After playing college ball for the Columbia Lions, the Orange County weather made for a difficult transition for rookie fullback Leandre Diarra to get used to. As opposed to the blustery fall weather in the Northeast that turned into cold winter months with the occasional snow games, Orange County's year round warm temperatures led to a very different feel to the football season. It was a bit sad for Diarra, who generally enjoyed the cold weather games as an opportunity to lay down some more impactful hits on the opposing defense. However, some team bonding trips to beaches in October did a lot to warm him (pun intended) to the Southern California climate.
When Diarra learned that there was snow in the forecast for the team's Week 13 road game in New York, however, Diarra was really excited. The occasional day when snow would fall in NYC were his favorite times of the year. But the domed stadium that the Silverbacks play in meant that he couldn't enjoy his favorite type of football in a snow game, though - the emphasis on physicality and running the ball encourages a playstyle that gives Diarra plenty of game action, which he obviously is in favor of.
Weather in ISFL games, y know it’s funny that this is the topic since I just found out all games are indoors last week, but anyways What if all games were held outdoors and experienced weather? I definitely think the sim would have a lot more fun with upsets and there would be much more potential for the “sim to sim”. I also think that it would add another layer to sim testing. Not only would you have to plan for the game plan you would also have to plan for weather and how would that might alter your game plan. Maybe even some archetypes or skills would even fair better than some in rain snow or wind and you would have to alter you depth chart as well. I really like the idea of adding weather just talking about it, but I think if it was actually implemented I’d start to hate it really fast
One of the many benefits of the ISFL being a simulation league is that the weather is always perfect. However, if it were not, then I feel the league would have some serious threats to games being played. The unfortunate onset of climate change has caused global temperatures to rise and wild swings in local climate. The Colorado Yeti, normally expecting snow, will not see any. The Arizona Outlaws, while used to the heat, will be subject to 100+ degree days.
While this is a bleak future, it unfortunately is one that the league will need to take into consideration. Adjustments will need to be made, whether that is adding domes to stadiums to provide some shade and air conditioning to the players, or the league being flexible with game scheduling, playing games when the weather is most opportune. Climate change is an inconvenience at best, and a very serious issue at worst, and the ISFL will need to plan around it.
I think games in the league could be drastically different due to realistic weather for certain teams, especially those that play more north like the Yellowknife Wraiths (Canada) or even my team the New York Silverbacks. It could also have definitely had an effect on game plans for teams who have historically passed a lot like the Colorado Yeti or even like the aforementioned Yellowknife Wraiths. It would be interesting to see General Managers come up with last minute strategies for weather. Would they stick to their potential pass heavy strategies or lean into the run? Could this make teams want to invest more in their run game? I am not sure this is something f we could turn on but I would love to see how this could change things especially when you have extremely tight playoff races and maybe use the weather as an advantage later in the season.
Ah, Florida, the sunny Sunshine State. Everything is perfectly beautiful when it is football season. There are some hot days and some very hot, humid days, but that’s usually during the beginning of the season. This great state is where the Sarasota Sailfish lay claim for their football venue. Usually the weather is very nice during football season with the occasional rain here or there. The things you have to look out for are the late fall seasonal hurricane storms. These big storms remind fans of the great wind game of Season 31 against the Yellowknife Wraiths. The Wraiths typically have to endure high winds and freezing cold temperatures, but the home team was not really feeling at home. We featured the late, great Mike Boss Jr. at quarterback and his age was starting to show. Hurricane winds were blowing not only the passes, but receivers, officials, coaches, and equipment all over the field.
If weather was a factor I think home field advantage would be a much greater factor. For example Yellowknife where it's always cold and snowy there are only a few teams that have snow and can kinda prepare for the incredibly cold climate that is the Northern Canadian tundra. It works both ways though as Yellowknife players would probably really hard on the Yellowknife players to go Arizona, Austin, or Honolulu where it is very hot. Then you have unique challenges like the elevation in Colorado/Denver, the wind in Chicago, rain in Sarasota, and humidity in New Orleans. It would also change the style of the league with many of the snow and rain cities probably opting for more of a run based attack. Would that cause the more pass happy teams to adjust to the away games and then how would the weather related teams adapt to road games were the run heavy offenses might not be as effective.
Jayson Kearse - DE
S18 San Antonio Marshals
S19 - 21 Yellowknife Wraiths
S22 - S24 Honolulu Hahalula
S25 - S27 New York Silverbacks
Career Stats 132 Games | 329 Tackles | 76 Tackles For Loss| 43 Sacks | 5 FF | 4 FR | 1 Safety |
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Jay Spears - S
S30 - S31 Portland Pythons
S30 DSFL Safety of the Year/S30 DSFL Pro Bowler/S31 DSFL Pro Bowler
S32 - S41 Yellowknife Wraiths
S35 ISFL Pro Bowler
S39 Ultimus Winner
Career Stats 160 Games | 649 Tackles | 2 Tackles For Loss | 20 Sacks | 8 FF | 4 FR | 5 INT | 75 PDs | 1 Safety | 1 TD |
It's hard to say whether or not the weather would impact regular season games, but it's not a stretch to say it would surely impact playoff games. It would make the playoff seeding much more important for teams. For example, Chicago and Yellowknife could have an incredible home field advantage. Playing football games in late December and early January in Yellowknife would be a huge shock to a team from Sarasota, for example. On the other hand, it could be a big time home field advantage for a team like Honolulu since they play in a paradise. The weather would be so nice and perfect that the opposing players could be lulled into a sense of comfort that leaves them with a lack of focus on game day. Visiting coaches would have to weigh the pros and cons of going to these games with enough time to adjust from the jet lag before they get too comfortable in Hawaii. The locals have been known to cause havoc at visiting hotels, if weather were a factor Honolulu could be a dynasty.
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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