1. The Season 44 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Tijuana Luchadores and Austin Copperheads 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 it's another season gone and it's another Ultimini victory for the Tijuana Luchadores. Over 45 seasons they have brought home 12 Championsips. If they won their fair share, bearing in mind the first 18 seasons of the league were a 6 team league and it has been an 8 team league since, they'd have 6.125 rings. Yet, the Luchadores have managed to almost double that figure. Lead this season by C.G. Breezy Jr. who posted far and away the best passer rating in the DSFL, it is no surprise Tijuana won it all this season. Breezy was careful with the football as he also lead the leage in completion percentage, and had fewer interceptions than anyone with more than 35 attempts. He was of course helped by the excellent wide receiver room in Tijuana lead by Pitter Patter and André Benn. The combination of Dan Sevin. Corey Trevor, and Kit Fisto were also an incredible committee, averaging 4.9, 4.8, and 5 yards per carry respectively. The duo were the main factors in Tijuana finishing with the second most rushing yards, second highest team YPC, and the most rushing touchdowns in the DSFL. The offense overall was impossible for the oppositions to stuff, while the defence was able to shut down anything and everything thrown at them. Tijuana managed to score more points than any other team in the league, and allowed few points against than any other team in the league. They scored 49 more points than the next closest offence, and surrendered 54 fewer points than the next closest defence. That is an extreme level of dominance. Undefeated on the road, the team's only loss came from the DSFL North Champion Kansas City Coyotes at home. A shockingly poor showing from the Luchadores normally dominant offence, the team was only able to muster 10 points agains the Coyotes in week 7. The following week, they were only able to eak past the the Birddogs on the road the following week and win by a single point, 24-23. It is evident that they used those two games as learning experiences, because they would go on to win every other game of the regular season, and all but one game by multiple scores. In Portland, the Pythons gave a fight to the Luchadores, but surrendered 14 unanswered in the 4th quarter for Tijuana to take the lead. Portland would then score a miraculous touchdown to tie it up, but with 1:38 on the clock and 3 timeouts, the Luchadores had the ball. Portland was able to stop the Luchadores deep in their own half forcing a punt. As long as the Pythons simply ran out the clock, they'd have this win over the dominant Tijuana team. Unfortunately for them, the decided to run a pass play, throwing an interception on 1st and 10 with 32 seconds left in the game. With the ball back and all the confidence in the world, the Luchadores a 64 yard touchdown to win the game. Questions had to be raised about the playcalling decision by the Python's coaching staff leading to that pick. The playoffs didn't prove to be much tougher than the regular season for the Luchadores. They manhandled the Dallas Birddogs in the Conference Championship, winning 41-16 in a game that the Birddogs seemed to be out of from the start. Scoring their first touchdown already down 34-9, the Luchadores marched their way into yet another Ultimini appearance. As the only team that was able to best the Luchadores this season, the Coyotes seemed primed to pull off a spectacular upset and snatch the Ultimini away. Sadly for the Coyotes, this narrative did not come to pass, with the Luchadores surging to an early 21-0 lead. A safety near the end of the second half put a nail in the coffin for Kansas City, who went into the locker down 30-7. The second half was nothing more than a formality while the Luchadores brought home the Ultimini one more time.
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Well it's another season gone and it's another Ultimini victory for the Tijuana Luchadores. Over 45 seasons they have brought home 12 Championsips. If they won their fair share, bearing in mind the first 18 seasons of the league were a 6 team league and it has been an 8 team league since, they'd have 6.125 rings. Yet, the Luchadores have managed to almost double that figure. Lead this season by C.G. Breezy Jr. who posted far and away the best passer rating in the DSFL, it is no surprise Tijuana won it all this season. Breezy was careful with the football as he also lead the leage in completion percentage, and had fewer interceptions than anyone with more than 35 attempts. He was of course helped by the excellent wide receiver room in Tijuana lead by Pitter Patter and André Benn. The combination of Dan Sevin. Corey Trevor, and Kit Fisto were also an incredible committee, averaging 4.9, 4.8, and 5 yards per carry respectively. The duo were the main factors in Tijuana finishing with the second most rushing yards, second highest team YPC, and the most rushing touchdowns in the DSFL. The offense overall was impossible for the oppositions to stuff, while the defence was able to shut down anything and everything thrown at them. Tijuana managed to score more points than any other team in the league, and allowed few points against than any other team in the league. They scored 49 more points than the next closest offence, and surrendered 54 fewer points than the next closest defence. That is an extreme level of dominance. Undefeated on the road, the team's only loss came from the DSFL North Champion Kansas City Coyotes at home. A shockingly poor showing from the Luchadores normally dominant offence, the team was only able to muster 10 points agains the Coyotes in week 7. The following week, they were only able to eak past the the Birddogs on the road the following week and win by a single point, 24-23. It is evident that they used those two games as learning experiences, because they would go on to win every other game of the regular season, and all but one game by multiple scores. In Portland, the Pythons gave a fight to the Luchadores, but surrendered 14 unanswered in the 4th quarter for Tijuana to take the lead. Portland would then score a miraculous touchdown to tie it up, but with 1:38 on the clock and 3 timeouts, the Luchadores had the ball. Portland was able to stop the Luchadores deep in their own half forcing a punt. As long as the Pythons simply ran out the clock, they'd have this win over the dominant Tijuana team. Unfortunately for them, the decided to run a pass play, throwing an interception on 1st and 10 with 32 seconds left in the game. With the ball back and all the confidence in the world, the Luchadores a 64 yard touchdown to win the game. Questions had to be raised about the playcalling decision by the Python's coaching staff leading to that pick. The playoffs didn't prove to be much tougher than the regular season for the Luchadores. They manhandled the Dallas Birddogs in the Conference Championship, winning 41-16 in a game that the Birddogs seemed to be out of from the start. Scoring their first touchdown already down 34-9, the Luchadores marched their way into yet another Ultimini appearance. As the only team that was able to best the Luchadores this season, the Coyotes seemed primed to pull off a spectacular upset and snatch the Ultimini away. Sadly for the Coyotes, this narrative did not come to pass, with the Luchadores surging to an early 21-0 lead. A safety near the end of the second half put a nail in the coffin for Kansas City, who went into the locker down 30-7. The second half was nothing more than a formality while the Luchadores brought home the Ultimini one more time.
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[OPTION]DSFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 106
[OPTION] TFLs: 7
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/1
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 3
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 9
[OPTION]DSFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 106
[OPTION] TFLs: 7
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/1
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 3
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 9
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 1
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[OPTION]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]DSFL Playoff Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 25
[OPTION] TFLs: 0
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/0
[OPTION] Sacks: 3
[OPTION] Interceptions: 0
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 2
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[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION]ISFL Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] Tackles: 78
[OPTION] TFLs: 5
[OPTION] FF/FR: 1/2
[OPTION] Sacks: 8
[OPTION] Interceptions: 1
[OPTION] Pass Deflections: 8
[OPTION] Touchdowns: 0
[OPTION] Receptions: 419
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 3681
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 25
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 5367
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 1
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 1651
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 5
[OPTION] Pancakes: 242
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[OPTION]ISFL Postseason Stats
[OPTION] Rushing Yards: 926
[OPTION] Yards per Carry: 4.56
[OPTION] Rushing Touchdowns: 7
[OPTION] Receptions: 44
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 408
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 4
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 653
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 192
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Pancakes: 28
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[OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements:
[OPTION] S15 DSFL RBotY
[OPTION] S15 DSFL MVP
[OPTION] S16 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S17 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S18 RBotY
[OPTION] S18 PERotY
[OPTION] S18 OPotY
[OPTION]ISFL Postseason Stats
[OPTION] Rushing Yards: 926
[OPTION] Yards per Carry: 4.56
[OPTION] Rushing Touchdowns: 7
[OPTION] Receptions: 44
[OPTION] Receiving Yards: 408
[OPTION] Receiving Touchdowns: 4
[OPTION] Kick Return Yards: 653
[OPTION] Kick Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Punt Return Yards: 192
[OPTION] Punt Return TDs: 0
[OPTION] Pancakes: 28
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[OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements:
[OPTION] S15 DSFL RBotY
[OPTION] S15 DSFL MVP
[OPTION] S16 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S17 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S18 RBotY
[OPTION] S18 PERotY
[OPTION] S18 OPotY
[OPTION] S18 Pro Bowler (RB)
[OPTION] S19 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S20 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Pro Bowler (OFlex & Returner)
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus Champion
[OPTION] S21 Ultimus MVP
[OPTION] S22 Pro Bowler (RB & Returner)
[OPTION] Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S15, 20)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 3rd Most Rushing TDs in a DSFL season (S14, 18)
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 9th Most Career Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career Punt Return TDs
[OPTION] 5th Most Career All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 8th Most Career All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 4th Most Career Postseason Rushing Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Rushing TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason Scrimmage TDs
[OPTION] 10th Most Career Postseason Kick Return Yards
[OPTION] 7th Most Career Postseason Punt Return Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose Yards
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs
[OPTION] 2nd Most Career Postseason All-Purpose TDs