Free Browser Games That Are Fun Time-Wasters

Izulde · 03-26-2012, 11:34 PM

Got hooked into this one:

JUMP SERVE - College Volleyball Simulation Game

Womens' college volleyball sim. Very simple and basic. No strategy involved other than one-click recruiting and then selecting your final 8 players on tryout day.

Yet it's oddly addicting. I took UNLV from Mountain West bottom feeder to Elite 8 team by my 5th season.

Starting my 6th year now and it should be my best one. Kelly Sousa, a junior, is my first ever All-American. There's also Olubunmi Iisakka, another junior who is the only player in my tenure to be All-Conference all three seasons she's played... not even Sousa did that. We have a couple other All-Conference players. One's a senior who got her first nod there. The other is Sheeka Demars, a sophomore I thought could have made it her freshman season.

This might finally be the season we knock off the BYU behemoth. They've won the conference every single year so far, although one season, #4 I think, they won a tiebreaker with Wyoming. The Pokes were the #2 power in the conference for most of six years, but last season they regressed to a mid-tier team.

San Diego State, on the other hand, has stayed a bottom feeder. I don't think they've even broken .500, which would be 7-7, yet.

Oh and just to recap my notes

Code:

Year 1: 5-9 2009
Year 2: 5-9 2010
Year 3: 7-7 2011
Year 4: Erin Phillips (JR) All-Conference
	Olubunmi Iisakka (FR) All-Conference
	11-3 2012 - Made it to NCAA Tournament
	Ranked #33
	#38 UNLV - 10 seed in Midwest Region @ 7 seed USC
	Upset #7 seed USC 3-0
	2nd round @ 2 seeed Mississippi Valley State
	Lost @ MVSU 0-3
	MVSU made it to Championship - L to 1 seed LSU
	Amy Martinez - Jump Serve Volleyball HoF
	270 hits, 130 block/dig, 49 serve, 125 error
	Contract extended to 2014
Year 5: First season - no walk-ons
	Erin Phillips (SR) All-Conference
	Olumbunmi Iisakka (SO) All-Conference
	Kelly Sousa (SO) All-Conference
	12-2 2012 - Beat everyone in conference excepted undefeated BYU
	#30 rank - NCAA Tournament
	#32 UNLV - 8 seed in East Region vs 9 seed Texas
	Beat #9 seed Texas 3-0
	2nd round @ #1 seed Hampton
	Upset #1 seed Hampton 3-2!!!!  25-22 final set the closest
	Sweet 16 vs #4 seed Idaho
	Upset #4 seed Idaho 3-1!!!!
	Elite 8 vs #3 seed Gardener-Webb
	Lost to #3 seed G-W 3-1 - beaten soundly last two games
	Contract extended to 2017
	Jacyln Stern - JSVHOF
	323 hits, 91 block/dig, 117 serve,223 error
Year 6: Suzanne Passman (SR) All-Conference
	Olubunmi Iisakka (JR) All-Conference
	Kelly Sousa (JR) All-American!!!
	Sheeka Demars (SO) All-Conference

Year 6 yet to be played of course.

Izulde · 03-26-2012, 11:48 PM

Damn. We finally beat BYU and in fact go undefeated at 14-0. Ranked #8 in the country but we're the only Mountain West team that made it. First time that's happened, too. Normally there's 2, sometimes 3.

As a result of an apparently weak Mountain West in Year 6, we get screwed in the seeding and are the 7 seed in the East, ending up falling in the Sweet 16 to 6 seed Oral Roberts. Oh and we beat 15 seed Missouri in the second round, who upset I forget what 2 seed.

Still, disappointing for what was arguably my best squad, even better than last year's Elite 8 team.

Izulde · 03-27-2012, 12:16 AM

Holy crap! Maria Nunley, an 8.0 overall freshman, just signed with me. To put this in perspective, Kelly Sousa, now a senior, is an 8.1.

I now have 3 All-Americans - Nunley, Sousa, and Iisakka. Sousa and Iisakka are both seniors, so if there's ever a time we're going to break through, this is it. Sheeka is a repeat All-Conference.

We beat BYU on the first half and are an expected 7-0 at the halfway point, but BYU, Utah (who has been pretty good but never truly elite so far except maybe in one of the early years) and Wyoming are all 5-2.

Another 14-0 season. We drop 6 sets the whole regular season.

Wyoming 11-3, Utah 10-4, BYU 9-5. And somehow the Pokes don't get an invite. Nor do the Utes. Just us again.

#10 in the country prior to seeding.

The committee puts us at #17, a 5 seed in East. Much more fair than last year's screw job.

We get 12 seed USC. Trivia note: My first ever NCAA appearance, in Year 4, we were a 10 seed and drew the Trojans. We upset them 3-0.

No revenge for EF27's girls here, though. A 3-0 waxing @ 25-15, 25-7, 25-22 (We must have been lazy that last game).

We get 13 seed Davidson in the second round. We beat them last year in the first round. Eerie echo NCAA tournament this season. Solid 3-0 victory here puts us in the Sweet 16 for the third straight year in a row.

1 seed Loyola Marymount awaits in the Sweet 16.

Damn it! We lose 3 sets to 1.

25-22 was ours, and the rest went 25-22, 25-20, 25-22 their way.

They made it to the national championship, where they lost to fellow 1 seed Liberty by a wider than expected margin.

Crap, I hate to see Sousa and Iisakka graduate.

britrock88 · 03-27-2012, 02:20 AM

It goes so quickly...

I got canned after 7 years at UNC. Year by year:

2015: 5-9
2014: 10-5 First Round
2013: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2012: 11-4 First Round
2011: 5-9
2010: 11-4 First Round
2009: 9-6 First Round

Had a couple tough recruiting years in there. Only beat Clemson once in 7 years; in that 2013 season, our 13-1 record was rewarded with an 11 seed? Clemson was regularly a 1/2 seed. Got Norisha Fucci on the kills list with 430, had a couple All-Americans.

SackAttack · 03-27-2012, 02:26 AM

Izulde got me looking for a college basketball variant with this post.

Found: BE THE COACH College Basketball Game

Won 6 titles in 41 years at the helm of Missouri, although that was 14 regular season games per year, no preseason, no inter-divisional play in the Big 12 (which had North and South divisions listed; this sim is a bit older, it seems), etc.

Izulde · 03-27-2012, 02:44 AM

I haven't started Year 8 because I know it's a rebuilding season. I've got a contract through 2021 though, so 5 more guaranteed seasons, which would put me through 12 years overall minimum, I think.

I'll try the college basketball one, SA.

Izulde · 03-27-2012, 02:54 AM

Okay 2 minutes of that college basketball one and I was like blech. No stats at all for the players makes it difficult to stay interested. At least the girls' volleyball one had game, season, and career stats.

Bobble · 03-27-2012, 10:08 AM

Bobble (Career 151-121)
2026 Ohio State
National Rank: 74

Unfortunately Ohio State will not be renewing your contract.
We want to take our program in a new direction.
Thanks for your efforts and best of luck in the future!

Final Standings for 2026
Ohio State 6 - 8

2025: 11-5 Second Round
2024: 11-5 Second Round
2023: 9-6 First Round
2022: 8-8 Second Round
2021: 3-11
2020: 9-6 First Round
2019: 14-4 Elite Eight
2018: 7-8 First Round
2017: 8-7 First Round
2016: 9-6 First Round
2015: 11-4 First Round
2014: 8-7 First Round
2013: 8-7 First Round
2012: 10-5 First Round
2011: 10-5 First Round
2010: 5-9
2009: 4-10

It was a long run if not particularly impressive. I was constantly taking a back seat to Sparty. They were a buzz saw my entire career. Plus, I think I lost the first game of the year EVERY year.

I think the problem was that the girls were distracted by how sexy I am and weren't always focused on their volleyball. Plus, I probably shouldn't have shouted, "Summer Meyermann's a whore!" when she lost us... er, I mean, when we lost that Elite Eight game. That might have negatively impacted team unity.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-27-2012, 11:20 AM

sup summer meyermann

law90026 · 03-27-2012, 12:13 PM

Fun little game.

Managed to win the NCAA title with Albany with a stacked team (3 All-Americans, 4 All-Conference).

Suicane75 · 03-27-2012, 02:45 PM

Nice find Izulde. I jumped in thinking I'd just eff around but now I wish I had taken notes. I'm in 2014 as Indiana and just concluded a knock down, drag out with bitter rival Ohio State in the Western Regional Final that saw us lose to them for the 3rd time this year. Bastards.

Gonna start over somewhere else.

SackAttack · 03-27-2012, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Izulde got me looking for a college basketball variant with this post.

Found: BE THE COACH College Basketball Game

Won 6 titles in 41 years at the helm of Missouri, although that was 14 regular season games per year, no preseason, no inter-divisional play in the Big 12 (which had North and South divisions listed; this sim is a bit older, it seems), etc.

Just realized the basketball game is from the same folks who did the volleyball sim.

fpres · 03-27-2012, 03:16 PM

Fun little time-waster for sure. My SMU squad has had a history of tournament disappointment, but I'm hopeful this year's group can put together a serious run.

Shooter McGavin (Career 84-26)
2016 SMU
Under Contract through 2018

Roster

Name		Hit	Block Dig	Serve	Error	Overall
Kristine Wall	SR	9.3	8.3	8.4	0.3	8.6	Player of the Year
Laura France Jean-Francois	SR	6.5	6.7	6.4	2.1	5.8
Mindy Knutson	JR	7.1	6.3	5.1	3.4	5.0
Libby Goralski	JR	9.8	8.8	8.1	0.9	8.6	Player of the Year
Amanda Gastright	SO	8.0	7.4	6.2	2.0	6.5	All Conference
Lisa Campbell	SR	9.0	8.5	6.9	1.7	7.6	All American
Anne Pettis	FR	5.5	5.0	8.5	5.2	4.6
Lakeisha Stern	FR	3.9	7.9	4.9	1.9	4.9

Hit: 7.4
Block/Dig: 7.4
Serve: 6.8
Error: 2.2

Scoobz0202 · 03-27-2012, 03:38 PM

The life of a coach

Chris Homan, Ohio State (Career 160-102)
Fired

2025: 0-14 ( I think they won one set the entire year

)
2024: 4-10
2023: 4-10
2022: 6-8
2021: 10-6 Second Round
2020: 11-6 Sweet Sixteen
2019: 8-7 First Round
2018: 12-4 Second Round
2017: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round
2016: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round
2015: 9-6 First Round
2014: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2013: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2012: 15-3 Conference Champions, Elite Eight
2011: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2010: 10-5 First Round
2009: 4-10

Career Summary

Conf Round of Nat'l
Seasons Champs 64 32 16 8 4 2 Champs
17 6 3 7 1 1 0 0 0

fpres · 03-27-2012, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fpres

Fun little time-waster for sure. My SMU squad has had a history of tournament disappointment, but I'm hopeful this year's group can put together a serious run.

Shooter McGavin (Career 84-26)
2016 SMU
Under Contract through 2018

Roster

Name		Hit	Block Dig	Serve	Error	Overall
Kristine Wall	SR	9.3	8.3	8.4	0.3	8.6	Player of the Year
Laura France Jean-Francois	SR	6.5	6.7	6.4	2.1	5.8
Mindy Knutson	JR	7.1	6.3	5.1	3.4	5.0
Libby Goralski	JR	9.8	8.8	8.1	0.9	8.6	Player of the Year
Amanda Gastright	SO	8.0	7.4	6.2	2.0	6.5	All Conference
Lisa Campbell	SR	9.0	8.5	6.9	1.7	7.6	All American
Anne Pettis	FR	5.5	5.0	8.5	5.2	4.6
Lakeisha Stern	FR	3.9	7.9	4.9	1.9	4.9

Hit: 7.4
Block/Dig: 7.4
Serve: 6.8
Error: 2.2

We came close but couldn't pull it off. After finishing 12-2 in the Big 12 South (both losses against nationally top-ranked Texas Tech), we entered the tourney as the West's 4 seed. We made it to the Final Four, but Tech knocked us out. lol

JPhillips · 03-27-2012, 04:25 PM

The tournament seeding based on ratings gives some odd results. I coached an undefeated Stanford and ended up the #12 seed (46 overall). My team was pretty weak, so I can only guess that the rest of the Pac-10 sucked that year.

Suicane75 · 03-27-2012, 04:47 PM

Son of an otters nut sack. I went 14-0 two years in a row, but only got 14 and 11 seeds in the tournament. The 2nd year my 4 best players graduated and the following year I went 2-12 and got FIRED. F U Hawaii.

DanGarion · 03-27-2012, 04:48 PM

I love it, you can cheat and go back and forth and force your recruits and wins...

Suicane75 · 03-27-2012, 04:49 PM

One cool thing, and I doubt it was completely random. A girl with the same last name as one of my players wanted to walk on during my 2nd season. She had a low error rating so I let her on the squad. I'll just pretend I had sex with both of them which led to my dismissal.

Young Drachma · 03-27-2012, 04:59 PM

Nice find. Took over Wyoming and after a bad first season, made three straight NCAA appearances. Just lost in the Elite 8 with a senior-laden team.

Coffee Warlord · 03-27-2012, 05:00 PM

UNJUST. My recruit pool for several years just turned to shit. We had back to back sweet 16 visits, but lost 5 of our 8 girls the following year, and could never recover.

2020: 5-9
2019: 11-5 Second Round
2018: 9-6 First Round
2017: 10-5 First Round
2016: 8-7 First Round
2015: 11-5 Second Round
2014: 7-8 First Round
2013: 8-7 First Round
2012: 16-1 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen
2011: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2010: 12-3 Conference Champions, First Round
2009: 3-11

Grover · 03-27-2012, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicane75

One cool thing, and I doubt it was completely random. A girl with the same last name as one of my players wanted to walk on during my 2nd season. She had a low error rating so I let her on the squad. I'll just pretend I had sex with both of them which led to my dismissal.

Way to go June Jones!

Young Drachma · 03-27-2012, 05:07 PM

2015: 14-3 Sweet Sixteen
2014: 8-7 First Round
2013: 2-12
2012: 14-4 Elite Eight
2011: 12-3 First Round
2010: 9-7 Second Round
2009: 5-9

I found recruiting JUCO kids when you just needed to get through was a good tactic. And then mixing it up with youngsters when you could.

BrianD · 03-27-2012, 05:18 PM

Not sure how to make a pretty table, but I wanted to post my best lineup so far:

Code:

Bud Freeman (Career 47-14)
2013 Wisc-Green Bay 
Under Contract through 2015


Roster


Name		Hit	Block
Dig	Serve	Error	Overall
Alaina Furry	 SR	 8.5	 6.1	 5.8	 0.7	 6.6	All Conference
Devon Seitz	 SR	 7.8	 8.6	 7.7	 0.2	 8.0	All American
Debbie Blair	 SR	 9.5	 5.4	 7.2	 0.8	 7.1	All Conference
Lauren Helm	 JR	 9.4	 9.4	 8.1	 1.6	 8.4	Player of the Year
Sandra Chuha	 SO	 4.2	 7.9	 5.2	 1.0	 5.4
Kasey Furry	 JR	 7.1	 5.9	 6.0	 1.5	 5.8
Emilee Haverstock FR	 4.0	 8.5	 3.8	 0.5	 5.3
Angie Hetland	 FR	 7.6	 8.1	 6.0	 3.2	 6.2


Hit: 7.3
Block/Dig: 7.5
Serve: 6.2
Error: 1.2

BrianD · 03-27-2012, 05:23 PM

I'll probably jinx myself by posting this but...:

Code:

Bud Freeman (Career 61-14)
2013 Wisc-Green Bay - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!
National Rank: 2

Congratulations Bud Freeman on the Conference Title and automatic NCAA bid!

Go run the brackets!


Final Standings for 2013
Matches	Sets
Wisc-Green Bay	14 - 0	42 - 1
Wisc-Milwaukee	11 - 3	34 - 18
Loyola Chicago	10 - 4	32 - 21
Illinois-Chicago9 - 5	33 - 18
Cleveland St	5 - 9	19 - 32
Valparaiso	3 - 11	16 - 35
Butler	        2 - 12	14 - 37
Youngstown St	2 - 12	12 - 40
2012: 15-1 Conference Champions, Second Round 
2011: 15-1 Conference Champions, Second Round 
2010: 13-2 Conference Champions, First Round 
2009: 4-10

Izulde · 03-27-2012, 05:32 PM

Nice looking team. Good luck in the tourney.

fpres · 03-27-2012, 05:39 PM

When it went bad, it went really bad.

Shooter McGavin (Career 192-103)
2027 SMU
National Rank: 101
Unfortunately SMU will not be renewing your contract.
We want to take our program in a new direction.
Thanks for your efforts and best of luck in the future!

Final Standings for 2027

	Matches	Sets
Oklahoma St	11 - 3	35 - 21
Rice	11 - 3	35 - 23
Oklahoma	8 - 6	31 - 24
Baylor	8 - 6	34 - 29
Texas	8 - 6	34 - 27
Texas Tech	5 - 9	31 - 34
Texas A&M	3 - 11	17 - 37
SMU	2 - 12	17 - 39

2026: 9-7 Second Round
2025: 10-6 Second Round
2024: 6-8
2023: 1-13
2022: 4-10
2021: 11-4 First Round
2020: 8-7 First Round
2019: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2018: 14-3 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen
2017: 13-2 Conference Champions, First Round
2016: 16-3 Final Four
2015: 14-3 Sweet Sixteen
2014: 12-3 First Round
2013: 16-1 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen
2012: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round
2011: 11-4 First Round
2010: 10-5 First Round
2009: 7-8 First Round

Ramzavail · 03-27-2012, 05:40 PM

Maybe I'm just an idiot - but when it asks to make your "final cuts" (after recruiting) - I thought it was asking me to cut 8 players - not keep 8 players *shrug*

BrianD · 03-27-2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Nice looking team. Good luck in the tourney.

I made it to the Elite 8 and then lost. My Fantastic Three all graduated with two of them going to the Hall of Fame.

Ramzavail · 03-27-2012, 06:01 PM

Tasha Carrier GONE 281 119 89 9 0.982
Tasha Carrier inducted into the Jump Serve Volleyball Hall of Fame!

What does that mean?

Tasan · 03-27-2012, 06:04 PM

I'm having fun with Turn for Home, the horse racing simulator from those same guys.

Young Drachma · 03-27-2012, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

Maybe I'm just an idiot - but when it asks to make your "final cuts" (after recruiting) - I thought it was asking me to cut 8 players - not keep 8 players *shrug*

I did that the 1st season too. Haha..

PilotMan · 03-27-2012, 09:13 PM

I just took NDSU to the Final 4 from the Summit.

It's 2015 and IPFW still hasn't won a game!

We've had 3 Hall of Famers and 1 Player of the Year so far.

PilotMan · 03-27-2012, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

Tasha Carrier GONE 281 119 89 9 0.982
Tasha Carrier inducted into the Jump Serve Volleyball Hall of Fame!

What does that mean?

Pretty sure it means that they achieved a milestone on points, kills, dig/blocks and/or aces and that automatically gets them into the HOF.

Suicane75 · 03-27-2012, 09:30 PM

I'm playing as Temple (Big Hooters) and am stuck in an endless loop of one and done tourneys with 1 year extensions.

MizzouCowboy · 03-27-2012, 10:13 PM

Fun little game, definitely has that one more click feel to it.

I had a good little run with Missouri State, but almost always ended up third behind Creighton and Illinois State. Creighton won 3 National Championships in a row.

2028: 20-0 Conference Champions, National Champions!
2027: 16-3 Final Four
2026: 12-4 Second Round
2025: 12-4 Second Round
2024: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2023: 11-5 Second Round
2022: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2021: 16-3 Final Four
2020: 14-3 Sweet Sixteen
2019: 12-4 Second Round
2018: 13-3 Second Round
2017: 11-6 Sweet Sixteen
2016: 13-3 Second Round
2015: 12-3 First Round
2014: 12-4 Second Round
2013: 10-5 First Round
2012: 11-5 Second Round
2011: 11-4 First Round
2010: 11-4 First Round
2009: 9-6 First Round

Career Summary

Conf Round of Nat'l
Seasons Champs 64 32 16 8 4 2 Champs
20 8 4 0 2 0 1

Izulde · 03-27-2012, 10:25 PM

Dinked around with Lamar during the tail end of office hours today. Won 1 game my first year, then hit a couple quality recruits and won the conference title in Year 2. Made it to the second round, but then we kept finishing 2nd or 3rd up until 2013 with one and done tournament exits each year.

My contract had one more year left on the 2014 senior, but my two top seniors had graduated and we were doing terribly in recruiting. Plus my office hours were over. Might see if my UNLV game can still keep going on my computer at home when I get there.

IlliniCub · 03-27-2012, 11:23 PM

It is surprisingly fun! Does anyone know of anything similar for college baseball?

PilotMan · 03-27-2012, 11:53 PM

Finally got fired in 2026 after missing the tournament 3 years in a row. Damn near had one player make it on the all time leader list for kills. Final Four was as close to a Championship that we got.

Matthean · 03-28-2012, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I'm playing as Temple (Big Hooters) and am stuck in an endless loop of one and done tourneys with 1 year extensions.

I would see about contacting the makers and see if it's a bug.

Suicane75 · 03-28-2012, 05:15 AM

Not a bug, just a rut I couldn't get out of. Finally had to give up after about 25 years, I landed the player of the year who got up to an 8.8 rating but the rest of my team was pretty much nothing. If I didn't close the damn browser I'd have been playing it all damn night.

law90026 · 03-28-2012, 05:56 AM

I think the one issue I had was that I had to keep clicking so much. A season sim option would have been brilliant, especially since there isn't any micromanagement of the team.

Logan · 03-28-2012, 08:22 AM

I stumbled on the hockey sim on that site (Manly Cup Hockey) and it's fun enough, although it may be a bit easy. You are given a list of free agents and you can sign whoever you like, as long as it fits within your cap. Some scores start to look like Big 10 football games.

PilotMan · 03-28-2012, 08:32 AM

Here is the site for all the games from this particular group:
b1231.com - Free Browser-Based Simulation Games. Games Just Wanna Be Free!

Women's Volleyball
College Basketball
College Football
Baseball (career)
Baseball (replay)
Horse Racing
Pro Football
Hockey

As much time as I've killed with Volleyball I will certainly be giving the others a try. Reminds me of when I was a kid with 32 football pencils and flipped a coin to determine the winner. I kept season records, champions, and cheered and booed various teams. Somehow I even had franchise dynasties. This seems a little more in depth than that, and just as much fun.

whomario · 03-28-2012, 11:19 AM

damn, got obliterated 3 times in a row as a 16/15 seed in the tournament (vollayball version) as California. In the Pac10, Oregon is utterly unbeatable, they haven´t lost a conference game in 3 years. I won 3 sets against them in 6 matchups, which is more than anybody else

Now i have a senior-laden team, got 2 good recruits and a good walkon. Have my first 3 all conference players. There will be a tournament win on my books after this season i hope

edit : aargh, after just 1 loss in the season i loose as a 6th seed to an 11 in the first round... Now 1 AA and 2 AC, let´s see how it goes. Is my last season.

Now as a 7 seed again ! To the same team ! (Akron)

54-21 career record and now tourney win. Got another season, or else.

Time Waster is an appropriate description in a good way

Logan · 03-28-2012, 11:26 AM

I didn't play much of the volleyball game, but it seems like the seeding is really messed up. I played as Maryland, and in my 3rd year I won the ACC championship (tied with Duke for the same record, guess I won the tiebreak). I was given a 14 seed and Duke got a 1.

JPhillips · 03-28-2012, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan

I didn't play much of the volleyball game, but it seems like the seeding is really messed up. I played as Maryland, and in my 3rd year I won the ACC championship (tied with Duke for the same record, guess I won the tiebreak). I was given a 14 seed and Duke got a 1.

Seeding appears to be done by team strength, so record doesn't really matter.

Coffee Warlord · 03-28-2012, 02:48 PM

Figured it was a good time to call it a career.

One of my women is #1 on all time aces.

Rob Nielsen, Colorado (Career 569-289)
Retired

2061: 19-1 Conference Champions, National Champions!
2060: 17-3 Championship Game
2059: 9-6 First Round
2058: 10-7 Sweet Sixteen
2057: 12-4 Second Round
2056: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2055: 17-1 Conference Champions, Elite Eight
2054: 17-3 Conference Champions, Championship Game
2053: 15-3 Elite Eight
2052: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2051: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round
2050: 14-5 Final Four
2049: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round
2048: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round
2047: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round
2046: 13-4 Sweet Sixteen
2045: 13-4 Sweet Sixteen
2044: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen
2043: 10-6 Second Round
2042: 8-7 First Round
2041: 8-7 First Round
2040: 7-8 First Round
2039: 10-5 First Round
2038: 6-8
2037: 3-11
2036: 7-7
2035: 0-14
2034: 5-9
2033: 20-0 Conference Champions, National Champions!
2032: 14-3 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen
2031: 6-8
2030: 7-7
2029: 12-6 Elite Eight
2028: 2-12
2027: 0-14
2026: 4-10
2025: 10-6 Second Round
2024: 14-4 Elite Eight
2023: 14-5 Final Four
2022: 14-4 Elite Eight
2021: 9-7 Second Round
2020: 11-5 Second Round
2019: 11-5 Second Round
2018: 8-8 Second Round
2017: 12-4 Second Round
2016: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round
2015: 11-4 First Round
2014: 13-3 Second Round
2013: 13-2 Conference Champions, First Round
2012: 14-3 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen
2011: 15-1 Conference Champions, Second Round
2010: 10-5 First Round
2009: 7-7

...disclaimer: Yeah, I cheated.

I was curious.

albionmoonlight · 03-28-2012, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by law90026

I think the one issue I had was that I had to keep clicking so much. A season sim option would have been brilliant, especially since there isn't any micromanagement of the team.

yy

MrBug708 · 03-28-2012, 05:06 PM

20-0 to 0-14 in a matter of two years. That must have been a lot of upperclassmen

03-27-2012, 02:44 AM	#6
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I haven't started Year 8 because I know it's a rebuilding season. I've got a contract through 2021 though, so 5 more guaranteed seasons, which would put me through 12 years overall minimum, I think. I'll try the college basketball one, SA. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 03:38 PM	#14
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	The life of a coach Chris Homan, Ohio State (Career 160-102) Fired 2025: 0-14 ( I think they won one set the entire year ) 2024: 4-10 2023: 4-10 2022: 6-8 2021: 10-6 Second Round 2020: 11-6 Sweet Sixteen 2019: 8-7 First Round 2018: 12-4 Second Round 2017: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round 2016: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round 2015: 9-6 First Round 2014: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round 2013: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round 2012: 15-3 Conference Champions, Elite Eight 2011: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round 2010: 10-5 First Round 2009: 4-10 Career Summary Conf Round of Nat'l Seasons Champs 64 32 16 8 4 2 Champs 17 6 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 Last edited by Scoobz0202 : 03-27-2012 at 03:38 PM.

03-27-2012, 04:25 PM	#16
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	The tournament seeding based on ratings gives some odd results. I coached an undefeated Stanford and ended up the #12 seed (46 overall). My team was pretty weak, so I can only guess that the rest of the Pac-10 sucked that year. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

03-27-2012, 04:48 PM	#18
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I love it, you can cheat and go back and forth and force your recruits and wins... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-27-2012, 04:59 PM	#20
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Nice find. Took over Wyoming and after a bad first season, made three straight NCAA appearances. Just lost in the Elite 8 with a senior-laden team. __________________ Current dynasty: OOTP25 Blitz: RTS meets Moneyball \| OOTP Mod: GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github Last edited by Young Drachma : 03-27-2012 at 05:00 PM.

03-26-2012, 11:48 PM	#2
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Damn. We finally beat BYU and in fact go undefeated at 14-0. Ranked #8 in the country but we're the only Mountain West team that made it. First time that's happened, too. Normally there's 2, sometimes 3. As a result of an apparently weak Mountain West in Year 6, we get screwed in the seeding and are the 7 seed in the East, ending up falling in the Sweet 16 to 6 seed Oral Roberts. Oh and we beat 15 seed Missouri in the second round, who upset I forget what 2 seed. Still, disappointing for what was arguably my best squad, even better than last year's Elite 8 team. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 12:16 AM	#3
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Holy crap! Maria Nunley, an 8.0 overall freshman, just signed with me. To put this in perspective, Kelly Sousa, now a senior, is an 8.1. I now have 3 All-Americans - Nunley, Sousa, and Iisakka. Sousa and Iisakka are both seniors, so if there's ever a time we're going to break through, this is it. Sheeka is a repeat All-Conference. We beat BYU on the first half and are an expected 7-0 at the halfway point, but BYU, Utah (who has been pretty good but never truly elite so far except maybe in one of the early years) and Wyoming are all 5-2. Another 14-0 season. We drop 6 sets the whole regular season. Wyoming 11-3, Utah 10-4, BYU 9-5. And somehow the Pokes don't get an invite. Nor do the Utes. Just us again. #10 in the country prior to seeding. The committee puts us at #17, a 5 seed in East. Much more fair than last year's screw job. We get 12 seed USC. Trivia note: My first ever NCAA appearance, in Year 4, we were a 10 seed and drew the Trojans. We upset them 3-0. No revenge for EF27's girls here, though. A 3-0 waxing @ 25-15, 25-7, 25-22 (We must have been lazy that last game). We get 13 seed Davidson in the second round. We beat them last year in the first round. Eerie echo NCAA tournament this season. Solid 3-0 victory here puts us in the Sweet 16 for the third straight year in a row. 1 seed Loyola Marymount awaits in the Sweet 16. Damn it! We lose 3 sets to 1. 25-22 was ours, and the rest went 25-22, 25-20, 25-22 their way. They made it to the national championship, where they lost to fellow 1 seed Liberty by a wider than expected margin. Crap, I hate to see Sousa and Iisakka graduate. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 02:20 AM	#4
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	It goes so quickly... I got canned after 7 years at UNC. Year by year: 2015: 5-9 2014: 10-5 First Round 2013: 14-2 Conference Champions, Second Round 2012: 11-4 First Round 2011: 5-9 2010: 11-4 First Round 2009: 9-6 First Round Had a couple tough recruiting years in there. Only beat Clemson once in 7 years; in that 2013 season, our 13-1 record was rewarded with an 11 seed? Clemson was regularly a 1/2 seed. Got Norisha Fucci on the kills list with 430, had a couple All-Americans.

03-27-2012, 02:26 AM	#5
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Izulde got me looking for a college basketball variant with this post. Found: BE THE COACH College Basketball Game Won 6 titles in 41 years at the helm of Missouri, although that was 14 regular season games per year, no preseason, no inter-divisional play in the Big 12 (which had North and South divisions listed; this sim is a bit older, it seems), etc.

03-27-2012, 02:54 AM	#7
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Okay 2 minutes of that college basketball one and I was like blech. No stats at all for the players makes it difficult to stay interested. At least the girls' volleyball one had game, season, and career stats. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 10:08 AM	#8
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	Bobble (Career 151-121) 2026 Ohio State National Rank: 74 Unfortunately Ohio State will not be renewing your contract. We want to take our program in a new direction. Thanks for your efforts and best of luck in the future! Final Standings for 2026 Ohio State 6 - 8 2025: 11-5 Second Round 2024: 11-5 Second Round 2023: 9-6 First Round 2022: 8-8 Second Round 2021: 3-11 2020: 9-6 First Round 2019: 14-4 Elite Eight 2018: 7-8 First Round 2017: 8-7 First Round 2016: 9-6 First Round 2015: 11-4 First Round 2014: 8-7 First Round 2013: 8-7 First Round 2012: 10-5 First Round 2011: 10-5 First Round 2010: 5-9 2009: 4-10 It was a long run if not particularly impressive. I was constantly taking a back seat to Sparty. They were a buzz saw my entire career. Plus, I think I lost the first game of the year EVERY year. I think the problem was that the girls were distracted by how sexy I am and weren't always focused on their volleyball. Plus, I probably shouldn't have shouted, "Summer Meyermann's a whore!" when she lost us... er, I mean, when we lost that Elite Eight game. That might have negatively impacted team unity.

03-27-2012, 11:20 AM	#9
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	sup summer meyermann __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

03-27-2012, 12:13 PM	#10
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	Fun little game. Managed to win the NCAA title with Albany with a stacked team (3 All-Americans, 4 All-Conference).

03-27-2012, 02:45 PM	#11
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Nice find Izulde. I jumped in thinking I'd just eff around but now I wish I had taken notes. I'm in 2014 as Indiana and just concluded a knock down, drag out with bitter rival Ohio State in the Western Regional Final that saw us lose to them for the 3rd time this year. Bastards. Gonna start over somewhere else.

03-27-2012, 04:47 PM	#17
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Son of an otters nut sack. I went 14-0 two years in a row, but only got 14 and 11 seeds in the tournament. The 2nd year my 4 best players graduated and the following year I went 2-12 and got FIRED. F U Hawaii.

03-27-2012, 04:49 PM	#19
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	One cool thing, and I doubt it was completely random. A girl with the same last name as one of my players wanted to walk on during my 2nd season. She had a low error rating so I let her on the squad. I'll just pretend I had sex with both of them which led to my dismissal.

03-27-2012, 05:00 PM	#21
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	UNJUST. My recruit pool for several years just turned to shit. We had back to back sweet 16 visits, but lost 5 of our 8 girls the following year, and could never recover. 2020: 5-9 2019: 11-5 Second Round 2018: 9-6 First Round 2017: 10-5 First Round 2016: 8-7 First Round 2015: 11-5 Second Round 2014: 7-8 First Round 2013: 8-7 First Round 2012: 16-1 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen 2011: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2010: 12-3 Conference Champions, First Round 2009: 3-11

03-27-2012, 05:07 PM	#23
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	2015: 14-3 Sweet Sixteen 2014: 8-7 First Round 2013: 2-12 2012: 14-4 Elite Eight 2011: 12-3 First Round 2010: 9-7 Second Round 2009: 5-9 I found recruiting JUCO kids when you just needed to get through was a good tactic. And then mixing it up with youngsters when you could.

03-27-2012, 05:32 PM	#26
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Nice looking team. Good luck in the tourney. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 05:40 PM	#28
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	Maybe I'm just an idiot - but when it asks to make your "final cuts" (after recruiting) - I thought it was asking me to cut 8 players - not keep 8 players shrug

03-27-2012, 06:01 PM	#30
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	Tasha Carrier GONE 281 119 89 9 0.982 Tasha Carrier inducted into the Jump Serve Volleyball Hall of Fame! What does that mean?

03-27-2012, 06:04 PM	#31
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	I'm having fun with Turn for Home, the horse racing simulator from those same guys. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

03-27-2012, 09:13 PM	#33
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I just took NDSU to the Final 4 from the Summit. It's 2015 and IPFW still hasn't won a game! We've had 3 Hall of Famers and 1 Player of the Year so far. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

03-27-2012, 09:30 PM	#35
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I'm playing as Temple (Big Hooters) and am stuck in an endless loop of one and done tourneys with 1 year extensions.

03-27-2012, 10:13 PM	#36
MizzouCowboy H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2009	Fun little game, definitely has that one more click feel to it. I had a good little run with Missouri State, but almost always ended up third behind Creighton and Illinois State. Creighton won 3 National Championships in a row. 2028: 20-0 Conference Champions, National Champions! 2027: 16-3 Final Four 2026: 12-4 Second Round 2025: 12-4 Second Round 2024: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2023: 11-5 Second Round 2022: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2021: 16-3 Final Four 2020: 14-3 Sweet Sixteen 2019: 12-4 Second Round 2018: 13-3 Second Round 2017: 11-6 Sweet Sixteen 2016: 13-3 Second Round 2015: 12-3 First Round 2014: 12-4 Second Round 2013: 10-5 First Round 2012: 11-5 Second Round 2011: 11-4 First Round 2010: 11-4 First Round 2009: 9-6 First Round Career Summary Conf Round of Nat'l Seasons Champs 64 32 16 8 4 2 Champs 20 8 4 0 2 0 1

03-27-2012, 10:25 PM	#37
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Dinked around with Lamar during the tail end of office hours today. Won 1 game my first year, then hit a couple quality recruits and won the conference title in Year 2. Made it to the second round, but then we kept finishing 2nd or 3rd up until 2013 with one and done tournament exits each year. My contract had one more year left on the 2014 senior, but my two top seniors had graduated and we were doing terribly in recruiting. Plus my office hours were over. Might see if my UNLV game can still keep going on my computer at home when I get there. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-27-2012, 11:23 PM	#38
IlliniCub High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2012	It is surprisingly fun! Does anyone know of anything similar for college baseball?

03-27-2012, 11:53 PM	#39
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Finally got fired in 2026 after missing the tournament 3 years in a row. Damn near had one player make it on the all time leader list for kills. Final Four was as close to a Championship that we got. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

03-28-2012, 05:15 AM	#41
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Not a bug, just a rut I couldn't get out of. Finally had to give up after about 25 years, I landed the player of the year who got up to an 8.8 rating but the rest of my team was pretty much nothing. If I didn't close the damn browser I'd have been playing it all damn night.

03-28-2012, 05:56 AM	#42
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	I think the one issue I had was that I had to keep clicking so much. A season sim option would have been brilliant, especially since there isn't any micromanagement of the team.

03-28-2012, 08:22 AM	#43
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I stumbled on the hockey sim on that site (Manly Cup Hockey) and it's fun enough, although it may be a bit easy. You are given a list of free agents and you can sign whoever you like, as long as it fits within your cap. Some scores start to look like Big 10 football games.

03-28-2012, 08:32 AM	#44
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Here is the site for all the games from this particular group: b1231.com - Free Browser-Based Simulation Games. Games Just Wanna Be Free! Women's Volleyball College Basketball College Football Baseball (career) Baseball (replay) Horse Racing Pro Football Hockey As much time as I've killed with Volleyball I will certainly be giving the others a try. Reminds me of when I was a kid with 32 football pencils and flipped a coin to determine the winner. I kept season records, champions, and cheered and booed various teams. Somehow I even had franchise dynasties. This seems a little more in depth than that, and just as much fun. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

03-28-2012, 11:19 AM	#45
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	damn, got obliterated 3 times in a row as a 16/15 seed in the tournament (vollayball version) as California. In the Pac10, Oregon is utterly unbeatable, they haven´t lost a conference game in 3 years. I won 3 sets against them in 6 matchups, which is more than anybody else Now i have a senior-laden team, got 2 good recruits and a good walkon. Have my first 3 all conference players. There will be a tournament win on my books after this season i hope edit : aargh, after just 1 loss in the season i loose as a 6th seed to an 11 in the first round... Now 1 AA and 2 AC, let´s see how it goes. Is my last season. Now as a 7 seed again ! To the same team ! (Akron) 54-21 career record and now tourney win. Got another season, or else. Time Waster is an appropriate description in a good way __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Last edited by whomario : 03-28-2012 at 11:38 AM.

03-28-2012, 11:26 AM	#46
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I didn't play much of the volleyball game, but it seems like the seeding is really messed up. I played as Maryland, and in my 3rd year I won the ACC championship (tied with Duke for the same record, guess I won the tiebreak). I was given a 14 seed and Duke got a 1.

03-28-2012, 02:48 PM	#48
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Figured it was a good time to call it a career. One of my women is #1 on all time aces. Rob Nielsen, Colorado (Career 569-289) Retired 2061: 19-1 Conference Champions, National Champions! 2060: 17-3 Championship Game 2059: 9-6 First Round 2058: 10-7 Sweet Sixteen 2057: 12-4 Second Round 2056: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2055: 17-1 Conference Champions, Elite Eight 2054: 17-3 Conference Champions, Championship Game 2053: 15-3 Elite Eight 2052: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2051: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round 2050: 14-5 Final Four 2049: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round 2048: 12-4 Conference Champions, Second Round 2047: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round 2046: 13-4 Sweet Sixteen 2045: 13-4 Sweet Sixteen 2044: 12-5 Sweet Sixteen 2043: 10-6 Second Round 2042: 8-7 First Round 2041: 8-7 First Round 2040: 7-8 First Round 2039: 10-5 First Round 2038: 6-8 2037: 3-11 2036: 7-7 2035: 0-14 2034: 5-9 2033: 20-0 Conference Champions, National Champions! 2032: 14-3 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen 2031: 6-8 2030: 7-7 2029: 12-6 Elite Eight 2028: 2-12 2027: 0-14 2026: 4-10 2025: 10-6 Second Round 2024: 14-4 Elite Eight 2023: 14-5 Final Four 2022: 14-4 Elite Eight 2021: 9-7 Second Round 2020: 11-5 Second Round 2019: 11-5 Second Round 2018: 8-8 Second Round 2017: 12-4 Second Round 2016: 13-3 Conference Champions, Second Round 2015: 11-4 First Round 2014: 13-3 Second Round 2013: 13-2 Conference Champions, First Round 2012: 14-3 Conference Champions, Sweet Sixteen 2011: 15-1 Conference Champions, Second Round 2010: 10-5 First Round 2009: 7-7 ...disclaimer: Yeah, I cheated. I was curious. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 03-28-2012 at 02:54 PM.