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  • noarmsduck
    Pro
    • Mar 2010
    • 997

    #31
    Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

    This guy on facebook moved ND to the Big 12 and made no other changes and it did this to BYU's schedule for some reason:

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    • paco86
      Rookie
      • Sep 2024
      • 17

      #32
      Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

      Originally posted by Inverarity
      EDIT to add: that said, I just learned in the other thread that editing schedules result in uneven games played.
      What has worked for me to change OOC opponents (and for all teams to still play 12 games) is to regenerate schedule instead of editing/changing individual matchups. By regenerating schedule, you get new opponents. The possible down side is it adds a FCS opponent to your schedule no matter how many times you regenerate the schedule. So if you don't mind having a FCS team on the schedule, this is one way to edit schedules. At least this is what I am seeing when I set up 8 or 9 conference games. Not sure if the above is true for a different number of conference games.

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      • Locke888
        Rookie
        • Jul 2016
        • 354

        #33
        Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

        Has anyone tried 10 conferences with 10 teams playing a 9 game conference schedule, without conference championship games and 34 independents?
        Just another Ohio State Buckeye
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        • Yngwie Swain
          Rookie
          • Dec 2015
          • 48

          #34
          Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

          Originally posted by fnz21
          I managed to get a 12-team Pac12 and 16-team Big Ten to work (one time so far!) with divisions by having 9 conference games.

          But I can also support what's happening in the last few posts. Seeing the same things.
          I'm going to try this next offseason, Thank You!
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          • Inverarity
            Rookie
            • May 2003
            • 145

            #35
            Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

            Originally posted by paco86
            What has worked for me to change OOC opponents (and for all teams to still play 12 games) is to regenerate schedule instead of editing/changing individual matchups. By regenerating schedule, you get new opponents. The possible down side is it adds a FCS opponent to your schedule no matter how many times you regenerate the schedule. So if you don't mind having a FCS team on the schedule, this is one way to edit schedules. At least this is what I am seeing when I set up 8 or 9 conference games. Not sure if the above is true for a different number of conference games.
            I was wondering. I appreciate the confirmation. I'll try that next off-season, as I don't like the idea of running a dynasty where I play who I want and the rest of the schools have a potential for less than 12 games (not sure why the idea bothers me as much as it does, but it does).

            Cheers!

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            • Mets_All_The_Way
              Rookie
              • May 2014
              • 48

              #36
              Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

              So far everything I tested so far work for my conference realignment.

              Here how they are:
              ACC (14 Teams with division, 9 conferences games)
              AAC (14 Teams with division, 8 conferences games)
              BIG 10 (14 Teams with division, 9 conferences games)
              BIG 12 (14 Teams with division, 9 conferences games)
              C-USA (9 Teams no division, 8 conferences games)
              IND just Notre Dame
              MAC (14 Teams with division, 8 conferences games)
              MWC (14 Teams with division, 8 conferences games)
              PAC 12 (12 Teams with division, 9 conferences games)
              SEC (14 Teams with division, 8 conferences games)
              SBC (14 Teams with division, 8 conferences games)

              Every conferences has a championship game.

              So far every teams play the right amount of conferences games

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              • jello1717
                All Star
                • Feb 2006
                • 5719

                #37
                Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                Seems like one (possibly main?) cause of the scheduling issues is how EA has included real games from future years. Has anyone tried randomizing games in the schedule when they create a new one. Doing so tells you you’ll lose the real future matchups, presumably for all teams, but I dunno. If so, could this fix scheduling issues?
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                College #1: Michigan Wolverines
                College #2: Michigan State Spartans (my alma mater)
                College #3: North Carolina Tar Heels
                NHL: Detroit Redwings

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                • dmacgreg37
                  Rookie
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 352

                  #38
                  Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                  Originally posted by Locke888
                  Has anyone tried 10 conferences with 10 teams playing a 9 game conference schedule, without conference championship games and 34 independents?
                  Not able to do so - max 20 teams independent. Also, right now, can't turn off CCG for 10 team conferences. Hoping that part gets fixed, as I hate CCG.

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                  • Haze88
                    Pro
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 667

                    #39
                    Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                    Originally posted by jello1717
                    Seems like one (possibly main?) cause of the scheduling issues is how EA has included real games from future years. Has anyone tried randomizing games in the schedule when they create a new one. Doing so tells you you’ll lose the real future matchups, presumably for all teams, but I dunno. If so, could this fix scheduling issues?
                    This is probably part of the issue. Although it doesn't explain why rivalry games stop happening on TG weekend which you would think would be hardcoded as well. EA would be better served unlocking this sort of thing to the user and letting them handle these things as opposed to trying to predict user actions while handcuffing them to future events that may not happen in our universes
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                    NBA:Boston Celtics
                    MLB:Boston Red Sox
                    NHL:Boston Bruins
                    NCAA:Boston College Eagles

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                    • DjPerzik
                      Rookie
                      • Jul 2020
                      • 32

                      #40
                      Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                      I've put the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC-12, SEC and Sun Belt at 14 teams split into divisions and the AA, C-USA, MAC and MWC at 12 teams (no divisions).

                      Every conference has 8 conference games and I have two independents (Notre Dame and UConn).

                      With this setup I've encountered no issues in a number of multi-year sims to test it. Every team in every conference plays the correct number of conference games, except for some reason in year 1 two AA teams play only 7 conference games, but that was the only exception.

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                      • J.hunt1376
                        Rookie
                        • Sep 2018
                        • 126

                        #41
                        Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                        **Disclaimer: I have done extensive changes to conferences, so this probably has a lot to do with that**

                        Has anyone seen where all of your conference games are either all home or all away? My current season I have 7 conference games (all home) starting at week 6. Because of this, I needed to add an FCS team to play against as a home game early in the season, but now that leaves me with 4 OOC away games. Anyone else have this issue?
                        Last edited by J.hunt1376; 09-05-2024, 02:23 PM. Reason: Typos

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                        • paco86
                          Rookie
                          • Sep 2024
                          • 17

                          #42
                          Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                          Originally posted by J.hunt1376
                          **Disclaimer: I have done extensive changes to conferences, so this probably has a lot to do with that**

                          Has anyone seen where all of your conference games are either all home or all away? My current season I have 7 conference games (all home) starting at week 6. Because of this, I needed to add an FCS team to play against as a home game early in the season, but now that leaves me with 4 OOC away games. Anyone else have this issue?
                          I believe setting up 7 conference games may be the culprit. Try having 8 or 9 conference games, it should alleviate the issue.

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                          • captainphildo
                            Rookie
                            • May 2010
                            • 63

                            #43
                            Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                            Originally posted by Locke888
                            Has anyone tried 10 conferences with 10 teams playing a 9 game conference schedule, without conference championship games and 34 independents?

                            I'm doing something like that. So far works great. 4 conf. home games 1st season (had 3 straight on the road middle of season), 5 conf. home games the 2nd season (alternating home and road every week). Did a test dynasty that worked good until year 3 when I flipped a couple of teams in the divisions around then all the bugs popped up. So as long as you don't do anything after initial setup I think it should work good.
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                            • noarmsduck
                              Pro
                              • Mar 2010
                              • 997

                              #44
                              Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                              So I did my offseason tonight. Even with 12 team 2 division conferences, setting schedules for 9 conference games gave me a good conference schedule. It was either 8 or the actual 9 games every time. I could not get custom schedules to work with divisions on though. So for the next season at least I turned them off for my conference only and it let me edit my OOC games.

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                              • noarmsduck
                                Pro
                                • Mar 2010
                                • 997

                                #45
                                Re: Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

                                Thought I'd bring this back with an update. I started a new dynasty so I could start as an OC at UGA and make use of the CEO discount perk to get some of the other perks for cheaper. Anyway, most of my conferences have 12 teams and 2 divisions, I think the Big 12 has 14 teams and 2 divisions. I set all of them to have 9 conference games. They are all playing the proper number of conference games, plus I have been able to schedule custom OOC opponents and save the schedule, both as OC at UGA in the SEC and as HC at Notre Dame in the Big 10. Not sure what changed and why I'm not having issues now, but I'm in year 4 my first year at ND and I have been able to schedule custom opponents every year in this dynasty with this setup.

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