(S23) - PT3 - Dream Team

[Memento Mori]

My expansion franchise would be located in the Meridiani Planum, a plain on Mars. The Meridiani Planum is located just south of the equator, where temperatures reach a high of around 95F in summer. This makes the plain one of the few regions on Mars warm enough to play football. The Martians would have many advantages over their opponents. Travelling to and from games would make the Martians well-accustomed to space travel, but most NSFL players have never even been to space, let alone travelled to Mars. This unfamiliarity, as well as the fact that the air on Mars is only about 0.15% oxygen, would cause many NSFL players to be extremely disorientated. I'd expect the Martians to win all eight of their home games each season, and when your floor is 8-8 you stand a great chance of making the playoffs. Just a couple of away victories would see the boys from Meridiani Planum make the postseason, and home field advantage in the playoffs could help the Martians over the line and secure them an Ultimus. The NSFL somewhat resembles the NFL, its real-life counterpart. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is always looking to increase the global reach of the NFL, but never thinks big enough. Fans in Europe or Asia can watch the NFL, but fans on Mars can't because NFL Network isn't available on Mars. The lack of an established exchange rate between Martian currency and Earth currency could limit the NSFL's commercial success on Mars, but that's a barrier the NSFL can help to tear down.