“Punting is Allowed” Edition by Alana Klein One thing that arena football has always claimed is that punting is not allowed. While that is technically the rule, can we argue about semantics for a little bit? Last year, I was witness to a fair number of missed field goals — some that hit the net and some…
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The Numbers Game
The Playoffs are Set! by Alana Klein Highlights of the Week Into the Record Books Interesting Fact/Stat of the Week PLAYOFFS?! Now we can talk about the playoffs! First round Semi-finals Arena Crown Championship AF1 All-Star Game Final regular season standings Rank Team W-L Pct. Net PPG 1 z-Nashville 11-1 0.917 25.08 2 y-Albany 9-3…
What to Watch For (Week 15)
Last One In, First One Out by Alana Klein This weekend’s games PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! I realize that Michigan has already clinched the 5-seed, but I chose to show how the tiebreaker scenarios work (which includes a potential 3-team tie). Scenario 1: Michigan & Beaumont both win Scenario 2: Michigan wins & Beaumont…
Objectively Subjective – Week 14 Power Rankings
by Alana Klein In addition to contributing to our weekly consensus, I like to provide a brief rationale of why I voted the way that I did. Playoff seeding: * Determined by result of Beaumont @ Minnesota on Saturday Game times for the playoffs (all times Eastern)
Screaming Into the Void
When a 5-seed Hosts a 4-seed In case you hadn’t heard, it’s officially set that Michigan will be hosting Kentucky in the first round of the playoffs. The problem? Kentucky is 7-5 and Michigan will finish either 6-6 or 5-7, depending on if they win against Oceanside this weekend in Stealth-Arsenal 2: This Time It’s for Realsies. Michigan…
The Numbers Game: Week 14 Recap & Standings
by Alana Klein Highlights of the Week [redacted] @ Oceanside Nashville @ Albany Washington @ Minnesota Kentucky @ Beaumont Into the Record Books Most points scored in a game Most combined points scored in a game Most points scored in a loss There were quite likely a few individual records that were both officially and…
What to Watch For (Week 14)
by Alana Klein It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN!! If you’re an “Arrested Development” fan like me, you’ll know that the greatest illusion will always be This weekend’s games Tiebreaker-clinching scenarios PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! * Please note that when I use the word “clinch” in this section, that means that the team is guaranteed to…
Screaming Into the Void: When a “Halo” is Not a Halo
by Alana Klein If this one doesn’t seem as topical to what we just saw this weekend, that’s because I wrote it a last week, but decided to preempt it with a breakdown of the playoff tiebreakers. During last night’s chat on Fan Zone Live!, Gary Compton gave us an answer to a big question on…
What to Watch For: Week 13
by Alana Klein This weekend’s games Tiebreaker-clinching scenarios PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! * Please note that when I use the word “clinch” in this section, that means that the team is guaranteed to have at worst that spot in the playoffs, but they can improve upon it. For example, a team that has “clinched”…
Screaming Into the Void: PLAYOFFS?! How Do You Get Into the Playoffs?
by Alana Klein With the playoffs drawing ever-closer, I figured it’d be a good time to discuss the tiebreakers. I will preface this by saying that I got this list earlier in the season from a source I trust. While I have good reason to trust this list, an important piece of it was just…