MCMAHON NAMES SHAUB
TITLE-GAME STARTER
By R.E. Porter, Associated Web Press
In a conference call with NFFA beat writers this morning, East Nashville coach Jim McMahon expressed praise for his Black Dogs team, which had just completed the first undefeated regular season in league history.
"As you all know, back in training camp, I challenged the Black Dogs to have a perfect season," McMahon said at the beginning of the call. "Well, we made it through the regular season unblemished —which, by the way, pushed our NFFA record regular-season win streak to 21 games — and they are to be commended for that. But now we have our sights set on a 16-0 record and our second championship in the last four years, so we still have unfinished business."
McMahon said that West Nashville Beelzebubbas coach Boyd X. Biggs gave him a little bit of a scare near the end of the game last night, but went on to say, "I have to give props where props are due, and when I look over the results of our 14 games, the only team to come even within single digits of beating us was my ole McBitch, Thurman Murrman and his Alamo Scouts.
"So I have to give it up to ThurMurr for coming closest to derailing our perfect season, but I must add, this ain't horse shoes or hand granades, so close doesn't count."
Also during the media conference call, the Black Dogs coach announced that he was benching quarterback Tony Romo and declared Matt Shaub the starter for the championship game. When asked if he didn't mean the first-round game, McMahon said no. He was then asked if he was overlooking the Dogs' first-round opponent, the feel-good 12th Avenue Bakers. "I'm not overlooking the Bakers," he said. "But I looked them over and I'm not worried." He reminded the reporters that he had never lost to 12th Avenue.
Regarding the game with the Bakers, the coach said he hadn't decided which of the Matts — Cassell, Ryan, or Shaub — would start at quarterback, but reiterated it would not be Romo.
As is his usual custom, McMahon concluded the conference with a message in Latin for his opponent, in this case 12th Avenue owner QCurl Sahrif: "Cave canem."
"As you all know, back in training camp, I challenged the Black Dogs to have a perfect season," McMahon said at the beginning of the call. "Well, we made it through the regular season unblemished —which, by the way, pushed our NFFA record regular-season win streak to 21 games — and they are to be commended for that. But now we have our sights set on a 16-0 record and our second championship in the last four years, so we still have unfinished business."
McMahon said that West Nashville Beelzebubbas coach Boyd X. Biggs gave him a little bit of a scare near the end of the game last night, but went on to say, "I have to give props where props are due, and when I look over the results of our 14 games, the only team to come even within single digits of beating us was my ole McBitch, Thurman Murrman and his Alamo Scouts.
"So I have to give it up to ThurMurr for coming closest to derailing our perfect season, but I must add, this ain't horse shoes or hand granades, so close doesn't count."
Also during the media conference call, the Black Dogs coach announced that he was benching quarterback Tony Romo and declared Matt Shaub the starter for the championship game. When asked if he didn't mean the first-round game, McMahon said no. He was then asked if he was overlooking the Dogs' first-round opponent, the feel-good 12th Avenue Bakers. "I'm not overlooking the Bakers," he said. "But I looked them over and I'm not worried." He reminded the reporters that he had never lost to 12th Avenue.
Regarding the game with the Bakers, the coach said he hadn't decided which of the Matts — Cassell, Ryan, or Shaub — would start at quarterback, but reiterated it would not be Romo.
As is his usual custom, McMahon concluded the conference with a message in Latin for his opponent, in this case 12th Avenue owner QCurl Sahrif: "Cave canem."
