1. Mt. Rushmore
Creating a Mount Rushmore for the Tijuana Luchadores would probably be a difficult task. Not because there aren’t people worthy of having that honor, but because there are so many storied users that it would be difficult to pick just a few of them.
The first and foremost person that comes to mind is Ben, and that should go without saying. Ben has been around since the very early days of the league, and is truly one of the old guard of Tijuana. The guy eats, drinks, and sleeps this team and I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if he cares more about this team than any ISFL team. He has been a constant presence ever since I joined in S21 as part of the S22 class, and has been a guiding force in the war room since I was elected a captain during S22. It’s hard to imagine that Tijuana would be the place it is today without him, and we’re grateful that he continues to be a part of our culture.
The second person I would like to pick is FleshBagSoup who, as a surprise to some, actually goes by the name of Bagel. Bagel was really my first exposure to this league. He was the rookie mentor who approved my player, and immediately mesmerized me with his dancing dog forum profile picture. On top of that, his player Earl Sauce was one of the first I became familiar with due to just the sheer absurdity of the name and seeing it on his signature. I’d meet Bagel again later as he would be one of the first of the DSFL GM’s at the time to scout me. He’s just a fun, great guy all around and I really appreciate his contributions to making the Tijuana Luchadores locker room the fun place that he is. He also has a top notch emote game.
The next person I want to acknowledge as being on the Mount Rushmore for Tijuana is Jay Doctor. I know I mentioned Tijuana’s storied history in the introductory paragraph, and that this might be considered recency bias but to me Jay is a huge figure for Tijuana. Jay has been a class act since the day I met him. He handled the Tijuana general manager position with an air of professionalism and got results while still being a friendly and fun manager to play for. Though he didn’t scout me as part of the S22 class, I can confidently say that both Jay and Bagel absolutely knocked it out of the park when it came to that draft. They hit on almost all of their early picks, and as a cherry on top managed to find some late round gems that should seriously be in the consideration for biggest steals in DSFL history. Running back Julio Tirtawidjaja and kicker Jacob Small were taken in the last third of a 280 person draft class, long after everybody else had drafted several inactives over and over. Both of these guys turned out to be great earners for Tijuana, and Small’s kicking and punting game was a huge part of the Luchadores Ultimini run in S22.
Next up I want to talk about Tom Hanks. Hanks is another guy, like Ben, who has been around a long time but continues to hang around and contribute where he can in Tijuana. Really though, being not only a Tijuana GM, but an Ultimini winning Tijuana GM is probably just another box checked on a list of accomplishments for the man. After leading Tijuana to an Ultimini, Hanks elevated his general manager position to the ISFL (then NSFL) as GM of the New Orleans Second Line. Where he would once again, win an Ultimus. On top of that, since then he has gotten involved in head office, and is currently the commissioner of the DSFL. He decided this past season to recuse himself from the Tijuana war room in order to avoid any conflicts of interests, but he still pops into the team’s general chat once in a while and is always great to have around.
The final person I would like to mention is the great Gimmy Jaroppolo, or however it is that you spell it. While he is definitely a league wide meme, Gimmy holds a special place in Tijuana’s heart as the backup quarterback in two of the team’s back to back Ultimini wins (S16 and S17). He also happened to win a Ultimini in S15 to make it back to back to back wins, but that was with a different team. Nonetheless, Gimmy belongs on unarguably every team’s Mount Rushmore, and Tijuana is no exception to that.
Those are the main people I would put on Mount Rushmore for Tijuana. As I said earlier, I know there are more people and some arguably more deserving than those I have listed, but if I were forced to pick it would be these. My only hope is that one day I’ll be considered legendary enough to the team to be included with these others.
Creating a Mount Rushmore for the Tijuana Luchadores would probably be a difficult task. Not because there aren’t people worthy of having that honor, but because there are so many storied users that it would be difficult to pick just a few of them.
The first and foremost person that comes to mind is Ben, and that should go without saying. Ben has been around since the very early days of the league, and is truly one of the old guard of Tijuana. The guy eats, drinks, and sleeps this team and I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if he cares more about this team than any ISFL team. He has been a constant presence ever since I joined in S21 as part of the S22 class, and has been a guiding force in the war room since I was elected a captain during S22. It’s hard to imagine that Tijuana would be the place it is today without him, and we’re grateful that he continues to be a part of our culture.
The second person I would like to pick is FleshBagSoup who, as a surprise to some, actually goes by the name of Bagel. Bagel was really my first exposure to this league. He was the rookie mentor who approved my player, and immediately mesmerized me with his dancing dog forum profile picture. On top of that, his player Earl Sauce was one of the first I became familiar with due to just the sheer absurdity of the name and seeing it on his signature. I’d meet Bagel again later as he would be one of the first of the DSFL GM’s at the time to scout me. He’s just a fun, great guy all around and I really appreciate his contributions to making the Tijuana Luchadores locker room the fun place that he is. He also has a top notch emote game.
The next person I want to acknowledge as being on the Mount Rushmore for Tijuana is Jay Doctor. I know I mentioned Tijuana’s storied history in the introductory paragraph, and that this might be considered recency bias but to me Jay is a huge figure for Tijuana. Jay has been a class act since the day I met him. He handled the Tijuana general manager position with an air of professionalism and got results while still being a friendly and fun manager to play for. Though he didn’t scout me as part of the S22 class, I can confidently say that both Jay and Bagel absolutely knocked it out of the park when it came to that draft. They hit on almost all of their early picks, and as a cherry on top managed to find some late round gems that should seriously be in the consideration for biggest steals in DSFL history. Running back Julio Tirtawidjaja and kicker Jacob Small were taken in the last third of a 280 person draft class, long after everybody else had drafted several inactives over and over. Both of these guys turned out to be great earners for Tijuana, and Small’s kicking and punting game was a huge part of the Luchadores Ultimini run in S22.
Next up I want to talk about Tom Hanks. Hanks is another guy, like Ben, who has been around a long time but continues to hang around and contribute where he can in Tijuana. Really though, being not only a Tijuana GM, but an Ultimini winning Tijuana GM is probably just another box checked on a list of accomplishments for the man. After leading Tijuana to an Ultimini, Hanks elevated his general manager position to the ISFL (then NSFL) as GM of the New Orleans Second Line. Where he would once again, win an Ultimus. On top of that, since then he has gotten involved in head office, and is currently the commissioner of the DSFL. He decided this past season to recuse himself from the Tijuana war room in order to avoid any conflicts of interests, but he still pops into the team’s general chat once in a while and is always great to have around.
The final person I would like to mention is the great Gimmy Jaroppolo, or however it is that you spell it. While he is definitely a league wide meme, Gimmy holds a special place in Tijuana’s heart as the backup quarterback in two of the team’s back to back Ultimini wins (S16 and S17). He also happened to win a Ultimini in S15 to make it back to back to back wins, but that was with a different team. Nonetheless, Gimmy belongs on unarguably every team’s Mount Rushmore, and Tijuana is no exception to that.
Those are the main people I would put on Mount Rushmore for Tijuana. As I said earlier, I know there are more people and some arguably more deserving than those I have listed, but if I were forced to pick it would be these. My only hope is that one day I’ll be considered legendary enough to the team to be included with these others.