2007 National Champions Detroit Ravens

[Optimus Prime]

This is a post or a thread or whatever it is, but it is solely intended on congratulating the Ravens on their NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Start another post if you guys want to dispute their NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. The road that they TOOK to get down there was the road that was given to them.

CONGRATS "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS"

[blev]

Information resource: empirefoot.blogspot.com/

SPORTS: Ice Storm fall in USA Bowl

January 19, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Vermont Ice Storm's season came up just short of perfection.

The Colchester-based semiprofessional football team suffered a 22-14 loss to the Detroit Black Ravens on Saturday in the USA Bowl, which served as the AAA national championship game.

The Ice Storm, who won the Empire Football League title in October and were named the American Football Association national champions Friday, finished the year with a 15-1 record.

Saturday, the No.¤1-seeded Black Ravens struck for a pair of long touchdown passes in the first quarter. They were successful with both of their two-point conversions and carried a 16-0 lead into halftime.

The Ice Storm played without starting quarterback Brad Rudderman, who stayed back in Vermont for the delivery of his baby.

Backup quarterback Matt Paul led a spirited second-half rally, connecting on a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes.

He hooked up with Austin Partain for 12-yard touchdown and hit Zack Howe on a 3-yard slant pattern for another score. Evan Hicks nailed both extra-point kicks to cut Detroit's lead to 16-14.

However, the Black Ravens (14-10), a team that included 14 former Division I college players, thwarted Vermont's comeback bid with a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Paul completed 16 of 34 passes for 203 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. Partain made four of the receptions for 89 yards.

Corey Belida snagged two interceptions for the Ice Storm.

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EFL Press Release January 11, 2008



Ice Storm making final preparations for USA Bowl National Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Essex Jct, VT) – There are just nine days until the Vermont Ice Storm take on the Detroit Black Ravens for a National Championship in Hollywood, Florida and the team could not be more excited.
"It's been an amazing season, and we look forward to representing the state of Vermont and our fans in Florida", said Ice Storm offensive lineman Russell Humphrey.

The Ice Storm, who polished off a perfect 15-0 season by defeating the Watertown Red and Black in the Empire Football League championship game, was selected to play in the USA Bowl after being ranked second in the American Football Top 25 poll released back on November 2.

"It's been a long season, but certainly worth it", said Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator, Scott Aguglia. "The program has made great strides this year."
2007 was only Vermont's second season competing at the AAA level and the impressive results have left little doubt they belong at the highest level. The Ice Storm's two year overall record in the Empire Football League is 21-3.

But, all the success is not being taken for granted. The organization realizes it has been given a golden opportunity plans to do everything they can to take advantage of it.

[glow=blue,2,300]"We have been practicing right along," explained head coach Doc Perez. "The players know that only a well prepared football team will be able to compete with the likes of Detroit." [/glow]

The Ice Storm's last two practices will take place Friday and Saturday January 11 and 12 and are open to the media. Friday night the team will be at the Williston Sports and Fitness Edge between 7-9pm. On Saturday, the team will practice at Shelburne Athletic Club's Fieldhouse.

For more information, go to www.vermonticestorm.com, www.usabowl.tv, or contact Doug Perez at 802-999-0696 or Scott Aguglia at 802-233-7836.


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[IF IM EVEN THEN IM LEAVEN]

CONGRATS RAVENS on winning the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!! On behalf of the noles nation we are proud of you guys on winning it all! You guys deserve to FLY HIGH HOMMIES!

[Primetime]

Dang even the press release was wrong; the score was 22-7, the final play of the game they scored but we were busy celebratin anyway...lol I dont even remember the play! But rhe final score was 22-13 so the 2 TD pass 3rd quarter and ferocious comeback didnt exist...

[ravenol]

so we have 14 d1 players on our squad? ok lets see, markell played a year at miss state, and jabari played at msu, but he only played for us 2 games this year. so who else played d1 ball. answer NOBODY!

[Serious]

There never has been and never will be 1 legitimate National Champion. The Seminoles never did it, the Force never did it, the Piranha never did, Dallas never did it, Kane Co never did, Racine never did it, the Eastside Hawks never did it, the Brooklin Mariners never did it, the Marlboro Shamrocks never did it, nor has the Austin Rattlers did it.With that said, congrats Ravens for winning your National Championship bowl game. You can definitely stake your claim as one of the many National Champs of 2007.

[IF IM EVEN THEN IM LEAVEN]

SORRY MR. SERIOUS but the DOWN RIVER RAIDERS did win it all in 96 HOMEBOY! The only other champ that year was the team from CALI and they have there own state league that do not play any other state but there own! We won it all in a top 12 championship that had timber wolves, Kane county, Marlboro, Racine and some others in it HOMMIE! So do Ur homework first!

Again hats off to the NATIONAL CHAMPS RAVENS it's not uall fault or nobody's else that won the past 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS, because it has been f up every year trying to start these tourneys with team like Racine who do not want to play a away game but do not have a better record than the team there playing like in 03 when the tourney started and did not get finish because they did not want to come here to play and it sent us the noles to MIAMI! ;D

[mansfield]

Man who cares about what others think.Man f.u.c.k all those dudes who log in on the michigan board to talk stuff.In my eyes Again Ravens great job and congrats.

[RayTemplin67]

Congrats Fellows...bringing the hardware back to Michigan. Congrats!!! I played with some of you back in the day.

[FAHEY32]

CONGRATS TO THE DETRIOT RAVENS. TO THOSE WHO KNOW ME FROM THE GAME I DONT TALK SMACK OR CRY ABOUT WHO WINS OR LOOSES, IM ALL ABOUT THE LOVE OF THE GAME YOU GUYS PLAYED GREAT AGAINST US DOWN THERE AND I HOLD NO GRUDGES AGAINST ANY OF YOU. IT WAS A GREAT GAME AND THE BETTER TEAM WON, MY PRAYERS WHERE WITH YOU GUYS THAT YOU ALL MADE IT HOME SAFE AND I HOPE THAT WAS THE CASE AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CELEBRATE YOUR VICTORY BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVED IT, I DONT WANT PEOPLE GETTING THE WRONG IMPRESSION ABOUT THIS MESSAGE, I DONT BELIEVE THAT WE (THE VT ICE STORM) ARE PANSYS AND DIDNT DESERVE OR EARN OUR SHOT AT A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE WE WORKED JUST AS HARD AS YOU TO MAKE IT THERE OR WE WOULDNT HAVE BEEN THERE. THIS MESSAGE IS SIMPLY STATING THAT I AM CONGRADULATING THE RAVENS IN A GREAT GAME AND I HAVE ALOT OF RESPECT FOR ANY TEAM WHO PLAY THE GAME WE ALL PLAY AND LOVE.

[blev]

You get much love over here too. Your fans was the best! Hopefully in the future we could play one another again.

[FAHEY32]

THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER GREAT GAME, EVEN IF IT ISNT FOR A SHIP. IT WOULD PRETTY COOL IF WE COULD ORCHESTRATE A GAME WERE ONE YEAR YOU COME TO US OR WE GO THERE. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR UP COMING SEASON AND HOPE SEE PLAY YOU GUYS AGAIN.

[Raiders Media]

Teams staking claim to a 2007 National Championship...Looks like a playoff bracket to me!

Detroit Black Ravens - USA Bowl National Champions
Foothill Firehawks - Far West Football Association, Zone 1 National Champions
Kane County Eagles - NAFL National Champions
King County Jaguars - MLFA West National Champions
Las Vegas Island Warriors - Far West Football Association, Zone 2 National Champions
Miami Magic City Bulls - MLFN National Champions
NEMO Wildcats - MLFA East National Champions
Prince William Monarchs - USFA National Champions, Top Ranked NFE Team
Vermont Ice Storm - AFA National Champions

[blev]

Raider Media Guest:

Would like to set up a game for 2008?
If you are interested call me>

Ron Blevins
Detroit Ravens
General Manager
313/ 300 9236
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[How]

Teams staking claim to a 2007 National Championship...Looks like a playoff bracket to me!

Detroit Black Ravens - USA Bowl National Champions
[glow=red,2,300]Foothill Firehawks - Far West Football Association, Zone 1 National Champions[/glow]
Kane County Eagles - NAFL National Champions
[glow=red,2,300]King County Jaguars - MLFA West National Champions[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]Las Vegas Island Warriors - Far West Football Association, Zone 2 National Champions[/glow]
Miami Magic City Bulls - MLFN National Champions
[glow=red,2,300]NEMO Wildcats - MLFA East National Champions[/glow]
Prince William Monarchs - USFA National Champions, Top Ranked NFE Team
Vermont Ice Storm - AFA National Champions

How can you have one NATIONAL CHAMP from the East and one NATIONAL CHAMP from the West, or two NATIONAL CHAMPS from the Far West? I may be confused but NATIONAL CHAMPS means NATIONAL not regional. Also how do you play in two NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP games? No disrespect to any team just wondering how this can happen?