“First off, a little apology to OZ, as I was not a fun coach to play against during the game. Normally I chat a bit more and roll with the punches, but tonight I was a quiet and brooded about my luck. Oz and I worked hard to schedule this game across the world and he was very patient with me during the process. He played a good game and demonstrates the ability to be a great co-commish of the Cut Throat League.

The game was....really crappy :P I was dreading playing up 53 str almost as much as playing up 40 str against the Orc team 2 games ago. Although I received two handis, they were of little use...Buzzing for my Ogre and Palmed Coin (perhaps the worst handi next to the bonus cheerleaders). I usually do not write down what happens each turn, but it became apparent after the first two turns that this may be a good game to write out what happened as opposed to sounding like the typical "I had bad luck whine." Before I go into detail, the luck played a great role, but would not have affected the outcome of the match. I imagine the final may have been 3-1 his favor had it been remotely even. here goes:

First Half: Weather is sweltering heat and I have 3-4 less players than him.

Turn 1: I manage a crowd push that only nets a stun before I roll two sets of double skulls. On his first block he BH my Ogre,which I apoth, to avoid getting wiped off the board all game (to little avail).

Turn 2: Ogre rolls double pow skulls and stuns himself.

Turn 3: Two sets of double skulls on the first block of the half. He KOes two of my players and gets the ball.

Turn 4: Ogre kills his Str 4 blitzer and Apoth saves him. He scores and we each lose two players to the heat meaning I play down 11 v 10.

Turn 5: I get a KO to even the match, but he returns the favor in his half of the 5th.

Turn 6: 5th straight up double skulls of the match, with the Ogre.

Turn 7: He manages to stun my ballcarrying blodger with a skill-less lineman, ball goes into the crowd and thrown clear past all of my players and next to his thrower who picks up and throws an incompletion downfield.

Turn 8: I fail a gfi and KO myself trying to get next to the ball. He picks up, catches and gfi for a score.

Luck at halftime was 60 v 72.

2nd half: I have 4 players missing from the heat (and I thought it was 1/6, not 1/3) including two blitzers and an Ogre. He loses three and receives with a 10 v 7 advantage. I make no attempt to stop him and he scores again, thankfully using a gfi :)

Turn 2: Get the Ref is rolled and as usual I ignore. Oz follows suit, whew!

Turn 3: After I roll my 6th set of double skulls, he niggles one of my few skilled up players, a blitzer with guard.

Turn 4: He makes four dodges with 3 players and picks up the ball in a TZ without a reroll and then double pows the Ogre on a 2d against without a reroll. THis is after I fail a pick up and ball goes into the crowd who throw it in an "up for grabs" area.

Turn 5: I roll double powskulls again with the Ogre, who yet again stuns himself. I do manage to knock over his ballcarrier with my last reroll, but he picks up the ball in a TZ again without reroll.

Turn 6: I manage to knock the ball free, but fail a pick up with my thrower in no TZs.

Turn 7 & 8: After he gets two pows on his 1d blocks and my Ogre boneheads on a blitz for the ballcarrier, the tears are streaming down my face so that I cannot see the screen anymore, but I do hear that he scores again after a 3+ dodge, 4+ pass, and 3+ catch without using a reroll.

Final luck was 53 v 68%

As I try to hold back the curse words after losing so badly, I can only take consulation in the fact that Mully has this bad of luck every game...or so he says....Zing!!! :p

Good luck in future rounds OZ!!”