• TALL ORDER FOR TIM HORTON

• STUPERBOWL 7 CHAMPIONS - THE THUNDER ROLLS!!

• GOLD RUSH WIN STUPERBOWL VI

• DOUBLE DOUBLE TAKES HOME MVP

• STUPERBOWL IN NATIONAL POST

• STUPERBOWL LIVE ON TORONTO AIRWAVES

• PLAYER STATEMENTS

::: HEADLINES

• TALL ORDER FOR TIM HORTON - (Jan 15th, 2007 Scarborough, ON):
  STB Champ and 2004 MVP called up to QB the injury-riddled Green Machine.
  Tim Horton is all set to fill the QB position for the 2007 Stuperbowl season. "I'm truly humbled by the opportunity," Horton told Kenneth Diamond, League President, during a phone interview Friday afternoon. Horton admits to tossing the ball around in recent weeks and says "It feels good." In a bold move, Diamond plucked Horton from the players pool to QB the Machine after an ankle injury in December sidelined QB Donny Cunningham. Horton QB'd his high school football team and also did a short stint at the Michigan Wolverines Football camp. "I hope filling this spot doesn't disrupt the culture of the game, Donnie is a great QB," Horton says, "I think I can get it done for the Machine."

  Horton will have his work cut out for him as he makes an attempt to bring Green Machine its first Championship since, believe it or not, STB 2. Prior to Cunningham, QB Paul Girard captained the Machine known then only as "Paul's team". After finishing at the bottom of an expanded 2002 and 2003 league Girard retired for a year allowing Cunningham to return the squad to championship form. Unfortunately for Cunningham, in 2004, his rookie QB season, a dropped game winning TD pass to Matt Froggatt propelled the Machine from famous to infamous. The Machine went on to lose that game on the next drive 5-4 to the Redmen. Cunningham returned in 2005 to place third and duplicated the effort in 2006 despite having one of the most organized and defensive teams the league has ever had to offer.

  Horton has entered into a one year deal with the Machine with no option. Details of the teams management between Cunningham and Horton have not been disclosed. "Regardless of the outcome, Green Machine is the team to play on," Cunningham's press release stated late Friday night, "of course I will be supporting Green Blood, Green all day long."

•  Stuperbowl 7 Champions - The Thunder Rolls!! - (Feb 5th, 2006 Scarborough, ON):
  Stuperbowl 7 at times was downright ugly. Rain, snow, blustery winds and frigid temperatures put all four teams to the test. In one of the most competitive round robin tournaments in Stuperbowl history, Blue Thunder and Gold Rush earned the right to battle for StuperBowl 7. In a one sided affair Blue Thunder out lasted Gold Rush 5-2, with Stephan Koechlin taking home MVP honors.

  "It doesn't matter who gets what," Stephan Koechlin (BT) said of taking the MVP. "To me this trophy belongs to these players. It was a very challenging day; we're thrilled to win. These players played great, they deserve it; they really deserve it."

  As winners always do, Blue Thunder reasserted themselves effectively in the finals throwing deep balls against a tiring defense and taking advantage of turnovers. "Turnovers was the theme all day, we knew we had to create some if we wanted close the deal, we did a great job adjusting during the game." Eric Wiseman (BT) noted.

  We were too sloppy to win," receiver Mike Wiseman (GR) said. "It was great day, but we made too many mistakes. We could have won; it sure doesn't help that Eric was on the winning team either, that hurts." Gold Rush had plenty of opportunities but weather conditions limited the offense.

  After the game, when asked several questions about Blue Thunder's victory, Gold Rush QB Norm Smyth essentially said, "they didn't win; we lost. It was physical; a lot of guys were bumped and bruised, but I'm not making excuses here!! I just hope to see them at Stuperbowl 8, I got a different ending in mind"

• GOLD RUSH WIN STUPERBOWL VI - 02.07.2005
       Norm Smyth and Team Gold Rush won StuperBowl VI 5-2 against Dan Swannarrow and the Red Men. The Gold Rush led an undefeated day, winning all 3 of their round robin games and finishing off with the Championship win. 
       The Team; who was comprised of Quarter Back Norman Smyth, Mike Wiseman, rookie Paul Simon, Matt Froggatt, Tim "Double Double" Horton, Bruce Beechener, and Paul Gerard; were heard chanting their team name and celebrated notoriously for the rest of the day. 
       Read comments by Gold Rush team member Matt Froggatt
       
  
  Team Gold Rush proudly displays their StuperBowl VI Championship rings. 
  
  

• DOUBLE DOUBLE TAKES HOME MVP - 02.07.2005
  Stuperbowl receiver Tim Horton took his 2005 StuperBowl Double Double, taking home both the Championship and MVP awards. Horton, who lives out of town, had to leave early from the Super Bowl party and was unavailable for comments on his awards. 
  
   
  Tim Horton stands holding 
  the Katz MVP Trophie
  
  

• STUPERBOWL IN NATIONAL POST - 02.05.2005 NEW
       The National Post articled the Super Bowl and traditions this weekend and the Stuperbowl was one of the main topics. Below is an excerpt taken from the article.
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  The Munchies Bowl - 02.05.2005
  For some it's all about football. For others, it's the food
  By Kim Hughes
       For sheer scope, hype and hyper-bole, nothing touches the mighty Super Bowl. It doesn't matter who is playing or if one is a regular-season football fan. The Super Bowl is an event unto itself, a daylong high point on the social calendar focused on cheeky, high-priced advertising and garnish halftime spectacles. Oh yes, and the game.
       For Canadians, house parties are the preferred means of fraternizing with the pigskin faithful. but what makes a party special? Rituals. Chili and beer may be Super Bowl staples, but there will be much more going on in the rec rooms of the nation tomorrow than just flagrant consumption.
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       Ditto for Ken Diamond, a 30-year old portfolio administrator with Mackenzie Financial and a lifelong Washington Redskins fan. Diamond and a group of roughly "28 diehard players," host "Stuperbowl," a Super Bowl-themed interactive event so big it has its on Web site (www.stuperbowl.com).
       "Almost as much fun as the games we play is the food we eat," Diamond says. "This even is potluck, with one interesting twist; you have to bring food that represents you favourite team, so Buffalo fans would bring wings, Green Bay fans would bring cheese and so on. This makes for quite the array of food. 
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• STUPERBOWL LIVE ON TORONTO AIRWAVES - 02.02.2005 UPDATED!
       Toronto Radio station - The New Country 95.3 is looking for the ultimate Super Bowl party in Toronto and the Stuperbowl is it. Junior, the weekend announcer announced on air that Ken Diamond and the Stuperbowl were named the ultimate party. Junior spoke briefly with Norm Smyth who detailed the event and its rituals.
       Junior and New Country will be providing live updates from the Stuperbowl games and might even "crash" the Stuperbowl party Sunday evening. 
  
  

::: PLAYER STATEMENTS

• STUPERBOWL AN AWESOME DAY FOR FROGGATT - 02.07.2005
  Stuperbowl Veteran and 2005 Champion Matt Froggatt didn't know all that was in store when he won StuperBowl VI Sunday evening.
       "Winning the StuperBowl and the accomplishment of Team GoldRush didn't really hit me until I got home and looked at the Don Diamond Memorial Trophy sitting in front of me.  It's great to be a part of an awesome day with a good, good bunch of guys, but also to have my name on something that stands for so much, is a great honour.  Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Don Diamond, Mike Kotsopoulos, Ron Dunham, Frank Adamo or William McCulloch, the honour is still of paramount importance.  Congratulations to all on another great StuperBowl." 
     Written by Matt Froggatt one day "after winning the first of many StuperBowl Championships."
  
  

The following two player's statements were sent to me last week before StuperBowl. I was unable to post them when they were first sent to me and apologize for the delay.

• THE MATT FROGGATT SHOW - 02.04.2005  NEW 
  "...the condition of the field makes no difference to Matt Froggatt.  All Matt Froggatt knows and cares about is what Matt Froggatt is capable of.  The field can be as slick as Dan's chin on wing night or as dry as Norm's face in January, either way, this will be the Matt Froggatt show."
  
  

• HUNGRY ROOKIE TAKES HIS SHOT - 02.04.2005  NEW 
  It's a familiar story : A dedicated overlooked athlete toils in obscurity before finally latching on the very last roster spot of a marginal team and, exceeding all expectations, rockets to prominence. As unheralded Stuperbowl rookie Paul "Cadillac" Simon told our Pam Oliver, the scouting department that recognizes his potential earliest on draft day will reap the windfall of his prodigious offensive skills and defensive savvy. "I understand the emphasis placed these days on known quantities like experience and familiarity with the system, but I just know I'll make some general manager very happy in crunch time, he said. "I've been playing football all my life. From Pop Warner to this very day. I'm just grateful I have a chance to play on the game's biggest stage."