That Magic Moment: Pick one moment from a playoff game and describe what made it so amazing to watch. (Must be completed after the game you write about)
In the Ultimus Championship game, the final post-season game of Season 11, the Baltimore Hawks and the New Orleans Second Line were neck and neck through the game, but the last two minutes of the regulation time was a pretty amazing moment that turned out to be a cliffhanger. The Second Line had just scored with less than 5 minutes left in the game and were able to secure the two-point conversion, giving them a three point lead. In the following three minutes, the Hawks marched down the field and were able to tie the game with a successful field goal by Turk Turkleton. This is really when the magic started - the successful acquisition of the three points needed to tie the game meant that it was now up to the Hawks defense to prevent the Second Line’s offense from scoring. If they were successful, that would give the Hawks offense one last chance. Luckily, the Hawks defense did prevent the Second Line from scoring and got the ball back to Applehort with just over a minute to play. Applehort and the offense were able to get down to the Hawks 23 yardline, but in a questionable move they didn’t try for the field goal and instead punted back to the Second Line. This led to overtime, and a long drawn out battle that ended in a Second Line win.
Going to Disneyland!:Who was the Ultimus MVP? Give us a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disneyland. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Two seasons ago I had covered the all-star New Orleans Second Line QB Borkus Maximus III during his trip to Disneyland when he was the Ultimus MVP, so it is only fitting that this year, I’m on the beat as well. Last time, if you’ll recall, we found that Borkus was a well-rounded guy who liked a little bit of everything. But as you can see now, Borkus is actually more T shaped, with a lot of both breadth across every skill, but he’s developed some depth in key QB skills. So, in an uncanny similarity, this year, Borkus was very focused and chose a limited number of rides to really focus on in Disneyland. I kid you not, this year in Disneyland, Borkus started his day off with 25 straight rides on the Tea Cups. You’d think a man would get dizzy after a couple, but no, he was all about really understanding the tea cups, the best spin strategy, how to not get dizzy or puke, and which tea cup was the best overall. He did the same for the Buzz Lightyear ride, riding 25 times so he could really learn the ins and outs of the scoring mechanism and placements of targets. By the end, he’d taken over the top 3 all-time scoring record spots. It was kind of boring to cover most of the time, to be honest, but that also has an uncanny similarity to the playoffs this year.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Even though the Baltimore Hawks lost the Ultimus and a lot of the focus is on the New Orleans Second Line, there were a lot of great stats racked up by the Hawks team during the conference championship and Ultimus. A player who had a great strong showing was Trey Willie, a veteran wide receiver in the NSFL, having played since S3. Critics have noted he appears to be regressing as he ages and as the physical nature of the sport takes its inevitable toll on his body. But, none of that seemed to show in the two Hawks post-season games. In the first post-season matchup against the Yeti, Willie scored two touchdowns on short passes from QB Ryan Applehort. While his overall total receptions for that game only stands at 8, he averaged 13.4 yards per reception and broke 100 yards in that game. In the championship Ultimus game, Willie didn’t have any touchdowns, but in his 6 receptions, he was able to again accumulate more than 100 years for an average of 18.2 yards per carry. Willie may not have been an MVP, but he certainly helped the team march down the field with his 30+ yard receptions and regularly high yards per reception average.
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
In the developmental football league, the conference championship game was a high scoring addition to the rivalry between the Tijuana Luchadores and the San Antonio Marshals. This had been a season of ups and downs that has not been characteristic of the Tijuana Luchadores of the past few years, in part due to a significant amount of turnover in the offseason. The Luchas were able to stabilize their offense in this championship game, however, and they really picked up some significant yardage. Metaxas, who was playing inconsistently this season, seems to have had a come to Jesus moment and turned it around for the team. While his completion percentage was barely over 50 percent in this game, he was able to accumulate 200 passing yards and a passing touchdown. In addition to his passing game, his personal rushing really is what makes him stand out in this game. Metaxas had 14 rushing attempts for 131 yards, one of which was a touchdown. This is more rushing yards than any of the other eligible rushing individuals. As a quarterback, being so mobile puts a large target on your back for the defense, but if folks can do it as Metaxas demonstrated here in a clinic-level performance, then they should be alright.
In the Ultimus Championship game, the final post-season game of Season 11, the Baltimore Hawks and the New Orleans Second Line were neck and neck through the game, but the last two minutes of the regulation time was a pretty amazing moment that turned out to be a cliffhanger. The Second Line had just scored with less than 5 minutes left in the game and were able to secure the two-point conversion, giving them a three point lead. In the following three minutes, the Hawks marched down the field and were able to tie the game with a successful field goal by Turk Turkleton. This is really when the magic started - the successful acquisition of the three points needed to tie the game meant that it was now up to the Hawks defense to prevent the Second Line’s offense from scoring. If they were successful, that would give the Hawks offense one last chance. Luckily, the Hawks defense did prevent the Second Line from scoring and got the ball back to Applehort with just over a minute to play. Applehort and the offense were able to get down to the Hawks 23 yardline, but in a questionable move they didn’t try for the field goal and instead punted back to the Second Line. This led to overtime, and a long drawn out battle that ended in a Second Line win.
Going to Disneyland!:Who was the Ultimus MVP? Give us a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disneyland. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Two seasons ago I had covered the all-star New Orleans Second Line QB Borkus Maximus III during his trip to Disneyland when he was the Ultimus MVP, so it is only fitting that this year, I’m on the beat as well. Last time, if you’ll recall, we found that Borkus was a well-rounded guy who liked a little bit of everything. But as you can see now, Borkus is actually more T shaped, with a lot of both breadth across every skill, but he’s developed some depth in key QB skills. So, in an uncanny similarity, this year, Borkus was very focused and chose a limited number of rides to really focus on in Disneyland. I kid you not, this year in Disneyland, Borkus started his day off with 25 straight rides on the Tea Cups. You’d think a man would get dizzy after a couple, but no, he was all about really understanding the tea cups, the best spin strategy, how to not get dizzy or puke, and which tea cup was the best overall. He did the same for the Buzz Lightyear ride, riding 25 times so he could really learn the ins and outs of the scoring mechanism and placements of targets. By the end, he’d taken over the top 3 all-time scoring record spots. It was kind of boring to cover most of the time, to be honest, but that also has an uncanny similarity to the playoffs this year.
Unsung Hero:Who was the unsung hero of the playoffs, convince us. (Can be completed after the Ultimus game)
Even though the Baltimore Hawks lost the Ultimus and a lot of the focus is on the New Orleans Second Line, there were a lot of great stats racked up by the Hawks team during the conference championship and Ultimus. A player who had a great strong showing was Trey Willie, a veteran wide receiver in the NSFL, having played since S3. Critics have noted he appears to be regressing as he ages and as the physical nature of the sport takes its inevitable toll on his body. But, none of that seemed to show in the two Hawks post-season games. In the first post-season matchup against the Yeti, Willie scored two touchdowns on short passes from QB Ryan Applehort. While his overall total receptions for that game only stands at 8, he averaged 13.4 yards per reception and broke 100 yards in that game. In the championship Ultimus game, Willie didn’t have any touchdowns, but in his 6 receptions, he was able to again accumulate more than 100 years for an average of 18.2 yards per carry. Willie may not have been an MVP, but he certainly helped the team march down the field with his 30+ yard receptions and regularly high yards per reception average.
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
In the developmental football league, the conference championship game was a high scoring addition to the rivalry between the Tijuana Luchadores and the San Antonio Marshals. This had been a season of ups and downs that has not been characteristic of the Tijuana Luchadores of the past few years, in part due to a significant amount of turnover in the offseason. The Luchas were able to stabilize their offense in this championship game, however, and they really picked up some significant yardage. Metaxas, who was playing inconsistently this season, seems to have had a come to Jesus moment and turned it around for the team. While his completion percentage was barely over 50 percent in this game, he was able to accumulate 200 passing yards and a passing touchdown. In addition to his passing game, his personal rushing really is what makes him stand out in this game. Metaxas had 14 rushing attempts for 131 yards, one of which was a touchdown. This is more rushing yards than any of the other eligible rushing individuals. As a quarterback, being so mobile puts a large target on your back for the defense, but if folks can do it as Metaxas demonstrated here in a clinic-level performance, then they should be alright.
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