The 2012 LBIV Champion Revis Islanders are going on hiatus, joining the 2009 LBI Champion Orgrimmar Horde as retired masters that tasted the Larkspur Bowl's silver chalice in their first attempt.
The Islanders were a playoff team in four of five campaigns. Their half decade of competition never matched that inaugural season, which was the year JJ Watt evolved into a dominant force the likes of which the league had never seen. Tom Brady and Brandon Marshall dominated the offense, while Lawrence Timmons and Lance Briggs helped complete a special (title winning) defense. They defeated the Atlanta Rage, Mt Tucky Pilots, and Hill Valley McFlys to climb from the 4 seed to the title. Although they went 7-6 in the regular season, they did lead the league in overall scoring, removing any potential doubts about the legitimacy of their victory.
Their title defense in 2013 was one of three playoff trips that would all see the team (sometimes called the California Swag) go down in the first round. 2014 was the team's only year under .500% as they struggled to a 5-8 record. The past two years were matching 8-5 campaigns with top five point totals but first round exits.
Jay Kalmer leaves the Larkspur Bowl a legend. Thirty-two competitors have sought to win the Larkspur Bowl, but only six of them have, and Jay is one of those elite few. Along with Orgrimmar and Phoenix, he's also one of only three teams to spend at least half a decade in the league and reach the playoffs in at least 80% of seasons. These are marks that last forever. The Islanders will go off the grid for now, but should the opportunity present itself, perhaps they'll return someday in the future.
Team Owner: Jason Kalmer
Hometown: Revis Island, California
Overall Record: (5 years) 35-30 .538%
Playoff Record: (4 appearances) 3-3
Championships: One
LBIV: 2012
Yearly Standing:
- 2016: 6th place 8-5; 2650.42 pts (3rd overall)
- 2015: 6th place 8-5; 2385.57 pts (5th overall)
- 2014: 11th place 5-8; 2113.05 pts (12th overall)
- 2013: 5th place 7-6; 1838.33 pts (11th overall)
- 2012: 1st place 7-6; 2239.08 pts (1st overall)
- 2016: Ezekiel Elliot (10th) GRADE: C
- 2015: Marshawn Lynch (5th) GRADE: B
- 2014: Jimmy Graham (9th) GRADE: B+
- 2013: Steven Jackson (14th) GRADE: B-
- 2012: Tom Brady (6th)
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