The 2016-17 Conference Champions are all decided!
Following another thunderous weekend of championship UFB- The eight champions have been crowned:
AL- Gayle Gryphons
AEC- O’Connell Shamrocks
GEC- UNJ Titans
G10- Ohara Scarlets
G12- Olaskas Crimson Glory
GTW- Stamford Rams
NEC- NESU Knights
SAC- Clementine Orange Wave
We’ll await the Bowl Executive Committee’s final rankings, giving us the seedings for the play-offs!
By Neil Baker, PFL Reporter | Amorgan Blues
As things go from bad-to-worse for the struggling Blues franchise, their star running back was carted off the field in Sunday’s game against Iomagh. Doctors have confirmed that it is a torn MCL. Shevin will be placed on IR (Injured Reserve), leaving him out for the remainder of the year.
Are thoughts are with Shevin as he awaits surgery and a long road to rehab himself. Good luck, Shevin!
The latest NUSA University Football polls are out. The same old, ,same old leading the way. Defending Champions Olaskas are the top undefeated team. Here’s the rundown of the top ten:
The teams have around three games left to play, before conference championships. All eight conference champions will play-off in the run up to the Champions Bowl Game in January 2017.
From Daniel Schultz, PFL Chief Financial Officer.
Dear PFL Fans,
The ongoing investigations have shown that due to financial irregularities, three PFL teams are in danger of losing their membership to the league.
The Victoria Panthers have been declared as insovlent, meaning they are automatically disqualified from the post season and forfeit their place in the league. They will have to re-apply for league membership, following meeting certain financial criteria and with assurances that they have funding in place to stop a repeat offence from happening.
The Pottsburgh Cardinals have used illegal mechanisims, that have given them an advantage against the salary cap restrictions and for taxation purposes. The league does not comment on matters related to taxation, other than members are relied upon to maintain a good relationship with the Eborian Tax Authorites.
The Amorgan Blues, on of Eboria’s oldest teams has also fallen foul of the financial regulations. Investigations are ongoing.
If both the Pottsburgh and Amorgan cases are seen to have been pre-determined judgments to gain unfair advantages- they may be temporarily or permanently expelled from the league. We can not comment further on their statuses until we are in control of the full facts in both cases.
We are as disappointed as you, the fans are, to be having to go through this process. As it stands, we will have 19 teams in 2017, with potentially going down to 17, depending on further reviews.We will keep you posted.
Yours faithfully
Daniel Schultz
PFL Chief Financial Officer.
PFL Game of the week: Hallas Stars at San Andreas Miners
HALLAS STARS 38
SAN ANDREAS MINERS 51The San Andreas Miners ended the Hallas Stars undefeated streak with a decisive victory.
QB Brandon Mullen threw for 462 yards and five majors, accompishing 324 yards by halftime! On the flip side, the previously invincible and unflappable Stars’ QB Drew Williams through three picks (so nearly a four) and three touchdowns (423 yards).
Continue reading GOTW: Stars at Miners
by Ryan Solis, PFL Reporter
The Amorgan Blues, one of the PFL’s oldest teams is in financial trouble. The news broke on Monday, following another tax appeal decision that went against the PFL team.
The Commissioner will meet with representatives of the Blues franchise in the coming days. It is mentioned on SportsMax that the last financial report showed there was a loss made last year, with an adjustment to be made and a few million to be paid over in taxes, Amorgan could be in real trouble of bankruptcy.
More to follow when we get it. What a year this has been for team finances.
PFL Game of the Week
MELBORG GIANTS 31
CALIGARA BULLDOGS 24|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
ET |
FT |
|
| MELBORG |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
– |
31 |
| CALIGARA |
10 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
– |
24 |
Summary:
The Melborg Giants won a thrilling contest in Caligara on Sunday. The Giants’ mean defence shut down both the Caligara run game and the Slater-to-Slater passing connection. Alternate winger Dennis Morales had 9 catches for 144 yards, including a 76 yard catch and run.
The Giants ran a simple and effective gameplan aginst the Bulldogs, running quick straight-ahead plays and quick passes. The Bulldogs had two opportunities to draw level in the fourth quarter, but both fourth downs resulted in incomplete passes- one to which brought a huge reaction from the home fans who insisted there was a defensive hold on the play.
Scoring:
1st Quarter:
MEL Hand 10 pass to Miller (Williams Kick)
CAL Wright 39 FG
MEL Beckett 98 yard kick return (Williams Kick)
CAL Slater 76 pass to Morales (Wright Kick)
2nd Quarter:
MEL Higgins 10 run (Williams Kick)
CAL Slater 5 pass to Slater (Wright Kick)
3rd Quarter:
MEL (Williams Kick)
CAL Slater 9 pass to Morales (Wright Kick)
4th Quarter:
MEL Williams 31 FG
Stats:
| Giants | Bulldogs | |
| First Downs | 22 | 18 |
| Third Down Converts | 6/13 | 6/15 |
| Third Down % | 46.2 % | 40 % |
| Fourth Down Converts | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| Fourth Down % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Double Pointers | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Double Point % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Run Plays | 32 | 31 |
| Run Yards | 97 | 64 |
| Run Average | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Passing | 20/28 | 20/34 |
| Net Pass Yards | 244 | 299 |
| Touchdown Passes | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL YARDS | 341 | 363 |
| Defensive Marks | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive INTs | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 5 | 6 |
| Punting Average | 45.4 | 38.3 |
| Field Goals | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Field Goal % | 50 % | 50 % |
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 15 | 42 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Handovers | 0 | 2 |
| Possession (Time) | 29:42 | 31:38 |
After a week of uncertainty over certain teams finances, it was back to business as usual for the teams – on the field.
And here’s five things we learned:
-Scott Thomas, PFL Columnist.
An unnamed PFL official has been quoted as saying that there is a contingency plan in place for any eventually with the upcoming financial reviews for the Victoria Panthers and Pottsburgh Cardinals.
It is suggested that the league may have to contract to 18 teams, if the troubled teams cannot keep their league licenses, due to funding issues. Teams that go bankrupt lose their eligibility. The Victoria Panthers are currently working with league administrators and insolvency experts as the league is temporarily running operations as the League Insolvency Protocol System (LIPS) has now been activated.
It would appear that the league will still have two conferences- with nine teams each. The play-off pool would be reduced to eight, from ten. The league has always maintained that there should never be more than half of the teams qualifying for the play-offs.
As the dates for the next three Crystal Bowls are already set, one decision would be to start the season a week later than planned, or to have a bye week for the eight play-off teams to begin the play-offs.
There’s still time, of course, for the two teams to fix their situations. The Panthers are in a deeper hole than the Cardinals at this point. But, it’s interesting to note that the league is already working on a plan b (and maybe a plan c).
PFL Commisioner David Thomas has released the following statement, following the news of financial uncertainty involving two PFL teams.
“We, at the PFL, are looking into the financial situations involving two of our teams- the Victoria Panthers and the Pottsburgh Cardinals. Both teams may end up breaking the financial regulations and standards that league members are required to adhere to. If this is going to be the case, the league executive will hold an extraordinary general meeting to decide the futures and fate of both members.
Nothing will be decided until financial plans and administrators have spoken with us. Games are still going to be going ahead as scheduled. I would like to thank the players, the fans and the whole football community for showing patience and tolerance whilst we are working through these trying moments for two valued members of our league”
Commissioner David Thomas,
The Professional Football League.
The Professional Football League of Eboria 