2) This week will see the S25 Ultimus and Ultimini races begin in earnest. In 800 words or more, recount any of the previous playoff cycles of either league. How did each team arrive at the playoffs? Were there any dark horse or Cinderella teams that went unexpectedly far, or any presumptive favorites that fell flat? How did the title game play out, and which players made their mark on the field? Tell the story of those playoffs as completely as you can. Do not simply recount your own experience in those playoffs or that of a singular team.
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Because I am a new member to the league I’m going to choose at random a season’s playoff to write about. This could be a fun way to learn about the leagues history so hopefully this proves to be the case for me!
The playoffs that I have chosen to write about is S17. I thought that S17 were long enough ago for there to be a different group of players in the league to there are now but still the league largely being the same enough that I can learn a few things about the way that the playoffs work and the what I can expect during my time here!
In S17 there was eight teams that made the playoffs. There were four teams taken from the two conferences of the league. The four teams that made it in from the NSFC were the Chicago Butchers who had a season record of 8 wins and 5 losses, the Yellowknife Wraiths who also had a season record of 8 wins and 5 losses, the Colorado Yeti with a season record of 5 wins and 8 losses and lastly the Baltimore Hawks who also had the common record of 8 wins and 5 losses. The fact that all of the teams had the same record suggests that it was a very close season for the teams in the NSFC that season and it will be interesting to see the way in which things turned out in the playoffs.
We will now take a look at the other conference in the ISFL, the ASFC! There was more variety in the teams that made it into the playoffs from this conference which suggests it wasn’t as close. The team that had the best record was the Arizona Outlaws who had 9 wins and 4 losses, the team with the second best record was the Orange County Otters who had 7 wins and 6 losses, the team with the third best record was the San Jose Sabercats who had 6 wins and 7 losses and the team with the fourth best record was the Austin Copperheads who had won 5 games and lost 8!
The first round of the playoffs saw the team with the best record in each conference play the team with the worst record. In the NSFC this meant that the Colorado Yeti had to play the Yellowknife Wraiths. This was not a good game for the Yeti and they were beaten very comfortably, by a score of 50-20. The Wraiths quarterback Cooter Bigsby had three touchdowns and there were two defensive touchdowns for Wraiths player Danny Grithead too.
The other game from the first round of the NSFC playoffs saw the Baltimore Hawks play against the Chicago Butchers. This was another game that was very one sided one which the Hawks won by a score of 40-6. The performance of the game went to running back Vander Jones who managed to get 3 touchdowns on the board to help his team win the game!
In the ASFC the Outlaws played against the Copperheads. They won the game 33-20, with quarterback Andrew Reese having two touchdowns in the game. In the last game of the round the Orange County Otters played the San Jose Sabercats and won the game by a touchdown. The Otters quarterback Franklin Armstrong was a big reason why they won! He had two touchdowns and really helped his team win the game!
The games in the next round weren’t quite as one sided!
The first game was the NSFC Conference Championship game, where the Baltimore Hawks played against the Yellowknife Wraiths! Both teams really wanted to win it all and it made for a close game that finished 27-24 for the Hawks! It was very close and the Wraiths came close to winning it but fell short, which meant that the Hawks would go on to play in the Championship game!
The ASFC Conference Championship game was a surprising result as the team that won was not the one with the better record in the season! The Otters were the team playing on the road but were still able to score a lot of points and win the game. They scored in a lot of different ways, including a punt return and rushing and passing touchdowns from their quarterback! They won the game and made it into the Championship game which was a big thing for them I’m sure.
The Championship game was played between the Otters and the Hawks and it was a very interesting game. It was a game from quarterback Franklin Armstrong that couldn’t have been better as he scored 4 touchdowns in the game which counted for all of the teams points.
It was very unexpected to see the Otters win the game based on the record that they had in the regular season. The Otters had the 5th best record out of all the teams that had made it into the playoffs but were still able to win all of their games which is something very impressive! It was very interesting to note that they were able to do all of this with their quarterback being a rookie too! It would have certainly been a disappointment for the team that had the best record, the Arizona Outlaws to have lost to the young team and miss their chance to make it to the championship given the experience that they had but that’s the way that things go some times!
I found it very interesting to follow the S17 playoffs and learn something about what happened in the leagues history. Congratulations to the Otters for their win back in S17, it was certainly a very impressive run for them to be able to make!
Total word count: 952 words!
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Because I am a new member to the league I’m going to choose at random a season’s playoff to write about. This could be a fun way to learn about the leagues history so hopefully this proves to be the case for me!
The playoffs that I have chosen to write about is S17. I thought that S17 were long enough ago for there to be a different group of players in the league to there are now but still the league largely being the same enough that I can learn a few things about the way that the playoffs work and the what I can expect during my time here!
In S17 there was eight teams that made the playoffs. There were four teams taken from the two conferences of the league. The four teams that made it in from the NSFC were the Chicago Butchers who had a season record of 8 wins and 5 losses, the Yellowknife Wraiths who also had a season record of 8 wins and 5 losses, the Colorado Yeti with a season record of 5 wins and 8 losses and lastly the Baltimore Hawks who also had the common record of 8 wins and 5 losses. The fact that all of the teams had the same record suggests that it was a very close season for the teams in the NSFC that season and it will be interesting to see the way in which things turned out in the playoffs.
We will now take a look at the other conference in the ISFL, the ASFC! There was more variety in the teams that made it into the playoffs from this conference which suggests it wasn’t as close. The team that had the best record was the Arizona Outlaws who had 9 wins and 4 losses, the team with the second best record was the Orange County Otters who had 7 wins and 6 losses, the team with the third best record was the San Jose Sabercats who had 6 wins and 7 losses and the team with the fourth best record was the Austin Copperheads who had won 5 games and lost 8!
The first round of the playoffs saw the team with the best record in each conference play the team with the worst record. In the NSFC this meant that the Colorado Yeti had to play the Yellowknife Wraiths. This was not a good game for the Yeti and they were beaten very comfortably, by a score of 50-20. The Wraiths quarterback Cooter Bigsby had three touchdowns and there were two defensive touchdowns for Wraiths player Danny Grithead too.
The other game from the first round of the NSFC playoffs saw the Baltimore Hawks play against the Chicago Butchers. This was another game that was very one sided one which the Hawks won by a score of 40-6. The performance of the game went to running back Vander Jones who managed to get 3 touchdowns on the board to help his team win the game!
In the ASFC the Outlaws played against the Copperheads. They won the game 33-20, with quarterback Andrew Reese having two touchdowns in the game. In the last game of the round the Orange County Otters played the San Jose Sabercats and won the game by a touchdown. The Otters quarterback Franklin Armstrong was a big reason why they won! He had two touchdowns and really helped his team win the game!
The games in the next round weren’t quite as one sided!
The first game was the NSFC Conference Championship game, where the Baltimore Hawks played against the Yellowknife Wraiths! Both teams really wanted to win it all and it made for a close game that finished 27-24 for the Hawks! It was very close and the Wraiths came close to winning it but fell short, which meant that the Hawks would go on to play in the Championship game!
The ASFC Conference Championship game was a surprising result as the team that won was not the one with the better record in the season! The Otters were the team playing on the road but were still able to score a lot of points and win the game. They scored in a lot of different ways, including a punt return and rushing and passing touchdowns from their quarterback! They won the game and made it into the Championship game which was a big thing for them I’m sure.
The Championship game was played between the Otters and the Hawks and it was a very interesting game. It was a game from quarterback Franklin Armstrong that couldn’t have been better as he scored 4 touchdowns in the game which counted for all of the teams points.
It was very unexpected to see the Otters win the game based on the record that they had in the regular season. The Otters had the 5th best record out of all the teams that had made it into the playoffs but were still able to win all of their games which is something very impressive! It was very interesting to note that they were able to do all of this with their quarterback being a rookie too! It would have certainly been a disappointment for the team that had the best record, the Arizona Outlaws to have lost to the young team and miss their chance to make it to the championship given the experience that they had but that’s the way that things go some times!
I found it very interesting to follow the S17 playoffs and learn something about what happened in the leagues history. Congratulations to the Otters for their win back in S17, it was certainly a very impressive run for them to be able to make!
Total word count: 952 words!