| Poll |
| Would you join a NCAA-themed League? |
| Yes, yes I would. |
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42% |
[ 190 ] |
| No, I doubt it. |
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11% |
[ 50 ] |
| I don't know what the NCAA is. |
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26% |
[ 118 ] |
| I don't join leagues. |
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2% |
[ 13 ] |
| I dropped the soap. |
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4% |
[ 21 ] |
| Pie! |
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11% |
[ 49 ] |
| Other? |
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0% |
[ 4 ] |
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| Total Votes : 445 |
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ex-convict
Joined: Jun 28, 2005
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Feb 15, 2011 - 02:35 |
 
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CBBS Special Report: Season 10 Preview
It's finally time for another great NCBB season! Last year we learned that rumors of Oregon's demise after their season 8 title game loss + mass graduation were greatly exaggerated, as a favorable OoC schedule and weak conference let them rebuild their strength on their way to a repeat appearance in the BCS championship game. This time they faced a powerful Clemson squad (whom we predicted to be in the title game,) and were able to overcome them with timely dice and solid defense, winning 1-0. But now it's time for a new season, and things will look very different from the last. Several schools such as Clemson (maybe the entire team was punished for losing the championship,) Missouri, and Golden Gate had to shut down their football programs for the time being. Thus the league had to contract from three conferences down to two, although each has one more team that previous years. The new season and conferences presents new challenges to championship-hopefuls, so let's preview the next few months of gridiron action!
Overall Picture
Last season we had three conferences of six teams each, thus giving everyone five conference games and a need for four Out-of-Conference games to start the season. This year we have two conferences of seven teams each, thus only requiring three OoC games to go along with six conference games. With less teams, this also means teams will play just about every other team in the league during the regular season (.69% of the teams, to be exact.) Thus it'll be interesting to see how increased competition against top programs and head-to-head results affects the bowl picture down the road.
Biggest Storyline
The biggest story from last season was the overall parity of the league, with seven BCS teams having five wins (Clemson, Noise, Hawaii, Missouri, Cal, TTech, and USML), and one (Oregon, of course,) having seven wins. It was predicted (by us, and perhaps a few others,) that there would be a select few "elite teams," while everyone else would be towards the middle of the pack, given that many programs had gone through heavy graduation. But that was far from the case, with many teams competing for the top tier bowl bids into the final weeks. We're predicting this season to be similar to a 'normal distribution,' or a "bell curve" that teachers tried to make us learn way back when. Basically two teams will have seven wins, three will have 5, four will have 4, three will have 3, and two will have 1. Of course we were completely wrong about this last season, so we probably will be again 
Pre-Season Poll
Here is the official pre-season poll as brought to you by the CBBS:
1. Oregon Waterfoul: with three championship appearances in five seasons, including two titles (seasons 5 and 9,) and back-2-back title appearances (8 and 9,) Oregon will likely be the favorites as long as they're in the league. Despite graduating seven or so players before last season, Oregon rebuilt their team rather quickly and relied on a few "super-ducks" to carry the team (St4 blodge+frenzy guy, and St4 Ag5 dude,) much like they did in season 5 with the (in)famous Bill Gembala. Thus it can only be assumed that the rest of their team will catch up soon enough, much like they did in seasons 7 and 8. With five players one mere Spp away from skilling up, we're all in for a long season.
2. Noise State Broncos: with their Rose bowl victory last season, Noise officially announced itself as a top-tier program and a serious title-contender for years to come. One season removed from being the top Non-AQ team, the Broncos shocked the world to start conference play last year when they crushed Clemson 4-1. With a mighty blodge Ogre and arguably the best blitzing corps in the nation, it won't be a shock when Noise wins big games from now on.
3. Nibraskah Wanabees: with their first bowl victory ever last season (4-0 W over Texas Tech in the Killer Lite bowl,) Nibraskah finally ended their season on a positive note. Last year was supposed to be their break-out campaign, but a slow start and Big Beast-grind left them with a decent record. However, things seem to be in place for a title run this year, given the depth of their skill positions (including the uber-monster + Hammer winner known as Herger,) so odds are that the Wanabees won't be "wanna-be's" for long.
4. California Golden Lizards: odds are that they are horribly, horribly overrated, but given the vacation of usual-favorites in Mizzou and Clemson, and given the high TR of the squad, maybe the Lizards can continue their consistent ways. How consistent are they, you ask? Well a quick look at their fancy (and possibly ugly,) team page shows that Cal has managed to win five games for three consecutive seasons, in addition to a highly impressive five-bowl game losing streak. The bowl loss last season was likely given the mass graduation of the team (including five saurri,) but it was quite shocking to see the Lizards rebuild their squad and still be competitive. Now the team is very balanced skill-wise, getting away from the star-centered approach in the past. The coaching staff hopes this new 'team-first' concept can help the team finally win a bowl game, so it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.
5. PainState: coach TodFa certainly knows when to go all-in, as he's 1-4 in bowl games but the one victory came in the BCS National Championship over Oregon. Of course he lost eight players to graduation from that team, so few expected anything out of State during season 9. Starting the season at 141 TR against title-favorite Clemson, Tod took his lickings early and slowly retooled his squad, getting them ready for conference play. Once the Beast started, PainState returned to their season 8 form and crushed the opposite with ball control and efficient defense, winning the conference title with a 3-1-1 record. A bowl loss to conference-foe Missouri was disappointing, but PainState looks poised for another solid season.
6. U.Con. Huskies: are another team with a suspiciously high ranking, but the team really does have some potential. UCon has been a top program in the league for several seasons now, including a championship victory in season 7, but they fell on hard times last year. The Huskies struggled to a .500 record after graduating several players, and then lost their bowl game to the Gogres. But there is reason to hope for the Huskies, as two young pups are ready to prove their place in UCon history, following in the paw-prints of several award-winning werewolves. The team will likely lean on the rushing threat of Josh Tillard while the defense comes together throughout the first few weeks of the season. It seems that the Huskies will be playing 'small-ball' or perhaps converting to a spread-type offense, given their current lack of Golems to pave running lanes. But it's likely that this team will look nothing like it does now once the season is over, and perhaps a new star-wolf or two will be holding yet another bowl trophy in their claws.
7. Mihn'eeSOH'tah Golblen Gogres: have the worst name to try and type out, which is why copy and paste is so useful. Speaking of paste, every opponent that is foolish enough to take the field against the Gogres this year will likely become just that: a pile of sticky paste. This team is massive, currently having seven ogres on the squad. With a bowl victory last season over UCon (I believe the program's first,) da Gorgres could become a darkhorse title-contender this season. The lifespan of their goblin buddies is always a concern, but Minni probably doesn't think about things like that too often....or anything at all, to be honest 
8. BlackKnights -I'm invincible!: represent the Army service academy, and they sure did them justice last season in the Non-AQ, going 8-0-1 before capping off their season with an Orange Bowl victory (the highest bowl a true Non-AQ team has ever been to,) over Cal. If it wasn't for a horrid builder where their second-best player was killed, the team might easily be ranked in the top 5 to start the year. With only twelve players to start with, a relatively low fan following (10 FF,) and a brutal OoC schedule (Oregon, Noise, and Torxas,) the BlackKnights will need to live up to their 'invincible' mentality if they want to have another successful season.
9. University of Nevada Wolfpack: the source of the horrid builder for the Knights, Nevada didn't get off easy either, as they lost a blodge werewolf to the dreaded turf monster (failed gfi = sploosh!) The Wolfpack were a solid Non-AQ team last season, starting out strong before fading a bit down the stretch and being sent to the Goober Bowl, where they crushed Buffalo 4-0. Nevada was perhaps poised for a breakout season before they lost their wolfy, but they were able to replace him and still have their other wolf, future star-player and season 9 winner of the 'Freshman of the Year' award, Wolfman Jack (whom the award was renamed after.) With a superb wight-thrower on offense, and a season 9 All-American on defense (Wolfman,) Nevada could still have a great season before it's all said and done.
10. Torxas State Bobkats: return to the NCBB after a season or so of "extra-curricular activities," whatever that means. Regardless, these 'torcs' kept together a solid team throughout their down time and should be competitive in the upcoming season. If they can manage to skill up their other two BoBs, the Bobkats could be a surprise team at the end of the year.
11. Hawaii University: looks to be in for a rough season. We've been proven wrong many times before, but the uber-talented Hawaii team last year got beat up and gradually lost its depth. The flying Hawaiians still have quite a bit of talent, especially with players like Jeramy Bryant, but they'll likely only have 10 players to start the season. As we saw last year with Oregon, the OoC games will be key for Hawaii, as they could easily recruit some new blood to refuel their potent passing attack.
12. Vampirebilt Commonthralls: were once a top-tier NCBB program but have fallen on hard times. Back-to-back one win seasons and bowl losses have damaged the team's reputation and recruiting efforts. Constantly banged up and struggling to field eleven players, the Commonthralls are still very well coached and can rely on season 9 Banger-Hardell winner Josh Cody during his senior year to take them as far as his legs will go.
13. Buffalo BullCentaurs: had a great rookie season in the NCBB, going to the Rose bowl in season 6. But they got crushed by Oregon and have had several disastrous games the past few years that keep devastating the team. It seems like that every time the team has finally got a full roster and is ready to be competing for top bowl bids again, some mean ol' team appears to beat the hell out of the BullCentaurs. As season 10 begins, Buffalo has one bullcentaur, six blockers, a senior troll, one hob, and very low expectations. But once OoC play is over, they could easily have added another Bull and a few hobs to round out the roster. Of course some big, bad team will probably come to rain on their parade, but perhaps this time will be different. Perhaps.
14. Navy Midskeletonmen: have two bowl victories in the past five seasons but haven't posted a winning record in that timespan. Things hit an all-time low for Navy last year with an embarrassing 1-0-8 record, though they managed to "win" the McNurgles bowl (not sure if that really counts.) Long gone are the days of Joe Pearson, but perhaps all is not lost. With an army of skeletons for opponents to sift through, Navy still has four mummies to cause some damage with. Once the Midskelies get some throw-ras to carry the ball, maybe, just maybe Navy can win a few games on the way back to their self-proclaimed glory.
Non-AQ Preview:
It's difficult to predict how new teams will play and progress over the course of a nine-game schedule, as a few lucky skill rolls could drastically alter a team's future, as could some unlucky injuries and/or aging. But at of the start of the season, Michigan is clearly a favorite seeing as they have a high TR and have already skilled two warriors. Their stiffest competition will come from the likes of rival Ohio State, a bunch of drunk norse-men who I should probably make cut a player or two for low grades...and fairness to the new teams. Two slow-paced teams in LSU and UTEP will probably win some games, tie a few more, and avoid losses, finishing with solid records. There are several elven teams that I can't predict until I see the injury reports and skill rolls after the first few weeks, and there are a few other filler teams who best not do too well, otherwise they'll discourage the new guys and run them off. But in better news, I got a PM from Azure, a coach from the early days of the NCBB, who is looking to get back into some league action and said he might apply a team to the NCBB once again. We'll see how that goes, but beware everyone, don't make the same mistake we made in season 5 by assuming that Kryten was "some noob who plays elves" with Azure...he was kickin butt with Faeries before you guys even dreamed about going to college!
Out-of-Conference Preview
OoC play gives us a chance to see matchups we only normally get to see during bowl season, so they're usually pretty awesome to watch. For some schools, these games are warmups for when the real competition appears during conference play. For others, these games are pivotal for getting the team back to full strength before conference play starts. And for some, these early games can crush hopes of a title-run before it even began. Regardless, let's take a look at some of the more interesting matchups in each week during Out-of-Conference play:
Week 1 Can't-Miss Game: PainState vs Noise
-This will be the first time these programs will have met on the gridiron, in what will be a matchup between 'old school' vs 'nu school.' PainState and Coach TodFa will look to put these young whipper-snappers in their place, while Noise will look to establish itself as a potential title-team with a victory over the season 8 champions.
Week 1 Worth-a-Look Game: Nevada vs UCon
-This game will be a dogfight, or rather, a werewolf fight. UCon has historically been good but would probably have wished for a game inbetween in order to skill up their young pups. Nevada wishes it could go back a game so it'd still have it's blodge wolf, but they still have Freshman of the Year winner in Wolfman Jack. It'll be interesting to see if UCon can slow down this guy and come away with a victory, or if the new necros can become the 'top dog' in town.
Week 2 Can't-Miss Game: Minni vs Oregon
-Now this is what I'm talking about! It's about time Oregon take some serious damage!! Far too long have they gotten away with MNGs and BH players! The Gogres will surely put them into the dirt...and for good this time! But seriously, this is the ultimate clash-of-styles game, with the brutal and powerful Gogres facing the agile and lucky Waterfoul. More or less you'll want to watch this game for the blood, but if Minni happens to also somehow win, that'd be cool too.
Week 2 Snooze-Alert Game: Hawaii vs Vandy
-Last year these two met on opening day, and OMG was it boring. The uber-talented Hawaiians (222 TR,) struggled to fend off the Commonthralls (166 TR,) and only won 1-0. Neither team could hold onto the ball for long, and the teams combined for a pathetic 64 blocks. Vandy still managed to take 3 SIs in the process, but this year both squads will be under-manned and closer in TR, so perhaps it'll be a tad more exciting this time around.
Week 3 Can't-Miss Game: Nibraskah vs Oregon
-Easily the game of the week, these two teams met last year in OoC play and Oregon proved it was back when it beat the Wanabees 2-1 (mostly thanks to a virus that the rats suddenly got before the contest.) This year, it is perhaps Nibraskah's turn to spoil Oregon's pre-season dreams of a championship run while setting themselves up for one of their own. In any case, this should be a relatively high-scoring affair, perhaps in the 3-2 range.
Week 3 I've-Got-Nothing-Better-To-Do Game: Cal vs Buffalo
-Last year these two teams also met in the OoC play, where Cal was still rebuilding its lizard-line after graduating five saurri. Fastforward a year, and Buffalo is still in the same shape as then (not great,) while Cal has a very deep and semi-talented squad. This sets up the classic "it's time to set Buffalo back for another season" game, as the Bulls could have rebuilt their squad after the first two games of the season. But perhaps they'll have revenge on their minds and in their blocks, as CDs always seem to be a bad matchup for Lizards. So, if you've got nothing better to do, why not watch?
Season Predictions
-Last season we actually did pretty decent with our predictions, having Clemson in the title game, Oregon in a top tier bowl (Rose,) Navy in the McNurgles, a Clemson mummy winning the Neeley, Gabbert winning his half-namesake award, and Wolfman being a freshman-of-the-year kind of player. Ok who am I kidding, a blind monkey flinging his poo at a list of random NCBB teams and players could have done better. So this year we promise to be more accurate than said monkey!!!
BCS National Championship: Oregon vs PainState
Rose Bowl: Noise vs Nibraskah
Orange Bowl: Cal vs UCon
Fiesta Bowl: Minni vs LSU
Killer Lite Bowl: Michigan vs BlackKnights
Wonderbra Bowl: Nevada vs Vandy
Goober Bowl: Hawaii vs Torxas
McNurgles Bowl: Navy vs Buffalo
Hammer: Herger, Nibraskah
Banger-Hardell: Shane Jones, BlackKnights
Neeley: BroOOos Sm'IFF, Minni
Wylie: Wolfman Jack, Nevada
SOMUFTEN: Khainek
Gabbert-Bryant: Matthew "Tomahawk" Luetjen, BlackKnights
Wolfman: Dwayne Bowe, LSU
So there you have it folks! Super-accurate predictions have been made, as well as analysis for many teams and several games. We'll be back in three weeks to review all the OoC carnage, catch up on the Non-AQ guys, and preview conference play for the BCS teams! We might even collect some stats to make ourselves look smarter, so be sure to tune in next time!
Best of luck to everyone in the upcoming season! |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 15, 2011 - 18:54 |
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Internal Memo from Coach Azure to Yale President...intercepted and posted by spies!
Sir, I have reviewed the situation. We have been placed with non-AQ status even with the great history of Yale. It seems the bulldogs are being underestimated...then again with the pool of players I have to choose from - perhaps they are correct. I will give you a brief overview and my insights into our competition for this season:
Game 1: OVU Fighting Scots (Dwarf)
- Another team that is entirely freshmen fresh off spring training. They will have numbers (11 to 10) against us and we are going to be hard pressed to push these stubborn folk off the pitch. A distinguished and well-known coach is leading them - it will be a very stiff initial test for us. I plan to see if we can get their coach and team drunk before the game...they are dwarves after all...drunk enough maybe they will engage is something silly like passing and we can make a play on the ball. I predict only a 20% chance of a victory.
- OVU Fighting Scots predicted to finish: top half
Game 2: Wazzu Party Elves
- Another party school...do these people not study? Well, these are some agile elves and will be fresh off a game against mangled vampires...odds are high that they will have numbers on us and will prove a difficult challenge. The party elves may fade as the season progresses, but will be a challenge early in the season. If all goes well, I predict a 40% chance of victory.
- Wazzu Party Elves predicted to finish: bottom half
Game 3: Why-Elfing
- A second wood elf team in a row...but this one will be coming off of playing dwarves and we should be fresh - we are targeting this game as a must win in our first season. I will predict a 95% chance of victory - it would take some good fortunate, but perhaps we have 2 wins by this point.
- Why-Elfing predicted to finish: bottom half
Game 4: Rutger Scarlet Elves
- A truly scary team...full of 5 star recruits - a team that could be molded into a lethal weapon on the pitch. Only an injury bug in the spring training is going to keep them down. We will need to work on our tackling skills before this game else we will be without hope. While they have been unimpressive during spring training, they have the skill to win the AQ and go to a bowl game. If we are able to tackle well...then I predict a 30% chance of victory.
- Rutger Scarlet Elves predicted to finish: competing for bowl bid
Game 5: Michigan Warp Wombats
- Another team that is going to be vying for the title in the AQ and looking to grab a bowl bid. If we finish this game and half season mark with only 1 win we are going to be in trouble, so really need to find another game to win...since I predict only a 5% chance of victory against this will oiled fighting machine!
- Michigan Warp Wombats predicted to finish: competing for bowl bid
Game 6: UTEP Miners
- A tough dwarf team...our team is going to be in the middle of a rough stretch here - will we just be looking towards the off-season at this point? Can we keep our kids motivated enough so they stop reading and get themselves out onto the pitch? An experienced dwarf team - unless something terrible happens to them, we are looking at another loss - I predict only a 7% chance of victory here.
- UTEP Miners predicted to finish: competing for bowl bid
Game 7: Amateur U
- After 3 straight games against top teams, we will get a break against Amateur U. A team we scrimmaged against during spring training. We are going to target this game as a means to end our 3 or 4 game losing streak. I predict a 90% chance of victory.
- Amateur U predicted to finish: bottom half
Game 8: Ohio State Drunkguys
- A team that trains similar to us (Norse) - they however have quite a bit more practice than we do and the skills to prove it. It will prove a great late season measuring stick for us - and every effort will be taken to show our mettle. Odds are against us, but I still predict a 35% chance of victory.
- Ohio State Drunkguys predicted to finish: top half
Game 9: L S U Tigers
- Chaos Dwarves await us as our final test...will we be able to field 11 players for the game? Will we have more than 3 players left by the second half? A tough finish, but I have faith in our team building here at Yale and give us a whopping 15% chance of victory.
- L S U Tigers predicted to finish: competing for bowl bid
In total, Mr. President, we have identified 2 games that we should be able to win and will focus on them first...the rest of the games are going to be tough sledding - your request that we make a push for a bowl bid I believe is unreasonable - I believe 3 wins is a reasonable goal for our first season and a 4 win season should be viewed as a success. Your demands for a 7 win season and a bowl berth are completely impossible. However, I will strive to teach these young men everything I can to be competitive and uphold the honor and tradition of the Yale bulldog. |
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DragonsMaw
Joined: Oct 08, 2005
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Feb 15, 2011 - 19:01 |
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Back for a day and already talking crap about me again Azure? How I've missed you  ! Welcome back, and yes, 95% win chance vs me... pfffft... I've beaten you once, and you had to HELP me cherry pick your worst matchup . |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 15, 2011 - 19:05 |
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| DragonsMaw wrote: | | Back for a day and already talking crap about me again Azure? How I've missed you ! Welcome back, and yes, 95% win chance vs me... pfffft... I've beaten you once, and you had to HELP me cherry pick your worst matchup . |
I missed you too  I could not resist a little bit of a poke...and you actually have defeated me 3 times...but they are in the past! Looking forward to our next game! |
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ex-convict
Joined: Jun 28, 2005
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Feb 15, 2011 - 19:17 |
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Damn, less than 12 hours ago you had your first NCBB builder and you're already posting more fluff than we had half of last season outside of my lengthy CBBS reports. Azure is making all of you look bad!!!! I demand more fluff from everyone this season |
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DragonsMaw
Joined: Oct 08, 2005
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Feb 15, 2011 - 19:19 |
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Demand till your blue... Everyone loved my fluff back when I was paying attention, but this year it would just be whining about how bad I'm going to die, or trying to convince you all to be afraid of me for no apparent reason... Ask next season, I'll be happy to oblige . |
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Papajeano88
Joined: Jan 14, 2008
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Feb 16, 2011 - 20:33 |
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Torxas Shut Down in Opener: Fall to Lizards 2-0
Torxas State opened its out of conference play schedule yesterday with a tough loss to the Golden Lizards of California.
Torxas kicked off to begin the game, hoping to stonewall a solid team-based Lizard offense. Cal showed that they were not a team to be trifled with, driving down and scoring on the Bobkats as the first half expired. Sophmore Jason Mclean was injured during the first drive, after a gang-booting that broke the pro-hopefuls back.
-Score at half- 1-0 California
Torxas came out of the locker room at half hoping to regain some momentum, but the Lizards quickly dashed the Bobkats hopes. Midway through the half, thrower Bradley George broke away from a pair of tacklers only to fumble the ball. Cal then proceded to crush the offending thrower and take the ball in for a finishing score.
-Final Score- 2-0 California
A tough game for the Kats who fall to 0-1 on the season and next face powerhouse Painstate. Coach Morty Flemburger expressed optimism heading into the next game but knows not to underestimate Painstate, "Da boyz played well ta' day an' thingz be lookin' up for da rest ah da seesun, but we got dem guyz from Painstate next week, dem boyz are righ' nasty gitz."
This has been Gary Hicks for TXSN. |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 17, 2011 - 05:07 |
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Yale Bulldogs 1 - 0 OVU Fighting Scots
The day promised overcast skies...and it delivered with a steady downpour that left the pitch a huge pit of mud. Some think that the scholars from Yale would not do well in such conditions - a drag out slugfest with a full dwarf team. We elected to kickoff and our 10 players took the field against the 11 dwarves. The kick was perfectly placed on the boundary. The mud was indeed challenging as the dwarf runner failed the pickup and the ball was tossed upfield by the crowd. We rushed forward - and soon enough everyone was dogpiling on top of the ball - it squirting out this way and that. We had one great chance, the ball in the open, Stud Muffin (sure handed thrower) had a clear run at it and if he got it, a sure touchdown ahead. Sadly he was fixing his hair instead of looking at the ball and fumbled the pickup. The half ended in a 0-0 draw with the ball never crossing midfield.
The second half we received, but the rain continued and the ball was dropped right on the LOS. We bashed them back and Stud Muffin had a clean chance at the pickup...and failed. The next turn we had another clean chance at pickup and again a failure...and just like the first half, the game became a dogpile and both sides were jumping on the ball. It looked bad when a dwarf blitzer caught the bouncing ball - he could have done a 3+ dodge (had team RR) to try to make it into the clear...but instead bashed and tried to protect the blitzer, a 1d blitz and some pushing of players left the ball in the open...the question was - would anyone step up? Colin A took up the mantle of hero - he raced forward and grabbed the ball and sprinted away towards the endzone...Robbie McFlight (dwarf runner) followed, but Colin was on a mission - he slammed Robbie to the ground and ran onward...Colin scored as time expired and Robbie was taken to the morgue.
Overall, a great battle - we begin the season with a surprise win...hopefully we can build on this and have a successful season! |
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MonkeyMan576
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
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Feb 18, 2011 - 01:56 |
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Wazzu Party Elves(Wood Elf) vs. Virginia Tech Orkies(Orc)
55,000 fans showed up for Wazzu's first ever regular season game, and itwas beautiful blood bowl weather. Their opponents, The Virginia Tech Orkies, kicked the ball out of bounds, meanwhile, the Party Elves dodged out of the way on the line of scrimmage to try and
avoid early casualties. The Elves had an open receiver on turn 4, needing to roll a 3 to complete, but it was a 2 and the ball was unoccupied midfield.
The orcs picked up the ball and ran it in for the score on t8 for a 1-0 lead at halftime. On the injury front, I had 2 players KO'd and 1 SI, and I
didn't use my apothecary. I was a bit unlucky on the pass, hopefully I could make something good happen in the second half.
1st Half
Party Elves 0 - 1 Orkies
In the second half, I got a blitz and managed to pick up the ball. He clobbered me on the next turn, however. He kept the ball the rest of the
second half and I was pretty much unable to touch him, and he wound up with a 2-0 victory on the day. On the injury front, i walked away with only
one serious injury, which, since I was playing against orcs, could have been worse I suppose. Since the injury happened in the first half, I dind't use
my apoth and I know looking back I could have had a chance to walk away injury free. All in all, a fun first game and I have reason to believe our team can be successfull in the future.
Final
Party Elves 0 - Orkies 2 |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 18, 2011 - 03:49 |
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Another communication intercepted by spies as Coach Azure informs the Yale president on the status of the all important blood bowl team...
Mr. President, this first week was an eye-opening as some of the teams seem to lack the chemistry and others proved to be much more fearsome than we initially expected.
Teams (W-D-L)
#1)Why-Elfing (1-0-0) - We predicted them to finish in the bottom half of the league...and instead them come out and absolutely crush one of the stronger teams in the league. Of all the results this caused us the most surprise and need to re-evaluate. We hoped to take them down when we faced them - that may just be wishful thinking as they were extremely impressive on the field...and at least for now the most impressive team after 1 week.
#2)Ohio State Drunkguys (1-0-0) - Highly skilled Norse team dispatched one of their tougher tests with a hard fought victory and is looking to contend for a bowl...easily one of the favorites and they did nothing to disprove that analysis after week 1.
#3)L S U Tigers (0-1-0) - LSU and UTEP fought to a draw...if either had won the game, I would consider them the best team in the division - both of them like Ohio State are highly skilled.
#4)UTEP Miners (0-1-0) - One of the most fearsome teams looks to contend for the title, unfortunate they could not pull out the victory over LSU, but the future is very bright for them.
#5)Virginia Tech Orcies (1-0-0) - A solid orc team started out with a victory, but the lack of skills puts them behind the top ranked teams here.
#6)Michigan Warp Wombats (0-0-1) - Highly skilled team lost a close one against Ohio State...likely will rebound, but there are a lot of good teams they can not afford another slip-up!
#7)Yale Bulldogs (1-0-0) - A surprise and lucky victory puts us above the teams that lost...for now. However, nearly impossible to see us beating any of the teams ranked above us.
#8)OVU Fighting Scots (0-0-1) - Tough loss and death of a player puts them in tough position.
#9)Wazzu Party Elves (0-0-1) - Rough start...but they show promise.
#10)Rutger Scarlet Elves (0-0-1) - Ouch...that was a rough game.
Until next time... |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 18, 2011 - 05:14 |
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Yale 4 - 1 Wazzu
We took to the pitch still giddy from our lucky victory in the first game of the season...but across the pitch were 11 hungry wood elves - the acrobatics and skill made us whimper - it was a frightening sight to behold. Then the game began...it did not take long for us to take control - knocking the ball free and surfing a few elves, knocking others out - quickly we had control and could have run out the clock in the first half, but pushed to score instead. This proved a poor choice as the elves struck back, a long bomb past a leaping interceptor to a wood elf marked by another norse was complete and whooosh...it was 1-1. Still 2 turns remained and we pushed forward quickly - some chain pushes allowed us to score and it was 2-1 halftime score.
The second half was more of the same, we had numbers 10 or 11 to about 7 on the field most of the time and abused that advantage - two of our lineman got a chance to play quarterback and our newest recruit - a catcher delivered on his promise by picking up 2 TDs. In the end, we pulled away for a 4-1 victory. The game proved important as 7 of our players developed new skills from the game.
Thanks and well played Wazzu - now get back to partying!! |
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Jeffro
Joined: Jan 22, 2009
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Feb 18, 2011 - 06:03 |
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Azure
Joined: Jan 30, 2007
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Feb 27, 2011 - 22:49 |
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[Coach Nomad of Virgina Tech hired two private investigators who managed to intercept the following private communication between Coach Azure of the Yale Bulldogs and the president of Yale University:]
Mr. President, we have played our second game - as have many other teams...and several interesting events have occurred.
NEWS: The coach of the LSU Tigers turned out to be crybaby girl...as such she was not allowed to coach the team and in light of such events, the team has been disbanded completely. A chaos team from Texas is attempting to organize and fill in for LSU, but as of yet, have not played their week 2 game. However, most likely it is just scheduling problems with having to replace the Crybaby Tigers.
RANKINGS: (W/D/L)
#1) Ohio State Drunkguys (1/0/0) - formerly #2
- Ohio State is a powerhouse and even though they have yet to play their week 2 game...until they are defeated, they are certainly the class of the non-AQ.
#2) UTEP Miners (1/1/0) - formerly #4
- A surly group of dwarves - they dominated a very good Michigan team and certainly seem unstoppable. Already, everyone seems to be circling the week 5 matchup between UTEP and Ohio State. Clearly it will be for the top spot in the non-AQ.
#3)Virginia Tech Orcies (2/0/0) - formerly #5
- If there is an upstart in this group...a team that could sneak in...it would have to be Virginia Tech. They are a solid Orc team that has skilled up quickly and are well coached. They will face the top two team on weeks 4 and 9.
#4) Michigan Warp Wombats (1/0/2) - formerly #6
- While it is true that they have dropped 2 games, both games were to the dominating teams of Ohio State and UTEP...no shame in those loses. It is quite possible that they have already lost for the last time this season...6 to 7 wins are still predicted for them this season - depending on their game with Virginia Tech.
#5)OVU Fighting Scots (1/0/1) - formerly #8
- After a close battle the first week, they came out and dominated the top team from week 1. Impressive performance evaluates them considerably.
#6) Why-Elfing (1/0/1) - formerly #1
- A harsh drop for them to fall from 1st to 6th...but as dominating as they were in week 1...they were taken apart in week 2. They have some easy games and a healthy team...they could easily recapture their week 1 magic!
#7) Yale Bulldogs (2/0/0) - formerly #7
- Two fortunate wins make their record look good...much better than their potential...they need to keep winning a lot before anyone would take notice of this flawed team.
#8 Rutger Scarlet Elves (0/0/2) - Formerly #10
- A struggle to get on track....but when they do - they will be dangerous!
#9) Wazzu Party Elves (0/0/3) - Formerly #9
- Too many parties...not enough practice...but oddsmakers still believe they will pick up at least a few wins this season.
#10) New Team...
- An incomplete until we see the new team on the field and can scout them properly.
As for our chances...we will do our best, but odds are we will be mired in a 3-4 game losing streak soon. I will do my best to prevent the damage from sucking all life and hope out of our fans! At least so far, we are well on our way to our hopes of getting 4 wins this season!
That is all for this week,
Coach Azure |
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Da_Todfatha
Joined: Jul 06, 2004
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Mar 02, 2011 - 01:30 |
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Kryten
Joined: Sep 02, 2003
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Oregon vs Nibraskah, 9PM EST, Friday. |
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