NEFL Weekly - Week 4 (no show this week due to my station's coverage of the Minnesota Twins)
I gathered interviews for a show that won't even air. Here are the interviews recorded for this week. I apologize in advance. (Click on the team/coach below to listen).
Chippewa Valley Predators coach Martin Adams (coming Friday afternoon)
Eau Claire Crush coach Fred HoversholmMenomonie Thunderhawks coach Ray RobertsSt Paul Pioneers coach Mark Heiser# # # # #
NEFL Week 3/4 Release (Click here to view)# # # # #
Game Notes (Click on the game below you want to learn more about)
River City Rough Riders @ Kimberly StormGreen Bay Gladiators @ Fox Valley ForceChippewa Valley Predators @ Lake Superior RageMenomonie Thunderhawks @ St Paul PioneersMinnesota Spartans @ Rochester GiantsCentral Wisconsin Spartans @ Eau Claire Crush# # # # #
NEFL in the Community (Week 4 stories)
-Chippewa Valley Predators host NFL Play 60 and USA Football FUNdamentals camp
-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 fifth episode of the show, in its first season.
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All-time rankings - These are already in the forum and updated weekly. Check the league release for more details.
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WEEK 4 NEFL POWER RANKINGS (Last 10 games played, including non-league games, plus 2012 games only)
NOTE: Week 5 and beyond will include 2012 NEFL game results only
1. Pioneers (LW: 1) High: 1 Low: 1
2. Predators (LW: 2) High: 2 Low: 4
3. Gladiators (LW: 6) High: 3 Low: 7
4. Force (LW: 3) High: 2 Low: 4
5. Rage (LW: 4) High: 4 Low: 5
6. Crush (LW: 5) High: 5 Low: 6
7. MN Spartans (LW: 12) High:7 Low: 12
8. Storm (LW: 9) High: 8 Low: 10
9. Giants (LW: 7) High: 7 Low: 9
10. Rough Riders (LW: 10) High: 10 Low: 12
11. Thunderhawks (LW: 8 ) High: 8 Low: 11
12. CW Spartans (LW: 11) High: 11 Low: 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/NEFL, Record/DIV, PA/NEFL, PA/Div
### Division Leaders ###
*W* 1-Pioneers 2-0 1-0 0 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
*E* 2-Gladiators 2-0 1-0 24 10 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
*C* 3-Rage 2-0 1-0 76 35 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
### Wild Cards ###
4-Predators 1-0 0-0 7 0
5-MN Spartans* 1-1 1-0 15 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
6-Crush 1-1 1-0 19 6 (wins teibreaker based on division record)
### Currently Would Miss The Playoffs ###
7-Force 1-1 0-0 26 0 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
8-Storm 1-1 1-1 50 50
9-Giants 0-1 0-1 37 37 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
10-Rough Riders 0-2 0-1 63 17 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
11-Thunderhawks 0-2 0-2 75 75 (wins tiebreaker based on NEFL points allowed)
12-CW Spartans 0-2 0-1 108 42
If season ended today
Crush at Rage
MN Spartans at Predators
Byes: Pioneers, Gladiators
Clinching scenarios for week 4: None
Elimination scenarios for week 4: None
*Note: The Minnesota Spartans assume the Minnesota Dragons' Week 1 result (15-0 loss) for playoff purposes--their actual record for the season is different than what is reflected above. The Playoff Picture takes into account the records that matter for the NEFL playoffs.
Minnesota Spartans actual record in 2012 (NOT for playoff purposes): 1-0 1-0 0 0