Tier 1: Long Form Tasks (Must be 600+ words)
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
1. The Season 43 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Portland Pythons and Baltimore Hawks for each winning their respective championships. How did each of the finalists in either the Ultimus or Ultimini arrive at the playoffs? Were there any teams that surprised or disappointed during the playoffs? Did the outcome of either championship game surprise you at all?
Well we have now seen another great season of dot football come to and end and congratulations to both the Portland Pythons and Baltimore Hawks for their respective championships, it always feels good to be at the top of the mountain! For this analysis I will have a look back at the Baltimore Hawks and their journey to being at the top of said mountain.
Coming into the season, the Baltimore Hawks were seen as one of the top contenders for the ultimate crown and starting the season, they definitely delivered on these hopes for the franchise. They started the season with an impressive five game win streak which was not the easiest stretch. In that run they had wins over playoff hopefulls in the National Simulation Football Conferece with Cape Town Crash and Yellowknife Wraiths, althought both were at home. They also went on the road and defeated the Sarasota Sailfish and Berlin Fire Salamanders. Their initiaö season run had all parts of the team on fire, with a dominating defense that only allowed Sarasota Sailfish to score more than 20 points on them. On the other side of the ball, their offense was led by one of the star quarterbacks in the lead in Preston Beatz and his wealth of offensive skill position skills players. The running game was a true force with Archipelago and Pyxis both chipping in and star wideouts Rocky Moreaux and Shane Turnbull putting in great performances.
After this run they were upstaged by the defending champions on the road in the Arizona Outlaws which is a tough game for anyone. Their otherwise stalwart defense was not able to handle the running power of both Sherwin Blue Jr. and Dotts main man Danny Nedelko. After this small blip, the rest of their regular season was mostly a success. They were able to take out tough opponents on the road, again both the Cape Town Crash and the Yellowknife Wraiths along with many other foes. Small questions will be asked in what happened with the tie to the Austin Copperheads and the loss to the Colorado Yeti, but sometimes the gods of this universe will tell them that unfortunately the sim will sim and you will have to deal with it. In any case, the finished the regular season with a strong 13-2 record and pipped the Cape Town Crash to the number one seed in the National Simulation Football Conference, with their 2-0 season sweep of the Crash playing a big part
Entering the playoffs, The Baltimore Hawks were able to enjoy a rest during the first week and see their future opponents duke it out. In the conference championship game they came up against the Cape Town Crash for another rematch and man did this game deliver. It was a real slobber knocker of a match between the titans with the defenses on top for most of the game. In the end the difference was a 52 yard field goal by Makmur with 16 seconds left on the clock to give the Baltimore Hawks the lead and the game. Cape Town had 16 seconds left was unable to spike the ball to give their kicker a chance after driving into field goal range, I guess thanks to the sim.
Onto the Ultimus the Baltimore Hawks marched and there they would face the cream of the crop from the American Simulation Football Conferece, the New York Silverbacks. The final would be another defensive slugfest with each team only scoring one touchdown. The quarterbacks were sacked a total of 12 times! In the end the difference was between the kickers, with Makmur making his final two kicks and Wang on the other side missing his last one and the Baltimore Hawks end up winning 16-10
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
1. The Season 43 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Portland Pythons and Baltimore Hawks for each winning their respective championships. How did each of the finalists in either the Ultimus or Ultimini arrive at the playoffs? Were there any teams that surprised or disappointed during the playoffs? Did the outcome of either championship game surprise you at all?
Well we have now seen another great season of dot football come to and end and congratulations to both the Portland Pythons and Baltimore Hawks for their respective championships, it always feels good to be at the top of the mountain! For this analysis I will have a look back at the Baltimore Hawks and their journey to being at the top of said mountain.
Coming into the season, the Baltimore Hawks were seen as one of the top contenders for the ultimate crown and starting the season, they definitely delivered on these hopes for the franchise. They started the season with an impressive five game win streak which was not the easiest stretch. In that run they had wins over playoff hopefulls in the National Simulation Football Conferece with Cape Town Crash and Yellowknife Wraiths, althought both were at home. They also went on the road and defeated the Sarasota Sailfish and Berlin Fire Salamanders. Their initiaö season run had all parts of the team on fire, with a dominating defense that only allowed Sarasota Sailfish to score more than 20 points on them. On the other side of the ball, their offense was led by one of the star quarterbacks in the lead in Preston Beatz and his wealth of offensive skill position skills players. The running game was a true force with Archipelago and Pyxis both chipping in and star wideouts Rocky Moreaux and Shane Turnbull putting in great performances.
After this run they were upstaged by the defending champions on the road in the Arizona Outlaws which is a tough game for anyone. Their otherwise stalwart defense was not able to handle the running power of both Sherwin Blue Jr. and Dotts main man Danny Nedelko. After this small blip, the rest of their regular season was mostly a success. They were able to take out tough opponents on the road, again both the Cape Town Crash and the Yellowknife Wraiths along with many other foes. Small questions will be asked in what happened with the tie to the Austin Copperheads and the loss to the Colorado Yeti, but sometimes the gods of this universe will tell them that unfortunately the sim will sim and you will have to deal with it. In any case, the finished the regular season with a strong 13-2 record and pipped the Cape Town Crash to the number one seed in the National Simulation Football Conference, with their 2-0 season sweep of the Crash playing a big part
Entering the playoffs, The Baltimore Hawks were able to enjoy a rest during the first week and see their future opponents duke it out. In the conference championship game they came up against the Cape Town Crash for another rematch and man did this game deliver. It was a real slobber knocker of a match between the titans with the defenses on top for most of the game. In the end the difference was a 52 yard field goal by Makmur with 16 seconds left on the clock to give the Baltimore Hawks the lead and the game. Cape Town had 16 seconds left was unable to spike the ball to give their kicker a chance after driving into field goal range, I guess thanks to the sim.
Onto the Ultimus the Baltimore Hawks marched and there they would face the cream of the crop from the American Simulation Football Conferece, the New York Silverbacks. The final would be another defensive slugfest with each team only scoring one touchdown. The quarterbacks were sacked a total of 12 times! In the end the difference was between the kickers, with Makmur making his final two kicks and Wang on the other side missing his last one and the Baltimore Hawks end up winning 16-10