(S29) PT 4 - Statues

[Reno]

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If we’re going to add a statue outside of the Butchers stadium, I feel like you’d have to go with Tree Gelbman. The statue would probably be placed next to the cereal vendor outside the stadium because that’s the most likely location where she would be found. Tree was a standout figure for the Butchers despite not even being a Butcher from the get go. Tree hit the ground running with Chicago and was a rock in the locker room early on, keeping the team motivated even when things weren’t going well and the team was struggling big time. While never the flashiest player on the field, Tree was smart and consistent. When the team needed better blocking, she stepped up and went into the trenches, a real Swiss army knife on the team. The fact that Tree was one of the few award winners for Chicago with that Season 26 season showcased the amount of effort that was going into the field both on and off it. Being named a captain as well in the departure of Sean O’Leary was a show of how much confidence the team had in her and how important Tree was to the identity of the team. Tree is the stand out option for a statue outside of the stadium, and I’m not just saying that because she’s sharpening an axe next to me.

[DELIRIVM]

As my current player is still unsigned, I will write about my time as the General Manager of the Colorado Yeti in the first few years of the league. When in our original disbursement draft we got a huge steal in the 9th Round. A player by the name of Boss Tweed. He went on to be one of the greatest players in the league and a damn legend. Playing 12 years in the league and never having a bad year. He was an absolute monster for the team. There is no reason that Boss Tweed shouldn't have a damn statue, an archway, and a section of the stadium named after him. He's one of the greatest figures in the history of the ISFL and someone that never missed a single practice in his entire tenure in the league. His move to the Wraiths was a beneficial one for him and one that I am sure the fans truly enjoyed. I am glad I got to be part of the history of Boss Tweed and hope to meet him again someday and sing his praises to him. I believe the statue would have Boss Tweed holding his Ultimus Trophy in the win from 2023. Truly one of the greats and someone that other Linebackers should aspire to be like!

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[Ry_]

The statue we have to add to the Dallas Birddogs stadium is one of the former star running back for the Dallas Birddogs Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms. Sirdsvaldis dominated the DSFL running scene in S27, running all over the south division as Dallas easily cruised towards an 11-3 record. While Dallas then played two incredibly close and exciting playoff games, Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms was right there being a workhorse and helping the team out when needed. While he didn't have the flashiest stats as Joilet did, Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms could still easily be seen as a key contributor towards this squad, as DSFL running backs can many times determine the champion of the DSFL, and Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms definitely did that in S27. That season, he racked up a massive fifteen touchdowns, over 1200 yards, and carried the rock over 300 times in just fourteen short games. The workload Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms carried was extremely impressive and deserves to be commended, along with the rest of the amazing champions back from that storybook season. Hopefully Dallas can be impressive again and continue to dominate the league. Their 7-3 start has turned plenty of heads in the DSFL landscape, and they seem destined to return to the playoffs for the first time since that S27 championship run. Sirdsvaldis Miglasķēms was plenty important throughout their playoff run, and it will be interesting to see what the Birddogs can do this season.

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[shadyshoelace]

As a longtime member of the Yellowknife Wraiths and short-time member of the Baltimore Hawks, I don't have a lot of great thoughts about Hawk history. For most of my time in the league they were either The EnemyTM - a powerhouse rival deserving of my hatred, or just a hapless team deserving of my pity. With that said, there is one player who deserves a statue to recognize his contributions to the team, and that is Cargo Hardhat. The second overall pick in the S14 NSFL draft behind the far superior Cooter Bigsby, Corgi Hardon lived up to his draft billing and put together a very solid career under center in Baltimore. Coastal Halogen ranks second all time for the franchise in passing yards and touchdowns, behind only Avon Blocksdale, and made it to at least one Ultimus game and presumably multiple Pro Bowls. I believe that Cosplay Handjob also won at least a couple of QB of the Year awards, and overall when you put these accolades that I'm too lazy to research in-depth together, you see a player who is one of the greatest of all time for his franchise. Cocoa Hairdo is a name that ISFL players and Baltimore fans will remember for a long time, especially when he's immortalized with his very own statue.

[RussDrivesTheBus]

San Jose has the distinct honor of being one of the original 6 teams in the ISFL. With that distinction, comes the advantage of having the longest history to pull candidates from. The list of potential statue subjects does require a bit of curation. So many legends have graced the field in San Jose, from Joilet Christ to Josh Canton, and many more. But, when all is said and done, there is one person that stands hand and shoulders and paws above all the other options. Professor Chaos himself, @ckroyal92.

CK is the longest-tenured GM in our league by some margin. He started as Co-GM in S1 and has never left the post in almost 30 seasons. An absolute warrior, CK has seen literally everything. Every piece of drama, every punishment thread, every expansion. He has been around, and in charge of San Jose, for all of it. He took a 1-13 team and turned them into a team that immediately went 10-4 the next season (42-14 over the next 4 seasons)! Through some dark times in the locker room, he, along with @Rradum rebuilt SJS into a fantastic place to be and lead the team to back-to-back Ultimus championships in S24 and S25. Hopefully, he’ll be remembered as a legend of this league, as he should be. But, he’ll only have to be remembered if his old ass ever leaves! Until then, he’ll keep being the first to remind you that Derpcat do in fact go meow meow.

[allbetsonjames]

As a newer user here and it being only my first season in the ISFL it is usually a bit tough doing things like this because I feel I may say the wrong things or just dont really know enough as to what makes a good player. It was a little skewed in gettting stats since the index kind of resets at a certain season I am assuming since change of game platforms. So that being said I went back about 5 seasons and looked at the hawks career records. If I had to choose one I would have to go with C Gambino. (Im assuming childish). I think its a cop out to go with the Quarter back of the team, but the stats seem to represent themselves a few quality seasons and numerous records that are still with standing over 14 seasons later shows that Gambino set some decent marks here for the team. 45 touch down season 105.7 Quarterback Rating. I wish I could click it and see the full career stats of how well of a player they may have been at the time. That is just who i would choose to have a statue with my minimal knowledge, if there are any players who may be more deserving or if there are better ways to look up these type of statlines let me know.



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[Troen]

Your team has designated an area outside the stadium for a new statue but are struggling to confirm which candidate from their shortlist is deserving of such an honor. Which figure from your team, past or present, do you believe is worthy of being immortalized? What led to you choosing them?

Easton Cole is easily the best QB for the Copperheads and I think would be the obvious first pick for the statue. As the leader of the only Copperheads Ultimus win, he's a natural pick. He's a top 5 QBs in nearly all important statistical categories and really the only knock on his career accomplishment sheet is that we didn't manage to win more in the playoffs for him.
Now, picking the QB, especially the first QB for the franchise and also the first to get Austin an Ultimus win, is maybe too obvious of a pick - we only have the one QB with a deep career sheet so far. Mako Mendonca is a strong second option if we decide that there can be two statues or that QBs have too many and other positions should get a chance too. Mako is more top 10 in RB categories than top 5, but was still a keystone in Austin's first team iteration. Still, he was the central figure for the Copperheads' dominant running game plan and the team absolutely would not have worked without him. I think the best conceptual idea for a statue would be the two of them (or maybe the whole S20 Ultimus winning team if we have the budget) hoisting the trophy together. But, since we're only allowed to name one figure, I think Cole has to be the pick. His statistical accomplishments were really the best of his generation of QBs and so I think he stands out more as compared to the deeper collection of running backs that Mendonca gets to be compared to.

[Amulos]

Your team has designated an area outside the stadium for a new statue but are struggling to confirm which candidate from their shortlist is deserving of such an honor. Which figure from your team, past or present, do you believe is worthy of being immortalized? What led to you choosing them?

I think there are a ton of Philadelphia Liberty players that are deserving of the honor to have a statue built outside the stadium. Currently, since I am newer to the league and am not as aware of the illustrious history of the Liberty, but there are plenty of players on the team right now deserving of that same honor, despite not retiring yet. Jimi Desoto is my current favorite for the honor. My reasoning is that he has been a captain for several years running, he's been part of the Liberty through thick and thin and BLEEDS red, white, and blue. If his career ends with an Ultimus trophy to end a terrific career then he should get that statue, and a spot in the International Sim Football League Hall of Fame. I've been lucky to have such a great leader and locker room personality as a teammate, and he's clearly made enough of an impact on the team that he should be immortalized at the Taco Bell Stadium. I think there are plenty of other players on the team that have the potential of earning that honor (If Xavier Walls continues to improve and play how he has his rookie season, he should be in the same boat!), but if I had to pick someone right now, it's Jimi Desoto.

[TakaMori152]

I don’t know much about the history of the London Royals or the DSFL in general. I also think that if this is a developmental league where players only stay for a couple of seasons, I don’t know how there could be a player that deserves a statue for a single team. Most college teams have statues for legendary coaches, but I don’t know of any that build statues of players. At least not any that are only known for their time at the school. So I guess I’d have to choose a current player for the London Royals to get a statue.
It might be a bit selfish, but I think that from an aesthetic standpoint, Kiara Tenoh would be the best because she’s a phoenix! Although, I guess that would mean she’d be a good statue for a team like the Baltimore Hawks. But I’ve always thought that the best players to make into statues are quarterbacks and running backs because they have such iconic poses. So Kiara Tenoh making a Heisman pose with a halo of flames around her would be really cool. Maybe they could even have real flames! Like an eternal flame type statue.
But first, Kiara would need to earn that statue by playing well this season.

[PhreshPhil]

Ricky Stanzi the rookie quarterback for the Dallas Birddogs will likely have a statue built for him when he leaves the team as he is blowing expectations out of the water. In 10 games started he has made an impressive series of wins with the Birddogs going 7-3 since he has begun starting. Although his completion % is a tad low at 54.4%, his td to int rate is super strong at 18-6. He is also throwing 232.6 yards per game for over 2300 on the season so far. He had a solid college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes and has continued that success and drive into this season. Dallas with him at the helm over the next few seasons will likely continue to compete for a huge number of titles and wins if they keep up this pace. Stanzi has been gelling with his receivers and o-line well, and he has only been sacked 12 times in 10 games because of nice blocking. He also has thrown an impressive 85-yard touchdown pass which is one of the longest in the DSFL season. Finally, Stanzi is improving every week and although his QB rating is currently 94, the past few games it has been over a hundred and that trend could continue. Stanzi should because of all this have his body immortalized as a statue.