2012 Conference Championships-Recaps

2012 Conference Championships-RECAPS
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144.14 TOTAL 179.36 116.64 OFF 137.36 26.5 DEF 42			144.62 TOTAL 139.24 112.12 OFF 112.24 32.5 DEF 27 Orange Crush SCORES  Brady,Tom r1,p5,  Gore,Frank r3,  Sproles,Darren c2,  Smith,Stevn c4,  Prater,Matt 27,36, McKevitt Meatstyx SCORES  Moore,Lance c7,  Johnson,Andre c3,
Perdew Pulverizers SCORES Newton, Cam P45, P4 Lynch, Marshon R13 Green, A.J. C5         Zima Ruskies SCORES Witten, Jason C17 Manning, Peyton P51 Peterson, Adrian R82 Tucker, Justin 45
Position Totals Pos 27.14 QB 17.56 43.3 RB 54.4 35.6 WR 43.1 10.6 TE 15.3 0 PK 7 3.5 DL - 13 DB 16.5 11 LB 25.5 144.14 Total 179.36			Position Totals Pos 32.82 QB 2.54 38.6 RB 24.1 26.2 WR 75.3 3.5 TE 12.3 11 PK -2 - DL - 15.5 DB 12 17 LB 15 144.62 Total 139.24
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Boxscore 17.56 DEN QB Manning,Peyton Pass: 17-28-204-0  Sck: 2  TDs: p51,   23.8 DEN RB Moreno,Knowshon Rush: 22-118  Rec: 2-8  TDs: r6,   30.6 MIN RB Peterson,Adrian Rush: 24-212  TDs: r82,   5.7 CLE WR Gordon,Josh Rec: 3-27   15.3 JAC WR Blackmon,Justin Rec: 6-93   22.1 DET WR Johnson,Calvin Rec: 10-121   15.3 DAL TE Witten,Jason Rec: 5-43  TDs: c17,   7 BAL PK Tucker,Justin XPs: 2-0  FG Made: 45,   7 PIT DB Polamalu,Troy T-A-S: 7-0-0   9.5 GB DB Hayward,Casey T-A-S: 0-1-0  Ints: 1   13 DAL LB Spencer,Anthony T-A-S: 1-3-1.5   12.5 SF LB Bowman,Navorro T-A-S: 9-3-0			STARTERS Boxscore     NYG/QB Manning,Eli  2.54     Pass: 13-25-161-2     NE/RB Ridley,Stevan  0.2     Rush: 9-23  Rec: 0-0  Fum: 1     STL/RB Jackson,Steve  23.9     Rush: 13-73  Rec: 8-73     NO/WR Moore,Lance  14.2     Rec: 4-42  TDs: c7,   NE/WR Lloyd,Brandon  29     Rec: 10-190     HOU/WR Johnson,Andre  32.1     Rec: 11-151  TDs: c3,   CIN/TE Gresham,Jerma  12.3     Rec: 6-63     NYG/PK Tynes,Lawrenc  -2     XPs: -0  FG Miss: 30,   BAL/DB Reed,Edward  7.5     T-A-S: 5-1-0     MIA/DB Jones,Reshad  4.5     T-A-S: 2-1-0     TB/LB David,Lavonte  5.5     T-A-S: 4-3-0     JAC/LB Posluszny,Pau  9.5
Boxscore  Newton,Cam QB CAR 27.14 Pass: 19-33-231-0  Rush: 4-7  Sck: 2  TDs: p45,p4,    Lynch,Marshawn RB SEA 21.7 Rush: 10-113  Rec: 1-14  TDs: r13,    Foster,Arian RB HOU 21.6 Rush: 27-165  Rec: 2-4    Wayne,Reggie WR IND 4.4 Rec: 3-14    Wallace,Mike WR PIT 13.5 Rec: 4-95    Green,A.J. WR CIN 17.7 Rec: 6-57  TDs: c5,    Olsen,Greg TE CAR 10.6 Rec: 5-56    Barth,Connor PK TB 0 Rush:      Wake,Cameron DL MIA 3.5 T-A-S: 1-1-0    Harper,Roman DB NO 10 T-A-S: 9-2-0    Verner,Alterraun DB TEN 3 T-A-S: 2-2-0    Wagner,Bobby LB SEA 11 T-A-S: 10-2-0			STARTERS Boxscore   32.82   Brady,Tom QB/NE   Pass: 36-65-443-2  Rush: 3-11  TDs: r1,p5,   22.8   Gore,Frank RB/SF   Rush: 21-83  Rec: 2-34  TDs: r3,   15.8   Sproles,Darre RB/NO   Rush: 5-22  Rec: 5-21  Ret: 38  TDs: c2,   1   Hawkins,Andre WR/CIN   Rush: 1-9  Rec: 0-0     5.9  Floyd,Malcom WR/SD   Rec: 2-39     19.3   Smith,Stevn WR/CAR   Rush: 1-15  Rec: 6-57  TDs: c4,   3.5   Myers,Brandon TE/OAK   Rec: 2-15     11   Prater,Matt PK/DEN   XPs: 4-0  FG Made: 27,36,  FG Miss: 45,   8  Burnett,Morga DB/GB   T-A-S: 6-0-0     7.5  Tillman,Charl DB/CHI   T-A-S: 3-1-0     11  Wagner,Bobby LB/SEA   T-A-S: 10-2-0     6  Washington,Da LB/ARI     T-A-S: 5-2-0
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Recap			Recap
With one championship under their belt, the Zima Ruskies are already eyeing a few others, they expect to begin this holiday season. After starting the season 0-4, the Ruskies are showing signs they might have a run in them like the one that carried them to the Ballistic Bowl title eight years ago. They have assured themselves of a seed in this years final game and, at 9-5 including postseason, are likely favorites over the upstart Orange Crush team from the Nebula Conference. They solidified the opinion that draft day is overrated, this team entered the 2012 draft without a second round pick, traded to the Viall Vigilante. However, looking back on the draft the Zima unit had two very valuable players fall into their lap in later rounds, A. P. and Peyton Manning. The performance of both have led the team to 11 wins in the past 12 weeks, to include three playoff games. The front office also made a wonderful trade and acquired wide receiver Calvin Johnson from the Runners, a move that gives the team a chance to win every week.The Perdew Pulverizers built the 2012 team around an unheard of two restricted free agents. The gamble payed off as A.J. Green and Cam Newton led the team to within a few points of their first ever Ballistic Bowl appearence. It wasn't to be this year as the Ruskies simply was to powerfull this week, a win was not possible regardless of the lineup coach Perdew posted. A Gunner Cup opportunity awaits the Pulverizers, an opportunity they are likely to take advantage of. The Ruskies will participate in Ballistic Bowl XII against the Orange Crush.			The miracle season of the McKevitt Meatstyx has taken a hard hit as the Orange Crush pulled off an unbelievable victory and will advance to their first Ballistic Bowl appearence. The Crush battled all day Sunday and as the evening game kicked off it appeared they were in a great position to advance to the title game next week. Trailing by 40 points with their star running back and quarterback remaining, the Crush fans probably felt as though this would be locked up by halftime of that game, not the case. A furious comeback by the Brady team added just enough points for the win, and Mckevitt's fans sat and watched snap after snap as running back Ridley was relagated to fan status himself for most of the game after an early fumble lost cost his team three points.  In hindsite, this was coach McKevitt trying to do something you might expect out of Andrew Robinson or Matt Templin, guys who each have won two Ballistic Bowls, trying to obtain goals that the teams talent probably could never reach . Do not let this loss cloud your judgement of the losing team or it's coach, the entire organization deserves lots of praise for it's ability to overcome, well, lets say a slow start to the season (draft). Had it not been such a pathetic performance from the teams quarterback and place kicker this week the Meatstyx likely would have been the team celebrating. Bottom line, Crush head coach Jason Pozzi has been everything that he imagined himself being when taking the teams vacant coaching job. Part of the reason this team is where they are is that he had such an unusual sense of calm about himself under pressure all season long. It is not unlike what the league has seen with the likes of Tim Meneely or even Matt Templin, although Pozzi is away from that stage without a league title at this moment. He had a calm presence in the celebatory locker room,"It is a little bit crazy, a little bit surreal, but I'm just trying to keep my head down and trying to keep it going as long as I can, one more win is what we need" he said. The Meatstyx advance to the final round of Gunner Cup 3 next week. The Crush will meet the Zima Ruskies in Ballistic Bowl XIII.
Projection:	Zima 185		Projection:	Orange Crush  155
	Perdew  167			Meatstyx  134