(S24) - PT 1 - Trivia Night

[Kyamprac]

SHL Affiliate PT

[GlimsTC]

A huge part of my player's story is that he meditates daily, multiple times, and is convinced that he must do whatever it takes to keep strengthening his meditation regiment or else he'll tank. Many could see it as a very "lol random" joke, but the truth is that it actually came from the amount of wins I got at various LRs in Hunger Games. I started to notice that I ALWAYS won if the bot claimed I spent the turn meditating under a waterfall. Literally, I would have rounds where I'd meditate four times in a row and then win without killing anyone. I couldn't believe how insanely consistent it was. Now, I did eventually lose once, and only once, to Asked Madden, but I only meditated once in that game. This means I have a 100% win ratio though if I meditate twice or more in a game. Part of me has begun to believe that this is actually the way to go for the sim too, as all my meditation tweets helped my player get 44 pancakes and 0 sacks allowed in the prospect bowl. Felix was literally one of the best OL players you could have and the only OL prospect in the top 10 to not allow a single sack. So yeah, I owe all my ISFL success in both draft placement and sim to meditation. It carries me and will continue to carry me until Felix is retired.

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[BenDover]

The most interesting thing that has happened to Jamar Lackson has to be the No Legs incident in S22 Week 3. As he geared up for the game, and the whole Grey Duck team loaded into the tunnel, Lackson noticed something very strange with his legs, like they were about to fall off! His urge to play pushed him on into the games, and he realized that whenever he had the ball in his hands, he couldn’t move his legs, as if he couldn’t control them at all. His teammates berated him for his record breaking awful performance in the game, rushing 19 times for -37 yards, many other Running Backs very happy at this result, but the Grey Ducks were terrified that their star offensive player seemed to have all of the talent sucked out of him like the movie Space Jam. This turned out to be an interesting even for the league as well, as they figured out what was wrong with Lackson’s legs and replayed the games that were impacted by this loss of talent overnight scenario. This is just one of the shining moments of both Lackson and the Grey Ducks history, and it must not be forgotten as it was one of the only reasons in history, and allowed for lots of memes for Lackson to sprout up, and remain for the rest of his career.

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[thecanadiancanuck]

SHL Affiliate PT

[Thor]

SHL Welfare PT (Username: feeler)

[Sutj]

Though Friedrich Vequain is known as a wide receiver for the legendary Tijuana Luchadores, not many people inside the football community are aware that Vequain is a living legend. Before starting his football career, Vequain left a legacy in the world of the yo-yo. Vequain started his yo-yo career early, first picking up a yo-yo at the age of two. After Vequain's parents recognised his rare and generational talent, at the age of four, Vequain was entered into the state tournament. This was Vequain's first taste of the professional stage, joining yo-yoers of many ages, from aspiring young adults to seasoned veterans. Vequain was the youngest participant by 16 years. Despite this, Vequain finished in 3rd place, remarkable, but Vequain was not satisfied. It took just one year for Vequain to win his first state championship, garnering national attention and breaking his first record - greatest yo-yo performance in Floriday yo-yo history, and being the youngest to ever win a state title. Vequain's legacy only expanded, winning consecutive international tournaments and solidifying himself as the greatest yo-yoer to walk the Earth. However, Vequain's legacy ended by the time he committed to Florida for football. He set football as his first priority and walked away from yo-yoing. Though Vequain is now successful in the DSFL at the moment, nobody knows if Vequain plans to return to yo-yoing, but his return would certainly be welcome. (232 words)

[Arkz]

Let's talk about the DSFL draft. Is the DSFL draft experience as a true rookie the greatest experience one can have in the ISFL? Maybe, I don't know. I just joined like three weeks ago. However, it set an absolutely tremendously high bar that will be difficult to top. The first week in the league is exceptionally difficult. While the forum is set up as clearly as it can be, and there's additional tools like the Rookie Point Task to help guide new players, it is still an enormous amount of information coming at you all at once. To start, you need to understand how TPE works and how the various stats and abilities work for your position. To find that information requires spelunking through the forum in an attempt to find media posts that provide a guide, or venturing to the Discord to ask for help. Once you are approved, you're asked to take on additional responsibilities in the Rookie Point Task, as well as the Wikipedia task. I would imagine for the vast majority of new players, it is their first time creating and editing a Wikipedia article. And even then, once you've put together everything and taken advantage of every potential opportunity for TPE, you're now faced with the stress of the draft itself. The team Discords become your hang-out spot, and you're encouraged to spend at least a little time in all of them, at least as much as you can. In between getting to know other players and teams, you'll receive scouting messages and surveys to fill out, all in the hope of distilling you down into something teams can measure and understand. Long story short, it is a lot and feels like it has no end. Finally, the draft arrives and its time to find out where your hard work will take you. The draft is an overwhelming climax at the end of weeks of work, and creates an intense feeling of belonging in the league. At least, that was my experience, and its made me excited to see what the ISFL draft has in store.

[Swanty]

As Swantavius was drafted this week, makes sense to write my piece about my first two weeks in the league. While it's certainly a lot to take in, I had a blast reading up on all that there is to know about being a rookie and trying to take in as much as possible about the league history. The scouting experience was really what made it. Rather than feeling like you're being thrown in at the deep end with no support, almost all the interactions I had with team scouts felt like conversations, and they were more than happy to answer any and all quesitons I had. A small minority played it more like an interview, with just a list of 10 questions sent to my DMs. And with so many scouts on the lookout, I didn't have time to engage with those ones.

The prospect bowl was a really fun event and a great chance at a practice run for being in a team locker room and getting to know some fellow rookies. Despite the Drifters going winless, it was still a really positive experience and I hope it continues for future rookies. Onto draft day, and even though I couldn't catch it live, the anticipation was huge as I watched the stream back. The team did an amazing job of taking time to talk about each player which really made it feel like the real deal. I've been on my team for a few days now and loving the league so far. A+, would rookie again

[DNeon]

My team members definitely heard about it since I mentioned being disappointed in the discord channel, but despite being the 6th CB taken in the DSFL draft Ben Anabender was 3rd string in the Prospect Bowl. That's right, 6 teams, 12 starting CB positions and Anabender was a backup. No worries though, I keep hearing how Nickel is the new Base in real football I wonder how the Sim League handles...oh, we never left base...an old fashioned stop the run defence. Well hey I'm pretty sure Anabender's name just came up in the punt coverage unit, sweet, I wonder how he did there, lets check the stats coming out. Oh, Special Teams literally aren't simulated.

It's fine, we were winning anyway. That Landsharks D was certainly impressive. Just missed seeing my player appear on the play or in the box scored for the first time unfortunately. And for the record, even on the non-broadcast full season Anabender didn't play a snap. I was pretty confused.

As for something about myself and not the player, I was quoted on the draft stream after I brought up in the Python's discord that Nentin Quelson dominated the Prospect Bowl. Well, turns out I had selective memory, we ended up going over the stats and he was far more mediocre after the first game day despite my new GM going to bat for him on stream...oops. Still, I think holding the league single game record for pancakes at 9 is draft worthy on it's own so that's my excuse.

[ForSucksFake]

If you don't know who 24redcrayons is, you haven't been paying attention. The guy has been going full speed since the day Minnesota picked him up on waivers. Yeah, everyone talks about his beast of an O-Line character, but it's Crayons the man that has the league and its undies in tangles. Crayons stepped in and tore right through the envelope. Forget pushing the envelope, just shred it. In his rookie season, he decided to ping all of Head Office in the ISFL general server. He had some gripes and some demands. I'm not sure what he was looking to accomplish, but that's the beauty of Crayons. Maybe he wanted a fine. Maybe he wanted to start a riot. But what he did do, was earn the respect of AdamS. AdamS crawled down from the steel castle of Head Office not to reprimand Crayons, but to commend him. Crayons, he said, "went through all of that trouble to get in a Roman Reigns reference." Yeah, when a guy does something like that, what can you do? AdamS wasn't even mad. Nope, he was impressed by the audacity of the man. Crayons has had some great shenanigans since that have definitely landed him in hot water, but that's the one I will remember most fondly.

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