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Tonight is real. When Cleveland hosts Philadelphia in the first round of the 2014 Arena Football League postseason tonight, it will be real. All season long, it felt unreal. There was the start. How could a Gladiators team that lost 12 of its first 14 last year, that didn't win its third game until July, go into Memorial Day 2014 undefeated?
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.