CHOOSE 4 TASKS, EACH WILL BE REWARDED 2.5 TPE FOR COMPLETION FOR A MAXIMUM OF 10 TPE
1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
Written: Give a short write up of one or multiple playoff matches. If completed before the airing of the sims have predictions, after if it is a review the game.
Graphic: Make a graphic displaying the matchups in the playoffs. If completed before sim, predict scores and show stats, if after, give a summary of game showing stats and top performers.
I'm going to preface this by saying I fully expect the San Jose Sabercats to win the S15 Ultimus. While the 12-2 Baltimore hawks do have the advantage in terms of regular season record and H2H (2-0 in regular season V San Jose). I believe that the Sabercats are right on the end of their title challenging hopes with a core that is getting older by the season. San Jose have atleast a title already for their efforts and I believe they will head out of S15 with another.
In terms of San Jose's offence, they are an absolute powerhouse. Christ is at his absolute peak and continues to dominate the field as a playcaller. Running the ball up the gut is Chris Orosz, not a top player but he gets it done. Flash, Justice and Oles are that wide out three headed monster for the 'Cats.
Defensively San Jose is still stacked. A BIG front four of Sackerman, Riposte, Poopsie and Tuck leads the defensive charge. In their LB corps, there's still no weakness as longtime 'cat and former Wraith Chad Pennington is the defensive leader alongside Kolby Derringer. Their defensive backs are bolstered by notable play making stars such as Staley, Tuck and none other than the other Pennington, Thad.
I truly believe that the Sabercats are too well rounded to drop the Ultimus to the Hawks. Baltimore is no slouch either as there team has been built through incredible drafting and shrewd trade practices which netted them big players.
All in all, San Jose not only should win according to moi, I believe that they have to win now because they wont in the future. I think by the end of the 1st it'll likely be a close one still. Maybe even by the second seperated by less than a score and a half, by the third San Jose will pull away. Might even look along the lines of 31 - 14 before Baltimore fights back for it to finish 31-24 to San Jose.
6) Our Time
Written: Why should your team be looked at the favorite to win the Ultimus or Ultimini.
Graphics: Show with a graphic why your team is/was the best team.
Why should my team (the Norfolk Seawolves) be the favorite to win the Ultimini this season? Because we are a team full of incredible prospects that has single handedly managed to take the entire league by storm.
Norfolk started the season on fire! and by on fire I meant they got whomped 37-10 on the road to the Portland Pythons. But then the leaguewide dominance would begin with a 3 game consecutive game winning streak as they torched the Marshals by just a single point, The Coyotes by 22 and finally the Pythons again by a blistering 5 point deficit. The Seawolves put the league on blast, early and often!
A sneaky loss to the Luchadores meant that Norfolk sat in pole position with a 3-2 record. And oh yes of course the dominance continued as we beat the coyotes by another incredible point, 23-22. But that's when other teams started fluking some dubs agains the dominant Seawolves. 6 losses from the remaining 8 games it ended, or so you thought.
The Norfolk Seawolves are the incredibly heavy favourites to win the Ultimini this season in my head. Why ? Because I am clearly delusional and have no real grasp of the concept of reality. Infact to the uneducated eye, it may look like Norfolk aren't even in the playoffs or that somehow they finished with the 2nd worst record in the league, bottom of their conference. But to me? An intellectual? We're already champs.
7) Next year
Written: If your team has been eliminated, why will next year, or the year after that, be the year that your team is going to win the Ultimus or Ultimini.
Graphics: Create a statistical summary of what improvements your team has made from the previous year or why your team was better than their record.
Listen, I fucked up in the last Ultimus task. I wrote it when my feelings and emotions were obviously very high and as a result I may have come off as a deluded madman. Now to answer the question. I believe the Norfolk will win the S16 Ultimus because of the incredible GM at the helm. No I am not talking about that absolute idiot moron fool ignoramus ignorant moron (x2) scorp dofus dork idiot jimbo. I refuse to speak about the man who valued getting his own trash player 2k yards instead of actually making dc's (and completing them by filling in the blanks with the teams players, because that's the important part). Instead I will talk about the incredibly competent GM which is of course Gucci.
I believe that the ultra competent GM that is Gucci will turn it around for the SeaWolves through shrewd trading that leads to gaps in the roster effectively being plugged in short time. I believe that the Seawolves core (without Lavelle Jr.) will actually be stronger than ever and will be able to build on the misery of a season that S15 culminated in. Gucci's ability to lead the charge and condition an active discord LR will be worth it's weight in S16 when Norfolk takes home the gold.
8) Strategies
Written: Unless you won the Championship, what changes does your team need to make in the offseason to improve your chances next year.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing the holes in your team and how to overcome them.
I'm not going to talk about Norfolk for this one. I'm gonna talk about my former team, the Yellowknife Wraiths.
The Yellowknfie Wraiths didn't actually perform bad this season, even according to their many and many naysayers around the league. Yellowknife finished with a pretty decent 7-7 record considering it all. This was of course good enough for the 5th best record in the league and give or take 2 wins could've found themselves in the seat of the playoffs. What changes does Yellowknife need in the offseason? Well, I'll tell you.
QB: As it stands, they have a stud in Cooter who will no doubt become a headline name in the leagues career leaderboards.
RB: With Wizardry moving on , Yellowknife has a standout in Canton and the young Marshall in the fold.
WR: Swift, Parker, Helanen and the aging Pennington. YKW are set here.
TE: Franklin Harris Jr. That's literally it since Adrian Pitcher was released.
OL: Bots.
On Defense:
DL: Old man Waiters , dedicated and old Skinner, Foster and the young Leaf Jr. Wraiths could do with a decent pickup here wheher in the draft or offseason.
LB: 2X LBOTY Selich leads the charge alongside the young Bakashi. Yellowknife could do with a pickup here or by adding to their young core with another LB.
CB: Snuggles (who has the potential to be a franchise legend), Dugnutt who has seen better days and the soon to be retired QB turned CB, Ryan Applehort. Wraiths could do with another cornerback here.
FS/SS: Soon to be retired Taylor, Uchiha & Knurtsson. Yellowknife might make a pitch for potental DB free agents.
K/P: Harris Jr. No need here.
1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
Written: Give a short write up of one or multiple playoff matches. If completed before the airing of the sims have predictions, after if it is a review the game.
Graphic: Make a graphic displaying the matchups in the playoffs. If completed before sim, predict scores and show stats, if after, give a summary of game showing stats and top performers.
I'm going to preface this by saying I fully expect the San Jose Sabercats to win the S15 Ultimus. While the 12-2 Baltimore hawks do have the advantage in terms of regular season record and H2H (2-0 in regular season V San Jose). I believe that the Sabercats are right on the end of their title challenging hopes with a core that is getting older by the season. San Jose have atleast a title already for their efforts and I believe they will head out of S15 with another.
In terms of San Jose's offence, they are an absolute powerhouse. Christ is at his absolute peak and continues to dominate the field as a playcaller. Running the ball up the gut is Chris Orosz, not a top player but he gets it done. Flash, Justice and Oles are that wide out three headed monster for the 'Cats.
Defensively San Jose is still stacked. A BIG front four of Sackerman, Riposte, Poopsie and Tuck leads the defensive charge. In their LB corps, there's still no weakness as longtime 'cat and former Wraith Chad Pennington is the defensive leader alongside Kolby Derringer. Their defensive backs are bolstered by notable play making stars such as Staley, Tuck and none other than the other Pennington, Thad.
I truly believe that the Sabercats are too well rounded to drop the Ultimus to the Hawks. Baltimore is no slouch either as there team has been built through incredible drafting and shrewd trade practices which netted them big players.
All in all, San Jose not only should win according to moi, I believe that they have to win now because they wont in the future. I think by the end of the 1st it'll likely be a close one still. Maybe even by the second seperated by less than a score and a half, by the third San Jose will pull away. Might even look along the lines of 31 - 14 before Baltimore fights back for it to finish 31-24 to San Jose.
6) Our Time
Written: Why should your team be looked at the favorite to win the Ultimus or Ultimini.
Graphics: Show with a graphic why your team is/was the best team.
Why should my team (the Norfolk Seawolves) be the favorite to win the Ultimini this season? Because we are a team full of incredible prospects that has single handedly managed to take the entire league by storm.
Norfolk started the season on fire! and by on fire I meant they got whomped 37-10 on the road to the Portland Pythons. But then the leaguewide dominance would begin with a 3 game consecutive game winning streak as they torched the Marshals by just a single point, The Coyotes by 22 and finally the Pythons again by a blistering 5 point deficit. The Seawolves put the league on blast, early and often!
A sneaky loss to the Luchadores meant that Norfolk sat in pole position with a 3-2 record. And oh yes of course the dominance continued as we beat the coyotes by another incredible point, 23-22. But that's when other teams started fluking some dubs agains the dominant Seawolves. 6 losses from the remaining 8 games it ended, or so you thought.
The Norfolk Seawolves are the incredibly heavy favourites to win the Ultimini this season in my head. Why ? Because I am clearly delusional and have no real grasp of the concept of reality. Infact to the uneducated eye, it may look like Norfolk aren't even in the playoffs or that somehow they finished with the 2nd worst record in the league, bottom of their conference. But to me? An intellectual? We're already champs.
7) Next year
Written: If your team has been eliminated, why will next year, or the year after that, be the year that your team is going to win the Ultimus or Ultimini.
Graphics: Create a statistical summary of what improvements your team has made from the previous year or why your team was better than their record.
Listen, I fucked up in the last Ultimus task. I wrote it when my feelings and emotions were obviously very high and as a result I may have come off as a deluded madman. Now to answer the question. I believe the Norfolk will win the S16 Ultimus because of the incredible GM at the helm. No I am not talking about that absolute idiot moron fool ignoramus ignorant moron (x2) scorp dofus dork idiot jimbo. I refuse to speak about the man who valued getting his own trash player 2k yards instead of actually making dc's (and completing them by filling in the blanks with the teams players, because that's the important part). Instead I will talk about the incredibly competent GM which is of course Gucci.
I believe that the ultra competent GM that is Gucci will turn it around for the SeaWolves through shrewd trading that leads to gaps in the roster effectively being plugged in short time. I believe that the Seawolves core (without Lavelle Jr.) will actually be stronger than ever and will be able to build on the misery of a season that S15 culminated in. Gucci's ability to lead the charge and condition an active discord LR will be worth it's weight in S16 when Norfolk takes home the gold.
8) Strategies
Written: Unless you won the Championship, what changes does your team need to make in the offseason to improve your chances next year.
Graphics: Create a graphic showing the holes in your team and how to overcome them.
I'm not going to talk about Norfolk for this one. I'm gonna talk about my former team, the Yellowknife Wraiths.
The Yellowknfie Wraiths didn't actually perform bad this season, even according to their many and many naysayers around the league. Yellowknife finished with a pretty decent 7-7 record considering it all. This was of course good enough for the 5th best record in the league and give or take 2 wins could've found themselves in the seat of the playoffs. What changes does Yellowknife need in the offseason? Well, I'll tell you.
QB: As it stands, they have a stud in Cooter who will no doubt become a headline name in the leagues career leaderboards.
RB: With Wizardry moving on , Yellowknife has a standout in Canton and the young Marshall in the fold.
WR: Swift, Parker, Helanen and the aging Pennington. YKW are set here.
TE: Franklin Harris Jr. That's literally it since Adrian Pitcher was released.
OL: Bots.
On Defense:
DL: Old man Waiters , dedicated and old Skinner, Foster and the young Leaf Jr. Wraiths could do with a decent pickup here wheher in the draft or offseason.
LB: 2X LBOTY Selich leads the charge alongside the young Bakashi. Yellowknife could do with a pickup here or by adding to their young core with another LB.
CB: Snuggles (who has the potential to be a franchise legend), Dugnutt who has seen better days and the soon to be retired QB turned CB, Ryan Applehort. Wraiths could do with another cornerback here.
FS/SS: Soon to be retired Taylor, Uchiha & Knurtsson. Yellowknife might make a pitch for potental DB free agents.
K/P: Harris Jr. No need here.
