League Records

Longest Win Streak, Season - 10 - Drew Brees (2006)
Longest Losing Streak, Season - 9 - I'm a Texan (2007)
Most Points, Season - 3187 - Deion Got Saved (2006)
Least Points, Season - 1261.5 - Team Without a RB (2004)
Most Points, Week - 342 - Vince Young (2006 - Week 12)
Least Points, Week - 0 -Texas Thundermonkeys (2005 - Week 1)

300-POINT CLUB

Vince Young

• 2006 - Wk 2 - 311
• 2006 - Wk 12 - 342
• 2007 - Wk 12 - 332

The Undisputed

• 2006 - Wk 6 - 310.5

Beatubad

• 2006 - Wk 7 - 341

I Have a Bush

• 2006 - Wk 12 - 301
• 2007 - Wk 9 - 326.5

I'm a Texan

• 2006 - Wk 13 - 300.5

Texas Thundermonkeys

• 2007 - Wk 2 - 301

Deion Found Jesus

• 2007 - Wk 3 - 335.5
  

2008 - We Have Our 12

After five years of constantly-changing teams and managers, the League of the Crust became complete. Gavin Espinoza joined, creating First or Last, and committing to the newly-instituted changes. Perhaps symbolic of the monumental achievement, the league settings went through some dramatic transformations as well. The LOTC converted to a dynasty league and also instituted a redshirt designation. Draft day trades became allowable and managers (three or four of them) paid an entry fee to help Jorge upgrade the league to a PLUS.

Final regular season standings:

Team *Wrong Answer				W 10	L 3	T 0		Points 2431.5
*Texas Thundermonkeys				9	4	0		2491.5
*Vince Young				8	5	0		2540
*Hybrids				8	5	0		2445.5
*Tenacious D				7	6	0		2602
*Beatubad				7	6	0		2287.5
Deion Found Jesus				7	6	0		2102
I'm a Texan				6	7	0		2409.5
I Have a Bush				6	7	0		2360
The Undisputed				5	8	0		2224
Djiboutti Crust				3	10	0		2095
First or Last				2	11	0		2210.5

Vince Young became only the second defending champion to make the playoffs the following season, but they quickly dropped out of contention, losing their quarterfinal game to Beatubad. Tim Ferguson moved his Hybrids on to the semifinals for their first ever playoff meeting against his son's team, Wrong Answer. Dominant all season long, Wrong Answer moved on to the final with ease, but Texas Thundermonkeys failed to advance after earning a first-round bye for the second-straight season, losing to sixth seed Beatubad. In a battle of '1 vs 6', Beatubad was no match for the superior roster of Wrong Answer, as Paul Ferguson earned his first league title.

Interesting Facts:

Since the playoff field became six teams in 2005, the sixth seed had never won in the first round. Beatubad did that and more, advancing all the way to the championship before finally losing. If Beatubad had won, Ben Weiss would have become the first manager to win two league titles. Instead, the LOTC yielded its sixth first-time champion.

No team won more than four consecutive games in the entire season. Vince Young won four in a row once and Wrong Answer did it twice. The longest win streak in the previous seasons were 8, 6, 9, 10 and 8.

Additionally (and probably indirectly correlated), First or Last had the longest losing streak of the season, with six. This was the shortest long-streak since the first season in 2003, when The Regulators did the same.

2007 - The Alphabet Creates Riot

Looking to fill the twelfth vacancy left by Jaydan, Jorge reached out to the original league champion, Phil Massine. Phil was adequately involved, though not enough to satisfy Jorge's tastes. Furthermore, he was wildly uncompetitive.

But it was posts written by Dinger that included 'acronyms' like FU, WTF and LMAO that were the non-football highlight of the season, as the Houstonians became defiant and Commissioner Jorge took his role too seriously.

On the fantasy field, Vince Young picked up where he left off last season, determined to not lose another opportunity to play for the title.

Final regular season standings:

Team *Texas Thundermonkeys				W 11	L 2	T 0		Points 3094.5
*Deion Got Saved (Deion Found Jesus)				9	4	0		3060.5
*Vince Young				9	4	0		3055
*Tenacious D				8	5	0		2857.5
*Wrong Answer				8	5	0		2741.5
*Djiboutti Crust				8	5	0		2710
The Hybrids				6	7	0		2700.5
Beatubad				6	7	0		2503
The Undisputed				5	8	0		2835
I Really Have A Bush (I Have a Bush)				3	10	0		2465.5
Brain Trust (Phil Massine - NLIL)				3	10	0		2452
I'm a Texan				2	11	0		2222

Keeping with the times, the top four seeds advanced to the semifinals yet again, as Vince Young and Tenacious D won their quarterfinal games. Playing in the semis, Texas Thundermonkeys and Deion Got Saved weren't able to take advantage of their byes, allowing VY and TEN to meet in the championship. In the 16th week, Vince Young kept his begin-of-season promise to bring the trophy home to his fantasy children.

Interesting Facts:

Things went back to normal in 2007, as I Have a Bush became the third of four defending champions to miss the playoffs only one season after winning their championship.

Texas Thundermonkeys became the first team to have the longest win-streak in the season AND score the most points in the league.

2006 - Houstonians Wreak Havoc

Desperate to get 12 managers that would commit to remaining active for the entire season, Jorge raised his standards for who could be in the league. After welcoming Dinger back into the fray, he needed only three active managers to yield a truly competitive 12-team league. So he invited Joseph Harper, with whom he had watched the entire first day of the NFL draft while attending Houston Baptist University. Surely someone else who was enough of a fan to watch the draft all day would be an active fantasy player. Then Dinger suggested Aaron Diehl, another HBUer who he swore would be committed to the league. Finally, Jorge invited Jaydan Gumm to fill the last spot.

It worked. For the first time in its four years of existence, the LOTC had twelve managers who competed from start to finish. But those Houstonians.........Dinger had been enough by himself. But he was empowered by having two more of his cohorts in the league, and the trash-talking reached levels never-before seen. The competitive element of the league combined with the exponential growth in entertainment value transformed the LOTC into something to truly look forward to being a part of. To make matters worse, the new guys were dominant in their first year as members.

Final regular season standings:

Team *Drew Brees (I Have a Bush)				W 10	L 3	T 0		Points 3104.5
*Vince Young				9	4	0		3148.5
*Deion Got Saved (Deion Found Jesus)				8	5	0		3187
*BeatUBad				7	5	1		2972.5
*Im Just Better (I'm a Texan)				7	6	0		3037
*The Undisputed				7	6	0		2998
The Hybrids				7	6	0		2994
Djiboutti Crust				6	6	1		2884.5
XCon4Christ (Jaydan Gumm - NLIL)				5	7	1		2669.5
Texas Thundermonkeys				5	7	1		2439
Dueling Brothers (Wrong Answer)				3	10	0		2686.5
Tenacious D				2	11	0		2548

The constant bickering and controversial smack-talk would prove to be too much for Jaydan, who asked not to be invited the following season. Drew Brees, who had lost their first three games of the season, took the top seed into the playoffs, therefore earning a bye along with fellow expansion team Vince Young. In the quarters, Deion Got Saved and Beatubad moved on, marking the first time (other than 2003, when only four teams made the playoffs) that the top four seeds where in the semifinals. Drew Brees proved to be too much for Beatubad, but Deion Got Saved managed to upset Vince Young to reach the title game. Despite the support from 75% of the league to pull of the upset win, Deion Got Saved couldn't outscore the overwhelming numbers from Drew Brees, as Joe received the [imaginary] trophy in his first season as a member of the LOTC.

Interesting Facts:

Drew Brees represented a variety of firsts in the league. They were the first team (and now officially, only) to win the title in their first year in the LOTC. The were also the first to make the playoffs (as well as win a championship) after losing their first three regular season games. And finally, they were the first to win 10 consecutive regular season games. This stands as the longest regular-season win streak in history. Drew Brees (now, I Have a Bush) also holds the record for most consecutive games won at 12, which he accomplished in 2006 as well.

The Undisputed became the first defending champion to make the playoffs the following season. Ironically, it was also with the closest margin in history that they made the playoffs, earning entry by scoring merely four points more than Hybrids.

2005 - Dinger Gets The Boot

The League of the Crust was apparently not ready to handle the overconfidence and relentless smack-talk of Stephen Dinger. So when 2005 came along, Jorge snubbed him. The pool of teams was also brought down to a total of 12, which would become the permanent setting for the LOTC.

While the 2005 fantasy season was certainly very fun, Jorge (and I'm sure several other managers) realized that it just wasn't quite as entertaining without the mouth of Dinger. He resolved right then that this would be the only season without the Texan fan.

Final regular season standings:

Team *Djiboutti Crust				W 11	L 2	T 0		Points 2623
*Urine Trouble (Tenacious D)				10	3	0		2458
*The Undisputed				9	4	0		2447
*Deion Got Saved (Deion Found Jesus)				8	5	0		2360.5
*Texas Thundermonkeys				8	5	0		2236
*Da Bombers (Wrong Answer)				7	6	0		1896.5
Another Win This Year (Beatubad)				6	7	0		2319
The Hybrids				6	7	0		1996
The Greatest (John Jemison - NLIL)				4	9	0		1908.5
TDTDwewantaTD (Heather Sartain - NLIL)				3	10	0		1691.5
JazzFluteFairyBoys (Greg Liles - NLIL)				3	10	0		1635.5
Teamcutusobad (Some guy - NLIL)				3	10	0		1478

Once again, the title-holder from the previous year missed out on a playoff berth, so we were certain to see a new champion. The 2005 season was also the first to see the new settings, with the top two seeds earning a bye through the first round of playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the Texas Thundermonkeys pulled off an upset to move on to face Djiboutti Crust, while The Undisputed moved on to face Urine Trouble in the semifinals. Djiboutti Crust advanced to their second championship game in three years, but would lose once again, this time to The Undisputed.

Interesting Facts:

Djiboutti Crust's 11 regular season wins was the most in a single-season by any team in league history. The Texas Thundermonkeys would match that number in 2007, but like the Crust, would not win the title. In fact, teams with 10 or more wins in a single season have only won the championship 33% of the time. Before Drew Brees won in 2006 and Wrong Answer did the same in 2008, that number was a mere 16%.

Johnmichael Barajas (Texas Thundermonkeys) achieved a record that will never be broken by failing to set his lineup on time in Week 1. Consequently, he scored 0 points. He still would have lost that week, but it doesn't take away the humiliation of getting a bad record that can never be broken.