Thought I'd get some opinions/thoughts on my current dynasty rules. I used J-Kits and added my own twists. Thoughts are welcomed.
Rules for Dynasty
Current Team: Colorado Buffaloes
Current Prestige: 4 Star
Home State: Colorado
Pipeline(s): CA, FL, TX // - // -
Playbook(s): OFF (S. Lewis: Colorado (Multiple)), DEF (C. Kelly: 4-3)
New OC’s former team = N/A; Old OC’s new team = N/A
New DC’s former team = N/A; Old DC’s new team = N/A
1. Playbooks:
a. Changes when OC or DC leaves/fired.
b. Can be changed if OC or DC stays for a minimum of 2 years.
c. Before highest prestige is reached:
i. Can choose only from the first 3 plays on the screen for OFF and DEF (however, audibles are allowed).
ii. Can switch to any defensive player on the field after the ball is snapped.
d. After highest prestige is reached:
i. Can choose any play from playbooks.
ii. Not allowed to switch player on defense after ball is snapped.
2. Game Schedule:
a. Must play rival school alternating HOME/AWAY each year.
b. Shall try to play former coordinators if available. The game will be HOME game unless opposing team is ranked then it can be HOME or AWAY.
c. Must play a team from a state bordering Colorado unless said opponent is part of the conference. Can be a HOME or AWAY game depending on which team is ranked higher.
3. Recruiting:
a. Leaving Seniors + 2: Can only have as many players on your board as the amount of Seniors leaving plus 2. For example, if 12 seniors are leaving, can only have 14 people on your board.
b. Visits: Can only schedule visits based on school prestige as follows:
i. 1 Star—Can schedule up to 4 visits per season.
ii. 2 Stars—Can schedule up to 4 visits per season.
iii. 3 Stars—Can schedule up to 5 visits per season.
iv. 4 Stars—Can schedule up to 6 visits per season.
v. 5 Stars—Can schedule up to 7 visits per season.
vi. 6 Stars—Can schedule up to 8 visits per season.
c. Preseason Scouting: Can only scout those players that have you listed as No. 1.
d. Scouting during the Season: You cannot scout players until AFTER they have committed to the team.
e. Interested Recruits: You can recruit any player of any caliber that has your school listed as No. 1 on their board. You can also recruit any player of any caliber in your home state.
f. Border state recruitment (i.e., OK, NM, AZ, UT, WY, NE, KS): Can recruit any player in any state that borders your home state whose caliber is equal to or is less than the school’s prestige.
g. Pipeline state recruitment: Can recruit any player in any pipeline state whose caliber is equal to or less than the school’s prestige.
h. National recruiting: Can recruit any player in any other state that has your school in their Top 5.
i. Building new pipelines: Each season, you can choose 1 state that’s not a pipeline state to recruit up to 3 players, 3 star and under.
4. Scholarships: Cannot offer a scholarship to a prospect until your school is in their Top 3. Can only give the amount of scholarships equal to the number listed in section 3a above.
5. Draft Rule: If players declare for draft you cannot convince them to return BUT if they want to transfer you can convince them to stay.
6. Cutting Players: Can only cut players if there is a need to get below the roster requirement.
7. Player Editing Rules:
a. 99 players get a Nike visor.
8. Promotion/Relegation system:
a. Shall be used EVERY FOUR YEARS for all teams based on season records prior to “bowl week”.
b. It shall always be the top finishing team regardless of whether they win/lose conference championship.
c. Independent teams will switch promotion positions every cycle. In order to be promoted, indy teams must be above 500 or above the percentage of the team from a conference that will be demoted.
9. Equipment/Skill Upgrades: If a player makes “Conference Player of the Week”, they get an equipment update. If they make “National Player of the Week”, they get an equipment upgrade AND go up 1 skill point in 5 categories based on being an offense or defensive player (but not both).
a. During Conference Championship Week and Bowl Season, the player must make “National Player of the Week” and will get an equipment upgrade AND 1 skill point in 7 categories. No points or upgrades are applied for National Championship games
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