AFC
The Average Frustrated Chump (AFC) is a term from the seduction and self-improvement communities denoting an average man who experiences persistent romantic and sexual frustration due to misguided approaches to attraction, such as excessive supplication, pedestalization of women, and failure to demonstrate social dominance or value.[1][2] Coined by Ross Jeffries in the context of speed seduction techniques during the 1990s, the concept was further popularized by Erik von Markovik, known as Mystery, through his structured methods emphasizing the transition from AFC behaviors to more effective "alpha" strategies.[2][1] Defining characteristics include a reliance on traditional "nice guy" tactics that prioritize emotional availability over calibrated game, leading to repeated rejection despite genuine intent; proponents argue this reveals causal mismatches between male provisioning instincts and female hypergamous preferences rooted in evolutionary selection pressures.[1] The term's influence extends to broader manosphere discussions, where it serves as a diagnostic for beta mindset pitfalls, encouraging rigorous self-audit and behavioral overhaul, though mainstream critiques—often from ideologically aligned media and academic sources—dismiss it as promoting manipulation, overlooking empirical observations of mating dynamics in uncontrolled social environments.[1][3]Sports Governing Bodies
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference (AFC) constitutes one of the two principal conferences in the National Football League (NFL), encompassing 16 professional American football teams that compete for the league's championship.[4] These teams are organized into four geographic divisions—East, North, South, and West—each containing four franchises, facilitating regular-season scheduling and playoff qualification.[5] The AFC's champion, determined via the AFC Championship Game, advances to the Super Bowl against the National Football Conference (NFC) winner, a format established post-1970 NFL-AFL merger.[6] The conference originated from the 1970 merger between the NFL and the rival American Football League (AFL), which had operated from 1960 to 1969; the AFL's 10 teams formed the core of the AFC, supplemented by three established NFL franchises—the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers—that elected to align with the new conference for competitive balance.[5] Initially, the AFC featured 13 or 14 teams across three divisions until realignments in the 1990s and 2002 expanded it to its current structure, reflecting population shifts and franchise relocations, such as the Houston Oilers becoming the Tennessee Titans in 1999 and the Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas in 2020.[4] This setup ensures intra-conference rivalries while interleaving AFC and NFC scheduling to maintain parity, with each AFC team playing six divisional games, four against another division's teams, four inter-conference matchups, and two against teams from the remaining divisions based on rotation.[6]| Division | Teams |
|---|---|
| AFC East | Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets[7] |
| AFC North | Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers[7] |
| AFC South | Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans[7] |
| AFC West | Denver Broncos, [Kansas City Chiefs](/page/Kansas_City Chiefs), Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers[7] |