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TB is pleased to present its third annual "Ten Game Review" :thewave:
You know the drill from the past. TB has taken a liking to this junction in the season where the bye weeks are kaput and each team is left with an equal ten games under its belt.
From here on out, the playing conditions are the same for each teams GM:
:arrow: You have ten games are under your belt and there are only six left that will determine your destiny in the playoffs.
:arrow: You have played four of your six division games, so not much wiggle room in that category.
:arrow: Trading has long past you by and you are stuck with what you got because there is absolutely nothing, and we repeat, notta, in the FA pool.
:arrow: There are no more bye weeks to heal an injury or two.
Turning the corner, all GM's can now see the finish line in the distance (granted some have a better view than others). The plan is simple ... nut up for the privilege to make a statement in the offseason. With a six game schedule, a team can get hot and on the other hand, can cool down and let another pass it up on the rail.
American Conference Observations:
A Good Surprise: The current in-game POWER RATINGS award 7 out of the top 10 slots to AC teams. We, at TB, are not sure that we agree with this split, but will point out that this sunny news seems to dispel the rain clouds from last season when the AC took its licks from the NC.
Biggest Controversy: Hell Atlantic retires as a legend in his own mind and leaves the "Schwartz" to his old team as his legacy.
A Death Spiral: With hard fought records of 9-7, both Los Angeles and California found themselves just short of making the playoffs last year. Fast forward to today ... and we find both GMs visiting their psychiatrists in quest for a remedies to their ongoing depressions. Both teams are 2-8.
Most Dangerous Team: Murfreesboro is the class of the AC. Their only loss has been to the same team that they faced (and lost) in the Imperial Bowl last year - the Lawrence Phantoms. The Mules lead the league in points scored and have a respectable tenth rating for points allowed. They are on a mission -- AGAIN.
Projected wins needed to reach the playoffs as a wild card: 11 We believe that a team should control its own destiny to make the playoffs with eleven wins. If by chance that two teams do not make this required number, expect a logjam of 10-win teams -- all standing in line to buy tie=breaker lotto tickets which will sort things out with no mercy.
Most exciting division: AC East West Virginia, Norfolk and Boston have legitimate claims to participate in the playoffs. However, we think that only one will do so and that will be the division champ. Why? All teams have shitty schedules and will find it difficult to get enough wins. West Virginia's schedule smells a little better than the others and is projected to win the division.
Teams out of the hunt: This is our least favorite thread in this write up but we call them like we see them. The black list includes: Wichita, Houston, St. Louis, Hartford, Los Angeles and California.
Locks for a playoff spot: Cleveland and Murfreesboro.
THE INFAMOUS TB PREDICITON (barring any critical injuries):
:!: AC North Champion - Iowa City
:!: AC South Champion Murfreesboro
:!: AC East Champion - West Virginia
:!: AC West Champion - Anchorage
:!: Wild Card Cleveland
:!: Wild Card Portland
National Conference Observations:
A Good Surprise: Lawrence's GM, Jester, has taken the time and effort to bring some needed revitalization by way of the graphic world. TB salutes you, Mr. Jester. We likey the eye candy.
Biggest Controversy: Dakota George publishes his first book, How to win and influence friends in a fantasy football league. The literary world anxiously awaits his sequel, How to turn a 3-7 team around with only 1 "seventh round" & 2 "sixth round" picks in the next two years?
A Death Spiral: Georgia desperately is trying to find the key to unlock the dungeon door. The Generals have not won a game this year.
Most Dangerous Team: Lawrence is as stong and scarry as last year when it won it all. The Phantoms have not been beat this year and public sentiment projects a repeat of last year's match-up vs. the Mules ... provided that both teams keep the pedal to the metal.
Wins needed to reach the playoffs as a wild card: 11 Unlike the AC, we think that there is a possibiliy that more than two teams will end up with 11 wins and this will be the number to get a ticket to the tie breaker lottery for a wild card berth.
Most exciting division: NC East This is the only division in the IFL with four quality teams. Lawrence takes most of the lime light and unfortunately dwarfs the accomplishments of Newark, Vermont and Orlando. But make no mistake, a game vs any of these teams will be one you will remember.
Teams out of the hunt: Don't kill the messenger. Dakota, Little Rock, Georgia, Oakland, and Vancouver.
Locks for a playoff spot: Lawrence, Tulsa, and Texas.
THE INFAMOUS TB PREDICITON (barring any critical injuries):
:!: NC North Champion Madison
:!: NC South Champion - Tulsa
:!: NC East Champion - Lawrence
:!: NC West Champion - Reno
:!: Wild Card Texas
:!: Wild Card Vermont
oke: The Hard Luck Kids: Montreal, Louisiana, Norfolk, Boston, Lansing, Pennsylvania, Newark & Orlando all get a nomination. Any of these teams belong in the playoffs before any team from the NC West stumbles in as that division's champion.
You know the drill from the past. TB has taken a liking to this junction in the season where the bye weeks are kaput and each team is left with an equal ten games under its belt.
From here on out, the playing conditions are the same for each teams GM:
:arrow: You have ten games are under your belt and there are only six left that will determine your destiny in the playoffs.
:arrow: You have played four of your six division games, so not much wiggle room in that category.
:arrow: Trading has long past you by and you are stuck with what you got because there is absolutely nothing, and we repeat, notta, in the FA pool.
:arrow: There are no more bye weeks to heal an injury or two.
Turning the corner, all GM's can now see the finish line in the distance (granted some have a better view than others). The plan is simple ... nut up for the privilege to make a statement in the offseason. With a six game schedule, a team can get hot and on the other hand, can cool down and let another pass it up on the rail.
American Conference Observations:
A Good Surprise: The current in-game POWER RATINGS award 7 out of the top 10 slots to AC teams. We, at TB, are not sure that we agree with this split, but will point out that this sunny news seems to dispel the rain clouds from last season when the AC took its licks from the NC.
Biggest Controversy: Hell Atlantic retires as a legend in his own mind and leaves the "Schwartz" to his old team as his legacy.
A Death Spiral: With hard fought records of 9-7, both Los Angeles and California found themselves just short of making the playoffs last year. Fast forward to today ... and we find both GMs visiting their psychiatrists in quest for a remedies to their ongoing depressions. Both teams are 2-8.
Most Dangerous Team: Murfreesboro is the class of the AC. Their only loss has been to the same team that they faced (and lost) in the Imperial Bowl last year - the Lawrence Phantoms. The Mules lead the league in points scored and have a respectable tenth rating for points allowed. They are on a mission -- AGAIN.
Projected wins needed to reach the playoffs as a wild card: 11 We believe that a team should control its own destiny to make the playoffs with eleven wins. If by chance that two teams do not make this required number, expect a logjam of 10-win teams -- all standing in line to buy tie=breaker lotto tickets which will sort things out with no mercy.
Most exciting division: AC East West Virginia, Norfolk and Boston have legitimate claims to participate in the playoffs. However, we think that only one will do so and that will be the division champ. Why? All teams have shitty schedules and will find it difficult to get enough wins. West Virginia's schedule smells a little better than the others and is projected to win the division.
Teams out of the hunt: This is our least favorite thread in this write up but we call them like we see them. The black list includes: Wichita, Houston, St. Louis, Hartford, Los Angeles and California.
Locks for a playoff spot: Cleveland and Murfreesboro.
THE INFAMOUS TB PREDICITON (barring any critical injuries)::!: AC North Champion - Iowa City
:!: AC South Champion Murfreesboro
:!: AC East Champion - West Virginia
:!: AC West Champion - Anchorage
:!: Wild Card Cleveland
:!: Wild Card Portland
National Conference Observations:
A Good Surprise: Lawrence's GM, Jester, has taken the time and effort to bring some needed revitalization by way of the graphic world. TB salutes you, Mr. Jester. We likey the eye candy.
Biggest Controversy: Dakota George publishes his first book, How to win and influence friends in a fantasy football league. The literary world anxiously awaits his sequel, How to turn a 3-7 team around with only 1 "seventh round" & 2 "sixth round" picks in the next two years?
A Death Spiral: Georgia desperately is trying to find the key to unlock the dungeon door. The Generals have not won a game this year.
Most Dangerous Team: Lawrence is as stong and scarry as last year when it won it all. The Phantoms have not been beat this year and public sentiment projects a repeat of last year's match-up vs. the Mules ... provided that both teams keep the pedal to the metal.
Wins needed to reach the playoffs as a wild card: 11 Unlike the AC, we think that there is a possibiliy that more than two teams will end up with 11 wins and this will be the number to get a ticket to the tie breaker lottery for a wild card berth.
Most exciting division: NC East This is the only division in the IFL with four quality teams. Lawrence takes most of the lime light and unfortunately dwarfs the accomplishments of Newark, Vermont and Orlando. But make no mistake, a game vs any of these teams will be one you will remember.
Teams out of the hunt: Don't kill the messenger. Dakota, Little Rock, Georgia, Oakland, and Vancouver.
Locks for a playoff spot: Lawrence, Tulsa, and Texas.
THE INFAMOUS TB PREDICITON (barring any critical injuries)::!: NC North Champion Madison
:!: NC South Champion - Tulsa
:!: NC East Champion - Lawrence
:!: NC West Champion - Reno
:!: Wild Card Texas
:!: Wild Card Vermont
oke: The Hard Luck Kids: Montreal, Louisiana, Norfolk, Boston, Lansing, Pennsylvania, Newark & Orlando all get a nomination. Any of these teams belong in the playoffs before any team from the NC West stumbles in as that division's champion.
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