NCBB King of the Hill (S34)

King of the Hill is a new award in NCBB for a player with outstanding physiques who prevails against a number of other similar outstanding players in a KO tournament environment.

For the start 16 players have been chosen and ranked by a committee of experienced NCBB coaches. In each round they have to compete against their paired opponent in a Best of 3 battle, where each battle is fought in a randomly chosen category (there are a total of nine categories from pass yards thrown over casualties made to SPP earned, all of them broken down into a performance value reflecting the seasonal average).

While the winner is making it to the next round, the loser is out. No second chances when you want to be King of the Hill.


So much for the general framework, let's have a look at the 8 pairings of the first ever NCBB King of the Hill Tournament in Season 34:


Primal Instinct vs. Amazonian Matriarchy
#1 Travis Lewis (Ook) versus #16 Easy (Berea)

He's said to be all hard shell, soft core (just to make that clear: your coach says that, Big Boy, none of us would dare to do so), she's graceful but with a hammer of an arm. Who will win through and and advance to the next round?


Murder Rat vs. New Super Rat
#2 John Cannon (Air Force) versus #15 Justin Rogers (TCU)

John tries to follow the steps of the very first Super Rat, while Justin has to follow the Golden Generation of TCU football. Only one will have the greatness to satisfy these huge expectations.


Bear vs. Ape aka NCBB's Next Zoolander
#3 Willy "Grisly" Dissly (U-Dub) versus #14 Rocky Calmus (Oook)

Willy sits in the back of his own half, waiting to do his magic with the ball. Rocky thrones over all of NCBB as the current "Hammer". This match answers the question: What's better, a Strong Arm or a Hammer?


Here's True Hate included
#4 Joey Mendis (Gallaudet) versus #13 Drake Hespant (Florida State)

Both teams played recently in NCBB, and there was some hateful speeches exchanged. Let's see what this duel will bring for further animosities between those two. Maybe the foundation for a fruitful rivalry?


Tweety vs. Sylvester
#5 Seth B (Ball State) versus #12 Andrew Garnett (Howlson)

Tweety versus Sylvester, Tigers versus Crimson Birds. Who will sit in the cage, and who will walk free into the next round?


Not the "Cheese on Tap" Bowl
#6 Kwan "Quickness" Sparks (SMU) versus #11 Xcess (Karak)

A young Skaven program sends their best fighter into the pit against some high quality dwarf from a very old college full of tradition (one of them: losing constantly to rats). Will the Youngster be granted access to the next round or will it be denied by the dwarf?


Fast and Faster, Strong and Stonger
#7 Julian Starr (Ottawa) versus #10 Cinco de Mifflin (Wisconsin)

Here's another Skaven participant from another quite young program. Strong Cinco stands against even stronger Julian, but Strength is only one ace in the game, speed and agility being the others. Which one will be called?


Dash vs. Bash
#8 Nob Carson (Duke) versus #9 Smitherman (Mz State)

And finally, a classic. Dash versus Bash, Lizies versus Orcs. Or will this one be all about agility, maybe with a surprising winner in AG 5 Smitherman versus AG 4 Nob?