Week 17 Countdown

[tarcone]

I have had teams miss the playoffs even when I won the tie breakers. And made it because of bad tiebreaker system. You never know.

[JesterBlaze]

It all comes down to this!!!

I cannot wait for sunday. It's going to be such a great playoff race in both the AC and NC. Those Phantoms have fallen, but they will still give 110% against us. I don't have a warm fuzzy going to broke as Phuck and leaving with a win.
Lawrence could take away our bye

Unfortunately the game caps us at 100% playing time but with no tomorrow our starters will be at, or close to, it. Phantoms look to close out the season with a good showing against perhaps the near-future Champs.

For what is sure to be the strangest Newark Week yet all Phans will receive a Bulldog flag as the 4th quarter winds down to send off the greatest Bulldog squad yet in post-season style!

[BOSS]

Texas is not automatically in the playoffs. If Vermont and Madison both win and Texas loses to Little Rock then Texas is OUT!

[CyYoung]

We played some huge games during the season and now I don't have to cheer for another team than mine unlike my rivals in Tulsa and Newark.

So GO LIONS!!!!

It's not gonna be an easy game but we have a lot to play for so I expect a huge performance from Kruse, Hamilton and his receivers.

Go get it boys

[Matt]

Unfortunately the game caps us at 100% playing time but with no tomorrow our starters will be at, or close to, it. Phantoms look to close out the season with a good showing against perhaps the near-future Champs.

For what is sure to be the strangest Newark Week yet all Phans will receive a Bulldog flag as the 4th quarter winds down to send off the greatest Bulldog squad yet in post-season style!

This is going to be a very tough game. A win gives us great momentum into the playoffs and a loss makes us feel battered.

All in all, I think we've had a tough schedule. We've played some really great teams. Oakland, Portland, Pennsylvania, Tulsa, Lawrence, Vermont....I could go on. I'd like to think just being in those games makes you a better team. I hope that we can put it all together.

good luck on Sunday!

[Matt]

Texas is not automatically in the playoffs. If Vermont and Madison both win and Texas loses to Little Rock then Texas is OUT!

I think you're right. Texas will not have as good of a conference record in this case.
how crazy is that anyway! An 11 win team not making the playoffs

I wonder if that's happened before

[Matt]

Yep,
In 2013 the NC North was log jam up top
Pennsylvania did not make the playoffs with a 11-5 record.
http://www.younglifenorthdekalb.com/....php?year=2013

		W	L	T	PF	PA	CONF	DIV
	Madison	12	4	0	506	382	9-3-0	4-2-0
	Lansing	12	4	0	505	378	8-4-0	4-2-0
	Pennsylvania	11	5	0	412	328	8-4-0	2-4-0
	Dakota	6	10	0	307	344	3-9-0	2-4-0

[CyYoung]

Yep,
In 2013 the NC North was log jam up top
Pennsylvania did not make the playoffs with a 11-5 record.
http://www.younglifenorthdekalb.com/....php?year=2013

		W	L	T	PF	PA	CONF	DIV
	Madison	12	4	0	506	382	9-3-0	4-2-0
	Lansing	12	4	0	505	378	8-4-0	4-2-0
	Pennsylvania	11	5	0	412	328	8-4-0	2-4-0
	Dakota	6	10	0	307	344	3-9-0	2-4-0

Yeah I remember that

[Matt]

looking through the standings, made me wonder what the rankings are for best team of the decade?

anyone care to guess at top 5 before i look?

[tarcone]

1) Tulsa
2) Lawrence
3) Pennsylvania
4) West Virginia
5) Lansing

[JesterBlaze]

looking through the standings, made me wonder what the rankings are for best team of the decade?

anyone care to guess at top 5 before i look?

Lawrence
Norfolk
Anchorage
Portland
West Virginia


Five quick guesses off the top of my head. Not sure of the qualifications on this but if post-season success counts then replace Portland w/ Tulsa and Anchorage with.... Cleveland.

Edit: There's no order for my 5.

[tarcone]

Is decade defined as the last 10 seasons or since 2010?

I should have asked before I posted my guess.

[Kobeck]

probably gotta throw the Mules in there somewhere

[BOSS]

I think you're right. Texas will not have as good of a conference record in this case.
how crazy is that anyway! An 11 win team not making the playoffs

I wonder if that's happened before

I think i remember it happening in the NFL one year with New England. The year Brady went down the first game.

[Matt]

sorry,
I was thinking since 2010 and on.....and just regular season.

Lawrence
Tulsa
PENN
Portland
Norfolk

those are my 5 guesses