2008

Season Summary

The 2008 season reads like a self-contained chapter in the CBS era. It ended with Troll Hoppers holding the title for Kenneth Hendershott. The regular-season pace was set by Troll Hoppers, which went 13-4 with 1,053.0 points for in a 10-team field.

The scoreboard gives the year its week-to-week pulse. DJ Brinehead was the scoring heavyweight at 1,055.0 points for, which gives the season a useful split between power and final order. Across 75 scored games over 17 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 3, Homesick Abortions vs Big Tex's Pillow Biters at 162.0 combined points (62.0-100.0). The closest finish was Week 5, Big Tex's Pillow Biters and Hawaii 55 tying at 59.0. The widest gap was Week 8, Troll Hoppers over Too Fresh, 88.0-13.0 by 75.0.

The message board supplies the social weather around those scores. The loudest recovered thread was "OMG!!!!!!" from The Brainers - Chuck Rittenhouse, drawing 0 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building and trade pressure. Other preserved season markers include "On the Block Update: The Brainers", "Chat Box", and "On the Block Update: Troll Hoppers".

Taken together, the title race, the score sheet, and the recovered posts turn the season into more than a final standings table. The selector below is meant to make that memory browsable one week at a time. The scoring context for this page is official_game_totals.