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Thought I'd start a thread where we can make our predictions and/or smack talk about the upcoming season.  

For Battletech, I'm predicting Comstar to win with avaia to come in second.  Third could be either ice cream emperor or Lamaros.  I'm leaning towards ice cream emperor.  For myself, I'm predicting either 5th or, if Nuffle is being generous, 4th.  Overall, AndyDavo is still the man to beat, esp. since he now has a fully functioning team.

Y'all remember this Season 4 teams for each division will advance to the Playoffs.

I predict I will score at least one touchdown.

I'm an optimist!  :drillf:

I predict I'll make the playoffs, beating my opponents while killing them softly.

I predict that I MIGHT actually make the playoffs. Nuffle will now beat me soundly for my presumption.

I predict blood when I take the field. It might be mine, it might be yours, but either way there are going to be buckets of blood. Chaos demands it!

In Battletech, Comstar's luck will run out. He'll suffer some crippling injuries early on and spend the season rolling double 1's on dodges. Lamaros will skitter his way to the top, followed by Avaia and Carnifex, with Ice Cream Emperor securing the final playoff spot.

Alive not Dead will top Cthulhu to nobody's surprise. Ingmar will climb to second after intimidating all of his opponents into submission merely by being dwarves, to his own continued consternation. Falc will draw with them both and slide into third, possibly on TD difference. Haemish and I will both hit our strides mid-season and be in a dead heat for 4th.

Ruvaldt's time spent primping his Ex-Presidents in the feeder league will pay off, and Eldaec will find that having block on all his dudes comes in quite handy in the murderous environment that is Stormbringer. They'll come in right behind AndyDavo, and be followed by IainC, who I just noticed also has block on, like, all his dudes.

Twilight 2000 will be the upset division, with Ironwood and Sky realizing that they're actually pretty good at this. They'll come 4th and 3rd. Drogg will come in a close second to Teleku, as their skinks' and wardancers' maneuverability will win the day over Strazos' and Modern Angel's more offensively-built teams.

Ironwood's been practicing, he will probably beat me easily if he gets an early round. Later in the season, especially if I can grab some spp for my line, I should take the edge in that one. Is Ulysees a vet coach new to f13bowl? If so, another loss for the tards :) The nancy elf teams, I either kill or get dodged into oblivion...so it should make for good matchups. Snoosnoo is my match and much more experienced, should be an easy win (for MA). Straz, ditto. Never played lizards, I'll probably get skinkified.

My prediction is that I'll come in 6th in T2000.

Going to need some serious spp this season to keep the bashtards competitive as the older teams start getting more well-rounded. And I need to play a practice game some day, heh.

Without actually looking at the teams whose rosters/TV I don't remember:

Battletech
Me
Comstar
Lamaros
Ginaz/Avaia

Cthulhu
Ingmar
Llyse
Falconeer
ezrast/Megrim

Stormbringer
AndyDavo
ruvaldt
IanC
eldaec/reborne

Twilight 2k
Modern Angel
Strazos
drogg
Teleku/Sky

Cthulhu is my pick for most contentious division, but only because I am going to destroy everyone in Battletech.

BATTLETECH - The 'Perfect Predictions' Group

Me - No really bad matchups for me. I love playing Chaos and Lizard, and did ok against Llyse and Ice last season.
Comstar - Will find it harder than me with less mv, but still pretty easy.
aviva - A return to form this season after an underwhelming season three.
Ice - I predict half his side will die.

This one seems pretty sure. Sorry to the new teams. Chaos and Lizard at lowish TV will get eaten up. Can't believe I got stuck with Ice again. Bastard.

CTHULHU - Chokers Paradise

Llyse - Will choke in the finals again. Sure to get there though.
Megrim - Will be interesting to see how the High Elves go. Hasn't got much of a tough group matchup wise.
Falc - Falc will be in finals again. Or choke and not make it...
Ingmar - Will not make it if he gets a Deathroller, though.  :grin:

Bann and ezrast with an outside chance to pinch a spot or two.

STORMBRINGER - The 'Fuck Knows Who'll Make 4th' Group

AndyDavo - Better side, better performances. Hard group to escape without injuries from, though.
IainC - Same as above.
eldaec - Should get a beat up on a few.
Ruvaldt/proudft - Can't split them.

Close for 4th in this one.

TWILIGHT 2K The 'Easy' Group

Strazos - Easy group for Straz.
Teleku - Not going to cop much pain here, will score a heap.
Modern Angel - Doing something wrong if they don't win the casualty count, unless Sky wins it.
Sky - See above.

I haven't played a single game of blood bowl since the end of the last season so I'm gonna get creamed again, especially with my dice. I predict that My beast and every player I managed to get some skill points on will be killed in the first 2 games and I'll wind up with nothing but rotters.

Ahh well, its fun just participating.

Also.


Screw you bitches. I was 3/4th last season! Where's my respect?  :why_so_serious:


I will email you cookies.  :heart:

Battletech predictions:
F13 Catfighters - comstar - Ama. My name and avatar make this a destiny come true. I've got 3 blodges with sidestep now, though my first game I'm low on players. Being in a group with bashy teams and NO dwarves plays to me strengths, even if we're now at the point where Amazon teams start to lose to high TV teams. Several games may end in dramatic upsets though, I played pretty horribly in the More Eddie league. And my luck ran out at the Semi-final last season.

Rape of Skabine - lamaros - Ska. He's a got a 10 speed AG 4 rat! I'm expecting him to get 6 touch downs a game, minimum.

One of the Necro teams and one of the Lizard teams, I can't work out which.

I'll fill in that Lizardman prediction for you  :wink:, the qualifying round against goblins was a God send for me spp wise.  I'm a lot more confident coming into the league with block on 3 of my Saurai and a 3rd reroll.  I just hope I get to play those Chaos teams before they get a chance to develop.

You guys are vastly overrating both my capabilities and my tendency to not choke.

Hmm, seems my more-difficult matches are mostly front-loaded, except for my final day against Team Snoo Snoo. I'm not sure if facing them late in the season is to my advantage or not...

Not the team I'd want to face right before the playoffs injury-wise.

Given that I always collapse in the latter half of the season, I'd beg to differ.

I've got the first half collapse covered, we should be good.

Battletech

Comstar - Solid, playing a strong race, always does well and has been given a kind draw. Division winner.
Ice cream emperor - Real nice guy, has some ability but sometimes does wild things which cost him. Sould make the last 16.
Lamaros - plays skaven (which i think are awful) but does have a 1 turner so shouldn't lose many, this should therefore see him into the last 16. Only question is if he will have a team when h gets there!
Avaia -  Has 2 developed wolves who are fast and hard to take down. Has only lost 3 games with this team ever so can see him into the last 16. Only question is, can he turn all those draws he keeps getting ito wins to make him a title contender?


Cthulhu

Catfud - Solid player, one of the best i have come across, should be able to win this division
Ingmar -F13  - playing dwarves, hard to beat at low TV, has a decent win% so clearly knows what he is doing. would also be in contention as a division winner, might even have said he would win it, if it wasnt for my hate of dwarves in general!
Falconeer - someone i have never beaten, dispite trying twice. This i wish to change but he will also qualify, possibly with a game to spare...
HaemishM (this years suprise package, sneaking into 4th slot).


Stormbringer

AndyDavo - the teams developing nicely, 2 str guys, one of which has guard should make this team fun to play - i'd hope to qualify well with minimum damage taken
IanC - dispite the early loss he will qualify, needs to BADLY trim the TV so he won't be giving as much away in inducements.
Ramas - strong team that, on its day, could unleash a lot of damage. Still only av7 so he's still always 1 bad game away from a ruined season.
Sjofn - Takes 4th slot because she will win at least 2 games, depending on how others go i could see her sneaking into 4th.


Twilight 2k

Brocktoon - Also a team that needs to take some shears to his TV, still by far the best team in this division and should qualify with ease.
Strazos - as i see them, AV7 Orcs, a lot of str but the same as the other AV 7's, just 1 bad game away from failure. Will cause the most damage in this division however.
drogg -  Should qualify on offensive merrit, developed ma8 skinks should pose enough of a threat. Badly needs to hand off the ball to some Sauri to level them or this will be a hard season.
Teleku - Anyone who can score 7 Td's in 1 game must be decent so gets named by merrit alone!
(i also think that the high elves have a good chance if they can get some sidesteppers and play pressure football on teams)


Overall i would love to try and win it again but there is so many good players in here, some of which i have neglected, so far, to mention i think it isnt possible to pull out a nailed on season winner.  I do like the look of Brocktoons orcs and IainC's elves can also give anyone a problem. Will one of those 2 win it or will there be a suprise package like last season?

Falc/Everyone else. I have just thought, the guys who don't qualify so won't end up playing as many games, so their teams will develop less. Since there will also be 4 teams per division at the bottom end, what about having a losing playoff? This way the newer teams get as many games and will be as equally developed next season. Or maybe the bottom 2 only or something?

This is not a bad idea at all...

I love these predictions.  I'm not in any of them.

 :ye_gods: :oh_i_see:

My predictions don't count now, is that how it is? Fine, they didn't need you anyway! Twilight 2k 4th place is now Celer.
 :grin:

I also predict that Ironwood will now get some forum time dedicated to him, in relation to his lack of attention

I read yours and I didn't see myself at all.  Of course, now I can't check.

 :why_so_serious:

(Also, joking aside, I think there's a reason there's only 2 Skaven teams.  I don't hold out much hope for myself either !!)

You might want to watch the replay of me blowing the game versus proudft before you make any crazy "Sjofn will win two games" predictions there, Andy.  :why_so_serious:


I like the idea of a loser bowl, by the way!

easy group for straz, he says.  i hope you squeak into the finals again so i can finish off those gutter runners  :mob:   

I hope you sneak into the finals again so I can throw you out, again.  :awesome_for_real:

VENGEANCE WILL BE OURS  :angryfist:

Day 2 Predictions, let's see how hilariously out of touch I am this season.

Battletech:
Comstar v Lamaros - should be a very exciting match. I predict that the Amazons will squeak out a narrow win from the Skaven though. 2-1 to Comstar
ICE vs Avaia - all Necro showdown. Another close match based on the team values and coach records. Could go either way but I'll predict a tie. 2-1 to ICE
Gruntle vs Hlem - another mono-race matchup. Gruntle to win. 2-0 to the Grunt
Carnifex vs Ginaz - yet another same race match. Another tied game. 3-0 murder to Carnifex

Cthulhu:
Ezrast vs Haemish - Haemish has come a long way since the last season but I predict that he will find this a difficult match to win. Low scoring match with the honours going to Ezrast. 2-2 draw
Ingmar vs Paelos - Ingmar has the best teamand the best record by far. He should stomp his way through this match with little trouble. 1-0 to the Dwarfs.
Catfud vs Falc - heavyweight match between two of the highest TVs in the league. Could be a vital match for the playoffs and both teams are in with a good chance of winning. I predict that Falc will take this one. 2-1 to Catfud
Bann vs Megrim - the only other High Elf team in the league will struggle against the only Human team. A close win for Bann. 3-2 to the Elves

Stormbringer:
Ramas vs Ruvaldt - the Norse to take three points with ease. 2-0 to the Chaos team
SirT vs AndyDavo - very much a mismatch. Andy will win easily however SirT can salvage something from the match by making the Dark Elves pay in blood for the points. 5-0 crushing
IainC vs Sjofn - Sjofn won't be an easy game but I suspect I'll win by a decent margin. Never underestimate my ability to choke. 2-1 to the Norse.
Proudft vs Reborne - my money is on the Undead for this one. The Wrestlers can do a lot of damage though. 2-0 to the Beetles

Twilight 2000
Brocktoon vs Sky - should be a bruisefest of a game. I expect that Snoosnoo will take away three convincing points though. 2-1 to Snoosnoo
Drogg vs Ulysees - Lizard on Lizard action should be a recipe for lots of dead skinks and crippled Sauri. Drogg to win though. 2-0 to Drogg
Teleku vs Strazos - Another game that might be a vital one for the playoffs. I don't want to write either coach off but I think that Strazos will come out on top this time. 1-1 draw
Ironwood vs Celer - Ironwood has a distinct lack of bodies to put on the pitch after his match against Snoosnoo. He'll do well to shut down the Elves but I think this will be a draw. Welp! 4-2 to the Elves.

Tune in next week to find out how divorced from reality these predictions are.

7/16, not so good.

Battletech: - Civil War Round
ICE vs Avaia - Avaia is due some luck.
Gruntle vs Hlem - Hlem to win.
Carnifex vs Ginaz - Carnifex looked good in his first game and has some nice skillups.

Cthulhu:
Ezrast vs Haemish - Tie.
Ingmar vs Paelos - Ingmar.
Catfud vs Falc - Llyse will win it.
Bann vs Megrim - High Elf Power.

Stormbringer:
Ramas vs Ruvaldt - Ruvaldt to smash heads and win.
SirT vs AndyDavo - Andy in a romp.
IainC vs Sjofn - IainC.
Proudft vs Reborne - The Beetles.

Twilight 2000
Brocktoon vs Sky - Sky.
Drogg vs Ulysees - Tie.
Teleku vs Strazos - Teleku.
Ironwood vs Celer - Ironwood to sneak a draw.

Wow, choosing against Team SnooSnoo sure is ballsy.  :grin:

I'm going to go extra bashy just because of that.

Thanks, asshole.

I suspect you might be optimistic here.  I could possibly do something against a bashy team, but Elves are too close to my own particular strengths to be in any way fair.  I think I'm due a damn good cocking.

Because otherwise you were going to bring your passing game?

Ironwood: The Skaven with their insane MA stats are probably the best team to shut down a fluid Elven style or capitalise on an unlucky loose ball - even outnumbered. You'll certainly have your work cut out but you have probably the best matchup for your current team state.

Don't diss my passing game.

Shouldn't dis it because both the Snooze and Tards brought it last season. 2nd and 4th best throwers by completion. 3rd, 6th and 10th for throwers by yardage.

Take a look at his skill gains. MA seems to believe SnooSnoo is an elf team.

Then the elf teams should try beating the orcs in the passing game this season  :drill:

Probably only relevant to my divisional opponents, but...have fun dealing with this guy for the rest of the season:

and he has AV7....

He is so asking for stomps after every Pile On.

So you're telling everyone to take a Dirty Player. Got it.

You mean this is actually news to you guys? :oh_i_see:

Not to me. Just saying that I bought a throwaway Goblin after last match.

What, I'm supposed to pay attention to teams outside my division now?  :-P

Not when you didn't make the playoffs last season  :why_so_serious:

It's all good, when I hit the finals this year I won't choke like some people.

By the way, I hope you have enough saved to replace your wolves after week 4 again!

I even have a spot already picked out for the next one:

(http://www.wildlifefurs.com/wolffireplacesm2.jpg)

Locking in my spot for Loser Bowl now  :drill:

I think you have that nailed already

That's what your mother said last night.

Don't even fucking start, you two.  :oh_i_see:

Note: I told Sky that if I won last night then he had to say something nice to Andy.  He didn't reply but I think he should be held to that.

I even provided examples.

I fully support Sky's irrational hatred of a person who only posts in one forum.

I do it all the time with Rokal.

STR 3 and AV 7... hardly worth the lightning bolt you'll have coming your way next match...

Mum jokes, brilliant...

Strange you have alledgedly met my mum but are a stranger to your own.

Here are a few that i like;

Yo Mama So Stupid i found her peaking over a glass wall to see what was on the other side.

yo mamma so fat, you need a to grease the door frame and hold a twinkie on the other side to get her through.

Yo mama so dumb she fucks up your grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Get a room, you two.

Your mama's so fat she exerts a tackle zone on different pitches.

Yo mama so fat, her pussy has an echo.

There, I won. Talk shit in more creative ways. Let me help.

I think the spelling is a good tack to take, Sky. I would run with that, especially since it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

Andy, I would play up the fact that Sky's entire concept of community revolves around an anonymous messageboard. Take the angle that this is a pretty pathetic idea of friendship. Calling him a shut-in and/or pointing out his post count might be fruitful, too.

I'm curious as to why you're so involved in the situation?

Because it's needlessly taking space with a sometimes tedious exchange.

Welcome to the internet.

Is f13 in danger of running out of bits now?

I think it's cute!

I believe way back in the beginning Falconeer specifically requested trash talk.  Then we all got distracted with his impending arrest.

I've been doing my part. Ah, if only I was playing someone worth the effort on Day 3.  :oh_i_see:

Maybe it's due to Oracle licensing fees.

I don't need to talk shit. You asswipes tremble at the mere utterance of the words Team Snoosnoo.

1-0 Snooze squeaker  :grin:

We'll make sure to put an asterisk in future seasons next to the roll of past champions when I win it all: Sky almost won one game and it was against Team Snoosnoo. But he didn't.

I think it is great that anyone else thinks they will win :)


I just hope you can all take the heartache!  x x x

yo mama's so fat, you need Multiple Block just to hit her

Yo mamma so fat I can crowdsurf her from midfield

Finally, the wit arrives!


Hmmm. Yo momma so ugly, she... uh... has the Foul Appearance... skill?

Yo mamas so fat, Cyanide cut her team from Blood Bowl because she took up multiple squares and Cyanide is way to lazy to program that into the game?

Yo mama is so dumb, she doesn't know the difference between Cryptic and Cyanide.

Yo momma so crazy that she can't just fucking ignore that other guy in the room.

Yo momma so fat, Sjofn's +ST runner fails dauntless rolls even on a 6!

yo momma so fat, they had to rename Stand Firm to Stand Flabby, and she gets it at level 1

Yo momma so ugly, nobody can use stand firm when she is naked?

Yo mama so fat, she steals rerolls from the halfling chef

 :facepalm:

I believe this is what the spreadsheeters refer to as "diminishing returns."

Man, I spend the day flying to NJ and this is what happens to this thread? Shameful.

My Season 4 prediction is that this thread will never be more awesome than it is right now.

It will be when I win and you all have to KNEEL.

Day 3 predictions

Battletech
Gruntle v Lamaros - An important match for the playoffs, will the newly resurgent Chaos team manage to overcome the ratty hordes? I predict not. Win for Skabine. 2-1 to the Chaos guys
Carnifex v ICE - Two teams with perfect records in this season. My money is on the lizards for this one. 2-0 to ICE
Ginaz v Comstar - Top of the table vs the bottom. Hard to see Comstar losing here. 4-1 to Comstar
Helm v Avaia - Could go either way but I'm predicting points for the Necro team.

Cthulhu
Haemish v Paelos - Haemish has shown that he can play around a bashy team and I expect him to grab three precious points from this. 1-0 to the Elves
Falc v Ezrast - Another very close match with a lot of potential to upset the playoff contention. I'm seeing a draw here. 3-0 to Ezrast
Megrim v Ingmar - Classic Elf on Beard action. I think that Ingmar will win and that Megrim will have less of a team when he's finished. 2-1 to the Dwarfs and an impressive list of damaged Elves
Bann v Cafud - Catfud is riding high and I think he will coast on that wave to take victory here.

Stormbringer
Ramas v Sjofn - Norse on Norse deathfest. Ramas to take the honours in a brutal grindathon. 1-1 Draw
Ruvaldt v Proudft - I think that the Chaos team will find it difficult to shut down the Khemrians but the Undead will find it tough to score. Slow match with points to Proudft. 1-1 Draw
SirT v IainC - Much as I hate to say it, I don't think that even I can choke this one. 1-0 to me in a game that was messy but always mine to lose
AndyDavo v Reborne - I expect Andy to round out the skills of his team while romping to an easy victory over the Ogres. 4-0 to the Dark Elves

Twilight 2000
Drogg v Brocktoon - Tough match but I think that Snoosnoo will take the points. 2-1 to the Elves Orcs
Sky v Teleku - Lots of bent Wood Elves but not enough Orc TDs. A pyrrhic victory for Teleku. 3-1 to Teleku with damage contained to loners
Ulysees v Ironwood - Ironwood has recovered a bit after his last match and at least has a team now. I predict a draw. 3-1 to the Lizards
Strazos v Celer - I expect that this will be a tough match for both and will result in another draw. 1-1 Draw

8/14 so far.

Stormbringer has an interesting week.

Presidents vs Beetles. A win for the Presidents and they have practically qualified with 4 still to play. A loss for the Beetles and they are already running low on matches. That said, this is a (relatively) strong matchup for Khemri - hopefully proudft can hold up stormbringer tradition and ensure nothing is settled till about week 7 turn 14.

Horde vs Mutiny is a mirror match in which I have two players out taking me down to the regulation 11, but still give away over 400k in inducements, against the most blatant ringer in the league. Argh.

In Twilight

Huhnqua vs SnooSnoo is a solid grudge match. Huhnqua triggered SnooSnoo's collapse into oblivion last season. I'd probably favour Drogg's more conventional play over SnooSnoo's crazy OrcElf antics.

For my part this is perhaps the match on the schedule for me that I'm most worried about. High Elf vs. Dwarf is very sensitive to positioning errors on my part, Megrim is a good player, and he'll have a lot of inducements to spend. If he scores 3 times I probably lose.

EDIT: What the hell, I'll predict all of them:

Battletech
Gruntle v Lamaros - Gruntle is a far, far better player than when I first recruited him into the league, as his 6-0-1 showing in a side league we have shows. I think he's still in trouble against Lamaros though, and those damn gutter runners. Lamaros to take this one assuming his rat ogre doesn't give the game away.
Carnifex v ICE - I've played both of these players, and I'm going to pick Carnifex on the grounds that in our game he never hit the 2 minute limit and lost any moves.  :awesome_for_real:
Ginaz v Comstar - Comstar will win, Ginaz will have a hard time knocking anyone down in this matchup.
Helm v Avaia - Going to pick Avaia on the theory that someday he has to stop choking. Right?

Cthulhu
Haemish v Paelos - Paelos played much better than I expected him to in our match, and seems to have a good instinctive grasp of where to stand his dudes, but I think the elf score-from-anywhere will take him by surprise a couple times. Haemish to win.
Falc v Ezrast - Predicting the dice will come back to Ezrast in this one and he will win by 2!
Bann v Llyse - Calling the surprise upset for Bann here, and Dominic the Donkey will kill one of the wolves before I can get my hands on it.  :grin:

Stormbringer
Eldaec v Sjofn - Eldaec will win, and Sjofn will make some interface error that will cause her to go into a berserker rage of her own.
Ruvaldt v Proudft - Ruvaldt will win, but in the process will sustain permanent injuries to at least 2 ex-Presidents due to underhanded Khemri fouls.
SirT v IainC - SirT will pull out the miracle tie, as Iain's extraneous i continues to weigh him down.
AndyDavo v Reborne - Andy will win 4-0 while sustaining 6 miss next game or greater injuries.

Twilight 2000
Drogg v Modern Angel - I have a hard time picking, so this one will be a tie.
Sky v Teleku - Teleku will show the orcs how to actually play like elves and win by 2.
Ulysees v Ironwood - Gutter runners will power Ironwood to a win, but sadly whichever one scores the most TDs will die on turn 15.
Strazos v Celer - Celer will be happy to be the high elves against the bashy team unlike his last run-in with me, and will win thanks to his large pile of inducements.

It was actually the tie with Reborne's Wrestlers but Huhnqua's win was the clincher, yes.

My eyes are filled with blood and brimstone. I'm writing a poem about how much I hate drogg right now.

Ooh, I love Orc poetry!

Drogg
you suck
SNOO GREAT!

I suspect that it will come down to being an armour lottery game. If your MB works enough times I think you'll take the game 2-1 or 2-0. If on the other hand you don't de-pitch enough of my guys, it will probably go the other way.

I'm harmless!

(http://th03.deviantart.net/fs5/150/i/2004/363/6/3/My_Little_Viking_Pony_by_starglo21.jpg)

Really the question is how much team we both have left by the end of it. I predict both sides are probably going to be a little sad at the end.



I ... I don't know what you're talking about.  :grin:

Go fuck yourself, Mr. Cheney, go fuck yourself.  :pedobear:

Whitemane is getting long in the tooth.

I have two predictions:

1) I will lose to AndyDavo.
2) Not a blessed soul will disagree with that prediction.

depends what inducements u  take. I do think the game *should* be mine to throw away, since i'm AV8 and your 7 and i have AGL4 and your AGL3. apart from that the teams are equal

Delves are AGI 4 AND AV 8? Pfft...

High elves are as well (minus catchers). Dark elves do have a couple AV7 pieces, though (witch elf, runner, assassin.)

TRUE/AWESOME elves use AV 7.

I now have a Rat Ogre.  I anticipate many Skink Deaths.

Thank god we already played - Wouldn't wanna be Drogg though with that level of Skink hate built up  :grin:

My only regret is that, as high elves, I probably won't do much stomping of them while they are down.  Probably.  :oh_i_see:

Battletech

Lamaros Vs Carnifex27 -  2 evenly matched teams with 2 evenly matched coaches, a scorefest 3-3
Gruntle Vs Ginaz -  a mid season decider for bottom of the league, the winner of this may still be able to make the top 4 however.
Ice Cream Vs Hlem - very difficult to see anything other than a home win this week. Can Hlem keep the score respectable?  3-0 Icecream
Comstar Vs Avaia - With Avaia chasing a promotion place and having a lot of frenzy to control the sidelines this will be a hard match up for Comstar this week. He should still have enough to pull thru. 2-1 Comstar.



Cthulhu

HaemishM Vs Catfud - Catfud should be able to do enough here but i sense an upset in the offing. 2-1 Elves!
Ingmar-F13 Vs Bann - a crushing victory here, 2-0 dwarves.
Ezrast Vs Megrim - Megrim should have enough coaching quality to see if the lizards, but this will be hard to do since his TV is so low. 1-1 draw.
Paelos Vs Falc - the chaos whipping boys are playing the whipping master. whether thats relevant to this result is another thing entirely! 2-0 falc


Stormbringer

Ramas Vs Jjoshaugh - this is a great opportunity for SirT to get some points on the board, going up against a team with a lot of development left to do. Ramas should still be ok. 2-1 Ramas.
IainC Vs JRuvaldt - a 3rd vs 4th clash that could see one of them drop out of the promotion places depending on other results. The Elves have the skills but can the chaos cause the kills? 1-1.
Proudft Vs AndyDavo.  Top vs 2nd, I would hope i have enough here to run out with a win, but i  very much doubt it will be by more than 1 TD. 3 Mighty blows may well ruin my day. 1-0 me
Rebourne Vs Sjofn. In what i expect will be this weeks most violent game the only question will be, will there be enough players on the pitch to actually carry the ball over the end zone at all? 0-0.


Twilight 2000

Celer Vs Brooktoon - this should be a walk in the park for the orcs, but as they have shown already this season they can snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory. Will the wizard be the decider in this one?
Ironwood Vs Strazos - a killer norse vs a bunch of ratz. R.I.P Ironwood. 4-1 norse.
Teleku Vs Ulysees - Another top vs 2nd clash and i predict a high scoring game, neither coach bothering with a defence, 3-2 wood elves.
Drogg Vs Mister Sky - How many will drogg score? word on the street is 3. 3-0 drogg.

Battletech

Lamaros Vs Carnifex27 - After playing both, I'd put my money on Carnifex - he was able to protect his skinks better than Lamaros could protect his gutter runners. Be a close match though, so 3-2. Got that wrong - Skaven 2 over Lizard 1
Gruntle Vs Ginaz -  I'm going for a 1-1 draw, but several casualties. I guessed correctly
Ice Cream Vs Hlem - Ice Cream 4-0 I'm afraid. I hope Hlem gets some kills. Zombies are slow it sees. 2-0
Comstar Vs Avaia - His Frenzy vs my Sidestep. A close game, 2-1 to the Blodging Amazons. DENIED : 2-1 Avaia over me.

Stormbringer squeaky bum time once again.


                        Pts   TDD    To Play
Ex-Presidents   10    +3      Mutiny, Paper Dolls
Beetles               8    +2      Hackers, Silver Horde
Silver Horde       7    +3      Paper Dolls, Beetles           
Hackers             6     -1      Beetles, Wrestlers
The Mutiny        6     -3       Ex-Presidents, Harbringers

The cheap thing to do is assume Paper Dolls games are 2-0 losses, and Wrestler/Harbringer games are 2-0 wins...

                        Pts   TDD    To Play
Ex-Presidents   10    +1      Mutiny
Hackers             9     +1      Beetles
The Mutiny        9     -1       Ex-Presidents           
Beetles               8    +2      Hackers, Silver Horde
Silver Horde       7    +1      Beetles           

So three key matches here.

Mutiny vs Ex-Presidents - Winner qualifies. Mutiny will almost certainly need the win, but Ex-Presidents will likely qualify from a tie, and may get into a TD diff showdown even with a loss. My bet would be on the Ex-Presidents to win, given the insane development they've had, also Norse is a good matchup for them.

Hackers vs Beetles - Winner qualifies. Hackers probably out if they don't win, Beetles get a second shot on day 7 even if they lose, which I think they'll need as Dark Elf is not a good match for Khemri, the undead side will struggle to maintain enough contact with the elves. A tie probably takes Hackers into TD diff lottery, Beetles would still need something from their final match.

Beetles vs Silver Horde - Beetles will qualify if they win this match (assuming they haven't already). Silver Horde will likely be playing the TD difference game if they win. A tie is probably no use to anyone, unless Beetles tie the Hackers match beforehand.



All in all Ex-Presidents, Hackers, and Beetles favourites to reach the second round alongside the Dolls (who are already qualified btw, and will claim the title with one more win).

In true Stormbringer style, I'm now expecting the Dolls, Wrestlers, and Harbringers to make a fool of me by turning this entirely upside down. The Wrestlers in particular play Harbringers then Hackers, two wins mean 10 points, so they could also be in contention on day 7.

Yeah, I'm not optimistic about my match against the Ex-Presidents, I suspect most of my team is going to end up being a bloody smear across the pitch. Tying Reborne was probably the end of my playoff dreams, really. Not that I really had any, I'm pretty pleased I was ever in contention at all.  :why_so_serious:

:awesome_for_real:

Your welcome to prove me wrong, Icecream is a known quantity to me, a solid coach who is on a 100% record, your new and i don't know you. best of luck!

Oh, I did not disagree with your prediction.  :awesome_for_real:

Never underestimate my ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  In both seasons I've lost games that I should have tied or won by doing something insanely stupid that I had to take a brisk walk and a few beers to get over.

That said: Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce are going to make orphans of your children.  You should stock up on apothecaries because the US Presidents don't care for your eurotrash socialist Scandinavians one bit.  America, fuck yeah.   :drill:

Twilight 2000 is also looking to be very close this season:

                              Pts      TD      To Play
Hazardous Hippies    13      +8     SnooSnoo, Burninluv
HH Burninluv           10      +6      Itchers, Hippies
Minizilla's                 9       +2      Diplomats, Elvers
Diplomatic Immunity 8       +3      Minizilla's, SnooSnoo
Team SnooSnoo       (7)       0      (Elvers), Hippies, Diplomats
Chemical Elvers    (5)     +1      (SnooSnoo), Bashtards, Minizilla's
Ironwood's Itchers    1
Bashtards                 0

Nothing is completely sealed up yet in this, and we still have SnooSnoo/Elvers yet to play this week. SnooSnoo probably has the most difficult remaining schedule of the playoff contenders. The Hippies will probably advance, even if they lose their 2 remaining games. HHB will probably end with 13 or 14 points, which should be enough to advance. The Minizilla's have a very tough match next week ( :why_so_serious:), and then something of a toss-up against the Elvers - I'm guessing they win the finale, ending with 12 points, which may not cut it. Now, due in part to their current TD advantage over most of the other teams in the division, Diplomatic Immunity has a higher degree of control over their final placement - they're in if they win-out the rest of the season. They may be able to afford a tie, but things will get dicey. Next there is Team SnooSnoo, who also have some control over their destinies - Again, if they win, they're in. However, their remaining games are against 2 veteran teams and a surprising Elf squad. And finally there are the Chemical Elvers, who are going to have either an outside shot at the playoffs, or a strong chance to influence who gets in. With a win over SnooSnoo, they can catapult into contention if they beat SnooSnoo by at least 3 TDs - winning by 2 will pull them into a TD differential tie with Diplomatic Immunity, and these teams tied earlier this season, so I'm not sure who wins the tiebreaks. With a loss, the Elf's chances become very bleak, but with a tie, things get much closer.

In the end, there should be 6 teams in the hunt up until the final day of the season, and at this time it's impossible to know for sure who will make the cut. What I can say for sure is...whichever teams don't make the top tournament will be creating a lot of havoc in the consolation bracket.

I will take comfort in the fact any claw you have is mostly useless against me! Nyah!

<sob>

If the Elvers can pull off the upset this week, they will claim official "dark horse" status in the division.  A victory would make them heavy favorites against the Bashtards, and no doubt they would be aiming not just for victory but for multiple-TD victory.  That would give them a lot of momentum for the must-win season finale against the Minizillas.  However, even winning out may not be enough, as it's possible for the Hippies and Burninluv to both stay ahead of the pack.  The Elvers would be wise to leave SnooSnoo healthy enough to challenge the Hippies next week, as that game may be as important to their playoff hopes as their own.

With any loss or tie, the Elvers season would be over, as 12 points would not be enough to make it.  They could stand for a couple games of SPP farming though, that may serve them better in the long run than risking player lives on a playoff pipe dream...

And now I have to hope that my showing of sportsmanship and mercy (ie - not going for the throat even after the game is decided) don't come back to bite me.  :oh_i_see:

Battletech is certainly shaping up to be quite the clusterfuck as well. I have clinched a playoff spot even if I repeat last season and blow my final few games -- but all four teams below mine have identical records (3-0-2), and Gruntle remains only 2 points back of them.

There's a bit more spread in the TD difference (Comstar +5, Carnifex/Lamaros +3, Avaia +0, Gruntle -1) but Comstar has the most difficult matchup this week (me, natch) while Carnifex and Lamaros have relatively easy games. The Avaia-Gruntle game will probably decide which of them is still in the running for the last week, which should prove to be an epic finale.

I think you people are confused about what team I am playing. The Zombie MVP squad just doesn't move that fast.

Going to THRASH you in the last game. My star runner will be back after a break and will run rings around you.

Pfft. That's assuming you can get past Ginaz.  :awesome_for_real:

ICE to win out plz

Battletech:
Ginaz vs Lamaros- Skaven are too fast and win 3-1.
Hlem vs Carnifix- 2-0 I'm afraid.
Avaia vs Gruntle- A slow game bogged down in the middle 1-1.
Ms vs ICE- Can my blodgy girls defeat a St 5 Mv 8 rampaging werewolf? We'll find out shortly. My prediction 2-1.  Whelp. 3-0 whitewash.

Playoff odds currently look like this:

Battletech:
Negative Capability are through no matter what. One more point from either of their next two games will guarantee the top spot.
F13 Catfighters, Carnifex's Cripplers, Rape of Skabine and Necco Waivers are all on the same page and at least one of them will definitely miss the playoffs. Rape of Skabine and the Catfighters both meet Negative Capability while most of the others have two soft matches each. The clinching match will likely be Waivers vs Cripplers on day 7. The loser of that match will likely be in the loserbowl.
Helmets can go through if they beat both the Catfighters and the Waivers

Cthulhu:
Beardstorm, Alive Not Dead and Acherontic Welkin are definitely though regardless of any further results.
The Bell Jar need two wins to guarantee a place.
7 Deadly need two wins and for the Bell Jar to score 4 points or less. If The Bell Jar score exactly 4 and 7 Deadly win twice then 7 Deadly are likely through on TD difference (0 to -1 respectively). They can also go through if they win once or draw twice and Bell Jar lose both their remaining games.
Peace Dogs can go through but they need two wins and for both the Bell Jar and 7 Deadly to lose or draw all their remaining games. Their TD difference of -7 means that they will almost certainly lose any tie.
The Dandies are in a similar position. Two wins and Bell Jar to get no more than one point, 7 Deadly to get less than 2 points and Peace Dogs to not win both their games. Dandies have a -3 TD deficit which isn't terrible but unless Falc or Avaia get mauled it will still be likely to lose them the tie.

Stormbringer:
Paper Armour Dolls are definitely through. One more point will guarantee them the top spot.
Ex Presidents are guaranteed a place with one win from their last two games. If they lose or draw both of their last two games then they are still through as long as both Sjofn and I fail to win all of our last games.
Beetles need two wins to cement their spot. Failing that, if they beat me and Sjofn doesn't win both of her games then they are through regardless of the result in their game vs Ramas.
Silver Horde need to beat the Beetles and they are probably safe. They have a tough game vs the Paper Armour Dolls and can't rely on getting any points from that. If it comes to a tie with either myself or Sjofn, their +3 TD difference will probably win it.
Spleen Flay Hackers need two wins. A win and a draw might do it even if Silver Horde win their game vs the Beetles but I'd need a good score in my won game to pull back the TD difference (I'm currently at -1 for the season). One win will do it if the Horde lose both of their last games and Sjofn also only wins one game or less.
Mutiny are in the same boat as me except that Sjofn has a -3 TD difference at the moment so will probably lose any ties.
Reborne's Wrestlers can go through but it requires a fairly specific set of results - if I beat the Beetles and then lose to the Wrestlers and if Sjofn picks up no more than 3 points from her last two games. In that case they go through with the winner of the Beetles v Horde game.

Twilight 2000:
Hazardous Hippies are guaranteed to be through. A win guarantees them the top spot.
Hunqua Hunqua Burniluv are almost guaranteed a spot. They will only fail to go through if they lose both of their remaining matches and SnooSnoo win both of theirs.
Minizillas need a win to claim their spot. Their last two games are vs the Chemical Elvers and Diplomatic Immunity so everything is on the line.
Diplomatic Immunity and the Chemical Elvers are both scrapping for the fourth playoff spot. They both play Minizillas and the results of those two games will likely determine who gets to go forwards.
SnooSnoo are in the running but they need two wins and for the Elvers to lose to either Bashtards or the Minizillas.

In all there are only 6 teams in the whole league with no mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs.

In Twilight 2k, the maths aren't quite worked out yet.  With the Hippies defeating SnooSnoo, those orcs are out of the playoffs all but mathematically (there's one scenario involving a good 9 TD swing in tiebreakers that isn't worth considering).  However, Burninluv hasn't clinched a spot just yet; it's still possible for the Minizillas and Diplomatic Immunity to both end up with more than 10 points.  Also, the Chemical Elvers gaining 3 points on the win (and +2 TDs) set them up nicely, but did not clinch anything outright.

With 2 games to play this week, BurninLuv, my Elvers, Minizillas, and the Diplomatics are all still fighting for 3 spots.  It seems likely that Burninluv will take one, needing only a single point from either a non-playoff contender or the already-clinched division leader.  If the Minizillas win this week against Diplomatic, they clinch a spot and leave Diplomatic needing a lot of help in the final week (a win, an Elvers loss, and a tiebreaker).  If Diplomatic wins, they would clinch and next week's Minizilla/Elvers matchup would determine the fourth spot.  If there's a tie, all 3 teams would still be competing for the final 2 spots (and the Minizilla/Elvers could potentially play for a tie and both advance).

But hey, no pressure guys!  :grin:

So this is...what, at least 2 times now that Celer has changed the outcome of a game with completely BS maneuvers?  :grin:

We should have an award for Most Humorous Turn, and Most BS Turn, or something along those lines.

I'd put my "skull/skull/skull pow 3d block rerolled to a skull/skull/skull pow" TWICE IN ONE GAME up there for most BS turn(s)  :awesome_for_real:

Pretty much every single one of my TDs has been BS, that is why I love elves!  :why_so_serious:

This one was pretty special though.  I went from completely surrounded at my own goal line to a TD.  Then again, that's what elves are supposed to do, so is it really BS?  BS is like a dwarf throwing a long pass for a TD...

My favorite turn(s) of the season is still from Day 1 against Teleku, wherein we each failed a GFI going over the goal line within a couple turns of each other.

Expresidents  and Paper Dolls are qualified, two spots left in Stormbringer...

                        Pts   TDD    To Play
Beetles               8    +2      Silver Horde
Silver Horde       7    +2       Beetles              
Hackers             7     -1       Wrestlers
Wrestlers           7      -5      Hackers
The Mutiny        6     -3       Harbringers


Beetles

Will go out if defeated, unless Hackers and Wrestler also tie and Beetles lose by less than 3. In the case of a tie the Beetles will qualify unless Hackers/Wrestlers is not a tie and Mutiny beat Harbringers by 5. A win against the Horde will guarantee 3rd place.

Silver Horde

Definitely out if defeated, a draw in the last match would see them hold on to 4th spot if Hackers and Wrestlers also tie and Mutiny do not beat Harbringers. A win will see the Horde through no matter what happens elsewhere.

Hackers

Defintely out of defeated, a tie could be enough if Mutiny do not win and either Beetles win, or the Silver Horde win by 3. A win guarantees progression.

Wrestlers

A win guarantees progression. Not winning guarantees they are out. Simples.

Mutiny

Definitely need a win to have a shot at qualification. They also need either the Hackers and Wresters to tie, or the Beetles and Horde to tie combined with Mutiny themselves securing a 5 TD victory.

Stormbringer is a nail biter yet again.  Apart from Andy and I the entire division is only separated by a spread of two points.  Everyone in the division has an in, even the Ogres!    :grin:

Nice breakdown, Eldaec.

Winning 5-0 does not seem likely.  :oh_i_see:

Still, I didn't expect to be even remotely in the hunt, so I can't really complain!

I think anyone from Tier Noob! belongs to the Failoffs. It should be like a rite of passage. Just saying.

Sjofn is just trying to downplay her ringer status.  :oh_i_see:

So do we have to win our way out of the failoffs with the end match being the Toilet Bowl between the worst 2 teams?

Because that would be awesome.

:rock:

(btw I'll be in it! Fear the Bashturds!)

Look, I did way better when everyone (including myself, mind you) expected me to lose all my games is all I'm sayin'.

Expectations are everything.

I had a decent season last season. Then people actually started picking me to win a couple games this season, and you see where that led.

The question is, do I stick with my delicate flowers for next season, or do I pick up a team that is still delicate (<eyes something elfy>) but can actually run the fuck away from things when they need to?

Maybe I'll make a pro elf team. No one loves the pro elves.  :grin:

I don't.  :oh_i_see:

Its ok, everyone forgwets abowt me...  :heartbreak:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Eeyore.gif)

Having seen the way  you play - elves would be good. most probably high elves since their better armoured. but you would need to play them in the feeder division first. Their shit at tv1000

I don't "need" to do anything. I don't live in eternal fear of losing some games.

But you should live in eternal fear of never leveling a player since they'll get owned/killed constantly at TV1000.

Sorry, Sir T.   :oops:


And Pro Elves would be awesome, Sjofn.  They're played so rarely in this league and can turn into a really cool team.  Elf Catchers built into a blitzing role are incredibly fun to play with, but not against...

Eh, I only lost two dudes so far, right at the beginning. Really the problem for my dudes leveling has been shitty MVP luck due to those two early dead dudes.  :grin:

Inducements go a long way though!


EDIT: As for pro elves, I'm playing them in another league in theory, we'll see if they enrage me or not. :P