(S22) - PT4 - Road to Glory

[Rindiee]

With the way the regular season played out, there's no doubt we had some surprises, to say the least. For starters, I think it was expected for the Orange County Otters to perform the way they did, or at least be towards the top of the ASFC. However, i'm not sure anyone expected the New Orleans Second Line to finish 3rd in their division, and definitely not at 8-5. However, the ASFC was significantly stronger than the NSFC so I can't say i'm overly surprised. Although, it's only fair to give an evalution of the NSFC, as I did for the ASFC. With that being the case i'm surprised Sarasota finished as strong as they did. Although it was sort of joked about that they would win 0 games, I do believe their intention was to tank at least some sort, and finishing 6-7 was probably not something they had drawn up. It makes sense to me that YKW finished at 11-2, as they're a solid team and someone had to dominate the lackluster division. With that out of the way, the team I see coming out on top and being Crowned S22 Ultimus Champions are the Orange County Otters . Mainly due to the fact that they've been there many times and have the team in place to accelerate them to a championship run. There's little doubt in my mind that it will come down to YKW vs OCO but I think OCO will end up on top. In terms of a darkhorse, I don't think anyone will give the two powerhouses in YKW and OCO any trouble, however if I had to pick i'd go with Austin, as again they do have a decently strong roster who could make a push for the Ultimus.

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