A new mid-major, the GWAL: An FBCB 2010 dynasty

[collegesportsfanms]

We had some conference movement this offseason, with Hofstra leaving the CAA for the America East, and Maine joining CAA from America East.

So its time for head coach movement, where I fully expect a couple coaches to get axed. Keep in mind, new this season, I have turned on the option to have human coaches fired. This means that all FOFC coaches will be at the mercy of the game itself, even GWAL coaches. This makes it easier for me, but I will still be hiring GWAL coaches.

To no big surprise, both Mike Brown of Wichita East and Ralph Snowden at Wichita Heights have been fired. Which means I have 2 slots to fill. I will cover those right quick.

I have hired Stephen Bechtold to be the head coach at Wichita Heights. He coached at Xavier for 1 year before moving on to coach at Michigan State, where he was fired last last year and replaced by our own Deacon Palmer. We'll see how he does in the GWAL. Here is his coach card:

Steven Bechtold - Head Coach - Wichita Heights
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 Age:             51
 High School:     North High School
 Hometown:        North, SC
 Alma Mater:      Louisville
 
 Current Level:   10
 Career Record:   196 - 112
 
 Recruiting:      100
 Scouting:        100
 Offense:         68
 Defense:         32

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 2018   Michigan State           Head Coach   23  11  11   7  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round of 32
 2017   Michigan State           Head Coach   20  13  11   7  Loss in NIT Round 1
 2016   Michigan State           Head Coach   16  15   5  13  No Postseason
 2015   Michigan State           Head Coach   21  10  11   7  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
 2014   Michigan State           Head Coach   18  15   8  10  Loss in NIT Round 1
 2013   Michigan State           Head Coach   18  16   7  11  Loss in CBI Round 2
 2012   Michigan State           Head Coach   24  10  13   5  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
 2011   Michigan State           Head Coach   25  13   9   9  Loss in NIT Round 3
 2010   Xavier                   Head Coach   31   9  13   3  Loss in NCAA Championship Game
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 2020     Hired by Wichita Heights (Head Coach)
 2019     Fired by Michigan State
 2011     Hired by Michigan State (Head Coach)
 2011     Quit job with Xavier to pursue a higher position 
 2010     Hired by Xavier (Head Coach)

And the new coach at Wichita East is Richard Morgan. I snagged him from Villanova where he was the lead scout. Villanova had a top 5 recruiting class last season, and Richard was a big part of that. Here's his card:

 Richard Morgan - Head Coach - Wichita East
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 Age:             37
 High School:     Colchester High School
 Hometown:        Colchester, IL
 Alma Mater:      Seattle
 
 Current Level:   9
 Career Record:   0 - 0
 
 Recruiting:      24
 Scouting:        100
 Offense:         56
 Defense:         100

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 2019   Villanova                Assistant    32   4  16   2  Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
 2018   Villanova                Assistant    26   7  14   4  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 2020     Hired by Wichita East (Head Coach)
 2020     Quit job with Villanova
 2018     Hired by Villanova (Lead Scout)

So that fills up the GWAL staff, for now. On to round 1 of the job offers:

Shane Kormelink is the only GWAL or FOFC coach that got any offers. He got offers from Charlotte, Cincinnati, Duquesne, Georgetown, Missouri, and St. Johns. As far as prestiges go, Georgetown is 75, Missouri is 70, Cincinnati is 68, Charlotte is 64, St. Johns is 61, Duquesne is 50. Cincinnati is the only one of those schools that had a winning record last year, at 22-12. Honestly, if I had to make the decision, I would stay put and see what else comes along. But the decision is yours Korme. Let me know ASAP.

[collegesportsfanms]

still waiting to hear from korme, if I haven't heard from him by the end of the weekend, I will probably just make a choice for him. hope to hear from you soon korme

[collegesportsfanms]

Guys, as much as it pains me to say this (and it really does because I was enjoying this), its gone. All my files got corrupted somehow and I had to start from scratch. When I reinstalled the game, my files were no longer there. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time over the past few months to devote to this, so I probably will not be starting another one at this point. I apologize for this, but I have reconfigured my computer and added a new software that is supposed to be a lot better than what I was using.

Hopefully my computer problems are over, and I will be looking at possibly starting a single player coaching dynasty soon, as I always enjoy taking control of a team. If anybody would be interested in following, do let me know. thanks all

[hoopsguy]

It is a shame you weren't able to play out the next couple of decades and watch Memphis win 17 consecutive titles. Oh well, thanks for running this and posting the results for us. Good luck with the next dynasty.

[bbgunn]

Thanks for the good times!