College was rough for Xerxes Ridley on almost all fronts. Being his first time living away from his mother and living outside of California, the period of adjustment was very hard on him. He was forced to learn how to take care of himself in a completely foreign place while also having more responsibility on his shoulders with the football team than he ever had before. As a star receiver in high school turned into a mediocre player in college, Ridley struggled to figure out what he needed to do to improve his game. While learning about the culture and climate of Atlanta, Ridley also had to learn about the nuances of college life and college football. Having to manage his time on his own between studying, practicing, and living was hard for Ridley and it led to him overworking himself even now in his adulthood. Ridley had entirely unimpressive scrimmages and practices as a wide receiver up until the fateful day when his couch decided to try him out as a defensive back. From that moment on, Ridley realized that he had a mind for defense and much preferred chasing after the ball to leading a route for it. With his newfound confidence, he was able to translate his positivity into the classroom and maintained good grades in his harder upper-division classes. Overall, even though he had a rough start, Ridley was able to finish his university degree with the football and academic pedigree that he was looking for from the beginning.
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First of all, let me say, people don’t seem to know much about Beloit. I used it for Smallwood and Anoa’i. It’s actually my alma mater and where I met my wife. Beloit is not a university, it is a college, it has no post-graduate program, all undergrad. Beloit is actually a great school, Liberal Arts college, and a god-awful football program. I think I went to one homecoming game (went there every year, but usually just grilled rather than watch, only watched one year) and it started with a kickoff return, a missed PAT and went downhill from there. I sung the national anthem there, it was fun, the stadium is like an outdoor stadium with the track around the outside. In fact the game that got the most attention at the field, called Strong Stadium (named after a guy named Strong) was the “Game under the Lights” the night game of the college’s recreational ultimate Frisbee league championship game. Our Ultimate team that would travel to challenge other schools was actually really good. Like won awards good. Maybe we should start a sim ultimate league…I digress. Beloit has some cool football history, namely that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stole our logo. Crazy times.
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Tony's 3 years at Oregon were some to remember. Growing up as a West Coast kid after his family moved to BC, Oregon was always his first choice. Tony had a dream to be a QB at the next level, but the Oregon coach convinced him that he could be the "QB of the defense" as middle linebacker. His freshman year was great, he was the life of the party. It was definitely an adjustment year for him, his stats and play were under his expected level though. He still lead the Pac-12 in many defensive stats, such as tackles and sacks, however, he still was lacking.
During the beginning of his sophomore year, he was really about to take a massive step forward. His coaches were praising him and were excited to see what he could do. Unfortunately he tore his ACL before he could play a snap. That year saw him increase his focus on his studys, the weight room, and his party days. It was a year of highs and lows and taught him that he could deal with adversity. After making a full recovery from his unfortunate injury, his junior year was when he finally shined. Pac 12 player of the year. Runner up for the butkus trophy for best linebacker. Party King. Defeated Ohio St in the Rose Bowl. Overall Tony loved his college experience, but that was just a stepping stone at the end of the day. Yeti for life. WR- JAMAL SLICK JR.
"THE NEW ERA"
MR 8X ULTIMUS CHAMPION
QB Mike Boss - HOF TE Johnny Blaze - HOF QB Mike Boss Jr WR Johnny Blaze Jr
Cooter's time in college was quite the extravaganza. It was like something you'd expect to see in a movie. He was obviously the big recruit, 5 star coming out of high school, but chose to go to his home state program due to off the field concerns. At Arkansas they assigned him his own personal handler to make sure he got up and went to class and didn't stay out too late or get in trouble or whatever. Cooter would do his best to avoid class whenever he could, and at first there were concerns that he was going to fail out. But the athletics team got his classes straight with some professors who they knew were friendly to the football program. Then they had to worry about him getting in trouble off the field and off campus. A few times they got calls from law enforcement, luckily there were a couple of officers who were friendly to the school program as well and tried their best to intercept Cooter whenever he found himself in hot water. Thankfully he never got caught on camera doing something stupid or didn't get any complaints of sexually harassment or get a DUI. But he did get into a few fights, and was picked up while drunk and disorderly by the police many times. Come the next practice coach would usually have Cooter running extra sprints whenver he could to try and punish him for being such an idiot, but it rarely worked. Thankfully Cooter avoided most of the pitfalls thanks to a college football program that was designed to help guys like him pass and stay out of trouble as much as they could.
Hank Winchester (S25 - Current) - Scrub
Angus Winchester (S1-S12) - 4x Ultimus Champ - #2 Career Sacks - Hall of Fame
Cooter Bigsby (S14-S23) - S23 Ultimus Champ - #4 Career Yards - #4 Career TDs - 2x MVP - Hall of Fame
Apollo's first choice for college was, of course, the University of Cincinnati. However, UC did not make Apollo an offer. Therefore, Apollo Reed chose to spent all four of his years of NCAA eligibility at Miami University, just north of his hometown of Cincinnati. In the years prior to Apollo's tenure, Miami's football program was decent at best. In fact, they hadn't broken the AP Top 25 in almost two decades. However, new prospects from low-level high schools around Ohio began coming to Miami. This led to one of the best teams Miami has seen. These prospects included Apollo's best friend all throughout college, Summer Jacobson. Summer was the programs first female quarterback and considered their best since Roethlisberger. Reed and Jacobson became close due to a shared history in rough neighborhoods and being in the same graduation class. It was winning the Alamo Bowl that cemented the legacy of Apollo Reed and his teammates. The night of the victory, a huge campus-wide party broke out for the team, and Reed was declared the Offensive Player of the Game, alongside his best friend, Jacobson, who was declared MVP. Reed was the only one from his graduation class to be drafted into the NSFL, but he tried intensively to convince Jacobson to declare for the draft alongside him. Unfortunately for Apollo, she instead decided to pursue her major, and Apollo has not met her in person sense.
Terry Taffy was a homegrown star. Having attended college in Cincinnati, it only felt natural that he took his talents to the Ohio State University and become a buckeye. He chose Ohio State because Urban Meyer and co. had a reputation of developing top level offensive talent, including wide receivers and running backs, two roles Taffy has been in all his career. However, being so close to home limited his academic abilities. With his house-hold living and breathing football, Taffy instead opted to watch football with his dad, or run extra private drills instead of studying. His dad fully felt that Terry was NSFL-bound, and pushed him extra whilst he stayed with him. He felt better prepared on the field though, and despite playing on a stacked Ohio State roster, his talent shone through. Taffy managed to break an Ohio State record for all purpose yards in one season as a junior. He ended the year with 1900 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns. To cap off his record-breaking year, he managed to win a national championship, cementing himself as one of the best players in the country and possibly the best running back in college football. This year rose questions about how durable he would be considering he had just came off a season-ending knee injury two seasons prior, and he had an all-time high usage rates.
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