Week 11 - Recap

Another beautiful Saturday morning awaited the weekend gridiron gamers when arriving at Glencoe. Temperatures in the low 50's and slight breezes made for almost ideal football conditions.... Any day now we should see "Snow Bowl II" awaiting us. 20 Players showed up for today's match-up:

Freshmen included: Ryan Bowman, and Adam Hammack - great to have you on the field and we look forward to seeing you again!

For his sophomore week: Blake Shipley made two weeks in a row... he is approaching nickname status.

Returning from the M.I.A Roster: Greg Hinton and Big Mike V (always good to see these fierce competitors on the field!)

New Nickname Alert: Chris Patin has arrived at Nickname Status! Please e-mail the Commish your suggestions for Chris Patin's nickname at commish@thesmfl.com . Remember, Patin's quickness can only be matched by Zephry and his Field presence only matched by the Rocket and Big Game Hunter. He also has the "it" factor, much like Peg Leg. Please be creative!

After the Field was made - Peg Leg Ford led the group in a short devotional. Here is the verse shared before the game:

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.” - Matthew 11:28-30

"To yoke" - as a verb means "to be or become joined, linked, or united."
as a noun, it means: "A harness that joins two animals together"

Christ wants nothing more than for us to yoke with him so that we may learn from Him and find peace in a relationship with Him.

Playing football with friends is truly a blessing; one of the gifts in life we so easily forget.



After a quick count off of 1, 2, 3, 4... the Team's formed as follows:

Team 1 (1-1)
Peg Leg
L1 R2 RB
T-Dar
Gimme Moore
Farrellio

Team 2 (2-0)
D-Newb - MVP of WEEK 12
Rocket Ricky
Big Mike V
A-Train
Adam Hammack

Team 3 (0-2)
Greg Hinton
Ryan Bowman
Papi
Chris Patin
Blake Shipley

Team 4 (1-1)
Big Game Hunter
Baylor David
Favre
Zephry Avery
General Josh

This is D-Newb's first MVP award during the 2007-2008 season. 13 touchdown passes over the course of two games help vault D-Newb to the top of the SMFL Ratings, some 30 points ahead of his nearest competitor. His favorite target was most notably A-Train... although the Rocket took home most of the glory moments by scoring the touchdowns... it was A-Train's grittiness over the course of two games that helped march his team down the field consistently.

No longer can the league just ignore A-Train's abilities. A new passion, mainly to humiliate Gimme Moore, has engulfed A-Train over the last several weeks. A-train had this to say about his success during Week 11:

"Basically, I run down the field... popped my knee back in place a few times and catch the ball... it's like a ritual... 5 yards, re-adjust the knee, 5 yards, re-adjust the knee... I'm like Larry Bird... I have to wear a body cast during the week in order to heal before the next game... I'm old... yet still dominate Gimme when ever the opportunity arises."

Thanks for a great week; Hope to see everyone back out for Week 12!

Don't forget to send in your Nickname suggestions for Chris Patin to commish@thesmfl.com