Discussion - 2014 Season

[heznfire]

Announcements

Fastest Season Yet

With only four bowl games left to be played and an advance to the 2013 offseason scheduled within the next 24 hours, I'd like to commend all of you for a wonderful "Season 2." Despite losing the rock of this dynasty early in the season in our former commissioner, Redwings, who brought all of us together, we still completed the 2013 season in just over a month. I may be mistaken, but I believe that this was the fastest season completed of the eight we've had in this dynasty, and it may have been even faster if I had not held everyone up in Week 2. So for that, fantastic job, everyone! I hope we can continue to keep this 24-48 hour pace in "Season 3."

South Carolina, Your 2013 National Champions

Congratulations to Ozi for winning the 2013 National Championship. While the drama of a split championship was exciting in 2012, I'm glad we had a clear-cut winner this year. We'll see if anyone can prevent Ozi from tallying back-to-back-to-back championships in 2014.

Pac-12, Your 2013 Conference Challenge Champions

Congratulations to the Pac-12 for winning the 2013 Conference Challenge. After SEC domination in 2012, the conference from the west coast stepped up and built an early lead that was too big to overcome. Enjoy your extra scholarship in 2014.

Gameplay and Sliders

If you have any complaints or suggestions regarding sliders, this is thread to post your thoughts. Currently, I have no plans to make any adjustments to the sliders unless a majority of you have similar complaints.

2014 Non-Conference Schedules

Below are the match-ups for the 2014 Conference Challenge:

Maryland: at South Carolina; at Missouri; vs. Utah
North Carolina: vs. Texas A&M; at Tennessee; vs. California
NC State: vs. Utah; at Washington; vs. South Carolina
Pittsburgh: at California; at UCLA; vs. Texas A&M

California: vs. Pittsburgh; at North Carolina; vs. Missouri
UCLA: at Missouri; at South Carolina; vs. Pittsburgh
Utah: at NC State; at Maryland; vs. Tennessee
Washington: vs. Tennessee; at Texas A&M; vs. NC State

Missouri: vs. UCLA; at California; vs. Maryland
Tennessee: at Washington; at Utah; vs. North Carolina
Texas A&M: at North Carolina; at Pittsburgh; vs. Washington
South Carolina: vs. Maryland; at NC State; vs. UCLA

If you have a preferred choice for your fourth non-conference game against the CPU, please post it in this thread.

Other Suggestions

If you have any other suggestions for the 2014 season that you want to be considered, please post them here.

Thank you, everyone! I'm looking forward to a great 2014 season.

[beef1857]

A potential suggestion for next season: Since we're playing in the SEC, ACC, and Pac-12, can we adjust the bowl tie-ins to try to maximize user-user bowl games? For example, the bowls could look like this:

Sugar: SEC-ACC
Rose: Pac-12-SEC
Orange: ACC-Pac-12
Fiesta: Whatever

This keeps one "home" conference for each bowl--Pac-12 keeps Rose bowl tie-in, SEC keeps Sugar bowl, ACC keeps Orange--but realistically this would mean more user-user games in BCS bowls.

[beef1857]

Also, can you schedule me for Ohio State? Or a top 5 team. Thanks.

[bjams03]

Has anyone else experienced the CPU booting 50+ yard FGs on a consistent basis? I feel like regardless what team I play if they get in a FG range of 50-55 yards they never miss. If others have seen this, maybe we could knock 5 pts off that slider and see if there is any change.

[camkp]

I'd like to play Texas if possible or Notre Dame. And definitely not Wisconsin. I've played them 3 times already.

[heznfire]

Sept 24, 2012 18:33:29 GMT -5 beef1857 said:

A potential suggestion for next season: Since we're playing in the SEC, ACC, and Pac-12, can we adjust the bowl tie-ins to try to maximize user-user bowl games? For example, the bowls could look like this:

Sugar: SEC-ACC
Rose: Pac-12-SEC
Orange: ACC-Pac-12
Fiesta: Whatever

This keeps one "home" conference for each bowl--Pac-12 keeps Rose bowl tie-in, SEC keeps Sugar bowl, ACC keeps Orange--but realistically this would mean more user-user games in BCS bowls.

I like this idea, but I wouldn't change the bowl tie-ins for the BCS bowl games.

My concern is that, by having two BCS tie-ins, excluding the national championship, for each user conference, it will be much easier to reach a BCS bowl game, devaluing its prestige. Playing in a BCS bowl game should be a reward, and the possibility that three user teams from the same conference could play in one in the same season takes away from that.

In addition, this would essentially lockout -- or at least severely limit -- some of the other BCS conferences from playing in BCS bowl games. While it would be fun to have user games in BCS bowl games, I don't think we should shift the balance of power away from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East (I know, I know). I want to try and keep the college football landscape as realistic as possible in our dynasty.

However, I would be willing to change the bowl tie-ins for the lower-tier bowl games, like the Capital One, Gator, etc. to maximize user bowl games. The non-BCS bowl games are equivalent in terms of prestige in this game, so I wouldn't mind shifting those tie-ins.

How would everyone feel about this?

[deadrabbits23]

Maryland would like to play their rival Navy as their 4th non-conference game.

Didn't play them last season.

[heznfire]

Sept 24, 2012 18:53:08 GMT -5 bjams03 said:

Has anyone else experienced the CPU booting 50+ yard FGs on a consistent basis? I feel like regardless what team I play if they get in a FG range of 50-55 yards they never miss. If others have seen this, maybe we could knock 5 pts off that slider and see if there is any change.

I believe the CPU only made one, maybe two, field goals of 50 yards or more against me this season. The CPU definitely attempted more than that from that range and usually missed poorly.

Bjams, could it be by chance that there were a decent amount of quality kickers in the Pac-12 this past season? I did a quick check and there were a few kickers who had 95+ Kick Power.

Did anyone else have this issue?

[camkp]

Sept 24, 2012 19:55:16 GMT -5 heznfire said:

Sept 24, 2012 18:53:08 GMT -5 bjams03 said:

Has anyone else experienced the CPU booting 50+ yard FGs on a consistent basis? I feel like regardless what team I play if they get in a FG range of 50-55 yards they never miss. If others have seen this, maybe we could knock 5 pts off that slider and see if there is any change.

I believe the CPU only made one, maybe two, field goals of 50 yards or more against me this season. The CPU definitely attempted more than that from that range and usually missed poorly.

Bjams, could it be by chance that there were a decent amount of quality kickers in the Pac-12 this past season? I did a quick check and there were a few kickers who had 95+ Kick Power.

Did anyone else have this issue?

I think it might be a PAC 12 thing I had USC and one other team hit a couple 50 yarders easy like bjams said but today Wisconsin missed two from long distance against me.

[Janksteak]

I think tying in the lower tiered bowl games sounds like a great idea too Hez

For my non conference I would like to play Michigan, I wana see what their squad is looking like after a couple season

[ziff72]

I'm fine with everything I think you did a great job Hez.

Computer hit some long FG's but they missed plenty against me as well.

[bjams03]

Sept 24, 2012 20:05:42 GMT -5 camkp said:

Sept 24, 2012 19:55:16 GMT -5 heznfire said:

I believe the CPU only made one, maybe two, field goals of 50 yards or more against me this season. The CPU definitely attempted more than that from that range and usually missed poorly.

Bjams, could it be by chance that there were a decent amount of quality kickers in the Pac-12 this past season? I did a quick check and there were a few kickers who had 95+ Kick Power.

Did anyone else have this issue?

I think it might be a PAC 12 thing I had USC and one other team hit a couple 50 yarders easy like bjams said but today Wisconsin missed two from long distance against me.

Okay....it must have been the competition, thanks for chiming in!

[rice4114]

Ill pick up the pace on my end too. Busy from 6am-8pm Pac time 5 days a week.

[deadrabbits23]

Hez, I would like a week 1 bye if possible. Will be gone Friday morning thru Sunday. Will be back Sunday late at night. Might get a friend to do my week 1 recruiting if I'm unable to do it from my phone.

Maryland
Week 1 bye
Non-Conf game= NAVY

Edit-Will be able to play Sunday night. If you don't mind waiting until Sunday night to advance past week 1 then I really don't need a week 1 bye. Depends on timing.

[bjams03]

If I can keep my rivalry game with BYU as my non-conf game, I'd appreciate it