1. GOMHL
2. PRE-GAME or...POST-GAME
It's going to be a post game writing. The Ultimus final saw the Hawks and Otters fighting fir the highest prize in this league. Baltimore was pretty much lucky in semis against Philly and there was only was favorite of this matchup. Orange County could easily outdo the 10-4 San Jose and we were expecting the same in the finals. So it was kind of a surprise when Baltimore was staying close to their opponent after the first half. They were even leading 14-7 in the beginning of the second quarter. 20-17 wasn't the end of the world for the Hawks. However, this game was done one more quarter after. Zephyrous TD wasn't a death blow yet, but then the Showbiz-Adams one two punch happened. After that, spectators were congratulating the Otters with a win. Coing back from a 24 point deficit against a 11-3 team was pretty much an impossible job to do. And indeed, nothing much happened in last 15 minutes. Both teams exchanged touchdowns and the Orange County Otters team celebrated a 48-24 victory. I believe this is their fourth championship, but I don't recall. Anyways, their success was expected after they trounced the Sabercats' in conference finals since that team was expected to be the toughest opponent.
3. That Magic Moment
Out of 4 playoff games only one was a nail bitter. The NSFC finals showdown Baltimore Hawks vs Philadelphia Liberty was a memorable one due to one really interesting moment. These teams were neck to neck the majority of this match. By the 5:00 of the fourth quarter both teams were even, 24-24. So why chose Kulture Fulture fail[t]ure as the magic moment of these playoffs? Let me say in advance, this is a magic moment only for the Hawks' players and some neutral spectators as well. With three and half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the rookie Trout pushed Falconi back by 10 yards by his sack. Andrea could get 7 yards back, but it was kind of too late. Coaches were hesitating or a bit just to send Kulture to...punt. Were they afraid he would fail from a long distance field goal or something else, but the the game continued with the 53 yard punt instead of the FG. Hawks got away with a huge luck. But was there a chance him to score a long FG with his pretty weak legs? It is known that Kulture is struggling with 40+ year field goals and it looks like it will be his Achilles' heal during his entire career. But one way or other, this moment was definitely one of the most memorable ones in the S12 playoffs. Philly fans will be asking what could've been question for a while after the end of that match.
4. ENEMIES HAPPEN
To be honest I was about to write about the Colorado Yeti team. I'm still salty they were too lucky in three seasons in a row when they somehow made the playoffs when they had no business in doing so. And I was the member of an uncluky team in two occasions. But since this is about the player, my pick would be Neo Donaldson. You know, my guy is the kicker. With Turkleton riding into the sunset there is a good fight for being the best kicker/punter in this league. And this also means we want win some awards too. It could be even better to take both KoTY and PoTY awards. So looks like Kulture might become this season's best punter, but what about the kicker award? Right now, people are talking about Neo as the main guy for this thing. And I'm not ok with this. This semi active ass bloke wasn't even supposed to win anything with his low TPE count, yet he is riding on his team's coattails. Let's be honest, San Jose offense > Philly offense so Neo was getting more chances to score field goals. And this dude somehow scored one 52 yead FG which is a fluke imo. To be honest, Peg Leg is another irrelevant player for this since he is supposed to be even less skilled than Neo. But looks like he won't be the favorite anyways. Meanwhile, Neo is considered as the KoTY. Which is why fuck this dude. I hope he's gonna make miss after miss after miss after this season.
2. PRE-GAME or...POST-GAME
It's going to be a post game writing. The Ultimus final saw the Hawks and Otters fighting fir the highest prize in this league. Baltimore was pretty much lucky in semis against Philly and there was only was favorite of this matchup. Orange County could easily outdo the 10-4 San Jose and we were expecting the same in the finals. So it was kind of a surprise when Baltimore was staying close to their opponent after the first half. They were even leading 14-7 in the beginning of the second quarter. 20-17 wasn't the end of the world for the Hawks. However, this game was done one more quarter after. Zephyrous TD wasn't a death blow yet, but then the Showbiz-Adams one two punch happened. After that, spectators were congratulating the Otters with a win. Coing back from a 24 point deficit against a 11-3 team was pretty much an impossible job to do. And indeed, nothing much happened in last 15 minutes. Both teams exchanged touchdowns and the Orange County Otters team celebrated a 48-24 victory. I believe this is their fourth championship, but I don't recall. Anyways, their success was expected after they trounced the Sabercats' in conference finals since that team was expected to be the toughest opponent.
3. That Magic Moment
Out of 4 playoff games only one was a nail bitter. The NSFC finals showdown Baltimore Hawks vs Philadelphia Liberty was a memorable one due to one really interesting moment. These teams were neck to neck the majority of this match. By the 5:00 of the fourth quarter both teams were even, 24-24. So why chose Kulture Fulture fail[t]ure as the magic moment of these playoffs? Let me say in advance, this is a magic moment only for the Hawks' players and some neutral spectators as well. With three and half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the rookie Trout pushed Falconi back by 10 yards by his sack. Andrea could get 7 yards back, but it was kind of too late. Coaches were hesitating or a bit just to send Kulture to...punt. Were they afraid he would fail from a long distance field goal or something else, but the the game continued with the 53 yard punt instead of the FG. Hawks got away with a huge luck. But was there a chance him to score a long FG with his pretty weak legs? It is known that Kulture is struggling with 40+ year field goals and it looks like it will be his Achilles' heal during his entire career. But one way or other, this moment was definitely one of the most memorable ones in the S12 playoffs. Philly fans will be asking what could've been question for a while after the end of that match.
4. ENEMIES HAPPEN
To be honest I was about to write about the Colorado Yeti team. I'm still salty they were too lucky in three seasons in a row when they somehow made the playoffs when they had no business in doing so. And I was the member of an uncluky team in two occasions. But since this is about the player, my pick would be Neo Donaldson. You know, my guy is the kicker. With Turkleton riding into the sunset there is a good fight for being the best kicker/punter in this league. And this also means we want win some awards too. It could be even better to take both KoTY and PoTY awards. So looks like Kulture might become this season's best punter, but what about the kicker award? Right now, people are talking about Neo as the main guy for this thing. And I'm not ok with this. This semi active ass bloke wasn't even supposed to win anything with his low TPE count, yet he is riding on his team's coattails. Let's be honest, San Jose offense > Philly offense so Neo was getting more chances to score field goals. And this dude somehow scored one 52 yead FG which is a fluke imo. To be honest, Peg Leg is another irrelevant player for this since he is supposed to be even less skilled than Neo. But looks like he won't be the favorite anyways. Meanwhile, Neo is considered as the KoTY. Which is why fuck this dude. I hope he's gonna make miss after miss after miss after this season.
