This is maybe something more well-suited to a media rather than an offseason task, but I really think that the S41 class will turn out (or maybe has already begun to turn out) to be one of the most significant draft classes in the league's history, only behind S15 and S22 (I am aware of the significance of classes like S1, S2, and S25, but let me cook). Just going down the draft order, the class nearly entirely filled the DSFL's GM positions for a time, and in my opinion they shaped a lot of the culture of DSFL leadership during that time, in addition to their respective DSFL teams. Furthermore, baz, toofpete, wizard_literal, LeSizz and UptownCord have all taken up long term positions as ISFL GMs, with baz helping NOLA to weather a tumultuous rebuild, toofpete joining him recently, wizard_literal working to keep the Silverbacks' championship window open, in addition to maintaining their excellent culture, and Uptown working to build the Otters back up to contenders in a difficult conference. While I don't know much about what LeSizz has been up to in Sarasota, I have greatly appreciated the people that get drafted to Sarasota on a consistent basis and am certain he has done considerable work to make their culture very strong. (Read: I am consistently upset at how often Sarasota steals the players I want to draft.) Outside of explicit GM work, I know that LtHudz has done an absurd amount of work as a sim tester for Honolulu to help bring them an Ultimus win, and others like CROney, jdc, Cycro, and ultimate have done great work for their war rooms as well (all of those people have been GMs for their DSFL teams, not to mention!). S41 is also well-known for revitalizing the media scene pretty much upon arrival, with wizard_literal, CROney, and ultimate all making long-running series to fill up the media section. Just naming those three people would be a massive understatement when giving credit to the S41 media scene, though. Nearly every user drafted in the first couple rounds made at least a few contributions to media: in particular, toofpete and TheRake did a great job in producing a high-quality podcast, and baz produced some excellent draft media in his rookie year. jdc and jollyjiggs both made inspired video content, and jdc in particular has done a great job in taking over casino in the ISFL. I don't really want to speak too much about myself but it's worth mentioning that I put out some solid media and I like to think that I did a very good job with establishing one of the best cultures in the DSFL in BBB. I also have done a lot to make Colorado into what it is today, whether that is a good or bad thing. (I think it's good). Overall, I think the class is likely to produce at least one user inducted into the User Hall of Fame. If I had to guess, the class's 1st overall pick, wizard_literal, has been absurdly prolific in everything from the PT team to DSFL GMing to ISFL GMing, and has been a signficant leader in the class and has done a lot to help shape the future of the league already. He's also recently taken up work in the Sim Balance Team, and if he manages to make defensive ends viable he would be a sure lock. As for others, I know UptownCord wants to join the Head Office, and he's already made an impact so that's a real possibility. Additionally, I think LtHudz has what it takes if he continues his under-the-radar sim work.
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