Baptism of Iron XVI Everything Thread (IC)

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:26 am

This is the IC thread for the Baptism of Iron XVI, the tournament for new entrants to the World Bowl in (gridiron) football. This Baptism of Iron will take place in Gregoryisgodistan and will feature 28 teams divided into 4 groups of 7. They will play a single round-robin in Gregoryisgodistan with the Top 2 going through. A live draw will be held on Tuesday, August 19 at 12:00 PM EDT (4:00 PM UTC, 5:00 PM BST). The draw will be held in IRC at #BOI16Draw. To access IRC, visit esper.net or your preferred IRC client and access the #BOI16Draw channel. Remember to include the # sign.

Here are the Groups for the Baptism of Iron. Nobody not on this list should post here except for me and mods performing their official duties.

Group A:

Vjaalsburg
Fothhanu
Bongo Johnson
North Britonisea
Democratic Donesia
Dobbsland
Laiyenda

Group B:

Serbian Orthodox Church
Jachaelter
Abanhfleft
The Urain
Atornas
The New Greek Republic
Star United States

Group C:

Ayank
Gregory Llama Land
Free Swiss States
Dead Names
Vankelland Islands
Silver Beach
Globus

Group D:

Christian Isles
Patistan
The Sarian
United States of Devonta
Aredshan
Neu Engollon
Bzakstan

Please post your rosters along with your RP permissions prior to the first cutoff. Your rosters may include a style modifier ranging from -5 (most defensive) to +5 (most offense). Here is how you enter your RP permissions.

Choose my Scorers: Yes/No
Choose Scoring Events: Yes/No
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes/No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes/No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Yes/No
Godmod Other Events: Yes/No

Respect other users' RP permissions or there will be a major deduction to your RP bonus.

Cutoff will be between noon and 2:00 PM EDT (4:00 - 6:00 PM UTC) with a more specific time announced the cutoff before. Here is the schedule.

August 19: Group Draw
August 22 MD 1 (2 v. 7, 3 v. 6, 4 v. 5, 1 bye)
August 23: MD 2 (6 v. 4, 7 v. 3, 1 v. 2, 5 bye)
August 24: MD 3 (3 v. 1, 4 v. 7, 5 v. 6, 2 bye)
August 25: MD 4 (7 v. 5, 1 v. 4, 2 v. 3, 6 bye)
August 26: MD 5 (4 v. 2, 5 v. 1, 6 v. 7, 3 bye)
August 27: MD 6 (1 v. 6, 2 v. 5, 3 v. 4, 7 bye)
August 28: MD 7 (5 v. 3, 6 v. 2, 7 v. 1, 4 bye)
August 29-August 31: Mid-tournament break
September 1: Quarterfinals (Q1: A1 v. B2, Q2: C1 v. D2, Q3: B1 v. A2, Q4: D1 v. C2)
September 2: Semifinals (Q1W v. Q2W, Q3W v. Q4W)
September 3: Third-place game (Semifinal losers)
September 4: Championship Game (Semifinal Winners)

During the group stage, all games within a group are played at the same site. In terms of IC time, the first game listed will be played at 10:00 AM, the second game at 3:00 PM, and the third game at 8:00 PM. Of course, OOC-ly all games will be scorinated at the same time.

My apologies for the three-day break after the group stage, but I will be attending a wedding out of town.

As promised in the bid, at the conclusion of this tournament, I will TG some tips on how to be a better RPer to everyone who posted at least one RP. This is intended to be a tournament for newcomers, so this will allow them to gain some pointers for the future. If anyone wishes to opt out of this, please TG me before the end of the tournament.

In any case, good luck to all participants. Feel free to TG me if you have any questions.

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:26 am

Tell me about Gregoryisgodistan.

Gregoryisgodistan is a glorious nation in Esportiva. All citizens are required to worship the head of state, Lord Almighty Gregory, as a deity.

Do you have any strange laws?

Yes. The following crimes are all punishable by death.

Murder, theft, treason, piracy, using or possessing birth control, disturbing the peace, leaving the country without permission, attempting to defect, jaywalking, speeding, drunk driving, drug possession or trafficking, criticizing Lord Almighty Gregory, defacing property of the state (which is almost all property), public or private nudity, bestiality, failure to attend a public post-execution burning, singing any song other than songs of praise to Lord Almighty Gregory and the state, dancing, farting, hijacking, assassination, publishing material critical of the state, speaking words critical of the state, using profanity, wearing pants that leave buttocks or underwear exposed, worshiping any deity other than Gregory, failing to publicly worship Gregory at least 37 times a day, public indecency, fraud, failure to have a proper shrine to Gregory in one's house, distracting a shrine inspection agent while he is at your house, failure to give a shrine inspection agent coffee within 5 seconds of his arrival at your house, kidnapping, arson, assault, smoking, drinking alcohol, drinking orange juice, drinking pear juice, eating oranges, prostitution (for both the prostitute and client), doing jumping jacks, saying the word "coconut", reading a book that is not on the approved books list, thinking about reading a book that is not on the approved books list, thinking about thinking about reading a book that is not on the approved list, questioning the state or Gregory, thinking about questioning the state or Gregory, thinking about thinking about questioning the state or Gregory, thinking critical thoughts about Gregory or the state, thinking about thinking critical thoughts about the state or Gregory, burping, eating any food other than government-issued gruel rations, drinking any beverage other than government-issued prune juice rations, using the bathroom during a mandatory Gregory worship time (Between 3 and 5 AM, 6 and 11 AM, 2 to 5 PM, 7 to 9 PM and 10 PM to midnight), sleeping during a mandatory Gregory worship time, having dreams which are critical of Gregory or the state, attempting to figure out which technology the government uses to prove many of the above crimes, hypothesizing that the government does not actually possess the technology and merely accuses people because everyone commits some of these crimes sometimes, asking what you are being charged with upon arrest, refusing to accept one's guilt and execution sentence, refusal to accept one's guilt for a crime not punishable by execution, talking during one's trial for a non-capital crime, professing one's innocence of a non-capital crime, owning a car, owning a bike, being bald or having a shaven head, having sexual relations with any partner not authorized by the state, talking to anyone without state authorization, attempting to attain state authorization for something without first receiving authorization from the state, questioning whether the previous regulation makes any sense whatsoever, wearing clothes, questioning whether some of these laws conflict with eachother, failure to bow down to Gregory or his image (such as on a television screen or a statue) immediately upon seeing it, talking to police officers during arrest, trial, prosecution, or any other point, thinking about what you might say to police if you could talk, thinking about thinking about what you might say if you could talk, using the internet for any purpose other than posting praises of Lord Almighty Gregory or the state, failure to fly the national flag outside your house, failure to sing the national anthem every hour on the hour, including while asleep (though many citizens set their alarm clocks for 5 minutes to the hour then go back to sleep after singing the anthem) attempting to disable any spy cameras anywhere, including in one's own home, attempting to determine the location of spy cameras, determining the location of spy cameras (even accidentally), talking about the secret police, thinking about the secret police, having a telephone, writing anything other than praises of Lord Almighty Gregory or the state, sneezing, coughing, showering, bathing, blasphemy, looking in sewers, littering, hacking, trespassing, riding ugly horses, rape, attempting suicide, flying a kite, whining, complaining, looking at goats, talking to animals, nosepicking, digging in gardens, walking on grass, swimming, cutting something with scissors, wearing a watch, making bad jokes, imitating animals, threatening anyone, possession of pornography, child molestation, kicking a duck, kicking a cow, cow tipping, kicking a chicken, stepping in dog poop, singing or playing some, but not all, of the national anthem (except at the end of Creation Day when only the first two verses and the last verse are sung), eating on Creation Day, speaking any language other than English, masturbating, prank calling, singing the incorrect words to the national anthem, electronically transmitting nude or semi-nude pictures, being in public without a shirt (except at beaches and swimming pools), wearing high heels, making a false bomb threat, pulling the fire alarm when there is no fire, possessing spray paint, drinking on Creation Day, going to the bathroom on Creation Day, failure to pronounce Lord Almighty Gregory's name correctly, and hiccuping.

Additionally, sex-related crimes such as rape, molestation, mooning and streaking will result in the offender being hunted down by a pervert chaser who will dickapitate and castrate them prior to sending them for execution. Furthermore, we employ Grammar Enforcement Officers, Spelling Enforcement Officers, Vocabulary Enforcement Officers, and Mathematics Enforcement Officers, who will send people to Reeducation Camps for using bad grammar/spelling/vocabulary/mathematics. The sentence for a first offender is 28 days.

Oh my God - will I have to follow all of those laws?

All players, coaches and fans traveling to Gregoryisgodistan will receive special papers proving that they are there for the tournament. As long as they have those papers on their person at all times, they will not be subject to most of our laws as described above. However, if they fail to present those papers when stopped for violating a law, they will be prosecuted as normal up to and including execution. The laws against murder, assault, rape, etc. will still apply and players and coaches will be executed if they commit these offenses. Those who commit sex crimes will also be dickapitated and castrated by a pervert chaser before their execution. Blasphemy and related crimes will not result in execution but may result in immediate deportation if severe. Oocly, this gives nations a chance to RP characters being subject to the insane Gregoryisgodistani laws if they want to, while giving them an opt out if they don't.

What stadiums will we play in?

I'm glad someone asked. Here you go.

Group A will be played at 617 Stadium in District 7, Ward 10. 617 Stadium normally holds 35,000 fans but will be expanded to 45,000 for the tournament by adding temporary bleachers on the open end where the scoreboard is. It will also host a quarterfinal and the final.

Group B will be played at Creation Stadium, in District 3, Ward 10, which seats 27,500. It will also host a quarterfinal and a semifinal.

Group C will be played at Friends Field in the Capital District. It seats 4,500 fans normally, but will be temporarily expanded to seat 10,000. It will also host a quarterfinal and the third-place game.

Group D will be played at Coastal Stadium on the southern coast in District 30, Ward 3. It seats 11,420 fans and will also host a quarterfinal and a semifinal.

by **Silver Beach** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:51 am

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

Silver Beach national gridiron football team

Depth Chart left to right(starters on the furthest left; furthest right most likely will never see the light of day)

Quarterbacks: #2 Dorian Zwarha(captain), #1 Zachary Farmer, #9 Alan Spencer
Running Backs: #24 Vikas Patel, #33 Gregory Lyon, #28 George Little, #5 Barry Peterson
Fullback: #35 Darius Land
Wide Receivers: #10 Jeremy Holmes, #80 Jack White, #81 John Davis, #89 Isaiah Lucas, #19 David Jackson, #83 Guillermo Hernandez
Tight Ends: #88 Eric Smith, #85 Carl Wegienka, #87 Brandon McNamara
Left Tackle: #79 Larry Banks, #77 Jeff Waters
Left Guard: #70 John Singleton, #69 CJ Borke
Center: #50 Joshua Albaugh, #61 Ashton Stevenson
Right Guard: #71 Alex Colliver, #74 Jason Hardaway
Right Tackle: #67 Charles Martin, #72 Curtis Clooney
Defensive Ends: #99 Xavier Gray, #90 Alexander Hershey, #92 Matthew Nix IV, #91 Nathan Busch
Defensive Tackles: #98 Tyler Johnson, #97 Brian Peters, #95 Anthony White, #94 Harry Wilder, #96 Martin Black
OLB: #54 Jermicheal Fox(captain), #55 Tyler Wolf, #44 Graham DeStefanis, #40 Lionel Sanchez
MLB: #51 James Graham, #52 Troy Farrior, #57 Alexander Johnson, #53 George Black
CB: #4 Patrick O'Neill(captain), #22 Ben Mathis, #31 Alan Starnes, #21 Travis Kindleson, #27 Julius Thompson
FS: #34 Rory McEvily, #39 Daniel West
SS: #38 Justin Dest, #20 Simon Lucas, #7 Thomas Kane

Kick/Punt returners: #19 David Jackson, #81 John Davis, #5 Barry Peterson, #21 Travis Kindleson
Kicker: #8 John Freeman, #3 Harrison Landry
Punter: #3 Harrison Landry, #8 John Freeman

Coaching Staff
Head Coach- 55 year old Jeffrey Franklin. Longtime coach for the Lulika City Raiders, one of the historically best teams in Silverian football. Coach Franklin was tasked with leading Silver Beach to glory on the international stage, and it was felt nobody else could do the job better of introducing Silverian football on the world stage than Coach Franklin.

Offensive Coordinator- 47 year old Isaiah Barr. Head coach for the Plymouth Pioneers, he is the part time offensive coordinator for the Baptism of Iron and the entirety of the World Bowl, though he has very little interest in staying on after that. They run a pass happy offense, and he is working with Dorian Zwarha, who is the captain and the quarterback for the Pioneers. They are happy to spread the ball around, and his relationship with Zwarha is key to any Silverian chances of winning the Baptism of Iron.

Defensive Coordinator- 73 year old Micheal Baines. He was supposed to retire after last season after 16 seasons of being a head coach for the Tasmania City Bears, but after it was heard Silver Beach would be going to the international stage for the first time ever, Micheal Baines decided to be the defensive coordinator for the squad. He runs a 3-4 defense that he will bring to this team, and he is an aggressive blitzer, who loves to put pressure on the quarterbacks. He leaves his corners in man to man coverage, and we'll see if that aggressive style works on the international stage.

by **Bongo Johnson** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:05 am

"Hey Donny, you read that full Gregoryisgodistan manifest on the plane? This is gonna be the cleanest place we've ever been to if even half of these laws are enforced." Center Rungo McDungo finished putting his equipment in the side compartment of the bus and climbed inside. Donny D'Angelo, the quarterback for Bongo Johnson's football team, looked up above his reading glasses and smiled. Gregoryisgodistan was a bizarre, foreign place - but Donny was already thinking of loopholes he could exploit for fun. After all, he wasn't afraid of death. Maybe a little, actually, but not really. Rungo sat down next to him while the rest of the team dicked around in the back playing games and hooting and hollering. The bus fired up and left the terminal, passing through a small suburb. Donny slid the window of the bus open and hung his head out as they passed a small group of people waiting to cross the street.

"BAZINGA!" he yelled.

The Gregoryisgodistani people stared confusedly at the goofy, smiling man driving by them, but none of them dared to laugh. They knew better than that.

Inside the bus, Rungo was mortified. "Are you kidding, man!? We haven't even been here for an hour and you're already on the road to getting executed!"

D'Angelo stuck his head back in for a moment and grinned again. Finally replying to Rungo's inquiry from earlier, Donny says "I did read that manifest. And there's no law against screaming 'bazinga' whenever you want."

by **Christian Isles** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:39 am

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes, but TG first.

Roster:
K- Joseph Reid 5'10 170lbs
P- Colin Reid 5'10.5 180lbs (twins)
QB- Richard Sizzle 6'5 230 lbs
RB- Andrew Dennings 5'11 215
FB- William Stone 6'0 260
TE- Anthony Lohan 6'6 265
WR- Larry Reagan 6'1 205
WR- Lucas Clark 5'9 183
3DRB- Craig Landes 5'10 207
LT- Steven Clooney 6'4 315
LG- DeShawn Cosgrove 6'5 335
C-Andre Bowden 6'2 292
RG- Harvey Hickerson 6-6 331
RT- Shawn Bridges 6'7 307
Defense

CB- Clay Clarkson 6'0 192
CB- Darryl Walton 6'0 195
SS- Samuel Taylor 5'10 207
FS- Richard Chapman 6'2 196
ROLB- Sean Donaldson 6'1 237
MLB- Dan Pringle 5'11 235
LOLB- Bryce Fanning 6'3 249
DE- Malik Arthur 6'2 246
DT- Tyler Union 6'4 312
DT- Marquis Lawrence 6'1 300
DE- Dave Donohue- 6'1 268
Special Teams

KOS- Joseph Reid 5'10 170
KR- Lucas Clark 5'9 183
PR- Lucas Clark 5'9 183
LS- Andre Bowden 6'2 292

Coaches:
Head Coach: Phillis Marcum
Assistant Coach: Phillip Marcum (Brothers)
Offensive Coordinator: Henry Tomas
Defensive Coordinator: James Wheeler
Special Teams Coach: Bobby "one foot" Thompson
Quarterbacks Coach: Ryan Dixon
Line Coach: Bruce Knuckles
DB Coach: Jordan Smith

Uniforms

by **Serbian Orthodox Church** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:25 am

Hambeuchen National American Football Team

After a long time of not being in international sports since Rugby League World Cup 13 last May, Hambeich is joining an international competitions, this competition is named Baptism of Iron. Baptism of Iron will be the debuting tournament for the Hambeuchen National American Football team, most of the players are having some experience as American Football is played in the East, mountainous areas of Hambeich, which is a beautiful place to play. All of the players are from the east with no exceptions, really. The players are trying to discover a new World for American Football and the players are making their International Debut. They will try to impress the people as much as they can and maybe reach the final and take the trophy and then go either to Quebec or Vettrera. But firstly let's focus on the Bowl of Iron and how we'll do there. The players can't wait until the draw happens and finally play some American Football.

Here let's see the roster:


Offence:

#1 Thore Jonas 
#91 Kevin Kris
#65 Asger Jan (Vice-Captain)
#10 Jerrik Svend
#5 Aleksander Stig
#41 Oscar Herman 
#69 Otto Asbjørn (Star Player)
#56 Ragnvald Jannik
#77 Felix Kristen
#45 Albert Lukas
#99 Thor Thomas

Defence:

#32 Ralph Ansgar
#67 Harald Helge
#89 Ansgar Einar
#90 Arvid Casper
#6 Kjeld Fritjof (Vice-Capatain)
#2 Vilhelm Dag (Star Player)
#78 Leif Waldemar
#98 Lars Poul
#12 Rasmus Ralph
#17 Josef Linus

Choose my Scorers: Y
Choose Scoring Events: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: Y
RP Injuries to my Players: N
Godmod Injuries to my Players: N
Godmod Other Events: Y but TG me. If this includes deaths I won't accept.

Style Modifier: +5

by **Gregory Llama Land** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 4:29 pm

Gregory Llama Land Roster

Note: Some players have changed their names to corporate sponsors in exchange for money. This is a common practice among athletes in Gregory Llama Land. A few other players have changed their name for the lolz, which is also fairly common in Gregory Llama Land.

Style mod = +5

Depth Chart (from left to right)

QB: Joey Hall, Frank Sanchez, Jack Borris
HB: Lewis Llamaduck, Henry Hughes, Peter Miles
FB: Charles Norbert, Mike Line
WR: Burketo Gomez, McDonalds Mm mm mm I'm lovin it, Ulysses S. Jimboree, Fred Bones, Sam Tyrone
TE: Burger King, Watch GLLBC, Ike Donell
LT: See the Llamasaur Exhibit at the Llama City Museum of Natural History, Jose Sancherria
LG: Old Spice, Verizon Wireless, Bonzo Zipline
C: Paul Riversmith, Goat Johnson
RG: Augie Roberson, Jackisho Nymes
RT: Lackisho Nymes, Rackisho Nymes

LE: I Sack Quarterbacks, Rupert Gronk, Larry Rover
DT: Coca-Cola Fueled Quarterback Killer, Nike Shoes, Franky Lamborski, Jorgen Duckworth
RE: Fuzzy Llama, Wendy's Bacon Cheeseburger
LOLB: 20-Piece McNuggets, Saint Llama
MLB: LlamaSoft Software, Hugh Hughes, Llama Llamasnik
ROLB: Granny Llama's Restaurants, Tyrone Tyler, Tyler Tyler
FS: I Am An Idiot Announcer, Jam and Bread
SS: Lord Almighty Gregory is God, Resko Burkimivich
CB: Lord Almighty Gregory is Not God, Trubo Burkimivich, Turbo Burkimivich, Rekso Burkimivich, Nasko Burkimivich

K: Through the Upights
P: Coffin Corner

Note: Through the Upights intended to change his name to Through the Uprights but made a typo on the form. He thought it was amusing and decided to keep it that way.

by **The New Greek Republic** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:07 pm

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes, but TG first.

Depth Chart:
K- Adam Peniscal, James Sentin, Daniel Rivers
P- Jordan Macnam
QB- *Perseus Winst, Michael Connero, James Worthy
RB- Titus Johnson, DeMarco Wynn, Christopher Zilopo
FB- Kris Hargetty
TE- Harris Harrellson
WR- Da'Mon Black, Timothy LaFelle, Drake Dinsmore, Phil Taylors
LT- Zach Garriss, Grizzly Dickinson, Kyle Buckstead
LG- Mike Serone, Stanley Henster, Vick Paullin
C- Nick Fede, Bill O'Hennesy, Tyrel Shonnery
RG- Tayshaun Brooks, DeMarko Starks, Nicolas Osbourne
RT- Kent Baker, Kylin Graves, Dent Enee

CB- Damon Dinsmore, Kaige Graves, Micah Terrin, Samuel Phelps
SS- Richard Seashore, Frank Welks, Dre Smart
FS- Tyler Sherman, Rashard Ocean, Eric Okonma
ROLB- Darryl Reeves, Garret Tyris, Osiris Jones
MLB- Eddy Raunchin, Evvret Drummond
LOLB- Phareel Hero, Derrin Cooper, Sammy Tate
DE- Cooper Harper, Bryce Watkins, James Popous
DT- Chris Hade, *Hades Okonma, Taylor Wade, Jackson Reeves
DE- Terrel Faulk, Andre Jerebkins Oliver Fitzgerald

KOS- Daniel Rivers
KR- Kaige Graves
PR- Damon Dinsmore
LS- DeMarko Starks

Head Coach: Shannon Bates

Uniform:

by **The Urain** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 10:17 am

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes, but TG first.

Depth Chart left to right(starters on the furthest left; furthest right are last call)

Quarterbacks: #25 Abdul Razwi (captain and famous guy), #2 Rahni Sahib
Running Backs: #20 Basim Gahnil, #12 Zahir Bahwal, #4 Taim Awad, #6 Sayyid Fakhoury
Fullback: #3 Duqaq Ragheb
Wide Receivers: #1 Mu'tasim Khoury, #7 Kahil Salamah, #9 Ayser Menatolh, #8 Hakem Safar
Tight Ends: #14 Muthanna Razzi, #22 Abdul-Basit Sayegh, #13 Adan Fahil, #16 Abdul Samad
Left Tackle: #41 Haytham Nazmi, #20 Attia Wasim
Left Guard: #19 Nasir Shamon, #27 Waqif Shakat
Center: #15 Musir Boulous, #11 Masin Assar
Right Guard: #28 Shamil Awad, #23 Essa Muhaimin
Right Tackle:#38 Nasr Qasira, #40 Kouri Tesagh
Defensive Ends: #52 Basil Srour, #26 Abdul-Sami Khair, #22 Shafiq Harab
Defensive Tackles: #24 Sahir Maunir, #33 Abdullah Gharouni, #45 Muhammad Al-Rishini
OLB: #59 Muntaq Atif, #47 Ayham Sureh
MLB: #46 Tasil Handal, #53 Amin Seina
CB: #57 Katib Jahwar, #55 Zahir Saliba, #58 Murtadi Issa, #49 Wazir Duqaq
FS: #35 Ratib Abadi, #46 Kalil Rubaid
SS: #50 Rashid Amari, #60 Hilmi Bata, #61 Nasim Nassar

Kick/Punt returners: #62 Nusrat Isra, #63 Muneer Haddad, #64 Shadi Nasir, #65 Izrallah Hanania
Kicker: #46 Karif Hattim
Punter: #37 Naif Khalaba

Uniforms:

Mascot Emblem- Type Thing:

by **Laiyenda** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:10 am

ROSTER
1=starter

Jerseys

Permissions
Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes (Don't go crazy)
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: Yes (TG first)

STYLE: -1.5 (The teams has always focused more towards building their defense.)

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:39 am

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ABANHFLEFT
National American football team

This will be Abanhfleft's first time participating in an international American football tournament. American football is fifth in popularity in the Democratic Republic; behind basketball, association football, baseball, and rugby union. This national team is composed of what has been judged to be the best local players of the Fleftic National League of American Football (FNLAF).

RP Permissions
Choose my Scorers: Yes, within reason
Choose Scoring Events: Yes, but be reasonable
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes, but TG me first, and be reasonable
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No, just no
Godmod Other Events: Yes, but no killing of players, and please TG me first!

by **Aredshan** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:44 am

AREDSHANI BEASTS
Official BoI XVI Roster

Important Information:

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No, except for minor injuries (please ask me via TG beforehand)
Godmod Other Events: No

The Aredshani Beasts were founded in 1998 by Kris Caoeo, in a time where football was relatively unknown in Aredshan. By 2004, the sport had attracted an unexpected and sudden audience from the Aredshani populace and football officially kicked off in Aredshan.

This led to the Aredshani government to participate in international football for the first time in its short history, and nominating the Aredshani Beasts as its national team.

The Aredshani Beasts are traditionally defensive players.

Style modifier: -3 (minus three)

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Quarterback* #7 Danny Jeolan 186cm 26 78kg
Quarterback #32 Louis Karkousian 192cm 28 83kg
Quarterback #23 Jabbard Duvarman 181cm 23 86kg
Fullback* #88 Mert Winston 188cm 27 92kg
Fullback #12 Perry Parkson 179cm 24 77kg
Halfback* #30 Tu Khastipor 196 28 87kg
Halfback #40 John Viber 183cm 21 80kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Left Guard* #98 Philip Lian 192cm 23 96kg
Left Tackle* #28 Marco Bezarim 194cm 27 93kg
Right Guard* #89 Fernardo Murphy 194cm 26 98kg
Right Tackle* #82 Noro Blake 191cm 25 94kg
Center* #22 Henry Johnson 193cm 28 97kg
Backup Guard #61 Demir Bey 188cm 19 89kg
Backup Guard #16 Eddy Red 192cm 27 92kg
Backup Tackle #36 Timothy Robertson 189cm 21 91kg
Backup Tackle #33 Ferhat Jambird 191cm 24 93kg
Backup Center #42 Williams Dastbozorg 190cm 22 96kg
Backup Center #52 Ahmet Piren 192cm 20 94kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Wide Receiver* #66 Tibi Ruud 187cm 22 83kg
Wide Receiver* #55 Michael Faribian 189cm 26 85kg
Tight End* #17 Raul Yetermuniye 183cm 26 92kg
Wide Receiver #71 Haftan Scot 187cm 22 83kg
Wide Receiver #72 Raul Yetermuniye 183cm 26 92kg
Tight End #64 Arthur Johnson 188cm 28 88kg
Tight End #46 Peter Saint 187cm 25 85kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Def. Tackle* #47 Najef Ghulamrem 181cm 29 76kg
Def. Tackle* #48 Arnold Raft 186cm 21 78kg
Def. Tackle #49 Billy Jackson 184cm 24 75kg
Def. Tackle #50 Frank Millenstein 183cm 22 80kg
Left End* #60 Abu Tayar 186cm 29 76kg
Left End #18 Leonard Miller 181cm 21 78kg
Right End* #27 Thomas Gold 193cm 26 76kg
Right End #29 Marco Silian 183cm 21 78kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Middle Linebacker* #44 Yusef Delaver 186cm 29 76kg
Middle Linebacker #39 Malek Abdulzadeyan 189cm 31 82kg
Outside Linebacker* #73 Jeremy Peterson 188cm 28 87kg
Outside Linebacker* #77 Zachary Mordred 190cm 26 83kg
Outside Linebacker #19 Teimur Weitgeist 188cm 28 87kg
Outside Linebacker #93 Kris Sakoracks 196cm 21 86kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Cornerback* #3 Nicholas Nagoftam 194cm 28 91kg
Cornerback* #5 Leimur Reynolds 191cm 25 94kg
Cornerback #6 Dennis Frankville 189cm 22 85kg
Cornerback #9 Xin Le Bur 182cm 27 81kg
Safety* #53 Nicholas Nagoftam 194cm 28 91kg
Safety* #54 Leimur Reynolds 191cm 25 94kg
Safety #56 Dennis Frankville 189cm 22 85kg
Safety #57 Xin Le Bur 182cm 27 81kg

Position Shirt No. Name of Player Height Age Weight
Kicker #94 Yullian West 188cm 22 79kg
Punter #92 Kaylee Davidson 189cm 28 82kg
Returner #91 John Smith 184cm 19 72kg

All measurements are by the metric
system, and weights are in kilograms.
Starters are marked by a star (*)

The Aredshani Republic proudly announces the partaking of its national football team, the Aredshani Beasts, in the Baptism of Iron XVI. To the left one can view the team roster, and to the right other vital information about the team are provided (like their permissions, and playing style) along with a brief history of the team's humble beginnings.

You can view any other information regarding the Beasts that is not covered by the aforementioned sources below.

Uniform:
The Aredshani uniform shirt is a plain yellow colour with horizontal white stripes. The player's number is encrusted on a white circle covering the shirt's back.

Mascot:
A fluffy white sheep with a pointy hat. The hat is coloured like a rainbow and a small flag of the Aredshani Republic is hanging at the top.

by **Neu Engollon** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:55 am

THE NATIONAL GRIDIRON FOOTBALL TEAM OF NEU ENGOLLON
The IBEX

The Ibex of Neu Engollon are new to the sport of gridiron in the last few years, with a small minor league starting out and a handful of university teams playing in a collective conference for experience. With rugby being the far more popular sport, and association football rapidly rising and surpassing hockey to become the second, not much room is left in athletic budgets, private or TCS Ministry, for American or Gridiron football. Still, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport for the Confederacy has decided that this collection of men (and one woman - Reyna Holtzen) from the various minor league and university teams would best represent the nation and give Neu Engollon the best chance at starting out in International competition. They hope to make a memorable debut and gain a lot of experience up against more seasoned national programs than theirs.
(** Players are listed in order of string.)

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:27 am

Opening Ceremony for Baptism of Iron XVI

The Baptism of Iron Opening Ceremony was about to begin at the 617 Stadium. A sold out crowd of 45,000 fans was in attendance, about 20,000 from Gregoryisgodistan and the rest from around the multiverse. In 24 hours, this stadium would host Group A matches, while the other venues would host matches in other groups. For now though, it was time to open the tournament. A voice came over the PA system.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Opening Ceremony for the Baptism of Iron XVI. Welcome to Gregoryisgodistan, the host for what is sure to be the best Baptism of Iron ever. Now, please rise for the national anthem of Gregoryisgodistan. Singing the anthem, please welcome Singer PCLA09ADA, the winner of the first season of Gregoryisgodistan's Got Singing."

Singer PCLA09ADA walks up to the microphone in the middle of the stadium and begins singing "Gregory, Gregory, Lord Almighty."

Gregory Gregory Lord Almighty
We Praise You We Worship You
Gregory Gregory Lord Almighty
Master of Gruel and Prune Juice
He Gives Us Gruel And Prune Juice Yes
We Worship Him as a Deity and Bow Down To Him Whenever We See Him
On TV or In Person or In Statue
Gregory Gregory Lord Almighty
We Love You We Worship You
Gregory Gregory Lord Almighty
A million praises unto you
Gregory Gregory Is Immortal
He Considers Us His Little Playthings
A term He Only Uses In Jest Because He Has Infinite Mercy for Us All
Gregory Gregory We Adore Thee
We Bow Down To Thee In Praise
Thou Art More Smart Than Sir Einstein So We Say "Einstein Who?"
Gregory Gregory Master of Slave Labor
We Are All Your Slaves in Heart
Some Of Us Are Slaves to this Nation
Some of Us Just Wish We Were
Gregory Gregory Inventor of the Solar Bomb
Which We Use to Vanqiush Our Enemies
Gregory Gregory Master of Everything
Thou Art Lord and Thou Art God
Gregory Gregory You Wrote This Song
Our Favorite Song In The Entire World
We Sing it Every Hour on The Hour
Like Clockwork We Praise your Lordship
Gregory Gregory We Bow Down Again
We Fly This Flag Outside Our Home
Gregory Gregory We Have Shrines in Our Homes
In Our Shops and Everywhere
Gregory Gregory We Worship You Day and Night
In Our Dreams We even Worship You
Gregory Gregory This is the Only Song We Sing!

There is loud cheering from the audience, especially the Gregoryisgodistanis who were singing along, seeing as it was precisely 12:00 noon and they must sing the anthem every hour or face execution. Fortunately, that rule had been temporarily suspended for those in attendance at the ceremony, as it was scheduled to take more than an hour, but they were still required to sing the noontime anthem under the terms of the decree. After the anthem, the Secret Police took three people out of the stadium for not singing the national anthem and killed them in the concourse. Meanwhile, the Public Address Announcer came back on the microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time to begin the artistic portion of our program. Please welcome Singer SLJKW74, who will be singing "Gregory, God of the Multiverse", his hit song which debuted at WorldVision 29.

(OOC: This song is sung to the tune of "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans.)

Singer SLJKW74 walks onto the field wearing a suit designed like the flag of Gregoryisgodistan and carrying what appears to be a gym bag. He sets the gym bag down, steps up to the microphone, and begins singing.

Gregory, God of the Multiverse
He is The Greatest One
He Has Ruled the World
For all time

Singer SLJKW74 stops singing, takes a photo of Lord Almighty Gregory out of his gym bag, clutches it lovingly to his body, and continues singing as the tune changes slightly and speeds up.

Lord Almighty Gregory is God
Please worship him, as it is the law
You will pay for all your misdeeds
If his word you do not heed

Singer SLJKW74 stops singing, walks over to his gym bag, takes a six-inch statue of Lord Almighty Gregory out of it, places it on the floor, and prostrates himself on the ground before it. Then he gets up and continues singing.

Lord Almighty Gregory is Lord
Those who Disagree Will Die by the Sword
I Worship him in District 33, 15th Ward
And when I pray, I’m never bored

Singer SLJKW74 stops singing again and removes prune juice and gruel rations from his gym bag, and holds them in the air proudly as he sings the next verse.

Lord Almighty Gregory Shall Rule
And He shall give us Prune Juice and Gruel
And even a Sectional Swimming Pool
Disagree? Then you’re a fool!

Singer SLJKW74 removes a “Lord Almighty Gregory Praise a Day” desk calendar from his gym back, then holds it up to show everyone that it is showing the date November 5, 2014. He holds it up as he keeps singing.

2014 Years Ago The Lord
Almighty Gregory Created the World
November 5, Year Quadruple Zero
That is Why He is My Hero

Singer SLJKW74 stops singing, goes over to his gym bag, and removes a pillow, which is in a pillowcase with Lord Almighty Gregory’s face on it, then rests his head in it and pretends to sleep as he sings the next verse.

Lord Almighty Gregory is Right
Every time he wishes us good night
At 11 PM Curfew
I love Him and you should too!

Singer SLJKW74 removes an obviously photoshopped picture (well, obvious to everyone outside of Gregoryisgodistan) of Lord Almighty Gregory destroying the Kingdom of Costa Luna with his god powers. (OOC: It actually CTE’d, and Lord Almighty Gregory did no such thing, even IC-ly.) He holds it up to the audience and cameras as he sings the next verse.

Lord Almighty Smites The Non-believers
He Destroyed Costa Luna’s idiots and beavers
Curse his name and you shall die
Please believe this is not a lie

Singer SLJKW74 removes a small box of grass and dirt from his gym bag and holds it up to the audience as he sings the next verse.

Lord Almighty Gregory is God
If you don’t believe me, I’ll bury you in sod
You shall pay for your sins
If you don’t believe in him

Singer SLJKW74 pretends to throw the grass and dirt on the audience, but fortunately the lid is still on so nothing comes out. He then keeps singing, and the tune changes for the bridge.

Gregory shall rule forever
If you don’t think so, then you’d better
He will rule for all days
Believe me or you will pay

Singer SLJKW74 repeatedly bows to the statue, which is still on the floor, while singing the coda. The tune changes back to what it was for the first verse, but faster, as it repeats.

Gregory, God of the Multiverse
He is The Greatest One
He Has Ruled the World
For all time

Singer SLJKW74 then takes all his materials, puts them back in the gym bag, and walks off the field.

Then, the PA announcer comes back on the mike. "Thank you. Now, please welcome Singer Z1828AHZB who will sing his hit song "Multiverse", which debuted at WorldVision 31."

Singer Z1828AHZB walks onto the field, carrying a large backpack full of props, sets it in front of him, picks up the microphone, and begins to sing.

OOC: This song is sung to the tune of "Handlebars" by the FloBots.

Gregory is God of the Multiverse
The Multiverse
The Multiverse
Gregory is God of the Multiverse
The Multiverse
The Multiverse

Singer Z1828AHZB removes a statue of Lord Almighty Gregory, sets it down, prostrates himself on the ground in front of it, gets up, and continues singing.

Greg is God, Greg is God
Read the flag you dumb old hag
He’s God and we adore him
Even when he executes us

Singer Z1828AHZB removes a photo of Lord Almighty Gregory personally distributing gruel and prune juice rations to people after a hurricane. He holds it up to the audience and continues singing.

Gregory can feed the masses
And give us gruel eating classes
He does not use mind control
Anyone who says that is a liar

Singer Z1828AHZB holds up a book entitled “Lord Almighty Gregory’s 5,950 Greatest Quotes” and continues singing.

Gregory is infinitely wise
Anyone can see that with their eyes
He wrote all the words to the national anthem
We sing it every time we can.

Singer Z1828AHZB holds up several famous novels, except that their covers have been modified to claim Lord Almighty Gregory wrote them. He then continues singing.

Gregory wrote this song
Gregory wrote all of these books
And he is God, just look
He can do everything because

Gregory is God of the Multiverse
The Multiverse
The Multiverse
Gregory is God of the Multiverse
The Multiverse
The Multiverse

Singer Z1828AHZB removes prune juice rations from his backpack, drinks them, thanks Lord Almighty Gregory, and continues singing.

Greg is God Greg is God
He called me to wish me good luck
And give me a solar bomb
Which could blow up this whole country
Greg takes our money as a tithe
Greg invented the automobile
Gregory discovered gasoline
Gregory gives us free prune juice
Gregory never takes a deuce
Gregory knows how to run a country
And he makes us really glad
Gregory is God Almighty
Gregory can see the future
Gregory controls the country
We all praise him and adore him cause

Singer Z1828AHZB holds up what appears to be a solar-powered bomb. He then assures the audience that it is just a sample, not a real bomb. On the video screen in the background, a heavily edited video is shown showing the Gregoryisgodistani military obliterating several countries with solar-powered bombs. In fact, they have about the same strength as pipe bombs, not nukes as the government claims. Singer Z1828AHZB then continues singing while the propaganda film plays in the background.

Greg destroys whole countries with his solar bombs
With his solar bombs
With his solar bombs
These bombs have the strength of the atom bomb
Of the atom bomb
Of the atom bomb

Look at Greg, Look at Greg
Ruling for all time
He is God and he always will be the Lord
He rules the world
His Lordship secure
Bow down to him
Forevermore

He gives us our free gruel rations
So we don’t die of mass starvation
He chops up traitors into thousands of pieces
And orchestrated King Paulus’ assassination
He has blasphemers executed
Just because they insult him
We do everything with his permission
Because he is God and because

Gregory is God of the Multiverse
of the Multiverse
of the Multiverse
Yes, Gregory is God of the Multiverse
of the Multiverse
of the Multiverse

And he Destroys whole Countries with his Solar Bombs
With his solar bombs
With his solar bombs
With his solar bombs
With his solar bombs

Singer Z1828AHZB tosses the solar-powered bomb aside. It does not explode, unlike at WorldVision, where it was a real bomb.

Gregory is God of the Multiverse
Of the Multiverse
Of the Multiverse
Gregory is God of the Multiverse
Of the Multiverse
Of the Multiverse

Singer Z1828AHZB then walks off the field to thunderous applause. The PA Announcer comes back. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome WorldVision 32 contestant Singer J81930ZP, who will be singing the official tournament song, 'Coming to Gregoryisgodistan.'"

(OOC: This song is sung to the tune of "Coming to America" by Neil Diamond.)

Here
They're all traveling here
Coming to
Gregoryisgodistan

Here
All the world's coming here
BOI 16
All seeking a dream

On the planes and backs of slaves
Coming to Gregoryisgodistan
Looking to go home as champs
When they leave Gregoryisgodistan

Champs
It's everyone's goal
And it all starts today
With Gregory
With Gregory

Win
A new and a shiny thing
The trophy is here in this place
Where the fans will swarm
Where the fans will swarm

All around the multiverse
They come to Gregoryisgodistan
All the flags will be unfurled
In Gregoryisgodistan

They have dreams that took them here
In Gregoryisgodistan
With us their dream they'll share
In Gregoryisgodistan

In Gregoryisgodistan
In Gregoryisgodistan
In Gregoryisgodistan
In Gregoryisgodistan
Today, Today
Today, Today, Today

Lord Almighty Gregory (today)
Bless this tournament (today)
To thee I sing (today)
To thee I sing
Today, Today, Today
Today, Today, Today

There is thunderous applause, and then the PA Announcer comes back. "That concludes the artistic portion of this program. Now, please welcome the leader of Gregoryisgodistan, Lord Almighty Gregory, to give a speech to open this tournament."

Lord Almighty Gregory walks onto the field to thunderous applause, much louder than any of the singers got, and all the Gregoryisgodistanis bow to him. Three fans do not, including one quadriplegic in a wheelchair, and they are taken away by the Secret Police along with their families and killed. Meanwhile, Lord Almighty Gregory begins to speak.

"Good afternoon, ladies, gentlemen, slaves, and esteemed foreign guests. To those of you who are from Gregoryisgodistan, thank you for bowing to the True Lord. It is a great honor to speak to you in person. To those foreigners, welcome to Gregoryisgodistan. Once again, it is a great honor to speak with you in person. There are 28 teams here with us today, representing numerous different regions and peoples. To all the different nations, welcome. I think you will like it here in Gregoryisgodistan. We are a very holy nation, one that recognizes me as the true Lord Almighty. I can guarantee you that never before has any football tournament been opened by God himself. I gave a short speech before the International Baseball Slam knockout stage, but that was not a true opening ceremony because the group stage had already happened. But this whole tournament is here in the greatest nation in the multiverse. Yes, that's right, Gregoryisgodistan is the greatest nation in the multiverse. Not only that, our football team is one of only 15 teams to win the Baptism of Iron. Our brave and noble Enemy Crushers ensured that. To any Enemy Crushers in attendance today, thank you. I understand that the entire Grid Slaves team is here. But that's enough about them. This tournament is about the participating nations. To all 28 nations participating here, even our enemies from Patistan, thank you for coming here to participate. Feel free to attend Church of Gregoryisgodistan services while you are here. Just do not spread blasphemy about me, for I am the Lord Your God. I am the Lord Your God who allowed this tournament in my infinite mercy. Thank you again, and welcome to Gregoryisgodistan."

The PA announcer comes back. "Thank you, Lord Almighty Gregory. Now, we have one final performance for you. Please welcome back all the singers we have seen today, as they conclude this opening ceremony with a performance of 'Heathens Never Learn.'"

All the singers from earlier in the performance come back on the stage, carrying bags of props. They begin to sing together.

OOC: This song is sung to the tune of "Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan.

Lord Almighty Gregory is God
So why must those heathens deny it?
Lord Almighty Gregory is Lord
The heathens shall die by the sword.
How many heathens must meet their demise
Before the world calls him its Lord?
My friends and my slaves, the heathens never learn.
That’s why the heathens need to burn.

Singer J81930ZP removes a sword from his prop bag and decapitates several mannequins representing heathens. One stands for the Church of Saintland, one for the heathens from the Free Republics, and so on, one representing each country on Gregoryisgodistan’s Enemy List. They are wearing sashes with the names of all the countries on the list. Singer J81930ZP then sets the decapitated heads as well as the mannequin bodies and flags on fire with a blowtorch and lets them burn to prove what happens to heathens.

Why do heathens deny the true Lord?
Gregory is God Almighty
Why else would he give us prune juice
And gruel that makes us so holy?
And why does the whole multiverse look away
Ignoring the truth and the facts?
My friends and my slaves, the heathens never learn.
That’s why the heathens need to burn.

Singer PCLA09ADA removes multiple prune juice and gruel rations from her backpack, eats a spoonful of gruel, drinks a swig of prune juice, and throws the rest into the audience to consume themselves. Then, she continues singing, pronouncing the Latin name of Jesus as “eye-EE-zus” as is often done in Gregoryisgodistan to mock the Sanctii’s apparent inability to spell the name of their false God.

When will the wicked King Petrus shut up
And admit that Iesus is false?
Yes and how long will it take ‘till the heathens all die
Until they all meet their demise?
And how many wicked leaders shall not accept
The true Lord is our Gregory?
My friends and my slaves, the heathens never learn.
That’s why the heathens need to burn.

Singer SLJKW74 then gestures as slaves come onto the field, each wearing clothing resembling the flag of a nation on the Enemy List, are led onto the stage. They represent the heathens of the song. Singer SLJKW74 then takes the blowtorch and fires it at all of them, setting them on fire and killing them. They keep burning as he then reprises the last two lines.

My friends and my slaves, the heathens never learn.
That’s why the heathens need to burn.

All the singers walk off the stage to thunderous applause as the slaves and mannequins continue to burn. The PA announcer then comes back on. "That concludes the opening ceremony. In a few hours, the burning slaves and mannequins will be removed from the field. Rest assured, the stadium will be ready to host Group A matches tomorrow. Please arrive home safely. Thank you for attending. Good luck to all participants and fans."

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 9:01 am

Here is the first cutoff for Baptism of Iron XVI. Results to come soon. As I indicated in my bid, some games will have small opportunities for RP details like Quebec did in the last two BOIs. You can choose to ignore this or not, it won't affect your RP bonus. You'll see what I mean when I post the results.

And results:
Group A
Fothhanu 14–13 Laiyenda Game started 15 minutes late after 15 nudists streaked across the field before being hunted down by pervert chasers, dickapitated and castrated, and sent to their execution
Bongo Johnson 19–0 Dobbsland
North Britonisea 23–20 Democratic Donesia Game started 30 minutes late after ref had allergic reaction to peanut butter and jelly sandwich a fan was eating

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Bongo Johnson                 1   1  0   19   0 +19    3
2 North Britonisea              1   1  0   23  20  +3    3
3 Fothhanu                      1   1  0   14  13  +1    3
4 Laiyenda                      1   0  1   13  14  −1    0
5 Democratic Donesia            1   0  1   20  23  −3    0
6 Dobbsland                     1   0  1    0  19 −19    0

Group B
Jaechelter 20–3 Star United States
Abanhfleft 24–9 The New Greek Republic
The Urain 10–7 Atornas Game delayed by two hours due to power failure

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Jaechelter                    1   1  0   20   3 +17    3
2 Abanhfleft                    1   1  0   24   9 +15    3
3 The Urain                     1   1  0   10   7  +3    3
4 Atornas                       1   0  1    7  10  −3    0
5 The New Greek Republic        1   0  1    9  24 −15    0
6 Star United States            1   0  1    3  20 −17    0

Group C
Gregory Llama Land 30–10 Globus Game delayed for one hour after crazy old man tried to behead llama and burn flag of Globus on the field. He was executed along with his family for disturbing the peace.
Free Swiss States 0–17 Silver Beach
Dead Names 16–20 Vankelland Islands

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Gregory Llama Land            1   1  0   30  10 +20    3
2 Silver Beach                  1   1  0   17   0 +17    3
3 Vankelland Islands            1   1  0   20  16  +4    3
4 Dead Names                    1   0  1   16  20  −4    0
5 Free Swiss States             1   0  1    0  17 −17    0
6 Globus                        1   0  1   10  30 −20    0

Group D
Patistan 9–14 Bzakstan Gregoryisgodistani singer sang highly insulting fake Patistani anthem before game
The Sarian 17–20 Neu Engollon Game delayed for 30 minutes due to thunderstorm, then another hour after referee was struck by lightning while checking if conditions were acceptable. Eventually, another official was summoned and the game continued.
United States of Devonta 0–0 Aredshan (7–0 OT)

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 United States of Devonta      1   1  0    7   0  +7    3
2 Bzakstan                      1   1  0   14   9  +5    3
3 Neu Engollon                  1   1  0   20  17  +3    3
4 The Sarian                    1   0  1   17  20  −3    0
5 Patistan                      1   0  1    9  14  −5    0
6 Aredshan                      1   0  1    0   7  −7    0

by **North Britonisea** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:55 pm

Fan eating a good looking Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich gave the ref an allergic reaction.

The bread was so thick and the peanut butter was so smooth and the jam, was splatted on to the top of the peanut butter. Delicious. Oh. He also had a large fanta can with him. The crumbs dropping from the guy's mouth. The juice dripping on the person beside him and a guy, wearing a black and white shirt started to turn red and he ccouldn't breath and collapsed. Yes. Collapsed. But was fine to ref the game between North Britonisea and Democratic Donesia. Yes we won by a footstep and it was not easy. We end up second in the table. Back to the sandwich. There was margarine on it and the bread was cut in to triangles. Just my treat. YUM.

by **Silver Beach** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:10 pm

The Lulika City Post
Silver Beach gets a big shutout victory on the opening game of the Baptism of Iron XVI

GREGORYGODISAN- The Silver Beach national football team, with two special teams touchdowns, was able to pull out a 17-0 victory on their first game ever on the international stage. It was a game where both defenses played well and both offenses struggled, with Silver Beach allowing under 150 yards of total offense while only having less than 250, and the entire game seeming like the teams just traded punts.

The game kicked off at 3:00, still on time even with the late start to the previous game, where Silverian players watching witnessed a live execution on the field. They say that may have scarred quarterback Dorian Zwarha, who watched the live execution and struggled mightily on the field today. Also the team captain, Zwarha told reporters that ‘more than ready’ to come out firing the next game, and that the game was just a one off. He believed he could do better, and Silver Beach needed him to improve if they wanted to get out of the group stage, where just the top 2 of 7 teams would be able to advance to the Baptism of Iron quarterfinals.

While Zwarha struggled heavily throughout the game, he had a good first drive. The first drive started from the 21 yard line after a short kickoff return. Zwarha then marched his team down the field, going 5/6 on short throws with the incompletion being a drop, before getting his team to the opposing red zone. The red zone was where the opposing defense tightened up, and after a 5:12 drive to open the game, Silver Beach had taken a 3-0 lead early in the 1st quarter.

That would end up being the only scoring of the entire half throughout the game in general. Silver Beach was able to get into good field position, but Zwarha held onto the ball for far too long, taking many hits and a few coverage sacks. Combine that with dumb penalties from the Silverian national team, and Silver Beach only went into the half with the 3-0 lead, besides a dominating effort from their defense. The blitz packages called by defensive coordinator Micheal Baines played to perfection, and they did not allow a single first down in the first half, forcing 5 three & outs on 5 possessions in the first half. The second half is where Silver Beach started to pull away.

On the first drive of the second half, the Silverian defense forced their 6th three & out in a row, and they forced their opponents. Now, this is where David Jackson was added. He has been struggling in domestic league play lately, and his speed has often been forgotten. However, Silverians supported the decision to make sure that he was on the team when he scored on a 74 yard punt return. He received the ball in the middle of the field, and with lots of open space in front of him, ran right and with a great blocking scheme, outran everybody and went untouched all the way for 6. This killed the morale of their opponents, and while they began to get first downs, they were never really able to fight back.

In the middle of the 4th quarter, the Silverian special teams once again proved their worth as they scored to finish the game. With 7 minutes, their opponents were attempting a 49 yard field goal to try and make it a 3 point game. However, on the kick, it was blocked on a big push by #99 Xavier Gray, and returned all the way for 6 points by cornerback Travis Kindleson. That sealed the deal, and after getting an interception, Silver Beach was able to essentially run out the rest of the clock and seal a 17-0 shutout victory.

Silver Beach’s second game will be against the Dead Names at 10 AM local time. With the initial success, Silverians are turning to watch their team after thinking that Silver Beach has a strong chance to win this tournament. However, the offense must preform if they are to have any success. If your offense only puts 3 points on the board, you are not going to win many games, and Dorian Zwarha promised the world himself in the post-game interviews that he would be ‘more than ready’ for game 2 and that the offense would operate like a well-oiled machine.

Siliverian Schedule:
Group C
Week 1: Silver Beach vs. Free Swiss States(17-0 victory)
Week 2: Silver Beach vs. Dead Names
Week 3: Silver Beach vs. Vankelland Islands
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: Silver Beach vs. Globus
Week 6: Silver Beach vs. Ayank
Week 7: Silver Beach vs. Gregory Llama Land

by **Aredshan** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:29 am

Times of Aredshan

BEASTS LOST TO DEVONTA!
by MEDIN SHANI | Aug 22, 2012

GREGORYGODISAN- Hopes were dashed and tears were shed, as fans both from home and on the stadium watched the Beasts lose to the team from United States of Devonta 0-7 on overtime.

You might ask, how did it happen? The game was intense from the start, with both sides struggling to get the better over the other. Neither team managed to score over the course of the match, but halfway-through the Beasts were starting to show signs of exhaustion.

They held on but their offense was being easily countered by the superior defenses of the opponent, and it soon became obvious that the defense team was left the only thing standing between a loss for our favourite national team unless a miracle happened.

The match ended in a tie with no score for either side and over-time was called. The Beasts were taken by complete surprise and in the span of two minutes, the team from Devonta mercilessly crushed the Beasts with a perfect touchdown. Things were looking pretty grim by then and what little hope there was of victory was quickly was ripped by the reality of an extra point. By the time overtime was up, it was obvious who were the winners.

A miracle didn't happen.

----
Medin Shani is our reporter on sports, and has written for the Times of Aredshan since her employment in 2007.

Aredshani Beasts Play Schedule:

Group D:
-Week 1: Beasts vs. United States of Devonta (Lost 0-7)
-Week 2: BYE
-Week 3: Beasts vs. New Engollon
-Week 4: Beasts vs. Bzakstan
-Week 5: Beasts vs. Christian Isles
-Week 6: Beasts vs. Patistan
-Week 7: Beasts vs. The Sarian

Standings:

Group D (Wins, Losses, Points)
1. United States of Devonta (1, 0, 3)
2. Bzakstan (1, 0, 3)
3. Neu Engollon (1, 0, 3)
4. The Sarian (0, 1, 0)
5. Patistan (0, 1, 0)
6. Aredshan (0, 1, 0)

by **Patistan** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:46 am

Patistan Gridiron Football team,for the XVI Baptism of Iron

The teams nickname is WolfPack

The ever so Important roster:

K- Adams Apple, Janie Khan, Didier Fahid
P- Dosti Nah Rahi
QB- Percy Fahad, Mochahco Santiago, Jenny ROFLGUY
RB- Ticker Clock, Naya Bacha, Rasedaa Salad
FB- Konera Eshannulah
TE- Kaleemullah Khan
WR- Drashid Danish, Torian Yoyo Khan, Babyo Dooly, Pholly Shaan
LT- ZacKarai Khan, Gerry Dagiri, Kolter Sahid
LG- Melty Khan, Shaheer Arain, Shaheer Sharif
C- Noka Kallemullah, Shaheer Akhtar, Shaheer Shazib
RG- Taanahullah Fahid, S.Rissotio, Nicky Mangle Shann
RT- Kolly Dagiri, Kylteryana Jhan, Danish Fadali

CB- Dennis Drake, Kerrage Danish, Mollylil Khan, Sammy Tahida Ghani
SS- Shorean Khan, Froja Fahad, Dani Tauhid
FS- ShermanRasool Dog, Seashells Seashore on the Seashore, Mohammed Rasool Khanzada
ROLB- Dareely Shann, Gandir Ghani, Osiaras Danish
MLB- Edrans Rashid, Eveninginthepark Tauhid
LOLB- Phareela Khan, Dennis Derailar, Sami Khan
DE- Tarjia Haque, Shann Haque, Pariz Ghani
DT- Castlor Tauhid, Okinawa Fahid, Tariq Aziaz, Jonas Ghani
DE- Resess Junaid, Fahid Ayub

KOS- Hayatullah Khan
KR- Karhana Junaid
PR- Asad Ali
LS- Drgbalol Tauhid

Head Coach: Wassem Ikram

(Style Mod:+5)

Uniforms:

Choose my Scorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: No
Godmod Scoring Events: No
RP Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Injuries to my Players: No
Godmod Other Events: No

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:06 am

Cutoff for MD2.

Edit: Results

Group A
Dobbsland 0–7 North Britonisea Game delayed for 45 minutes after a fan threw one year's worth of gruel rations onto the field after apparently saving them just for that purpose. He was then executed along with his family in the middle of the field.
Laiyenda 32–3 Bongo Johnson
Vjaalsburg 17–20 Fothhanu Game delayed for 25 minutes after all referees got diarrhea from their dinner

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 North Britonisea              2   2  0   30  20 +10    6
2 Fothhanu                      2   2  0   34  30  +4    6
3 Laiyenda                      2   1  1   45  17 +28    3
4 Bongo Johnson                 2   1  1   22  32 −10    3
5 Democratic Donesia            1   0  1   20  23  −3    0
6 Vjaalsburg                    1   0  1   17  20  −3    0
7 Dobbsland                     2   0  2    0  26 −26    0

Group B
The New Greek Republic 18–14 The Urain
Star United States 7–10 Abanhfleft Game delayed for 30 minutes after two fans chanted "Coconut" before the match and were subsequently executed along with their families
Serbian Orthodox Church 7–0 Jaechelter National anthem singer sang fake, insulting national anthem for Serbian Orthodox Church about how they were heathens

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Abanhfleft                    2   2  0   34  16 +18    6
2 Jaechelter                    2   1  1   20  10 +10    3
3 Serbian Orthodox Church       1   1  0    7   0  +7    3
4 The Urain                     2   1  1   24  25  −1    3
5 The New Greek Republic        2   1  1   27  38 −11    3
6 Atornas                       1   0  1    7  10  −3    0
7 Star United States            2   0  2   10  30 −20    0

Group C
Silver Beach 31–7 Dead Names Game delayed for 45 minutes after referee's pants fell down before the match. The ref was dickapitated and castrated by a pervert chaser before being sent to execution, and a new official was summoned.
Globus 0–0 Free Swiss States (3–9 OT)
Ayank 10–29 Gregory Llama Land

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Silver Beach                  2   2  0   48   7 +41    6
2 Gregory Llama Land            2   2  0   59  20 +39    6
3 Vankelland Islands            1   1  0   20  16  +4    3
4 Free Swiss States             2   1  1    9  20 −11    3
5 Ayank                         1   0  1   10  29 −19    0
6 Globus                        2   0  2   13  39 −26    0
7 Dead Names                    2   0  2   23  51 −28    0

Group D
Neu Engollon 17–0 United States of Devonta
Bzakstan 0–3 The Sarian Game delayed for 52 minutes after someone clogged the toilet in the referee's locker room and it overflowed, preventing them from entering to change into their uniforms. It turns out a member of the cleaning staff had flushed some gruel down the toilet after finding a bowl of it on the floor. Per Gregoryisgodistani law, he was sentenced to 10 years of slave labor for flushing gruel down the toilet.
Christian Isles 3–10 Patistan Stadium officials refused to fly the flag of Patistan due to it being on Gregoryisgodistan's Enemy List

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Neu Engollon                  2   2  0   37  17 +20    6
2 Patistan                      2   1  1   19  17  +2    3
3 Bzakstan                      2   1  1   14  12  +2    3
4 The Sarian                    2   1  1   20  20   0    3
5 United States of Devonta      2   1  1    7  17 −10    3
6 Christian Isles               1   0  1    3  10  −7    0
7 Aredshan                      1   0  1    0   7  −7    0

by **Serbian Orthodox Church** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:25 pm

OOC: Nothing against you Greg, just, you gave me an idea for a very nice RP, thanks.

Hambeuchen players injures a Gregoryisgodistani singer and Hambeich wins on their debuting game!

Maybe weird we should say this tournament, as crazy things happen all time long to this medium-sized nation. Gregoryisgodistani hosts have shown that this tournament is going to be crazy and in these Matchdays, only crazy things happen before, you see, a Gregoryisgodistani singer insulted our anthem and so, Albert Lukas, the scorer of the only touchdown of the game, starting kicking him out and punching him, leaving him with 2 black eyes and a broken neck, he continued to punch him and he said.

"Would you like to inusult your f*cking country bitch?'" then he gived a punch and said again "Huh?"

"Ithink you wouldn't like that bitch f*ck you, f*ck you. I will kill you, I will kill you, I will massacre you and give your body to your Lord Al.... whatever."

Then he continued by kicking him in the guts , then punching him in the face, breaking 2 teeth, kicking him with a Thai kick straight to the head and giving a very nice punch to the nose, breaking it. He said then to the fainted Gregoryisgodistani.

"Hey, now the ambulance is going to take you, if you ever insult my country, I will take my swrd and massacre you." he then takes a microphone and shouts "MASSACRE YOU."

"Now see us when we are going to win this trash team called, Jackhelter or Jac..... whatever. I don't care about nations you know, I only care about my passion."

Then he fastly ran to the ambulance, got in, throwed Gregoryisgodistani singer out, jumped out of the ambulance and started punching him again and again and kicking him in the head, and said.

"You are the heathen, we believe in our god, you believe in just a f*cking ruler." In French, that no Gregoryisgodistani had the knowledge, not even Lord Almighty Gregory and started saying

"You asshole, come here and fight me like a man."

Then he prepared for the match of his life, the debuting match. A match that would make him shine and make a better career, interntionally. We was giving it all in all at the field, at all the quarters, second to second, milisecond to milisecond, he was just the one who exhausted Jaechelter defence, and scored the only touchdown after an amazing catch of the ball. He then ran fastly, dribbled 2 Jaechelter's defenders and did an amazing sprint scoring a touchdown and then scoring the penalty(or whatever this is called).

Then after the end of the match he ran to the Hambeuchen cameras and said "Hambeich, we are proud that we won this match, if your an parent or you take care of a child, I hope that you didn't make your child watching me injuring that Gregoryisgodistani singer that insulted our anthem."

Then he ran to the Gregoryisgodistani Cameras and said while flicking the 2 fingers "You fans of this singer that insulted my country, F*CK YOU."

Then a fan of the singer ran to the stadium to stab Albert but Albert, dodged it, took the knife and stabbed him 5 times in the belly, in a pace that there are no vital organs, or anything vital in General. Then he started punching him and blacked his 2 eyes and the broke his neck. But he didn't have time, because he had to leave and he said "F*CK YOU BITCH" and kicked his ass, literally. Then he left to go to the 5-star hotel of his national team.

by **Christian Isles** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:48 pm

The Christian Isles football did not put out a strong first showing, they were held to one field goal. But on the bright side of things, if they can old the opposing offense to10 points a game, they have a great chance to pull some victories out of this tournament and gain valuable experience.

by **Patistan** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:59 am

The story of Mohaco Santiago

Part 1

Mohaco remembers it as it was just yesterday,its so vivid to him in his dreams...it looks so real but then he wakes up screaming all the time. Mohaco didnt deserve this life,he did nothing wrong to deserve it. That event on that godforsaken day changed his life. It changed him entirely,he wasnt a sweet 16 year old kid now. He was a 17 year old heart-scarred kid who hated Gregoryisgodistan.

He was just walking back from school when the bombs hit. They all were so bright and gave a big bang to the ground,he passed out immediately. When he woke up he was on the ground,with rubble all around him. He saw people running around him,being chased by humongous people in suits,the abbreviation "GGS" was written on the suits. He quickly recognized it as Gregoryisgodistans abbreviation. Mohaco knew about the tensions with GGS but didnt know that they dissolved to this that quickly.

Mohaco coudnt move his left hand,it was broken. He still got up and ran as fast as he could,he reached his home where his mother and siblings resided. He opened it and the first thing he saw was his younger brother on the floor...died. Mohaco stunned kept walking still and went into his moms room. He found his mom died,shot on the bead and in the right next room was a....

GGS soldier. Mohaco quickly ran,tears dripping down his brown cheeks. He went to a bridge near his home without getting noticed. He came to this bridge whenever he was sad and had a small hiding place beneath it. He went their and sobbed quietly,not knowing what to do now.

A hand reached out to him and Mohaco got startled and gave a scream.

"Quiet down kid,are you crazy" said a middle-aged man putting his hand on Mohaco's mouth.

"W-who are you?"

"I'm Santiago,i heard the GGS soldiers coming and i hid here,i have a plan.."

"W-what is it? my name is M-mohaco by the way"

"Nice to meet you Mohaco,now i say we go to Nevo esparnso,it has the biggest Hicanan population outside of Hicana and its in Patistan,its our only good chance."

"Wait,what?"

"I dont have time kid,i've got a boat at the mirror dock waiting for me,do you want to come or not?"

"Yeah,i want to,please dont leave me here"

Mohaco and Santiago unnoticed went to Mirror dock where a medium sized speed boat was waiting for them...they traveled for 2 days until they reached Patistan. They got admitted in Nevo Esparanso and Mohaco settled in. Mohaco started playing Gridiron football with a regional club,when a national selector looking for the team for the BOI saw Mohaco,they gave him a place as Quarter back in the squad. Mohaco was delighted to be in the team,but he was even more delighted when he heard that the BOI would be in Gregoryisgodistan. He exactly knew what he would do their...To be continued

by **Gregoryisgodistan** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:05 am

Cutoff for MD3.

Edit: And results

Group A
Bongo Johnson 29–7 Vjaalsburg Game delayed for one hour after water main broke and flooded the field
North Britonisea 3–10 Laiyenda Game delayed for 52 minutes after fans were angry at receiving free rubber ducks instead of free t-shirts like they were promised and threw them onto the field.
Democratic Donesia 23–14 Dobbsland

Group A                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Laiyenda                      3   2  1   55  20 +35    6
2 Bongo Johnson                 3   2  1   51  39 +12    6
3 Fothhanu                      2   2  0   34  30  +4    6
4 North Britonisea              3   2  1   33  30  +3    6
5 Democratic Donesia            2   1  1   43  37  +6    3
6 Vjaalsburg                    2   0  2   24  49 −25    0
7 Dobbsland                     3   0  3   14  49 −35    0

Group B
Abanhfleft 9–16 Serbian Orthodox Church Game delayed for 45 minutes in the second quarter after t-shirt fired from t-shirt cannon hit referee in the back of the head as he was walking by the cannon and knocked him unconscious.
The Urain 29–0 Star United States
Atornas 0–12 The New Greek Republic

Group B                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 The Urain                     3   2  1   53  25 +28    6
2 Serbian Orthodox Church       2   2  0   23   9 +14    6
3 Abanhfleft                    3   2  1   43  32 +11    6
4 The New Greek Republic        3   2  1   39  38  +1    6
5 Jaechelter                    2   1  1   20  10 +10    3
6 Atornas                       2   0  2    7  22 −15    0
7 Star United States            3   0  3   10  59 −49    0

Group C
Free Swiss States 17–3 Ayank Game delayed for 27 minutes because referee got locked in bathroom. Firemen eventually broke him out with an axe.
Dead Names 14–16 Globus
Vankelland Islands 3–13 Silver Beach Game delayed for 45 minutes after escaped penguins from Gregoryisgodistan Zoo wandered onto the field.

Group C                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Silver Beach                  3   3  0   61  10 +51    9
2 Gregory Llama Land            2   2  0   59  20 +39    6
3 Free Swiss States             3   2  1   26  23  +3    6
4 Vankelland Islands            2   1  1   23  29  −6    3
5 Globus                        3   1  2   29  53 −24    3
6 Dead Names                    3   0  3   37  67 −30    0
7 Ayank                         2   0  2   13  46 −33    0

Group D
The Sarian 0–32 Christian Isles Scoreboard and PA Announcer referred to Christian Isles as "Heathen Isles"
United States of Devonta 10–6 Bzakstan
Aredshan 13–7 Neu Engollon

Group D                     Pld   W  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Neu Engollon                  3   2  1   44  30 +14    6
2 United States of Devonta      3   2  1   17  23  −6    6
3 Christian Isles               2   1  1   35  10 +25    3
4 Patistan                      2   1  1   19  17  +2    3
5 Aredshan                      2   1  1   13  14  −1    3
6 Bzakstan                      3   1  2   20  22  −2    3
7 The Sarian                    3   1  2   20  52 −32    3

by **Serbian Orthodox Church** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:15 pm

Is it a bird, is it a team, It's Hambeich that wins! Also t-shirt fell to a referee.

In Hambeich we call this tournaments, weird, really, really weird. As Hambeuchen game delayed again this time the victim was the referee and not the singer, who was then again later completely beaten up by Albert Lukas and Lars Poul, where we are going to talk about this later.

To be continued after theis very short commercial...

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Quarterback*	#7	Danny Jeolan	186cm	26	78kg
Quarterback	#32	Louis Karkousian	192cm	28	83kg
Quarterback	#23	Jabbard Duvarman	181cm	23	86kg
Fullback*	#88	Mert Winston	188cm	27	92kg
Fullback	#12	Perry Parkson	179cm	24	77kg
Halfback*	#30	Tu Khastipor	196	28	87kg
Halfback	#40	John Viber	183cm	21	80kg

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