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The Southern Indoor Football League's Acadiana Mudbugs have one more scheduled home game this season.
But if they can win their next three games, it won't be their last.
With a win at 6 tonight in Blackham Coliseum against the Austin Turfcats (6-2) the Mudbugs (5-3) will draw one step closer to hosting a playoff game in just their first season of play. Acadiana will then need to win the next two games and they will open the playoffs with a home game.
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"The main goal is to win this Monday night football game," said coach and former Saints quarterback John Fourcade. "Our goal going in is to win one game at a time."
The Mudbugs won the first meeting with the Turfcats 37-29 to open the season. A win over the Turfcats tonight would give the Mudbugs the season sweep and an inside track to finishing second in the league and that all-important home playoff game.
The catalyst for that win was quarterback Bo Bartik, who threw three touchdown passes. Bartik injured his knee last week in the Mudbugs 45-6 win over the North Texas Crunch. Fourcade said that Bartik will play with a knee brace in tonight's game and should be fine.
Even in Bartik's absence, the addition of wideout Anthony Parks showed why the Mudbugs offense is so dangerous. Parks erupted for eight catches for 91 yards. He had missed the last two games with an injury.
"Having a guy like Anthony Parks makes all the difference," Fourcade said. "He sees the defense and can understand what he needs to do. He can alter his routes, which he and the quarterback have been known to do."
Fourcade said the important thing right now is to get healthy, something that has contributed to the Mudbugs streaky season. After jumping out to a 4-1 record to start the season, Acadiana dropped three straight, including two losses to in-state powerhouse the Louisiana Swashbucklers.
"I'll be honest with you, when we lost to Lake Charles 26-21 was when we really became a better unit," Fourcade said. "They were averaging 50 points and we held them to half of that."
What was the cause of the turnaround?
"We weren't very good film watching guys earlier," Fourcade said. "Once you watch film enough and understand it, it's kinda predictable what these teams are trying to accomplish. It makes it easier as a player to do your job."
Anchoring the Mudbug defense is former Ragin' Cajun Kemmie Lewis. Lewis leads the SIFL with 10 interceptions on the year.
Fourcade said he's hoping to get a big crowd for this final home game and that he's been disappointed with the fan turnout in this inaugural season.
"Part of it is our fault that we didn't advertise and there was also some issues with ownership," Fourcade said. "Bentley Turner has done a phenomenal job.
"We also have to let fans know we're here to stay. A lot of people say 'We're gonna wait to see if ya'll stick around and then we'll come.' We're a proven 5-3 team with great ball players who live here. Come out and meet these guys.
"We are a professional football team. We're trying to get these guys to the next level."
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Acadiana quarterback Bo Bartik looked like he'd be the hero for the Mudbugs when he came into the game with 12 minutes left.
After his first drive stalled, Bartik found Anthony Parks with a scoring pass on fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line to give the Mudbugs a 40-37 lead with 4:33 to play.
But in a game that had more momentum swings than your local park, it was the Austin Turfcats (7-2) that guaranteed they'll host a Southern Indoor Football League playoff game with a 50-40 win over the Mudbugs (5-4) on Monday night at Blackham Coliseum.
"I think we took for granted how hard we needed to play after halftime," Mudbugs coach John Fourcade said. "We got lackadaisical. You've got to play hard for 60 minutes out there."
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The Mudbugs looked to be in control of the game after halftime, scoring on their opening possession of the second half on a 22-yard burst by Chancellor Roberson. But after a safety and touchdown for the Turfcats, Acadiana found itself clinging to a 32-30 lead.
The turning point for the Turfcats was a triple lateral on a blocked field goal attempt from the 5-yard line. After Acadiana kicker L.J. Daughtry had his kick blocked, the Turfcats picked up the ball at the 25-yard line. Three laterals later, the speedy Darrick Wallace ended up with the ball and raced in from the 15-yard line to give Austin its first lead of the half at 37-32.
On the next Turfcats possession, quarterback Gary Cooper had the ball slip out of his hand while cocking it back to throw. The Mudbugs recovered at the 3-yard line where Bartik found Parks for the go-ahead touchdown.
But the Turfcats answered four plays later with a touchdown on a 2-yard run by Keith Clay.
Bartik was unable to work his magic on the next possession as he was picked off by Shon Mitchell at the 1-yard line. The Turfcats scored two plays later on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Cooper to Robert Quiroga to seal the game.
"I put this loss on my shoulders because I'm the quarterback," said Bartik. "Now we have to go to these guys and beat them in the playoffs - and we will."
The Mudbugs held a 25-21 lead at halftime after scoring on a blocked kick of their own. Mitch Craft blocked the Turfcats' field-goal attempt, then picked it up and ran for the 20-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left in the half.
"This team didn't come in here and beat us, we beat ourselves tonight," Fourcade said. "We had some blown calls from the officials as well. I don't like being apologized to in the middle of a game because of a blown call."
The Turfcats put the Mudbugs in a hole early when they returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. From that point on the Mudbugs kicked the ball out of bounds on every kickoff, giving the Turfcats the ball at the 25-yard line (midfield) to start each possession.
"We've had kicking problems from day one," Fourcade said.
Daughtry also missed three extra points attempts.
The Mudbugs scored on their opening possession on a 1-yard touchdown run by Roberson. After stopping Austin, Acadiana starting quarterback Sean Samuels hit Anthony Perine with a 25-yard pass that put the Mudbugs up 13-7.
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Southern Indoor Football League Commissioner Dan J. Blum announced Wednesday that he has fined Acadiana Mudbugs coach John Fourcade an undisclosed amount and issued an official reprimand for publicly criticizing game officials.
Fourcade's comments appeared in Tuesday's Daily Advertiser following the Mudbugs' 50-40 loss to the Austin Turfcats.
"I am completely confident there will not be a repeat occurrence," Blum said. "The SIFL now considers this issue closed."
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In other SIFL news, Houma Conquerers owner Franklin Thomas was also fined an undisclosed amount and issued an official reprimand for misleading the media regarding the Conquerors' game with the Louisiana Bayou Bulls.
Thomas told Houma Today that he had "argued" with league officials to count Houma's 66-0 win in the standings. The Bayou Bulls were a replacement for the North Texas Crunch, who could not make the trip due to transportation issues.
"The game was always scheduled to count in the standings, as were the statistics and that was explained in the recap posted on www.southernifl.com early Sunday morning," said SIFL Director of Communications Dan Ryan. "The game will not affect playoff seedings. We have never deviated from this plan. We even reviewed this in our weekly conference call Tuesday (June 30) afternoon, a call that Franklin Thomas did not participate in."
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COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (July 5, 2009) -- Sean Samuel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another while Bo Bartik also threw two touchdown passes as the Acadiana Mudbugs defeated the Texas Hurricanes 44-30, spoiling the Hurricanes' debut in their new College Station home.
Anthony Parks caught two touchdown passes -- one each from Samuel and Bartik as the Mudbugs (6-4) took a 14-0 halftime lead.
Kendrick Cheneau threw three touchdown passes for the Hurricanes, now 1-7. Joe Townsend caught two of Cheneau's touchdowns, while Jarrod Fuller caught the other.
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Roland Hayes' rush with 7:51 left cut it to a 30-24 game, but the Mudbugs went up 36-24 on a Bartik to Andre Kelly score with 2:19 remaining, then added another touchdown on a fumble recovery 11 seconds later.
Texas played without Michael Bishop, who was away on family issues and Will Pettis, who will make his SIFL debut Tuesday against the Austin Turfcats.
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HOUMA — League officials say they have taken over management of Houma’s indoor football team as complaints continue to emerge that the Conquerors’ owners failed to pay some of their bills on time.
Related Links:Conquerors’ future in doubt amid bill dispute League president says Conquerors now under SIFL ownership Conquerors owner Thomas fined by SIFL In a new development, two Conquerors players from Houma said Wednesday that they and other players received paychecks that bounced earlier in the season.
Southern Indoor Football League President Thom Hager said the league assumed ownership of the Conquerors at midnight Tuesday.
The takeover from Slidell-based Conquest Sports, run by Franklin Thomas and wife Lenora Thomas, came after the organization failed to pay team debts before Tuesday’s midnight deadline, Hager said.
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HOUMA — Amid an ownership change this week and uncertainty about the fate of their season, the Houma Conquerors will end their inaugural regular season with a game tonight in Houma against the Acadiana Mudbugs, the Southern Indoor Football League announced after a conference call on Friday.
The SIFL secured ownership of the franchise as of midnight Tuesday, when then-owner Franklin Thomas did not successfully get the team out of default status by paying bills the team owes, including league dues, membership fees and player salaries.
SIFL President Thom Hager said the decision was made to keep the game at 7 tonight at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center for the sake of the Conquerors’ loyal fans.
“There was lots of wisdom shared among the ownership group on the conference call,” Hager said. “We realized the very best thing we could do was have the game played in Houma. It wouldn’t have been good for the fans otherwise.”
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Hager said the Louisiana Sports and Entertainment Group, the marketing firm for the Conquerors, wanted to do whatever was necessary to ensure the game would be played despite the numerous distractions that arose in the past week.
Travis Carrell, one leader of the Louisiana Sports and Entertainment Group, said the verdict was a huge benefit for the Conquerors players as well.
“These boys are ready to come out and play their tails off,” Carrell said. “They are focused and just want to play the game and play for the people.”
Thomas said in an interview with The Courier and Daily Comet that he had until July 24 to get the team out of default, 30 days after he received notice.
Hager confirmed, however, that a provision in Thomas’ contract said he had 15 days to “get right with the default,” and that deadline was Tuesday.
Hager said he has spoken directly only to Thomas’ attorney, and he said both sides were trying fervently to reach an agreement.
“(Thomas’ attorney) saw what the league was trying to do, and there have been no disparaging remarks about anybody,” Hager said. “We would give Franklin the benefit of the doubt to get this right. Legal counsel is all over this, and we feel sure we’ll have a good outcome.”
The Conquerors (2-8) have a chance to clinch the No. 4 seed in the SIFL playoffs with a win against Acadiana (6-4). They also have to hope the Texas Hurricanes (1-8) lose to the Austin Turfcats (8-2) tonight.
The Conquerors lost to the Mudbugs twice this season by scores of 31-23 and 35-33.
Interim head coach C.J. Maiden said the team has attempted to block out the off-the-field issues in preparation for the final game, and he said he senses a crucial energy among his players.
“We have enough obstacles just trying to win the game,” Maiden said. “Getting in the playoffs would be a big thing for the community. Starting off the way we started off, for the team to make the playoffs would be like a new day.”
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HOUMA — It’s been an unlikely week for the Houma Conquerors. With their team taken over by the Southern Indoor Football League, at one point it was unlikely Saturday’s game would even take place.
So it seems fitting that in an unlikely victory over the Acadiana Mudbugs, the game would be saved by an unlikely hero, kicker Mike Stropolo, who was 0-4 on field goals, and missed an extra point to boot.
And even more unlikely, with Austin’s 60-28 win over Texas, the Conquerors, at 3-8, are in the SIFL playoffs.
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Saturday marks the first day of playoffs for the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) when the Austin Turfcats (9-2) host the Acadiana Mudbugs (6-5) at 6:30 p.m.
The matchup between the Mudbugs and the Turfcats will be broadcast live on turfcats.com. Web viewers will see the game from the 25-yard line camera, plus interviews during halftime and postgame. Users will also be able to chat with one another during the game. Pregame coverage begins at 6:20pm Saturday at www.turfcats.com/live.
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