The Breakfast Chronicles 

May your waivers fail and your bench outscore your starters.


By: League Vice Commish

Flukes, Flaps, and French Toast on the Fantasy Gridiron! 

Hold onto your syrup, folks, because we've got spills, thrills, and yes, a touch of breakfast-related drama in the air! 🍳🍞

In a twist more shocking than finding out your favorite cereal has been discontinued, the French Toast Mafia flipped the script and toasted the Fruity Rebbles with a blazing score of 117. Who knew they had the firepower to rack up that many points? Were they hiding a secret ingredient, or was it just the buttery magic of determination? 🍞🔥

But that's not where our morning madness ends. Dos Eggys, who strutted into the week with more confidence than a rooster at sunrise, ended up getting their yolks whisked by the Scramblers FC. It's a scramble-tastrophe, especially considering Graham's vocal belief that he was leading the top henhouse in the league. Maybe he counted his chickens (or eggs) before they hatched? 

As for next week, everyone's eggspectations are sizzling. Can Dos Eggys unscramble their strategy and whisk up a win against the flatter-than-expected Pancake Blockers? Or will they get stuck to the pan in their journey to championship glory? 

And let’s not overlook the tantalizing tussle that awaits the French Toast Mafia in week 2 taking on their rival The Cereal Killers. Was week 1 a delightful appetizer of things to come or just a fluke seasoned with a sprinkle of beginner's luck? Will the Mafia reign supreme once more, or will they find themselves sogged down in a puddle of maple syrup? 

It's a week of redemption, retaliation, and possibly, regurgitation, as teams vie to not be the laughing stock over Monday morning coffee. Sit tight, grab your favorite breakfast treat, and get ready to witness whether dreams will be buttered to perfection or burned to a crisp in the kitchen of champions. Let's toast to what promises to be a sizzler of a week in the great breakfast showdown! Let the breakfast bedlam continue! 🥞🏈🍳 



Week in Review

Shit Start of the Week: Tee Higgins/Dallas Goedert

Well, well, well, it seems the "MVPs of Meh" have been crowned! For the Cereal Killers, Tee Higgins must've thought it was a bye week, clocking in a grand total of goose egg points. Dallas Goedert from the Pancake Blockers was apparently too busy flipping pancakes to score, also netting a solid 0. But wait, there’s more! A hearty slow clap for the Pancake Blockers' Deandre Swift, who stormed the field with a whopping 0.8 points. Maybe he was going for a new low-score record? A round of applause for these legendary "Shit Starts" of the week! Keep it... consistent, guys! 😂👏🥞🏈 

Clutch Start of the Week: Dallas Defense/Jets Defense

🎉Hoo-boy! Talk about a roller coaster of emotions!🎢 For two nights in a row, fantasy defenses turned the tables and it was like watching a cereal drama. 😂 The Cereal Killers had their breakfast ruined on Sunday night football when the Cowboys decided to toss their bowl out the window. Not to be outdone, Wheaties N Scotch had their breakfast hopes drowned when the Jets defense decided they preferred their cereal without milk. 🥣✋

Meanwhile, the league's official cat is somewhere, probably with a milk mustache, purring louder than a lawnmower because the Cowboys served a gigantic 35-point bowl of victory. 🐱🥳 And the podcast's numero uno fan? He's laughing all the way to the bank, especially after ignoring the podcast host's "wise" advice and picking the Jets defense. Those Jets soared high, netting him 20 points and handing the 2022 tanking Wheaties N Scotch the first L. And this, even after Tyreek Hill was practically a one-man fireworks show with 39 points! 🎆

Yet here we stand, amidst the wreckage of battle, where Conner and Brandon are sobbing into their jerseys alongside the ever-optimistic Giants fans who yet again find themselves grappling with the five stages of grief. They dared to dream that, just maybe, this year the Giants wouldn't suck. It was a dream as fragile as a house of cards in a wind tunnel.

As we wrap up this rollercoaster of a weekend, one can only wonder what cereals will be crushed, what milk will be spilled, and which teams will rise like the cream to the top in the next round of this breakfast of champions! Let’s just hope our fantasy heroes have stocked up on enough tissue boxes to see them through the season. Stay tuned, cereal aficionados, because this show is just getting started!


How About a Re-flip? The Pancake Blockers' Sticky Start to the Season! 

Oh, flippin' flapjacks, what a lackluster week for Cody Parker and his freshly-branded Pancake Blockers! 🥞 After debuting their spanking new look, they served up... well, a bit of a flat pancake. Actually, the flattest pancake of the week. We're talking crepe-thin scores here, folks.

Cody, ever the sport, funneled his sorrow into meme magic, posting his feelings in the most 21st-century way possible - straight into the group chat. Talk about a digital waffle of despair!

The question on everyone's lips, as they stifle giggles behind syrup-sticky hands, is whether the Pancake Blockers will manage to flip things around or if they'll continue on this downward spiral, a heartbreaking vortex of missed opportunities and perhaps too many burned edges.

Will they rise like a perfectly cooked pancake, golden and triumphant, ready to take on the world with buttery goodness and a drizzle of victory? Or will the full tilt take over, sending Cody and his Pancake Blockers into a tanking season more devastating than a brunch place running out of maple syrup?

There’s still a lot of season left, folks. Can Cody whip up a batch of winning plays, or will the Pancake Blockers be forever known as the team that couldn't quite find the right mixture of strategy and skill? Only time will tell in the sizzling saga of Cody and the Pancake Blockers' path to redemption... or their road to becoming the league's favorite punchline! Stay tuned; it's bound to be a flipping good time! 🥞🏈😂



Scramblers FC vs. Honey Bunches of Hoes

Gather 'round, sports fans, and bring your appetite because this matchup is serving more drama than a diner during brunch rush!

Enter stage left: Scramblers FC. Fresh off their scramble-a-thon where they made a delightful morning omelette out of Dos Eggys. With Bijan Robinson, Travis Etienne, and Amon Ra St. Brown, they aren't just cracking eggs – they're cracking up scores. Their motto? "Scramble hard, score harder." 

Now, sauntering in from stage right: Honey Bunches of Hoes, who apparently mistook the football pitch for a Broadway stage. I mean, how else can you explain their spectacular show with the Jets defense on Monday Night Football? It was so flashy and sweet, dentists are already sending thank you notes!

The Scramblers, who’ve mastered the art of the balanced breakfast playbook take on Honey Bunches of Hoes with their starry line-up of running backs.

So, here's the million-dollar question, or perhaps the million-grain question: Can Scramblers FC cook up another victory, proving that they are no yolk and marching towards a season of uneggspected victories? Or will the Honey Bunches prove that their hoes ain't loyal... but they sure can score?!?

Get ready to crack a smile (and maybe an egg or two) with this week's Game of the Week. Bring your spoons, folks. This one’s going to be a cereal-sly entertaining showdown! 🍳🏈😂 


Fruity Rebbles vs. The Usyrupers

Oh, the suspense is almost unbearable... well, not really, but we are at least mildly curious to see what unfolds in this week's 'meh' matchup of the week. It's a showdown so underwhelming that it might just circle back to being riveting!

In one corner, we have the Fruity Rebbles, coming off a "grand" total of 81 points — a score so middle-of-the-road, it practically has yellow lines painted on it becasue of an early injury to their star QB.

Then we have The Usyrupers, who trudged to victory over the Pancake Blockers with a mere 72 points. It was the kind of win that felt like finding a dollar in an old pair of jeans; nice, but not life-changing. The Seahawks starters were less 'soaring Seahawks' and more 'confused chickens', laying egg after egg on the field.

Now, the burning question on everyone's minds (or at least on Taylor and Ryan's minds) is whether Deshaun Watson, dubbed "Undesirable #1", will be ushered in to shake things up and drizzle some excitement over this pancake-flat match-up.

Ryan, on the other hand, is scouting QBs with the fervor of a person mixing the perfect bowl of cereal — seeking the right balance of crunch and milk to deliver a breakfast of champions, or in this case, a triumphant game.

So, what’s cooking for this breakfast duel? Will Taylor saddle up on her syrupy steed and ride the villainous Watson all the way to a sticky victory? Or will Ryan’s Fruity Rebbles say “not on my watch” and serve up a hearty bowl of justice, bringing the Usyrupers to a gooey halt? 

Tune in for the clash of fantasy misfits — because sometimes, even when the bowl's a bit cracked, the showdown can be snack-cracking good! 🥣😂🏈🍯🍼 


BCFFL Standings

Brinner Division:

French Toast Mafia: 1-0

The Usyruper: 1-0

Fruity Rebbles: 0-1

Dos Eggys: 0-1

Pancake Blockers: 0-1


Brunch Division:

Honey Bunches of Hoes: 1-0

Flapjack Dynasty: 1-0

Scramblers FC: 1-0

Wheaties N Scotch: 0-1

The Cereal Killers: 0-1

Week 2 ESPN Power Rankings

Pick'em Standings:

Zach: 2-3

TJ: 4-1

Cody: 5-0

"And while I have no respect for the individuals of this league... I have a tremendous amount of respect for the league itself."- Rodney Ruxin