1) Playoff Predictions, Reviews:
This year's ultimini, between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons was an instant classic. It started off with a flawless opening drive. 14 plays and 90 yards, the best drive for the entire game in terms of yardage and play count. J.McCann tossed it to 4 different receivers on the drive including a 12 yard pass to the incredibly underrated Bender B. Rodriguez. 7-0 Tijuana
Portland went 4 and out, after a surprisingly bold choice to try to convert the 4th down only for the receiver formally known as Jake Watson to drop the pass. He also dropped the 3rd down attempt. Rough start for him. Starting out their second drive in great field position, Tijuana drove it all the way within the 5, before Portland stifled them and they came away with 3 points instead. 10-0 Tijuana.
Portland followed that with their best drive of the night, 10 plays 89 yards and a 18 yard TD catch by J.Watson. 10-7 Tijuana
The rest of the 1st half saw 4 punts traded between the teams, a costly missed FG by D.Espinosa, a sack by each team, and one Fuzzy Dotson getting stuffed by Trae Bacon on a 3rd and short run. Dangit. Halftime 10-7 Tijuana
The Pythons came out motivated in the 3rd quarter with an 8 play 64 yard drive capped off with a 4 yard catch by D.Strike. This drive also saw 3 penalties called on the Lucha D-Line. Yet again D.Espinosa missed a kick which would cost Portland later. 13-10 Portland
After a quick 4 runs and punt by Tijuana, the Pythons went 61 yards in 6 plays, including a 36 yard snag by Saba Donut. This time Diego managed to make a field goal, and Portland would extend their lead. 16-10 Portland.
Right after the Luchadores responded with a 12 play 83 yard drive that included Jordan McCann going 4/4 for 38 yards, yours truly getting 2 catches for 25 yards, and Chase Osborn finishing it off with 6 yard jaunt to the end zone. 17-16 Tijuana
The 4th quarter saw 2 punts apiece exchanged and the play of the night. A Junior Lopez interception, the only turnover for the entire game, on what would be the pythons final drive, sealing the victory and the S17 Ultimini for the Tijuana Luchadores!
Final 17-16 Tijuana
12) Sit-down with a star
Today I had an interview with future hall-of-famer WR Xavier Flash of the San Jose Sabercats. The Sabercats had played the eventually champion Orange County Otters in the wildcard round and lost.
Q. Was it emotional playing your final playoff game of your career?
A. Well I hope it wasn’t my last one. I still have one season left and in San Jose we still expect to compete for a playoff spot.
Q. Oh whoops! Great start to the interview! Why have you decided to hang it up after S18?
A. I just didn’t want to hang around for the sake of hanging around. Regression was taking a toll and I figured that I only had one more season of productive play. I didn’t want to be remembered for hanging on too long and not producing anything.
Q. Since you are heading into your final year, how do you think you'll remember your playing days?
A. I’ll remember my teammates the most. Made a lot of friends on San Jose and playing with them and winning the championship together is something that I’ll remember forever.
Q. What did you like the most about your playing days in Tijuana?
A. The winning. I spent two seasons in Tijuana and we won back to back ultiminis. Also I ran rough shed on teams in the DSFL so all my memories of Tijuana are extremely positive.
This year's ultimini, between the Tijuana Luchadores and the Portland Pythons was an instant classic. It started off with a flawless opening drive. 14 plays and 90 yards, the best drive for the entire game in terms of yardage and play count. J.McCann tossed it to 4 different receivers on the drive including a 12 yard pass to the incredibly underrated Bender B. Rodriguez. 7-0 Tijuana
Portland went 4 and out, after a surprisingly bold choice to try to convert the 4th down only for the receiver formally known as Jake Watson to drop the pass. He also dropped the 3rd down attempt. Rough start for him. Starting out their second drive in great field position, Tijuana drove it all the way within the 5, before Portland stifled them and they came away with 3 points instead. 10-0 Tijuana.
Portland followed that with their best drive of the night, 10 plays 89 yards and a 18 yard TD catch by J.Watson. 10-7 Tijuana
The rest of the 1st half saw 4 punts traded between the teams, a costly missed FG by D.Espinosa, a sack by each team, and one Fuzzy Dotson getting stuffed by Trae Bacon on a 3rd and short run. Dangit. Halftime 10-7 Tijuana
The Pythons came out motivated in the 3rd quarter with an 8 play 64 yard drive capped off with a 4 yard catch by D.Strike. This drive also saw 3 penalties called on the Lucha D-Line. Yet again D.Espinosa missed a kick which would cost Portland later. 13-10 Portland
After a quick 4 runs and punt by Tijuana, the Pythons went 61 yards in 6 plays, including a 36 yard snag by Saba Donut. This time Diego managed to make a field goal, and Portland would extend their lead. 16-10 Portland.
Right after the Luchadores responded with a 12 play 83 yard drive that included Jordan McCann going 4/4 for 38 yards, yours truly getting 2 catches for 25 yards, and Chase Osborn finishing it off with 6 yard jaunt to the end zone. 17-16 Tijuana
The 4th quarter saw 2 punts apiece exchanged and the play of the night. A Junior Lopez interception, the only turnover for the entire game, on what would be the pythons final drive, sealing the victory and the S17 Ultimini for the Tijuana Luchadores!
Final 17-16 Tijuana
12) Sit-down with a star
Today I had an interview with future hall-of-famer WR Xavier Flash of the San Jose Sabercats. The Sabercats had played the eventually champion Orange County Otters in the wildcard round and lost.
Q. Was it emotional playing your final playoff game of your career?
A. Well I hope it wasn’t my last one. I still have one season left and in San Jose we still expect to compete for a playoff spot.
Q. Oh whoops! Great start to the interview! Why have you decided to hang it up after S18?
A. I just didn’t want to hang around for the sake of hanging around. Regression was taking a toll and I figured that I only had one more season of productive play. I didn’t want to be remembered for hanging on too long and not producing anything.
Q. Since you are heading into your final year, how do you think you'll remember your playing days?
A. I’ll remember my teammates the most. Made a lot of friends on San Jose and playing with them and winning the championship together is something that I’ll remember forever.
Q. What did you like the most about your playing days in Tijuana?
A. The winning. I spent two seasons in Tijuana and we won back to back ultiminis. Also I ran rough shed on teams in the DSFL so all my memories of Tijuana are extremely positive.
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