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Friday night, the Cleveland Gladiators forfeited to the Pittsburgh Power because the team couldn't field enough players due to the on-going labor issues with the AFL and the Players Union. It marked the first forfeited game in league history - a stretch of more than 24 and a half years and 2,557 games, including the regular season and postseason.
The last AFL regular season game of the year could easily be a preview of ArenaBowl XXV when the Philadelphia Soul hosts the Utah Blaze this Sunday evening. Not only does this game feature the top two scoring teams in the league, it also has the top two quarterbacks in each conference in Utah's Tommy Grady and Philadelphia's Dan Raudabaugh.
You know, I sat here and bashed my Preds all season long for being mediocre, so I think it's time to bash myself for being nothing more than the exact same thing. After a dismal 2-5 week, the Guru has slipped to an even .500 on the season and is in dire need of some revenge to get back above the Mason-Dixon Line.
Two hundred and fifty-two days ago, the San Jose SaberCats celebrated their third ArenaBowl title in six years in New Orleans. Tonight, the SaberCats return to the Big Easy for the first time since taking the Foster ArenaBowl Trophy back to Silicon Valley.