Offseason Point Task - 25th Anniversary Special

[JBLAZE_THE_BOSS]

The ISFL celebrating 25 Seasons is a milestone that not even the most optimistic fan could’ve seen coming at the beginning. For those who may not know, I’ve began doing sim leagues off and on for 17+ years, so I’ve seen almost everything there is to see. If you asked me the day I registered for the NSFL forum if I thought the league would make it 25 seasons I would’ve said no way, but been happy with 5. The league blew my expectations out of the water. It was my reintegration into the sim league world, it rekindled my love for this hobby I’ve been doing since I was a kid. I’m thankful that I was in the right place at the right time to join this league right from the beginning. I wanted to try and make an impact early on in the league’s life, just in case it didn’t last. Once it became apparent that the league was not going anywhere, I began to take it for granted and not put in my best effort. I didn’t finish Boss Sr’s career strong, and I stopped trying on Blaze even earlier than that. I’m thankful for Timeconsumer for all of the…time he spent on me during those early Orange County years. I’m glad that I never really got all that close to leaving the Otters when everything was all said and done. My time going from one of several QBs drafted to being the starter to throwing 7 INT in one game to winning an Ultimus to winning an MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, and so on. Boss Sr was by far the most accomplished character in my sim league career, stretching dozens of leagues and as many characters over the years. While I absolutely despise watching colored dots move across the screen in a high-def version of Tecmo Football, I appreciate the hard work that goes into this league. Now, I can’t see any good reason that this league would stop. It seems like there are some core sim leagues in our little universe that have lasted for years in real life now that have become machines. I never thought there would be a day where several leagues no matter the sport lasted as long as these have, so I’m glad the ISFL has cemented itself in the upper echelon in the historical realm of sim football—it makes my team and player accomplishments really stand out. These days, I’m thankful for another chance to be a QB for an exciting team looking to make their mark on the league’s history books. I hope for the 50th Anniversary I can write about how successful the Boss Jr. era was in Sarasota. [456 words]