An excessive amount of upsets in dynasty mode. Anyone else notice this?

[SanDiegoTrojans]

Lol they were on.

[msuduo]

So we think turning off the injures will help decrease the amount of upsets?

[ProXenT]

Quote: Originally Posted by XSmooth

I'm in my 3rd year of Dynasty mode... TCU won the national championship the first year, and Georgia won it the 2nd year. That's not completely out there, IMO. It is now week 11 of 2014 season, and the Top 25 coaches poll is as follows: 1. Nebraska 8-0 (My team) 2. Georgia Tech 8-0 3. Iowa 8-0 4. Texas 7-0 5. Arizona 8-0 6. Louisville 8-0 7. Notre Dame 9-1 8. Georgia 7-1 9. USA 7-1 10. Tennessee 7-2 11. Virgina 7-1 12. Fresno State 7-1 13. Michigan St. 6-2 14. Clemson 5-3 15. Southern Miss 7-1 16. Arkansas St. 7-1 17. Texas A&M 7-1 18. San Diego State 6-1 19. TCU 6-2 20. Oregon 6-2 21. Oklahoma 7-1 22. Rutgers 6-2 23. Ole Miss 6-2 24. LSU 4-3 25. Maryland 5-3 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin, Miami, Alabama, Missouri, Auburn, SMU, Ohio State, Va Tech I guess the two biggest unrealistic ones are Arizona and Louisville being top 10 and undefeated, although Arizona has had a super easy schedule so far and have to play Oregon and USC back to back so we'll see how that goes, and as far as Louisville they've only really played Boise and Rutgers...the rest of their schedule is stupid easy. The likes of Arkansas State and Southern Miss in the top 25 are, unusual, but neither team pulled an upset. Bama's losses are against quality opponents...LSU has a loss to USF which doesn't bother me as if they were to lose against, say, Idaho or something... I have to say, I'm not bothered by my results... in last year's game by 3-4 season into dynasty, I had Nevada constantly getting into the title game like 3 years in a row and winning it twice...until I finally moved them to a power conference, that (or something similar) hasn't happened yet.

usualy by week 8 in my dynasty, everyone will have a loss. 1st place will have 1 loss, 2nd will have 2 or 1

[volstopfan14]

After simming a full season with injuries off this is what I found:

• I was very pleased with the lack of non-AQ teams upsetting BCS teams. Only one top 10 team lost to a non-AQ team, and that was Rutgers losing to Army late in the season.
• The one problem I did see was that some top SEC schools struggled against lower SEC schools. For example, Georgia lost to Ole Miss and Auburn. LSU lost to Mississippi State, Texas A&M, and Florida. Alabama lost to Missouri, Tennessee, Auburn, and Arkansas. I'm not sure why this happened. I really only noticed it in the SEC. Of course, it could just be a fluke so I'll run some more full season sims later.
• Another problem I noticed were some wacky results in the Big XII. Texas Tech was 10-2 while West Virginia was 7-5, TCU was 6-6, and Oklahoma State was 5-7. Again, this could just be a fluke.
• For the most part, it seemed pretty realistic. Not many non-AQ teams cracked the top 25. While the top ranked teams did suffer losses, they were all usually against a team who was also in the top 25.
• Overall, I was really pleased with the results. Not nearly as many major upsets and for the most part it felt pretty realistic. I would suggest turning off injuries for better dynasty results.

Below are my results. An "upset" was any time a top 25 team lost to a team ranked lower than them or not ranked at all. The results from week 1-3 are in my previous post in this thread. A game in bold is what, in my opinion, was a major upset.

UPSETS

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Wk 4
#12 Kansas St over #5 Oklahoma
Rutgers over #4 Arkansas
#25 Notre Dame over #15 Michigan
Miami (FL) over #20 Georgia Tech

Wk 5
Miami (FL) over #24 NC State

Wk 6
Florida over #2 LSU
#16 Texas over #7 West Virginia
Auburn over #13 Arkansas
Miami (FL) over #21 Notre Dame
Iowa State over #14 TCU

Wk 7
Tennessee over #15 Mississippi State
Iowa over #6 Michigan State
Boston College over #4 Florida State
Texas Tech over #13 West Virginia
Missouri over #8 Alabama
Notre Dame over #18 Stanford
Louisville over #19 Pittsburgh
Kentucky over #22 Arkansas
Kansas over #23 Oklahoma St

Wk 8
Tennessee over #18 Alabama
#19 Michigan over #9 Michigan State
Texas A&M over #8 LSU
Baylor over #6 Texas
Virginia Tech over #11 Clemson
Georgia Tech over #24 Boston College

Wk 9
#16 Texas Tech over #2 Kansas State
Colorado over #4 Oregon
#21 Notre Dame over Oklahoma
Alabama over #17 Mississippi State
Penn State over #19 Ohio State
Wake Forrest over #20 Clemson

Wk 10
#13 Oregon over #3 USC
Indiana over #4 Iowa
Ole Miss over #1 Georgia
Texas A&M over #21 Mississippi State
Missouri over #23 Florida
Virginia Tech over #25 Miami (FL)

Wk 11
Army over #2 Rutgers
Virginia Tech over #3 Florida State
Arkansas over #6 South Carolina
Boston College over #11 Notre Dame
Mississippi State over #10 LSU
Auburn over #14 Georgia

Wk 12
Oklahoma State over #4 Texas Tech
Cincinnati over #14 Rutgers
Arkansas over #22 Mississippi State
Northwestern over #20 Michigan State

Wk 13
#19 Georgia over #10 Georgia Tech
Clemson over #12 South Carolina
Auburn over #23 Alabama
Iowa State over #22 West Virginia

Wk 14
UConn over #18 Cincinnati
USF over #10 Pittsburgh

TOP 25 POLL AFTER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1. Nebraska 13-1 (B1G Champion)
2. USC 12-1 (Pac-12 Champion)
3. Kansas State 11-1 (Big XII Champion)
4. Wisconsin 12-1 (only loss in conference championship game)
5. Florida State 11-2 (ACC Champion)
6. Michigan 9-3
7. Oklahoma 9-3
8. Georgia 11-2 (SEC Champion)
9. Oregon 11-2
10. Texas Tech 10-2
11. Virginia Tech 8-4
12. Iowa 9-3
13. Texas 9-3
14. Tennessee 9-3
15. Auburn 8-4
16. Rutgers 9-3
17. Utah 10-2
18. Notre Dame 8-4
19. LSU 9-4 (was in top 10 but lost in SEC Championship)
20. North Carolina 10-2
21. SMU 11-2 (C-USA Champion)
22. South Carolina 8-4
23. Boise State 9-3 (MWC Champion)
24. Georgia Tech 9-4
25. NC State 9-3

Notable Unranked Teams and Conference Champions

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Notable Unranked
Alabama 7-5 (losses to Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn)
Arkansas 7-5
Clemson 7-5
West Virginia 7-5
TCU 6-6
Oklahoma State 5-7
Baylor 2-10
Temple 8-4
Louisville 5-7
Ohio State 7-5
Michigan State 7-5
Nevada 9-3
Washington 6-6
UMass 0-12 (only winless team)

Unranked Conference Champions
Arkansas State 9-3 (Sun Belt Champion)
Louisiana Tech 9-3 (WAC Champion)
Pittsburgh 9-3 (Big East Champion)
Western Michigan 9-4 (MAC Champion)

National Champion
USC 42-13 over Nebraska

[MarylandMan]

Kansas State in BCS Game- No.

Toledo beats No. 4 Notre Dame- No.

[RebelHog]

Quote: Originally Posted by MarylandMan

Kansas State in BCS Game- No. Toledo beats No. 4 Notre Dame- No.

Auburn made it to BCS Title (wasn't pre season picked)
App State beat a Top 10 Ranked Michigan Team.

So yes.

[hbginline]

fcs appalachian state beat #5 michigan in 07...

[Steve_French]

I thought In the Game there was a little bit to many upsets in the game my self. Almost every time they flip over to show the scores--no matter what difficulty you on you will have win that really should never even happen. So far every time I play out the gate Mich beats Bama by some land slide or Tennessee beats #4 Oregon....The worse one ever had to face that kind of made me upset was my RTG with the Badgers. LSU had sat up ontop of the poles for a better part of the end of the season. I was looking forward to the Challage of LSU D with my QB...But they Lost in the SEC championchip game to Vandy. I ended up having to face Tulsa--Tulsa of all schools. Needless to say we shut them down. I took it as the Game makers trying to make it more exciting I supose.