3) For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
Tijuana has a long history of success in the DSFL, and many users have been a part of that success and making the team what it is today. For my Mount Rushmore I will be choosing four general managers and also their co manager as I think the combinations of these managers brought out the best in each other and helped to shape the impact each one had on the Tijuana Luchadores franchise. All of these users have the Tijuana Legend role in our locker room (except one but we’ll get to that) and there is also a few honourable mentions I think have to be brought up when talking about the history of the Luchadores.
@nunccoepi (S7-S12) and @iseedoug (S8-S12)
Nunc was brought on as Payton’s co originally but after a season he took over as general manager and started his partnership with iseedoug. This general manager pairing to me is what started the culture of success on the field and development of players and users who would go on to bigger things within the league that Tijuana is now so famous for. These guys brought in the captain system that remains in the locker room and supplies the war room with a steady stream of willing users ready to help. They won three championships in a row from S8 to S10 which was unprecedented and has yet to be repeated, and the competitiveness in the modern DSFL makes me think it might never be. They were so organised that their replacements had already been lined up a season before they were needed, and systems were in place to make it a seamless transition.
@PaytonM34 (S6-S7, S13-S14) and @Ben (S13-S15)
And here are those replacements, it feels a bit weird to talk about myself and a little self-indulging to even put myself on here so I’ll talk about Payton first. Payton has been intertwined with Tijuana since it was a team with only one season above .500 (S5 was 7-6). Jaskins brought him on as his co and when he stepped down it was Payton who hired nunc to work alongside him (and we just found out how successful of a hire that was). He later drafted TomHanks and together we chose him to replace Payton when he had to step down (more on TH later). Payton and I won a championship together in S13, and also created “the wall” which famously started the revival of OL as more active users chose the position and saw success at the DSFL level and is something Tijuana is known for still. I’ve also been a pretty active member of the war room since stepping down but enough about me.
@TomHanks (S15-S17) and @ScorpXCracker (S16-S17)
I know what you’re thinking “Scorp? Mr. Norfolk himself? He bleeds blue how have you got him on the Tijuana Mt Rushmore?” Well, I’m old enough to remember when Norfolk was just another bot team and Scorp was Tijuana through and through. Scorp has a special role in the locker room called “Technically a Legend but still the enemy” which is fitting to say the least. Tom and Scorp go together like Payton and myself, you can’t tell the story of one without the other. They also were very successful, winning the Ultimini both seasons they were in charge of the team together.
@FleshBagSoup (S20-S22) and @Jay_Doctor (S21-S23)
Bagel (wait fleshbagsoup is bagel??) was brought on as Fuzzy’s co originally and when the latter stepped down Jay was chosen to be the new co general manager. Admittedly I was more inactive over this period of the league than I was others but I still could see the positive impact both of these guys had on the atmosphere of the locker room. Bagel significantly improved Tijuana’s emoji game and Jay brought us Jpach, even if that was all they had done they would be successful general managers but luckily for us it was just the start. They also had success on the field (a common theme here) winning a championship together in S22.
Honourable mentions:
@goodfortunecoffee (Fuzzy) is a guy who I mentioned already who showed amazing character as Tijuana GM. He was unexpectedly given the job as head GM after another user completely quit the league without warning. With the support of the war room he handled the role extremely well and chose a co GM to eventually take over who is now on my Mt Rushmore, so great job.
@loco created the team in the first place. He didn’t have as much success as a GM in the early years of the DSFL but he made a brand that people wanted to play for and started the atmosphere and culture of the locker room which has taken off to where it is today.
And finally our current GMs @mithrandir and @SwankyPants31, who took a 6-8 team last season to 10-4 this season through their incredible drafting and activity promoting culture in the locker room. Just looking at the rookie class from Tijuana in this season’s draft shows that these guys are very good at their primary job as DSFL GMs, which is developing players and users. Our team is very committed to trying to get a championship for them so that when they eventually retire they can get their names in blue as Tijuana Legends.
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Tijuana has a long history of success in the DSFL, and many users have been a part of that success and making the team what it is today. For my Mount Rushmore I will be choosing four general managers and also their co manager as I think the combinations of these managers brought out the best in each other and helped to shape the impact each one had on the Tijuana Luchadores franchise. All of these users have the Tijuana Legend role in our locker room (except one but we’ll get to that) and there is also a few honourable mentions I think have to be brought up when talking about the history of the Luchadores.
@nunccoepi (S7-S12) and @iseedoug (S8-S12)
Nunc was brought on as Payton’s co originally but after a season he took over as general manager and started his partnership with iseedoug. This general manager pairing to me is what started the culture of success on the field and development of players and users who would go on to bigger things within the league that Tijuana is now so famous for. These guys brought in the captain system that remains in the locker room and supplies the war room with a steady stream of willing users ready to help. They won three championships in a row from S8 to S10 which was unprecedented and has yet to be repeated, and the competitiveness in the modern DSFL makes me think it might never be. They were so organised that their replacements had already been lined up a season before they were needed, and systems were in place to make it a seamless transition.
@PaytonM34 (S6-S7, S13-S14) and @Ben (S13-S15)
And here are those replacements, it feels a bit weird to talk about myself and a little self-indulging to even put myself on here so I’ll talk about Payton first. Payton has been intertwined with Tijuana since it was a team with only one season above .500 (S5 was 7-6). Jaskins brought him on as his co and when he stepped down it was Payton who hired nunc to work alongside him (and we just found out how successful of a hire that was). He later drafted TomHanks and together we chose him to replace Payton when he had to step down (more on TH later). Payton and I won a championship together in S13, and also created “the wall” which famously started the revival of OL as more active users chose the position and saw success at the DSFL level and is something Tijuana is known for still. I’ve also been a pretty active member of the war room since stepping down but enough about me.
@TomHanks (S15-S17) and @ScorpXCracker (S16-S17)
I know what you’re thinking “Scorp? Mr. Norfolk himself? He bleeds blue how have you got him on the Tijuana Mt Rushmore?” Well, I’m old enough to remember when Norfolk was just another bot team and Scorp was Tijuana through and through. Scorp has a special role in the locker room called “Technically a Legend but still the enemy” which is fitting to say the least. Tom and Scorp go together like Payton and myself, you can’t tell the story of one without the other. They also were very successful, winning the Ultimini both seasons they were in charge of the team together.
@FleshBagSoup (S20-S22) and @Jay_Doctor (S21-S23)
Bagel (wait fleshbagsoup is bagel??) was brought on as Fuzzy’s co originally and when the latter stepped down Jay was chosen to be the new co general manager. Admittedly I was more inactive over this period of the league than I was others but I still could see the positive impact both of these guys had on the atmosphere of the locker room. Bagel significantly improved Tijuana’s emoji game and Jay brought us Jpach, even if that was all they had done they would be successful general managers but luckily for us it was just the start. They also had success on the field (a common theme here) winning a championship together in S22.
Honourable mentions:
@goodfortunecoffee (Fuzzy) is a guy who I mentioned already who showed amazing character as Tijuana GM. He was unexpectedly given the job as head GM after another user completely quit the league without warning. With the support of the war room he handled the role extremely well and chose a co GM to eventually take over who is now on my Mt Rushmore, so great job.
@loco created the team in the first place. He didn’t have as much success as a GM in the early years of the DSFL but he made a brand that people wanted to play for and started the atmosphere and culture of the locker room which has taken off to where it is today.
And finally our current GMs @mithrandir and @SwankyPants31, who took a 6-8 team last season to 10-4 this season through their incredible drafting and activity promoting culture in the locker room. Just looking at the rookie class from Tijuana in this season’s draft shows that these guys are very good at their primary job as DSFL GMs, which is developing players and users. Our team is very committed to trying to get a championship for them so that when they eventually retire they can get their names in blue as Tijuana Legends.
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