It was a rough week for former Hawkeyes in the NFL, especially if they also happen to be a Kansas
City Chief......or used to be. Hawkeye fan favorite and great American Ricky Stanzi was cut from the Chiefs roster after 2 years with the team. Hawkeye fans and Chiefs fans took to the battlefield known as Twitter to voice their objections, whether sincere or in jest, but the basic sentiment fell in to the category that Stanzi never really got a good shot to play. This idea was magnified last season when the Chiefs had the worst quarterback play in the history of sports yet Stanzi could not even get on the field. This year, with a new coaching and front office regime bringing in 3 new quarterbacks of their own, Stanzi would have needed super powers in order to remain a Chief. I predict he'll be starting for the New York Jets by week one.
Another Chief/Hawkeye, Tony Moeaki, fractured his shoulder during a preseason game. His status as to if and when he'll be able to play again is still not yet known. This obviously does nothing to help him shake the reputation of being injury-prone.
Also, the Minnesota Vikings cut quarterback James Vandenberg, but nobody really cared.
The
Midwest Football Alliance crowned a new champion. Well, actually, it was the same old champion. The
Des Moines Blaze became three-peaters winning the MFA championship game over the Sioux Falls Stallions 42-27.
Also in the championship spirit, the Knoxville Raceway Season Championship was decided last Saturday night. Bronson Maeschen became a first-time champ in the 410 class at the historic track. Danny "the Dude" Lasoski won the evening's event, marking his
100th 410 win at Knoxville.
The
Minnesota Wild, NHL affiliates of the newly relocated American Hockey League team the
Iowa Wild,
announced an affiliation agreement with the
Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League, expanding further their "state of hockey" empire into Iowa and the upper mid-west.
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