Warrior General Games

Originally posted by Rob.
Nope. Did you not watch the tier above us? Erkner got demolished by BSB pre-nerf.

Hawaii was great too. It was already clear what was easier to do. You can even go two tiers up and see teams like Bronx, Columbus and Hostile.

This pretty much...at that time I suggested an endgame running nerf but a low Tier running Buff as it was pretty obvious that top run couldnt really beat top pass. However, they decided to nerf the run for all Tiers...as you dont break tackles in rookie and sophomore regularly, it even hurt early game more. Oh well^^ still fun to compete to be the Best rushing team, even tho there is/was no chance to be best overall

Ok here we go with the first round of ladder games and we have a couple interesting matchups. It will be more dificult to make predictions this year since the kid gloves are off and we have higher tiered opponents. I'm going to do things close to the same in that to start off I'm doing all undefeafed team games until we have a concrete top 10. For clarities sake I'm going to use tier ranking as opposed to global and I'll put the tier of higher tiered teams next to their name since they're obviously not ranked on seasoned tier.

#1 PORN vs. Cleveland Piranhas (journey)

PORN gets the ladder started against a journeyman team. Lucky for them this journeyman team is more like a seasoned 2.5 team since half their team is journey and the other half are seasoned. Cleveland got smoked by the pass happy Bulls and while PORN probably isn't on the Bulls level yet they are more than capable of beating this team. PORN wins 35-14.

#1 Salty Runback vs. Erkner Razorbacks (journey)

Salty also gets a journeyman team to start off ladder but unlike PORN v Cleveland this is actually a tough one for the seasoned team. Erkner has been the top Rushing team in that tier since rookie and while running isn't as powerful as passing at this stage erkner should still have a good advantage over salty since they're Hbs should be rounding into form while Salty's Builds on D aren't quiet mature yet. If this matchup happened later in the season then I think Salty would have a decent shot at winning but for now unless Erkner becomes predictable on O and Salty can counter then I think Erkner wins 28-10.

#1 ENMU Greyhounda vs. Canada Roughriders (journey)

A difficult matchup to call. ENMU has been middle of the tier for most of their career while Canada hasn't been anything of note in their tier. At this early stage in the season unless I see a distinct advantage (like a journeyman team with little chem) then I'm going to favor the journeyman team. Canada wins 20-14.

#1 Salary Cap Optimization vs. Sunderland Black Cats (journey)

Salary cap has struggled against a good amount of seasoned teams last season and now they face a decent journey team. Unless they can pull it together then I expect Sunderland to win 35-10.

#1 Mannheim Steamroller vs. #18 Portland Ronin

Two run heavy teams. Keeping this short but Mannheim had been better since Day 1 so Mannheim wins 24-10.

#1 Phoenix Aztecs vs. #1 Virgins

Virgins have been consistently bettee than the Aztecs who have been mediocre. Unless Phoenix fixed some things then Virgins win 30-6.

#1 Northern Uprising vs. San Antonio Rough Riders (journey)

Uprising get a journey team who have a mix of journey, seasoned, sophomore, and rookie players. This should play into uprisings favor but I don't think they're strong enough to exploit it for a win. Rough Riders win 17-14.

#1 No Name vs. #25 Trenton Devils

Easy win for No Name. No Name wins 100-0.

#1 Bloody Slaughterhouse vs. #1 EEA 2.0

Probably the best inter-tier matchup this week. Both teams are good at what they do and EEA is good for an upset here and there. Bloody has the 2nd best passing offense in the tier and as a result I think they'll be a little too much for EEA. Bloody wins 28-14.

#1 Tacoma Trojans vs. Delaware Jaguars (journey)

Tacoma isn't a great team but they're playing a half CPU team so I think they can take this one. Tacoma wins 28-7.

#1 Colorado Springs Mambas vs. Michigan Madness (journey)

Colorado faces a S* heavy journey team. Probably not going to end well for them. Michigan wins 24-10.


#1 SD Sperm Whales vs. #25 Gliwice Lions

Easy win for SD. SD wins 45-0.

#1 Orlando Predators vs. #25 New Orleans Dirty Dogs

Orlando gets an inactive team. Orlando wins 45-6

#1 Hell's Kitchen Devils vs. #18 NW Storm

Tough game to call. Both teams are sneaky good so this can go either way. I think kitchen Devils are trending upward more than NW though so I'll take them in a close one. Devils win 24-20.

#1 Seneca Hands of Fate vs. Weisswasser Turnovers (journey)

Seneca gets an all CPU journey team. Should win this one considerably. Seneca wins 35-7.

#18 Charm City Saints vs. #18 Tosche Station Grenadiers

Toss up game. Both teams are fairly even but I'll go with Charm City in a close one 14-10.

#18 Blackwater Bears vs. #25 Banty Roosters

Have Blackwater winning this one 28-0.

#18 Fire Breathing Sharks vs. #25 Sin City Saints

Sharks have some lower tiered players on their team but I think they're strong enough to win this game. Sharks win 28-0.

#18 Omaha Beef vs. #25 Empire

Two all run teams. BEEF might be hurting early with chem issues while Empire will be hurting just because of who they are and the mediocrity they've accomplished in the past two seasons. Might be a close one but Bhall>GE so BEEF win 17-10.

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
No but the reason I reset and went all run was because I was in a league with Wrath and Providence and they would run all over me...mainly with their power rushers. So I decided to get a power rusher of my own in Jabba, who will have 95 power rushing in the end.

95 power rushing isn't as much as you think hth

Originally posted by jfbueno

#18 Omaha Beef vs. #25 Empire

Two all run teams. BEEF might be hurting early with chem issues while Empire will be hurting just because of who they are and the mediocrity they've accomplished in the past two seasons. Might be a close one but Bhall>GE so BEEF win 17-10.




I'd definitely take the under.

Originally posted by Mysterio
95 power rushing isn't as much as you think hth

You can't go much higher.

100 is pretty expensive for a non S*, 95 could work out alright depending on the rest of the build. Where's the 11-15k (however much it costs) worth of SP those 5 power rushing points are going towards. Are they driving other SA's such as toughness for Grinder? Balance? What?

Originally posted by Galactic Empire


I'd definitely take the under.

Not sure why you'd say that. Bhall has a much better track record as a coach than you. Not to say you can't win but you're definitely not the favorite.

Originally posted by Absolut Zero
100 is pretty expensive for a non S*, 95 could work out alright depending on the rest of the build. Where's the 11-15k (however much it costs) worth of SP those 5 power rushing points are going towards. Are they driving other SA's such as toughness for Grinder? Balance? What?

Won't really matter with how slow his HB is going to be. Going to be funny watching him hit the LoS, get caught up by a LB or DT, and then have another LB or safety clean him up before he can break a tackle. That's going to happen over and over again.

Silver Brace For Impact, Gold Power Through, Gold Freight Train

Power Run: 95
Intimidation: 79

tough matchup for Salty and tricky one for me...not much to win but a fckload to lose there^^

Anything but a win would be a shame, but im sure Salty will plan and try hard

Originally posted by jfbueno
Not sure why you'd say that. Bhall has a much better track record as a coach than you. Not to say you can't win but you're definitely not the favorite.

Do you even know what the under means? It has nothing to do with who wins the game. I'm thinking this score will be like 6-3.

GE check out Hub last season. Shane Dasforth had 95 power running, Morris Hammonds had 98. This season they're both at 100. Difference is, Dasforth has been at 85 sprinting pretty much the whole time while Hammonds was at 50 last season & 60 this season.

Originally posted by jfbueno
Won't really matter with how slow his HB is going to be. Going to be funny watching him hit the LoS, get caught up by a LB or DT, and then have another LB or safety clean him up before he can break a tackle. That's going to happen over and over again.

Gonna make the defenders pay with pain though!

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Do you even know what the under means? It has nothing to do with who wins the game. I'm thinking this score will be like 6-3.

Yes I know what the under means. What I'm implying is that Bhall will probably find a way to score some points while keeping EZSB down.

Originally posted by Galactic Empire
Gonna make the defenders pay with pain though!

And lose on the scoreboard since you'll have too many 3 and outs.