Talk radio shows around the country continue to second guess and vilify Gerbils coach John Williams for his ridiculous 5 Viking offense - which probably cost him any chance of victory on Sunday. Even Gerbil FANline - the weekly post game call-in show that's normally void of any callers - had full phone banks on Sunday with people waiting to pile on. In his Monday press conference, Williams continued to defend the decision, claiming the Vikings have a kick-ass offense saying "you hear people talk about it all the time"
Meanwhile, winning coach Troy Erhman also chimed in on the controversy, saying he had no problem with it...."made my job a lot easier, that's for sure - once I saw that Travis (sic) was their starting QB I knew we had this one wrapped up". Using a defensive scheme Erhman referred to as the "T-Jack defense", he managed to render WR's Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice virtually invisible - a combined 2 catches for 18 yards by daring the Gerbil's QB to throw the ball more than 8 yards downfield. "Worked just the way we drew it up" according to the TLO coach. Playoff MVP Payton Manning called the Gerbils strategy "embarassing"
Vanier Cup Final at Moroni, Comoros
Mean Machines 53, Cosa Nostra 20 - Mean Machines wrapped up the Vanier Cup with an easy victory over Cosa Nostra in Moroni on Sunday. With the Machines getting touchdowns from 5 of their 6 starters, the game was so one-sided that the Machines players decided to pour the bucket of gatorade over coach Shannon Kelly early in the second quarter, causing their coach to be covered by flies, mosquitoes and other malaria carrying insects - forcing Kelly to leave midway through the 3rd quarter. Before he left, Kelly called Cosa Nostra "the most overrated team we've faced all year". Cosa Nostra coach Nilles refused to speak to the media afterwards.
Consolation Bracket Final at Balykchy, Krygyzstan Still no word from Krygyzstan, where the Gamblers have apparently rallied to defeat Mountain Magic 54-52 to win the consolation Bracket title. There was no news blackout as previously reported, but DFFL News has leanred that Chechyian rebels have clashed with hooligan supporters from both clubs, and put the entire area under siege. Details as they become available.
