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Date Posted: 11:49:37 07/04/04 Sun
Author: Jimmy
Author Host/IP: 68.107.97.246
Subject: Metamorphisis?

Dateline Baton Rouge… CLASSIC FIFL BOWL this season. Old school vs new school. Quickess vs power. The current Louisiana Bayou Beast roster reads like a who’s who of talent in the AFC. QB Johnny Johnson (most passing attempts ever in the league, wily, gutsy) imported from Mobile, WR Kenny Causey (from Mobile, slot WR/kick return man for now, has the potential to step up to WR1 next season.) OL Tim Mangrich arrived in a trade with Mississippi (3 pro bowls as OG, now anchors OL at C1 that produced the most productive HB in the league, sure to be picked for his 4th pro bowl?) OL John Verdegan and Sam Maverick (imported from Dayton, have FIFL BOWL experience, mainstays of the awesome Dayton rushing attack and played a major role in getting HB1 Rayshawn Askew the rushing title) DL Art Malupe (given up for dead by Mobile, 2 time pro bowl selection) DL Julian Hembrick (from Dayton, career best 12 sacks) LBs Ansel George (from Mobile) and Mesiah Porter (from Dayton) both solid contributors to a defense that has risen from pathetic to the 5th best in the league, DB Darnell Hasson (from Dayton) won the starting S job over an already impressive DB lineup, and has played lights out since. These additions to an already adequate team comprise an AFC all star team. A team that was in transition and going nowhere, the Bayou Beast rose to the occasion time after time this season, and now is in the enviable position of capping off perhaps the most unlikely comeback in league history. As such, it is appropriate that the Louisiana Bayou Beast up hold the honor of the constantly maligned AFC in 2005.

The #1 offense vs the #1 defense? How often has that happened? Witness the quickness of the Colorado defense, most evident in the LB corp… deviating from league norms, this crew is built to shed blocks and nip running plays B4 they get started. God help them if a RB gets behind them. But they lead the league vs. the rush using this technique. Will Louisiana PPPs and HB1 Rayshawn Askew benefit from this strategy? If the running attack Louisiana features gets stuffed, can Colorado step up the pass D? (8th vs the pass, Louisiana #4 passing, while leading the league for 14 games this season?) Can QB Johnny Johnson throw over the defense to offset this strategy (Colorado leads the league with 65 sacks, Louisiana leads the league with 28 against?) Are the Louisiana WRs good enough to allow Johnson success there? Will the Colorado running game led by HB1 Ricky Blake and powered by a tireless agile OL chew the clock and lead the Wildcats to the W? Perhaps the most volatile argument is: does Colorado have the experience to get it done in this LARGEST of games? The rare atmosphere in Colorado may also be a factor here. Will conditioning be a factor?

What GM Hanlon said is: “Madison (club is LUCKY, which I'll take every time.”) Labor Under Correct Knowledge (LUCK) will be necessary for Louisiana to pull this off. The degree of difficulty playing on the road is immense. The -2 line is prophetic. GM Hanlon has issued an edict for this game: “It’s a game. Let’s have some fun!”

The only other time a team earned a victory in a similar situation was 2001: Utah was the home favorite with a 12 – 4 record and fell to 11 -5 Dayton. Think the Dayton players now in Louisiana don’t remember? Uuuuummmmmmmmmm WOULDN’T count on it! See y’all on the field Teusady!

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