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UMBC's Finest, Fall 2002 NFL Football Champions
SAE, Fall 2002 NFL Football Champions
Mufasa, Fall 2002 NFL Football Champions
November 4, 2002 -
So let me get this straight. All the #1 seeds in the NFL and CFL
played today, and they all lost? That doesn't happen all too often.
Apparently all but 5 of the Beer men left 10
minutes into the game, giving Deep In Her Steez
a free ride into the finals. I guess they
figured they'd get their loss over with early. And Deep in Her Steez
wouldn't even be there if they didn't pull off a one-point overtime
win by half a yard over Oh Shizzle while playing
down a man for the entire overtime period. Oh Shizzle scored and
went for two to either win the game or lose it and came up half a
yard shy. And on the other side, the UMBC's Finest
vs. Heavy Glow game was one of the most
grueling I ever had to sit through. The teams were tied at 0 going
into overtime. Chip picked off a pass to give
UMBC's Finest the advantage, and after going backwards on their
first play, Rich finally remembered what worked all
year long and threw the ball to Neil for the 6-0
overtime victory. I didn't get a chance to see the semi-final game
between UMBC's Finest and the Hilltop Hustlaz, but
apparently the return of the Rileys was too much
for Omar and Sam. Also,
Juicy's coaching skills improved their scoring
output from 0 to 18 in three days. But apparently, the Hustlaz still
had a chance to score with a minute left that would have at least
tied the game if not won it for them, when a miscommunication
between quarterback and receiver resulted in another clutch
Chip interception returned for a touchdown which sealed the
Hustlaz fate.
NFL
Playoff Schedule
| Day/Date
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Time
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Matchup
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Result
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| Fri 11/1
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2:00
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Q1: (3B) Deep in Her Steez vs (2G) Oh
Shizzle
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Deep Steez (19-18)OT
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| Fri 11/1
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1:00
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Q2: (3G) Heavy Glow vs
(2B) UMBC's Finest
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UMBC's Finest
(6-0)OT
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| Mon 11/4
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2:00
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S1: (1B) Beer vs (3B) Deep In Her Steez
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Deep Steez (25-13)
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| Mon 11/4
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1:00
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S2: (1G) Hilltop Hustlaz vs (2B) UMBC's Finest
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UMBC Finest
(18-6)
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| Wed 11/6
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1:00
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Championship Game:
(2B) UMBC Finest vs (3B) Deep In Her
Steez
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UMBC Finest (19-13)
OT
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The CFL suffered the same fate. I know I said it
before, but watch out for SAE. They beat the long
bomber Psi Delt guys with a stingy defense and a
scrambling quarterback who attracted so much attention, his guys
could get wide open and made for an easy pass. Well, they were
clicking on all cylinders today. They dominated the Dawgs
on both sides of the ball and will ride the outstanding
rush blocking of the man they call "Kuch" into the
finals. The team they will see in the finals was probably last on my
list of prospects from that side of the bracket. Fun &
Gun built up a 27-0 lead when Az pulled
his hamstring and had to leave the game just into the second half.
MC Ringerz got a little momentum and then more
momentum and scored 19 unanswered points, but time ran out on them
in the end. So with Az out, I expected No Chance to
trample all over them. Within 10 minutes, No Chance found themselves
down 14-0. Saadi from Fun & Gun ended the game with something
like 4 picks, including one he ran back for a touchdown. Injuries to
Tom and Noah apparently gave a lot
of momentum to Fun & Gun and they ran with it all the way to the
finals. But can they beat SAE without Az? SAE can match them speed
for speed and have the pass rush to run whoever they have back there
now all over the place. But Fun & Gun also play a smart contain
defense and can easily stifle Rob and Paul
if played correctly. Even without Az. But we'll see on
Wednesday I guess.
CFL
Playoff Schedule
| Day/Date
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Time
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Matchup
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Result
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| Fri 11/1
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12:00
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Q1: (3B) Psi Delt vs (2G) SAE
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SAE (21-7)
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| Fri 11/1
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3:00
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Q2: (3G) MC Ringerz vs (2B) Fun &
Gun
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Fun & Gun
(27-19)
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| Mon 11/4
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12:00
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S1: (2G) SAE vs (1B) Dawgs
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SAE (27-13)
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| Mon
11/4
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3:00
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S2: (2B) Fun & Gun vs (1G) No Chance
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Fun & Gun
(32-21)
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| Wed 11/6
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2:00
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Championship Game:
(2G)SAE vs (2B) Fun & Gun
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SAE
(34-0)
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Lambda Chi is ranked #2. That alone
should tell you how wacky the coed league has been. How the heck did
they beat Mufasa and M2K2? I don't
know. But here's what I do know. The Bums and
Mufasa is probably UMBC intramural football's
best rivalry. In the age of free agency, and with an average
of one fraternity biting the dust every year, people just don't stay
on a team or keep the same team name for long enough nowadays. But
there's a lot of trash talk and some serious competition when these
two teams get together. The Bums beat Mufasa in the regular season
last year only to lose to them by a single point in the championship
game. Again, the Bums edged them out 27-20 in what Geoff Rupert
called the greatest game of the regular season this year. But
they'll have to get by Omar and his M2K2 gang, and the
surprise of the year in Lambda Chi, to get to rekindle that rivalry
in the championship game. Wow. Lambda Chi. I still don't get it.
Coed Playoff Schedule
| Day/Date
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Time
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Matchup
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Result
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| Thu 10/31
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2:30
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P1: (#4) M2K2 vs (#1) Bums
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Bums (28-0)
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| Thu 10/31
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3:30
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P2: (#3) Mufasa vs (#2) Lambda
Chi
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Mufasa (8-0)
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| Wed
11/5
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3:00
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Championship Game:
(#1) Bums vs
(#3) Mufasa
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Mufasa
(12-0)
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