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 Tillery
Wins Championship His Way
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Lou
Tillery
Rank: #1
League: New Orleans Ballers
Nationals Record: 8-0
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Lou
Tillery comments on the success of the first NOMB sponsored
tournament.
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PAST NATIONALS RECORDS
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TEAM
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SEASON
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RECORD
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DNP
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1999
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DNP
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2000
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Tennessee
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2001
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8-0
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Total Wins/ %
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1.000
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8-0
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Lou Tillery Facts -
Coaching Win%. - 1.000- 1st
Coaching Wins - 8- 6th
Championship Appearances -1
Championship Wins - 1
Most
points scored in a game - 106 vs. Ron Wilborn (Nat.
III)
MP
win over DC (12/01) 3-0
MP loss to Trapjaw (2/02) 2-3
Won 2002 Battle of Bayou Tourney
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The mild mannered
Lou Tillery was often disrespected and discredited most of the Nationals
III weekend. You see Tillery incorporates the quarterback draw in
his game plan. And with all of the debate about the validity of
the play prior to nationals, many of the ballers in the field frowned
on Tillery before they even witnessed him take a snap. But that
didn't phase the mild mannered southerner. Tillery is as cool as
the other side of the pillow, and his southern non "chalantness"
shows that other ballers not only can't phase him, but they can't
fade him either. What was most impressive about Tillery's run is
that he just felt the quiet confidence all weekend, that he was
the best. He didn't venture to the message boards, ALA Pasadena
style to proclaim his greatness. He let his sticks talk for him.
He played anyone the entire tournament that wanted to play him.
He didn't demand wagering before he played. However, if someone
wanted to offer him their money, he would accept it. When Tillery
met James Brooks for the first time, Brooks remarked, "oh,
you are the glitch man." Ironically, Brooks had never seen
Tillery play. After the champ to be dismantled P.C., Mad Guru, and
Slayer Min on the eve of Nationals, word spread like wildfire that
Lou was going to be a force to be reckoned with. But rather than
recognize his pure talent on the sticks, many attempted to discredit
his great play, simply because he used the qb draw occasionally.
Throughout the
tourney Tillery played his style despite what other ballers thought.
Other ballers made sneaky comments about his use of the qb draw.
But what they didn't bring to light was his exceptional passing
game, and stifling defense. Tillery never had more than 28 points
scored on him thought out the entire tourney. After blazing through
his round robin with a 3-0 record and amassing a 60.7 point differential,
Tillery entered the single elimination's with an overall #2 seed,
but a #1 seed in Region II. His 106-14 victory over the BFL's Ron
Wilborn is a tournament high for most points scored breaking Mad
Guru's 102 spot from Nationals II. It must be a host city thing.
The question now is, if some one from the UMF or MFLA will break
Tillery's 106 point performance.
But what may have
been most impressive about Tillery was when he entered the championship
game vs. Ray Green. With everyone in the
room poised to discredit Tillery if he won, Lou unveiled a totally
new offensive package. Tillery ran the football with Eddie George,
andd up a precision passing attack that surprised and impressed
everyone in the room, except those that really knew his style. And
when it was all said and done, Tillery had won the title, and the
qb draw was not even a factor in the game. He won the title in a
manner where no one could discredit his skills. He was perhaps one
of the best, if not the best passer in the tourney. And his defense
was ferocious.
After Green went
ahead 14-8, in the championship game, Tillery made his adjustments
and late in the second quarter, Lou took control of the game. The
second half, was all Tillery's. Eddie George had begun to pound
the ball, McNair was elusive enough to find Pickens or Thigpen,
and occasionally Tillery would sprinkle in the draw just to remind
everyone that he could use it if he wanted to.
Tillery won the
title his way. He showed the nationals field that he doesn't need
what some called glitchery to be crowned the best. He exhibited
excellent execution on both sides of the ball, and left an impression
in many minds that he would be hard to beat next year. In neither
Nationals I or II did we witness such dominance of the field. However,
Nationals III was clearly dominated by Tillery. He won each of his
games by 10 points or more and never seemed to be in jeopardy of
losing.
What's next for
Tillery? He thinks he can win it again in LA. The road to repeat
in LA actually starts Aug 21 with the release of Madden 2002. Before
the Nationals, the NOMB was just another league that ballers checked
on occasionally to see what was happening. However, after the Nationals,
the NOMB will be a league that the nation keeps an eye on to see
what is happening with not only Lou, but his sparring partner, Will
Turner.
Lou Tillery's
Nationals III Games
Game 1 - 70-34
vs. Wallace
Game 2 - 78-24 vs. Marquis Fuller
Game vs. Ron Wilborn (BFL)
Game vs. MoNutt (UMF) - First Round
Game vs. Paul D. (HMFL) - Second Round
Game vs. D.C. (BFL) - Quarterfinals
Game vs. Wallstreet (DFL)
- Semi Finals
Game 8 - 62-28 vs. Ray Green - Championship
Game
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