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One of my favorite playoff stories, is the story of the s22 Yeti. The Yeti are now regarded as a power house, among the likes of OCO. They've unfortunately not been able to win the big game since s22, but they've done pretty damn well recently. They went 13-3 and have a good chance to win the Ultimus this season. But in s22, they weren't great, they weren't even first seed. The powerhouse that was the Wraiths was obviously first seed, as they've been the entire time Cooter Bigsby has been alive. They entered s22 as a 4x Ultimus loser, and it felt like they were destined to go there again, for the 5th year in the row, but their plans would be foiled by the underdog. It all started when Sarasota visited Colorado to play for a chance to go to the conference championship. The first play of the game was a pass deflection by Louisiana Purchase. The 2nd was a safety by Bubba Thumper. It's a game of sacks after that, and McDummy gets sacked the next drive and COL ends up punting. A sack from Thor Kirby forces Sarasota to punt the ball right back, and from there it's all McDummy and Owens, as they jump out to a 9-0 lead. A sack by the legendary Mo Berry forces Sarasota to punt the next drive, and Colorado wastes no time putting that good field position to use. They go up 16-0, and on the next drive, on a key 3rd down that Sarasota needed to convert, Louisiana Purchase breaks up the pass, his 2nd PD of the game, forcing a punt. Sarasota failed to score until the 4th quarter, and Rose Jenkins ended up throwing a pick six and got sacked 5 times. Colorado defense played out of their minds. Okay, Colorado got their first win of the playoffs, but it was only going to get harder. Yellowknife was a much harsher place to play in. You could say they were even better, and they had made the Ultimus the past 4 seasons, and they had big goals on their minds this time around. The first drive looked like it was going to be a 3 and out, but Owens had a clutch dive for the first down, and kept the drive alive. On another 3rd down, Owens had a big run to convert again. After a sack from the DLOTY, Giannis Kroustis, it was a big 3rd down, but McDummy caught fire, throwing for 51 yards in 4 plays, and scoring first, making a big statement drive. YKW drove down the field, assisted by a facemask penalty, but a drop and a stuffed run forced a short FG. After a great return by Ashley Owens next drive, McDummy was sacked again, but this time by Maurice Virtanen. That made sure they punted. After a punt from YKW, Colorado drove down the field for another TD, making the lead 14-3. But the Wraiths weren't done yet. After both teams punted, Hanyadi got his ducks in a row and ran all over Colorado, cutting the gap to 4. Neither team could do much before half, but a missed 54 yarder by Dougie Smalls surely leaves him still thinking about it. Yellowknife opened up with a nice drive, getting another FG and cutting Colorado's lead to 1 point. Colorado punted and YKW marched down the field for another FG, taking their first lead of the game. Both teams punt twice and Colorado has an extremely clutch drive to take the lead, 17-16.The Wraiths punt twice after this and end up never scoring again. Colorado had done it, done the impossible, and somehow won in Yellowknife, in the playoffs. Yellowknife was going to be at home watching the Ultimus for the first time in 5 seasons. Colorado wasn't done after that though. They had bigger aspirations. The Otters had taken care of business after putting up 50 against Austin. Colorado was going to be traveling to Orange County for a shot to win the Ultimus. The rest is history. OCO grabs a 7-0 lead quickly. McDummy throws a redzone INT soon after. OCO scores after both teams punt later, making the lead 14-0. Colorado sneaks in a FG before the half, making it a respectable 14-3 game. OCO starts off hot, scoring a TD after the halftime break. The lead is now 21-3. Colorado needs to score on the next drive, which they do, but they might have taken too long. They take 5 minutes to score a TD, making it a 11 point game with 17 minutes to play. Immanuel Blackstone comes up with a clutch 3rd down sack to give COL the ball back. They make good use of it, cutting the OCO lead to 3 after a clutch 2 point conversion. OCO goes on a 6 minute drive and scored a FG, giving them a 6 point lead with 4 minutes to go. That's all McDummy needed, and a 32 yard catch and run by Ashley Owens gives COL great position to make a play, and they do, with a 10 yard TD pass to James Bishop. COL takes the lead, 25-24, with 30 seconds to go. And they won. It was a great story of being the underdogs and overcoming adversity to deny another Wraiths Ultimus appearance, and another OCO ultimus win.
One of my favorite playoff stories, is the story of the s22 Yeti. The Yeti are now regarded as a power house, among the likes of OCO. They've unfortunately not been able to win the big game since s22, but they've done pretty damn well recently. They went 13-3 and have a good chance to win the Ultimus this season. But in s22, they weren't great, they weren't even first seed. The powerhouse that was the Wraiths was obviously first seed, as they've been the entire time Cooter Bigsby has been alive. They entered s22 as a 4x Ultimus loser, and it felt like they were destined to go there again, for the 5th year in the row, but their plans would be foiled by the underdog. It all started when Sarasota visited Colorado to play for a chance to go to the conference championship. The first play of the game was a pass deflection by Louisiana Purchase. The 2nd was a safety by Bubba Thumper. It's a game of sacks after that, and McDummy gets sacked the next drive and COL ends up punting. A sack from Thor Kirby forces Sarasota to punt the ball right back, and from there it's all McDummy and Owens, as they jump out to a 9-0 lead. A sack by the legendary Mo Berry forces Sarasota to punt the next drive, and Colorado wastes no time putting that good field position to use. They go up 16-0, and on the next drive, on a key 3rd down that Sarasota needed to convert, Louisiana Purchase breaks up the pass, his 2nd PD of the game, forcing a punt. Sarasota failed to score until the 4th quarter, and Rose Jenkins ended up throwing a pick six and got sacked 5 times. Colorado defense played out of their minds. Okay, Colorado got their first win of the playoffs, but it was only going to get harder. Yellowknife was a much harsher place to play in. You could say they were even better, and they had made the Ultimus the past 4 seasons, and they had big goals on their minds this time around. The first drive looked like it was going to be a 3 and out, but Owens had a clutch dive for the first down, and kept the drive alive. On another 3rd down, Owens had a big run to convert again. After a sack from the DLOTY, Giannis Kroustis, it was a big 3rd down, but McDummy caught fire, throwing for 51 yards in 4 plays, and scoring first, making a big statement drive. YKW drove down the field, assisted by a facemask penalty, but a drop and a stuffed run forced a short FG. After a great return by Ashley Owens next drive, McDummy was sacked again, but this time by Maurice Virtanen. That made sure they punted. After a punt from YKW, Colorado drove down the field for another TD, making the lead 14-3. But the Wraiths weren't done yet. After both teams punted, Hanyadi got his ducks in a row and ran all over Colorado, cutting the gap to 4. Neither team could do much before half, but a missed 54 yarder by Dougie Smalls surely leaves him still thinking about it. Yellowknife opened up with a nice drive, getting another FG and cutting Colorado's lead to 1 point. Colorado punted and YKW marched down the field for another FG, taking their first lead of the game. Both teams punt twice and Colorado has an extremely clutch drive to take the lead, 17-16.The Wraiths punt twice after this and end up never scoring again. Colorado had done it, done the impossible, and somehow won in Yellowknife, in the playoffs. Yellowknife was going to be at home watching the Ultimus for the first time in 5 seasons. Colorado wasn't done after that though. They had bigger aspirations. The Otters had taken care of business after putting up 50 against Austin. Colorado was going to be traveling to Orange County for a shot to win the Ultimus. The rest is history. OCO grabs a 7-0 lead quickly. McDummy throws a redzone INT soon after. OCO scores after both teams punt later, making the lead 14-0. Colorado sneaks in a FG before the half, making it a respectable 14-3 game. OCO starts off hot, scoring a TD after the halftime break. The lead is now 21-3. Colorado needs to score on the next drive, which they do, but they might have taken too long. They take 5 minutes to score a TD, making it a 11 point game with 17 minutes to play. Immanuel Blackstone comes up with a clutch 3rd down sack to give COL the ball back. They make good use of it, cutting the OCO lead to 3 after a clutch 2 point conversion. OCO goes on a 6 minute drive and scored a FG, giving them a 6 point lead with 4 minutes to go. That's all McDummy needed, and a 32 yard catch and run by Ashley Owens gives COL great position to make a play, and they do, with a 10 yard TD pass to James Bishop. COL takes the lead, 25-24, with 30 seconds to go. And they won. It was a great story of being the underdogs and overcoming adversity to deny another Wraiths Ultimus appearance, and another OCO ultimus win.