As we grow closer and closer to Nationals and attend local and major tournament after tournament, we seem to be witnessing our own version of ‘A BIG THREE’ when it comes to crews. The East Coast Madden Federation Made up of about 4 leagues across the East coast I-95 has 3 major Leagues that seem to be dominating tournaments across the country that they do attend. These Leagues BMB OF BALTIMORE, BBO OF NEW YORK, and GAMETIME FROM PHILLY, from the EA challenge to Runner up in Vegas and now with SANDMAN of the newly constructed EBC crew along with HOVA are dominating tournaments and making it an ALL BIG 3 final 8 to the final 4 of these crews at every tournament they attend from East to West across the country.

Storm III, Commissioner of Gametime Philly League of Philadelphia, PA

We lately are not seeing the likes of the other leagues or crews stake their claim. Even though these leagues are very separate entity in their own perspective they are like sparring partners cause they play each other all the time at tournament after tournament everywhere and just seems to make each of them better and clearly dominate the fields. Even in Vegas out west all these crews qualified a large number to Survival Sunday and that’s saying a lot considering the EAST COAST FEDERATION had only a total of 35-40 ballers out of the 270 that registered overall from the west coast and other various locations.

We hear about new crews and leagues popping up all the time but so far this year we keep seeing the same BIG THREE. Now with the Philly Finale Throwback tournament over and in the books we seen these same camps overcome what seem to be the best assembled top ballers of the world again to stand alone a top of the mountain and claim dominance from the final 16 to the final 4. One outside baller even said maybe the other leagues are saving their best game for Nationals in July…………..But the flip side to that is like compared to a boxer…………..you need tune up fights and tough fights to prepare you for the major fights but if you are not even fighting at all then come that title shot or Nationals as they say, you will be months behind THE BIG THREE.

With all the Major tournaments on the calendar from May 3 & 4th to Nationals in July it will be very interesting to see the outcome of Nationals this year compared to last years East Coast debut. Last year The East just stepped on the scene…………this year are they taking over?

The next 3 months will be real interesting......

Storm III is commissioner of The Gametime Philly League and tournament director to the GT Philly Throwback series tournaments.

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