(S24) - PT 1 - Trivia Night

[TheStudyGroup]

Hello, I'm TheStudyGroup and this is my first foray into a sim league with my player Chris Callahan, Safety, Myrtle Beach Buccaneers.

I'm here to talk about a draft night bet with my irl freind, Doomraider. We bet each other a round of beer on who's player gets drafted first, his or mine. Our players played on the same team in the prospect bowl, the Tokyo Drifters. We viewed my player as the underdog due to having quite good stats for a player with such a low amount of tpe. Low tpe due to going thru an irl move and having little time to dedicate to this league. Chris Callahan was quite the solid run stuffer playing as a strong safety with the Drifters. His player, Teri Yaki, was viewed as the favorite due to him having to carry the entire offense along with our #1wr due to our QB having poor performance after poor performance. Needless to say, Teri Yaki outdrafted Chris Callahan by a wide margin. Needless to say I now owe my boy Doomraider a 6 pack. Now to prove my draft position wrong and show the league what Chris Callahan can do.

P.S. Taking local Virginia beer recommendations btw.

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[Crodyman]

Let me tell you a story about how I, not Wasrabi, stood shirtless in 20 degree weather watching the heavily favored Windsor Yellow Jackets football team lose in the DIII Championship to the Springfield Cosmos.

The Yellow Jackets had had an incredible regular season and playoff run. We were undefeated, 14-0, riding the back of standout running back Trevor Varney as he galloped our team through the playoffs. The final game was played on neutral ground, and I cant remember where exactly the game was held, but I do know it was in early January. Me and the boys decided we were going to show our school spirit by painting "GO WHS" on our chests, each person with one letter; I was "H."

The game began much as previous games unfolded, with Varney gashing the Cosmos secondary for a 40yd touchdown run. This kid was unstoppable, and had already received some scholarships to small-program football schools. Now, it was extremely cold, like, you could hang a wet raincoat off our nipples. But we didn't care because the Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early lead and it appeared like we might not just win the championship, but have a perfect season to boot.

In the second quarter, things started to go badly. The Cosmos offense, led by a QB with some impressive arm strength, picked apart the Yellow Jackets secondary, and methodically marched down the field to tie the game up 7-7. From then, both teams began scoring at will. The Cosmos picked off our QB with 3 minutes to go in the second quarter, and they managed to score 3 points before the half, entering halftime ahead of the Jackets squad.

During halftime, me and the boys got hot chocolate which we preceded to splash on our bare chests for warmth. No longer holding the lead, I began worrying about being exposed to such cold air for so long. But with so much glory on the table, and sensing the Jackets needed our support, the boys and I were committed to remaining shirtless cheerleaders for the entire second half.

The second half began with the Cosmos marching down the field again and running it in from 6 yards out. Windsor responded the only way they knew how: Feed. Trevor. The. Ball! Varney put the game on his back as he always did, and going into the 4th quarter, Windsor had shrunk the lead and was down by 3 again.

The 4th quarter became a defensive chess match, with neither team scoring on their next two possessions. A Cosmos incompletion on 3rd down lead to them punting the ball with 2 minutes to go. The Windsor sideline was ecstatic--a two-minute drill was all they needed to score the touchdown they needed to win the game. I was cheering loudly through clattering teeth as Trevor Varney began doing what he did best: Running through tacklers and picking up huge chunks of yardage.

Now this part is going to sound too cinematic to be true, but I swear this is how it went down.

50 seconds to go, Yellow Jackets in the red zone. The crowd is going bananas. The Jackets QB hands the ball off to Varney on an outside zone run, but the Cosmos DE shed his blocker immediately off the snap. The DE was able to get to Varney before he turned the corner, and this is when he punched out the football! A Cosmos CB scooped the ball up at their own 20 and began to run it back. No one could catch him as we watched our championship hopes, as well as our dream of a perfect season, be snuffed out immediately. The air was sucked out of the stadium, and we all were frozen in disbelief; and also frozen from the biting cold air.

We lost. The bus ride home was quiet. Varney went to Norwich Academy to play football, but developed the yips and couldn't play at the same level he used to. He dropped out and never played football again.

Do I regret freezing myself for 2 hours only to watch us lose? Not even a little bit. This story was worth the 3 TPE. Thanks for reading.

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[Mongoose87]

The Norfolk Seawolves were riding high, this July. Of course z the whole league and all its affiliates know about one reason - our recent, glorious victory in the Ultimini - but that wasn't the only reason. No, hidden in the confines of the Norfolk locker room, was another wonder. Just as the Seawolves were banned DSFL champions, Norfolk's Counting eclipsed the 400 mark, and it kept right on rising. Those were heady days in Norfolk, days of celebration, days of optimism and light hearts. Five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred - we thought we could reach out and shake hands with the stars (except we wouldn't, because social distancing).

Seven hundred forty, seven hundred forty one, seven hundred forty two, seven hundred forty three, seven hundred forty four, seven hundred forty four - wait! No, that's not next! Out of nowhere, it hit us! From our lofty perch, we tumbled! Like Icarus, we flew too close to the sun, and for our hubris, we payed the price.

Babies wailed, children wept. Mother's looked at us with that knowing glance that says, "I warned you about doing that, didn't I?" Our moment of greatest glory was gone. Yes, we would forever be remembered as champions, but would we ever see seven hundred again?

[ConnorM123]

Well where do I start. This story is going to be about one of my turtlemen Brother's in high school. During one of our high school games - Championship Game to be exact. Raph or as known as Buster Bawlls us a little as you would say short tempered. Set the scene championship on the line, ball at the 1 yard line, ten seconds to go. We need a touchdown to win the game. Raph is demanding the ball, quite rightly so. The coach (god rest his soul more on what happened later) out of sheer stupidity called a passing play and he was to block. Play is called and I can see the steam coming from Raphs helmet. As the centre had moved an inch of snapping the ball Raph comes flying in, almost kills our quarterback in the process takes the ball from the centre and throws it into space, literally it is currently sailing around our orbit right now you can still see the football silhouette from the moon if you look closely on a clear day. Hell breaks lose Raph runs towards the coach and sends him through the stand, along with the goalposts, some benches, Gatorade jugs and a car. That was an eventful day.

[Colabear]

When I joined Yellowknife I made a sig - you can see it below. One of the GMs at the time was Shady, who particularly loved it. He dropped a few hints that it would be great if I could do one for him. But it had ended up being a much bigger undertaking than intended, having to recolour by hand helmet logos frame by frame was pretty painstaking, and I'd made it much longer than I should have. So After Effects kept crashing when trying to render the video. All this is to say that despite his requests I was unmoved and couldn't be convinced to make him one.

Then when the charity drive began, Jpach came to me asking if I'd do some sort of animation for one of the auction items. My initial response was to say no, the memories of my sig were still fresh in my memory. But then I remembered Shady's requests and thought if someone else is keen we can get this guy to donate some money. And that's how I cunningly got Shady to donate $28 to charity. Now all I have to do is kill myself once more making him a sig. Everyone's a loser. Except for charity I suppose.

[deadlunatic]

Mark Walker has been struggling lately. While his stat line looked really good from the prospect bowl. He had two big issues to deal with. He made a change and was trying to go glove less for the first time. As such, he had a lot of drops. I mean he was dropping all kinds of silly things. No excuses for it, but he is now shopping for some baller high end gloves that actually work. I mean those sticky tacky cant drop the ball if he even tried kind of gloves. It even effected his mental state. He was making silly errors in his route running and even committed a few penalties. He let his mind wonder, his opponents were getting in his head. He stalled a drive with one of his penalties. It was one of those bonehead plays that can get you cut if you do it too many times or at the wrong time. All because he decided he didn't need those silly gloves. Lesson learned. Sometimes a good pair of sticky hands can change it all. Remember kids, wearing a glove can save your life. Like, literally it can save your life. Glove up and ball out.

Mark Walker - WR 

[Jangorhino]

Something happened in discord once and it changed my life forever. One time in discord in S21 before a game during the regular season someone came in the the Minnesota Grey Ducks locker room and hyped the team up. The team was kinda down because the team wasn’t playing up to expectations. The two seasons prior, the Minnesota team had won the Ultimini trophy. As I was saying, S21 wasn’t going so well and the locker room was pretty bummed out. Hardly anyone was talking and everyone seemed bummed out.

Someone came I to the LR and started shouting and hollering and swearing left and right. That user came into the locker room with so much passion and it got everyone fired up! Up to that point all the interactions in the locker room had been pretty low key and reserved. Seeing this users passion and fire and enthusiasm really got me excited! From that point on I’ve been totally invested in the league and have really poured myself into the whole deal. Wither with the locker rooms or with friends from the league or with graphics or doing cards and even sim testing. The league has turned into something very rewarding and a lot of fun! For me it’s all thanks to the one user. The funny part is, the user wasnt even on the Minnesota team for S21. Just a past duck/marshal raising hell and getting the team fired up!



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[Billybolo53]

So Trivia themed point task. Hm this is a tough one for me. The best piece of Trivia about my player, Octavio "Cuco" Clemente is that he was the very first pick in franchise history although he wasn't the first player. That distinction goes to Zach Vega who was traded to Sarasota shortly after expansion was announced. As far as my time on the Sailfish, Last season was my first year officially on the roster. I hung around a little bit in the locker room last season,being a send down its a little hard to connect with your teammates but I tried my best. Once I was officially on the team, I saw a culture of developing that will make Sarasota a go to destination for a lot of players. Everyone is super friendly and helpful and there is always some funny stuff being said. We have an uno channel that is really cool and also do a Battle Royal thing. What I hope to be known for as a player is being one of the culture creators here in Sarasota. I want to leave a legacy with a team and it makes it that much more special when I was their first ever pick. I hope this was on topic enough for this point task. I had no clue what to write about.

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[GuitarMaster116]

When I first joined three weeks ago, I didn't really know much about what was going on. but I was trying my hardest to earn as much TPE as I could. After about a week I started to get the hang of things, and I feel like I was doing fairly well when it comes to getting TPE. So, I felt like I was making some good progress with my player, and when the prospect bowl came up, I was super excited about it. I was put onto the Brooklyn Atlantics team with two other OL prospects, and the team ended up going and winning the prospect bowl. But throughout the entire prospect bowl, I got barely any playing time at all. I watched as my two prospects played and dominated as I sat on the sideline. I know that the prospect bowl doesn't really matter, but after waiting a couple of weeks to see the player I built in action, it was a little disappointing to see my player riding the bench throughout the whole prospect season. I think my lack of play time, including not really posting much in discord and lack of media led to me being drafted in the 8th round. But it all worked out for the best in the end, I was drafted by my dream team, and am now the 3rd ranked rookie OL player when it comes to TPE, and I am quickly catching up to the number 1 and 2 spot. For the 9th OL player to be drafted in the S24 DSFL draft, I think I am doing a pretty good job for myself so far for someone who didn’t get to play in the prospect bowl.

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[WildfireMicro]

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