Conference USA (Xbox 360 NCAA 2010 OD) to start this week--what I need from you

[wade moore]

Does JUnit have sliders to d/l?

if so, what's his actual Xbox Live name?

Or do one of you have them for d/l?

[wade moore]

Nevermind - just found them on operationsports.com message boards. Gonna go try them now. I imagine they'll be pretty tough for me .

[wade moore]

Played a game between Garfield and Tucker County with JUnit's sliders.

I like the feel, but I know that I personally am going to get crushed by any teams with talent. That's probably how it should be, but...

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Played a game between Garfield and Tucker County with JUnit's sliders.

I like the feel, but I know that I personally am going to get crushed by any teams with talent. That's probably how it should be, but...

Yeah it's tough. I am 3-0 with SMU who is a D+ overall but my biggest win is a vs a C- Washington State team I took to OT. I have TCU next and I suspect I'll be run off the field.

[wade moore]

FWIW I lost to Tucker County, but that was with them getting 2 or 3 pick 6's when I was just forcing the ball BIG time.

NOT a good idea on these sliders.

[Kodos]

That's okay. Sliders were too easy in the NCAA 2009 leagues.

[wade moore]

Definitely not complaining. It gives us room for growth.

More a warning than anything else.

[wade moore]

Dola:

Kodos - let me know if you need any more help with teams.

[Kodos]

Not sure what's up with Allpro's Pirates. Nothing to find under his gamertag.

[Kodos]

So at this point, we're waiting for cmp to update his team to specifications, and are looking for a replacement for Allpro again (due to his non-participation). An inquiry has already been sent to Grammaticus. If he can't go, I'll approach SirFozzie next.

[Grammaticus]

I'm good to go. Am I using his created team or do I need to get my own school created and tagged with recruiting grades?

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Grammaticus

I'm good to go. Am I using his created team or do I need to get my own school created and tagged with recruiting grades?

Welcome aboard! You'll need to create one (or have someone create one for you), give them the right stars (2), use the cupcake roster, and apply the recruiting grades. Allpro didn't have a team made yet.

[Grammaticus]

Okay, I will make the team tonight.

[Kodos]

East (Florida):
5*  +Miami Hurricanes      CPU
4*  +USF Bulls             CPU       
3*  Gar-Field Indians      wade moore  wademoore
2*  Gibbs Gladiators       Mike1409    Mike1409
2*  Fairport Red Raiders   Kodos       Kodos For Prez
1*  Allendale              cmp         cmp343

West (Texas):
5*  +Texas Tech            CPU
4*  +TCU                   CPU
3*  Tucker Mountain Lions  WVUFAN       WVUFan1971
2*  Highland Park          Grammaticus  bt800
2*  Egg Harbor Eagles      EaglesFan27  EaglesFan27
1*  Permian Panthers       DeToxRox     DeToxRox

+=modified in teambuilder

[Eaglesfan27]

Junit equalized the Human/CPU QB accuracy which is something I had already done on my own. Here are his sliders. The only thing I would change is decreasing Interceptions for both sides to 10. At 15, there are a few too many in my opinion:

All-American

9 minute quarters (or 8 minutes if you don't use Chew Clock ever)

HUM/CPU

QB Accuracy 10 / 10 (I went with 10 for each side because the CPU was too inaccurate at 5)
Pass Blocking 50 / 40 (Raised it a little bit because there were too many sacks each game. Seems good here)
WR Catching 45 / 45 (At 40 or below there appears to be too many drops)
RB Ability 50 / 55 (CPU went back to 55. 60+ equals herky-jerky. Dropped HUM tackling to 45)
Run Blocking 50 / 50 (Anything above 50 and kick returns are too easy)

Pass Coverage 60 / 60 (I moved HUM to 60 from 65 because CPU was at or below 50% comp too often)
Pass Rush 75 / 65 (knocked this down to 65 for CPU and 75 for HUM because sacks were a little high on both sides)
INT 15 / 15 (bumped this up another notch because I was seeing a couple too many dropped INTs)
Rush Defense 10 / 45 (I like HUM at 10. At 5 I was seeing some weird reactions by LBs and DLinemen)
Tackling 45 / 50 (dropped it to 45 for HUM for both to boost the run game and kept it at 50 for CPU for the challenge)

FG Power 10 / 10 (5 for each side may have been a tad too low, but 10 allows for good legs to shine)
FG Accuracy 25 / 45 (at less than 30 for the CPU they will miss every other FG wide right or left)
Punt Power 40 / 40
Punt Accuracy 25 / 50 (lowered it for human to get a little variety in my punts instead of putting it right where I want it)
KO Power 55 / 55

Penalty sliders:

Offsides 100
False Start 100
Holding 50 (over 60 and there are holding penalties galore)
Facemask 55 (over 65 and there are too many facemasks IMO - took it down to 55 awhile ago, but forgot to edit)
OPI 100 (I still don't see enough of this called)
DPI 100 (I still don't see enough of this called either)
KR/PR Interference 70
Clipping 55
Intentional Grounding 70
Roughing the Passer 65
Roughing the Kicker 70

Sub settings:

QB 55/80
RB 84/85 (went back to 84/85 due to subbing issues)
WR 84/85
FB/TE 75/80
OL 60/80

DT 84/85
DE 84/85
LB 65/80
DB 60/80
S 60/80

[wade moore]

I've been meaning to post the little note at the bottom of his sliders, but fear offending someone .

[Kodos]

Thanks for posting the sliders, EF!

[Mike1409]

Originally Posted by Kodos

That's okay. Sliders were too easy in the NCAA 2009 leagues.

1st 3 games of year 2 with my cupcake team in a dynasty with these sliders.

Beat USF34-24. I got a pick 6 to go up by 10. missed an XP!
Lost to UF 9-51 In the game for a half, then got crushed
Lost to UVA 24-62. I got sacked 9 times and had 10 penalties!!! My defense gave up over 600 yards.

These sliders are very good and challenging! Each game was completly different.

[Kodos]

By the way, I just checked, and cmp hasn't been on the board since the 28th, so the odds are we won't be up and running tonight.

[wade moore]

:sigh:

What's going to be our turnaround time for games btw?

[DeToxRox]

Turnaround shouldn't be too bad. Only 8 of us a week, I'd think everyone gets done in 4 days like in EBFL but I could be wrong.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Kodos

By the way, I just checked, and cmp hasn't been on the board since the 28th, so the odds are we won't be up and running tonight.

If we aren't, I won't be able to get anything done until Monday night. I should be home from my trip by about 9 PM central on Monday and will do it ASAP once I get home. Sorry about that.

[Kodos]

No problem. I'm going to be out of town from tomorrow until Monday anyhow. But it's looking like the league will have to postpone the start for a few days anyhow.

Wade, I plan 4-day cycles, but will always include at least one weekend day.

[wade moore]

blah.. like i said, i head out of town Monday and am gone for a week .

Not blaming anyone, timing just sucks.

[cmp]

My team should be all set. Had to go out of town at the last second Tuesday night with no internet access.

[Kodos]

Thanks, cmp.

Still need a team from Grammaticus.

[Grammaticus]

Workin on it now.

[Grammaticus]

Are we supposed to make the schools FBS1A?

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Grammaticus

Are we supposed to make the schools FBS1A?

Yes

[Grammaticus]

I uploaded the Highland Park Giants under bt800. They should be ready to roll.

I wanted to make the Maryville Rebels, but can't get the logo to work correctly.

Basically we are selecting cupcake rosters and not touching any player skills with edits, correct? That means we will all have teams that are the same, except maybe for names.

[wade moore]

Yes Gramm, but Kodos is simming ahead 5 seasons.

[Kodos]

Actually, with the progression bug, we're probably abandoning the sim ahead idea. I plan to change some numbers on my team, just so they don't look like a clone of everyone else. Even though they are.

But yes. No attribute changes or size changes or stuff like that.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by wade moore

blah.. like i said, i head out of town Monday and am gone for a week .

Not blaming anyone, timing just sucks.

So when do you get back? I wouldn't mind a few days to actually play the game before the league starts up. I've been spending most of my time messing with teambuilder and testing things out. Think I've only actually played 2 games.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Kodos

So when do you get back? I wouldn't mind a few days to actually play the game before the league starts up. I've been spending most of my time messing with teambuilder and testing things out. Think I've only actually played 2 games.

I leave Monday and come back the following Monday. So yeah, for me personally, it would be nice if we could get it up and running before then. I don't want to be the holdup for the league getting started. In theory if we could get things setup before then, we could have me finishing up week 2 as soon as I get back or something.

Idano. I just worry with how we want to stuff as many seasons in as we can when things keep getting pushed back.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Actually, with the progression bug, we're probably abandoning the sim ahead idea. I plan to change some numbers on my team, just so they don't look like a clone of everyone else. Even though they are.

But yes. No attribute changes or size changes or stuff like that.

Good to know. And if we are delaying start, I'd probably like to go in and create names or something to distinguish my team from the others.

[Kodos]

Yeah, I might use names of actual guys from my high school days.

I don't think a week will make a difference in the end. We knew coming in that there would be a dead period while we waited for patches, sliders sets, etc.

[Kodos]

Do people want to get rid of the FCS schools from our schedules, or should we suck enough that a cupcake or two on the schedule would be nice?

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Do people want to get rid of the FCS schools from our schedules, or should we suck enough that a cupcake or two on the schedule would be nice?

I don't mind if we play them but I'd rather not have them on my schedule.

[Kodos]

Cool.

Hey cmp: It looks like Allendale is not using the standard Cupcake roster. Make sure you fix that.

Grammaticus: Your team looks like it is all set. Thanks!

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I don't mind if we play them but I'd rather not have them on my schedule.

+1

[Kodos]

Alright. Why don't we go ahead and ban FCS teams again?

[cmp]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Cool.

Hey cmp: It looks like Allendale is not using the standard Cupcake roster. Make sure you fix that.

Grammaticus: Your team looks like it is all set. Thanks!

All set.

[Grammaticus]

What is chew clock? Is this a setting that you use or is it just manually waiting for the clock to tick down? If it is a setting, where is it in the game interface?

[wade moore]

Kodos - I updated both Tucker County and Garfield. I hadn't seen the "Random Names" button before, so I've done that on them now.

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by Grammaticus

What is chew clock? Is this a setting that you use or is it just manually waiting for the clock to tick down? If it is a setting, where is it in the game interface?

When you're picking plays, hit b and it's at the end of the menu list. Basically it's like accellerated clock. It takes the play clock down to like 11 seconds when the clock is running.

[wade moore]

BTW - I started an offline dynasty. Played my first game against an FCS team.

Yeah, we definitely need to ban those. With this initial roster, these sliders, and ME playing - I won like 55-0 or something.

[Mike1409]

Do we know if the sliders work in HUM vs. HUM online?

[Grammaticus]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

When you're picking plays, hit b and it's at the end of the menu list. Basically it's like accellerated clock. It takes the play clock down to like 11 seconds when the clock is running.

Got it, thanks.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm back (got in late) and am definitely in favor of banning FCS teams. Just to make sure I understand (definitely not complaining), we are in a holding pattern right now, right? Nothing that I need to try to get done tonight or early tomorrow?

[Kodos]

Yep. I'll set the league up sometime in the next few days, but Wade is away for a while, so I'm not rushing. Decided it was better to pay bills tonight instead, for instance.

East (Florida):
5*  +Miami Hurricanes      CPU
4*  +USF Bulls             CPU       
3*  Gar-Field Indians      wade moore  wademoore
2*  Gibbs Gladiators       Mike1409    Mike1409
2*  Fairport Red Raiders   Kodos       Kodos For Prez
1*  Allendale              cmp         cmp343

West (Texas):
5*  +Texas Tech            CPU
4*  +TCU                   CPU
3*  Tucker Mountain Lions  WVUFAN       WVUFan1971
2*  Highland Park          Grammaticus  bt800
2*  Egg Harbor Eagles      EaglesFan27  EaglesFan27
1*  Permian Panthers       DeToxRox     DeToxRox

+=modified in teambuilder