2023

Space Lords ended the season with the trophy for Brad Householder.

2023 GNG League Champion trophy

Season Summary

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The 2023 season reads like one complete chapter in the CBS era. It ended with Space Lords holding the title for Brad Householder. The regular season was set by Space Lords, which went 8-7 with 852.0 points for in a 10-team field.

The division map mattered. GNG does not treat the standings as a simple top-six sprint: the East Side and West Side each send their own top three, so a manager has to survive his side of the league before worrying about the full table. Space Lords led West Side at 8-7, with DenBro sitting on the cut line; Jerrays Jerryatricians led East Side at 9-6, with The Brainers sitting on the cut line.

The weekly results give the year its pulse. Pinko Commie Bastards was the scoring heavyweight at 953.0 points for, a reminder that raw power and the final standings do not always tell the same story. Across 80 scored games over 18 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 5, Pinko Commie Bastards vs Zombie Werewolves at 179.0 combined points (89.0-90.0). The closest finish was Week 5, Zombie Werewolves over Pinko Commie Bastards, 90.0-89.0 by 1.0. The widest gap was Week 3, Big Tex's Pillow Biters over Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum, 105.0-51.0 by 54.0. The playoffs added 5 bracket games across 3 rounds, ending with Space Lords over Alcoholniks in the final, with 79 game recaps adding color, led by "Tyreek Hill drops 22 points in leading DenBro to victory".

Draft night left a trail of 150 picks across 10 teams and 15 rounds. 14 marked selections hint at the keeper pressure around roster building. 0 confirmed keepers and 14 still-debated keeper candidates shaped the roster memory for the year. Those roster choices are where the season starts to feel personal: the held-over stars, the missed bets, and the managers who had to live with both.

The CBS Year in Review added another angle: 'There can be only one.' This season, that was Space Lords. They finished off 2023 with a 74 to 52 victory over Alcoholniks, giving them an 11 - 7 final record. Coach Brad Householder had a hand in the impressive record, since they were the 3rd best gameday coach in the league. Its feature image framed the year as "Dak Prescott and Space Lords take the crown."

The message board gives the season its voice. The busiest thread was "Well it worked out for ya, Chuck." from Pinko Commie Bastards - Erran Yearty, drawing 2 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building, keeper decisions, and trade pressure. Other season markers include "Spacelords: 2023 GNG FF Champion", "Congrats Nick!!", "Time to Settle Up.", and "Next Year Draft and Dates".

Taken together, the title race, the week-to-week swings, the roster choices, and the board chatter turn the season into more than a list of standings. It is a memory map for the managers who lived through it.

Season Model

At a Glance

Champion Space Lords Brad Householder closed the season.
Signature Game Pinko Commie Bastards vs Zombie Werewolves Week 5 reached 179.0 combined points.
Board Heat Well it worked out for ya, Chuck. 2 comments from Pinko Commie Bastards - Erran Yearty.
Roster Stakes 14 keeper rows 15 draft rounds, 14 keeper candidates, 5 playoff games, 79 local recaps shape the season memory.
2023 GNG League Champion trophy
Champion

Space Lords

Brad Householder

Record8-7
Points For852.0
Fantasy BowlAlcoholniks 52.0, Space Lords 74.0

Space Lords finished the job against Alcoholniks in The Fantasy Bowl, Alcoholniks 52.0, Space Lords 74.0.

Playoff path: DenBro to Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum to Alcoholniks

First-Round Byes

Division Champions

2023 West Side division champion trophy
West Side Champion

Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum

Robert Wetzel

Record
8-7
Division
5-3
Points
814.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.
2023 East Side division champion trophy
East Side Champion

Alcoholniks

Nick Claeboe

Record
9-6
Division
6-2
Points
925.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.

Playoff Bracket

CBS playoff history preserved from the year-by-year archive.

Champion Space Lords

Playoffs Round 1

Week 16

Semifinals

Week 17

Championship

Week 18

Season Scoring Profile

Division Standings

GNG playoff paths run through the East Side and West Side. The top three teams from each division qualify, even when the full league table would tell a messier story.

Seed Manager Team W L T Pct Div PF PA
West Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Robert Wetzel Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum 8 7 0 0.533 5-3 814.0 880.0
2 · Playoff Brad Householder Space Lords 8 7 0 0.533 4-4 852.0 913.0
3 · Playoff Don Zimmerman DenBro 7 8 0 0.467 5-3 925.0 911.0
4 Chris Crowder Homesick Abortions 6 9 0 0.400 4-4 764.0 837.0
5 Billy Hayes Big Tex's Pillow Biters 6 9 0 0.400 2-6 806.0 871.0
East Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Nick Claeboe Alcoholniks 9 6 0 0.600 6-2 925.0 875.0
2 · Playoff Todd Marquis Jerrays Jerryatricians 9 6 0 0.600 5-3 948.0 884.0
3 · Playoff Chuck Rittenhouse The Brainers 9 6 0 0.600 5-3 900.0 768.0
4 Patrick Jolle Zombie Werewolves 7 8 0 0.467 3-5 905.0 952.0
5 Erran Yearty Pinko Commie Bastards 6 9 0 0.400 1-7 953.0 901.0

Week-By-Week

One scoring slate at a time, with the noise stripped out.

5 matchups119.0 top total9.0 closest margin
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