4. “Sim gonna sim” is a popular expression in the league. Write about teams that have been graced by the sim gods and had amazing performances despite statistical odds, and/or about teams that were considered favorites but may have dealt with some bad sim luck that hampered their efforts. How much of an impact did it have on their season(s)?
The sim gonna sim is a popular phrase that I have heard used quite a bit in this past year since I joined the International Simulation Football League. Until these past two seasons, I never really understood or I guess more so was affected by this. However I have a few good examples that I will share below that I think fit perfectly within this writing prompt. They happen to occur during back to back seasons in the International Simulation Football League.
The first instance of this occurred and I was the beneficiary to a very large degree. Two seasons ago, on the Honolulu Hahaula, We went into the season with pretty meager expectations. I remember in the war room we talked a lot about it being a season of growth, and one where we wanted to make sure we were being extra positive for newcomers as we looked to the future. We were in the middle of a rebuild and did not have very high expectations for the season. Some growth from the prior season was expected though. The season before I believe we won like three or four games. This season that I am writing about, the casino had our over under win total at I believe 6 wins. The season started out slow for us, but as it began progressing we started winning, and then it continued. What started out as a projected rebuild year, quickly saw us hit the over on our expected win total, and we began looking at the immediate future and thinking about playoffs. As the season came to a close we some how luckily were the one of the best teams in the conference, and made the playoffs. The sim was our best friend and continued to be so against all odds.
In the playoffs, we were big underdogs each game that we played in. When our team tested the sim, I think our strategy for the first playoff game had a 38% success rate going into the game. It was a close one but we won. Going into the semi final, we were roughly the same percentage wise and then once again the sim helped us out and led us to the Ultimus against a stacked Colorado team. Of all our playoff games, we were able to sim this one higher than the others success wise but were still at around 45%. That is more of a toss up. The game was a very tightly contested match. The sim had one final helping for us on the last play of the game. Colorado threw a pass and their receiver broke open. I could have sworn they were going to run it in for a game winning touch down as time expired, however one of our defensive players randomly ran their receiver down from way behind and tackled them. Left with no timeouts to kick a field goal, the clock ended up expiring because of how far they were up the field. It was incredible and probably the best example of the sim gonna sim that I can think of.
That off season, we loaded up in Honolulu hoping to defend our crown as champions. Multiple free agents signed with us and we went from one of the lower TPE teams to one of the highest over night. The season started and we had huge expectations. At one point I think we had 9 wins to 2 losses. We ended up losing like 6 or 8 straight games as the season came to a close and then missed the playoffs all together. It was incredible to see both sides of how the sim can help a franchise and also destroy it. These are the two best examples I have experienced as a user here in the ISFL and how it impacted each season.
The sim gonna sim is a popular phrase that I have heard used quite a bit in this past year since I joined the International Simulation Football League. Until these past two seasons, I never really understood or I guess more so was affected by this. However I have a few good examples that I will share below that I think fit perfectly within this writing prompt. They happen to occur during back to back seasons in the International Simulation Football League.
The first instance of this occurred and I was the beneficiary to a very large degree. Two seasons ago, on the Honolulu Hahaula, We went into the season with pretty meager expectations. I remember in the war room we talked a lot about it being a season of growth, and one where we wanted to make sure we were being extra positive for newcomers as we looked to the future. We were in the middle of a rebuild and did not have very high expectations for the season. Some growth from the prior season was expected though. The season before I believe we won like three or four games. This season that I am writing about, the casino had our over under win total at I believe 6 wins. The season started out slow for us, but as it began progressing we started winning, and then it continued. What started out as a projected rebuild year, quickly saw us hit the over on our expected win total, and we began looking at the immediate future and thinking about playoffs. As the season came to a close we some how luckily were the one of the best teams in the conference, and made the playoffs. The sim was our best friend and continued to be so against all odds.
In the playoffs, we were big underdogs each game that we played in. When our team tested the sim, I think our strategy for the first playoff game had a 38% success rate going into the game. It was a close one but we won. Going into the semi final, we were roughly the same percentage wise and then once again the sim helped us out and led us to the Ultimus against a stacked Colorado team. Of all our playoff games, we were able to sim this one higher than the others success wise but were still at around 45%. That is more of a toss up. The game was a very tightly contested match. The sim had one final helping for us on the last play of the game. Colorado threw a pass and their receiver broke open. I could have sworn they were going to run it in for a game winning touch down as time expired, however one of our defensive players randomly ran their receiver down from way behind and tackled them. Left with no timeouts to kick a field goal, the clock ended up expiring because of how far they were up the field. It was incredible and probably the best example of the sim gonna sim that I can think of.
That off season, we loaded up in Honolulu hoping to defend our crown as champions. Multiple free agents signed with us and we went from one of the lower TPE teams to one of the highest over night. The season started and we had huge expectations. At one point I think we had 9 wins to 2 losses. We ended up losing like 6 or 8 straight games as the season came to a close and then missed the playoffs all together. It was incredible to see both sides of how the sim can help a franchise and also destroy it. These are the two best examples I have experienced as a user here in the ISFL and how it impacted each season.
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