THE PEERLESS PURPLE PENGUIN PROGNOSTICATIONS (PPPP): WEEK TEN!!!
It is with mixed emotions that I write this week’s edition of the PPPP. First, the good news…..the feature game of the week did NOT disappoint as the Lycans and the Baby Kittens (from OHIO lol!) played an absolute CLASSIC game that was decided by a single point! Those missed XP will killya!!! Appalachian shut down the Kittens offense in a way that no other team has for two seasons, and was able to score JUST ENOUGH to pull out the win, and, coincidentally, make my prediction record for the week a PERFECT 8-0. Naw, I wasn’t nervous. Not one bit!
On top of that, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RICHMOND EMPIRE for their first win in many moons! CDavis, we are all happy to see you taking that team and building into a respectable unit! Quite a heavy load you had there, my friend, and I think the well wishes are universal throughout the conference! WAY TO GO RICHMOND!!!
On the other hand, it looks as though as many as two teams may be leaving us very soon. The Sin City Showboats are calling it quits and are dismantling as we speak, and rumors abound that the Roswell Invaders are about to follow suit. There are probably times when I’ve been less than kind to these two teams in writing the PPPP, but it was all in fun and it’s truly a shame to see these guys go! With the exit of these two teams, there are really only 10 teams realistically vying for the 8 playoff spots.
But, life goes on, and so does football. Let’s take a look at where we’ve been, and then get on to where we’re going….
Season Results: 48-6
Week Nine Results: 8-0
Roswell at Houston Prediction: HOU 44-16 Actual: HOU 62-0
Richmond at Texas Prediction: RCH 48-10 Actual: RCH 36-3
Lincoln at Cleveland Prediction: LIN 34-16 Actual: LIN 23-0
Baltimore at Syracuse Prediction: SYR 38-10 Actual: SYR 42-0
Saginaw at Red Bank Prediction: RBK 30-17 Actual: RBK 42-14
Sin City at Jax Beach Prediction: JAX 28-13 Actual: JAX 59-20
Atlanta at River City Prediction: ATL 35-6 Actual: ATL 55-20
Louisville at Appalachian Prediction: APP 38-34 Actual: APP 20-19
(8) The State of Texas Domination (0-9) at Roswell Invaders (1-8)-----OK, usually even matchups get a little boost in the PPPP, but this is just ridiculous. The margin of victory will depend more on how efficiently the Invaders abandon ship more than anything else. Although evenly matched, in light of the circumstances, it just doesn’t really matter...……..ROSWELL-24 TEXAS-10
(7) Appalachian Lycans (9-0) at Sin City Showboats (4-5)-----From the pinnacle to the poorhouse. Appalachian was in the Game of the Week last week which turned out to be the Game of the Season. Now they face a Sin City club that is disbanding and in disarray as it dismantles. Normally I’d say something like “be on guard for a letdown after last week’s big win” of “make sure they don’t look past this team” but let’s be real. Not a chance the Lycans blow this one……...APPALACHIAN-108 SIN CITY-0
(6) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (7-2) at Richmond Empire (1-8)-----OK, we’ve all celebrated and congratulated and matriculated down the field (what the hell does that mean, anyway? “To matriculate” means to register for school, doesn’t it?) Now it’s time for reality to set in. CDavis isn’t the only one who’s been working hard to improve his team. The Freedom Warriors have been VERY busy on the waiver wire, picking up a number of free agents this week---for the coming playoff run. They won’t really need them for this game. Sorry, Richmond, but the party can’t last forever...…..LINCOLN-58 RICHMOND-6
(5) Saginaw Spirit (3-6) at Baltimore Hustle (1-8)-----Saginaw has had multiple opportunities and disappointments over the first half of the season. If they’re going to make a playoff run, it has to start NOW. The schedule is favorable and if they can’t beat the Hustle, then there’s no reason to even think about playoffs for this team. It’s do or die time for the Spirit, but it says here they avoid being exorcised at least for this week...………SAGINAW-28 BALTIMORE-9
(4) Syracuse Samurai (5-4) at Cleveland Buckeyes (1-8)-----Cleveland continues to improve, but the talent gap here is just too much. The Samurai have won the games they’re supposed to win, but lost the games they’re supposed to lose. This is one they’re supposed to win, and they will...…..SYRACUSE-35 CLEVELAND-13
(3) Jax Beach Juggernauts (5-4) at Atlanta Purple Penguins (9-0)----Make no mistake about it---Jax Beach is a DANGEROUS team! They played the Syracuse Samurai to within a single point, and only lost to the Freedom Warriors by a TD. Inactives were the plague of the Juggernauts, but it seems they’ve got that problem under control now. This will be a competitive game and one the Penguins could easily lose—but I think they’ll retain enough composure to pull it out...……..ATLANTA-28 JAX BEACH-21
(2) Red Bank Thundercats (7-2) at The River City Ransom (5-4)-----River City comes off an impressive showing, despite the loss, against the Purple Penguins while Red Bank continues to roll along. The astute coaching of the Ransom continue to grow and learn to utilize their available talent to their best advantage, and the Ransom staff have to be considered a definite Coach of the Year candidate. Against, Red Bank, though, it’s just not going to be enough. In a year, maybe even in this year’s playoffs, if River City makes it, these two teams might be closer competitors, but for now River City has to be content with being the most IMPROVED team on their home field, but Red Bank will be the BETTER one...…..….…..RED BANK-30 RIVER CITY-20
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Houston Armageddon (7-2) at Louisville Baby Kittens (7-2)-----Lost amid the tumult of kittens, penguins, thundercats and werewolves are the Houston Armageddon who have quietly put together as good a record as good as Red Bank or Louisville. Riding a six game winning streak, Houston enters the meat-grinder phase of their schedule, with games against Louisville and Atlanta within the next three weeks. We’ll see how good the Armageddon are in these games. Louisville is smarting from the second loss to a contending team that they feel they could have won. They’ll be out to prove their bona fides against the Armageddon, using their vaunted offense to bombard the Houston squad. I don’t think anyone can hold down Kamikaze and Kyle for two weeks in a row. The pick here has to be Louisville (OHIO)....……..LOUISVILLE-44 HOUSTON-28
For those of you who are leaving BBB, we’re sorry to see you go but hope you have a more fulfilling experience (sounds like a Hostess Fruit Pie) with your new teams. For the rest of you, the hunt for playoff seeds is about to swing into full force. To arms, men!!!!
It is with mixed emotions that I write this week’s edition of the PPPP. First, the good news…..the feature game of the week did NOT disappoint as the Lycans and the Baby Kittens (from OHIO lol!) played an absolute CLASSIC game that was decided by a single point! Those missed XP will killya!!! Appalachian shut down the Kittens offense in a way that no other team has for two seasons, and was able to score JUST ENOUGH to pull out the win, and, coincidentally, make my prediction record for the week a PERFECT 8-0. Naw, I wasn’t nervous. Not one bit!
On top of that, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RICHMOND EMPIRE for their first win in many moons! CDavis, we are all happy to see you taking that team and building into a respectable unit! Quite a heavy load you had there, my friend, and I think the well wishes are universal throughout the conference! WAY TO GO RICHMOND!!!
On the other hand, it looks as though as many as two teams may be leaving us very soon. The Sin City Showboats are calling it quits and are dismantling as we speak, and rumors abound that the Roswell Invaders are about to follow suit. There are probably times when I’ve been less than kind to these two teams in writing the PPPP, but it was all in fun and it’s truly a shame to see these guys go! With the exit of these two teams, there are really only 10 teams realistically vying for the 8 playoff spots.
But, life goes on, and so does football. Let’s take a look at where we’ve been, and then get on to where we’re going….
Season Results: 48-6
Week Nine Results: 8-0
Roswell at Houston Prediction: HOU 44-16 Actual: HOU 62-0
Richmond at Texas Prediction: RCH 48-10 Actual: RCH 36-3
Lincoln at Cleveland Prediction: LIN 34-16 Actual: LIN 23-0
Baltimore at Syracuse Prediction: SYR 38-10 Actual: SYR 42-0
Saginaw at Red Bank Prediction: RBK 30-17 Actual: RBK 42-14
Sin City at Jax Beach Prediction: JAX 28-13 Actual: JAX 59-20
Atlanta at River City Prediction: ATL 35-6 Actual: ATL 55-20
Louisville at Appalachian Prediction: APP 38-34 Actual: APP 20-19
(8) The State of Texas Domination (0-9) at Roswell Invaders (1-8)-----OK, usually even matchups get a little boost in the PPPP, but this is just ridiculous. The margin of victory will depend more on how efficiently the Invaders abandon ship more than anything else. Although evenly matched, in light of the circumstances, it just doesn’t really matter...……..ROSWELL-24 TEXAS-10
(7) Appalachian Lycans (9-0) at Sin City Showboats (4-5)-----From the pinnacle to the poorhouse. Appalachian was in the Game of the Week last week which turned out to be the Game of the Season. Now they face a Sin City club that is disbanding and in disarray as it dismantles. Normally I’d say something like “be on guard for a letdown after last week’s big win” of “make sure they don’t look past this team” but let’s be real. Not a chance the Lycans blow this one……...APPALACHIAN-108 SIN CITY-0
(6) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (7-2) at Richmond Empire (1-8)-----OK, we’ve all celebrated and congratulated and matriculated down the field (what the hell does that mean, anyway? “To matriculate” means to register for school, doesn’t it?) Now it’s time for reality to set in. CDavis isn’t the only one who’s been working hard to improve his team. The Freedom Warriors have been VERY busy on the waiver wire, picking up a number of free agents this week---for the coming playoff run. They won’t really need them for this game. Sorry, Richmond, but the party can’t last forever...…..LINCOLN-58 RICHMOND-6
(5) Saginaw Spirit (3-6) at Baltimore Hustle (1-8)-----Saginaw has had multiple opportunities and disappointments over the first half of the season. If they’re going to make a playoff run, it has to start NOW. The schedule is favorable and if they can’t beat the Hustle, then there’s no reason to even think about playoffs for this team. It’s do or die time for the Spirit, but it says here they avoid being exorcised at least for this week...………SAGINAW-28 BALTIMORE-9
(4) Syracuse Samurai (5-4) at Cleveland Buckeyes (1-8)-----Cleveland continues to improve, but the talent gap here is just too much. The Samurai have won the games they’re supposed to win, but lost the games they’re supposed to lose. This is one they’re supposed to win, and they will...…..SYRACUSE-35 CLEVELAND-13
(3) Jax Beach Juggernauts (5-4) at Atlanta Purple Penguins (9-0)----Make no mistake about it---Jax Beach is a DANGEROUS team! They played the Syracuse Samurai to within a single point, and only lost to the Freedom Warriors by a TD. Inactives were the plague of the Juggernauts, but it seems they’ve got that problem under control now. This will be a competitive game and one the Penguins could easily lose—but I think they’ll retain enough composure to pull it out...……..ATLANTA-28 JAX BEACH-21
(2) Red Bank Thundercats (7-2) at The River City Ransom (5-4)-----River City comes off an impressive showing, despite the loss, against the Purple Penguins while Red Bank continues to roll along. The astute coaching of the Ransom continue to grow and learn to utilize their available talent to their best advantage, and the Ransom staff have to be considered a definite Coach of the Year candidate. Against, Red Bank, though, it’s just not going to be enough. In a year, maybe even in this year’s playoffs, if River City makes it, these two teams might be closer competitors, but for now River City has to be content with being the most IMPROVED team on their home field, but Red Bank will be the BETTER one...…..….…..RED BANK-30 RIVER CITY-20
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Houston Armageddon (7-2) at Louisville Baby Kittens (7-2)-----Lost amid the tumult of kittens, penguins, thundercats and werewolves are the Houston Armageddon who have quietly put together as good a record as good as Red Bank or Louisville. Riding a six game winning streak, Houston enters the meat-grinder phase of their schedule, with games against Louisville and Atlanta within the next three weeks. We’ll see how good the Armageddon are in these games. Louisville is smarting from the second loss to a contending team that they feel they could have won. They’ll be out to prove their bona fides against the Armageddon, using their vaunted offense to bombard the Houston squad. I don’t think anyone can hold down Kamikaze and Kyle for two weeks in a row. The pick here has to be Louisville (OHIO)....……..LOUISVILLE-44 HOUSTON-28
For those of you who are leaving BBB, we’re sorry to see you go but hope you have a more fulfilling experience (sounds like a Hostess Fruit Pie) with your new teams. For the rest of you, the hunt for playoff seeds is about to swing into full force. To arms, men!!!!
