Alpha
Barger Hill at Fortmill
The good news, crappy team Phoenix finally sold the team and maybe someone who cares about developing the team has bought it now. The bad news? There are no more players and finding players mid season is really tough, though maybe preferable to the mess that is the offseason. Anyhow for the game .. Barger Hill just rolled over their best competition in the form of a 16 point thwapping of Dubrovnik, so when they drop 200 on this team, no one will be surprised.
Demon Brigade at Dubrovnik
Bad news for Dubrovnik .. they not only lost, but now they have to play one of the more solid teams in their conference again. Good news though, they beat up the Demon Brigade 72-0 last season in Week 14. For Dubrovnik their schedule is brutal from last week on out and worst case scenario is 9-7, which would still be a playoff spot, but they will probably have at least 12 wins. The Demon Brigade can actually lose this one and coast to 11 wins, putting them right around Dubrovnik. So in the end this could have major playoff seeding implications for both teams.
GCP at Vilinus
Its gut check time for GCP .. were they asleep almost losing to CT or did someone over at CT take ahold of the wheel and steer? Keeping it close with CT and barely beating Sarajevo, GCP has shown that they are somewhere in the middle of Alpha .. Vilinus who still hasnt boosted, must feel confident about their playoff chances because I can only guess at 9 wins for them and then they have 3 tossups which will make or break their playoff hopes. This is a MUST win for Vilinus, just like last week, because the middle is going to be tight in Alpha and every win will count. The big question for this game is .. did the win over Sarajevo show that Vilinus got their stuff together or did they just get a break to fall their way this time? Can GCP expect for breaks to fall their way? We will see
Hungarian at RAR
Well two weeks in a row the RAR won games that they neeed to and stay atop Alpha in a controlling position, thats the good news. The bad news is that pretty much every week after this is going to be a coinflip game or a game where they will be an underdog. But they have shown that they really have their stuff together this season and are winning the games that they should. So this week they can enjoy one of their last two certain wins and prepare for the tough road ahead.
Kazan at Sheboygan
Now I said 2 games ago that I didnt like Kazan's backloaded schedule at all .. well I stand by that .. but they do get to test tactics and get their best game ready for their challenging end of the season 3 games from now. But this is a trap game possibly. Maybe Sheboygan has gotten something together over there, they almost beat GCP which is rather amazing .. and if Kazan plays around too much they could lose. But that is highly unlikely and Kazan takes one of their last two easy wins before facing 4 playoff teams in a row.
NFL at Minsk
There is a little rumbling coming out of the NFL camp after one of their best players, Sid Aluicios was sitting on the bench most of the game in a tight loss to the RAR. While they could have used that win to move up, NFL has a VERY favorable schedule for the rest of the season and should end with no less than 10 wins, which will put them in the playoffs and not likely as the 8th seed, which Im sure no one in Alpha wants. The grumbling stops this week as they rip up Minsk and take out their aggressions of the 2 point loss.
Sarajevo at Washington
Two weeks, two playoff teams and two losses for Sarajevo. Their big stars Deebo and Cary Stayner, pretty much held in check, in fact Deebo has pretty much fallen off the radar this season .. with only 10 sacks, but Cary Stayner is still running hard and picking up stats. Washington well .. they have been underperfoming, with very limited depth and a seeming lack of recruiting Washington just hasnt kept competitive with other teams. With 2 winnable games the rest of the season .. Washington will probably end up 10th or 11th in Alpha, and they have a lot more talent than that, just not a lot of depth. Sarajevo wins this one and maybe Deebo gets his first sack ever against Washington.
NY Knights at East Alabama
Well this one is a tossup, though Id say based on their performances to date, NY is a better team. This game will decide the 13th and 14th spots in Alpha this season and who starts out at the wrong end of a gun next season.
Barger Hill at Fortmill
The good news, crappy team Phoenix finally sold the team and maybe someone who cares about developing the team has bought it now. The bad news? There are no more players and finding players mid season is really tough, though maybe preferable to the mess that is the offseason. Anyhow for the game .. Barger Hill just rolled over their best competition in the form of a 16 point thwapping of Dubrovnik, so when they drop 200 on this team, no one will be surprised.
Demon Brigade at Dubrovnik
Bad news for Dubrovnik .. they not only lost, but now they have to play one of the more solid teams in their conference again. Good news though, they beat up the Demon Brigade 72-0 last season in Week 14. For Dubrovnik their schedule is brutal from last week on out and worst case scenario is 9-7, which would still be a playoff spot, but they will probably have at least 12 wins. The Demon Brigade can actually lose this one and coast to 11 wins, putting them right around Dubrovnik. So in the end this could have major playoff seeding implications for both teams.
GCP at Vilinus
Its gut check time for GCP .. were they asleep almost losing to CT or did someone over at CT take ahold of the wheel and steer? Keeping it close with CT and barely beating Sarajevo, GCP has shown that they are somewhere in the middle of Alpha .. Vilinus who still hasnt boosted, must feel confident about their playoff chances because I can only guess at 9 wins for them and then they have 3 tossups which will make or break their playoff hopes. This is a MUST win for Vilinus, just like last week, because the middle is going to be tight in Alpha and every win will count. The big question for this game is .. did the win over Sarajevo show that Vilinus got their stuff together or did they just get a break to fall their way this time? Can GCP expect for breaks to fall their way? We will see
Hungarian at RAR
Well two weeks in a row the RAR won games that they neeed to and stay atop Alpha in a controlling position, thats the good news. The bad news is that pretty much every week after this is going to be a coinflip game or a game where they will be an underdog. But they have shown that they really have their stuff together this season and are winning the games that they should. So this week they can enjoy one of their last two certain wins and prepare for the tough road ahead.
Kazan at Sheboygan
Now I said 2 games ago that I didnt like Kazan's backloaded schedule at all .. well I stand by that .. but they do get to test tactics and get their best game ready for their challenging end of the season 3 games from now. But this is a trap game possibly. Maybe Sheboygan has gotten something together over there, they almost beat GCP which is rather amazing .. and if Kazan plays around too much they could lose. But that is highly unlikely and Kazan takes one of their last two easy wins before facing 4 playoff teams in a row.
NFL at Minsk
There is a little rumbling coming out of the NFL camp after one of their best players, Sid Aluicios was sitting on the bench most of the game in a tight loss to the RAR. While they could have used that win to move up, NFL has a VERY favorable schedule for the rest of the season and should end with no less than 10 wins, which will put them in the playoffs and not likely as the 8th seed, which Im sure no one in Alpha wants. The grumbling stops this week as they rip up Minsk and take out their aggressions of the 2 point loss.
Sarajevo at Washington
Two weeks, two playoff teams and two losses for Sarajevo. Their big stars Deebo and Cary Stayner, pretty much held in check, in fact Deebo has pretty much fallen off the radar this season .. with only 10 sacks, but Cary Stayner is still running hard and picking up stats. Washington well .. they have been underperfoming, with very limited depth and a seeming lack of recruiting Washington just hasnt kept competitive with other teams. With 2 winnable games the rest of the season .. Washington will probably end up 10th or 11th in Alpha, and they have a lot more talent than that, just not a lot of depth. Sarajevo wins this one and maybe Deebo gets his first sack ever against Washington.
NY Knights at East Alabama
Well this one is a tossup, though Id say based on their performances to date, NY is a better team. This game will decide the 13th and 14th spots in Alpha this season and who starts out at the wrong end of a gun next season.
