#1 Asau (11-5) vs #3 KC Comets (10-6)
Most people might not know this, but during RC's reign of dominance (s87-s97, 8 ships in 11 years) Asau never won one, losing twice to OPT and Florida in the ship, their glory stealing cousins. This means the s106 championship was Asau's first in the modern era.
The reigning champs followed up their ship with the #2 offense (War Machine), #2 defense (OPT), and #1 record in WL. Also to add, they led WL with 47 INT's forced.
The KC Comets on the other hand, are easily the most successful "new team" after the dotpocalypse in GLB. They made the final-4 last season, where they were knocked out by Asau in a 23-34 loss. Still, KC sports the #1 passing offense and #4 scoring offense, but their 10th ranked defense may prove troublesome.
In rd1 Asau won a defensive slugfest, holding BiA to 9 points, while KC had their own battle of the D vs Hood, holding them to only 14 points.
Ultimately what we have here, is a battle between the top 2 passing offenses in GLB, and a rematch of last year's final-4 playoff face-off. Historically RC has gone pretty conservative in the playoffs, but I am predicting both sides turn on the gas and try to make it rain out there!
Historically in the regular season, KC is 6-6 against RC teams, and 0-1 in the playoffs vs RC teams. While RC dominates based on pedigree, this feels a lot like a 50/50 shot.
Prediction: Underdog story, 31-21 KC over Asau.
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#1 OPT (10-6) vs #2 SnoCats (9-7)
Last season, OPT who are 2x WL champs (s90/s91), lost in the WL final-4 vs BiA. They came streaming back as one of the best teams in CL once again.
This season OPT had the #3 scoring offense, #3 passing offense and #1 scoring defense. They were also 2nd in WL (Asau) with 41 INT's forced.
Sno is the only team in WL who has demoted, promoted, then made the playoffs, as in s105 they started 4-2 but finished a lackluster 6-10.
This season the SnoCats won 4 of their last 5 on their way to a 9-7 record. They have GLB's #4 passing attack, #6 scoring offense, and #9 scoring defense, though perhaps they doesn't tell the full story as they had CL-worst chemistry to start the season, revamping the D to fit their new DC. For added flair, Sno also led WL with 48 INT's thrown, narrowly beating out the Comets (46) for the coveted award.
In rd1 OPT had a comfortable 31-13 victory over Cherokee, while Sno had a closer 28-23 victory vs SWAT. As a sidenote, since Mauler 2.0 went 0-3 in rd1 of the playoffs, it's safe to say Mauler 1.0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mauler 2.0. On the bright side, he will now have more time to focus on the Masker Singer Mauler game!
The difficult part, is out of the 88 combined RC team INT's forced, 20 of them were vs Sno across 3 games. This also represents 20/48 INT's thrown by Sno all season. To add salt to the wound, Sno went 0-2 vs OPT, losing by a combined 10-94. It has not been pretty nor competitive for Sno when facing OPT this season in any way.
Prediction: Wise somehow doesn't throw 11 INT's this time, but I have to go with a 34-17 OPT victory.
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Predictions from others are welcome!
Most people might not know this, but during RC's reign of dominance (s87-s97, 8 ships in 11 years) Asau never won one, losing twice to OPT and Florida in the ship, their glory stealing cousins. This means the s106 championship was Asau's first in the modern era.
The reigning champs followed up their ship with the #2 offense (War Machine), #2 defense (OPT), and #1 record in WL. Also to add, they led WL with 47 INT's forced.
The KC Comets on the other hand, are easily the most successful "new team" after the dotpocalypse in GLB. They made the final-4 last season, where they were knocked out by Asau in a 23-34 loss. Still, KC sports the #1 passing offense and #4 scoring offense, but their 10th ranked defense may prove troublesome.
In rd1 Asau won a defensive slugfest, holding BiA to 9 points, while KC had their own battle of the D vs Hood, holding them to only 14 points.
Ultimately what we have here, is a battle between the top 2 passing offenses in GLB, and a rematch of last year's final-4 playoff face-off. Historically RC has gone pretty conservative in the playoffs, but I am predicting both sides turn on the gas and try to make it rain out there!
Historically in the regular season, KC is 6-6 against RC teams, and 0-1 in the playoffs vs RC teams. While RC dominates based on pedigree, this feels a lot like a 50/50 shot.
Prediction: Underdog story, 31-21 KC over Asau.
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#1 OPT (10-6) vs #2 SnoCats (9-7)
Last season, OPT who are 2x WL champs (s90/s91), lost in the WL final-4 vs BiA. They came streaming back as one of the best teams in CL once again.
This season OPT had the #3 scoring offense, #3 passing offense and #1 scoring defense. They were also 2nd in WL (Asau) with 41 INT's forced.
Sno is the only team in WL who has demoted, promoted, then made the playoffs, as in s105 they started 4-2 but finished a lackluster 6-10.
This season the SnoCats won 4 of their last 5 on their way to a 9-7 record. They have GLB's #4 passing attack, #6 scoring offense, and #9 scoring defense, though perhaps they doesn't tell the full story as they had CL-worst chemistry to start the season, revamping the D to fit their new DC. For added flair, Sno also led WL with 48 INT's thrown, narrowly beating out the Comets (46) for the coveted award.
In rd1 OPT had a comfortable 31-13 victory over Cherokee, while Sno had a closer 28-23 victory vs SWAT. As a sidenote, since Mauler 2.0 went 0-3 in rd1 of the playoffs, it's safe to say Mauler 1.0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mauler 2.0. On the bright side, he will now have more time to focus on the Masker Singer Mauler game!
The difficult part, is out of the 88 combined RC team INT's forced, 20 of them were vs Sno across 3 games. This also represents 20/48 INT's thrown by Sno all season. To add salt to the wound, Sno went 0-2 vs OPT, losing by a combined 10-94. It has not been pretty nor competitive for Sno when facing OPT this season in any way.
Prediction: Wise somehow doesn't throw 11 INT's this time, but I have to go with a 34-17 OPT victory.
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Predictions from others are welcome!
