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FuriousChicken · 04-03-2025, 04:25 PM

1: Chickenwing
1.5-3 TPE

2. The San Francisco Pride, and Tampa Bay Barracuda both made it into the finals, however they both had a different path to the final (otherwise they would not be here). San Francisco had the Winnipeg Aurora, Seattle Argonauts, and the New Orleans Specters, winning all of them 4-2. While the Tampa Bay Barracuda had the Philadelphia Forge, Montreal Patriotes, and New England Wolfpack winning all of them 4-3. When looking at where the teams ended San Francisco Pride played against the 15th, 5thm and 6th placed team, while Tampa Bay Barracuda played against the 3rd, 7th, and 8th placed team. While both routes are very close to each other, you do have to say that the Tampa Bay Barracuda probably had the more difficult route than the San Francisco Pride, mostly down to them beating the Philadelphia Forge in the first round, compared to the Winnipeg Aurora who got beat by the San Francisco Pride.

155 Words – 3 TPE

8.(What happened to 7) I personally think the San Francisco Pride will win the challenge cup, part of this comes from me typing this after the matches, when the scoreline is already known which proved me right, and that is always fun to say. However the San Francisco Pride does feel like they had another couple of seasons of championship play, and at one point this triple win needed to happen, and it feels like this is the season it would happen. Basically from the start the San Francisco Pride felt like the heavy favorites for this season, once again so to speak. Meanwhile while the Tampa Bay Barracuda feels like they got a team together which could win any other season, it just feel like this is the season for the San Francisco Pride. Of course knowing afterwards, it might be the last season for the Pride with a few players already having left the team.

153 words – 3 TPE

Total: 7.5-8 TPE

Thunfish · 04-03-2025, 08:02 PM

1. Portimonense

12. If I had to guess, I would say that it will probably go awry for the contenders. Can't say why but I feel that is what it will be, maybe that is just pessimism from me or something. But I don't know, I feel like an expansion will not be enough to knock the top dogs off the perch yet. Still, guess that is an idea to try and fix it, right? Good luck with that.

I am actually more curious about where the teams will be placed, mostly because it tends to be pretty interesting to have a new place to visit and all. Assuming we play every team and all, that is another place to write about if we ever feel like doing so. The competitive aspect is interesting enough but I think you are more likely to just have teams that are just there for a while and not really doing anything major, plus the teams who have the handle of things are far bigger than you would think where losing four players will make that much of a difference.

Finally, I do feel like I will be uncovered for the draft somehow. Haven't been traded yet so it might end up happening somehow.

***CloudRobot*** · 04-03-2025, 08:05 PM

+3 TPE Trivia Verification word:tyluke

10. +4 TPE
This is a good question that really every GM that is not in the challenege cup final must be right now asking themselves: What do they do that makes them so succsessful. And now if there was a clear answer then wouldnt every team try to do it. Well I dont know about that. What works for one team may not work for another. I like pancakes troy may like waffles. As Mac Turner loves to say "Potatos Tomatos." Speaking on that point a bit further, I'd like to think that the two teams have taken steps to improve player life. Someone should really be asking what they are feeding these players! The season is already long and grueling enough but playoffs is rough! As the age old saying goes: Give that boy some milk. Food and the quality of that food is undervalued for its importance in a teams succsess. Moving on, I think another thing that these two teams are doing differnt than the rest of the league is mattresses, more specfically mattresses for the players and coaches. Now everyone knows sleep is important but not everyone knows that a great mattress can be the differnce in a game. Same thing with pillows. Well those are my two cents

4. +1 TPE
I think what maybe newer users or those unfamiliar with FHM are underestimating in this case is a factor in FHM called chemistry. The longer a player plays with another player, the better they will perform together. That is why when you have these players such as Tampa Bay’s Jølngüštrâädüvich DuBølk, Rikkert Biemans and Johnny Wagner-Svenson who are still performing despite regression, some of the has to be credited to the devloped chemistry between the players.

Total: +8 tpe

Rtpc31 · 04-03-2025, 09:02 PM

1. shwoop +3TPE

12. Expanding with an additional four teams is surely going to shake up the power balance of the league. While the cores of successful teams will likely remain untouched, the depth that separates the great teams from the good teams is the facet that is going to be hit the hardest. Those teams with three strong forward lines and three powerful defensive pairs are going to have to make tough decisions whereas teams with a few good players will likely only lose replacement level players. Therefore, I think there will be a rush on free agents by teams in their contention windows to replace the good players they lost, while mid to low tier teams will likely fill this with mid tier stop gaps or bringing up their prospects to fill the voids. In the immediate interim future after the expansion draft, I think we will see a lot of prospects turn pro early. Ultimately, over the long term, this will increase parity and hopefully spread the wealth to prevent these prolonged contention windows that we are seeing in the current era with only a handful of teams making it to the conference finals and going on to win the cup season after season. (203 words) +4TPE

15. The San Francisco Pride ended up winning their third consecutive championship and it came as no surprise. They have been the bogeyman of the league over that time and their depth and talent is nearly impossible to match over a seven game series. Tampa Bay put up a good effort, but ultimately fell in a similar way that Winnipeg, Seattle, and New Orleans did before them. You can get keep it close over a two or three game stretch but eventually the Pride are going to be too much to overcome. (91 words) +1TPE

Bfine · 04-03-2025, 11:55 PM

Sorry double post on accident

CaptainCamel · Yesterday, 09:53 AM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

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2. Which team has had the easier road to the cup finals? Do you think they could have made it to the finals if they were in a different division?

I mean, I don't want to discredit any team in the West. I know there are some incredible teams over there with Texas, Seattle, and New Orleans, but just look at how dominant San Francisco has been for so many years now. It is not that they are in the easier conference, but more that they are just THAT dominant that really wherever they are at, they will have the easier road to the finals. Meanwhile Tampa Bay had to blow through two of the best teams in the East to get where they are. I don't know how they keep doing it, but they obviously know how to dig in come playoff time.

WC: 114
+2 TPE

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10. Written, 50 to 200+ words. What do they do different?

We’ve seen Tampa Bay and San Francisco make the finals twice in a row and both 3 times in the last 5 seasons. What do they do differently that other teams should follow for better success in their future playoff runs?

Truly I wish I knew. Two years in a row now, the Atlanta Inferno have either won the Presidents trophy, or have missed out on it by a mere 2 points. And both years, they were taken out of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Barracuda who were one of the lower teams coming into the playoffs. And even in years prior to this, when Atlanta were below Tampa Bay, it always seemed like it would be Tampa Bay eliminating the Atlanta Inferno. Maybe there is something in the water down there in the gulf that's fueling these players come playoff time. Maybe it's that warm Florida sun once mid-spring hits, I really do not know. But they clearly know how to dig in when the time comes and get the big important wins. And on the San Francisco side, I mean, just look at them. Pure and utter dominance both in the regular season and in playoffs. They have so many top TPE earners, their GM knows how to find excellent players and keep a hold of them.

WC: 179
+3 TPE

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