Oh that S1 class was pretty crazy. @Jogn and I were basically feuding about who was gonna be the best center to come out of this class. @timeconsumer was over in his corner, writing long speculative pieces on Angus Winchester, while Jogn and I were really just yelling back and forth at each other. I knew dick all about this league, the people, the sim, any of it. I really didn't understand a single thing haha. I just remember thinking these fools are crazy if they don't value the offensive line.
We had this thing with pressers where you got a bonus and what not for asking questions. The limit was 100 questions for $10M, and by god I asked all 100 to anyone I could find holding a presser. It was a really great intro to the league.
Draft day rolled around and Nuck was the only person who actually reached out to me so I was really hoping to be drafted by Yellowknife. I figured I would get drafted somewhere in the 3rd round or so, after all of the big names, who I had no idea about at the time. Well, the rounds kept coming and going without my name being called. I remember being super pissed that Winchester was drafted ahead of me as the first pick in the fifth round and right after him Yellowknife took Jogn. I was dumbstruck.
What could I have done better? I really thought I gave long, great answers. How could three OL be better than me? It made no sense. I was so sad and just resigned myself to going to some team I knew nothing about.
Well, Nuck picked me up in the sixth round and it's just been a really awesome time ever since.
We had this thing with pressers where you got a bonus and what not for asking questions. The limit was 100 questions for $10M, and by god I asked all 100 to anyone I could find holding a presser. It was a really great intro to the league.
Draft day rolled around and Nuck was the only person who actually reached out to me so I was really hoping to be drafted by Yellowknife. I figured I would get drafted somewhere in the 3rd round or so, after all of the big names, who I had no idea about at the time. Well, the rounds kept coming and going without my name being called. I remember being super pissed that Winchester was drafted ahead of me as the first pick in the fifth round and right after him Yellowknife took Jogn. I was dumbstruck.
What could I have done better? I really thought I gave long, great answers. How could three OL be better than me? It made no sense. I was so sad and just resigned myself to going to some team I knew nothing about.
Well, Nuck picked me up in the sixth round and it's just been a really awesome time ever since.