THE PEERLESS PURPLE PENGUIN PROGNOSTICATIONS (PPPP): WEEK ELEVEN!!!
Well, Roswell is now the Frostburg Bobcats (welcome to the league!) so we have in essence two different leagues in our conference—what used to be our “Gang of Five” (Roswell/Frostburg, Cleveland, Richmond, Baltimore and Texas) have expanded by one with the sale of the Sin City Showboats. This means that while the potential for mismatches increases, our newer teams do at least have competition with whom the playing field is relatively level. It will be interesting to see who emerges as the class of this group of teams, although Roswell/Frostburg had already played four of them before being sold.
This week, the marquis matchup among a gaggle of lopsided encounters is clearly the Appalachian-Atlanta game. Once again, a fantastic matchup that makes up for this past week’s slate of blowouts. Appalachian has been a force all season, as predicted. Atlanta has been able to add some key free agents to become much more competitive than they looked to be before the season began. Both teams have been eyeing the game for weeks now, seeking to measure themselves against each other.
Season Results: 56-6
Week Ten Results: 8-0
Texas at Frostburg (Roswell) Prediction: ROS/FRS 24-10 Actual: FRS 35-10
Appalachian at Sin City Prediction: APP 108-0 Actual: APP 200-0
Lincoln at Richmond Prediction: LIN 58-6 Actual: LIN 50-0
Saginaw at Baltimore Prediction: SAG 28-9 Actual: SAG 63-7
Syracuse at Cleveland Prediction: SYR 35-13 Actual: SYR 23-9
Jax Beach at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 28-21 Actual: ATL 51-3
Red Bank at River City Prediction: RBK 30-20 Actual: RBK 55-28
Louisville at Houston Prediction: LOU 44-28 Actual: LOU 73-23
(8) Louisville Baby Kittens (8-2) at The State of Texas Domination (0-10)-----OMG! This could get bone-chilling ugly. When the Kittens played the Penguins, I called it a meeting between the Irresistible Force and the Immovable Object. This week, the Kittens are still the Irresistible Force, but now they face the REMOVABLE object!!! The worst part for Texas is that the Kittens can’t afford to take it easy on the Domination because they may very well be in a tie for playoff seeding that uses points scored as a tiebreaker, so the Kittens need as many points as possible!!! Sorry Texas, but there’s just no way this isn’t just an ugly, ugly old fashioned butt kicking by Louisville (OHIO!!!
)……….LOUISVILLE-225 TEXAS-0
(7) Red Bank Thundercats (8-2) at Baltimore Hustle (1-9)-----Another mismatch with the Thundercats looking forward to a stretch of easier games before their big showdown with Appalachian. Well coached team with talent vs. team whose coaching can’t really be evaluated considering the dearth of talent. An easy call for the Prognosticator!……….RED BANK-63 BALTIMORE-14
(6) Sin City Showboats (4-6) at Houston Armageddon (7-3)-----Sin City is in disarray and it couldn’t come at a better time for Houston. Their quest for the playoffs hit a bit of a snag last week against the Baby Kittens, but a game against Sin City should help them regain their confidence. Should be a blowout of stupendous proportion----move along now…nothing to see here…….…..HOUSTON-56 SIN CITY-0
(5) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (8-2) at Roswell Invaders/Frostburg Bobcats (2-8)-----Frostburg gets an opportunity to experience what the BBB is REALLY about after their powder puff game with Texas last week. For the second week in a row, Lincoln has to play the heavy---first by bursting Richmond’s bubble after their first win in 3 seasons, and now disillusioning the Bobcats about life in the BBB. Take it easy on them, Husker. They know not where they play...………LINCOLN-48 ROSWELL/FROSTBURG-6
(4) Syracuse Samurai (6-4) at Richmond Empire (1-9)-----In the midst of their Magical Mastery Tour, the Samurai travel to the third team in a row of the Gang of Six and will no doubt emerge with a victory. It’s teams that have comparable talent that they have trouble with. Those teams where the opponent actually might have some talent is where they have trouble....…..SYRACUSE-38 RICHMOND-14
(3) Cleveland Buckeyes (1-9) at Saginaw Spirit (4-6)-----Do or die time for the Spirit. Entering the most winnable stretch of their schedule, Saginaw MUST win its remaining games to have any significant hope of reaching the playoffs. Is this where the Spirit find their cofnidence? Or is it the beginning of the end?...……..SAGINAW-31 CLEVELAND-21
(2) The River City Ransom (5-5) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (5-5)-----NOW we’re talking!!!! Two teams with identical records, both in the thick of the playoff hunt, facing off late in the season. What could be better? River City comes off two straight weeks against elite squads from Atlanta and Red Bank. To them, facing Jax Beach will be a welcome change. But despite the score of last week’s Penguins game, I remain steadfast in my belief that Jax Beach has one or two big surprises left in them. There’s just too much talent on that roster to believe otherwise. Still, the job that River City has done recruiting, scouting and coaching this season is nothing short of remarkable, and I have to give them the nod here over a team where half the players aren’t even reliably active. When the big statement from Jax Beach is going to come, I don’t know, but I don’t think it’s going to be against the Ransom.…..….…..RIVER CITY-35 JAX BEACH-10
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Atlanta Purple Penguins (9-0) at Appalachian Lycans (9-0)----Oooooh BABY!!!! This is a BIG one! My preseason favorite for the conference championship against my own Purple Penguins!!! Both teams are undefeated! Both teams boast stellar defenses! Both teams are salivating at the chance to show the rest of the league just who is numero uno! I will say this: I am a LOT more worried about the Lycans than I have been about ANY team the Penguins have faced in the “Best of BBB” tournament. These two teams match up virtually even at every position, so it’s a hard call to make. I can’t say too much without giving away some of what we’re looking at in the game plan. What I can say is, get a ticket because there aren’t many like this one!....……..ATLANTA-28 APPALACHIAN-27
Buckle up, we’re headed for the home stretch!!!
Well, Roswell is now the Frostburg Bobcats (welcome to the league!) so we have in essence two different leagues in our conference—what used to be our “Gang of Five” (Roswell/Frostburg, Cleveland, Richmond, Baltimore and Texas) have expanded by one with the sale of the Sin City Showboats. This means that while the potential for mismatches increases, our newer teams do at least have competition with whom the playing field is relatively level. It will be interesting to see who emerges as the class of this group of teams, although Roswell/Frostburg had already played four of them before being sold.
This week, the marquis matchup among a gaggle of lopsided encounters is clearly the Appalachian-Atlanta game. Once again, a fantastic matchup that makes up for this past week’s slate of blowouts. Appalachian has been a force all season, as predicted. Atlanta has been able to add some key free agents to become much more competitive than they looked to be before the season began. Both teams have been eyeing the game for weeks now, seeking to measure themselves against each other.
Season Results: 56-6
Week Ten Results: 8-0
Texas at Frostburg (Roswell) Prediction: ROS/FRS 24-10 Actual: FRS 35-10
Appalachian at Sin City Prediction: APP 108-0 Actual: APP 200-0
Lincoln at Richmond Prediction: LIN 58-6 Actual: LIN 50-0
Saginaw at Baltimore Prediction: SAG 28-9 Actual: SAG 63-7
Syracuse at Cleveland Prediction: SYR 35-13 Actual: SYR 23-9
Jax Beach at Atlanta Prediction: ATL 28-21 Actual: ATL 51-3
Red Bank at River City Prediction: RBK 30-20 Actual: RBK 55-28
Louisville at Houston Prediction: LOU 44-28 Actual: LOU 73-23
(8) Louisville Baby Kittens (8-2) at The State of Texas Domination (0-10)-----OMG! This could get bone-chilling ugly. When the Kittens played the Penguins, I called it a meeting between the Irresistible Force and the Immovable Object. This week, the Kittens are still the Irresistible Force, but now they face the REMOVABLE object!!! The worst part for Texas is that the Kittens can’t afford to take it easy on the Domination because they may very well be in a tie for playoff seeding that uses points scored as a tiebreaker, so the Kittens need as many points as possible!!! Sorry Texas, but there’s just no way this isn’t just an ugly, ugly old fashioned butt kicking by Louisville (OHIO!!!
)……….LOUISVILLE-225 TEXAS-0 (7) Red Bank Thundercats (8-2) at Baltimore Hustle (1-9)-----Another mismatch with the Thundercats looking forward to a stretch of easier games before their big showdown with Appalachian. Well coached team with talent vs. team whose coaching can’t really be evaluated considering the dearth of talent. An easy call for the Prognosticator!……….RED BANK-63 BALTIMORE-14
(6) Sin City Showboats (4-6) at Houston Armageddon (7-3)-----Sin City is in disarray and it couldn’t come at a better time for Houston. Their quest for the playoffs hit a bit of a snag last week against the Baby Kittens, but a game against Sin City should help them regain their confidence. Should be a blowout of stupendous proportion----move along now…nothing to see here…….…..HOUSTON-56 SIN CITY-0
(5) Lincoln Freedom Warriors (8-2) at Roswell Invaders/Frostburg Bobcats (2-8)-----Frostburg gets an opportunity to experience what the BBB is REALLY about after their powder puff game with Texas last week. For the second week in a row, Lincoln has to play the heavy---first by bursting Richmond’s bubble after their first win in 3 seasons, and now disillusioning the Bobcats about life in the BBB. Take it easy on them, Husker. They know not where they play...………LINCOLN-48 ROSWELL/FROSTBURG-6
(4) Syracuse Samurai (6-4) at Richmond Empire (1-9)-----In the midst of their Magical Mastery Tour, the Samurai travel to the third team in a row of the Gang of Six and will no doubt emerge with a victory. It’s teams that have comparable talent that they have trouble with. Those teams where the opponent actually might have some talent is where they have trouble....…..SYRACUSE-38 RICHMOND-14
(3) Cleveland Buckeyes (1-9) at Saginaw Spirit (4-6)-----Do or die time for the Spirit. Entering the most winnable stretch of their schedule, Saginaw MUST win its remaining games to have any significant hope of reaching the playoffs. Is this where the Spirit find their cofnidence? Or is it the beginning of the end?...……..SAGINAW-31 CLEVELAND-21
(2) The River City Ransom (5-5) at Jax Beach Juggernauts (5-5)-----NOW we’re talking!!!! Two teams with identical records, both in the thick of the playoff hunt, facing off late in the season. What could be better? River City comes off two straight weeks against elite squads from Atlanta and Red Bank. To them, facing Jax Beach will be a welcome change. But despite the score of last week’s Penguins game, I remain steadfast in my belief that Jax Beach has one or two big surprises left in them. There’s just too much talent on that roster to believe otherwise. Still, the job that River City has done recruiting, scouting and coaching this season is nothing short of remarkable, and I have to give them the nod here over a team where half the players aren’t even reliably active. When the big statement from Jax Beach is going to come, I don’t know, but I don’t think it’s going to be against the Ransom.…..….…..RIVER CITY-35 JAX BEACH-10
(1) GAME OF THE WEEK: Atlanta Purple Penguins (9-0) at Appalachian Lycans (9-0)----Oooooh BABY!!!! This is a BIG one! My preseason favorite for the conference championship against my own Purple Penguins!!! Both teams are undefeated! Both teams boast stellar defenses! Both teams are salivating at the chance to show the rest of the league just who is numero uno! I will say this: I am a LOT more worried about the Lycans than I have been about ANY team the Penguins have faced in the “Best of BBB” tournament. These two teams match up virtually even at every position, so it’s a hard call to make. I can’t say too much without giving away some of what we’re looking at in the game plan. What I can say is, get a ticket because there aren’t many like this one!....……..ATLANTA-28 APPALACHIAN-27
Buckle up, we’re headed for the home stretch!!!
