(S41) Offseason Task

[Murtsi]

Tier 1

1. The Season 40 Ultimus and Ultimini have officially come to an end. Congratulations to the the Bondi Beach Buccaneers and Arizona Outlaws 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 as a player of the grandiose Ultimus Bowl Championship World Champions, Arizona Outlaws, it does feel good to be here talking to you all about our journey towards that great ring. Before I dive into all of it, I will again reiterate that being a champion does feel mighty fine.

I will be looking both at our journey, our respected Ultimus opponent, the Yellowknife Wraiths and whether the playoffs brought any type of flavor or spice to the mix or was it all to easy to see before any ball had been played. When you first look at our side of the bracket, well the regular season was really just a showcase of how great we were. Many had told us that age would catch up to us or that we were too old for this shit or something along those lines. Well what that really amounted to was a 14-2 record, making us one of the most successful regular seasons throughout the history of the International Simulation Football League history and that is saying something! Both of our losses came on the road as is expected and the opponents were not even that surprising. You might think that they would be the powerhouses such as the Sarasota Sailfish or the Austin Copperheads, but alas, no they were not. They were our very own kryptonite in some way, The San Jose Sabercats and newly rebranded Cape Town Crush. Even though the Liberty moved from Philadelphia and became some Rhino branded Crush, they still get their dues and their one win over us.

This was the situation for the American Simulation Football Conference, while on the other side in the National Simulation Football Conference, it was not going to be so easy for the Yellowknife Wraiths. They ended up winning their conference with a 12-4 record and definitely had to sweat it out for the final days. Through 13 weeks they were only 9-4 and were on the outside looking in for the number one seed. They had to win out and hope that the National Simulation Football Conference leading Chicago Butchers would lend them a hand and slip up somewhere. The Wraiths fulfilled their side of the bargain by winning out through the final 3 games, with impressive wins over the Orange County Otters, Baltimore Hawks and Berlin Fire Salamanders. Going into the final week of the season it was not looking good as all the Chicago Butchers had to do was take care of the Cape Town Crash on the road and the number one seed was all theirs. With a 16-7 lead heading into the final quarter it was all looking good, but then Jarvis Harbinger-Marjin decided to put the Crash on his back and scored two TD’s to help Cape Town win and send Yellowknife to the one seed on merit of a better points difference.

Now with the playoffs starting, the first round which is usually boring, actually brought us some surprise with the Orange County Otters upsetting the Austin Copperheads 20-23 on the road. Queen Elizabeth II and the Copperheads offense never got working, which showed in Elizabeth’s horrid 44% completion percentage, 2 interceptions and 3 sacks taken. Something they will definitely want to improve from. In the championship games, it was a familiar story as the Arizona Outlaws took care of the upstart Orange County Otters 37-17 while the Yellowknife Wraiths handled the Chicago Butchers 33-17 and we were all set for a rematch from the previous year.

This year the Ultimus did not hold any real thrills or surprises. The better regular season team showed its might and crushed the otherwise great defense of the Wraiths. At half time, the Outlaws lead 24-7 and even after surrendering a TD early in the third quarter to make it 24-14, the Outlaws reeled off three touchdowns without answer to put their stamp on the game and it ended up as a 45-21 affair thanks to a late consolation TD for Kumquat Archipelago.

Overall it seemed to be smooth sailing for the Outlaws throughout the season and the only surprise during the playoffs was the Orange County Otters upset of the Austin Copperheads

[AK41]

17. 154 Words
After winning the Ultimini for the second time in my DSFL career, a trip to Disneyland is almost guaranteed for the champions. Alongside my teammates, I look forward to visiting one of the ‘Most Magical Places on Earth’ according to every travel brochure under the sun. Obviously, having just wont a major championship, my teammates and I are going to be celebrities at the amusement park, which for us, being one of the first real times in the spotlight, this will be welcomed, but a very new process for some of us. Without a doubt, our new found celebrity status will give us the ability to skip the lines, and while my teammates may spend more time seeing the sights, or meeting fans, I plan on riding the rides and eating all of the delicious food that the park has to offer. I cannot wait to spend this well-deserved quality time with my teammates!

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While generally, a players input isn’t taken into that of something of this magnitude, if I had the ability to have my voice heard in regards to the additions to the newly built stadium, I would definitely bring a lot of fan and family centric items into the facility. Whether its bounce houses, or maybe a water slide in one of the endzones, semi-professional and professional sports teams have ventured here before, so the amenities would be beautiful for the fans of the Bondi Beach Buccaneers. I would make sure that all of the concession stands are upgraded from your typical stadium food, and we would be serving premium options at a lower price (keeps the fans happy). Alongside the amenities, I would make sure that the stadium seating was padded (on all levels of the field) and even in the nose bleed bleacher seats, the benches are padded for happy patrons!

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While it is hard to imagine what Malik Brooks would be doing if it wasn’t for his ISFL/DSFL careers, however, there are a few avenues that he may take. Through College, he was a 2 sport athlete, playing both football and baseball at LSU, so there’s a chance that if football did not pan out, that we would be able to pivot to professional baseball to keep the athletics roots alive. If we were to pull all professional sports off of the table, I think that Brooks would lean into his collegiate degrees, and work in the Facilities Operations and Engineering field. Whether it was working for a massive company, or as an independent contractor within the engineering and engineering design field, it would be a great career path to take, if football was not the option. One dream job, which he has no background in, would be a dog rescuer/trainer, just based around his love of dogs (big dogs, nothing under 40 lbs.) and his love to help animals that don’t have the voice to fight for their own rights.

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At the time that I was training in college, or preparing for the DSFL draft, if I did not have the ability to be a running back, I would more than likely transition to playing wide receiver. My ability to read the defense, and my athletic intangibles that I tested and proved throughout my career thus far definitely leave me with a strong base to become an offensive threat at any level of football. Through college, I was often flexed out to play WR in specific packages as my speed and physicality lead me to be a beautiful redzone threat. I have been training to play both throughout my career as playing defensive back and safety through my youth and high school years, lead me to a high level of understanding to defensive packages. Based on how heavily I have and continue to study the defense, it helps to maintain my offensive threat ability regardless of the position.

[FireworkFuse]

Tier 2 Question 8:

Coming into my first season in the ISFL, it's pretty remarkable to look back over the past few months and see how far I've come in terms of involvement with the league as a whole. My interest in the ISFL originally started as a distraction for the fantasy football off-season. I just wanted something football related to do from the months of February to September. I wasn't sure if I would like simulation sports or even be able to understand how to navigate the forums. After a couple of months in the DSFL, my whole perspective has been changed for the better. This has been some of the most fun I've had online in years. From the excitement of creating your first player, to finally getting to see the dot with your number on it for the first time in the Prospect Bowl, to the DSFL draft and the chaos it can bring (shout-out to all of you that participated in the S41 discord rookie draft riot), to meeting your first locker room, every step along the way has brought more fun than I would have ever thought. This community as a whole is a very special place and is already near and dear to my heart. From @Akoustique being the first person in the league to message me, letting me know I didn't mess up the character creation process and then later scouting me for various teams and chatting it up with me, to my super awesome Coyote GMs @TubaDeusand @domffl who were so excited to take me as their first round pick and immediately made me feel right at home in the Coyotes locker room, to some of my fantastic Coyote teammates like @jdc4654 and @"Ajax", to just extremely friendly and welcoming alums and people from the community like @IceBear32 and @firstfray who kept checking in on me to see how I was doing in the league so far. I felt very lucky to have had such a great rookie experience and thanks to @negs and @lordcoolcats my ISFL experience is already off to a fantastic start (even if Negs is kinda stinky). My stat sheet for my rookie season may have been somewhat disappointing, but the comradery has been fantastic. I'll hopefully be a part of this community for years to come.

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Jason Steele's journey from UGA to the DSFL to the ISFL has been an interesting one so far. As a standout defensive tackle on one of the best defenses in the country at UGA, to an absolute stud for the Shelbyville Stallions in the Prospect Bowl, Jason Steele was worthy of the first round pick the Coyotes used on him. However, Steele managed to fly way under the radar during his season with the Coyotes. Being the only major threat on the Coyotes defensive line, Steele was double teamed or even sometimes triple teamed by offensive linemen throughout the season. This led to meager stat lines for the rookie and some open frustration about his lack of production. But Steele's efforts were not in vain; four of the top five sack leaders in the DSFL last season were Kansas City players. Steele was sacrificing on the stat sheet to try and help elevate the Coyote's defense as a unit and for many of the games throughout the season it was a very effective strategy. Sadly, what the Coyotes were building on the defense was not translating to the offense. Due to a lack of offensive line players and only one standout wide receiver as well as dealing with a two quarterback situation, the Coyotes offense was an absolute mess with the exception of Elliot Berry, who was the best running back in the DSFL. Mix all of this together and you get the pitiful three wins the Coyotes were able to grab this past season. While the situation on the field was sub-optimal, the situation in the locker room was a whole other story. Steele was selected as a team captain for Kansas City by his teammates, alongside future hall of fame kicker, Ray Baker. The two captains, alongside GMs Tuba and Domffl built not only a great locker room culture but a great war room as well. Ray and Jason have both visited their former team frequently this off-season to help welcome the latest draft of Coyotes and will remain connected to the franchise for years to come. There's no question that no matter where Jason Steele goes in his career, he will forever and always be a Coyote at heart.

[MouseMazing]

Tier 3 x2

28. I think the least fun thing in football is the rarity of teams going for fourth down conversions. If I were to introduce a rule in football, it would be to limit the amount of punts that a team could use in a game, therefore forcing teams to run plays and take more risks. I don't know exactly how many punts would be appropriate to limit the total amount to, or how to do so. If it were a flat limit on punts I think 4 could be a good amount. Another option if a flat punt cap isn't favorable could be some kind of rule about teams being able to get extra punts from scoring touchdowns or successful fourth down conversions. I believe that this change would lead to more high-scoring games and exiting plays. There is the potential side effect of the ratio of runs vs passes being altered from this, which could have the opposite effect and lead to less interesting football.

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26. If Aaron Jager wasn't a professional football player in the ISFL/DSFL, he would most likely have continued to pursue his passion for baseball and ideally play at the professional level. Growing up, Aaron was an exceptional athlete, excelling in multiple sports, including football and baseball. He ultimately chose to pursue football instead. As an outfielder, Aaron possessed the speed, agility, and hand-eye coordination necessary to excel in the sport. He has a natural ability to track and catch fly balls, and his quick reflexes made him an asset in the field. At the plate, he had a swing that could create line drives where he wanted and the speed to often make singles or doubles off those hits, making him a prime candidate for first on the lineup. The player he aspired to emulate with this playstyle was Ichiro Suzuki, he was Aaron's favorite player growing up and inspired him to pursue the strengths he now posesses and uses in his football career, such as his speed and catching ability.

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Tier 2 x1

8. Aaron Jager's journey through the latest football season was marked by a series of unexpected twists and turns. As a player who suffered an injury that kept him out of his draft class, Aaron had to watch from the sidelines as his fellow rookies were picked up by teams. It wasn't until later in the season, when he was taken on waivers by a the Kansas City Coyotes, looking for a tight end, that Aaron got his chance to play again. Once he was cleared to play, Jager quickly made an impact on the field. His speed made him a difficult matchup for opposing defenses, and he was able to recieve several short and mid range passes as a recieving tight end. However, despite his relative success in the DSFL as a tight end, Aaron had re-discovered his love for the wide receiver position during his rehabilitation process. With his shoulder out of commission, he had been forced to focus solely on training his lower body, which led to an incredible increase in speed. He realized that he would rather pursue the wide receiver position than continue playing as a tight end position he had played since his senior year of high school through college. Looking ahead to next season, Aaron is optimistic about his future. He plans to continue working on his speed, agility in the offseason. He also plans to work on his hands, to eliminate any issues with drops. While the season was not without its challenges, Jager was able to overcome his injury and make an impact on the field. His journey from a tight end to a wide receiver shows his passion for the position, as his success in college and professional football has come entirely as a tight end, making drafting him for next season arguably a gamble for teams.

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[NYR73]

19. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. (150 word / 2.5 TPE Tier)

If the London Royals are making a new stadium, they need to advertise their boinging. We love to boing in London, and it's a unique experience that should be shared with the fans, but it must be done responsibly. There are some within the ranks in London that boing irresponsibly, and it can have catastrophic effects for the locker room environment. We would not want that to happen with the fans, so we need to remind fans to boing responsibly. There will be signs all over the stadium, and there will be reminders on the field as well. There should probably be a football field there too, considering we will be playing football. I am not too committed to that idea but it is definitely something worth considering. There should maybe be some seats for the fans too, but we will absolutely need to increase ticket prices to make up for the deficit in profits that will result from the addition of the seats.



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[NicholasTheGreat]

Task 7

Offensive Lineman, normally one of the most important positions on the football field and the only one that has been made into a Sandra Bullock movie. The position has a mixed history in the ISFL which I will provide a brief history of in about 600 words.

Phase One: The Beginning
During the opening seasons of the then NSFL, 5 players were needed on each of the teams to play Offensive Line. The first season in particular was a highlight when future Hall of Famer Angus Winchester won Most Outstanding Player and Offensive Player of the Year, however as numbers in the league dropped and other positions were favoured, something had to be done about the position.

Phase Two: The Withdrawal and the Robot Invasion
Due to the declining numbers of people and such, the league decided to introduce bots at the Offensive Lineman position. This lead to a rapid decrease of humans playing in the position, only a handful remained in Season 4 which was the first year bots were introduced. In Season 5, there weren’t any at all.

Phase Three: The Jokesters and the Missing OL
For almost the next 10 seasons, there were no human Offensive Lineman in the league. Anybody who did create was seen as a meme or a troll and not a genuine part of the league. Warnings were given to users if they wanted to create as an offensive lineman and the position laid dormant.

Phase Four: The reawaking
In around season 14 and 15, the first offensive lineman of the new generation started to appear out of the woodworks, players like Ma Goomba, Edmond Beaver-Dantes, Brave Ulysses and Blake McCargue emerged and while some only played a season or two in the league, they built a platform for the Offensive Lineman that follows and the ones of the current era. During this time in the league, there was no awards or Pro Bowls for Offensive Lineman and this wasn’t changed until approximately Season 20.

Phase Five: The Titans Arrive
It is now Season 18 and the draft is about to begin, waiting for there name to be called is a platoon of Offensive Lineman, 13 in total. Several of these went on to play in the ISFL including Benjamin Gordon, Maximus Chungus and Caden bright. However there are two more Offensive Lineman in this class that I need to mention who are pillars of the Offensive Lineman rebirth and were leaders in stats. Samuel Bakhtiari, who allowed a large amount of sacks and Givussafare Rubbe, who lead in the pancakes chart for a very long time.

Phase Six: The Guru and The Goat
We make a quick jump up to Season 21 and 22. And in this section we take a look at two names, iSteg and bruce Buckley. iSteg was responsible for getting mainstream attention to the OL position as he published several statistical analysis that show the impact a human offensive lineman can have on winning in the ISFL. This changed mindsets and OL became a real position again, this combined with the return of OL Pro Bowl and Awards from the #FairRub campaign have given OL a reason to exist. Similarly, season 22 saw the draft and debut of a young Bruce Buckley, Bruce would end his career as the GOAT OL with the most pancakes, 3 Championships, 8 Pro Bowls, 2 Awards and having the honour of being the first full career Offensive Lineman to be inducted unanimously into the ISFL Hall of Fame.

Phase Seven: Today
The road for the position has been a long and drawn one with difficulties, but as we stand today the OL is a major position in the league. There are great players throughout the position and hopefully looks to keep growing as the seasons go on.

[CeeKay]

Task 21.
Octavion Speedings, a talented football player ex track and fielder, would be a perfect fit for a sports movie. The show would follow the journey of a young aspiring black athlete who faces numerous challenges and obstacles on his way to becoming a professional athlete. Octavion's character would be the lead protagonist, who is determined to succeed against all odds.
The show would showcase the intense training and dedication required to excel in both football and track and field. It would also highlight the sacrifices that athletes make to achieve their goals, including the mental and physical toll of having to provide for a struggling family.
The series would also delve into the personal lives of the athletes, including their relationships with family, friends, and coaches. Octavion's character would face personal struggles, such as balancing his athletic career with his family obligations and dealing with the pressure to succeed.
Overall, the show would be an inspiring portrayal of the determination required to achieve greatness in the world of sports especially coming from humble beginnings. Octavion's character would be a role model for young black athletes, showing them that with hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.



task 26.
If Octavion Speedings wasn't playing football or running track, he would still be involved in sports in some way. He has always been passionate about athletics and staying active, so it's likely that he would find another sport to participate in. Perhaps he would take up basketball or soccer, or even try his hand at a more unconventional sport such as mixed martial arts as he does have the physique for it.
Outside of sports, Octavion has expressed an interest in music and fashion. He has a natural talent at rapping and has even written a few original songs. If he wasn't involved in sports, he may have pursued a career in music or fashion design following in his idol kanye west footsteps.
Overall, Octavion Speedings is a multi-talented individual with a variety of interests and passions. Whether he is on the field or off, he is sure to excel in whatever he sets his mind to.



task 11.
Octavion Speedings is African American from the hoods of Houston. From a young age, he loved to run. He participated in and demolished, if I may add, all track and field competitions in elementary, middle, and even high school. Even though he never had any desire at all to play football at the professional level and actually had Olympic track runner aspirations all the way through his junior year, his discovery of football is quite fascinating, and one might say it was MEANT TO BE! So what happened was that one day he was performing a 40-yard dash at his high school. Having run a 4.31, he was looking to break into the 4.2 threshold. Coach Ariel Johnson, who was the high school football coach, happened to be in the vicinity scouting another track and field athlete, and I think it's safe to say he stumbled on something special. So as he ran the 40-yard dash along with his competitors, he easily came out on top with a 4.29 40-yard dash, breaking his previous 4.31 and achieving his goal. 2nd-place Kenny Bruvvan (who Coach Johnson came to scout) came in and clocked an impressive 4.36. 
To say that his speed attracted Coach Johnson's attention is an understatement because he nearly begged him to join the football team, forgetting who he came to scout.
Although coach Johnson wasn't the first to encourage Octavion to join the team, something about the coach's persistence made him believe that he might actually become pro. Octavion went on to play high school football his senior year having a solid year. He had a decorated Highschool track and field career though, earning several awards such as a gold medal in the world junior championship representing the USA. He then decided to commit to Texas where went on to have one of the best collegiate career by a wide receiver ever.

[Tiktaalik]

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[Skindog44]

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Ah yes you know what time it is it's that end of the season offseason task where your boy Ioe Torrent recaps the final season standings as well as really looks back at the most recent playoffs and goes game by game as we look at how the Arizona outlaws paved their way to another ultimus championship. So let's do a quick recap of the final season standings over on the ASFC the Arizona outlaws dominated the season having the overall best record in the entire league going 14 and two only giving up 249 points this last season just historically great defense. in second place we had the Austin copperheads who went ten and six who had the second-best defense. third place the Orange County otters who went seven and eight 4th place New Orleans second line who went six and 10 5th place San Jose Sabercats who went five and 11 and six plays Honolulu who went five and 11 and last place this season was the New York silverbacks who went four and 12. over on the nsfc side the champion of the conference was the yellow knife Wraith she went 12 and four second-place Chicago butchers who went twelve and four third place Cape Town crash who went ten and six foreplay Sarasota sailfish who went eight and seven fifth place Colorado Yeti who went seven and eight sixth place Berlin fire salamanders who went five and 10 and 7th place Baltimore Hawks who went five and 11. Let's move right into the playoffs as the Arizona Outlaws took on the New Orleans second line in the first round of the playoffs for the ASFC. Arizona would win a rather tight matchup surprisingly winning 27 to 17 with their quarterback Wendell Sailor throwing for 249 yards three touchdowns one interception where three receivers all on the receiving side of touchdowns left by Herc Kirkby who had 65 yards receiving and a touchdown Staggs had 61 yards receiving and a touchdown in this game. On the Def side of the ball Akaki Akayre. Led all defenders with 10 tackles 3 tackles for loss and a sack to lead Arizona to a first-round win. NA excellent upset in the second game of the first round the Orange County otters defeated Austin 20 to 13 behind the legs of Z. Cold who rushed for 90 yards. Linebacker Sim Sunigh let all defenders with ten tackles 1 tackles for loss a sack a pass deflection and a touchdown that would be the difference maker in this game and would be your defensive player of the game as Orange County upsets Austin in the first round. Moving over to the NSFC yellow knife defeats Sarasota in an offensive juggernaut matchup 47 to 31. the rays were put 16 unanswered points in the first quarter 14 to three in the second quarter to be up 35 to 3 at half only to have Sarasota put up some points 28 in the second-half but still fall short a little too late 31 to 47. Wraiths running back Adebayo Akinfenwa rushed for 105 yards with four touchdowns and also had 52 yards receiving to lead the offensive charge for Yellowknife while Sarasota quarterback knight threw for 389 yards four touchdowns and an interception but just fell short. In the conference championship Arizona would make quick work of the otters winning 37 to 17 with a very good balance of offense and defense. Yellow knife would also win handily against the butchers 33 to 17 again on the legs of their running back who rushed with 137 yards to just keep the ball away from Chicago all game and bleed them dry to go on to the championship. So here we are in the season 40 ultimus championship as the Arizona outlaws took on the yellowknife wraiths, Arizona will come out of the gate quickly scoring 24 points in the first quarter to yellow knife 7 and it would really just be all Outlaws after that the outlaw defense just really strangled the wraiths great offense having five sacks one forced fumble recovered in a defensive touchdown. and with that I would like to congratulate the season 40 champions the Arizona outlaws congratulations.

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