Hey guys I just joined the league so I don't have much input onto how things are run. So I chose mainly easy prompts, mostly developing my player's backstory. I hope that doesn't come across as a cop out. Suffice that to say I am looking forward to playing!
16) Your team has made it to the playoffs! Put together a pre-game playlist and explain how those songs will hype your players. 2.5 TPE
Bodies by Drowning Pool - Classic hype song used to pump up players of all sports since it was released. This song gets you in the proper headspace to go out and play a violent game like football.
Hells Bells by ACDC - This song was used as walkout music by hall of fame closing pitcher Trevor Hoffman. As a kid, I loved watching him come out onto the field to seal the deal and get the win. The sound of the bells at the beginning just gets you in the zone.
Headstrong by Trapt - Another classic pump-up song. The lyrics express the will to take on the world. When you're playing for the chance at a game as important as the Ultimus, that is the mindset you will need to win it all.
I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murpheys - The Celtic vibes from this song make you feel like you're preparing for war. After listening to this, you know you will bring it.
Bro Hymm by Pennywise - Brotherhood and camaraderie. At the fundamental level this is what football is all about. Without it, you cannot win.
GO! by Public Broadcast Servicing - This one is for the kickers. Maybe quarterbacks too. A song about man's first landing on the moon that will calm your nerves and put you in the zone. (221 words)
17) You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? 2.5 TPE
As CEO, Chief Entertainment Officer, for the Ultimus halftime show I plan on doing something no other halftime show has done before: a monster truck rally. Now you may be thinking "how can this be done? It will destroy the field!" Here's where you're wrong. Luckily for us the Ultimus being played at a stadium with a retractable field. When the first half concludes, we will pull back the field revealing a preformed monster truck arena. We will take advantage of the area below the grass that has previously been used for concerts, hockey rinks, and the such. The two trucks that we will be showcasing will be decked out with the insignias and colors of the teams competing for the championship. There will be plenty of pyrotechnics to go around as the trucks perform death defying tricks and feats. The culmination of the show will be when a line of cars are revealed, each representing a team that did not make it to the big one. Our two trucks will launch off of a ramp, soaring above the rest of the competition and demonstrating the heights that these two teams have achieved. This will be a halftime show that fans will not leave their seats for. (207 words)
22) Your player has been paid to endorse a product/service. What is it? How do you endorse it? 2.5 TPE
Bender Rodriguez has a well known reputation of being a fan of cigars. In fact, he was suspended for a game in college for pulling one out from his sock and lighting it on the field after he returned an interception for a pic-six during his freshman season (this was back when he played linebacker). While he has matured a bit since, his love of cigars never faded. The moment he declared for the draft, he received numerous offers to endorse a brand of cigars. He decided to go with his favorite: Hacking Jack. Rodriguez sees Hacking Jack as the kind of businessman he would like to work with. The kind that values profit over all else while putting out a product that just barely exceeds standards. Sometimes it doesn't even do that, but what do you expect from a guy named Hacking Jack. The flagship cigar that Hacking Jack decided to roll out with this endorsement is Le Grand Cigar. It is said that this piece of art is inspired by the cigars that Queen Elizabeth rolled during her "wild years." This cigar is rolled with the most semi-premium tobacco sourced directly from the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Le Grand Cigar produces smoke elegant enough to blow in the face of your in-laws! Or any other fool pretentious enough to think he's better than you! (226 words)
Does your player have any New Years’ resolutions? If so, do you think they’ll stick with them? Why or why not? 2.5 TPE
I, Bender Rodriguez, hereby declare that I will make this year better than the last. Last year was full of meatbags. No, literally. I ate way too many bags of meat: popplers. I mean for $1.99 a dozen how could you not? Man those tiny fried balls of mystery meat are delicious. They smell so good I even shoved one up my nose. I didn't sue though. Just missed a week of training camp. That's okay, I still had a great season. This year will be different though. I will be giving up popplers for the entire year! Well at least through the end of training camp. I'm hoping that this sacrifice will increase my endurance. Without eating all of those little fried balls of goodness I should be able to get in the best shape of my life. I need this going into my first draft ever. With a Fishy Joe's food joint on every corner, its going to be tough to not pop a poppler in my mouth whenever I get the craving. They are just so good. I just want to pick 'em, lick 'em, and chew 'em. There is a Fishy Joe's right there! Maybe just one one bag won't hurt. No! I can't. Not if I'm going to be the best tightend in the ISFL. I'll just go smoke a cigar, relieve the edge. (229 words)
16) Your team has made it to the playoffs! Put together a pre-game playlist and explain how those songs will hype your players. 2.5 TPE
Bodies by Drowning Pool - Classic hype song used to pump up players of all sports since it was released. This song gets you in the proper headspace to go out and play a violent game like football.
Hells Bells by ACDC - This song was used as walkout music by hall of fame closing pitcher Trevor Hoffman. As a kid, I loved watching him come out onto the field to seal the deal and get the win. The sound of the bells at the beginning just gets you in the zone.
Headstrong by Trapt - Another classic pump-up song. The lyrics express the will to take on the world. When you're playing for the chance at a game as important as the Ultimus, that is the mindset you will need to win it all.
I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murpheys - The Celtic vibes from this song make you feel like you're preparing for war. After listening to this, you know you will bring it.
Bro Hymm by Pennywise - Brotherhood and camaraderie. At the fundamental level this is what football is all about. Without it, you cannot win.
GO! by Public Broadcast Servicing - This one is for the kickers. Maybe quarterbacks too. A song about man's first landing on the moon that will calm your nerves and put you in the zone. (221 words)
17) You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do? 2.5 TPE
As CEO, Chief Entertainment Officer, for the Ultimus halftime show I plan on doing something no other halftime show has done before: a monster truck rally. Now you may be thinking "how can this be done? It will destroy the field!" Here's where you're wrong. Luckily for us the Ultimus being played at a stadium with a retractable field. When the first half concludes, we will pull back the field revealing a preformed monster truck arena. We will take advantage of the area below the grass that has previously been used for concerts, hockey rinks, and the such. The two trucks that we will be showcasing will be decked out with the insignias and colors of the teams competing for the championship. There will be plenty of pyrotechnics to go around as the trucks perform death defying tricks and feats. The culmination of the show will be when a line of cars are revealed, each representing a team that did not make it to the big one. Our two trucks will launch off of a ramp, soaring above the rest of the competition and demonstrating the heights that these two teams have achieved. This will be a halftime show that fans will not leave their seats for. (207 words)
22) Your player has been paid to endorse a product/service. What is it? How do you endorse it? 2.5 TPE
Bender Rodriguez has a well known reputation of being a fan of cigars. In fact, he was suspended for a game in college for pulling one out from his sock and lighting it on the field after he returned an interception for a pic-six during his freshman season (this was back when he played linebacker). While he has matured a bit since, his love of cigars never faded. The moment he declared for the draft, he received numerous offers to endorse a brand of cigars. He decided to go with his favorite: Hacking Jack. Rodriguez sees Hacking Jack as the kind of businessman he would like to work with. The kind that values profit over all else while putting out a product that just barely exceeds standards. Sometimes it doesn't even do that, but what do you expect from a guy named Hacking Jack. The flagship cigar that Hacking Jack decided to roll out with this endorsement is Le Grand Cigar. It is said that this piece of art is inspired by the cigars that Queen Elizabeth rolled during her "wild years." This cigar is rolled with the most semi-premium tobacco sourced directly from the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Le Grand Cigar produces smoke elegant enough to blow in the face of your in-laws! Or any other fool pretentious enough to think he's better than you! (226 words)
Does your player have any New Years’ resolutions? If so, do you think they’ll stick with them? Why or why not? 2.5 TPE
I, Bender Rodriguez, hereby declare that I will make this year better than the last. Last year was full of meatbags. No, literally. I ate way too many bags of meat: popplers. I mean for $1.99 a dozen how could you not? Man those tiny fried balls of mystery meat are delicious. They smell so good I even shoved one up my nose. I didn't sue though. Just missed a week of training camp. That's okay, I still had a great season. This year will be different though. I will be giving up popplers for the entire year! Well at least through the end of training camp. I'm hoping that this sacrifice will increase my endurance. Without eating all of those little fried balls of goodness I should be able to get in the best shape of my life. I need this going into my first draft ever. With a Fishy Joe's food joint on every corner, its going to be tough to not pop a poppler in my mouth whenever I get the craving. They are just so good. I just want to pick 'em, lick 'em, and chew 'em. There is a Fishy Joe's right there! Maybe just one one bag won't hurt. No! I can't. Not if I'm going to be the best tightend in the ISFL. I'll just go smoke a cigar, relieve the edge. (229 words)