The Capital Times
Volume 2, Issue 1
Bort Acts
Following the final whistle of Dot Bowl CVIII in which the Orlando Prime Timers defeated the visiting Cherokee Nation 49-7 to secure their second straight CL title, dots across the land awoke to find a radically new league structure. After much debate, hand-wringing, exhortation, and threats of rage-quitting, the GLB community managed to reach a rare consensus, and presented to the powers-that-be a new vision for the league structure that would see the old Champion League replaced by two new Pro leagues.
Having been presented with the findings of a mid-season user poll conducted by Tomcic & Associates Market Research, GLB president and CEO Bort was prompted into action. Each league will now consist of 12-teams, with GLB’s new top echelon composed of the 12-Champion League teams from Season 108, the 8-Pro league playoff teams, and 4-teams recently promoted from the AAA ranks. A 3-game playoff format will now culminate with the champions emerging from each of the two Pro leagues facing each other in one final showdown at the Bort Bowl, for all marbles and associated bragging rights. (Announcement of Dot Bowl CIX halftime performance to follow.)
Moving forward, at the conclusion of each season, 16-teams will be in motion, with the bottom 4 non-playoff teams from each Pro league relegated down to AAA, to be replaced by the 8-AAA teams who made it past their first-round playoff matchups.
There was some controversy over an early demotion, whereby the 1-and-15 KC Comets, accused of intentionally tanking down the stretch, were initially dropped down a rung to AAA. All seems to have been resolved, however, with KC finding themselves back in the big league, albeit with a considerable chemistry hit. Addressing the GLB authorities following the restoration, KC Co-owner PLAYMAKERS released the following statement: “Don’t forget our chem reset to 85 while you are in there promoting us to Pros where we belong. Also, Wise is a bitch.”
Oath of Omertà franchise owner (and part-time bookie) Pwned released his Season 109 pre-season power rankings. To no one’s surprise, the list was topped by the reigning CL champions, the Orlando Prime Timers. As such rankings inevitably do, Pwned’s list stirred up a hornets’ nest of dissenting opinions, and shade was being thrown in all directions, with gusto and abandon.
Analysts agree, if the point of the recent league restructure was to inject a shot of competition and life back into the top levels of the game, the initial signs would seem to indicate that it worked.
Will KC’s chemistry reset in time for the new season? Can RyanCane be beaten? Is Wise really a bitch? Buckle up for Season 109 and find out.
Volume 2, Issue 1
Bort Acts
Following the final whistle of Dot Bowl CVIII in which the Orlando Prime Timers defeated the visiting Cherokee Nation 49-7 to secure their second straight CL title, dots across the land awoke to find a radically new league structure. After much debate, hand-wringing, exhortation, and threats of rage-quitting, the GLB community managed to reach a rare consensus, and presented to the powers-that-be a new vision for the league structure that would see the old Champion League replaced by two new Pro leagues.
Having been presented with the findings of a mid-season user poll conducted by Tomcic & Associates Market Research, GLB president and CEO Bort was prompted into action. Each league will now consist of 12-teams, with GLB’s new top echelon composed of the 12-Champion League teams from Season 108, the 8-Pro league playoff teams, and 4-teams recently promoted from the AAA ranks. A 3-game playoff format will now culminate with the champions emerging from each of the two Pro leagues facing each other in one final showdown at the Bort Bowl, for all marbles and associated bragging rights. (Announcement of Dot Bowl CIX halftime performance to follow.)
Moving forward, at the conclusion of each season, 16-teams will be in motion, with the bottom 4 non-playoff teams from each Pro league relegated down to AAA, to be replaced by the 8-AAA teams who made it past their first-round playoff matchups.
There was some controversy over an early demotion, whereby the 1-and-15 KC Comets, accused of intentionally tanking down the stretch, were initially dropped down a rung to AAA. All seems to have been resolved, however, with KC finding themselves back in the big league, albeit with a considerable chemistry hit. Addressing the GLB authorities following the restoration, KC Co-owner PLAYMAKERS released the following statement: “Don’t forget our chem reset to 85 while you are in there promoting us to Pros where we belong. Also, Wise is a bitch.”
Oath of Omertà franchise owner (and part-time bookie) Pwned released his Season 109 pre-season power rankings. To no one’s surprise, the list was topped by the reigning CL champions, the Orlando Prime Timers. As such rankings inevitably do, Pwned’s list stirred up a hornets’ nest of dissenting opinions, and shade was being thrown in all directions, with gusto and abandon.
Analysts agree, if the point of the recent league restructure was to inject a shot of competition and life back into the top levels of the game, the initial signs would seem to indicate that it worked.
Will KC’s chemistry reset in time for the new season? Can RyanCane be beaten? Is Wise really a bitch? Buckle up for Season 109 and find out.
Edited by Ravenwood on Oct 29, 2024 06:29:53
Edited by Ravenwood on Oct 29, 2024 06:27:04
