I talked with Knightman about alternating with him after finals week. Well, I had my last one today (4.0'd the semester for those interested), so I figured I'd get on the ball. As a side note, I'm a little more Dennis Miller and a LOT less John Madden than Knightman, so bear with me. Lets kickoff with seeing how Knightman did last week.
Season Results: 31-8-1
Week Eight Results: 5-3
Richmond at Jax Beach Prediction: JAX 60-0 Actual: JAX 94-0
Cleveland at Texas Prediction: TEX 48-16 Actual: TEX 34-0
Houston at River City Prediction: HOU 27-14 Actual: HOU 23-6
Charlotte (Roswell) at Saginaw Prediction: SAG 30-13 Actual: SAG 37-3
South Bend at Las Vegas Prediction: SB 23-17 Actual: SB 30-27
Red Bank at Lincoln Prediction: LIN 38-6 Actual: RED 20-10
Louisville at Appalachian Prediction: APP 18-13 Actual: LOU 27-22
Niagara at Atlanta Prediction: NIA 24-10 Actual: ATL 38-37
(8) Richmond Empire (0-8) at Roswell Invaders (3-5)----- I'm going to put about as much time into this as Richmond does into putting a quality team on the field. Roswell gets a big win here, and it's first under new ownership.
Prediction: Roswell 72 - Richmond 0
(7) Appalachian Lycans (5-3) at Cleveland Buckeyes(1-7)----- I'm hoping we get a team named the Vampires here in BBB #7 sometime. It would be like Underworld 3... But with footballs and less Kate Beckinsale... I wonder if she plays GLB... Okay, back to the game... As a Michigan Man, there is no way I'm going to pick a team named the Buckeyes to win. That's another thing... why is Ohio State (and Cleveland here) named after chocolate covered peanut butter balls? I mean, they're delicious, but it's a ridiculous thing to name your football team after. UGH... So, Appalachian is a team that doesn't do anything great, but does a lot of things well. I see them winning here big time, and throw up a big day on the Peanut Butter Ball's underrated (they're not THAT bad...)defense. I do see the PB Ball's scoring their first TD since week 2...
Prediction: Appalachian 42 - Peanut Butter Balls 7
(6) The River City Ransom (1-7) at Atlanta Purple Penguins (8-0)----- What's to say here? River City can only hope Knightman being on vacation helps them with game planning. Somehow, I doubt he's going to miss anything here. River City has trouble scoring and stopping people from scoring. The former Bayou Bengals are in trouble in a big way here, as Atlanta is going to turn up the heat and drown the Ransom in the current.
Prediction: Atlanta 46 - River City 2
(5) Niagara Rapids (6-2) at South Bend ShamRockers (2-6)----- After starting out 0-5, South Bend has had three good games in a row, losing only to a tough Lincoln squad in a close game. They have an excellent passing game and 2 Big Ugglies on the D-line, and not much else however. Too bad for them they have to play Niagara this week. Niagara likes to kick ass and take names on both sides of the ball, and it works in 1/2 hour for most men, and provides a satisfying intimate experience... o...OHHHHH... it kind of looked like a "V"... The Rapids are going to stick it to South Bend, and hopefully they call their doctor if the game lasts more than 4 hours.
Prediction: Niagara 48 - South Bend 17
(4) Saginaw Spirit (3-5) at Louisville Baby Kittens (8-0)----- I'm not going to say a lot about this game, mostly because I don't want to give away my game plan... Bottom Line: Saginaw has played extraordinarily below their talent level; Louisville extraordinarily above it. Louisville is defiantly for real, as they've smashed quite a few quality teams, but Saginaw's still got a fire lite under their butt. I'll risk giving the other team bulletin board material and hopefully my team can back up my talk here. Saginaw is coming off of an ass whooping of Roswell, and Louisville is coming off a squeaker.
Prediction: Saginaw 37 - Louisville 24
(3) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (6-2) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (3-4-1)----- A hot Jax Beach team is taking on a reeling Freedom Warriors team here, and I'd be a little nervous if I were Lincoln. Expect Stefano C. Sharp to have a big day, and for Lincoln to come is pissed off after the loss to Red Bank, where they were held to next to nothing on offense. This is probably the toughest game for me to call this week. Sooo... I'll use the new scale I've invented to predict the score... Lincoln is from Nebraska... 2 points, Jax Beach from Florida... 8 pts. Freedom Warriors... cool name... 10 pts... Juggernauts... cooler name... 12 pts. Lincoln has an AWESOME logo... 15 pts... Jax Beach... Fat Albert... -5 pts... I once live within 2 hours drive of Nebraska... 5 pts... I've never been within... 12 hours of Florida... 1 pts... Lincoln is named after president that wore a top hat... 10 pts. Jax was a cool game of skill and eye coordination... 16 pts... Nebraska employed Bill Callahan... -21 Pts... Jacksonville once was QB'd by Byron Letfwhich... -14 pts... J comes before L in the alphabet... 3 pts for Jax Beach... Lets total that up... carry the 12, divide by Pi, the radius of the 16 quadrant of the third reich, and we get....
Prediction: Lincoln 21- Jax Beach 21 (ROFLOL... I seriously just pulled those numbers from no where... the tie is PURE coincidence...
(2) Las Vegas Outlaws (4-4) at Red Bank Thundercats (5-3)----- A close #2 this week pits two teams going in opposite directions. The Outlaws have lost 3 of 4, and their Defense has looked pretty pedestrian in the process. Red Bank has ripped off 3 in a row, and have allowed 3.3 points a game with 2 shutouts in that span (shhh... don't tell anyone it was Richmond and that other team with the idiot owner...) Red Bank seems to be doing a lot with a little on offense (much like Lincoln) while Vegas's has been good, but way ahead of their defense. If the Thundercats get down in this one, be prepared for the call "Sword of Omens, Give Me Sight Beyond Sight!"(UGH... I'm a dork) and about 30 consecutive points for the 'Cats... This game will come down to the Outlaws offense keeping pace with Red Bank's offense. Should be a barn burner
Prediction: Red Bank 34 - Las Vegas 26
(1) The State of Texas Domination (4-3-1) at Houston Armageddon (4-4)----- This gets Game of the Week billing because of the playoff implications. The winner here is going to have the tie-breaker over the other at the end of the season, and with Texas in 7th and Houston in 9th, and both making the playoff's last year, the tie-breaker is going to be a HUGE factor in deciding who gets in and who goes home. I give Houston a lot of credit (bastards had the tie-breaker over the Spirit last year and took the playoff spot from us...grrrr) as their defense has been stellar all season, with the offense a little behind, but being enough to get them some wins. They lost to Lincoln and Louisville by a combined 2 points. Texas was the first victim of that stellar Red Bank Defense, but is coming off of a huge shut out win. The Texas Offense should be a fun battle to watch against the Houston Defense. The Houston O doesn't match up at all with the Texas D, and this one comes down to how many points Texas can put up. I'm going to call this one LOW scoring.
Prediction: Houston 12 - Texas 10
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Well guys, its been fun! Feedback is appreciated, and hopefully I did Knightman some justice here.
FLAME AWAY LOUISVILLE!
Season Results: 31-8-1
Week Eight Results: 5-3
Richmond at Jax Beach Prediction: JAX 60-0 Actual: JAX 94-0
Cleveland at Texas Prediction: TEX 48-16 Actual: TEX 34-0
Houston at River City Prediction: HOU 27-14 Actual: HOU 23-6
Charlotte (Roswell) at Saginaw Prediction: SAG 30-13 Actual: SAG 37-3
South Bend at Las Vegas Prediction: SB 23-17 Actual: SB 30-27
Red Bank at Lincoln Prediction: LIN 38-6 Actual: RED 20-10
Louisville at Appalachian Prediction: APP 18-13 Actual: LOU 27-22
Niagara at Atlanta Prediction: NIA 24-10 Actual: ATL 38-37
(8) Richmond Empire (0-8) at Roswell Invaders (3-5)----- I'm going to put about as much time into this as Richmond does into putting a quality team on the field. Roswell gets a big win here, and it's first under new ownership.
Prediction: Roswell 72 - Richmond 0
(7) Appalachian Lycans (5-3) at Cleveland Buckeyes(1-7)----- I'm hoping we get a team named the Vampires here in BBB #7 sometime. It would be like Underworld 3... But with footballs and less Kate Beckinsale... I wonder if she plays GLB... Okay, back to the game... As a Michigan Man, there is no way I'm going to pick a team named the Buckeyes to win. That's another thing... why is Ohio State (and Cleveland here) named after chocolate covered peanut butter balls? I mean, they're delicious, but it's a ridiculous thing to name your football team after. UGH... So, Appalachian is a team that doesn't do anything great, but does a lot of things well. I see them winning here big time, and throw up a big day on the Peanut Butter Ball's underrated (they're not THAT bad...)defense. I do see the PB Ball's scoring their first TD since week 2...
Prediction: Appalachian 42 - Peanut Butter Balls 7
(6) The River City Ransom (1-7) at Atlanta Purple Penguins (8-0)----- What's to say here? River City can only hope Knightman being on vacation helps them with game planning. Somehow, I doubt he's going to miss anything here. River City has trouble scoring and stopping people from scoring. The former Bayou Bengals are in trouble in a big way here, as Atlanta is going to turn up the heat and drown the Ransom in the current.
Prediction: Atlanta 46 - River City 2
(5) Niagara Rapids (6-2) at South Bend ShamRockers (2-6)----- After starting out 0-5, South Bend has had three good games in a row, losing only to a tough Lincoln squad in a close game. They have an excellent passing game and 2 Big Ugglies on the D-line, and not much else however. Too bad for them they have to play Niagara this week. Niagara likes to kick ass and take names on both sides of the ball, and it works in 1/2 hour for most men, and provides a satisfying intimate experience... o...OHHHHH... it kind of looked like a "V"... The Rapids are going to stick it to South Bend, and hopefully they call their doctor if the game lasts more than 4 hours.
Prediction: Niagara 48 - South Bend 17
(4) Saginaw Spirit (3-5) at Louisville Baby Kittens (8-0)----- I'm not going to say a lot about this game, mostly because I don't want to give away my game plan... Bottom Line: Saginaw has played extraordinarily below their talent level; Louisville extraordinarily above it. Louisville is defiantly for real, as they've smashed quite a few quality teams, but Saginaw's still got a fire lite under their butt. I'll risk giving the other team bulletin board material and hopefully my team can back up my talk here. Saginaw is coming off of an ass whooping of Roswell, and Louisville is coming off a squeaker.
Prediction: Saginaw 37 - Louisville 24
(3) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (6-2) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (3-4-1)----- A hot Jax Beach team is taking on a reeling Freedom Warriors team here, and I'd be a little nervous if I were Lincoln. Expect Stefano C. Sharp to have a big day, and for Lincoln to come is pissed off after the loss to Red Bank, where they were held to next to nothing on offense. This is probably the toughest game for me to call this week. Sooo... I'll use the new scale I've invented to predict the score... Lincoln is from Nebraska... 2 points, Jax Beach from Florida... 8 pts. Freedom Warriors... cool name... 10 pts... Juggernauts... cooler name... 12 pts. Lincoln has an AWESOME logo... 15 pts... Jax Beach... Fat Albert... -5 pts... I once live within 2 hours drive of Nebraska... 5 pts... I've never been within... 12 hours of Florida... 1 pts... Lincoln is named after president that wore a top hat... 10 pts. Jax was a cool game of skill and eye coordination... 16 pts... Nebraska employed Bill Callahan... -21 Pts... Jacksonville once was QB'd by Byron Letfwhich... -14 pts... J comes before L in the alphabet... 3 pts for Jax Beach... Lets total that up... carry the 12, divide by Pi, the radius of the 16 quadrant of the third reich, and we get....
Prediction: Lincoln 21- Jax Beach 21 (ROFLOL... I seriously just pulled those numbers from no where... the tie is PURE coincidence...
(2) Las Vegas Outlaws (4-4) at Red Bank Thundercats (5-3)----- A close #2 this week pits two teams going in opposite directions. The Outlaws have lost 3 of 4, and their Defense has looked pretty pedestrian in the process. Red Bank has ripped off 3 in a row, and have allowed 3.3 points a game with 2 shutouts in that span (shhh... don't tell anyone it was Richmond and that other team with the idiot owner...) Red Bank seems to be doing a lot with a little on offense (much like Lincoln) while Vegas's has been good, but way ahead of their defense. If the Thundercats get down in this one, be prepared for the call "Sword of Omens, Give Me Sight Beyond Sight!"(UGH... I'm a dork) and about 30 consecutive points for the 'Cats... This game will come down to the Outlaws offense keeping pace with Red Bank's offense. Should be a barn burner
Prediction: Red Bank 34 - Las Vegas 26
(1) The State of Texas Domination (4-3-1) at Houston Armageddon (4-4)----- This gets Game of the Week billing because of the playoff implications. The winner here is going to have the tie-breaker over the other at the end of the season, and with Texas in 7th and Houston in 9th, and both making the playoff's last year, the tie-breaker is going to be a HUGE factor in deciding who gets in and who goes home. I give Houston a lot of credit (bastards had the tie-breaker over the Spirit last year and took the playoff spot from us...grrrr) as their defense has been stellar all season, with the offense a little behind, but being enough to get them some wins. They lost to Lincoln and Louisville by a combined 2 points. Texas was the first victim of that stellar Red Bank Defense, but is coming off of a huge shut out win. The Texas Offense should be a fun battle to watch against the Houston Defense. The Houston O doesn't match up at all with the Texas D, and this one comes down to how many points Texas can put up. I'm going to call this one LOW scoring.
Prediction: Houston 12 - Texas 10
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Well guys, its been fun! Feedback is appreciated, and hopefully I did Knightman some justice here.
FLAME AWAY LOUISVILLE!
