Hoodwood actually has two football teams. Both of the are named the Black Bandits but obviously play in different leagues. But in a stroke of marketing genius, both play in the same venue with home schedules mirrored opposite. In lay terms Hoodwood Stadium is hosting a game every week, whether it’s the Hoodwood Chocolate City Black Bandits or the Great Midwest Football League or the Hoodwood Black Bandits of the HHFL. Heres a rundown of both teams

Hoodwood-Chocolate City Black Bandits

2010 Record 9-5 1^st in Lombardi Division, defending GMFL Champions

The Bandits are the gold standard of the GMFL, in the 21 seasons of play they have won 9 titles including the last two and four of the last five. The Bandits are used to drafting low but have traditionally  have drafted smart worked the waiver wire as an artform and haven’t had a below .500 since the league went to head to head competition in 1992. The worst record that this team has had was 6-6-2 in 2005. Keep in mind that this league has traditionally been very tough. The Bandits are one of the league elite but ironically have few of the records, The leagues only unbeaten regular season, most consecutive wins and most points in a season belong to other teams. The Bandits win when it counts

Rosters-Starters

QB Brees

RB-DeAngelo Williams

RB Ryan Mathews

WR-Larry Fitzgerald

WR Reggie Wayne

WR/TE Kenny Britt

Defense- Eagles

K Stephen Gostowkowski

Bench

Matt Hasselbeck-QB

RB- Mark Ingram, Ryan Torain, Ronnie Brown,

WR- Brandon Tate, Mike Crabtree, Derrick Mason,

Defense-Atlanta

Butler County-Hoodwood Black Bandits- HHFL

2010 Record 4-10 4^th in All World Division

These Bandits are poor country cousins to their more successful namesakes and are perpetually jinxed and snake bitten by unlucky top draft picks that get hurt or have subpar seasons. This team is the mirror opposite to the other team having had only 1 playoff season in 6 seasons of play and that was with a 7-7 record in 2009. That team ironically knocked a long time nemesis (a team that they had never beaten in 10 tries) off in the semifinals before getting hammered in the championship. Looking for a move to the elite the 2010 team suffered a painful setback. Losing their first three games out the box with none being remotely close. But these Bandits ironically were 3-5 with a real chance to get back into the playoff hunt in which no one was really taking control of, facing their nemesis in week 9 and the opportunity to make a statement the Bandits were clobbered 111-42 and went on a 5 game losing streak. The Bandits did win a rematch at season’s end but it was a pyrrhic victory, as the win cost them the #1 pick. This team needs the magic its affluent namesake has for a solid 2011 season.

QB-Matt Ryan

RB-Adrian Peterson,  Knowshon Moreno

WR-Larry Fitzgerald, Dez Bryant

OP-Austin Collie

Defense-Ravens

Kicker-Garrett Hartley

Bench

QB-Joe Flacco

RB-BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Darren Sproles

WR- Mario Manningham, Robert Meachem

D-Falcons

K- Stephen Gostokowski

Both of the teams look fairly similar, AP was the #2 pick in my draft in the HHFL, I got Brees and Fitzgerald in back to back picks in the GMFL. I gobbled up Fitzgerald in the 2^nd round in the HHFL as well. If asked to explain why I do so well in one league and so bad in the other it defys logic. I might acquire a throwaway team in Yahoo for shits and giggles but these are my two long time teams.