PEERLESS PURPLE PENGUIN PROGNOSTICATIONS (PPPP): PLAYOFF EDITION!!
OK, Let’s dispense with last week because it’s PLAYOFF TIME!!!!
Very quickly, your humble clairvoyant did pretty well considering he didn’t know the Western teams very well at all. 14-2 is quite respectable especially calling the Saginaw score EXACTLY on the nose!
Season Results: 72-15-1
Week Fifteen Results: 14-2
Atlanta Ducks at Richmond Empire
Prediction: ATL 45-10 Actual: ATL 80-0
River City Ransom at Killer Rabbits of Caerbannog
Prediction: CAE 35-17 Actual: CAE 15-9
Fresno Anarchs at Appalachian Lycans
Prediction: APP 56-6 Actual: APP 41-0
Texas Tarheels at Cleveland Buckeyes
Prediction: TEX 24-13 Actual: TEX 37-0
Red Bank Thundercats at Visalia Paraplegics
Prediction: RBK 32-9 Actual: RBK 37-6
South Bend ShamRockers at DLF Gods
Prediction: DLF 23-20 Actual: DLF 28-3
Big Money Dynasty at Jax Beach Juggernauts
Prediction: JAX 28-16 Actual: JAX 43-16
Anchorage Vikings at Saginaw Spirit
Prediction: ANC 36-17 Actual: ANC 36-17
Malibu Mels at Roswell Invaders
Prediction: MAL 16-14 Actual: MAL 20-0
Las Vegas Outlaws at Austin Alcoholics
Prediction: AUS 42-20 Actual: AUS 56-3
Chicago Whodats at State of Texas Domination
Prediction: TEX 34-12 Actual: CHI 34-6
Houston Armageddon at Oakland Nation
Prediction: OAK 27-17 Actual: OAK 26-7
Lincoln Freedom Warriors at Austin Breakers
Prediction: LIN 24-20 Actual: AUS 16-13
LA Chupacabras at Louisville Baby Kittens
Prediction: LOU 28-21 Actual: LOU 24-22
Niagara Rapids at Texas Two Step
Prediction: NIA 40-13 Actual: NIA 33-3
Atlanta Purple Penguins at Big Whiskey Assassins
Prediction: ATL 40-12 Actual: ATL 54-0
And now it’s time for the Chase for a Championship!!!! (You didn’t think I’d COMPLETELY given up on alliteration, did you?)
First off, gotta say we had a terrific season in BBB#7 this year. Some teams shook off early season doldrums to come on very strong at the end. It’s gonna be a killer league next year!!!
#8 The State of Texas Domination (8-7-1) at #1 Atlanta Purple Penguins (16-0)
Atlanta enters the playoffs with a pretty record that means absolutely nothing. It’s playoff time and what happened over the last 16 games is just a conversation starter. Texas is loaded with high level talent, especially in the secondary with L22 CBs Vickell QuickFeet (9 INTs) and Donald Lotion with little dropoff when the nickel back Antonio (Flash) Cromartie comes in. L22 FS Kal El Kenobi and L23 SS Slackjaw Yokul (6 INT) round out this impressive group. J Lake’s 22 Hurries were #5 in the Conference and speak to the degree of pressure the Atlantans can expect from Texas. It will be interesting to see whether the Purple Penguins can move the ball through the air against a secondary that’s as deep as the Penguins’ receiving corps.
On the other side of the ball, the Domination have L21 Minor Applewhite at QB and 2 terrific receivers in L21 Buh Bye, L20 Nicholas Pennisi and L19 Johnny “On The Spot” Johnson. Atlanta’s signature pressure and the Domination’s ability to handle it will be key to Texas’s success. Applewhite has been Hurried 49 times, almost certainly contributing to his 16 INTs. The Domination also have L22 Quicky McQuickQuick at HB at their disposal, but teams that have tried to run on the Purple Penguins have found little success against a team that allows 16.8 yds per GAME rushing.
Atlanta is sure to be favored in this contest as a result of their record, but Texas has proven to be a dangerous team. Although talent-wise this contest is close, Atlanta does have the advantage in both Chemistry (100-55) and likely in morale as the Domination have dropped their last 3. This should be enough for the Purple Penguins to squeak into the next round……….ATLANTA-23 TEXAS-17
#7 Houston Armageddon (9-7) at #2 Niagara Rapids (14-2)
There are a lot of folks who believe that Niagara is the best team in the East, records notwithstanding and there’s certainly an argument to be made for that opinion. With a devastating passing attack led by L21 QB Joe Goodberry and L24 WR Wide Open and the #2 rusher in the conference in L20 The Tank, the Rapids offense scores, well, rapidly. L21 CBs John Locke-Down and John Shale are as good a tandem as there is in the conference, with the possible exception of Lincoln’s Head Shot and Frank Fantastic. On defense L21 Guy Dickenhousen ran away with the sack title while playing DT(!). A formidable task indeed is ahead for the Armageddon.
But there’s a bright side of Armageddon. L25 QB Richard Lobb is the highest level QB in the conference and L19 WR Michael Moss has turned into a reliable target. L24 LT Marquis Robertson leads an OL that had only allowed 5 Hurries in the 4 weeks prior to last week’s fiasco with the Oakland Nation. More than anything else is past history---Houston held the Rapids to 18 points in week 6 before succumbing 18-10. Lobb has the ability to catch fire and lead his team back to the glory of their midseason stretch of 6 winis in 7 games---but only if he’s not running for his life. The play of the OL here will determine whether Houston advances or calls it a season. With Dickenhousen licking his chops across the line from Lobb and Robertson otherwise occupied on the outside, the matchups don’t look good for Houston. But win or lose, the Armageddon have had a very productive season that saw them lose two games by the slimmest of margins, compete for a home playoff game until the final weekend, and establish a terrific foundation for further success……….NIAGARA-34 HOUSTON-13
#6 Lincoln Freedom Warriors (11-5) at #3 Louisville Baby Kittens (13-3)
Louisville lives and dies by the pass with their conference leading tandem of L20 QB Kamikaze Kitten and L21 WR Kyle Kortnue. The Kitten has thrown for an astounding 45 TDs and Kortnue has caught 21. This is a major aerial assault! However, just 6 short weeks ago, Lincoln grounded the Kittens and sent them home with a 41-16 spanking. This is likely the result of the fact that Lincoln boasts the best secondary (yes, better than Atlanta’s) in the conference with elite L22 CBs Head Shot (15 INTs) Husker Power and Frank Fantastic. With no weakness in the secondary, Louisville’s gameplan sputtered and stalled and Lincoln emerged victorious. No other team could have done that to Louisville, and yet, here the Freedom Warriors are again for Round Two. Will Louisville make a minor adjustment but continue its “pass first and ask questions later” philosophy, or will they try to exploit their major area of advantage, L26 All-World OG Phillip Swartzenhiemenberger, L21 C Ike Eisenhower and L20 OG Erich von Manstein against Lincoln’s relatively weak interior DL, L17 NT Max Pauer and L17 DT Kenrick Nikil? Keep in mind, Nikil has 5 Sacks and 19 Hurries to his name! This one is gonna be FUN!!!!!
Lincoln doesn’t have the firepower on offense that Niagara does, and although the late season schedule has been brutal (Texas, Appalachian, Saginaw, and Austin Breakers), they have dropped 3 of their last 4. What effect this has had on their morale is yet to be seen. In addition, do the Warriors have an answer for Niagara L23 Lindo Suavez, the dominating Niagara DE that bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Delroy Lindo? I love the Lincoln team’s always positive, always confident, always upbeat attitudes, but the fact of the matter is that they have beaten only one playoff team in 5 tries after starting 5-0. The good news? That lone victory was against these same Baby Kittens. Still, I’ve got to give this one to Louisville---it’s always tough to beat a good team twice……….LOUISVILLE-20 LINCOLN-16
#5 Red Bank Thundercats (11-5) at #4 Appalachian Lycans (11-5)
From a pure talent perspective, this is a mismatch. Appalachian’s average starter Level is 21 while the Thundercats weigh in at 19.6---it may not sound like much, but it’s almost 20 extra skill points. Yet, Red Bank keeps finding ways to win. This is a tribute to their coaching staff as much as anything else, and the Thundercats do have a 20-9 win over Appalachian in week 5 to their credit. Both teams come in riding win streaks---the Lycans with 5 and Red Bank with 4. Finding a distinct advantage of one of these two over the other is virtually impossible, as evidenced by the identical records. However, Appalachian’s L23 QB Dodd Kinder has thrown 11 TDs and only 3 INTs over the last 4 weeks. Red Bank’s L19 QB Ryan DeAngelis: 1 TD, 2 INT. Red Bank prefers to run, as evidenced by their L20 HB Druce (Thor) McMannus conference leading 1446.5 yds rushing, but I’m not sure they can run against the Lycans with L23 NT Billy Grigstar and L23 MLB Big Briggs up the middle. Last time the Lycans held the Thundercats to 1.9 yds rushing/attempt. If that occurs again, Red Bank will have completed an amazing season where they were, IMHO, the turnaround story of the conference……….APPALACHIAN-30 RED BANK-17
OK, that’s the playoff edition of the PPPP. I think this’ll do it for me for the season, guys. It was hard to do this without feeling like I was doing a scouting report. Problem is, if my reports aren’t of equivalent quality for both teams, then I might be giving information to one team that isn’t balanced by what I give to the other. Frankly, I doubt that there’s anything that I see that all of the coaches in the playoffs wouldn’t see long before me, but I don’t want to take the chance of treating any of the teams unfairly. Each of them have worked too hard all season long or me to do something stupid to inadvertently screw things up.
So I’ll just sign off for now and wish everyone a happy playoffs (except the Domination---sorry guys!). Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement this season about the PPPP!!!
OK, Let’s dispense with last week because it’s PLAYOFF TIME!!!!
Very quickly, your humble clairvoyant did pretty well considering he didn’t know the Western teams very well at all. 14-2 is quite respectable especially calling the Saginaw score EXACTLY on the nose!
Season Results: 72-15-1
Week Fifteen Results: 14-2
Atlanta Ducks at Richmond Empire
Prediction: ATL 45-10 Actual: ATL 80-0
River City Ransom at Killer Rabbits of Caerbannog
Prediction: CAE 35-17 Actual: CAE 15-9
Fresno Anarchs at Appalachian Lycans
Prediction: APP 56-6 Actual: APP 41-0
Texas Tarheels at Cleveland Buckeyes
Prediction: TEX 24-13 Actual: TEX 37-0
Red Bank Thundercats at Visalia Paraplegics
Prediction: RBK 32-9 Actual: RBK 37-6
South Bend ShamRockers at DLF Gods
Prediction: DLF 23-20 Actual: DLF 28-3
Big Money Dynasty at Jax Beach Juggernauts
Prediction: JAX 28-16 Actual: JAX 43-16
Anchorage Vikings at Saginaw Spirit
Prediction: ANC 36-17 Actual: ANC 36-17
Malibu Mels at Roswell Invaders
Prediction: MAL 16-14 Actual: MAL 20-0
Las Vegas Outlaws at Austin Alcoholics
Prediction: AUS 42-20 Actual: AUS 56-3
Chicago Whodats at State of Texas Domination
Prediction: TEX 34-12 Actual: CHI 34-6
Houston Armageddon at Oakland Nation
Prediction: OAK 27-17 Actual: OAK 26-7
Lincoln Freedom Warriors at Austin Breakers
Prediction: LIN 24-20 Actual: AUS 16-13
LA Chupacabras at Louisville Baby Kittens
Prediction: LOU 28-21 Actual: LOU 24-22
Niagara Rapids at Texas Two Step
Prediction: NIA 40-13 Actual: NIA 33-3
Atlanta Purple Penguins at Big Whiskey Assassins
Prediction: ATL 40-12 Actual: ATL 54-0
And now it’s time for the Chase for a Championship!!!! (You didn’t think I’d COMPLETELY given up on alliteration, did you?)
First off, gotta say we had a terrific season in BBB#7 this year. Some teams shook off early season doldrums to come on very strong at the end. It’s gonna be a killer league next year!!!
#8 The State of Texas Domination (8-7-1) at #1 Atlanta Purple Penguins (16-0)
Atlanta enters the playoffs with a pretty record that means absolutely nothing. It’s playoff time and what happened over the last 16 games is just a conversation starter. Texas is loaded with high level talent, especially in the secondary with L22 CBs Vickell QuickFeet (9 INTs) and Donald Lotion with little dropoff when the nickel back Antonio (Flash) Cromartie comes in. L22 FS Kal El Kenobi and L23 SS Slackjaw Yokul (6 INT) round out this impressive group. J Lake’s 22 Hurries were #5 in the Conference and speak to the degree of pressure the Atlantans can expect from Texas. It will be interesting to see whether the Purple Penguins can move the ball through the air against a secondary that’s as deep as the Penguins’ receiving corps.
On the other side of the ball, the Domination have L21 Minor Applewhite at QB and 2 terrific receivers in L21 Buh Bye, L20 Nicholas Pennisi and L19 Johnny “On The Spot” Johnson. Atlanta’s signature pressure and the Domination’s ability to handle it will be key to Texas’s success. Applewhite has been Hurried 49 times, almost certainly contributing to his 16 INTs. The Domination also have L22 Quicky McQuickQuick at HB at their disposal, but teams that have tried to run on the Purple Penguins have found little success against a team that allows 16.8 yds per GAME rushing.
Atlanta is sure to be favored in this contest as a result of their record, but Texas has proven to be a dangerous team. Although talent-wise this contest is close, Atlanta does have the advantage in both Chemistry (100-55) and likely in morale as the Domination have dropped their last 3. This should be enough for the Purple Penguins to squeak into the next round……….ATLANTA-23 TEXAS-17
#7 Houston Armageddon (9-7) at #2 Niagara Rapids (14-2)
There are a lot of folks who believe that Niagara is the best team in the East, records notwithstanding and there’s certainly an argument to be made for that opinion. With a devastating passing attack led by L21 QB Joe Goodberry and L24 WR Wide Open and the #2 rusher in the conference in L20 The Tank, the Rapids offense scores, well, rapidly. L21 CBs John Locke-Down and John Shale are as good a tandem as there is in the conference, with the possible exception of Lincoln’s Head Shot and Frank Fantastic. On defense L21 Guy Dickenhousen ran away with the sack title while playing DT(!). A formidable task indeed is ahead for the Armageddon.
But there’s a bright side of Armageddon. L25 QB Richard Lobb is the highest level QB in the conference and L19 WR Michael Moss has turned into a reliable target. L24 LT Marquis Robertson leads an OL that had only allowed 5 Hurries in the 4 weeks prior to last week’s fiasco with the Oakland Nation. More than anything else is past history---Houston held the Rapids to 18 points in week 6 before succumbing 18-10. Lobb has the ability to catch fire and lead his team back to the glory of their midseason stretch of 6 winis in 7 games---but only if he’s not running for his life. The play of the OL here will determine whether Houston advances or calls it a season. With Dickenhousen licking his chops across the line from Lobb and Robertson otherwise occupied on the outside, the matchups don’t look good for Houston. But win or lose, the Armageddon have had a very productive season that saw them lose two games by the slimmest of margins, compete for a home playoff game until the final weekend, and establish a terrific foundation for further success……….NIAGARA-34 HOUSTON-13
#6 Lincoln Freedom Warriors (11-5) at #3 Louisville Baby Kittens (13-3)
Louisville lives and dies by the pass with their conference leading tandem of L20 QB Kamikaze Kitten and L21 WR Kyle Kortnue. The Kitten has thrown for an astounding 45 TDs and Kortnue has caught 21. This is a major aerial assault! However, just 6 short weeks ago, Lincoln grounded the Kittens and sent them home with a 41-16 spanking. This is likely the result of the fact that Lincoln boasts the best secondary (yes, better than Atlanta’s) in the conference with elite L22 CBs Head Shot (15 INTs) Husker Power and Frank Fantastic. With no weakness in the secondary, Louisville’s gameplan sputtered and stalled and Lincoln emerged victorious. No other team could have done that to Louisville, and yet, here the Freedom Warriors are again for Round Two. Will Louisville make a minor adjustment but continue its “pass first and ask questions later” philosophy, or will they try to exploit their major area of advantage, L26 All-World OG Phillip Swartzenhiemenberger, L21 C Ike Eisenhower and L20 OG Erich von Manstein against Lincoln’s relatively weak interior DL, L17 NT Max Pauer and L17 DT Kenrick Nikil? Keep in mind, Nikil has 5 Sacks and 19 Hurries to his name! This one is gonna be FUN!!!!!
Lincoln doesn’t have the firepower on offense that Niagara does, and although the late season schedule has been brutal (Texas, Appalachian, Saginaw, and Austin Breakers), they have dropped 3 of their last 4. What effect this has had on their morale is yet to be seen. In addition, do the Warriors have an answer for Niagara L23 Lindo Suavez, the dominating Niagara DE that bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Delroy Lindo? I love the Lincoln team’s always positive, always confident, always upbeat attitudes, but the fact of the matter is that they have beaten only one playoff team in 5 tries after starting 5-0. The good news? That lone victory was against these same Baby Kittens. Still, I’ve got to give this one to Louisville---it’s always tough to beat a good team twice……….LOUISVILLE-20 LINCOLN-16
#5 Red Bank Thundercats (11-5) at #4 Appalachian Lycans (11-5)
From a pure talent perspective, this is a mismatch. Appalachian’s average starter Level is 21 while the Thundercats weigh in at 19.6---it may not sound like much, but it’s almost 20 extra skill points. Yet, Red Bank keeps finding ways to win. This is a tribute to their coaching staff as much as anything else, and the Thundercats do have a 20-9 win over Appalachian in week 5 to their credit. Both teams come in riding win streaks---the Lycans with 5 and Red Bank with 4. Finding a distinct advantage of one of these two over the other is virtually impossible, as evidenced by the identical records. However, Appalachian’s L23 QB Dodd Kinder has thrown 11 TDs and only 3 INTs over the last 4 weeks. Red Bank’s L19 QB Ryan DeAngelis: 1 TD, 2 INT. Red Bank prefers to run, as evidenced by their L20 HB Druce (Thor) McMannus conference leading 1446.5 yds rushing, but I’m not sure they can run against the Lycans with L23 NT Billy Grigstar and L23 MLB Big Briggs up the middle. Last time the Lycans held the Thundercats to 1.9 yds rushing/attempt. If that occurs again, Red Bank will have completed an amazing season where they were, IMHO, the turnaround story of the conference……….APPALACHIAN-30 RED BANK-17
OK, that’s the playoff edition of the PPPP. I think this’ll do it for me for the season, guys. It was hard to do this without feeling like I was doing a scouting report. Problem is, if my reports aren’t of equivalent quality for both teams, then I might be giving information to one team that isn’t balanced by what I give to the other. Frankly, I doubt that there’s anything that I see that all of the coaches in the playoffs wouldn’t see long before me, but I don’t want to take the chance of treating any of the teams unfairly. Each of them have worked too hard all season long or me to do something stupid to inadvertently screw things up.
So I’ll just sign off for now and wish everyone a happy playoffs (except the Domination---sorry guys!). Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement this season about the PPPP!!!
Last edited Jul 13, 2008 22:57:02
