Two weeks to go, 12 teams in play!

The 2017-18 regular season has just two weeks left to play, but  there are an astonishing 12 teams vying for the eight playoff spots! In two weeks time four of these teams will be on the outside looking in. We may know more next weekend, as losses eliminate Ballymore and  Adelphia from contention.

The Outsiders;How do either Adelphia or Ballymore get in?

Both teams can get in with two wins, to get to 9-9 and they need other teams to lose both. The Phoenix’s extra-time win over the Melborg Giants was enough to keep them alive, so wins against the 96ers and Knights could let them sneak in.

The Tigers have to beat the Hawks and then the Bulldogs at home. Similar scenario.

Who is in already?

The Landor 96ers, Hallas Stars and Caligara Bulldogs have all guaranteed themselves top spots in their division and will be seeded. The Chakota Wasps are currently atop the PFL Central, however the Oakland Ravens and Rochester Trojans are both 10-6 and could end up topping the division with two wins. It is all to play for.
The defending champions, the New Chester Knights are almost secure in a spot.

On the Cusp

The Knights, Trojans and Ravens are all one win away from sealing their places, this means that the three 8-8 teams are vying for the latter spots- Eregon Eagles, Melborg Giants and St. George Sharks. Basically, keep winning to get in is the key!

Week 20 will see the Wasps play the Ravens and Eagles against the Sharks, so it looks to go right down to the wire.

Call it a draw! Stars and Dogs tie in extra-time game.

HALLAS 30-30 CHAKOTA

Last night’s game between the Hallas Stars and Chakota Bulldogs ended up all square at 30 apiece. They finished regulation tied at 27 all, with both teams only managing a field goal each in the extra time given, then time just ran out. No winner left on the field. This will not happen if the two meet in the postseason!

What use is a tie? It has raised the question for some about how we deal with draws in regular season games. Does sudden death help? One possession each?

Here at PFL dot com, we quite like a tied game, we don’t get them too often, so perhaps there is nothing to fix. In soccer you can have a draw and no one bats an eyelid. At the end of the day, it was a match that neither team deserved to lose, so perhaps a draw was a fair result.

UFB: Champions Bowl ’18 – A game for the ages

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The 2018 Champions Bowl crowned the Ohara Scarlets as the top team in First Class Football (FCF). This game had everything for the neutral fan, including the heroic ending of the championship drive, ending when sophomore QB Tayvon Coles found Lonnie Charles with 1:19 left.  Continue reading UFB: Champions Bowl ’18 – A game for the ages

UFB: Champs Bowl tonight!

UFB | Champions Bowl | 1 Ohara vs 2 Olaskas | USN

The grand final of the NUSA University Football (UFB) season in Eboria ends tonight with the Champions Bowl!

The Number one and number two ranked Universities in Eboria will meet as the #1 Ohara University Scarlets go up against the #2 Univeristy of Olaskas Maroons. The tournament provided little shocks this year, as the seedings proved mostly accurate.

Both teams play strong defences and have good mobile quarterback play. Olaskas junior QB Brad Carson is agile and accurate, Ohara’s sophmore sensation is Tayvon Coles, who is a scrambler with a big arm. Both teams have good blocking Forwards and  2-3 good backs too, so establishing the ground game could be key.