NEFL Weekly - Week 2 Radio Show (click here to listen)Martin Adams, Predators Head Coach
Ray Roberts, Thunderhawks Head Coach
Mike Williams, Rage Head Coach
Fred Hoversholm, Crush Head Coach
Jason Isaac, Gladiators Head Coach
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NEFL Week 2 Release (Click here to view the release)# # # # #
Game Notes (Click on the game you're interested in learning more about)
Kimberly Storm @ Central Wisconsin SpartansEau Claire Crush @ Green Bay GladiatorsRochester Giants @ St Paul PioneersFox Valley Force @ Chippewa Valley PredatorsLake Superior Rage @ Menomonie ThunderhawksDubuque Bruisers @ River City Rough Riders (Non-League)# # # # #
NEFL in the Community
-Chippewa Valley Predators get involved with NFL Play 60 and USA Football
-Eau Claire Crush donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin
-Menomonie Thunderhawks' home game this week is United Way of Dunn County Day
-The River City Rough Riders’ TV show, “Rough Riders Live,” will air at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the third episode of the show, in its first season.
-The Chippewa Valley Predators' TV show, "It's Time! Predators Live," will air at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the first episode of the show, in its third season.
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All-time rankings - These are already in the forum and updated weekly.
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WEEK 2 POWER RANKINGS (Last 10 games played, including non-league games)
NOTE: Week 5 and beyond will include 2012 NEFL game results only
1. Pioneers (LW: 1)
2. Force (LW: 4)
3. Dragons (LW: 2)
4. Predators (LW: 3)
5. Rage (LW: 5)
6. Crush (LW: 6)
7. Gladiators (LW: 7)
8. Giants (LW: 8 )
9. Thunderhawks (LW: 9)
10. Storm (LW: 10)
11. Spartans (LW: 11)
12. Rough Riders (LW: 12)
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PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. Pioneers (10) - 50
2. Force - 31.5
3. Predators - 26.5
4. Dragons - 19
5. Rage - 17.5
Also receiving votes: Crush - 5, Thunderhawks - 0.5.
Teams participating: Crush, Force, Gladiators, Pioneers, Predators, Rage, Rough Riders, Spartans, Storm, Thunderhawks (10 total)
Poll facts: The Pioneers are unanimously voted #1... Only 3 teams appeared on every ballot: the Pioneers, Force and Rage... every team ranked 2-5 received at least one 2nd-place vote... Only two ties were cast in balloting... 5 teams did not receive a vote, but all of those teams participated in the polling... The Predators and Dragons did not appear on one ballot apiece (not the same ballot)... The Central Division teams all received votes, while two from the West and just one from the East got on ballots... The Pioneers (50 points) out-ranked the entire Central Division combined (49.5 points)... Of the 10 ballots cast, only 2 had the same order of ranked teams.
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PLAYOFF PICTURE
Place-Team-Record-Division Record-NEFL PA-Div PA
### Division Leaders ###
*C* 1-Crush 1-0 1-0 6 6 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
*E* 2-Gladiators 1-0 1-0 10 10 (wins tiebreaker based on Division Record)
*W* 3-Pioneers 1-0 0-0 0 0
### Wild Cards ###
4-Force 1-0 0-0 0 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
5-Rage 1-0 0-0 41 0
6/7-Predators/Giants (coin flip; all tiebreakers are even)
### Currently Would Miss The Playoffs ###
8-Dragons 0-1 0-0 15 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
9-Rough Riders 0-1 0-0 46 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
10-Spartans 0-1 0-0 66 0 (wins tiebreaker based on Division Record)
11-Thunderhawks 0-1 0-1 20 20 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
12-Storm 0-1 0-1 38 38
If season ended today
Predators/Giants at Pioneers
Rage at Force
Byes: Crush, Gladiators
Clinching scenarios for week 2: None
Elimination scenarios for week 2: None