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REDZONE Stadium Magazine of the ifm Razorbacks. Everything about the American football season of the first division of the Erima GFL. Interviews, under the helmet, rules of the game, tables, statistics and facts, interesting facts, flag football and much more.

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VETERANS<br />

DAY<br />

PAGE 19 - 22<br />

Report abaout the<br />

Livestream-Team<br />

Interview with<br />

Jake Suggett<br />

PAGE 23 - 24<br />

CONTENTS<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

8<br />

9-10<br />

11<br />

15<br />

16<br />

17-18<br />

19-22<br />

23-24<br />

25-27<br />

28<br />

31-32<br />

33<br />

34<br />

Foreword<br />

Game plan & Playoffs<br />

Standings<br />

Survey<br />

Greetings from far away - Courtney Dailey<br />

Stats & Facts<br />

The <strong>Razorbacks</strong> „Oldstars“<br />

Roster Kiel Baltic Hurricanes<br />

„Good to know“ - Info about the opponent<br />

Roster <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

Interview with Jake Suggett<br />

Report about the Livestream-Team<br />

Under the Helmet<br />

Winner of the competition 10.08.<br />

Sponsors & Partners<br />

Eberhart needs colour!<br />

Impressum


Dear <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> fans,<br />

my name is Oliver Castek, I am 56 years old<br />

and a founding member of the Ravensburg <strong>Razorbacks</strong>,<br />

I had my first contact with American<br />

football in 1985 when I was 18 years old.<br />

We were three boys from Ravensburg and<br />

had two helmets and two shoulder pads with<br />

which we used to go to the Schwarzwäldle to<br />

train (CRAZY).<br />

At the end of 1985, I was asked if I would like<br />

to play American football with the Lindenberg<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong> in Lindenberg. We ended up being<br />

six lads from Ravensburg who travelled to Lindenberg<br />

twice a week to train.<br />

We had a squad of 18 men in Lindenberg, with<br />

whom we then played a friendly match against<br />

the Sonthofen Trucks in the spring/summer of<br />

1986, which we even managed to win.<br />

Unfortunately, there were then disagreements<br />

between the two camps of Ravensburg players<br />

and Lindenberg players, whereupon we<br />

agreed to go our separate ways.<br />

We Ravensburg players then started an advert<br />

in the Swabian newspaper and the weekly<br />

paper in 1986, ‘We want you for American<br />

<strong>Football</strong>’. The first meeting for this advert was<br />

to be at the Hotel Storchen in Ravensburg. We<br />

were so excited to see how many would answer<br />

our call? When the day of the meeting<br />

for the American football department arrived,<br />

there were no less than 26 boys who were<br />

interested in American football. It was incredibly<br />

exciting and very euphoric, and a short<br />

time later we joined TSB Ravensburg and the<br />

American football department ‘Ravensburg<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong>’ was born.<br />

In 1987, the Ravensburg <strong>Razorbacks</strong> started<br />

playing in the league and we were lucky<br />

enough to have a man in our ranks with American<br />

football experience, namely Charly Griesbeck.<br />

He had already played for the Baden<br />

Greifs (German champions at the time).<br />

3<br />

Charly was a defensive monster.<br />

So Charly became our first head coach,<br />

which was of course very good to start with.<br />

We started training three times a week. We<br />

trained outside all year round. In winter, we<br />

trained on the sand pitch at TSB Ravensburg<br />

(now an artificial pitch).<br />

In the beginning, you might have to play on<br />

both sides, defence and offence. I was actually<br />

a wide receiver in the offence, but also<br />

played cornerback in the defence. I was also<br />

the kicker for the Ravensburg <strong>Razorbacks</strong> for<br />

my entire 7-year playing career.<br />

From a sponsorship point of view, we were<br />

also a bit lucky and found a pretty good main<br />

sponsor (computer company Tailorix) The<br />

start of the first games was not easy. But we<br />

got better and better as a team and it was<br />

just great to experience and share the same<br />

passion for the sport of American football<br />

with 28 other lads.<br />

To all the guys out there that I got to share<br />

the field with, thanks a million, it was a pleasure.<br />

Oliver Castek


in<br />

ESSEN


TELL US YOUR<br />

OPINION<br />

7 editions for the 2024 season<br />

(in German and English).<br />

10 winners of the competitions.<br />

70 Interviews.<br />

232 pages filled with ‘American <strong>Football</strong>.<br />

4.200 stadium booklets distributed.<br />

87.499 views on YUMPO.de of our digital - online<br />

versions (German and English)<br />

... and many more ...<br />

We would like to thank EVERYONE who<br />

helped to redesign our <strong>REDZONE</strong> stadium<br />

booklet for every home game. And of course<br />

to all those who have read it diligently. How<br />

did you personally like the 2024 season?<br />

Scan the QR code and give your opinion.<br />

We look forward to your feedback.<br />

Your <strong>REDZONE</strong> TEAM<br />

Gaby Rimmele<br />

and<br />

Sebastian Pfeiffer


GREETINGS<br />

FROM FAR AWAY<br />

Courtney Dailey #1<br />

I became a part of the <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

family in 2011 and played with the<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong> until 2013. For me, that‘s<br />

exactly what the <strong>Razorbacks</strong> were<br />

then, and have continued to be for<br />

me to this day, Family. I have so<br />

many fond memories of my time<br />

spent in Ravensburg, especially with<br />

the Pfeifer family, Frank and Mille. I<br />

maintain contact with many of my<br />

former teammates to this day, especially<br />

with our Benzenhofen family. I<br />

am forever grateful for the opportunity<br />

to be a part of this great organization<br />

and I a wishing you the best<br />

for a great season!<br />

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STATS & FACTS<br />

BEST QB TOUCHDOWN GFL LEADERS<br />

J Henderson<br />

61 TD<br />

Potsdam Royals<br />

X Bullock<br />

35 TD<br />

Allgäu Comets<br />

B McGovern<br />

25 TD<br />

<strong>ifm</strong> Razrobacks Ravensburg<br />

C Miller<br />

23 TD<br />

Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns<br />

N Hughes<br />

22 TD<br />

Hildesheim Invaders<br />

BEST RUSHING (YARDS PER GAME) GFL LEADERS<br />

M Gentili 108.4<br />

Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns<br />

J Grant 84.9<br />

Hildesheim Invaders<br />

L Rotermund 81.1<br />

Kiel Baltic Hurricanes<br />

K Cass 73.2<br />

Straubing Spiders<br />

L McFerren 68.3<br />

<strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> Ravensburg<br />

BEST SACKS GFL LEADERS<br />

B Rashid 11.0<br />

<strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> Ravensburg<br />

O Thompson 10.5<br />

New Yorker Lions Braunschweig<br />

J Wünsch 9.5<br />

Potsdam Royals<br />

A Steinohrt 6.0<br />

Potsdam Royals<br />

L McDougle 5.5<br />

Dresden Monarchs


STATS & FACTS<br />

OFFENSE<br />

RK TEAM GAME RUSH PASS TOT OFF YPG<br />

1 Potsdam Royals 10 1391 3785 5176 517.6<br />

2 Allgaeu Comets 9 775 2988 3763 418.1<br />

3 Hildesheim Invaders 10 1901 2275 4176 417.6<br />

4 Dresden Monarchs 9 941 2473 3414 379.3<br />

5 Munich Cowboys 10 920 2336 3256 325.6<br />

6 Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns 11 1563 1974 3537 321.5<br />

7 <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> Ravensburg 10 1039 2165 3204 320.4<br />

8 Saarland Hurricanes 10 1110 2090 3200 320.0<br />

9 Berlin Adler 10 1026 2150 3176 317.6<br />

10 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 9 927 1824 2751 305.7<br />

11 Berlin Rebels 9 781 1878 2659 295.4<br />

12 New Yorker Lions Braunschweig 10 1481 1251 2732 273.2<br />

13 Paderborn Dolphins 9 501 1921 2422 269.1<br />

14 Kirchdorf Wildcats 9 678 1602 2280 253.3<br />

15 Straubing Spiders 9 911 1361 2272 252.4<br />

RUSH: alle Yards aller Spiele die durch einen Laufspielzug erreicht wurden.<br />

PASS: alle Yards aller Spiele die durch einen Passspielzug erreicht wurden.<br />

TOT OFF: gesamt Yards (RUSH & PASS) der Offense aller Spiele.<br />

DEFENSE<br />

TEAM STATS<br />

GAME: gespielte Spiele.<br />

YPG: Yards Per Game (durchschnittliche Yards<br />

pro Spiel).<br />

RK TEAM GP PPG PTS YD/G P Y/G R Y/G TKL/G IN FUM REC SACK TD<br />

GP: Spiele<br />

PPG: Punkte pro Spiel zugelassen<br />

PTS: Punkte von allen Spielen zugelassen<br />

YD/G: Yards pro Spiel zugelassen<br />

P Y/G: Pass Yards pro Spiel zugelassen<br />

R Y/G: Rush Yards pro Spiel zugelassen<br />

IN: Interception<br />

FUM REC: Fumble Recovered<br />

SACK: Quarterback Sack<br />

TD: Touchdown<br />

8


The <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

Oldstars<br />

have established themselves!<br />

What started as a small seed last year has<br />

now blossomed into a big tree. At the beginning,<br />

the pioneers of the Oldstars had to<br />

cancel one or two training sessions due to<br />

a lack of participation. <strong>No</strong>w, that is almost<br />

unimaginable, because a solid core squad<br />

has been formed, which is added to at each<br />

training session by a few youth players or<br />

new interested parties, thus allowing training<br />

to take place on a regular basis.<br />

Born as an idea by department head Frank<br />

Kienzle, a new division was founded at the<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong> in 2023: the Oldstars. At first<br />

they were known as „AH“, but the name never<br />

quite fit. Even though it is mostly men<br />

who come to training on Fridays at 6 p.m.<br />

on the artificial turf field on TSB Ravensburg,<br />

the Oldstars are a mixed team.<br />

But what do the Oldstars actually do?<br />

First and foremost, the Oldstars give some<br />

former American football players from the<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong> and other clubs a new sporting<br />

home. Flag football is not played as<br />

physically as the tackle part of American<br />

football, but speed, coordination, ball-catching<br />

skills and tackling or flag-pulling are<br />

still important aspects of the game. So it‘s<br />

ideal if you want to continue playing your<br />

beloved team sport, but your body perhaps<br />

need a little more rest than they did a few<br />

years ago. But football-loving newcomers<br />

are always welcome and will gradually be<br />

initiated into the finer points of football.<br />

When it all started with the Oldstars, after<br />

a short warm-up, we always started playing<br />

straight away. <strong>No</strong>wadays, a small part<br />

of the training also involves learning to run<br />

routes and draw flags. This helps us to talk<br />

about the same things and, especially for<br />

newcomers, to understand and implement<br />

things better.The focus of the training is on<br />

working together and having fun with our<br />

favourite sport.<br />

You can see this both in the fair way that<br />

they treat each other during the training<br />

game and when they sit together at the<br />

end with a small refreshment drink. Soon<br />

the Oldstars will also be taking part in their<br />

first tournament against other teams.A flag<br />

fun tournament will be held in Albstadt at<br />

the beginning of October, in which the Oldstars<br />

will be playing.<br />

If you feel like the Oldstars appeal to you<br />

and would like to try out this great sport<br />

for yourself, you<br />

are welcome to register for a trial training<br />

session.<br />

(matthias.pfeiffer@<strong>ifm</strong>-razorbacks.de).<br />

We look forward to seeing you!<br />

Report from Matthias Pfeiffer


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ROSTER<br />

OFFENSIVE<br />

Q U A R T E R B A C K<br />

Andrew Brito<br />

Connor Kaegi<br />

8<br />

18<br />

W I D E - R E C E I V E R<br />

Marvin Fuchs<br />

0<br />

Peter Keller<br />

7<br />

Marian Menden 9<br />

Jake Lawrence 12<br />

Spencer Corona 13<br />

Matthew Wilson 15<br />

Jaydon Tolbert 19<br />

M. Abd-As-Samad 28<br />

Nathaniel Gutierrez 89<br />

R U N N I N G - B A C K<br />

Jacub Klein<br />

2<br />

Yanis Braze<br />

21<br />

Malcom King<br />

23<br />

Allen Jonczyk 26<br />

Benjamin Thompson 40<br />

O F F E N S I V E - L I N E<br />

Nico Breuer 52<br />

Erik Baghdadi 56<br />

Leon Arend<br />

59<br />

Lucas Schreiner 62<br />

Ben Ashford 69<br />

Dan Shaw<br />

70<br />

Kieran Griffith 75<br />

K I C K E R<br />

Spencer Corona 13<br />

DEFENSIVE<br />

D E F E N S I V E - B A C K<br />

Tim Frötschl<br />

Thomas Jacob<br />

Jason Young<br />

Jonathan Roebuck<br />

Paul Berberich<br />

Emmanuel Ikharo<br />

Lamar Hall<br />

Victor Rego<br />

Bastian Ledule<br />

Leon Schwarz<br />

<strong>No</strong>ah Albrecht<br />

DeShaun Gorman<br />

Silas Albrecht<br />

Alexander Wache<br />

Avniel Butler<br />

3<br />

6<br />

10<br />

11<br />

14<br />

16<br />

17<br />

25<br />

27<br />

30<br />

31<br />

32<br />

34<br />

48<br />

58<br />

L I N E B A C K E R<br />

Firat Yildirim<br />

Mutlu Yildirim<br />

Mika Klein<br />

Murat Senem<br />

Tristan Vance<br />

Cedric Bastuck<br />

Ben Leicher<br />

Rory Johnson<br />

1<br />

4<br />

22<br />

24<br />

33<br />

35<br />

44<br />

51<br />

D E F E N S I V E - L I N E<br />

David Füssler<br />

Justus Johnson<br />

Fabian Jösch<br />

Teddy Alane<br />

Steven Dolak<br />

Toni Steinhauer<br />

Tobias Scheibe<br />

5<br />

20<br />

83<br />

90<br />

97<br />

98<br />

99


„Good to know“<br />

Info about the opponent<br />

Game results 2024:<br />

SINCE 1982<br />

The Hurricanes have been back in GFL 1 since<br />

2021. The Hurricanes have to accept relegation<br />

to GFL 2 approximately every 6 years and need<br />

an average of 2 years to celebrate promotion<br />

back to GFL 1. Their greatest success was in<br />

2021, when Saarland finished runners-up in the<br />

GFL South and reached the semi-finals of the<br />

playoffs. The last time the two teams met was on<br />

1 June 2024. The Saarland Hurricanes won 44:32<br />

at home against the <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong>. The season<br />

got off to a promising start for the Hurricanes.<br />

They started the first few games with a strong<br />

squad and a motivated coaching team. However,<br />

quarterback Andrew Brito then suffered a knee<br />

injury and a number of injury-related setbacks<br />

within the team meant that the team was unable<br />

to achieve any major successes. Their defence<br />

proved to be a solid unit.<br />

Balance of the last 5 seasons:<br />

2023 GFL 1 - South 3rd place<br />

2022 GFL 1 - South 5th place<br />

2021 GFL 1 - South 2nd place<br />

2018 GFL 2 - South 2nd place<br />

2017 GFL 1 - South 8th place<br />

Rebels<br />

Comets<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Unicorns<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Wildcats<br />

Hurricanes<br />

VS<br />

Hurricanes<br />

39 : 38<br />

VS<br />

36 : 30<br />

VS<br />

44 : 32<br />

<strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

VS<br />

50 : 28<br />

VS<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Hurricanes<br />

Spiders<br />

12 : 40<br />

VS<br />

20 : 37<br />

Lions<br />

VS<br />

20 : 23<br />

Unicorns<br />

VS<br />

21 : 33<br />

Comets<br />

VS<br />

21 : 24<br />

Hurricanes<br />

VS<br />

28 : 13<br />

Cowboys<br />

16


GFL<br />

TEAM<br />

2024


ROSTER<br />

OFFENSIVE<br />

Q U A R T E R B A C K<br />

Jack Flaherty<br />

Broghean McGovern<br />

15<br />

17<br />

W I D E - R E C E I V E R<br />

Michael Mayer<br />

Jordan Geiger<br />

Pierre Moudourou<br />

3<br />

12<br />

13<br />

Alexander Grünholz<br />

Tim Emminger<br />

Adam Fafara<br />

Kristian Krampikowski<br />

Simon Mayr<br />

Melvin Palin<br />

Linus Marquardt<br />

Lars Anders<br />

Tim Müller<br />

22<br />

26<br />

30<br />

80<br />

83<br />

84<br />

85<br />

87<br />

Adrian Terwart<br />

R U N N I N G - B A C K<br />

Lennies McFerren<br />

Manuel Rieger<br />

11<br />

24<br />

O F F E N S I V E - L I N E<br />

Laurits Vinther<br />

Joschua Rindfleisch<br />

Ludvig Haglund<br />

Leo Dumke<br />

Niklas Böning<br />

Sebastian Trabold<br />

Louis Wessels<br />

Dario Lucanto<br />

Luca Nicklas<br />

Alexander Duhr<br />

52<br />

54<br />

55<br />

56<br />

61<br />

65<br />

68<br />

72<br />

75<br />

78<br />

K I C K E R<br />

Linus Diez<br />

6<br />

DEFENSIVE<br />

D E F E N S I V E - B A C K<br />

Dexter Shea<br />

Sahnian N´Guessan<br />

Alex Mashak<br />

Matthieu Belval<br />

1<br />

2<br />

8<br />

9<br />

Jonas Fritz<br />

Alexander Borgmann<br />

Niklas Herrmann<br />

Nick Dezel<br />

Jona Uekert<br />

Jonah Ritter<br />

18<br />

21<br />

26<br />

36<br />

88<br />

L I N E B A C K E R<br />

Nico Stensinski<br />

Nick Jonas<br />

Kevin Kienzle<br />

10<br />

19<br />

23<br />

Timo Grafberger<br />

Mika Stieger<br />

Jenson Bosworth<br />

Fabian Wohnhaas<br />

Simon Cichy<br />

Jonas Croner<br />

27<br />

29<br />

39<br />

44<br />

49<br />

D E F E N S I V E - L I N E<br />

Travontae Booker<br />

Helio Barros Lima<br />

Henri Moudilou<br />

Adrian <strong>No</strong>e<br />

Monday Okokhue<br />

Ben Rashid<br />

Tarek Schumacher<br />

Heiko Birkle<br />

Finn Herter<br />

Yannick Blank<br />

Lucas Walk<br />

5<br />

7<br />

31<br />

43<br />

45<br />

58<br />

64<br />

90<br />

97<br />

99


INTERVIEW with<br />

JAKE SUGGETT<br />

Offensive-Coordinator &<br />

Head-Coach DEVO-TEAM<br />

First of all, congratulations on the<br />

championship with the DEVO team as<br />

the Head Coach.<br />

Gaby: Last year you were a player for<br />

the <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> and this year you<br />

are OC and HC of the Devo team. How<br />

did that come about?<br />

Jake: It started last season, probably<br />

at game 9, my body was telling me ,<br />

its ready to be done. And after a lots<br />

of injuries – it was time to retire. But i<br />

wasn‘t done with football. I knew that i<br />

would like to coach. After i talked with<br />

Frank and the Board and they wanted<br />

to bring me into the O-Line Coach position.<br />

The Devo-Players asked to me to<br />

do the HC position, i was there to help<br />

them to train in the Offseason. And the<br />

OC – the first two games in the season,<br />

we struggled and after the Straubing<br />

Game Coach Gilly and I talked<br />

and decided I would take the Offence.<br />

So I started 3 the OC job in week 3.<br />

19<br />

Gaby: You were also in Ravensburg during<br />

the off-season. What did you do<br />

there?<br />

Jake: I worked with the local offence<br />

of lineman and some of the local guys.<br />

We go to the gym and got them a workout-plan<br />

helped them to get their body<br />

ready for the season. And i also did the<br />

Touchdown: <strong>Football</strong> – School in Markdorf<br />

and Wilhelmsdorf. Once a week i<br />

taught kids flag football, how to play,<br />

how the rules and who are we. Lots of<br />

kids are interested and enjoyed the flag<br />

football team.<br />

Gaby: You were our center last year. Do<br />

you miss playing in the GFL team?<br />

Jake: : At the beginning of the year, i<br />

missed it. I enjoyed playing and now<br />

i don‘t miss my body hurting all the<br />

time. I´m enjoying the coaching just<br />

as much. Its a different side of football<br />

and i´m looking forward every


practice and game<br />

day as much as i did playing.<br />

Gaby: What are your main tasks as OC?<br />

Jake: So the main task is prepare the<br />

offense every week. Come up with a<br />

game plan, watch film from the other<br />

team. figure out how we can you know<br />

attack their defense and score points<br />

so that‘s really overall the the big plan<br />

and then through the game I‘m calling<br />

every play for the game. Every play that<br />

gets ran and then just prepping off and<br />

throughout the whole week.<br />

Gaby: Did you watch the film alone?<br />

Jake: I‘ll watch it alone before the week.<br />

Coach Max (our wide receivers coach)<br />

and I have a meeting on every Monday,<br />

and we just talk about what we‘ve watched<br />

on film. What we like,what we don‘t<br />

like, plays that we should run this week,<br />

plays that we shouldn‘t and then Tuesday‘s<br />

we have film before every practice<br />

with the offense. I show them what the<br />

game plan is. If there’s going to be any<br />

new plays that we have for the week.<br />

We show them what their defense looks<br />

like, these are the good players, these<br />

are the players we want to go after. So<br />

we‘ll have film before every practice<br />

and then we have film on<br />

Wednesday nights to cover<br />

practice film. Alone on<br />

Monday, we watch – like six hours<br />

in the office. Also more than<br />

10 hours in the week.<br />

Gaby: What was your worst and your<br />

best experience this year in the GFL?<br />

Jake: for me the worst experience was<br />

the close games in Schwäbisch Hall and<br />

Hildesheim. But the good thing is that<br />

let us know what we are doing is the<br />

right thing and competing with some<br />

of the best. Schwäbisch Hall is the first<br />

in the South and Hildesheim a top 3-4<br />

Team. And the best, is this season that<br />

the <strong>Razorbacks</strong> still come back.


Gaby: How is it for you that we are back<br />

in Weingarten?<br />

Jake: It is so different to last year. In<br />

every way a good way. TSB was like a<br />

away game feeling. It´s such a different<br />

feeling in Weingarten. You feel the<br />

crowd – you feel the energy. You can<br />

feel the homefield advantage and it´s<br />

not easy for other teams to play and<br />

come into and have to deal with the<br />

crowd and the energy. You can feel it as<br />

a player that the crowd is behind you<br />

and push.<br />

Gaby: What do you like to do most<br />

besides American football?<br />

Jake: Thats a very tough question. I<br />

always doing football stuff. I love to<br />

watching movie or series and traveling<br />

– going back in a bye week to England<br />

or somewhere around europe. And if the<br />

weather is nice i enjoying barbecuing<br />

and german beer. .<br />

Gaby: What would you suggest as an<br />

improvement for the GFL?<br />

Jake: I think, every thing we done is in<br />

a good way. Improvements from the<br />

last season and we had it in the right<br />

direction. We had a rough start into<br />

the season, but the last five games we<br />

show the people what we can do and<br />

what the future is looking like. Continue<br />

doing what we do, but better.<br />

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Gaby: What is the secret for you this<br />

year that we might get into the playoffs<br />

in 2nd place?<br />

Jake: First off all, Coach Gilly is done<br />

a great job of really creating a team<br />

culture. Making sure no one views himself<br />

as an individual. We‘re all one team<br />

and we‘re all striving together to be the<br />

best versions of ourselves but together.<br />

As far as an offensive on the offensive<br />

side, I put a lot of high expectations out<br />

there for the offence. I demand them<br />

to play at a very high level because I<br />

know they can. I tell them to strive for<br />

perfection but settle with excellence.


Gaby: Will you stay in Ravensburg and<br />

can we look forward to seeing you in<br />

the 2025 season?<br />

Jake: That‘s the plan right now. I<br />

don‘t really wanna go anywhere. Ravensburg has become another home<br />

for me and greatly appreciate everything<br />

that they‘ve done for me. For an<br />

american offensive-Lineman it doesn‘t<br />

happen in our league very often. I‘ve really<br />

enjoyed the last 17 months of living<br />

in the Ravensburg area and it‘s been<br />

amazing. The people, the team, the city<br />

it‘s been amazing. So I don‘t really wanna<br />

go anywhere so you can definitely<br />

most likely see me here next year.<br />

Thank you for your time and hopefully<br />

see us at the playoffs game.<br />

Report by Gaby Rimmele<br />

Pictures from Sebastian Just,<br />

Marcel Knapp and<br />

Florian Wolf


The new Livestream-Team<br />

of the <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> Ravensburg<br />

A look behind the scenes<br />

After entering the stadium, which has also<br />

been the stadium‘s name sponsor since this<br />

year thanks to our partner TeleData, you<br />

walk straight towards two containers stacked<br />

on top of each other. The exterior design<br />

by the guys from GraffitiMotion combines<br />

the sport and the partnership with<br />

the regional internet service provider from<br />

Friedrichshafen. And what looks very elaborate<br />

from the outside is no less elaborate<br />

on the inside.<br />

background of the<br />

moderator container who take<br />

care of the images in the stream,<br />

operate the LED wall, view the replays<br />

and take care of the advertising and<br />

support work. The LED wall was designed so<br />

that it can also be used by the other clubs<br />

in the stadium.<br />

In order to make everything as efficient as<br />

possible, the containers needed to be expanded.<br />

This began in April and was a real<br />

community project. On about six Saturdays,<br />

18-20 people worked for 10-12 hours each to<br />

prepare the containers for their new task.<br />

This intensive collaboration of over 1500<br />

hours not only improved the infrastructure,<br />

but also strengthened team spirit.<br />

With the promotion to the GFL1, the<br />

livestream team of the <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

Ravensburg has also developed significantly.<br />

The team, which currently consists of<br />

14 permanent members and 2 trainees,<br />

broadcasts from two specially converted<br />

containers. The front container (with a view of<br />

the pitch) is divided into three areas: a<br />

box for the moderators, one for the<br />

play clock and one for the statistics.<br />

This division enables a smooth and professional<br />

broadcast of the games. Before<br />

and during the game, two of our own<br />

cameramen are on the sidelines, two<br />

on the roof of the container, as<br />

well as a „pitch overview“ camera and a<br />

moderator camera. In order to show the<br />

perfect image in the right situation, we<br />

have three more people sitting in the


Previously, the livestream team had to start<br />

setting up at 6:30 a.m. in order to be ready<br />

by 3 p.m. Thanks to the new containers, they<br />

can now start three hours before the game<br />

starts, which makes the volunteer work<br />

much easier. This time saving is a huge advantage<br />

and makes the commitment much<br />

more pleasant for the team members.<br />

Special thanks go to the sponsors who generously<br />

contributed to the costs of building<br />

and converting the containers. Without<br />

their support, this project would not<br />

have been possible.<br />

The two lower containers were sponsored<br />

by the company NMH. The company Walko<br />

Logistik also supported us with the transport<br />

and assembly of the containers. The<br />

company enerix enabled us to store them<br />

temporarily and carry out the conversion<br />

in the yard. The company PS-Dienstleister<br />

sponsored the camera platform. The company<br />

Haußmann Gerüstbau supported us<br />

with a staircase. The company SEO-IP supports<br />

us with all technical questions from<br />

network. Infrastructure to hardware questions.<br />

The entire team is very grateful for the help<br />

and looks forward to continuing to offer<br />

fans high-quality live streams.<br />

We have aroused your curiosity and you<br />

would like to join the livestream team, then<br />

please contact Gero. This is the man who<br />

manages it all at:<br />

gero.denner@<strong>ifm</strong>-razorbacks.de<br />

Report by Gaby Rimmele<br />

Pictures by Gaby Rimmele


UNDER<br />

THE HELMET<br />

Linebacker<br />

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LINEBACKER<br />

Nico<br />

10 STENSINSKI<br />

Age: 32<br />

Hometown: Horgenzell<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

At the Oberschwabenschau, Trabbi approached me at<br />

the <strong>Razorbacks</strong>‘ stand and invited me to a trial training<br />

session.<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

Every success the <strong>Razorbacks</strong> have had from 2015 to<br />

today is also my biggest success in football.<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

Thanks for all the support over t<br />

he years, it‘s crazy to see how<br />

many enthusiastic people now<br />

come to our games and as a<br />

thank you, we give our best on<br />

the pitch!<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Kevin<br />

KIENZLE 23 Age: 33<br />

Hometown: Altshausen<br />

Since when do you play football?<br />

Since 2006.<br />

What is your goal for this season?<br />

Winning the southern championship<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

Through my uncle (Frank Kienzle), who simply took me<br />

into training with him.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Philadelphia Eagles<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

We are counting on your support<br />

at our home games so that we<br />

can achieve our goal of<br />

becoming southern champions<br />

together..<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Nick<br />

JONAS 19<br />

Hometown: Ravensburg<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

Bezirksliga Meister (2024).<br />

Who is your idol/role model and why?<br />

Adam Jones, I used to play DB and I liked his style of<br />

play back then.<br />

What is your motto of life?<br />

Never give up - you never know<br />

how close you are to your goal.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Bengals.<br />

What´s your favorite (german)<br />

food?<br />

Zwiebelrostbraten.<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

Keep up the good work.<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Timo<br />

GRAFENBERGER Age: 21<br />

Hometown: Bayreuth<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

2013-2021 Bayreuth Dragons<br />

2018-2019 Bayernauswahl Bavarian Warriors<br />

Since 2022 <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong> Ravensburg<br />

Who is your idol/role model and why?<br />

Bobby Wagner, future Hall of Fame linebacker. Top<br />

player and leader.<br />

What´s your favorite (german) food?<br />

Sauerbraten and Bayreuther Bratwürste<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Seattle Seahawks<br />

What is your motto of life?<br />

Work hard, and it will pay off


UNDER<br />

THE HELMET<br />

Linebacker<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Mika<br />

27 STIEGER<br />

Age: 21<br />

Hometown: Bern / Switzerland<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

Bern Grizzlies<br />

Munich Cowboys<br />

Ravensburg <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

II was recruited by Coach Gilly and Coach Juan.<br />

Who is your idol/role model and why?<br />

My parents / grandparents. They<br />

taught me my values and are role<br />

models.<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

I am looking forward to the season<br />

and count on your support!<br />

Go <strong>Razorbacks</strong>!!!<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Fabian<br />

39 WOHNHAAS<br />

Age: 22<br />

Hometown: Ochsenhausen<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

2024 <strong>ifm</strong> <strong>Razorbacks</strong><br />

2013 Biberach Beavers<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

Have been written to.<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

GFL1.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

49ers.<br />

What´s your favorite (german)<br />

food?<br />

Rinderbraten.<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Simon<br />

CICHY 44 Age: 19<br />

Hometown: Langenargen<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

Only played in Ravensburg.<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

Through social media.<br />

What is your goal for this season?<br />

Have fun and be the best version of myself.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

New York Giants.<br />

What´s your favorite (german) food?<br />

Käsespätzle.<br />

What would you like to<br />

say to the fans?<br />

Keep believing in us.<br />

LINEBACKER<br />

Jonas<br />

CRONER 49 Age: 21<br />

Hometown: Fürth<br />

Who is your idol/role model and why?<br />

My dad because he has achieved so much and I can<br />

always look up to him and he is always there for me.<br />

What is your motto of life?<br />

You only live once.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Seattle Seahawks .<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong><br />

razorbacks?<br />

Through a try out back then with<br />

the flaggies.<br />

Since when do you play<br />

football?<br />

Since 7 Years.<br />

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UNDER<br />

THE HELMET<br />

„New“ Wide-Receiver, Defensive-Line & Defensive-Back<br />

WIDE-RECEIVER<br />

Adam<br />

FAFARA 26 Age: 21<br />

Hometown: Legnica - Poland<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

U19 in Ravensburg then 2 years on Biberach Beavers<br />

and now Devo team Ravensburg.<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

My First 100 Yard Reception Game.<br />

Who is your idol / role model and why?<br />

I would have to say it‘s keenan allen and Joshua<br />

Palmer from the chargers because they<br />

show up where they are needed and do<br />

the stuff which needs to be done.<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

Thanks for supporting the team all<br />

the time. On the lows and the<br />

highs<br />

WIDE-RECEIVER<br />

Kristian<br />

30 KRAMPIKOWSKI<br />

Age: 26<br />

Hometown: Albstadt<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

After moving here, I felt the need to play a team sport<br />

again and I knew from a colleague that football is a<br />

big sport in Ravensburg. And then one thing followed<br />

another.<br />

Who is your idol / role model and why?<br />

I would say my role models are my parents, who showed<br />

me that with a lot of willpower, you can‘t let<br />

anything get you down and you can<br />

achieve anything. .<br />

What´s your favorite (german)<br />

food?<br />

Classic schnitzel with spaetzle<br />

and sauce.<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Seattle Seahawks.<br />

DEFENSIVE-LINE<br />

Adrian<br />

NOÈ 37 Age: 24<br />

Hometown: Ravensburg<br />

What were your previous stations in football?<br />

Devo Team since 2019.<br />

DEFENSIVE-BACK<br />

Jonah<br />

RITTER 88 Age: 23<br />

Hometown: Tettnang<br />

How did you get to the <strong>ifm</strong> razorbacks?<br />

Tryout with friends.<br />

What is your goal for this season?<br />

To integrate myself into the team and help where I am<br />

needed.<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

Championship 2024 devo Team.<br />

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What is your motto of life?<br />

Work smart not hard.<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

Thank you for coming.<br />

What is your biggest achievement in football so far?<br />

GFL 2 champion and promotion to the GFL.<br />

Who is your idol / role model and why?<br />

Sauce Gardner- he is just nuts.<br />

What is your motto of life?<br />

If you want it done right,<br />

do it yourself..<br />

What would you like to say to<br />

the fans?<br />

Get loud for the Defence!<br />

Favorite team of the NFL?<br />

Philadelphia Eagles.


C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S<br />

We would like to congratulate the winners<br />

of our last competition:<br />

Marco Busam<br />

Peter Fischer<br />

20,-- € Voucher<br />

10,-- € Voucher<br />

The solution from the competition was:<br />

FUMBLE<br />

The winners have already been notified<br />

and have yet to get back to us.<br />

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