Offseason Point Task - 25th Anniversary Special

[Rusfan]

In order to write what exactly the league means to me, we have to go back to when I first decided to join said league. It was late May, the 26th to be precise. School had just let out for the summer after a tough end in which we were all online due to the wuhan virus pandemic. I didn’t have a job, or anything to do. This was when, while scrolling reddit, I stumbled across a recruitment ad for the then NSFL. This wasn’t the first time I’d seen this post, as I had stumbled across one just like it some time earlier. This time however, it had caught my eye and I thought “what the hell, I don’t have anything else to do, and I really llle football”. So I signed up as Rusfan, and made my first player, Joel Drake. Now I had played football in real life for a few years, and had actually been quite good in defense, so naturally I decided to make a defensive player. And nobody wants to be a bad player, so I resolved to make this player as good as possible, hence my constant TPE earning. Since joining the league I’ve stumbled across the wider community of sim-sports. I’ve joined a Baseball league, then left. I’ve joined an MMA league, then left. I’ve joined a bowling league, then it folded (RIP). The only league that I’ve had the energy to stay with for an extended period was this one, and I think their are a few reasons for that. Firstly, it’s about a sport that I know a lot about and I love. Secondly, this is a community that I’ve grown to enjoy spending my time with. As I write this, I’m currently sitting at work on a slow day choosing to write this point task instead of reading a book I’ve been looking forward to for weeks. Heck, I’ve even started a podcast, which is something I’d NEVER done before. All in all, this league gave me something to do in a time where many people didn’t have such luxury, and had given me something to look forward to each and every day, wether it be making the Ultimus, losing to SJS, or making it again and losing to SJS again. It’s truly a varied experience. But in all seriousness in the spirit of thanksgiving, I am thankful for the fun I’ve had, and will continue to have for a long time.