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02-29-2008, 11:01 AM
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Mr. Treehorn treats objects like women, man.
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I gotta say I love this rule change. It was always frustrating to watch columbus make a good defensive play only to have it waved off because a lb went out of his "box".
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03-02-2008, 07:27 AM
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Arena football
Destroyers retool in search of energy
Sunday, March 2, 2008 3:24 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Even when the Destroyers were making their run to the ArenaBowl, coach Doug Kay knew change would be needed.
The stunning playoff victories were sweet, but you don't coach for five decades without understanding that a few good games don't erase the deficiencies that had long been obvious during a 7-9 regular season.
So Kay resisted any temptation he might have had to bring back most of his National Conference championship team for the 2008 Arena Football League season.
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03-03-2008, 09:33 AM
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Arena football | game wrap-up: Crush 50, Destroyers 47
Monday, March 3, 2008 2:54 AM </U>
Crush 50, Destroyers 47
Pepsi Center; Attendance: 9,265
? Crushed: Colorado quarterback John Dutton passed for 259 yards and six touchdowns.
? Late lead evaporates: The Destroyers led 40-37 after three quarters, but Colorado scored 13 straight points.
? Lee impressive: Receiver Derek Lee, making his first start with Columbus, had a team-leading 11 receptions for 95 yards and three touchdowns.
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03-07-2008, 06:43 AM
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Arena football
Destroyers hoping to rebound in Dallas
Friday, March 7, 2008 3:02 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
So what will it be, Little Big Horn II or the Great Escape II? Today, the Destroyers play at the Dallas Desperados in week two of the Arena Football League season. A year ago, their games at Dallas marked the two extremes of the Destroyers' crazy season.
Last April, the Destroyers blew a 37-7 lead and fell 53-51 to the Desperados. Afterward, Columbus coach Doug Kay said watching tape of that game made him feel the way Custer would have if Little Big Horn had been filmed.
But Columbus got its revenge in the playoffs, stunning Dallas 66-59 in the second round. Considering that the Destroyers had limped into the playoffs with a 7-9 record while Dallas was 15-1, the upset was considered the biggest in AFL playoff history.
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03-08-2008, 10:47 AM
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Arena football: Desperados 46, Destroyers 36
Saturday, March 8, 2008 3:00 AM
GAME WRAP-UP Desperados 46, Destroyers 36
American Airlines Center, Dallas
? Revenge factor: Dallas (2-0) jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and got some revenge after the Destroyers (0-2) upset the top-seeded Desperados 66-59 on the way to a conference championship in the Arena Football League last season.
? Empty start: Destroyers kicker Mark Lewis missed field-goal attempts of 54 and 47 yards on the first two possessions. He also missed one other field-goal attempts and an extra-point attempt.
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03-17-2008, 08:36 AM
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Gladiators 59 Destroyers 57
Playoff memories fade as losses mount
Sunday, March 16, 2008 3:33 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
 Kirk Irwin dispatch photos
Destroyers defensive back Sidney Haugabrook tackles Gladiators receiver Andy McCullough near the stands.
Destroyers fullback Harold Wells catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter.
The Destroyers unveiled their 2007 National Conference championship banner before their home opener last night in Nationwide Arena.
The whiff of glory from that playoff run is becoming more and more faint.
The Destroyers lost to the Cleveland Gladiators 59-57 in the inaugural "Battle of the Buckeye State," dropping their record to 0-3 in front of an announced crowd of 15,946.
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03-21-2008, 07:38 AM
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