Adam's Season Overview

Well folks, this is going to be my most extensive overview of the season yet.



Our schedule:

Fri. March 27 Iowa @ Milwaukee Iron
- The Milwaukee Iron may be an expansion team and new to this style of gameplay but they have been signing some quality players including former Barnstormer standout wide receiver Bryan Pray. However, with the Barnstormers also improving a great amount, I believe that the 'Stormers will come away with the win.

Sat. April 4 IOWA VS. TULSA TALONS
- The Talons swept the 'Stormers last year winning by 17 in Tulsa and 23 here in Des Moines, but once again, the Barnstormers have improved significantly and with the Iowa front office already selling 3,000 plus season tickets, the crowd will be too much for the Talons to handle. The Barnstormers will come up on top in this one.

Fri. April 10 Iowa @ Peoria Pirates
- Peoria, the last place finisher in the American Midwest division at the end of last season, will have a tough time hosting the up and coming Barnstormers. The win goes to Iowa.

Sat. April 18 Iowa @ Tulsa Talons
- Tulsa at home is a whole different scenario then playing at in "The Well". The Talons will be too much for the Barnstormers to grasp.

Sat. April 25 IOWA VS. QC STEAMWHEELERS
- Ah , Quad Cities. The Steamwheelers have the best quarterback in the league along with arguably the best receiver tandem in the league in Jesse Schmidt and that little Peters fellow. However with the rivalry that these "intra-state" teams have going on, escpecially playing this game in Des Moines, it will be very hard for the Quad Cities to pull it off. The win goes to Iowa.

Sat. May 2 Iowa @ Spokane Shock
- We can call this the first part of the "Clash of the Attendance Titans". That is because, as most of you know, Spokane came in first in average attendance while Iowa followed them in second. This game will go to Spokane hands down.

Fri. May 8 Iowa @ Green Bay Blizzard
- Alright, I want to try and be as unbiased as I can in this blog but with this team, I just can't. If there is one team that I hate (trust me I really, really do not want to use the word hate) in all of sports, it has to be the Green Bay Blizzard. And how about we stop at that. Win goes to Iowa.

Sat. May 23 IOWA VS. AMARILLO DUSTERS
- Amarillo? I don't have the slighest clue where that is at. Texas maybe? Yep, quick Google search (gotsta love Google) confirms it. I don't know much about the Dusters besides that they went 8-8. However, I'd assume that they are taking a bus trip up here so I'd think that that would give to our advantage. Barnstormers win.

Sat. May 30 IOWA VS. PEORIA PIRATES
- Peoria + Wells Fargo Arena = Win.

Sat. June 6 Iowa @ QC Steamwheelers
- Even that this game is going to be Quad Cities, most of the hardcore 'Stormer fans will be making the trip. Iowa Wins.

Sat. June 13 IOWA VS. GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
- Boy, oh boy. This is one of the games that I am looking forward to all season. The Blizzard playing in "The Well". As much as I'd like to see the Barnstormers score triple digits on these *trying as hard as I can to not use profanities*, I don't think they will. However, Iowa will still come out on top with the win.

Sat. June 27 Iowa @ Amarillo Dusters
- Pretty much same exact thing I posted above but vice-versa. Amarillo with the win.

Sat. July 4 IOWA VS. SPOKANE SHOCK
- This is the other game I'm looking forward to. In the finale of "Clash of the Attendance Title", the tables turn and Iowa comes up with the win.

Sat. July 11 IOWA VS. MILWAUKEE IRON
- Same thing as above. Iowa Wins.

Sat. July 18 Iowa @ QC Steamwheelers
- Fans, please bring your brooms due to the sweep going on. Iowa will sweep the Steamwheelers this season.

Sat. July 25 IOWA VS. OKL. CITY YARD DAWGZ
- These two teams played once last seaso in Oklahoma City and the Yard Dawgz came out on top. However, that was an extremely provoidable (is that a word) loss and the Barnstormers will learn a lot from that game. 'Stormers won.

*Games in CAPS denote home games

Final Conclusion: If my calculations would turn out to be correct (which I know wouldn't happen but would be amazing) the Barnstormers would go 13-3. Many of those games could go either way so I could see us finishing 11-5 or 10-6.