Well, here we are again. Volume 10. 4 weeks into the season. Into a very unpredictable season. The expansion has shaken things up. I know, I know. I promised a recap of the last 8 weeks of last season. But it was a painful write up. I just feel like last season was wasted, and I don't want to dwell on past mistakes and mishaps much. DSFL is just part of the process.
Our GM in Norfolk was new and inexperienced, so this can explain the collapse during those weeks. But this shit is in the past now. We out of this mess they call the DSFL.
My rookie season started ok. We at 2-2, 3rd in the NSFC. 8 point loss to the Hawks and a 13 point loss to the surprisingly good Butchers. I mean, you don't expect an expansion team to start 3-1, do you? But we turned it around. @Bigred1580 and @Daybe are a hell of a GM pair. They figured it out and we bounced back. Two straight wins. Easy 34-13 victory against the San Jose SaberCats, and a f***ing OT battle against the Liberty, coming back from a 28-14 deficit, 8 minutes before the end of the 3rd quarter. We had luck on our side, with Liberty missing the FG at the start of OT. But the moment of the game was Snuggles' pick at the dying seconds of the game at the 47 yard line, not allowing Philly to kick a FG and get the win, sending the game to Overtime, where we prevailed. Stephen Harris bailed us out with his strong leg, from 36 yards out, 8 mins into OT.
We are on a 2 game winstreak. But there is still another 9 games left. And, with the uncertainty and unpredictability the expansion has caused, we may just sneak in and snatch an Ultimus victory. Just look how opposite the two expansion teams' records look. Austin is 0-4, sitting at the bottom of the ASFC, while Chicago is 3-1, tied with the Hawks in the 1st place in NSFC. It's going to be a hell of a season. Stay tuned!
Peace!
Our GM in Norfolk was new and inexperienced, so this can explain the collapse during those weeks. But this shit is in the past now. We out of this mess they call the DSFL.
My rookie season started ok. We at 2-2, 3rd in the NSFC. 8 point loss to the Hawks and a 13 point loss to the surprisingly good Butchers. I mean, you don't expect an expansion team to start 3-1, do you? But we turned it around. @Bigred1580 and @Daybe are a hell of a GM pair. They figured it out and we bounced back. Two straight wins. Easy 34-13 victory against the San Jose SaberCats, and a f***ing OT battle against the Liberty, coming back from a 28-14 deficit, 8 minutes before the end of the 3rd quarter. We had luck on our side, with Liberty missing the FG at the start of OT. But the moment of the game was Snuggles' pick at the dying seconds of the game at the 47 yard line, not allowing Philly to kick a FG and get the win, sending the game to Overtime, where we prevailed. Stephen Harris bailed us out with his strong leg, from 36 yards out, 8 mins into OT.
We are on a 2 game winstreak. But there is still another 9 games left. And, with the uncertainty and unpredictability the expansion has caused, we may just sneak in and snatch an Ultimus victory. Just look how opposite the two expansion teams' records look. Austin is 0-4, sitting at the bottom of the ASFC, while Chicago is 3-1, tied with the Hawks in the 1st place in NSFC. It's going to be a hell of a season. Stay tuned!
Peace!