LUNADA, ANGOLA -- Due to recent violence, riots, and fighting between three warring tribes, the Angola Soaring Falcons packed all of their equipment up in the middle of the night and left town before anyone knew what had happened. When sun rose over the African continent the next morning, the moving camels were spotted entering the Nile River Valley. Hadabi Osumrae, our local reporter, caught up with the team owner, Mike Brock, to find out the reason for the move.
"The turmoil, accompanied with the complete rebuilding effort of my newly purchased team this season, was just too much for my players to deal with," said Brock. "We have moved to the Nile region, where we are hoping the new environment will take some stresses off of our players so they can focus their attention on the field."
When asked how the transition was going, Brock said the following, "We only lost 4 camels and 2 players to crocodiles. We consider ourselves lucky we didn't lose more. The 2 players were rookies so we should be able to replace them with the draft this season. They were also single so no pesky lawsuits from families to worry about. The camels were carrying the mouthguards and protective cups. In the long run, this should harden our players to where I and my staff want them to be. Afterall, how would you like to play against a team who got their teeth knocked out after getting kicked in the nuts? I can't buy that kind of motivation!"
Our reporter agreed with Brock before asking his final question. When asked about the teams mascot, Brock replied, "Soaring Falcons....are you kidding? We would be lucky not to get our asses kicked by antelopes with a name like that. So, we went with the obvious choice -- Nile Crocodiles."
Reporting from the Nile River basin, this is Hadabi Osumrae signing off.
For links to the team's remains, please go to http://www.fishingfury.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/crocodile.jpg
"The turmoil, accompanied with the complete rebuilding effort of my newly purchased team this season, was just too much for my players to deal with," said Brock. "We have moved to the Nile region, where we are hoping the new environment will take some stresses off of our players so they can focus their attention on the field."
When asked how the transition was going, Brock said the following, "We only lost 4 camels and 2 players to crocodiles. We consider ourselves lucky we didn't lose more. The 2 players were rookies so we should be able to replace them with the draft this season. They were also single so no pesky lawsuits from families to worry about. The camels were carrying the mouthguards and protective cups. In the long run, this should harden our players to where I and my staff want them to be. Afterall, how would you like to play against a team who got their teeth knocked out after getting kicked in the nuts? I can't buy that kind of motivation!"
Our reporter agreed with Brock before asking his final question. When asked about the teams mascot, Brock replied, "Soaring Falcons....are you kidding? We would be lucky not to get our asses kicked by antelopes with a name like that. So, we went with the obvious choice -- Nile Crocodiles."
Reporting from the Nile River basin, this is Hadabi Osumrae signing off.
For links to the team's remains, please go to http://www.fishingfury.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/crocodile.jpg
