Four regular season games and an eight team playoff elimination bracket remain in the 2015 GFL season. As it is right now, the top teams in the GFL South all play each other the final weeks of the regular season. It has been a carousel of this team beats that team, but nobody has escaped undefeated. Things are certainly set up for an exciting finish and you bet your tail the Scorpions are going to lay it all out there to cross that finish line first. Personnel changes have made things a bit of a
circus at times around here, but the beauty about football is that adversity is tested every single day. Weather, injuries, fatigue, fortune, and life happen. Broken bones that heal properly always come back stronger than the rest.
Just before the long July break the Scorpions took on a Saarland team who had yet to play any of the top three contenders in the GFL South. This game was one of the more thrilling match ups all season. After a second half pick six put the Scorpions up 19-6, all that was missing was the dagger in the heart of the Hurricanes. Still up 19-6 with 6:20 to go in the game, Saarland gave it one last push to make a move. What ensued was an impressive comeback and gutsy two point conversion call with one minute remaining in the game to advance with a 20-19 victory. A season finale rematch will undoubtedly provide fireworks. The long July break provided enough time to road trip to Croatia, Cologne, and have ourselves a little warm up to Oktoberfest coming up....
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Scorpions working with a local clothing company for a photo shoot. Looks like we can teach these models a thing or two about the proper way to hold onto a football!
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| Not sure what's going on here, but I like it |
Six dudes renting a van and driving 30 hours round trip to Croatia was destined to be a wild one. The results (in no particular order) were a loss of sleep, Daniel letting our luggage spill all over every time he opened the trunk, getting lost hundreds of times, beach, kayaking, snorkeling, waterfalls, a run in with
Mr. Chow, and a selfie stick. This was the first time I've used a selfie stick. Six dudes taking selfies sounds extremely embarrassing; however, its only uses included taking pictures of others passed out in the van, shimmying it through the bathroom window when others were taking a crap, and using it while we were kayaking.
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| Life jacket was the perfect beer holster. This part of the Sea had so much salt that we stayed afloat with zero effort at all treading water. This made for great snorkeling. |
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| Quite possibly the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Krka National Park is a couple miles of gorgeous hiking and waterfalls. The bottom of the falls is an area to swim. Crystal clear fresh water was the perfect place to spend a few hours in the sun |
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| Balcony view of our apartment in Split, Croatia |
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| Most recently three of us Amis took our talents to Cologne, Germany to visit our German defensive end Simon Gayvanda. Cologne is home to the tallest cathedral in Europe called the Dom. The original purpose of this massive work of art was to house the Three Wise Men. |
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| And of course there was a beerfest to enjoy during this time. Jakobimarkt is the perfect warm up to the grand finale Oktoberfest here in Stuttgart in a couple months. |
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| Prost! |
Go Scorpions,
Drew
Six dudes renting a van and driving 30 hours round trip to Croatia was destined to be a wild one. The results (in no particular order) were a loss of sleep, Daniel letting our luggage spill all over every time he opened the trunk, getting lost hundreds of times, beach, kayaking, snorkeling, waterfalls, a run in with Mr. Chow, and a selfie stick. This was the first time I've used a selfie stick. Six dudes taking selfies sounds extremely embarrassing; however, its only uses included taking pictures of others passed out in the van, shimmying it through the bathroom window when others were taking a crap, and using it while we were kayaking. 
