Kevin's Season 3 Prediction *UPDATE*

I've put a lot of thought into this and I would like to share it with all of you. It contains a playoff prediction, as well as player award predictions, and in depth team season predictions. I will warn you though, this will raise some eyebrows. If you guys want we could turn predictions into a league wide contest. Without further adieu, here is my preview of the 2010 MLF Season.

Regular Season:

WEST:

1-Las Vegas Aces 9-1 (7-1)
Led by Quarterback, John Parker Wilson, Las Vegas is virtually unstoppable due to their juggernaut offense. Kevin Jones has a good season at running back, but pales in comparison to the top wide receiver of the season, DJ Hall. Draft pick Brian Kelly also has an all star year at corner back, recording the most interceptions in Las Vegas single season history. Their only big weakness comes in kicker, Shaun Suisham, who misses a last second field goal, causing their only regular season loss in a heart stopper against Boise.

2-Boise Grizzlies 8-2 (6-2)
With a superior all around defense, the Grizzlies allow the fewest points in the west to win the second place position. Rosevelt Colvin records the most sacks in the west and all star honors. On offense the show is run by Shaun King, and his favorite target, Isaac Bruce. Patrick Crayton has a disappointing season, with the third most receiving yards on the team. Kenny Irons also a disappointment as he is surpassed in rushing yards by full back, Lorenzo Neal.

3-San Antonio Nightmare 7-3 (5-3)
San Antonio has their most successful season yet, led by David Carr, who gains the most passing yards, and second most passing touchdowns behind Las Vegas' Wilson. The credit is not all on Carr however, as all three of the 'big three' receivers, Rogers, Galloway, and Furrey have incredible seasons. Also LaGarrette Blount did not disappoint, breaking Nightmare rushing records left and right. Overall however, it is their balance of offense and defense that lead to their success.

4-Albuquerque 47's 3-7 (1-7)
An extremely disappointing season following their championship appearance in season 2. Dante Culpepper is somewhat of a letdown, with an average performance. The thing that led to their demise however, was their weak defense and horrible special teams.

5-Hawaii Tropics 1-9 (1-7)
The worst season in Hawaii history comes as a big surprise, as the franchise has been generally successful. Colt Brennan and Freddie Barnes fail to do anything that they set out to do. However the big problem is on defense, as they have the most yards and touchdowns allowed in the league. Their only bright spot comes in kicker Shane Graham, who hits the most field goals in the league.

EAST:

1-Quebec Polaires 8-2 (7-1)
One of the strongest offenses in the league and a great defense leads to the teams success. The team MVP is Duece McAllister, who comes up with the most yards and touchdowns on the ground in the league. Jake Plummer has another great season, throwing to Joe Horn and Dwayne Jarrett. Kevin Kaesviharn at free safety also picks up the most interceptions in the league. Their only weakness comes in their offensive line, as they allow a lot of sacks on the season.

2-Alabama Gladiators 6-4 (6-2)
Despite having the worst record in Alabama history, the team wins second place in the east. Their balanced attack really does well, and their stars do not disappoint. Michael Vick has a good season, with one of the strongest groups of receivers in the MLF. Their only weaknesses on the season are in the running game, and injuries really affect the team on defense.

3-Louisville Shockers 5-5 (4-4)
A strong offensive line leads the shockers high rated offense to a third place season. They create great separation for running back Najeh Davenport. Davenport is the teams only real offensive star, as Jevan Snead, one of the lower rated quarter backs, performs just about how he is expected to, throwing to some of the lower rated receivers in the league. Their defense also performed well, as their stars did well enough to lead the defense to success.

4-Connecticut Navy 2-8 (2-6)
Although the Navy have one of the most powerful offenses in the east, the Navy have a horrible season, and fourth place in the east. The offense, led by John Kitna, has the second most yards in the east. Rudi Johnson picks up the second most ground yards in the east. Their defense however really hurts them during the season, having the second most yards allowed in the east.

5-Memphis Kings 1-9 (1-7)
The Kings have yet another disappointing season with Graham Harrell at the helm of the offense. Although their squad looked strong, their lack of big stars on offense, and injuries on defense really negatively affects the team.

Playoffs:

ROUND 1

WEST-San Antonio beats Boise
This match up features two teams that split their two regular season contests 1-1. Despite the home field advantage, Boise is unable to stop LaGarrette Blount in this one, as he puts up more yards in this game than he did in any single regular season game, and scores two touchdowns.

EAST-Louisville beats Alabama
Another upset, as the offense of the Shockers just cannot be stopped. Alabama just seems unlucky, as the defense could not stop the attack on the ground, or in the air. This one is close, but the Shockers win by 10.

ROUND 2

WEST-San Antonio loses to Las Vegas
The Aces, who had been dominant all season, continue to be that way in this match up of west rivals. The Aces offense doesn't have it's best game, but it is enough, as the Nightmare stars fail to play as well as they did against Boise. Blount was not playing as well as they needed him to, but the game is close, with the Aces winning by a touchdown.

EAST-Louisville loses to Quebec
Louisville hands this game over to Quebec on a silver platter. In a huge blowout, the Shockers weak defense can do nothing to stop Plummer. The Polaires on the other hand somehow are able to shut down Louisville's strong offense. This one isn't even close as the Polaires roll over the Shockers by at least 3 touchdowns.

MLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Quebec-38 Las Vegas-41
In a battle of the Leagues only champions, this game does not disappoint. In a high scoring, high intensity game, the Aces hit a last second field goal to win the championship. John Parker Wilson throws for three touchdowns, and runs one in himself. Duece McAllister scores three touchdowns for Quebec, but is not able to win the game for them. John Parker Wilson is the game's MVP.

Playoff MVP
John Parker Wilson (Las Vegas)

Offensive Player of the Year
John Parker Wilson (Las Vegas)

Defensive Player of the Year
Kevin Kaesviharn (Quebec)

Rookie of the Year
LaGarrette Blount (San Antonio)

Regular Season MVP
Deuce McAllister (Quebec)

Sizemore's Week 4 Preview

Week 4/ ALB @LV/ SA @BOI/ PC @QUE/ ALA @CON/ MEM @LOU

Will the Hawaii Tropics epic fail again? Or will they redeem themselves for last year's epic collapse? Ian Johnson is an early-season MVP candidate as well as Rudi Johnson.

47s @ Aces

In this match-up the struggling defending champs take on the winless 47s in their inaugural season. The Edge can try all he wants from the sidelines, but he's just on an inferior team unfortunately. My prediction:

Albuquerque 0

Las Vegas 42

Nightmare @ Grizzlies

Well, we have two teams looking to keep up in the race for the 2nd spot in the West, assuming the Tropics don't blow it again, and these two owners really seem to dislike each other. In this rivalry, my prediction is a close overtime one:

San Antonio 45

Boise 48

Tropics @ Polaires

The Hawaii Tropics will go head-to-head with the Polaires in this match-up. The Trops have had some extremely close calls this year, but Jason White and Ian Johnson might be the best QB-RB combo in the MiLF. My prediction:

Hawai'i 56

Quebec 35

Gladiators @ Navy

The premier team in the MiLF, Alabama will take the expansion Navy to the house. This one won't even be close.

Alabama 42

Connecticut 17

Kings @ Shockers

Well, Graham Harrell will try to lead his Kings to the victory, but the Shockers and their veteran leadership will prevail.

Memphis 21

Louisville 24

So am I like a total n00b that knows nothing? Or are my picks going to be correct? We'll just have to see, but I know I'm psyched for Week 4.

Week 6 Preview

Well, after an exciting all-star game while I watched the Blue Jackets defeat the Sharks, Week 6 is upon us. The game for last night wasn't played last night, due to high winds knocking out power in Louisville, and they do not know when they will get power back to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, but you can bet the crowd will be wild.

SAN (2-3) @ LOU (3-2): TBD
After the Week 6 win over Memphis, Louisville can almost clinch a playoff spot this week against the struggling Nightmare, who have dropped three in a row. The Nightmare will come out playing hard, but the home crowd will propell the Shockers to a victory. Oh, and I like vegas gold.
SAN 10-14 LOU

LVA (3-2) @ MEM (1-4): 1 PM
This game is one where if the Aces win and the Nightmare lose, the Aces could open up a two game lead with four games left. The crowd at the Liberty Bowl won't be enough to propell the Kings to a victory.
LVA 21-6 MEM

SC (1-4) @ BOI (1-4): 4 PM
In a matchup of bottom dwellers trying to stay in the race, the cold air will give the Redhawks some problems in a game with two futile offenses, Boise pulls out a close one.
SC 5-6 BOI yes, that's right 5.

GAME OF THE WEEK
ALA (5-0) @ PC (4-1): 7 PM
We'll go from a matchup of bottom dwellers to a game that might feature one if not both title game teams. This one'll be good, and Jason White will do this week what he didn't do last week; lead Pearl City on a game-winning drive.
ALA 21-23 PC

PROJECTED STANDINGS AFTER THIS WEEK
Alabama 5-1
Louisville 4-2
Memphis 1-5
South Carolina 1-5

Pearl City 5-1
Las Vegas 4-2
San Antonio 2-4
Boise 2-4

Sizemore's Season In Review

Well, the MLF season has had its ups and downs, but here we are at the halfway point of the season, and it's time to look ahead at the second half.

All-Star Game
East @ West
These two teams will put on an offensive show, as the best players from each team are pitted against each other.
The game will be well fought, but with the West down by 4 with 2:30 left, Jason White will lead the West to the win, 24-21.

Marquee Matchups
Alabama (5-0) @ Pearl City (4-1)-Week 6
This game should be a very good one, pitting the top two teams in the league against each other in Pearl City on a Saturday night. The Tropics have announced they will wear the "Orange Pineapple" jerseys that night instead of against a struggling San Antonio team in Week 7.
Pearl City 17-14 Alabama. The home crowd cheers the Tropics on as Jason White leads them on a game winning touchdown drive in the final two minutes.

Louisville (3-2) @ Alabama (5-0)- Week 8
This game will pit a possible battle for the East crown if Alabama can't get by Pearl City and Louisville takes care of business of San Antonio and Memphis, this game would be a 5-2 and 6-1 matchup. This is one to watch.
Alabama 21-10 Louisville. The Alabama defense will give the Alabama offense good field position, and the offense will convert. Louisville gets a late touchdown to salvage 10.

Pearl City (4-1) @ Las Vegas (3-2)- Week 8
This is Week 8's other marquee matchup in what may become dubbed as the "Wild West Showdown". This will be a Saturday night in Vegas, so expect for this one to be a good one. If the Gladiators can take down the Trops in Week 6, this may be a matchup of 5-2 teams, battling for Western Conference supremacy.
Las Vegas 14-3 Pearl City. The Aces finally figure out how to stop the Tropics offense, propelling them into a tie for first place in the West.

Las Vegas (3-2) @ San Antonio (2-3)- Week 10
This game is interesting, because if San Antonio can get on track, this game could be a matchup of who plays Pearl City for the Western Conference Title. These are two teams going in opposite directions, and this is only a marquee matchup if San Antonio can get the wheels back on the track. It all started with a 4th quarter loss to Pearl City.
San Antonio 20-17 Las Vegas (OT). The Nightmare improve to 6-4, tying the Aces at 6-4, forcing tiebraking procedures to figure out who plays 8-2 Pearl City with the Aces winning with the better division record at 4-2.

Projected Final Standings
Pearl City 8-2
Las Vegas 6-4*
San Antonio 6-4
Boise 2-8

Alabama 9-1
Louisville 5-5
South Carolina 3-7
Memphis 1-9

*would win tiebreak with a 4-2 intra-division record

I think the conference championships should be hosted at the site of the team with the better record, so it really does matter if you finish 1st or 2nd. I'll do one of these for each week for the rest of the season.