Pacific Pro Week 6 Showcase
Southeast Asia Conference
Springfield Isotopes @ OffTopica Word
Springfield has not lost, but there's some questions about just how good they are, they barely escaped the Colonial Marines & Arkadak; two teams that have repeatedly gotten blown out. OTW has played one worthy team and gotten blown out by both of them, no, that was not a typo; Malaysia might just be the only truly competitive team they have played and in addition to getting blown out there, they've also lost to OTM who is not doing well at all in the Oceania Conference. Someone...is going to leave this game looking like frauds imo. The question is who? SI was able to run all over Arkadak despite a non-existent passing game however against Colonial, they had to rely on a Kick Return for a TD because they got nothing done on the ground or through the air. For OTW the best thing they did against M&M was throw an interception and get almost no offensive production at all, which, obviously isn't actually good at all.
Prediction: Springfield Isotopes 10-3
Oceania Conference
Outback Game of the Week
Kosovo Kryptonite @ $in City $yndicate
Kosovo is coming off of a tough loss to CFM in what was a really good game. $C$ honestly may be too big of a challenge for Kosovo but they've both still got to play the game. It's almost like a theme this season but Kosovo really struggled to get anything going with their running backs against CFM, do that against $C$ and this game will be over by the end of the 1st quarter. Kosovo is also another team that is really struggling with missed tackles. Matching up against the 3rd best rushing team in the Oceania Conference, I suggest Kosovo learns to tackle quickly.
Prediction: $C$ 55-10
Williamsport Soul Reavers @ Oregon Ducks
Oregon got a legitimate win over OFG, but...they're also another team that apparently is allergic to passing the football, having said that I'm sure they'll pass it a bit more now, but this team ran the ball for over 400 yards against OFG and racked up points. With all the rushing yards Oregon got, their numerous missed tackles didn't ultimately cost them the game. This MIGHT be a game where WSR is forced to show their true identity, they've faced no one yet. WSR knows all too well what can happen as a result of missed tackles and have made an emphasis on correcting that issue. This game may determine very heavily as to whether they were successful in that en devour.
Prediction: WSR 31-28
Bow Chicka Brown Cow @ Christchurch Fighting Maori
I genuinely believe this game could be determined by resilience vs. momentum; BCBC is coming off a close but tough loss to SBD and CFM is coming off a great, close win over Kosovo. Both of these teams are ranked Top 10 in every category, except Points Scored where CFM has got to improve from their 12th ranked position against BCBC. The storyline isn't going to change any time soon, missed tackles, offensive efficiency; the winner of this game needs both. BCBC cannot allow themselves to lose and reel themselves into a losing streak, but CFM needs a win here to boost their own confidence and make a serious leap toward the playoffs.
Prediction: BCBC 28-24
Sumatra Seahawks @ Stockholm Black Death
This is just the next big game that Oceania has to offer. In Week 5, SBD could not muster a running game at all, the difference in this game really was an extra opportunity, forcing BCBC to throw an interception. Sumatra, barely got anything going despite throwing for 300 yards against OTM; Sumatra had barely any rushing yards, one rushing TD despite that running back only having 9.5 yards, and they had a god awful amount of missed tackles, an area where SBD, while still having too many, did improve.
Both of these teams need to find a running game, they also need to solve the riddle of missed tackles and avoid turnovers. This is going to be a 'down to the wire' match up giving the winner an opportunity to stake a major claim to the edge on a Top 4 seed.
Prediction: SBD 17-14
Southeast Asia Conference
Springfield Isotopes @ OffTopica Word
Springfield has not lost, but there's some questions about just how good they are, they barely escaped the Colonial Marines & Arkadak; two teams that have repeatedly gotten blown out. OTW has played one worthy team and gotten blown out by both of them, no, that was not a typo; Malaysia might just be the only truly competitive team they have played and in addition to getting blown out there, they've also lost to OTM who is not doing well at all in the Oceania Conference. Someone...is going to leave this game looking like frauds imo. The question is who? SI was able to run all over Arkadak despite a non-existent passing game however against Colonial, they had to rely on a Kick Return for a TD because they got nothing done on the ground or through the air. For OTW the best thing they did against M&M was throw an interception and get almost no offensive production at all, which, obviously isn't actually good at all.
Prediction: Springfield Isotopes 10-3
Oceania Conference
Outback Game of the Week
Kosovo Kryptonite @ $in City $yndicate
Kosovo is coming off of a tough loss to CFM in what was a really good game. $C$ honestly may be too big of a challenge for Kosovo but they've both still got to play the game. It's almost like a theme this season but Kosovo really struggled to get anything going with their running backs against CFM, do that against $C$ and this game will be over by the end of the 1st quarter. Kosovo is also another team that is really struggling with missed tackles. Matching up against the 3rd best rushing team in the Oceania Conference, I suggest Kosovo learns to tackle quickly.
Prediction: $C$ 55-10
Williamsport Soul Reavers @ Oregon Ducks
Oregon got a legitimate win over OFG, but...they're also another team that apparently is allergic to passing the football, having said that I'm sure they'll pass it a bit more now, but this team ran the ball for over 400 yards against OFG and racked up points. With all the rushing yards Oregon got, their numerous missed tackles didn't ultimately cost them the game. This MIGHT be a game where WSR is forced to show their true identity, they've faced no one yet. WSR knows all too well what can happen as a result of missed tackles and have made an emphasis on correcting that issue. This game may determine very heavily as to whether they were successful in that en devour.
Prediction: WSR 31-28
Bow Chicka Brown Cow @ Christchurch Fighting Maori
I genuinely believe this game could be determined by resilience vs. momentum; BCBC is coming off a close but tough loss to SBD and CFM is coming off a great, close win over Kosovo. Both of these teams are ranked Top 10 in every category, except Points Scored where CFM has got to improve from their 12th ranked position against BCBC. The storyline isn't going to change any time soon, missed tackles, offensive efficiency; the winner of this game needs both. BCBC cannot allow themselves to lose and reel themselves into a losing streak, but CFM needs a win here to boost their own confidence and make a serious leap toward the playoffs.
Prediction: BCBC 28-24
Sumatra Seahawks @ Stockholm Black Death
This is just the next big game that Oceania has to offer. In Week 5, SBD could not muster a running game at all, the difference in this game really was an extra opportunity, forcing BCBC to throw an interception. Sumatra, barely got anything going despite throwing for 300 yards against OTM; Sumatra had barely any rushing yards, one rushing TD despite that running back only having 9.5 yards, and they had a god awful amount of missed tackles, an area where SBD, while still having too many, did improve.
Both of these teams need to find a running game, they also need to solve the riddle of missed tackles and avoid turnovers. This is going to be a 'down to the wire' match up giving the winner an opportunity to stake a major claim to the edge on a Top 4 seed.
Prediction: SBD 17-14
Edited by Captain Jack Riley on Nov 3, 2014 18:36:31
