THE PEERLESS PURPLE PENGUIN PROGNOSTICATIONS (PPPP): WEEK FOUR!!!
TOOT! TOOT!
OK, a pretty feeble attempt at tooting my own horn, but hey, three weeks straight of calling EVERY SINGLE GAME correctly will Puff the Purple Penguin Prognosticator’s Pride Powerfully as we head into a very interesting Week Four. LOTS of great matchups this week, but highlighted by a real blockbuster---Red Bank, last year’s conference runner-ups, against the Louisville (not Loo-EE-vil but Loo-ISS-vil) Baby Kittens offensive avalanche (hey, what else are you gonna call a team that AVERAGES 90 points a game!!!). But we’ll get to that in a second. First, last week’s results:
Season Results: 24-0
Week Two Results: 8-0
Texas at Red Bank Prediction: RBK 96-0 Actual: RBK 154-0
Cleveland at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 42-7 Actual: ATL 55-3
Richmond at Sin City Prediction: SIN 38-9 Actual: SIN 24-16
Roswell at Louisville Prediction: LOU 55-16 Actual: LOU 112-24
Baltimore at River City Prediction: RVR 47-0 Actual: RVR 61-7
Saginaw at Jax Beach Prediction: SAG 37-13 Actual: SAG 27-7
Lincoln at Houston Prediction: LIN 27-20 Actual: LIN 15-13
Syracuse at Appalachian Prediction: APP 30-10 Actual: APP 26-0
As you can see, a Perfect Purple Penguin Prediction Performance!!! I’d bow, but we Penguins have a bit of trouble with the waist bending thing. This week, though, I think it’s very possible the streak is going to end. The games are a lot tougher to call in Week 3, but that just means we’ll have better games to enjoy and a better idea of how things might shape up after this weekend’s showdowns.
(8) Jax Beach Juggernauts (0-3) at Baltimore Hustle(0-3)-----My sources indicate that these two teams will play and one is likely to win and one is likely to lose. May I express my sincere hope that the hateful rhetoric of the previous sentence does not offend any of my fellow team owners.
(7) Atlanta Purple Penguins (3-0) at Richmond Empire (0-3)-----Last year these teams were polar opposites, Richmond finishing 0-16 and the Penguins finishing 16-0. This year Richmond is VASTLY improved and deserving of respect, but they still have a ways to go before they can be considered contenders. Atlanta has dominated its previous three opponents, and looks to be a heavy favorite again unless they get caught looking ahead---can’t do that against THIS Richmond team. Ask Sin City, who was holding on to a tenuous 17-13 lead with 6 and a half minutes left in the game---THIS year the Empire comes to PLAY!..……..ATLANTA-56 RICHMOND-0
(6) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (2-1) at The State of Texas Domination (0-3)-----After two brutal games in a row with Appalachian and Houston, Lincoln faces the Dismantled and Depleted Domination. I know I need to get over it, but time was when this would have been a feature matchup for the week—two great squads that always fielded competitive teams facing off for a playoff seeding. Alas, those days are gone. This time around, it’s going to be no contest---and Lincoln can finally relax in the 4th quarter……..LINCOLN-48 TEXAS-0
(5) Appalachian Lycans (3-0) at Saginaw Spirit (2-1)-----The Violet Visionary’s preseason pick to win the conference has not disappointed thus far. They’ve handled Lincoln and Syracuse, two teams considered to be playoff bound. Saginaw also was a preseason favorite to reach the playoffs, but as a #8 seed in the Penguin’s eyes, so this may turn out to be a preview of the first round of the playoffs. What will these teams learn from each other this week that they might use then? Well, Saginaw will learn that Appalachian is a damn good team. I like the Spirit, but those Lycans are downright SCARY!!!.………APPALACHIAN-35 SAGINAW-7
(4) The River City Ransom (1-2) at Cleveland Buckeyes (0-3)-----Poor Cleveland. 0-3 and it looks like another tough season. But take a look at the Buckeyes’ schedule. Three games against three UNDEFEATED teams! And they gave Sin City everything the Showboats could handle. I think Cleveland is a lot better team than people might think, and certainly are a lot better than their record indicates. River City is 1-2, but their victory was against…..well, let’s look at their losses—to Syracuse and Saginaw, both 2-1 and considered playoff contenders. The schedule has not been kind to these two teams. Both teams have a passing game that has a chance to exploit the other’s defensive weakness at CB. River City’s running attack looks to be spearheaded by a much better back (L23 Larry Flanders) than Cleveland, but the Buckeye defensive line is mighty strong with two L22 DTs and a L23 and L20 DE tandem. It’s really pretty much a tossup and then you get to the kicking game. Cleveland and River City both have L19 punters, but River City’s K is a L20 and Cleveland’s is a L15. In what may be a very close game, with a lot of scoring, the K may be the difference, so I have to go with..…..RIVER CITY-30 CLEVELAND-27
(3) Sin City Showboats (3-0) at Roswell Invaders (1-2)-----Can Roswell really be as bad as Louisville made them look? Short answer, against a good passing team, yes. The Invaders have only ONE human CB on their entire roster, and he’s respectable but not dominant L20 Trevor Jones. The follow up question then is, Does Sin City have enough of a passing game to take advantage of this? Take a look at the scoreboard after the game and you’ll see your answer, despite the potentially powerful Roswell running game...……..SIN CITY-42 ROSWELL-14
(2) Houston Armageddon (1-2) at Syracuse Samurai (2-1)-----Houston lost a squeaker against perennial power Lincoln last week and now runs up against the newcomer to the league. The Syracuse offense looks to have plenty of firepower to move the ball against the Armageddon, and there seem to be no weaknesses on defense. Yet, the Lycans were able to overwhelm them 26-0. There’s something that jst doesn’t add up here, but I’ll be doggone if I can figure it out. One very perplexed penguin am I. Houston hopes they can analyze the Appalchian game and come up with the antidote to the Samurai, or else 1-3 is going to be a tough hole to climb out of.….…..SYRACUSE-24 HOUSTON-20
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Red Bank Thundercats (3-0) at Louisville Baby Kittens (3-0)-----In a week full of great matchups, this still had to be the Game of the Week without question. Wow, this should be great! Red Bank boasts a powerful running game with the #2 and #3 rushers for the conference---but the #1 is Louisville’s Jackie R. Robinson. The Louisville passing attack has been just as deadly as it was last year, maybe even more so, but they haven’t been tested by a proven defensive team like Red Bank yet. As a matter of fact, neither team has had a true test with Louisville’s opponents a combined 1-8 and Red Bank’s 2-7. This game should help tell us exactly what kinds of teams the two clubs have this year, and it’ll be exciting to watch the outcome. Balanced potent offensive attacks and less spectacular defenses should make this a shootout. It’s a tough one, but I gotta choose so I’m going to bet that Red Bank has better success getting its running backs to exploit the weaker OLBs of Louisville than Louisville has isolating Kyle Kortnue on the Thundercats weak link, L17 CB Jack Herer. I’ll go with.……..RED BANK-40 LOUISVILLE-38
OK, lots of GREAT games upcoming! And apart from the games themselves, I’m curious as to whether the Purple Prognosticator’s Predictions Persist in their Perfection or if they’ll Plummet and merely become Practically Perfect.
Have a great game, boys!
TOOT! TOOT!
OK, a pretty feeble attempt at tooting my own horn, but hey, three weeks straight of calling EVERY SINGLE GAME correctly will Puff the Purple Penguin Prognosticator’s Pride Powerfully as we head into a very interesting Week Four. LOTS of great matchups this week, but highlighted by a real blockbuster---Red Bank, last year’s conference runner-ups, against the Louisville (not Loo-EE-vil but Loo-ISS-vil) Baby Kittens offensive avalanche (hey, what else are you gonna call a team that AVERAGES 90 points a game!!!). But we’ll get to that in a second. First, last week’s results:
Season Results: 24-0
Week Two Results: 8-0
Texas at Red Bank Prediction: RBK 96-0 Actual: RBK 154-0
Cleveland at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 42-7 Actual: ATL 55-3
Richmond at Sin City Prediction: SIN 38-9 Actual: SIN 24-16
Roswell at Louisville Prediction: LOU 55-16 Actual: LOU 112-24
Baltimore at River City Prediction: RVR 47-0 Actual: RVR 61-7
Saginaw at Jax Beach Prediction: SAG 37-13 Actual: SAG 27-7
Lincoln at Houston Prediction: LIN 27-20 Actual: LIN 15-13
Syracuse at Appalachian Prediction: APP 30-10 Actual: APP 26-0
As you can see, a Perfect Purple Penguin Prediction Performance!!! I’d bow, but we Penguins have a bit of trouble with the waist bending thing. This week, though, I think it’s very possible the streak is going to end. The games are a lot tougher to call in Week 3, but that just means we’ll have better games to enjoy and a better idea of how things might shape up after this weekend’s showdowns.
(8) Jax Beach Juggernauts (0-3) at Baltimore Hustle(0-3)-----My sources indicate that these two teams will play and one is likely to win and one is likely to lose. May I express my sincere hope that the hateful rhetoric of the previous sentence does not offend any of my fellow team owners.
(7) Atlanta Purple Penguins (3-0) at Richmond Empire (0-3)-----Last year these teams were polar opposites, Richmond finishing 0-16 and the Penguins finishing 16-0. This year Richmond is VASTLY improved and deserving of respect, but they still have a ways to go before they can be considered contenders. Atlanta has dominated its previous three opponents, and looks to be a heavy favorite again unless they get caught looking ahead---can’t do that against THIS Richmond team. Ask Sin City, who was holding on to a tenuous 17-13 lead with 6 and a half minutes left in the game---THIS year the Empire comes to PLAY!..……..ATLANTA-56 RICHMOND-0
(6) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (2-1) at The State of Texas Domination (0-3)-----After two brutal games in a row with Appalachian and Houston, Lincoln faces the Dismantled and Depleted Domination. I know I need to get over it, but time was when this would have been a feature matchup for the week—two great squads that always fielded competitive teams facing off for a playoff seeding. Alas, those days are gone. This time around, it’s going to be no contest---and Lincoln can finally relax in the 4th quarter……..LINCOLN-48 TEXAS-0
(5) Appalachian Lycans (3-0) at Saginaw Spirit (2-1)-----The Violet Visionary’s preseason pick to win the conference has not disappointed thus far. They’ve handled Lincoln and Syracuse, two teams considered to be playoff bound. Saginaw also was a preseason favorite to reach the playoffs, but as a #8 seed in the Penguin’s eyes, so this may turn out to be a preview of the first round of the playoffs. What will these teams learn from each other this week that they might use then? Well, Saginaw will learn that Appalachian is a damn good team. I like the Spirit, but those Lycans are downright SCARY!!!.………APPALACHIAN-35 SAGINAW-7
(4) The River City Ransom (1-2) at Cleveland Buckeyes (0-3)-----Poor Cleveland. 0-3 and it looks like another tough season. But take a look at the Buckeyes’ schedule. Three games against three UNDEFEATED teams! And they gave Sin City everything the Showboats could handle. I think Cleveland is a lot better team than people might think, and certainly are a lot better than their record indicates. River City is 1-2, but their victory was against…..well, let’s look at their losses—to Syracuse and Saginaw, both 2-1 and considered playoff contenders. The schedule has not been kind to these two teams. Both teams have a passing game that has a chance to exploit the other’s defensive weakness at CB. River City’s running attack looks to be spearheaded by a much better back (L23 Larry Flanders) than Cleveland, but the Buckeye defensive line is mighty strong with two L22 DTs and a L23 and L20 DE tandem. It’s really pretty much a tossup and then you get to the kicking game. Cleveland and River City both have L19 punters, but River City’s K is a L20 and Cleveland’s is a L15. In what may be a very close game, with a lot of scoring, the K may be the difference, so I have to go with..…..RIVER CITY-30 CLEVELAND-27
(3) Sin City Showboats (3-0) at Roswell Invaders (1-2)-----Can Roswell really be as bad as Louisville made them look? Short answer, against a good passing team, yes. The Invaders have only ONE human CB on their entire roster, and he’s respectable but not dominant L20 Trevor Jones. The follow up question then is, Does Sin City have enough of a passing game to take advantage of this? Take a look at the scoreboard after the game and you’ll see your answer, despite the potentially powerful Roswell running game...……..SIN CITY-42 ROSWELL-14
(2) Houston Armageddon (1-2) at Syracuse Samurai (2-1)-----Houston lost a squeaker against perennial power Lincoln last week and now runs up against the newcomer to the league. The Syracuse offense looks to have plenty of firepower to move the ball against the Armageddon, and there seem to be no weaknesses on defense. Yet, the Lycans were able to overwhelm them 26-0. There’s something that jst doesn’t add up here, but I’ll be doggone if I can figure it out. One very perplexed penguin am I. Houston hopes they can analyze the Appalchian game and come up with the antidote to the Samurai, or else 1-3 is going to be a tough hole to climb out of.….…..SYRACUSE-24 HOUSTON-20
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Red Bank Thundercats (3-0) at Louisville Baby Kittens (3-0)-----In a week full of great matchups, this still had to be the Game of the Week without question. Wow, this should be great! Red Bank boasts a powerful running game with the #2 and #3 rushers for the conference---but the #1 is Louisville’s Jackie R. Robinson. The Louisville passing attack has been just as deadly as it was last year, maybe even more so, but they haven’t been tested by a proven defensive team like Red Bank yet. As a matter of fact, neither team has had a true test with Louisville’s opponents a combined 1-8 and Red Bank’s 2-7. This game should help tell us exactly what kinds of teams the two clubs have this year, and it’ll be exciting to watch the outcome. Balanced potent offensive attacks and less spectacular defenses should make this a shootout. It’s a tough one, but I gotta choose so I’m going to bet that Red Bank has better success getting its running backs to exploit the weaker OLBs of Louisville than Louisville has isolating Kyle Kortnue on the Thundercats weak link, L17 CB Jack Herer. I’ll go with.……..RED BANK-40 LOUISVILLE-38
OK, lots of GREAT games upcoming! And apart from the games themselves, I’m curious as to whether the Purple Prognosticator’s Predictions Persist in their Perfection or if they’ll Plummet and merely become Practically Perfect.
Have a great game, boys!
