NCAA Football (PS3) Promotion/Relegation Online Dynasty

[Smooth Olaf]

Advanced to Week 9. No user v. user games this week.

=============== #7 Washington Huskies (5-1) ===============
Last week, Washington won 52-20 against West Virginia (5-1).
This week, the Huskies will host #6 Notre Dame (8-0).
In recruiting news, the following Washington targets have announced their decisions:
- (***) C Vince Robinson has committed to ECU
- (****) ROLB Steve Jones has committed to Auburn
- (*****) HB Sam McKenzie has committed to Florida
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) MLB Jared Smith has committed to Iowa
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington

=============== #5 Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) ===============
Last week, Ole Miss won 35-14 against Vanderbilt (1-6).
This week, the Rebels will host #21 Arkansas (6-1).
In recruiting news, the following Ole Miss targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) RT Tyler Harris has committed to Alabama
- (*****) HB Sam McKenzie has committed to Florida
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (****) ROLB Steve Jones has committed to Auburn
- (****) CB Ervin Horne has committed to UCF
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Doug Rodriguez has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (****) DT Martin Collier has committed to Alabama

=============== #10 West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1) ===============
Last week, West Virginia lost 52-20 against Washington (5-1).
This week, the Mountaineers will host Syracuse (4-3).
In recruiting news, the following West Virginia targets have announced their decisions:
- (***) C Vince Robinson has committed to ECU
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (*****) HB James Wesley has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (****) MLB Thomas Barrett has committed to Texas
- (****) LT Bill Jackson has committed to Ohio State
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Will Ramsey has committed to Ohio State

=============== #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) ===============
Last week, Georgia Tech won 34-7 against Illinois (2-4).
This week, the Yellow Jackets will host #15 USC (5-1).
In recruiting news, the following Georgia Tech targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) QB Jeff Butler has committed to Florida State
- (****) DT Martin Collier has committed to Alabama
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss

=============== #12 Clemson Tigers (3-2) ===============
Last week, Clemson lost 12-7 against Tennessee (6-0).
This week, the Tigers will host Colorado (1-6).
In recruiting news, the following Clemson targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (***) FS Josh Spencer has committed to ECU
- (*****) QB Jeff Butler has committed to Florida State
- (****) RE Todd Patrick has committed to Georgia
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (****) WR Isaiah Amos has committed to Clemson

=============== #1 Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) ===============
Last week, Tennessee won 12-7 against Clemson (3-2).
This week, the Volunteers will host Alabama (2-5).
In recruiting news, the following Tennessee targets have announced their decisions:
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (****) LT Bill Jackson has committed to Ohio State
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (****) FS Doug Rodriguez has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) HB James Wesley has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) QB Dominic Seymour has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Will Ramsey has committed to Ohio State
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee

 

[IronBuckI]

Wrong thread.

GG, MD. It was a good, close game until the final quarter when things just fell apart for your defense.

Advanced to Week 9. No user v. user games this week.

=============== #7 Washington Huskies (5-1) ===============
Last week, Washington won 52-20 against West Virginia (5-1).
This week, the Huskies will host #6 Notre Dame (8-0).
In recruiting news, the following Washington targets have announced their decisions:
- (***) C Vince Robinson has committed to ECU
- (****) ROLB Steve Jones has committed to Auburn
- (*****) HB Sam McKenzie has committed to Florida
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) MLB Jared Smith has committed to Iowa
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington

=============== #5 Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) ===============
Last week, Ole Miss won 35-14 against Vanderbilt (1-6).
This week, the Rebels will host #21 Arkansas (6-1).
In recruiting news, the following Ole Miss targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) RT Tyler Harris has committed to Alabama
- (*****) HB Sam McKenzie has committed to Florida
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (****) ROLB Steve Jones has committed to Auburn
- (****) CB Ervin Horne has committed to UCF
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Doug Rodriguez has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (****) DT Martin Collier has committed to Alabama

=============== #10 West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1) ===============
Last week, West Virginia lost 52-20 against Washington (5-1).
This week, the Mountaineers will host Syracuse (4-3).
In recruiting news, the following West Virginia targets have announced their decisions:
- (***) C Vince Robinson has committed to ECU
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (*****) HB James Wesley has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (****) MLB Thomas Barrett has committed to Texas
- (****) LT Bill Jackson has committed to Ohio State
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Will Ramsey has committed to Ohio State

=============== #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0) ===============
Last week, Georgia Tech won 34-7 against Illinois (2-4).
This week, the Yellow Jackets will host #15 USC (5-1).
In recruiting news, the following Georgia Tech targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) LE Aaron Carter has committed to Penn State
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) QB Jeff Butler has committed to Florida State
- (****) DT Martin Collier has committed to Alabama
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss

=============== #12 Clemson Tigers (3-2) ===============
Last week, Clemson lost 12-7 against Tennessee (6-0).
This week, the Tigers will host Colorado (1-6).
In recruiting news, the following Clemson targets have announced their decisions:
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (***) FS Josh Spencer has committed to ECU
- (*****) QB Jeff Butler has committed to Florida State
- (****) RE Todd Patrick has committed to Georgia
- (*****) CB William Burns has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (****) WR Isaiah Amos has committed to Clemson

=============== #1 Tennessee Volunteers (6-0) ===============
Last week, Tennessee won 12-7 against Clemson (3-2).
This week, the Volunteers will host Alabama (2-5).
In recruiting news, the following Tennessee targets have announced their decisions:
- (*****) HB Larry Raymond has committed to Washington
- (****) LT Bill Jackson has committed to Ohio State
- (*****) WR Jahmal Mitchell has committed to Oklahoma
- (*****) CB Ryan Herron has committed to Washington
- (****) FS Doug Rodriguez has committed to Ole Miss
- (*****) HB James Wesley has committed to Oklahoma
- (****) QB Dominic Seymour has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) TE Danny Nobles has committed to Tennessee
- (****) FS Will Ramsey has committed to Ohio State
- (****) CB Eric Singletary has committed to Georgia Tech
- (*****) WR Chad Cole has committed to Tennessee
- (*****) DT Justin Wheeler has committed to Tennessee

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

Wrong thread.

At 3AM they look pretty similar

 

[Smooth Olaf]

Ahhhh...motherfucker.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

I gave this team a run against Vanderbilt. There are definitely going to be times I regret changing my RB to a WR, but there will be other times when I'll be glad I did. I couldn't get my running game going, but my guy did have a couple nice catches including one for a TD.

I'm liking the 3* OLB I recruited, also. He's starting a ROLB and is easily my best linebacker, even if he isn't rated the highest.

 

[IronBuckI]

Has anyone had a chance to see if the TB '13 website is up today? I haven't started filling in my roster yet, and figured, since I waited this long, I could wait until the new site is up...assuming it comes up soon.

 

[IronBuckI]

I am going to be very busy for the next three weeks. I don't know when I'll have time to create my roster for the Alcatraz Island Convicts. Hopefully I'll be able to get this thing back online in early August.

Why so long? A couple of reasons. I already mentioned that I'll be busy, and I don't want to try and juggle two dynasties and a reasonably large home project. The other reason is that we still have pretty shitty teams. I would like for us to get acclimated to the game play, and to the new recruiting, before jumping into season 3 of this OD.

Because of the type of OD we're playing, I will probably just use the auto-name feature on the default roster rather than using real names. The whole conference structure of this dynasty, and the promotion/relegation system pretty much negates the need to make this to be as "real" as the the current college football setup.

Teambuilder news. If you haven't used TB '13 yet, it appears as though they've done another overhaul to the ratings. The thing that popped out immediately was blocking ratings. There are no boxes for Pass/Run Block Footwork or Pass/Run Block Strength. Just Pass Block, Run Block, and Impact Block. I'm not sure why the change was made, but keep that in mind while setting up whatever spreadsheets or other tools you'll use to fill in your rosters.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

I finally got around to entering my TB info. I finished QBs, RBs and FB, but when I went to save, I was told that my team info couldn't be found. Just how awesome is EA?

 

[Piney]

I finally got around to entering my TB info. I finished QBs, RBs and FB, but when I went to save, I was told that my team info couldn't be found. Just how awesome is EA?

So I guess I should look into doing that teambuilder thing, eh?

 

[Piney]

So got my spreadsheet ready for inputting my team into teambuilder and got a question...

Just want to confirm the changes in recruiting pitches. I assume we use our Fan Base grade for Stadium Atmosphere and we just lose Coach Loyalty :(

So when are we shooting to get things going? August 1? Just need a rough deadline to get things uploaded when I can.

 

[IronBuckI]

So got my spreadsheet ready for inputting my team into teambuilder and got a question...

Just want to confirm the changes in recruiting pitches. I assume we use our Fan Base grade for Stadium Atmosphere and we just lose Coach Loyalty :(

So when are we shooting to get things going? August 1? Just need a rough deadline to get things uploaded when I can.

Fan base is still fan base on the TB site. I assume that it will be converted to Stadium atmosphere when it's uploaded.

As far as coach loyalty. We all had a big bump in coach loyalty due to signing new contracts. I'll let you guys voice how you want to handle that being gone, but my idea is to bump coach prestige up a couple notches. Example: my coach prestige is currently a 'D'. My coach loyalty is a B or B+. That would bump my prestige up to a C-. What do you guys think?

Edit: I'm hoping for August 1st, but I haven't started on my roster yet.

 

[IronBuckI]

For NCAA13, I have decided to discontinue the use of PCU. Port Chester is actually located in New York, and my team is now in California. My new university will be located in San Francisco, California. They will be called the Alcatraz Island Convicts. "The Rock" will be an exact replica of Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. The primary uniforms will be Penn State replicas, and the new, giant logo at midfield will be that of Pedobear dressed up as Joe Pa.

This idea has changed. I don't really feel like mocking that cesspool anymore. I couldn't find a movie/TV team from Cali that I liked, so I decided to resurrect the San Francisco Dons football team that last played division 1 football in 1951, went undefeated that season, and turned down a shot at playing in a, possibly, program saving bowl game because they refused to leave their two black players at home.

I thought that might be a better use of my creative energy that using my TB skills to mock Ped State.

Because of the type of OD we're playing, I will probably just use the auto-name feature on the default roster rather than using real names. The whole conference structure of this dynasty, and the promotion/relegation system pretty much negates the need to make this to be as "real" as the the current college football setup.

After playing a little while with fake named rosters, I just can't do it. I'm going to use whatever rosters Olaf uses.

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

Fan base is still fan base on the TB site. I assume that it will be converted to Stadium atmosphere when it's uploaded.

As far as coach loyalty. We all had a big bump in coach loyalty due to signing new contracts. I'll let you guys voice how you want to handle that being gone, but my idea is to bump coach prestige up a couple notches. Example: my coach prestige is currently a 'D'. My coach loyalty is a B or B+. That would bump my prestige up to a C-. What do you guys think?

Edit: I'm hoping for August 1st, but I haven't started on my roster yet.

That makes sense, maybe give each letter a numerical grade:

A+ / 12
A / 11
A- / 10
B+ / 9
B / 8
B- / 7
C+ / 6
C / 5
C- / 4
D+ / 3
D / 2
D- / 1
(Is there an F?)

Then average the two together and take that letter grade

 

[Piney]

After playing a little while with fake named rosters, I just can't do it. I'm going to use whatever rosters Olaf uses.

Good call...

And I am debating on changing my team up a bit. Since there is a REAL Texas State... I am kinda stumped what to do, especially since they are the Bobcats... Debating about just using them and their uniforms and such, or creating ANOTHER Texas college team. Just sick there are like 50 College teams in the state of Texas.

Quick question, what if I moved to a different state/region? Is that ok? Or I should stay in Texas?

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

Good call...

And I am debating on changing my team up a bit. Since there is a REAL Texas State... I am kinda stumped what to do, especially since they are the Bobcats... Debating about just using them and their uniforms and such, or creating ANOTHER Texas college team. Just sick there are like 50 College teams in the state of Texas.

Quick question, what if I moved to a different state/region? Is that ok? Or I should stay in Texas?

I think Idaho is a sleeping giant for recruits. I'd look there for starters.