Custom conference/schedule problems (looking for workarounds/suggestions)

[wizfan2]

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

Are you getting a proper, (4 home/4 away) in your 8 game conference and a 5/4 home /away split in your 9 game conference set up?

[icvu42]

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

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.

3 straight conference road games, while not common, does happen. Syracuse had three straight conference road games in 2023. In fact this is back to back years Syracuse does not have a home game in October (3 straight road games again this year but one is out of conference). As an SU season ticket holder, I hate it!
Rick

[PKerMORn]

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

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.

Just replying to this to say your setup is extremely similar to mine. Were you inspired by Josh Pate?

[LionsFanNJ]

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

So i'll add my personal experience so far after the latest big scheduled patch.

So I played a full season after the latest big scheduled patch with all default conferences. Then made the custom conferences. Now i'm about to start the 3 season afterward, and I haven't seen any outlandish schedules come out like I had with an earlier separate dynasty save with custom conferences. The closest i've seen was a three game span for me with away games in the second season. Oh, and let me add, i did not add divisions within the conferences. So that parameter is where my "testing" lies. Custom conferences, no added divisions, and adjusted games played per conference.

Here's hoping things stay like this.

[esayem]

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

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.

Kind of a dumb workaround, but add two teams to get to twelve, then turn off the CCG. Then move out the two you don't want. Should do the trick

[esayem]

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

Does the schedule patch work with existing dynasties?

I really wish we could create a couple conferences.

[bigjdotcom01]

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

If you want divisions, what seems to work is conferences with 14 teams with two 7-team divisions. If you set it up this way with 8 conference games, what you will get is the following:

- Six games against division opponents.
- One "permanent" rival in the opposite division that you play every season. Oddly, this is decided based on alphabetical order. For example, if you try to redo SEC divisions, Florida (first alphabetically in the SEC East) plays Alabama (first alphabetically in the SEC West) every season; Arkansas always plays Georgia, Kentucky always plays Alabama, etc. (It's great that they have the opportunity to do permanent opponents...it'd be better to be able to control it.)
- One rotating home-away series with someone in the other division, that also seems to go in alphabetical order. To use the above example, Florida would play Arkansas in 2024-25, then Auburn in 2026-27, then LSU in 2028-29.

Although it's not perfect (the ability to select cross-divisional "rivals" would be great), it gives you a balanced schedule.

Any divisions with two 6-team divisions and 8 conference games (i.e., MAC, a recreated PAC-12) becomes unbalanced. I tried to recreate the PAC-12 and Oregon is especially wonky; often having only 4-5 conference games. My guess is that the game is trying to fit in all of the "future" games on the schedule. Because Oregon has all these Big 10 games, the schedule might overrides the PAC-12 schedule to force these games in....but only with 6-team divisions. When making a "PAC-14" (adding Boise St. to the North and SDSU to the South), those problems went away.

I haven't tried testing two 8-team divisions.

This seems correct. I added NM State and UTEP to the Mountain West, creating two seven team divisions. AS UNLV, I play my six division opponents, one locked opponent from the other division (Colorado State) and then I played Boise State the first two years, then Air Force for two seasons.

I will try making the other conferences 14 teams next offseason to maybe fix the wonky MAC and Pac-12 schedules.

Thanks!

[Mets_All_The_Way]

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

Are you getting a proper, (4 home/4 away) in your 8 game conference and a 5/4 home /away split in your 9 game conference set up?

Yes most team home and away conference seem fair. The only issues, Alabama conferences schedule is the same every years. They will play the two team from the opposite divisions first, then play the same 6 opponents in the exact same order but rotate home and away per years. Every years they Georgia on the third Saturday of Oct., while playing Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn in the final three every years.

I'm going to test things out if i switch who in what division to see if that change things for their scheduling .

[Gocanes44]

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

I do have a theory but need more testing. I was playing in a 7 team cusa with Kennesaw St for 6 seasons. After back to back playoff appearances I decided the Sec would recruit me and just simply trade spots with Vanderbilt, thinking the easy switch wouldn’t mess things up too much.

It completely ruined my Dynasty because in back to back seasons Kenn St played just 6 sec games, where everyone else was playing 8. When the 3rd season in Sec came and I had 6 SEC games again, I rage quit.

I believe that because I had a 6 game conference schedule in CUSA it followed me to the SEC.

[Heyuimintojsus]

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

So is this an EA glitch to where you can't schedule OOC user games? Or what do you guys know about it? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[_-King-_]

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

I ended up with 7 home conference games and 1 away this season. I did make a bunch of conference changes, taking them back to close to imitating the early 2000s alignment.

[canes21]

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

So the consensus is to not add divisions? We are entering year 4 of our current dynasty and would like to expand the PAC, but don't want to ruin schedules around the dynasty. If we expand the PAC and don't add divisions to it, everything should be okay?

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[paco86]

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

So the consensus is to not add divisions? We are entering year 4 of our current dynasty and would like to expand the PAC, but don't want to ruin schedules around the dynasty. If we expand the PAC and don't add divisions to it, everything should be okay?

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If you want to have 13 or more teams in a conference, then the way to go is to add divisions. This will guarantee every team plays the same number of conference games. Otherwise, some teams may play less conference games than what you set up under conference rules.

Conferences with 10 or less teams work great. Just note divisions are not possible for conferences with 10 or less teams.

And lastly, you will want to avoid 12-team conferences. With or without divisions, some teams may play less conference games than what you set up under conference rules.

[_-King-_]

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

If you want to have 13 or more teams in a conference, then the way to go is to add divisions. This will guarantee every team plays the same number of conference games. Otherwise, some teams may play less conference games than what you set up under conference rules.

Conferences with 10 or less teams work great. Just note divisions are not possible for conferences with 10 or less teams.

And lastly, you will want to avoid 12-team conferences. With or without divisions, some teams may play less conference games than what you set up under conference rules.

Maybe this is my problem. I pretty much recreated the old power 6 alignment with 12 teams each. I think everyone I've seen so far gets the appropriate 8 game conference schedule, but it's the home and away balancing that gets totally out of whack.

[paco86]

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

Maybe this is my problem. I pretty much recreated the old power 6 alignment with 12 teams each. I think everyone I've seen so far gets the appropriate 8 game conference schedule, but it's the home and away balancing that gets totally out of whack.

If you only have one or two 12-team conferences, then you may not have the problem. I believe the issue arises when you have 5 or more 12-team conferences.