Wow!&nbsp; These predictions are badass.&nbsp; I&#039;m gonna have to go back and re-re-read all of them, I don&#039;t think it&#039;s possible for me to get into everything that&#039;s already been said, so I&#039;m just gonna ignore you all and say whatever I want :) .<br /><br />I&#039;m gonna start off, however, by noting two huge breaks in IDL tradition.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know about seasons 1 &amp; 2, but 3-5 have all started with ZDCTF07 and ended with ZDCTF04.&nbsp; This is no more!!!!&nbsp; They&#039;ve been replaced with ZDCTF26 and ZDCTF01 respectively.&nbsp; Huge change, huge balls: Ralphis.<br /><br />Also I&#039;m not gonna predict records or how far teams will get into playoffs.&nbsp; I have no idea! ;D<br /><br />(I have stolen Nero&#039;s format, ah perks of being a forum admin)<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />[color=blue][b][size=12pt]Electric Bills[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Xenaero - Sabertooth - Collision - Shakal[/b]<br /><br />EBL puzzles me.&nbsp; Xen&#039;s been playing a lot of defense lately, and I assume he&#039;ll put Saber to rushing and Shak to flagging.&nbsp; But all three of those players are extremely versatile, and when you throw Collision into it... well this team has a lot of options, let&#039;s put it that way.&nbsp; I think this team&#039;s success will hinge on the amount of practice time it gets; it will take time to find the magic combination.&nbsp; Although, with Saber &amp; Shak there&#039;s instant chemistry - maybe the toughest decision Xen will have to make is whether to play himself or Collision on D.<br /><br />And you know, I don&#039;t want to jinx anyone, but if any team has a potential for persistent connection issues it&#039;s this one.&nbsp; Shak&#039;s infamous laghax, Saber&#039;s penchant for disconnecting every game for 10-12 games in a row, Xen&#039;s shitty ISP run by Peruvians, things could go to shit very quickly.&nbsp; Let&#039;s keep our fingers crossed!<br /><br />[color=blue][b][size=12pt]Killing Browns[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Tai - Cookies - Beast - DeathBRingeR[/b]<br /><br />KGB could either hit a streak or go bust, and I really think it depends on the strength of their running.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how Tai will structure his team, everyone on this team has strong offensive credentials... if I had to guess I&#039;d say Tai on D, Cookies on rushing and Beast/DB on frags - which is a little uninspired.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see Cookies &amp; Tai trade places, or maybe do a 2 defensive-mid type structure... I guess I just hate to see these powerhouses stuck on D.&nbsp; Whatever Tai decides I think his team&#039;s defense will be solid, he is going to have to get involved in his team&#039;s offensive strategy though.&nbsp; Beast/Cookies/DeathBRingeR are all good offensive players but coordination is gonna be key this season, and that requires someone calling the shots.<br /><br />[color=blue][b][size=12pt]Doom Raiders[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Doomguy666 - Shadow_Ghost - RussianDumbass - MionicDonut[/b]<br /><br />HOLY SHIT DOOMGUY.&nbsp; Everyone counted this guy out but he came in and stormed the draft - and I&#039;ll wager put a little fear into his conference as well.&nbsp; The question is... now what?<br /><br />I think this team has plenty of raw talent, but with only 8 teams in the IDL there&#039;s plenty of talent all around.&nbsp; The biggest mistake DMR could make is thinking they can outplay everyone.&nbsp; They might not need a killer strat, but certainly they&#039;ll need to practice and communicate well.&nbsp; That said I think Doomguy is a pretty great captain, and he&#039;ll certainly do whatever he can to ensure his team&#039;s success.<br /><br />[color=blue][b][size=12pt]Super Chargers[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Nostar - Potent - Gyrossman - Mortalogy[/b]<br /><br />I said it during the draft and I&#039;ll say it again.&nbsp; If Nostar&#039;s the brains and Potent&#039;s the muscle, JKist was the heart of SUC.&nbsp; More than just a meatshield, more than just a fatass on the flag, more than just fake offense, JKist brought clutch execution, dedication, and an emphasis on good communication to SUC.&nbsp; Gyrossman and Mortalogy are much different players than Kist is; personally I&#039;m very interested to see how Nostar handles the new personnel.<br /><br />I can&#039;t help but think back to WAD; when Nostar &amp; Potent were teamed up with Nero.&nbsp; The ping issue was pretty significant then and I can only see it being more of an issue with only 8 IDL teams (most with serious frag power).&nbsp; Nostar&#039;s certainly grown as a captain since then, but the IDL has changed a lot.&nbsp; The first 4 games will be very interesting for SUC I think; we&#039;ll see how Gyross/Mortal hold up on relatively frag-heavy maps - and then the very fluid 3413.<br /><br />[color=red][b][size=12pt]Berserker Packers[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]HumanBones - midian - mikehail - Dopefish[/b]<br /><br />OK let&#039;s all take a moment and give BSK a big kiss - boy is BSK sexy&nbsp; :-*<br /><br />BSK has the potential to be a ridiculously offensive team, which is somewhat of a contrast to last season.&nbsp; <br />All four of their players are capable of bringing back flags, and I think Bones&#039; hardest decision is how to setup the defense.&nbsp; Mostly stuck on defense last season, he strutted his offensive stuff on MAP19 and MAP04, switching midian to the backfield.&nbsp; BSK is definitely a team to watch, I think to be successful though they&#039;ll need to avoid getting arrogant.&nbsp; BSK&#039;s got the talent, they&#039;ve got the brains, but are they dedicated enough to apply their resources and do what it takes to win the IDL?<br /><br />[color=red][b][size=12pt]Spread Eagles[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Nero - Fastidious - JKist3 - Dewww[/b]<br /><br />SPE is like a powder keg this season.&nbsp; Nero&#039;s a big shit-talker, Fast is a big arrogant son of a bitch, and JKist is also a big arrogant son of a bitch.&nbsp; Dewww is probably high most of the time, let&#039;s be honest.&nbsp; I&#039;m not gonna lie, I think the Eagles need strong leadership, or at least good communication to pull together as a team.&nbsp; Just like BSK, the talent and brains are there, but in SPE&#039;s case it&#039;s getting all the parts to work together - and time constraints may make this situation even tougher.&nbsp; Nero&#039;s shown himself to be capable as a captain however, his Triple Jets rocked the shit out of the IDDL last season and it wasn&#039;t just a matter of outclassing the other teams.&nbsp; Nero whipped his team into shape with dour pragmatism, and if it&#039;s anything that unites this team, it&#039;s their pragmatism and love of the W.<br /><br />In many ways, SPE&#039;s tactical challenges are like SUC&#039;s, they&#039;ve got two premier fraggers on their team, but they&#039;ve also got 2 euros - both of which tend to run when playing stateside.&nbsp; My heart wants SPE to succeed, but my head says that the egos on this team are going to be an obstacle.&nbsp; If the players can man up and produce as a cohesive team then they&#039;ll be explosive.&nbsp; Otherwise it&#039;ll be a meltdown.<br /><br />Also, will the Eagles (or the Chargers) ever risk a 2/3 euro lineup?&nbsp; If it does happen, will it ever be the first or third rounds?<br /><br />[color=red][b][size=12pt]Flag Steelers[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Ralphis - Rottking - Ladna - ExWizard[/b]<br /><br />Has there ever been a better team?&nbsp; Y&#039;all better grab yr ankles and start crying, because we&#039;re coming.<br /><br />[color=red][b][size=12pt]Brokeback Cowboys[/size][/b][/color]<br />[b]Mantis-X - Stallion - METALBLACK - Gax[/b]<br /><br />At the risk of pissing off some guys on this team I like &amp; respect, someone on this team has got to figure out how to run.&nbsp; The talent is there, the frags are there, the strat is there, but someone&#039;s gonna have to set this offense up so that it produces.&nbsp; Stallion did alright on BSK, and despite some reportedly tough circumstances MB &amp; Mantis scored their fair share on KGB - the ingredients are all there, but unless they put their time in they run the risk of being outscored.<br /><br />That said, these guys are some veteran players that have all made great showings on some great teams.&nbsp; BBC has the capacity to be the most frustrating team to play because they&#039;re the most solid at every position; and GaX is certainly a big X factor on the offensive side.&nbsp; And let&#039;s not forget the performances these guys turned in against a star-studded DMR last season.&nbsp; The question for me is whether they can coordinate effectively and play together as a unit.&nbsp; I&#039;m confident that this team can be a top-tier team, and if there&#039;s a captain with better chemistry with his team I don&#039;t know who it is.<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />Overall I can&#039;t say how excited I am about this IDL season.&nbsp; All of these teams have the potential to be stellar, and even though I don&#039;t know how everything&#039;s gonna fall out, I do know it&#039;s going to be a shitload of fun.&nbsp; GG!