A Question and Answer Session with Corch Travis

A Question and Answer Session with Corch Travis

By Tohko Fukami
The Daily Yay
July 12, 2023

One of the emerging faces in the Pony Conference is Fluttershy Spirit football offensive coordinator Travis Rountsaville, known on the Utopia Bulletin Board as @Travis7401 and on campus as Corch Travis. Yes, not Coach, Corch. A little unique accent that has made Corch Travis a fan favorite at Fluttershy College, located here in the Everfree Forest. I had the prestigious opportunity to talk with Corch Travis about all things Fluttershy football.

Tohko: You've been here on this campus a few years, how do you like it?
Travis: Oh, are you kidding me? The people are very nice, very accomodating, and the founder is just someone I love to cuddle every now and then. But Fluttershy College is all about the students. They like to get their education in one of the most student-friendly environments in America. I don't think there is any college as gorgeous as Fluttershy. It's one of a kind.

Tohko: What do you do for a living here in the Forest?
Travis: Actually, I live in nearby Ponyville and I commute via buggy to the campus. I report to Coach [Mike] Canales since he's my boss, and he gives me directions on how to implement our game plan as far as the offense is concerned. I do most of the game-planning for the offense, calling plays and formations, and I also do most of the recruiting work. Recruiting makes or breaks a program, and we've fared well for the most part.

Tohko: Speaking of recruiting, it has to be tough to recruit in the Pony Conference. I mean, you have Twilight Sparkle, the flagship school of the conference, garnering its share, but you are at war with other schools to land the prospect, aren't you?
Travis: Recruiting is not easy in the PonyCon. All six of us—my school, Twilight, Rainbow, AJ [Applejack State], Pinkie [Pie] and Rarity are in a constant war for recruits. We want to do better than the other and it's not easy to have to put up with competition. So sometimes we get what we want, other times we lose out. That's the nature of the beast.

Tohko: Tell us about the good old days of the program.
Travis: Actually, the good old days were recent. The team was coached by Berry Punch, and the Spirit team of the first five years was pretty good. Perhaps the greatest player to come out of Fluttershy is our quarterbacks coach, Cole Porter. He set school records at Fluttershy that can never be surpassed. He's an excellent mentor and his knowledge of the team and the history of this school is why we kept him after the old guard left.

Tohko: Are you ever going to go back to the good old days?
Travis: We never dwell on the past too much. We know how good we are, and we strive to get better. This offense that I coach is not as good as the world-beating sides of the early days of this program. Even if our recruiting class of 2024 was all blue chips, it still would not be as good as the powerhouse teams of the past. What we can only sell as far as we should be concerned is the Fluttershy College experience; the emphasis on playing the game with honor and dignity; and the opportunities to take part in humanitarian efforts for the greater good in the offseason as part of the many service project opportunities we have.

Tohko: What are your goals for every team you coach?
Travis: My goals are the goals set by Coach Canales. 1. Get a winning season (7-5 or better). 2. Finish top three in the PonyCon. 3. Make it to a bowl game. 4. Win the bowl game. The fourth goal cannot happen without the other three being achieved. These are the goals that we set from the start of the season all the way to the end, and we even have it posted in our locker room. If all these goals are met, our season is a success.