World Bowl XXXI Everything Thread

by **Free Republics** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:00 pm

World Bowl XXXI
A Return to Remember

Welcome to the 31st edition of the World Bowl, hosted by the Federation of Free Republics and sponsored by Sporting World Magazine. This thread is for the posting of your rosters and RPs and will also be where I will post results. While including OOC notes in your RPs is fine, posts that are purely OOC belong in the World Bowl Discussion Thread. Additional information will be found in the next few posts.

Schedule

December 6th - Matchday One
December 7th - Matchday Two
December 8th - Matchday Three
December 9th - Matchday Four
December 10th - Matchday Five
December 11th - Matchday Six
December 12th - Scheduled Off Day
December 13th - Matchday Seven
December 14th - Unexpected Off Day
December 15th - Matchday Eight
December 16th - Matchday Nine
December 17th - Matchday Ten
December 18th - Matchday Eleven
December 19th - Matchday Twelve
December 20th - Matchday Thirteen
December 21st - Matchday Fourteen
December 22nd - Play-in Games (if necessary)
December 23rd-28th - Scheduled Off Days
December 29th - Round of 16
December 31st - Quarterfinals
January 2nd - Semifinals
January 4th - Championship Game and 3rd Place Game

Cutoff Time: 8-10 PM Eastern Time (North America)

Alphabetical List of Signed Up Nations

Abaja
Abanhfleft
Allamunnic Sporting Commission
Allamunnic States
Banija
Christian Isles
Chromatika
Cosumar
Cryandolap
Cumhact
De Dreamland
Drawkland
Equatorial Zeldaen
Ethane
Firebolt
Fleuronordicia
Free Republics
Frenline Delpha
Fujisawan Territories
Greater Vakolicci Haven
Gregoryisgodistan
Jeckland
Kaboomlandia
Kebec
Korizland
Kosovakia
Main Nation Ministry
Nassau-Hessen
Newmanistan
Northern Shrekistan
Oisinistan
Qasden
Republic of Rawn
Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Santaclausisgodistan
Schottia
Selvera
Smertonosnyy
Somersville
Southern Democratic States
The Fair Republic
The Redvale
The United States of Saints
Thereisnogodistan
United States of Devonta
Vettrera
West Angola
West Saintland

All 48 nations on this list have signed up for the World Bowl and may post rosters and RPs in this thread. Anybody who is not on this list should not post in this thread.

Useful Links

World Bowl Discussion Thread
World Bowl XXXI Bid
Guide to Sports RP
Wikipedia's article on American football

by **Free Republics** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:00 pm

All-Mart Conference

RT&T Division

Banija (5)
Main Nation Ministry (UR)
Christian Isles (UR)
Abaja (16)

R&K Bank Division

The Redvale (UR)
Royal Kingdom of Quebec (13)
Somersville (UR)
Cosumar (6)

FreedomCola Division

Vettrera (UR)
Santaclausisgodistan (UR)
Schottia (3)
Southern Democratic States (32)

Sporting World Conference

RepublicSoft Division

West Saintland (25)
Qasden (49)
De Dreamland (UR)
Allamunnic States (4)

O'Reilly Organization Division

Kebec (UR)
The United States of Saints (26)
Gregoryisgodistan (7)
Cumhact (UR)

Olden Division

The Fair Republic (14)
Kaboomlandia (10)
Jeckland (UR)
Newmanistan (UR)

Nicholls Enterprises Conference

Bank of Acedonia Division

Oisinistan (72)
Fujisawan Territories (UR)
Fleuronordicia (36)
Drawkland (2)

Bank of Republica Division

Frenline Delpha (11)
Allamunnic Sporting Commission (UR)
Thereisnogodistan (22)
Korizland (UR)

Baseton Mutual Division

Republic of Rawn (UR)
United States of Devonta (20)
Ethane (12)
Selvera (UR)

Dixon Light Conference

New Republican Wrestling Conglomerate Division

Smertonosnyy (UR)
Nassau-Hessen (18)
Equatorial Zeldaen (UR)
Free Republics (36)

National Organization for Men Division

Greater Vakolicci Haven (21)
Northern Shrekistan (UR)
Chromatika (9)
West Angola (UR)

BearOil Division

Abanhfleft (1)
Cryandolap (UR)
Kosovakia (UR)
Firebolt (49)

Schedule

MDs 1, 3, 6, 8, 11 and 14 will be divisional days. The remainder will exclusively feature conference (inter-divisional) games. Divisional days read like typical NS Sports schedules. For conference days, A, B and C represent the three divisions in the conference and 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent the teams in each division (based on the order in which they appear in the above schedule.

MD1 - Divisional: 1v4, 2v3
MD2 - Conference: A1vC1, A2vC2, B1vA3, B2vA4, C3vB3, C4vB4
MD3 - Divisional: 4v3 1v2
MD4 - Conference: A3vC3, A4vC4, B3vA1, B4vA2, C1vB1, C2vB2
MD5 - Conference: C1vA3, C2vA4, A1vB1, A2vB2, B3vC4, B4vC3
MD6 - Divisional: 2v4, 3v1
MD7 - Conference: C3vA1, C4vA2, A3vB3, A4vB4, B1vC2, B2vC1
MD8 - Divisional: 4v1, 3v2
MD9 - Conference: A1vC4, A2vC3, B2vA3, B1vA4, C1vB4, C2vB3
MD10 - Conference: A3vC2, A4vC1, B3vA2, B4vA1, C3vB2, C4vB1
MD11 - Divisional: 3v4, 2v1
MD12 - Conference: C1vA2 C2vA1, A3vB4, A4vB3, B1vC3, B2vC4
MD13 - Conference: C3vA4, C4vA3, A1vB2, A2vB1, B3vC1, B4vC2
MD14 - Divisional: 4v2, 1v3

Home team listed first, per NS Sports convention

by **Free Republics** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:01 pm

Free Republics National Information

History of the Free Republics

The Federation of Free Republics was formed in 1767, following decades of revolutions in the Greater Republica region. In the previous few decades, there had been a wave of revolutions. The ideas of liberalism had become popular in the region, as Abram Schmitts, an economist from Shostistan, wrote several books promoting the benefits of capitalizm. Soon, absolute monarchies fell throughout the Greater Republica region. The Kingdom of Saintland remained unaffected by this wave of revolutions, due to its self-imposed isolation.

Following the revolutions, there were now many Republics scattered throughout the region. These Republics faced seemingly constant attempts from reactionary elements to reverse the revolution and bring back absolute monarchy. They also had trouble trading and communicating with one another. The newly free, with a lowercase f, Republics had numerous antiquated laws and contradictory systems of measurement in effect. A foot in Vorita was 2 feet in Amolotopia and a meter in Roxawa was a decimeter in Nejax. It was a total mess all around. This mess was made even worse by the multitude of languages spoken in the different Republics. As they sought to eliminate trade barriers and forge closer ties between one another, their efforts resulted in confusion. In the days of absolute monarchy, the inability to speak one another's language was a benefit, since kings were always waging wars against one another. However, as the Industrial Revolution heated up and brought an unprecedented degree of prosperity to the land, they could no longer maintain separate languages, separate measurements and the arcane laws and regulations that were hindering commerce in the region.

Then, a rebellion broke out in the Republic of Roxawa. The rebels sought to abolish all property, all laws and even government itself. Rampaging around the countryside, they attacked government buildings, vandalized property and stole whatever they felt like. All the while, they spoke of total freedom. Terrifying the Republic's well-armed militia into inaction, the rebel crime spree continued for weeks. Fear spread throughout the region that other "rebellions" of this sort would soon break out, providing the perfect excuse for the Federationists. The leaders of 77 Republics throughout the region agreed to send delegates to the city of Baseton in Amolotopia to discuss an appropriate response to the rebellion. This was a pretext, which was seized upon by the Federationists to push their "Constitution" scheme.

The Federationists proposed that a document called a "Constitution" would establish a new unified government of all of the Republics, known as the Federation Government. This would be a relatively weak government, as the Republics would remain mostly autonomous and generally free to do as they wished in governing themselves. The Federation Government would have an enumerated list of responsibilities, such as promoting commerce, maintaining a common foreign policy and common immigration policy and several other minor tasks, such as the option to establish a national postal system.

The Constitution guaranteed a number of fundamental rights. Among them are the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion and the right to own weapons for the defense not only of oneself and of the Federation, but also against tyranny. Other provisions of the Constitution prohibited unreasonable searches, cruel and unusual punishments and double jeopardy. The document also included a strict prohibition on the practice of slavery and declared immediately and permanently free any "slave" that was brought within any territory subject to the Free Republics. The Federation Government has the power to pass any legislation it deems necessary to free slaves. While ratification was controversial, due to the feeling among many people that the Federation Government was too powerful, it was eventually ratified by the electorate in each of the original 77 Republics. Today, there are the number of Republics in the Federation is well into the hundreds.

The Constitution created a bicameral Legislature and an executive branch where power is shared equally by the 2 heads of state. The Assembly is the popularly elected branch of the Legislature. Originally, it used a first-past-the-post system, but this was later changed to proportional representation after political parties and coalitions became the norm. The entire Assembly has always been up for re-election every second year. The Senate, by contrast, is a purely appointed branch and Senators serve for life terms. When a Senator is elected to another office, he becomes an inactive Senator, but other than such periods when he may serve in other offices, he is a Senator for life, without exception. Each Republic may appoint a new Senator every second year and Senators are appointed in the same years when Assembly elections are held. Finally, the Consuls are elected to 8 year terms, with a new Consul elected every 4th year. This means that every other Assembly election is held simultaneously with a Consul election. The Constitution prohibits any Consul from serving more than a single term per lifetime. Originally, Consuls were also elected first-past-the-post, but that has since changed to a 3 round system. In the first round, the top 2 candidates, plus any other candidates that get at least 10 percent of the vote advance, assuming that no candidate gets a majority of the vote. The second round sees the top 2 candidates advance, again assuming that nobody wins a majority of the votes cast. In the third and final round, whoever wins the majority of votes cast is elected. Both Consuls have and have always had full power to veto any act of the other and former Consuls automatically become Senators upon the expiration of their term in office.

The government of the Free Republics quickly moved to standardize the system of measurements used throughout the Federation and adopt English as the national language. To help transition the Federation to an English-speaking nation, the Federation Government established a system of schools funded by the Federation Government, which ensured that the next generation would speak English and identify themselves as Republicans, rather than identifying themselves by their home Republic and speaking their Republic's native language. A substantial minority of parents resisted this effort, but children were allowed to go to school and learn English, whether or not they had parental permission. By 1830, almost everybody spoke English and identified as a Republican, not an Amolotopian, Roxawan, Voritan, Schost or whatever the demonym was for their home Republic. This brought about a more unified society. Around this time, education was returned to the Republics, most of which eventually adopted a voucher based system.

The government also banned trade barriers between Republics. This was an expected and noncontroversial move. The funding of the government by a tariff also proved uncontroversial, since politicians generally agreed that the tariff should be limited to revenue only and not used to "protect" industries from competition. However, an income tax was eventually adopted as foreign imports began to dry up. The Republican economy was simply too much of a powerhouse to justify importing goods from abroad. Discontent with the income tax grew as the government kept pushing it higher and higher. Finally, Paul Musgrove ran for Consul on a platform of capping all taxes at 10 percent of income. After his election, the amendment passed both the Assembly and the Senate before being sent directly to referendum. Voters in every Republic overwhelmingly voted for it and it became a popular amendment.

In the 20th century, the Free Republics became even more of an economic powerhouse, thanks to the capitalizt economic system. Business thrived in the FFR, as the nation became progressively wealthier. Over the years, the FFR has expanded its territory while remaining on the cutting edge of technological advancement. In the present day, the Free Republics have a population in the billions and are one of the wealthiest nations in the multiverse, with a correspondingly high rate of income inequality. The exact population of the Free Republics is unknown, due to a Constitutional amendment adopted in 1934, which prohibited the taking of a Census by any entity, whether governmental or otherwise.

Several years ago, the Free Republics were left leaderless following the death of both Consuls within the span of a few months, one of them via assassination. In the chaos, Reino Kulseth of the Holy Party was elected Consul and gradually obtained dictatorial power for himself at the expense of the nation's Republican institutions. Kulseth established a tyrannical government that passed laws against lying (despite routinely lying to their own people) and mandating the use of the word "thou" instead of you in most circumstances. Kulseth dragged the nation into a large-scale war that proved extremely costly for both sides and which led to his downfall.

In the end, the Republican people rose up against Kulseth and, aligned with several foreign armies, brought down Kulseth's "Holy Republican Empire" and brought back the Federation of Free Republics. Robert Nicholls, the father of Veleik Nicholls (leader of the popular revolt) and owner of Nicholls Enterprises, was named the new Acting Consul until such time as the normal electoral process could elect his replacement. However, the following election led to the rise to power of another tyrant, Consul Caleb O'Reilly, who jailed Acting Consul Nicholls and basically turned over control of the country to a hivemind of robots which oppressed the people of the nation until one day when hackers disabled the robots and Consul O'Reilly resigned from office, claiming to have been under hypnosis during his entire time as Consul. In the aftermath, Consul Nicholls was restored to power as the Senior Consul as the FFR gears up for another election. Consul Nicholls intends to spend his time as Consul restoring the Free Republics to its former glory and is hopeful that the Republican people will select a reasonable Junior Consul in the upcoming election.

Transportation

Just about every mode of transportation is an option in the Free Republics. Visitors for the World Bowl may arrive at any seaport or airport in the Free Republics. Planes and ships may also be used to travel between cities. As the Free Republics spans 4 continents and many thousands of miles, the use of planes is recommended for long-distance travel.

Several private companies offer high speed rail between cities. It is possible to travel through most of the Free Republics on high-speed rail, although in some places you may have to walk across the city to a competing company's station to go to your desired destination.

The use of bicycles, although unregulated, is not recommended. The Free Republics are simply too vast a nation, so players and fans that travel by bike risk missing a match altogether.

Taxis are available in every city that will be hosting World Bowl games. Most bus services cover a radius of less than 100 miles, so the use of buses is only recommended for short distance travel.

Automobiles are legal in the Free Republics and can be rented near any airport or seaport. Travel by automobile is possible to any nation located on one of the 4 continents upon which the Free Republics are located. However, as the Republican continents are located in Greater Republica, it is not possible to travel by automobile to-or-from the Free Republics and any other nation participating in the World Bowl. Anybody who intends to rent a car is strongly encouraged to get a Republican drivers license, as foreign drivers licenses are only recognized in certain Republics. Most Republics will hand out a drivers license to anybody that applies and passes the driving test. The difficulty of these tests varies greatly by Republics. The test in Nejax is notoriously easy while the test in Amolotopia is notorious as one of the most difficult. Despite this, all Republics are required by Federation law to recognize out-of-Republic drivers licenses as valid. A wide variety of cars are commonly available in the Free Republics, such as SUVs, sports cars and pick-up trucks. Those that have money to burn may rent luxury cars or limos. The vast majority of cars on the road are produced in the Free Republics. Many roads, especially long distance roads, are underfunded and in poor condition, so planes and high speed rail are much more popular in the Free Republics.

Lodging

There are numerous hotel firms throughout the Free Republics. Participating nations will be required to pay for their own lodging. We encourage participating teams to visit hotels.co.republica and purchase rooms before the rush. Those that wait may very well end up staying in a cheap motel with holes in the walls and bedbugs under the sheets.

Those national teams that do not wish to stay in hotels may stay at campgrounds outside of the host cities.

Weather

The Free Republics has a varied climate. In the north, it tends to be very cold during this time of the year and snow is a definite possibility. In the south, the climate is tropical. The World Bowl will be held during the dry season in the southern part of the Free Republics. Amolotopia is one of the more northern Republics while Roxawa tends to be toward the southern part of the Federation. A Republic such as Exastrium is in the middle, where they experience all 4 seasons, but only mild snow during winter.

Language

The official language of the Free Republics is English and all government documents are printed in English. Most private businesses do not print anything in a non-English language. While the rise of xenophobia in the Free Republics has subsided, most Republicans still don't speak any languages other than English. The most common foreign language spoken in the Free Republics is Latin, due to the influence of the Church of Saintland in recent years, but its use is currently frowned upon because of the language's association with the former Kulseth dictatorship.

Currency

The Republican Thaler is the only widely accepted currency in the Free Republics. Financial institutions are generally willing to change Sanctii bullion, Acedonian Aces or Universal Standard Dollars into Thalers. Due to the large number of currencies in the world, it is impossible for financial institutions in the Free Republics to keep track of all of them. Therefore, it is highly recommend that everybody visiting the Free Republics get their currency converted into Thalers, USDs or bullion before entering the Free Republics. Non-Republican Thalers, such as the Taxachusetts Thaler (which was notorious for its extremely high inflation rates), are not accepted as currency in the Free Republics and are not convertible into Republican Thalers.

Entertainment

There are a plethora of entertainment options in the Free Republics. Every quality hotel room comes equipped with cable or satellite television, including thousands of channels and an interactive program guide. No matter what your preferences, you can probably find something on Republican television that you'd want to watch. If you can't find anything to watch on TV, you can always log on to Sanctustube, a video sharing website from West Saintland, and browse the uncensored version of the site, which has (illegal) copies of just about every television program and movie in the multiverse.

Virtually every town in the Free Republics includes a movie theater, which is a popular social hangout. Tickets are relatively inexpensive, to keep an endless flow of teenagers coming into the movie theaters. Concerts are held in the major cities on a near-daily basis and there are several popular groups in each major genre.

Nightclubs and bars are available in virtually every village, town or city in the entire Federation. The local laws do differ, but most Republics will allow anybody over the age of 15 or so to enter a bar or nightclub. Strip clubs and brothels are also popular, although the regulation of those establishments greatly differs in each Republic. Women should be forewarned that the definition of consent in the Free Republics tends to be somewhat looser than they may be used to.

In the past, pro wrestling has been a popular form of entertainment in the Free Republics, especially among guys between the ages of 13 and 30. The wrestling company in the Free Republics put on extremely violent and sexualized shows. As their shows grew more explicit, their ratings steadily increased to the point where they were once of the most popular programs on television in the Free Republics. The Republican Wrestling Conglomerate attempted international expansion at one time, but the rise of Consul Kulseth and the restrictions he imposed on the content of their programming eventually drove them out of business. Abelino Sagese, their former owner, hopes to eventually establish a new wrestling organization, but has not yet been successful in doing so.

Republican entertainment has been hit hard by the Kulseth and O'Reilly regimes, but businesses in that sector are currently trying to revive it. The Republican video game industry, long dominated by the RepublicSoft Saint, a device created as part of a partnership between RepublicSoft and the Sanctii government, has been hit particularly hard due to RepublicSoft's extremely close ties to the Kulseth regime. Republican gamers are currently awaiting the launch of a new generation of handheld gaming devices while increasing numbers of Republican computer users have begun looking into open source alternatives to RepublicSoft's Doors operating system, particularly after the free upgrade to Doors 12 was discovered to contain numerous backdoors designed to aid the efforts of the Kulseth government to spy on its citizens.

Important Laws

For the most part, visiting teams and fans will not have to worry about any unusual laws in the Free Republics. While public nudity statutes remain on the books in many Republics and around half of the Republics restrict the use of hard drugs, pornography, prostitution, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are generally legal. In fact, pornography is legal everywhere in the FFR, as it is recognized by the Federation courts as freedom of speech. While many of these activities were barred at the request of the Kulseth regime and later barred again by the O'Reilly regime, there has been a push since the fall of the dictatorships to legalize them as widely as possible.

Some Republics have their share of silly laws. The Constitutional provision prohibiting "cruel and unusual punishment" does not have as strong of an effect as you might expect because the Federation courts use an 18th century definition of cruel and unusual punishment. While nobody's going to be hung, drawn and quartered or tortured for evidence, several backwater Republics do practice some rather bizarre punishments for crimes. If you're going to run into any legal problems, it will probably be in some backwater Republic, since they are the main power base of extremist politicians in the Free Republics. Even under Kulseth's Consulship, the federal system remained largely intact, so many of these extremist politicians have been in power since the days before Kulseth's rise.

In particular, women visiting the Free Republics should be mindful that sexual consent is defined slightly more broadly than they may be used to. The Free Republics has traditionally had a very sex-positive culture for the most part and has tended to be suspicious at times regarding the reliability of accusations of sexual crimes. The different sexual norms in the Free Republics have caused several international incidents in the past. Sexual norms changed during the Kulseth regime and have yet to fully return to the way that they were. Given Kulseth's popularity among Republican women, it is doubtful that the old sexual culture will ever be fully restored.

Stadiums

During the World Bowl, there will be a total of 16 host stadiums. Each stadium will host a single game.

Gem of the Oceans Stadium Championship Game

Located in Republica, the capitol of the Free Republics, Gem of the Oceans Stadium is a massive stadium that seats 101,208 fans. Gem of the Oceans Stadium is named after the National Anthem of the Free Republics. Republica is located near the center of the Free Republics, but is slightly north of the true center.

RayDome 3rd Place Game

The RayDome is located in Doranto, Contoria and seats 72,469. Contoria is a southern Republic. The RayDome is the home of the Doranto SunRays. The SunRays are one of the more accomplished (gridiron) football teams in the FFR. The RayDome has a fully transparent roof and is an architectural marvel.

Olympic Stadium Semifinal Game

The Olympic Stadium, which seats 107,432, was constructed for the X Winter Olympics in Baseton, Amolotopia. The stadium, which has a retractable roof, hosted all of the ceremonies at the X Winter Olympics and has replaced Nicholls Enterprises Stadium as the foremost stadium in Baseton. Amolotopia is toward the northern part of the Free Republics.

Dixon Light Stadium Semfinal Game

Dixon Light Stadium, located in Petrograd, Plymouth, is a football-specific stadium and the home of the Petrograd Tycoons. Dixon Light Stadium has hosted a WrestleCade in the past, but it has never hosted any World Bowl games before. This was due to the refusal of the Petrograd Tycoons owner to permit the stadium to be used for World Bowl XXII. He changed his mind regarding international competition after a meeting with Rule Theriault and the stadium hosted two matches at World Cup 68 (most notably the victory of the Free Republics over arch-rival Felix in the Round of 16). Dixon Light Stadium seats 76,804. Petrograd is the center of the oil industry in the Free Republics. The Republic of Plymouth is located toward the south-western portion of the country.

FreedomCola Stadium Quarterfinal Game

FreedomCola Stadium in Borotia, Iodara is the home of both the Borotia Ninjas and Borotia City. A 72,398 seat stadium, FreedomCola Stadium is sponsored by the makers of the most popular soft drink in the Free Republics. Iodara is a western Republic, located in the middle of a mountain range. The city of Borotia is located in a valley between mountains. Iodara is relatively lightly populated and the Republic's populace tends to be very self-reliant and skeptical of outsiders.

MilaneseDome Quarterfinal Game

The MilaneseDome is named after Virgilio Milanese, a former Consul of the Free Republics. Consul Milanese was born in the Republic of Keronama. The stadium seats 98,734 and is located in Wortana, Keronama. Keronama is toward the eastern part of the Free Republics.

Olden Stadium Quarterfinal Game

Olden Stadium is located in Falkamore, Nejax. Olden Stadium is named after the Olden Automobile Company, one of the leading automobile manufacturing companies in the Free Republics. Olden is famous for making SUVs and pick-up trucks. Nejax is a southern Republic. Olden Stadium seats 92,681. Nejax has acquired somewhat of an international notoriety in the past.

Podvez Field Quarterfinal Game

Podvez Field is located in the small town of Yellow Bay in Vorita. It is primarily used as a (gridiron) football stadium, but has also been used for some soccer matches, and is named after Mario Podvez. Mario Podvez was a quarterback and later the longtime head coach of the Yellow Bay Tornadoes. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks from the early days of professional football in the Free Republics. Coaching Yellow Bay for over 5 decades, he won more games than any other coach in the history of Republican professional football. Vorita is one of the northern Republics. Podvez Field seats 65,397.

IslandDome Round of 16 Game

The IslandDome is located in the city of Toakameau, located in the island Republic of Falatulu and seats 66,665. Falatulu consists of several small islands off the southern coast of the Free Republics. The Republic is known for its libertine lifestyle and for its high levels of political apathy. The Falatuluan lifestyle is a non-stop party, making the Republic a popular vacation destination. Free love is practiced by the majority of Falatuluans and drug use is rampant on the islands. With a tropical climate, its always warm and its almost always sunny on the islands. During the O'Reilly regime, Falatulu declared its independence, but it has since rejoined the FFR. Toakameau is the only major city in Falatulu.

National Organization for Men Stadium Round of 16 Game

Named after the National Organization for Men (NOM), National Organization for Men Stadium is a mid-size stadium located in Estonopolis, Keronama. NOM is a controversial, but politically powerful organization which advocates for the rights of men in the Free Republics. The stadium seats 58,534. Keronama is toward the eastern part of the Free Republics.

RepublicSoft Stadium Round of 16 Game

RepublicSoft Stadium is located in New City, Orlandiana. New City is believed to be the most populous city in the Free Republics, but RepublicSoft Stadium seats just 42,282. Ticket prices are notoriously high at RepublicSoft Stadium and many believe that the capacity was kept deliberately low to draw a wealthier audience to the stadium in New City. RepublicSoft is a computer company in the Free Republics. They make the Doors operating system, which is the most popular OS in the World Changers region. The most recent version of Doors, Doors 9, is a notorious flop that uses a touchscreen interface better suited for use on cell phones. RepublicSoft is also well known for their line of office software. However, they are most widely known as the co-creators of the Saint, along with Royal Computer Entertainment of Saintland (RCES) and the producers of most of the first-party software for the Saint. Orlandiana is a mid-northern Republic.

Alex Tomlinson Memorial Stadium Round of 16 Game

Alex Tomlinson Memorial Stadium is located in Barkersville, Amolotopia. The stadium is named after Alex Tomlinson, a Liberal candidate for Consul from several decades ago. Tomlinson was shot and killed by a lone nut assassin following his victory in the critical Amolotopia primary election. Tomlinson's older brother, the outgoing Consul at the time, had been shot and nearly killed by an assassin several years earlier. At the time, the city of Barkersville was constructing a new multi-purpose stadium for their local soccer, (gridiron) football and baseball teams. Due to public demand, the city chose to name the stadium after Tomlinson upon its completion. It seats 92,906. Amolotopia is one of the northern Republics.

Kountry Bank Stadium Round of 16 Game

Located in Albertope, Roxawa, Kountry Bank Stadium is a multipurpose stadium that seats 83,802 which was once known as Church of Saintland Stadium. The Church of Saintland chose not to renew the naming rights to the stadium and those were picked up by Kountry Bank, a regional financial institution. The Republic of Roxawa is one of the southern Republics.

PetroDome Round of 16 Game

The PetroDome is located in Petrograd, Plymouth and seats 82,349. The PetroDome is the home of the University of Petrograd's football team and is located on campus. The University of Petrograd is one of the biggest party schools in all of the Free Republics and that is saying something. Petrograd is the center of the oil industry in the Free Republics. The Republic of Plymouth is located toward the south-western portion of the country.

AllMartDome Round of 16 Game

Located in Reco, Jolarus, the AllMartDome is an 88,234 seat stadium. Sponsored by AllMart, the leading big box store in the Free Republics, the AllMartDome is a multi-purpose domed stadium used for soccer, football, baseball and several other sports, as well as conventions. A giant green and yellow AllMart logo is one of the stadium's defining features, along with its transparent roof, which permits a natural grass surface to be installed inside of a domed stadium. Jolarus is a socially conservative Republic located in the central part of the Free Republics.

Church of Technicology Stadium Round of 16

Located in Tarita, Quartona, Church of Technicology Stadium is an otherwise unspectacular 61,403 stadium that is mainly known for being named after the Church of Technicology, a religion founded by a failed science fiction writer named J.Q. Caballero. Widely considered a scam masquerading as a religion, the Church of Technicology has nonetheless managed to gain a following among some celebrities. They are mostly famous for their litigiousness, including a lawsuit against the leading domain name registrar in the Free Republics that was literally laughed out of court by a judge, on national television. Quartona is located in the north-western portion of the Free Republics.

by **Kep** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:03 pm

Kebec Gridiron Football National Team

Staff:
Head Coach:  Valéry Jacquemoud (49 | $25-million 2-cycle salary [ starting WB XXXI ])
Assis Coach: Silvain Hauet (64 | N$15-million 2-cycle salary [ starting WB XXXI])
Physio:      Grégory Hachette (69 N$ 10-million 2-cycle salary [ starting WB XXXI ])

Offense:
No.	Name			Age	Position	
I       Alphonse Lemaître       29      Center
II      Cyrille Dupont          24      O-Guard
III     Charles Beaugendre      29      O-Gard
IV      Justin Delaunay         35      O-Tackle
V       Philibert Blanchet      31      O-Tackle
VI      Jean-Pascal Millet      29      Quarterback
VII     Ladislas Hauet          25      Tailback
VIII    Geoffroy Cellier        29      Slot-Receiver
IX      Joël Gachet             35      Slot-Receiver
X       Séverin Bethune         34      Halfback/Tight End
XI      Rémy Sharpe             41

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Defense:
No.	Name			Age	Position
XII     Blaise Barbet           29      Defensive Tackle
XIII    Quentin Blanc           33      Defensive Tackle
IXV    Blaise Prudhomme         31      Defensive End
XV     Clément Geiger           34      Defensive End
XVI    Constantin Montgomery    37      Middle Linebacker
XVII   Zacharie Stuart          28      Weakside Linebacker
XVIII  Fernand Michaux          27      Stronside Linebacker
IXX    Rémi Bonhomme            32      Cornerback
XX     Gian Luca Chevalier      19      Cornerback
XXI    Laurent Gavreau          36      Strong Safety
XXII   Paulin Delsarte          22      Free Safety
XXIII  Wilfried Jaccoud         34      Blitz Safety

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Special Teams:
No.	Name			Age	Position
XXIV    Jacob Cortot            46      Kicker
XXV     Thomas Soyer            54      Punter
XXVI    Moïse Ménétries         31      Kick-off Specialist
XXVII   Martin Giraud           37      Long Snapper
XXVIII  Matthieu Escoffier      24      Punt Returner
XXIX    Élisée Saunier          25      Kick Returner

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Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following: Choose when my points are scored, choose the scorers of my points, injure my player
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Other Events: No

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Uniforms

Home Kit

Away Kit

by **Fujisawan Territories** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:34 pm

Hurricane Football

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Tamasaburo Urogataya (Midland Interisland University)
Assistant Head Coach: Toshikazu Sakiyurai (Hoji Hurricane)
Offensive Coordinator: Yoshihisa Kawazu (Tokuzawa Sea Turtles)
Defensive Coordinator: Tetsuya Tsuchie (Magiku Voodoo)
Special Teams Coordinator: Mae Yamamoto (Takato Liberty)

Roster

Offense
7 QB Masazumi Kozutsami (Magiku Voodoo, 4 Years Pro)
23 RB Shoyo Oka (Sapsaki Golden Fleet, 8 Years Pro)
81 WR Katzumi Kon (East Atlantis Seafarers, 1 Year Pro)
87 WR Yoriyuki Okamoto (Jokata Galaxy, 12 Years Pro)
80 3WR Doppo Nitta (Tokuzawa Sea Turtles, 7 Years Pro)
84 TE Shuichi Amachi (Kumanawa Doves, 2 Years Pro)
47 FB Toshiki Yamashina (Anchor Bay Buccaneers, 11 Years Pro)
71 LG Kohei Sugai (Jokata Galaxy, 9 Years Pro)
75 LT Meiko Koki (Okazaki Samurai, 5 Years Pro)
77 C Tamotsu Umon (Makama Hawks, 4 Years Pro)
79 RT Sozen Kaya (Fujiyaba Cougars, 5 Yeasrs Pro)
74 RG Yoshi Matsubara (Kaichi Fire, 2 Years Pro)

Defense
90 DLE Kazuko Domoto (Iwosaka Tsunami, 14 Years Pro)
99 NT Otojiro Nishikawa (Hoji Hurricane, 2 Years Pro)
97 DRE Hikosaburo Yonemura (Akihiro Oilers, 4 Years Pro)
53 ILB Zenko Sakurai (Naitama Kamikaze, Rookie)
50 ILB Gennai Go (Tokuzawa Sea Turtles, 3 Years Pro)
54 OLB Dayu Ayuzawa (Fujiyaba Cougars, 5 Years Pro)
59 OLB Yoshifumi Inaba (Kawaka Cobras, 7 Years Pro)
28 CB Natsu "Gator" Sakai (Miyagawa Whalers, 5 Years Pro)
27 CB Kin Otani (Magiku Voodoo, 4 Years Pro)
31 FS Chomei Hosoo (Sanawa Stars, 13 Years Pro)
29 SS Yoichibei Watari (Hoji Hurricane, 6 Years Pro)

Special Teams
1 P Kenko Kawakami (Iwosaka Tsunami, 10 Years Pro)
17 K Torazo Yogi (Tokuzawa Sea Turtles, 11 Years Pro)

Reserves

8 QB Shiba Momotami (Tijuku Thunder, 1 Year Pro)
10 QB Takahiro Igarashi (Naitama Kamikaze, 4 Years Pro)
20 RB Tadamichi Saionji (Tokuzawa Sea Turtles, 5 Years Pro)
21 RB Sei'ichi Kusatsu (Hoji Hurricane, 15 Years Pro)
25 RB Tokichiro Sanda (Miyagawa Whalers, 3 Years Pro)
30 FB Kazuko Nagata (Kaichi Fire, Rookie)
89 WR Tetsui Kurosawa (New Koshima Conquerors, 2 Years Pro)
82 WR/KR Yugoro O'oka (Aketsuma Liberators, 4 Years Pro)
16 WR/PR Etsuya Ibi (Akihiro Oilers, 11 Years Pro)
86 WR Tetsuhiko Hiroyuki (Takato Liberty, 11 Years Pro)
13 WR Terao Kurkawa (Sanawa Stars, 8 Years Pro)
11 WR Tokuhei Toyoda (Tijuku Thunder, 2 Years Pro)
83 WR Ikki Muro (Kumanawa Doves, 11 Years Pro)
85 TE Kazuya Nakata (Iwosaka Tsunami, 4 Years Pro)
88 TE Takahiro Okamura (Kumanawa Doves, 7 Years Pro)
66 OL Yasunobu Tommi'i (Kumanawa Doves, 10 Years Pro)
63 OL Shotaro Shigeki (Shotohama Pumas, 8 Years Pro)
61 OL Tatsui Yano (Hoji Hurricane, 6 Years Pro)
65 OL Kiyohira Tochikura (Akihiro Oilers, 3 Years Pro)
69 C Kunihiko Takamura (Sapsaki Golden Fleet, 5 Years Pro)
51 LB Hiroya Ochiai (Territory Bay Discovery, Rookie)
53 LB Dokuohtei "Bear" Hiraga (Kawaka Cobras, 15 Years Pro)
52 LB Matsusuke Morita (Takato Liberty, 6 Years Pro)
98 DT Motokai Katsu (Jokata Galaxy, 1 Year Pro)
91 DE Jinzaburo Moriguchi (Half Moon Bay Sol, 6 Years Pro)
93 DE Kuniaki Sarumara (Nokuda Prowlers, 4 Years Pro)
22 CB Tatsuya Miyamoto (Sapsaki Golden Fleet, 9 Years Pro)
33 CB Naoto Fujisawa (Kumanawa Doves, 5 Years Pro)
34 FS Kai Oshiro (Naitama Kamikaze, 2 Years Pro)
39 SS Daichi Yamamoto (Territory Bay Discovery, 8 Years Pro)

Uniforms

Fan Engagement

Mascot: Palmer the Palm Tree (Hoji Hurricane)
Cheerleaders: The Herricane (Hoji Hurricane)

The Stadium

Crosscom Global Arena

Home games will be played in the new Crosscom Global Arena in the capital city of Hoji. The stadium seats 200,000.

Style Modifier: +3.25
PAT/2 Pt. Conversion: Logical
Base Offense: I Formation
Base Defense: 3-4

Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following: Choose when my points are scored, choose the scorers of my points, injure my player
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:53 pm

Gregoryisgodistan Grid Slaves
Style modifier = -5

by **Main Nation Ministry** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 10:30 pm

The Ministry of Sports Football Team

Staff
Head Coach: General Winston Harrington
Assistant Head Coach: Lieutenant General Emmanuel Jones
Offensive Coordinator: Chief of Secret Police Danny Arden
Defensive Coordinator: Military Officer John Anconia
Special Teams Coordinator: Government Approved Investor James Millers
Sports Announcer: Broadcasting for the Main Nation Ministry sports channel Jimmy Daniels

The following players are involved and serve in the Main Nation Ministry military:
Offensive
LG: Ellis Hammarskjold
RG: Robert Alston
LT: Wesley Boyle
RT: Tony Brooks
C: Owen Mulligan
QB: Floyd Narragansett
HB: Richard Thompson
FB: Dan Nagger
H-Back and TE: Bernard Watson
Slot Receiver: Danny Browne
Slot Receiver: Henry Foster

Defensive
DT: Marcus Jackson
DT: Darius Wallace
DE: Arius Mestizos
DE: Jack Clyde
Outside Line-breaker: Jasper Trillium
Outside Line-breaker: Jarvis Handel
Middle Line-breaker: Harry Marriott
CB: Linkage Taxon
CB: Sagittarius Harpsichord
S: Seuss Quarto
S: Mazama Washington

Special Team
K: Ray Wilkerson
P: Xavier Grendel
KOS: Scott Rachael
Long Snapper: Edward Stetson
Punt Returner: Torque Mouse
Kick Returner: Dan Smith

Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following: Choose when my points are scored, choose the scorers of my points, injure my player.
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

Uniforms, Both for Home and Away
(OOC Note: I don't have an image suitable for the team, but a description of the uniforms should work.)
The uniforms, at first glance appear to be standard riot police uniforms, but at closer look are made to be used for sports use. The football helmet is a cross between a riot police helmet and a standard football helmet. The helmet is compose of a face mask attached to riot helmet that contains inflatable padding, the front of the helmet attached to the face mask is a plastic visor with several holes to help the wearer breath and prevent frontal face injuries, and it contains a sensor to monitor the player if they suffer any concussions.
The football uniform shirt has long sleeves instead of the standard short sleeves and it contains football gloves. The player also wears standard football shorts, long socks, and cleats. The overall color scheme is striped black and white on uniform, gloves and cleats. The V logo is on the chest portion of the uniform, along with being on the helmet as well. The uniform is made with a flexible and experimental plastic that makes the player more comfortable, the most they use and wear the plastic.

by **Drawkland** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 6:36 am

DRAWKLAND NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM (GRID CORPS)
World Bowl XXX Champions

Name: Grid Corps
Colors: Black with Crimson trim
Denonyms: Drawkian or Drawkish, personal preference
FOURTH World Bowl, Rank #2
Manager: Sam Willis
Head Coach: Quentin Averfel
Assistant Coaches & Coordinators:
[AC] August Harman
[O] Alex Gerhardt
[D] Mathis Southers
[ST] George Lindholm

The most recent champions of the World Bowl (XXX), the Grid Corps is practiced and prepared for this edition ... and hopes to repeat the success for edition XXXI, although that hasn't been achieved by any team in the last few editions. Regardless, all takers should expect to be met with a hard resistance on both ends. The Grid Corps is ready, especially when they saw their conference schedule.

GRID CORPS ROSTER
Priority is from top to bottom.

OFFENSE
##   POS   NAME                   HT      WT     FLD TEAM
15   QB    Dak Waterman           7'5"    240    Drawk Corps
17   QB    Trace Hayes            7'8"    257    Waxton Pilots

37   RB    Bennett Morgan         7'10"   265    Ducentu Glassmen
33   RB    Antonio Anders         7'6"    251    Dammenport Lightning
34   RB    Dmitri Sallangs        7'8"    261    Rejaka Fillies
38   RB    Robert Lim             6'11"   212    Cove Port Galleons

42   FB    Dominic Bishop         7'3"    234    Corinth City Lances
47   FB    Darrell Stevens        7'7"    250    Quinnaber Vultures

89   WR    Daniel Madison         7'7"    255    Drawk Corps
19   WR    Michael Hughes         7'4"    239    Raikennax Stallions
87   WR    Toby Miller            7'5"    246    Kayo Globes
12   WR    Richard Anderson       7'11"   277    Metropolon Underrunners

88   TE    Riley Hoyt             7'3"    232    Drawk City Lookouts
81   TE    Kevin Hayes            7'2"    228    Metropolon Underrunners
85   TE    Peter Ulric            7'6"    256    Hellenmack Flames

55   C     Oscar Tatham           7'9"    280    Ridge Falcons
57   C     Dwight Van Duren       8'0"    300    Elmanden Circuits

69   OG    Zach Barber            7'7"    289    North Point Oaks
64   OG    Brandon Erlander       7'5"    277    Esmereldane Pens
67   OG    Tom Giles              7'8"    292    Endertown Obelisks

77   OT    Jacob Stevens          7'8"    274    Delmore Headlamps
75   OT    Jeff Royle             7'5"    269    Akkor Beach Gulls
72   OT    John Christell         7'9"    283    Hessport Spiders

DEFENSE
##   POS   NAME                   HT      WT     FLD TEAM
22   SS    David Hallorton        7'5"     263   Lumaniton Phantoms
27   SS    William Peers          7'7"    272    Cemmendy Hackers

25   FS    Gerald Fairfield       7'8"    289    Shire-Port Corsairs
24   FS    Wil Comso              7'8"    291    Darae-Sagut Drakes

99   DE    Jordan Tomek           7'5"    307    Baribone Wyrms
95   DE    Nate Henrisonn         7'8"    320    Cavson Clowder
98   DE    Timothy Armstrong      7'7"    350    Yokare Lake Black Shrews
97   DE    Leopold Cross          7'10"   300    Dalumar Thunder

90   DT    Max Demetrio           7'3"    367    Cove Port Galleons
92   DT    Lenny McNevin          7'5"    344    Corinth City Lances

43   DB    Nikolace Wallace       7'1"    234    Ridge Falcons
48   DB    Adam Washington        7'3"    244    Yokare Lake Black Shrews

30   LB    Brice Morton           7'4"    243    Ducentu Glassmen
39   LB    Edmund Synder          7'7"    267    Drawk City Lookouts
35   LB    Keegan Masters         7'6"    256    Raikennax Stallions
31   LB    Taylor Dedmen          7'9"    277    Waxton Pilots
32   LB    Adair Van Canne        7'10"   281    Shire-Port Corsairs
29   LB    Julius Fishman         7'2"    223    Kilnelm Garrisons

50   CB    Chris Frasier          7'4"    228    Lumaniton Phantoms
51   CB    Bernard Violan         7'3"    237    Xandek Whitecoats
54   CB    Osman Oswald           7'6"    243    Dammenport Lightning
56   CB    Carston Viccar         7'8"    259    Darae-Sagut Dragons

SPECIAL TEAMS
##   POS   NAME                   HT      WT     FLD TEAM
00   LS    Eric Sanders           7'7"    255    Kilnelm Garrison
07   K     Matthew Watts          7'8"    259    Sadeg Claymores
08   P     Jason McFarland        7'4"    245    Xandek Whitecoats

89   WR    Daniel Madison returns Punts and Kicks.
17   QB   Trace Hayes holds the ball for field goal attempts.

RP PERMISSIONS
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Yes.
Choose Scoring Events: Ye.
Godmod Scoring Events: Yeah.
RP Injuries to my Players: Sure.
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Fine.
Godmod Other Events: Literally anything.
Style Modifier: +3.25
As far as these go, do anything except murder a majority of my starting line. You could bomb my bench and I could probably care less. If you think you're gonna do something major, TG first. If you want to collab on a storyline, TG me. Again, I'm up for anything.

The Grid Corps is a very aggressive team. Their defense is known for calling blitzes often, at least once per series. They use the 4-3-4 defense most often, but will sometimes opt for a 3-4-4 in risky situations, and on brief occasions, a 3-3-5.

On Offense, plays are called by the Quarterback for most of the game, unless the Head Coach requests the Offensive Coordinator to take over. For the most part, the Grid Corps opts for 2 WR, 2RB, and a TE. The Passing game is decent, but considering Drawkland's avid running culture, the Running game is top-notch. They usually use both at whatever discretion. Going for two is very rarely seen, but going for it on 4th down can be seen almost once per series.

The Special Teams is only okay. Kicking isn't held to as high a standard as other skills in Drawkland, so it's a sort of weak spot for the Corps. Accuracy is quite good, making field goals a usual gimme, but power is rather lacking, meaning kickoffs and punts don't travel as far. It's uncommon, but the Grid Corps has been known to use fake punts in the past, due to a multi-talented Punter (Jason McFarland) who is decent at passing and a quick runner.

Kicks and punts returned usually by #89 WR Daniel Madison. Madison is a classic Drawkian returner, which means he will almost never touchback unless in extreme situations, and will almost never call for a fair catch. He's good at shaking the first few defenders after catching the ball, and is a very fast and powerful runner. He is hard to catch after he begins running, but he is easier to tackle once you get to him. In short: the Grid Corps generally will pull a couple dozen extra yards off of kickoff and punt returns.

This is the Grid Corps' fourth World Bowl (after winning the Bowl last edition). It's a conglomerate of both All-Pro teams from the Focal and the Prime leagues of the FLD. Essentially, it's the best of the best of Drawkland. The Council of Athletes determines the best of each position and recruit them from each team. Teams which were in the Round of 16 in the FLD Playoffs that year can submit 2 players, other teams only submit 1.

As it can be determined from the roster, most Drawkian players are about a foot taller and a couple dozen pounds heavier than the average players of other teams. This is due to the evolution of the species, in the ancient times, required to grow taller to seek potential threats and to have longer legs to run faster. So, the team isn't made of 7 foot freaks, that's just how the average Drawkian looks (well, they're still 7 feet tall, but they're not freaks to us).

World Bowl XXXI Schedule - Grid Corps
Home Team First
1. Oisinistan - Drawkland
2. Allamunnic Sporting Commission - Drawkland
3. Drawkland - Fleuronordicia
4. Drawkland - Selvera
5. United States of Devonta - Drawkland
6. Fujisawan Territories - Drawkland
7. Drawkland - Korizland
8. Drawkland - Oisinistan
9. Frenline Delpha - Drawkland
10. Drawkland - Republic of Rawn
11. Fleuronordicia - Drawkland
12. Drawkland - Thereisnogodistan
13. Ethane - Drawkland
14. Drawkland - Fujisawan Territories

by **Allamunnic States** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 4:59 pm

Federation of Allamunnic States
The Regulars

Roleplay Information

Style Modifier: -1

Going for Two: Logical

Roleplay Permissions
- Choose Scorers: Please TG first.
- Injure Players: Nothing beyond game-ending without TGing for approval.
- Penalize Players: Keep it reasonable, or TG for approval. The Regulars tend to be fairly well-disciplined.
- Godmod Injuries: Same as regular injuries. Please keep it reasonable or make it hilarious.
- Godmod Other Events: Keep previous permissions in mind. Have fun with it.
- Photographs: Please do not use photographs with any players intended to depict players on my team.
- Additional Notes:
- Offense is mostly run-first. Offensive line is probably the single most-important unit for the offense's success.
- Defense is stout. Strongest part is the front-seven; count on a lot of pressure on QBs and attention toward stopping the run.
- Team plays very physically.

General Information

Overview:
The Regulars are no longer the official national gridiron team of the Allamunnic States. After head coach Baeryk Vaalburger was unceremoniously fired following a Round of Sixteen exit at World Bowl XXX, the team practically mutinied, and a significant part of the roster left, prepared to find jobs with other teams, either in the domestic league, or elsewhere.

It was not long before fullback Torren Tormundsunn reached out to former head coach Ryan Smart, telling him that several players were ready and willing to mount an attempt at playing, in defiance of the National Team organization. Smart agreed to return to coach the much smaller, much poorer team composed of disgruntled former Regulars, still operating under their old name. Although Smart ended up not being able to be the full time head coach, the similarly-disgruntled Rikard Olafsunn, former assistant head coach of the national team, offered to be the head coach, provided Smart would help as a consultant. Smart's versatility was invaluable in helping to fill gaps in the staff, stepping up to help coach multiple positions in a pinch, while the small, underfunded team solicited donations and prepared for the next World Bowl cycle.

The Regulars are back once more, now underdogs looking to prove that they can continue their success even without the support of the great organization that has previously backed them.

Uniforms:
From left: Blue (home), Gray (away)
http://imgur.com/a/vxAkZ

Retired Number(s): #58 Honorius Waalturs

Home Stadiums
Svaartaron Stadium (Capacity: 86,000), City of Dunnmaar, State of Bluwaald
Note: World Bowls take place during the Federation's summers; despite this, it is frequently rainy and cool.

Team Captains (Coin-Toss Purposes):
Offense: Torren Tormundsunn (FB)
Defense: Piotr Farrangur (DT)
Special Teams: Wyatt Skode (P)

General Staff

General & Front Office

General Manager: Anna Torrensunn (Age: 44)
Team Doctors: Grenna Wyllur (Age: 34)
Athletic Trainers: Olaf Knutsunn (Age: 41); Shae Eriklunn (Age: 31)
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Junna Riktur (Age: 40)

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Rikard Olafsunn (Age: 51) - Olafsunn was a long-time assistant in Leifspurt before joining the staff of Baeryk Vaalburger for the national team. Although Olafsunn is less set in his ways than Vaalburger when it comes to offensive thinking, he shares the core doctrine that games are won in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Special Consultant: Ryan Smart (Age: 48) - After being part of the coalition of Allamunnic Sporting Commission members to (unsuccessfully) vote against the election of Gaarutt Kolvyn and seeing his friend Baeryk Vaalburger unceremoniously fired, Smart decided it was time to stick it to the man. Although not able to join the Stalwart’s staff full-time, Smart has agreed to assist head coach Rikard Olafsunn as a consultant and assistant, as well as playing a large role in fundraising for the guerilla gridiron organization.

Offensive Coordinator: Maarkus Daalhulm (Age: 48) - Former Regulars’ quarterback and QB coach Maarkus Daalhulm was among the defections that followed Baeryk Vaalburger’s firing, joining the Stalwart’s staff. Daalhulm has been promoted to offensive coordinator following Hanrik Wurfytur’s voluntary demotion to focus more heavily on the offensive line, while Daalhulm will also coach the backfield positions in addition to his coordinator duties.

Defensive Coordinator: Andrik Ierunmungur (Age: 46) - Former Regulars’ cornerback and defensive backs coach Andrik Ierunmungur is among the staff that defected following Vaalburger’s firing. Ierunmungur has had the challenge of redesigning the team’s coverage schemes to adjust to major personnel shifts, while maintaining the stout defense the team is known for.

Special Teams Coordinator: Phillipa Demirici (Age: 54) - Long-time Regulars’ kicker and kicking coach Phillipa Deirici received a promotion to Special Teams coordinator after defecting to join the Stalwarts while long-time Regulars special teams coordinator Daanyl Mueller opted to remain with the National Team organization. Demirici has rapidly built a solid grasp on the x’s and o’s of special teams beyond simply kicking, although her time as a kicker gives her insight into how to best utilize her kicking units.

The Team

Code: Select all: Full Roster #02 - Rowan Daanyls - UB/QB/FS - Age: 21; H: 6'0"; W: 185lbs - Trynt, US #04 – Wyatt Skode – K/P - Age: 36; H: 6'0"; W: 215lbs – Vymsburg, VY #05 - Anke Baenty - FS - Age: 22; H: 5'10"; W: 177lbs - Kaepenhulm, UT #09 - Rikard Junnsunn - LCB - Age: 28; H: 6'1"; W: 210lbs - Leifspurt, HR #10 - Graagur Wyrth - QB - Age: 28; H: 6'4"; W: 237lbs - Rikardsburg, SM #12 - Derrik Vykyrn - H/QB/SS - Age: 23; H: 6'3"; W: 228lbs - Corvik, BW #16 - Maark Aksvingur - GN/WR/CB - Age: 27; H: 6'0"; W: 210lbs - Hendriksburg, OW #17 - Bryndyn Witt - RCB - Age: 22; H: 6'1"; W: 214lbs - Harrensburg, HR #21 - Anna Eriklunn - RS/HB/FS - Age: 26; H: 5'7"; W: 158lbs - Dunnmaar, BW #22 - Claetus U'Daanyl - SS/WR - Age: 22; H: 6'1"; W: 210lbs - Corvik, BW #35 - Bryndyn Traewyk - HB - Age: 25; H: 5'11"; W: 220lbs - Dunnmaar, BW #43 - Ardryk Jaarlsunn - LDE - Age: 26; H: 6'6"; W: 288lbs - Kleinsburg, HL #45 - Torren Tormundsunn - FB - Age: 27; H: 6'4"; W: 248lbs - Haalsten, UT - CAPTAIN #47 - Margus Corwynn - JM/LB/TE - Age: 21; H: 6'3"; W: 249lbs - Haensley, SM #50 - Baeryk Astyr - RT - Age: 24; H: 6'4"; W: 305lbs - Hendriksburg, OW #51 - Sfyn Vaedurly - JM/LB/FB - Age: 22; H: 6'2"; W: 251lbs - Hendriksburg, OW #53 - Junn Haaldur - MLB - Age: 32; H: 6'2"; W: 255lbs - Roan, AL #54 - Theodur Grimmur - B/OG/DT - Age: 23; H: 6’2”; W: 306lbs - Vaelnus, HL #55 - Tyrrus Ungur - CG - Age: 25; H: 6'4"; W: 309lbs - Dyrm, NY #57 – Kyl Waalturs – WLB - Age: 32; H: 6'3"; W: 250lbs – Vylfhuld, BW #60 - Margus Brynnur - B/OG/DE - Age: 21; H: 6’3”; W: 302lbs - Erikspurt, NY #63 - Torren Rikardsunn - LT - Age: 27; H: 6'5"; W: 313lbs - Dahlburg, PK #65 - Snaari Knutsunn - RG - Age: 27; H: 6'4"; W: 310lbs - Corvik, BW #66 - Odyn Grahulm - LDE - Age: 21; H: 6'4"; W: 308lbs - Dunnmaar, BW #68 - Jorvik Staaghyrt - LG - Age: 25; H: 6'3"; W: 307lbs - Vaddurhulm, OW #70 - Jormund Haagtynd - B/OT/DE - Age: 20; H: 6’4”; W: 298lbs - Udunsfurd, FL #71 - Vaargus Kynt - LS/CG/DE - Age: 26; H: 6'2"; W: 285lbs - Trynt, OW #73 - Kaarl Jorgesunn - B/OT/DT - Age: 26; H: 6’4”; W: 303lbs - Kohlenburg, SM #80 - Ole Haensley - FL - Age: 25; H: 6'2"; W: 210lbs - Rikardsburg, SM #82 - Udun Jaarlsunn - GN/TE/LB - Age: 25; H: 6'6"; W: 262lbs - Corvik, BW #85 – Godwyn Braanur – TE - Age: 30; H: 6'7"; W: 260lbs – Kristinburg, ON #87 - Waldr Hoerst - SE - Age: 27; H: 6'5"; W: 220lbs - Innusburg, SM #88 - Andrik Skyllur - GN/WR/CB - Age: 23; H: 6'1"; W: 211lbs - Roan, AL #90 - Nyurd Svaartwynn - LDT - Age: 27; H: 6'5"; W: 328lbs - Murt, NY #95 - Piotr Farrangur - RDE - Age: 29; H: 6'6"; W: 317lbs - Dunnmaar, BW #98 - Fradrik Eriksunn - SLB - Age: 26; H: 6'4"; W: 261lbs - Haargyld, SM

First Team Offense - Strong-I Formation

LT#63 Rikardsunn - LG#68 Staaghyrt - CG#55 Ungur - RG#65 Knutsunn - RT#50 Astyr - TE#85 Braanur
SE#87 Hoerst - QB#10 Wyrth - FL#80 Haensley
FB#45 Tormundsunn
HB#35 Traewyk

Second Team Offense - Ace Three-Wide Formation

LT#70 Haagtynd - LG#60 Brynnur - CG#71 Kynt - RG#54 Grimmur - RT#73 Jorgesunn
SE#88 Skyllur - SR#02 Daanyls - QB#12 Vykyrn - TE#82 Jaarlsunn - FL#16 Aksvingur
HB#21 Eriklunn

As usual, this unit will seek to win in the trenches with a host of strong, athletic linemen. Although the offense can strike quickly on occasion, the main thrust of their strategy is to batter and wear down opponents with a power-running, ball-control scheme that utilizes deep passes to generate chunk plays and force defenses to stay honest. That said, the team, although relatively short-handed, does have the personnel to vary their approach considerably if they find an opponent too prepared for the usual onslaught.

Staaghyrt and Astyr are first-time starters, and the line is primarily anchored on the center-guard tandem of Tyrrus Ungur and Snaari Knutsunn. The line utilizes a power-man blocking scheme, although zone blocking concepts are used on some plays. Backside linemen will pull often.

Braanur is a very talented, complete tight end who can make big plays in the passing game, as well as being an effective strong-side blocker on run plays. Hoerst is a big, reliable target, who lacks topline speed but compensates with almost magnetic hands. Haensley is a quicker possession receiver, although he lacks Hoerst’s massive frame. Wyrth has a big arm and some ability to keep plays alive with his feet, but throws fastballs that can be a dicey proposition on short passes. The team generally attacks the middle on shorter and intermediate throws, while not being as picky on deeper throws.

Tormundsunn is the spiritual heart of the offense, a crushing lead blocker, capable (if under-utilized) ball-carrier and pass-catcher, all while bringing a scrappy attitude. Traewyk is an absurdly talented running back with a combination of explosive burst, very good (but not elite) speed, significant power to churn out yards between the hashes, and an unnerving ability to break tackles and plow through defenders. He is the offense’s single biggest weapon.

The offense will typically run on 55-60% of their plays (around 35 to 40 times per game), and most of those to the inside, while relying on deep passes to stretch the field and keep the defense honest. An effort will generally be made to spread the ball out in the passing game, and both halfback and fullback should expect to see a fairly significant number of carries (in the neighborhood of 10, if not more).

First Team Defense - 4-3

LDE#66 Grahulm - DT#90 Svaartwynn - DT#95 Farrangur - RDE#43 Jaarlsunn
SLB#98 Eriksunn - MLB#53 Haaldur - WLB#57 Waalturs
LCB#09 Junnsunn - SS#22 U’Daanyl - FS#05 Baenty - RCB#17 Witt

Second Team Defense - 4-3

LDE#60 Brynnur - DT#54 Grimmur - DT#73 Jorgesunn - RDE#70 Haagtynd
SLB#82 Jaarlsunn - MLB#51 Vaedurly - WLB#47 Corwynn
LCB#88 Skyllur - SS#12 Vykyrn - FS#02 Daanyls - RCB#16 Aksvingur

As with the offense, the defense is also largely built with an understanding of the critical nature of winning in the trenches. Although the secondary is far from a liability, this unit wins by stuffing the run and generating considerable pressure on opposing passers.

On the strong side of the line, Odyn Grahulm is a capable edge-setter, specializing at collapsing running lanes and forcing rushers back to the inside. Although he can generate pressure on passing downs, his greatest strength is as a run-stopper. Svaartwynn is built in a similar mold, fulfilling the same role to the inside with less flash. Piotr Farrangur is a veteran starter who can both clog interior rushing lanes while also proving a relentless menace to passers. Jaarlsunn’s main strength is as a pass-rusher, although he can pursue the run capably, although he might be picked on if opponents run to his side.

Among the linebackers, Fradrik Eriksunn sets the tone as a hard-nosed edge-setter who can be a supplemental pass-rusher as well as an outside-run-stopper. He is capable enough in coverage to hamper tight-ends working toward the middle. Haaldur is a veteran starter who serves mostly as a tackling machine, flowing to the ball-carrier in the middle of the field in particular to put them on the ground. Haaldur is competent, if unremarkable in the pass rush, but he’s quietly capable in coverage. Kyl Waalturs, another veteran starter, rounds out the squad as a jack-of-all trades who can rush the passer, pursue a runner (or stuff them, if necessary), or hang back in coverage effectively, freeing up other players to do their best.

The secondary has only a single returning starter in lock-down cornerback Rikard Junnsunn, who will usually follow an opponent’s best receiver. Junnsunn has displayed some proficiency against the run and as a situational pass-rusher, as well. Opposite him is converted safety Bryndyn Witt, who lags somewhat in man-to-man coverage but excels at zone coverage. Witt and Anke Baenty partner well as ball-hawking players who can seriously disrupt an offense, but, if left alone too long, might fall behind against more canny receivers. The secondary is rounded out by Claetus U’Daanyl. U’Daanyl is a traditional Allamunnic strong safety in that his primary role is as an enforcer, laying punishing hits on players who make it past the front seven. Although he is perfectly competent in coverage (and, if anything, he is slightly better man-to-man than in zone), U’Daanyl is perhaps at his best when he can play up as a fourth linebacker, either in coverage, as a hammer against the run, or even as a pass-rusher.

Pressure will be dialed up from any and all directions, and the defensive play-calling is fairly aggressive. If rushers find success, it will generally be at a high price, and barring a particularly good outing by an offensive line, quarterbacks will be absorbing quite a few hits as well. That said, if the defense has a weakness, it’s a proneness to allowing big plays through the air (and, less frequently, on the ground): this secondary is not as good as previous Regulars’ secondaries in man coverage, so a quarterback who has time can pick apart the zone. That said, as with against the run, once the pass is down, expect players to swarm to the ball-carrier. Teams that rely on yards after catch might have trouble.

If the offense cannot get the defense adequate rest between stands, due to the lesser depth on this squad, the defense may tire out and start surrendering more big plays as games wear on. This is still a very good defense, but it’s not as great as some previous Allamunnic defenses.

Schedule

Allamunnic States Regulars

MD1 - #25 West Saintland 7 - 43 Regulars
MD2 - #26 United States of Saints 3 - 16 Regulars
MD3 - Regulars 52 - 6 UR De Dreamland
MD4 - Regulars 30 - 37 UR Newmanistan
MD5 - #10 Kaboomlandia 45 - 20 Regulars
MD6 - #49 Qasden 20 - 54 Regulars
MD7 - Regulars 33 - 7 UR Cumhact
MD8 - Regulars 33- 7 #25 West Saintland
MD9 - UR Kebec 0 - 60 Regulars
MD10 - Regulars 42 - 10 #14 Fair Republic
MD11 - UR De Dreamland 3 - 27 Regulars
MD12 - Regulars 53 - 13 #7 Gregoryisgodistan
MD13 - UR Jeckland 0 - 31 Regulars
MD14 - Regulars 48 - 0 #49 Qasden

by **Kaboomlandia** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:19 pm

Kaboomlandia Phoenix National Gridiron Football Team

The Phoenix were knocked off in Ethane by Schottia in the Round of 16 of the last World Bowl. Can they get the monkey off their back and break through to the quarterfinals?

The team's roster has been mostly untouched, but some huge changes have occurred when they do happen. For one, Tyler Martin missed this tournament with a nagging foot injury. New wide receiver Brett Schremp looks promising as a quick outside option, while Pauly Anderson replaces the retired Brandon Malone in the backup position behind Andrew Michaels. Finally, Ernest Jackson has been added as a spare tight end.

Coach: Kevin Nivek
Offensive Coord: Ryan MacLeod
Defensive Coord: Matt MacKay
Stadium: Patton Stadium (53,762)
Style Mod: +1.7

Priority is from the top down the list
Quarterbacks:
4 Travis Reuben, 29, 6'2", 190
6 Russell Jones, 23, 5'11", 170
18 Jeffrey Blake, 23, 6'2", 215

Wide Receivers:
17 Manny Hayes, 31, 6'3", 198
81 Lamar Anderson, 22, 6'5", 205
11 Connor Day, 28, 6'4", 176
88 James Malone, 22, 6'6", 224
16 Brett Schremp, 25, 6', 161

Running Backs:
33 Andrew Michaels, 32, 6'4", 230
21 Pauly Anderson, 27, 6'3", 224
29 Kale Sweatt, 22, 6'7", 242

Tight Ends:
85 Jack White, 26, 6'8", 198
82 Enoch Bailey, 29, 6'4", 185
86 Ernest Jackson, 24, 6'2", 200

Offensive Line:
C: 66 Raymond Fermi, 31, 6'6", 325
OT: 68 Johnson Malone, 27, 7'1", 336
OT: 61 Ricky Jones, 34, 6'7", 322
OG: 69 Mike Philips, 26, 6'4", 323
OG: 67 Casey Manfred, 24, 6'6", 300

Subs:
OL: 65 Mike Kenny, 29, 6'10", 331
C: 70 Sebastian Collett, 33, 6'8", 310

Defensive Line:
LE: 94 Khalif Gazzard, 6'8", 297
RE: 99 Adam Cox, 6'9", 316
DT: 91 Mitchell Layton, 6'11", 322
DT: 92 Wilson Andrews, 6'10", 318
(substitutes come from OL)

Linebackers:
OLB: 57 Ryan Bighill, 6'7, 235
OLB: 56 George Kodem, 6'6", 247
MLB: 58 Darren Drouin, 6'4", 228

Defensive Backs:
CB: 25 Richard Cody, 6'3", 213
CB: 26 Jeremy Rutherford, 6'3", 223
SS: 31 Cameron Johnson, 6'4", 229
FS: 32 Scott Falk, 6'2", 208 lb

Special Teams:
K: 4 Caleb McCallum, 6'1", 195
P: 7 Scott Schmitt, 6'2", 198
LS: 59 Darryl Herndon, 6'6", 240
Punter = holder
Kick Returner: Manny Hayes (WR)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: TG me first
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

Schedule:
MD1: v. Jeckland (W 36-7)
MD2: @ Qasden (W 69-13)
MD3: @ The Fair Republic (W 35-0)
MD4: v. United States of Saints (W 38-3)
MD5: v. Allamunnic States (W 45-20)
MD6: v. Newmanistan
MD7: @ Kebec
MD8: @ Jeckland
MD9: v. Gregoryisgodistan
MD10: @ De Dreamland
MD11: v. The Fair Republic
MD12: v. West Saintland
MD13: @ Cumhact
MD14: @ Newmanistan

Stadium:

by **De Dreamland** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:29 pm

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Eugene Patricks– Chesterville Cavailers
Assistant Head Coach: Jeff Lawrence- El Rogers Rams
Offensive Coordinator: Anthony Eden- Cappytown Generals
Defensive Coordinator: Michael Eden- Dadeville Hurricanes

Offense
QB: #7 Mark Ebrum- Cappytown Generals
HB: #21 Jakob Still- Millanova Lions
WR: #86 Bill Becham- Dadeville Hurricanes
WR: #84 Miles Jake- Cappytown Generals
WR: #82 Charlie Jim- Flagstaff Lightning
TE: #88 Matthew Smith- El Rogers Rams
LG: #29 Sam Johnson- Wampano Warriors
RG: #37 Michael Jenkins- Mileton Raiders
LT: #33 Shelby Monroe- Dadeville Hurricanes
RT: #45 James Jefferson- Chesterfield Cavaliers
C: #41 Cole Rogers- El Rogers Rams

Defense
DT: #38 John Carson- Dadeville Hurricanes
DT: #42 Paul Robertson- Millanova Lions
DE: #46 Kelly Byron- Dadeville Hurricanes
DE: #44 Michael Ebrum- Chesterfield Cavaliers
OLB: #48 James Franklin- Mileton Raiders
ILB: #54 Mike Smith- Dadeville Hurricanes
MLB: #60 Caleb Hill- El Rogers Rams
CB: #56 John Greene- Wampano Warriors
CB: #53 Anthony Richardson- Mileton Raiders
S: #69 Robert James- Cappytown Generals
S: #55 Luke Simms- Flagstaff Lightning

Special Teams
K: #99 Charles Brown- Chesterville Cavaliers
P: #97 Jack Smith- Millanova Lions
LS: #95 John Delay- Millanova Lions
PR: #86 Bill Becham- Dadeville Hurricanes
KR: #84 Miles Jake- Cappytown Generals

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my scorers: No
Choose Scoring events: Yes
Godmod Scoring events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

Uniforms:
Jerseys are blue with red shoulders, pants are blue, cleats are blue and black, and the helmet is blue with the royal seal in red

Players are selected from the Royal Dreamlandian Football Association (RDFA)

Home games are played at King De XXV Memorial Stadium in Cappytown which can host 120,000 fans.

by **Newmanistan** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:56 pm

NEWMANISTAN ROCKETS

WORLD BOWL 31 ROSTER

OOC: Early RP’s will talk about the nation’s rebuilding, however, all of those RP’s should be considered as happening before the World Bowl until I get to a certain point in the theme I am carrying out. This roster, and the teams that they are listed as playing for are where the players have ended up establishing themselves within Newmanistan.

Schedule:
MD1- @ The Fair Republic (14) (Stadium Unknown at Press Time)
MD2- vs Cumhact (NR), at Centralia Stadium, Centralia
MD3- vs Jeckland (NR), at Empress Jessica Stadium, Jessicaville
MD4- @ The Allamunnic States (4) at Svaartaron Stadium,City of Dunnmaar, State of Bluwaald, Allamunnic States
MD5- @ Gregoryisgodistan (7) at Lord Almighty Gregory Stadium, Capital District, Gregoryisgodistan
MD6- @ Kaboomlandia (10) (Stadium Unknown at Press Time)
MD7- vs Qasden (49) at Tundra Falls Proving Grounds, Tundra Falls
MD8- vs The Fair Republic (14) at Jeremy McAllister Stadium, Putnam Lake
MD9- @ West Saintland (25) (Stadium Unknown at Press Time)
MD10- vs Kebec (NR) at Emperor Michael IV Stadium, Pocono City
MD11- @ Jeckland (NR) (Stadium Unknown at Press Time)
MD12- @ The US of Saints (26) (Stadium Unknown at Press Time)
MD13- vs De Dreamland (NR) at The Jungle, Loudon
MD14- vs Kaboomlandia (10) at Keisler Stadium, Southport

Starters (Offense) (Standard Formation, Multiple Formations will actually be used)
QB- #3- Jason Randall, 27, Pocono City Capitals
HB- #33- Latavias Osborne, 25, Southport Tigers
FB- #48- Jimmie Gordon, 24, Daytopia Racers
WR- #81- Stephon Halliday, 27, Putnam Lake Eagles
WR- #84- Alexander Montague, 28, Centralia Cougars
TE- #89- Brian Haynes, 29, Tundra Falls Saints
LT- #77- Ricky Longhurst, 28, Pocono City Capitals (Offensive Captain)
LG- #64- Daquan Henderson, 30, South Charlotte Condors
C- #60- Roman Guerrero, 32, Pocono City Capitals
RG- #63- Michael Tylock, 27, Olympia Gladiators
RT- #70- Imari Brozell, 24, Loudon Leopards

About the offense:
While Randall is not going to look to scramble all the time, he is sneaky when he needs to run and can be an excellent scrambler when required. However, he is generally interested in staying in the pocket and showing off his incredible arm. Osborne is a flashy runner, and if he gets through a hole and makes the first guy miss, it’s going to be trouble for the secondary. He is also a major threat as a receiver. Speaking of receivers, Halliday is the deep threat that you’ll want your shutdown corner on. Montague can and will also go deep, but does not possess the blazing speed of Halliday. The first focus of TE Brian Haynes is to block, but he does have good hands and is reliable option when targeted. The offensive line is an all-star type cast, and the familarity of Randall and the center Guerrero with Pocono City should help in the World Bowl tremendously. Fellow Capital at LT, Ricky Longhurst, is an absolute student of the game. He may, perhaps, be beaten physically sometimes, but will never be outsmarted mentally and tactically. The line is generally smart about staying away from holding penalties, but sometimes Tylock can be caught at key moments.

This is simply the standard formation. Newmanistan will frequently use three-WR sets, and in those cases, Gordon goes to the bench. In a four receiver set, which is also often used, it will be Haynes that comes out. Randall will often utilize the shotgun formation. Also, Newmanistan loves to run play action.

Starters (Defense) (The Rockets Generally Use a 4-3 Base)
DE- #92- William Wright, 30, Tundra Falls Saints
DE- #96- Tyrell Douglas, 30, Tundra Falls Saints (Defensive Captain)
DT- #98- Pedro Cardenas, 25, Putnam Lake Eagles
DT- #99- Brian Tanner, 27, Loudon Leopards
ILB- #56- Rayshon Ashwood, 28, Centralia Cougars
MLB- #52- Shawn Davies, 31, Olympia Gladiators
OLB- #53- Scottie Whitehead, 26, Pocono City Capitals
FS: #25- Shaquille Trimm, 27, Loudon Leopards
SS: #24- Anfernee Washington, 26, Daytopia Racers
CB: #21- Taeshawn Gilles, 24, Southport Tigers (Shutdown Corner assigned to your #1 WR)
CB: #31- Marques Cordova, 23, Centralia Cougars

About The Defense:
The defense is best when it comes to stopping the run. Cardenas is a huge threat in the middle of the line, and if you are able to run on him you either got lucky, or double-teamed him. Wright and Douglas are excellent pass rushers, and they will blitz frequently. The linebackers are not a bad unit, but this could be where Newmanistan is most vulnerable. The secondary is a speedy unit, and Gilles will trash talk with the best of them. It is not advised to challenge him all that often. He’s not perfect, but he will make big plays. When Anfernee Washington gets the opportunity, he is looking to deliver a punishing hit.

Bench (Offense)
QB: #11- Anthony Caputo, 25, Loudon Leopards (2nd string)
QB: #12- Ryan Larkin, 22, Centralia Cougars (Clipboard holder)
HB: #27- Rakell Girardi, 26, Tundra Falls Saints (will see about 20% of carries normally)
HB: #34- Lenny Marwood, 29, South Charlotte Condors (2-3 carries per game)
HB: #32- Darrell Travis, 27, Centralia Cougars (Minimal usage, if at all)
FB: #44- Aric Scott, 32, Pocono City Capitals (Very occasional usage)
FB: #49- Randy Harriman, 26, Putnam Lake Eagles (Minimal usage, if at all)
TE: #87- Jovan Carter, 28, Tundra Falls Saints (Used in 2-TE sets, strong receiver)
TE: #82- Nick Freeman, 24, Southport Tigers (Occasionally used)
WR: #88- Michael Sunderland, 29, Jessicaville Millionaires (3rd WR)
WR: #83- Kevin Ambroziak, 21, Putnam Lake Eagles (4th WR)
WR: #80- Eddie White, 26, Olympia Gladiators (Primary KR/PR)
WR: #85- Chris Culver, 23, Eastport Falcons (Secondary KR/PR)
WR: #86- Nikolai Kuceral, 25, Concord Broncos (Minimal usage)
G: #65- Gary Stovall, 29, Loudon Leopards
G: #66- Kevin Shields, 26, Putnam Lake Eagles
G: #62- Darius Chansler, 24, Eastport Falcons
G: #76- Leshon Derrick, 33, Southport Tigers
C: #61- Steve DeWitt, 24, South Charlotte Condors
C: #69- Peter Dorsey, 28, North Charlotte Wildcats
T: #68- Mark Jones, 23, Silver Lake Seagulls
T: #73- Kenny Schira, 24, Brighton Bulls
T: #78- Harrison Nicholls, 32, Hampton Knights
T: #79- Edwin Cochrane, 29, North Falls Rivermen

Bench (Defense)
DL: #76- Marco Nunez, 30, Silver Lake Seagulls
DL: #93- Eddie Crespo, 28, Centralia Cougars
DL: #90- Karl Pickard, 26, Brighton Bulls
DL: #91- Keith Koening, 25, Tundra Falls Saints
DL: #95- Tony Sheldon, 31, Pocono City Capitals
DL: #72- Andy Steinmeyer, 27, Hampton Knights
LB: #55- Greg Pitts, 28, Pocono City Capitals
LB: #50- Paul Helmer, 26, Concord Broncos
LB: #54- Robert Stevens, 24, Loudon Leopards
LB: #59- Peter Laverdi, 27, Southport Tigers
LB: #57- Daquan Kelly, 30, Jessicaville Millionaires
LB: #75- Deshawn Drexler, 28, Jessicaville Millionaires
DB: #36- Prince Corbitt. 26, Jessicaville Millionaires
DB: #37- Brian Carner, 26, Olympia Gladiators
DB: #43- Ezekiel Jackson, 23, South Charlotte Condors
DB: #22- John Wurth, 34, Pocono City Capitals
DB: #23- Terrance Cherry, Jr., 27, Daytopia Racers
DB: #29- Robert Hanlon, 27, Tundra Falls Saints

Special Teams
K: #5- Steve Hutchinson, 29, Pocono City Capitals
P: #8- James Nugent, 33, North Charlotte Wildcats
Backup K: #14- Lewis Christy, 30, Southport Tigers
Backup P: #9- Matt Shapiro, 36, Olympia Gladiators
Preferred KR/PR: #80- Eddie White
Secondary KR/PR: #85- Chris Culver
Occasional KR/PR: #23- Terrance Cherry, Jr.
Special Teams Gunner: #36- Prince Corbitt
Long Snapper:#69- Peter Dorsey

Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Chris Henderson, 54, Pocono City Capitals
Offensive Coordinator: John Bradley, 52, Pocono City Capitals
Defensive Coordinator: Nick Dawkins, 56, Tundra Falls Saints
Special Teams Coach: Brandon Regan, 59, North Charlotte Wildcats

Misc Important Stuff:
Modifier: +2
2-Point Preference: Logical
Home Uniform: Sky Blue with White Trim
Away Uniform: White with Sky Blue Traim
Helmet: Sky Blue with a white center stripe. The rocket in our flag is on both sides of the helmet.

RP Permissions:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes, but only say they are hurt and I will determine the severity.
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Unlikely. But if you think it could fit what I am RP’ing, send me a TG first and I may allow. If not pre-approved, then the answer is no!

by **Firebolt** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:33 pm

Firebolt Flying Broomsticks National Gridiron Football Team

This team is composed entirely of sentient broomsticks with arms - even the coach.

Nickname: Flying Broomsticks
Stadium: National Quidditch Stadium (54,000)
Coach: King Super Fast
Style mod: The Flying Broomsticks are used to Quidditch, so this is an extremely run-and-gun team. +5.0.

Note: All Fireboltian broomsticks go by a brand and a three-digit serial number. Each brand corresponds to a position (for example, Firebolts are the Quarterbacks, while Tank Flyers are the linebackers) and a serial number to differentiate. Please use the serial number when referring to a specific player. Also, priority is from the top of the list down.

Quarterbacks:
#1 Firebolt PX9
#14 Firebolt FH4
#13 Firebolt DK5

Wide Receivers:
#81 Flyer-2000 HD4
#17 Flyer-2000 JH8
#10 Flyer-2000 TY2
#84 Flyer-2000 NJ0
#89 Flyer-2000 PZ4

Running Backs:
#27 Speedibroom HU7
#33 Speedibroom FV6
#44 Speedibroom GT4

Tight Ends:
#85 MegaBroom WD5
#86 MegaBroom KE8

Linemen (interchangeable between offence and defense):
#64 FlyBlocker RJ6
#76 FlyBlocker JD8
#78 FlyBlocker WK1
#66 FlyBlocker UV2
#59 FlyBlocker HD7
#93 FlyBlocker KD2
#99 FlyBlocker UD7
#92 FlyBlocker HS3
#94 FlyBlocker WP2

Linebackers:
#56 Tank Flyer SH3
#55 Tank Flyer JE7
#46 Tank Flyer HS2
#50 Tank Flyer KW5
#47 Tank Flyer GY0
#51 Tank Flyer JQ9

Defensive Backs:
#20 Catcher-1516 KB5
#30 Catcher-1516 FY7
#32 Catcher-1516 NE4
#38 Catcher-1516 MS2
#31 Catcher-1516 US3

Special Teams:
PK: #4 Kickback RF7
P: #9 Kickback RJ8
LS: #58 FlyBlocker HW3

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

Style Modifier: +5.0

by **Santaclausisgodistan** » Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:56 pm

Santaclausisgodistan Roster

Well, Santaclausisgodistan's roster is pretty simple since everyone is named Santa Claus. We play a 3-4 defense, and use multiple sets on offense. All players are named Santa Claus so we're not listing them all individually. Instead, we are going to tell you other stuff. Also, our style modifier is -5.

About Santaclausisgodistan

Santaclausisgodistan is a magical land in the North Pole of Esportiva where it's Christmas every day and everyone is Santa Claus. The Santa Clice will be bringing every player, coach, spectator, and official at the World Bowl a present unless they are on the Naughty List. Before every game, the Santa Clice will enter the field on a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

Uniforms

The Santa Clice will wear Santa suits like on the flag. That is all they ever wear.

Stadium

The Santa Clice play at the North Pole Bowl. Since it is in North Pole, Santaclausisgodistan, it snows every day. So be prepared for snowy weather, which will affect play. The Santa Clice play a defensive game with a grind it out offense since they are used to playing in bad weather and adjust their style for it. But it's a magical Christmas snow, so have fun!

RP permissions: Do anything except kill Santa. Because Santa lives forever in our hearts. Also, don't make him do un-Santa-like things like deliberately hurt someone. He's not a Bad Santa. And you can hurt Santa, but expect to wind up on the Naughty List and receive a lump of coal.

by **Frenline Delpha** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:07 pm

Frenline Delpha Anacondas
Colors: Green, Yellow, and Black
Manager: Silas Brownlee
Head Coach: Kendrick Dwyer
Assistant Coach: Burton Gunn
Offensive Coordinator: Alan Bryant
Defensive Coordinator: Woodrow Roberts
Athletic Trainer: Gladys Thornton

by **Southern Democratic States** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:48 pm

Southern Democratic States National American Football Team

Nation info:
Country Name: Southern Democratic States
Demonym: Southerners
Nicknames: Southern Bears, Bears, Southerners
Trigramme: SDS
Team colors: Dark blue & white
Offensive formations: 3 WR 1 TE 1 HB or 2 WR 1 TE 2 HB or 3 WRs and 2 HB. The FB is only used in 3 and short and goal line formation
Defensive formations: standard 3-4-4 ; nickel 3-3-5 ; dime 2-3-6 ; goal line 5-4-2
Style mod: -3,5

History:
BAPTISM OF IRON XVII: 10-0
WORLD BOWL XXV: 7-5
WORLD BOWL XXVI: 5-5
WORLD BOWL XXX: 3-5

Schedule:

MD1: Vettrera (UR) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD2: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Cosumar (6)
MD3: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Schottia (3)
MD4: Abaja (16) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD5: Somersville (UR) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD6: Santaclausisgodistan (UR) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD7: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Main Nation Ministry (UR)
MD8: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Vettrera (UR)
MD9: Banija (5) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD10: Southern Democratic States (32) vs The Redvale (UR)
MD11: Schottia (3) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD12: Royal Kingdom of Quebec (13) vs Southern Democratic States (32)
MD13: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Christian Isles (UR)
MD14: Southern Democratic States (32) vs Santaclausisgodistan (UR)

Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 102 321
Location: Rockingham, Chattahoochee
Tenant: Chattahoochee Tigers

The coaching Staff:
Head coach: Nick Hoffman
Offensive Coordinator: Fred Spencer
Defensive Coordinator: Kurt McAdams
Special Teams Coach: Marvin Cunningham

Depth Chart

Starters in bold
Inactives in italic

Pos     Num     Name               Age     SFL Team             Birthplace
QB	16	Clifford Jenkins   29	   Muscogee Raiders     Parkersburg, WA
QB	10	Tyler Kruger	   25	   Charlevoix Bears	Lake Koshkonong, WA

HB	23	Coconut Riddick	   25	   Beardstown Maroons	Beans Ferry, CH
HB	22	Barkevious Hawkins 23	   Oglethorpe Chargers	Kitty Hawk, CH
HB	26	Kerwynn Watford	   28	   Miltonsburg Rams	Forest Park, CH

FB      43	Garrett Van Noy	   26	   Floydsburg Redskins	Bear Market, WA


WR	15	Demarcus Woods	   30	   San Carlos Panhandles Holly Creek, CH
WR	13	Jarius Floyd	   27	   Los Osos Eskimos	Kewanna, WA
WR	85	Marquis Hatwood	   29	   Oglethorpe Buccaneers Bear Creek Springs, CH
WR	17	DeAndre James	   31	   Muscogee Raiders	Grand Côteau, CH
WR	80	Dwayne Boyd	   33	   Mendota Saints	El Cerrito, SO
WR	81	Shawn Foote	   35	   Clarkston Jeffersons	Sainte-Geneviève, WA

TE	82	John McRae	   30	   Santa Fe 49ers	Dakota Heights, WA
TE	89	Brian Shaw	   31	   Braddock Oilers	McNutt, OK
TE	87	Shayne Zimmerman   27	   Miltonsburg Rams	Seaside, CH

LT	77	Walter Kaufman	   32	   San Joaquin Cow Boys	Sauk Trail Beach, WA
T	71	Ernesto Herrera	   29	   Mendota Saints	Plumas, SO
T	72	Quinton Bishop	   33	   Rockingham Dolphins	Sparta, WA

LG	67	Randall Bush	   30	   Golden Beach Packers	Rosenberg, SO
G	70	Xin Xu	           29	   San Carlos Panhandles Los Osos, SO

C	79	Nick Adams	   35	   Beach City Lions	Two Johns, CH
C	66	Jordan Sawyer	   26	   San Joaquin Cow Boys	McKnightstown, WA


RG	75	Kris Hunter	   30	   Oglethorpe Buccaneers Pinkstaff, WA
G	70	Xin Xu	           29	   San Carlos Panhandles Los Osos, SO

RT	62	Tyson Konz	   26	   Los Osos Eskimos	Four Bears Village, OK
RT	72	Quinton Bishop     33      Rockingham Dolphins	Sparta, WA
T	71	Ernesto Herrera	   29	   Mendota Saints	Plumas, SO

RE	97	Derek Sheppard	   34	   Oglethorpe Chargers	Sugar Bush Knolls, WA
DE	78	Kyle Alvarado	   31	   Beardstown Maroons	Alba, SO
DE	90	Travis Buchanan	   29	   Potosi Bengals	Glenn Shores, WA
DL	94	Ryan Ferguson	   27	   Charlevoix Bears	Elk Run Junction, CH

NT	99	Rodrick Nash	   30	   Oglethorpe Buccaneers Bear Creek Corners, WA
DT	96	Shayne Kilgore	   25	   Palm Beach Cardinals	Chance, OK
DL	94	Ryan Ferguson	   27	   Charlevoix Bears	Elk Run Junction, CH

LE	92	D.J. Floyd	   29	   Pointe-au-Chien Browns Rogersville, CH
DE	78	Kyle Alvarado	   31	   Beardstown Maroons	Alba, SO
DE	90	Travis Buchanan	   29	   Potosi Bengals	Glenn Shores, WA
DL	94	Ryan Ferguson	   27	   Charlevoix Bears	Elk Run Junction, CH

SLB	51	Nick Knox	   25	   Clarkston Jeffersons	Bear Rocks, WA
OLB	50	LaMarr McGee	   30	   Bloomingburg Ravens	Hamptonburgh, WA
OLB	58	Carlos Alvarez	   33	   Oglethorpe Chargers	San Juan, SO
OLB	57	Jimmy Orr	   25	   Santa Fe 49ers	Sandwich, SA

ILB	59	Konrad Juszczyk	   27	   Braddock Oilers	Lake Lindsey, CH
ILB	52	James Williams	   31	   Beach City Lions	Murphysboro, WA
ILB	54	Jarrod Houston	   30	   Beardstown Maroons	Willacoochee, CH
ILB	55	Jimmie Cox	   31	   Harwich Vikings	Eldorado Springs, SO

WLB	53	Demetrius Robinson 29	   Floydsburg Redskins	Dogwood Heights, CH
OLB	50	LaMarr McGee	   30	   Bloomingburg Ravens	Hamptonburgh, WA
OLB	58	Carlos Alvarez	   33	   Oglethorpe Chargers	San Juan, SO
OLB	57	Jimmy Orr	   25	   Santa Fe 49ers	Sandwich, SA

LCB	34	DeShawn Lewis-Harris 23	   Braddock Oilers	Elizabethtown, CH
CB	24	Lavonta Thomas	   30       Neoga Steelers	Fort Shawnee, WA
CB	30	Morris Dunbar	   34	   Santa Fe 49ers	Kent, CH
CB	29	Jarvis Roberts	   29	   Rockingham Dolphins	Cloutierville, CH

RCB	32	Antonio Irvin	   32	   Palm Beach Cardinals	Los Osos, SO
CB	24	Lavonta Thomas	   30	   Neoga Steelers	Fort Shawnee, WA
CB	30	Morris Dunbar	   34	   Santa Fe 49ers	Kent, CH
CB	29	Jarvis Roberts	   29	   Rockingham Dolphins	Cloutierville, CH

FS	21	Octavius Jones	   30	   Mendota Saints	Port Anderson, CH
S	31	Rashad Jennings	   30	   Beach City Lions	Jacksonport, CH
S	42	Kareem Johnson	   24	   Waddington Seahawks	Coxburg, CH
S	27	J.J. Brown 	   26	   San Joaquin Cow Boys	Netawaka, SO

SS	33	Dominique Ogletree 31	   Clarkston Jeffersons	Greensburg, WA
S	31	Rashad Jennings	   30	   Beach City Lions	Jacksonport, CH
S	42	Kareem Johnson	   24	   Waddington Seahawks	Coxburg, CH
S	27	J.J. Brown	   26	   San Joaquin Cow Boys	Netawaka, SO
					
K	8	Crockett Burkhead  28	   Los Osos Eskimos	Skunk Hill, SA
P	4	Nick Larsen	   33	   Braddock Oilers	Indian Harbour Beach, CH
KR	80	Dwayne Boyd	   33	   Mendota Saints	El Cerrito, SO
KR	31	Rashad Jennings	   30	   Beach City Lions	Jacksonport, CH
PR	80	Dwayne Boyd	   33	   Mendota Saints	El Cerrito, SO
LS	48	Kevin Beauchamp	   31	   San Carlos Panhandles Saint-Guy, SA
H	10	Tyler Kruger	   25	   Charlevoix Bears	Lake Koshkonong, WA

Reserves / Practice Squad

QB	11	Jimmy Morris	   31	   Harwich Vikings	Eastham, SA
HB	36	DeAndre Gresham-Chisholm 24 Potosi Bengals	Pointe-au-Chien, CH
WR	83	Markus McLendon	   29	   Neoga Steelers	Brazil, CH
OL	76	Riley Vandervelde  31	   Miltonsburg Rams	Whitebreast, WA
DL	98	Brandon Mazgajewski 26	   Bloomingburg Ravens	Bannack, OK
LB	56	Kwashaun McFadden  24	   Pointe-au-Chien Browns Beach City, SO
CB	25	Michael Woodard	   31	   Floydsburg Redskins	Floyd Springs, CH

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes (I'll choose the severity)
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes

by **The Redvale** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:18 pm

REDVALE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
THE ROUGHNECKS

Gridiron football has long been the most popular sport in the Redvale, and now, the players of the G-League have come together to form the national football team. The Redvali Gridiron Association, the national federation of the sport, voted unanimously to form the team after the Glenham Green's billionaire owner, Colombano de Bay, proposed the idea of entering the World Bowl and then put forward the necessary funding to pay for training facilities, practice equipment, uniforms, and travel. This new team would go on to be labeled the Roughnecks by fans, for the reputation of the G-League being an extremely rough league with plenty of big hits and physical play. Now, the challenge has shifted from forming the team to turning them into a contender.

INFORMATION

Colors: Red and sand
Nickname: The Roughnecks
Style Modifier: +3.5
Offensive Formation: Shotgun spread
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Stadium: Arena of Light, Maris(130,000 capacity)
Uniform: Home

ROSTER

STAFF

General Manager: Roy Koenig - 61 - Red Valley State University(AD)
Head Coach: Jesse Heyward - 40 - Janford Bats(HC)
Assistant Coach: Cameron Rose - 50 - Castle University(DC)
Offensive Coordinator: Ethan Soldado - 35 - Glenham Green(OC)
Defensive Coordinator: Makoto Callaway - 56 - Castle Devils(DC)
Strength Coach: Elric Rodriguez - 37 - Mount Maris University(SC)
Data Analyst: Abel Russey - 43 - Glenham Green(QBC)
Special Advisor: Rori Callahan - 62 - University of Avgaria(SA)

PLAYERS

OFFENSE

QB Andel Ramirez - 26 - Glenham Green 
QB Martin Jansa - 26 - Maris Tide
QB Nick Sheffield - 21 - Avgaria Hawks

HB Benji Salvador - 25 - North Bay Priests
HB Saburu Suzuki - 30 - Avgaria Rattlers
HB Tyus Carter - 21 - Avgaria Hawks

WR Santiago de Rossi - 27 - Maris Tide
WR Dante Birken - 34 - Glenham Green
WR Aleix Fuller - 20 - Mount Maris University
WR Bane Scott - 21 - Castle University

TE Torrence Whitfield - 22 - Glenham Green
TE Julian Price - 31 - Janford Bats

T Demarius Strong - 30 - Markham Knights
T Eito Fujita - 28 - Castle Devils
T Mike Kano - 25 - Janford Anchors
T Frederick Muller - 21 - University of Avgaria

G Chris Ide - 22 - Maris Tide
G Mario Koda - 24 - Maris Mountaineers
G Taurean Russo - 30 - South Coast Nomads

C Jonathon Marlin - 26 - Avgaria Hawks
C Carlo Foster - 19 - Mount Maris University

K Luis Arana - 20 - Castle University
K Akio Dellanova - 24 - Glenham Green

P Akio Dellanova - 24 - Glenham Green

DEFENSE

DT Joshua Murdoch - 27 - Castle Devils
DT William Redd - 22 - Avgaria Hawks

DE Tristian Handa - 25 - Red Valley Grizzlies
DE Isao Suzuka - 23 - Midland Aeros
DE Nevin Keane - 32 - Castle Devils

ILB Demetrius Belle - 26 - Maris Tide
ILB Kyle Stratton - 22 - Castle University
ILB Jimmy Mason - 26 - Maris Tide

OLB Tanner South - 28 - Elysia Blades
OLB Bryan Costas - 18 - Maris Coastal High School
OLB Ky Augustus - 20 - Mount Maris University

CB Mario Destinn - 25 - Glenham Green
CB Avery Clasen - 26 - Glenham Green
CB Kazuki Levins - 28 - Janford Anchors
CB Riley Santa Fe - 32 - Maris Mountaineers

S Carson Miranda - 29 - Maris Tide
S Taylor Valente - 23 - North Bay Priests
S Roy Kirk - 31 - Markham Knights

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:16 am

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ABANHFLEFT
National American football team

Abanhfleft returns to the World Bowl after deciding to not participate in last year's World Bowl XXVII, held in Cosumar, in honor of the victims of Air Abanhfleft Flight 5116. Now with a new team assembled, Abanhfleft will seek to start fresh with a new squad, a new coach, and new inspirations in the memories of the 25 members of the national American football team who were among those who died in Flight 5116. This new team made it as far as the playoffs in Drawkland before new boys The United States of Saints swept aside this new-look team. Now the boys are back for more, and they're laughing because the Saints didn't make it and they did.

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of nation: Democratic Republic of Abanhfleft
Demonym: Fleftic
Official history: This will be Abanhfleft's fourth time playing the World Bowl after the disaster that was the crash of Air Abanhfleft Flight 5116 in Electrum. This is Abanhfleft's seventh time participating in the World Bowl overall.
Team colors: Blue, orange, and green
Style modifier: +2. Abanhfleft has adopted a new, more conservative attacking style of play under new coach Marius Magnussen.

HOME STADIUM

OFFENSE - BACKS AND RECEIVERS
Key: (Shirt number, height, weight in pounds, age, starter or not)

Quarterback - Radomel Santos (#54, 5'8", 176, 32, Starter)
Quarterback - Chadwick Ramirez (#29, 5'11", 200, 24)
Quarterback - Cornelius Menard (#14, 6'1", 213, 32)
Fullback - Von Colone (#2, 6'0, 212, 26, Starter)
Fullback - Sylvester Slattery (#12, 5'8", 170, 29)
Tailback - Dimitri Faure (#18, 5'5", 179, 29, Starter)
Tailback - Virgilio Evans (#75, 5'9", 189, 21)
Wide Receiver - Uranus Sanidor (#7, 5'9", 204, 31, Starter)
Wide Receiver - Saddam Hussain (#4, 6'0, 230, 26, Starter)
Wide Receiver - Jeremy Lacazette (#51, 6'1", 209, 23)
Wide Receiver - Jefferey Rencher (#9, 5'11, 199, 23)
Tight End - Oren Makkabi (#47, 5'10", 188, 28, Starter)
Tight End - Arnold Wood (#44, 5'11", 203, 27)
Tight End - Lewis Hilton (#5, 6'0", 227, 28)

OFFENSE - LINEMEN
Center - Francisco Dalangin (#89, 5'6", 165, 30, Starter)
Center - Reynaldo Merlino (#97, 5'8", 240, 27)
Center - Dillon Mancha (#14, 6'3, 223, 22)
Offensive Guard - Canuto Batobalani III (#3, 5'5", 172, 31, Starter)
Offensive Guard - Hoyt Baumgardner (#85, 6'6", 229, 25, Starter)
Offensive Guard - Kent Hertz (#25, 6'1", 234, 27)
Offensive Guard - Chuck Naylor (#76, 5'9", 209, 31)
Offensive Tackle - Rudolph Gomez (#24, 5'9, 210, 28, Starter)
Offensive Tackle - Richard Maynard (#93, 6'4", 244, 32, Starter)
Offensive Tackle - Otto Roseborough (#96, 6'2", 222, 28)
Offensive Tackle - Sheldon Lybrand (#56, 5'7", 218, 26)

DEFENSE - BACKS AND LINEBACKERS
Middle Linebacker - Eduardo Knuckles (#4, 5'9", 225, 26, Starter)
Middle Linebacker - Sydney Granato (#68, 6'2", 240, 26)
Outside Linebacker - Yaropolk Feofiliyev (#4, 6'4", 255, 31, Starter)
Outside Linebacker - Ali Abdullah Latif (#8, 5'11", 214, 31, Starter)
Outside Linebacker - Damien Tocci (#13, 5'6", 177, 21)
Outside Linebacker - Grant Teller (#8, 6'4". 243, 24)
Cornerback - Minh Duong (#86, 5'7", 201, 24, Starter)
Cornerback - Talib Wahhad (#15, 6'3", 222, 28, Starter)
Cornerback - Jorge Read (#44, 6'2", 225, 32)
Cornerback - Rene Thomas (#25, 5'11", 210, 25)
Safety - Marcelo Chia (#32, 5'9", 18, 25, Starter)
Safety - Junichiro Chosokabe (#38, 6'2", 292, 31, Starter)
Safety - Andre Alexander (#65, 5'9", 207, 27)
Safety - Woodrow Basel (#83, 6'5", 250, 31)

DEFENSE - LINEMEN
Defensive Tackle - Farrell Watley (#57, 5'7", 217, 29, Starter)
Defensive Tackle - Ray Verrier (#20, 5'8", 200, 27, Starter)
Defensive Tackle - Cyrus Farrell (#27, 5'11", 210, 25)
Defensive Tackle - Aurelio Oropeza (#9, 6'0", 206, 24)
Defensive End - Patrick Endrolfini (#22, 6'6", 301, 32, Starter)
Defensive End - Vaughn Welker (#26, 5'7", 208, 24 Starter)
Defensive End - Edmundo Smead (#18, 5'9, 198, 22)
Defensive End - Morgan Winn (#6, 5'7", 175, 24)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker - Cleveland Hyneman (#36, 5'10", 156, 26, Kickoff specialist)
Holder - Radomel Santos
Punter - Uziel Ehud (#65, 5'8", 175, 30)
Returner - Talib Wahhad

RP Permissions
Anything except killing is fair game.

by **Thereisnogodistan** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:21 am

THEREISNOGODISTAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OFFICIAL TEAM SHEET

Thereisnogodistan County is a county in the Abanhfleft colony of the Fhulghamous Peninsula. It was established on November 30, 2014 from the splitting of Haritzaga County, by Colonial Executive Order No. 190047. The southern part of the county retained the name and history of Haritzaga County, while the northern part was named Thereisnogodistan County. The county seat is Thereisnogodabad.

Thereisnogodistan County Community College is an American football team based in Thereisnogodabad, Fhulghamous Peninsula. Its home ground is Richard Dawkins Park, a 23,171-seater park named after the prominent atheist Richard Dawkins, which is also currently the home ground of Fleftic Premier League team Thereisnogodistan F.C. Even though it is a college team, Thereisnogodistan Community College has participated in the World Bowl many times and even came out runners-up in the last-ever edition of the Baptism of Iron, and World Bowl XXVIII.

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of team: Thereisnogodistan FC
Team colors: Yellow shirt, pants, socks, and helmet (home); white shirt, pants, socks, and helmet (away)
Style modifier: +3.5. Thereisnogodistan is inspired by Fleftic sporting philosophy in that the best defense is offense.
Manager: Francois-Michel Nkong'o (Abanhfleft, 44 years old)

HOME STADIUM

Richard Dawkins Park will serve as Thereisnogodistan's home stadium for the entirety of NSCF 14. It currently seats 23,171 people.

NOTES: Since Thereisnogodistan County Community College is a small college, the team will not have as many reserves as they would like, and therefore injuries are very much not good for the team. An injury might force a safety to become a temporary quarterback, and such cross-position training is not very popular within Abanhfleft's sporting systems. Also, Kelly Profit will be the first female to ever play in Thereisnogodistan's American football program, and she will play as quarterback for the Atheists, replacing the graduating Harrison Aumann.

OFFENSE
Key: (Shirt number, height, weight in pounds, age)

Quarterback - Kelly Profit (#1, 6'0, 135, 20, female)
Fullback - Carlos Fetterman (#2, 6'2, 223, 19)
Tailback - Johnny Varn (#3, 6'2, 200, 18)
Wide Receiver - Matthew Boughton (#4, 6'0, 190, 20)
Wide Receiver - Sebastian Chapa (#5, 5'11, 210, 19)
Tight End - Karl Haar (#6, 5'9, 170, 20)
Center - Antonio Woolston (#7, 5'7, 222, 20)
Offensive Guard - Antwan McFaul (#8, 5'11, 205, 18)
Offensive Guard - Lynwood Dollison (#9, 5'8, 200, 17)
Offensive Tackle - Roland Moorer (#10, 6'0, 212, 20)
Offensive Tackle - Merle Halsey (#11, 6'0, 234, 19)

DEFENSE
Middle Linebacker - JC Tammaro (#12, 6'3, 222, 18)
Outside Linebacker - Abram Maughan (#13, 6'1, 210, 21)
Outside Linebacker - Alec Morin (#14, 6'1, 216, 17)
Cornerback - Roderick Wendt (#15, 6'0, 215, 21)
Cornerback - Rey Kang (#16, 5'7, 170, 19)
Safety - Fred Chong (#17, 6'1, 190, 20)
Safety - Avery Manor (#18, 5'7, 180, 18)
Defensive Tackle - Ervin McCreery (#19, 6'3, 225, 21)
Defensive Tackle - Dewitt De Los Santos (#20, 6'3, 201, 19)
Defensive End - William Carranza (#21, 6'0, 212, 19)
Defensive End - Erasmo Gillingham (#22, 6'1, 200, 21)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker - Yusuf Khumaira (#23, 5'11, 200, 22)
Holder - Kelly Profit
Punter - Lazaro Burrell (#24, 5'9, 145, 16)
Returner - Rey Kang

RP PERMISSIONS
Everything except killing is fair game. You also might want to go easy on the injuries, as I don't have any substitutes at all.

by **Drawkland** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:57 am

WORLD BOWL XXX CHAMPIONS ...
Written By: Ben Lincoln and Madam Margaret

RECENT RESULTS
FROM THE PLAYOFFS:
Anglatia 0–0 Abaja (0–6 OT)
Abanhfleft 14–7 Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Banija 10–7 San Llera
Allamunnic States 6–6 The Fair Republic (6–13 OT)
Cosumar 20–24 Chromatika
Drawkland 50–23 Frenline Delpha
Kaboomlandia 6–16 Schottia
Ethane 0–9 Gregoryisgodistan
Abaja 13–13 Abanhfleft (13–16 OT)
Banija 10–0 The Fair Republic
Chromatika 20–27 Drawkland
Schottia 12–0 Gregoryisgodistan
Banija 3–6 Drawkland
Abanhfleft 38–20 Schottia
Banija 6–7 Schottia

Abanhfleft 7–37 Drawkland

PREVIOUSLY
If you want the suspense, don't click on the large spoiler to the left. Duh. Or look carefully at the boxscore below. Just read the words.

After breaking out of group stage with a nearly flawless record, defeating the only team to beat them in the group stage, defeating the team that knocked them out last edition, then defeating the greatest defense in the tournament, Drawkland has come to face Abanhfleft, the team that has gone undefeated, winning the group stage 8-0, defeating a historically badass team, the team which barely edged into the playoffs, and the champions from two editions ago (and by 18 points, too). In the rankings, it's 9 vs 17. Everybody's expecting Abanhfleft to take it as all the better teams have been cleared away ... you'd expect the slight veteran to take it.

On the other hand though, Drawkland has been up-and-coming ever since the Bowl came to it. After the relative comfort of World Bowl XXIX, the Grid Corps has been making leaps and bounds in every direction. I mean, getting into Pot 2 for this edition was a feat in itself. And after sweeping the group competition and the playoff contention with almost no effort it seems, nobody should discount the Drawkians. Especially if you're just looking biologically. Ultimately, the game is a tossup. And anybody will tell you a Drawkian crowd is infectious, and you know that the tens of thousands of incoming Drawkians will be creating waves at Kind Edward IV Stadium for the World Bowl.

vs ABANHFLEFT
Now for the section of the article written in past tense. The attendance at the game was massive. All 60k seats in Ethane were taken, plus standing room, VIP boxes packed to their legal fire hazard limit, and thousands of fans outside the stadium watching on the screen. The Grid Corps Pep Corps was situated in their favorite corner of the stadium, playing ferociously as the players from both teams came out. The sky was dark and the lights bright, the stage was set for an intense showdown to be remembered. After all, it was the Anniversary Edition. If you were only going to watch the Bowls ending in a zero, you'd want to see the best of the best, and everybody present understood that.

The captains met in the center of the field to start it off. Radomel Santos and Dak Waterman stared each other right in the face, the adrenaline already coursing through their veins, as well as their arteries. And capillaries. Really, all their glands were going full throttle. Abanhfleft was the designated "home team" due to rank or whatever factor they used, so Dak called heads. It landed tails, and Abanhfleft elected to Kick to start off the game. Which, of course, is a mistake, to give the Grid Corps the ball to start the game, but it would prove to be a great advantage after the halftime, of course.

Daniel Madison, the famous #89 of the Madison family, fielded the ball from Cleveland Hyneman's kickoff right at the corner of the field on the 1-yard line. Damn, Hyneman is good. But Madison was better. The Corps had luckily anticipated a kick to go to that right corner, and so the defenders were all in the right place. The Fleftic line couldn't break through, and Madison simply trucked down the sideline hashes until he was steered off balance and out of bounds by a diving Fleft defender. But it was too late, Drawkland was starting off the first possession on their own 49 yard line. Simply put, it was clear what was going to happen. A 2-yard run by Bennett Morgan brought the Corps to 2nd down, where Waterman opted to slant pass to Riley Hoyt. The pass was complete for a 23-yard gain, and the Corps was sitting pretty on the 26 yard line. 2 failed run attempts later, the Corps was stuck with 10 yards still to go. The ball went in motion, clearly a pass play. Till Hartzberger barged through the offensive line, gunning straight for Waterman. But Waterman had other ideas, sprinting out of the pocket, then suddenly pitching the ball over Hartzberger's head back into the pocket, where Antonio Anders snagged it and ran, unopposed, past the 10 yard mark and almost to the end zone, being taken down on the 7 yard line. A quick pass to Madison on first down, a single step into the end zone, and a masterful kick by Matthew Watts brought the first points to the 30th World Bowl, 0-7 Drawkland lead.

Watts kept his good graces going by forcing a Fleftic touchback (while some may consider this positive for the offensive team, it's commonly snarked upon when a team in Drawkland takes a touchback), and thus the first Fleftic play came from their own 20 yard line. Now, this may be distasteful for me to say, but one could possibly refer to this drive as "Air Abanhfleft" ... as the Flefts' passing game was on fire. Like, jet fuel flame kind of heat. One could almost describe it as a tragic slaughter of the Drawkian defensive backfield. Okay, I'll stop before I'm sued/fired. Anyhow, a 15 yard pass to Uranus Sanidor, a 9 yard to Saddam Hussein, an 11 yard to Hussein, a 20 yard to Sanidor, an 18 yard by Oren Makkabi, and just when the Corps backfield thought they had a handle on the passing game finally, they ran Von Colone straight up the middle for a 7 yard gain and the touchdown. And thus, with about 7 minutes left in the quarter, the score was 7-7. Heh, 7.

The rest of the first quarter was quite frustrating for both teams. The Grid Corps got good drives down the field, only to get stuck going for it on 4th and inches and turning over on downs. Meanwhile, the Grid Corps defense finally got ahold of their nerves and turned King Edward IV Stadium into a no-fly zone, sacking Santos even when there seemed to be seamless coverage. The running game was met with shoves back, and the passing game, when it existed, was shut down by the talented hands of David Hallorton, Gerald Fairfield, and the like. The first quarter eventually drained away.

The second quarter came back with the crowd becoming restless (if you can even call it that, as they were going berserk like the entire time), and the score still tied at 7 all. And yet, in continued as it had. Hyneman had 2 chances to score a field goal during the quarter, but as many Abanhfleft experts know, his forte is more for kickoffs to other players than kicking it through the uprights which score points, and thus the Flefts couldn't tack any more points on the board. The Grid Corps themselves suffered from 3-and-outs from pass incompletions and bad judgement during run plays, but their big break came through with 1 minute left in the quarter/half. With Abanfleft finally downfield, they set up on the 10 yard line, 2nd and goal (their first pass attempt had fallen incomplete). Santos pitched one, intended for Sanidor, but instead, the ball found itself in the hands of William Peers ... who proceeded to take off like a bat out of hell, a cow out of the slaughterhouse, or a rational human being out of Gregoryisgodistan. Sanidor himself gave hot pursuit on Peers, but Sanidor nor any Fleftics could catch up to the safety who got so much momentum he didn't stop running until he transversed the whole end zone and nearly flattened a semi-amateur photographer. Watts did what he did best (in a loose sense of that word) and tacked on the extra point, 7-14 Drawkland. Despite there being 42 seconds left on the clock, Abanhfleft simply couldn't get their act together before the half.

At halftime, the Drawkland National Drum Corps put on a show alongside The Red Guard of Ethane, as well as some performances by some singers we don't care about, from GlobeSight or something like that. Voices are generally boring, but drums and brass are cool. Duh.

Despite going into the second half a touchdown behind, both the Abanhfleft team and their fans were getting hyped up. Because they elected to start the game by kicking, the Abanhfleft team got the ball to start the half. It was gonna be extremely intense. It's a wonder to see the skill of Matthew Watts performing under pressure - at least, if he's not kicking a field goal. He kicked it high and long, it seemed to be going straight for the far corner. Talib Wahhad decided to not be a wuss this time and try running the ball, and that payed off, bringing the Fleftics to their own 26. And they came back with fire, almost running under the huge Drawkian line. A few gains of 9-11 yards each from running and then an impressive 36-yard pass to Jeremy Lacazette had the Fleftics knocking on the Drawkian doorstep, 1st and 10 on the 18. Santos hit up Lacazette again, and he ran straight to the goal line. Lo and behold, William Peers was there to stop him, sprinted and arcing around to smash Lacazette from the front rather than side. The Backwards momentum was so unexpected from Lacazette that he was thrown way off balance ... allowing the ball to shoot out of his grasp and onto the ground inches from the goal. Fumble. Peers turned back around to field the ball, but he got whacked as soon as he scooped it up, bringing the Grid Corps the ball, however at their own 3 yard line.

They ate away at a lot of clock on the drive, running the ball for short gains but still making it downfield with little drama. The Grid Corps continued like this, until eventually the Fleftics got ahold of their patterns and cut them down to 4th and 2, right on the 50 yard line. Jason McFarland trotted out for the punt. The ball is snapped, and, wait a second. He doesn't punt it! He raises the ball to his shoulder and chucks it to Daniel Madison, who steps past the first down line and then takes off for the goal. Nobody could bring him down, and against all odds, the Corps Scores on a fake punt.

By now you can imagine the defensive coordinators for Abanhfleft were actually melting in their jackets. The 3rd quarter ended up being the most lucrative for the Drawkians, as on their next drive (forced an Abanhfleft 3 and out) they scored a field goal, and then after an interception on a Santos pass, they scored yet another touchdown, this time missing the extra point, but not really mattering. With 1 quarter left, the score was 7-30.

To start the 4th quarter, Chadwick Ramirez was put in as quarterback for the Fleftics, as Santos was just not performing top notch anymore. Trace Hayes was put in for the Corps, but that was mainly a decision by Head Coach Quentin Averfel to give Hayes a bit of time in the spotlight, as the game was far from close.

Both quarterbacks were cold, having not played for awhile, and so both were getting sacked left and right, and giving up a couple fumbles. Eventually, though, Hayes found a good spot. You could see him as he lined up, with a huge cheesy grin on his face. The Fleftic defense was lined up in a simply wrong position, and as Hayes tossed it behind him to Bennett Morgan, the Fleftic line failed to even get close. Morgan sprinted downfield, unopposed and straight down the middle, doing a somersault as he traversed the line. That was the last score of the game, even with 5 minutes left. 7-37 Drawkland. But even after forcing another 3 and out on Abanhfleft, Waterman (who was put back in for the last drive) refused to kneel and instead ran short runs. Quoth Dak after the game: "Kneeling is for pussies."

And thus, as the clock had seconds left, Waterman did a short side pass to Madison, who trotted out of bounds to end the game, to the massive roar of the crowd. Fireworks went up on one end of Kind Edward IV Stadium, crossing each other, creating "XXX" in streams of light in the sky. That stadium in Ethane may never get as loud as it did, as the thousands of Drawkians cheered for a long while after the game ended. Madison, being on the sideline, retrieved the World Bowl Trophy and ran it back onto the field, giving it to Waterman as the team crowded around, dressed in their slick black and red. The sea of fans and spectators flooded the field, seeming to cover the green turf with a carpet of black and red. The Fleftics slinked away, probably to drown their sorrows in various forms of alcohol, and the Drawkians milled around the stadium and surrounding areas before finally making their ways to the bars or the hotels.

DRAWKLAND	7	7	16	7	37
ABANHFLEFT	7	0	0	0	7

REACTIONS
The general attitude of the Drawkian win was pleasant, apparently the Corps isn't unpopular around the eyes of the multiverse.

After the rankings for the Bowl were compiled, it was found that Abanhfleft actually had a higher ranking than Drawkland, due to Drawkland underperforming in their inaugural World Bowl, XXVIII. This was met with various forms of outrage, having Drawkland, the world champions, #2, but it won't matter soon ... Drawkland is sure to take the place above Abanhfleft after World Bowl XXXI.

Iarocav has congratulated the boys of the Grid Corps by inviting them to a party held at his home in Centivar County, which was supposedly really fun, and featured minimal breaking of priceless artifacts.

Daniel Madison was awarded the MVP award for World Bowl XXX. He's set to come back next edition and continue his domination as undoubtedly one of the greatest Wide Receivers in the multiverse.

FUTURE
As World Bowl XXXI is coming up very soon, in the Free Republics, the Grid Corps has been preparing during the offseason of both the GLD and the World Bowl, hoping to eventually repeat this success and be one of the few teams to win back-to-back Bowls.

So, with all that finished. Good job Grid Corps. You've done it, and brought Drawkland glory. We salute you.

by **Fujisawan Territories** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:23 pm

Hoji Metropolitan Daily Record

New head coach Urogataya a risky but smart pick

Hoji, Iwosaka -- We all remember the disaster that was the Ei'ichi Date era. Date was the embattled head coach for the scrappy upstart Hurricane in their first two World Bowl seasons (World Bowl I and World Bowl V respectively). Date compiled a 13-7 win loss record and a first round playoff loss to Rennidan during his tenure.

He also had his share of personnel problems, namely a spoiled brat of a quarterback in Sibura Hiton. Many a time, Hiton and Date were witnessed in heated verbal exchanges on the sidelines during World Bowl games. Then there was Okayaken Anenokoji, the female place kicker with a penchant for missing wide left, earning her the nickname "Lefty" from the rest of the team. Anenokoji would later accuse Coach Date of sexual harassment, and those accusations only hastened Date's departure from the team.

The lone bright spot in the Date Era (and part of the Championship Era) was an impressive home record. The Hurricane racked up a 12-4 record in the first sixteen home games at Crosscom Global Arena, including going undefeated at home in the inaugural World Bowl season. The Crosscom Global Arena early on established itself as an intimidating place to play World Bowl football.

At the start of the sixth World Bowl season, then offensive coordinator Rai Lo stepped in to take over the head coaching job. What Coach Lo did next was nothing short of a miracle. There is a reason why Territorial football fans call this the Championship Era. In a three year head coaching contract, Coach Lo got the Hurricane to two consecutive World Bowl championships, and won one. He compiled a 18-5 record, and a 23-17 quarterfinal loss to Dancougar in the World Bowl VI season, a 13-10 World Bowl VII championship win over Taeshan, and a 20-17 World Bowl VIII championship loss to Cassadaigua. Reaching the championship twice in a three year contract after taking over from one of the most inept head coaches imaginable is a true accomplishment.

Ultimately, Lo left the team after his contract expired, declining a quite healthy five year extension. During the World Bowl VI season, his daughter had been seriously injured in a car accident that broke both her legs and back, left her comatose for weeks, and as Coach Lo would find out, paraplegic. Understandably, Coach Lo put his daughter's health and well being first. Consequently, the Hurricane faded into irrelevance in short order following Lo's departure.

Following a severe economic recession (or depression depending on who you ask) in the Territories, international sporting fell to the wayside. With the economy having slowly but painfully recovered, we should see the Territories back in action in the World Bowl, Olympics, and a plethora of other international sporting events.

Enter new head coach Tamasaburo Urogataya. Having won a national championship at the collegiate level with MIU (yes, that MIU) solidified his value as a head coach. It is bold and risky pick, but one that should produce results. College ball is not the same as pro ball, and international competition is an even higher level yet. Who could possibly fill the shoes of Coach Lo, now in the Territorial Gridiron Football Hall of Fame? Those are big shoes to fill.

In a sense, Coach Urogataya took Midland Interisland University on the same type of journey that Coach Lo took the Hurricane on during the World Bowl VII season. MIU had never won a national championship and were the laughing stock of domestic college football as perennial losers. Urogataya and the Sentinels went undefeated in the regular season during an improbable run before upsetting the University of Hoji on the road 27-16 in the first round of the playoffs. The Sentinels then went on to beat Hoji Tech 24-19 in Hoji and finally Jokata Agricultural & Mechanical University 20-17 in Plantation Stadium before reaching the championship. After three road playoff wins, and barely escaping witn the win against Jokata A&M, the Sentinels defeated the University of Narasaka 24-10 in a massive upset to win the collegiate national championship. That shows true character and grit, something that was definitively missing in the entire coaching staff during the Hurricane's first two seasons.

Urogataya was instantly branded as a sports hero for turning around a team that had never won much of anything. The Sentinels had won an occasional bowl, but never anywhere near a national championship. The same leadership qualities that we came to know and respect from Coach Lo are present in Coach Urogataya. It's very likely that the World Bowl Selection Committee noticed this when considering who to offer the head coaching job to.

Like Urogataya, Lo had to beat three powerhouse teams in the World Bowl VII playoffs to reach the championship, and a fourth in the championship game. The Hurricane defeated Lovisa 17-10 in the first round and Arroza 31-22 in the second round. Of course, who could forget the Territories-Newmanistan game in the third round that ended with a 20-19 Territorial victory to send the Hurricane to World Bowl VII? It seems like ancient history now, but the Territories won World Bowl VII over Taeshan by a score of 13-10. The Territories made back to back championship appearances but lost World Bowl VIII to a well deserving Cassadaigua, 20-17.

Four points is all that separated the Hurricane from being the first team to win back to back World Bowls. That honor eventually went to Allamunic States (much deserved we must add). Dancougar had an early chance before the Territories to accomplish that feat but couldn't capitalize. It is difficult to get to one World Bowl, let alone win it. It's even harder to repeat.

Rounding out the coaching staff is assistant head coach Toshikazu Sakiyurai of the Hoji Hurricane, offensive coordinator Yoshihisa Kawazu of the Tokuzawa Sea Turtles, defensive coordinator Tetsuya Tsuchie of the Magiku Voodoo and special teams coordinator Mae Yamamoto of the Takato Liberty. Yamamoto is the only female coach in the domestic Territorial Gridiron Football League.

All things considered, the coaching choices are a pretty decent reflection of Territorial football, the only minor point of contention by this editorial board being the overlooking of Miyagawa Whalers offensive coordinator Ienobu Hishida in favor of Kawazu.

by **OIsINiSTAn** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:18 am

Oisinistani team for World Bowl XXXI

Head Coach: Ron Butcher

Quarterbacks:
#1 Shane Woods
#14 Anthony James
#13 Shay Collins

Wide Receivers:
#81 Ian Mountbatten
#17 Colin Snythe
#10 Antonio Barragan
#84 'Sal' Newman
#89 Arthur Petts

Running Backs:
#27 Javier Mantovani
#33 Paul Kimberley
#44 Andrew North

Tight Ends:
#85 Houston James
#86 Lee Chang

Linemen:
#64 Kevin Hatton
#76 Dominic De La Garza
#78 AJ Wynne
#66 Gameiro Costa
#59 Pete Waterman
#93 Thomas Kent
#99 Shaun Leery
#92 Mack Hall
#94 Corben Wright-Davis

Linebackers:
#56 Theo Smith
#55 Andrew Kimberley
#46 Steve Borrell
#50 Rodolfo Van Veen
#47 Mark Kavanagh
#51 Ferdinand Castle

Defensive Backs:
#20 Daniel Gottwald
#30 Liam Colbert
#32 Masue Joinvilles
#38 Gabriel Neto
#31 Willie Byrne

Special Teams:
PK: #4 Stan Parkman
P: #9 Al Cole
LS: #58 Manto

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by **Fujisawan Territories** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:33 am

Hoji Metropolitan Daily Record

A new stadium for a new era

Hoji, Iwosaka, -- Most Hojians can rattle off a long list of both good and bad memories from the old Crosscom Global Arena. It was certainly sad to see such a towering legend go. The 70's era stadium had its vintage charm despite many upgrades and remodels over the years. In some ways, the Waterfront District will never be the same.

It's a new era in Territorial sports now. The old stadium was demolished, along with three quarters of the Oldtown warehouses which had laid abandoned for fifteen years. In it's place, an architectural marvel has risen. The new Crosscom Global Arena. And it's no longer just a stadium any more.

The new Crosscom is a complete complex, with over fifty restaurants, one hundred plus shops, conference rooms, a movie theater, casino, gridiron football museum, a full medical clinic and the new corporate headquarters for Crosscom Global Telecommunications of Fujisawa, Inc. Next year's expansion will see the addition of an indoor firing range and gym. The SkyTransit public maglev monorail system is expected to be linked up with the stadium next year as well. It cannot be understated, the new Crosscom Global Arena Sporting Complex is massive.

The stadium was designed with every last detail in mind. Every specification, including the 200,000 seating capacity was meticulously debated and decided upon with great care. Stadium acoustics were engineered to get the loudest environment possible for international sporting competition. The ingenious design features public parking underneath the stadium, a smart decision in a sprawling metropolitan city starved for space. The VIP sky boxes are 75% larger than in the old Global Arena. Yet with all the changes, the new stadium still has the features that Hojians love, like a retractable roof, artificial turf and heated seats for those rare cold weather games.

One of the many highlights of the new stadium complex is the Territorial Gridiron Football Museum. It is a priceless collection of the history of football on the islands. For instance, lifesize portraits of the Territories' biggest stars adron the Hall of History. Names like Oribaha "Baja" Hini, Aifric Harku, Daisetsu Kudo, Rai Lo, Chi Jisats and so many more household names. Next to each portrait, a plaque lists their career stats. Each display breathes life into the legends of the past so that future generations can appreciate the history of the game in the Territories.

Tucked away in a small corner of the Championship Room, next to the World Bowl VII trophy, a video screen displays a perpetual loop of the play known in the Territories as "The Kick." That single blocked extra point prevented Newmanistan from forcing overtime in the semifinal and sent the Hurricane to World Bowl VII. A plaque under the screen is inscribed with an excerpt of an article from the World Bowl VII season from this very newspaper describing the play:

"...the Hurricane defense seemed to have shut down the Newmanistan offense completely in the third quarter. The Hurricane took a 20-13 lead with a forty two yard Munie field goal with 6:28 left in the game, and neither team did much on offense until Newmanistan got the ball with 2:35 left in the game. Starting at their own twenty one, the Rockets marched the seventy nine yards to the Hurricane end zone and scored a potentially game tying touchdown with thirty two seconds left on the clock on a Corey Brooks twelve yard catch. The score at 20-19, Marshall was on the field to kick the extra point and send the game to overtime, but.......the PAT was blocked! That’s right, Toyokusai Sakampo got his hands on it and blocked the extra point. After the Hurricane recovered a frantic onside kick, all Kasmo Jit had to do to win the game was take a knee and he did just that to bring an end to a wild game.

'I’ve never seen an expression on someone’s face like I saw on that Rockets kicker. He looked like he had just been shot or something. I mean, his face was as white as a ghost,' Sakampo said after the game." - Hoji Metropolitan Daily Record

The long term vision when Crosscom Global Telecommunications bought the aging Five Palms Stadium in 1992 and renamed it the Crosscom Global Arena, was to create a community fixture that wasn't just for sports, but to bring together an entire city. They have achieved this with the new Crosscom complex. Imagine all the high school and college championship football games, swap meets, rodeos, Olympic track and field trials and of course, World Bowl matches that are to be had in the new Crosscom. Even when there are no ongoing sporting events, Crosscom will be a centerpiece meeting place, a Downtown landmark and will be just as thriving with all there is to see and do in the complex.

It was with great sadness as Hojians watched most of the old warehouses by the International Docks be torn down. They long stood as symbols of international commerce, but had become obsolete in a nation ravaged by severe economic crisis. Yet in their place, rose a beautiful piece of Territorial spirit. A place where new memories will be made, sporting and otherwise. The transformation of the Ocean View and Waterfront Districts are a crowning achievement in the City of Hearts.

The official christening of the new Crosscom Global Arena is set for 5 pm Sunday evening. The program will commence with the lighting of the Olympic eternal flame outside of the main stadium, in honor of the Territorials who have competed in the Olympics and who will qualify for future Olympics in this very stadium. The annual Christmas palm tree lighting in Hurricane colors, team meet and greet, fireworks display and Hurricane fan gear raffle are also on tap in a party that will last into the wee hours of Monday morning. Palmer the Palm Tree, the goofy but lovable mascot for the Hurricane will also be available for selfies with fans. Final preparations are smoothly underway to host Fleuronordicia on December 6th in what will be the historic first ever game in the new stadium.

by **Newmanistan** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:03 am

(OOC: While the first RP is a baseball theme, this will become about the World Bowl, don't worry).

Much like he did every night, 68-year old Rick Sanders checked his e-mail one last time to see if anything important was sent. There usually wasn’t, but he had to check, just in case. This time, he thought, maybe there would be a message since he announced that he would be retiring from his job at the end of the month earlier in the morning. Off to bed, for a peaceful night sleep.

(Random whispering voice): “If you rebuild it, they will come....”

Wait, what was that? He turned on the light, and looked around and saw or heard nothing more. They had joked with him in the office that he was getting old when he announced his retirement, so maybe they were on to something. Seeing nothing more, he turned off the light again, and prepared to go to bed.

(Random whispering voice, slightly louder): “If you rebuild it, they will come....”

Rick Sanders jumped out of bed, “What the heck? What is that? Where are you? And what the heck are you talking about?” he exclaimed, but he would get no answer. He walked downstairs to see his wife still watching TV, as she normally stayed up longer then he could. “Cathy, is that you?” he asked.

His wife Cathy had no idea what he was on about, and thought he was crazy. Rick wasn’t known to have bouts of senility, and he was not one to excessively drink, so she dismissed it as some type of bad dream. But Rick knew it was not, because he knew he never fell asleep in the first place. Knowing his wife was not going to help him this time, he went back up to his room, and went through the motions of going to bed again but this time would lay a careful ear to see if whatever that voice was, would say something else.

(Random whispering voice but at a far more personal level): “It’s me, Ryan. Come outside in the back.”

Alright, something was going on. Should he go outside? Well, he knew that he would probably have no choice, so he grabbed his gun, just to make sure, and walked outside. At first nothing happened, but he knew that he should not go in immediately. He took a few more steps before he tripped on an item that was never, ever there in the first place. A baseball bat. He picked up the bat, and right away he could tell this was not just some ordinary bat. As he looked it over, again, the voice returned.

Whispering voice: “If you rebuild it, they will come....”

“Where are you?” he exclaimed. “Rebuild what? And who will come?” he asked the voice. On cue, a ghostly figure emerged from the bushes. Rick took a tighter grip on the gun he was carrying.

“Don’t be afraid, sweetheart. It’s me, you’re grandmother.” Suddenly, the figure was directly in front of him, wearing a Newmanistan Rockets jersey from the days of WBC 19. “It’s me, Christina. I know, you never really saw much of me because of that terrible disaster. But it’s time. It’s time to go home. Home, to Newmanistan.”

“Grandma? Christina? Is this real?” Rick asked.

“This is very real, Ricky. You know you are a part of great baseball legacy. A legacy that should live on in more then the history books. The legacy must continue, you need to rebuild it. Here, have this. It’s the game ball from WBC 19 when Cassadaigua defeated us in the semis and the last time I ever coached the Rockets. Newmanistan never played again. I saved it and other relics from the disaster.”

He stared over the baseball as a tear started falling from his face, “This is very nice but Newmanistan doesn’t exist anymore. It’s gone, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Yes, sweetheart, there is.” Christina replied, pulling out a secret globe-like object. “What do you see there?”

“Is that... is that, the Proving Grounds I have read about?” Rick replied.

“Yes. When the country was destroyed by the terrible disaster, the Proving Grounds somehow survived. The Spirits made sure it survived, because it was greater then any earthly natural force. When the disaster struck, you’re parents were part of the lucky ones to get out in time, but many more never got out. It was a tragedy, but no one came back. The Spirits were left alone at the Proving Grounds with no one having the faith in their powers to make everything good again. The land was barren, and it in the eyes of many, it ceased to exist. The Spirits felt betrayed by this lack of faith in them to restore the Empire, so they to, moved on. Just like you’re family moved on in their adopted homeland, they moved on from caring. But, they started getting sentimental this week. Even Spirits can have feelings, and they sent me here to come get you.”

“Are you one of them?”

“Yes. I was granted many of the powers that the Spirits have. And I am here to bring you to the Proving Grounds. If you can dream it, they will take care of the rest. They can make Newmanistan great again!”

“But I can’t just leave all this? What about my family?”

“Trust in the Spirits. I’ll give you three days to prepare your family. They are my family too, and they can come home too. To their real home. I’ll bring you there in three days. Unless of course, you continue to betray the Spirits.”

Just as Rick was about to respond, the ghostly figure completely disappeared, but the baseball remained in his hand. He pleaded for the figure to come back, but it was to no avail. After waiting a few minutes, he walked back inside the house, carrying the baseball. Returning to his bedroom, he placed the baseball in his top drawer, and prepared to go to bed. Assuming, he would be able to fall asleep. As he turned out the light, he heard the voice.

(Whispering Voice): “Three days.”

by **Banija** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 4:11 pm

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