Will be played at Knights of Columbus and NOT Shallow Brook in an effort to honor commitment to the Knights for this league year.

Shallow Brook will continue to be the option for next season and I am working with the contact Mike McNeil to try and market the league through Texas Roadhouse and the Springfield/Longmeadow market area. Shallow Brook will also likely organize a FREE indoor tourney at their facility at some point this winter/spring as well in an effort to build interest.

1st Round Playoffs (times TBD later):

1. Bearcats - Bye (8. Thunderbuddies want to stop the bleeding and have conflicts with Stafford playoffs)
2. Second String vs. 7. TeddyBearPools.com
3. Quiet Storm vs. 6. Yellow
4. Pastrami on Wry vs. 5. SWARM

Yea...its happening. Shallowbrook Equestrian Center, Somers, CT. Catered by TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT. Stay tuned.

Seeing how we still have a split decision (4 and 4) and that a Saturday set of games is not likely to work w/o a likely forfeit by one team to the advantage of another, we really do not have another option in an effort to keep the Super Bowl the Sunday before the Thanksgiving Holiday. Therefore, I have to break the tie and state that all 8 teams will make the playoffs. We will continue to do the regular season as scheduled and instead of having two first round byes for the division winners and the next 4 best records make the playoffs, we will revert to our typical playoff seeding routine where 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5 will be the first weekend of playoff games on November 4th. November 11th will pit the winners reseeded as usual. November 18th will be the Super Bowl at (HOPEFULLY) the full size regulation field at Shallowbrook, should the 2 participants wish to pay the extra money required for the full length field experience and trial of the potential new facility for next year.

On a related note – I believe we have a “short list” of Presidential Candidates worked up already (you know who you are), but I will be resigning the position at the pre-playoff meeting of team reps on the last day of the regular season. Time to call it for me. I hope to have an agreement in principle with Shallowbrook by then, so perhaps a preliminary discussion can be had regarding the field location for next year to ensure a smooth transition. If the league can commit early, then Shallowbrook can start promoting the league and landing new teams to get back to 12 or more. It’s the only way to do it.

It’s been a lot of fun over the years since 1994 (sans 5 year break at UCONN) !

Rob – League Pres

Unfortunately due to Shallowbrook's demand to have us insured and the cost associated with it (approx $800 for coverage), we can't fit in Week One's games this coming weekend. They will have to be played at the end of the regular season. Superbowl will then be either Tgiving weekend or the weekend after if the holiday weekend is too much of a problem for people.

From a long term perspective, both Mt. Carmel and Shallowbrook will require insurance so moving to either one of those fields means more $ for dues next year. Of course, having 12 teams brings down the cost for each team. Mt. Carmel may be the cheaper and better option. I am attempting to negotiate with them now for next year or maybe even this year for playoffs if possible.

1. MAKE SURE YOU AND ALL YOUR GUYS HAVE THE CURRENT SCHEDULE. IT CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON "SCHEDULE" ON THE BAR TO THE LEFT OR UNDER FORMS AND FILES. THIS WEEKS GAMES ARE THOSE UNDER "WEEK 2". WE WILL MAKE UP WEEK ONE SOME OTHER TIME TBD.

2. NO GOALPOST THIS WEEK DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. SHOULD BE UP NEXT WEEK. THIS WEEK WE WILL GO FOR TWO POINTS IN EACH GAME INSTEAD OF KICKING. THEREFORE NO ABILITY TO KICK A FIELD GOAL THIS WEEK.

ALL FOR NOW.