RFL 2009 scheduling thread

[Kodos]

Hey guys. We can't see our upcoming schedules yet in game, but I thought we'd get a small jump on coordinating which humans will play each other this year.

As far as I can remember, I have the second half of home-and-homes series with BC and ND, both in Indiana this season. I believe the ND game is to come in Week 14 this year. I'm not positive that I want to schedule any other humans, as it'd be nice to keep a couple of cupcakes to help us on the way to a good record. Especially in light of the fact that we are adding OSU and Michigan to our in-conference schedule this season.

Remember, each team in RFL is required to play 3 humans each season (or 2 humans and 1 top 25 team), and any FCS teams on your default schedule must be swapped out.

[DeToxRox]

Clemson is coming to Michigan week 1 or 2. I don't remember if as a league we're gonna hold off week 1 games, but I will be doing that for EBFL.

Other then that I am not scheduling anymore human games as I have Galaxy, nej, Kodos and possibly Pumpy and Sun depending on how the rotation works.

[Kodos]

If we can swing it, I am definitely in favor of having no human games in Week 1.

[bignej]

I believe I will already be schedules against washington OOC in addition to Indiana, PSU, Michigan and maybe Minnesota.

[Galaxy]

Hey guys. We can't see our upcoming schedules yet in game, but I thought we'd get a small jump on coordinating which humans will play each other this year.

As far as I can remember, I have the second half of home-and-homes series with BC and ND, both in Indiana this season. I believe the ND game is to come in Week 14 this year. I'm not positive that I want to schedule any other humans, as it'd be nice to keep a couple of cupcakes to help us on the way to a good record. Especially in light of the fact that we are adding OSU and Michigan to our in-conference schedule this season.

Remember, each team in RFL is required to play 3 humans each season (or 2 humans and 1 top 25 team), and any FCS teams on your default schedule must be swapped out.

I believe bigsmooth has agree to come to South Bend this year to complete a home-and-home series. We'll have our human rivalry games: USC (Eaglesfan27), Boston College (SirFozzie), Michigan (DeToxRox), and the newly created rivalry game with Indiana (Kodos). If Washington (bigsmooth) comes to South Bend, Notre Dame will have 5 RFL games.

How do you define a "Top 25" team?

[Sun Tzu]

I have no clue who I'm playing, or when. I really like the idea of the leaguewide bye week, just for efficiency purposes. I'm game to play just about anybody at any time. I like having a cupcake or two during the year, but it's not imperitive for me. Anybody have any clue how we can pull up the schedules? Maybe somebody could take the dynasty offline and progress to the schedules...and not cheat and peek at the ratings for the recruits?

[DeToxRox]

I have no clue who I'm playing, or when. I really like the idea of the leaguewide bye week, just for efficiency purposes. I'm game to play just about anybody at any time. I like having a cupcake or two during the year, but it's not imperitive for me. Anybody have any clue how we can pull up the schedules? Maybe somebody could take the dynasty offline and progress to the schedules...and not cheat and peek at the ratings for the recruits?

I'll see what I can do.

[DeToxRox]

Okay, I am done converting this crap. Now I am simming to the pre-season. I'll do a basic rundown for each team, might take a few minutes.

[DeToxRox]

MICHIGAN

W1 - Eastern Mich
W2 - Oregon
W3 - Notre Dame
W4 - Western Kentucky
W5 - @ Wisconsin
W6 - Purdue
W7 - @ MSU
W8 - bye
W9 - Illinois
W10 - @ Indiana
W11 - Northwestern
W12 - @ Penn State
W13 - Ohio State

[DeToxRox]

BYU

W1 - Bye
W2 - @ UCLA
W3 - @ Buffalo
W4 - TCU
W5 - SDSU
W6 - New Mexico
W7 - CSU
W8 - Bye
W9 - Air Force
W10 - @ UNLV
W11 - @ Wyoming
W12 - Utah
W13 - Bye
W14 - Clemson

[DeToxRox]

BOSTON COLLEGE

W1 - Bye
W2 - FCS East
W3 - FSU
W4 - @Clemson
W5 - Miami
W6 - @ GT
W7 - WF
W8 - Buffalo
W9 - @ VT
W10 - Bye
W11 - NC State
W12 - @ MAryland
W13 - Bowling Green
W14 - @ Boise

[DeToxRox]

CLEMSON

W1 - Bye
W2 - @ Tulsa
W3 - @ Maryland
W4 - BC
W5 - WF
W6 - Bye
W7 - @ NC State
W8 - VT
W9 - @ GT
W10 - @ Duke
W11 - FSU
W12 - Colorado
W13 - @ South Carolina
W14 - BYU

[DeToxRox]

GT

W1 - @ Notre Dame
W2 - Bye
W3 - VT
W4 - Hawaii
W5 - NC
W6 - BC
W7 - @ Duke
W8 - @Miami
W9 - Clemson
W10 - @ maryland
W11 - @ UVA
W12 - Bye
W13 - UGA
W14 - Idaho

[DeToxRox]

INDIANA

W1 - Bye
W2 - FCS West
W3 - @ Akron
W4 - Bye
W5 - @PSU
W6 - Illinois
W7 - Northwestern
W8 - @ Wisconsin
W9 - @ Iowa
W10 - Michigan
W11 - Bye
W12 - @ Minny
W13 - Purdue
W14 - CMU
W15 - @ Hawaii

[DeToxRox]

MINNESOTA

W1 - Bye
W2 - Miami of OH
W3 - @ FSU
W4 - Bye
W5 -@ Army
W6 - @ Northwestern
W7 - Wisconsin
W8 - @ Illinois
W9 - OSU
W10 - Purdue
W11 - @ PSU
W12 - Indiana
W13 - @ Iowa
W14 - Bye
W15 - MTSU

[DeToxRox]

NOTRE DAME

W1 - GT
W2 - @ Stanford
W3 - @ Michigan
W4 - MSU
W5 - FCS West
W6 - Bye
W7 - @ UCLA
W8 - Bye
W9 - Navy
W10 - Bye
W11 - @ BGSU
W12 - @ Purdue
W13 - Duke
W14 - Air Force
W15 - USC

[DeToxRox]

OSU

W1 - Bye
W2 - Akron
W3 - @ UW
W4 - @ OU
W5 - Bye
W6 - @ Wisconsin
W7 - Purdue
W8 - @ PSU
W9 - @ Minny
W10 - Iowa
W11 - MSU
W12 - Illinois
W13 - @ Michigan
W14 - Oklahoma State

[DeToxRox]

PSU

W1 - FIU
W2 - Bye
W3 - Bye
W4 - Bye
W5 - Indiana
W6 - @ Army
W7 - @ Iowa
W8 - OSU
W9 - @ Purdue
W10 - @ Illinois
W11 - Minnesota
W12 - Michigan
W13 - @ MSU
W14 - @ Temple
W15 - USF

[DeToxRox]

USC

W1 - Idaho
W2 - Bye
W3 - @ Nebraska
W4 - Arizona
W5 - Wazzou
W6 - @ UW
W7 - Stanford
W8 - Bye
W9 - Bye
W10 - @ Oregon
W11 - Oregon State
W12 - Cal
W13 - @ ASU
W14 - UCLA
W15 - @ ND

[DeToxRox]

UW

W1 - @ Cuse
W2 - Boise
W3 - OSU
W4 Bye
W5 - @ UCLA
W6 - USC
W7 - Cal
W8 -@ ASU
W9 - Oregon
W10 - Zona
W11 - @ Stanford
W12 - @ Oregon State
W13 - Wazzou

[Sun Tzu]

DeToxRox...you are without a doubt the man.

I count 4 Human games for me this next year. A big w00t for games against both DeTox and the Pumpus.

Update - And every single one of my Human games are in Happy Valley!

[DeToxRox]

Four bye weeks to start the year for Penn State .. nice :)

[Galaxy]

BYU only has 11 regular season games. We have GT on our schedule for Week 1, but that game might be scraped if we go with a Week 1 RFL-wide bye.

[DeToxRox]

I don't like PSU and OSU back to back. That is BRUTAL.

[Sun Tzu]

Yeah I noticed that...Hopefuly the NOFL will pick up pace or I'm gunna go crazy waiting for people to play their games.

[Sun Tzu]

I don't like PSU and OSU back to back. That is BRUTAL.

Better start practicing now :)

[Radii]

BYU only has 11 regular season games. We have GT on our schedule for Week 1, but that game might be scraped if we go with a Week 1 RFL-wide bye.

Even if we don't, I'd like to scrap that game(consider it a compliment ;) ). I've got human games vs Boston College and Clemson, and I'll find a top 25 team that looks weak. I can't risk not making a bowl game again.

[Galaxy]

Even if we don't, I'd like to scrap that game(consider it a compliment ;) ). I've got human games vs Boston College and Clemson, and I'll find a top 25 team that looks weak. I can't risk not making a bowl game again.

I don't mind. I actually like to have a Week 1 bye (even if we don't have a RFL bye) as well being pretty happy with the amount of RFL games we already have. Won't Georgia count as a top 25 team?


Just looking at our schedule, no Boston College-Notre Dame game?

[Karlifornia]

I want anyone, any time, anywhere.

[MacroGuru]

I know I am a game short, but I will have to schedule it against a non human opponent as my schedule is changing and I don't want to hold more people up.

[Kodos]

Big thanks to Detox for figuring out how to look at our schedules. Thanks bud!

[DeToxRox]

Big thanks to Detox for figuring out how to look at our schedules. Thanks bud!

Well I will assume those will be that way, tho nej had said earlier what OSU's schedule would be and he was right, so that should be all set.

[DeToxRox]

I want anyone, any time, anywhere.

Week 2, The Big House, bitch. Then next year I'll join you in Death Valley.

[bignej]

Well I will assume those will be that way, tho nej had said earlier what OSU's schedule would be and he was right, so that should be all set.

Ive played enough offline OSU dynasties to know Washington was coming up(the rest were gimmes)

[Kodos]

Alrighty, here are the game-generated schedules, with games that need to be changed in red. The pink ones, I wasn't sure if Detox meant Fresno State or Florida State, or Ohio U vs. Oklahoma U.

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt1.jpg


http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt2.jpg

[DeToxRox]

They're Florida State and Oklahoma.

[Kodos]

But Minnesota plays Fresno State in Week 3, right?

[Galaxy]

You can eliminate Georgia Tech-Notre Dame in week one. Week 14 will be Notre Dame at Indiana (I'm assuming).

[Sun Tzu]

I'd like to schedule a second game against DeTox, if possible. There aren't enough cupcakes the way it stands.

[Kodos]

You can eliminate Georgia Tech-Notre Dame in week one. Week 14 will be Notre Dame at Indiana (I'm assuming).


Done.

[DeToxRox]

Week 2 - Clemson @ Michigan
Week 14 - Put EMU there, or some mid major to finish out with

And Sun, Die.

[Kodos]

The pink games have been modified from the original schedule.

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt1Modified.jpg


http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt2Modified.jpg

[Kodos]

How do you define a "Top 25" team?

Teams in the preseason Top 25 - if we can see those. If not, last season's final Top 25.

[Radii]

I want to play someone crappy at home, week 2 or week 12:

Central michigan
Eastern Michigan
Navy
Florida Atlantic
Florida Internationa

... anyone like that that's availble in week 2 or 12

[DeToxRox]

Yeah Fresno

[SirFozzie]

Give me one of the service academies (Army, Navy, AirForce) Week 2

[Kodos]

I want to play someone crappy at home, week 2 or week 12:

Central michigan
Eastern Michigan
Navy
Florida Atlantic
Florida Internationa

... anyone like that that's availble in week 2 or 12

Michigan it is. ;)

[Sun Tzu]

I'd like to swap out my Week 1 game against FIU for a game against San Jose State or someone around the same quality in Week 2.

I'd also like to swap out my gamea aginst Illinois in week 10 for a bye, and schedule a game against a B team in week 3. Possibly Miami or someone like that.

[Kodos]

I'd like to swap out my Week 1 game against FIU for a game against San Jose State or someone around the same quality in Week 2.

I'd also like to swap out my gamea aginst Illinois in week 10 for a bye, and schedule a game against a B team in week 3. Possibly Miami or someone like that.

You can't swap out game within your conference, sir.

[Sun Tzu]

Oh...haha ok. I didn't realize that Illinois was an inter conference game. Ok ok well, lets eliminate the USF game in Week 15 for a game against them in Week 3 if possible. If they aren't available I'll take another B team, just like before.

[Kodos]

As you wish, sir.

[Sun Tzu]

Tnx Kodos

[DeToxRox]

I swear to God. This is all going on the bulletin board.

[MacroGuru]

See if I can get a WAC team for Week 13 please..prefer Hawaii, BSU, or Fresno...

If no WAC team, get me Navy or Army...or Michigan (I hear they are easy)

[DeToxRox]

I'm just writing it all down.

When Syracuse accidentally has Ohio State, USC and Oklahoma scheduled in EBFL, don't look at me.

[MacroGuru]

I'm just writing it all down.

When Syracuse accidentally has Ohio State, USC and Oklahoma scheduled in EBFL, don't look at me.

That would definitely be an awesome schedule as I know I could win against those guys in the taking a dump in my pants for total fear department.

[Bigsmooth]

Hey Galaxy. It looks like I can roll into North Bend either week 1 or week 14. Whaddya say?

[Galaxy]

Hey Galaxy. It looks like I can roll into North Bend either week 1 or week 14. Whaddya say?

I don't think it's going to work this year. Week 1 will be a RFL-wide bye (meaning you'll have to move your game), and Week 14 I have a game against Indiana.

[Bigsmooth]

I don't think it's going to work this year. Week 1 will be a RFL-wide bye (meaning you'll have to move your game), and Week 14 I have a game against Indiana.

Or week 4.

[Galaxy]

Or week 4.

Only problem with weeks 2-4 is they are our rivalry games (Michigan being the easiest). If Kodos is open to moving our game to week 11, I would open to week 14 game.

[Kodos]

Week 11 is fine by me.

[Pumpy Tudors]

No special requests from me. I just hope the Gophers get off to a good start before the conference schedule rolls around.

[Bigsmooth]

Week 11 is fine by me.

Alrighty. Looks like we can cancel Syracuse in week 1 and add the Domers in week 14, South Bend. THanks.

[Sun Tzu]

I heard a rumor that the Michigan starting QB wears pantyhose.

[DeToxRox]

I heard a rumor that he borrowed them from Indianas.

[Kodos]

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt1Modified2.jpg

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt2Modified2.jpg

[Kodos]

Boston College needs to add another human team. I believe they have the second half of a home-and-home with IU this year. Would you like to play in Week 2 and move your Navy game to replace a different OOC games?

Georgia Tech needs to add another human opponent, or a Top 25 team.

BYU: I replaced your Week 3 game at Buffalo with Tulsa (#25). Now you just need one more human game. Don't worry too much about your availability. We can always put you on autopilot if need be.

USC needs to add a human or top 25 opponent, as well as get their game total to 12.

Notre Dame needs to find an opponent to replace the FCS team, and needs one more game to get to 12.

Let me know if you spot any mistakes/omissions on my part.

[SirFozzie]

yeah, week 14 if you can handle it.

[Kodos]

yeah, week 14 if you can handle it.

Works for me.

[MacroGuru]

I am on my way to the airport, anyone open any of my open weeks I am game. Just post here and Kodos I will approve.

[Eaglesfan27]

My schedule the next few weeks is going to be hectic. Therefore, I'll take a top 25 team in week 2. Assuming they are top 25, I'll take Tennessee on the road. If they aren't, give me Tulsa at home that week.

[Kodos]

My schedule the next few weeks is going to be hectic. Therefore, I'll take a top 25 team in week 2. Assuming they are top 25, I'll take Tennessee on the road. If they aren't, give me Tulsa at home that week.

Looks like Tulsa. Tennessee finished last season unranked.


http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2008FinalRankings.jpg

[Galaxy]

I'm open to play Marco in Week 8, if he wants.

Any chance we can get our trip to Bowling Green in Week 5 or Week 6?

[Kodos]

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt1Modified3.jpg

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt2Modified3.jpg

Alright, we're getting there. GT still needs another human or top 25 opponent.

[Radii]

Alright, we're getting there. GT still needs another human or top 25 opponent.


georgia isn't top 25?

[Galaxy]

georgia isn't top 25?

They didn't finish in the Top 25.

[Radii]

They didn't finish in the Top 25.

oops. I'll drop Hawaii and add whoever is available at home in any of my bye weeks out of:

San Diego State
Tulsa
TCU
Boise State

If none of them are, we'll just go with the lowest ranked team you can find.

[Kodos]

oops. I'll drop Hawaii and add whoever is available at home in any of my bye weeks out of:

San Diego State
Tulsa
TCU
Boise State

If none of them are, we'll just go with the lowest ranked team you can find.

We'll see what we can do. :)

[bignej]

Can I get my game against Oklahoma at Home? All my good home games are at the end of the year and I need something for the recruits

[Kodos]

Sure thing.

I'm thinking about a rule where 7 home games is the max each season. Anyone object? Or maybe we should make it always 6 home and 6 away, just to ensure a level playing field within the league recruiting-wise for humans? Thoughts? It'd probably help the computer recruiters out a bit too, since humans dominated the recruiting last season.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm all for 6 home and 6 away next year.

[Galaxy]

Sure thing.

I'm thinking about a rule where 7 home games is the max each season. Anyone object? Or maybe we should make it always 6 home and 6 away, just to ensure a level playing field within the league recruiting-wise for humans? Thoughts? It'd probably help the computer recruiters out a bit too, since humans dominated the recruiting last season.

I would say 7 home games a year. With required conference games and rivalry games, I think it would make scheduling a little easier and a lot more flexible.

[Kodos]

If you see any changes you want to make, speak up today. I'll be working on putting in the schedules tonight.

[Kodos]

OSU

W1 - Bye
W2 - Akron
W3 - @ UW
W4 - @ OU
W5 - Bye
W6 - @ Wisconsin
W7 - Purdue
W8 - @ PSU
W9 - @ Minny
W10 - Iowa
W11 - MSU
W12 - Illinois
W13 - @ Michigan
W14 - Oklahoma State

Interesting. The schedule (before I've touched it) is different. Week 5 OSU plays Army, instead of a bye. And Week 4 they play Colorado State instead of Oklahoma. And Week 14, OSU has a bye, instead of playing OK State.

[DeToxRox]

Interesting. The schedule (before I've touched it) is different. Week 5 OSU plays Army, instead of a bye. And Week 4 they play Colorado State instead of Oklahoma. And Week 14, OSU has a bye, instead of playing OK State.

I noticed that too. It seems certain non conference games are locked in no matter what, but the rest are turned around. in EBFL I had to make some minor adjustments but nothing huge.

[Kodos]

Sun - do you mind if I add a game at Pitt to your schedule in Week 4? Traditional rival - thought it'd be fun. Let me know. :)

[Sun Tzu]

Works for me...I promised a lot of guys a winning record against rivals so that will only help me :)

[Kodos]

D'oh!

[Kodos]

Here are the updated schedules. Please check them against the schedule in game to make sure I didn't screw something up. Pink text denotes a game that was changed. Top 25 games against a CPU team are dark colored, games against humans are lighter colored.

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt1Modified4.jpg

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2009SchedulePt2Modified4.jpg