deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread

deadlyCane · 05-09-2009, 02:12 PM

WARNING: LONG

Overview
We’re just outside of two months away from the release of NCAA ‘10. With that I’ve received several inquires concerning my plans for the upcoming game. I figure I would just create a separate thread to discuss the subject.

As much as this game has many flaws, I must admit the person at EA who decided to implement Online Dynasty should get a HUGE raise. The addiction of the camaraderie among good peeps makes it near impossible for me to turn my back on ‘10. It can’t be any worse than ’09, right? Damn, I’m such a sucker.

I’ll be running a dynasty here again with NCAA ‘10. I’ll get the game on release day but won’t be able to commit to a dynasty until late August/early September. I’m thinking the first weekend in September or first week in September would be our start. I’m hopeful that by then we should have contingency plans in place to combat significant bugs, flaws, etc. There should also be a decent roster available from which to start the dynasty. This will be the only dynasty in which I participate.

Dynasty Rules
The rules for the new dynasty will generally be the same as those for our NCAA ’09 Heisman Sliders Challenge Dynasty with some tweaks. We’ll keep the position changes and position requirement rules for most part. We’ll also keep the recruiting cap to prevent us from over recruiting our rosters in a four year cycle. So if the roster maximum remains 70 per team, we’ll cap ourselves at 18 recruits per season. If EA increases the limit to 80 for example, our cap will be 20 (80 players / 4 years = 20 per year). I think I want to do away with the rule to cap recruits of 4-stars or greater. Generally, I’ve found that this is taken care of by the position changes rules. People usually have to grab some 3-star players when they have to carry a couple TE and FB or make the compromise to put a lineman or linebacker in their place. Rules affecting gameplay and playcalling will be voted on by the group after we’ve had a chance to play the game for a month. An example of this is the Full Back Dive or the QB Sneak play. The advance schedule will stay about the same with us having 3 scheduled weekly during the season.

Dynasty Configuration/Setup
I am considering the following two dynasty configurations at the moment:

Configuration 1 – BCS Conferences
This is what we have now with 2 teams in each of the BCS conferences. If a BCS conference has two divisions, we would have one team in each of the division. Each user would have 3 scheduled user opponents, likely playing 1 in-conference user and 2 out-of-conference user.

Configuration 2 – BCS Super Conferences
This configuration only allows us to pick teams from the 12-team BCS conferences, specifically the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. We would have 2 teams in each division of those conferences. Each user would have 3-4 user opponents on their schedule under this configuration.

But what about moving teams into different conferences?

I figure this question would come up so I want to address it now. I’m not crazy about that idea. I’ll allow some of this but won’t go crazy with it. Any request for this will have to be approved by me. I want to keep recruiting integrity and regional rivalries intact. For example, if we go with Configuration 2 (super BCS), we won’t be moving USC into the SEC just so a user can play with USC. I want to keep the current college football alignment in tact as much as possible. As in real life, we’ll make special arraignments for Notre Dame. Specifically, in configuration 1 (BCS Conferences), Notre Dame is eligible to join the Big East, Big 10 and Big 12. Configuration 2 would only allow Notre Dame to join the Big 12. I realize that in real life there were discussions for Notre Dame to join the ACC a few years ago. I’m not crazy about that idea since it would give them somewhat of an unfair recruiting advantage under Configuration 2 (they would be the only user team in the upper Midwest).

Who Gets In and Team Selection
I’ve created a dynamic list of users I would like to invite back for NCAA ’10 and ranked them based on a priority basis. The top ranked user will have first selection of team in either of the two configurations already outlined above. Some of you might find it surprising that I’m the top ranked user. Guess which team I’m gonna pick? The number 2 ranked user would have the next selection and so forth. The first 12 users on the final list will have voting rights to determine how the league is setup. Users on the list that are outside the top 12 and still interested in joining would move to the top of the waiting list in case someone drops out or is dismissed.

In the user list below, you’ll see a column titled “INTERST.” This column identifies whether the user has expressed an interest in returning. If the value is “Y” then I have recollection of them saying they are interesting in returning for ’10. Please feel free to respond here if your interest value needs to be updated. The following is the list of the users and their ranking:

NCAA 2010 User Priority Rankings

Code:


PRTY	OS_NAME		PSN_TAG		INTERST	LAST_TEAM 
1	deadlyCane	RuFF_NeXX	Y	Miami
2	robbiedizzle	robbiedizzle	Y	USC
3	bdawkins20	bdawkins2002	Y	Oregon
4	Sean_c		MarinerDude	Y	PSU
5	Jimuna26	Golfer26	Y	Auburn
6	H22APWRD94	H22APWRD94	Y	Baylor
7	Jeremyolds2	jlukeraid	Y	USF
8	Stewart#28	Tyler_Durden7	Y	Michigan
9	Rollins8	ugotmercked	Y	FSU
10	contrllerabuser	contrllerabuser	Y	ECU
11	Scrapps		Goatstain	Y	Michigan
12	drowsike	drowsike	Y	FSU
13	jcalexand3	JCA3		Y	Georgia
14	badboydrake	MofoMagic	Y	Missouri
15	THA IC3MAN95	UNKNOWN		Y	NONE
16	x		x		x	x
17	Dogslax41	Dogslax41	N	Georgia

Logic Behind the User Priority Rankings
As stated when I started the 2009 dynasty, I want to find a core group of guys who are interested in continuing the NCAA legacy for years go come. This is the only game I buy without fail every year (although I’ve usually only played it for a month or two before getting frustrated with its flaws). I want to reward the guys who have stuck it out to the end. If it weren’t for them this dynasty would’ve died. Guys like robbiedizzle, jimuna26, dawkins20, and Sean_C have been here since day one, still remain with us, and still approach the game with the same vigor they did day one. They get the highest priority. The second group comprises the ones who joined partway through the dynasty and remain with us. Basically, the later you hang on the more you are rewarded.

I also place an emphasis on the conduct of people in the dynasty. I don’t want to reward guys who just take up a place and are not active in playing their games or recruiting. I completely understand that things come up in our lives and this is just a video game, so I don’t want to punish you for that. What I expect is for you to be considerate and make us aware you can’t play a game or recruit and don’t have us waiting for you. Communication is big in getting this thing to run smoothly. What this means is if you’re a user that has been here a while or to the end and have a pattern of not communicating then you might be brought down a notch or two. Also be aware that these rankings could change from now until the start of the NCAA ’10 dynasty.

What’s Next?
Feel free to post in this thread with any comments you have and to update your interest value. We’ll revisit this thread as the release of NCAA ’10 approaches and even after. It will be our exclusive thread for discussing NCAA ’10 until we setup an official dynasty thread.

Thanks again gentlemen for making the ’09 dynasty a success.

ACTUAL TEAM SELECTIONS

ACC
1. Atlantic Division - Florida State - Rollins8
2. Coastal Division - Miami - deadlyCane

BIG 12
1. North Division - Iowa State - Mike (H22...)
2. South Division - Texas - robbiedizzle

Big East
1. - OPEN
2. - OPEN

Big Ten
1. - Penn State - Sean_C
2. - Michigan - Scrapps

PAC-10
1. - Oregon - Dawkins
2. - California - JC

SEC
1. SEC East - Georgia - drowsike
2. SEC West - Alabama - jimuna

On the Clock for Team Selections
1. deadlyCane - Miami
2. robbidizzle - LSU
3. bdawkins - Notre Dame (Big Ten)
4. Sean_c - Penn State
5. Jimuna26 - Florida State
6. H22 - Baylor
7. Rollins8 -Florida
8. Controllerabuser - West Virginia
9. Scrapps - ?
10. Drowsike - ?
11. - ?
12. - ?

bdawkins20 · 05-09-2009, 03:59 PM

DeadlyCane, I would not be as devoted to this dynasty if you were not devoted to it and you certainly are, and it is obvious. Thank you.

Second, I choose the format under which we play now with regards to conferences. I like that there are more teams to choose from. Also it sets-up for intriguing out of conference matchups like Oregon versus Missouri. The only benefit to choosing the BCS conferences with 12 teams each would be that there may not be a user champion each year due to the multiple user versus user games.

Third, and I have been bouncing this idea off the wall, but maybe if a devoted, core player plans on returning they have the right to maintain the team they were using in 09. The drawback I see with this however may be the lack of change from 09 to 10. As I mentioned before I may be interested in a change as fond of the Ducks as I have become.

jimuna26 · 05-09-2009, 04:11 PM

Deadly, i'm gonna have to go turncoat for NCAA 2010 and take the Alabama Crimson Tide. Sign me up.

robbiedizzle · 05-09-2009, 05:04 PM

robbiedizzle interest is yes. For option one to be more fair to bdawkins id like to switch to oregan st. Then we could both take down usc as far as recruiting. In option 2 id want Texas. I dont care much for them but when u live a little over an hour from Austin they are "your" team. Hope to see you all there.

bdawkins20 · 05-09-2009, 05:08 PM

I will just run this by the enire group. I would possibly have interest in Notre Dame if they were permitted to transfer to the Big Ten. As intriguing as it may sound to bring down USC.

jeremyolds2 · 05-09-2009, 05:16 PM

Check yes for Jeremyolds2. This is a great league with a great commish, fantastic rules, and committed members. I will pick my team later when it is my turn and after I have looked over the new College Athlon magazine.

h22apwrd94 · 05-09-2009, 05:19 PM

Count me in, I want Baylor again. Attachment issues.

Mike

badboydrake · 05-09-2009, 09:05 PM

Im down, not sure about mizzou seeming that there will be a couple big XII teams, i would love however to take on LSU seeming, that is always my favorite team.

also i get to play jimuna, and even though he and i have had our differences, a good rivalry game always makes things a little bit better

stewart#28 · 05-10-2009, 12:07 AM

please put me down for a huge YES...you run a great OD...not sure what team yet is that cool?

rollins8 · 05-10-2009, 01:15 AM

DC-Count me in. I am looking forward to keeping our rivalry alive!!! Put me down for FSU. Also, I think we will be able to have a good dynasty with the current set up as long as we play 3 user games.

05-09-2009, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
deadlyCane MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,711	deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread WARNING: LONG Overview We’re just outside of two months away from the release of NCAA ‘10. With that I’ve received several inquires concerning my plans for the upcoming game. I figure I would just create a separate thread to discuss the subject. As much as this game has many flaws, I must admit the person at EA who decided to implement Online Dynasty should get a HUGE raise. The addiction of the camaraderie among good peeps makes it near impossible for me to turn my back on ‘10. It can’t be any worse than ’09, right? Damn, I’m such a sucker. I’ll be running a dynasty here again with NCAA ‘10. I’ll get the game on release day but won’t be able to commit to a dynasty until late August/early September. I’m thinking the first weekend in September or first week in September would be our start. I’m hopeful that by then we should have contingency plans in place to combat significant bugs, flaws, etc. There should also be a decent roster available from which to start the dynasty. This will be the only dynasty in which I participate. Dynasty Rules The rules for the new dynasty will generally be the same as those for our NCAA ’09 Heisman Sliders Challenge Dynasty with some tweaks. We’ll keep the position changes and position requirement rules for most part. We’ll also keep the recruiting cap to prevent us from over recruiting our rosters in a four year cycle. So if the roster maximum remains 70 per team, we’ll cap ourselves at 18 recruits per season. If EA increases the limit to 80 for example, our cap will be 20 (80 players / 4 years = 20 per year). I think I want to do away with the rule to cap recruits of 4-stars or greater. Generally, I’ve found that this is taken care of by the position changes rules. People usually have to grab some 3-star players when they have to carry a couple TE and FB or make the compromise to put a lineman or linebacker in their place. Rules affecting gameplay and playcalling will be voted on by the group after we’ve had a chance to play the game for a month. An example of this is the Full Back Dive or the QB Sneak play. The advance schedule will stay about the same with us having 3 scheduled weekly during the season. Dynasty Configuration/Setup I am considering the following two dynasty configurations at the moment: Configuration 1 – BCS Conferences This is what we have now with 2 teams in each of the BCS conferences. If a BCS conference has two divisions, we would have one team in each of the division. Each user would have 3 scheduled user opponents, likely playing 1 in-conference user and 2 out-of-conference user. Configuration 2 – BCS Super Conferences This configuration only allows us to pick teams from the 12-team BCS conferences, specifically the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. We would have 2 teams in each division of those conferences. Each user would have 3-4 user opponents on their schedule under this configuration. But what about moving teams into different conferences? I figure this question would come up so I want to address it now. I’m not crazy about that idea. I’ll allow some of this but won’t go crazy with it. Any request for this will have to be approved by me. I want to keep recruiting integrity and regional rivalries intact. For example, if we go with Configuration 2 (super BCS), we won’t be moving USC into the SEC just so a user can play with USC. I want to keep the current college football alignment in tact as much as possible. As in real life, we’ll make special arraignments for Notre Dame. Specifically, in configuration 1 (BCS Conferences), Notre Dame is eligible to join the Big East, Big 10 and Big 12. Configuration 2 would only allow Notre Dame to join the Big 12. I realize that in real life there were discussions for Notre Dame to join the ACC a few years ago. I’m not crazy about that idea since it would give them somewhat of an unfair recruiting advantage under Configuration 2 (they would be the only user team in the upper Midwest). Who Gets In and Team Selection I’ve created a dynamic list of users I would like to invite back for NCAA ’10 and ranked them based on a priority basis. The top ranked user will have first selection of team in either of the two configurations already outlined above. Some of you might find it surprising that I’m the top ranked user. Guess which team I’m gonna pick? The number 2 ranked user would have the next selection and so forth. The first 12 users on the final list will have voting rights to determine how the league is setup. Users on the list that are outside the top 12 and still interested in joining would move to the top of the waiting list in case someone drops out or is dismissed. In the user list below, you’ll see a column titled “INTERST.” This column identifies whether the user has expressed an interest in returning. If the value is “Y” then I have recollection of them saying they are interesting in returning for ’10. Please feel free to respond here if your interest value needs to be updated. The following is the list of the users and their ranking: NCAA 2010 User Priority Rankings Code: PRTY OS_NAME PSN_TAG INTERST LAST_TEAM 1 deadlyCane RuFF_NeXX Y Miami 2 robbiedizzle robbiedizzle Y USC 3 bdawkins20 bdawkins2002 Y Oregon 4 Sean_c MarinerDude Y PSU 5 Jimuna26 Golfer26 Y Auburn 6 H22APWRD94 H22APWRD94 Y Baylor 7 Jeremyolds2 jlukeraid Y USF 8 Stewart#28 Tyler_Durden7 Y Michigan 9 Rollins8 ugotmercked Y FSU 10 contrllerabuser contrllerabuser Y ECU 11 Scrapps Goatstain Y Michigan 12 drowsike drowsike Y FSU 13 jcalexand3 JCA3 Y Georgia 14 badboydrake MofoMagic Y Missouri 15 THA IC3MAN95 UNKNOWN Y NONE 16 x x x x 17 Dogslax41 Dogslax41 N Georgia Logic Behind the User Priority Rankings As stated when I started the 2009 dynasty, I want to find a core group of guys who are interested in continuing the NCAA legacy for years go come. This is the only game I buy without fail every year (although I’ve usually only played it for a month or two before getting frustrated with its flaws). I want to reward the guys who have stuck it out to the end. If it weren’t for them this dynasty would’ve died. Guys like robbiedizzle, jimuna26, dawkins20, and Sean_C have been here since day one, still remain with us, and still approach the game with the same vigor they did day one. They get the highest priority. The second group comprises the ones who joined partway through the dynasty and remain with us. Basically, the later you hang on the more you are rewarded. I also place an emphasis on the conduct of people in the dynasty. I don’t want to reward guys who just take up a place and are not active in playing their games or recruiting. I completely understand that things come up in our lives and this is just a video game, so I don’t want to punish you for that. What I expect is for you to be considerate and make us aware you can’t play a game or recruit and don’t have us waiting for you. Communication is big in getting this thing to run smoothly. What this means is if you’re a user that has been here a while or to the end and have a pattern of not communicating then you might be brought down a notch or two. Also be aware that these rankings could change from now until the start of the NCAA ’10 dynasty. What’s Next? Feel free to post in this thread with any comments you have and to update your interest value. We’ll revisit this thread as the release of NCAA ’10 approaches and even after. It will be our exclusive thread for discussing NCAA ’10 until we setup an official dynasty thread. Thanks again gentlemen for making the ’09 dynasty a success. ACTUAL TEAM SELECTIONS ACC 1. Atlantic Division - Florida State - Rollins8 2. Coastal Division - Miami - deadlyCane BIG 12 1. North Division - Iowa State - Mike (H22...) 2. South Division - Texas - robbiedizzle Big East 1. - OPEN 2. - OPEN Big Ten 1. - Penn State - Sean_C 2. - Michigan - Scrapps PAC-10 1. - Oregon - Dawkins 2. - California - JC SEC 1. SEC East - Georgia - drowsike 2. SEC West - Alabama - jimuna On the Clock for Team Selections 1. deadlyCane - Miami 2. robbidizzle - LSU 3. bdawkins - Notre Dame (Big Ten) 4. Sean_c - Penn State 5. Jimuna26 - Florida State 6. H22 - Baylor 7. Rollins8 -Florida 8. Controllerabuser - West Virginia 9. Scrapps - ? 10. Drowsike - ? 11. - ? 12. - ? __________________ ---------- PSN: RuFF_NeXX MLB: Toronto Blue Jays NBA: Toronto Raptors CFL: Toronto Argonauts NFL: Miami Dolphins NCAA Football: Miami Hurricanes NCAA Basketball: Miami Hurricanes NCAA Baseball: Miami Hurricanes Last edited by deadlyCane; 08-16-2009 at 10:34 PM. Reason: Update team selections.

05-09-2009, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
bdawkins20 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 250	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread DeadlyCane, I would not be as devoted to this dynasty if you were not devoted to it and you certainly are, and it is obvious. Thank you. Second, I choose the format under which we play now with regards to conferences. I like that there are more teams to choose from. Also it sets-up for intriguing out of conference matchups like Oregon versus Missouri. The only benefit to choosing the BCS conferences with 12 teams each would be that there may not be a user champion each year due to the multiple user versus user games. Third, and I have been bouncing this idea off the wall, but maybe if a devoted, core player plans on returning they have the right to maintain the team they were using in 09. The drawback I see with this however may be the lack of change from 09 to 10. As I mentioned before I may be interested in a change as fond of the Ducks as I have become.

05-09-2009, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
jimuna26 Rookie OVR: 7 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 364	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread Deadly, i'm gonna have to go turncoat for NCAA 2010 and take the Alabama Crimson Tide. Sign me up.

05-09-2009, 05:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
robbiedizzle Rookie OVR: 7 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 208	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread robbiedizzle interest is yes. For option one to be more fair to bdawkins id like to switch to oregan st. Then we could both take down usc as far as recruiting. In option 2 id want Texas. I dont care much for them but when u live a little over an hour from Austin they are "your" team. Hope to see you all there. __________________ Procrastinate now! Don't Wait Til Later!

05-09-2009, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
bdawkins20 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 250	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread I will just run this by the enire group. I would possibly have interest in Notre Dame if they were permitted to transfer to the Big Ten. As intriguing as it may sound to bring down USC.

05-09-2009, 05:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
jeremyolds2 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 185	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread Check yes for Jeremyolds2. This is a great league with a great commish, fantastic rules, and committed members. I will pick my team later when it is my turn and after I have looked over the new College Athlon magazine.

05-09-2009, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
h22apwrd94 Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 220	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread Count me in, I want Baylor again. Attachment issues. Mike

05-09-2009, 09:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
badboydrake Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 201	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread Im down, not sure about mizzou seeming that there will be a couple big XII teams, i would love however to take on LSU seeming, that is always my favorite team. also i get to play jimuna, and even though he and i have had our differences, a good rivalry game always makes things a little bit better

05-10-2009, 12:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
stewart#28 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: May 2008 Location: coeur d' alene idaho Posts: 533	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread please put me down for a huge YES...you run a great OD...not sure what team yet is that cool? __________________ PSN-zscott10 mcculley10@gmail.com

05-10-2009, 01:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
rollins8 Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 294	Re: deadlyCane/RuFF_NeXX NCAA '10 Dynasty Setup Thread DC-Count me in. I am looking forward to keeping our rivalry alive!!! Put me down for FSU. Also, I think we will be able to have a good dynasty with the current set up as long as we play 3 user games.

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