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The Ketchikan-Mighthawk rivalry began in Season 4, after the Mighthawks promoted up from BBB whatever into A5. The two teams instantly took a liking to each other, and their constant professions of goodwill and charity pretty much turned the A5 into a cesspool for a season. Highlights of this season included thunderdoozer's dramatic discovery and expose of Ketchikan as "goons" in a secret "alliance" with the Yell, as well as the birth of the Kampfire (which in its infacy refused to recognize the Mighthawks as part of the conference.) The first-ever meeting between the Mighthawks and Ketchikan in week 12 was widely regarded as the most anticipated matchup in A5 history, despite Ketchikan's insistence that we would be treating the game as a bye week (as we did not recognize the Mighthawks as a conference opponent.) Ketchikan intentionally threw the game to prove our point, but we link it anyway for your edification:

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=92495

The Mighthawks promoted that season, and the teams did not meet again until season 7 in AAA2. Even though the Kampers' favorite Mighthawk and the Mighthawks' favorite Kampers (Ogie Oglethorpe and Rex "Sex Cannon" Grossman) were no longer with their respective teams, the love affair continued to blossom after this game:

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=289268

The Kampers (who pretty much sucked until later that season) held a 7 point lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Mighthawks scored a TD to tie the game with 9 minutes left. The Kampers could not take back the lead, and gave the ball back to the Mighthawks at their 12.5. What followed was one of the most horrifying spectacles in Ketchikan history. The Mighthawks turned to overrated, mediocre tailback Vlad Tanker, and began cranking out 4 yard runs left and right (well, just right). SEVENTEEN plays later, with sixteen seconds left in a tie game and the ball on Ketchikan's 9.5, the Mighthawks lined up for the game-winning FG and the kick was- oops, the Mighthawks messed up their AI, ran Vlad Tanker for three yards again, and we went to overtime. But, the Mighthawks won the flip, started creeping along with Tanker again, and after fifteen more plays of that shit, kicked the game-winning FG.

I don't remember what happened in season 8, because we pretend that season didn't happen.

Season 9's matchup was the best of the series, because we won that one. Ketchikan held a 31-10 lead at one point, but the Mighthawks mounted a furious rally (instead of mounting each other for once) to tie the game at 34-34. But Money in the Bank kicked the game-winning FG with 34 seconds left and the underdog heroes finally had triumphed.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=474449

Also, we scrimmed the Mighthawks last season and kicked the crap out of them, so that was pretty cool.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=674159

But now, we are on the verge of the biggest game in the rivalry, where for the first time, one of the teams doesn't suck. The eyes of USA Pro, and the GLB community at large, will be turned towards the frozen permafrost of the Kamper Kampground for what simply should be known as "Mighthawk Week." On to the rankings:

1) Minnesota Marauders - Eh, I changed my mind about the Hounds.
2) Nashville Hounds - I guess you guys really must have run basic AI.
3) Washington Wolfpack - I think that was what everyone was expecting to see at the start of the season.
4) Northwest Mighthawks - Oh, the glory and majesty of the mighty Mighthawk spilled saucily over us all, as Northwest proved that they will take on all comers and leave them in ruins! The sandbags are off, my friends!
5) Lincoln Navigators - Did I use this one already? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uSVFu9U14&feature=PlayList&p=AFA260F4B6E02488&index=51
6) Spokane Privateers - Meh, WSI, next.
7) San Diego Demolition - Can't really rank Ketchikan above them. Speaking of...
8) Ketchikan Kamper Adventure Rentals - The Lesbians losing to the Hedgehogs destroys any pretense of Ketchikan's gaudy record involving a remotely decent team. Should be prohibitive underdogs to their next opponent.
9) Chicago Hedgehogs - Moving on up, to the East Side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky.
10) Laredo Lesbians - Um, thanks guys.
11) Dread City Diabolicals - Looked pretty good until today.
12) Timpanogos Thunder - Lost to Dread City.
13) New Jersey Battalion - mmrph
14) Carson City Cubes - At least they didn't get annihilated today...
15) Portland Aftershocks - More like "afterthoughts."
16) West Scranton Invaders - Are they still here?

Classic post.

beautiful

But Track, you know very well that when they were still good, the Vancouver Terminators were your biggest rivals (even though you won most of the matchups, almost all of them were close games)!

I still remember the posts I made about that rivalry, it was a freaking good one!

Originally posted by pat2007
But Track, you know very well that when they were still good, the Vancouver Terminators were your biggest rivals (even though you won most of the matchups, almost all of them were close games)!

I still remember the posts I made about that rivalry, it was a freaking good one!

This is true, Vancouver-Ketchikan was the best rivalry I've ever been a part of in this game on any team, and a major reason why I grew to like the game as much as I do. But, they disbanded a while back (and apparently a lot of their agents are on the Hounds now, I recently found out, which is cool.) I'm just kinda filling people in on why Mighthawk Week is important to us beyond it just being a 5-0 team playing a 4-1 team.

Originally posted by pat2007
But Track, you know very well that when they were still good, the Vancouver Terminators were your biggest rivals (even though you won most of the matchups, almost all of them were close games)!

I still remember the posts I made about that rivalry, it was a freaking good one!

True, but it was pretty one-sided for the most part...

Originally posted by Track6Track7
This is true, Vancouver-Ketchikan was the best rivalry I've ever been a part of in this game on any team, and a major reason why I grew to like the game as much as I do. But, they disbanded a while back (and apparently a lot of their agents are on the Hounds now, I recently found out, which is cool.) I'm just kinda filling people in on why Mighthawk Week is important to us beyond it just being a 5-0 team playing a 4-1 team.

I know, they are your new rivals!

But I should find that long post about that rivalry, that would surely be a good read!

Pat, did you ever expect that Ketchikan would outlast all of the other great Season 2 (and even Seasons 3-4) USA A5 teams like the Ground Pounders, Terminators, White Tigers, etc?

Because I knew even back then that we would. I also knew the Mighthawks would be a thorn in our side longer than anyone else too.

Originally posted by Mercaptopropyl
Pat, did you ever expect that Ketchikan would outlast all of the other great Season 2 (and even Seasons 3-4) USA A5 teams like the Ground Pounders, Terminators, White Tigers, etc?

Because I knew even back then that we would. I also knew the Mighthawks would be a thorn in our side longer than anyone else too.

Not in Seasons 2-4, but after that, I thought you would get some great success!

Oh sure, especially after the 1st meeting in A5, I already knew that the rivalry was born!

Warthog.

Here it is Track!

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1441140&page=1#11477247

Originally posted by pat2007
Not in Seasons 2-4, but after that, I thought you would get some great success!

Oh sure, especially after the 1st meeting in A5, I already knew that the rivalry was born!

Season 2 we finished stronger than any team besides NY-CA. Seasons 3-5 we blew the #1 seed by one game each year. Yet we kept getting overlooked and pegged as the underdogs.

I figured after the Ground Pounders promoted that we would be the new team to beat but that never happened.

Originally posted by pat2007
Here it is Track!

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1441140&page=1#11477247

Hah, that's awesome!