"It means love, respect, community and the dollars too. The entire package. The Quan."

-- Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire

Ah, the elusive Quan.

No team has wallowed it in for two consecutive years.

This season, the Jayhawks will try to repeat as TFFL champion.

Herein lies the odds of them doing so, along with rest of the league. For the purposes of this story, finishing "in the money" is the equivalent of the top three points leaders.

It's wide open. Seven -- or eight teams, Mike Vick's knee willing -- have a shot at finishing in the money.

1. Carolina Killers
Championships: 1
One-liner: Best team on paper. But games aren't played on paper. Well, actually, these are.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 3-1
Odds of being shown the money: 8-5

2. The Jayhawks
Championships: 2
One-liner: They haven't finished out of the money since Season 1.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 5-1
Odds of being shown the money: 7-5

3. T-Bird2
Championships: 2
One-liner: The 'Bird went from first to worst in 2000. Can it fly the other way?
Odds of being shown the Quan: 10-1
Odds of being shown the money: 5-1

4. The Gamblers
Championships: 1
One-liner: The first non-State alumnus to draft Torry Holt.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 10-1
Odds of being shown the money: 5-1

5. The Beserkers
Championships: none
One-liner: Know what would be really beserk? Finishing higher than fifth.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 25-1
Odds of being shown the money: 15-1

6. Jellypop Fighters
Championships: none
One-liner: No team has ever missed the draft and finished in the money.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 30-1
Odds of being shown the money: 20-1

7. Heelbillys
Championships: none
One-liner: The league's best player -- Priest Holmes -- could keep them in the mix.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 40-1
Odds of being shown the money: 25-1

8. Wile E. Coyotes
Championships: none
One-liner: Earliest possible return for Mike Vick: Week 5.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 50-1
Odds of being shown the money: 30-1

9. Alabama Strippers
Championships: none
One-liner: Best finish by an expansion team: fourth by the Collard Greens in 1997.
Odds of being shown the Quan: 90-1
Odds of being shown the money: 65-1

10. Springfield Isotopes
Championships: none
One-liner: I haven't seen a team this ill-conceived since "Playmakers."
Odds of being shown the Quan: 100-1
Odds of being shown the money: 75-1

Commissioner's Note: For all you new kids, Kevin Brewer is a former co-owner of the Collard Greens, a defunct TFFL franchise that won the overall title in Season III. Kevin can be reached at [email protected].