December 2010. December 2010 was the last time Coach Nunn had donned the fantasy coach headset, after he decided to hang it up at the end of his second season. A founding team, Coach Nunn had a favourable first season, winning their division at 6-7-1, and went 6-8 in 2010. By no means a bad first two years in the league. But Coach Nunn just didn't have the passion for it, and left the league.
But in 2015, a story was developing. There was a space in the league after the 12 team expansion in the off season. Rumours circulated that Coach Nunn was interested in a return to the league. After a meeting with the commissioner, it was confirmed - Coach Nunn would don the fantasy coaching headset and return to the fantasy sidelines, 5 years after he had left.
Many thought Coach Nunn would have some serious rust to knock off - not to mention how intense the competition had become after the 5 years since he had left. But he knocked his first draft out of the park, hitting the ground running. He took Forte, Odell Beckham, Brandin Cooks, Carlos Hyde, Tony Romo, Travis Kelce, Sammy Watkins, and Larry Fitzgerald - a pretty formidable lineup.
But the draft is one thing - how would Coach Nunn fare in his first real fantasy game in 5 years? They faced a tough test in Bear Necessities in Week 1. A tough test, that they were privy to. The Romosexuals, Coach Nunn, in his first game in 5 years, saw off an experienced former champion 123-114. Many of the players I already mentioned turned up in a big way.
The next week was not quite as magical, as they fell to fellow novice team Jeff's Seals, 93-82. Disaster had already struck the team early on this season however, as Tony Romo was injured for a considerable length of time. In Week 3, Joe Flacco took the reigns of Coach Nunn's team and lead them to a 114-91 victory over Patistan. Unfortunately, they rounded out the first month of the season at 2-2 after a 90-55 loss to Gridiron Gang - but by no means a bad record given the circumstances.
Wild inconsistency dogged Coach Nunn's team through the first month of the season - and in Week 5 that was no different, as they exploded again for a 130-128 victory over reigning champ Tom's Tyrants. But again - you guessed it - they dropped another game in Week 6 against IKNAN 83-115, leaving them at 3-3. This time they didn't bounce back though, with the bye weeks starting to kick in, the toughest stretch of Coach Nunn's returning season was about to start.
In Week 7 The Romosexuals faced ADRZ without star RB Matt Forte - and lost 96-69. Staring 3-5 in the face, Coach Nunn inspired a 131-88 victory over another of the LOC's finest in The Tuckfards, planting them at 4-4 and still in the hunt for a playoff spot. But the inconsistency was really holding them back from their potential - as they played third string QB Bridgewater due to a bye for Joe Flacco, leading them to a 115-86 loss against Forge Flyers. They were also without Fitzgerald, Kelce (byes) and Forte and Hyde (injury). The season was really starting to take it's toll on Coach Nunn's roster.
Week 10 brought another loss against Gridiron Gang, 94-81, again due to the injury issues. A coaching error in leaving Joe Flacco benched also cost them the victory, as he would have scored enough points to get the W. Entering Week 11 at 4-6 the pressure was really on to get a win and stay in the playoff race, and lucky for Coach Nunn they faced a Tuckfards team they'd already beaten earlier that season. They got the sweep, as they took the game 89-74.
But once more, the plague of inconsistency crippled their week 12. Tony Romo was back - but his return was not a triumphant one, as he finished with negative points in a 96-68 loss to The Dream Team.
At 5-7, the outlook was looking bleak for achieving a playoff berth. They faced an absolute must win game against Burdettinators in Week 13, with both teams fighting to stay in the race. Coach Nunn delivered a superb performance, edging the game 105-102, staying alive for another week. A spirited play of Alex Smith helped get them over the line in this game.
Week 14 rolled round - one last throw at the dice, they faced IKNAN. It was a nail biting game, with both teams needing a win to keep their hopes alive. The game finished 94-92....in IKNAN's favour. IKNAN made the playoffs, and The Romosexuals went home. As it would turn out, 8-6 would have been the needed record to make the playoffs, with The Romosexuals finishing 6-8.
But 6-8, in a hyper competitive league, after taking 5 years off from the game (and maintaining the record they achieved previously) is no small feat. It was an unqualified success of a season for a Coach re-entering the league, and it was really only the inconsistency that cost them - other than that they had a fine season. Is the un-retiring hall of fame worthy? You decide.
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