Originally posted by sunder B
Maybe Gman will give us a sticky this season for this thread.
Here is my quick limited research analysis of the conferences.
West
1. Running Gag - Good luck! They are the favorites again. To be the best, you are going to have to beat the best.
2. Chiefs - Runner up again
3. 1.21 Gigawatts - I expect to be good, but assuming MK22 gets his own dots re-signed, the may battle chem issues early that may cost them a couple games
4. Boss - neck and neck with Armageddon, this time they finish on the good side.
5. Hottie's Pride - All rush teams not built by Disastermaster can be slowed down by experienced coaches. I think there is enough experience in the league this year that it will make it a tough task for them. They will be in every game, but it may be tough for them to sniff a playoff spot. That being said, I would not be shocked if they made the playoffs. West is definitely the tougher conference.
6. Chile Casual Chupacabras - a 3rd all rushing team in the conference after a swap out by Gridiron. Definitely an upgrade over a rapidly declining Gridiron team. Too young to know how well their builds will fare vs the top teams in Pro, so just placing them at 6 by default because of the unknown factor. One thing is for sure, the West got even tougher with this swap.
East -
1. HOOD 2 x defending East champs
2. Final Boss - Runner up in close games 2 years in a row to HOOD
3. Diablo - Saved the Diablo name by swapping back in with the spot earned by their farm team and moving the entire Farm roster over. Will struggle with chem issues early, May improve enough by playoffs to challenge either above in a playoff game.
4. Shoreline - Big dropoff from top 3 however. I see them being the best of the rest, but a very difficult task for them to win a playoff game. Struggled against average/below average CasPro teams in scrims last season
5. Last of the Mohicans - above .500 last year in a much weaker season for CasPro. Will be a much more difficult task this time around.
6. French Toast Pirates - Shorthanded roster and lots of dots will be hitting decline. Could be an ugly season for them.
In general a much stronger league than we had last season! Top to bottom, West will be the much tougher division.
With 1 game to go, barring some significant upsets in the final week, playoff picture is looking pretty clear.
In the West, it looks like Pride looks to get in. Only significant game with playoff implications is 1.21 vs BOSS, and 1.21 had the mini-helmet all ready to go. If 1.21 wins, they will be the 3 seed with Pride as the #4. If BOSS wins, Pride will be the 3 seed and Boss should win the tiebreaker over 1.21 for the last playoff spot.
In the East - Top 3 came in as expected. Diablo took advantage of the same Chem reset that put their founder into ragequit mode a few years back. Like him or not, Avenger made this forum entertaining. That chem reset allowed Diablo to get back on track earlier than expected, and they are now in position to be the #2 seed. Looks like Final Boss has Uh Oh solved in the regular season to be the #1 seed, but we've read that story before the last 2 seasons. Final Boss gets the 1 seed for now, but don't be surprised if Uh Oh makes some solid improvement in the postseason as they have shown an ability to do in the past. Not sure what to think about who gets that last playoff spot, but it will likely be a team with only 4 wins. Shoreline is listed there now with whatever tiebreaker GLB is using. Unless the tiebreaker formula changes after the last game, and without a major upset, I don't see this changing with Shoreline taking the #4 seed.