Post by Banana Cat on Jun 14, 2012 13:12:29 GMT -5
Someone from the league office needs to clue the Outlaws in that their non-league game on 28 April doesn't count in the APFL standings, lol. They're in for a rude awakening at the end if they keep believing it. All APFL teams play a 12-game league schedule. So far the Outlaws have played 9 games (or got forfeit wins for scheduled games) on that schedule and they have 3 league games remaining (two against Okie and one against a replacement team).
These are the Outlaws' league results so far (as you can see, a 6-3 record):
9 Jun (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 33 @ Kansas Koyotes 28
2 Jun (Sat): @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 48,Colorado Lightning Replacement Team 12
26 May (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws @Cheyenne Warriors (Forfeit win for Mid-Missouri)
20 May (Sun): @ Council Bluffs Express 39, Mid-Missouri Outlaws 32
12 May (Sat): Sioux City Bandits 46 @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 21
21 Apr (Sat): @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 66, Cheyenne Warriors 28
14 Apr (Sat): Kansas Koyotes 48 @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 42
31 Mar (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 42 @ Colorado Lightning 39
24 Mar (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 37 @ Springfield Wolfpack 16
Their 58-20 win against the Junction City Force on 28 April (a non-league scheduled game, not to be confused with an APFL game that had a replacement team) does not count in the APFL standings.
www.sedaliademocrat.com/sports/outlaws-44279-defenders-looking.html
These are the Outlaws' league results so far (as you can see, a 6-3 record):
9 Jun (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 33 @ Kansas Koyotes 28
2 Jun (Sat): @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 48,
26 May (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws @
20 May (Sun): @ Council Bluffs Express 39, Mid-Missouri Outlaws 32
12 May (Sat): Sioux City Bandits 46 @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 21
21 Apr (Sat): @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 66, Cheyenne Warriors 28
14 Apr (Sat): Kansas Koyotes 48 @ Mid-Missouri Outlaws 42
31 Mar (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 42 @ Colorado Lightning 39
24 Mar (Sat): Mid-Missouri Outlaws 37 @ Springfield Wolfpack 16
Their 58-20 win against the Junction City Force on 28 April (a non-league scheduled game, not to be confused with an APFL game that had a replacement team) does not count in the APFL standings.
www.sedaliademocrat.com/sports/outlaws-44279-defenders-looking.html
Third-seeded Outlaws look to swap playoff positions with Defenders
June 13, 2012
Seth Stringer / Sedalia Democrat
The Oklahoma Defenders are looking to wrap up home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Mid-Missouri Outlaws, meanwhile, are just trying to make it there.
But while Saturday’s tilt at the Mathewson Exhibition Center carries different implications for both teams, their big-picture goal figures to be the same: Win out and the postseason path suddenly becomes a lot less rocky.
Last week’s 33-28 win at the Kansas Koyotesvaulted the Outlaws (7-3) to the No. 3 spot in the American Professional Football League standings. moved them into a three way tie at 6-3 with Kansas and Iowa, but unfortunately the Outlaws are on the wrong side of any tiebreakers with those two clubs. (fixed it for them - BC) An Outlaws victory Saturday would move them a half-game ahead of the Defenders (7-2) and into second place, an honor that assures home-field advantage in the playoffs in the semifinal round. tie them with Oklahoma in the standings (fixed it for them - BC). But more important than home-field advantage is another luxury the second seed affords: Being on the opposite side of the bracket of the the Sioux City Bandits, the defending APFL champions who have outscored APFL foes 518 to 211 on the year en route to a 10-0 mark.
“If we win out we’d likely control that two seed and home-field, but we have to take it one game at a time,” Mid-Missouri coach Ben Lyles said.
Despite finishing the season with two matchups against the Defenders — the other tilt is in Tulsa on June 30 — the Outlaws don’t control their own destiny. Not with the Council Bluffs Express and Kansas Koyotes — two 6-3 teams — both holding a playoff tiebreaker over Lyles’ crew.
With some help from the Outlaws, both teams — which carry an 0-3 combined record against the Defenders and will face each other on Saturday — can win out and move into that coveted No. 2 slot.
“It’s four teams vying for three spots,” Lyles said. “And it’s probably all going come down to June 30, the final day of the season. Then we’ll find out, No. 1, who’s in? And No. 2 what seed you are?”
But a sweep of the Defenders — let alone a season split — will be a tall task for the Outlaws, who have won four straight since beginning the year 3-3.
To back up that claim, just look at Oklahoma’s track record.
For starters, the Defenders are outscoring opponents 53.3 to 26.8 on the season and their lone losses came to the undefeated Bandits, who escaped with a 31-29 in the second contest on April 21. Since then, the Defenders have reeled off five consecutive victories.
“We should have some great games coming up,” Lyles said of the pair of team’s two meetings spread over three weeks. “They’re 7-2 and second in league, have only lost to Sioux City and that last loss was a two-point game, so it’s a really good team on film.”
Taking away the two defeats to the Bandits, the Defenders have bested league foes by an average margin of 59.5 to 18.8. That includes a defense that has limited opponents to 22 points or under five times, highlighted by a dominant 48-19 win two weeks ago over the Koyotes.
With so much on the line Saturday, Lyles expects the best from the Defenders on both sides of the ball.
“Oklahoma is going to want to come in and secure that home-field advantage,” he said. “We expect to get their best.”
The Defenders’ defensive will be tasked with stopping an Outlaws offense that hasn’t skipped a beat since Jeremy Spears slotted in under center for the injured Kyle Middleton.
Spears, whose ample weapons at wideout include Gary Taylor, Marcus James, Josh Reid, Jacob Cahill and Aaron Luebbe, has shined in his two starts under quarterback, passing for seven touchdowns compared to just one interception in back-to-back wins.
He’s had the help of an offensive line led by Micah Brimer and Dan Tuiono, who despite the recent loss of Seth Brimer have created plenty of running room for a backfield led by James and Cahill.
The Outlaws have also shined defensively, allowing an average of just 32 points on the year and holding opponents to under 30 points seven times.
That includes last week’s 33-28 victory over the Koyotes, which kept the Outlaws’ dreams of home-field advantage in the playoffs alive.
June 13, 2012
Seth Stringer / Sedalia Democrat
The Oklahoma Defenders are looking to wrap up home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Mid-Missouri Outlaws, meanwhile, are just trying to make it there.
But while Saturday’s tilt at the Mathewson Exhibition Center carries different implications for both teams, their big-picture goal figures to be the same: Win out and the postseason path suddenly becomes a lot less rocky.
Last week’s 33-28 win at the Kansas Koyotes
“If we win out we’d likely control that two seed and home-field, but we have to take it one game at a time,” Mid-Missouri coach Ben Lyles said.
Despite finishing the season with two matchups against the Defenders — the other tilt is in Tulsa on June 30 — the Outlaws don’t control their own destiny. Not with the Council Bluffs Express and Kansas Koyotes — two 6-3 teams — both holding a playoff tiebreaker over Lyles’ crew.
With some help from the Outlaws, both teams — which carry an 0-3 combined record against the Defenders and will face each other on Saturday — can win out and move into that coveted No. 2 slot.
“It’s four teams vying for three spots,” Lyles said. “And it’s probably all going come down to June 30, the final day of the season. Then we’ll find out, No. 1, who’s in? And No. 2 what seed you are?”
But a sweep of the Defenders — let alone a season split — will be a tall task for the Outlaws, who have won four straight since beginning the year 3-3.
To back up that claim, just look at Oklahoma’s track record.
For starters, the Defenders are outscoring opponents 53.3 to 26.8 on the season and their lone losses came to the undefeated Bandits, who escaped with a 31-29 in the second contest on April 21. Since then, the Defenders have reeled off five consecutive victories.
“We should have some great games coming up,” Lyles said of the pair of team’s two meetings spread over three weeks. “They’re 7-2 and second in league, have only lost to Sioux City and that last loss was a two-point game, so it’s a really good team on film.”
Taking away the two defeats to the Bandits, the Defenders have bested league foes by an average margin of 59.5 to 18.8. That includes a defense that has limited opponents to 22 points or under five times, highlighted by a dominant 48-19 win two weeks ago over the Koyotes.
With so much on the line Saturday, Lyles expects the best from the Defenders on both sides of the ball.
“Oklahoma is going to want to come in and secure that home-field advantage,” he said. “We expect to get their best.”
The Defenders’ defensive will be tasked with stopping an Outlaws offense that hasn’t skipped a beat since Jeremy Spears slotted in under center for the injured Kyle Middleton.
Spears, whose ample weapons at wideout include Gary Taylor, Marcus James, Josh Reid, Jacob Cahill and Aaron Luebbe, has shined in his two starts under quarterback, passing for seven touchdowns compared to just one interception in back-to-back wins.
He’s had the help of an offensive line led by Micah Brimer and Dan Tuiono, who despite the recent loss of Seth Brimer have created plenty of running room for a backfield led by James and Cahill.
The Outlaws have also shined defensively, allowing an average of just 32 points on the year and holding opponents to under 30 points seven times.
That includes last week’s 33-28 victory over the Koyotes, which kept the Outlaws’ dreams of home-field advantage in the playoffs alive.