How is your dynasty going

[hoopla32]

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Anyone else ever take a break from actually playing games and do a sim-only dynasty from time to time?

Anyway, I do, and decided to start at a one-star school with some decent talent on the roster...San Jose State. Thought I could sim and they'd go something like 7-5 or 8-4 in year one and I'd build from there. Surprisingly, we went 9-3 in year one, won our bowl game, and finished 10-3...and now they're a powerhouse. I kept telling myself after about year 5 or 6 I'm going to leave for a bigger school. Then I landed this stud freshman QB in my 2017 class (5*, think he was the #2 or #3 QB and started as an 80 OVR as a freshman) who started right away. I decided I was going to stay on a San Jose State until he graduated or went pro. Luckily he stayed all 4 years and won the Heisman as a senior. He passed for 4,270 yards, 46 TD, and 0 INT.

Then, that same off-season, I somehow landed Art Briles (level 46/maxed out) as my OC and Paul Rhoads (level 38/maxed out) as my DC and we took our MWC domination to another level. After going 12-0 in 2018, I had a hiccup in the MWC Championship Game against Boise State, who I had just beaten by 28 the last week of the regular season. However, that's my only conference loss since 2015 (6 seasons). Only took me 8 years to win a national championship, where I beat Alabama 41-31 in 2020 to cap off my first 14-0 season. I lost to UCLA in the national championship in 2017.

Anyway, here's my coach's stats through 8 seasons:

Level: 24 (slow progression)
Record: 97-14
Longest Win Streak: 15
Conference Championships: 5
National Championships: 1
Bowl Record: 5-3
Record vs. Top 25: 11-6
Record vs. Rivals: 16-4
Avg. Recruiting Class Rank: 48.00 (best was my 2020 class, #6)
COY Awards: 4
Heisman Winners: 1
Award Winners: 3
All-Americans: 14


And now I've taken the Stanford job. Stanford is 30-54 the last 7 seasons and down to 2-star prestige.

[canesfins]

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He passed for 4,270 yards, 46 TD, and 0 INT.

WOAH! That was all simmed games? 0 INT?! Impressive to say the least.

[hoopla32]

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WOAH! That was all simmed games? 0 INT?! Impressive to say the least.

Yeah, I was really surprised. After throwing 15 interceptions his freshman year, he threw 6, 4, and 0 his last three years.

[Falacer]

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I dont think the stats tally correctly for Sim/Coach mode. I do a lot of that in my U of Buffalo dynasty and I know for a fact last season my QB threw 3 INTs alone in one of the game I lost. However at season end it only showed 3 for the entire season. I watched him, in coach mode, throw INTs in other games.

[hoopla32]

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I dont think the stats tally correctly for Sim/Coach mode. I do a lot of that in my U of Buffalo dynasty and I know for a fact last season my QB threw 3 INTs alone in one of the game I lost. However at season end it only showed 3 for the entire season. I watched him, in coach mode, throw INTs in other games.

Wasn't aware of that. I usually only look at the boxscores of really impressive games (games I win something like 45-3 or 52-7). Guess I should track 'em two or three seasons and see if they add up at the end.


On another note, and this isn't something I just discovered although I only realized it a few weeks ago, I don't know why it took me so long to employ the "wait and see" recruiting method....or at least that's what I call it. Start the season off with 10-12 players on your board, players that have you 1st or 2nd and drop all your points into them. Then, after you either build such a big lead for 3-5 of them you can take their weekly point allotment down to 100-200 points or get a commitment, go through the top 100-200 recruits (5 and 4 stars) and look for the ones who are still at 15%-25% interest (no scholarship offers) and add go after them when you can spend 500+ points per week. That's been working out really well for me. Granted, it's almost always WRs, HBs, and ATHs that are the "leftovers", so you have to pick and choose wisely so you don't load up on a ton of skill position players, but you can beef up your recruiting rankings and get some players that start off as 70+ overall as freshmen.

[SpartyParty11]

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Does Nebraska have the same overall W-L record?

No, I have 4 losses, Nebraska has 2. They still have one more game left and I already finished the regular season. However, he has 2 losses in our division compared to my 0 losses, and I'm higher ranked than Nebraska is

[NickS97]

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In my 2nd year at Eastern Michigan Eagles it was lot tougher on offense as we had no play-makers just lots and lots of running the ball up the middle and option runs. There was no passing game at all. In one game we threw for 63 yards and 2 touchdowns. that was the most passing yards and passing touchdowns in a game for us. Our offense was ranked last in the nation. Our defense is what helped us win games never giving up more the 21 points. We had the #1 defense in the nation. we went into the last game 11-0 facing Ohio. it was a close game but a last minute touchdown gave us a victory 21-14 now 12-0. In the Conference Championship we faced Ohio again but this time they won 21-14 two years in a row they beat us in the Conference Championship. We also ended up losing our bowl game by a score of 21-10 to Notre Dame. Ended the season 12-2 again still trying to win a Conference Championship and a bowl game

[hoopla32]

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Sorta hated doing this, but I left Stanford after just two seasons in my sim-only dynasty. After they went 3-9 the year before I was hired, we went 9-4 my first season and 11-3 my second season. But I set my coach's Alma mater as USC and, after going 1-11 in 2022, their head coach got fired and they offered me the job. Think once I get the win a national championship at your Alma mater achievement, I'm going to start over with a really crappy school. Didn't expect to be winning 10+ games a year right off the bat starting at San Jose State. I don't even understand how I turned it around at Stanford so quickly. If I was playing the games, sure, but I took a Stanford team that hadn't won more than 5 games in 7 years, and went a combined 21-6, won the Pac-12 Championship once, and won the Rose Bowl once in just two seasons.

[hoopla32]

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You sim far enough into the future and land a job at an elite school, and you apparently can end up with a "dream team" coaching staff. I'm entering year 3 at USC and I have Mike Gundy as my OC and Kirby Smart as my DC.

[Falacer]

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No, I have 4 losses, Nebraska has 2. They still have one more game left and I already finished the regular season. However, he has 2 losses in our division compared to my 0 losses, and I'm higher ranked than Nebraska is

Is overall W-L record being looked at before conference record?

[SpartyParty11]

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Is overall W-L record being looked at before conference record?

Everything worked out. I was looking at the standings online and they had me behind Nebraska but on the game itself they had me above Nebraska. I went on to the Pac-12 championship....which was played in Indianapolis.....and the place was filled with Big 10 logos....not used to this custom conference thing. I played Oregon and got destroyed again. But that was expected. Very difficult to play against Oregon if your team rating is lower than 97

[BleedGreen710]

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Hey guys I'm so sorry for the lack of updates.. I have been playing so much lately I had a long gaming marathon this week. I finished year 13 with 1 loss and won a BSC Bowl. For the 2nd year in a row I lost to an unranked, below .500 SEC team to ruin my undefeated season. The next year I came back with a vengeance and went undefeated and won the national championship over North Carolina easily. My halfback Grant Peterson won the Heisman Trophy. Broke the school record for rushing touchdowns too.

Right now I am in the year 2027, my 15th year as head coach of the Cowboys. I signed a 7 year extension in the offseason. Its taken a long time but I finally reached head coach level 54, the highest you can reach. It felt good .

There's been a change to the BIG12 as well, Nebraska replaced West Virginia. Next year I will be looking to replace BYU or Baylor, as they are both 1 star prestige and continue to struggle.

Again, sorry for the lack of updates. I will try to do more.

Also I thought I would mention that Purdue won it all in 2025 with an amazing undefeated season. Pretty crazy.

[CR3AMnCR1MS0N]

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Hey guys I'm so sorry for the lack of updates.. I have been playing so much lately I had a long gaming marathon this week. I finished year 13 with 1 loss and won a BSC Bowl. For the 2nd year in a row I lost to an unranked, below .500 SEC team to ruin my undefeated season. The next year I came back with a vengeance and went undefeated and won the national championship over North Carolina easily. My halfback Grant Peterson won the Heisman Trophy. Broke the school record for rushing touchdowns too.

Right now I am in the year 2027, my 15th year as head coach of the Cowboys. I signed a 7 year extension in the offseason. Its taken a long time but I finally reached head coach level 54, the highest you can reach. It felt good .

There's been a change to the BIG12 as well, Nebraska replaced West Virginia. Next year I will be looking to replace BYU or Baylor, as they are both 1 star prestige and continue to struggle.

Again, sorry for the lack of updates. I will try to do more.

Also I thought I would mention that Purdue won it all in 2025 with an amazing undefeated season. Pretty crazy.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!

[XXstormmXX]

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Hey guys, I made a really good Drexel Dragons team using teambuilder. Would anyone be interested in seeing these guys used in a dynasty?

[hoopla32]

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Do both Army and Navy eventually turn into powerhouses in everyone else's dynasties? This is at least the 4th or 5th dynasty I've gotten at least 5 years deep, and every one of them Army and Navy become consistent top 10 teams.