Lift for Life Team Awards
Twenty-four teams of four have been released for Friday's Lift for Life event at Holuba Hall.
Everyone knows the company line is the players look forward to this event because it helps out a good cause, and there's some competition amongst the guys. But from the looks of some of these names, you can tell the players really do care about the afternoon on the field turf.
With that, we're gonna have a little fun too, bringing ya'll the picks for LFL version 7.0.
Winning team: Coffee con Cream (Jared Odrick, Brennan Coakley, Andrew Quarless, Jack Crawford)
Why: Odrick has said he wants to be more violent with his hands, and Friday is going to be the first showing of that violence, as he unleashes fury on tons of iron. Team LBU (Sean Lee, Josh Hull, Navorro Bowman and Mickey Schuler) looks good on paper, but if the coaches let Lee go all out, I'd be surprised.
Losing team: 4th & Long (Jeremy Boone, Ryan Breen, David Soldner and Colin Wagner)
Why: Kevin Kelly, who was jacked for his sized, is gone. And, I'll admit, this award is downright rude, but we're journalists, so we have to have balance. But really, on this day, there are no losers.
Darkhorse team: Cajun Connors Crew (Mike Mauti, Mike Farrell, Mike Yancich and DeOn'tae Pannell)
Why: The group is versatile. The heavy lifter (Pannell), and a bunch of Mikes. Farrell's high school is Shady Side Academy, so you know if there's one group going to be cheatin' on that sled push, these guys can get away with it.
Best lookin' team: 98 Degrees (Derek Moye, Gerald Hodges, Nick Sukay and Chaz Powell)
Why: We know who the pretty boys are in this competition, the ones who might show up with baby oil slathered on. My only question is, where's Brett Brackett?
Best name: You Three & Dupree (Stephon Obeng-Agyapong, Andre Dupree, D.R. Refice and Pat Zerbe)
Why: Good name. Bad movie.
Also considered: EERHT MAET (Knowledge Timmons, Nerraw McCormack, Ako Poti and Shaine Thompson)
Monstars (Devon Still, Ollie Ogbu, Johnnie Troutman and Stephfon Green) NOTE: I'm guessing Stephfon is Mugsy Bogues?