[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”133″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]The Official Turkey Bowl Draft — Presented by Orange Crush, 1919 Root Beer, and Mike Ruane — will be held on Saturday, November 19 at the home of league co-commissioner Tyler Ruane.
Prior to the night of the draft, two players will be selected to serve as opposing team captains. There will be a coin toss the night of the draft, and the captain who wins the toss can either elect to draft first or defer the first pick to the opposing captain and instead select his desired team name — Orange Crush or 1919 Root Beer. The winning captain will receive an automatic spot on the All-Turkey Team.
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Turkey Bowl Draft Facts:
– Captains with the first pick in the draft are now 0-5 in the last four Turkey Bowls. Prior to the start of this current losing streak, captains with the first pick had been 4-0.
– Ryan Rink is the lowest draft pick to be voted MVP, having been selected 20th in 2015. Jared Deines was the previous record holder, after being drafted 10th in 2014.
– Team Orange Crush is 6-3 overall — with Team 1919 Root Beer holding the opposite record — and saw its four-game winning streak snapped in 2015.
– Turkey Bowl IX was the first time in Turkey Bowl history that Luke Patterson and Jer Good were not on the same team (Jer was forced to drop out due to scheduling issues). The duo held a career record of 5-3 through eight consecutive games.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
