by Capanther

[Capanther]

Game 2

Bm Cardinals 19 bm cowboys 13

Another good game ....these 2 built quite a rivalry in the late 60s and early 70s.....i think in 1970 or 71 the cardinals drilled the cowboys 38-0 on monday night football...that was a shocker ......the stars of this game were terry Metcalf of the cards and calvin hill of the cowboys.....the cardinals led 10-3 at halftime .....great cowboys included 35 hill....17 don Meredith....32 walt garrison....22 bob hayes...74 bob lilly and 55 leroy jordan.....the cardinals were led by : 21 Metcalf...17 jim hart....67 larry stallings ...72 dan dierdorf....and 81 jackie smith.......up next is a couple more rare 1967 bigmen teams the d browns and the w spear redskins 

[Bob Davis]

Your Terry Metcalf is a beast! 

[Capanther]

Game 3

Bm Washington 24 bm browns 20

Sonny jurgenson found charlie taylor down the middle for the game winner on the next to last play as washington won 24-20....up till this play the game had been a big play running duel between the redskins larry brown and jim brown of the browns....outstanding game between 2 old nfl classic teams.....i figure people who follow my tournaments pretty much know who the old players on the teams are anymore.....up next will be the last game of the eastern bracket with the bm colts facing the bm steelers......i think ill use the old 1967 bm teams for the remainder of the first round...then start using some hog teams after that....its great to be playing again....thanks for checking out the games ..and thanks to tudor for the forums.

[Bob Davis]

Go Steelers! Love those old unies!

[Coach Shawn]

Good stuff!   

[Capanther]

Game 4

Bm steelers 21 bm colts 16

The colts got down inside the 20 at the end of the game but because they were trailing by 5 they had to go for it on 4th down and unitas threw for roy jefferson but it was picked off by andy russell of the steelers. The steelers move on in the winners bracket and the colts will have to battle back through the loser bracket....great game by franco harris for the steelers and norm bulachi for the colts.....this game completes the eastern section games and now ill move on to the western portion of the bracket....up next and old black and blue division showdown between the bm vikings and bm lions.

[Capanther]

Game 5

Bm vikings 29 bm lions 27

This one was full of twists and turns...the vikings missed two important extra points ....the lions looked like they had iced the game on a 30 yd mel farr run very late to take a 27-22 lead ...but gene washington returned the kickoff for a td and a 29-27 viking victory....farr for the lions had 4 tds tonight..... The vikings move on in the winners bracket and the lions will have to play their way out of the loser bracket....up next will be the bm packers vs the bm saints 

[Capanther]

Game 6

Bm packers 27 bm saints 21

Back in the late 60s and early 70s this would have been the packers by a landslide but the saints were knocking on the goal line and almost pulled an upset but the packers prevail 27-21 and move on to face the vikings ...the saints move down to the loser bracket and will face the lions . .great performances by tony baker of the saints who scored 3 touchdowns....the packers were led by jim taylor...carol dale and john brockington ...brockington usually doesn't make the roster because of hornung and taylor but i put him on this packer team.....up next will be another classic 1967 bigmen battle as the big bears meet the big rams....i think ill finish out the first round with the bigmen teams and then start using the hoglegs again....having fun and enjoying this great game we share. 

[Capanther]

Game 7

Bm rams 16 bm bears 10

Dick bass # 22 for the rams had 2 tds...and gale sayers #40 for the bears was held to 1 as the rams won a defensive struggle and move on to play the winner of the falcons and 49ers ...the bears move down to the loser bracket and play the loser of the falcons and 49ers.... Both defenses played tough tonight with dick butkus and doug atkins standing out for the bears...and rosey grier and deacon jones playing well for the rams .  Up next is the last first round game as the 49ers face the falcons.

[Capanther]

Game 8

Bm 49ers 23 bm falcons 13

The 49ers once again were led by 40 ken willard who i have found has been very consistent in my games when i use the 49ers....other great 49ers include 18 gene washington....64 larry wilcox and 12 john brodie.....the falcons were led by 5 harmon wages and 60 tommy nobis....71 john zook and 87 claude Humphrey....the 49ers move on to face their bitter rival rams and the falcons will play the bears.The first round games are finished ....now i move on to the 4 loser bracket games and the 2nd round of the winners bracket....the losers in the next 4 loser bracket games are out of the tournament.....i think ill use my hogleg teams for awhile....up next hog d cowboys vs hog w eagles.

[Capanther]

Game 9

Hog cowboys 24 hog eagles 7

This one was dominated by calvin hill and the cowboys from the first drive on.....the cowboys move on and the eagles are the first team out of the tourney.....up next will be the hog browns vs the hog colts....once again the pressure is on because the loser is finished.

[Capanther]

Game 10

Hog colts 28 hog browns 27

Great game ....this one came down to the last play of the game...the colts trailing by 6 and on the 11 yard line....earl morrall found eddie hinton down the seam and the colts move on with a thrilling 28-27 victory.....leroy kelly of the browns had a monster game with 4 rushing tds but the browns missed an extra point that was a big difference maker....up next is the hog saints vs the hog lions...once again...the winner moves on and the loser is out.

[Bob Davis]

Great tournament so far! Are there home and away teams in this tournament or are the teams playing at a neutral site? If there are home and away teams, how do you determine which team hosts the game?

I noticed your Steelers and Redskins are playing each other in this round. I'm playing that very match-up right now. Both teams have already won their divisions. The home team Redskins are leading 7-3 at halftime. Bradshaw threw a pick 6 on the first play of the game, and Steeler kicker Matt Bahr booted a field goal as time ran out in the first half.

[Capanther]

52 minutes ago, Bob Davis said:

Great tournament so far! Are there home and away teams in this tournament or are the teams playing at a neutral site? If there are home and away teams, how do you determine which team hosts the game?

I noticed your Steelers and Redskins are playing each other in this round. I'm playing that very match-up right now. Both teams have already won their divisions. The home team Redskins are leading 7-3 at halftime. Bradshaw threw a pick 6 on the first play of the game, and Steeler kicker Matt Bahr booted a field goal as time ran out in the first half.

For most of my teams i keep 3 teams...2 hogs and 1 bm team or vice versa......to tell u the truth usually when i see who will play i normally just pick one of the 3 teams i havent used in awhile or just pick a a good matchup between the 2 teams.....for example in this last game i used the hog d browns and hog w colts because in their first round game i used the 2 bigmen teams so i wanted to use hoglegs for 2nd round games ...i could have used w browns and d colts....or the w colts and d browns....i just picked the matchup i like best.....i try to rotate my choices so if a team plays 3 or 4 games in a tournament i will use all 3 variations with that team....when i play the redskins and steelers i will probably use the hog d steelers and the w hog redskins...because i used the bm versions of those 2 in their first round games 

[Coach Shawn]

On 3/5/2023 at 6:21 PM, Capanther said:

i figure people who follow my tournaments pretty much know who the old players on the teams are anymore.

This is a part of the appeal.   Using players from the past reminds me of those great players and their achievements.   Sometimes you mention a player I had forgotten about and I am delighted to recall my memories of him.

[Capanther]

2 hours ago, Coach Shawn said:

This is a part of the appeal.   Using players from the past reminds me of those great players and their achievements.   Sometimes you mention a player I had forgotten about and I am delighted to recall my memories of him.

I think u are right...i havent mentioned as many of those great players from the past in this tournament as i usually do....it doesnt seem the same when i don't....i guess for me it was always about the old teams combined with those players i admired when i was growing up....i usually put unitas and morrall on my colts teams because in the late 60s and 1970 morrall stepped in and made big contributions for the colts when unitas had started to get hurt often .... obviously unitas was one of the greatest ever.....and the browns with jim brown and leroy kelly..... those 2 are always on all my cleveland teams...typically i just let them rotate games in who is the feature back...they were on the same roster for a year or two....but Kelly really showed how great he was after brown retired....but i think i will go back to listing more of the old players ...they are what made the game great.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Capanther

[Capanther]

Game 11

Hog lions 14 hog saints 7

Not a big play game ...the lions #24 mel farr had his usual dependable game scoring 2 tds.....#38 tony baker had the lone score for the saints......other great lions include : 36 steve owens...11 greg landry....88 charlie sanders....71 alex karass....53 mike lucci ....42 altie taylor......great saints from the past include : 17 billy kilmer...46 danny Abramowitz....25 al Dodd....and 35 bob Gresham......up next will be the hog dark bears vs the hog w falcons.

Edited March 22, 2023 by Capanther
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[Capanther]

Game 12

Hog bears 14 hog falcons 7

If these 2 played in the late 60s early 70s it would have probably been like this one...good defense ...good running plays and a few passes..... once again the bears were led by gale sayers #40 who had 2 tds.....bog long #80 had the lone falcons td on a pass from #17 bob berry....other good performances included : 51 dick butkus....89 mike ditka and 87 ed o'bradovich of the bears....great falcons from yesterday include : 60 tommy nobis...87 claude Humphrey...71 john zook...33 jim cannonball butler and 5 harmon wages.....the falcons join the browns...eagles...and saints as the first 4 out.....ill head back up to the winners bracket and play the hog giants vs the hog cardinals.

[Capanther]

Game 13

Hog giants 21 hog cardinals 10

Ron johnson of the giants had 2 tds...and the game clincher at the end as the giants move on in the winners bracket.....the cardinals will move down to the loser bracket and face the bears......great giants on this roster include : 30 johnson...10 fran tarkenton...40 joe morrison...89 fred dryer...45 homer jones and 38 bob tucker...great cardinals include 21 terry metcalf...36 macarthur lane ...72 dan dierdorf....54 tom banks...17 jim hart and 81 jackie smith.....up next will be the steelers vs washington.

[Capanther]

Game 14

Hog redskins 21 hog steelers 3

Ill call this one the larry brown game and what a game....he scored all 3 tds and he and the redskins dominated ....great redskins from the past include : 43 brown....9 sonny jurgenson...42 charlie taylor....55 chris hanburger ....and 87 jerry smith....great steelers from the past include : 32 franco harris...12 terry bradshaw...82 john stalworth....52 mike webster...75 joe Greene....and 58 jack Lambert....the redskins move on in the winners bracket and face the giants....the steelers drop down to face an elimination game with the lions....up next will be 2 more hogleg teams...packers vs vikings 

[Coach Shawn]

Really enjoying your season.

  I love your photos of those beloved hand painted Tudor teams.  As a kid I spent all my money earned as a paperboy to purchase all 28 of the then NFL teams.  Sadly they were somehow all lost in a move years ago.

I have now rebuilt my new collection up to 50 teams (College, NFL, and Fantasy) but I still miss those old hand painted Tudor ones.