Tier 3 - Task 15 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Well now this is a bit of an interesting prompt to me, but I will try to break it down into two easily answerable components.
First and foremost who was the Ultimus MVP? That would depend, although according to my good friend Sim Rep on offense it was quarterback Mike Boss Jr who went 20 of 30 for 254 yards passing, an average pass attempt of 8.5 yards, 3 touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 126.2 good for 45 better than the opposition. Defense it would be linebacker Michael Witheblock with a stat line of 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 pass defended. Given my well known bias towards defense I am going to go with Witheblock here and say that he was the Ultimus MVP. Congratulations Witheblock!
Now the second part is much more difficult as I am supposed to give a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disneyland. Problem one I have never been to Disneyland, problem two I was not invited to this trip, and problem three I am not that familiar with Witheblock's personal interests. However this is a prompt that is rather open ended and so I am going to go with the easy option of answering with what I would most want to do. So really brief rundown, but Witheblock went immediately to the teacup ride and proceeded to ride it until the operator had to kick him out to close down for the day. Spinning rides are the superior ones and I believe Witheblock would agree with me there despite having never discussed it with them. Thank you!
Tier 3 - Task 17 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Agent Tesla: Okay now here in the northern part of the stadium I want us to install a scaregoose.
???: A scaregoose?
Agent Tesla: You know how they have those figures out in the middle of cornfields called scarecrows to scare away crows? Well I need something like that to scare away a goose that plays for an opposing team. Want to make sure they are as off their game as possible whenever they play in our stadium. Thing is we also have to make sure that it does not scare penguins or quails on account of players who are currently on the team. I trust that won't be a problem for you?
???: I feel the need to point out here that I think you have the wrong office.
Agent Tesla: Is this not M.C. Escher Architecture the foremost firm for those with non-euclidean needs?
???: No this is M.C. Esquire Architecture the foremost firm for those with musical or noble architectural needs. M.C. Escher Architecture is down the hall up the endless staircase on the left.
Agent Tesla: Oh I am so embarrassed. Why did you let me continue when I came in then though?
Esquire Representative: When someone comes in talking about building a stadium with ballistae to defend again the coming invasion you have to hear them out. I only started to get the inkling you were looking for something else when you mentioned wanting a portal to Facinaturu.
Agent Tesla: Well thank you for your time! If I have any need of additional architectural help I will be sure to give you a call!
Esquire Representative: Thank you for the fun meeting!
Tier 3 - Task 28 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Oh this is going to be a fun one for me. The award in question will be DSFL OPOY and the player in question will be offensive tackle Clifford Wilson of the Norfolk Seawolves.
The record for offensive line pancakes at the DSFL level has changed hands several times with 53 pancakes and 4 sacks allowed by guard A Charles of the Norfolk Seawolves back in S3, 56 pancakes and 3 sacks allowed by tackle D Robicheaux of San Antonio, and then the big jump to 67 by tackle J Covert of the Palm Beach Solar Bears back in S5. That record stood until S24 when tackle Clay Stallworth of the Kansas City Coyotes broke it with a 71 pancake 2 sacks allowed performance. Stallworth's record stood until S28 when tackle Keane Lover of the London Royals had an amazing 73 pancake 0 sacks allowed season to break it. It would stand for a human and for a 0 sacks allowed, but a bot named Mar Lee of the Dallas Birddogs had 74 pancakes with 2 sacks allowed in S29 to set a new pancake record. This latest season though saw Clifford Wilson shatter the record with 99 pancakes and 0 sacks allowed.
Now that is a jump of 33.7% compared to the most pancakes, or 35.6% compared to the next best 0 sack allowed season. Meanwhile Ricky Stanzi set the record for passing yards this season breaking the previous record of 4103 with a 4513 performance good for a 9.9% increase. By comparison if Clifford's performance in pancakes were translated it would have been equivalent to a 5485 yard, or 5563 yard season depending on which of the above stats you want to use to compare it. Stanzi had a superb season to be sure, and MVP could be fair given his team made the playoffs and I know there are people who have a hang up on that award requiring team success. Wilson however deserves to be Offensive Player of the Year on account of having so completely shattered the previous pancake record all without allowing a single sack.
Tier 3 - Task 29 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Interestingly enough I actually had plans to write up a proposal to help simplify the awards process for this off-season, however I took ill around the time I intended to message the Awards Head about it. Not a fan of proposing a plan to bolster another department without said department being on board so no go this time around. The core of the idea though came from a discussion with Modern_Duke who gets a shout out for having the superb idea in the first place.
The idea being to remove people who do not necessarily want to be involved in the process and make it so that awards reps are people who have a deeper interest and understanding of stats. I know some people complained about a particular vote last season, however I am also keenly aware that some of the people who vote do not have an in depth interest in football stats. Not everyone can jump into a debate on why Walter Payton was a better running back than Marshall Faulk with confidence, and to judge them on that when it is not the reason they signed up for the job that gave them voting powers is not fair in my opinion. Instead give the Awards Committee the power to vote as they are the ones involved in discussing who deserves to be on the ballot for hours on end, and thus should be better informed.
The second part of it though is Modern_Duke's part and the genius of it in my book. Which is give every rep the opportunity for one soap box moment per award to tell you why X player should win it. Once everyone has had the opportunity to use the soapbox you move onto a simple vote to narrow it down to 5, and then ranked choice voting of the last 5 to determine the winner.
Additionally I would also suggest having the Committee keep pins in the discussion channels of each award on what the record is for each position. What is the tackle record for a safety, the defensive touchdown record for a defensive tackle, the safety record for a defensive end, et cetera. That way we do not run into issues we have had in the past of record breakers not even making the ballot for one reason or another, or that if they do it will only be as an informed decision as maybe they broke the tackle record by 1 while not having a single other stat of note.
Well now this is a bit of an interesting prompt to me, but I will try to break it down into two easily answerable components.
First and foremost who was the Ultimus MVP? That would depend, although according to my good friend Sim Rep on offense it was quarterback Mike Boss Jr who went 20 of 30 for 254 yards passing, an average pass attempt of 8.5 yards, 3 touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 126.2 good for 45 better than the opposition. Defense it would be linebacker Michael Witheblock with a stat line of 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 pass defended. Given my well known bias towards defense I am going to go with Witheblock here and say that he was the Ultimus MVP. Congratulations Witheblock!
Now the second part is much more difficult as I am supposed to give a rundown of their celebratory trip to Disneyland. Problem one I have never been to Disneyland, problem two I was not invited to this trip, and problem three I am not that familiar with Witheblock's personal interests. However this is a prompt that is rather open ended and so I am going to go with the easy option of answering with what I would most want to do. So really brief rundown, but Witheblock went immediately to the teacup ride and proceeded to ride it until the operator had to kick him out to close down for the day. Spinning rides are the superior ones and I believe Witheblock would agree with me there despite having never discussed it with them. Thank you!
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Word Count: 273Tier 3 - Task 17 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Agent Tesla: Okay now here in the northern part of the stadium I want us to install a scaregoose.
???: A scaregoose?
Agent Tesla: You know how they have those figures out in the middle of cornfields called scarecrows to scare away crows? Well I need something like that to scare away a goose that plays for an opposing team. Want to make sure they are as off their game as possible whenever they play in our stadium. Thing is we also have to make sure that it does not scare penguins or quails on account of players who are currently on the team. I trust that won't be a problem for you?
???: I feel the need to point out here that I think you have the wrong office.
Agent Tesla: Is this not M.C. Escher Architecture the foremost firm for those with non-euclidean needs?
???: No this is M.C. Esquire Architecture the foremost firm for those with musical or noble architectural needs. M.C. Escher Architecture is down the hall up the endless staircase on the left.
Agent Tesla: Oh I am so embarrassed. Why did you let me continue when I came in then though?
Esquire Representative: When someone comes in talking about building a stadium with ballistae to defend again the coming invasion you have to hear them out. I only started to get the inkling you were looking for something else when you mentioned wanting a portal to Facinaturu.
Agent Tesla: Well thank you for your time! If I have any need of additional architectural help I will be sure to give you a call!
Esquire Representative: Thank you for the fun meeting!
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Word Count: 277Tier 3 - Task 28 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Oh this is going to be a fun one for me. The award in question will be DSFL OPOY and the player in question will be offensive tackle Clifford Wilson of the Norfolk Seawolves.
The record for offensive line pancakes at the DSFL level has changed hands several times with 53 pancakes and 4 sacks allowed by guard A Charles of the Norfolk Seawolves back in S3, 56 pancakes and 3 sacks allowed by tackle D Robicheaux of San Antonio, and then the big jump to 67 by tackle J Covert of the Palm Beach Solar Bears back in S5. That record stood until S24 when tackle Clay Stallworth of the Kansas City Coyotes broke it with a 71 pancake 2 sacks allowed performance. Stallworth's record stood until S28 when tackle Keane Lover of the London Royals had an amazing 73 pancake 0 sacks allowed season to break it. It would stand for a human and for a 0 sacks allowed, but a bot named Mar Lee of the Dallas Birddogs had 74 pancakes with 2 sacks allowed in S29 to set a new pancake record. This latest season though saw Clifford Wilson shatter the record with 99 pancakes and 0 sacks allowed.
Now that is a jump of 33.7% compared to the most pancakes, or 35.6% compared to the next best 0 sack allowed season. Meanwhile Ricky Stanzi set the record for passing yards this season breaking the previous record of 4103 with a 4513 performance good for a 9.9% increase. By comparison if Clifford's performance in pancakes were translated it would have been equivalent to a 5485 yard, or 5563 yard season depending on which of the above stats you want to use to compare it. Stanzi had a superb season to be sure, and MVP could be fair given his team made the playoffs and I know there are people who have a hang up on that award requiring team success. Wilson however deserves to be Offensive Player of the Year on account of having so completely shattered the previous pancake record all without allowing a single sack.
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Word Count: 351Tier 3 - Task 29 - 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
Interestingly enough I actually had plans to write up a proposal to help simplify the awards process for this off-season, however I took ill around the time I intended to message the Awards Head about it. Not a fan of proposing a plan to bolster another department without said department being on board so no go this time around. The core of the idea though came from a discussion with Modern_Duke who gets a shout out for having the superb idea in the first place.
The idea being to remove people who do not necessarily want to be involved in the process and make it so that awards reps are people who have a deeper interest and understanding of stats. I know some people complained about a particular vote last season, however I am also keenly aware that some of the people who vote do not have an in depth interest in football stats. Not everyone can jump into a debate on why Walter Payton was a better running back than Marshall Faulk with confidence, and to judge them on that when it is not the reason they signed up for the job that gave them voting powers is not fair in my opinion. Instead give the Awards Committee the power to vote as they are the ones involved in discussing who deserves to be on the ballot for hours on end, and thus should be better informed.
The second part of it though is Modern_Duke's part and the genius of it in my book. Which is give every rep the opportunity for one soap box moment per award to tell you why X player should win it. Once everyone has had the opportunity to use the soapbox you move onto a simple vote to narrow it down to 5, and then ranked choice voting of the last 5 to determine the winner.
Additionally I would also suggest having the Committee keep pins in the discussion channels of each award on what the record is for each position. What is the tackle record for a safety, the defensive touchdown record for a defensive tackle, the safety record for a defensive end, et cetera. That way we do not run into issues we have had in the past of record breakers not even making the ballot for one reason or another, or that if they do it will only be as an informed decision as maybe they broke the tackle record by 1 while not having a single other stat of note.
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Word Count: 421