Although the ancients showed a marked weakness in making conversions, their scoring capabilities seemed on-target.
Nevertheless, referees insisted that further warm-ups be restricted to actually preparing to play. Since the C'thulu players are all possessed by squid-demons, however, the consensus was that this action was "mildly refreshing". In an unconfirmed act of retaliation, the ancients proceeded to douse the C'thulus with a tidal wave of water that they "accidentally" sent downfield while doing water-cast warm-ups.The wall of enraged tentacles that emerged from the ceiling certainly got the audience's attention back, but it took the stadium operators ten minutes and two additional dead lambs to get the idea of "wrong number" across. Not to be outdone, the C'thulus hastily modified their sacrifice so that instead of being directed at C'thulu, it was directed at one of the abominations living in a nearby dimension. The sprightliness of the Ancients on the field is as much of an oddity as their habit of playing in long flowing robes, and disconcerting enough that it drew significant attention away from the C'thulu pregame sacrifice. So without further ado, here are this year's Ultrabowl highlights. Which makes it a bit of a shame that not everyone has access to this universe to watch the game. The archetypical battle between the seasoned veterans and the hotshot upstarts is about to be fought. Even a veteran C'thulu fan and commentator like myself can feel the excitement in the air. Deep beneath the waves, in the C'thulu's home-stadium-away-from-home, R'yleh, some 90,000 fans crowded into some 16 dimensions of exquisite gothic architecture to witness the historic showdown. This is exactly the kind of story that draws a crowd. Among other things, they just became the first team in history to reach the Ultra Bowl in their first season as members.
And as exhibit A, we submit the C'thulu's opponents: the Atlantis Ancients. But here at ESBN, We're inclined to think that this topsy-turvy season has been due to the new teams themselves. Part of this, some argue, is that the restructuring of the playoff schedule to accommodate four new teams has pushed back the beginning of the football season a small but significant amount. Their victories, though consistent, have been by knife's-edge margins. Since opening their new stadium last year, their road to the Ultrabowl has been among the rockiest ever run by a team. This has been an odd year for the Colorado C'thulus.