Creepin' up on ya'

Two days. Two days until the debut of the NMLF. After all the hype, including shots fired at the NMLF and by the NMLF, it's time to ball. (Incidentally, those firing the most shots, are the ones that would never play in the NMLF, and won't be asked to anyway.) Most importantly though, it's time to strap it up and let it go. The players have put the work in, the coaches are finalizing last minute gameplan details, and the fans are ready for the show. Questions abound as the season begins: Can the DFW Xpress breakthrough and get longtime head man Truman Vernon a Magnum Cup? Will the North Texas Seminoles regain the 2004 form (as the Desoto Spartans) that took them to the title game? Can another North Texas team, the Falcons, put aside the division caused by having two teams in a small market at odds with one another, and show that THEY are the class of Wichita Falls? What about West Texas? Are the Drillers the team to beat, or are the Outlaws the best of the west? Does San Angelo have something to say about that? Down in the Hill Country, the Texas Mavericks and the ATX Tigers have the makings of a bloodfeud in a rivalry of two teams separated by one hour, and who's to say which has the upper hand there? The Plano Venom have started fresh as a new team, and bring playoff experience to the table, but will that help in a new league? Do the Lone Star Pitbulls have the gusto needed to win the Magnum Cup? The East Texas Storm are a team with championship aspirations that many people are talking about being in the mix for The Cup, but is that talk preamture? These questions and more will be answered this season as The Chase for the Magnum Cup is on!