THE PEERLESS PURPLE PENGUIN PROGNOSTICATIONS (PPPP): WEEK NINE!!!
Season Results: 40-6
Week Four Results: 6-2
Houston at Richmond Prediction: HOU 62-10 Actual: HOU 82-3
Texas at Cleveland Prediction: CLV 48-6 Actual: CLV 115-0
Appalachian at Roswell Prediction: APP 70-0 Actual: APP 70-9
Lincoln at Baltimore Prediction: LIN 45-13 Actual: LIN 66-0
Syracuse at Saginaw Prediction: SAG 28-20 Actual: SYR 34-27
River City at Sin City Prediction: SIN 24-21 Actual: RVR 68-14
Jax Beach at Louisville Prediction: LOU 63-17 Actual: LOU 54-3
Red Bank at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 33-14 Actual: ATL 30-7
Well, let’s see. Pretty darn good on the score of the Appalachian/Richmond game (70-0 vs. 70-9) and the Atlanta game (33-14 vs 30-7), not so bad at all on the Louisville game (63-17 vs 54-3) and let’s take a quick look at the River City/Sin Cit………..…..stupid elevators!!!!
Ok, next topic.
In all seriousness, River City showed me something this week. Yes, the Showboats are in free fall mode, but still, 68-14!!! That’s a serious whuppin’ for two teams that looked so evenly matched on paper. Of course, it could also be that they only looked evenly matched to ME and that everyone else could see this coming, but that would mean that my scintillating pregame analysis was wrong so that’s CLEARLY not the case!
Well, we’ll try to do better this week. No time to dwell on the past because this week we have…..
LOUISVILLE VS. APPALACHIAN!!!!!
Wow! This is gonna be gooooooood!!!!!
And that’s not all! We’ve got very few outright mismatches this week so the games should be GREAT!!!! No more dilly-dallying! Let’s get right to it!
(8) Roswell Invaders (1-7) at Houston Armageddon (6-2)-----Roswell was sent reeling by the Lycans in Appalachian’s tuneup for its showdown with Lousiville, and things don’t get much better this week for the Invaders. Houston is riding a 5 game winning streak and confidence in the Texas gulf area is high. It still will be after this game……….HOUSTON-44 ROSWELL-16
(7) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (6-2) at Cleveland Buckeyes (1-7)-----That munching sound you hear are the Buckeyes still digesting the tattered remnants of the Texas Domination whose name now describes what will be done TO them rather than what they will do to others. Cleveland has to feel good about the 115-0 shellacking, even if it was against the new league doormat. Now they return to reality and face the Lincoln Freedom Warriors, a team that itself struggled a bit earlier in the season, but now seems to have hit its stride. Lincoln turned the corner with its 15-13 squeaker against Houston, but now has won 5 of 6, with the lone blemish a loss to Red Bank, and has a very favorable schedule for the next 3 games leading up to their annual showdown/throwdown with Louisville. Cleveland continues to improve. Their time will come. But it’s not here yet.....……..LINCOLN-34 CLEVELAND-16
(6) Richmond Empire (0-8) at The State of Texas Domination (0-8)-----It is, quite simply, the end of an era. The passing of the torch. The moving on from the sanctity of the past into a bold new future. That’s right, folks. This week, for the first time in the history of the PPPP, the first time in over three full seasons, (take a deep breath), THIS WEEK, THE RICHMOND EMPIRE ARE GOING TO WIN THEIR GAME! Say it with me, brothers and sisters! The Richmond Empire are going to win their game! OHHHH! Don’t it feel good? Can I get an AMEN!!! (AMEN!!!) Can I get an “Oh YEAH!!!!” (OH YEAHHHH!!!) We are here today to witness the passing of a not so proud nor honorable tradition in that, yes, let ‘em hear you on the mountaintop!!! THE RICHMOND EMPIRE ARE GOING TO WIN THEIR GAME!!! And they’re gonna win it big!….…..RICHMOND-48 TEXAS-10
(5) Baltimore Hustle (1-7) at Syracuse Samurai (4-4)-----Whew! I’m tired from all that celebrating. OK, Syracuse helped themselves a great deal with their dispatching of the Saginaw Spirit last week. Their reward is an order of Hustle served up extra quick! (Get it? “Hustle”? “Extra quick”? Right?….well, it seemed funny at the time) The Samurai have just too much talent for the Hustle to overcome. Syracuse climbs back above 0.500 as they head into the more favorable portion of their schedule. The Samurai could easily find themselves at 8-4 with a very winnable finale against Santa Cruz by week 13, and nine wins should be enough to get them into the playoffs....………SYRACUSE-38 BALTIMORE-10
(4) Saginaw Spirit (3-5) at Red Bank Thundercats (6-2)-----I’m not sure exactly what to say about Saginaw at this point. They’ve got good talent, but somehow just can’t seem to string victories together. All is not lost, as they too have a string of winnable games upcoming, just like Syracuse, but they end with games against Sin City and DLF (from the Western Conference) and before those games, the Spirit will have to learn how to win. The Thundercats, on the other hand, already have that lesson under their belts, and despite dropping a disappointing game against Atlanta, will likely get right back on track this week, concentrating on securing a home playoff game and hoping that Appalachian and someone else can stop Louisville…...…..RED BANK-30 SAGINAW-17
(3) Sin City Showboats (4-4) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (4-4)-----Neither of these two teams figured prominently in preseason discussions of playoff bound clubs, but here they are, at the midpoint of the season at 0.500 and definitely in contention. It could be argued that both have already run through the easier half of their schedule, but the fact remains that a win is a win and they have the opportunity to turn the preseason prognostications upside down. The first step is to win against someone outside of the “Gang of Five” at the bottom of the standings, something neither team has done, but one will do after this game. I think it’ll be Jax Beach.....……..JAX BEACH-28 SIN CITY-13
(2) Atlanta Purple Penguins (8-0) at The River City Ransom (5-3)-----River City has been on an impressive run with 5 wins out of the last 6 games, but Atlanta has been on a good run of their own. (Of course, no one has been on as good a run as Michael Phelps---guess what’s on the TV as I’m writing this---GO USA!!!) The Purple Penguins are just too balanced and deep for a Ransom victory to be seen as anything other than a major upset. Give credit where credit is due---River City is a vastly improved team over last year, but it just won’t be enough against the Penguins.…..….…..ATLANTA-35 RIVER CITY-6
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Louisville Baby Kittens (7-1) at Appalachian Lycans (8-0)-----Oh man, something’s gotta give here! What a matchup! The Lycans boast the best interior DL and LB corps in the conference and the Baby Kittens have, of course, Kamikaze Kitten and Kyle Kortnue. One key matchup is L19 LG Ronnie Dio for the Kittens trying to hold off L27 DT Spazz Nightwalker of the Lycans. Against the Penguins, Louisville was able to keep L26 DT Captain Weinke in check with just one sack. Can they do the same with the Nightwalker? OTOH, can the Lycans secondary contain superstar WR Kyle Kortnue with the combination of L25 CB Mitchell Hester and L23 CB Del Nasty? Although Louisville has an excellent running game with Jackie R. Robinson, I think the LB trio of L27 MLB Big Briggs, L27 ROLB Richard O’Brien and L26 LOLB Blade Sharp should be able to keep him under wraps. Offensively, Appalachian boasts a tandem of L26 WRs, Razaar Sharpe and Devil Hester, as well as L26 QB Dean Imator (ohhh! De-animator! I get it!). Imator has been just as good as the Penguins’ Chandler this season, and Atlanta showed that the Kittens’ CBs can be vulnerable. This could turn out to be a flying circus of the most entertaining kind!!! But….I have to pick someone (it’s hard with two such talented teams) so it’s going to be my preseason #1....……..APPALACHIAN-38 LOUISVILLE-34
Boy, that last one’s going to be a great matchup! Going to be verrrry interesting to see how that turns out!
Also, wish the Oakland Nation and the Purple Penguins luck in their matchups tomorrow in “The Best of BBB Tournament”! Both of us have very tough matchups so it’ll be a rough game regardless of who comes out on top---Oakland plays the Minnesota Skulls from BBB#5, a team that won 37 regular season games in a row and 42 out of 43 since their introduction in Season 2, and Atlanta plays The Hurricane from BBB#11, a league that has already decided, according to their message board, that the Penguins stats are due to the “weakness” of this league. Yeah, I REALLY wish the Kittens and the Lycans and the Thundercats had entered this tournament. With all due respect to Scranton-Wilkes Barre, any of them would have wiped the floor with our first round opponent.
Season Results: 40-6
Week Four Results: 6-2
Houston at Richmond Prediction: HOU 62-10 Actual: HOU 82-3
Texas at Cleveland Prediction: CLV 48-6 Actual: CLV 115-0
Appalachian at Roswell Prediction: APP 70-0 Actual: APP 70-9
Lincoln at Baltimore Prediction: LIN 45-13 Actual: LIN 66-0
Syracuse at Saginaw Prediction: SAG 28-20 Actual: SYR 34-27
River City at Sin City Prediction: SIN 24-21 Actual: RVR 68-14
Jax Beach at Louisville Prediction: LOU 63-17 Actual: LOU 54-3
Red Bank at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 33-14 Actual: ATL 30-7
Well, let’s see. Pretty darn good on the score of the Appalachian/Richmond game (70-0 vs. 70-9) and the Atlanta game (33-14 vs 30-7), not so bad at all on the Louisville game (63-17 vs 54-3) and let’s take a quick look at the River City/Sin Cit………..…..stupid elevators!!!!
Ok, next topic.
In all seriousness, River City showed me something this week. Yes, the Showboats are in free fall mode, but still, 68-14!!! That’s a serious whuppin’ for two teams that looked so evenly matched on paper. Of course, it could also be that they only looked evenly matched to ME and that everyone else could see this coming, but that would mean that my scintillating pregame analysis was wrong so that’s CLEARLY not the case!
Well, we’ll try to do better this week. No time to dwell on the past because this week we have…..
LOUISVILLE VS. APPALACHIAN!!!!!
Wow! This is gonna be gooooooood!!!!!
And that’s not all! We’ve got very few outright mismatches this week so the games should be GREAT!!!! No more dilly-dallying! Let’s get right to it!
(8) Roswell Invaders (1-7) at Houston Armageddon (6-2)-----Roswell was sent reeling by the Lycans in Appalachian’s tuneup for its showdown with Lousiville, and things don’t get much better this week for the Invaders. Houston is riding a 5 game winning streak and confidence in the Texas gulf area is high. It still will be after this game……….HOUSTON-44 ROSWELL-16
(7) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (6-2) at Cleveland Buckeyes (1-7)-----That munching sound you hear are the Buckeyes still digesting the tattered remnants of the Texas Domination whose name now describes what will be done TO them rather than what they will do to others. Cleveland has to feel good about the 115-0 shellacking, even if it was against the new league doormat. Now they return to reality and face the Lincoln Freedom Warriors, a team that itself struggled a bit earlier in the season, but now seems to have hit its stride. Lincoln turned the corner with its 15-13 squeaker against Houston, but now has won 5 of 6, with the lone blemish a loss to Red Bank, and has a very favorable schedule for the next 3 games leading up to their annual showdown/throwdown with Louisville. Cleveland continues to improve. Their time will come. But it’s not here yet.....……..LINCOLN-34 CLEVELAND-16
(6) Richmond Empire (0-8) at The State of Texas Domination (0-8)-----It is, quite simply, the end of an era. The passing of the torch. The moving on from the sanctity of the past into a bold new future. That’s right, folks. This week, for the first time in the history of the PPPP, the first time in over three full seasons, (take a deep breath), THIS WEEK, THE RICHMOND EMPIRE ARE GOING TO WIN THEIR GAME! Say it with me, brothers and sisters! The Richmond Empire are going to win their game! OHHHH! Don’t it feel good? Can I get an AMEN!!! (AMEN!!!) Can I get an “Oh YEAH!!!!” (OH YEAHHHH!!!) We are here today to witness the passing of a not so proud nor honorable tradition in that, yes, let ‘em hear you on the mountaintop!!! THE RICHMOND EMPIRE ARE GOING TO WIN THEIR GAME!!! And they’re gonna win it big!….…..RICHMOND-48 TEXAS-10
(5) Baltimore Hustle (1-7) at Syracuse Samurai (4-4)-----Whew! I’m tired from all that celebrating. OK, Syracuse helped themselves a great deal with their dispatching of the Saginaw Spirit last week. Their reward is an order of Hustle served up extra quick! (Get it? “Hustle”? “Extra quick”? Right?….well, it seemed funny at the time) The Samurai have just too much talent for the Hustle to overcome. Syracuse climbs back above 0.500 as they head into the more favorable portion of their schedule. The Samurai could easily find themselves at 8-4 with a very winnable finale against Santa Cruz by week 13, and nine wins should be enough to get them into the playoffs....………SYRACUSE-38 BALTIMORE-10
(4) Saginaw Spirit (3-5) at Red Bank Thundercats (6-2)-----I’m not sure exactly what to say about Saginaw at this point. They’ve got good talent, but somehow just can’t seem to string victories together. All is not lost, as they too have a string of winnable games upcoming, just like Syracuse, but they end with games against Sin City and DLF (from the Western Conference) and before those games, the Spirit will have to learn how to win. The Thundercats, on the other hand, already have that lesson under their belts, and despite dropping a disappointing game against Atlanta, will likely get right back on track this week, concentrating on securing a home playoff game and hoping that Appalachian and someone else can stop Louisville…...…..RED BANK-30 SAGINAW-17
(3) Sin City Showboats (4-4) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (4-4)-----Neither of these two teams figured prominently in preseason discussions of playoff bound clubs, but here they are, at the midpoint of the season at 0.500 and definitely in contention. It could be argued that both have already run through the easier half of their schedule, but the fact remains that a win is a win and they have the opportunity to turn the preseason prognostications upside down. The first step is to win against someone outside of the “Gang of Five” at the bottom of the standings, something neither team has done, but one will do after this game. I think it’ll be Jax Beach.....……..JAX BEACH-28 SIN CITY-13
(2) Atlanta Purple Penguins (8-0) at The River City Ransom (5-3)-----River City has been on an impressive run with 5 wins out of the last 6 games, but Atlanta has been on a good run of their own. (Of course, no one has been on as good a run as Michael Phelps---guess what’s on the TV as I’m writing this---GO USA!!!) The Purple Penguins are just too balanced and deep for a Ransom victory to be seen as anything other than a major upset. Give credit where credit is due---River City is a vastly improved team over last year, but it just won’t be enough against the Penguins.…..….…..ATLANTA-35 RIVER CITY-6
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Louisville Baby Kittens (7-1) at Appalachian Lycans (8-0)-----Oh man, something’s gotta give here! What a matchup! The Lycans boast the best interior DL and LB corps in the conference and the Baby Kittens have, of course, Kamikaze Kitten and Kyle Kortnue. One key matchup is L19 LG Ronnie Dio for the Kittens trying to hold off L27 DT Spazz Nightwalker of the Lycans. Against the Penguins, Louisville was able to keep L26 DT Captain Weinke in check with just one sack. Can they do the same with the Nightwalker? OTOH, can the Lycans secondary contain superstar WR Kyle Kortnue with the combination of L25 CB Mitchell Hester and L23 CB Del Nasty? Although Louisville has an excellent running game with Jackie R. Robinson, I think the LB trio of L27 MLB Big Briggs, L27 ROLB Richard O’Brien and L26 LOLB Blade Sharp should be able to keep him under wraps. Offensively, Appalachian boasts a tandem of L26 WRs, Razaar Sharpe and Devil Hester, as well as L26 QB Dean Imator (ohhh! De-animator! I get it!). Imator has been just as good as the Penguins’ Chandler this season, and Atlanta showed that the Kittens’ CBs can be vulnerable. This could turn out to be a flying circus of the most entertaining kind!!! But….I have to pick someone (it’s hard with two such talented teams) so it’s going to be my preseason #1....……..APPALACHIAN-38 LOUISVILLE-34
Boy, that last one’s going to be a great matchup! Going to be verrrry interesting to see how that turns out!
Also, wish the Oakland Nation and the Purple Penguins luck in their matchups tomorrow in “The Best of BBB Tournament”! Both of us have very tough matchups so it’ll be a rough game regardless of who comes out on top---Oakland plays the Minnesota Skulls from BBB#5, a team that won 37 regular season games in a row and 42 out of 43 since their introduction in Season 2, and Atlanta plays The Hurricane from BBB#11, a league that has already decided, according to their message board, that the Penguins stats are due to the “weakness” of this league. Yeah, I REALLY wish the Kittens and the Lycans and the Thundercats had entered this tournament. With all due respect to Scranton-Wilkes Barre, any of them would have wiped the floor with our first round opponent.
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