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Bovakian
posted: 2018-05-10 10:05:55 (ID: 100128219) Report Abuse
Hello and welcome to Thunder 1.1's Season 30 Pre-Season Show and Bova's quick look at the divisions for the forthcoming season.

We start as usual with

AC East

Istanbul Whitings are managed by mezgitm
1.1 Record - 2 seasons 25-7
Divisional Titles - AC East 1 (Season 28)
ELO Score: 851
Residence - Istanbul, Turkey
Season 29 Record – 14-2 - Divisional Position - 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 3427 Rank 2nd - Pass 3572 Rank 19th= - Total 6999 Rank 11th
Defense Yardage - Rush 967 Rank 1st - Pass 3768 Rank 19th - Total 4735 Rank 7th
Interceptions Made - 14 Rank 24th= - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 19 Rank 19th= - Fumbles Lost - 3 Rank 12th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -3 Rank 21st
Field Goals Scored - 42 Rank 1st - FG Success % - 84.00 Rank 6th
Sacks - 30 Rank 8th= - Sacked - 3 Rank 3rd

Kalapana Wild Thangs are managed by stizz
1.1 Record - 25 seasons 261-139
Divisional Titles - NC East 3 (Seasons 8, 11, 14) AC East 5 (Seasons 16, 17, 24, 25, 27)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 loss
Elite League Record - 1 season 4-12
ELO Score: 913
Residence - Hawaii, USA
Season 29 Record – 6-10 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2035 Rank 19th - Pass 3524 Rank 21st - Total 5559 Rank 23rd
Defense Yardage - Rush 1868 Rank 16th - Pass 4014 Rank 25th - Total 5882 Rank 19th
Interceptions Made - 22 Rank 8th= - Fumbles Recovered - 3 Rank 20th=
Interceptions Thrown - 14 Rank 13th - Fumbles Lost - 7 Rank 26th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +4 Rank 16th
Field Goals Scored - 26 Rank 18th= - FG Success % - 89.66 Rank 3rd
Sacks - 10 Rank 22nd – Sacked - 31 Rank 24th

Knobsters are managed by knobby
1.1 Record - Rookie Season
ELO Score: 683
Residence - ???, Australia
Season 29 Record – Thunder 2.2 League Champions

Wolflings are managed by Wolfling
1.1 Record - 7 seasons 70-42
Divisional Titles - AC North 2 (Seasons 24, 28)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 win
Elite League Record - 1 season 4-12
ELO Score: 958
Residence - ???, Australia
Season 29 Record – Elite League AC East Position 4th

Wolflings return from their first visit to the Elite with some well earned experience and an appetite for more, but first they must rebuild their reputation in a new division of which the Whitings will give them a tough run.
Whitings, the surprise of Season 28, showed that they are here to stay having given the Jockstraps a good run in the division last season. This time they have to prove it all again against Wolflings.
Wild Thangs have to put their disappointment of last seasons' performance behind them and get moving forward again if they want to be challenging for the divisional title. Rumours coming out of Hawaii is that Coach stizz is having his players doing the "hot coals" runs on Kilauea to toughen them up for the forthcoming season.
Knobsters arrival at this level is due to three good seasons of player management by Coach knobby, but their infrastructure development needs to improve in order to become competitive at this level.

Good Luck to the teams in AC East.

After this break we will be back with AC North.

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posted: 2018-05-10 10:22:42 (ID: 100128220) Report Abuse
Welcome back and now we go on to

AC North

Budapest Wolves are managed by janos
1.1 Record - 25 seasons 295-107
Divisional Titles - AC South 3 (Seasons 13,15,16) NC East 2 (Season 18,20)
AC North 5 (Seasons 22,23,25,26,27)
Thunder Bowls - 3 - 1 win 2 losses
Elite League Record - 3 seasons 8-40
ELO Score: 984
Residence - Budapest, Hungary
Season 29 Record – 10-6 – Divisional position - 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 3121 Rank 6th - Pass 3662 Rank 18th - Total 6783 Rank 14th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1620 Rank 10th - Pass 3371 Rank 8th - Total 4991 Rank 10th
Interceptions Made - 35 Rank 1st - Fumbles Recovered - 1 Rank 28th
Interceptions Thrown - 17 Rank 17th= - Fumbles Lost - 6 Rank 24th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +13 Rank 9th=
Field Goals Scored - 27 Rank 16th= - FG Success % - 84.38 Rank 5th
Sacks - 7 Rank 23rd - Sacked - 28 Rank 21st=

Marion Knuckleheads are managed by Davecool
1.1 Record - 4 seasons 12-52
ELO Score: 689
Residence - Marion, USA
Season 29 Record - 4-12 Divisional Position - 4th
Offense Yardage - Rush 2012 Rank 20th - Pass 3141 Rank 27th - Total 5153 Rank 25th
Defense Yardage - Rush 3314 Rank 28th - Pass 4354 Rank 27th - Total 7668 Rank 28th
Interceptions Made - 24 Rank 5th - Fumbles Recovered - 2 Rank 24th=
Interceptions Thrown - 49 Rank 29th - Fumbles Lost - 4 Rank 14th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -27 Rank 29th
Field Goals Scored - 29 Rank 12th= - FG Success % - 69.05 Rank 24th
Sacks - 6 Rank 24th – Sacked - 20 Rank 18th

San Francisco Miners are managed by JoeDangit
1.1 Record - 4 seasons 15-49
ELO Score: 704
Residence - San Francisco, USA
Season 29 Record – 4-12 – Divisional Position - 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2079 Rank 18th - Pass 3572 Rank 19th= - Total 5651 Rank 21st
Defense Yardage - Rush 1860 Rank 15th - Pass 3588 Rank 14th - Total 5448 Rank 16th
Interceptions Made - 28 Rank 4th - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 9 Rank 8th - Fumbles Lost - 7 Rank 24th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +11 Rank 12th=
Field Goals Scored - 28 Rank 14th= - FG Success % - 66.67 Rank 26th
Sacks - 19 Rank 15h – Sacked - 12 Rank 8th=

The Green Machine are managed by jggreen
1.1 Record - 6 seasons 93-13
Divisional Titles - 5 - NC West 4 (Season 24-27) AC North 1 (Season 29)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 loss
Elite League Record - 1 season 11-5
Champ of Champ Bowls – 1 – 1 loss
ELO Score: 1101
Residence - Chattanooga, USA
Season 29 Record – 16-0 – Divisional Position - 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 3232 Rank 4th - Pass 5033 Rank 6th - Total 8265 Rank 1st
Defense Yardage - Rush Rank 1299 7th - Pass 2697 Rank 1st - Total 3996 Rank 1st
Interceptions Made - 21 Rank 10th= - Fumbles Recovered - 3 Rank 20th=
Interceptions Thrown - 22 Rank 23rd - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - +1 Rank 18th
Field Goals Scored - 29 Rank 12th= - FG Success % - 76.32 Rank 13th
Sacks - 77 Rank 1st= - Sacked - 6 Rank 4th

The Machine will probably continue domination of this division, as long as Thanos doesn't appear on the opposition. The aim is a return to the Elite as long as they do not get caught up in their own Infinity War in the Play Offs.
Wolves will aim to close the gap on the Machine knowing winning the non-divisional matches are just as important as trying to beat the Machine face to face.
The Miners and Knuckleheads have both got to find that something extra to close the gap on Wolves and Machine to be sure of avoiding the relegation pit fight. This season is the season they have to make that step in the right direction.

Now for another break and then we will return with AC South.

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Well that was a nice sight, while I demist my glasses we will get on to

AC South

Amersfoort Alligators are managed by Cheesehead
1.1 Record - 10 seasons 107-53
Divisional Tiltles - 7 - NC North 6 (Season 21-26) AC South 1 (Season 29)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 win
Elite Record - 1 season 6-10
ELO Score: 923
Residence - Amersfoort, Netherlands
Season 29 Record – 10-6 – Divisional Position 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 2639 Rank 12th - Pass 5417 Rank 4th - Total 8056 Rank 3rd
Defense Yardage - Rush 1678 Rank 12th - Pass 2833 Rank 3rd - Total 4511 Rank 4th
Interceptions Made - 16 Rank 20th= - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 30 Rank 27th - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - -10 Rank 24th=
Field Golas Scored - 33 Rank 6th= - FG Success % - 75.00 Rank 14th=
Sacks - 15 Rank 17th – Sacked - 13 Rank 10th=

DragonTigers are managed by RudeBoi
1.1 Record - 1 season 0-16
ELO Score: 675
Residence - Burnmouth, Scotland
Season 29 Record - Thunder 2.2 Bowl Finalist

Hedgehogs Oberammergau are managed by Randolph_Giebler
1.1 Record - 3 Seasons 11-37
ELO Score: 742
Residence - Oberammergau, Germany
Season 29 Record – 7-9 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2141 Rank 16th - Pass 3500 Rank 22nd - Total 5641 Rank 22nd
Defense Yardage - Rush 2881 Rank 25th - Pass 3760 Rank 18th - Total 6641 Rank 23rd
Interceptions Made - 20 Rank 12th - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 15 Rank 14th= - Fumbles Lost - 2 Rank 9th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +8 Rank 14th
Field Goals Scored - 18 Rank 28th= - FG Success % - 75.00 Rank 14th=
Sacks - 31 Rank 7th – Sacked - 10 Rank 6th=

Xu Da are managed by Hongwu
1.1 Record - 16 seasons 137-119
Divisional Titles - AC South 6 (Seasons 17-20, 22, 28)
ELO Score: 813
Residence - Hong Kong, China
Season 29 Record – 9-7 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2686 Rank 11th - Pass 3171 Rank 26th - Total 5857 Rank 20th
Defense Yardage - Rush 2825 Rank 24th - Pass 3897 Rank 22nd - Total 6722 Rank 24th
Interceptions Made - 18 Rank 15th= - Fumbles Recovered - 7 Rank 6th=
Interceptions Thrown - 1 Rank 1st - Fumbles Lost - 2 Rank 9th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +22 Rank 2nd=
Field Goals Scored - 26 Rank 18th= - FG Success % - 72.22 Rank 20th
Sacks - 5 Rank 25th – Sacked - 21 Rank 19th=

The Alligators claimed to have surprised themselves last season and we now know it was a smokescreen. This season Cheesehead is aiming for promotion so do not be fooled by his diversions to play hard against them.
Xu Da still have to find that consistency that they are lacking in order to challenge the Alligators for the division, while being aware that the Hedgehogs are charging after them.
The Hedgehogs showed last season that they have improved with giant strides since their last visit to this level. Now knowing they can compete at this level we all have to keep a close eye on them.
DragonTigers return to this level after two seasons of progressive development in Thunder 2.2. If that development has really worked then their second attempt at this level could be more fruitful for them.

Okay another short break and we will return with AC West.

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AC West

California Sharks are managed by Sharkn20
1.1 Record - 1 season 1-15
ELO Score: 727
Residence - Los Angeles, USA
Season 29 Record - Thunder 2.1 Bowl Finalist

Cougars are managed by bigjoe
1.1 Record - 3 seasons 36-12
Divisional Titles - AC West 2 (Season 28, 29)
ELO Score: 853
aka: Novi Cougars
Residence - Lewisburg, USA
Season 29 Record – 12-4 – Divisional Position 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 2137 Rank 17th - Pass 5439 Rank 3rd - Total 7576 Rank 7th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1365 Rank 8th - Pass 3472 Rank 11th - Total 4837 Rank 9th
Interceptions Made - 21 Rank 10th= - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 11 Rank 10th= - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - +14 Rank 8th
Field Goals Scored - 37 Rank 3rd - FG Success % - 66.07% Rank 27th
Sacks - 77 Rank 1st= - Sacked - 36 Rank 27th

Juggernaut are managed by inranger
1.1 Record - 4 seasons 24-40
ELO Score: 712
Residence - Spencer, USA
Season 29 Record – 6-10 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 922 Rank 29th - Pass 6090 Rank 1st - Total 7012 Rank 10th
Defense Tardage - Rush 2251 Rank 20th - Pass 3615 Rank 15th - Total 5866 Rank 18th
Interceptions Made - 15 Rank 23rd - Fumbles Recovered - 8 Rank 3rd=
Interceptions Thrown - 41 Rank 28th - Fumbles Lost - 4 Rank 14th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -22 Rank 27th
Field Goals Scored - 38 Rank 2nd - FG Success % - 90.48 Rank 1st
Sacks - 14 Rank 18th= - Sacked - 64 Rank 29th

Severnside Cardinals are managed by passionatelad
1.1 Record - 19 seasons 180-124
Divisional Titles - AC West 6 (Seasons 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26)
ELO Score: 904
aka - Arizona Cardinals
Residence - Severn Beach, England
Season 29 Record – 11-5 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2709 Rank 10th - Pass 3898 Rank 13th= - Total 6607 Rank 15th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1464 Rank 9th - Pass 3537 Rank 13th - Total 5001 Rank 11th
Interceptions Made - 23 Rank 6th= - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 11 Rank 10th= - Fumbles Lost - 6 Rank 24th
Take/giveaway Difference - +11 Rank 12th
Field Goals Scored - 36 Rank 4th= - FG Success % - 81.82 Rank 7th
Sacks - 30 Rank 8th= - Sacked - 18 Rank 17th

With Cougars offloading their #1 QB late last season are we going to see a changing of the guard in this division. It will be a close call as they are very strong in other areas.
The Cardinals will hope their #1 QB has settled in the roll so they can progress with challenging Cougars for the division. The divisional rivalry between the two is one of the best in the league and can only get better.
Juggernaut are getting there. They have had wins that have surprised, but also losses that should not have happened. Will Bomber Command's air attack get them those extra wins they need, maybe some laser targeting can cut down the interceptions.
The Sharks return a little bit stronger and a little bit wiser. Have they found the answer to stay at this level? This is a division they would have wanted to avoid as it could be a struggle to make an impact. Prove my wrong please Cesar.


The AC Conference is getting more interesting as each season passes, more teams are strong enough to make the play offs. Junior teams are closing the gap on the senior teams. For a change I am not making forecasts I am just going to keep my beady eye on the way things play out and save my analyst to the weekly match reviews.

Okay thats the AC done we will take a good break now and be back later to go through the NC.

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Welcome back to Thunder 1.1 Season 30 Pre-Season Show.

Excuse me if I just sit through this part of the show, those Mediacentre Moguls lunches do weigh you down after 7 courses.

Anyway on with the show and onto

NC East

Jinonice Forever are managed by Finglow
1.1 Record - 4 seasons 26-38
ELO Score: 741
Residence - Prague, Czech Republic
Season 29 Record – 10-6 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2898 Rank 8th - Pass 3898 Rank 13th= - Total 6796 Rank 13th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1759 Rank 14th - Pass 3446 Rank 10th - Total 5205 Rank 13th
Interceptions Made - 18 Rank 15th= - Fumbles Recovered - 6 Rank 8th=
Interceptions Thrown - 7 Rank 6th - Fumbles Lost - 5 Rank 19th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +12 Rank 11th
Field Goals Scored - 25 Rank 20th= - FG Success % - 64.10 Rank 28th
Sacks - 14 Rank 18th= - Sacked - 17 Rank 16th

Pamplona Walls are managed by Pamplona Walls
1.1 Record - 1 season 4-12
ELO Score: 630
Residence - Pamplona, Spain
Season 29 Record – 4-12 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 1736 Rank 24th - Pass 4480 Rank 9th - Total 6216 Rank 18th
Defense Yardage - Rush 2075 Rank 19th - Pass 4035 Rank 26th - Total 6110 Rank 22nd
Interceptions Made - 19 Rank 13th= - Fumbles Recovered - 2 Rank 24th=
Interceptions Thrown - 17 Rank 17th= - Fumbles Lost - 10 Rank 29th
Field Goals Scorted - 24 Rank 22nd - FG Success % - 75.00 Rank 14th=
Sacks - 30 Rank 8th= - Sacked - 9 Rank 5th

Thunder Bolts managed by wsfjlt
1.1 Record - 6 seasons 64-32
Divisional Titles - NC East 4 (Season 26-29)
ELO Score: 906
Residence - Harmony, USA
Season 29 Record – 15-1 – Divisional Position 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 4411 Rank 1st - Pass 3760 Rank 17th - Total 8171 Rank 2nd
Defense Yardage - Rush 1632 Rank 11th - Pass 3200 Rank 6th - Total 4832 Rank 8th
Interceptions Made - 30 Rank 3rd - Fumbles Recovered - 7 Rank 6th=
Interceptions Thrown - 4 Rank 3rd - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - +32 Rank 1st
Field Goals Scored - 22 Rank 25th - FG Success % - 70.97 Rank 21st
Sacks - 53 Rank 4th – Sacked - 10 Rank 6th=

Valiant Pinoys are managed by Balbinjj
1.1 Record - Rookie Season
ELO Score: 732
Residence - Lucena, Philippines
Season 29 Record - Thunder 2.1 League Champions

The Bolts having failed at the Championship again will have to dig a bit deeper to grind out that extra step to get them to a Thunder Bowl. They remain heavily favoured in this division, but they cannot rest on their laurels.
Jinonice seem to improve each season. Can they do it again? Closing that gap on the Bolts has to be their main target, but to do it they have to be more consistent with non-divisional matches.
Pamplona state they did better than expected last season, but can they step it up this season as new boys Pinoys have come up to make a statement so this could become a hell of a dog fight between these two for 3rd place in the division.

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Here we are again and here we go to

NC North

Basterds are managed by jetto
1.1 Record - 10 seasons 112-48
Divisional Titles - NC South 3 (Seasons 26, 27, 28)
Thunder Bowls - 2 - 1 win 1 loss
Elite League Record - 2 seasons 12-20
ELO Score: 1038
Residence - Salzburg, Austria
Season 29 Record - Elite League AC East Position 3rd

epics are managed by epikDurant
1.1 Record - 2 season 5-27
ELO Score: 655
Residence - Baltimore, USA
Season 29 Record – 2-14 – Divisional Position 4th
Offense Yardage - Rush 1243 Rank 26th - Pass 2831 Rank 28th - Total 4074 Rank 29th
Defense Yardage - Rush 3087 Rank 26th - Pass 3930 Rank 23rd - Total 7017 Rank 25th
Interceptions Made - 14 Rank 24th= - Fumbles Recovered - 3 Rank 20th=
Interceptions Thrown - 12 Rank 12th - Fumbles Lost - 5 Rank 19th=
Take/giveaway Difference - 0 Rank 19th
Field Goals Scored - 23 Rank 23rd= - FG Success % - 76.67 Rank 12th
Sacks - 4 Rank 26th – Sacked - 28 Rank 21st=

Harlingen Whalers are managed by Tabula Rasa
1.1 Record - 4 Seasons 39-25
Divisional Titles - NC North 1 (Season 28)
ELO Score: 794
Residence - Harlingen, Netherlands
Season 29 Record – 10-6 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 1863 Rank 22nd - Pass 4398 Rank 10th - Total 6261 Rank 16th
Defense Yardage - Rush 2434 Rank 22nd - Pass 2887 Rank 4th - Total 5321 Rank 14th
Interceptions Made - 11 Rank 27th= - Fumbles Recovered - 2 Rank 24th=
Interceptions Thrown - 19 Rank 19th= - Fumbles Lost - 4 Rank 14th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -10 Rank 24th=
Field Goals Scored - 23 Rank 23rd= - FG Success % - 74.19 Rank 18th
Sacks - 50 Rank 5th – Sacked - 28 Rank 21st=

Ridge City Frogs are managed by LMajor7
1.1 Record -1 season 3-13
ELO Score: 701
Residence - ???, USA
Season 29 Record – 3-13 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 1147 Rank 27th - Pass 3820 Rank 16th - Total 4967 Rank 27th
Defense Yardage - Rush 3313 Rank 27th - Pass 3857 Rank 21st - Total 7170 Rank 26th
Interceptions Made - 10 Rank 29th - Fumbles Recovered - 0 Rank 29th
Interceptions Thrown - 27 Rank 26th - Fumbles Lost - 5 Rank 19th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -22 Rank 27th=
Field Goals Scored - 21 Rank 26th= - FG Success % - 77.78 Rank 11th
Sacks - 3 Rank 27th= - Sacked - 38 Rank 28th


Basterds return to this level having pushed the legends Landru to the limit and they could not have wished for a better division to fall into. If they don't win the division with ease then jetto will have to do the mountain bike run through Salzburg backwards.
The Whalers will be their main competition, but they may still be a season away from their best. Tabula will work hard this season to see if Basterds have any weakness he can exploit.
The Frogs will be looking for a bit of improvement this season. The wise head of LMajor7 has them financially sound and it could just be a matter of prising open the wallet to strengthen the squad a little bit more.
epics, having survived a relegation play off, are in trouble financially. With no funds for infrastructure development it means there are no funds for squad strengthening and leads to the question of whether Coach epikDurant will be seen in Season 30.

Okay time for another break and we will return with NC South.

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Here we are with the penultimate part of the show onto

NC South

Deflators are managed by IMGregory
1.1 Record - 8 seasons 94-32
Divisional Titles - 5 - AC West 2 (Season 23, 24) AC South 2 (Seasons 26, 27) NC North 1 (Season 29)
Thunder Bowls - 3 - 1 win 2 losses
Elite League Record - 3 season 11-37
ELO Score: 1021
Residence - Philadelphia, USA
Season 29 Record – 14-2 – Divisional Position 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 3130 Rank 5th - Pass 4107 Rank 11th - Total 7237 Rank 8th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1209 Rank 3rd - Pass 2823 Rank 2nd - Total 4032 Rank 2nd
Interceptions Made - 19 Rank 13th= - Fumbles Recovered - 6 Rank 8th=
Interceptions Thrown - 6 Rank 5th - Fumbles Lost - 4 Rank 14th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +15 Rank 6th=
Field Goals Scored - 33 Rank 6th= - FG Success % - 86.84 Rank 4th
Sacks - 61 Rank 3rd – Sacked - 0 Rank 1st

Inbhir Narann are managed by Bovakian
1.1 Record - 11 seasons 129-47
Divisional Titles - AC West 3 (Seasons 19, 21, 22)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 loss
Elite League Record - 1 season 4-12
ELO Score: 925
Residence - Nairn, Scotland
Season 29 Record – 13-3 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2517 Rank 14th - Pass 5150 Rank 5th - Total 7667 Rank 6th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1118 Rank 2nd - Pass 3970 Rank 24th - Total 5088 Rank 12th
Interceptions Made - 22 Rank 8th= - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 2 Rank 2nd - Fumbles Lost - 5 Rank 19th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +20 Rank 4th
Field Goals Scored - 32 Rank 8th - FG Success % - 69.57 Rank 23rd
Sacks - 28 Rank 11th – Sacked - 15 Rank 13th

Kokomo Mantis are managed by Tpal70
1.1 Record - 2 seasons 9-23
ELO Score: 747
Residence - Kokomo, USA
Season 29 Record – 7-9 – Divisional Position 4th
Offense Yardage - Rush 1861 Rank 23rd - Pass 3207 Rank 25th - Total 5068 Rank 26th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1705 Rank 13th - Pass 3620 Rank 16th - Total 5325 Rank 15th
Interceptions Made - 16 Rank 20th= - Fumbles Recovered - 9 Rank 2nd
Interceptions Thrown - 9 Rank 8th - Fumbles Lost - 3 Rank 12th=
Take/giveaway Difference - +13 Rank 9th=
Field Goals Scored - 28 Rank 14th= - FG Success % - 90.32 Rank 2nd
Sacks - 11 Rank 21st – Sacked - 12 Rank 8th=

Totoras Patriots are managed by JonatanRiver
1.1 Record - 24 seasons 201-183
Divisional Titles - NC South 3 (seasons 18-20)
ELO Score: 872
Residence - Rosario, Argentina
Season 29 Record – 8-8 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 2224 Rank 15th - Pass 4019 Rank 12th - Total 6243 Rank 17th
Defense Yardage - Rush 2053 Rank 17th - Pass 3509 Rank 12th - Total 5562 Rank 17th
Interceptions Made - 11 Rank 27th= - Fumbles Recovered - 8 Rank 3rd=
Interceptions Thrown - 20 Rank 22nd - Fumbles Lost - 4 Rank 14th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -5 Rank 22nd
Field Goals Scored - 25 Rank 20th= - FG Success % - 80.65 Rank 9th
Sacks - 26 Rank 12th= - Sacked - 32 Rank 25th


Deflators and Narann are another of the top rivalries in the league. Both teams have strong squads, both teams could go all the way, but who will it be?
Is anyone going to sack Deflators QB? This is the only question on all the pundits lips not who is going to win Thunder Bowl 30.
Patriots se-saw seasons continue. Each time they think they have gained it seems to be taken away from them the next season and now they have the Mantis to worry about as well. However if these two teams improve then Narann and Deflators will have to watch out.

Final break time then we are back with NC West.

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Welcome back for the final part of the show as we go to

NC West

Istanbul Sultans are managed by aydin.guclu
1.1 Record - 5 seasons 33-47
ELO Score: 761
Residence - Istanbul, Turkey
Season 29 Record – 10-6 – Divisional Position 2nd
Offense Yardage - Rush 3007 Rank 7th - Pass 4900 Rank 8th - Total 7907 Rank 4th
Defense Yardage - Rush 1294 Rank 6th - Pass 3072 Rank 5th - Total 4366 Rank 3rd
Interceptions Made - 18 Rank 15th= - Fumbles Recovered - 11 Rank 1st
Interceptions Thrown - 26 Rank 25th - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - +2 Rank 17th
Field Goals Scored - 31 Rank 9th= - FG Success % - 67.39 Rank 25th
Sacks - 25 Rank 14th – Sacked - 13 Rank 10th=

LM Pirates are managed by Fijer
1.1 Record - 9 seasons 91-59
Divisional Titles - AC East 2 (Seasons 23, 26) NC West 2 (Season 28, 29)
Thunder Bowls - 1 - 1 loss
Elite Record - 1 season 1-15
ELO Score: 849
Residence - Madrid, Spain
Season 29 Record – 11-5 – Divisional Position 1st
Offense Yardage - Rush 2538 Rank 13th - Pass 3464 Rank 23rd - Total 6002 Rank 19th
Defense Yardgae - Rush 2063 Rank 18th - Pass 3835 Rank 20th - Total 5898 Rank 20th
Interceptions Made - 33 Rank 2nd - Fumbles Recovered - 5 Rank 11th=
Interceptions Thrown - 15 Rank 14th= - Fumbles Lost - 1 Rank 1st=
Take/giveaway Difference - +22 Rank 2nd=
Field Goals Scored - 21 Rank 26th= - FG Success % - 75.00 Rank 14th=
Sacks - 17 Rank 16th – Sacked - 21 Rank 19th=

Spitting Llamas are managed by Herrpetllamas
1.1 Record - 4 seasons 20-44
ELO Score: 688
Residence - Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Season 29 Record – 7-9 – Divisional Position 3rd
Offense Yardage - Rush 929 Rank 28th - Pass 6021 Rank 2nd - Total 6950 Rank 12th
Defense Yardage - Rush 2319 Rank 21st - Pass 3752 Rank 17th - Total 6071 Rank 21st
Interceptions Made - 23 Rank 6th= - Fumbles Recovered - 4 Rank 19th
Interceptions Thrown - 23 Rank 24th - Fumbles Lost - 5 Rank 19th=
Take/giveaway Difference - -1 Rank 20th
Field Goals Scored - 30 Rank 11th - FG Success % - 69.77 Rank 22nd
Sacks - 12 Rank 20th – Sacked - 14 Rank 12th

Whispers are managed by SunDance
1.1 Record - Rookie Season
ELO Score: 671
Residence - ???, Greece
Season 29 Record – Thunder 2.2 Promotion/Relegation Play Off Winner


The Pirates hold the advantage over the Sultans, but the gap is not large. Last season saw the Llamas get close to them both. This could be a serious three way tussle for the division, it it not going to be easy to split them and now Whispers are joining he fray bringing a significant development that the other three will have to be wary of.


The NC Conference has a little bit more space between the top teams and the rest, though this gap is closing at a slower rate. Again I will do no forecasts as I am already keeping a close eye on my opponents and wait to see what the season brings.

A wise head would say that Thunder Bowl XXX would have The Machine playing the Basterds, but as we saw last season it is not always the stronger teams that reach the Bowl to go onto the Elite.
If I looked at the league as a neutral I would say that each conference has at least 10 teams that could make the play offs based on face value, but as they say "On Any Given Sunday" anyone can beat anyone.

Well that is all from the Pre-Season Show for Season 30. Have a great season to one and all. Let battle commence.

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Sharkn20
posted: 2018-05-10 17:25:25 (ID: 100128259) Report Abuse
Awesome read!!! Thanks for dedicating the time in doing it! I certainly want to prove you wrong! Let's see if I can get at least 4 Ws to ensure a relegation game, rather than a direct going down!
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inranger
posted: 2018-05-10 21:46:21 (ID: 100128271)  Edits found: 2 Report Abuse
I for the most part don't check the forums, so I'm just dropping in to say hello. The Juggernaut have a revamped roster and hope to make a little noise this season. Thanks for the season preview, an interesting read.

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