Quarterfinal round matchups

#1 Brooklyn FC v. #8 Brooklyn Wind
#2 Ellwood v. #7 Thunder
#3 Ratz v. #6 Delta
#4 Tigers v. #5 System

The mother-of-all grudge-matches-so-far will take place this week with a Brooklyn Derby between myself and Wind. The mother-of-all-grudge-matches-of-all-time narrowly missed happening when System scored enough goals to earn the 5 spot and avoid a playoff matchup against Ellwood. THAT would have been something. I hate to say it, Peter, but I'm rooting for System just so I can see that matchup in the semifinals.

And I've got to say that for the first time ever in this tournament there is no clear-cut favorite. Anyone in the top 8 has a legitimate shot at winning the whole thing. Of course, we'll probably see Ratz/Tigers in the final again, but at this point let me keep my wishful thinking.

Home teams listed first, as usual.