Word from the Mouth: Ruining a Bunch of Crab! edition
We made it through another week and that only leaves a few lefts before playoffs. All the games were at Le Ber this week and if you were lucky enough to play early you got to play on a nice green field of grass, but if you played late in the day it was dusty and not so green anymore. If we want to play at Le Ber for playoffs, then we need to avoid it for the next few weeks, so we have grass to play on.
I will say that this season using 3 different locations has made the conditions the best we have had in a very very long time. I think that if we don't damage it too much, then next spring we should be playing a thick patch of grass. I plan to put seed down one more time before the winter, but I will also be doing lots of soil and seed in the spring as well. I'd love for the city to get me a truck load of soil and loads of seed so I can level it off and over seed the crap out of it. I might even shovel the field during the winter so I can have access to it earlier in the spring since I won’t have to wait for all the snow to melt. I have to stay in shape somehow over the winter.
For those wondering, yes, I'll probably end up doing it shirtless as well. Just because there is snow on the ground doesn't mean it's not hot out.
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
- Andrew Grant 3 TDs over 100 yards and a pick 6 on defense.
D2
- Brian Tinning 2 45-yard TDs in the same game.
D3
- Conner McAleer 5 catches 114 yards 3 TDs and a pick on defense.
D4
- Guillaume Malo 3 rushing TDs to go along with 3 sacks.
D5
- Leo Salonikios 4 TDs and 2 picks on defense.
Women's
- Gabrielle Mongrain 5 TDs on offense and 1 pick on defense that she returned for a TD.
Duds
D1
- Honor game receiving core for dropping way too many balls for Dave that hit them in the hands.
D2
- Josh Levine 1 catch for 4 yards won’t cut it for a HOF player especially in a 1-point game.
D3
- Nathan Lambert 8 picks thrown.
D4
- Alec De Lafontaine-Jovani threw 4 picks.
D5
- Mario for really thinking his MTL Cessnas teams should be playing in D5 and not D4.
Women's
- Isabelle Poirier 3 picks thrown with only 9 completions and a total of 45 yards passing and minus 9 rushing.
Predictions
Time for me to pick the winners and here they are in bold like always.
D1
Ranceurs vs Honor Game
KOLB vs Idaho Udapimp
Iron Wolves vs Idaho Udapimp
D2
Witching Hour vs Trench Babies
Double Dippers vs Rejects
Thunder Buddies vs Him U
Trench Babies vs Double Dippers
Average Joe's vs Thunder Buddies
Bines vs Nice TDs
D3
Gros Iron Trollers vs Tropic Thunder
Banditti’s vs Spartans
FAT Players vs Drama Club
Phoenix vs FAT Players NA
D4
Creaky Knees vs Nothing But D
Nomads’ vs Martin Mystère
Action Squad vs Seminoles
Seminoles vs Blue Badgers
Mustard Tigers vs Alouettes
D5
Wong Dynasty vs Last Calls
Hive vs los Politos.
Unnamed Champions vs Sax Farm
MTL Cessnas vs Wolverines
Top Shooters vs Hugs and Cuddles
Big Assets vs Last Calls
Wong Dynasty vs Spartans
514 vs Titans
Ledgendaries vs Action Squad
Banditti’s vs Jungle Squad
FAT Players vs Ledgendaries
Women's
Faucheuses vs Louves du Nord
Leftovers vs Rookies
Drama Queen vs Déesses du Drapeau
Tigres vs Flag Moi la Peche
Unmatched Girls vs Mamma Jammas
Déesses du Drapeau vs Crazy B’s
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
It's that time of the week to see who's on my list and who fell off my list.
D1
1- Idaho Udapimp
2- Outlaws
3- Ranceurs
D2
1- Him U
2- Double Dippers
3- Witching Hour
D3
1- Gridiron Lions
2- Bandits
3- Phoenix
D4
1- Alouettes
2- Mustard Tigers
3- Seminoles
D5
1- Titans
2- MTL Cessnas
3- Big Booties
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
Man, old age catches up quickly and ruins a bunch of crab (ed’s note: leaving that in!). I’m still dealing with a neck injury and not sure if I'm playing this week or if I'll be able to play moving forward. Who am I kidding? We all know I’m going to probably end up playing and that’s just because of the love of the game and the fact that the season is almost over and we won’t be playing for 2 months.
I know most players probably have not thought about the winter season, but you might want to because once the details are final for the winter season it will fill up real quick because we are limited on the number of teams we can have. I think it's between 24 and 32, but those numbers might be wrong.
Big thanks to all that participated in the charity tournament a few weeks back. It was very successful and really helped out. I’m sure we will be doing something like this again next year and maybe this time it will be bigger.
That’s all for now and before you go remember we are all out there playing a game we love for fun, so please take it easy and try not to kill anyone. See you all tomorrow or at least the players coming to de la Verendrye.