Word from the Mouth: Let It Snow! edition

Word from the Mouth: Let It Snow! edition

Kevin Kousaie

On Sunday, we played the finals for Laval and we played in the snow. Everyone was thinking it was the first time playing in the snow, it wasn’t. The league started back in 2014 and there have been a few games played in the snow. 

I played 1 finals at Arthur Therrien in the snow. It wasn’t like this weekend, those were big wet snowflakes, and it really wasn’t much fun. How could anyone forget the game last year or maybe 2 years ago (ed’s note: Kevin: “How can anyone forget”. Also Kevin: forgets what year it was) outside in February over at Concordia. That wasn’t fun at all, there was about 2 feet of snow and it took a while to shovel so we could see the line properly. 

Let's hope and pray that all this snow is gone by Saturday (ed’s note: spoiler, it isn’t!), because playing in the snow really sucks for everyone. Especially the refs who don’t do much running around to stay warm. 


Studs and Duds 


With a shot at the finals, it was time for everyone to step it up and help their teams move on. It’s time to see who helped their team and who hurt their team.


Studs


D1

- Manuel Allard-Roy 2 TDs and a pick on defense. 


D2

- Alexandre Szalipszki 5 TD passes plus 1 with his legs. 


D3

- Robert White 3 TDs, a 2-point convert and a sack on defense. 


D4

- Ryan Richard Lee 2 picks with 1 going back for 6. 


D5

- Lambert Paquette 1 TD and 3 picks on defense. 


Women's 

- Isabelle Poirier throwing 4 picks and having almost as many rushing yards (70) as passing yards (89). (ed’s note: this is a stud?)


Duds 


D1

- Demario Cooper 1 catch 12 yards and no stats on defense. 


D2

- Kareem Anthony Chilcott for being ineffective all game as a rusher. 


D3

- Alexandre Szaplipski for getting safetyed which turned out to be the difference in the game and changed momentum. 


D4

- Brian Mustard for throwing 7 picks. 


D5

- MTL Cessnas for being very sneaky with what they did to open the second half by switching balls and getting another player to throw a pass. 


Women's 

- Roxanne Roy 2 TDs. (ed’s note: think you got these backwards…)


There were loads of players who balled out and making my picks were a bit difficult, but I went with who made the biggest impact in the games, whether it was positive or negative or in some cases just being a snake and pulling a fast one.

 

Predictions  

It's that time of the week where I get to look into my crystal ball and tell you who is winning it all. Well I get to tell you for most finals I just have to wait to see who wins the second semifinals of the women's division before telling you who I have for that finals. (ed’s note: Kevin didn’t highlight the teams properly, so I just guessed who he would pick!)

 

D1 

Outlaws vs Idaho Udapimp 


D2 

Witching Hour vs Nice TDs 


D3 

Bandits vs Phoenix


D4

Seminoles vs Alouettes  


D5

Last Calls vs MTL Cessnas 


Women's 

Rookies vs Déesses du Drapeau 


That is it for my picks on the year and who I have winning the finals. Good luck to everyone. 


Final Thoughts


It’s that time of the year when it is getting colder out, we're getting snow, and the MFL season is coming to an end. I now need to find something to do on Saturday and Sunday since I'll be free (ed’s note: ladies…). 

This Sunday we have the league get together at Champs like the last few years. Not only will we be handing out awards, talking about the season, building teams for the winter season, but we also get to watch the Alouettes try and win their second Grey cup in three years. Come out and see everyone for the last time this year. 

Now before you go, remember we are playing a game for fun, so go out and have some and try not to kill anyone. See you Saturday and if you’re not playing you can and should come out to watch and cheer for your favorite team or player. I would have said heckle them, but you might get a UC, and no one wants that. 

On Sunday, we played the finals for Laval and we played in the snow. Everyone was thinking it was the first time playing in the snow, it wasn’t. The league started back in 2014 and there have been a few games played in the snow. 

I played 1 finals at Arthur Therrien in the snow. It wasn’t like this weekend, those were big wet snowflakes, and it really wasn’t much fun. How could anyone forget the game last year or maybe 2 years ago (ed’s note: Kevin: “How can anyone forget”. Also Kevin: forgets what year it was) outside in February over at Concordia. That wasn’t fun at all, there was about 2 feet of snow and it took a while to shovel so we could see the line properly. 

Let's hope and pray that all this snow is gone by Saturday (ed’s note: spoiler, it isn’t!), because playing in the snow really sucks for everyone. Especially the refs who don’t do much running around to stay warm. 


Studs and Duds 


With a shot at the finals, it was time for everyone to step it up and help their teams move on. It’s time to see who helped their team and who hurt their team.


Studs


D1

- Manuel Allard-Roy 2 TDs and a pick on defense. 


D2

- Alexandre Szalipszki 5 TD passes plus 1 with his legs. 


D3

- Robert White 3 TDs, a 2-point convert and a sack on defense. 


D4

- Ryan Richard Lee 2 picks with 1 going back for 6. 


D5

- Lambert Paquette 1 TD and 3 picks on defense. 


Women's 

- Isabelle Poirier throwing 4 picks and having almost as many rushing yards (70) as passing yards (89). (ed’s note: this is a stud?)


Duds 


D1

- Demario Cooper 1 catch 12 yards and no stats on defense. 


D2

- Kareem Anthony Chilcott for being ineffective all game as a rusher. 


D3

- Alexandre Szaplipski for getting safetyed which turned out to be the difference in the game and changed momentum. 


D4

- Brian Mustard for throwing 7 picks. 


D5

- MTL Cessnas for being very sneaky with what they did to open the second half by switching balls and getting another player to throw a pass. 


Women's 

- Roxanne Roy 2 TDs. (ed’s note: think you got these backwards…)


There were loads of players who balled out and making my picks were a bit difficult, but I went with who made the biggest impact in the games, whether it was positive or negative or in some cases just being a snake and pulling a fast one.

 

Predictions  

It's that time of the week where I get to look into my crystal ball and tell you who is winning it all. Well I get to tell you for most finals I just have to wait to see who wins the second semifinals of the women's division before telling you who I have for that finals.

 

D1 

Outlaws vs Idaho Udapimp 


D2 

Witching Hour vs Nice TDs 


D3 

Bandits vs Phoenix


D4

Seminoles vs Alouettes  


D5

Last Calls vs MTL Cessnas 


Women's 

Rookies vs Déesses du Drapeau 


That is it for my picks on the year and who I have winning the finals. Good luck to everyone. 


Final Thoughts


It’s that time of the year when it is getting colder out, we're getting snow, and the MFL season is coming to an end. I now need to find something to do on Saturday and Sunday since I'll be free (ed’s note: ladies…). 

This Sunday we have the league get together at Champs like the last few years. Not only will we be handing out awards, talking about the season, building teams for the winter season, but we also get to watch the Alouettes try and win their second Grey cup in three years. Come out and see everyone for the last time this year. 

Now before you go, remember we are playing a game for fun, so go out and have some and try not to kill anyone. See you Saturday and if you’re not playing you can and should come out to watch and cheer for your favorite team or player. I would have said heckle them, but you might get a UC, and no one wants that. 


Word from the Mouth: Disappointing the Ladies! edition

Word from the Mouth: Disappointing the Ladies! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Week 1 went well other than playing 2 games over at Le Ber, but at least those were the last games this year over there. The rest of the season is at Georges Saint-Pierre Park, which is synthetic and not grass. 

I personally prefer to play on grass but this late in the year you’ll just ruin the field for next year. 

I really hope that the city does some work on Le Ber, Arthur Therrien, and De La Verendrye since they closed off those parks. My bet is that they don’t since they closed off De La Verendrye for a few weeks during the season and only put down seed.

 

Studs and Duds 


Week 1 of the playoffs is down and I know we had multiple players ball out, but what's surprising is the number of players that stunk up the place. Now let's see who I went with and where I put them. 


Studs


D1

- Victor Davis 3 TDs on 4 catches. 


D2

- Geoffrey Mubengaie 6 TD passes.


D3

- Jason McAleer 3 TDs and a pick on defense. 


D4

- Thomas Znoj 100 yards, 1 TD and 1 pick on defense. 


D5

- Mather Warsame 4 TD catches. 


Women's 

- Gabriela Fagnan Bizzarro 3 TDs and 2 picks on defense. 


Duds 


D1

- Kevin Thibert 1 catch 4 yards. 


D2

- Jeremi Thompson-O'Reilly for the penalty that extended the game by 1 play, which turned into being the winning score. 


D3

- Josh Levine 4 catches 25 yards in a D3 playoff game, you have to do better or else your gold jacket might get taken away. 


D4

- Guillaume Malo threw 4 picks.


D5

- Jean-François Lawrence 5 picks and only 6 competitions. 


Women's 

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Predictions 


Winner gets to move on to the finals and let's see who I have moving on. 


D1 

KOLB vs Outlaws 

Iron Wolves vs Idaho Udapimp 


D2 

Nice TDs vs Him U 

Witching Hour vs Trench Babies 


D3 

Gridiron Lions vs Phoenix NA 

Bandits vs Ducks 


D4

Mustard Tigers vs Alouettes 

Creeky Knees vs Seminoles 


D5

514 vs MTL Cessnas 

Last Calls vs Wong Dynasty 


Women's 

Drama Queen vs Leftovers 


Power Rankings 


No more rankings. I am working on my all-star picks but that won’t be out until next week so stay tuned. 


Final Thoughts

Slowly, but surely, we are getting to the end of the season and for some of you wish it could go an extra few weeks. I get it, love of the game, but I could really use some time off. I've had 1 Saturday off since April and that’s a long freaking time. 

With 2 weeks to go, let's pray for sun and warm weather, which might not be happening this weekend so bundle up. I know I'll be warm. I'll have on plenty of layers, plus I might even bring my heater so I’m good and so will my team be. I also have a few other tricks up my sleeve. Yes, I will be wearing sleeves on so all the ladies you’ll be disappointed if you expected to see me shirtless. I might not be there all mentally, but I’m not stupid enough to not wear clothing to stay warm in the cold. 

That’s all I have for this week, rest up and get ready for the semifinals and like always, I’ll remind you that we are playing a game that is for fun, so go out, enjoy yourself, and try not to kill anyone. See you on Saturday.


Word from the Mouth: Soylent Green is Refs! edition

Word from the Mouth: Soylent Green is Refs! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Another season in the books and now it's time for the real season to begin, playoffs. 

I hope by the time you’re reading this that the city has decided to wait a few weeks before fixing up Le Ber and closing it off for the year. We have been playing at Le Ber for years and years now and I think maybe 5 times I've seen them do repairs. I mean all things considered, Le Ber looks great for this time of the year, but that has more to do with the fact we haven't used it that much. Let's just hope we can finish the season where we started it. (ed’s note: we’re finishing at Georges St Pierre on synthetic turf, so no more damage to Le Ber!)


Studs and Duds 


Here are my picks for the final week of the season. Either you made it from your hard work or because you played like crap. 


Studs


D1

- Jonathan Svetna 3 TDs over 100 yards, 2 2-point convert along with 2 picks on defense. 


D2

- Terry Babalis 6 TD passes, only 5 incomplete passes and he also had 2 rushing TDs as well. 


D3

- Antoine Bussieres 2 TDs and 3 picks on defense which he returned 1 for a TD. 


D4

- Guillaume Malo 5 TD passes on just 9 completions. He also had a pick on defense. 


D5

- Nicolas Cloutier 5 TD passes, no picks, nice way to finish off the year. 


Women's 

- Sabrina Renaud 3 TDs and 2 picks on defense. 


Duds 


D1

- Idaho for scoring 123 points in 2 games that weren't even close. 


D2

- The league for allowing Simon Valiquette to throw for RawSauce, with playoffs on the line for multiple teams. 


D3

- Leon Holder can't throw 5 picks with playoffs on the line. 


D4

- Justin White 1 TD and 1 pick in a total of 2 games expected more from you. 


D5

- Jorge Hernandez 5 completions, 22 yards and 4 picks. 


Women's 

- Emma Svoiski 5 picks. 


If you made my list for the right reasons, then way to go and if you messed the bed and are on my list for that, you’ll have to live with it all year knowing you were the final dud. 


Predictions 


Now that we made it to the playoffs, making my picks might be harder than normal since only good teams are left. Here goes nothing and, like always, my picks are in bold. 


D1

Ranceurs vs KOLB 


D2 

Nice TDs vs Thunder Buddies 

Pacemakers vs Trench Babies 

Witching Hour vs Double Dippers 


D3 

Gros Iron Trollers vs Bandits 

Spartans vs Gridiron Lions 


D4

Mustard Tigers vs Action Squad 

Slicks vs Creaky Knees 


D5

Knights vs Wong Dynasty 

Hive vs Last Calls 

514 vs Spartans 

Bandits vs Action Squad 


Women's 

Rookies vs Tigres 

Faucheuses vs leftovers

Crazy Bs vs Drama Queen 


Power Rankings 



Who cares about power Rankings at this point of the year, it’s playoff time and that means you win and you move on, standings don’t mean monkey fun at all anymore. 


Final Thoughts


Looks like we might be playing in the rain and that isn’t good for the teams playing late in the day, but it's also not good for us if we have to play on the same field the next few weeks as well. It’s been arranged that most games will be played at Georges Saint Pierre Park, apart from 2 games that will be at Le Ber. 


It's playoffs and that means win and you play next week, lose and you're stuck waiting until January to get back out there. Knowing that it could be your last game, better leave it all out on the field, but that doesn't mean you can play recklessly, people still need to work on Monday. 


Last thing we are playing a game, so go out, have fun, and don’t kill anyone. And be nice to the refs, we are people too (ed’s note: more or less). 


Word from the Mouth: Pulling Cars in the Parking Lot! edition

Word from the Mouth: Pulling Cars in the Parking Lot! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Final week of the season and that means it's time to get ready for the playoffs. For those of you not making the playoffs, it's time to start thinking about the winter season.

Space is limited for the winter season, so you better be ready to submit your rosters once we open it up. Games are played at Concordia stinger dome with a few in Brossard, and yes the dome will be open and we have been given confirmation that it has been replaced with a new one. 

The past few seasons the games have been on Saturday night between 6 and 11 and that would be my bet again this season. (ed’s note: there will be some Sunday games in Brossard in the morning and afternoon as well)


Studs and Duds 


You only have 1 week left to make my list if you haven't made it yet. Here are my picks for this week as my Studs and Duds. 


Studs


D1

- Manuel Allard-Roy 3 TDs and a pick on defense. 


D2

- Terry Babalis 7 TD passes and 1 on the ground. 


D3

- Justin Salonga 6 TD passes and 2 runs. 


D4

- Guillaume Malo 2 TD passes, 2 TD runs, 2 picks on defense and a sack. 


D5

- Ian Carlo Herrera going 20 of 29 for 244 yards and 6 TD passes, he also ran for 44 yards as well. 


Women's 

- Ingrid Brassard 10 catches for 124 yards with 5 TDs and she also picked off a pass and ran that back for a TD as well. 


Duds 


D1

- QB play from the 4 guys who tried for the Pack this weekend throwing a total of 8 picks. 


D2

- Joey Notaro 3 catches 12 yards, we all know you can do way more than that on 1 leg so do more. 


D3

- Drama Club for getting Simon to throw, breaking cap, and taking the forfeit instead of sticking it out the last 2 weeks. 


D4

- Mustard Tigers for getting 3 subs and making the game a forfeit. 


D5

- Hugs and Cuddles for not showing up and handing Titans a free win. 


Women's 

- Rosalie Carle throwing 4 picks and only completing 36% of your pass will end you up here. 


Congratulations on making my list, but you have only 1 week left, so better get on it and fast. 


Predictions 


Time for me to pick the winners and here they are in bold like always. 


D1


KOLB vs Pack 

Outlaws vs Ranceurs 

KOLB vs Iron Wolves 

Unit vs Idaho Udapimp 

Idaho Udapimp vs Honor Game 


D2 


Nice TDs vs Trench Babies 

Bines vs Double Dippers 

RawSauce vs Him U 

Rejects vs Bines

Thunder Buddies vs Trench Babies 

Pacemakers vs Rejects 


D3


Ducks vs FAT Players 

Bandits vs Gridiron Lions 

Gros Iron Trollers vs Phoenix NA 

Drama Club vs Gros Iron Trollers 


D4


Blue Badgers vs Action Squad 

Creaky Knees vs Action Squad 

Seminoles vs Nomads

Alouettes vs Nothing But D 

Slicks vs Mustard Tigers 


D5


Jungle Squad vs Action Squad 

Last Calls vs Ledgendaries 

514 vs Big Assets 

Wolverines vs los Politos 

Big Booties vs Wong Dynasty 

Hugs and Cuddles vs Bandits 

Spartans vs Sax Farm 

Los Politos vs Titans 

Unnamed Champions vs Knights 

Big Booties vs Hive 


Women's 


Drama Queen vs Faucheuses 

Louves du Nord vs Leftovers

Crazy Bs vs Unmatched Girls 

Rookies vs Déesses du Drapeau 

Tigres vs Leftovers 

Unmatched Girls vs Flag Moi la Peche 


There you have it, all my winners for this week. Love it, hate it, I don’t care, that's just how I have it this weekend. 


Power Rankings 


D1

1- Iron Wolves 

2- Outlaws

3- Idaho Udapimp 


D2

1- Him U 

2- Trench Babies 

3- Thunder Buddies 


D3

1- Gridiron Lions

2- Phoenix

3- Ducks


D4

1- Seminoles

2- Alouettes

3- Action Squad 


D5

1- MTL Cessnas

2- Titans

3- FAT Players 


Women's 

1- Tigres 

2- Déesses du Drapeau 

3- Leftovers 


Final Thoughts


It's your final chance to get everything in order for the playoffs, that is if your team is making it. If not, well you get one last game before 2 months of no football. I also hope that we have nice weather, and everyone shows up for their games. 

I know that we added an extra time slot this week at 7pm. I know this is nuts and the lights better come on or else we're old schooling it and pulling cars onto the field for lighting. 

With this extra slot I’m only going to be at the field for 14 or 15 hours. I’m glad I’m not working this weekend or I'd be screwed. 

If you haven't started, get to planning for the winter season so when registration opens you can get in quickly and not miss out. (ed’s note: last year we booked up in about a week after opening registration!)

Even though it's the last week of the season and you might have to play your ass off to make it into the playoffs, we are still playing a game for fun, so go have some and heads up be nice to the officials. If you’re not, it might cost you and your team. Have a great rest of the week and see you Saturday. 


Word from the Mouth: Dinosaur Breath! edition

Word from the Mouth: Dinosaur Breath! edition

Kevin Kousaie

Let me start by saying hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving or turkey day as some call it (ed’s note: or Friendsgiving!). 


What a great weekend. We had a lot of football, it was cool in the morning, and by afternoon was nice and warm. We know that the fields aren't in great shape, but we have 2 weeks left of the season and 3 for the playoffs, so we have to stick it out. 


With playoffs right around the corner, players and captains need to be aware that they need 5 games played to be eligible. Captains, get your players out and gearing up for that run for the playoffs and a shot at the title.


Studs and Duds 


It's that time of the week where we find out who I picked this week as my Studs and Duds. 


Studs


D1

- Jean-Baptiste Otshudi 2 picks on defense and took 1 back for 6 to go along with 55 yards and a TD on offense. 


D2

- Jeremi Thompson-O'Reilly 4 TDs and a pick on defense.


D3

- Vinny Gualano 3 picks on defense plus a TD on offense playing limited snaps. 


D4

- Alexandre Bresse 6 TD passes 


D5

- Julien Shabazz 6 TD passes plus 2 picks with 1 returned for a score on defense.


Women's 

- Gabrielle Mongrain 2 TDs on offense 3 picks with 1 going back for 6 on defense. 


Duds 


D1

- PO for throwing 4 picks. 


D2

- Lambert Paquette 1 catch 6 yards and a PD on defense get your head out of your ass and play football you can do better than that. I mean I really hope so, fingers crossed. 


D3

- Matt Bergamin for coming out of hiding and showing his true talent with 4 picks, but don't worry if the guys ran what they were supposed to, they would have been 4 TDs from my understanding. 


D4

- Brian Mustard, you threw 5 picks. 


D5

- Matthew Newell for throwing 5 picks. 


Women's 

- Émilie Anctil 5 picks. 


Those are my winners and losers for the week. 


Predictions 


Time for me to pick the winners and here they are in bold like always. 


D1


Honor Game vs Outlaws 

Idaho Udapimp vs Pack 

Ranceurs vs KOLB 

Iron Wolves vs Unit 


D2 


RawSauce vs Thunder Buddies 

Average Joe's vs Witching Hour 

Trench Babies vs Bines 

Pacemakers vs Him U 

Double Dippers vs Nice TDs 


D3


Drama Club vs Ducks 

Tropic Thunder vs FAT Players 

Spartans vs Gros Iron Trollers 

Bandits vs Tropic Thunder 

Gros Iron Trollers vs Gridiron Lions

Horde vs Phoenix NA 


D4


Mustard Tigers vs Seminoles 

Nothing But D vs Action Squad 

Creaky Knees vs Nomads 

Alouettes vs Slicks 


D5


Big Assets vs FAT Players 

Hive vs Unnamed Champions 

Wolverines vs Knights 

Action Squad vs FAT Players 

Wolverines vs Unnamed Champions 

Knights vs Ledgendaries

Los Politos vs Big Booties 

MTL Cessnas vs 514

Hugs and Cuddles vs Titans 

Top Shooters vs Bandits 

Jungle Squad vs Last Calls 


Women's 


Déesses du Drapeau vs Faucheuses 

Tigres vs Crazy Bs 

Leftovers vs Unmatched Girls 

Mamma Jammas vs Faucheuses 

Drama Queen vs Louves du Nord 


There you have it, all my winners for this week. Love it, hate it, I don’t care, that's just how I have it this weekend. 


Power Rankings 


D1

1- Iron Wolves 

2- Ranceurs

3- Outlaws 

  

D2

1- Him U 

2- Trench Babies 

3- Thunder Buddies 


D3

1- Gridiron Lions

2- Phoenix

3- Ducks


D4

1- Alouettes

2- Seminoles

3- Mustard Tigers 


D5

1- MTL Cessnas

2- Titans

3- FAT Players 


Women's 

1- Tigres 

2- Déesses du Drapeau 

3- Leftovers 


That's my list heading into this week, if you want to make my exclusive list you and your team needs to step it up. 


Final Thoughts


Fall is my favorite time of the year. We get football back, you get cooler weather, the leaves changing colors, and you also get to go apple picking and other fall activities. 


One thing isn’t changing anytime soon and that’s football being back, the others are and let me explain. It was 30 degrees the other day then went down to 0 overnight, where is the chance for our bodies to acclimate? It's nuts. 


I went up north for Thanksgiving hoping to see all sorts of beautiful colors, but there were nothing but bare trees and all the leaves on the ground were brown. This is some serious BS. And I just found out that if you want to go apple picking for McIntosh, better make it soon as they are going extinct. 


Jon is going to say global warming and he might be right (ed’s note: I say it’s captured dinosaur breath in the atmosphere preventing heat from escaping the ozone layer!), but we never want Jon to be right so we're going to say it has to do with the earth spinning faster or slower which ever makes more sense. 


With so little time left in the season and teams fighting hard for a playoff spot, players still need to remember that we are playing a game for fun, so go out, have some fun, and enjoy the time out there because in a few weeks it will all be gone. 


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