Teams: Jordan, Patrick, Ezra, T-bone, Matthew C., and Ben vs. Maciej, Jacob, Alex, Tommy, David, Neil, and Josh.
Score: an 11-7 drubbing by Mac's purps over Italian maroonies.
Game Rating (out of 10): 8 - good play interspersed with garbage.
Notable absentees: Robbie (ex/Jays game), Peter (farm), James (plans), Graham (gay), Danielle.
Offensive Player of the Game: Matthew C. - 5 touchdowns, some of the most brilliant catches ever.
Defensive Player of the Game: Alex. 2 interceptions, the first a back-breaker.
Special Teams Player of the Game: Neil. Worked hard, blocked and stopped others.
Pitch and Weather: Can anyone say dusty? Serious amounts of dust rose as players hoofed it out. The sun gave no mercy either, smiling brightly (and hotly) as if to say, "Oi, where you been for two months?"
Summary: The 2007-08 season opener was one to forget for some and one to remember for others. The maroons got off to an early lead, thanks in no small part....who am I kidding?...ALL thanks to Matthew C. After making a spectacular grab off a Maciej hand deflection, Matthew's squad seemed to be in the lead. Naturally, Major Mafia had his mouth running off before the game was over. And it seemed, the world does have some sort of karma. On their very next possession, Private pasta threw a wayward pass right into the hands of a well placed Alex. The diamond-studded one didn't hesitate to run the bastard in for a touchdown. After that, the purps got spirited efforts from their entire squad on their way to a relatively easy come from behind victory.
Bogus Moment of the Day - David's cry of "300 shall dine in hell" on a kickoff. It scared not only the opponents, but also those on his team.
Player Ratings (out of 10, 4 being the lowest):
Matthew C. - 10; When a guy scores 5 touchdowns in a losing cause, it's never his fault.
Maciej - 8.5; Spread the wealth early on, but then just threw it to Josh. Great success!
Patrick - 7.5; Scored a touchdown, but was victimized after a few early mahoneys.
Neil - 7.5; Offensively, did little. But on special teams, shone like a bald forehead in the midday sun.
Jacob - 8; Kept muttering and threatening those around him. Fired his way to 2 tds.
David - 8; Big weapon. Drained energy out of the Italian one with loud shouts on steamboats.
Tommy - 7; Faded after good start on defence. Keeps his eyes open when others have em shut.
Josh - 9; Fast as hell, gaining yards after the catch like his house was on fire.
Jordan. - 7; Arm had plenty of power, but accuracy took a ride on the Robbie side.
Ezra - 6.5; Really struggled with the sun in his eyes. Is much better than what he showed today.
Ben - 6.5; Got all of one pass from the Italian, so it's hard to judge his performance fairly.
Taylor - 6.5; Ditto a la Ben. Left for a drink halfway through the game. Had a nice interception.
Alex - 9; What a steal with a 2nd round pick!! Always a threat when he's on the field.
