Post by fwp on May 14, 2010 4:57:42 GMT -5
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BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington Extreme quarterback Rocky Hinds viewed last week's win over La Crosse in Ted Schmitz's return to head coaching as a fresh start.
"It was real big for us; it was like the beginning of a whole new season," said Hinds.
The Extreme can put this "new season" back on track to the Indoor Football League playoffs with a win over the Chicago Slaughter in Friday's 7 p.m. contest at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Bloomington (4-5) finds itself a half-game behind Chicago heading into the third meeting of Central North Division rivals. The teams split the previous two contests, with the road team winning both times.
"If this thing ends up in a tie this will decide who's going to get in and who's not," said Schmitz. "I think our guys will play like that and I think they will too."
Bloomington's defensive line played its best game of the season against La Crosse, collecting five sacks while putting constant pressure on Spartans quarterback Buddy Rivera. Schmitz expects Chicago's offensive line to offer more resistance.
"All we need to do is the same thing as last week, nothing changes," said defensive lineman Shemiah LeGrande. "O-line is o-line; we're just going to make our moves and try to dominate."
The Slaughter is coming off a 46-43 road upset of division-leading Green Bay, which had won six straight following a March loss to the Extreme at the Coliseum. Chicago's Chris Nendick nailed a 25-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Blizzard.
Schmitz said the Slaughter switched to more of a spread offense last week, with Reggie Gray, De'Cody f*gg and Jarrett Payton serving as quarterback Randy Hutchinson's primary targets. If Chicago employs the spread again, it will keep Schmitz from using his 3-2 defense as much as he would like.
The Extreme currently sits in ninth place in the United Conference; the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. At 4-4, Chicago is in a four-way tie for fifth with West Michigan, Sioux City and Omaha, all of which play upper-tier opponents this weekend.
"We're not going to play this game as a must-win or any of that," said Schmitz. "We're expected to win because we're here. This is our turf and that's how I want us to approach it."
The Extreme has just one home game remaining after Friday night. Following a trip to La Crosse and a bye week, Bloomington hosts West Michigan on June 5.
Third meeting
Slaughter at Extreme
Time: 7 p.m. Friday
Broadcast: wjbc.com
BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington Extreme quarterback Rocky Hinds viewed last week's win over La Crosse in Ted Schmitz's return to head coaching as a fresh start.
"It was real big for us; it was like the beginning of a whole new season," said Hinds.
The Extreme can put this "new season" back on track to the Indoor Football League playoffs with a win over the Chicago Slaughter in Friday's 7 p.m. contest at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Bloomington (4-5) finds itself a half-game behind Chicago heading into the third meeting of Central North Division rivals. The teams split the previous two contests, with the road team winning both times.
"If this thing ends up in a tie this will decide who's going to get in and who's not," said Schmitz. "I think our guys will play like that and I think they will too."
Bloomington's defensive line played its best game of the season against La Crosse, collecting five sacks while putting constant pressure on Spartans quarterback Buddy Rivera. Schmitz expects Chicago's offensive line to offer more resistance.
"All we need to do is the same thing as last week, nothing changes," said defensive lineman Shemiah LeGrande. "O-line is o-line; we're just going to make our moves and try to dominate."
The Slaughter is coming off a 46-43 road upset of division-leading Green Bay, which had won six straight following a March loss to the Extreme at the Coliseum. Chicago's Chris Nendick nailed a 25-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Blizzard.
Schmitz said the Slaughter switched to more of a spread offense last week, with Reggie Gray, De'Cody f*gg and Jarrett Payton serving as quarterback Randy Hutchinson's primary targets. If Chicago employs the spread again, it will keep Schmitz from using his 3-2 defense as much as he would like.
The Extreme currently sits in ninth place in the United Conference; the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. At 4-4, Chicago is in a four-way tie for fifth with West Michigan, Sioux City and Omaha, all of which play upper-tier opponents this weekend.
"We're not going to play this game as a must-win or any of that," said Schmitz. "We're expected to win because we're here. This is our turf and that's how I want us to approach it."
The Extreme has just one home game remaining after Friday night. Following a trip to La Crosse and a bye week, Bloomington hosts West Michigan on June 5.
Third meeting
Slaughter at Extreme
Time: 7 p.m. Friday
Broadcast: wjbc.com