(S35) PT 4 - Celebrating 5 Years

[stein]

I would say that the entirety of season 34 has had a pretty large impact on me and my trajectory in the league. The Hawks won the season 33 Ultimus, which led many people to expect them to win the season 34 Ultimus as well. But the sim gods were unkind and gave the Hawks an inexplicably bad season. This lead to some free agents that are primarily interested in winning championships to jump ship and seek greener pastures, including a highly skilled cornerback, which left a hole in the Hawks lineup. The Hawks ended up with 3rd pick in the season 35 draft. Had they not done as poorly as they did, they would have had a later pick and it's unlikely I would have ended up on the team, since most people didn't expect me to fall more than a few picks down in that draft. Had the chips fallen differently, I probably wouldn't have ended up on this absolutely amazing team. But the stars aligned and the Hawks ended up picking me and I'm absolutely loving it here!

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[slothfacekilla]

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[3lewsers]

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[zaynzk]

When looking through the league and the time I have been here I have been able to be apart of so many interesting and crazy times. I could have chosen to do something incredibly positive but I instead wanna talk about an event I witnessed happened and in some ways was a part of. Zamir Kehla was a interesting guy, his first player was viewed as incredibly annoying and a bit toxic, however. At the end of S25 he decided to leave the outlaws in hopes of joining a more competitive team at the time. And despite a few obvious flags, Austin and Colorado both were vying for his services until he crossed the line and posted a very bad “joke” the fallout ended up being quite bad and he retired. A couple seasons later a new user named Excelsior joined. While he had some “odd” negative tendencies he was a good enough user to win Most Dedicated New Memebr and land a HO intern position. Around that same time Zamir rejoined, and unlike last time it was clear he had no interest in being productive and after getting himself banned from the general chat he ended up posting the leaked results of the draft in his retirement post.

Now who leaked this? There were accusation and finger pointing all around, but it turns out that Zamir Leaked the draft to himself, as he revealed that he was Excelsior this whole time. This was probably the most interesting and kinda sad drama I have seen. It is clear that Zamir cared about the league in some way and considering he has attempted to make different multis to come back, it’s clear he isn’t over it yet. Either way Zamir left a weird mark on the isfl and hope he serves as a cautionary tale

[Jangorhino]

i dont remember how long ive been with the league, but its been a while. the best part of the league for me has been during covid. out dsfl team was pretty good and we had an awesome locker room. we had some amazing users and we were incredibly active on discord. we went hard in there every day and night and we had users from all over the league joining in all the time. tbh the experience kind of ruined the league for me. my dsfl experience during the beginning of the pandemic was so awesome, everything else has been a let down. i've looked to recreate the experience with every team ive been on since and have been unsuccessful in every attempt. 

the other coolest thing about the league has been creating for dotts. that was really fun and i think it added value to the league for the users who enjoy the cards. Mith and Cal and everyone did a great job getting that off the floor. it was a lot of work but it was really worth it at the time. hopefully people enjoyed the cards as much as i enjoyed working on that stuff.   

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[lordcoolcats]

On March 23, 2022, I was poisoned by my constituents.

This is my story.

It began with a simple message. A ping from an old friend, @Fronk, over Discord.

“Join our simulation football league. You’d like it.”

I read the words and snickered.

What a ridiculous concept. I’m not wasting my time with that, I thought to myself. 

I oft wonder now what my life would be like had I simply responded “no”, as I’d intended to. But of course, my curiosity got the better of me.

Soon enough, @Fronk had me in a chat with @IceBear32, giving me all the details.

“Create your player, pick your position and assign attributes. You'll be scouted and then drafted.”

Little did I know how deep their hooks were already sunken into my flesh. I was a mere pawn to be toyed with. Disillusioned with dreams of grandeur. Of touchdowns and Ultimini championships. Of fame and glory. I thought I could be their king, when in reality, I was naught but their jester.

This is how they dragged me into their twisted little football league. Not kicking and screaming, but willing and ambitious.

I was naïve. I was a fool. I was a poor, helpless shmuck.

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Flash forward to today. It is nearly June. Or so the calendar app on my phone tells me. But I do not trust it.  I do not trust anyone or anything, nor will I ever again.

The world around me is not what it seems. It has grown difficult to parse the lines between my own reality and the reality of Jasper Fontaine, Tight End for the Norfolk Seawolves. 

My wife tells me I have a different name. A job. Pets. Responsibilities. But I know only one thing: Football.

I bake her a lasagna, but she does not reward me with TPE. I am heartbroken. And I begin to wonder…

Why should I work when I could be training for the big game? Why waste time with a second job when my league salary is more than enough to live comfortably? Why spend time with the strangers she claims are my friends and family, when I could be bonding with my Norfolk fleet?

Am I lost?

No.

I am home.

Home amongst my fellow players. Home amongst the prediction threads. The point tasks. The twitter banter and the graphics submissions. I have lived here two months now, and I begin to wonder how I ever survived elsewhere. For what better sustenance is there than the ISFL? It is my nourishment. It is my everything.

It has provided me with friends. It has provided me with purpose. It has provided me with newfound life.

On March 23, 2022, I was poisoned by my constituents.

On that day, LordCoolcats ceased to exist.

And in his place, Jasper Fontaine was born.

[Tesla]

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[JoshiePoo]

5 years is a long time. Boom, scalding hot take I know. Like all the other rookies, I’ve only been around for a month and some change, but I’ve been thoroughly enjoying myself. From the new player experience to all the helpful and kind people on the various discord servers, what’s not to love? The community is obviously the crown jewel of this league, and it shows every single day. One moment that stood out to me, bizarrely in some sense, was the S34 DSFL draft. The reddit class had 1 or 2 games off the waiver wire before we were thrust into a whirlwind offseason full of TPE and adventure. The anticipation was building towards the big day, when we would have our proverbial moment in the spotlight and find out where our new home would be. Then the day was finally upon us. I was on a work trip outside my state, lying on my tiny bed with my phone streaming the draft. It’s weird that it’s such a clear memory, but I’m sitting there clutching my phone, waiting for my name to be called, other people are flying off the board, and I just kept thinking surely I’ll be next. It felt like I was tumbling down the board though! When KC finally selected me, it was a fun mix of different emotions. I had been on a bit of an ego trip before the draft, thinking I might sneak into the first couple of rounds. So I was a bit frustrated, but also very excited to get started. And in the end it was a dope experience, seeing where all the new players got selected, meeting my new teammates. Just a fun range of different emotions, and a well put together production by everyone involved.

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[crazylemire]

Well for my player Tony Demonson it is the ISFL that has brought him across the world from his junior stay in the DFSL with the Bondi Beach Buccaneers out in Bondi Beach Australia, too when Tony was Drafted too his pro hometown team the Berlin Fire salamanders out in Berlin Germany it is cool too have going from city too city even if it isnt real but it is country too country for me, I am in 3 other sim leagues besides this one, but the thing I really love about ISFL comparison too the other leagues is the YouTube sims I just find them so much better than the other leagues and also how fast it was too be able too capitalize and reep some reward for playing in the league he felt like this was the league that took me the least time too build a really half decent player and I like that

[FootballIsCool]

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