10-17-2022, 06:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-18-2022, 11:36 AM by dude_man. Edited 1 time in total.)
Hello ladies and gentlemen. I've decided to put my incredible powers of prediction to the test. I'm going to take a look at the current state of the league and see if I can predict the 38th season of the ISFL. Keep in mind I only just returned to the ISFL a few weeks ago and I need money.
RECORD BREAKDOWN
ASFC:
Arizona Outlaws 11-5
New York Silverbacks 11-5
New Orleans Second Line 10-6
San Jose Sabercats 8-8
Orange County Otters 5-11
Honolulu Hahalua 3-13
Austin Copperheads 3-13
Arizona will be a lot of people’s favorite to win the asfc and maybe even the league. Though I don’t think it’s as clear cut as it may have been before the draft. I really like what New York was snake to accomplish by trading during the Honolulu fire sale. Is it a bit of a jump from where they were last year? Sure. Though I don’t believe it’s too much to expect the silverbacks as a clear cut playoff contender.
New Orleans is another team that is without question quite a bit better than their contemporaries on this list. I think the top 3 placements in the asfc will be remarkably competitive and will be the more exciting side of the playoffs this year. San Jose on the other hand leaves me guessing. Could they pull off an upset or two? Sure. Do I think they have what it takes to go deep and win a title? I have no idea. I find with teams like this the best scenario is to just say they’ll draw even.
The final three teams are in rough shape. Honolulu especially. Honestly 3 wins may be a bit too generous but we all know how the sim goes. I think the most interesting aspect between Austin, Honolulu, and Orange County will be which team has the best rebuild a few seasons from now.
NSFC:
Sarasota Sailfish 13-3
Yellowknife Wraiths 10-6
Philadelphia Liberty 9-7
Colorado Yeti 7-9
Chicago Butchers 7-9
Berlin Fire Salamanders 5-11
Baltimore Hawks 2-14
I don’t believe the NSFC is anywhere near as competitive as their ASFC counterparts. This conference feels far more too heavy. I know a lot of people will have Arizona as their regular season champion. Honestly though, Sarasota plays in a much easier division. I think they could be in for a very, very successful season.
Yellowknife are sort of my league underdog. I believe in their potential to do well this year. However, on paper at least I’ll remain cautiously optimistic. I think they did get better with their off-season moves, I just need to see how that translates during games.
Berlin and Colorado could easily swap places imo. They’re both incredibly young and probably still a year or two away from seriously contending. Which in a way makes them pretty hard to place. Philly is sort of in that boat as well but I feel more comfortable with them at this moment in time.
Chicago and Baltimore are both just really old now. Baltimore shipped a lot of their value off to prepare for a long rebuild. Chicago might still have some fight left in them but I don’t see either of these teams being in the running for quite some time.
RECORD BREAKDOWN
ASFC:
Arizona Outlaws 11-5
New York Silverbacks 11-5
New Orleans Second Line 10-6
San Jose Sabercats 8-8
Orange County Otters 5-11
Honolulu Hahalua 3-13
Austin Copperheads 3-13
Arizona will be a lot of people’s favorite to win the asfc and maybe even the league. Though I don’t think it’s as clear cut as it may have been before the draft. I really like what New York was snake to accomplish by trading during the Honolulu fire sale. Is it a bit of a jump from where they were last year? Sure. Though I don’t believe it’s too much to expect the silverbacks as a clear cut playoff contender.
New Orleans is another team that is without question quite a bit better than their contemporaries on this list. I think the top 3 placements in the asfc will be remarkably competitive and will be the more exciting side of the playoffs this year. San Jose on the other hand leaves me guessing. Could they pull off an upset or two? Sure. Do I think they have what it takes to go deep and win a title? I have no idea. I find with teams like this the best scenario is to just say they’ll draw even.
The final three teams are in rough shape. Honolulu especially. Honestly 3 wins may be a bit too generous but we all know how the sim goes. I think the most interesting aspect between Austin, Honolulu, and Orange County will be which team has the best rebuild a few seasons from now.
NSFC:
Sarasota Sailfish 13-3
Yellowknife Wraiths 10-6
Philadelphia Liberty 9-7
Colorado Yeti 7-9
Chicago Butchers 7-9
Berlin Fire Salamanders 5-11
Baltimore Hawks 2-14
I don’t believe the NSFC is anywhere near as competitive as their ASFC counterparts. This conference feels far more too heavy. I know a lot of people will have Arizona as their regular season champion. Honestly though, Sarasota plays in a much easier division. I think they could be in for a very, very successful season.
Yellowknife are sort of my league underdog. I believe in their potential to do well this year. However, on paper at least I’ll remain cautiously optimistic. I think they did get better with their off-season moves, I just need to see how that translates during games.
Berlin and Colorado could easily swap places imo. They’re both incredibly young and probably still a year or two away from seriously contending. Which in a way makes them pretty hard to place. Philly is sort of in that boat as well but I feel more comfortable with them at this moment in time.
Chicago and Baltimore are both just really old now. Baltimore shipped a lot of their value off to prepare for a long rebuild. Chicago might still have some fight left in them but I don’t see either of these teams being in the running for quite some time.