Well, another 3-4 seasons of DSFL GMing have come and gone. I’ll be honest, I never expected to be back to GMing in the DSFL, especially not as soon as I did once I recreated. And don’t even get me started about how crazy it felt to be GMing a team that WASN’T KCC. Crazy stuff aside, getting to be a GM at Bondi was a really fun opportunity! It felt like a unique challenge to go from a team I was so familiar with to one that I originally had very little interactions with until I was drafted by them. But man, Trempale and the crew really made me feel welcomed. And getting drafted alongside RapidEagle and getting to work with him was a dream come true in the league for me (big RapidEagle fan).
It felt good to be a Buc, but I'll tell you what felt even better, and that was everything we achieved as a team before I became GM and during. Since my recreate draft class, Bondi has led the DSFL in call-ups twice at 7 (Back to back seasons no less). We've also had 8 players go in the first round since the S35 draft with 4 of those players going in the first during the S37 draft. Then we've had a multitude of users nominated for MDM, with two of our very own going head to head for it last season and one of them even winning it. And all of this isn't even including the tonight's draft, as I wrote this all before that lmao. The point is, Bondi's had some really amazing users stop by and come through for the past couple of seasons. And even with all of the losses we've incurred, this team still managed to make playoffs twice and even win the big game for the first time in about 10 seasons.
When I was KCC GM, there were a lot of things I regretted during that time. I felt like there was so much more I could do for that team, and now with Bondi, I feel at peace that in my second opportunity, I've overcome everything that I failed at originally. I beat all the teams who used to haunt me, made the playoffs, drafted tons of talented users, and finally helped give those users the success they so very much deserved for their efforts. But I want to make it clear that this wasn't all me. My supporting cast in Bondi was absolutely elite, and so many of these new users that came into the league were a huge part of that cast. Adam, Moldy, Arctic, Dip, and my fellow GM Artix/Chucky. These guys are amazing, to put it simply. I cannot state enough how much they've done to make Bondi the absolutely amazing place it is. And I'd be remiss to not mention many of the older alumni who helped out as well, those being Trempale, NTG, Thor, Mori, Scory, Laser, ThunderTitan, MattBake, Xenos, and Void. The success of this team was a massive group project that everyone contributed meaningfully to, and I'm so glad to have been a part of this project and to have worked with every single one of these people.
Also, I do want to touch specifically on my man Artix for a moment here, as they have been one of the greatest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with in anything ever. Artix has been so passionate, so organized, friendly, and on top of everything. They are easily one of the most reliable people I know on this planet, so I'm very thankful for the opportunity to have done this with them and for Artix to have been willing to work with me over these past couple of seasons.
Anyway, to sum this all up, this has been an amazing experience through and through. I'm looking forward to taking a break from GMing for a bit, but I'm sure one of these days an ISFL team will finally give the shot and I'll be right back to it. But until then, I've accomplished everything I possibly could as a DSFL GM and I'm satisfied retiring from it unless absolutely needed. So, with that all said, who replaces me? Well, obviously there's a lot of great options to choose from, but we've had a very dedicated user who's been waiting months for the chance, so I'm happy to finally pull the trigger and announce that @AnUnoriginalGuy (otherwise known as Adam) will be taking my place! If you've kept up with the Bondi Beach Twitter at all, it should come to no surprise the kind of effort Adam's already put in, along with his many media articles and just being an all around fun guy to have around! I've got no doubt that Bondi will continue to be in good hands with Adam and Artix leading the charge, along with the rest of the crew we've got there. So, the future remains bright for sure! Excited to see what comes next.
TL;DR: YEEEEEEEHAAAAWWWWW I'M OUTTA HERE! ADAM'S TAKING MY PLACE. ARTIX THE GOAT. BONDI BEACH IS THE BEST TEAM!!!!!!!!
It felt good to be a Buc, but I'll tell you what felt even better, and that was everything we achieved as a team before I became GM and during. Since my recreate draft class, Bondi has led the DSFL in call-ups twice at 7 (Back to back seasons no less). We've also had 8 players go in the first round since the S35 draft with 4 of those players going in the first during the S37 draft. Then we've had a multitude of users nominated for MDM, with two of our very own going head to head for it last season and one of them even winning it. And all of this isn't even including the tonight's draft, as I wrote this all before that lmao. The point is, Bondi's had some really amazing users stop by and come through for the past couple of seasons. And even with all of the losses we've incurred, this team still managed to make playoffs twice and even win the big game for the first time in about 10 seasons.
When I was KCC GM, there were a lot of things I regretted during that time. I felt like there was so much more I could do for that team, and now with Bondi, I feel at peace that in my second opportunity, I've overcome everything that I failed at originally. I beat all the teams who used to haunt me, made the playoffs, drafted tons of talented users, and finally helped give those users the success they so very much deserved for their efforts. But I want to make it clear that this wasn't all me. My supporting cast in Bondi was absolutely elite, and so many of these new users that came into the league were a huge part of that cast. Adam, Moldy, Arctic, Dip, and my fellow GM Artix/Chucky. These guys are amazing, to put it simply. I cannot state enough how much they've done to make Bondi the absolutely amazing place it is. And I'd be remiss to not mention many of the older alumni who helped out as well, those being Trempale, NTG, Thor, Mori, Scory, Laser, ThunderTitan, MattBake, Xenos, and Void. The success of this team was a massive group project that everyone contributed meaningfully to, and I'm so glad to have been a part of this project and to have worked with every single one of these people.
Also, I do want to touch specifically on my man Artix for a moment here, as they have been one of the greatest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with in anything ever. Artix has been so passionate, so organized, friendly, and on top of everything. They are easily one of the most reliable people I know on this planet, so I'm very thankful for the opportunity to have done this with them and for Artix to have been willing to work with me over these past couple of seasons.
Anyway, to sum this all up, this has been an amazing experience through and through. I'm looking forward to taking a break from GMing for a bit, but I'm sure one of these days an ISFL team will finally give the shot and I'll be right back to it. But until then, I've accomplished everything I possibly could as a DSFL GM and I'm satisfied retiring from it unless absolutely needed. So, with that all said, who replaces me? Well, obviously there's a lot of great options to choose from, but we've had a very dedicated user who's been waiting months for the chance, so I'm happy to finally pull the trigger and announce that @AnUnoriginalGuy (otherwise known as Adam) will be taking my place! If you've kept up with the Bondi Beach Twitter at all, it should come to no surprise the kind of effort Adam's already put in, along with his many media articles and just being an all around fun guy to have around! I've got no doubt that Bondi will continue to be in good hands with Adam and Artix leading the charge, along with the rest of the crew we've got there. So, the future remains bright for sure! Excited to see what comes next.
TL;DR: YEEEEEEEHAAAAWWWWW I'M OUTTA HERE! ADAM'S TAKING MY PLACE. ARTIX THE GOAT. BONDI BEACH IS THE BEST TEAM!!!!!!!!