(S24) - PT 1 - Trivia Night

[Air Crou]

This is more of a personal story than anything. And it tells a lot about me and my careless attitude and living to the maximum. One chilly October night, I was at home. Sitting in front of my computer, having YouTube on, either listening to music or watching UFC highlights. It was around 2:50am, and I was ready to head to bed, having put pjs and all on. Or so I thought. My phone rang. It was my best bud. He was on a night out with some teammates of his (he is an amateur basketball player), at a nearby night club, and gave me a call to go and join them. I was definitely not going to pass up on the invitation. But there was a slight problem. As it was 3 in the morning, there was no public transit for me to go there, except for a night bus that does one trip every hour. My dad was asleep, so I wouldn't wake him up to take me there, so my only option was to go on foot. At least the weather would allow for a late night walk, and the night club wasn't that far anyway. It was a short thirty minute walk. Problem was, when I arrived there, I was thirsty, so I chugged down a class of rum in milliseconds. And that was it. I was barely able to walk when I returned back home. I didn't go pitch black out like I did a few months earlier, but I drank a lot. Let's just say that sleeping fixes most of problems, and this was just one of them.

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[Dagumpa]

This isn't about something I did in this league but it's somewhat relevant. When I first joined sim leagues back in February (yes, am sim league baby), it took me some time to get the hang of things. It was a pretty daunting process to learn how TPE works, how to earn it, spend it, and how it's different from money. At that point, I had no idea how I was going to make money in the league. That was until I learned about media. I like writing so it seemed like a pretty good opportunity to both make money and create editorials about my thoughts on the league. That's where I went wrong. You see, when someone "thinks" about something that may slightly counter what another person "thinks" about that same thing...it doesn't always go over well. I wrote my first media without much thought. I had no clue how the league actually worked at that point so I wrote it entirely from a baseball perspective. I also included my very raw opinions, which I wouldn't even call 'opinions' because, as I said, I had no clue how the league works. And yeah...some people got upset. A green as shit user writing about their honest thoughts on the league. Someone call the fire department. Long story short I have since retired from media in that league and now I like to joke about my "controversial media" that I used to write. 

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[Brane_Chyld]

So Tex Wrecks and I have been friends forever, and now, we are teammates. I have known good ol Tex since middle school, and we have had our ups and downs, and I feel that its going to be no different when it comes to the field. We got our first action together the other day in the preseason. Although it wasn't the greatest appearances for both of us, we both got some valuable playing time, and after every game, we have sat down and talked about as well as reflected on what we both could have done better. Me for example, I need to start tracking towards the ball quicker, and that was picked up by Tex when we were studying film. Me on the other hand, saw that Tex needs to keep his pad height lower as its better for leverage and he can push those lineman back and really make an impact in the passing game, as well as clog up running lanes and making it easier for the Linebackers like me fill in and plug them up. I think we both have really done a good job critiquing each others work and I feel it will be a great asset for the future for the team and to help return this team back to its championship form.

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[Lowlycrib]

The first story that pops into my mind when I think about trivia or a weird situation would include the S17 draft, which had an interesting situation that saw a player retire during the draft process and ultimately saw chaos ensue in both the general server and the rookie server. When I first joined my team locker room after the draft it just so happened that the Sabercats drafted the player that retired mid draft and it was funny to see the bit of confusion on their end when I finally got war room access and discovered what they thought about the entire situation. The second situation would be last season and the past few in general, of how the Sabercats seem to thrive when their win percentage odds are even worse (under 20%). Last season's win against the Otters fell under this rule and saw our entire locker room hyped for such a big win and saw every member ending up with Nitro at the end of the night and countless bongo derpcats being spammed both in the team server and the general server. Lastly, a situation including myself would be the culmination of the entire history of stats for the Sabercats being tabulated and seeing where some of the all-time greats stand and how I have sneakily become top-5 in numerous categories for the team.

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[charlit]

My player, Killian Chambers, just played his first game in the DSFL. After getting drafted to the Grey Ducks at pick 18, the first game of the season caught Chambers’ eye. It was against the London Royals. He knew several prospects that got drafted there and was excited to go up against them. The game started horribly for the Grey Ducks. They failed to score any points in the first half and found themselves down 17-0 entering the 3rd quarter. It would take a miracle for them to come back. 

Midway through the 3rd quarter, the Grey Ducks drove 78 yards down the field before Mike Rotchburns scored on a 1-yard run. After kicking the ball to London, the Grey Ducks were able to force a quick 3 and out to get the ball back. Like last drive, the Ducks were able to punch it in from the 1, with RB James Vermillion doing the honors.

Unfortunately, the Royals responded with their lethal passing attack. Traveling 60 yards in two plays, they scored on a 28-yard reception. The Grey Ducks were able to get into field goal range on their next drive but missed a 44-yard field goal. Down by 10, the Grey Ducks were able to get the ball back with around 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Vermillion ran for an 82-yard touchdown, cutting London’s lead to 3. However, it was little too late as London held onto the lead to win 24-21.

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[mithrandir]

My tidbit of trivia hearkens back to my first and only season in the DSFL. I was part of a lauded S22 cornerback class which saw 9 CBs taken with the top 35 picks in the DSFL draft. If you include safeties, defensive backs made up 17 of the top 42 picks, over 40% of the first five plus rounds! As one of those high picks, there was a lot of pressure for me to perform well for my team, the Luchadores. As the number one cornerback on the team, taken along with fellow fourth rounder Ozamataz Buckshanks, I was relied upon to shut down the number one option for the other team. Here is my piece of trivia: of those 17 defensive backs taken in the first 42 picks, I am the only one who did not record an interception that DSFL S21. The issue was not my failure to earn TPE. I was only tenth out of those 17 in TPE totals at end of season, but the margin between me and many of the people in front of me was <10 TPE. I played well in coverage, with 12 PDs, good for top ten in the league. I just did not intercept any passes. Many other rookies picked off lots of passes. Zamir Kehla had five. Alexander Hamilton III and Sebastian Vettel had four each. Most of the other rookie DBs taken early in the draft had two or more. Yet, there I was, a player who played outside cornerback the entire season for a DSFL franchise, had good TPE earning, and did not record a single interception.

[Ben]

In the S6 draft the Las Vegas Legion had two first round picks and they were used on two HOF users in PoopyFace TomatoNose (@speculadora) and Brian Mills (@PaytonM34). Just after the draft the team was rebranded to the New Orleans Second Line and the team discord became legendary. I had been on the team since S2 and became very close with both of these guys.

Fast forward to S14 and spec is now the GM of the Orange County Otters, Payton has been traded to the Colorado Yeti as his player is retiring soon and New Orleans is starting a rebuild after their first two championships, and my new player is back in NOLA. I decided I wanted to try something different in the league after spending my entire time in the league at LV/NOLA but had a hard time deciding where to go, my Tijuana GMs nunc and iseedoug had just teamed up again in Baltimore, and guys like Infinite and SwagSloth made great pitches for the Yeti and Outlaws respectively. In the end I decided I wanted to play for my boy spec in OCO but I didn't want the Second Line to be left with nothing so I did a sign and trade where NOLA got a 4th and 8th round pick in the S15 draft. That 4th round pick was used by New Orleans to draft OL Brave Ulysses, Payton's new player.

Fast forward to S25 and Payton, spec, and myself are all in the same draft class and came very close to being on the same DSFL team but it was not meant to be. Maybe in the ISFL we will get the chance to finally be on the same team once again, and hopefully make memories like we did back in the NOLA locker room in the early days.

[Goat_Whisperer]

I don't know if it counts, but Portland Pythons organization ran a motivational program last year where every player who did all the tasks for the week had a chance to win a special prize. As a young man who had very little I was eager to try and win something. To much of my delight, I was able to start the season well, I was able to do the tasks and improve steadily, as a result, I was the first-ever Maximum Snek - award winner! What kind of prize did I get? I got a magnificent piece of art made by Slothman07. You can see the art being displayed in my signature, but I have the real size one hanged on my living room wall. Pretty nasty looking and it has scared quite a few individuals who have visited my place, the movement also causes some to feel sick, but for the most part, people like it, and I like it.

Once I move out of my bachelor apartment I might have to find a new place for it, but for now, I'm keeping it in the prime position as a reminder to keep working hard and also as a reminder of the good things I have already accomplished.