Week 10 rankings, predictions and chat

[Certain]

Season 3

That was a terrific week, wasn't it? The writing was excellent, the show rate was strong and the voting was well done and balanced. There only was one blowout, too. I'm proud of this league for Week 9. Let's make Week 10 just as good.

The topics are quotes from Founding Fathers. If you're not American, that shouldn't change much, though. Here are the rankings and matchups, which were affected by numerous Week 9 winners signing out in an unusual move:

Championship
1. El Pancake (5-2)
2. zygote (7-2) | “Facts are stubborn things.” — John Adams

Contender match
3. Just Write (4-2)
4. Zombie (2-0) | “The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.” — William Floyd

5. timeless (5-4)
6. Adonis (4-5) | “I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.” — Alexander Hamilton

7. Vulgar (4-1)
8. Split Eight (1-2) | “The slavery of fear makes men afraid to think.” — Thomas Paine

9. oats (8-1)
10. Perpendicular (0-0) | “Mankind is governed more by feelings than by reason.” — Samuel Adams

11. illergicreaxion (0-0)
12. Frank (6-3) | “All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.” — James Madison

13. Vividlyvague (5-3)
14. Johnathan Mercy (1-1) | “The only safe road to honor, glory and dignity is justice.” — George Washington

15. Smegma (0-1)
16. Certain (1-2) | “Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” — Ben Franklin

17. dyedinthewool (1-3)
18. MMLP (0-3) | “We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power.” — William Ellerly