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The San Jose Sabercats are the improbably champions of the National Simulation Football League for Season 24. Their regular season started with two straight victories and ended with two straight victories to get to the playoffs. In week one they beat the Copperheads 27-20 on a big road victory to start of their season just right. They then had a huge win against the Otters at home with a 24-14 victory. Starting QB Jack put up a nearly perfect passer rating game to stymie the great Otters defense. The Sabercats ended up losing the next two games. They lost a shoot out against the Hahalua 40-37. And then lost to the Outlaws 27-20 in a tough road loss. They then won two straight road games against the worst of the NSFC’s weaker teams the Liberty and a the New Orleans Second Line. Both were close 3 point wins to put them at 4-2. The pattern continued with two straight losses. This time a low scoring 10-3 loss against the Butchers and a 3 point loss to the soaring Sarasota Sailfish, 20-17. The pattern continued again with the Sabercats bouncing back with two more victories. This time against another batch of NSFC teams, the Hawks and the Wraiths winning 33-16 and 28-3 respectively. They lost against the best in the ISFL the Colorado Yeti with a 15-10 score. They broke the double wins double losses patter with another win against the Copperheads winning a thrilling 28-27 games. The home stretch was upon them as the ASFC was deadlocked with 4 teams vying for 3 playoff spots and the Copperheads only one game behind. The Sabercats loss two huge inter conference games against the Otters and Hahalua with 27-19 and 22-14 losses. But the Sabercats brought back the pattern winning the next two games to put them as the top seed in a 4 team 9-7 record tie. This meant the ASFC playoffs went through the Sabercats and that ended up being huge. They faced the Otters yet again the ASFC conference championship and sent Franklin Armstrong into retirement with a 17-3 victory. The future HOFer could get nothing against the Sabercats defence as the Sabercats celebrated their 3rd Ultimus berth all time. They then had a rematch with the best team in the league, the Colorado Yeti. They completed the miracle run with a 17-12 victory to win their second Ultimus Championship in Season S24. What a season!
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Franklin Armstrong has just completed his career in the ISFL. It was a legendary and improbable run to becoming, in my opinion, the greatest QB to step on the field of the ISFL since the great Mike Boss. Armstrong was doubted, from childhood, to the DSFL, to the big leagues but he never lost faith. He was from Miami, Manitoba a relatively unknown incorporated community and he then became a football star. It shouldn’t have been possible but it was.
Armstrong’s storied career began at KHS in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was the fourth string QB on the school’s football team and managed to get playing time in the first regular season game, only because the other 3 QBs all got hurt or played terribly. Armstrong led the team on a storied 30+ point comeback. He never looked back as he went on to being the full time starter for the rest of his highschool experience. He won the city championship 3 straight years.
In college, he decided to go to a relatively unknown program that started at the U of W, their first football team ever. What a season they had as Armstrong carried the new program to an 8-0 record and an eventual National Championship. He won the Canadian version of the Heisman and people wondered if he’d be the next great Canadian in the ISFL. Unfortunately, Armstrong suffered his first major injury in his second season and it took him more than 4 seasons of football to finally get back to his mobile style of play. That experience led him to leave school early, as he saw playing football without a salary was a fool’s game and set out to make a name for himself in the Pros.
When he got to the DSFL, he was seen as damaged goods. He rode the Pythons bench during the last portion of the teams S13 season. He was then put in the prospect bowl where he had a terrible showing for the Cobras. Armstrong thought his career was over as he watched the S14 DSFL draft as he kept falling and falling all the way to the 11th round as the 63rd pick where the Pythons picked him up yet again. Armstrong took it as a challenge and never looked back (sound familiar)? He went on to win every award imaginable that season as he broke records and gained fans, leading his team eventually to the Ultimute summit, the Ultimini championship. He racked up some more awards along the way but when he set off for the ISFL, he was seen as the greatest DSFL player ever.
He was picked up by the Otters in the 3rd round and the rest is history. 3 rings, 3 straight MVPs, countless other awards and honors. He ranks top 10 in most passing categories and is no doubt, the best rushing QB in the games history surpassing Mat Akselsen. He was never destined to beat out Mike Boss’s volume records, but he had his career and dominated in the best era of ISFL football ever. In my eyes, he’s the GOAT and will be for a long time.
The San Jose Sabercats are the improbably champions of the National Simulation Football League for Season 24. Their regular season started with two straight victories and ended with two straight victories to get to the playoffs. In week one they beat the Copperheads 27-20 on a big road victory to start of their season just right. They then had a huge win against the Otters at home with a 24-14 victory. Starting QB Jack put up a nearly perfect passer rating game to stymie the great Otters defense. The Sabercats ended up losing the next two games. They lost a shoot out against the Hahalua 40-37. And then lost to the Outlaws 27-20 in a tough road loss. They then won two straight road games against the worst of the NSFC’s weaker teams the Liberty and a the New Orleans Second Line. Both were close 3 point wins to put them at 4-2. The pattern continued with two straight losses. This time a low scoring 10-3 loss against the Butchers and a 3 point loss to the soaring Sarasota Sailfish, 20-17. The pattern continued again with the Sabercats bouncing back with two more victories. This time against another batch of NSFC teams, the Hawks and the Wraiths winning 33-16 and 28-3 respectively. They lost against the best in the ISFL the Colorado Yeti with a 15-10 score. They broke the double wins double losses patter with another win against the Copperheads winning a thrilling 28-27 games. The home stretch was upon them as the ASFC was deadlocked with 4 teams vying for 3 playoff spots and the Copperheads only one game behind. The Sabercats loss two huge inter conference games against the Otters and Hahalua with 27-19 and 22-14 losses. But the Sabercats brought back the pattern winning the next two games to put them as the top seed in a 4 team 9-7 record tie. This meant the ASFC playoffs went through the Sabercats and that ended up being huge. They faced the Otters yet again the ASFC conference championship and sent Franklin Armstrong into retirement with a 17-3 victory. The future HOFer could get nothing against the Sabercats defence as the Sabercats celebrated their 3rd Ultimus berth all time. They then had a rematch with the best team in the league, the Colorado Yeti. They completed the miracle run with a 17-12 victory to win their second Ultimus Championship in Season S24. What a season!
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Franklin Armstrong has just completed his career in the ISFL. It was a legendary and improbable run to becoming, in my opinion, the greatest QB to step on the field of the ISFL since the great Mike Boss. Armstrong was doubted, from childhood, to the DSFL, to the big leagues but he never lost faith. He was from Miami, Manitoba a relatively unknown incorporated community and he then became a football star. It shouldn’t have been possible but it was.
Armstrong’s storied career began at KHS in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was the fourth string QB on the school’s football team and managed to get playing time in the first regular season game, only because the other 3 QBs all got hurt or played terribly. Armstrong led the team on a storied 30+ point comeback. He never looked back as he went on to being the full time starter for the rest of his highschool experience. He won the city championship 3 straight years.
In college, he decided to go to a relatively unknown program that started at the U of W, their first football team ever. What a season they had as Armstrong carried the new program to an 8-0 record and an eventual National Championship. He won the Canadian version of the Heisman and people wondered if he’d be the next great Canadian in the ISFL. Unfortunately, Armstrong suffered his first major injury in his second season and it took him more than 4 seasons of football to finally get back to his mobile style of play. That experience led him to leave school early, as he saw playing football without a salary was a fool’s game and set out to make a name for himself in the Pros.
When he got to the DSFL, he was seen as damaged goods. He rode the Pythons bench during the last portion of the teams S13 season. He was then put in the prospect bowl where he had a terrible showing for the Cobras. Armstrong thought his career was over as he watched the S14 DSFL draft as he kept falling and falling all the way to the 11th round as the 63rd pick where the Pythons picked him up yet again. Armstrong took it as a challenge and never looked back (sound familiar)? He went on to win every award imaginable that season as he broke records and gained fans, leading his team eventually to the Ultimute summit, the Ultimini championship. He racked up some more awards along the way but when he set off for the ISFL, he was seen as the greatest DSFL player ever.
He was picked up by the Otters in the 3rd round and the rest is history. 3 rings, 3 straight MVPs, countless other awards and honors. He ranks top 10 in most passing categories and is no doubt, the best rushing QB in the games history surpassing Mat Akselsen. He was never destined to beat out Mike Boss’s volume records, but he had his career and dominated in the best era of ISFL football ever. In my eyes, he’s the GOAT and will be for a long time.
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