The Swedish Super Series holds two contests this weekend that have debatable playoff implications. The second game, considered by myself as the game of the week will kick off in Stockholm on Saturday and will pitt the 3rd ranked STU Northside Bulls against #4 Stockholm Mean Machine. Both teams are at 3-3 and are holding the final two playoff spots with 4 weeks remaining. Positioning is the focus of these two clubs as they battle for the possibility of a home playoff game should they catch 5-2 Tyreso. In the first encounter the Bulls upset the Machine 26-23 in Stockholm in the final game before the summer break.
Stockholm and QB Cody Hawkins will look to avenge that first defeat, and gain some confidence back after losing big in Tyreso last weekend. This is the first game back from break for the Bulls who feature a new player in the backfield. RB Noah Sanderson joins the squad with 4 games remaining. He is no newcomer who played for this same Bulls team on the other side of the ball just last season as a linebacker. The home Bulls this weekend will push for the upper hand in the playoff chase, but a resilient and backed up Mean Machine will most certainly come for revenge.
First year team to the top division the Orebro Black Knights sit at 1-4-1 and 2 games behind both the STU Bulls and SMM with just 4 games left before the dismissal rounds. They’ll need to win at least 3 of 4 games and hope for STU or SMM to falter in order to reach the second season. Standing in their way this weekend is Europe’s 4th ranked and thus far untouchable Swedish club the 6-0 Carlstad Crusaders. The first matchup between these teams proved the formidable opponent that the Black Knights are despite their inexperience in the Super Series. Just a 14-0 halftime lead was the smallest lead at the break for the Crusaders against any opponent in Sweden this year. The score was 30-8 in that contest led by a phenomenal Carlstad defense which now has 5 of its defensive backs with an interception in this season which begs the question… Is there anyone who can play in this secondary and not have a pick? Of course, credit for these interceptions is always due in part to the weapon of mass destruction that is the Carlstad defensive line. This wrecking machine with Carlsson, Thelander, Romlin, Asker, Flemstrom, among others rocks the offensive front of the opponent each time out.
Both teams have a different makeup for this contest. The Black Knights have summoned the assistance of former Louisiana Tech defensive lineman Kwame Jordan who most recently has been playing for the arena football team the New Orleans Voodoo. Kwame will most certainly add to a unit that needed some help in the last matchup which allowed over 230 rushing yards by QB Eli Cranor alone. The Crusaders will also have 3 arguably top players at their positions in the league who were not available in the last game in standout WR Fredrik Eklund, all-everything Olof Flemstrom, and myself. Thus, the Friday night kickoff at Tingvalla in downtown Karlstad will hold some more electricity than the last time these teams faced off. Enjoy the game as technologically advanced as we are fit, with the twitter account, a link is provided at the right side of this blog.
The Swedish Super Series holds two contests this weekend that have debatable playoff implications. The second game, considered by myself as the game of the week will kick off in Stockholm on Saturday and will pitt the 3rd ranked STU Northside Bulls against #4 Stockholm Mean Machine. Both teams are at 3-3 and are holding the final two playoff spots with 4 weeks remaining. Positioning is the focus of these two clubs as they battle for the possibility of a home playoff game should they catch 5-2 Tyreso. In the first encounter the Bulls upset the Machine 26-23 in Stockholm in the final game before the summer break. 
Stockholm and QB Cody Hawkins will look to avenge that first defeat, and gain some confidence back after losing big in Tyreso last weekend. This is the first game back from break for the Bulls who feature a new player in the backfield. RB Noah Sanderson joins the squad with 4 games remaining. He is no newcomer who played for this same Bulls team on the other side of the ball just last season as a linebacker. The home Bulls this weekend will push for the upper hand in the playoff chase, but a resilient and backed up Mean Machine will most certainly come for revenge.
First year team to the top division the Orebro Black Knights sit at 1-4-1 and 2 games behind both the STU Bulls and SMM with just 4 games left before the dismissal rounds. They’ll need to win at least 3 of 4 games and hope for STU or SMM to falter in order to reach the second season. Standing in their way this weekend is Europe’s 4th ranked and thus far untouchable Swedish club the 6-0 Carlstad Crusaders. The first matchup between these teams proved the formidable opponent that the Black Knights are despite their inexperience in the Super Series. Just a 14-0 halftime lead was the smallest lead at the break for the Crusaders against any opponent in Sweden this year. The score was 30-8 in that contest led by a phenomenal Carlstad defense which now has 5 of its defensive backs with an interception in this season which begs the question… Is there anyone who can play in this secondary and not have a pick? Of course, credit for these interceptions is always due in part to the weapon of mass destruction that is the Carlstad defensive line. This wrecking machine with Carlsson, Thelander, Romlin, Asker, Flemstrom, among others rocks the offensive front of the opponent each time out.
Both teams have a different makeup for this contest. The Black Knights have summoned the assistance of former Louisiana Tech defensive lineman Kwame Jordan who most recently has been playing for the arena football team the New Orleans Voodoo. Kwame will most certainly add to a unit that needed some help in the last matchup which allowed over 230 rushing yards by QB Eli Cranor alone. The Crusaders will also have 3 arguably top players at their positions in the league who were not available in the last game in standout WR Fredrik Eklund, all-everything Olof Flemstrom, and myself. Thus, the Friday night kickoff at Tingvalla in downtown Karlstad will hold some more electricity than the last time these teams faced off. Enjoy the game as technologically advanced as we are fit, with the twitter account, a link is provided at the right side of this blog.
