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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 19, 2010 4:27:24 GMT -5
Discuss the Tri-Cities/Billings 1st Round Playoff Game here.
Tri-Cities comes into the game with a 7-7 (2 wins were forfeit wins) regular season record, finishing in third place in the Pacific North Division. Tri-Cities is 2-5 (1 win was a forfeit win) on the road this season.
Billings comes into the game with a 12-2 (1 win was a forfeit win) regular season record, winning the Pacific North Division. Billings is 7-0 at home this season.
Billings is 3-0 against Tri-Cities this season, results as follows: 14 March: Tri-Cities 50 at Billings 64 24 April: Billings 70 at Tri-Cities 47 19 June: Tri-Cities 40 at Billings 68
NOTE: The last time these teams met in the playoffs was in 2006 back when they were both in the NIFL. Billings defeated Tri-Cities 48-21 and later went on to win the NIFL Title.
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Post by outlaw on Jun 20, 2010 8:59:14 GMT -5
They say it's tough to beat any team this many times in a season. But when you average a 3-touchdown win over 3 games, Outlaws gotta be winning this one.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 20, 2010 17:33:02 GMT -5
They say it's tough to beat any team this many times in a season. But when you average a 3-touchdown win over 3 games, Outlaws gotta be winning this one. It'd be one of the biggest upsets in Indoor Football History if Tri-Cities comes away victorious on this one. I think you have to call this a "lock" for Billings. Speaking of biggest upsets in Indoor Football History, hmmm...off the top of my head I'd have to go with the 8th-seeded Tennessee Valley Raptors totally demolishing the 1st-seeded Fort Wayne Freedom in the 2005 UIF Playoffs, 57-22. Fort Wayne had only lost one game that year (14-1 after checking) and was looking unstoppable at home, but the 6-9 Raptors came in with new QB Ben Sankey under helm, throwing to...wait for it...Luke McArdel (player of the game) and totally stunned the Fort Wayne crowd in attendance. I saw Sankey, McArdel, and the Raptors take on Sioux City the following week and barely lost (I thought they had scored at the end, but the ref's said no). Fred Jackson and the Bandits lost in the title when the Storm went on their 4-year title run and Sankey and McArdel went from Tennessee Valley to Rock River to RiverCity, and now to the Omaha Beef. It'll be interesting to see what happens this year.
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Post by Yellowstone on Jun 20, 2010 18:52:14 GMT -5
Very doubtful this game will be played in Billings. A tornado just rpped the roof off of the MetraPark Arena. I doubt any post season games will be played here nolw.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 20, 2010 19:28:18 GMT -5
Very doubtful this game will be played in Billings. A tornado just rpped the roof off of the MetraPark Arena. I doubt any post season games will be played here nolw. I looked online, but couldn't find any pictures...only the article linked below. If it is greatly damaged, then the Outlaws face a tougher task to repeat as champions having to go on the road the entire way. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/20/AR2010062003138.html
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Post by Yellowstone on Jun 20, 2010 20:23:29 GMT -5
I just saw some pictures and it is worse than I thought. It will be months before any event will happen at the Metra. It is that bad.
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Post by gooutlaws on Jun 20, 2010 20:52:31 GMT -5
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 20, 2010 21:00:45 GMT -5
The news said a few people were in the building, but that no one was hurt...thankfully.
That was quite a storm, wonder if Sioux Falls sent it (too soon?).
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Post by gooutlaws on Jun 20, 2010 21:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by gooutlaws on Jun 20, 2010 21:04:31 GMT -5
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 20, 2010 21:06:50 GMT -5
Holy &$%^$, that is a lot of damage.
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Post by gooutlaws on Jun 20, 2010 21:11:01 GMT -5
That was quite a storm, wonder if Sioux Falls sent it (too soon?). Only if it is not to soon to say if anybody wins UB 2010 but Billings needs an *.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 20, 2010 21:15:44 GMT -5
That was quite a storm, wonder if Sioux Falls sent it (too soon?). Only if it is not to soon to say if anybody wins UB 2010 but Billings needs an *. I don't think Sioux Falls got an asterisk last year for having 5 wins taken away, but perhaps the IFL will take it under advisement. Man, I hope Billings will have a place to play next year...that's some serious damage.
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Post by gooutlaws on Jun 20, 2010 21:19:04 GMT -5
The way the County Commissoner sound in the link provided by billingsoutlawsblog I am very worried about that.
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Post by Bouncer_Texxx on Jun 20, 2010 23:10:24 GMT -5
That was quite a storm, wonder if Sioux Falls sent it (too soon?). Only if it is not to soon to say if anybody wins UB 2010 but Billings needs an *. If Billings wins it, they will most certainly earned it on the field. I guess we'll have to see what the Outlaws and the league comes up with.
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