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Tijuana ended the first half of season 42 going 6-1. Honestly after the first four wins, I was thinking "wow! How crazy would it be to go undefeated." Pipe dreams really, but at some point doesn't everybody think that about their sports teams when they are on a hot streak? Going undefeated is crazy difficult, the only team to really pull it off in professional football are the 1972 Dolphins. In 2007 the Patriots came close, but the Giants had other plans for them. But that's neither here nor there. We are talking about my unrealistic dreams for the Luchadores in season 42. The second half of the season the Lucha did not fare so well, going 3-4 on that stretch. All of the losses in back half of the season were tightly contested, one score games. All except for one. Losing the last game of the season in spectacular fashion to Kansas City 33-7, was a tough game to watch. Luckily by this point though Tijuana was ahead in the conference tie breaker by points, so our place in the playoffs was secure. Assuming Dallas didnt put like 50 points or so against London in their week 14 match-up.
Tijuana finds themselves in the Conference Championship against Norfolk. At this point in the season the Seawolves are on a four game win streak. I did some research into the DSFL's longest running win streaks, and while teams do get hot, I didnt think Norfolk could repeat and go for five in a row. For the record, I believe I determined that KCC had an 11 win streak in DSFL38. so it was definitely not out of the realm of possibility for Norfolk to get five. I wound end up eating those words as everyone around the league went on to watch Norfolk not only defeat Tijuana in the Conference Championship, but also defeat Minnesota in Ultimini 40.
The Conference Championship started off favoring the Luchadores, at the half Tijuana was up 13-7. But Norfolk's offense was just to much, with a few key turnovers on Tijuana's part and 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, that was all it took for the Seawolves to secure their place in the Ultimini. Just like I thought Norfolk wouldn't go for five wins in a row, I thought there was no way they go for six in a row and win the whole dang thing. My boy Lemonoppy and the Grey Ducks surely would be able to stop Norfolk, and I could experience am Ultimini vicariously through my draft mate's success. But fate would have no such plans in store for Minnesota. By the end of the third quarter, we had a closely contested match on our hands, but the Grey Ducks were leading 17-14. Four minutes and fourty-one seconds into the fourth quarter, Norfolk kicks a field goal to tie the game 17 all. The next series the Ducks can't make anything happen and Norfolk gets the ball back with eight minutes left on the clock...and they go the distance, taking it to the house and bringing the score to 24-17 Norfolk. Things were not looking great for Minnesota, this late in the game though you have to get the ball to your play makers, and the Ducks tried to do just that. QB Ojeisndiwoseodj tosses the ball to the sim blessed Thomas Sutha...only for it to be ripped away by Norolk's CB Sticky Hands. That interception would seal the deal for the Ducks and Seawolves, Minnesota would have another chance to get the ball back, but it proved to just be not enough time.
No way they could win six in a row, but the Norfolk Seawolves get the job done and come away with the chip in Ultimi XL. What a shame.
Tijuana ended the first half of season 42 going 6-1. Honestly after the first four wins, I was thinking "wow! How crazy would it be to go undefeated." Pipe dreams really, but at some point doesn't everybody think that about their sports teams when they are on a hot streak? Going undefeated is crazy difficult, the only team to really pull it off in professional football are the 1972 Dolphins. In 2007 the Patriots came close, but the Giants had other plans for them. But that's neither here nor there. We are talking about my unrealistic dreams for the Luchadores in season 42. The second half of the season the Lucha did not fare so well, going 3-4 on that stretch. All of the losses in back half of the season were tightly contested, one score games. All except for one. Losing the last game of the season in spectacular fashion to Kansas City 33-7, was a tough game to watch. Luckily by this point though Tijuana was ahead in the conference tie breaker by points, so our place in the playoffs was secure. Assuming Dallas didnt put like 50 points or so against London in their week 14 match-up.
Tijuana finds themselves in the Conference Championship against Norfolk. At this point in the season the Seawolves are on a four game win streak. I did some research into the DSFL's longest running win streaks, and while teams do get hot, I didnt think Norfolk could repeat and go for five in a row. For the record, I believe I determined that KCC had an 11 win streak in DSFL38. so it was definitely not out of the realm of possibility for Norfolk to get five. I wound end up eating those words as everyone around the league went on to watch Norfolk not only defeat Tijuana in the Conference Championship, but also defeat Minnesota in Ultimini 40.
The Conference Championship started off favoring the Luchadores, at the half Tijuana was up 13-7. But Norfolk's offense was just to much, with a few key turnovers on Tijuana's part and 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, that was all it took for the Seawolves to secure their place in the Ultimini. Just like I thought Norfolk wouldn't go for five wins in a row, I thought there was no way they go for six in a row and win the whole dang thing. My boy Lemonoppy and the Grey Ducks surely would be able to stop Norfolk, and I could experience am Ultimini vicariously through my draft mate's success. But fate would have no such plans in store for Minnesota. By the end of the third quarter, we had a closely contested match on our hands, but the Grey Ducks were leading 17-14. Four minutes and fourty-one seconds into the fourth quarter, Norfolk kicks a field goal to tie the game 17 all. The next series the Ducks can't make anything happen and Norfolk gets the ball back with eight minutes left on the clock...and they go the distance, taking it to the house and bringing the score to 24-17 Norfolk. Things were not looking great for Minnesota, this late in the game though you have to get the ball to your play makers, and the Ducks tried to do just that. QB Ojeisndiwoseodj tosses the ball to the sim blessed Thomas Sutha...only for it to be ripped away by Norolk's CB Sticky Hands. That interception would seal the deal for the Ducks and Seawolves, Minnesota would have another chance to get the ball back, but it proved to just be not enough time.
No way they could win six in a row, but the Norfolk Seawolves get the job done and come away with the chip in Ultimi XL. What a shame.