i wish you guys the best of luck and am very glad to only be observing what promises to be a street-fighting, no-holds barred brawl.
It's certainly shaping up to be that. IYF had the severe misfortune of playing a backloaded schedule. Last 4 opponents are all making the playoffs, and last two games of those are Away to non-Cup teams.
To cap it off, Dog River and Technical Fouls are doing what you said.
The Blue conference is rough this season. Feels like it's more competitive than Red. Yet, I looked at the interconference record, and there is only a slight edge to Blue. 35-29. Assuming you beat your D2 opponent, that would mean on average Blue's lasted in the Cup 2-3 rounds longer than Red conference.