09-24-2020, 03:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-24-2020, 03:01 PM by NylarthePhoenix.)
Task #2
I’ve been with the ISFL since Season 14. Now, that may not sound like a long time at all, but that means I’ve been around the league for well over a full year now. That also means I’ve seen a grand total of 11 playoff seasons and Ultimuses come and go. I’ve seen dynasties rise, miracle teams go the distance, and miserable franchises finally make it to the long-awaited promised land. But out of all these seasons, one, in particular, stands out to me; Season 17.
I think the reason why this season was so memorable was how competitive it was. Take the northern conference for example. The top three teams, the Yellowknife Wraiths, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Chicago Butchers, all finished the 13 game season with an 8-5 record. Ultimately, the seeding had to be decided via the team’s conference record. The Wraiths, with a 6-2 conference record, were awarded the 1st seed. Quarterback, Cooter Bigsby, widely considered the greatest to ever play the position for the team, led the Wraiths’ offense that contained tight end Jerrod Canton, and wide receiver Nate Swift. The Hawks received the 2nd seed. Bigsby’s fellow Season 14 classmate, Corvo Havran led what was, on paper, the best offense that season starring the best wide receiver duo in the league, Errol Maddox and Sunnycursed. The Chicago Butchers, in only their 2nd season in the league, slid to the 3rd seed but had a powerful offense in their own right. Yet another Season 14 QB, Rose Jenkins, commanded an offense with Kasmir Oles at WR, and Sam Torenson, who had just rushed for over 1400 yards and 10 touchdowns in his rookie season.
The story of the southern conference was much simpler. The reigning Ultimus champions, the Arizona Outlaws, had earned the first seed with a league-best 9-4 record, led by the quarterback that had brought the team back from obscurity, Andrew Reese. In the second seed with a 7-6 record was the Orange County Otters, led by a rookie quarterback, Franklin Armstrong, tight end Johnny Blaze, and running back Apollo Reed. Finally, in the third seed, were the San Jose Sabercats, limping in with a 6-7 record, winning games off of their quarterback, Jolliet Christ, and star wideout, Xavier Flash.
As the first seeds of the playoffs, the Yellowknife Wraiths and the Arizona Outlaws were given bys into the second round, while the other teams faced each other in the Wild Card round for the right to play them. The first game of the tournament displayed the Baltimore Hawks playing at home against the Chicago Butchers. Now, it is a well-accepted fact that the sim heavily favors the home team. So whether the result of this game can be explained by Baltimore being even more superior to Chicago than we thought or by the sim’s favor of home teams, the fact still remains: the Chicago Butchers got destroyed. Rose Jenkins had a below-average game throwing 18/37 for 186 yards and an interception while being sacked 4 times. Corvo Havran didn’t fare much better, throwing 18/41 for 307 yards and 2 interceptions, but was able to score 2 touchdowns. It was a Baltimore running back, Vander Jones, and wide receiver, Errol Maddox, who stole the show, with Jones rushing for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns on 21 attempts, while Maddox caught 4 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. Baltimore also limited the once-explosive Sam Torenson to 75 yards and no touchdowns off of 20 rushes. In fact, Chicago would stay out of the endzone all day. All of this culminated in a 40-6 Baltimore victory.
The southern conference Wild Card, where the Orange County Otters hosted the San Jose Sabercats, was a much closer affair, but the rookie, Franklin Armstrong and running back Apollo Reed was able to lead the Otters to a 20-13 victory, throwing 17/31 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, and rushing for 133 yards on 22 attempts respectively. Despite having Jolliet Christ throw 19/32 for 229 yards, the Otters defense was able to keep San Jose out of the endzone, aside from a last-minute rushing touchdown from the man himself, and record 6 sacks and a fumble recovery by Ginsberg.
The closest game of the playoffs came from the northern conference finals, between the Baltimore Hawks and the hosting Yellowknife Wraiths. Three touchdown passes and a ForThe Brand field goal put the Hawks up 24-10 at halftime, but a pair of rushing touchdowns from Wraiths running back, Morgan Marshall, took the game to a 27-24 score in favor of the Hawks going into the 4th quarter. But Wraiths kicker, Kicky Bobby, missing the game-tieing, 22-yard field goal, and the questionable decisions of punting on the Hawks’ 43 and 36-yard lines ended the game for the Wraiths. Jerrod Canton was the Wraith’s best player on offense, receiving for 131 yards on 6 receptions, accounting for over a third of Bigsby’s total yards. However, Corvo Havran was unquestionably the player of the game, throwing 21/36 for 301 yards and 3 touchdowns, good for a 113.3 quarterback rating. The Baltimore Hawks were off to their second Ultimus in three seasons.
The southern conference finals saw the longtime rivals, the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws, face off against each other once again for the right to go to the Ultimus. The Otters got the off to bat with a 74-yard punt return by Dan Schneider. The Otters continued the scoring with rushing touchdowns from Apollo Reed, Corey Trevor, and quarterback Franklin Armstrong. In fact, this game saw the Otters use a new tactic involving several rushes by the quarterback. By the end of the game, Armstrong would have 36 yards rushing out of 11 rushes. This new tactic proved effective and won the Otters the game 37-20 off the back of their rushing attack. The Otters were headed to their 8th Ultimus appearance.
Ultimus XVII saw the Baltimore Hawks host the Orange County Otters. The Hawks relied heavily on their passing game, and only rushed 11 times the whole game. By contrast, the Otters rushed a total of 33 times. Despite this, Franklin Armstrong was able to throw for 3 touchdowns and rush for one in his own right. Whether it was with his legs or his arms, Armstrong led his team to a 28-17 victory over Baltimore. After this season, the Otters kept the team together to begin a 3 season long dynasty.
1,073 Words
I’ve been with the ISFL since Season 14. Now, that may not sound like a long time at all, but that means I’ve been around the league for well over a full year now. That also means I’ve seen a grand total of 11 playoff seasons and Ultimuses come and go. I’ve seen dynasties rise, miracle teams go the distance, and miserable franchises finally make it to the long-awaited promised land. But out of all these seasons, one, in particular, stands out to me; Season 17.
I think the reason why this season was so memorable was how competitive it was. Take the northern conference for example. The top three teams, the Yellowknife Wraiths, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Chicago Butchers, all finished the 13 game season with an 8-5 record. Ultimately, the seeding had to be decided via the team’s conference record. The Wraiths, with a 6-2 conference record, were awarded the 1st seed. Quarterback, Cooter Bigsby, widely considered the greatest to ever play the position for the team, led the Wraiths’ offense that contained tight end Jerrod Canton, and wide receiver Nate Swift. The Hawks received the 2nd seed. Bigsby’s fellow Season 14 classmate, Corvo Havran led what was, on paper, the best offense that season starring the best wide receiver duo in the league, Errol Maddox and Sunnycursed. The Chicago Butchers, in only their 2nd season in the league, slid to the 3rd seed but had a powerful offense in their own right. Yet another Season 14 QB, Rose Jenkins, commanded an offense with Kasmir Oles at WR, and Sam Torenson, who had just rushed for over 1400 yards and 10 touchdowns in his rookie season.
The story of the southern conference was much simpler. The reigning Ultimus champions, the Arizona Outlaws, had earned the first seed with a league-best 9-4 record, led by the quarterback that had brought the team back from obscurity, Andrew Reese. In the second seed with a 7-6 record was the Orange County Otters, led by a rookie quarterback, Franklin Armstrong, tight end Johnny Blaze, and running back Apollo Reed. Finally, in the third seed, were the San Jose Sabercats, limping in with a 6-7 record, winning games off of their quarterback, Jolliet Christ, and star wideout, Xavier Flash.
As the first seeds of the playoffs, the Yellowknife Wraiths and the Arizona Outlaws were given bys into the second round, while the other teams faced each other in the Wild Card round for the right to play them. The first game of the tournament displayed the Baltimore Hawks playing at home against the Chicago Butchers. Now, it is a well-accepted fact that the sim heavily favors the home team. So whether the result of this game can be explained by Baltimore being even more superior to Chicago than we thought or by the sim’s favor of home teams, the fact still remains: the Chicago Butchers got destroyed. Rose Jenkins had a below-average game throwing 18/37 for 186 yards and an interception while being sacked 4 times. Corvo Havran didn’t fare much better, throwing 18/41 for 307 yards and 2 interceptions, but was able to score 2 touchdowns. It was a Baltimore running back, Vander Jones, and wide receiver, Errol Maddox, who stole the show, with Jones rushing for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns on 21 attempts, while Maddox caught 4 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. Baltimore also limited the once-explosive Sam Torenson to 75 yards and no touchdowns off of 20 rushes. In fact, Chicago would stay out of the endzone all day. All of this culminated in a 40-6 Baltimore victory.
The southern conference Wild Card, where the Orange County Otters hosted the San Jose Sabercats, was a much closer affair, but the rookie, Franklin Armstrong and running back Apollo Reed was able to lead the Otters to a 20-13 victory, throwing 17/31 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, and rushing for 133 yards on 22 attempts respectively. Despite having Jolliet Christ throw 19/32 for 229 yards, the Otters defense was able to keep San Jose out of the endzone, aside from a last-minute rushing touchdown from the man himself, and record 6 sacks and a fumble recovery by Ginsberg.
The closest game of the playoffs came from the northern conference finals, between the Baltimore Hawks and the hosting Yellowknife Wraiths. Three touchdown passes and a ForThe Brand field goal put the Hawks up 24-10 at halftime, but a pair of rushing touchdowns from Wraiths running back, Morgan Marshall, took the game to a 27-24 score in favor of the Hawks going into the 4th quarter. But Wraiths kicker, Kicky Bobby, missing the game-tieing, 22-yard field goal, and the questionable decisions of punting on the Hawks’ 43 and 36-yard lines ended the game for the Wraiths. Jerrod Canton was the Wraith’s best player on offense, receiving for 131 yards on 6 receptions, accounting for over a third of Bigsby’s total yards. However, Corvo Havran was unquestionably the player of the game, throwing 21/36 for 301 yards and 3 touchdowns, good for a 113.3 quarterback rating. The Baltimore Hawks were off to their second Ultimus in three seasons.
The southern conference finals saw the longtime rivals, the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws, face off against each other once again for the right to go to the Ultimus. The Otters got the off to bat with a 74-yard punt return by Dan Schneider. The Otters continued the scoring with rushing touchdowns from Apollo Reed, Corey Trevor, and quarterback Franklin Armstrong. In fact, this game saw the Otters use a new tactic involving several rushes by the quarterback. By the end of the game, Armstrong would have 36 yards rushing out of 11 rushes. This new tactic proved effective and won the Otters the game 37-20 off the back of their rushing attack. The Otters were headed to their 8th Ultimus appearance.
Ultimus XVII saw the Baltimore Hawks host the Orange County Otters. The Hawks relied heavily on their passing game, and only rushed 11 times the whole game. By contrast, the Otters rushed a total of 33 times. Despite this, Franklin Armstrong was able to throw for 3 touchdowns and rush for one in his own right. Whether it was with his legs or his arms, Armstrong led his team to a 28-17 victory over Baltimore. After this season, the Otters kept the team together to begin a 3 season long dynasty.
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