Flight of the Butterfly - Week 12

Freezing temps. awaited the gridiron gang on Saturday morning. A cold front moved through the day before and brought with it 20 degree temps and 15 mph winds from the north. By far the coldest day of the SMFL Season.


Despite the temps, lucky # 13 players showed up to battle the elements. Most were covered head to toe with at least two and some as many as four layers of clothing. Butterfly Davis, however, remarked -


"this reminds me of football back in the homeland... this is SOONER weather!"


This "SOONER" needed to scan his C.A.T as he showed up in shorts... yet "Billy Bob"never let on that it was cold to him. Quite the psychological advantage.



After the warm up wind sprints were run, the gang gathered around for the pre-game devotional; once again led by Peg Leg.



This weeks verse was Matthew 9:12-13

On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."




Christ died for all people but only the broken and humble understand their need for Christ's sacrifice the gift of his redeeming grace for their life.



After 1,2,1,2... the teams sorted out as follows:


Team 1 (Game 2 Winner 5-1)

Butterfly Davis
Rhino Reist
Papi
Baylor David
Magic Patin
Iman
Romo-Farrellio



Team 2 (Game 1 Winner 7-5)

Big Game Hunter
T-Dar
Rocket
Peg Leg
B-Ruby
D-Dewb



The first game was owned by Peg Leg, Rocket and Big Game Hunter. Peg Leg and Rocket made for a solid offensive one-two punch... through the air and on the ground. Big Game was without a doubt the defensive player of the week! Batting down passes and intercepting others... he made a day out of frustrating Team 1. T-Dar was working the flat and screen blocks to perfection, while B-Ruby and D-Newb stretched the defense far and wide.



Team 1 was doing good to drive the ball out of their own end zone. Rhino, Romo and Papi could do nothing early on to drive them into the end zone. Romo got lucky toward the middle of the game and found Papi, Iman, Magic and Rhino for TD's... but after one too many interceptions, Butterfly took over the reigns and ne'er looked back the rest of the afternoon.



During Game 2, Butterfly facilitated three touchdown drives in a row finding Magic, Rhino and Papi in Pay Dirt! Butterfly also intercepted a casually thrown ball by D-Newb and returned it for another Touchdown...!



"The most incredible performance out of Butterfly since his intramural basketball days in the Pony Powerhouse! We had a spectator out earlier in the day watching the game... I think it was June Jones looking at Butterfly for a potential coaching spot on the Pony sideline... maybe as a Leadership or Motivational Coach... i certainly was inspired by his play today!" - Team 1 player with newly formed man crush.



Papi found Romo in the end zone for the final play of the game.... luckily, Team 1 was able to even the week series to 1-1.



Obviously, the week MVP was Butterfly Davis. Spring came early for this caterpillar... he certainly blossomed on this chilly winter's day!



Until next week - Stay Classy.

Rhino Moves!

Stiff Defense on the Hail Mary

In the Huddle

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

Week 10 - Recap

Saturday presented one of the seasons best weather days for the gridiron warriors. Early week freezing temperatures had warmed to a comfy 60 degree sunshiny day. 15 holiday heavy players arrived ready to work off the turkey legs, chocolate candies and ginger bread cookies which were enjoyed over the bye week. It was time to get back to work!


Shout out to a few first tymers: Blake and Daniel were solid additions to the already loaded SMFL player talent pool. We hope these athletes continue to play as their skills greatly enhanced the play during the day.


Shout out to a few players that were MIA in recent years/months:


Jordan - "The Denz" was back in action for the first time during the 2007-2008 season. A girl friend, motorcycles and other philanthropy type activities have consumed his time for much of the season, but we were glad to see him back.


Eric "the Giant" made his second game of the 2007-2008 season. MVP honors during the third game truly showed that the league was missing his abilities... the physical presence alone is good for 15 intangible points.


And finally, A-Train dazzled the league with his presence. Not only did he show up to play, but also shocked the league by contributing a touchdown, an interception and several deflected passes. Apparently, the time off served him well.


The teams shaped out as follows for the following three games:


GAME 1


Team 1 (7 Points)
Rhino - MVP AWARD
T-Dar
Iman "The Quick"
B- Ruby
Blake
Daniel
Peg Leg
R - Farrellio


VS


Team 2 (4 Points)
Papi
Favre
Eric "The Giant"
A-Train
"Gimme" Moore
Baylor David
Jordan


Game 2

Team 1 (4 Points)
B-Ruby - MVP AWARD
R-Farrellio
Peg Leg
Blake
T-Dar
Rhino


VS


Team 2 (0 Points)
Eric "The Giant"
Iman "The Quick"
A-Train
Favre
Papi
Baylor David


Game 3


Team 1 (4 Points)
Eric "The Giant" - MVP AWARD
Favre
Papi
Iman "The Quick"
Baylor David


VS


Team 2 (3 Points)
T-Dar
Peg Leg
B-Ruby
Rhino
Blake
R-Farrellio


Highlight of the day occurred during Game 2 when Team 1 scored 4 touchdowns from 3 offensive plays! Truly a first for the SMFL. How did they do it you ask? Here is a play by play of Game #2:


Team 1's first offensive possession:
Play 1: Farrellio to Peg Leg, incomplete.
Play 2: Farrellio to B-Ruby, 9 yard completion.
Play 3: Farrellio to Rhino, 41 yard deep post corner route, Touchdown.


Team 2's first offensive possession:
Play 1: Baylor to Eric the Giant, dropped interception by Farrellio.
Play 2: Baylor to Papi, tipped at the line by a B-Ruby rush, intercepted by Blake and taken to the house for a touchdown.

Team 2's second offensive possession:
Play 1: B-Ruby blitz, Baylor pass to Eric the Giant, one handed interception by Farrellio and returned for a pick 6.


Team 2's third offensive possession:
Play 1: Papi to Iman, 4 yard completion.
Play 2: Papi to Favre, intercepted by Rhino and returned for a touchdown.


Never in SMFL history has a team scored 3 defensive touchdowns.
Never in SMFL history has a team scored 4 touchdowns with only 3 plays on offense.


Truly a game for the records.


Looking forward to seeing everyone on this coming Saturday for Week 11!

To take a look at the Week 10 Stats and Stats from each week during the 2007-2008 season, please follow this link: http://thesmfl.com/Season_Statistics.html