Boycott to Hurt World Bowl Chances
by Lauren Rheingold, Concord Heights Times- junior Sports Editor
World Bowl 20 is right around the corner, and while the nation deals with the shocking accusations concerning a member of the World Cup team, plus a new and much more violent men’s rights group, it might be hard to get in the mood for this a little bit. It didn’t help when the Male Football Players Union (an organization that was created about 20 seconds before they made this announcement) declared that they would completely boycott World Bowl 20. For those that might need the refresher, Cassadagan football rosters have never been “all-female”. They have, in fact, incorporated men, mostly on the offensive and defensive lines, but also appearing at positions such as fullback and linebacker. 33-year old Cliff Stanford, who has played in a few World Bowls, starting at the right-tackle position, and surely would have returned again, has been named the President of this Union. Stanford addressed the media, and told reporters, “This is not meant to show any kind of support for the violent actions that have taken place. This is about brotherhood with our soccer players, the male soccer players who were told by new CASE President Meaghan Bateman that she would not allow any men on the national soccer team.” Stanford scoffed at the idea that this is counter-productive, “Not true on that. What this will show is the value of the male athlete in Cassadaigua. Without the nation’s best lineman, you’ll notice a lot more difficulty for the nation to have success. If you have watched the Allamunnic States over the years, you know the importance of an offensive line. In Cassadaigua, the best offensive lineman, as well as the defensive lineman, are men. All of them. So the replacements will not be world class caliber.”
That will make things hard on young quarterback Jessica Minor, who will need a lot of pocket protection in order for her to show her best attributes. Minor, after all, is a pocket passer with a cannon arm, and not much of a scrambler. If the offensive line shows to be subpar, then it’s going to be hard for Jessica to really show her abilities. She has been diplomatic thus far, saying, “I would prefer to have the more experienced men in front of me, but I believe in the people who are on this team and not boycotting anything,” but one wonders if she will still feel that way if she’s finding herself getting sacked often. The problem on the defensive side should not be as glaring, given Cassadaigua prides itself on the secondary. Although some of the names are different with the defensive backs for this World Bowl, coach Kaitlyn Rinaldi believes that they will have no problem carrying on the tradition of Cassadaigua’s strength.
The first game for the Dagans will be in Kinzar, a nation that had a mediocre Baptism of Iron, though have shown themselves to have potential in other sports, such as the recent NSCAA tournament, where they had schools win two conference tournaments. The first game in Concord Heights will be Matchday 2, against The Royal Kingdom of Quebec.
