Tournament of THE Champions: Who wins Sleeper and Second-Chance Brackets?
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The second round of the Tournament of THE Champions was about as lopsided as the first round. Even Nick Emmanwori has an insurmountable lead against Devon Witherspoon.
Emmanwori has now vanquished Jarran Reed and Witherspoon. Can he make it all the way to the end?
In an even more one-sided vote, Ernest Jones is ahead of DeMarcus Lawrence, 78% to 22%. Clearly I underestimated the positivity surrounding Jones, not just because he’s good, but also because he so thoroughly defeated Lawrence. Another player with a lot going for him.
But before we get to round 3, we have to clear up a few loose ends:
The Sleepers Bracket: Now EVERYONE can vote, not just Regular Joes
The Second-Chance Bracket: The best players who didn’t win
By the end of this vote, we will have four players left who get one more chance to get back into the game. Then there will be a vote amongst all four and finally a vote to see if “the best of the rest” is better than the “worst of the best”.
Tournament of Sleepers: Final Vote
One player from the Sleeper’s bracket will advance to the final second chance vote:
Round 1’s Second Chance Bracket Final
Only one player who lost in round one will advance to the final second chance vote:
Round 2’s Second Chance Bracket
The top two will advance to the final second-chance vote:
Offense
Defense
Now we should have four players who get one more chance to get into the Elite Eight of the Tournament of THE Champions.
Man. Having been so many years with no OL and then watching us put up 140-150 yds/game on our winning streak, and Darnold relatively unscathed, I’m finding myself being Mr Win in the Trenches. LOVE our OL, can’t imagine not having our newly found studs up there
A choice between Jobe, Love, Lawrence, and Witherspoon? Can I vote for “All”?
For me, it came down to depth. I’m a bit more comfortable with safety and DE depth than at the CB position. That leaves Jobe and Witherspoon. The latter is probably harder to replace, so he gets the vote.
But frankly, all of these players can have a big impact on any given game or play. If they all play up to their abilities, the defense will have a greater result than any one player can achieve. If any falters, the entire defense suffers.
Yeah, I vote for “All”.