13. Choose a team or player to write about that isn’t your own. What did they do well in the last season? Have they shown any drastic improvements from previous years? What could they do better? (69 words)
I am going to talk about a player who has become kind of iconic in DSFL rookie chat and perhaps beyond: Friend and foe, Toofpete aka Bruce White. He sorta came out of nowhere. Well, I guess that can be said for all non-recreate rookies in a way since they’re all unknowns. But this rookie class hit on a damn good user and perhaps a sim prodigy who has the sim doing whatever the heck he wants. From the get-go he’s always been at least a little active and although his level of activity has varied at times, he’s always been there. A very particular thing about him is his dynamic with TheRake aka Rico Savage. From what I’ve been able to piece together they have been friends for over 20 years and have kept rookie chat lively over these past few months. They also have what is perhaps now the premier podcast in the league, “Pumping Hands”. This is one of the reasons he does so well since he’s absolutely not short of cash due to discord and Podcast income, as well as being priceless for the league in terms of engagement. Yes, he’s got a bit of an ego. Yes, I should stop saying nice things because of the aforementioned. But hey, he’s Bruce White. Speaking of Bruce White, he is absolutely sim blessed. In just his rookie season he broke the sacks record and was absolutely crucial in making it all the way to the Ultimini and of course a first round selection followed. Being high TPE and being blessed means he most certainly will improve a lot in years to come since the sky seems to be the limit for him. NOLA really got a steal at 6th overall and he could perhaps go even further than just 18 sacks in his rookie DSFL season and basically every award worth a damn.
14. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations.
(387 words)
Do I think the league should expand? Not yet is my answer, but I do think that the league should look at future expansion given that the last few classes have meant that the league has utterly exploded in new users compared to the past and that eventually if this keeps up we’ll need a place for all of those new players to go. There’s also the fact that well, as teams identities change (looking at you Philly), we realize that not only are team identities not entirely set in stone but also that there’s dozens of places which could be represented in the ISFL/DSFL and along with those places come dozens of unique brandings that represent the culture of the place. Of course, we can always just change a team’s identity to a new one (like CTC), but maybe it would be best to leave the old teams alone and look at new ones. Of course, whether ISFL or DSFL, they’d have to be added in pairs so as to not have uneven conferences that would completely mess with the dynamic of the league. So, what teams do I propose? I’m peruvian, so I’ll go for 2 peruvian teams. First, the Áncash Mountaineers. Áncash is one of the departments (biggest geopolitical division inside the country) of Perú. It is host mainly to something very special: El Callejón de Huaylas (The Huaylas Corridor/Alleyway). It is host to 5 distinct and beautiful cities and is sited in between the Black and White mountain ranges. These are two rather scenic mountain ranges, and especially the white one is home to two very special mountains: Huascarán, once named the most beautiful mountain in the world. And Artesonraju which if you didn’t know, is the mountain which has been made into Paramount’s logo. And another team would be: the Loreto Pink Dolphins. It wouldn’t be the most original team since we already have aquatic animals in both leagues. However, as such an important, interesting and endangered animal, I think it’d be a nice touch to actually give it some recognition and it definitely would set itself apart from the other teams. I expect being contacted to manage these new teams soon ?
I am going to talk about a player who has become kind of iconic in DSFL rookie chat and perhaps beyond: Friend and foe, Toofpete aka Bruce White. He sorta came out of nowhere. Well, I guess that can be said for all non-recreate rookies in a way since they’re all unknowns. But this rookie class hit on a damn good user and perhaps a sim prodigy who has the sim doing whatever the heck he wants. From the get-go he’s always been at least a little active and although his level of activity has varied at times, he’s always been there. A very particular thing about him is his dynamic with TheRake aka Rico Savage. From what I’ve been able to piece together they have been friends for over 20 years and have kept rookie chat lively over these past few months. They also have what is perhaps now the premier podcast in the league, “Pumping Hands”. This is one of the reasons he does so well since he’s absolutely not short of cash due to discord and Podcast income, as well as being priceless for the league in terms of engagement. Yes, he’s got a bit of an ego. Yes, I should stop saying nice things because of the aforementioned. But hey, he’s Bruce White. Speaking of Bruce White, he is absolutely sim blessed. In just his rookie season he broke the sacks record and was absolutely crucial in making it all the way to the Ultimini and of course a first round selection followed. Being high TPE and being blessed means he most certainly will improve a lot in years to come since the sky seems to be the limit for him. NOLA really got a steal at 6th overall and he could perhaps go even further than just 18 sacks in his rookie DSFL season and basically every award worth a damn.
14. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations.
(387 words)
Do I think the league should expand? Not yet is my answer, but I do think that the league should look at future expansion given that the last few classes have meant that the league has utterly exploded in new users compared to the past and that eventually if this keeps up we’ll need a place for all of those new players to go. There’s also the fact that well, as teams identities change (looking at you Philly), we realize that not only are team identities not entirely set in stone but also that there’s dozens of places which could be represented in the ISFL/DSFL and along with those places come dozens of unique brandings that represent the culture of the place. Of course, we can always just change a team’s identity to a new one (like CTC), but maybe it would be best to leave the old teams alone and look at new ones. Of course, whether ISFL or DSFL, they’d have to be added in pairs so as to not have uneven conferences that would completely mess with the dynamic of the league. So, what teams do I propose? I’m peruvian, so I’ll go for 2 peruvian teams. First, the Áncash Mountaineers. Áncash is one of the departments (biggest geopolitical division inside the country) of Perú. It is host mainly to something very special: El Callejón de Huaylas (The Huaylas Corridor/Alleyway). It is host to 5 distinct and beautiful cities and is sited in between the Black and White mountain ranges. These are two rather scenic mountain ranges, and especially the white one is home to two very special mountains: Huascarán, once named the most beautiful mountain in the world. And Artesonraju which if you didn’t know, is the mountain which has been made into Paramount’s logo. And another team would be: the Loreto Pink Dolphins. It wouldn’t be the most original team since we already have aquatic animals in both leagues. However, as such an important, interesting and endangered animal, I think it’d be a nice touch to actually give it some recognition and it definitely would set itself apart from the other teams. I expect being contacted to manage these new teams soon ?