I've been in this league a long time - since the teens seasons - so there are many memories that I cherish and hold close to my heart. The most obvious and significant for me is the S23 Ultimus Championship over the Austin Copperheads. It was my final season as General Manager of the Yellowknife Wraiths, and we had built a juggernaut team that was seemingly incapable of getting over the hump. We'd made it to, and lost, four straight Ultimus games in my previous five years as a GM and gotten bounced in the conference championship the season before despite dominating in the regular season. It was my last chance to send all of the friends that I had grown so close with over the years home with a victory, including several, like timeconsumer and Cooter Bigsby, for whom it would be the last chance before retirement. I streamed the game to my TV, I actively chatted with the team as the stream was occuring, and ultimately we celebrated heavily in the locker room. It was a moment that really cemented the ISFL (then NSFL) as an important part of my life and a memory that I won't soon forget.
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