Kansas City falls to Tulsa 55-71. In a game that is being reported as the highest attended game of the season, posting an attendance of 5575, the Kansas City Command drop one to the Tulsa Talons to close 2011. Coach Barto stated that Command Quarterback Wasil just didn't seem comfortable, and attributed it to his rookie status. Wasil tossed three interceptions, and went 14 of 26 for 259 yards and six touchdowns. Coach Barto also stated that the team was hurt when their leading tackle came out of the game with stomach issues. So Kansas City wraps up 2011 with a record of 6-12, going 4-9 within their conference. So, now we get to sit back and wonder what Kansas City is going to put together for 2012, and if the people at the Sprint Center will come up with a better Season Ticket package to try and get more fans into the seats. They were predicting sell out crowds in three years, but if the Command don't start winning, they won't be able to get a packed house even if they gave a majority of the tickets away. In fact, I would be willing to bet that the increased crowd for this game was due to a high number of give-away tickets or major package deals they made with someone. KC will end their first season back with an average attendance of 4318, with their final game at home being the highest attendance of the season.
This really isn't a surprise to me. I believe that I predicted that Iowa was going to have their hands full with this one, that they would lose this game despite having home field advantage. Iowa put up a good fight, pulling themselves up after falling behind by 20 points in the first quarter. But Iowa would not be able to over falling behind and will end their 2011 Season with a record of 5-13, going 5-7 within their conference. Iowa should be pleased, even with the loss. They clearly have fan support, the attendance for their final game of the season, at home, was 10,871, giving them a season average of 8867 per home game.
Chicago Loses to Milwaukee 41-54. I was really hoping that Raterick wasn't going to repeat 2010, when he lost to Milwaukee in the playoffs. This isn't the playoffs, and the loss yesterday to the Mustangs didn't end their playoff run, but this is not the time to be self-destructing. “We just beat ourselves tonight,” said Rush head coach Bob McMillen. “We didn’t give our team the opportunity to win.”
Raterick was pulled from the game before the end of the first half, and backup QB Dominic Randolph put forth a valiant effort against the Mustang's defense to bring the Rush back into the game, but it just didn't work out for them. So, Chicago goes into the first round of playoffs against Dallas, whom they beat in Dallas last week. Can the Rush pull it together. Will Raterink repeat 2010 and take the Rush out of the playoffs in the first round? Or will the Rush give backup QB Randolph the chance to prove himself? As much as I would love to see the Rush take it all the way to the Arenabowl, I don't think Raterink can take them there. In fact, I would be surprised to see them get past Dallas ... would love to see it, but I'm going to be my normal, skeptical self.
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