Task 6:
When I first joined the International Simulation Football League, back when it was known as the NSFL, in Season 23, I was still new to sim leagues. I believe the Pro Baseball Experience had just entered Season 20, and I was looking for a football sim league as I am a huge fan of the NFL and football in general. I found the NSFL purely through the affiliate with PBE and thought "you know, I really only have to do one point task a week since I can cross post it with the other league" and that prompted me to create Zack Mouse.
Since I was still a newbie, I didn't expect to go high in the DSFL Draft; lo and behold, I didn't even get drafted since I joined after the draft had already started. I was claimed off of waivers by the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, now located in Bondi Beach, and met my GMs at the time (@scorycory and @Thor). They introduced me to the sim and taught me quite a bit about the sim while I was still active. Sad to say, but it's been over a year since I joined that team and was truly active for two seasons. We even won an Ultimini in Season 26 where I had two interceptions! I believe I don't have the Ultimini award on my profile simply because I was inactive by that point. Shame.
I was drafted by the Sarasota Sailfish in the Season 24 ISFL draft by @Frostbite, who is still leading the team to this day, with the 5th pick of the 3rd round. If I remember correctly, Sarasota was a Season 22 expansion team, so I was very excited to set some defensive records there. Sadly, I never played a down for the team. I went inactive because I had gotten a co-General Manager job over in the PBE and wanted to focus on that. I informed both sets of GMs who wished me nothing but the best. I thank every one of them for being so understanding and allowing me to experience the joys of building a team of my own.
Fast forward to the ISFL's Season 28 off-season, and I find myself itching to join the league again after stepping down from my co-GM position in the PBE. I probably should have waited until the off-season but I just wanted to get back in here and contribute that I just went with it. I created Zack DiNozzo, a Tight End out of Ohio State. To no surprise, I had missed the DSFL Draft... AGAIN. I was claimed off of waivers... AGAIN. This time, however, the Norfolk Seawolves picked me up, and I was introduced to a bunch of great people right away such as @SchwarzNarr, @Jimi64, @ConnorM123, @Magnet (BIRDDOGS GO TWEET WOOF), and was even reunited with my good friend @juniped, who I've known since the beginning of quarantine in 2020 via the MLR where he was my coach during the college season.
To be honest, the competitor in me wasn't that excited when I saw where Norfolk had finished in Season 28, but I thought "you know, how bad can it be?" The on-field product for Season 28 itself wasn't good. We only won a single game. During that season, however, everyone was so upbeat and having a lot of fun just talking about various things such as games, movies, a book here and there. It just felt like a family. I was even lucky enough to get nominated for the Tight End of the Year award for S28. I didn't win as the eventual co-winners, Chevvy Bronko and Joey Martson, had a much better season than I did, in my opinion.
Then came the Season 29 ISFL Draft. I honestly thought I was going to be drafted in the 4th round or later since there is, to this day, such a large gap between myself and the top earners in the S29 draft class. To my surprise, I was picked by the Orange County Otters in the second round. Joining the Otters has been a fun experience as well. @Blasoon and @Memento Mori are great GMs and have given me some really good advice for my future build, along with the rest of the Otters locker room. I was also reunited with Thor to boot! I didn't think I'd pay much attention to the Otters ISFL games this season as I was sent down to the DSFL again since Thor's player, Heath Evans, was still the team's tight end. I was surprised when Thor retired Heep, so now I'm being thrust into the role of TE1 for the Otters starting next season. It's a role I'm excited about and can't wait to contribute as much as I can to the team, and hope I live up to everyone's expectations.
Meanwhile, in the DSFL, the Seawolves tripled our win total from S28, and a lot of our games were lost by a single possession. We've made a lot of strides and soon they'll be back in the playoffs. Shame that I won't be on the team when it happens but I'll be cheering from the alumni section!
I don't plan on going inactive in the league again. I'm having a lot of fun and I can't wait to see what my player's career has in store for me! :otterdab:
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890 wordsWhen I first joined the International Simulation Football League, back when it was known as the NSFL, in Season 23, I was still new to sim leagues. I believe the Pro Baseball Experience had just entered Season 20, and I was looking for a football sim league as I am a huge fan of the NFL and football in general. I found the NSFL purely through the affiliate with PBE and thought "you know, I really only have to do one point task a week since I can cross post it with the other league" and that prompted me to create Zack Mouse.
Since I was still a newbie, I didn't expect to go high in the DSFL Draft; lo and behold, I didn't even get drafted since I joined after the draft had already started. I was claimed off of waivers by the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, now located in Bondi Beach, and met my GMs at the time (@scorycory and @Thor). They introduced me to the sim and taught me quite a bit about the sim while I was still active. Sad to say, but it's been over a year since I joined that team and was truly active for two seasons. We even won an Ultimini in Season 26 where I had two interceptions! I believe I don't have the Ultimini award on my profile simply because I was inactive by that point. Shame.
I was drafted by the Sarasota Sailfish in the Season 24 ISFL draft by @Frostbite, who is still leading the team to this day, with the 5th pick of the 3rd round. If I remember correctly, Sarasota was a Season 22 expansion team, so I was very excited to set some defensive records there. Sadly, I never played a down for the team. I went inactive because I had gotten a co-General Manager job over in the PBE and wanted to focus on that. I informed both sets of GMs who wished me nothing but the best. I thank every one of them for being so understanding and allowing me to experience the joys of building a team of my own.
Fast forward to the ISFL's Season 28 off-season, and I find myself itching to join the league again after stepping down from my co-GM position in the PBE. I probably should have waited until the off-season but I just wanted to get back in here and contribute that I just went with it. I created Zack DiNozzo, a Tight End out of Ohio State. To no surprise, I had missed the DSFL Draft... AGAIN. I was claimed off of waivers... AGAIN. This time, however, the Norfolk Seawolves picked me up, and I was introduced to a bunch of great people right away such as @SchwarzNarr, @Jimi64, @ConnorM123, @Magnet (BIRDDOGS GO TWEET WOOF), and was even reunited with my good friend @juniped, who I've known since the beginning of quarantine in 2020 via the MLR where he was my coach during the college season.
To be honest, the competitor in me wasn't that excited when I saw where Norfolk had finished in Season 28, but I thought "you know, how bad can it be?" The on-field product for Season 28 itself wasn't good. We only won a single game. During that season, however, everyone was so upbeat and having a lot of fun just talking about various things such as games, movies, a book here and there. It just felt like a family. I was even lucky enough to get nominated for the Tight End of the Year award for S28. I didn't win as the eventual co-winners, Chevvy Bronko and Joey Martson, had a much better season than I did, in my opinion.
Then came the Season 29 ISFL Draft. I honestly thought I was going to be drafted in the 4th round or later since there is, to this day, such a large gap between myself and the top earners in the S29 draft class. To my surprise, I was picked by the Orange County Otters in the second round. Joining the Otters has been a fun experience as well. @Blasoon and @Memento Mori are great GMs and have given me some really good advice for my future build, along with the rest of the Otters locker room. I was also reunited with Thor to boot! I didn't think I'd pay much attention to the Otters ISFL games this season as I was sent down to the DSFL again since Thor's player, Heath Evans, was still the team's tight end. I was surprised when Thor retired Heep, so now I'm being thrust into the role of TE1 for the Otters starting next season. It's a role I'm excited about and can't wait to contribute as much as I can to the team, and hope I live up to everyone's expectations.
Meanwhile, in the DSFL, the Seawolves tripled our win total from S28, and a lot of our games were lost by a single possession. We've made a lot of strides and soon they'll be back in the playoffs. Shame that I won't be on the team when it happens but I'll be cheering from the alumni section!
I don't plan on going inactive in the league again. I'm having a lot of fun and I can't wait to see what my player's career has in store for me! :otterdab:
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