i just got off the phone with The Big Guy Upstairs. he told me he screwed up, and had flung his lightning bolts at the wrong target. i had specifically told him, "take out GOAT" ('cause he beat me in the finals last season). instead, he went after the Clerics, his erstwhile allies and proteges.
"My bad", he wanted me to tell you. "Gonna fix things next year." i'm guessing a 10 game win streak or something similar.