CPL PICK 'EM October Edition!

[GhostOfTheGhhost]

Can you believe it is already October? Pumpkin Spice Season! Saturday Morning Fleece and Lululemon tights season! Thursday 3:30 Starts Season! I love the CPL! On to the picks!

Bowen vs Fenger
I know Bowen is a Co-op team now. I also don't care. Bowen was always a team that would roll off the bus with 18 guys in different uniforms. Of course, that bus would be late arriving and they would get 10 minutes of warmup before kickoff. Then, they would play like crazy for the first half, only to be overwhelmed by the numbers of the other team. Those Bowen teams were a perfect illustration of why I love CPL football. Kids playing because they love football, not because of the fancy jerseys, the Hudl highlights, or the huge crowds. Those Bowen Boilermaker teams will always have a place in my heart... UNLESS THEY ARE PLAYING THE FENGER FINGERS! NO ONE BETS AGAINST THE FINGERS!!!
FINGERS!!

Senn vs Crane
Did I ever tell you y'all about the time I "allegedly" pooped my pants at that White Castle right by Senn at the corner of Clark and Ridge? Probably a story best left for another time. For the record, it doesn't involve eating any White Castle, but it does involve a wild ride on the 84 Bus and a balloon vendor.
DAWGS!

Lane Tech vs Morgan Park
If this game is at the new Morgan Park field next to the high school, I'm in. One thing you can bet on is me stopping at Home of the Hoagy on 111th just east of MP over the Interstate. They've been on vacation since the beginning of September and I am dying for a Large Steak Hoagy and a small Chili...fall is in the air after all... As far as the game goes, Lane went into overtime last week tied 0-0. They keep that up, I'll be back at Home of the Hoagy during halftime for a tamale...
Pumpkin Heads!

Noble Johnson vs Lincoln Park
Ha! My White Castle memory reminded me of the time I met some out of town friends at River Shannon at Lincoln and Armitage in LP. Spent a good amount of the afternoon...and evening... enjoying the Irish hospitality. Heading back to the place they were staying took us through Oz Park where we came across a gentlemen using the "facilities" right in the middle of the sidewalk, who proceeded to engage us in polite conversation about the weather while he was doing so. These friends haven't been back to the city in awhile...
Johnson!

 

[mc140]

I need an Ag/Kennedy Preview

 

[GhostOfTheGhhost]

I need an Ag/Kennedy Preview

Since I'm all about giving the people what they want....

Ag Science vs Kennedy - 4pm Thursday at Gately
If I'm being honest, this has all the makings of everything I love about CPL football. Great nicknames...Farmers vs Missile Pigs. Early Thursday start time. Gately Dogs.... The memories of those dudes that would tailgate all day on the other side of the north end zone fence at Gately. Having to wait in line to get in while the red coat security wands the band and checks the instruments for contraband. That Gately announcer who is always yelling at the fans to stay away from the fence, or stop standing up while the game is going on. That's before you even get to the teams. Both 4-1 for the first time in awhile. Tied at the top of the conference standings. Winner of this one has the inside track on a conference championship and a good seed in the state playoffs. Ag is averaging 36 points a game. Kennedy has 3 one score wins...clearly battle tested... With that said, less than a block north of Kennedy High is a classic Southside bar called Pap's. On the occasion that I have been there a bit too long, I can always walk across the street to the old school bakery and buy my wife some pastries to smooth things over...
I pick Convenience !
Missile Pigs!

 

[RameyJacoby]

I need an Curie/ North Lawndale Preview, Thursday 7pm at Rockne, I need a good laugh

 

[forlouann]

Since I'm all about giving the people what they want....

Ag Science vs Kennedy - 4pm Thursday at Gately
If I'm being honest, this has all the makings of everything I love about CPL football. Great nicknames...Farmers vs Missile Pigs. Early Thursday start time. Gately Dogs.... The memories of those dudes that would tailgate all day on the other side of the north end zone fence at Gately. Having to wait in line to get in while the red coat security wands the band and checks the instruments for contraband. That Gately announcer who is always yelling at the fans to stay away from the fence, or stop standing up while the game is going on. That's before you even get to the teams. Both 4-1 for the first time in awhile. Tied at the top of the conference standings. Winner of this one has the inside track on a conference championship and a good seed in the state playoffs. Ag is averaging 36 points a game. Kennedy has 3 one score wins...clearly battle tested... With that said, less than a block north of Kennedy High is a classic Southside bar called Pap's. On the occasion that I have been there a bit too long, I can always walk across the street to the old school bakery and buy my wife some pastries to smooth things over...
I pick Convenience !
Missile Pigs!

Pap's Tap. Oh my goodness. Now that is a neighbor bar !

 

[GhostOfTheGhhost]

I need an Curie/ North Lawndale Preview, Thursday 7pm at Rockne, I need a good laugh

Rockne you say? No way a guy can go to Rockne and not stop at the Steak n egger across the street before the game. Pork Chop dinner is on point, but I am always going to go with the Steak n Egger, sub pancakes for toast. Straight up awesome. Also, I know they renovated the field at Rockne, but that place in general is a dump... Except for the bathrooms under the home bleachers. Best ones in the CPL, and there is not even a contender. Don't know much about either of these teams, except that they both were really good, like state ranked good, a few years ago. While that Curie team was stout on the field, the coaching staff were really the stars of the show...to look at. They always looked like the kind of dudes that were wrenching on a '79 Trans Am in the driveway before rolling up to the field. Always in oil stained t shirts and sweat pants. One dude always wore those huge carpenter jeans that were popular for a hot second in the 90'
s. Those teams were good, but those coaches always looked like they couldn't wait to get the game over and get back to changing oil, ripping darts, and crushing Bud Heavies in the driveway. Those were the days.....Also, my college roommate's dad was named Dale.
LawnDALES!