RFL Season 1, Week 1: Files due by Thursday (8/7) at 10 EST

[Kodos]

Hey guys. I'm going to give until midnight on Wednesday the 30th for everyone to do their preseason stuff, and then I will advance the game to the next stage. Get those files in (or face the iron fist!) ;)

[Kodos]

Here's the schedule so far. I have incorporated all the OOC changes, I believe. Bolded games are ones that have been changed from the original schedule.

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2008Pt1.jpg

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[Anthony]

damn, week 8 and week 9 are gonna be brutal for the Spartans.

[Galaxy]

Who do you vote as having the toughest schedule? USC?

[Kodos]

I vote Indiana, cuz I suck. :)

[Galaxy]

Are we still going to move forward tonight? I can't wait play cartman and his Texas Longhorns.

[Kodos]

As long as people have been able to schedule enough humans, yes. Working on that now.

[Kodos]

I'm extending the deadline until 8pm EST on July 31st to give RKG a chance to get his files in, while also giving folks a shot to play a game tomorrow night.

[Galaxy]

Thanks for all the great work and time spent Kodos. I greatly appreciate it. However, this doesn't mean that I'm going to go easy on Indiana on and off the field. :)

[Kodos]

Here is the official schedule. I've successfully entered everything into the game. I'll apologize to KWhit now, as he has three tough road games to start things off. I wanted to switch one to a home game, but couldn't make it happen. My regrets, and good luck, sir.

Everyone, please let me know if you spot any issues.

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2008Pt1.jpg

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2008Pt2.jpg

[Kodos]

Texas still only has 2 human opponents. Please see the OOC scheduling thread.

[Bigsmooth]

Beauty. That would be sweet to get a game in tomorrow night. UW has a huge rivalry game in Eugene. Can't wait.

[Kodos]

Okay, we have advanced to the regular season. Let the games begin!

Also, RKG has been removed from the league due to lack of participation/communication. A replacement will be announced soon.

[Eaglesfan27]

Looking forward to beating up on Virginia this weekend. :)

[SirFozzie]

I'll play my game vs Kent State tonight.

[Galaxy]

cartman, you up for tonight? Who's No. 1 in the pre-season poll?

[bignej]

Ohio State recruiting is done for this week. Hey I have a question. I can edit the roster in the Dynasty menu. Is there any recmmendations against doing this? I really want my guys to have the correct names if possible but dont want to screw anything up.

[Bigsmooth]

Thats a good idea bignej. Will it work?

[bignej]

Check my roster. Do you see Chris Wells?

[Galaxy]

I wouldn't be doing any changes. I would wait until Kodos or EF27 checks in due to the problems the rosters have been having.

[Kodos]

I don't think that's a good idea until we get some confirmation that it doesn't hurt anything.

[bignej]

Check my roster. Do you see Chris Wells?

Obviously like a dumbass I already edited a player. I'm really sorry and I hope it doesnt jack anything up.

Anyways I went up big early in my game so I supersimmed almost 3 quarters. Final score 153-13. Jeezus.

[Galaxy]

Pre-Season Top 25:

1) Georgia
2) Oklahoma
3) Ohio State
4) USC
5) Florida
6) LSU
7) Missouri
8) West Virginia
9) Wisconsin
10) Texas
11) Clemson
12) Texas Tech
13) Penn State
14) Arizona State
15) Kansas
16) Auburn
17) Virginia Tech
18) Illinois
19) Tennessee
20) BYU
21) South Carolina
22) Alabama
23) Oregon
24) Cincinnati
25) Wake Forest

Conference Outlook:
ACC: Clemson (1), Virginia Tech (2), Wake Forest (3), Boston College (7)
Big 12: Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas (3)
Big East: West Virginia (1), Cincinnati, South Florida
Big Ten: Ohio State (1), Wisconsin, Penn State (3), Michigan (5), Michigan State (6), Indiana (10)
C-USA: UCF, Tulsa, Soutern Miss
Indies: Notre Dame (1), Navy, Army
MAC: Central Michigan, Ball State, Bowling Green
Mountain West: BYU, TCU, Utah
Pac-10: USC (1), Arizona State, Oregon, Washington (4)
SEC: Georgia (1), Florida, LSU
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic, Troy, Middle Tennessee St.
WAC: Fresno State, Boise State, Hawaii

Pre-Season Top 5 Heisman Watch:
1) Brandon Matthews, QB, Florida (Jr.)
2) Luis Coleman, HB, Ohio State (Jr.)
3) Johnny Allen, WR, Florida (Jr.)
4) Adam Meyers, QB, Missouri (Sr.)
5) Kevin Hart, WR, Texas Tech (RS Soph.)

Toughest Places to Play:
1) LSU
2) Florida
3) Ohio State
4) Penn State
5) Tennessee
6) Oklahoma
7) Oregon
8) Wisconsin
9) Virginia Tech
10) Nebraska
11) USC
12) Texas
13) Michigan
14) Texas A&M
15) Notre Dame
16) Georgia
17) Florida State
18) Alabama
19) Auburn
20) West Virginia
21) Clemson
22) Arkansas
23) Colorado
24) Boise State
25) South Carolina

Week One

FOFC Games:
*-Satellite/Regional TV **-National TV
Lee's Pick Kirk's Pick
#1 Georgia at #8 West Virginia, 12PM* UGA WV
#10 Texas at Notre Dame, 12PM* TX TX
#4 USC at Virginia, 3:30* UVA USC
FSC East at #3 Ohio State, 3:30 OS OS
Washington at #23 Oregon, 7:45* Oregon UW
Boston College at Kent State, 12PM** BC BC
Western Kentucky at Indiana, 12PM** IU IU
Michigan State at Cal, 8:00** Cal MSU
Utah at Michigan, 3:30* Mich Mich
FSC Southeast at Penn State, 12PM PSU PSU

Other Games of Note:
#22 Alabama at #11 Clemson, 7PM* Clem Clem
Hawaii at #5 Florida, 12PM* UF UF
NC State at #21 S. Carolina, 8PM** S Car S Car
#18 Illinois at #7 Missouri, 12PM* Miss. Miss.

[Kodos]

Obviously like a dumbass I already edited a player. I'm really sorry and I hope it doesnt jack anything up.

Anyways I went up big early in my game so I supersimmed almost 3 quarters. Final score 153-13. Jeezus.

It probably won't hurt anything. But better safe than sorry. :cool:

[Galaxy]

One complaint I have is the TV Schedule. Seems like the bigger, higher-rank games are regulated to the dish, and not getting national TV attention.

[Kodos]

I'm happy to announce that Pumpy Tudors will be taking the helm of the Minnesota Golden Gophers! Welcome aboard, Pumpy!

[Galaxy]

I'm happy to announce that Pumpy Tudors will be taking the helm of the Minnesota Golden Gophers! Welcome aboard, Pumpy!

I take it RKG is out?

Welcome Pumpy:

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[Kodos]

Also, RKG has been removed from the league due to lack of participation/communication. A replacement will be announced soon.

I take it RKG is out?



Yep. He didn't act very interested in the league or make an effort to hit the deadline. I want owners who will keep up with stuff and be a team player. Opening but not responding to PMs or even bothering to come over to FOFC to see what was up was the nail in the coffin.

[Galaxy]

Yep. He didn't act very interested in the league or make an effort to hit the deadline. I want owners who will keep up with stuff and be a team player. Opening but not responding to PMs or even bothering to come over to FOFC to see what was up was the nail in the coffin.

I agree with you on everyone being involved. It's already pretty fun, and I suspect it will get more exciting as time goes by.

[Kodos]

I said from the start that I'd rule with an iron fist. ;)

Seriously, as long as someone keeps in touch and lets me know what's up, they're fine. But if I see files not getting in, and get no response as to why that is happening, then I am going to be thinking long and hard about removing that owner.

[Bigsmooth]

Is there a weekly "sim schedule", for lack of a better term. We talked about a 7 day schedule to get 2 games in? How does that work if we can only play one week at a time? You know what I'm trying to ask?

[Kodos]

I think the rule will be that after each sim round, people will have 7 days to take care of that week's games/recruiting. If everyone finishes up before the 7 days are over, then we will advance. But people will always have a full 7 days to get their activities finished.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Hey. I'm in. I don't know a damn thing about Minnesota, but I wanted to play in the Big Ten because there are a lot of human-owned teams in it. I assume that the Gophers are still playing in the Metrodome in this game, since they don't move into their outdoor stadium until next year. I picked Minnesota because I wanted to play in a dome. :)

[Kodos]

REAL FOOTBALL IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED OUTSIDE!





















Just sayin'.

[Galaxy]

I didn't even know Minnesota had a new outdoor stadium in the works.

[Galaxy]

Just to note, the Minnesota schedule:
Sat, Aug 30th, 2008 Northern Illinois
Sat, Sep 6th, 2008 at Bowling Green
Sat, Sep 13th, 2008 Montana State(is this FCS West?)
Sat, Sep 20th, 2008 Florida Atlantic
Sat, Sep 27th, 2008 at Ohio State
Sat, Oct 4th, 2008 Indiana
Sat, Oct 11th, 2008 at Illinois
Sat, Oct 25th, 2008 at Purdue
Sat, Nov 1st, 2008 Northwestern
Sat, Nov 8th, 2008 Michigan
Sat, Nov 15th, 2008 at Wisconsin
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2008 Iowa

[Eaglesfan27]

Hey. I'm in. I don't know a damn thing about Minnesota, but I wanted to play in the Big Ten because there are a lot of human-owned teams in it. I assume that the Gophers are still playing in the Metrodome in this game, since they don't move into their outdoor stadium until next year. I picked Minnesota because I wanted to play in a dome. :)

Very glad you are joining us :)

[Pumpy Tudors]

Thanks for the welcome. :)

I'm all for simming my game against the FCS team if that's indeed the case (I still haven't even opened my NCAA 09 game yet).

[cartman]

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN BAYLOR. THEIR COLORS ARE GREEN AND GOLD AND THEIR BASKETBALL COACH TRIED TO SAY HIS MURDERED PLAYER WAS A DRUG DEALER AND HE DIDN'T EVER PAY HIM ANY MONEY, PINKIE SWEAR.

[Pumpy Tudors]

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN BAYLOR. THEIR COLORS ARE GREEN AND GOLD AND THEIR BASKETBALL COACH TRIED TO SAY HIS MURDERED PLAYER WAS A DRUG DEALER AND HE DIDN'T EVER PAY HIM ANY MONEY, PINKIE SWEAR.
WHY BECAUSE I'M BLACK?

[cartman]

WHY BECAUSE I'M BLACK?

No, it was because their mascot is a bear.

[Pumpy Tudors]

No, it was because their mascot is a bear.
I'M MORE OF A TWINK THANKS

[Bigsmooth]

Hmmm.....I just logged into the Dynasty and it shows my record as 2-0. Also, when I look at the "Campus Gazette" newspaper, in the boxscore, it says that we won 60-54??? WTF.

[bignej]

oh no

[Sun Tzu]

ruh roh...

[Eaglesfan27]

It still shows you winning 30-27 when I logged in or something like that to me (I had to come back downstairs because my laptop isn't receiving my wireless network for some reason.

[Sun Tzu]

wtf mate?

[Eaglesfan27]

I meant it still shows Washington has won 30-27 or whatever it was before.

[Sun Tzu]

Oh I got that...I'm just saying "wtf I hope the server thing still isn't going on"

mate

[Bigsmooth]

Yeah, on the main dynasty page, where it shows all of the users and you can kind of tab through them. On that page it shows the score as 30-27 but it also shows our record as 2-0.

[Kodos]

That can't be good...

[Eaglesfan27]

Ahh, double that would be your 60-54. I've read that this sometimes gets fixed when we advance a week... hopefully, that will be the case here.

[Kodos]

I haven't checked since Friday night. Are we close to being able to advance?

[Eaglesfan27]

Last I saw, there were 3 teams that still needed to play. 2 against other (KWhit and someone else IIRC) as well as Pumpy against the computer. At least, that is what I remember from a quick glance.

[DeToxRox]

I believe its KWhit vs WVUFan

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'll go ahead and play my game in a little while, I expect. If that can't happen, I'll do it as soon as I get home from work tomorrow.

[DeToxRox]

I'll go ahead and play my game in a little while, I expect. If that can't happen, I'll do it as soon as I get home from work tomorrow.

WHAT THE HELL YOU'LL LOSE ANYWAY

[Kodos]

Just try not to embarrass yourself! ;)

[Galaxy]

WHAT THE HELL YOU'LL LOSE ANYWAY

It is Minnesota. Who the hell wants to play football in Minnesota, during the fall and winter, and play for a team who are called the Golden Gophers?

The University of Minnesota: Crappin' it up since 1851. :D

[Pumpy Tudors]

Shit! I can't find my game. I bought it last week, never opened it, and put it somewhere in my house. Today, my wife started cleaning up the only rooms I would've put it in, and I don't know where she put it. I hope she didn't throw it away by accident.

Anyway, I'm searching the house for it, but I don't know if I'll find it tonight. If I don't, I'll try again tomorrow.

Damn!

[Galaxy]

I just looked. I didn't see any changes in the scores (OSU was 153-13 (or whatever it was) and Washington was still 30-27. All the scores were the same as reported.

I haven't seen much activity from KWhit and WVUfan here.

[Galaxy]

SToday, my wife started cleaning up the only rooms I would've put it in, and I don't know where she put it. I hope she didn't throw it away by accident.




Oh no........:)

[Pumpy Tudors]

I just found my game. Whee!

[Galaxy]

I just found my game. Whee!

Where was it?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Where was it?
It was in a bag full of coat hangers that I'd bought at the same time I bought the game. Oops. :)

[bignej]

I just looked. I didn't see any changes in the scores (OSU was 153-13 (or whatever it was) and Washington was still 30-27. All the scores were the same as reported.

I haven't seen much activity from KWhit and WVUfan here.

I just looked at the box score and it says 306-26

Also i looked at my schedule it says I am 2-0.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Lost to Northern Illinois at home, 16-10. I was up 10-6 and driving fairly late, but I threw a pick that got returned 100 yards for a TD. The Huskies added on a field goal after that, and my last-gasp drive fell about 30 yards short. Gophers fans are already at my house asking me to stab myself in the throat.

[Kodos]

Tough to jump right in without much time to get up to speed. :)

So all we have left now is Georgia vs. WVU, I think.

[Bigsmooth]

I just looked at the box score and it says 306-26

Also i looked at my schedule it says I am 2-0.

Exactly the problem I have. Doubled score and 2-0.

[Kodos]

Looks like we have a problem with the Bigs. ;)

[bignej]

I just found my game. Whee!
Lost to Northern Illinois at home, 16-10.

I thought you found your game?

[Galaxy]

Pumpy, just wanted to find out if you know you have 10 hours a week to recruit. I see you have 7 and a half hours left to spend.

[Kodos]

When you're as good as Pumpy, you don't need the full 10 hours to recruit!

[Galaxy]

I believe its KWhit vs WVUFan

Maybe send them a PM to remind them?

[Kodos]

Already taken care of.

[Galaxy]

When you're as good as Pumpy, you don't need the full 10 hours to recruit!

We know Pumpy is quite the ladies man....Speaking of which, I hope we are keeping a close eye on him and not violating any recruiting rules. :)

[Pumpy Tudors]

I left all that time on my clock to let the CPU finish up the recruiting for me this week. Will it do that? If not, I'll use up the rest of my time tonight when I get home.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I thought you found your game?
Like ouch!

[Kodos]

I left all that time on my clock to let the CPU finish up the recruiting for me this week. Will it do that? If not, I'll use up the rest of my time tonight when I get home.

I think you can do that. If you find the calls tedious, you might want to try the quick-call feature. You just tell it how long you want to talk to a player and whether you want to offer them a scholly.


On a different note, it sounds like WVU and KWhit are going to try to play tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

I left all that time on my clock to let the CPU finish up the recruiting for me this week. Will it do that? If not, I'll use up the rest of my time tonight when I get home.

I believe it will if you have CPU assistance set on. However, I highly recommend you just use the time yourself with quick calls. It is much easier than last year and gives you more control than leaving it to the CPU.

[Kodos]

I had numerous guys hang up on me, so quick-call may be the way to go. :)

[Galaxy]

I believe it will if you have CPU assistance set on. However, I highly recommend you just use the time yourself with quick calls. It is much easier than last year and gives you more control than leaving it to the CPU.

You can also set up your preferences in the type of players the computer will recruit for you. I think EF27 has the best idea. Make sure you set up your recruiting board and place the players in order of who you want the most.

[Kodos]

Ohio State recruiting is done for this week. Hey I have a question. I can edit the roster in the Dynasty menu. Is there any recmmendations against doing this? I really want my guys to have the correct names if possible but dont want to screw anything up.


EF27 and Sun Tzu have reported that we can now edit the rosters without fear of doom. Have fun, boys. Although the week we gained by going with fake names ain't looking so great now.

[Bigsmooth]

EF27 and Sun Tzu have reported that we can now edit the rosters without fear of doom. Have fun, boys. Although the week we gained by going with fake names ain't looking so great now.

Thats cool. Locker as Matt Williams just wasn't hitting the spot. Also, really interested to see what happens with the "issues" I am seeing (2-0, doubled score) after advancing. Hopefully, all is well.

[Anthony]

these leagues move awfully slow, with an emphasis on awful. what do you say we don't go up until the deadline every week, ok guys? at this rate we'll be in season 8 by NCAA '10. if you're gonna be the guy that holds everything up every week maybe now is the time to bow out and let someone more enthusiastic about being in the RFL take over?

[Galaxy]

It does seem to move rather slow.

[Galaxy]

I see that I'm 2-0 and cartman is 0-2.

[Kodos]

Yep. We'll see what happens after we advance a week. I'm not going to bother editing my roster until then, that's for sure.

[Eaglesfan27]

Where do you all see your teams as 2-0? I see some of you as 1-0 and some as 0-0 when I look at the standings. Hopefully, it will all straighten out when we advance, but I'm also holding off naming my roster until next week.

[Galaxy]

Where do you all see your teams as 2-0? I see some of you as 1-0 and some as 0-0 when I look at the standings. Hopefully, it will all straighten out when we advance, but I'm also holding off naming my roster until next week.

I see when you get all the league members, and you flip through each RFL team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Hmm. Everything looks normal to me there. Hopefully, it will be normal for all of us after we advance.

[Galaxy]

On a different note, it sounds like WVU and KWhit are going to try to play tomorrow.

Hopefully we can advance tonight.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I went to bed as soon as I got home last night, so I didn't get around to using the rest of my recruiting time. Don't wait for me, though. If I haven't used it by the time everyone's played, so be it. I'll claw my way into the hearts of those youngsters.

I see that I'm competing with Indiana for a punter. I don't remember any specifics about the kid, but I do know that he had IU as his #2 choice. I think I'm going to tell this kid about Kodos' rash. That'll keep him out of Bloomington!

[Kodos]

Maybe he likes that sort of thing.

[Eaglesfan27]

Just as long as he doesn't pull a Charles Haley in the locker room.

[Kodos]

That's grounds for an immediate cutting.

[Bigsmooth]

Charles Haley is an American Hero.


These guys finish there game yet?

[Galaxy]

That's grounds for an immediate cutting.

Cutting??????? :eek:

[KWhit]

WVU -

Are you around tonight? We need to get our game in.

[Kodos]

You guys probably should have figured out a time to play ahead of time. A couple PMs could have done the trick. Waiting until the deadline is near to even try to set up a game is disappointing to me and probably most of the other people in the league.

I'm not trying to run anyone off, but if you're not that into the league, there's no harm in just saying so and walking away. On the other hand, if you're excited about the league, try to keep things moving so people stay interested. At least let people know if there is a scheduling issue or if you're busy at work. It's the worst when there is a wait and nobody knows when (or even if) you're going to try to play. A little courtesy and planning goes a long way.

[Galaxy]

You guys probably should have figured out a time to play ahead of time. A couple PMs could have done the trick. Waiting until the deadline is near to even try to set up a game is disappointing to me and probably most of the other people in the league.

I'm not trying to run anyone off, but if you're not that into the league, there's no harm in just saying so and walking away. On the other hand, if you're excited about the league, try to keep things moving so people stay interested. At least let people know if there is a scheduling issue or if you're busy at work. It's the worst when there is a wait and nobody knows when (or even if) you're going to try to play. A little courtesy and planning goes a long way.

You're such a dictator. :D

[Kodos]

They don't call it the Iron Fist League on talk radio for nothing.


What it all boils down to: Make an effort to participate and play your games in a timely manner, and everything will be great.

I see the option to set teams to autopilot. If I do that, can one of the owners play the other team as an AI team? Hmmmm.

[Bigsmooth]

They don't call it the Iron Fist League on talk radio for nothing.


What it all boils down to: Make an effort to participate and play your games in a timely manner, and everything will be great.

I see the option to set teams to autopilot. If I do that, can one of the owners play the other team as an AI team? Hmmmm.


No doubt. These guys are killing me.

[Kodos]

WVU and Georgia have been put on autopilot. Either team can play the other team against the cpu now. The week will be advanced promptly at 10 EST tonight.

[KWhit]

2 things. I have sent WVU 2 pms to try to get this game played with no response. So I'm not sure if he's in or out.

I also am not really interested in being lectured.

I will get my game played by 10.

[KWhit]

WVU and Georgia have been put on autopilot. Either team can play the other team against the cpu now. The week will be advanced promptly at 10 EST tonight.

I don't see a way to play the game against the CPU. Looks like it has to be cpu vs. cpu. Ah well, at least my recruiting is complete.

[Kodos]

I'll set it your team back to manual.

Not trying to lecture, but there hasn't been any communication to let people know what was up. No response to PMs, no posts in the thread saying you were trying to contact WVU. All I saw was one post that seemed to suggest you were hoping that WVU would magically just show up (a.k.a. no planning had been done behind the scenes).

[Kodos]

Your team should be available to play the cpu vs. WVU now.

[Kodos]

We have now advanced to Week 2!

[Galaxy]

We have now advanced to Week 2!

Woot! Too bad we got the week off.

[Eaglesfan27]

Woot! Too bad we got the week off.

Same here, but I'm looking forward to doing my recruiting tomorrow night.

[Kodos]

FWIW, I don't see any teams with 2 victories out there. Can the guys who were seeing that check things out?

[Galaxy]

FWIW, I don't see any teams with 2 victories out there. Can the guys who were seeing that check things out?

I'll get on in a hour or so and check it out. Just curious, can you copy and paste an excel spreadsheet on to the forum?

[Kodos]

Dunno. I take pictures, edit in Photosphop, and save as jpegs.