03-18-2021, 07:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2021, 08:30 PM by dogwoodmaple.)
SHL affiliate (2.5 TPE)
17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
When people come to Silverback Stadium, not only are they treated to watching perhaps the best franchise in the entire league, but they're also blessed with some of the best concessions in all of organized athletics. In addition to the standard fare of top-flight beers and every soft drink known to mankind, we have some 5-star food with 5-star service. Three of our biggest sellers are our Gorilla Griller, Silverback Salsa, and Big City Burger. Despite the name, there's no gorilla meat in our gorilla griller, but that doesn't stop fans from constantly ordering it. It's an eight ounce piece of diagonally cut filet mignon with a side of cooked peppers and onions, with a yeast roll on the side. Some fans decide to eat it as a traditional steak with the roll acting as a juice picker upper, while some decide to make a sandwich out of it. The Silverback Salsa is an enormous tray (think 3 feet long) of artisanal tortilla chips, complete with five of our homemade salsas. Ranging from spicy habanero salsa or traditional salsa verde, to smooth New York cheese dip, we have tons of selections that we routinely cycle through as options. Lastly, our final hot seller is the Big City Burger. Named after New York, this burger is bigger than big. Four 1/2 pound patties, swiss cheese, smoked gouda, vine-ripened tomatoes, red onion, and lettuce from our very own garden here at the stadium. You might be thinking - what's so great about it, it sounds like a regular burger? Well you'd be wrong. In addition to being enormous (two pounds!) we use all local ingredients to make sure this burger isn't just for the 'gram. It's tasty, local, and will never let you down. Come check out all of our options!
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19) Your player or team made big headlines in the news this week. What did they do, and why did it garner so much attention?
I'm not one to toot my own horn, but I was all over the headlines this week and I'm not afraid to admit it. While other teams were busy getting ready for the Ultimus and attending parties, doing media blitzes, or simply using this week to hype themselves up, I traveled to the Congo as a part of our Silverback2Silverback outreach program here in New York. From the moment our mascot was decided, we forged a partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International to help increase awareness, raise funds, and help in all areas to conserve gorillas in Africa. Not only do we help fund research which helps conservation, but we often send one of our players to the Congo to get hands-on experience caring for and treating gorillas in the wild. This experience was especially rewarding for me as we were able to help heal a previously injured gorilla who had a severe arm wound and eventually release him back to his group in the wild. With gorillas being critically endangered, every gorilla we can save is one that plays a huge role in the global population. After we released him, we shot video and long-distance photography of the troop's movements to better learn about their habitat and social norms. On the final day, we even got to travel to a local school in the area and drop off much needed supplies for the students. It was truly a blessing and I was honored to be chosen by my teammates to go on this wonderful journey. I cannot wait to go back!
(264 words)
28) We’ve now finished a whole season in the new sim. What do you think about it? Are things working well for your player and team, or are there changes you think might be made?
This year was definitely a challenge for us players. With a brand new sim, a brand new visual interface, and completely different attribute engine, it certainly took some getting used to. Overall, I'm very happy with the new sim. It's much cleaner than the previous version and the addition of the ball traveling through the air on pass plays was a major plus for me. I also feel like it's more graphics friendly and allows teams to use some exceptional logos and more creative avenues when it comes to Color Rush Week. However, it wasn't without its drawbacks. As a safety, I'm sure you guessed that I wasn't entirely thrilled with the new stat distribution. While it may be closer to real life as far as stats and interaction goes, it was an enormous departure from previous seasons. Seeing how involved safeties were is the main reason I created as a safety and I was disappointed to see our role get reduced to almost none. With that being said, it's also nice that I play one of the positions with the fewest reportable stats. It means that if I do make an impact, it was even more important than it would've been in previous seasons. I also appreciate the mod team's patience and tweaking when it came to minor changes. While it might not have been the best for my player specifically, I think it was a great decision for the league as a whole and will keep us ticking for years to come. The additional changes will only reinforce these benefits and I'm excited to see how the league adapts in the years to come.
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17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
When people come to Silverback Stadium, not only are they treated to watching perhaps the best franchise in the entire league, but they're also blessed with some of the best concessions in all of organized athletics. In addition to the standard fare of top-flight beers and every soft drink known to mankind, we have some 5-star food with 5-star service. Three of our biggest sellers are our Gorilla Griller, Silverback Salsa, and Big City Burger. Despite the name, there's no gorilla meat in our gorilla griller, but that doesn't stop fans from constantly ordering it. It's an eight ounce piece of diagonally cut filet mignon with a side of cooked peppers and onions, with a yeast roll on the side. Some fans decide to eat it as a traditional steak with the roll acting as a juice picker upper, while some decide to make a sandwich out of it. The Silverback Salsa is an enormous tray (think 3 feet long) of artisanal tortilla chips, complete with five of our homemade salsas. Ranging from spicy habanero salsa or traditional salsa verde, to smooth New York cheese dip, we have tons of selections that we routinely cycle through as options. Lastly, our final hot seller is the Big City Burger. Named after New York, this burger is bigger than big. Four 1/2 pound patties, swiss cheese, smoked gouda, vine-ripened tomatoes, red onion, and lettuce from our very own garden here at the stadium. You might be thinking - what's so great about it, it sounds like a regular burger? Well you'd be wrong. In addition to being enormous (two pounds!) we use all local ingredients to make sure this burger isn't just for the 'gram. It's tasty, local, and will never let you down. Come check out all of our options!
(299 words)
19) Your player or team made big headlines in the news this week. What did they do, and why did it garner so much attention?
I'm not one to toot my own horn, but I was all over the headlines this week and I'm not afraid to admit it. While other teams were busy getting ready for the Ultimus and attending parties, doing media blitzes, or simply using this week to hype themselves up, I traveled to the Congo as a part of our Silverback2Silverback outreach program here in New York. From the moment our mascot was decided, we forged a partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International to help increase awareness, raise funds, and help in all areas to conserve gorillas in Africa. Not only do we help fund research which helps conservation, but we often send one of our players to the Congo to get hands-on experience caring for and treating gorillas in the wild. This experience was especially rewarding for me as we were able to help heal a previously injured gorilla who had a severe arm wound and eventually release him back to his group in the wild. With gorillas being critically endangered, every gorilla we can save is one that plays a huge role in the global population. After we released him, we shot video and long-distance photography of the troop's movements to better learn about their habitat and social norms. On the final day, we even got to travel to a local school in the area and drop off much needed supplies for the students. It was truly a blessing and I was honored to be chosen by my teammates to go on this wonderful journey. I cannot wait to go back!
(264 words)
28) We’ve now finished a whole season in the new sim. What do you think about it? Are things working well for your player and team, or are there changes you think might be made?
This year was definitely a challenge for us players. With a brand new sim, a brand new visual interface, and completely different attribute engine, it certainly took some getting used to. Overall, I'm very happy with the new sim. It's much cleaner than the previous version and the addition of the ball traveling through the air on pass plays was a major plus for me. I also feel like it's more graphics friendly and allows teams to use some exceptional logos and more creative avenues when it comes to Color Rush Week. However, it wasn't without its drawbacks. As a safety, I'm sure you guessed that I wasn't entirely thrilled with the new stat distribution. While it may be closer to real life as far as stats and interaction goes, it was an enormous departure from previous seasons. Seeing how involved safeties were is the main reason I created as a safety and I was disappointed to see our role get reduced to almost none. With that being said, it's also nice that I play one of the positions with the fewest reportable stats. It means that if I do make an impact, it was even more important than it would've been in previous seasons. I also appreciate the mod team's patience and tweaking when it came to minor changes. While it might not have been the best for my player specifically, I think it was a great decision for the league as a whole and will keep us ticking for years to come. The additional changes will only reinforce these benefits and I'm excited to see how the league adapts in the years to come.
(276 words)