So to start with, let me just say that on any given gameday the top 11 teams all have good chances of beating each other.
This week's #1 was a tough choice, style points were the determining factor, since strength of schedule is almost meaningless this late in the season when we've all played each other.
1 Chicago Pterodactyls 12-1-0 W6
Chicago's #1 Rushing defense, plus their #4 passing defense equals the conference's best defense. That is frightening to opponents in its own right. When you notice they also average 11.1 yards per completion, you may consider ritual suicide instead of game planning against them. (Unless you're NMR...)
Prediction: Rutgers beats Chicago in the final week of conference play.
2 North Side Dream Killers 12-1-0 W5
The Dream Killers offense seemed to hit a slump at mid-season. Bad news for A7 is that the slump is over. The Dream Killers have averaged 5.1 yards a rush for the season. With a ground game that good and the conference's 2nd rated defense, sources around the conference say this is the team to beat this post-season.
Prediction: Dream Killers edge out the Naked Mole-Rats ending the regular season #1
3 Naked Mole-Rats 12-1-0 L1
In the last rankings the Mole-Rats were number one, losing late in the season has a tendency to hurt a teams standings. If you're a NMR fan the loss to the Bats was a heart-breaker. Unfortunately now is not the time to mourn a possible undefeated season. 2 Tough conference opponents are out to prove NMR is not the juggernaught it once looked to be.
Prediction: NMR play a close coin-toss type game versus the Hawks.16-17 (tails Hawks win)
4 Lone Star Bats 10-3-0 W7
Steroid tests have come back negative on the Bats 4 impressive cornerbacks
Billy Jacks,Super Norm, David Carr , and Derek Strait. They have 22 interceptions , and 115 pass deflections between them. The Bats 7 game winning streak is the longest in the conference, and could very well last into the post season. Stingy defense has spurred this winning streak and the bats have only given up 42 points in the last 6 games.
Prediction: Bats get a home play-off game against the Hawks just as the standings suggest.
5 Harrisburg Hawks 8-4-1 -
The Hawks special teams cost them a win in their most recent game. Rashes of Touch-backs on punts, poor decisions by return men, and rowdy drunken orgy's have all been named as contributing factors. A showdown with the NMR will go a long way to determining if this team is ready to compete in the play-offs.
Prediction: Hawks will never punt on the opponents 30.5 yard line in Overtime again, and their Kicker will be eating his wheaties or eating a pink slip.
6 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-5-0 W2
Rutgers has made solid progress all season improving their team. The Scarlet Knight's losses are all by less then a touchdown, this could point to poor chemistry, or just bad luck. A 16-14 win over the dragons may have given them the confidence they need to finish the season out strongly. A solid 4.4 yard per rush average should be a concern for any team lined up against them.
Prediction: Rutgers beats the remaining conference opponents but loses to the Oakland Wizards.
7 Jacksonville Stars 7-5-1 -
A solid showing against the Hawks has play-off hopes in the air. The stars major weakness is lack of depth on the o-line. They may want to consider having their backup center on the depth chart more often.
Prediction: Stars lose 2 of their last 3 games and miss the play-off cut.
8 Atchafalaya Swamp Voodoo 7-6-0 W3
The Voodoo have come on at the end of this season and are almost a sure thing for a play-off spot. With only one team left on the schedule with a winning record, this team would need to implode to miss out on the post season.
Prediction: The Voodoo make it to atleast the 2nd round of the play-offs.
9 New Hampshire Dragons 7-6-0 L1
Its been a rough season for the Dragons, their schedule is murderous. They have lost 4 very close games that would put them in the thick of the play-off hunt. At this point it could go either way for them. As I see it if they can beat the Bats, or if the Cats don't pull an upset, they're in the post season.
Prediction: Dragons give up less then 40 points combined in their last 3 regular season games.
10 Cleveland Kardiac Kids 5-8-0 L2
The Kids are the best team thats *not* headed to the play-offs. Its un-known how the Kids got shut out against the Cats.... To get beat 36-0 when the opposing team only has 1 touch down is difficult to be sure. Somehow the Kids managed it.
Prediction: 1 of 2 things will happen at the end of next year. Owner Blarg Utman will hire someone new to call plays after another dreadful season, or the Kids will get a home play-off game.
11 Carolina Cardiac Cats 6-7-0 L4
The Cats are another team who's had a rough couple of games. They've lost 4 straight games to play-off grade teams. If the Cats had found a way to win any 1 of those games, they'd be in the post-season. Unfortunately they did
Prediction: Cats win the next 2 and barely miss the play-offs.
12 Orlando Ninjas 3-9-1 W1
Orlando's season is not getting any better, and their remaining games should prove to be very challenging. A strength and conditioning coach should be hired, as their depth chart is a wreck.
Prediction: 3 straight losses to close out the season.
Both Miami and the Wolf Pack have made great strides, but are another season away atleast from contending for titles.
13 MIAMI ROADFROGS 2-10-1 W1
14 CAROLINA WOLF PACK 2-11-0 L3
The last 2 teams have either given up or should consider moving to Canadian BBB where they may be more suited.
15 Washington Poison 0-13-0 L13
16 Waco Green Puffers 1-12-0 L12
Sorry to cut the last few short... Been a long night and my patience has worn thin. I will fill them in at a later date.
This week's #1 was a tough choice, style points were the determining factor, since strength of schedule is almost meaningless this late in the season when we've all played each other.
1 Chicago Pterodactyls 12-1-0 W6
Chicago's #1 Rushing defense, plus their #4 passing defense equals the conference's best defense. That is frightening to opponents in its own right. When you notice they also average 11.1 yards per completion, you may consider ritual suicide instead of game planning against them. (Unless you're NMR...)
Prediction: Rutgers beats Chicago in the final week of conference play.
2 North Side Dream Killers 12-1-0 W5
The Dream Killers offense seemed to hit a slump at mid-season. Bad news for A7 is that the slump is over. The Dream Killers have averaged 5.1 yards a rush for the season. With a ground game that good and the conference's 2nd rated defense, sources around the conference say this is the team to beat this post-season.
Prediction: Dream Killers edge out the Naked Mole-Rats ending the regular season #1
3 Naked Mole-Rats 12-1-0 L1
In the last rankings the Mole-Rats were number one, losing late in the season has a tendency to hurt a teams standings. If you're a NMR fan the loss to the Bats was a heart-breaker. Unfortunately now is not the time to mourn a possible undefeated season. 2 Tough conference opponents are out to prove NMR is not the juggernaught it once looked to be.
Prediction: NMR play a close coin-toss type game versus the Hawks.16-17 (tails Hawks win)
4 Lone Star Bats 10-3-0 W7
Steroid tests have come back negative on the Bats 4 impressive cornerbacks
Billy Jacks,Super Norm, David Carr , and Derek Strait. They have 22 interceptions , and 115 pass deflections between them. The Bats 7 game winning streak is the longest in the conference, and could very well last into the post season. Stingy defense has spurred this winning streak and the bats have only given up 42 points in the last 6 games.
Prediction: Bats get a home play-off game against the Hawks just as the standings suggest.
5 Harrisburg Hawks 8-4-1 -
The Hawks special teams cost them a win in their most recent game. Rashes of Touch-backs on punts, poor decisions by return men, and rowdy drunken orgy's have all been named as contributing factors. A showdown with the NMR will go a long way to determining if this team is ready to compete in the play-offs.
Prediction: Hawks will never punt on the opponents 30.5 yard line in Overtime again, and their Kicker will be eating his wheaties or eating a pink slip.
6 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-5-0 W2
Rutgers has made solid progress all season improving their team. The Scarlet Knight's losses are all by less then a touchdown, this could point to poor chemistry, or just bad luck. A 16-14 win over the dragons may have given them the confidence they need to finish the season out strongly. A solid 4.4 yard per rush average should be a concern for any team lined up against them.
Prediction: Rutgers beats the remaining conference opponents but loses to the Oakland Wizards.
7 Jacksonville Stars 7-5-1 -
A solid showing against the Hawks has play-off hopes in the air. The stars major weakness is lack of depth on the o-line. They may want to consider having their backup center on the depth chart more often.
Prediction: Stars lose 2 of their last 3 games and miss the play-off cut.
8 Atchafalaya Swamp Voodoo 7-6-0 W3
The Voodoo have come on at the end of this season and are almost a sure thing for a play-off spot. With only one team left on the schedule with a winning record, this team would need to implode to miss out on the post season.
Prediction: The Voodoo make it to atleast the 2nd round of the play-offs.
9 New Hampshire Dragons 7-6-0 L1
Its been a rough season for the Dragons, their schedule is murderous. They have lost 4 very close games that would put them in the thick of the play-off hunt. At this point it could go either way for them. As I see it if they can beat the Bats, or if the Cats don't pull an upset, they're in the post season.
Prediction: Dragons give up less then 40 points combined in their last 3 regular season games.
10 Cleveland Kardiac Kids 5-8-0 L2
The Kids are the best team thats *not* headed to the play-offs. Its un-known how the Kids got shut out against the Cats.... To get beat 36-0 when the opposing team only has 1 touch down is difficult to be sure. Somehow the Kids managed it.
Prediction: 1 of 2 things will happen at the end of next year. Owner Blarg Utman will hire someone new to call plays after another dreadful season, or the Kids will get a home play-off game.
11 Carolina Cardiac Cats 6-7-0 L4
The Cats are another team who's had a rough couple of games. They've lost 4 straight games to play-off grade teams. If the Cats had found a way to win any 1 of those games, they'd be in the post-season. Unfortunately they did
Prediction: Cats win the next 2 and barely miss the play-offs.
12 Orlando Ninjas 3-9-1 W1
Orlando's season is not getting any better, and their remaining games should prove to be very challenging. A strength and conditioning coach should be hired, as their depth chart is a wreck.
Prediction: 3 straight losses to close out the season.
Both Miami and the Wolf Pack have made great strides, but are another season away atleast from contending for titles.
13 MIAMI ROADFROGS 2-10-1 W1
14 CAROLINA WOLF PACK 2-11-0 L3
The last 2 teams have either given up or should consider moving to Canadian BBB where they may be more suited.
15 Washington Poison 0-13-0 L13
16 Waco Green Puffers 1-12-0 L12
Sorry to cut the last few short... Been a long night and my patience has worn thin. I will fill them in at a later date.
Last edited Jul 7, 2008 08:30:16
