The race for the most successful team in OSFL history is a tight one. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">St Paul</st1:City> has two Stevens Cups but <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City> has two Stevens Cup appearances and one title. While <st1:City w:st="on">St. Paul</st1:City> has fallen off of the deep end in 2012, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City> stands out as the only dominant team this year. One reason for this is perhaps the greatest season for a RB combo ever. RBs Dean “No Fear Boshier” and Richie Gibbons are both on pace to run for over a 1000 yds and have led <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City> another great season. While they have similar stats, they come from two different places.
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Gibbons was <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Morgantown</st1:place></st1:City>’s 2007 5<SUP>th</SUP> round pick out of Rice and an afterthought in the Maniacs offense his first 3 yrs in the league. He picked a great time to breakout in his fourth year which happened to be his contract year. In 2010, he ran for a career high 1016 yds and 7 tds. Many thought that his 2010 output was just a case of Gibbons running hard to earn a big contract. Gibbons argued that 2010 was the first year he started and in his first 3 seasons he showed the ability to be a top back by totaling 19 tds in a backup role. Still, he received very few offers in the 2011 offseason and signed a 2 yr, 3 million dollar deal with <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City>. Since then he has been fantastic. In spot duty, he has averaged more than 5 yds per carry and is able to step in if starter Boshier is injured.
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<CENTER><TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#000100 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=3><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YEAR</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TEAM</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>G</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>GS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>ATT</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YDS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YPC</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>LG</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TD</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>1DN</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>FMB</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>10+</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>SCORE</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>RNK</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>POSRNK</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2007</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>0</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>131</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>543</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4.15</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>26</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>9</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>29</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>19</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>413.4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>31</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>31</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2008</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>0</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>121</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>446</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>3.69</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>26</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>21</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>231.2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>55</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>55</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2009</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>0</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>142</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>649</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4.57</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>26</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>7</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>46</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>22</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>482.8</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>32</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>32</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2010</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>243</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>1016</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4.18</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>44</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>7</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>59</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>5</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>33</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>641.2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2011</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>0</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>129</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>651</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>5.05</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>37</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>32</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>3</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>17</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>395.2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>34</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>34</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2012</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>166</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>832</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>5.01</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>43</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>6</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>45</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>30</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>527.6</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>20</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>20</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>TOTALS</></CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>--</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>93</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>18</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>932</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4137</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4.44</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>44</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>35</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>232</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>19</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>134</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2,691.4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>27</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>27</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER><o:p></o:p>
There is no doubt that “No Fear” Boshier is the starting RB on <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City>. Few RB have run for over 1200 yds in their first three seasons. Few have run for 16 Tds in their third season. The only thing that may keep him from a 4<SUP>th</SUP> straight 1200 yd season is an ab injury in week 2 that knocked him out for a few weeks. One knock on Boshier is that he can be injury probe but the addition of Gibbons softens the blow if he has to miss a game. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Yuma</st1:City></st1:place> is one of the few teams in the OSFL where the offense is equally as effective with the starting or backup RB. That has to be scary for the rest of the league.
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<CENTER><TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#000100 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=3><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YEAR</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TEAM</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>G</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>GS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>ATT</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YDS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YPC</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>LG</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TD</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>1DN</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>FMB</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>10+</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>SCORE</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>RNK</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>POSRNK</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2009</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>325</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1240</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>3.82</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>25</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>6</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>60</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>8</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>31</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>686.0</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>15</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>15</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2010</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>260</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>1208</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4.65</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>86</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>7</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>53</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>7</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>35</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>687.7</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>13</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2011</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>299</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1436</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4.80</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>64</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>16</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>75</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>45</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1,022.1</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>3</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>3</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2012</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>
</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>11</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>11</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>204</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>852</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4.18</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>24</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>4</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>34</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>23</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>484.2</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>24</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#e7e7e7><CENTER>24</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>TOTALS</></CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>--</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>56</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>56</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>1088</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4736</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>4.35</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>86</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>33</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>222</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>18</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>134</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2,879.9</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>24</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>24</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>
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Gibbons was <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Morgantown</st1:place></st1:City>’s 2007 5<SUP>th</SUP> round pick out of Rice and an afterthought in the Maniacs offense his first 3 yrs in the league. He picked a great time to breakout in his fourth year which happened to be his contract year. In 2010, he ran for a career high 1016 yds and 7 tds. Many thought that his 2010 output was just a case of Gibbons running hard to earn a big contract. Gibbons argued that 2010 was the first year he started and in his first 3 seasons he showed the ability to be a top back by totaling 19 tds in a backup role. Still, he received very few offers in the 2011 offseason and signed a 2 yr, 3 million dollar deal with <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City>. Since then he has been fantastic. In spot duty, he has averaged more than 5 yds per carry and is able to step in if starter Boshier is injured.
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<CENTER><TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#000100 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=3><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YEAR</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TEAM</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>G</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>GS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>ATT</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YDS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YPC</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>LG</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TD</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>1DN</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>FMB</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>10+</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>SCORE</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>RNK</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>POSRNK</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2007</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>






There is no doubt that “No Fear” Boshier is the starting RB on <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yuma</st1:place></st1:City>. Few RB have run for over 1200 yds in their first three seasons. Few have run for 16 Tds in their third season. The only thing that may keep him from a 4<SUP>th</SUP> straight 1200 yd season is an ab injury in week 2 that knocked him out for a few weeks. One knock on Boshier is that he can be injury probe but the addition of Gibbons softens the blow if he has to miss a game. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Yuma</st1:City></st1:place> is one of the few teams in the OSFL where the offense is equally as effective with the starting or backup RB. That has to be scary for the rest of the league.
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<CENTER><TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#000100 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=3><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YEAR</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TEAM</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>G</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>GS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>ATT</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YDS</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>YPC</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>LG</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>TD</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>1DN</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>FMB</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>10+</CENTER><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>SCORE</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>RNK</CENTER></TD><TH bgColor=#5b8c56><CENTER>POSRNK</CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>2009</CENTER></TD><TD bgColor=#ffffff><CENTER>




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