Week 8. The Scores

It's getting down to the end of days now, but we learned this week that Andi still has some surprises left when she sent home early favorite and "I love you THIS much" talking stuffed animal Marcus. I don't think I'd say it's anyone's game, on the show or in our league, but I do believe doors have been left open and the choices people make about putting out next Monday are going to have a pretty big impact, not just on their fate, but on the fate of our Division Champions. Best of luck in the run up to the playoffs everyone!

	Chris – 50 Important Info: If anyone had the foresight to draft Chris' mom, you win. Game over. seriously, that woman went big on night one between her confession of love to her unlikely-to-be-daughter-in-law-to-be to her offer to babysit a brood of mere ideas (speaking of ideas - how many years do you think we have to wait until a Bachelorette gets knocked up in the fantasy suite? Surely a combination of statistics and Chris Harrison's secret desire to be more like Maury Povich will eventually bear that one out), and it clearly worked because I don't think any of us were expecting Chris to make it another week. The late night games, the use of words like "tough cookie" and "gumption, and the sexy tractor ride made the entire hometown date into the Norman Rockwell painting of life on the fart. Ultimately, I think Andi's probably still smart enough to know that board games and slumber parties with the sister who looked just like Sybill Shepherd are a much smaller part of life on a farm than, you know, actual farming. +15 for Andi commenting on his attractiveness +5 for kissing on a one-on-one +5 for a rose Bonus: +15 for Chris' mom confessing her love +10 for Chris' mom pre-emptively pressuring them to start a family
	Josh – 35 Important Info: At this point, when it comes to Josh it doesn't even seem to matter. Andi's repeated concerns are very much smokescreens for the decision she's already made. Perhaps it makes sense that Andi's not eager about him devoting his life to football as she seems hellbent on ignoring anything that involves red flags. The men of Josh's family, though, seemed to know their roles on this date. Josh let Andi see him in his element looking all sweaty and attractive, while brother Aaron, always the quarterback, managed to work in a reference to prayer.  +15 for Andi commenting on his attractiveness +5 for crying...pretty adorably +5 for kissing on a one-on-one +5 for a rose Bonus: +5 for Aaron calling himself a "big boy," particularly hilarious in light of Josh's habit of calling himself a grown-ass man
	Marcus – 35 Eliminated Important Info: Do we think Marcus is just one of those guys who's more attractive in person? Because every time Andi points out that he's the hottest guy she's ever dated, I think "he's not even the hottest guy you're dating right now." Anyway, on the one hand, I'm not sad to see Marcus go. I mean, the man performed a strip tease just so that he wouldn't have to come up with conversation that filled more space than the obligatory declaration of love. On the other hand, I almost feel a little bit bad for him because he had to have been totally blindsided. Part of Andi's charm is her ability to make the men feel comfortable no matter what they're doing, but perhaps she should have showed her hand just a little bit to someone other than his sister that she was feeling rather squeamish about his oppressive love. +15 for Andi commenting on his attractiveness +5 for kissing in a one-on-one setting +5 for crying Bonus: +10 for his mom referencing his connection with Andi
	Nick V. – 30 Important Info: Well, it seemed pretty clear to me that no one in Nick's family actually thinks he's going to win. His hometown visit played more like a risk assessment meeting than an outpouring of familiar love. Perhaps it's because Nick kept saying that various members know him better than anyone else. Andi's not going to wind up with a guy who can't do simply math. +5 for kissing on a one-on-one +10 for referencing his connection +5 for a rose Bonus: +10 for his sister straight up lying to him about what Andi said. She's clearly starting her quest for Bachelor villain-hood early.