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Examining teams and their players and users throughout their history can lead one down a rabbit hole of interesting facts and incredible feats of the team’s current and former members. There are plenty of teams that have a robust historical stronghold on the league, while others are more fresh and harder to appreciate until they have a chance to make their own marks on the ISFL.
For my task during Ultimus week, I decided to look at the Orange County Otters and their rich and successful history. This was not an easy task, as there have been so many outstanding members of this organization. After taking some time to research their history, and from my time as an Otter myself, I have compiled my own ‘Mount Rushmore’ of sorts of their most impactful users and players in their history.
I would not be able to make a Mount Rushmore of the Otters without including Speculadora. As a player, safety Jaylon Broxton was a cornerstone of Orange County in their early years, winning a couple of ultimuses, while his next player Hugh Mongo was able to bring home three championships of his own. Now, once again, spec’s latest player, Owen Holloway, is looking to get a ring himself on yet another stacked Otter team. For being in this league for so long, it is astounding that he was able to accomplish so much while staying on the same team his entire sim league career. His players may not have seen the most success statistically, but the real contributions he has made are as a user and a GM. Spec is very familiar with the sim and is one of the greatest at keeping his players happy while still being competitive. The Otters have never had a losing season, and for the bulk of their existence Spec was a GM. After stepping down as GM, he was still a huge part of the Otters success as a member of the war room. As a GM, Spec won more than any other and ran a tight ship. He may honestly be the greatest GM of all time in this league. For this, spec takes the first spot on OCO’s Mount Rushmore.
The next person I need to put on Orange County’s Mount Rushmore is from an earlier era. Timeconsumer is an ISFL legend. You may not see him around as much anymore, but you will not find a person with more sim knowledge than him. TC was a huge part of the Otters success in the early seasons, helping to guide them to their first three championships. But his success doesn’t end as a user. He is also the man behind the player of Angus Winchester, one of the best to ever play the game. If you could compare him to any NFL player, it would be Lawrence Taylor. Winchester was a linebacker during his career with OCO, and after setting nearly unreachable records over the course of his career, he was honored as a Hall of Fame player soon after his retirement. For his contributions to the team and to the league, TC gets the next slot on this list.
I’d like to bring us back to the modern era of the ISFL, and as the rules have changed it has become much harder to earn ridiculous stats that the old timers were able to achieve. However, moonlight’s player Franklin Armstrong shattered expectations and became the best QB in the league for a long string of years. Not long after being called up, Armstrong was able to lead the Otters to three straight Ultimus titles. To add to this, Armstrong also nabbed a plethora of awards throughout his career including multiple MVPs. Armstrong is a sure-fire Hall of Fame QB, and his contributions as a user shouldn’t be downplayed either. Moonlight was a member of the war room for much of his career as an Otter, and these contributions help solidify him as the third face on OCO’s Mount Rushmore.
Finally, to round off the list I can’t leave off the user that created quite possibly the greatest QB to play the game. JBlaze_the_boss is the man behind Mike Boss, who started his career right at the leagues humble beginnings. Boss set countless records as QB and easily made it into the Hall of Fame. After Boss, JBlaze next created Johnny Blaze, who nearly matched legend DiMirio’s numbers in his career as well. Not to mention Blaze’s many championships as an Otter that helped him get on OCO’s Mount Rushmore. Blaze had two outstanding players, and is a pleasant user to boot.
Some may disagree, but I believe this is how the Orange County Mount Rushmore should look. BWestfield is someone else who I would also consider being on this list as someone who shaped the team from the beginning. I’d also like to mention Marc Spector, Hall of Fame cornerback who’s user RedCydranth unfortunately passed away earlier this year. May he rest in peace.
Examining teams and their players and users throughout their history can lead one down a rabbit hole of interesting facts and incredible feats of the team’s current and former members. There are plenty of teams that have a robust historical stronghold on the league, while others are more fresh and harder to appreciate until they have a chance to make their own marks on the ISFL.
For my task during Ultimus week, I decided to look at the Orange County Otters and their rich and successful history. This was not an easy task, as there have been so many outstanding members of this organization. After taking some time to research their history, and from my time as an Otter myself, I have compiled my own ‘Mount Rushmore’ of sorts of their most impactful users and players in their history.
I would not be able to make a Mount Rushmore of the Otters without including Speculadora. As a player, safety Jaylon Broxton was a cornerstone of Orange County in their early years, winning a couple of ultimuses, while his next player Hugh Mongo was able to bring home three championships of his own. Now, once again, spec’s latest player, Owen Holloway, is looking to get a ring himself on yet another stacked Otter team. For being in this league for so long, it is astounding that he was able to accomplish so much while staying on the same team his entire sim league career. His players may not have seen the most success statistically, but the real contributions he has made are as a user and a GM. Spec is very familiar with the sim and is one of the greatest at keeping his players happy while still being competitive. The Otters have never had a losing season, and for the bulk of their existence Spec was a GM. After stepping down as GM, he was still a huge part of the Otters success as a member of the war room. As a GM, Spec won more than any other and ran a tight ship. He may honestly be the greatest GM of all time in this league. For this, spec takes the first spot on OCO’s Mount Rushmore.
The next person I need to put on Orange County’s Mount Rushmore is from an earlier era. Timeconsumer is an ISFL legend. You may not see him around as much anymore, but you will not find a person with more sim knowledge than him. TC was a huge part of the Otters success in the early seasons, helping to guide them to their first three championships. But his success doesn’t end as a user. He is also the man behind the player of Angus Winchester, one of the best to ever play the game. If you could compare him to any NFL player, it would be Lawrence Taylor. Winchester was a linebacker during his career with OCO, and after setting nearly unreachable records over the course of his career, he was honored as a Hall of Fame player soon after his retirement. For his contributions to the team and to the league, TC gets the next slot on this list.
I’d like to bring us back to the modern era of the ISFL, and as the rules have changed it has become much harder to earn ridiculous stats that the old timers were able to achieve. However, moonlight’s player Franklin Armstrong shattered expectations and became the best QB in the league for a long string of years. Not long after being called up, Armstrong was able to lead the Otters to three straight Ultimus titles. To add to this, Armstrong also nabbed a plethora of awards throughout his career including multiple MVPs. Armstrong is a sure-fire Hall of Fame QB, and his contributions as a user shouldn’t be downplayed either. Moonlight was a member of the war room for much of his career as an Otter, and these contributions help solidify him as the third face on OCO’s Mount Rushmore.
Finally, to round off the list I can’t leave off the user that created quite possibly the greatest QB to play the game. JBlaze_the_boss is the man behind Mike Boss, who started his career right at the leagues humble beginnings. Boss set countless records as QB and easily made it into the Hall of Fame. After Boss, JBlaze next created Johnny Blaze, who nearly matched legend DiMirio’s numbers in his career as well. Not to mention Blaze’s many championships as an Otter that helped him get on OCO’s Mount Rushmore. Blaze had two outstanding players, and is a pleasant user to boot.
Some may disagree, but I believe this is how the Orange County Mount Rushmore should look. BWestfield is someone else who I would also consider being on this list as someone who shaped the team from the beginning. I’d also like to mention Marc Spector, Hall of Fame cornerback who’s user RedCydranth unfortunately passed away earlier this year. May he rest in peace.
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