I just want to talk sports. I haven’t had a good Waiver Wire in weeks and that just wears on a dude. Part of it is that there are no sports–not any that I love. I mean the marble stuff is fun and I very much want the marble merch, but nah. I miss sports. I miss football. I miss talking trash about certain teams. I miss talking trash about the Jets and all the bad choices they’ve made on the way to just being mediocre. So, here we are… and here I go.
Let’s start with the Jets. They suck. It brings me joy. The best predictions for them have them as an 8-8 team including a season sweep of the Patriots, which I find nonsensical. The Patriots are still the Patriots and people are about to remember how many games they won over the years without Brady and how many of his backups wound up as bonafide starters in the league. So, let’s say 7-9 should they split the difference. So, yeah, suck. Darnold is part of the problem, but the failure to get a solid receiving corps doesn’t help.
Now lets slide into the unheralded world of youth sports. We are talking about a ridiculously massive league this year. My boy and the team I assistant coach are slotted in the 11u (and perhaps 11 weighted?) category. Below is the list of teams signed up that I pulled from Facebook:
- Argonauts
- Jr Huskies
- AZ Longhorns
- Raiders AZ
- Arizona Buffs
- Force Football Academy
- Red Mountain Devils
- AZ Suns
- Casa Grande Scorpions
- Maricopa Militia
- AZ Bandits
- Arcadia Titans
- Jaguar Youth Football
- LYFA Kingz
- AZ Predators
- Mesa Toros
- Devilbacks
- Lightning
- East Valley Bulldogs
- Mesa Rebels
- AZ Krush
- Outcast
- SW Stampede
- CWS Soldiers
- CWS Jr Eagles
- Maricopa Juggernauts
- Maricopa Jr Rams
- Maricopa Mambas
- AZ Ravens
- Gilbert Coyotes
- Phoenix Storm
- AZ Rattlers
- WV Kingz
- Scottsdale Firebirds
- WV Titans
- Chandler Wolves
- Chandler Lobos
- Chandler Bears
- Cave Creek Falcons
- AZ Fire Dawgs
- Central Jr Bobcats
- Top Flight
- AZ Jaguars
- East Valley Trojans
- PHX Grizzlies
- Scottsdale Outlaws
- Reapers Elite
- Warhawks
- WV Cardinals
- East Valley YF
- CGYF
- SEV
- Phoenix Dragons
- O’Connor Jr Eagles
- Gilbert Dawgs
- Union Youth Football
- Laveen Champions
- AZ Sun Devils
- OTB U
- AZ Saints
- AZ Blackhawks
- AZ Badgers
- AZ Tide
- TOA
- Canyon View Jr Jaguars
- WV Spartans
- Demon District
- Mustangs Football Academy
- Crimson Tide
- South Phoenix Fire
- Outlaws Elite
- A.J. Prospectors
- AZ Hurricanes
- ALA Eagles
- Ruff Ryders
- Sequoia Stallions
- Dem Boyz
- Chandler Stingers
- Jr Lions
- Action Football Academy
- Laveen Lobos
- X-Factor Eagles
- Phantoms
- Ridge Army
- Peoria Jr Panthers
- Mavericks
- Tucson Scorpions
- Coolidge Bears
- WV Vipers
89 teams and counting with at least 30 sporting 11u teams. This is going to be crazy massive. I don’t have a clue how this is going to be organized/coordinated. In truth it sounds like a wild but fun ride with most teams not ever crossing paths until the playoffs. We have a Division I & II structure to ensure that teams are playing teams of similar skill. We are likely to be a DI team after sweeping DII and beating one of the top 2 DI teams head to head in a shutout they remain pissed off about. So, we have a lot going on with the new season and it is kind of exciting.
That is all for now. It felt good to talk sports. I will likely talk NY Giants on Wednesday.