Congratulations to Raiderman 2008 Buzzball Champion

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[GrandMasterKC]

Pat yourself on the back Coach, you are in the making of your championship season....keep your eyes on the prize ...it is inevitable. Coach RM, Kevin, Ed....I salute you all flg$ flg$

Originally Posted by Joe Greco

Congratulations to Raiderman on winning the 2008 Buzzball Championship joining Adrian Baxter as the only other 2 time winner.

It was a tournament in which you was served as several big name coaches were knocked out by the future generation (Will and Robert Chalmers and Paul "Spike" Diamond).

In the semifinals Raiderman beat Kevin Smith with a late touchdown 7 - 6. In the other semifinal I edged Ed Scott 17-14.

In the championship game Raiderman had 7-3 halftime lead and then took the second half kickoff and marched downfield with a 14 play drive which resulted in a field goal. After the ensuing kick-off I hit a long pass down to Raiderman's 8 yard line with only 2 plays left. On first down Raiderman made a great defensive play for a 8 yard loss and the last play was an incompletion for the 10-3 final.

This being my 3rd loss in championship games in the last 13 months my good friend Ed Roche has said that I am truly a "Maker of Champions."

Again Congratulations to Raiderman for his victory, thanks to George Diamond for putting on a great event, also thanks to Mike Guttman for his assistance in running the event and to Lynn Weirdwolf Schmidt for running the MCFA Skills competition.

Joe Greco

[RAIDERMAN]

Hey thanks guys. I'm having surgery today to get that horseshoe (good luck charm) removed from my hind quarters. Marcus Allen is being highly sought after by the York County Sting. They are in serious contract negotiations this morning.

Playing my good friend Joey G twice in (11) months for Championship hardware is insane! Most guys his age only talk about when they played EF as a kid but not Joe. Joe is a great coach and an even better dad. His son really looks up to him. You could see that Zack was really proud of his dad yesterday and looks up to him. Joe is the kind of dad us young fathers can learn from him.

And to my Leaguemate Spike, I'm proud of you young man. You made the Harrisburg League proud. You ticked off Tom Johnson but you made us proud. LOL!! That doesn't mean I'm taking it easy on you in two weeks in the HCBL either!!

To all of my old friends and my new ones that I made this weekend, you guys all ROCK!

Remember, never shut someone down because they're different. Accept people for who they are and if you take the time to talk to them you'll realize that they just need a friend too. Just because some acts "different" is no reason to throw them to the wolves. Just sit back and thank God that you didn't go through what they did in life to make them act that way.

RAIDERMAN

[BAXTER]

Congratulations Raiderman on winning your second Buzzball World Championship Title!

Welcome to the club!

Also, I would like to congratulate all of the final four particpants:

Raiderman
Joe Greco
Kevin Smith, Sr.
Ed "Smoke Stack" Scott

Great job fellows!

Cant' wait to do it again. Hopefully "Summer Slam" will be in full effect sometime this summer.

What say u George?

-Adrian-

[jwm8592]

to both of you. The trip from Ohio was well worth it, some great action. Man, those young kids are really something to watch. Everyone I met was for the first time, as it was my first tourney it was my pleasure. I'll be sure to have the correct equipment the next time, but it was truely a cool experience. Thanks to G. Diamond for the event and all others who assisted.

[JerryM]

Raiderman, congratulations on your win!

To everyone else...I had a great time at the fest! It was great to see everyone there!!

George, thanks for putting on a great event.

Guttman, thanks for keeping the event flowing smooth.

[GUTTMANN]

Congrats Raiderman!!

And to Everyone who played. I had a lot of fun.

Mike

[49ers_Fan]

You are a class act, Congrats to you once again. GD you ran heck of a tournament. For those who was not in the house missed a good one.

[ChrisStacey]

First,
Congratulations to Raiderman on winning another (2)
BuzzBall Championship.Way to go bro.
Second,
Congratulations to Joe Greco for getting to his
second ( in a row) BuzzBall Championship but just
coming up a little short.You played a very formidable
opponet and did it very well.Way to go my friend.
Third,
Congratulations to all those that attended the event.If
you enjoyed yourselves and had a LargeTime then you're
ALL winners !
And Last but Not least,
Congratulations to George Diamond for putting together
another successful,fun-filled event.I also understand
Mike Guttmann deserves a BIG hand for helping to make
the event a success.Thanks Mike.
BuzzBall event(s) + Fun = A LARGE TIME !!!!!!!

SEMPER FI,
Chris Stacey
Hampton,Va.

[Rock Solid]

RM,

Way to go in a big win over Joe. And Congratulations to Joe also. Two of the NHFL's finest coaches in the final game.

Great win once again !!!

Rock Solid