Biff Barf here! Soaking up all the news and barfing it back at you! Spaceman Spiff at my side
= Maybe your at my side?
Well there are a bunch of sides and a nice cold beverage to go with this smorgasbord of a week in the mighty Wind, league.
= End of the first round of divisional games
(less is more Spiff) Yes, and what an ending we got as we prepare for a long and arduous inter divisional season!
= Hey!
Let's get straight to the action!
--- (You are the) Wind League (Beneath My Wings) ---
Alpha Division
1 Jarvis Street Coffee Squirrels 3-0-0
2 Bad Ideas 2-1-0
3 Tampa Playmakers 1-2-0
4 Quiçama Park Rangers 0-3-0
Bad Ideas were squirreled away by the Jarvis Street Coffee Squirrels, 24-30.
= Tight games this time in Alpha. Looked like Bad Ideas were going to walk away with this one but then the coaches got some , uh, bad ideas and used them in the fourth. Jarvis St. scored three touches during that fourth quarter miracle. A HB Bad Idea Of Ellix forced fumble by CB1 Tuco Ramirez & CB3 Little Bill Daggett recovery led to the first, then playing soft D
Never a good thing.
= Right... it allowed a Squirrel drive that started at their own 21 to get to the BI one yard line before HB Preston Pearson plunged in for a 1 yard touchdown! Finally, NT Clubber Lang forced a hurried pass by QB Poor Decisons to TE Herb Zimmerman, but the ball was intercepted by LOLB Mad Max! With a minute and 45 seconds the Squirrelies rallied for the tying TD with 30 seconds to go and then OT! GotW written all over this one! K Dean Cuevas missed a 49 yard field goal. they get another chance when SS Dane Bruce forced a fumble & LOLB Herb Tinsley recovered it. K Dean Cuevas now misses a 45 yard field goal! At this point his teammates are ready to string him up! Finally Jarvis St. faithful are foaming at the mouth screaming bloody murder as their offense drives from their own 28 to the Bad Ideas' 29. QB QB Good pitched to HB Preston Pearson who scurries on a sweep right 29 yards and a walk off touchdown!
Quiçama Park Rangers got played by the Tampa Playmakers, 31-37.
= Another GotW candidate, This one also went to OT and had an amaze-balls seven lead changes
Only if you count the ties
= Whatever, HB Haradrim Raider Rushed for 210.5 yards, 2 RushTDs, a RecTD, Broke 20 Tackles, and generated 121.5 YAContact! And that was in a losing cause. DT The One Who Comes Knocking Got the DMVP with a FFum, Sack, 4 Hurries, and 5 RCakes. Also in a losing cause, that's how closely these two teams were. K Patrick Murray drilled the game tying 19 yard field goal, but it was K Money Moody who kicked off 64 yards to KR Deven Thompkins for a 93 yard Touchdown return that stopped the madness!
Beta Division
1 Minnesota Vikings 2-1-0
2 Atlanta University Center 2-1-0
3 House Of Drunken Lads 2-1-0
4 FAQ 4 U (Open Builds) 0-3-0
Minnesota Vikings Get a learnin' from the visiting Atlanta University Center, 20-45.
= In a tale as old as ... this season, both teams battled it out offensively in the first with AUC finishing on top 21-10. The second saw the defenses settle down but AUC still got an unanswered TD to extend their lead to 28-10. That changed the complexity of the game as the third quarter saw a defensive struggle that Minnesota nipped into the lead to 28-13. It was not Enough as AUC then exploded in the 4th for a 17=7 margin and a total walk away by AUC HB The Homerun HB who rushed for 363 yards and FIVE TD for the game. DT Chris Hovan's 2 FFums and a Sack with 4 Tackles was enough to gain DMVP honors.
House Of Drunken Lads act like drunken boxers all over FAQ 4 U (Open Builds), 66-7.
= The Druken Lads never trailed, never felt threatened and frankly weren't feeling much of anything when you think about it. Sure they'll have a bad hang-over in the morning but HB Sterling Archer had 6 RushTDs, 379 RushYds, 143.5 YACon, which were possible due to 25 BrkTks, and 109 YAC. That will go a long way to dissipating the pain. DT Pops Lyon's FFum, 6 Hurries, a Sack, and 4 RCakes for DMVP of game won't hurt either, unless you root for FAQ 4U...
Gamma Division
1 Burger King Whoppers 2-1-0
2 Green Bay Freeze 2-1-0
3 SoPo Red Riots 1-2-0
4 Death Valley INFERNO 1-2-0
Green Bay Freeze slip a flash frost warning on SoPo Red Riots, 20-17.
= At first we thought SoPo was going to take this one as they churned a 10-nothing lead at the half. But the second half was a season of a different tune. Green Bay played stout defense and got a FG in the third to get within one score. Then in the fourth they actually edged a three point lead with a second K Keaton Self 19 yard field goal and an electrifying HB Melvin Fink 64 yard touchdown! But the Red Riots hadn't given up the ghost yet! QB Eli Grant handed off to HB Matthew Germ for a 19 yard go ahead touchdown! It was back and forth from there until at 8:15 second left Green Bay started a drive on their own 20. QB Man Darino orchestrated a clock killing, yard chewing, 16 play, seven plus minute drive culminating in a HB Melvin Fink 3 yard dive weak for the go ahead touchdown! SoPo tried to answer with 51 seconds left but that ended with a turn over on downs, never crossing the 50.
Burger King Whoppers have their goose cooked by the Death Valley INFERNO, 21-24.
= This game was not really as close as the score would suggest. An upset it was but a nail-bitter it wasn't.
You can say that again.
= An Upset it was but
Yeah, just keep going...
= The BK value defense kept the Inferno from turning this one into a rout and the BK air attack with fries and a drink was the only real effective offense they could muster, with pickles and ketchup, on a sesame seed bun...
You forgot your lunch again didn't you.
= Yeah, sorry about that. Anyway, Inferno's running game finally awakened averaging 4.3 yards per attempt and the Death Valley offense jumped to a commanding 17- zip lead 3 minutes into the third. It was a this point where BK attempted their LL Cool J impression "Don't call it a comeback" since well, they didn't quite get back. The offense never established a run game and the defense allowed an early 4th TD that was the nail in the coffin. Sure they got a couple garbage time TDs to make it look good but it was just too little too late.