The Alliance
Name: James Mazzola
Nickname: D.J.
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 6
Favorite NFL team: Oakland Raiders
Competitive Accolades: 3-time Madden Challenge Regional Champion (Nashville 05’, Seattle 06’, Los Angeles 08’)/Madden Nation Season 2 Final 4
DJ has been playing competitively for six years now. A proven champion with 3 regional Madden Challenge victories, DJ doesn’t have to talk trash. However true that may be, DJ is one of the very best trash talkers in the game. Considered the vocal leader of The Alliance, DJ also brings great schemes to the table.
Name: Van Berardino
Nickname: Prodigy
Hometown: Napa, CA
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 5
Favorite NFL Team: Raiders
Competitive Accolades: 3-time Madden Challenge Regional Champion (Green bay 06’, San Francisco 07’, New York 08’)/Madden Nation Season 3 Final 8
Prodigy is also a 3-time regional Madden Challenge winner. For a player with the credentials he has, for some reason the Madden community still underestimates him. Rarely spoken for, and never outspoken himself, Prodigy is making the world take notice with his results over the past 3 years. Prodigy brings his explosive, unique style to the game, making him one of the most consistent players on the tournament scene.
Name: Michael Taylor
Nickname: M-Teezy
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 4
Favorite NFL Team: Denver Broncos
Competitive Accolades: 07’ Seattle Madden Challenge Regional Champion
Nascar had it’s Dale Earnhardt. The NFL had Bill Romanowski. The Madden community has M-Teezy. When he or one of The Alliance’s members are in a heated game, they call in M-Teezy to shake their opponent to the bone. Once M-Teezy gets inside your head, there’s no getting him out. Don’t let that fool you, however, as M-Teezy has also won a regional title and made his way to the big stage.
Name: Derek Kinder
Nickname: Derwy
Hometown: Napa
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 5
Favorite NFL Team: Oakland Raiders
Competitive Accolades: 2-time Madden Challenge Regional Champion (San Francisco 05’, San Diego 06’)
Though the name “Prodigy” is already taken by fellow crew member Van, Derwy is exactly that. Always a quick learner, Derwy is one of the best at in-game adaptation. If you think running one defense or one offensive money play on Derwy will get you to the promised land, think again. A two time regional winner himself, Derwy will never let you know that as he quietly and methodically eliminates you from any given tournament.
Name: Brian Delph
Nickname: Delph
Hometown: Sandusky, OH
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 4
Favorite NFL Team: Oakland Raiders
Competitive Accolades: 06’ Tampa Bay Madden Challenge Regional Champion/ Madden Nation Season 3 Final 8/ 2-time Big City Champion
Delph is one of the most dedicated and feared tournament players around. You can never count Delph out in a game, even when facing the brink of the 21 point rule. Delph is one of the best at adapting to what his opponent is showing him. Numerous tournament wins keeps Delph in talks as one of the top 20 players in the world. Delph has also proven he can bang with the best in the world, as he’s also a regional champion as well.
Name: Michael Degroot
Nickname: Adam Morrison
Hometown: Monterey, CA
Years Playing Madden Competitively: 4
Favorite NFL Team: Detroit Lions
Competitive Accolades: 5 Madden Challenge Regional Finals Appearances 06’-09’
Adam Morrison is mostly recognizable for his moustache. However, with 5 Madden Challange regional finals appearances, Adam Morrison has been consistenly one game away from winning a regional championship. With that said, he has been a catch, a fumble, or a interception away from winning 5 regional titles — which would have catapulted him being considered as one of the greatest of all time. His unorthodox style and his stick work agility makes him a threat to anyone, at any given time.
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