Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (Each must be 300+ words)
11. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league.
Who would have guessed the game between the best corner and the best receiver in college would go the distance. After a constant back and forth between the two teams it was all tied up late in the 4th. USC and star corner Wayne Miller had really struggled since half time. The Oregon Ducks spread offense was proving to be too much for USC after they figured out the initial defensive looks. The only thing the Ducks offense had not done yet was have their star receiver Xander Mika score a TD. Matched up against Wayne he had struggled all game, having only a measly 2 catches for 15 yards at this point. But after a bad series by the Trojan offense the ball was back in O'Regan's hands. This trip out was for all the marbles if they turned it over they probably wouldn't get it back until overtime at best. At this point in the game everyone knew they needed to get the ball in Xander’s hands. Xander was easily the most dynamic player in the Pac-12 that season. If they wanted a chance of this late win they needed his magic. After a Few incomplete passes trying to take the top off the D it was 4th down. Everyone in the stadium knew the ball was going in Xanders direction; it was just a question of how. After a couple million audibles the ball was snapped. Wayne naturally thought it was going to be a deep pass backed up expecting to get into a footrace but what came next no one saw. It was a WR screen! Xander caught the ball easily and had multiple blockers getting down field. If Xander got past Wayne it was probably a house call for the game winning touchdown. But as Wayne started to bolt towards Xander for a tackle he saw it. The play wasn't just a wide receiver screen it had an option for a deep pass to the streaking running back. Wayne, risking the game, started chasing after the RB. Wayne being fast af caught up to back swiftly. Unfortunately for the Trojans Xander knew Wayne would see the RB and just ran it for himself and after the last defender missed the tackle Zander was in the end zone for 7. A Play Wayne constantly thinks about and goes to show football is a team sport. You can read and react to something perfectly and still get burned if not everyone holds their weight
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.
Expansion good ol expansion. I'm going to take a random guess and say this league needs an expansion. 14 teams is a very awkward number. I think this league needs a couple more franchises. Add like 2 more to get to a nice 16 half of the NFL. The first location I think that needs a team is Detroit. The Lions are a fan favorite team in the NFL despite their historic struggle and Detroit I'm sure would have lots of fans carryover into here. Detroit always felt like a football city to me, a hard nose fight for every inch type city. An expansion team there with some kind of tough name likeThe Diamonds. Nothing can break a diamond exceptanother diamond so it fits perfectly for a tough city like Detroit. Probably have some light blue jerseys similar to the Lions color but more of a true white as a secondary not the ugly gray. The other city I think deserves some isfl football is Seattle. The Seahawks are huge in the Seattle area and I'm sure a isfl team would have a similar cult like following. But this time with their branding I think I should lean into this kind of big intimidating style. Name the team something like the Seattle reapers. Have the team colors be black and purple. Just something so dark and powerful seeming. Detroit Diamonds and Seattle Reapers just have a good ring to it. I would suggest putting Detroit in NSFC because they seem more east, then Seattle in ASFC cause it seems to go with the theme of violence. Don't know how popular certain people would be with these team brandings because the colors overlap with other teams already, but I'd definitely assume it's ok with most people cause it's not that big of a deal.
11. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league.
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Who would have guessed the game between the best corner and the best receiver in college would go the distance. After a constant back and forth between the two teams it was all tied up late in the 4th. USC and star corner Wayne Miller had really struggled since half time. The Oregon Ducks spread offense was proving to be too much for USC after they figured out the initial defensive looks. The only thing the Ducks offense had not done yet was have their star receiver Xander Mika score a TD. Matched up against Wayne he had struggled all game, having only a measly 2 catches for 15 yards at this point. But after a bad series by the Trojan offense the ball was back in O'Regan's hands. This trip out was for all the marbles if they turned it over they probably wouldn't get it back until overtime at best. At this point in the game everyone knew they needed to get the ball in Xander’s hands. Xander was easily the most dynamic player in the Pac-12 that season. If they wanted a chance of this late win they needed his magic. After a Few incomplete passes trying to take the top off the D it was 4th down. Everyone in the stadium knew the ball was going in Xanders direction; it was just a question of how. After a couple million audibles the ball was snapped. Wayne naturally thought it was going to be a deep pass backed up expecting to get into a footrace but what came next no one saw. It was a WR screen! Xander caught the ball easily and had multiple blockers getting down field. If Xander got past Wayne it was probably a house call for the game winning touchdown. But as Wayne started to bolt towards Xander for a tackle he saw it. The play wasn't just a wide receiver screen it had an option for a deep pass to the streaking running back. Wayne, risking the game, started chasing after the RB. Wayne being fast af caught up to back swiftly. Unfortunately for the Trojans Xander knew Wayne would see the RB and just ran it for himself and after the last defender missed the tackle Zander was in the end zone for 7. A Play Wayne constantly thinks about and goes to show football is a team sport. You can read and react to something perfectly and still get burned if not everyone holds their weight
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.
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Expansion good ol expansion. I'm going to take a random guess and say this league needs an expansion. 14 teams is a very awkward number. I think this league needs a couple more franchises. Add like 2 more to get to a nice 16 half of the NFL. The first location I think that needs a team is Detroit. The Lions are a fan favorite team in the NFL despite their historic struggle and Detroit I'm sure would have lots of fans carryover into here. Detroit always felt like a football city to me, a hard nose fight for every inch type city. An expansion team there with some kind of tough name likeThe Diamonds. Nothing can break a diamond exceptanother diamond so it fits perfectly for a tough city like Detroit. Probably have some light blue jerseys similar to the Lions color but more of a true white as a secondary not the ugly gray. The other city I think deserves some isfl football is Seattle. The Seahawks are huge in the Seattle area and I'm sure a isfl team would have a similar cult like following. But this time with their branding I think I should lean into this kind of big intimidating style. Name the team something like the Seattle reapers. Have the team colors be black and purple. Just something so dark and powerful seeming. Detroit Diamonds and Seattle Reapers just have a good ring to it. I would suggest putting Detroit in NSFC because they seem more east, then Seattle in ASFC cause it seems to go with the theme of violence. Don't know how popular certain people would be with these team brandings because the colors overlap with other teams already, but I'd definitely assume it's ok with most people cause it's not that big of a deal.