12-02-2017, 11:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-09-2017, 12:17 PM by JKortesi81.)
Ultimus Week!!
Robbed:
I think it’s plain to see that the San Jose Sabrecats got robbed of a playoff spot. Having a spectacular 9-5 season just go down the tubes because you play in the wrong division isn’t fair. San Jose should’ve been put in as a wild card over the Liberty, just because they’re a much better team. The Liberty are horrible. They only scored 265 points, which is the lowest by a mile of the 6 contenders. The also allowed 350 points, which is the most points allowed for the six contenders. In fact, you can argue that the Hawks should’ve gotten in over the Liberty, but they lost to the Yeti so in essence, they deserve what they got. As for San Jose, the Sabercats scored over 100 points more than the Liberty, and the also allowed almost 100 points less. And what about the head to head matchups? San Jose DOMINATED the Liberty in the 2 games the teams played. The Sabrecats beat the Liberty in Philly in Week 6 by a score of 26-6. And when the Liberty traveled to San Jose? A 51-9 beatdown was given to them for their troubles. There is zero chance you can argue that the Liberty deserved to be in the playoffs more than San Jose, and the only thing they had going for them was that they’re lucky to be in a weaker conference. (233)
Playoff Series MVP:
The ASFC title game between the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws gave us something we never seen before: an Outlaws loss. Yes, the run of dominance has ended. But which Otters player deserves the MVP for the game? Its easy to look at QB Mike Boss’ 469 yards passing, or the 153 yards from WR Robert Phelps. But the Otters offense couldn’t score through the air. And the ground game wasn’t amazing. Which causes me to consider the entire defense, who played amazingly. But one specific Otters defender stood out. Dominic Verns. The FS was everywhere on the field. He made 8 tackles, which lead the defense. He had 3 passes knocked down, also tops on the team. But he also made the most important play of the game. In the first quarter, Verns picked off Arizona’s King Bronko and returned the ball thirty yards for a touchdown. It made the score 7-0, and put all of the momentum in Orange County’s favor. The entire Otter defense played well, but Verns was their best player. He rose to the challenge in one of the biggest games (at the time) in Otters history, and put up one of the better defensive efforts in recent memory. Dominic Verns, MVP of the ASFC title game. (214)
Playoff Review:
ASFC title game: In what is historically an Outlaws win, the Otters came to play. In the first quarter, Dominic Verns’ pick six of King Bronko would give Orange County the 7-0 lead, and all of the momentum. Arizona would answer with a Reg Mackworthy TD to tie us at 7. Orange County would kick two straight field goals and then the teams would trade off on a couple more to get us to 16-10 at halftime. Arizona would take the lead 17-16 in the third quarter. Orange County would respond in the fourth with a touchdown drive of their own, as the offense finally punched one in with a Leroy Jenkins TD to give a 22-17 lead. The defense would hold on and the Otters would head to the Ultimus game.
NSFC title game: The Wraiths and the Liberty would play a tough game as both were looking forward to potentially making the Ultimus. Both defense would be on point here, as the first half wasn’t too exciting. Both teams traded field goals and we went into halftime with a 3-3 score. After some more back and forth scoreless action, it would be the Liberty who would score the game’s first touchdown with 5:44 left in the quarter as Fox North scored from Clifford Rove. This seems to inspire Yellowknife as they marched down the field and answered 4 minutes later on a Akselsen to Askins TD to tie it back up at 10. After a quick defensive stop, YKW went to work again. Akselsen and Cook would combine for two 39 yard gains, one of which being a touchdown, and Yellowknife would walk away with a 17-10 lead, that they’d hold on to win.
Ultimus game: Wraiths vs Otters. The Wraiths started off well, taking a 7-0 lead on an Akselsen to Law 32 yard TD. The Otters would strike back asap, as Mike Boss tossed a 44 yard TD to Bradley Westfield, and the game was tied at 7. After Orange County got the ball back, they would get stopped in the red zone and settle for a field goal, 10-7. After another defensive stop, Boss would find Westfield again for a 35 yard TD to take a 17-7 lead. The teams would trade field goals before the half and we’d see 20-10 Otters at the half. Yellowknife would start off with another field goal to cut the Otters’ lead to 20-13. But Boss would march them down the field again, this time connecting with Robert Phelps on a 22 yard touchdown and a 27-13 lead. Another Madlad field goal would make the game 30-13. Yellowknife finally figured out the Otters’ defense and Bubba Nuck would score on a 4 yard rush to get the score 30-20. The Wraiths would add a field goal to make it 30-23. Finally, on the last drive of the game, the Wraiths had a chance to tie, but they fell short and Orange County would go on to be the Ultimus IV champions! (500)
Going To Disneyland!:
The Ultimus MVP was very easily Orange County Otters QB, Mike Boss. He threw for 425 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Otters took home their first ever Ultimus Title. Boss had TDs passes of 22, 35, and 44 yards to his awesome receivers Phelps and Westfield. As a result of his MVP award, Boss was whisked away for an all expenses paid trip to Disneyland. He hated it. There were far too many kids in the way. Even with his fast pass for all of the rides, he found himself having to wait anyway. The coolest part of the trip for him was being able to help open the new Otter exhibit in the Animal Kingdom park. Disney was excited to have him cut the ribbon, and he got to get in the exhibit and get his picture taken with some real Otters! That was actually a really fun time. The rest of his trip was spent with some friends and teammates that went with him, as they rode all of the parks’ rides and proceeded to get hammered at all of the different countries in the Epcot Center. It wasn’t exactly how he imagined his trip, but in the end he had a great time. The trip wasn’t the important part, being the Ultimus Champion is. (217)
Robbed:
I think it’s plain to see that the San Jose Sabrecats got robbed of a playoff spot. Having a spectacular 9-5 season just go down the tubes because you play in the wrong division isn’t fair. San Jose should’ve been put in as a wild card over the Liberty, just because they’re a much better team. The Liberty are horrible. They only scored 265 points, which is the lowest by a mile of the 6 contenders. The also allowed 350 points, which is the most points allowed for the six contenders. In fact, you can argue that the Hawks should’ve gotten in over the Liberty, but they lost to the Yeti so in essence, they deserve what they got. As for San Jose, the Sabercats scored over 100 points more than the Liberty, and the also allowed almost 100 points less. And what about the head to head matchups? San Jose DOMINATED the Liberty in the 2 games the teams played. The Sabrecats beat the Liberty in Philly in Week 6 by a score of 26-6. And when the Liberty traveled to San Jose? A 51-9 beatdown was given to them for their troubles. There is zero chance you can argue that the Liberty deserved to be in the playoffs more than San Jose, and the only thing they had going for them was that they’re lucky to be in a weaker conference. (233)
Playoff Series MVP:
The ASFC title game between the Orange County Otters and the Arizona Outlaws gave us something we never seen before: an Outlaws loss. Yes, the run of dominance has ended. But which Otters player deserves the MVP for the game? Its easy to look at QB Mike Boss’ 469 yards passing, or the 153 yards from WR Robert Phelps. But the Otters offense couldn’t score through the air. And the ground game wasn’t amazing. Which causes me to consider the entire defense, who played amazingly. But one specific Otters defender stood out. Dominic Verns. The FS was everywhere on the field. He made 8 tackles, which lead the defense. He had 3 passes knocked down, also tops on the team. But he also made the most important play of the game. In the first quarter, Verns picked off Arizona’s King Bronko and returned the ball thirty yards for a touchdown. It made the score 7-0, and put all of the momentum in Orange County’s favor. The entire Otter defense played well, but Verns was their best player. He rose to the challenge in one of the biggest games (at the time) in Otters history, and put up one of the better defensive efforts in recent memory. Dominic Verns, MVP of the ASFC title game. (214)
Playoff Review:
ASFC title game: In what is historically an Outlaws win, the Otters came to play. In the first quarter, Dominic Verns’ pick six of King Bronko would give Orange County the 7-0 lead, and all of the momentum. Arizona would answer with a Reg Mackworthy TD to tie us at 7. Orange County would kick two straight field goals and then the teams would trade off on a couple more to get us to 16-10 at halftime. Arizona would take the lead 17-16 in the third quarter. Orange County would respond in the fourth with a touchdown drive of their own, as the offense finally punched one in with a Leroy Jenkins TD to give a 22-17 lead. The defense would hold on and the Otters would head to the Ultimus game.
NSFC title game: The Wraiths and the Liberty would play a tough game as both were looking forward to potentially making the Ultimus. Both defense would be on point here, as the first half wasn’t too exciting. Both teams traded field goals and we went into halftime with a 3-3 score. After some more back and forth scoreless action, it would be the Liberty who would score the game’s first touchdown with 5:44 left in the quarter as Fox North scored from Clifford Rove. This seems to inspire Yellowknife as they marched down the field and answered 4 minutes later on a Akselsen to Askins TD to tie it back up at 10. After a quick defensive stop, YKW went to work again. Akselsen and Cook would combine for two 39 yard gains, one of which being a touchdown, and Yellowknife would walk away with a 17-10 lead, that they’d hold on to win.
Ultimus game: Wraiths vs Otters. The Wraiths started off well, taking a 7-0 lead on an Akselsen to Law 32 yard TD. The Otters would strike back asap, as Mike Boss tossed a 44 yard TD to Bradley Westfield, and the game was tied at 7. After Orange County got the ball back, they would get stopped in the red zone and settle for a field goal, 10-7. After another defensive stop, Boss would find Westfield again for a 35 yard TD to take a 17-7 lead. The teams would trade field goals before the half and we’d see 20-10 Otters at the half. Yellowknife would start off with another field goal to cut the Otters’ lead to 20-13. But Boss would march them down the field again, this time connecting with Robert Phelps on a 22 yard touchdown and a 27-13 lead. Another Madlad field goal would make the game 30-13. Yellowknife finally figured out the Otters’ defense and Bubba Nuck would score on a 4 yard rush to get the score 30-20. The Wraiths would add a field goal to make it 30-23. Finally, on the last drive of the game, the Wraiths had a chance to tie, but they fell short and Orange County would go on to be the Ultimus IV champions! (500)
Going To Disneyland!:
The Ultimus MVP was very easily Orange County Otters QB, Mike Boss. He threw for 425 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Otters took home their first ever Ultimus Title. Boss had TDs passes of 22, 35, and 44 yards to his awesome receivers Phelps and Westfield. As a result of his MVP award, Boss was whisked away for an all expenses paid trip to Disneyland. He hated it. There were far too many kids in the way. Even with his fast pass for all of the rides, he found himself having to wait anyway. The coolest part of the trip for him was being able to help open the new Otter exhibit in the Animal Kingdom park. Disney was excited to have him cut the ribbon, and he got to get in the exhibit and get his picture taken with some real Otters! That was actually a really fun time. The rest of his trip was spent with some friends and teammates that went with him, as they rode all of the parks’ rides and proceeded to get hammered at all of the different countries in the Epcot Center. It wasn’t exactly how he imagined his trip, but in the end he had a great time. The trip wasn’t the important part, being the Ultimus Champion is. (217)