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TRIVIA BYTES SUPER SEVEN - Week 5
Lots going on in the sports world, especially with the NCAA March Madness frenzy. We saw that mad frenzy extend a little into the IFL world, as teams attemted to make their final trades for the season.
Newark picks up hoss Wayne Rogers to anchor their O-Line for the Crespo-attack. Alburquerque and Californina switch receivers and guards to preserve peace in the locker room. Madison gets stud LB Arlen Weise. Lawrence finds a bruising fullback Caesar Bosworth. California gets a backup QB. Anchorage inherits flashy receiver Scott Scharf while giving up steady WR Luther Wolf & LB Cornell Valencia to division foe Alburquerque.
What do you make of all this? Pretty simple ... playoff hopefuls, Newark, Madison, Lawrence and Anchorage try to strengthen their championship bids while Dakota and Alburquerque have already begun planning for 2010.
Now to the games of the week. As long as we have winless teams, we will continue to feature them. There just seems to be that added excitement and adrenline for a GM to find that first win, just to prove that he belongs in league chocked full of savvy GMs. No one wants to be blanked but in this league, that could potentially happen, i.e. witness WV. So we have three games which the four remaining winless teams all have legitimate chances to try one more time to ....
GET OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE
:arrow: #7 - Louisiana (0-4) at West Virginia (0-4) . A game to play for pride. Both teams have had decent opponents that have been responsible for their miserable records. West Virginia will be host at home, for the first time this season, after a horrendous four game road trip. Louisiana have had their unlucky moments too. Unfortunately, both GMs know that one of their teams will still be winless after this game.
:arrow: #6 - California (0-3) at Iowa City (1-2) . Both of these teams are coming off of their bye weeks ... the opportunity to refocus and get back on the right track. Iowa City is still a little banged up even after the week of rest. This gives a fairly healthy California a golden opportunity to "get out of the doghouse."
:arrow: #5 - Wichita (1-3) at Alburquerque (0-4) . Wichita has lost three games by a total of six points. So you think they are pissed off?
Alburquerque went on a trading spree this week and one wonders if they have totally thrown in the towel. If Wichita loses, expect them to start throwing things, and we don't think it will be towels.
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IFL TV COMPETITION FOR MARCH MADNESS
:arrow: #4 - Little Rock (2-2) at Newark (3-1). Newark adds C Wayne Rogers for more up-front muscle to underline the running antics of Alan Crespo. But teams shouldn't get tricked to think that this was all for Crespo. Rogers adds a new depth of pass rush protection that Mr. Spicy Sante has never had before. This crafty addition may just bring Sante to a new level ... not to say that his current level is all that shabby. Little Rock's performance has been hot one week, cold the next. If the pattern rings true to form, this week is scheduled to be a cold week. We don't believe that this will be the case. The team looks like it is starting to find its identity once again by reverting to the balanced attack that took them to the Imperial Bowl Championship a couple years back. Even, though they had trouble getting into the end zone last week, the Toads managed 6 field goals to turn back Lawrence . Hint: Little Rock's kicking game, even though a good one, cannot be the solitary plan to work against the Bulldogs.
:arrow: #3 - Hartford (3-1) at St. Louis (2-2) . This should really be an outstanding game. St. Louis is once again healthy. QB Mark McMurray is expected to return under center. DE Louis Maldonado, who needs no introduction, returns to wreak havok and Drew "D-Dog" Sandstrom will be patrolling the air waves that the Grizzlies may try to send out. Hartford will be a solid test for the Cardinals to provide proof of a rebirth. On the other hand, Hartford will need to prove to the IFL community that they can beat a team that has a record over .500. They have skins on the wall against teams with records of 1-3, 1-3, and 0-4. Their only loss is to 2-2 Little Rock. Both teams understand that this will be the week for the real playoff team to please stand up!
:arrow: #2 Oakland (3-1) at Madison (2-2). Tired of watching basketball this weekend? Tune in to this collision. Madison has lost twice, a close one to Tulsa's "thunder & lightning show",and the other time to 4-0 Lawrence. Do you think they are better than their 2-2 record? You betcha. On the other side of the field is the another laser light show of its own. Yes, Oakland's Hamilton, Bice and Martinez provide a choreography that is absolutely dazzling. Oakland's only loss has been to powerhouse Houston. The winner of this game gains a huge advantage that possibly impacts a tie breaking situation for playoff credentials and/or seeding.
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SUPER GAME OF THE WEEK
... and for the second week in a row Murfreesboro is featured. Last week, the Mules came up one point short vs. the Houston Renegades. Now they host a team that has won sixteen games in a row ... but they also can lay claim to the fact that the powerful Vipers have never beaten the Mules the three previous times that they have met.
:!: #1- Norfolk (4-0) at Murfreesboro (3-1) . Do the Mules have Norfolk's number? Well, this year they have the talent to play toe-to-toe with any team and are only 2 points away from being undefeated. It would not be far fetched to find Norfolk scratching their head after losing to the Mules once again. But lets not count the champs out yet. The strength of the Vipers always seems to come alive in the big games and in the last two games, those efforts took advantage of two good but wounded teams --- a 34-0 thrashing of Anchorage and a 34-6 drubbing of St. Louis.
What can we expect on Sunday? The cards, when they are layed out and played, seemed to point to a stellar battle of the trenches. Norfolk's offensive line vs. Murfreesboro's defensive front could end up to be very ugly. And when they are not slugging it out on the field, we will be able to see, on commercial breaks, the Mules O-line vs. the Viper's front seven. Pure smash-mouth football.
So, the difference will come down to the playmakers. Unquestionably, Lozier can be counted in that number for the Vipers -- who he picks as his running mate in crime seems to be a surprise every week. For the Mules, defensive rookie CB Jose Magnum could be a real wild card to throw Mr. Lozier a curve ball. We think that Scott Fortune will be the go-to guy on Mule's offense as QB Opie Peterson still seems to be finding his leadership role on this team.
No promo needed for this one. It will be a great diversion from the three pointers & slam dunks on the other channels.
Lots going on in the sports world, especially with the NCAA March Madness frenzy. We saw that mad frenzy extend a little into the IFL world, as teams attemted to make their final trades for the season.
Newark picks up hoss Wayne Rogers to anchor their O-Line for the Crespo-attack. Alburquerque and Californina switch receivers and guards to preserve peace in the locker room. Madison gets stud LB Arlen Weise. Lawrence finds a bruising fullback Caesar Bosworth. California gets a backup QB. Anchorage inherits flashy receiver Scott Scharf while giving up steady WR Luther Wolf & LB Cornell Valencia to division foe Alburquerque.
What do you make of all this? Pretty simple ... playoff hopefuls, Newark, Madison, Lawrence and Anchorage try to strengthen their championship bids while Dakota and Alburquerque have already begun planning for 2010.
Now to the games of the week. As long as we have winless teams, we will continue to feature them. There just seems to be that added excitement and adrenline for a GM to find that first win, just to prove that he belongs in league chocked full of savvy GMs. No one wants to be blanked but in this league, that could potentially happen, i.e. witness WV. So we have three games which the four remaining winless teams all have legitimate chances to try one more time to ....
GET OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE
:arrow: #7 - Louisiana (0-4) at West Virginia (0-4) . A game to play for pride. Both teams have had decent opponents that have been responsible for their miserable records. West Virginia will be host at home, for the first time this season, after a horrendous four game road trip. Louisiana have had their unlucky moments too. Unfortunately, both GMs know that one of their teams will still be winless after this game.
:arrow: #6 - California (0-3) at Iowa City (1-2) . Both of these teams are coming off of their bye weeks ... the opportunity to refocus and get back on the right track. Iowa City is still a little banged up even after the week of rest. This gives a fairly healthy California a golden opportunity to "get out of the doghouse."
:arrow: #5 - Wichita (1-3) at Alburquerque (0-4) . Wichita has lost three games by a total of six points. So you think they are pissed off?
Alburquerque went on a trading spree this week and one wonders if they have totally thrown in the towel. If Wichita loses, expect them to start throwing things, and we don't think it will be towels.---------------------------------------------------------
IFL TV COMPETITION FOR MARCH MADNESS
:arrow: #4 - Little Rock (2-2) at Newark (3-1). Newark adds C Wayne Rogers for more up-front muscle to underline the running antics of Alan Crespo. But teams shouldn't get tricked to think that this was all for Crespo. Rogers adds a new depth of pass rush protection that Mr. Spicy Sante has never had before. This crafty addition may just bring Sante to a new level ... not to say that his current level is all that shabby. Little Rock's performance has been hot one week, cold the next. If the pattern rings true to form, this week is scheduled to be a cold week. We don't believe that this will be the case. The team looks like it is starting to find its identity once again by reverting to the balanced attack that took them to the Imperial Bowl Championship a couple years back. Even, though they had trouble getting into the end zone last week, the Toads managed 6 field goals to turn back Lawrence . Hint: Little Rock's kicking game, even though a good one, cannot be the solitary plan to work against the Bulldogs.
:arrow: #3 - Hartford (3-1) at St. Louis (2-2) . This should really be an outstanding game. St. Louis is once again healthy. QB Mark McMurray is expected to return under center. DE Louis Maldonado, who needs no introduction, returns to wreak havok and Drew "D-Dog" Sandstrom will be patrolling the air waves that the Grizzlies may try to send out. Hartford will be a solid test for the Cardinals to provide proof of a rebirth. On the other hand, Hartford will need to prove to the IFL community that they can beat a team that has a record over .500. They have skins on the wall against teams with records of 1-3, 1-3, and 0-4. Their only loss is to 2-2 Little Rock. Both teams understand that this will be the week for the real playoff team to please stand up!
:arrow: #2 Oakland (3-1) at Madison (2-2). Tired of watching basketball this weekend? Tune in to this collision. Madison has lost twice, a close one to Tulsa's "thunder & lightning show",and the other time to 4-0 Lawrence. Do you think they are better than their 2-2 record? You betcha. On the other side of the field is the another laser light show of its own. Yes, Oakland's Hamilton, Bice and Martinez provide a choreography that is absolutely dazzling. Oakland's only loss has been to powerhouse Houston. The winner of this game gains a huge advantage that possibly impacts a tie breaking situation for playoff credentials and/or seeding.
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SUPER GAME OF THE WEEK
... and for the second week in a row Murfreesboro is featured. Last week, the Mules came up one point short vs. the Houston Renegades. Now they host a team that has won sixteen games in a row ... but they also can lay claim to the fact that the powerful Vipers have never beaten the Mules the three previous times that they have met.
:!: #1- Norfolk (4-0) at Murfreesboro (3-1) . Do the Mules have Norfolk's number? Well, this year they have the talent to play toe-to-toe with any team and are only 2 points away from being undefeated. It would not be far fetched to find Norfolk scratching their head after losing to the Mules once again. But lets not count the champs out yet. The strength of the Vipers always seems to come alive in the big games and in the last two games, those efforts took advantage of two good but wounded teams --- a 34-0 thrashing of Anchorage and a 34-6 drubbing of St. Louis.
What can we expect on Sunday? The cards, when they are layed out and played, seemed to point to a stellar battle of the trenches. Norfolk's offensive line vs. Murfreesboro's defensive front could end up to be very ugly. And when they are not slugging it out on the field, we will be able to see, on commercial breaks, the Mules O-line vs. the Viper's front seven. Pure smash-mouth football.
So, the difference will come down to the playmakers. Unquestionably, Lozier can be counted in that number for the Vipers -- who he picks as his running mate in crime seems to be a surprise every week. For the Mules, defensive rookie CB Jose Magnum could be a real wild card to throw Mr. Lozier a curve ball. We think that Scott Fortune will be the go-to guy on Mule's offense as QB Opie Peterson still seems to be finding his leadership role on this team.
No promo needed for this one. It will be a great diversion from the three pointers & slam dunks on the other channels.
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