BREAKING NEWS!!!

Last week saw the Milwaukee Storm in town for our kickoff...no, wait...last week saw the Milwaukee Storm in town AFTER the scheduled kickoff time, and with barely enough guys for a squad.  

The Storm, who haven't won a game all season, were no-shows at kickoff time, which was 7PM.  It was pretty disconcerting, as well, since
A: This was Family Night, and we had a great crowd on hand to watch us;
B: We need to work out kinks that have been bothering us since before the Panthers game;
and C: This team was billed as filled with a "players and coaching ranks mostly consist[ing] of IFL veterans and proven winners".

Instead, we had exactly two guys in opposite colored uniforms at 7.  The refs agreed to delay the kickoff by 20+ minutes, and when their eleventh man walked onto the field, a sigh of relief was felt from our sideline: we would get our game in after all.

I think they wound up with 20 players total, and the subsequent butt-kicking we put on in the first half was enough to ensure that just about everyone saw plenty of field time.  Even Bob Gingras, our 55 year old owner, who has been practicing with us QB's for the last month, saw three series.  He threw for a score, led a scoring drive and had one other drive fizzle out, but he helped us amass a 30+ point halftime lead.

Petro continued to make his strong case for league MVP, tossing a few more scores and running one in himself.  He was out midway through the third quarter.  I got to play the rest of the game (Dave Hebgen had an unfortunate incident with a hockey stick and his mouth and was unavailable at the start of the game).  However, we had a running clock for some of the third quarter and most of the fourth, resulting in two drives total for the second and third teamers.  We were up 55-0 at this point, so it was a moot point anyhow, and I'm pretty sure EVERYONE was looking forward to getting out of their gear.  The hot July air was incredibly sticky, and the sidelines reeked of disgustingness and sweat.

The Hit Squad continued to play killer football, forcing several turnovers (as Will Smith put it, forcing their quarterback to play "500 with us"), including a pick-six late in the game.  It was a good win for us, and moved us to 30 in a row, giving us the longest current active winning streak in the country.  Next week sees a return to some serious competition, with the Hitmen on the schedule.  Should be an interesting week for practice, with intensity jacking up several notches.