(S47) PT #5 - April Madness Brings May Sadness

[Brad Woof]

I'm predicting that the standings stay basically as they are now, but the first round is going to have some upsets. NOLA comes out and stuns SJS while AZ handles OCO, resulting in an AZ/NOLA championship game that AZ wins to get to back-to-back Ultimus. The NSFC is a little wilder and I think both BAL and CHI get beat by the lower seeds to set up a YKW/CTC championship. YKW crumbles and CTC dominantly advances to face AZ. Unfortunately they can't stay hot against the Outlaws and AZ picks up back-to-back Ultimus wins for like the 100th time or whatever. Nedelko rides off into the sunset with a fourth ring and everyone is definitely not salty about watching the Outlaws grab another one.

On the DSFL side, BBB and LON hold on to their playoff spots but it hardly matters because they're destroyed by TIJ and MINN. Ultimini is fairly close until TIJ runs away with it in the fourth quarter, Luchadores get the belt.

[CeeKay]

The New Orleans second line at one point in the season, not so long ago actually, seemed primed to make the playoffs, with OCO on a losing streak and 2 games behind the second line. It seemed like OCO also felt the same way, as they were ready to tear their roster down for the upcoming rebuild. As of recently, however, OCO are very lucky they didn't completely tear the roster down as they are in prime position to make the playoffs as they sit in 3rd place in the ASFC, riding a 4-game winning streak, i believe. With that being said, it is not over for the second line, as they have two games they should comfortably win, and if they do that and Oco drops a game, they make the playoffs. Looking at the OCO's schedule, that's very possible, as they could fall to the Hawks, who also happened to beat the outlaws. All that being said, it's a very tight race to watch, and hopefully we get the AZ/NOLA Ultimus that we all want to see.

[King Jellyfish]

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[Seymour]

I am biased but the Grey Ducks are going to win the Ultimini because Bean is on the team.

[ztarwarz]

With Arizona seeming to fall off a bit, it seems likely that the title is San Jose's for the taking. They've almost got the 1st seed in the ASFC sewn up, and thus will have home games for the entire playoffs. They're also a significantly better team than whoever they'll face from the NSFC. Literally any of the 4 ASFC teams in playoff contention are good enough to be better than whoever they face out of the NSFC, but San Jose has been the most resilient and the most consistent in terms of actually winning games. In the NSFC, it's an embarrassment of disappointment; the team who has been the least disappointing in terms of wins is Baltimore, but they've managed to look increasingly uncomfortable and generally lackluster over the course of the season, one of the best teams in the conference needs help and to actually win games that they are only slightly favored in just to make the playoffs as the likely 3rd seed, and the 2 teams currently in the playoffs at 2nd and 3rd are both not all that good but managed to get there via winning a bunch of games that they shouldn't. With that in mind, I'm going to predict that continues and the Butchers manage to eke out a playoff run to their 2nd ever Ultimus despite deserving to win like 6 or 7 games all season.

[WALDO]

Look, the Dallas Birddogs have been eliminated from the playoffs, so this PT ain't exactly something awesome for us to write about. However, I still am very excited about the prospects of our team this upcoming season. For starters, we will have a ton of veteran players returning and being active, which will prove great in the long run for the organization as they will carry us next season both in the locker room but also on the football field, where they've done a lot of work this season as well. I am also excited to see what rookies we can snag as well. We have great draft capital for this upcoming draft window including multiple firsts and seconds and have been very excited to see what we can do with it and bring another ultimini right on back to Dallas, where it truly deserves to be and where it will stay the year after we win it once again.

[amjohnson636]

Man this season is a nailbiter for both the DSFL team I manage and play for and the ISFL team who drafted me. The Royals are now tied with the Pythons for second place in the South as it all very well may come down to the last game of the season. This worries me but also excites me as we can prove our ability to win in clutch games. Also way to go TIJ and MINN pooping the bed and making this a reality . Now onto our lovely Otters! OCO swept NOLA for the ninth season in a row giving them the edge in the head to head as there are two games remaining in the season. With both teams having equally as hard schedules it will be very exciting seeing how this plays out. While NOLA are our rivals we have much love for them as many players have a great connection with them. That being said its time for OCO to return for the playoffs and make one last push.

[J0EB]

I think this season we could see a big upset during the playoffs. The Yellowknife Wraiths are currently 8-6, but they have some impressive wins under their belt which shows their tenacity and potential. Against conference leaders, YK is currently 3-0. That’s 2-0 against Baltimore and 1-0 against the Sabercats.
I want to specifically highlight YK’s 41-19 win over Baltimore in Baltimore. This was a super close game, 20-16 YK after 3 quarters, but YK turned up the heat in the fourth quarter when they scored 21 unanswered points, starting with a 71 yard punt return touchdown. They were very aggressive with the football at the end of the game even while they were up, and their drives down the field continuously discouraged Baltimore and made sure they stayed down. With back to back 2 minute style drives while Baltimore was in desperation mode, YK made a serious statement as to what they’re capable of.
Against their match against SJ, the highest scoring offense in the league, YK held them to just 16 points in 3 quarters, and didn’t give up a single point in the 4th. YK’s defense is about middle of the league, but they can step up their game when the spotlight is on them.

[C9Van]

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