4. “Sim gonna sim” is a popular expression in the league. Write about teams that have been graced by the sim gods and had amazing performances despite statistical odds, and/or about teams that were considered favorites but may have dealt with some bad sim luck that hampered their efforts. How much of an impact did it have on their season(s)?
I typically don't like to host self-pity parties, but in the spirit of Ultimus week, I'm going to do it for the culture anyway!
This season was a strong one for the Kansas City Coyotes. In fact, it was their best season we've had since my player was birthed into the DSFL. Finishing at a strong 8-5-1 record for the season, the Coyotes boasted a better record than their two consecutive 7-7 record seasons, making the playoffs in season 27 and missing them in season 28. This year however, Kansas City made big strides and were considered a strong contender for all 14 games (in my humble opinion). In classic ISFL and DSFL fashion though, this did not save the Coyotes from the classic "sim gonna sim" curse, which gave equal curse discrimination to all teams.
This point task isn't about those other teams though (well, mostly), this is about the Kansas City Coyotes.
At a 7-3-1 record, the Coyotes were determined to follow a strong home win against Portland in week 11 with another dub in week 12 at home against the (this season) lowly Bondi Beach Buccaneers. This Buccs were not having a great season to say the least as they would come into week 12 with a 1-10 record, leading Siege Cameron and the other Coyotes that this matchup would not be as stressful as the last. They were so wrong. Bondi Beach decided to, without difficulty, put up 28 unanswered points in the first half while shutting the Coyotes out completely until the third quarter. By then, it did not matter. The Buccaneers iced the game with another touchdown in the second half and won 35-21. We could not believe it. Bondi Beach only generated two turnovers so it wasn't gracious luck in that category by which they won this game, but by a miraculous offensive and defensive performance that nobody (not even the Buccs if I had to guess) saw coming. Needless to say, us Coyotes were not happy that our established strong offense and defense could not win this favored home game late in the season. Winning this game ultimately wouldn't have changed our place in the standings, but it still stung going into the finishing weeks of the season. That's right, we considered it a "sim gonna sim" game.
Next up is the playoffs. Against the top seeded Minnesota Grey Ducks, they had just finished their 2-0 sweep against us in the regular season in week 14 so they were clearly the favorites, I have no disagreements with that whatsoever. BUT, we were still one win against them in the regular season away from taking the top seed from them, so it's not as if they were *heavy* favorites going into this game in my opinion. We were still a team with an all-around good offensive and defensive game. The sim did not care though. After an MVP-esque season from Gimmy Jarappolo where he boasted very few turnovers, the young and elite QB uncharacteristically threw for FIVE total interceptions by the end of this game, and the Grey Ducks would force and recover two more fumbles to add to their generated turnover count.
I may be biased and bitter, but I still firmly stand that this game was an anomaly. You could say that the sim took this matchup simultaneously graced Minnesota with good fortune and cursed Kansas City with bad fortune considering how bad the loss actually was. There's no reason the Coyote offense should generate that many turnovers and then also hardly be able to gain any yards on offense without going 3 and out or having a drive-losing penalty on a gained first down. There's also no reason the Grey Ducks should've gotten away almost completely unscathed by turnovers against this strong Coyote defense coming into the playoffs. The Grey Ducks would (in my opinion) "sim gonna sim" their way into a huge 40-20 blowout win for their first round of the playoffs before ultimately winning the Ultimini this year (congratulations! [smh]). As for the impact this had on our season it obviously thwarted our Ultimini comeback win dream after S27's ending, but I can't say in good faith that the sim was the only thing that gave Minnesota the win in this matchup.
With all of that being said, the Minnesota Grey Ducks clearly showed throughout their strong regular season and high scoring wins in the playoffs that they were the best team in the league. Even if the sim decided not to smite either of their opponents in the playoffs, they had all that it took and more to win all of those games and they obviously deserved every one. GGs to them and a non-joking congratulations to them for winning the the S29 'mini!
Everyone say it with me now!
On 3.
1...
2...
3...
SIM! GONNA! SIM!
I typically don't like to host self-pity parties, but in the spirit of Ultimus week, I'm going to do it for the culture anyway!
This season was a strong one for the Kansas City Coyotes. In fact, it was their best season we've had since my player was birthed into the DSFL. Finishing at a strong 8-5-1 record for the season, the Coyotes boasted a better record than their two consecutive 7-7 record seasons, making the playoffs in season 27 and missing them in season 28. This year however, Kansas City made big strides and were considered a strong contender for all 14 games (in my humble opinion). In classic ISFL and DSFL fashion though, this did not save the Coyotes from the classic "sim gonna sim" curse, which gave equal curse discrimination to all teams.
This point task isn't about those other teams though (well, mostly), this is about the Kansas City Coyotes.
At a 7-3-1 record, the Coyotes were determined to follow a strong home win against Portland in week 11 with another dub in week 12 at home against the (this season) lowly Bondi Beach Buccaneers. This Buccs were not having a great season to say the least as they would come into week 12 with a 1-10 record, leading Siege Cameron and the other Coyotes that this matchup would not be as stressful as the last. They were so wrong. Bondi Beach decided to, without difficulty, put up 28 unanswered points in the first half while shutting the Coyotes out completely until the third quarter. By then, it did not matter. The Buccaneers iced the game with another touchdown in the second half and won 35-21. We could not believe it. Bondi Beach only generated two turnovers so it wasn't gracious luck in that category by which they won this game, but by a miraculous offensive and defensive performance that nobody (not even the Buccs if I had to guess) saw coming. Needless to say, us Coyotes were not happy that our established strong offense and defense could not win this favored home game late in the season. Winning this game ultimately wouldn't have changed our place in the standings, but it still stung going into the finishing weeks of the season. That's right, we considered it a "sim gonna sim" game.
Next up is the playoffs. Against the top seeded Minnesota Grey Ducks, they had just finished their 2-0 sweep against us in the regular season in week 14 so they were clearly the favorites, I have no disagreements with that whatsoever. BUT, we were still one win against them in the regular season away from taking the top seed from them, so it's not as if they were *heavy* favorites going into this game in my opinion. We were still a team with an all-around good offensive and defensive game. The sim did not care though. After an MVP-esque season from Gimmy Jarappolo where he boasted very few turnovers, the young and elite QB uncharacteristically threw for FIVE total interceptions by the end of this game, and the Grey Ducks would force and recover two more fumbles to add to their generated turnover count.
I may be biased and bitter, but I still firmly stand that this game was an anomaly. You could say that the sim took this matchup simultaneously graced Minnesota with good fortune and cursed Kansas City with bad fortune considering how bad the loss actually was. There's no reason the Coyote offense should generate that many turnovers and then also hardly be able to gain any yards on offense without going 3 and out or having a drive-losing penalty on a gained first down. There's also no reason the Grey Ducks should've gotten away almost completely unscathed by turnovers against this strong Coyote defense coming into the playoffs. The Grey Ducks would (in my opinion) "sim gonna sim" their way into a huge 40-20 blowout win for their first round of the playoffs before ultimately winning the Ultimini this year (congratulations! [smh]). As for the impact this had on our season it obviously thwarted our Ultimini comeback win dream after S27's ending, but I can't say in good faith that the sim was the only thing that gave Minnesota the win in this matchup.
With all of that being said, the Minnesota Grey Ducks clearly showed throughout their strong regular season and high scoring wins in the playoffs that they were the best team in the league. Even if the sim decided not to smite either of their opponents in the playoffs, they had all that it took and more to win all of those games and they obviously deserved every one. GGs to them and a non-joking congratulations to them for winning the the S29 'mini!
Everyone say it with me now!
On 3.
1...
2...
3...
SIM! GONNA! SIM!