Predictions and Power Rankings Week 4

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 4

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions

 

We have reached that time of the week where I get to tell you who I have winning. Last week I managed to go 21 and 7 not too bad. I guess most of you are getting the point and making me look good and for those of you that can’t read well all I can say is learn, I need a week where I get 100% of the games right. Now to this week picks and like always my picks are in bold.

 

D1

Idaho Udapimp vs Ranceurs

The Unit vs Villains

KOLB vs Racoons

 

D2

Ducks vs CIA

Double Dippers vs RawSauce

Phoenix vs Rejects NA

Average Joes vs Fins Ups

Nice TDs vs Fins Up

 

D3

Hog Riders vs Witching Hours 

Nomads vs Action Squad 

Drama Club vs F.A.T Players

Thunder Buddies vs Tropic Thunder 

 

D4

Les Laveurs vs Alouettes 

Creaky Knees vs Nothing But D

A-Squad vs Les Lauvers

Creaky Knees vs Spartans

Underdogs vs Beerhood

Bandits vs Mustard Tigers

 

D5

Wolverines vs Orphans

Phoenix vs Big Assets NA

Titans vs Improbables

Spartans vs Big Booties

Wong Dynasty vs Legendaries

514 vs FA3

Big Assets vs Pick 6ers

 

Women’s

Crazy Bs vs SuperNova

Supernova vs Drama Queen

 

There you have it folks, if my crystal ball was working then those are you winners. Good luck to everyone playing this week and fingers crossed for clear weather.

 

Power Rankings 

 

Did your team do enough last week to make my list this week, did you do enough to hold on to your spot, or were you that team that fell flat on their face. Let’s look and see who’s in my rankings.

 

D1 (3)

#1- Idaho Udapimp

#2- Outlaws

#3- KOLB

 

D2 (3)

#1- Average Joes

#2- Fins up

#3- Nice TDs

 

D3 (4)

#1- Him U

#2- Drama Club

#3- Thunder Buddies 

#4- F.A.T. Players

 

D4 (4)

#1- Mustard Tigers

#2- Underdogs

#3- Bouchers 

#4- Bandits

 

D5 (5)

#1- Dart Throwers and Smokers

#2- Phoenix

#3- Slicks

#4- Titans

#5- Big Assets

 

Women’s (1)

#1- Drama Queen

 

There you have it my rankings after 5 weeks of play. You still have plenty of time to see your team up on my list, but you’ll need to win some games and in some case hope for a few teams to lose but you should just worry about your own team and just win, baby.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Hope everyone is ready for it, but I did something that will make some people jealous and other asking themselves what did I do. I could tell you but where’s the fun in that.

We are at the midway point of the season and that means it’s time to start gearing up for the playoffs. Yeah, I know it’s early, but with so much parity across the league you better start to think about it, but don’t think to hard I don’t want you to hurt yourself.

All the games are at Le Ber this week, so no moving around, that’s great for me. I just hope that the weather stays nice, so we don’t destroy another field. What bothers me is that the city has done nothing for years about fixing up Le Ber but this past week I drove by Darcy McGee and they have it locked up and they fixed up in front of all the soccer nets.

Before I let you go let me remind you that we are playing a game for fun, so go have some fun, don’t take it to seriously, and try not to kill anyone. Have a great rest of the week and see you Saturday. 

Word from the Mouth: Mega-Fluff Marshmallow Man! edition

Word from the Mouth: Mega-Fluff Marshmallow Man! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Let me start by saying I’m sorry for this article being later than expected. I was off on vacation and didn’t have my laptop with me. I know — shocker — I’m actually apologizing for something! Hey, we all come to our senses eventually.

Being late and still in vacation mode, I’m going to keep this short and sweet (ed’s note: I’m calling it now, neither of those things are true). We’re now 5 weeks into the season, and it has rained every single week. I could tell you that this week looks better, but that would be a fibble-flabble. Right now, it looks warm, but rain is lurking (ed’s note: it’s looking good as of Wednesday!). The one bright side? All games are at Le Ber, and that’s always a treat. If I had to place a bet, it would be that if the sun shows up, so will Willie — with a slice of pizza in hand. Bold prediction? Maybe. But Terry would just snort-giggle at me anyway. (ed’s note: Terry is known to snort-giggle, from time to time)

Recap

 

D1

 

I finally caught some D1 action this week, and wowza, was I ever bamboozled.

 

Iron Wolves vs Idaho Udapimp (20–52)


Brady was cooking — aside from the one throw Kris jumped like a ninja-lemur (ed’s note: well done, ChatGPT) and snatched. Kris’s pick kept points off the board, but Gabs' diving interception was the real snack. It wasn’t Willie’s day. His reads were solid, but his throws had all the zip of a sleepy banana slug. Five different players picked him off — almost six if Brady hadn’t butter-fingered two near-interceptions. Bright spot for Iron Wolves? Jonathan with 11 grabs and 3 sacks. Beast mode.

 

Villains vs Ranceurs (34–14)


No starting QB for Ranceurs? Yikes. They hoped for the best — and kinda got the opposite. They also decided to leave Jeremie, the human skyscraper, completely uncovered. He scored 3 touchdowns on just 4 catches. Catch of the game? Jeremi’s toe-drag-diving snag in the endzone. Still not sure how he pulled that one off. Lucas racked up 5 sacks and turned Nicolas into a wide-eyed raccoon caught in headlights. Ranceurs showed life before halftime with Gio’s pick and score, making it 22–14. But the second half? All Villains.

 

D2

 

Missed the games, folks. My bad. Catch ya next week.

 

 

D3

 

Witching Hour vs Him U (18–40)


Quick version: close game in the first half. Second half? Him U decided to turn on cheat mode. Their defense made magic and the game got out of hand faster than a squirrel on espresso. Still my finals pick.

 

Iron Trollers vs Drama Club

Postponed.

 

 

D4

 

Creaky Knees vs Underdogs (14–26)

Last game of the day, and by then we were all cold, soaked, and dreaming of hot soup. Simon caught everything for Underdogs, keeping the sticks moving. Jocelyn’s legs had defenders doing the slippery-shuffle while his teammates found space. Creaky Knees should’ve run more drag routes, but hey — not their thing.

 

 

D5

 

Improbables vs Phoenix (7–38)

Normally, when two media gremlins face off, we wager something dumb. I offered our first-borns — Nick declined, saying he already owned Matt. Where’d this kid get his sass? Nick didn’t do much on offense (short fields galore), but Matt threw 5 picks — 2 gift-wrapped for an old dude, and 3 where Brenden went full ninja. Brenden even took the last one to the house to end the game — totally not chill. Improbables were missing their coach and Matt’s safety valve, Alex. Not saying it would’ve been a win, but maybe less of a pantsing.

 

 

 

Women’s Division

 

Sorry ladies — missed your games too. I’ll make it up to you.

 

 

Studs & Duds

 

Time to see who brought the heat and who went full flufferdoodle.

 

 

Studs

D1

  • Lucas Guerrera: 5 sacks. Sack master supreme.

D2

  • Conner McAleer: 3 TDs, 1 pick, and D2 Win #1. Boom.

D3

  • Vincent Martel: 5 TDs, 1 pick. Certified baller.

D4

  • Félix Thibert-Valade: Two pick-sixes? Yes please.

D5

  • Yianni Mitsianis: 4 more TDs (now at 13 for the season!) and 2 sacks. Dual-threat mayhem.

Women’s

  • Isabelle Poirier: 6 TD passes. Touchdown queen.

Duds

D1

  • Stephen Harripersaud: 3 picks. That’s a wobble-wobble stat line.

D2

  • Double Dippers: Team effort dud-ery.

D3

  • Jon Evans. No explanation needed. You know why.

D4

  • Rob White: 11 runs for 18 yards. Eep.

D5

  • Brenden Urquhart: Pick-six at the end of a blowout. Rude-ish.

Women’s

  • Kayla Gauthier: Had 5 picks, couldn’t find number 6. Tragic almost.

 

 

With 5 weeks gone, I gotta ask — when’s the weather gonna stop being a soggy diaper? I want to see some wild stats and big performances, but rain keeps raining on our parade. It got so weird I almost made Jon a D3 stud — but then I remembered that’d be a softie move from a mega-fluff marshmallow man. (ed’s note: I like what ChatGPT did here, but I have no idea what that means)

 

Wanna see your name here? Try harder. Or in some cases… try less hard.

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 3

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions 

Even with the crappy weather and a bunch of you wanting to be unfriendly and not help me out, I still managed to go 22 and 7 on my picks. I plan to do even better this week. Let's jump right to it and see who I have winning this weekend and like always my picks are in bold. 

 

D1

 

Iron Wolves vs Idaho Udapimp 

Villains vs Ranceurs 

KOLB vs Outlaws 

 

D2

 

Nice TDs vs Ducks 

RawSauce vs Fins Up 

Double Dippers vs CIA 

 

D3 

 

F.A.T. Players vs LTC

Hog Riders vs Nomads. 

Iron Trollers vs Thunder Buddies 

Witching Hour vs Him U 

Thunder Buddies vs Hog Riders 

Horde vs LTC

Witching Hour vs Trench Babies 

Drama Club vs Iron Trollers 

 

D4

 

Nothing But D vs Action Squad 

Mustard Tigers vs F.A.T. Players 

Alouettes vs Underdogs 

Beerhood vs Bandits 

Creaky Knees vs Underdogs 

 

D5

 

MTL Cessnas vs Free Agents 3

Dart Throwers and Smokers vs Ledgendaries 

Jungle Squad vs Mimosa Crew 

Improbables vs Phoenix NA 

Wolverines vs MTL Cessnas 

Big Assets vs Wong Dynasty 

514 vs Big Booties 

Ledgendaries vs Pick 6ers 

Spartans vs Titans 

 

Women's 

 

Crazy Bs vs Drama Queen 

Crazy Bs vs Super Nova 

 

There you have it my picks and if you can read, I'm assuming you're on board with my picks and if your team wins and I picked against you, then I'll assume reading isn't your thing.

 

If you need someone to read it to you, I'm sure the league can set up story time for everyone and Willie can read my article to everyone so that you understand my picks and make it happen. Good luck to everyone playing this week.

 

Power Rankings 

 

Now is where you find out if your team did enough to make my list or stay on it in some cases. 

 

D1 (3)

#1- Idaho Udapimp

#2- KOLB

#3- Outlaws

 

D2 (3)

#1- Average Joes

#2- Fins up

#3- Double Dippers 

 

D3 (4)

#1- Him U

#2- Drama Club

#3- Thunder Buddies 

#4- F.A.T. Players

 

D4 (4)

#1- Mustard Tigers

#2- Action Squad

#3- Bouchers 

#4- Bandits 

 

D5 (5)

#1- Dart Throwers and Smokers

#2- Phoenix

#3- Slicks

#4- Pick 6ers

#5- Jungle Squad

 

Women’s (1)

#1- Drama Queen

 

This is how I have it with 4 weeks in the books. I’m starting to see who the better teams are and trying to figure out who my favorite to win it all might be. 

 

Final Thoughts 

 

All I can say is that if it rains again, it must be a record (ed’s note: it’s gonna rain…). I mean in all the years that the MFL has been around, I don’t remember a year that it rained 5 times on a Saturday (ed’s note: neither do I), but this will mark the fifth week in a row with that nonsense falling from the sky.

I know it should get these articles in earlier, but working 50 plus hours a week and 20 on the weekend makes it hard to find time, especially when you have things to do at work now. I'll figure it out and get it in earlier for all you folks needing your MFL news.

 

Last thing before you get back to your busy lives, just remember we are playing a game and it’s for fun, so go enjoy yourself, have fun, and get some exercise. See some of you on Saturday and for the select few on Sundays as well, but only if you're in Laval.

Word from the Mouth: Asking For That GT! edition

Word from the Mouth: Asking For That GT! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Howdy folks, hope you've been enjoying these games in the rain. I know my teams have gotten lucky these last two weeks, playing at 9 a.m. and avoiding the rain—though not the sloppy fields. This week we moved to De La Vérendrye and, well, those who played at 6 p.m. know it wasn’t exactly paradise out there. I’ll say it now: if we don’t start getting nicer weather, all the fields we play on will be toast by season’s end.

And honestly, De La Vérendrye is going to look like Le Ber before the season’s over—except it’s a lot more level. There’s too much soccer going on there during the week for it to hold up. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens... or maybe I peeked into my crystal ball and that’s what it told me.

 

 

Recaps

 

D1

Well, I missed all three of these games—but really, only one was a real game. The other two were more like a practice, or from what I hear, a Saturday morning fluffernutter walk-through.

 

D2

Like D1, I missed most of these as well. I did catch the end of the Fins Up vs Rejects game, but Willie will tell you all about it on the podcast.

 

D3

Iron Trollers vs Action Squad (33-7)
This was the most relaxed I’ve ever seen Jon in a game—talking, joking, and even smiling while it was going on. Without Gold under center, Action Squad didn’t stand a chance. They dropped too many balls on offense and missed too many tackles on defense.

Lesniak was back at his real position—center. I didn’t mention it last time, but I’ll say now: the only doof-waddle play Iron Trollers had was Lesniak launching the ball way over Jon’s head on the first play of the game. Maybe stick to throwing… or better yet, stay on two feet when you catch a ball.

Once Jon had the ball, he picked apart the defense. Josh was his main target with 7 catches and 3 TDs.

 

Drama Club vs Nomads (39-12)
Another rainy game, another blowout. The big difference here was that Guillaume could still catch the ball—and still make some silly-fluff plays. He had highlight grabs like a one-handed diving catch, but Nico and Kevin were the workhorses, combining for 16 catches, 158 yards, and 4 TDs. That left 10 balls and 98 yards for the rest of the team.

This was never close. Fun fact: both teams were asking for GT almost right from the get-go (ed’s note: what the heck is GT?). We don’t usually do that, but hey, sometimes you give the people what they want.

 

D4

Alouettes vs Creaky Knees (13-12) OT
I thought Rob was going to run away with this one… then the game started, and things went full banana-bonkers.

Alouettes couldn’t keep drives alive thanks to drops. Rob’s legs were the only saving grace. On the Creaky Knees side, Alex was nearly unstoppable—catching everything and finishing with 74 yards and 2 TDs on 7 grabs.

This game went to OT. Alouettes started with the ball and went for 2 for some mysterious fudgebucket reason… didn’t get it. Then Creaky Knees also went for 2 and flubbed it. In Round 2, Creaky Knees went for 2 again, missed, and left it wide open for the Alouettes to go for 1 and the win.

 

Laveurs vs Bandits (6-29)
This wasn’t a game you watched for big plays or fireworks. Les Laveurs are new and had some rookie hiccups. Bright spot: Lucas. If he sticks with it, he’ll be a star. He put up JP-type numbers—11 catches for 50 yards and a score.

Once he learns the hip shuffle and the dos-and-don’ts of flag, watch his yards and TDs double.

Matt played his usual careful short game. His best throw came on 4th-and-short—a deep ball in stride for a score. That approach will work for now, but if he doesn’t mix it up, he might hit a fluffernut wall come playoffs.

 

D5

MTL Cessnas vs Phoenix (6-26)
This was a 5-on-6 game, and the score definitely didn’t reflect what you'd expect. Phoenix had a player stuck at work and another home with a sick kid—no time to grab a sub, so they rolled the dice.

Brendan went bonkers: 3 TDs, 2 picks. But the star of the day? Jordana. Flawless tackling. Zero weak spots to exploit.

With 5, Phoenix needed a plan. The plan: no rusher. Kevin played the middle, spying the QB.

MTL Cessnas could’ve won if they had just run the ball every second play and forced Phoenix to send a rusher. Milan’s improved a lot, and he’ll keep growing.

Biggest turning point? A penalty for inward-pointing flags on 3rd down. Cessnas had a first down, but turned it over two plays later. That play could’ve tied it at 12 before halftime.

After going up 20-6, Brendan got pick #2 and two plays later scored his third TD to seal it.

 

 

That’s it for this week’s recaps. By the time this hits the site, MFL Total Access will be live—so go see what Terry has to say and what Willie totally makes up on the fly.

 

 

Studs & Duds

We survived another soggy weekend of football, and not everyone was at their best. It’s my duty to highlight who brought the thunder and who brought the thud.

 

 

Studs

D1 Brady Ohanessian: 9 TD passes.

D2 Leonidas Aubert: Possibly a record—17 catches in 1 game.

D3 Simon Valiquette: 6 TDs, only 7 incompletions.

D4 Julien Shabazz: 5 catches, 3 for TDs, plus a pick on defense.

D5 Alec Dagenais: 4 TDs and 4 picks.

Women's Isabelle Poirier: 3 TD passes and 1 rushing TD.

 

 

Duds

D1 Guillaume Renaud-Dumoulin: Completed only 34% of his passes. Yeesh.

D2 Benoit Maynard: 1 catch for 2 yards. That’s more “meh” than magic.

D3 Greg D’Alesio: Zero stats? Nada? Zilch? Oof.

D4 Alec De Lafontaine-Jovani: 3 picks and under 75 yards. Oof x2.

D5 Nicolas Cloutier: More picks (7) than completions (5). That’s a stat sandwich no one wants to eat.

Women's Angie Toporowski: 4 picks and a dismal 25% completion rate.

 

 

There you have it—Studs and Duds for Week 4. Congrats to everyone who made the list, especially the Duds. You really earned it. 

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Predictions and Power Rankings Week 2

Kevin Kousaie

Predictions


Everyone said I picked wrong last week and that I flubbered up hard with my picks this week. I went 19-5 in week 2 and 17-5 in week 3 with 2 games that are questionable if they are forfeits or not. Now let's see if I can get less than 5 wrong this week. Here are this week's picks and like always they are in bold.

D1

 

Unit vs Outlaws

Idaho Udapimp vs les Raccoons 

KOLB vs Ranceurs

 

D2

 

Nice TDs vs RawSauce 

Ducks vs Rejects 

Average Joe's vs CIA 

Rejects vs Fins Up

 

D3

 

Witching Hour vs Thunder Buddies 

Iron Trollers vs Action Squad 

F.A.T. Players vs Him U 

Iron Trollers vs Tropic Thunder 

Horde vs Trench Babies 

F.A.T. Players vs Hog Riders

Drama Club vs Nomads 

 

D4

 

Bandits vs Bouchers 

Nothing But D vs Underdogs

Alouettes vs Creeky Knees 

Laveurs vs Bandits

Action Squad vs Beerhood

Spartans vs Mustard Tigers 

 

D5

 

Dart Throwers and Smokers vs Orphans 

Jungle Squad vs 514

Phoenix vs MTL Cessnas NA

Mimosa Crew vs Improbables 2.0

Wong Dynasty vs Slicks 

Big Assets vs Spartans 

Free Agents 3 vs Ledgendaries 

Pick 6ers vs Titans 

Wolverines vs Jungle Squad 

 

Women's 

 

Crazy Bs vs Drama Queen


There you have it, my picks for week 3. I hope that those teams that bamboozled me last week don’t bamboozle me again. And yes Gold, I did pick against you, but I figured that you and your team could use some motivational sprinkles.

Power Rankings


With 2 weeks in the books, it’s time to see how things are looking—or how I see the rankings.

D1 (3)
#1- Outlaws
#2- KOLB
#3- Idaho Udapimp

D2 (3)
#1- Average Joes
#2- Fins up
#3- Rejects

D3 (4)
#1- Him U
#2- Witching Hour
#3- Drama Club
#4- F.A.T. Players

D4 (4)
#1- Mustard Tigers
#2- Action Squad
#3- Bandits
#4- Spartans

D5 (5)
#1- Dart Throwers and Smokers
#2- Phoenix
#3- Slicks
#4- Pick 6ers
#5- Jungle Squad

Women’s (1)
#1- Drama Queen

As you can see, I made a few changes to my rankings and all those changes needed to happen. If you expect to see your team up on my list, then you better win some games and eventually I’ll take notice and maybe add your team—but until then these are my rankings.

Final Thoughts


I was looking at the weather for this upcoming weekend and let’s hope that we don’t get any rain—it’s calling for a little, but who knows what it will be like by Saturday.

All this rain made me think about what’s best to use while at the fields to stay dry. We all know and love Mike for all the whizzbangery he brings to the field to fight against the weather. This past week I tried using a tarp and it worked, but I needed to get a second pole for it to work great.

When I told Jon about my idea, he laughed in my face—especially when I told him the entire thing cost me $12 compared to at least $100. And mine will hold up to the wind, and if it doesn’t—well it’ll be $5 to replace it. So, let’s see who’s giggling after this weekend, Jon. (ed’s note: I’m always giggling though. I’m a giggler!) Looks like you get your chance to see it on Saturday when you play at Arthur Therrien. Just don’t be surprised when you show up to see a shirtless guy sitting under the tarp and remember—it was a bad idea, until you want to come under it.

Ok folks, have a great rest of the week, see you Saturday, and before you go remember: we’re playing a game, so go have fun and try not to bonk anyone! (ed’s note: I question ChatGPT replacing “kill” with “bonk” here. Somehow makes it worse…)

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